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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Emily Medders, Southern Wesleyan University; Cheryl Cass, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mentors The ability to  Cannot develop  Can create new  Can develop new create new new concepts concepts with concepts concepts External help Dependence /  Dependent  Dependent/  Independent independence Independent Program  Euphoric  Realize the expectations entrance into inadequacies of the experience their expectationsRole(s) of mentors were identified within coded data by tallying how many times the

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods

that does not require the effort in the first place.Yet, thoughtfully planned and executed, assessment evidence can powerfully affect manypersistent institutional challenges including resource allocation, curricular design, value creation,institutional reputation, and student enrollment, among others.6. Bibliography[1] Lawson, S. and R. Dragusanu. 2008. Buiding the World: Mapping Infrastructure Demand. Goldman SachsGlobal Economics Paper No: 166. 20 pp.[2] AAEE. 2008. Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge Summary Report, Environmental Engineer:Applied Research and Practice, Summer 2008, 21-33.[3] ASCE. 2008. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer for theFuture. Second Edition. American

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: National Academies Press.3. Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Krajcik, J. S., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2004). Design-based scienceand student learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(10), 1081-1110.4. Kolodner, J. L., Camp, P. J., Crismond, D., Fasse, B., Gray, J., Holbrook, J., et al. (2003). Problem-based learningmeets case-based reasoning in the middle-school science classroom: Putting Learning by Design (TM) into practice.Journal of the Learning Sciences, 12(4), 495-547.5. Sadler, P. M., Coyle, H. P., & Schwartz, M. (2000). Engineering competitions in the middle school classroom:Key elements in developing effective design challenges. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 9(3), 299-327.6. Bain, A., Parker, R. (2006

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida

t andManufacturing Proceesses coursess within the engineering curriculum with an empphasis on theeformer coourse. A pro oject-based learning l (PBBL) approachh was incorpporated into the t New ProoductDevelopm ment course through a reeal-world meedical devicee project andd local entreepreneurs serrvingas judgess in the assesssment of finnal projects. The coursee was redesiggned to provide acombinattion of lecturres, case stuudies, guest speakers, s andd a hands-onn final team project p thatrequired the design and a developm

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Alhassan, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; James Welch, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

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Civil Engineering

software on their own, building upon the foundation of the software thatthey had previously obtained through their structural engineering courses.During the early stages of the modeling of the pedestrian bridge, the group found themselvescoming across a problem of accurately designing the cable members which support the concretedeck. After a series of unsuccessful attempts at accurately modeling the cables, the group beganto search SAP2000’s documentation in hopes of determining a method to solve this problem. Inthe SAP2000’s reference manual, the group found a tip stating that one could substitute a straightline object (i.e. an angle member) in place of a cable5. The documentation stated that this couldbe done when only the effects of the cables

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zane Mitchell, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; Ronald Diersing, University of Southern Indiana; Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

studentsinvolved remain highly motivated to continue their engineering educations, are more engaged inthe classroom, and have achieved better results in their engineering classes than their peers. Page 15.435.11References1. B. F. Spencer Jr., S. J. Dyke, H. S. Deoskar. "Benchmark Problems in Structural Control - PartI: Active Mass Driver System." Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 1998: 1127-1139.2. K. D. Pham, G. Jin, M. K. Sain, B. F. Spencer, Jr., and S. R. Liberty. "Generalized LQGTechniques for the Wind Benchmark Problem." Special Issue of ASCE Journal of EngineeringMechanics on the Structural Control Benchmark Problem, 2004

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IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guanghsu Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Industrial Engineering

calculated for further assembly efficiency improvement. Table 6 – Recognize and Identify insertion difficulties: Assembly part Problem(s) Solution(s) – Redesign recommendation(s)Screw (10×5) down assembly Obstructed access and restricted vision Eliminate 4 screws and use snap fit feature Table 7 – Recognize and Identify handling difficulties: Easy

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

science and engineering research and education. In many ways, S&T government agencies’ focus areas are aligned with corporate labs’ research focus in that both sponsor and engage "where discoveries begin." Many S&T Government entities’ programs not only provide opportunities to discover and develop new technologies, but also provide a vehicle to transfer these technologies for new business creation that stimulate technological innovation and new business creation in the private sector. These programs strengthen the role of small business concerns in meeting national/regional research and development needs, increase the commercial application of supported research results, and foster and encourage participation by

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

underrepresented group’s peaked-in percentage terms-in 1999-2000 (11.6%), and have drifted downward ever since, reports the NationalAction Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME). Currently, AfricanAmerican, Latino and American Indian only make up 11.3% of the engineeringundergraduate degrees. These same race/ethnic groups are projected to make up 33.9%of the U.S. population graduating from high school in 2014. Engineering degreesawarded to women have followed a similar trajectory-growth through the 1990’s with apercentage peak in 2000 at 20.6% of the total. In 2003, women represented 20.1% of thebaccalaureates awarded in engineering (Society of Women Engineers).Our university is seeking to help underrepresented students overcome the barriers

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BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University; Greg Lasker, Purdue University

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Construction

daily wind speed was measured to be 5-6m/s,peaking from 9 a.m.-6 p.m8. The challenge was not only to design the most efficient wind energysystem but one that had enough storage capacity to maintain the house during peak energyconsumption hours when no wind was available.After obtaining all the necessary data HOMER, general-purpose hybrid system sizing andsimulation software, was used to identify the best system to supply electricity to the home basedon hourly performance simulations8. It was determined a 10 kW Jacob 23-10 wind turbine wasthe most efficient renewable wind energy system for the house. According to HOMER, a Jacob23-10 wind turbine would be able to support the energy needs of the home, and depending on theavailable wind energy, it

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

, and genetic screening of workers in possible risky industries is beingconsidered. DNA probes also provide breakthrough knowledge in early diagnosis of disease [7].Recent studies have shown that when certain nanomaterials, which differ in surface area, size,shape, surface charge, and energy, and compounds interact with human and animal cells ororgans, they can damage or kill those cells or organs, block blood flow, and cause serious deadlydiseases [15]. Some diseases associated with nanomaterials include asthma, bronchitis, lungcancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Crohn`s disease, heart disease, and coloncancer. Nanomaterials can also affect the quality of air, water, and soil and thus cause publicProceedings of the 2010 Midwest

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Julie-Ellen Acosta

• Challenge. Followers work diligently in helping the leader to be consistent in word and deed and are willing to initiate confrontation in order to examine the actions of the leader and group when appropriate. • Participate in Transformation. Followers recognize the need for transformation and champion the need for change. • Take Moral Action. Self-growth or organizational-digression may require a courageous follower to separate from the leader(s).Incorporation of experience in developing effective follower behavior should be part of anydiscussion of leadership. The structure of an organization incorporating effectiveLeader/Follower cohorts is illustrated in Figure 1 with the leader/follower relationship

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ani Ural; Joseph Yost

practice aftergraduation.References[1] Dinehart, D., Yost, J., Gross, S., Radlinska, A. The role of structural engineering in multi-disciplinary freshman projects. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010.[2] Comolli, N., Kelly, W., Wu, Q. The artificial kidney: investigating current dialysis methods as a freshman design project. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010.[3] Caverly, R., Fulmer, H., Santhanam, S., Singh, P., O’Brien, J., Jones, G., Char, E., Mercede, F., Weinstein, R., Yost, J. Project-Based Freshman Engineering Experience: The Core Course American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James C. Peyton Jones; Connor McArthur; Tyler Young

authors gratefully acknowledge support for this project from the National ScienceFoundation (DUE No. 0837637 [18]), and the MathWorks Inc. This work is neither endorsed nor Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universitymaintained by the LEGO group. MindStorms, NXT and LEGO are trademarks of the LEGOgroup. Please direct all enquiries to the authors.Bibliography 1. L. Greenwald, and D. Artz, “Teaching artificial intelligence with low cost robots,” In Accessible hands-on artificial intelligence and robotics education, ed. L. Greenwald, Z. Dodds, A. Howard, S. Tejada, and J. Weinberg, pp. 35-41. Technical Report SS-04-01. Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press, (2004). 2. S. Coradeschi and J

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ronald C. Lasky

constraintsof the system. Hence, I needed to know to what tolerances I needed to hold L, F, O l , O s and themode filed diameter of the laser and fiber. As the type of mechanical tolerances required wouldbe in the single micrometer range, there was a question as to whether or not this optoelectronicsystem could be developed at an acceptable cost.So I visited the optical research lab with great hopes. After introductions, I asked the researcher,who had developed the sophisticated software, questions relating to how the coupling of the lightis affected by varying L, F, O l , O s and the mode filed diameter of the laser and fiber. He had noidea. He told me if I gave him specific values for these parameters, he could tell me what thepercent of light

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chitra N. Javdekar

Designing Freshman Engineering Experiences Author name(s) and Affiliation(s): Chitra N. Javdekar, Ph.D., MassBay Community College, MA Session: First Year Experience AbstractFreshman engineering experiences are critical from the perspective of overall development of studentsand student retention. These experiences can be particularly challenging to design owing to thedifferences in student backgrounds, and in levels of prior knowledge/preparation in fundamentalscientific concepts. This paper presents an approach for redesigning a freshman engineering designcourse to introduce students to the fundamentals of the engineering design

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

Education, 94(1): 103- 120.[2] Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorenson. (1997) “A Review of Literature on TeachingDesign through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education 76(1): 17-28.[3] McKenzie, L., M. Trevisan, D. Davis, and S. Beyerlein. (2004). “Capstone Design Courses and Assessment: ANational Study.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.[4] Davis, D., M. Trevisan, L. McKenzie, S. Beyerlein, P. Daniels, T. Rutar, P. Thompson, and K. Gentili (2002).“Practices for Quality Implementation of the TIDEE ‘Design Team Readiness Assessment’”. Annual Conference ofthe American Society for Engineering Education, Montreal, QE.[5] Conn A.F and W.N. Sharpe Jr. An

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Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

obtained, has always been a challenge. They tend to think of components that are too simple to analyze. Therefore more guidelines have been provided on how to select an appropriate component for the project that addresses all CLOs. Where necessary, an engineering component has been selected for them to work on.As a side note to this, few students always creatively think of a common project topic thataddresses different aspects and requirements to satisfy another course(s) they take during thesame term, for example, a senior capstone design course or another ME elective course such asfailure considerations in design or failure analysis courses. This is a highly desirable as itprovides a total learning experience for the

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Instrumentation

encouraging and fostering new technical development, and the engineeringeducation community needs to evaluate its role in this process6.There are many recently documented examples of electric vehicle applications withinengineering education. Three course experiences on instrumentation, electric vehicles andproject activities were reported by Rizkalla et al7,8,9. A summary of the outcomes from thesethree experiences are that the students were very satisfied, learned technical content not coveredin other courses, and felt that the course helped prepare them for the real world of engineering.From an instructor viewpoint the course(s) relied heavily on industrial cooperation, and includedhands-on experiences. The authors also noted that an industrial

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

finalvelocity was a maximum at the point of impact with the water (and could be calculated using the constant acceleration equations ifthe falling distance or falling time was known).In physics, the term momentum (a vector) is used to describe “mass in motion.” Momentum can be found from: p = m × v,with units of kg-m/s. This looks a lot like a Newton, doesn’t it? We know that 1 N is equivalent to 1 kg-m/s2. Read on to see theconnection … When the eggs fell, their momentum changed from a zero initial value (pi = 0) to some final value (pf). Again, wecould calculate vf if we knew the falling distance or time. We could write this change in momentum as

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

and the company/agency that offers it. The student must researchthe host company and write a single page summary of the company, size, location(s),employment, and main products and services. In addition, a literature and database searchshould identify recent activities of the company, including current business, technical and legalsuccesses/problems. This activity prepares the students to be more active in a subsequent mockinterview with the course instructor.We position the resume/corporate profile and mock interview writing assignments early in thesemester, so they aid students preparing for the Engineering Career Fair as well as corporateinterviewing on campus for summer intern, co-op, and permanent positions

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Austin, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

States is becoming more diverse 6, globalization hasmade it disadvantageous to continue to foster inequality of educational opportunity along ethniclines. A hazardous cycle has been created, reinforcing the idea that African American studentsare better suited for manual than for academic pursuits. The National Academy of Engineering(NAE), an honorific organization of engineers that advises the government on issues concerningengineering, states that “if the U. S. is to maintain economic leadership and be able to sustain itsshare of high-technology jobs, it must prepare for a new wave of change”7. This new wave ofchange refers to the education of more minority students in engineering as the minoritypopulation increases in order to ensure global

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Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 15.769.10Bibliography:1. National Center for Education Statistics, (2006). “Contexts of Postsecondary Education Indicator 45,” .2. Boylan, A. (2004). “The Charge to Conference Participants,” Proceeding of Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, National Science Foundation, pp.357-360.3. Panaoura, A. and Philippou, G. (2003). “The Construct Validity of an Inventory for the Measurement of Young Pupils’ Metacognitive Abilities In Mathematics”. In N. A. Pateman, B. J. Doherty, and J. Zilliox (Eds.), Proc. 27th Conf. of the Int. Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 3, pp. 437-444.4. Pape, S. J., Bell, C. V. and Yetkin, I. E

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Sreeramachandra K. Mutya, Gannon University; Kirankumar Palthi, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

embedded in the signal transmittedfrom an antenna array. In this scheme, each mobile node with an omni-directional, single-element antenna estimates the AOT based on one (or more than one) signature signal(s)transmitted from the fixed node equipped with an antenna array. The mobile node then furtherestimates its distance from the fixed node based on the RSS of the signature signal to ultimatelybe able to pin-point its location in the polar coordinates where the fixed node is assumed to be atthe origin. Page 15.868.2Although our work on a prototype of an indoor positioning system exploiting AOT will need tobe continued to the next stage, up to the

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Technical Papers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Engineering Libraries

students. Paper presented at the 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Kansas City, MO.4. Gadia V., R. Patel, S. Roy, R. Singh, N. Venkatesh, S. Lunagaria, and B.E. Layton. 2005. An educational model of an atomic force microscope. The Nanotechnology Group 4(7): 1-8.5. Gadia, V. S. Roy, N. Venkatesh, S. Lunagaria, R. Patel, and B.E. Layton. 2005. Towards nanotechnology for all. News from the Bottom 1(2): 1-7.6. Layton, B.E., L. Jablonowski, R. Kirby, and N. Lampe. 2007. Bicycle infrastructure development strategy for suburban commuting. ASME Insternational Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Seattle, WA.7. Edzan, N.N. 2007. Tracing information literacy of computer science undergraduates: A content

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Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Page 15.209.13 Licensure and Professional Practice,” 2007. Accessed at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/news/policy_details.cfm?hdlid=15, January 7, 2010.7. ASCE. Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, Reston, VA, 2004.8. Ressler, S. J. “Progress on Raising the Bar—New Civil Engineering Accreditation Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, June 2006.9. Levels of Achievement Subcommittee of CAP3. “Levels of Achievement Applicable to the Body of Knowledge Required for Entry into the Practice of Civil Engineering at the Professional Level,” ASCE, September 2004. Accessed at http://www.asce.org

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Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

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Manufacturing

remarkablein any country seeking to industrialize. But in China, it carried special force”. However, when we think of innovation, are we overlooking something, is it justinnovation in the narrow context of new inventions? If we accept the broader definitionof innovation, “…act or process of inventing or introducing something new”, we reallymay be on to something. In other words we don’t have to invent a new widget to beinnovative, we might simply improve (optimize) the widget’s design, performance,durability, and manufacturing process. Many manufacturing processes have changed verylittle since the mid 1900’s. While there have been significant advances in manufacturing,most of the focus has been on process automation, Information Technology (IT

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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 15.1205.6The Design Project The students are able to apply their newly gained engineering theory and organphysiology to participate in hands-on experiments throughout the course. Early on, they wereexposed to a simple pumping system in which they could take pressure and flow measurements,and apply their newly acquired fluid dynamics knowledge. Throughout the course, the studentsgained valuable group work and laboratory experience when they analyzed and designed theirown kidney-dialysis systems. The project given to the students was in three parts, as follows: 1. Students will design and build their own dialysis circuit, with the goal of maximizing removal of salt from the blood (Kg/s) while removing < 5% of the liquid

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

12References1. Aleven, Vincent, McLaren, Bruce M., Koedinger, Kenneth R. (2006) Toward Computer- Based Tutoring of Help-Seeking Skills. In Karabenick, Stuart A. and Newman, Richard S. (Eds.), Help Seeking in Academic Settings Goals, Groups, and Contexts. (pp. 259- 296) Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum.2. Alexitch, Louise R. (2006) Help Seeking and the Role of Academic Advising in Higher Education. In Karabenick, Stuart A. and Newman, Richard S. (Eds.), Help Seeking in Academic Settings Goals, Groups, and Contexts. (pp. 175- 202)Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum.3. Amenkhienan, C. and Kogan, L. (2004) Engineering students' perceptions of academic activities and support services: factors that influence their academic

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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Aerospace

percentage difference between showing answers to 18 key questions associated with answers supplied by new engineers and supervisors, Boeing’s ‘Desired Attributes of an Engineer’ normalized by supervisor response score Table 1 Figure 3 Summary Supervisors (S) – New Engineers (NE) Both Agree - Attribute New Engineers Not – Need More Skills Adequate