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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Larry Smith, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1748: ENGAGING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS USING ACOORDINATE MEASURING MACHINEWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S. at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes manufacturing and Six Sigma quality, which are current areas of interest. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in solid mechanics, quality, and numerical methods at Western Carolina.Larry Smith, Western Carolina University Larry Smith is a senior seeking his Bachelor of Science in

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R.E. Babcock; Mark E. Arnold

Edition, 1998. 4. Moore, Holly, MATLAB for Engineers, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2007. R. E. BABCOCK Dr. Babcock, professor of Chemical Engineering, received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. He currently teaches thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and unit operations laboratories at the University of Arkansas MARK E. ARNOLD Dr. Arnold, associate professor and vice-chair of Mathematical Sciences received his Ph.D. from Northern Illinois with a specialty in computational mathematics. He teaches linear algebra and numerical linear algebra at the University of Arkansas and is active in computational research.Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

free developmenttools now allow each student to have access to state of the art development tools and hardware.Students must be provided access to these industry leading tools to be competent and competitivein the marketplace.A study to be conducted at Washington State University will measure changes in studentperformance and retention when first year engineering students have exposure and unlimitedaccess to state of the art development tools and hardware. Data will be collected from surveys,exams, project reports, laboratory assignments, and homework.Quantitative data will be analyzed by comparison to historical data gathered from studentgroups that did not have exposure to and unlimited access to development tools.Qualitative data will be

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-142: INTEGRATION IMAGE ANALYSIS PROJECTS IN ANINTRODUCTORY COMPUTATIONAL METHODS COURSE USING MATLABSOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked in Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University in Durham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME, SME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, robotics

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

would be sufficiently flexible to work with other processesshould the project change in the future. While this was not known at the time, buildingthis flexibility into the projects from the start enabled the highly flexible designenvironment currently used.In the Spring 2000 implementation of Senior Design, one of three course projects wasdevoted to paper-only design of the soap plant that could be built in the existing unitoperations laboratory space. Based upon their work, and continued work by Dr. Manevaland Hanyak, the department faculty were convinced that switching second semesterdesign to the practical process would be a good idea.From Spring 2001 to 2003, the course model switched entirely to practicalimplementation of different aspects

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, technical equipment and laboratories • Build self-esteem and confidence in students • Encourage and motivate students to excel • Recognize student academic achievementMESA Day competitions include: Mathematics, Trebuchet, Mousetrap powered car, Egg Drop,Model Bridge Building, Soils Science, Web-page design, Crystal Growing, Speech, BalsawoodGlider.We also host or are affiliated with national engineering competitions for all schools and students,including JETS-TEAMS and FIRST Robotics.JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) offers the TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude,Mathematics, and Science) Competition each year. This unique and challenging national paperand pencil competition for high school students helps them learn how

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Women in Engineering

such as engineering. Joan also displays her dedication to mentorship as advisor to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) student chapter on campus along with advising the Tau Alpha Pi (TAP) National Honor Society for engineering technology students of the Iota Beta Chapter, Penn State New Kensington. Over the years, Joan has received numerous awards including the prestigious Penn State University’s Women’s Achievement Award in 2003 because of her commitment to the FIRSTE Program and other effective mentoring activities both on campus as well as within the community. In addition, Joan was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at Penn State New Kensington in 2005.Tracie L

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

@hamptonu.edu sankacs@auburn.eduAbstractThe nation’s current and projected need for more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) workers, coupled with the chronically lagging participation of students from ethnicallygrowing segments of the population, argue for policies and programs that will increase thepathways into engineering. Past research has indicated that compared to traditional instructionalmethods, student-oriented instructional methods such as multi-media case studies that encouragestudent participation and active involvement in learning are better ways to accomplish theseobjectives. This paper discusses the results of implementing the Laboratory for InnovativeTechnology and Engineering Education (LITEE) case studies

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University; Mohammad Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

AC 2008-672: INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN, A CASE STUDY ON STUDENTS'EXPERIENCE IN THE P3 COMPETITIONKhaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University Prof. Mansy is an Associate Professor teaching Sustainable Design and Environmental Control in the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University.Mohammad Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University Prof. Bilbeisi is an Associate Professor teaching architectural design in the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University. Page 13.787.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Interdisciplinary Design A Case Study on Students’ Experience

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abraham Howell, State University of NY-Binghamton; Richard Eckert, Suny - Binghamton; Roy McGrann, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Computers in Education

possibleexperiments. The course, low cost robot, three developed laboratory modules, and results of thestudent evaluations are discussed in this paper.Overview of Microcontrollers and Robotics CourseSeveral years ago the Computer Science Department in the Watson School of Engineering andApplied Science at Binghamton University we designed and began to offer an upper-divisionundergraduate course entitled Microcontrollers and Robotics1. This was done in response to thereality that an important application of computer science is that of using embeddedmicrocomputers to control hardware systems. These are ubiquitous in electronic devices foundalmost everywhere in modern society, and, in particular, in embedded control systems and robotsused in industry, science

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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Computers in Education

. The LabVIEW software is used for both the design and simulation of fire alarmlogic systems. In addition, the students use Honeywell commercial fire alarm control processorsto perform practical system setup programming for vendor specific applications. The focus ofthis paper is on the programmable logic control teaching techniques that are used in the ENGR-1403 course and the respective student exercise and project workThe students in the ENGR-1403 course have various levels of experience and academicbackgrounds. Students in the course often have experience in the installation or maintenance offire alarm systems. Typically the preponderance of the class students does not have a significantamount of experience using programmable logic. While

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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David I. Schwartz

experimental/experiential aspect akin to physics and chemistry at an introductorylevel. Moreover, the model would also avoid combinatorial expenses given the simplifications, thusallowing for a realistic game.4.3 Quality of ChoicesIn teaching scoring functions to students, one could further simplify G(t) to pose simple “base cases,” asin a linear equation: G(t) = qt (4)where q is an constant, defined later in this section. One could also simplify G(t) even further with aconstant k: G(t) = k (5)Figure 5 shows Equations 4 and 5. These simple functions hide a elegant

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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David I. Schwartz

experimental/experiential aspect akin to physics and chemistry at an introductorylevel. Moreover, the model would also avoid combinatorial expenses given the simplifications, thusallowing for a realistic game.4.3 Quality of ChoicesIn teaching scoring functions to students, one could further simplify G(t) to pose simple “base cases,” asin a linear equation: G(t) = qt (4)where q is an constant, defined later in this section. One could also simplify G(t) even further with aconstant k: G(t) = k (5)Figure 5 shows Equations 4 and 5. These simple functions hide a elegant

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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David I. Schwartz

experimental/experiential aspect akin to physics and chemistry at an introductorylevel. Moreover, the model would also avoid combinatorial expenses given the simplifications, thusallowing for a realistic game.4.3 Quality of ChoicesIn teaching scoring functions to students, one could further simplify G(t) to pose simple “base cases,” asin a linear equation: G(t) = qt (4)where q is an constant, defined later in this section. One could also simplify G(t) even further with aconstant k: G(t) = k (5)Figure 5 shows Equations 4 and 5. These simple functions hide a elegant

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Gary Felder, Smith College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2008-1983: A LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH FOR PREPARINGAT-RISK STUDENTSGlenn Ellis, Smith College Dr. Ellis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University. Now in his seventh year at Smith College, Dr. Ellis teaches courses in engineering mechanics, artificial intelligence and educational methods for teaching science and engineering. He has published numerous papers on K-16 engineering education and works with various organizations on issues of educational reform. The winner of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Ellis recently received the 2007 U.S. Professor of the Year Award for

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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

assessment and evaluation efforts related to the summer and is coordinating program evaluation efforts for the Institute. She has backgrounds in both engineering and education with expertise in educational research methods. Her research interests include assessment and evaluation of the educational environment. She worked as a researcher for four years as a member of the Assessment and Evaluation team within the National Science Foundation-funded VaNTH Engineering Research Center, developed a two-year mentoring-based curriculum for underrepresented undergraduate students at Vanderbilt University, and co-facilitated training workshops for first-time biomedical engineering graduate teaching

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

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Engineering Technology

address this problem. At Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the College ofEngineering has adopted an “Introduction to Engineering Course” that is required of all freshmenmajoring in engineering. The course is described as a “lecture-laboratory course” that “allows Page 13.614.2students to work with hands-on projects that will teach the usefulness of mathematics and basicengineering concepts.” Another goal is to have students “better understand how fundamentalprinciples of science and engineering are useful in the profession.” An additional dimension ofthe work at SIU-C is to have students perform basic math computations with data

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-2264: WHY A LIBERAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION ISNEEDED TO SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISISMatthew Heun, Calvin College Matthew K. Heun received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a staff engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and a Senior Engineer at Global Aerospace Corporation in Altadena, California before joining the Engineering Department at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College Steven H. VanderLeest is a Professor of Engineering and currently the Engineering Department Chair at Calvin College. He has an M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dominic M. Halsmer

someone make such aninvestment? What are the motivating factors? Of course, there are the enticements of highsalaries and prestige. But with lower percentages of American students currently choosingscience and engineering than in other major nations of the world, maybe it‟s time to rethink theadequacy of such motivations. A recent New York Times editorial by Columbia Universityphysicist and Author, Brian Greene, strongly advocates teaching science in a way that includesits dramatic implications for worldview. He emphasized “the powerful role science can play ingiving life context and meaning”. He suggested that instead of just focusing on the technicaldetails, “science needs to be taught to the young and communicated to the mature in a mannerthat

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

York: Collier/Macmillan4 Johnson, David W., Johnson, Roger T., and Smith, Karl A. (1991). Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity. ASHE-ERIC Report on Higher Education. Washington, DC: The George Washington University.5 Johnson, D., Johnson, R.& Holubec, E. (1998). Cooperation in the classroom. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.6 Taconis, R., Ferguson-Hessler M.G.M., & Broekkamp, H. (2001). Teaching Science Problem Solving: An Overview of Experimental Work. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 38(4), 442-468.7 She, H. (1999). Students’ knowledge construction in small groups in the seventh grade biology laboratory: Verbal communication and physical engagement. International Journal of

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1088: A HYDRAULIC HYBRID VEHICLE SIMULATION PROGRAM TOENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALSMark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy Mark Schumack is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy systems. His ongoing pedagogical interests include developing ways to teach energy conservation and sustainability principles. He has held several leadership positions in the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division of ASEE. His research interests include thermal/fluid modeling using computational techniques, with applications in the automotive, manufacturing, and energy

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Ewing, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Barker, Regis University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

populartelevision show, NUMB3RS, to teach mathematical and scientific content to middleschool teachers and their students. At this point in time, the faculty members were onlyminimally familiar with the television program but found the idea to be intriguing.Further investigation into this show resulted in the recognition that others had alreadypursued this idea. In particular, Texas Instruments (TI) and the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics (NCTM) have partnered with CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (CBS) tocreate educational modules associated with the show. CBS further had grantedpermission to the educational community to tape and show segments of NUMB3RS forclassroom use2. TI and NCTM had jointly developed lesson plans in conjunction with thetelevision

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

much a part of what motivates many of our first-year students. By the time the professor sees the same students again in the 3rd year, there is acompletely different look on their faces, a look of being crushed by the weight of the “realities”that we teach so thoroughly in our curricula.What happened to the grand dreams? This paper takes the position that the dreamer still has aplace in aerospace engineering, and lays out examples of projects and course ideas/experiencesto tap the potential tied up in those brains. It is very much part of the mission of a university toconvey this inspiration to dream, the environment to do so, including the scientific, moral and

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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Continuing Professional Development

that synchronous courses beoffered at particular times (partner requests). Efforts were made to create long-term (2 to 3 year)schedules which provided the DL student with information about course future offerings.Furthermore, as DL programs became more popular at the university, access to a limited numberof DL classrooms (university controlled) became competitive. The department, and oureducational partners developed asynchronous classes which alleviated the time requirement, andallowed students who were on extended deployments to remain in the program. Furthermore, weused well-qualified adjunct faculty to teach courses pertinent to the degree. Many of thesefaculty were Ph.D.’s or MD’s employed by our partner, which allowed some of the courses

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Black, American University

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Computers in Education

implement computer design in hardware 1.However, this project is unique for several reasons. First, students are given creativity to designtheir own instruction sets rather than use a preexisting one. Second, unlike similar projects atother universities, the project requires no specialized hardware or software. Third, the projectdoes not require students to know any particular background knowledge before the course apartfrom basic programming, a typical prerequisite for computer organization courses. Fourth, byrequiring students to simulate and evaluate their processors, the project teaches how realprocessor research and evaluation are performed.In Section 2 of this paper, we describe the student populations for which this project was

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Crismond, The City College of New York

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2922: THE ROLE OF DIAGNOSTIC REASONING IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN: CASE STUDIESDavid Crismond, The City College of New York Dr. David Crismond is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the City College of New York. He received his masters degree in 1992 from MIT’s mechanical engineering department, and earned his doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. His career in education has included public school teaching, developing engineering design-related interactive multimedia materials at MIT, and design-oriented science curricula at TERC and Georgia Tech. He has been Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

. In the summer of 2002, she had an internship in the company Gamesa Aeronautica, section Moasa Montajes, Spain where she worked in product distributed environment at manufacturing of aircraft wings and nacelles. After graduating with a Master of Science (M. S.) degree, in area of Industrial Engineering, specialization in Production Systems in 2006, M.S. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Purdue University, department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. She is currently working as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Laboratory at Purdue University. As a graduate student