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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

project. Team members communicate using various software and hardware tools such asemail, audio and video conferencing, shared design documents, and CAD design models.For the past three years, faculty at Brigham Young University (BYU) have coordinated theefforts of student teams across the globe, including teams in Canada, China, India, Korea,Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and Australia, in a large scale design-and-build project.Building on those efforts, we recently initiated a National Science Foundation sponsored Page 15.385.2research program to develop and assess the effectiveness of global collaborative designexperiences in developing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

. Sankar is a Professor of Management at the Auburn University's College of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and has worked at Temple University and AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research interests focus on researching innovative practices to integrate teaching, research, and outreach both locally and globally (www.litee.org). He has published more than 150 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has won awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, iNEER, Decision Sciences Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Frontiers in Education, and the Project Management

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

University of Massachusetts. Page 15.985.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Problem-Based Learning in Sustainable Technologies: Increasing the STEM PipelineAbstractIn this paper, we present the “Problem Based Learning for Sustainable Technologies: Increasingthe STEM Pipeline” or “STEM PBL” project, a new three-year National Science FoundationAdvanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) project of the New England Board of HigherEducation (NEBHE) aimed at increasing the STEM pipeline through problem-based learning(PBL) focused on sustainable technologies. We will discuss how the STEM PBL project team

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BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

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Construction

AC 2010-23: USING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING TO TEACHMECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING COORDINATIONThomas Korman, California Polytechnic State UniversityLonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University Page 15.1320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Building Information Modeling to Teach Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing CoordinationAbstractThe coordination of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems has become a majorchallenge for project delivery teams. The MEP coordination process involves locatingequipment and routing Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) duct, pipe, electricalraceway

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Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Esche16 reported that theyintegrated PBL into their revised undergraduate engineering curriculum. They implementedPBL by assigning group design projects in freshman and junior level courses. Other methodsused to implement PBL are by applying Photoelasticity and Finite Element Methods16 and byapplication of Virtual Reality in Science and Engineering Education17.In this paper, we introduce Rapid Prototyping (RP) as an added instructional tool to increaseteaching effectiveness. We applied RP in a Strength of Materials course during summer quarter2009 at The University of Cincinnati. This document details the approach we took to accomplishthis task.MethodsIn teaching basic engineering courses such as Statics, Mechanics, and Dynamics, thefundamental

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Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Marlene Aviles, Dr. Ercel Webb School # 22, Jersey City School District; Jennifer Case, East Middle School; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Brockway, East Middle School; Christie O'Hara, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Asheim, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

partnership included six urbandistricts in northern N.J., a science center, teacher education institution, and an engineering college.Teachers received 124 hours of continuous professional development including a two week summerinstitute, one hour monthly classroom support visits (coaching, modeling, curriculum alignment, andplanning), and three professional development days during the school year. The project is now in itsthird year.The partnership goals are to (1) increase teachers’ content knowledge in specific science topics andengineering, (2) improve the teachers’ notions of scientific inquiry, (3) increase participating teachers’preparedness in creating, adapting, and delivering inquiry-based science and engineering lessons, and(4) increase

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

PhD from the University of Central Florida (UCF), USA. He also holds two MS degrees in mechanical engineering. He has taught at UCF, UNCC and at University of Jordan (UJ). Prior to coming to UNCC, he was an Assistant Professor and Research Associate at UCF. He also worked for several years as a mechanical engineer in various consulting, R&D and contracting firms on industrial, commercial and residential projects. His research interests include energy systems, fuel cells, thermal management and thermal transport phenomena, nanofluids, heat transfer and aerodynamics for gas turbines and other turbomachinery.Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University Eileen Cashman is a professor of

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Sarai Hedges, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Green Belt. She has numerous publications and is a member of American Society for Quality (ASQ), American Statistical Association (ASA) and Project Management Institute (PMI) Page 15.455.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Employing Six Sigma as a Tool for Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology EducationAbstractSeveral members of the College Assessment Committee interested in improving the collegeassessment plan for continuous improvement became interested in using Six Sigma methodologynot only for manufacturing processes but for learning processes in engineering

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

usinghydrogen fuel, quantifying the economic opportunities in the Carbon Market. Sophomores inresearch Special Problems were tasked with extending the freshman experience to supersonicairliners, as part of a team including senior students. These students explored radical concepts forsuch airliners. An upper level aerodynamics course was used to develop technical figures ofmerit for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge. The processidentified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Theintegration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Amelito Enriquez

, CA, was awarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program(MSEIP) grant by the US Department of Education to develop and implement a project that aimsto maximize the likelihood of success among underrepresented and educationally disadvantagedstudents interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. The project, entitled Student On-rampLeading to Engineering and Sciences (SOLES), incorporates strategies that address challengesand barriers to recruitment, retention and success of minority students. Among the strategiesdeveloped for this project are two summer programs that were implemented for the first time insummer 2009. The Summer Math Jam is a two-week intensive mathematics program designedto improve student preparation for

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

/manager/professional who hold baccalaureate in other technology fields. Thecertificate courses introduce the concepts and technology of harvesting energy from sun, windand other alternative sources, thermoelectric, electrochemical, bio-photosynthetic and hydrogenbased energy systems. The certificate consists of 12 credit hours, equivalent of four courses: 1)Solar Engineering Systems, 2) Wind and Alternative Energy Technology, 3) Energy Networkingand 4) Energy Neutral Living.Courses in the certificate can be delivered in traditional classroom/distance learning formats.Each course comprises of three components: a) content, b) critical review of current researchpapers and c) project. The course content consists of study of sources of energy and

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Frontiers in Engineering Economy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

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Engineering Economy

learning from each other. This paper is written from the perspective of an engineeringeconomist with over 30 years of teaching and textbook writing experience, who has recently hadhis world-view shifted by multiple forays into finance classrooms.IntroductionThe time value of money is the foundation of two fields—engineering economy and finance. Yethow those two fields are presented in their introductory course have a surprisingly smallintersection. The basic reason is that engineering economy focuses at the project level, whileintroductory corporate finance focuses at the firm level. But both courses include the firm andproject levels and both include applications of the time value of money to the personal lives ofstudents. This creates the

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

implies written or spoken analysis that will include a consideration of the student’s own responses to the culture or global issue, often involving comparison, and will demonstrate informed awareness. 3. Students will develop greater empathy and charity, and begin to gain a global perspective, by learning to see themselves from another’s point of view.Our new course addresses 1b) and both 2 and 3 of the numbered items above.A key component of this course, satisfying the GCA requirements, is a multi-phase activitycalled the “Small Helm Project.” This activity effectively engages students in a problem solvingapproach to ethical and/or technological problems in the global arena. The project

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University

optimize the performance of a digital system depending on the application need (i.e., performance, power, size, or fault tolerance). LaMeres' research is sponsored by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Montana Space Grant Consortium, the National Space Grant Consortium, and the Office of Naval Research.Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education for 20 years. At MSU, she works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students. She also

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Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

the fundingthey seek. The perspectives provided are from one person’s experiences and not officiallyendorsed by any funding agency. The goal is to provide encouraging and tangible advice on hownew faculty can approach writing their first proposals and get them funded.The Top Ten Do’s & Don’ts to Earn Competitive Funding as a New Professor#1: Do over prepare the project idea and proposalPreparation is essential. Do an extensive literature search and include it in the proposal. Thisdemonstrates your command of the field and allows you to contextualize your own new, novelidea within the field. It is important to directly state how your proposed idea will contribute tothe knowledge in the field. Write frequently on the proposal, revise what

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David Elton, Auburn University; Gary Welling, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Pitts, Auburn University; Daniel Butler, Auburn University

AC 2010-518: USING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND LEARNING STYLESIN A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORYJames Hanson, California Polytechnic State UniversityDavid Elton, Auburn UniversityGary Welling, California Polytechnic State UniversityDaniel Pitts, Auburn UniversityDaniel Butler, Auburn University Page 15.1345.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Video Technology to Extend Learning Styles in a Geotechnical Engineering LaboratoryAbstractThis paper presents an update for an ongoing project that involves extensive use of videotechnology for classroom activities in a geotechnical engineering laboratory. Specifically

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Seniow, Oregon State University; Eric Nefcy, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1953: REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDENT MODEL DEVELOPMENT INVIRTUAL LABORATORIES BASED ON A COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIPINSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNKendra Seniow, Oregon State University Kendra Seniow is an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, the University Honors College, and the International Studies Programs at Oregon State University. In pursuit of her University Honors College and International degrees, she is investigating student teams’ use of models during completion of the BioReactor Virtual Laboratory project, how similar educational principles can be applied to international development projects and how participation in both these authentic activities helps develop stronger

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Katrien Kraft, Arizona State University; Laura Baughman, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

a Microsoft Word document on the project screen. It is a syllabus. She points out the various components of the robot project and when they are due. She summarizes each component quickly and says things like, “Remember you need to make sure to fill out this status report professionally. On every status report you need to identify all members of the project, whose laptop you will use, and when the code will be written.” She pulls up the report template and goes through each component. She says that each group member needs to fill out the status report on their own, so she can compare the reports for discrepancies. She then puts up a slide about the importance of good team communication. The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James Young, Rice University

AC 2010-1140: 'EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGHENGINEERING MINORMani Mina, Iowa State UniversityJohn Krupczak, Hope CollegeRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State UniversityJames Young, Rice University Page 15.4.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGH ENGINEERING MINOR(Due to the nature of this study, the names of the schools etc are not hidden from thereviewer, we apologize however, without the names the essence of this project could notbe correctly captured)This paper describes our effort to design, implement, and expand a valid platform forproviding a technological literacy program that is adaptable for a

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Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

within a senior level manufacturingengineering elective, ENGR 4801 – Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering. Otherengineering majors and forensics minors can also take this course as a technical elective with theapproval of their academic advisors. The ENGR 4801 is a 3 credit course, with two 50 minutelecture and one 2 and ½ hour laboratory time weekly. It is also offered as a graduate elective forthe MS in Engineering Management program.Literature ReviewA literature review conducted by the authors indicated the various ways reverse engineeringmethodology and its tools utilized in engineering education. Following is a brief summary of theliterature review. Goss presented a non-educational project where he used the CADKEYgeometry generation

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

tenured and tenure track faculty are expected to perform scholarly work, but this may or maynot include sponsored research at any given time. While some faculty work plans are morefocused on research than others, in most cases when research projects are approved, teachingassignments must be offloaded to free up the required people. Lecturers and adjunct faculty fillthis need, but it is possible to outstrip the existing supply, and often difficult to bring on newtalent with short notice. In the tables and models that follow the number of individual faculty ineach proposal, the full time equivalent amount of effort promised in the project plan, theequivalent effort of graduate students, and the total amount of funding is identified. It should

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

become a need to develop solar battery chargers for more portable batteries, such as Nickelmetal hydride (NiMH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military and consumer applications.This paper describes the development of a solar battery charger for Li-ion batteries. Twoelectrical engineering technology undergraduate students formed a senior design project team todesign and implement a solar battery charger. A senior design project is an integral part of theundergraduate engineering technology degree program requirements at Northern IllinoisUniversity. All students are required to complete a two-semester long (4 credit hours) seniordesign project.Charging a battery requires a regulated dc voltage. However, the voltage supplied by a

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Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Albert Sun, St. Mary's University

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Manufacturing

networking, blogs, wikis, web conferencing, and shared applications) suggeststhat these technologies are now mature and well-established enough to become a regular part ofengineering education.This paper describes developments in an ongoing NSF project that aims to combine instructionalmaterials for system integration problem-solving with Web 2.0 tools to create collaborativelearning environments that allow teams to work and learn together in solving system integrationproblems. The first stage in this project involves the following steps: 1) identify what modes ofcommunication are currently being used to facilitate collaboration within the system integrationindustry; 2) determine how this communication culture be translated into a virtual

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Wei PAN; Yingbin Shi; Jeremy Li

Computer Simulation and Analysis of High-precision Automated Assembly Line in Telecommunication Industry Wei Pan Yingbin Shi Advisor: Prof. Jeremy Li Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital ageAbstractIn this project, a mechanism for inserting assembly technology is described. The process isseparated into two portions: pick-up and assembly. In the pick-up portion, process planning forindustry assembly is a very complex task, which is mostly dependent upon the combination ofexperience along with up-to-date assembly technology. Attempts to simulate the automatedassembly process have been largely unsuccessful and it remains a difficult task

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Kurt Colvin; Jim Kish

, manufacturing process planning, tooling, materials, and thedesign/build process. This paper gives a status report on the development of a course that teachesengineering undergraduates the process of building a bicycle frame. Learning opportunities aredescribed and methods and equipment are briefly explained. This is a work in progress.IntroductionThe intent of this course is to teach relevant engineering topics through a project-based course1 thatengages and motivates students. Each student enrolled in the course plans, designs, fabricates andinspects a custom-fit bicycle frame. The course was initiated by the authors after a discussion on thebenefits to engineering students of the process and skills required to build a bicycle frame.The course

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Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

. Page 15.704.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving the Participation and Retention of Minority Students in Science and Engineering Through Summer Enrichment ProgramsAbstract:Although many California Community College students enter college with high levels of interestin science and engineering, their levels of preparation for college-level work, especially in mathand engineering, are so low that the majority of them drop out or change majors even beforetaking transfer-level courses. In 2008, Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community collegein Redwood City, CA, was awarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program(MSEIP) grant by the US Department of Education to develop and implement a project

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman; Jason Keith; Ahmad Sleiti; Eileen Cashman; Peter Lehman; Richard Engel; Michael Mann; Hossein Salehfar

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Technological University,University of North Carolina Charlotte and University of North Dakota.The participating universities are actively developing a variety of new curricula or modificationsto existing majors. A detailed account of curricular activities is given by the authors in a sisterpublication1. Recognizing the inherent complexity of the topic and a multitude of new concepts,the HFCT programs are integrating laboratory practicum and projects supporting studentlearning.Both equipment available on the market and custom-built laboratory units are discussed. Overthe recent years, several manufacturers have come forward with HFCT equipment offerings.Equipment's performance, integration into courses and variety of adopted applications at

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Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

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Engineering Technology

labs. Each developed lab requires bothMATLAB simulations and real-time DSP using a floating-point digital signal processor,TX320TMS67C13 DSK. In addition, students are required to develop comprehensive real-timeDSP projects and demonstrate their working projects in class.We will outline our course learning outcomes and DSP laboratories with both MATLABsimulations and hands-on real-time DSP. Then, we will focus on describing real-time DSPpedagogies for our laboratory implementations. We will also examine the course assessmentaccording to our collected data from course evaluation, student surveys and student course work,and finally we will address improvement of the course based on our assessment.I. IntroductionThe application and use of digital

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-303: PROMOTING AN INTEREST IN ENGINEERING THROUGH ARTCraig Gunn, Michigan State University Page 15.1001.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Promoting an Interest in Engineering Through ArtAbstractThe project presented in this paper is designed to draw connections between engineering and thecreative arts, especially for high school students in 9th through 12th grades. The idea is supportedby the literature of the time that states that the current generation of students both in high schooland college are no longer looking simply for a technical education. They are looking to pursueengineering with an ever increasing focus on creativity and

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, computer architecture, and peripheral hardware issues are discussed throughout thecourse so that the students gain a working knowledge of these topics. Hands-on learning isemphasized through simulation, hardware and software labs, and a final project. Also weemphasize the system-level design, high-level language, and connections between the Clanguage, assembly, and the underline hardware architecture. The outcomes of this course haveshown that this approach (1) inspires engineering physics students to be interested inmicrocontrollers, (2) provides students with a less compartmentalized view of manyhardware/software topics, and finally (3) underscores the importance of system-level design withjust enough understanding about individual components or