Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Smith, University of Kentucky-Lexington; Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; James Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, T.R. Smith and D. Cadogan, “Development of UV-Curable Inflatable Wings for Low-Density Flight Applications,” AIAA Paper 2004-1503, AIAA GossamerSpacecraft Forum, Palm Springs, CA, April 2004.7. Usui, M., J.D. Jacob and S.W. Smith, S. Scarborough and D. Cadogan, “Second GenerationInflatable/Rigidizable Wings for Low-Density Flight,” AIAA-2005-1883, AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum,Austin, TX, April 2005.8. Simpson, A., et.al., “Flying on Air: UAV Flight Testing with Inflatable Wing Technology,” AIAA 2004-6570, AIAA Unmanned Unlimited Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2004.9. Simpson, A., Jacob, J.D., and Smith, S., “Morphing of Inflatable Wings.” AIAA 2005-2110, AIAA SDMAdaptive Structures Conference, Austin, TX, April, 2005.10

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

course exam)? Page 11.693.3 • Describe the types of activities or projects that you use with students. • Describe the ways in which you and your students use technology to teach/learn Algebra II. • If you have taught Algebra II for several years, what changes have you made in Algebra II? Why? • In what way(s) do you think using technology in the classroom enhances (or not) the teaching and learning of algebra II concepts? • Describe the characteristics of different students to whom you teach Algebra II (what courses have they taken and what do they take after Algebra II

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wael Ibrahim, ECPI College of Technology; Rasha Morsi, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Technology

accreditation criteria document states requirements for accreditation.Example program names are shown below: • Aeronautical Engineering Technology • Computer Engineering Technology • Construction Engineering Technology • Drafting/Design Engineering Technology (Mechanical) • Electrical/Electronic(s) Engineering Technology • Environmental Engineering Technology • Industrial Engineering Technology • Information Engineering Technology • Manufacturing Engineering Technology • Surveying/Geomatics Engineering Technology • Telecommunications Engineering TechnologyNAITThe National Association of Industrial Technology [3] was

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

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Industrial Engineering

been introduced. Page 11.252.2Course Descriptions and BackgroundThe NU course is a required four-credit sophomore course for Industrial Engineering majors,with a few engineering students taking IE as a minor. The course covers core IE topics, aboutone topic per week, using selected chapters from Turner, et al.’s text5 along with supplementalmaterial. The class meets three times weekly: one class is generally an introductory lecture withproblem-solving, the second includes more problem solving or further exploration of the topic,and the third is a laboratory or hands-on classroom activity. The students complete homeworkproblems and an

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Patrick Farrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

ideas that are helpful whenthinking about how to redesign the college.IntroductionImpending changes are presenting engineering schools across the country and around the globewith new challenges. Our task force at the UW-Madison COE has been engaged in efforts toassist the college in meeting these challenges. Some of these challenges are specific to the UW-Madison College of Engineering. Many of them, however, are universal. Our hope is that indiscussing the path(s) that we are following, we can broaden the conversation beyond a singlecampus. We do not want to mislead anyone: we do not claim to have the answers, and wecertainly have many unanswered questions, however, we believe that a national dialogue isrequired if engineering education is to

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

Results Number of Scripts Running Mean Time to Standard Concurrently Complete Scripts (s) Deviation 1 116.95 4.45 2 119.34 16.51 3 119.06 14.66 4 132.74 37.51 5 128.04 26.18 6 124.73 24.52 7 130.43 27.78 8 128.55 23.72 9 126.70 19.22 10 130.75

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developers of pre-college curricula face?Challenge #1: Developing sustainable practices. An innovative educational initiative isrelatively straightforward to offer once or twice in a few classrooms where the extent ofthe impact is limited, with significant involvement of the initiative’s creator(s) anddeveloper(s) invested. To have truly lasting impact, however, one needs to developeducational initiatives that can be transferred from expert to novice, that have appropriatedocumentation procedures in place, and are economically viable for all partnersinvolved.Challenge #2: Placing a curriculum in an environment that is over-prescribed in termsof content and resources. Adding new educational content to a pre-college curriculuminevitably means that

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Gannod, Arizona State University; Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

A should review the reqs and the product knowledge to put consider follow-up questions. together a useful questionnaire. 7. Subgroup A re-interviews subgroup B to ask • Perform Research (Y): We all follow-up questions. researched OWL-S and WSDL 8. Subgroup A should review the requirements specifications in order to better understand Stakeholder for validity. requests

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Waters, U.S. Naval Academy; Randy Broussard, U.S. Naval Academy; Jenelle Piepmeier, U.S. Naval Academy

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Ocean and Marine

surface data encompassed a roughly0.5m×3.5m swath. Three different wave frequencies were tested with wave periods of T = {1.1,1.2, 1.3}s and a sequence of images was taken for each wave period. Figure 6 shows a MATLABinterpolation of the Cartesian data from the T=1.1s experimental run. As mentioned earlier,texturizing the water surface with sufficient mist or spray is essential to getting good results.Figure 7 shows the Periodogram of the averaged data from Figure 6. The peak corresponds to apredominant frequency wavelength of 1.71m for this run. The average wavelength for the entiresequence of images was 1.93m; this shows excellent agreement with the wave gauge wavelengthof 1.90m.In another experiment, a series of stereo images were taken along

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Urban, Arizona State University; Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Faye Navabi, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Women in Engineering

to enhance the placement examination througha smart online version that provides tailored tutorial material.1References 1. Tushar Chandra, Gitanjali Gunnam, and Joseph E. Urban, “Smart Online Placement Examination,” Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Web Technologies, Applications, and Services (WTAS 2004), July 4-6, 2005, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, pp. 204-208. 2. James S. Collofello, Joseph E. Urban, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Faye Navabi, and Doris Roman, “COOL (Computer Outreach Opportunities for Learning) Project,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003. 3

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Alesia Ferguson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Patrick Hager, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Aristide Sanou, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Daniel Shenoda, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

system. In further work, the system willbe expanded to monitor temperature and relative humidity.Bibliography 1. Camann, D.E., Harding, H. J., Geno, P. W., and Lewis, R. G. Relationship Among Drag Sled, PUF Roller and Hand Press Transfer of Pesticide Residues From Floors. in Proceedings of the US EPA and ADWMA International Conference. 1994. Durham, N C. 2. Ross, J., Fong, H. R., Thongsinthusak, T., Margetich, S., and Krieger, R., Measuring Potential Dermal transfer of Surface Pesticides Residue Generated from Indoor Fogger Using the CDFA Roller Method. Chemosphere, 1991. 22(9-10): p. 975-984. 3. Vaccaro, J.R., and Nolan, R. J. Evaluation of Dislodgeable

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University; Walter E. Thain Jr.

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Engineering Technology

effects of data traffic congestion on VoIP Quality of Service (QoS) and protocol efficiencyThe students were also expected to demonstrate their expertise in project management bydeveloping a project management plan with GANTT charts for the capstone project. Althoughstudents were allowed to develop their own sub teams to accomplish various tasks, they receivedinstruction about the overall team structure from the instructor with the following guidelines: i)students were to elect a project director, ii) sub teams were organized and assigned specifictask(s) by the director, iii) sub teams reported periodically to the director about the progress ofvarious sub goals set by the team towards the completion of assigned tasks, iv) the

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Day Radebaugh; Kurt A. Soschinske; Glyn Rimmington; Mara Alagic

the annual meeting of the the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Southwest Section of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Luis Obispo, CA.9. Ladd, J. (1980). The Quest for a Code of Professional Ethics: An Intellectual and Moral Confusion. In R. Chalk, M. S. Frankel & S. B. Chafer (Eds.), AAAS Professional Ethics Project: Professional Ethics Activities in the Scientific and Engineering Societies (pp. 154-159). Washington, DC: AAAS10. McDonald, J. (1993). Thin Examples of Moral Dilemmas. Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 19, pp. 225.11. Whitbeck, C. (1995). Teaching Ethics to Scientists and Engineers: Moral Agents and Moral Problems. Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 1:3, 299-308.12. Dorner, D

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ing-chang Jong P.E.

, Volume XXVI, Number 11, 1921, pp. 369-396.2. Timoshenko, S., and G. H. MacCullough, Elements of Strength of Materials, Third Edition, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York, NY, 1949, pp.179-181.3. Singer, F. L., and A. Pytel, Strength of Materials, Fourth Edition, Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1987, pp. 228-232.4. Beer, F. P., E. R. Johnston, Jr., and J. T. DeWolf, Mechanics of Materials, Fourth Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 2006.5. Pytel, A., and J. Kiusalaas, Mechanics of Materials, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 2003.6. Gere, J. M., Mechanics of Materials, Sixth Edition, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 2004.7. Shigley, J. E., Mechanical Engineering Design, Fourth Edition

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Bert Davy; Indranil Goswami; Jiang Li; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Charles Oluokun; Arcadio Sincero

” acknowledges that tapping the potential in “previously underutilized groups” will becritical for sustaining the technological lead the U.S. enjoys throughout the world (NSF, 2006).National concern has been expressed about the status of the U. S. science and engineering base-specifically the human talent, knowledge and infrastructure that generate innovations andundergird technological advances to achieve national objectives. Analyses have shown that theremay be a significant shortage in the entry level science and engineering labor pool, and thatscientific and technical fields could be significantly affected. Demographic data also show afuture with proportionately fewer young people and a work force comprised of growing numbersof minorities and the

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Farouq Alhourani

robot(s) within the FMS cell.(3) FMS Robot Program Efficiency. This exercise allow students to analyze eachFMS program of robotic movements and offer an objective critique in order tomake each movement a time efficient move. The students solve the workcell/machine capacity and efficiency problem. This allow the students to apply theproblem solving skills to the CIM cell, in order to operate efficiently.(4) Flexible End of Arm Tooling. The students are given a problem to solveinvolving the end of arm tooling for a robot in a FMS. The students conductresearch on materials, design and manufacture a flexible end of arm toolingsolution to the problem. The students apply knowledge of hydraulics/pneumaticsand electrical application. This exercise

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Brown, Chippewa Valley Technical College; Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired); Jeffrey Fancher, Western Wisconsin Technical College; Walter Hedges, Fox Valley Technical College; Terry Fleischman, Fox Valley Technical College; Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College; Richard Lokken, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Thomas Martin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Daniel Merkel, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired); Michael O'Donnell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Terry O'Laughlin, Madison Area Technical College; Mark Porubsky, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Robert Steker, Waukesha County Technical College; Timothy Tewalt, Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Engineering Technology

addition to the usual institution-wide policy on transfer ofindividual courses). Among these 119 programs, 31 programs had websites that referred totransfer/articulation agreements that were specific to the electrical-discipline engineeringtechnology baccalaureate program. Of these 31 programs, nine programs hadtransfer/articulation agreements that were presented as course-based agreements, that is, lists oftransferable courses specific to the electrical program. Another 18 of the 31 programs hadprogram-level transfer/articulation agreements that cited specific AAS-level program(s) that intheir entirety would transfer from other institution(s). The remaining four of the 31 programshad transfer policies that permitted any AAS-level engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Janna, University of Memphis; John Hochstein, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-578: COLLABORATION OF FRESHMAN WITH SENIORS IN A CAPSTONEDESIGN COURSEWilliam Janna, University of Memphis William S. Janna joined the faculty of The University of Memphis in 1987 as Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He served as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in the Herff College of Engineering. His research interests include boundary layer methods of solution for various engineering problems, and modeling the melting of ice objects of various shapes. He is the author of three textbooks, a member of ASEE and of ASME. He teaches continuing education courses in the area of piping systems and in heat exchanger design and selection, for ASME. Dr

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jessica Wilbarger, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

havebeen missed or dismissed.Survey responses were compiled and processed electronically. Most of the questions hadparticipants choose from a list of responses, and could thus be digitally tallied and graphed withrelative ease. The qualitative section at the end presented more of a challenge, however, and thedata from that are still being processed. Many questions throughout the survey allowed space forcomments, particularly if "Other" was an option. We read through these comments, and ifenough respondents wrote in a similar answer, tallied the remark and presented it with thecorresponding quantitative data.The questions/results presented in this paper are primarily those discussed in Todd et al.'s "ASurvey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

(as well as with Japan and South Korea), both for importing inexpensivemanufactured goods that lowers U.S. inflation, and for return flows of dollars that finance theU.S.’s federal deficit. U.S. corporations, like those of other countries, have also been quick tosee value in investing in China’s manufacturing base and pursuing opportunities in its domesticmarket.9A further corrective to the alarmist view was recently published in a well researched report byGereffi and Wadha at Duke University, “Typical articles have stated that in 2004 the United States graduated roughly 70,000 undergraduate engineers, while China graduated 600,000 and India 350,000. Our study has determined that these are inappropriate comparisons. These

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine; Lori Maxfield, College of St. Catherine

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Educational Research and Methods

the curricular components: a. Primary Parallel: Key phrases regarding the project particulars were underlined and classified along one of the parallels. Then the paper was looked at as a whole: The primary parallel was determined by the most frequently occurring parallel. b. Secondary Parallel(s): The secondary parallels were then identified and their relationships to the other parallels were determined.These curricular design components were then considered as a whole, using the PCM. In design,each curricular component seeks to motivate, instruct, or assess students in the content areas. Byusing the PCM “lens,” the relationships of curricular components to the parallels

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Monica Wright, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

D Variable Resistive Load E BURNER N S -Qc Fuel flow sensor E R LP / NATURAL GAS TANK CONDENSATE COLLECTION TANK Page

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Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, SUNY-College of Technology

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Architectural

the use of this new technological process for economic reasons?This paper will apply a series of existing theories developed from the post World War II periodto the pre CAD period of the 1980’s to explain technological changes and apply them tocomputer automation design process of today. These ideas will help to develop a theory tounderstand this new design process. It will outline characteristics of this new design process andpresent a framework to examine the effects in a Construction Design course. Student surveysand supporting data are presented. Recommendations for new assessment are offered. Thelarger goal of this paper is to obtain feedback for a more serious journal length article.Theoretical BackgroundThere is a substantial body of

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Melissa Lin, Exactech

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Engineering Technology

'), grid on Page 11.1237.10 A m p lit u d e R e s p o n s e - G a in 0 Av = Vo/Vi 10 -1 10 -2 10 0 1 2 3 10 10 10 10

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

semesters of Aliceinstruction included replacing storyboarding with flowcharting. The instructors felt thatflowcharting was a more appropriate algorithm development tool due to the increasinglymathematical nature of the assigned Alice exercises and homework.All of the Alice lessons necessitated the use of laptop computers by the students. Eachclassroom had a teaching assistant who was proficient in Alice programming. Weekly lessons ofAlice involved two parts: (1) lecture containing new programming concept(s) with hands-onexercise (2) continuation of week’s concept with hands-on exercise in the workshop andappropriate homework assignment. Weekly lessons covered the following topics: flowcharting,objects, classes, control structures including

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Beheler, Collin County Community College

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Women in Engineering

forwarding information to appropriate recipients, evenif the recipient is not in the high school population. The electronic invitation highlights theactivities of the workshop in the text of the email, and it also includes a flyer for the event thatrecipients are asked to print and post. To allow for ordering appropriate amounts of food forbreakfast and lunch, all invitations require R. S. V. P. responses to the grant office. In addition to the electronic invitation, printed invitational flyers, similar to thoseattached to the electronic invitation itself, are mailed and/or delivered to counselors, career andtechnical teachers, math teachers, science teachers, and principals of the middle schools in theregion. Additionally, a letter is sent

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Electrical and Computer

object is from the center of the robot. It was determined thatthree sensors in the front and one in the rear of the vehicle will be sufficient to help in the controlof the navigation. The three sensors (SRF 04) [3] in the front are the main source for detectingthe location of close physical obstacles. In arranging the front sensors like this, the desire was togain information not only about how far away each obstacle is, but also an approximation on thelocation of each obstacle. The first way this is accomplished is if there is an object detected onone or two of the sensors and not on the other(s). For example, if an object is detected on the left and center sensors, but not on the right, then the object is located to the

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsty Mills, University of New Mexico

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Engineering Ethics

% ‘nanohistory’, as well as pointing Not at all 2 3 4 Familiar out the presence of nanoparticles Figure 1: How familiar are you with nanotechnology? and nanostructures in nature and (The figures in this article are drawn from a survey throughout human history, delved given to the students before and at the end of the into the political background of course. Please note that the number of students t h e emergence of enrolled in the class (9) is such that the survey results nanotechnology, and the ongoing given in this article are not statistically significant, and s c h i s m s within the are

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

=.14m m x =.16k k c No Water 12 Inch S upports 0.4 Added Water 0.4