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General Topics in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Graduate Studies

: 5 4 3 2 1 STR. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE S. DISAGREE UNDECIDED Picture Smart - Visual Intelligence √ Word Smart - Linguistic Intelligence √ Number Smart - Mathematical

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

– 30). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 7. Rebello, N. S. (2009). Can we assess efficiency and innovation in transfer? AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1179, 241 – 244. 8. R. J. Beichner, "An Introduction to Physics Education Research," in Getting Started in PER, edited by C. Henderson and K. A. Harper (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD, 2009), Reviews in PER Vol. 2, . 9. Hake, R. R. (1998). A six thousand student study of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. The American Journal of Physics, 66(1), 64 - 74. 10. Connolly, P. & Vilardi, T. (1989). Writing to Learn in Mathematics and Science. New York: Teachers College Press. 11. Countryman, J. (1992

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

processes. Dr. Davis is a licensed private pilot and performs research primarily in areas related to aviation. His current research at OU involves the design and development of a new GPS Ground Based Augmentation System utilizing feedback control and the design of instrumentation and data acquisition for navigational systems. Additionally, he serves as the ECE recruiting coordinator and one of the primary academic advisers for ECE students.Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma Mark B. Yeary (S’95M’00SM’03) received the B.S. (honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Following his graduation

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Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

best practices for planning, launching, and managing new ventures. This multidisciplinary course will draw on management, business, legal, financial, as well as technical, concepts.Further courses at the undergraduate and graduate level are currently under evaluation for onlinedelivery.Alignment of the University of Maryland’s approach to student s’ expectationsFor course design, priority for introducing online technology entrepreneurship course is placedon existing face-to-face on campus. This provides a tested syllabus with proven deliverables andexisting pedagogy that can be modified for the online environment. Technologies used are thosealready familiar to students and faculty, where possible. Details of the variables

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

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Aerospace

of Chief State Offices, 2005, vol. 10 issue 3. 4. T. Boe, The next step for educators and the technology industry: Investing in teachers. Educational Technology, 1989, 29(3), 39-44. 5. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm 6. C. Czerniak, .& M. Schriver, An examination of preservice science teachers' beliefs and behaviors as related to self-efficacy. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1994, Volume 5, Number 3, 77-86. 7. N. Fisher, K. Gerdes., T. Logue, L. Smith & I Zimmerman, Improving students' knowledge and attitudes of science through use of hands-on activities. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 436 352).1998 8. J. Harvey, & S. Purnell, S

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Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao-Chia Cheng, National Central University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 542, R.O.C.; Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University

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Instrumentation

no. NSC97-2511-S-008 -009 -MY3.Bibliography1. E. Malacara, Geometrical and Instrumental Optics, (Methods in Exp. Phys., Academic Press, 1988) Vol. 25.2. S.H. Lu, S.P. Pan, T.S. Liu, and C.F. Kao, “Liquid refractometer based on immersion diffractometry”, Opt. Express 15, 9470-9475(2007)3. S.F.O. Silva, O. Frazao, P.Caldas, J.L. Santos, F.M. Araujo, and L.A. Ferreira, “Optical fiber refractometer based on a Fabry-Perot interferometer”, Opt. Eng. 47, 054403(2008)4. A.F. Leung, J.J. Vandiver, “Automatic refractometer”, Opt. Eng 42, 1128-1131(2003)5. S.G. Kaplan, J.H. Burnet, “Optical properties of fluids for 248 and 193 nm immersion photolithography”, Appl. Opt. 45, 1721-1724(2006)6. L.W. Tilton, Standard

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students had four weeks to address the reviewers’ comments. The papers were then peer-reviewed by the same group who provided the first review. After this second peer-review, thepapers were returned to the authors. The authors addressed the final comments and the articlewas submitted to a journal.The Project – PresentationsPresentations were scheduled for the last two weeks of the semester. The class met three timesper week for 50 minutes per lecture. Based on the number of papers, each author(s) had 20minutes for their presentation and five minutes for questions. Each presentation was critiquedonly by the instructor.ConclusionsPaperNone of the papers were accepted. The reasons for the rejections were related to “little or nocontribution to the

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph Homer Saleh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

invitecomments and contributions from the readers, and we hope that the editor(s) of this journal willencourage the publications of comments and exchanges on this subject. The purpose of theseexchanges would be to bring a collective educational wisdom to bear on the development andrefinement of a course on accident causation and system safety, a course that can be taughtbroadly in all engineering schools.4.1 Anatomy of accidents: case studiesBefore discussing concepts and abstractions in accident causation and system safety, it isimportant to motivate and ground the course in case studies of actual accidents. We believe theuse of case studies is particularly important for this course in general, and for the introduction tothis course in particular. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Shahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University; David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

iLab, and felt the lab had made themthink about and understand some things they would not have been able to from just lectures ortextbooks. This activity successfully helped us to understand the requirement for the VR-Lab.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DUE-0942778, EEC-0935008, and HRD-0928921.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. I. E. Allen and J. Seaman, “Learning on demand: Online education in the United States, 2009”. Technical report, The Sloan Consortium. Retrieved May 1, 2010

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M Hynes, Tufts University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Megan Kiely Mueller, Tufts University; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University

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NSF Grantees

graduation andemployment, and lower levels of “bad” outcomes, such as incarceration) than do the “hard skills”assessed by conventional mental ability tests1,2,3,4,6,10,11. Based on these findings, we hypothesizethat such life skills may be an important (albeit still largely unrecognized and unmeasured)“moderator variable” for college student engineering achievement. A moderator variable inbehavioral science is a construct that changes the relation between two other variables, and itmay be that soft skills have such a moderating influence between student “hard skills” andengineering achievement. We hypothesize further that possession of the “soft” skill abilities toselect (S) appropriate (realistic, feasible) goals for ones’ engineering tasks; to

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Karen Reynolds; Zulma Toro-Ramos

, “well-rounded Renaissance Engineer”[s] [3]. Turns, Atman, et al., [4] use thesereports as an input to what an engineer needs to know. Dym, et al. present how engineeringeducation is being challenged to require students to consider additional design constraintsrequired as part of “new fundamentals” [5]. In response to this challenge, the CoE at WSU is aleader in reshaping the undergraduate experience to prepare the engineer of 2020, and at thesame time make the educational experience more meaningful to the student and the student moredesirable to local and national industries. As such, the CoE requires that for an Engineering BSdegree at WSU, each student will complete the program course requirements and at least three ofthe following six

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Qinghai Gao

necessary to involve faculty from computer securityand faculty from biology to break the traditional professional boundaries.Reference[1] Cray, S. (1996). “An imaginary tour of a biological computer (why computer professionals and molecularbiologists should start collaborating)”, Remarks of Seymour Cray to the Shannon Center for Advanced Studies,University of Virginia. Retrieved on September 23, 2011 from http://www.cccp2000.com/cray.html[2] Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., &Walter, P. (2007). Molecular Biology of the Cell (5thedition), Garland Science.[3] Dasgupta, D. (2006). Advances in artificial immune systems. IEEE Computational IntelligenceMagazine, 1(4): 40-49.[4] Forrest, S., Somayaji, A., & Ackley, D

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Donald D. Joye

. Wiley & Sons, NY, 2009 7. Dinehart, D., Gross, S., Yost, J., Radlinska, A., “The Role of Structural Engineering in Multi-Disciplinary Freshmen Projects”, ASEE 2010 Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June. 8. Caverly, R., Fulmer, H., Santhanam, S., Singh, P., O’Brien, J., Jones, G., Char, E., Mercede, F., Weinstein, R., Yost, J., “Project-based freshmen engineering experience: The Core Course,” 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June. 9. Welty, J.R., Wicks, C.E., Wilson, R.E., Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 3 rd ed., J.Wiley & Sons, NY, 1984. pp. 624-626. 10. Fogler, H.S., “Using the Senior Unit Operations Laboratory to Develop Troubleshooting Skills and to Ease

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Valerie Lundy-Wagner; IRAJ KALKHORAN; MELINDA PARHAM; Yona Jean-Pierre; HAANG FUNG; LINDSEY VANWAGENEN

://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2. Hill, C., Corbett, C., & St. Rose, A. (2010). Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics. American Association of University Women: Washington, DC. Retrieved fromhttp://www.aauw.org/learn/research/upload/whysofew.pdf3. Lord, S.M, Camacho, M.M., Layton, R.A., Long, R.A., Ohland, M.W., & Washburn, M.H. (2009). Who’spersisting in engineering? A comparative analysis of female and male Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American andWhite students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 15, 167-190.4. Donaldson, K., Lichtenstein, G., & Sheppard, S. (2008). Socioeconomic status and the undergraduate engineeringexperience: Preliminary findings from four American

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Wael Mokhtar

, project-based approach for undergraduate heat transfer instruction”,2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, 2001.7. Fleischmann, S., Sozen, M., and Mokhtar, W., “A Green Heat Transfer Design Project to IntroduceGlobalization and Society Awareness”, ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress &Exposition, Paper no: IMECE2010-38285, November 12-18, 2010.8. Leifer, J., “An Active Learning Design Project for a Junior-Level Kinematics and Dynamics Class”, 32ndASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, November 20029. Crone, W., “Using an Advanced Mechanics of Materials Design Project to Enhance Learning in an IntroductoryMechanics of Materials Course”, The 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Victoria Schuele; Ronald Edwards; Don Gillich; Andrew Kovanen; Brian Moretti

project sponsor at the end of the year. Additionally,cadets give a poster presentation at USMA’s annual Project’s Day held during the Springsemester each year.ConclusionThe pyroelectric crystal accelerator at West Point provides the cadets in the Department ofPhysics and Nuclear Engineering a unique opportunity for outside the classroom, discoverylearning. Cadets can apply classroom skills to real world applications while gaining valuableresearch, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. This project will help them to be moreproductive in future academic endeavors as well as in future career fields.1. Naranjo, B., Gimzewski, J.K., and Putterman, S., “Observation of Nuclear Fusion Driven by a Pyroelectric Crystal”, Letters to Nature

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

Cornelius, T. and Owen-DeSchryver, J. Differential Effects of Full and Partial Notes on Learning Outcomes and Attendance, Teaching of Psychology, 35: 6–12, 200814 Silberman, M. Active Learning 101 Strategies toTteach Any Subject Allyn and Bacon 1996(P 73)15 Fisher, C. S., & Berliner, C. D. (Eds.). (1985). Perspectives on instruction time. New York: Longman.16 Greenwood, C. R., Delquadri, J. D., & Hall, R. V. (1984). Opportunity to respond and student academic achievement. In W. L. Heward, T E. Heron, D. S. Hill, & J. Trap-Porter (Eds.), Focus on behavior analysis in education (pp. 58-88). Columbus, OH: Merrill. Heward, W. L. (1994). Three "low-tech" strategies17 Davis, B. Tools for Teaching 2nd Edition Jossey

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

studentsincluding the ones detailed below. Others are not within the reach of smaller schools such asDefense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)’s Grand and Urban Challenge3. Someothers like SAE’s Formula Series4 may require greater resources compared to the ones below. The Institute of Navigation (ION)’s Robotic Lawn Mower Competition will be held June 2-4, 2011 in Beavercreek, Ohio5. The objective of the competition is to design and operate a robotic unmanned lawnmower using navigation to rapidly and accurately mow a field of grass. NASA’s 18th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race will be held April 1 - 2, 2011 in Huntsville, Alabama, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Each Moonbuggy will be powered by two

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

harmonics for continuous-conduction-mode boost power-factor correction,” Proc. IEE Electric Power Applications, Vol. 148, Issue 2, pp. 202 – 206, March 2001.3. B. Choi, S. Hong, and H. Park, ”Modeling and small-signal analysis of controlled on-time boost power-factor- correction circuit,” IEEE Trans. On Industrial Electronics, Vol. 48, Issue 1, pp. 136 – 142, Feb. 2001. Page 22.160.74. M. Orabi, T. Ninomiya, and J. Chunfeng, “Nonlinear dynamics and stability analyses of boost power-factor- correction circuit,” Proc

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Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

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Computers in Education

’ Figure 5. Instruction Fetch Sequence. Step RTN Control Signals T3 R(D) ← R(S) REGS_Read1 <= ‘1’ ALU_OP <= Pass_A Load_STATUS <= ‘1’ REGS_Write <= ‘1’ Clear <= ‘1’ Figure 6. Instruction Execute for MOVE Rs,Rd.VHDL ModelThe VHDL model for the instructional processor is developed in phases, with new capabilitiesadded in each phase. Phase 1 includes the components of the data path, which have beendeveloped throughout the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville; Sandra Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; David McNeel, Education Consultant

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NSF Grantees

the project in each middle andhigh school club are closely monitored and, any corrective action, if needed, is takenimmediately. Future goals of this initiative include developing a sustainability model for theongoing operation of its after-school clubs and summer camps and more tightly integrating itsprograms into middle to high school transition strategies and into 9th grade curriculum and Page 22.228.6activities preparing students for their choice of academies.AcknowledgementsThis project is being funded by National Science Foundation Award Number 0833643.Bibliography1. Rogers, S. Rapid Prototyping: A Strategy to Promote Interest in STEM

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Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Architectural

work is planned, the author will attempt to introduce amodified version of the project alongside a statics course for sophomore engineeringstudents.























































1 Atman, C. J. Adams, R. S. Cardella, M. E. Turns, J. Mosborg, S. Saleem, J. 2007 Engineering DesignProcesses: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4)pg. 3592 Dally, J. W. , and Zhand, G. M. 1994. A Freshman Engineering Design Course. Journal of EngineeringEducation 83(2) pp 83-9.3 Dym, C.L. Agogino, A. M. . Eris, O. Frey, D. D. Leifer, L. J. 2005 Engineering Design Thinking,Teaching, and Learning Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1) pp 103-1204 Katehi, L. 2005. The Global Engineer

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chrysoula Florou, University of Thessaly, Greece; Ioanna Kosmopoulou, University Of Thessaly, Greece; Elias N. Houstis, University of Thessaly

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Electrical and Computer

yearsprogramming is still considered to be a difficult course demands the location of a new, probablyearlier, starting point, and different methods and media to teach it. “Programming is a very usefulskill and can be a rewarding career. In recent years the demand for programmers and studentinterest in programming has grown rapidly, and introductory programming courses have becomeincreasingly popular.”4 Since the early 70’s there has been an intense effort towards determiningand adopting appropriate and efficient methods that would optimize the learners’ ability tounderstand and solve programming related problems. 4, 5 For these reasons, identifying theoptimum way to teach programming and algorithmic thinking has for decades been one of thebiggest

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

are involved in making major focus and study decisionsc) Participants work together as a group with facilitator(s) to promote cohesiond) All aspects of the inquiry are undertaken in ways that are understandable and meaningful toparticipantse) The ideas of all involved are valued; status and power differences between novices andexperts are minimized as much as possible.Because of this level of participation, the faculty mentor, educational researcher, and participantsdecided upon co-authorship of the paper. Similar decisions about authorship have been used inthe health sciences among other fields41,42.The students‘ faculty mentor and the educational researcher initiated preparation of the paperafter facilitating an interview/discussion of the

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Figure 7. Exporting the voltage measurements performed on the voltage divider circuitThe goal of the second experiment is to measure the time constant of a simple RC circuit andobserve how the time constant changes when the value of the resistor in the circuit is increased.This experiment requires the use of a waveform generator, and an oscilloscope. Figure 8 showsthe circuit analyzed in the second experiment. Figure 8. RC Circuit driven by a periodic 50% duty cycle square waveformThe EE board provides a 2-channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator and a 4-channel,40MSamples/s Oscilloscope. Figure 9 illustrates the setting used for the waveform generator.,while Figure 10 illustrates the oscilloscope traces used to measure the time constant

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Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chong Chen, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

thedesigner to modify their design for getting a better product. Magnet field analysis may also beused for finding torque, force, power losses, and induced voltage, which are the primaryparameters of electrical machine performance study.This paper presents the magnet field analysis of a cylindrical permanent magnet linear alternator.This alternator has four permanent magnet rings mounted on a plunger (shaft), which oscillateslinearly when the machine is working. The magnetic polarities (N pole or S pole) of the rings arein radial direction and the polarities alternate from one ring to the next on each side of theplunger. Two of the magnet rings are on each end of the plunger and a magnetic loop is formedby the permanent magnet rings, plunger, stator

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuemin Zhao, China University of Mining & Technology; You-jun Tao, China University of Mining & Technology

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International

recognition of engineering educationin China, and enhance the international competitiveness. Mineral processing of CUMT is thefirst one who is accepted engineering education accreditation, it‟s very significant for thepromotion of the quality of engineering education, its international competition and thedevelopment of the major through accreditation of engineering education as soon as possible.The Development and Characteristics of Mineral Processing of China University ofMining and Technology Mineral processing in CUMT begun 1952, and currently it was developed by early coalpreparation, mineral processing, it was approved for master program in 1981 and doctor in1984. It also established post-doctoral research center in 1985. And in 1988, it was

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

technical specificationsWhen designing either a transformer or an inductor, a wire is required for the winding(s) aroundthe magnetic core. Wire selection is typically based on the window area of the core as well astolerable amount of copper losses in watts. The web-based magnetic design contains a sub-routine that automatically looks for the wire size (gauge) that most closely fits the calculatedcore material and type. However, since the program is meant to aid in basic calculations ofsimple inductor and transformer designs, the wire selection does not take into account complexconfiguration of winding such as bifiliar or more, interleaving, etc. Figure 5 illustrates the stepwhere wire size is determined including three data related to the selected