Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Healey, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-344 Energy Conversion & Conservation Division The Description of a Capstone Project to Develop a Web-Based Energy Center for Monitoring Alternative Power Generation Systems for Thermodynamics Laboratory ExperimentsFrancis A. Di Bella, PE Director, School of Engineering TechnologyRyan E. Healey, Electrical Engineering Technology (Cl. of 2006)Northeastern University, Boston, MAABSTRACTThe recent extreme hurricane damage to the Gulf coast states and the consequentialdisruption of oil refinement emphasized the delicate balance that the United States is inwith regards to energy consumption and supply. The future of the United States or anydeveloped nation lies in a reliable

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josh Walter, Purdue University; Dan Montgomery, Purdue University; Shripad Revankar, Purdue University

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Nuclear and Radiological

2006-354: STUDY OF SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE CATALYST FOR HYDROGENGENERATION - PURDUE UNIVERSITY SURF PROGRAMDan Montgomery, Purdue UniversityJosh Walter, Purdue UniversityShripad Revankar, Purdue University Dr. Shripad Revankar is currently an associate professor and Chair of Undergraduate Committee in the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University. He received MS and Ph.D in Physics from Karnatak University, India and M.Eng. in Nuclear Engineering from McMaster University, Canada. He has worked as post doctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and at University of California, Berkeley. His current research interests are in advanced nuclear reactor design, two-phase flow

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Smith, Pitt Community College; Bill Cooper, Pitt Community College; David Batts, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

education at ECU through the new concentration inbioprocess manufacturing.Students can enter into the biotechnology education from one of 44 community colleges in thestate through a 1+1 program that involves completing the first year of courses that are mostlygeneral education and science courses. After the first year, the student attends one of the 14community colleges that offer AAS degree programs in some form of biotechnology. Thesedegrees include Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, Bioprocess Technology, Clinical Trials,Nanotechnology, Chemical Process Technology, Laboratory Technology, AgricultureBiotechnology and Industrial Pharmaceutical Technology. For instance, a student could attendCraven Community College in New Bern, North Carolina for

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

stress inthe member. The sequence of colored fringes produced by increasing stress is black (zero),gray, white, pale yellow, orange, dull red, purple, and blue (maximum). As a reminder to thestudents, this fringe identification sequence could be listed with every image. The purpose ofeach photostress image is to acquaint students with the full-field stress regions. Thus, it is moreadvantageous and time efficient to have the images ready for the lecture than doing theexperiments in the laboratory. Any bolted joint connection that can be used with a tensilemachine is sufficient for this task. The photostress images that will be discussed combinecontact, bearing, and axial stresses; these stresses were demonstrated by the use of jointconnection

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology attempts to increase understanding of the human-built world. In this world,science and technology have broken through the walls of industry and of the laboratory tobecome an inextricable and determining element of nature, culture, and history. The STSProgram was founded at MIT in 1976 to address this unprecedented and momentousintegration of science, technology, and society. Faculty and students in the Program addresstwo basic, interrelated questions: how did science and technology evolve as human activities,and what role do they play in the larger civilization? The STS perspective is crucial tounderstanding major events of our time (war and conflict, the economy, health, theenvironment) and to addressing these and

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

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International

higher education. The Collegeencourages staff development, has a buoyant programme of scholarly activity, staff are supportedin their study for doctorates and a number of staff engage in personal research. KBU staff areexpected to engage in scholarly activity, and there are a number of small research laboratories forboth staff personal research and student project activities.KBU’s current engineering provision has been professionally accredited by the Board of EngineersMalaysia (BEM) by virtue of the host programmes in the UK being accredited by the Britishprofessional engineering bodies. KBU is the first private college thus accredited. The collegereceived, in 2000, formal acknowledgement of the quality of provision, which allows students

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mathematics

2006-915: TEACHING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH AN ENGINEERINGFOCUSStephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Stephen Pennell is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME, IES and SEM.John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell John R. White is a Professor in the

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Nghia Le, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the fatigue tester in teaching fatigue concepts to undergraduate students.Assessment, Evaluation and ImprovementThe evaluation plan is separated into two categories. The first category evaluates the design andperformance of the completed fatigue tester against the stated capabilities. The secondevaluation category measures the effectiveness of the completed system (fatigue tester +laboratory exercises) as a tool for enhanced student learning. Page 11.684.101. Fatigue tester design and performance.Several progress evaluations are planned. First, as particular subassemblies are completed, eachwill be measured for its ability to

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifford Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University; Promod Vohra, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

advanced education with both a strongtechnical component and a management/supervision component. The NIU Industrial Technologyprogram received initial accreditation by the National Association of Industrial Technologists(NAIT) in 1998, and was reaccredited in 2002. On the main DeKalb campus, the Department haswell equipped laboratory facilities to provide basic and advanced education in technical areaslike Plastics Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Environmental Health and Safety, andComputer-Aided-Design. The departmental faculty recognizes that many other technical areasexist and are taught very successfully at the community college level. As such, the departmenthas developed a unique Special Technical Area of Study which allows for transfer

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Rezaei, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Marco Schoen, Idaho State University; Gurdeep Hura, West Viginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Mechanical Engineering

effectiveness ofsimulation and animation to improve teaching effectiveness in the classroom. The classes thatthese tools are used are mostly upper level engineering courses were the theoretical concepts aremore difficult to understand by the students. The class sizes where these methods are appliedrange from 15 to 23 students.1. Robot Kinematics Visualization using Matlab™The treatment of kinematics and inverse kinematics in Robotics and Mechatronics classes canbecome rather abstract. Using industrial or educational robotic manipulators to demonstrate forexample the Denavit-Hartenberg parameters in class or laboratory environments is very Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

reduction factors used in design standards account for most of these errors. The exception is idealizing a structure that behaves between two extremes (e.g., semi-rigid connections, semi-flexible diaphragms). These exceptions, however, can be addressed by performing analysis on the two extremes and designing based on the most severe conditions. 2. Assumptions inherent to the analysis method or design equations. Every analysis method and design equation incorporates some assumptions. An example is the expression for shear capacity of a reinforced concrete beam without stirrups; that equation is an empirical lower bound based on laboratory tests. The load and strength reduction factors used in design standards account for these

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

presentation, studentswere also paired in class to work out an iteration or two for a numerical problem. We also metduring the weekly computer laboratory session where each student had access to a computer.Simulations for various numerical methods were conducted. Reading assignments were basedon textbook notes written by the first author, and problem sets included questions based onBloom’s taxonomy16. In Summer 2004 semester, students received instruction through a distance formatwithout a classroom lecture component, hereafter called the Web-Based Self Study mode. Sameresources were available to students as they were in Summer 2003. In addition, lecture videosthat were video recorded in a studio were available online. Since the students were

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

in Civil Engineering from Duke University and her MS and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University Robert Heard is Associate Teaching Professor in Material Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Teaching activities include integrating aspects of disciplines such as business, public policy, environmental engineering, and others into the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum. Responsibilities include the coordination of undergraduate lab facilities, and the co-op program; and teaching Professional Development Topics, the laboratory portion of the Materials for the 21st Century course, Materials Characterization

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland; Andrew Melton, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

recording of the entire AM radio band, so the students could see that in orderto tune in a particular station, the receiver must isolate one of the stations and demodulate it.When teaching frequency hopping systems, it would be interesting to examine the signal from afrequency hopping system such as Bluetooth to witness the signal jumping from one frequencyto another. In teaching software-defined radio, it would be interesting to test receivers with realRF signals instead of simulated ones.There are advantages in having the students work with real signals in laboratory courses[1,2,3].But for those students without access to the expensive test equipment or the time to set up theexperiments, a database may be the only way to get access to a wide

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

many advanced engineering courses andtextbooks, an early exposure to this software is beneficial.References[1] T.W. Martin, A. Azemi, D. Hewett, and C.P. Schneider, “PSpice in Electrical Engineering Laboratories,” Proceedings of the 1992 ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 1307-1308.[2] D. Andrews, A. Azemi, S. Charlton, and E. Yaz, “Computer Simulation in Electrical Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 1994 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Meeting, pp. 77-82.[3] A. Azemi and E. Yaz, “PSpice and MATLAB in Undergraduate and Graduate Electrical Engineering Courses,” Proceedings of the 24th Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 456-459, 1994.[4] E. Yaz and A. Azemi, “Utilizing MATLAB in two Graduate Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Herbert L. Hess P.E., University of Idaho in Moscow; Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

technology students closer in terms of learning both aspects of this importanttechnique.In this paper, an assessment of learning is reported where these classes of load flow tools areused in laboratories for engineering instruction and for engineering technology instruction.Methodologies are presented for teaching load flow from both perspectives: from a basicprogramming perspective and from a holistic perspective using a high level software simulationpackage. The results are assessed and recommendations for improvement are presented.Programming perspectiveA five-bus electric power system presents a significant programming problem without becomeexcessively burdensome. In the work at hand, the power system diagrammed in Figure 1 waspresented to

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

recruit young and idealistic minds interested in contributing toward solvingsome of society’s vital fundamental concerns. The prospect of using emerging technologies toaddress sustainable development has the definite potential of exciting undergraduate students. Several initiatives in this regard are already underway. Stanford University, for instance, isplanning to provide an innovative experience to students by establishing a residential program ina newly constructed “green” dormitory building. The building is expected to showcase sustain-able concepts related to energy, water systems, vehicle refueling, air quality, etc. and serve as a“live-in laboratory.” The new thrusts are driving curriculum reform. Several Big 10+ CEE departments

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Women in Engineering

topurchase portable water quality analysis equipment. This student completed a laboratory researchcomponent to learn and evaluate the robustness of a microbial water quality indicator test. Allthree students worked with a team of other students and a professional mentor on the EWBproject, and traveled internationally to their community over the course of the project experience.Of the two women and one male student mentored by Prof. Bielefeldt, one is now pursuing aMaster’s degree and the other two are working in the engineering profession. Two are stillinvolved with EWB projects.In December 2005 a written survey of 110 questions on the learning outcomes from working onthese EWB/Independent Study projects was e-mailed to the three students who worked

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

. Those who are dedicated toimproving the situation in their native countries often return home after graduate studyabroad, and take teaching position at local universities. They are then often beset by amultitude of problems – inadequate salaries, forcing them to have an additional job whichdetracts from their university effectiveness; lack of financial resources for teaching andresearch laboratory equipment, and for publications that could keep them abreast ofdevelopments in their technical and professional fields; and lack of funds for travel toconferences that could keep them technically and professionally up to date. Page 11.1366.2With developments

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

system design and optimization. Dr. Sexton holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Page 11.809.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Interactive Computer Program for Enhancing Conductive Heat Transfer ConceptsAbstractA computer based interactive learning tool for students enrolled in the Heat and Mass Transfercourse for undergraduate students was developed. The program is based on a code developedthrough a private contract with Sandia National Laboratory for steady state and transient heatconduction in solids. The interface, which

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Stuart, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

maximal success from industry input on curriculum development, program improvement and laboratory enhancement • Illustrations of how to develop internships with industry partners • Deliberations on how industry can help to accelerate the global connection for engineering education • Real world cases of the positive improvements for industry, educational institutions and communities that result from collaboration between industry and engineering educationPresented in this paper are actual experiences and examples of how a technical institution andfaculty have mutually benefited, with industrial partners from ongoing relationships andprograms that have successfully worked to improve the quality and direction of

Conference Session

Visualization

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Study, Virginia State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

that the use of visualization in math and science related coursesenhances both the visualization skills of students and the learning outcomes of the math andscience related courses. Hands on experiences, field observations, use of graphing calculators,and science laboratory equipment increased opportunities for the students to create mentalmodels which they could then relate to different academic areas and to daily life 16. As waspreviously noted, the students in this study had lower than desired skills in basic math, includingalgebra and geometry. However, their diagnostic math test scores improved over the course ofthe semester 6 and whether the improvement can be attributed to the college algebra andtrigonometry course most students were

Conference Session

Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy

. (1997), “Problem Based Learning via Open Ended Projects in Carnegie MellonUniversity's Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997, 27thAnnual Conference. 'Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change'. Proceedings, 350–354.[3] Criteria For Accrediting Engineering Programs (Effective for Evaluations During the 2005-2006 AccreditationCycle); Engineering Accreditation Commission; ABET, Inc. Baltimore, MD November 1, 2004.[4] De Camargo Ribeiro, L.R. and Mizukami, M.G.N. (2005), “Student Assessment of a Problem-Based LearningExperiment in Civil Engineering Education,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice,131(1), 13-18.[5] Dym, C.L., Agogino, A.M., Eris, O., Frey, D. D., and

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Nippert, Widener University

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Engineering Economy

cheating6 Using a computer/laptop during in-class tests 4.2 0.0 4.2 54.2 37.5 makes the tests more like engineering practice.7 Allowing students to use laptops during tests 4.2 16.7 45.8 25.0 8.3 favors students who can afford them8 The use of computers during tests should be 4.2 0.0 8.3 62.5 25.0 allowed when the tests take place in a computer laboratory.9 The use of laptops during tests should be allowed 8.3 12.5 8.3 50.0 20.8 when the tests take place in a regular classroom.N= 25Additional statistical information can be obtained by using a chi square test to compare responsesto pairs of questions. The chi

Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

software. The author had to familiarize the students with the essential features of Mathcad, before they were given the assignment. As part of the Page 11.1234.8 course, a two-hour-per-week computational laboratory makes it possible for the author to teachthe basics of this software. Eighteen students answered a survey which is summarized in Table1. Table 1. Summary of Student Surveys Strongly Not Strongly Statement Disagree Disagree Sure Agree AgreeThe use of Mathcad for InfluenceLines was

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Richard Zollars, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

membersserving as moderators are asked to occasionally monitor their topic and make contributions,enhancements, and consolidations as they see necessary. Their role is both to improve thecoherency of their topic by summary threads messages and to solicit new topics. Moderators canedit or delete all messages posted in their area. The Forum includes the ability to upload and disseminate attachments. This is intended toallow electronic materials, such as a innovative laboratory assignment, to be uploaded in acompact form, such as a PDF (Portable Document Format), without the use of an intermediarywebsite. This means that faculty who do not maintain their own websites can still disseminatematerials broadly through the ChED.The ASEE Chemical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University

designing andbuilding robots so I turned the project over to my students to determine the specific objectivesand develop the curriculum. The students worked closely with theInternational Technology Association Standards(ITEA, 2000), state standards, and teachers’ lessonplans. We wanted to ensure that we taught ameaningful core rather than just a lot of “cool”activities. Space exploration and the NASA MarsRover project became the theme of our activity.NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) wasparticularly helpful in providing resources and ideasabout what might be available. BYU students splitup into three different instructional teams where 5-6BYU students worked on curriculum for SpaceExploration, Deployment Design, or RoverEngineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Reising, University of Evansville

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Computers in Education

2006-812: MATHCAD FOR IN-CLASS EXAMPLES IN A RANDOM PROCESSESCOURSEJames Reising, University of Evansville JAMES A. REISING is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, where he has taught since 1980. Prior to that time he was employed by Eagle-Picher Industries at the Miami Research Laboratories and the Electro-Optic Materials Department. He is a senior member of IEEE. Page 11.913.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Mathcad™ for In-class Examples in a Random Processes CourseAbstractSome textbooks1,2 used for courses in

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Rutkowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Computers in Education

semester by IT services. To tailor Portfolio to fit the needs of the student, we have developed an element templatethat contains the information that we as a department would like to utilize (Table 2). Certainelements are automatically entered into the template (Adm) while others require student input.Of these elements, some are required by the department (Stu-Req) and some are optional (Stu-Opt). This template contains the personal identification and contact data, general educationalinformation as well as departmental specific elements (Figure 3). The departmental specificelements correspond to many of the courses found within the traditional chemical engineeringcurriculum. Laboratory reports, case studies, design projects can be easily

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

useful for this project. 2.85 3.50 1.09 6. I knew very little about the topic of my project before this semester started. 2.95 2.27 4.82 7. I would support a “learning laboratory” in the Dept. where students could “interact” with 4.29 4.17 4.64 various mechanical devices on their own timeDiscussionFemales entering an engineering discipline may do so with a perceived “competitivedisadvantage”. The results of this paper strongly disputes this perception related to design andproblem solving issues. The Sun Clock Project could be viewed as “creative” or “original”design, and both