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Graphics and Visualization

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University; Mary Sadowski, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

GenderParticipant Gender (N=69) n %Female 12 17Male 57 83The Computer Graphics Technology 116 course an introductory engineering design graphicsclass that requires the students to plan, visualize, create, and manipulate 3D solid and surfacemodels in several high-end parametric and NURBS-based computer graphics software packages.The students receive theory lectures and practical assignments involving sketching, 2D and 3Dgeometry applications, orthographic and pictorial imaging, the design process, creativity, andother related topics during a 16-week

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

Engineering, 2nd Edition, Wiley & Sons, 1996.[3] Carnegie Mellon, CMMI Model V1.2, Software Engineering Institute, 2006.[4] Jeffrey, R.C., Probability and the Art of Judgment, Cambridge University Press, 1992.[5] 580 SMXS Technical Staff, 580th SMXS Squadron Defined Software Process, 580 SMXS, August 2004.[6] 580 SMXS Technical Staff, Software Quality Assurance Plan V1.2, 580 SMXS, February 2007.[7] 580 SMXS Flight D Technical Staff, MC-130H Software Procedure Manual V1.1, 580 SMXS, January 2007.[8] 580 SMXS Flight D Technical Staff, Software Development Plan for the MC-130H Combat Talon II Operational Flight Program V3.0, 580 SMXS, January 2007.[9] 580 SMXS

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

DownloadApply Existing Crosstab (optional) Use Current Crosstab Named "New Crosstab"Conclusions and RecommendationsThere are many more uses of a survey tool than just for the common “end of course” survey. On-line surveys can save much time and effort compared to handwritten surveys and OCR forms.An on-line survey took can be creatively used for a variety of time-saving data collectionprocesses.Sometimes the difficulty in summarizing and analyzing data delays the effort and ultimatelyaffects the implementation of changes. If properly planned out, the number of hours required foranalysis, feedback, and planning for change can be reduced and program effectiveness can bepromoted sooner.Creation of descriptive statistics for generating a thoughtful self

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Lawrence Fong; Brian P. Self

models enables them to reveal bothconceptual and mathematical errors. Diligent students record failed results from launch day anduse them to further refine their model before turning in their deliverables. We plan on expandingupon this self-assessment by instrumenting the catapult. The process is outlined in the followingsection. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 287Instrumentation ProcessThe objective of this instrumentation will be to expand upon this ''self-assessment'' principle ofthe MEA. Students will be able to cross-check their calculations with the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Goebel, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Manufacturing

discuss the advantages, factors, costs, and problemsinvolved with implementing these online courses, based on our research and experience. Alsoincluded are twelve learned Best Practices for asynchronous online and a “Take Home StrategicOnline Planning Sketch” to help foster other online learning models. Student learner feedbackalso included.The Good:“It is not necessary to change, survival is not mandatory” W. Edwards Deming. It was in 2004where the spirit of this quote coupled with broad university strategic support for innovativeonline course and program course conversion, that the department began the journey to meet thecall for competitive change. With the Higher Learning Commission’s recent awardedaccreditation approval for Minnesota State

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

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Manufacturing

-123JSpring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm 5. http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/About_SFI.htm 6. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lcaccess/ 7. Pre Product Industrial Consultants "Eco-indicator 99 Manual for Designers: A damage Oriented Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment" 2000, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment. 8. Diamond J. “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” 2005, Penguin Group USA. 9. Lovins A., Lovins, H., Hawken P. “Natural Capitalism Creating the Next Industrial Revolution” 2000, Little Brown & Company. 10. Coulter, S., Bras, B., Foley C., “A Lexicon of Green Engineering Terms” Praha, August 22-24 1995, International Conference on Engineering Design

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Autenrieth, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Cheryl Page, Texas A&M University; L. Diane Hurtado, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(RET) program and is hosted by the College of Engineering (COE) at Texas A&MUniversity (TAMU). The E3 RET program is an integral part of the COE outreach plan andtargets secondary STEM teachers across Texas. Since each teacher may reach 1000+ students inhis/her career, this initiative can have tremendous impact in encouraging young people intotechnology fields and preparing teachers to equip them for success in their journey. The goal ofthe outreach efforts is to increase the pool of engineering applicants and build a network torecruit partner teachers.Although many RET programs focus on a single research area, the E3 RET program providesaccess to engineering faculty across 12 departments, thus allowing for a better match of researchareas

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ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Montanez, Freescale Semiconductor; Michael Norman, Freescale Semiconductor

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Electrical and Computer

power assignmentsthat run up and down Elevator boards to four PCI Express connectors. These connectors acceptvarious combinations of Peripheral Story boards with one central MCU/MPU Story board. SomePeripheral Story boards are already developed (e.g. Serial, Memory), others are planned on aroadmap, and more can be custom built by the engineering program or student to fit the Towerform factor and standards depending on the courseware or embedded application for a final Page 14.19.4design project.The Tower also includes multiple power options with built-in isolation. The first option is topower the complete platform through a miniB USB cable

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DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

plan a strategy for developing anddelivering the instruction. The instructional designer develops learning objectives, assessmentmeasures, exercises, and content, in addition to specifying instructional content, processes, andresources. The creation of the learning materials is completed in the Development phase. Thiswill include instructional plans and lesson materials, all media used in the instruction, and allsupporting documentation.The Implementation phase refers to the effective and efficient delivery of the instruction and theachievement of the learning objectives. During the Evaluation phase, the effectiveness of thematerials is reviewed to determine the adequacy of the instruction. The Evaluation, which maybe summative or formative

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Development Seminars Seminar Title 1. A Model Instructional Strategy7 2. Principles of Effective teaching6 3. Introduction to Learning Styles Page 14.694.8 4. Planning a Class - Learning Objectives8 5. Planning a Class – Board Notes 6. Teaching Technology – Whiteboard9 7. Teaching Techniques – Questioning10 8. Homework and GradingOne of the most eye-opening seminars was seminar 8 – Homework and

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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evelyn Brown, East Carolina University; Heather Ries, East Carolina University

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Mathematics

existence. Over thecourse of several meetings in the spring of 2007, it was decided that the students should takethree courses in calculus (3 hours each), a course combining differential equations and linearalgebra (4 hours), and one course in statistics (3 hours). Many of the faculty members that hadoriginally met were now on the EMC and decided to pursue designing a new three coursesequence of calculus classes to replace the traditional Calculus I and II classes that theengineering students were currently taking. The plan was for these new courses to emphasizeengineering applications and to be three credit hours each instead of the previous four. Therewas an existing course in the math department in differential equations and linear algebra that

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

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Mechanical Engineering

assessment data collected during aparticular term. This is developed based on a meeting of the instructor with all facultygenerally involved in teaching this course. The report among the other details containsthe identified deficiencies of the concepts and the difficulties faced by the students andthe planned actions for continuous improvement. For example, offering help sessions, or Page 14.475.5including recitation period to the course credits (for example, 3 hours of lecture instead of4 hours, with 1 or 2 hours of mandatory recitation periods to solve problems). Thesummary report also serves as an evaluation and assessment tool for ABET purposes

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

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Construction

An introductory video of the sample project and asphalt Truck travel-route animation operation Figure 2. Presentation of project data.As mentioned previously, another important aspect of presenting a case study is to encouragestudent involvement. In this application, that means involving students and allowing them playwith the data for productivity analysis and project planning. As soon as the data are gathered,many exercises can be performed, including productivity monitoring and improvement,cycle-time analysis, driver behavior analysis, and look-ahead scheduling. Figure 3 shows ananalysis of truck cycle time and productivity analysis and a

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Information Systems

the College of Technology atPurdue University is in the process of developing a new curriculum in the areas of highperformance computing and cyberinfrastructure. This effort, which is a collaborative effort thatincludes faculty from across the College of Technology as well as researchers and faculty fromPurdue University Discovery Park, and Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, is working tointegrate research and development efforts in the area of cyberinfrastructure and highperformance computing that are taking place across campus, which are focused on developinginformation technology solutions to address significant problems in science and engineering.As part of this effort, two years ago the College initiated plans to develop a research

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

President of ASEE. His teaching and research focus on space mission planning and spacecraft design. He is co-author of Statics and Dynamics textbooks with Dr. Anthony Bedford. Page 14.741.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 INSIDE THE NASA/ TEXAS SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM DESIGN CHALLENGE PROGRAM: Motivating Students Through the Design ProcessIntroduction:A paper entitled The NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Program: ASystems Engineering Educational Program 1 was presented at the 2008 ASEE meeting inPittsburgh, which provided a general overview of Texas Space Grant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University

academia is a center of innovation, creativity, andenergetic activities8. An overview of the implementation of this teaching method, a descriptionof the exercises, perceptions of stakeholders, plans for learning-style-specific assessment, andsuggestions for successful adoption of similar efforts are provided in this paper.Project DescriptionThe project included use of advanced video technology for inter-university and university-industry collaboration; use of video technology for both teaching and learning in a laboratorysetting; and incorporation of professional collaboration and active discourse in classroomsettings. These teaching methods were applied to undergraduate level Geotechnical EngineeringLaboratory course at California Polytechnic

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg

basic research.Currently, M&S programs offered in the U.S. include graduate level programs at a number ofuniversities, such as Old Dominium, Arizona State, Florida, California State Chico, andAlabama at Huntsville [1,2]. Arizona State and Old Dominium universities have embarkedon establishing such a program at the undergraduate level. However, at present there is noestablished M&S program in the U.S. at the undergraduate level in electrical engineering.Thus, to stimulate educational innovations through M&S, to develop M&S-based programs,and to provide plans for embedding M&S in the electrical engineering curriculum, we need toaddress the qualification criteria for the graduates, the responsibilities they will hold, and

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

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International

describes the motivation for the Spirit Global Design Challenge, itslinkage to ABET outcomes, defines global learning and how it integrates into the Engineer of2020 program, and provides pilot implementation lessons learned and the initial assessment ofstudents’ global perceptions (pre and post global design experience). The paper then concludeswith plans for the next implementation. I. Introduction and MotivationIndustry has made clear the need to graduate engineers with more than just technical skills. Akey component for today’s graduate is the ability to thrive in a globally collaborative workplace.Engineers must work with global colleagues in both face-to-face and computer mediatedenvironments. Efforts to assess virtual team projects have

Conference Session

Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda Young, University of Wyoming; April Heaney, University of Wyoming; James Kladianos, Wyoming Department of Transportation

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-629: ASSESSING WRITING IN A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNEXPERIENCE COURSERhonda Young, University of Wyoming Rhonda Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Young received her doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2002. Prior to a career in academics she worked for 11 years as a consultant in the transportation field. Her research interests are in transportation planning and intelligent transportation systems. Dr. Young teaches a wide variety of courses in the transportation field including the Comprehensive Design Experience course.April Heaney, University of Wyoming April Heaney

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhushan Trivedi; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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International

Beginning to Apply IUCEE Effective Teaching Strategies in India: An Experience in a Master of Computer Applications ProgramAbstractThe Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) initiative is focused onpreparing the next generation of engineering faculty in India and the United States, anddramatically increasing the number of collaborations in research and teaching to better prepareengineers for the global economy. After two years of planning in India and the US involvingalmost 200 academic and business leaders from both countries, and raising close to US$1M, thefirst Faculty Leadership Institute was offered on the Infosys Technologies’ Global EducationCenter in Mysore, India for a six week period during the

Conference Session

Sustainable Education and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University; Stephen Morton, Central Washington University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

this goal, universities are leading the way in determining practical ways toreduce the GHG effects, and along the way are training future professionals who may implementthese changes in industry and society.The ACUPCC commitment consists of three basic parts: 1) Develop an action plan to bring the campus to climate neutrality, 2) Immediately initiate two or more actions toward that goal while developing the plan, 3) Make the action plan, GHG inventory document, and progress reports publicly available, including reporting to the American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)2.In order to mark the progress toward campus climate-neutrality it is crucial to develop andregularly update the GHG

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Anderson, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

machine shop lessons were taughtby one of the lab technicians, an expert machinist, while the Excel lessons were taught by afaculty member with a special affinity for it.The course content was developed systematically by creating course objectives (table 1) from theprogram outcomes; individual lesson plans were then developed to meet the course objectives.This process highlighted some outcomes that could be addressed more deliberately in ourengineering programs. Specifically engineering ethics, technical communication and computerproblem solving were identified as subjects that, although ubiquitous in our program, are notoften singled out as specific topics of study, or as essential skills to be honed. Therefore, wemade it a top priority to

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua wang, Eastern Michigan University

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International

, they accepted his condition.What the Companies Do: What Skills Are Needed?For the purposes of this study, we will assume that the initial design is complete (eitherby the OEM Design Responsible Engineer (DRE) or in conjunction with the Tier OneDRE) as per the AIAG Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) criteria to includepart print with special characteristics, design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA),potential process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA) yielding at a minimum, apre-production control plan.18 A short production run to comply with Production PartApproval Process (PPAP) has been completed and the system is ready to run at rate.Quality will be monitored as per the production control plan. Furthermore, using

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-365: CREATING AN ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department of Technology at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 14.380.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Creating an Active Learning EnvironmentThe participants populating our schools are becoming more diverse. They are

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Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Boyles, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeffrey Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Keith Goreham, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jatmika Suryabrata, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; Yulyta Kodrat, Indonesian Institute of the Arts

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Architectural

literature,students are able to combine the subjective experience with the objective data calculation tosupport their experience.(See Appendices A and B for the full extent of Lab questions utilized in the classroom).5.0 LimitationsEven though similar results were obtained in the previous 2-D lighting simulation researchrelated to Flynn’s original work, there were limitations that we plan to address in the future. Oneis that over the more than 30 years since Flynn’s experiments, data on the specific lightingproducts and lamps used are no longer available. Therefore approximations were included in thesimulation research that may influence the general room appearance as well as luminance

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

of freshmanengineering students who performed poorly on their first Calculus exam. The first step was forthese students to meet with a College of Engineering academic advisor and develop an ActionPlan. The Action Plan was a road map of what these students needed to do between the first andsecond meetings with the advisor that detailed how the identified and discussed reasons for poorperformance on the first Calculus exam would be addressed. The second step was for thesestudents to follow-up on the Action Plan. The third step was for these students to have theirsecond meeting with the academic advisor. The final step was to collect data after the secondCalculus exam and assess any actions required. This could involve the establishment of

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raluca I. Rosca

Preparing a Diversity Statement- An Introduction to Diversity Issues for Future Faculty Raluca I. Rosca Engineering Sciences and Mechanics Department, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractWhile the diversity in engineering classrooms strives to mirror the diversity of the society atlarge, our future engineering faculty are not explicitly prepared to deal with it. Using a mixeddata approach, this paper describes how a writing exercise (preparing a diversity statement) andthe associated peer-review discussion expanded the definition of diversity and the plans toaddress it in academia for two groups of participants in the Engineering Teaching PortfolioProgram at

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Teresa M. Ogletree; Brian P. Self; James Widmann

. In general, the two projects with more direct correlations tomaterial covered in lecture, the Accident Reconstruction and Catapult MEAs, appeared to bemore successful with students. Those who did not feel motivated by the MEAs typically citedthat the scope of the projects were too large or that more time would be needed to better theirmodels.Future testing at Cal Poly will include expanding MEAs to statics and thermal systems designcourses. Additionally, there are plans to add more incident reports to the AccidentReconstruction MEA to limit the likelihood of students dividing the four cases between them,forcing the students to operate more as a team. Moreover, this will give students a wider varietyof scenarios that their procedure must be

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Raluca I. Rosca

Preparing a Diversity Statement- An Introduction to Diversity Issues for Future Faculty Raluca I. Rosca Engineering Sciences and Mechanics Department, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractWhile the diversity in engineering classrooms strives to mirror the diversity of the society atlarge, our future engineering faculty are not explicitly prepared to deal with it. Using a mixeddata approach, this paper describes how a writing exercise (preparing a diversity statement) andthe associated peer-review discussion expanded the definition of diversity and the plans toaddress it in academia for two groups of participants in the Engineering Teaching PortfolioProgram at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Mariano J. Savelski, Rowan University; John Carroll, Rowan University; Eileen Batten, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Christopher Del Vecchio, Rowan University; Adrian Kosteleski, Rowan University; Katie Ross, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Sarah Wilson, Rowan University

processing. Carefully planned out thrust areas anddevelopment programs tie together the overall goals of the Engineering Research Center(http://ercforsops.rutgers.edu/). The thrust areas describe the three major areas of research,which include: manufacturing science; composites structuring and characterization; and particleformation and functionalization. The areas of research can then be applied to the threedevelopment programs, which describe each of three test beds being created at the Center.Development Program I concentrates on the continuous manufacturing of pharmaceutical tablets.Utilizing a continuous process rather than a batch process could lead to increased tabletuniformity and stability, reduced production and labor costs and simplified