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Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

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Women in Engineering

future studies can explorehow a more complex learning environment will lead to a less gendered environment thatempowers underrepresented minorities to pursue degrees in engineering.Theoretical BackgroundThe environment’s influence on a person’s behavior has been recognized since the 1930’s whenLewin developed field theory (see Table 1).12 Field theory postulates that behavior is not only afunction of the individual person, but is also a function of their environment. Years later,Murray developed the needs-press theory, which extended field theory by discussing theindividual’s needs and the environment’s press.13 The environment’s press is the pressure thatthe environment exerts on the individual. These theories provide a useful framework to

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Page 13.1004.11requirement that students can explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, andleadership (ASCE 5 in Table 1) and can explain the importance of professional licensure (ASCE6 in Table 1) are assessed in this course.A rubric was developed to aid in the assessment process. An example is shown as Figure 1. Theinstructor(s) teaching the course are provided with the rubric at the start of the semester and it istheir responsibility to create and evaluate the assignments. All assignments are evaluated and theinstructor saves one example of student work from each category for archival purposes.In addition to performing assessment on individual outcomes, the instructor(s) also qualitativelyassess the course at the end of

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Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

significant impact on a student’s attitude and motivation toward heattransfer.Bibliography Page 13.153.91. Berg, R, and Nasr, K., 2002, “Achieving Those Difficult ABET Program Educational Outcomes Through a Capstone Design Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.2. Robinson, M, and Sutterer, K, 2004, “The ASCE BOK – A Case Study of the Evaluation and Design of a BOK Curriculum, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.3. Lord, S, 2005, “Fabulous Fridays: Satisfying ABET 2000 Criterion I ad J in an

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Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

). www.labjack.com). Table 1. Linguistic Antecedents and Consequences for a Temperature Fuzzy Controller. Temperature Current Temperature is: oC 1 Change Far Below Near Below Set Point Near Above Far Above Fast decrease I-100 or I-100 or I-50 or I-50 or N_C or (F-D) High heat, Fan2 Medium Heat Medium Heat Low Heat Heat Off Off Fan Off Fan Off Fan On Fan On Slow Decrease I-100 or I-50 or I-50 or N_C or R-50 or (S-D) High Heat Low

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Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

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Industrial Engineering

usingthe materials for the first time in Spring 2008, and a second workshop is planned for June 2008to support implementations at additional schools in 2008/2009.Bibliographic Information(1) Bandura, A., Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.(2) Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1997.(3) Bradley, J. R., and J. Willett, “Cornell Students Participate in Lord Corporation’s Kaizen Projects”, Interfaces, 34(6), 451-459.(4) Donovan, M. S., and J. D. Bradford, “Pulling Threads”, How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom, Washington, D.C.: Nataional Academy Press, 2005.(5) Frechtling, J

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

%20Core%20-%20Jenny-Yong-Marty_y2.pdf[18] Denson C. D., Avery Z. (2007). Retrieved October 1, 2007, from African American High School Students Perceptions of Engineering and Technology Education. http://ncete.org/flash/research/African_American_High_School_Student's_Perceptions.pdf[19] Blashki K., Jia N. D., Prompramote S. (2007). ‘The future is old’: immersive learning with generation Y engineering students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(4), p. 409-420.[20] Barnett M. (2005). Engaging Inner City Students in Learning through Designing Remote Operated Vehicles. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(1), p. 87-100.[21] Gifford L. K., Eckenrode H. M., Rogers L. C. (2004). A Partnership Incorporating Labs into

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Reading 59/37% 32/20% 4/2% 7/4% 2/1% 22-24 Senior Hispanic D Written 8/5% 16/10% 2/1% 0/0% 2/1% 24 or greater Other Native Am. F Multi-modal 7/4% 0/0% 2/1% 0/0% 57/36% Other S/U 2/1% 0/0% Page 13.1203.4The NCLAGES survey asked

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

, the answer was just one unanimous, "yes." Because of the new class, newtechnology, or any other reason, they liked the mobile studio class and they wanted more.(c) In addition to Network Analysis, which course(s) would be most benefited by the mobile studioclass? • I don't know. I just took the first course in ECE! (4 ) • Electronics (15) • Digital System (12) • Signal Processing (4) • Energy Conversion (1) • Physics (Physics Department) (2)Most could suggest the expansion of the benefit in Network Analysis and the experience of themobile studio into other courses that they have yet to take. Electronics and Digital System coursesreceived most votes in the suggestion.(d) What did you learn most from the mobile

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

Bourne at University of Florida and Brenda Serrano, WynnRay, Art Diaz, and Richard Chung at San Jose State University. Extensive developmentof the thermal processing of steel and metallography lab module was done by BrendaSerrano, Wynn Ray, and Bob Herring at San Jose State University.References1. Private Communication, Jonathan Plant, Senior Sponsoring Editor: Mechanical, Materials &Aerospace Engineering, Mc-Graw Hill.2. S. Gleixner, O. Graeve, E. Douglas, “Project Based Introductory to Materials EngineeringModules on Biomaterials, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Non-volatile Memory, and Fiber Reinforced Plastics”,ASEE Annual Conf. Proc., (2006).3. S. Gleixner, O. Graeve, E. Douglas, “PRIME Modules: Teaching Introduction to

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Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Ilya Leipunsky, Russian Academy of Science; Nadezda Berezkina, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering

crack is possible due to the concentration of coffee particles at the opening of the crack.In general, Penetrant Testing (PT) involves the following steps: (1) pre-cleaning and surfacepreparation of the part under test, (2) selection and application of visible or fluorescent dyes thatare capable to penetrate discontinuities by capillary action, (3) penetrant dwelling, i.e.: allowingthe penetrant to stay in contact with the surface for a suitable period of time, (4) removal ofexcess penetrant using special solvents and/or emulsifiers, (5) extraction of penetrant by specialdevelopers and, subsequent inspection of discontinuities, and (6) post-cleaning of the part(s)tested in order to remove developer and residual

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Educational Research and Methods

. Johnson, N., Meeting the challenge: Becoming learning communities, in Learning communities ineducation: Issues, strategies and contexts. 1999, Routledge: London. p. 26-43.15. Butt, R., Towards the learning community: Working through the barriers between teacher development andevaluation. Learning communities in education: Issues, strategies and contexts 1999: p. 60-83.16. Johnson, D.W. and R.T. Johnson, Cooperation and Competition: Theory and Research. 1989, Edina:Interaction Book Company. 257.17. Masten, S.J., et al., A web-based and group learning environment for introductory environmentalengineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2002. 9(1): p. 69-80.18. DeLyser, R.R., Thompson, S. S., Edelstein, J., Lengsfeld, C

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer; Alison McKay, University of Leeds; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Alan de Pennington, University of Leeds

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Design in Engineering Education

your design, please submit all of the documents you created.We video-recorded students’ discussions and collected the documents they produced during theprotocol. Verbal Protocol Analysis was performed on data collected from these four studentteams. A modified version of Atman (2001)’s design steps and categories were used for codingteam protocols (See Table 2). We used a modified version to capture some of the details weobserved when analyzing design teams (e.g. modeling alternative solutions and modelingselected solutions). Senior product design students had 30 minutes to solve their problems in aquiet conference room. For the freshman engineering teams, the verbal protocol was acomponent of their introduction to design course and they were

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

the right answers for the right reasons: Linking measurements, analyses, and models to advance the science of hydrology. Water Resources Research 42: W03S04 Doi:10·1029/2005WR004362. 6. Wagener T, Sivapalan M, McDonnell JJ, Hooper R, Lakshmi V, Liang X, Kumar P. 2004. Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a catalyst for multi-disciplinary hydrology. Transactions-American Geophysical Union, 85(44), 451–452. 7. Nash JE, Eagleson PS, Philip JR, Van der Molen WH. 1990. The education of hydrologists. Hydrological Sciences Journal 35(6): 597–607. 8. Eagleson PS, Brutsaert WH, Colbeck SC, Cummins KW, Dozier J, Dunne T, Edmond JM, Gupta VK, Jacoby GC, Manabe S, Nicholson SE, Nielsen DR, Rodriguez

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; James Maneval, Bucknell University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; William Snyder, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

than the original, each of which makesthe project more open ended and less structured than before. Students were moved fromthe relative safety of a paper design to one where they are responsible for extractingrequirements from customers, physically building and operating systems, interpretingdata, and communicating their conclusions to their customers. There is significantly lessstructure and certainty in the second version, yet students continue to feel highly positiveabout the experience.Table 3: Mean Course Evaluation Scores (5 = agree strongly; 1 = disagree strongly)Course n Course Instructor Instructor(s) I would I wouldFormat was well was well was fair recommend recommend

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

outside of engineering, exitsurveys are one mechanism that is useful for tracking the reason(s) for “non-persistence”.Students who decide to change their major out of engineering are asked to complete asurvey that included both closed-ended questions (multiple-choice) and open-endedquestions about their reasons for leaving and factors that helped them make that decision.The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.Close-ended questions included personal information such as gender and number ofsemesters in engineering, as well as the following questions. • When you started in General Engineering, how certain were you that engineering was what you wanted to study? (Very certain, Not very certain, Felt I was expected to

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

the greatesthurdle in their effort to obtain a science or engineering education is financial…Options such asscholarships, …traineeships, …, support for research experiences and internships have proveneffective in providing incentives to students who pursue a career in S&E disciplines, while alsoproviding them with a good grounding in what it is like to work in the S&E fields.” 8 Theprogram takes this statement to heart, embedding some of the methods mentioned above into ourprogram. Page 13.458.5ScholarshipsMany low income students simply cannot go to college because Figure 2

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

continuing and evolving process for constructioncurriculum improvement.Key Words: Construction, Curriculum Improvement, Assessment, StudentIntroductionFrom its beginnings, construction education in this country focused strongly on practice. Theexpansion of world economy mainly in India and China accelerated construction workssignificantly and gave opportunities for the greater advances. Post-expansion industriesflourished, creating demand for contractors and engineers that exceeded the supply. Newly-minted engineering and technology Ph.D.’s joined the ranks of academia without much industryexperience and perpetuated the research emphasis on campuses for the last ten years. While thisresearch has contributed immeasurably to our technological

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

that you deem to be relevant, ormention any incident(s) that might have affected the achievement of the course objective(s).Concerns and possible improvements: Page 13.227.6Please mention any concerns that you might have regarding the course content, the appropriateness of course objectives and/orassessment tools, and any ideas you have for improving the overall effectiveness of the instruction.Proposed changes to Course Objective(s):Please list any changes that you would like to propose for the course objectives.Proposed changes to course content:Please feel free to propose changes to course content, in light of

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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International

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Annel Medina, California Polytechnic State University; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

happened during SAGE and reflects onwhat must be improved upon.IntroductionThe underrepresentation of minority students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (hereafter STEM) has been an enduring crisis in U.S. education. Decrying suchinequity, efforts increased from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s to educate and train minoritystudents in the technical fields. To that end, one would be hard pressed to find a higher educationinstitution that had not developed some sort of program to support minority students’ STEMparticipation1. Though the rate at which students seek to study STEM is increasingly comparableby race/ethnicity, the rate of students graduating with STEM degrees is still disparate2 3 4. Thechallenge remains to continue and

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Nelson, U. of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Shenot, U. of Wisconsin-Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

conservation and cogeneration studies for Argonne National Laboratory, and managed flood studies for the Army Corps of Engineers. Wayne's technical expertise is in solid and hazardous waste reduction and management, and natural resource management. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University.Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison Jeffrey S. Russell, PhD, PE, is professor and chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a co-founder of the Construction Engineering and Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a BS degree in civil

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

, also known as a supplemental instruction program, were designedto provide subject-specific support and enrichment to students in the program throughout the firstyear, particularly in subjects that students typically find challenging. Supplemental instruction isa method that was developed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the mid-1970’s byDeanna Martin5. Originally, it was designed for a medical school program, and was successful inimproving course grades and retention. However, today, it is used across several universityprograms, although it has not been widely researched within the engineering community.Facilitated study groups are designed to enhance students’ understanding of course material, andprovide them with skill

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Thornton, Emerson Climate Technologies; Kyle Shipp, Kettering University; Tony Lin, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

… ised… ation some ne… s y to d of ideas issue work d pra time xplan tivity m… d… eryo

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

. B A C DFigure 7 Simulations designed for virtual exploration of signal reflection and distortion effects.Using the drag and drop option on simulations A and C in Figure 7, a student is able to movethe car around a parking lot and see how the different reflections from surrounding buildingsaffect the signal shape, phases, and amplitudes. S/he can choose between one or two pulsesignals and vary signal frequency, pulse duration, and delay between pulses. Simulations Band D help the student understand the Huggens-Fresnel principle and the impact of variousparameters on the structure of Fresnel’s zones, as well as what sources of secondary

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brian Thomas, Cleveland State University

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Manufacturing

’ solutions, and repetition through the term to reinforce the concept that Lean is a processand not an event. This paper contains recommendations for other instructors based on theexperience at Cleveland State University, and at other institutions.References[1] K. W. Stier, “Teaching Lean Manufacturing Concepts through Project-Based Learning and Simulation”, J. Industrial Technology, 19 (4), Aug.-Oct. 2003. Page 13.834.12[2] J. K. Liker, The Toyota Way, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004.[3] P. T. Terenzini, A. F. Cabrera, C. L. Colbeck, J. M. Parente, and S. A. Bjorklund, “Collaborative Learning vs. Lecture/Discussion: Students

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida

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Educational Research and Methods

at the viewing site. Figure 1shows the legacy FEEDS system. Figure1. Legacy FEEDS recording system.During the 1990’s, FEEDS had delivered over 5000 graduate and undergraduate engineeringcourses to numerous FEEDS sites through Florida, and more than 2,000 working engineers andtechnical managers had earned their Master’s degrees using FEEDS. In 20 years, over 50,000students have registered for FEEDS courses.The way the information was delivered was changed after the entry of the World Wide Web inthe mid-1990. It was not initially utilized for distance education in Florida. From 1995-2000,bandwidth limitations by end-users or students did not allow for video download and delivery asa viable means of delivering lecture

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Dhruba Baishya, University of Michigan - Flint

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International

2003. Page 14 of 153. Herling. D., Herling. A., Peterson. J. Integrating Engineering and Global Competencies: A case study of Oregon State University’s International Degree Program. In proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conferences, Reno, NV, October 2001.4. Torres, J.L. What's in it for me? The whys and wherefores of international exchange programs. In proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montréal, Quebec, June 2002.5. Hipel. K.W. The Internationalization of Engineering Education: A Tale of Two Countries. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics 2003, Vol. 33, No. 1.6. Owusu-Ofori. S., Klett. D

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Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Frank Goforth, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

X 3.08Assemble and test a diodecircuits such as clippers, Simulation 2 X 3.09clamps, rectifiers andvoltage multipliers Laboratory 2 X 3.09Assemble and test s ofBipolar Junction Simulation 3 X 2.5Transistors (BJT)including pnp, npn,common base, commonemitter, common Laboratory 3 X 3.47collector configurationsAssemble and

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Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Mechanics

crank lengthB3C3 1 m coupler length 6ksA, ksB, 10 N/m parasitic stiffnesses, points A, B, C, DksC, ksDRsA, RsB, 200 N-s/m parasitic damping, points A, B, C, DRsC, RsDT(t) 10 N-m input torqueb 2 N-s/rad pin C rotational damping constantc 5 N-s/m slider viscous damping constant Page 13.1168.14Appendix B – Student Questionnaire and ResultsQuestionnaire regarding ENGI7945 Machine DynamicsPossible AnswersStrongly agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree(2

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petros Katsioloudis, Berea College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, PA.: Learning Services. 6. Ernst, V. E., Clark, A. C. (2006). Supporting technological literacy through the integration of engineering, mathematic, scientific, and technological concepts. Published proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Session 370. 7. Idowu, P., Brinton, G., Hartman, H., Neuhard, S., Abraham, R., & Boyer, E. (2006). Information visualization applied in presenting some fundamental power system topics. Published proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, Session 1335. 8. Lantz, C. (2000). Visual Readability in Instructional