Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 13.50.15ConclusionsThe two Simulink exercises described here successfully reinforced key thermodynamics andfluid mechanics concepts. Future exercises are planned to emphasize accumulatorthermodynamics, which is an excellent application of the classical “cylinder/piston” problemseen ubiquitously in thermodynamics courses. Plans are in the works to develop exerciseshighlighting vehicle dynamics in either freshman engineering or energy system courses. Resultsfrom the Simulink model have also been used to develop an Excel Visual Basic macro to teachhigh school students about hybrid vehicles.We wish to thank the Michigan-Ohio University Transportation Center and the MichiganDepartment of Transportation for funding this project.References1

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

modules were covered. Experimental Group Comparison GroupWeek (Section 1) (Sections 2 & 3) 1 Pre-testing Pre-testing 2 Module 8 – Surfaces and Solids of Module 1 – Isometric Drawings and Revolution Coded Plans 3 Module 9 – Combining Solids Module 2 – Orthographic Drawings 4 Module 3 – Flat Patterns Inclined and Curved Surfaces 5 Module 1 – Isometric Drawings and Module 3 – Flat Patterns Coded Plans 6 Quiz Quiz 7 Module 2 – Orthographic Drawings Module 4

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

:00PM Lab work and experimentation Page 13.797.5Prevalent experiments run during my lab work period include hydroxyproline andglycosaminoglycan assays, cell culture, histology preparation, Small Angle Light Scattering datacollection and processing, and experimental design and planning. I use Microsoft Excel andMATLAB for data analysis.Student BI think in a given week my time is roughly spent:(50%) Data Analysis: I use DMAS (tracker and reporter) to digitize strain markers almost everyday I work. I also use EXCEL daily. I often use ABAQUS to calculate the strain across theGlenohumeral Capsule. Over the summer I used MATLAB to analyze my

Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University

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Engineering Technology

and the ultimate resultsof the planning is a building that will likely be built in the United States. The buildingengineering services industry is almost by definition a non-globalization affected careeropportunity. Thus, an engineering and engineering technology curriculum6 must accommodatethe needs of this industrial sector.Industrial ControlsVirtually every mass produced product is either assembled, transported from process to processon an assembly line, and/or inspected by programmed (including Programmable Logic Control,PLC), industrial controls. 21st century robotics as well as modern energy generation systems allmust utilize industrial controls. Designing and/or programming industrial controls is one of theengineering areas of study

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abu SARWAR, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Engineering Technology

experiences with making the transition from the use of mathdepartment courses to developing our own courses in mathematics for engineering technology.The paper will discuss development of the courses, initial offerings, a discussion of the effectsthis change has had on other courses, and plans for future changes.Introduction Page 13.1167.2During the 1980s, our institution replaced an industrial arts program with a bachelor’s degreeprogram in engineering technology. The program was formed on the university’s main campus,where students had easy access to course offerings from the math, chemistry, and physicsdepartments, and operated on traditional 16

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, USF; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Bradley Jenkins, Saint Petersburg College

13.615.4frameworks.With input from the colleges and their local industries as well as the Florida Department ofEducation, the participants of these workshops have been able to come to consensus on theintellectual and educational content of the new AS/AAS degree. The degree is a one plus onedesign, with a college certificate embedded in 18 hours of the first year which is defined as theEngineering Technology Core. The ET Core is aligned with the Manufacturers Standards SkillsCouncil (MSSC) Portable Production Technician Certification. The AS/AAS degree currentlyhas 5 specialization tracts (year 2 of the degree plan) which colleges can choose to implement inany number. The frameworks for the new degree program were approved by the FL DOE inMay 2007. The group is

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Thomas Keyser, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

handling, capacity planning, and line balancing, while biomedicalengineering students also designed and performed physiological case-control studies as acomponent of BME 405. Secondly, because the goal of the NISH National Scholar Award is tofoster innovation in the design of assistive technologies to increase the participation ofindividuals with disabilities in the workforce, it was important in the design to incorporate Page 13.806.2features that could maximize the number of workers able to participate in the manufacturingtasks. This requirement led to the introduction of universal design concepts, based on theuniversal design

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classreturned to campus, to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be built from theirnewly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned over the nexttwo months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill sets needed toreplicate the University’s automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale. Page 13.566.3The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost of the components. The secondary educators have beenthrilled to have “plug and play” modules that genuinely

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Decker, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Hansen, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Robert Dewar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

system for thegreenhouse will be in the form of closed loop geothermal heat pump system powered by a 7.5kW photovoltaic system.project designThe proposed greenhouse will be a south facing structure with a 25 ft. by 40 ft. footprint, asshown in Figure 1. The north wall of the greenhouse was moved away from the existing labbuilding wall to make room for an exiting stairway at the east end of the building. The floor ofthe greenhouse will be sunk approximately 5 ft. below the grade of the western side of thegreenhouse. See Figure 1 for western and southern elevations and a plan view of the greenhouse.The frame of the greenhouse will be made of metal and the walls will be finished with 3 inchwide brick and 3.25 inch thick fiberglass insulation on the

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

‚ Kevin Suffren. Ray Tracing from the Ground Up. AK Peters, ISBN 978-1-56881- 272-4, 2007. This text offers a more comprehensive view of ray tracing theory and practice. Topics range from algorithm basics to advanced techniques that would be explored in the context of a second course on ray tracing. A wide range of code examples are also included throughout the text.The Suffern text was not yet available for our initial offering, so we opted for the Shirley text.However, in future versions of the course, we plan to adopt the Suffern book as the main text andsuggest the Shirley text as a highly recommended (but optional) resource.Topics from the text are supplemented by readings from the ray

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station.Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University Page 13.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Project Based Learning as a Catalyst for Academic Evolution and as an Incubator for Academic InnovationAbstractAs engineering education at the undergraduate level continues to evolve, the support structurerequired for educational approaches such as Project-Based Learning (PBL) is expanding toinclude not only the

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies

coordinator, a faculty member who plans most assignments andprepares PowerPoint slides for both lectures and workshops. Some workshop leaders in the GTFprogram or with prior experience teaching in the department assist in preparing slides andactivities. This past fall, the largest course had two lead teaching assistants who were responsiblefor preparing workshop slides (which were then approved by the faculty course coordinator) andrunning the weekly course meeting. Though this meeting is intended for workshop leaders,faculty often attended and participated as needed. Each course has common exams andassignments. Faculty meet weekly to discuss new content, logistics, tests and exams. Workshopleaders are not assigned to specific faculty members because

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

pragmatic emphasis to address EC3(g) (ABETEngineering Criterion 3-g): “ability to communicate effectively.” Driskill [4], inexamining how ABET (g) is addressed in available ABET accreditation plans, noted littleevidence in the literature that assessment plans incorporate modern rhetoric pedagogy,contemporary discourse analysis, or the fundamentals of communication theory in theirexpectations for writing in an engineering education. Thus, the development of a richdefinition of “communication” and measuring “effectiveness” by a set of carefullythought out exercises would be needed to assess EC3(g) (ABET Engineering Criterion 3-g): “ability to communicate effectively”.From our preliminary research on the PDS and PTD exercises we feel that these

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-Programmable-Chip (SOPC)AbstractTo better prepare students in the areas of computer architecture, embedded systems and controlsystems, an advance digital control systems laboratory is currently under development as part ofour strategic plan to offer a Computer Engineering Program next year. In order to bridge the gapbetween the computer engineering design courses and practical industrial control system courseswe designed experiments, one example of which will be explained in details, to provide studentswith the ability to take what they have learned in digital design courses and apply it toward whathas been learned in a control system courses. This approach also provides us with a moreefficient use of our laboratory resources in terms of both space

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

, EE students are assigned to teams. Each team is Page 13.1027.2assigned a unique design project and must solve and implement a design problem throughout thesemester. These projects are often industrially supported. Recently, some projects have beenextended into the senior year. EE300 is taken the spring semester before the year long seniordesign sequence and is an important foundation to the senior project experience.The first course of the senior year experience is EE 400, EE Design IV. During this course,students thoroughly plan their capstone project. At the beginning of the semester, students areplaced on teams and are assigned projects

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

learningoutcomes, b) determining the acceptable evidence of that learning, and c) planning theexperiences and instruction. In identifying the desired results, Wiggins and McTighe 9provide a further classification of three levels for establishing curricular priorities one Page 13.1005.5embedded inside another and ranging from knowledge worth being familiar with toenduring understanding.Learning OutcomeFor the case of both instructors, it has been identified that learning experiencesaccompanied by simulation tools were used to convey concepts having “endurance valuebeyond the classroom” (Wiggins and McTighe, p.10) 9 . While instructor A used thesimulation tool to

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

theory, computation, and experimentation and adiscussion of planned curriculum improvements now made possible with the addition of the newlaboratory.RP Lab OverviewThe Rapid Prototyping Laboratory is a 238 square foot facility that contains two work stationsthat are connected to three 3D printers. The oldest of the three is a Zcorporation Zprinter310plaster printer which was purchased in Fall 2005. The impetus for the purchase of this printerwas to support a freshmen multidisciplinary design course which was being offered for the firsttime that semester. Two Stratasys Dimension SST printers which form parts made of ABSplastic were subsequently purchased during the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters. Theseprinters are used for sophomore through

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najwa Hanel, University of Southern California

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International

motivated arsonists. --The Water Resources Center is involved in efforts to rationalize the planning and management of water resources and to develop strategies for the optimal usage of this vital resource. This is a critically important topic for the region, which has not effectively been able to succeed in harnessing the water from the winter rainy season and the snow melts of the spring in reservoirs for irrigation during the arid, dry summer and fall seasons. For this, the Center, which is a forum for information exchange and regional cooperation with the department of Environmental Engineering, has conducted a coastal zone management and development study to define opportunities for socio

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, Stevens Intitute of Technology; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

; manufacturing, process planning and rapid prototyping/manufacturing.Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology Kishore Pochiraju is the Director of Design and Manufacturing Institute and an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. He received his PhD from Drexel University in 1999 and joined Stevens after a postdoctoral appointment at the Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware. Dr. Pochiraju works in the areas of multi-scale and multi-physics mechanics of composites And structures. His recent funded research on oxidation and durability of high temperature polymer Matrix composites. He has developed and taught

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Matthew Beatty, Naperville North High School

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Harvesting of Lunar Iron: Competitive Hands-on LearningAbstractElectromagnets can be used to harvest free iron from lunar soil, known as regolith. Iron isimportant to the US plans for a lunar outpost. It does not rust in space, making it an excellentconstruction material. Circumpolar railroad tracks would allow a slowly-moving train to followthe sun, making agriculture possible, and enabling continuous operation of factories producingsolar cells and oxygen for life support and propulsion. Designing an iron harvesting apparatusfor the unique lunar environment requires that students re-think tacit assumptions about howthings work.Within the context of a 33-student summer program, two college interns

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Isla Young, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

expectations.According to the surveys, the Projects have also done fairly well at the goal of gender and ethnicequity. Across all high schools, for those students designating a gender, 40% were female in2005, 39% in 2006, and 34% in 2007. These numbers are stellar compared to the numbers ofwomen currently pursuing STEM degrees, but still show there is a long way to go before trueequity is achieved. The formal survey conducted in 2005 and informal conversations withfacilitators since indicate that, while most facilitators make it a point to seek out female students,there are no recruitment methods designed specifically to attract females or other underrepresented students currently in use. The program administrator’s project director plans tobecome more directly

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Emily Merrick, Iowa State University; Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University

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Materials

13.867.3Meetings are scheduled each month of the academic year and feature speakers, free dinners, andice breaker activities. Guest speakers at these meetings include faculty, industry representatives,and alumni that typically present a technical materials engineering seminar. In addition, thesemeetings are also used to present updates on past and planned activities and discuss chapterbusiness. The executive council meets the week prior to each monthly meeting for planning andorganization, enabling a smooth operation of upcoming meetings and events.Students have a desire to attend national conferences of their societies as an opportunity tointeract with other students and professionals, network with potential employers, and exchangewith other

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Dale Masel, Ohio University

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2008-2680: TEACHING CONCEPTS OF LEAN MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH A HANDS-ON LABORATORY COURSEArun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Arun received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 1997 and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2004. He went on to receive his Doctoral Degree in Integrated Engineering (with an Industrial Engineering concentration) from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2007. His research interests include production, planning and control of manufacturing systems, application of lean principles, study of discrete-event systems and cost estimation for various

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Allen, Georgia College & State University; Amy Kelley, Georgia College & State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

centers around interactive worksheets,cooperative learning and discovery activities, and individual writing assignments.Interactive Worksheets: We have designed worksheets to complement our presentation of thesubject matter. The worksheets contain definitions, theorems, and procedures as well as theexample problems (without solutions) that we plan to discuss in class. Frequently we ask studentsto attempt a problem prior to a discussion on it. This approach allows students to take an activerole in doing linear algebra problems rather than be passive observers. In the interactiveworksheets, the examples the students are asked to work include basic computations, applicationsof theory, and applications in specific contexts. The following are excerpts

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Manufacturing

the desired metric gain? If not, then the team/group must go back and reinvestigate the situation. In an industrial setting, Lean Manufacturing and Value Stream Mapping are typicallytaught on-site by a consultant or at seminars, typically lasting two to five days. These aredesigned to give a detailed explanation of the technique and often include simulation examplesand workshops using actual on-site manufacturing examples. For a company planning to trainmany employees, a seminar given by a consultant is a good method, although very expensive. Ifa company involved in lean manufacturing or planning to implement VSM, an engineeringgraduate possessing that information and experience would be very valuable and highly soughtafter.The value

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

syngas, which can then be burned in a generatorset to provide electrical power and heat. In order to achieve this efficiency, a plasma torch isused to rapidly pyrolyze corn stover, producing high BTU content syngas and a dry ash rich insoil nutrients.A multidisciplinary team of four undergraduate researchers converted a commercially-availableplasma cutter into a plasma torch for use in a farm-scale biomass syngas reactor. This hands-onresearch project combined the best available published literature on plasma cutters and torcheswith the accumulated experience of professional engineers from industry to create a workingprototype. Following each major development, the student team reviewed their work, and near-term plans, with a review board

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

in Office Hours and in ClassAbstractOne of the most challenging and unexpected aspects of a new professor’s career is dealing withstudent emotions. Emotions, especially anger and frustration, can have an impact on studentsuccess and willingness to stay engaged with course content. Successfully implementingstrategies for dealing with student emotions can result in improved academic outcomes. Thispaper addresses the impact of student emotions and suggests strategies for faculty to use wheninteracting with students.IntroductionThe impact of student emotions on learning is rarely discussed in faculty preparation workshops.Guidebooks suggest ways to write syllabi, plan lessons and incorporate active learning strategiesbut rarely present ways to

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

State University and “The Maryland Plan”13. The IACPutilized an advisory committee and task forces of subject-matter specialists selected fromindustrial design, engineering, psychology, organization, and management divisions, to identifythe structure of a body of knowledge they called “industrial technology,” which they publishedin 1966 in A Rationale and Structure for Industrial Arts Subject Matter14. Perhaps their mosttangible outcome was the development and publication of two junior high curricula andaccompanying textbooks of the same names—World of Manufacturing and World ofConstruction—which sought to convey knowledge of those two industries and their impactsupon society to junior high students in a laboratory setting.Donald Maley, who

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

Recent Engineering Graduates in the Marketplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills.” Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(4): p. 685-697. 3. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2005. Baltimore, MD: ABET, Inc. 4. Davis, D.C., and Beyerlein, S.W., Development and Use of an Engineer Profile. in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2005. Portland, OR. (ASEE 2005) 5. Rogers, Jr., D., Stratton, M.J., and King, R.E., “Manufacturing education plan: 1999 critical competency gaps—Industry updates competency gaps among newly hired engineering graduates.” Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

what is becoming a technician employment crisis.When ST&M looked into training for entry level personnel it was plain to see the availableoptions. Most options were not feasible solutions for a commercial enterprise. To compare tothe military training plan which required nearly a year of intense 8 hour per day classroom andlab training, a company would have to hire an employee and send them to school for a 2 yearAAS degree. This option was simply not affordable or practical. A second option was an onlineMetrology program. The often heard drawback to this program is the lack of a hands-oncomponent. A third option was to develop a full course to be given through the company. Onceagain this would be very expensive and the downtime of the