Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

faculty who primarily requires lower level skills. We believe this isa fundamental issue in all of engineering education that must be directly dealt with in courseplanning.Bloom’s taxonomy is a powerful tool for discussion among faculty related to teaching. Thisstrength comes from its ability to: ‚ Relate closely to faculty’s experiences related to students not being able to successfully solve real world problems and their difficulty with engineering design. ‚ Lead to examination of what activities (lectures, discussions, recitations, laboratories, out-of-classroom activities) are best suited to challenge students into engagement at higher cognition levels. ‚ Clearly show what testing or assessment methods are needed

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

. IntroductionTwo digital design courses are offered at Bucknell University: one is entitled “DigitalSystem Design” and the other is called “Advanced Digital Design.” Both courses consistof three hours of lectures and laboratories weekly. Digital System Design, offered to thejunior class, focuses on logic synthesis; schematic capture is used for design entry.“Advanced Digital Design,” offered to senior and graduate students, addresses system-level design methodologies; the detailed breakdown consists of VHDL, register-transfer-level design methodologies, advanced topics in logic synthesis, and technology mapping.This paper addresses the pedagogic considerations of teaching “Advanced DigitalDesign” using VHDL.The design description of a digital system may

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Page 12.1577.2of undergraduate research in collaboration with local industry. The infusion of real worldproblems through undergraduate research helps the students understand the relevance of thetheory being taught. All too often students fail to see the relevance of the subjects being taught ina traditional lecture or lecture with traditional laboratory. This lack of being able to make theconnection from academic classes to the post-graduation expectations of an employer is oftengiven as a reason for poor retention of students. It is imperative to improve retention and helpstudents have a better understanding of what it will be like to be an engineer after graduation.Using undergraduate research projects from industry does some very important

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 12.342.1 U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Alabama. During his employment there, his research focused on aircrew protection and head-supported mass and center of mass placement for the U.S. Army aviation.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Page 12.342.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Capstone Design Course as a Tool for Assessment and ImprovementAbstractThis paper discusses the role of the Capstone Design course in achieving the goal of theMechanical Engineering (ME) Program at Alabama A&M University. The course is mappedto the ME Program educational objective and

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

all students at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA). Ittakes an innovative approach to first-year engineering education by introducing engineering inthe context of the design process. Students are organized into teams and are given assignmentsgeared towards hands-on exposure to five engineering disciplines: astronautical, aeronautical,mechanical, electrical, and civil. The final project requires them to design, construct, and launcha rocket-powered boost glider. The boost glider is produced in a five-stage process whichbalances textbook and laboratory work, with each stage focused on one of the engineeringdisciplines. Faculty from each of the five engineering departments at USAFA teach the course,reinforcing the multidisciplinary nature of

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

established the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL)in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for the undergraduate students. Thesingle semester, “works once” project model typically employed in academia was expanded to atwo-semester sequence for project planning1 and project execution.2, 3 This resulted in three keybenefits to the curriculum. First, because the students were given an additional semester tocomplete their project, the faculty noticed a significant increase in the quantity and quality of Page 12.631.2effort by the students. Second, this increase in quality has resulted in more interest in the designand innovation

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.289.9APPENDIX A : PERCEPTUAL MODALITY STYLESStudents were not provided with a questionnaire to fill out.Rationale: Students are exhausted in filling out forms.Some researchers are of the opinion that ‘questionnaire-fatigue’ may result in faulty orskewed data.If so, how was assessment carried out?The instructor delivered four content material in four different modes.Topic 1 was delivered in the Lecture Format. (Aural)Topic 2 utilized Power Point Slides and other Visual Aids. (Visual)Topic 3 was left to the students to read, write and submit their findings. (Reading)Topic 4 was handled like a laboratory, demonstration, discussion, etc. (Kinesthetic)The four topics chosen were fairly similar in their complexity, although not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Howard Pearlman, Drexel University; Greg Biren, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Robert Sterner, Rowan University

of the dynamic systemsthat we are trying to teach our students. Students tend to tune out when studying the same oldgreasy gearbox.”[2] These ideas were combined with the key features of the Rowan Engineeringprogram, (1) multidisciplinary education through collaborative laboratory and course work; (2)teamwork as the necessary framework for solving complex problems; (3) incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula; and (4) creation of continuous opportunities fortechnical communication [3], to develop this project.The goals of the project are to: - engage students and improve learning through novel hands-on experimentation, - generate excitement among undergraduate students by integrating sports and engineering

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Christopher M. Korpela; William J. Adams

curriculumnow includes a robotics thread sequence where students take courses in microcontrollers,mechatronics and control theory. Incoming sophomores are now given an iRobot® CreateTMwhich they will use throughout their 3 years in the major. Computer Science majors regularlyprogram in Java and C to develop sophisticated control algorithms and simulations for unmannedaerial and ground robotic agents. For information technology students, many core courses andelectives involve laboratory exercises and projects using robots. EECS also offers a three courseEE sequence to non-engineering majors. It is heavily integrated with the successful Parallax Boe-Bot® (Board of Education Robot). Student interest and involvement has seen a markedimprovement with the

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2415: SUCCESSFUL PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAMSLeo McAfee, University of Michigan Leo C. McAfee received the BS degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, in 1966, and the MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1967 and 1970, respectively, all degrees in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 1971 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has had summer and leave positions at General Motors Research Laboratories, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Telecom Analysis Systems. He has held leadership positions for curriculum and degree

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University; Ji Ma, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University

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Materials

-1 -1.5 -2 0 5 10 15 Carbon Black wt%Figure 3. Log Resistivity vs. % Carbon Black concentration- emulsion based Polyvinyl Acetatepolymer. Percolation limit appears to occur at 2% Carbon Black concentration1 www.nano.gov2 T. S. Creasy, J. C. Grunlan, and R. B. Griffin, “An Undergraduate Laboratory: the Effect of NanoparticleMicrostructure on the Electrical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites,” Proceedings of IMECE06, ASME

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Thomas Gally, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

theoretical, computational, and experimental methods(Objective IV B) and allows students to be more laboratory and computer proficient while usingmodern equipment and current computer methods (Outcome 8). In addition, the students utilizeappropriate design software (Objective I B), better understand the importance of teamwork(Objective III B), and are introduced to design processes (Outcome 6).The execution of this course requires the instructor to provide both CAD instruction and lessonson proper methodology related to aerospace design. The varying methods used during the firstsemester that the course was offered are recounted in the following section.Contrasts in Teaching MethodsAs a 3 credit hour course per semester, there are 42 class meeting

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

tomeasure attitudes and impressions about module content and delivery as well as attitudes towardengineering in general. We included a novel method for evaluating attitude by developing anadjective checklist that varied by gender (adjectives were masculine or feminine, negative,positive, or neutral). This was intended to gauge whether mechanical engineering, usuallyperceived to be masculine in nature, would gain a more gender-balanced image throughinnovative laboratory experiences. The second tool utilized conceptual questions (requiring noformal calculations) in a pretest-posttest format to determine whether students learned the lawsof thermodynamics. The third tool took the form of a behavioral rubric designed to assesswhether and how well

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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Materials

a Scientist at Ames Laboratory, the Department of Energy national laboratory located on the ISU campus. His expertise is in the field of electron microscopy. He has taught the undergraduate Materials Characterization class and graduate level classes on electron microscopy. Page 12.233.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Undergraduate Materials Recruitment and Outreach ProgramAbstractAn aggressive recruitment strategy, building on previous efforts, began in the MaterialsScience and Engineering Department at Iowa State University in the late 1990s. Sincethen the population of undergraduate

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

educational experience we hope toprovide?”. This decision was driven principally by equivalency concerns, since the course wasto be listed in the student’s transcript as if the course were taken at USMA. Thus, it was decidedthat the content and workload must be similar to that of the students at the home institution. Thelaboratory component posed a problem, but it was judged that the lab load was relatively light,with only 4 laboratory periods (one of which was principally a demonstration), and could thus bewaived. Further, the principle laboratory experience for the student within the major wouldcome in the follow-on semesters.The second driving decision was “How will we evaluate the student’s work?”. This was aparticular problem at USMA, since the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Bor Jang, Wright State University; George Sehi, Sinclair Community College; Richard Jones, Sinclair Community College

AC 2007-2197: GATEWAY INTO FIRST-YEAR STEM CURRICULA: ACOMMUNITY COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION PROMOTINGRETENTION AND ARTICULATIONMichele Wheatly, Wright State University Michele Wheatly (PI) is Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. She has had a 25 year history of continuous NSF funding to support her lab research, as well as significant experience directing large projects targeting increasing representation in the STEM disciplines (including the Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students, heralded as one of the most innovative projects in undergraduate STEM curriculum in the US). Her career funding from competitive sources has totaled

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Daughton, University of Missouri; Benjamin Dow, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

Page 12.645.2 Table 1 PSM Programs in the Midwestern U.S.3 University PSM Program AreasCase Western Reserve Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, or Statistics for EntrepreneurshipDayton Financial MathematicsEastern Michigan BioinformaticsGrand Valley State Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, BiostatisticsIllinois Institute of Materials and Chemical Synthesis, Analytical Chemistry,Technology Health Physics, BiologyIUPUI Laboratory InformaticsMichigan State Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Mathematics, Zoo and Aquarium Science

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Br. Henry Chaya

optimization, MIPs single-cyclemachine, pipelining, memory systems, peripheral interfacing and RAID. We rely on the MipsItsimulator for programming assignments.ChallengesSome of challenges we faced were limited Internet bandwidth, student acceptance of a new mode oflearning, language differences, and limited financial and laboratory resources. The biggest technicalchallenge was the limited bandwidth.Currently Bethlehem University has a single 1 Mbit/sec Internet connection for the entire campus at a costof $1200 per month. During the hours students are on campus, all downloads of audio or video contentmust be blocked. This restriction made any sort of synchronous interaction with students impractical

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chitralekha Potnis; Ajit Potnis

; developmentUndertaking research on the problems of industry by educational institutions means handling ofsuch problems in the classrooms and the laboratories of these institutions. That is one of thesurest and most effective ways of building up a faculty involved in practical problems andpreparing students to deal with such problems. Industries should establish their own R & Dwings which should work in close liaison with educational institutions to carry out theresearches.5. Ancillary production centerAuthors feel that projects at undergraduate & post graduate level should be essentially industrialbased. i.e., requirements of industry. Ancillary production centers should be started at variouseducational institutes. The product (requirement of industry

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Wei Cao; Peggy Vance; Robert Lockhart

-curriculum or extracurricular program amongthe middle schools.(4) Work with industrial sector: During the past five years, the member students of the clubhave been worked with several industrial sectors that sponsor our competition. For example, theParallax, which is a big player for educational robots, the Toyota, where the robots are usedintensively, Appalachia Education Foundation Laboratory and others. Those cooperativeexperiences enhance those students’ scope of real world cutting edge technology and makeconnection to the industry that will benefit our students with bright future.Looking for Future The competition has been gone through many challenges and the organization committeehas planed more in the future for k-12 kids in WV.(1) We

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, Georgia Southern University; Risa Kumazawa, Georgia Southern University; Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University

example of what the tutorial looks like, Figure 1 shows a snapshot on teaching studentshow to create an object toward the bottom of the screen labeled ‘hello1’. Figure 1. A Snap Shot (Step to Create an Object)ProceduresEach student was asked to log into their WebCT account and download the tutorial. The studentsthen went over the tutorial by themselves. All students had never been exposed to JAVAprogramming at the time of the implementation of this media based instructional tool. They wereable to follow and comprehend the tutorial with relative ease and without using a great deal oftime. Then in the following laboratory session they used BlueJ to run and simulate the givenlaboratory that was due for that day.The main

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-2469: INCORPORATING ACTIVE LEARNING INTOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGTracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Page 12.870.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Incorporating Active Learning Into Environmental Engineering Lecture CoursesIntroductionThe benefits of incorporating active learning into science and engineering classes have long beenrecognized. Traditionally, the active learning portions of courses have been primarily relegatedto laboratory and ‘discussion’ sections. However, during recent years, there has been arecognition that the same techniques that make laboratory classes so valuable can also transformthe traditional

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Yeboah, North Carolina A&T State University; Harmohindar Singh, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Ilias has been engaged in membrane separations and membrane reactors, Energy and Environments research, since 1986 and is a recognized authority in his field. Over the past six years, Dr. Ilias received 15 grants and contracts totaling over $1.9 million in sponsored research. Most of his current research is funded by the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (under Fossil Energy Program). Under his supervision, 31 graduate students completed their MS Thesis work. Dr. Ilias is also actively involved in teaching of graduate and undergraduate core courses in chemical engineering. To his credit, Dr. Ilias has over 30 refereed journal papers

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Erik Peterson, University of Cincinnati

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

thesequence is a new laboratory focused on design, fabrication, and characterization of microfluidicbiochips, introduced in spring 2006 with support from the National Science Foundation.Many undergraduate and most of the graduate students take the “BioMEMS sequence”concurrently with the “MEMS sequence,” which includes courses focused on principles ofmicrofabrication and microsystem design. Thus, for most students, the ECES607: Introductionto Biomedical Microsystems course is not only the first exposure to BioMEMS, but also toMEMS.The “Introduction to Biomedical Microsystems” CourseThe objective of the course is to expose students to biomedical microsystems and to teach themfundamental principles of MEMS applications in biology and medicine. Topics

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Mimi (Miriam) Adam; Robert Sulewski; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

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Biomedical

results from errors in the model. To diagnose a disease, students learnthat they must identify what component of the feedback model is broken and how to quantifythat component to detect it. An example of the upregulation of integrin receptors in response toinjury is presented to illustrate the principle.Quantification and certainty of measurement for accurate diagnosis is reinforced through thepresentation of statistics. Mean, standard deviation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testingare all presented to the students as tools employed in the laboratory for assessing the reliability ofbiological measurements. From the lecture, students also learn how to generate receiveroperating characteristic (ROC) curves for ascertaining the quality of

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering.Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Mechanical Engineering. Director of the Heat Transfer Laboratory. Page 12.1274.1Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; Taher Abu-Lebdeh, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Mechanical Engineering

provide meaningful instruction that deal with the significant concepts of a discipline, incorporate critical thinking skills, and allow substantial time for discussion and idea sharing among students (Peterson, 1995).4. The instructor should create active learning environments to strengthen the Page 12.1227.3 relationships among teachers, students, and knowledge. Active environments require collaboration and communication, and encourage more analysis than do traditional classrooms (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000).5. The instructor should provide more learning options, because not all students learn in the same way, or at

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Baier, Florida International University; Yong Tao, Florida International University

sponsored by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),[1] involving universities from around the world. It is fashioned after the Olympic decathlon and, like its namesake, consists of ten contests testing performance in selected skills. However, instead of focusing on athletic ability, the Solar Decathlon spotlights the application of solar energy and other sustainable building techniques to the construction of residential structures. Its purpose is to illustrate the feasibility and encourage the use of alternative energy sources and renewable energy technologies in a contemporary context. The first Solar

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

member of the Life Sciences Support facility flight hardware team at Cape Canaveral.Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shaundra Bryant Daily is a doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory working in the Affective Computing Group. She holds a Bachelor (2001) and Master (2003) of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical-Florida State University College of Engineering. She also completed a Master of Science (2005) degree at the Media Laboratory where she designed, built, and evaluated interfaces to support affective development through digital storytelling enhanced with commonsense reasoning