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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

of the computer lab series, preliminary assessment from studentgroups, and subsequent improvement and deployment plans. The development and deploymentof this software is partially supported by an NSF CCLI grant.Introduction“Medical Imaging” is an important subject in most bio-medical and bio-engineering curricula. Itis a multi-discipline subject involving studies in biology, physics, mathematics, electricalengineering, and computer science. A comprehensive medical imaging course may coverfundamental science and engineering principles (e.g. atomic and nuclear physics, Fourieranalysis and reconstruction, and computer assisted tomography), medical imaging modalities(e.g. x-ray radiography, x-ray CT, nuclear medicine gamma imaging, magnetic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Misty Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates, Inc.; David Woehr, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida

collected through user and heuristic evaluation, a variety of edits to thesite were recommended and implementation is planned. Page 15.1069.6DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL FOR TRAINING VIGNETTESThe use of critical incident analysisThe development of training vignettes is a central strategy for this project. Our plan was to use acritical incident methodology to identify a wide variety of team behavior to include in thevignettes. Originally developed by Flanagan (1954), the critical incident technique gathersspecific, behaviorally focused descriptions of work or other activities. Bownas & Bernardin(1988) assert that “a good critical incident has four

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

not have the resources tocomplete the project on their own and the responsibility has fallen on the teachers toassist them. Four years ago, the program recognized the teachers’ need for assistancewith the economically disadvantaged students and pledged to help. In 2006, the programwas new to the process and did not act quickly enough to help more than two students.However, much was learned and we were able to plan earlier for 2007 when wesuccessfully helped 12 students. The greatest reward that year was seeing one of the boysstanding proudly in front of his display in the cafeteria with a huge smile on his face.The following year we assisted 16 students and in 2009 we were only able to assist 12due to snowstorms that cancelled two days of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Margle, Penn State Abington; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State New Kensington; Yu-Chang Hsu, Pennsylvania State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata Engel

program,although slightly different at each campus, involved tutoring services for introductorymathematics courses. Table 2: Coalition Campuses and Their Math Tutoring and Toy FUN-damentals Start Dates. Math Tutoring Toy FUN-damentals Campus College Program Program Connection- Bridge Coalition Campuses Started Started Programs Spring Fall Fall Planned Planned 2009 2009 2009 for 2010 Summer 2010 1 Abington √ √ 2

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Capstone Design Pedagogy II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Davila, University of Texas, El Paso

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Design in Engineering Education

IntroductionEngineering design is defined as a complex cognitive activity in which the main objectiveis to change from a current to a desired status, through a planned and organized processthat involve: multiple disciplines, social collaboration, open-ended solutions, technicalknowledge and advanced skills. Our mission as educators is to cultivate design skills andabilities in our students to achieve the highest competency, but design methodologies canbe difficult to implement pedagogically, therefore the student struggles to learn, anddevelop design skills.The objective of this paper is to propose a model to improve the engineering designeducation experience by building a prescriptive relation between a desired skill todevelop in the student and a specific

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Bonnie Cramond, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education

(Freshmen). The main objective of the first year of the Synthesis andDesign Studio is to introduce engineering undergraduate students to design through anexperiential group design experience and to teach them observation, modeling, the use ofmetaphors, and creative thinking strategies through an ill-structured sustainability design project.Management and Communication (Sophomores). The second year of the Synthesis and DesignStudio will continue with project-based learning and will focus on learning strategies formanaging teams that are working on large-scale, complex issues. Within their design project, thestudents will develop a business plan that includes scope, time, performance, and teammanagement. The course is intended to develop students

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scared of or frustrated by technology, to report thattechnology increased their ability to learn new things, to report being more likely to enroll in STEM-related courses,and to have more positive feels toward technology in general. Digispired students also reported a much greaterinterest in pursuing careers in scientific research or engineering than their comparison peers (59% to 45%).Participants were more certain about their post-high school plans than non-participants; they primarily planned toattend 4-year college or university programs (78% versus 49% of comparison students).Students’ comments indicate that they enjoyed the program, for the most part, and that they increased theirknowledge and skills through their participation. Students

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshops focus on building confidence withthe projects and fundamental topics. The teachers then implement the curriculum with theirstudents throughout the academic year and work with the university faculty to further refine thecurriculum. Primary challenges related to student learning with new curricula include thedevelopment of lesson plans and notes from trusted sources as well as the experience of isolationassociated with teaching a single course in a school. Some of the strategies include thedevelopment of master notes (by university faculty and K12 teachers) through continualcollaboration with the teachers both in person and electronically. Through the NASA-Threadsweb portal (www.nasathreads.com) university faculty provide master notes as

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Continuing Professional Development

Byrne2, this is “a non-traditional form of scholarship that has significant value in theengineering education environment, and can be recognized in the faculty reward system.”Depew, et al.8, recognize this as a need for faculty performance appraisals that “…create anddeliver courses…advance the practice of engineering through meaningful creative scholarship…and to engage in creative scholarship that advances the practice of engineering for creativetechnology development and innovation.”East Carolina University is part of the state of North Carolina’s university system. The systemhas initiated a strategic plan for “…scholarly public service on each campus…”9 within theuniversity system. Part of that strategic plan includes development of a “more

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Systems class earlier in their student career.The team members, however, had no negative personality issues within the group or with thementors and were motivated.Project IntroductionIn addition to student growth and development, a key objective of the project was to create afascinating but recognizable device that could be used to help recruit engineers. The plan was toexhibit a functional R2D2 during Major’s Night, where the academic majors market theirdiscipline to freshmen and undeclared sophomores, and possibly even at home football games.The full-sized, metal replica envisioned by the team was to be a far cry from the 15” plasticmodel with simple voice recognition which can be purchased for slightly over $100. The goalwas to produce a

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

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Chemical Engineering

from the first cohort show satisfactory results for all student learning outcomes exceptStudent Performance Assessment Item 2. The assessment of this item was based on eachindividual’s contribution to the team’s report. Unfortunately, each team member did not performthe steps necessary to obtain credit for the performance of these tasks. In future implementationto improve the performance on this critical item we plan to offer an outline for the report so thatstudents must address each area that is required for this performance evaluation. The students’ability to use DCS system tools to retrieve event and historical data and interpret it is critical totheir ability to perform troubleshooting in the field.Future WorkWe plan to implement

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

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Educational Research and Methods

conceptsof structured cognition in the research plan. Scaffolding was indicated in 45% of studies. Co-operative learning was found in 10% of studies.Of the 20 studies selected for the meta-analysis, the research method selected was fitting for 95%of the studies. The instrumentation selected seemed appropriate for 65% of studies. There did not Page 15.51.7appear to be an issue with history, maturation, bias, mortality, or selection-maturationinteraction. There were no issues related to the ethical conduct of the investigators.DiscussionThe empirical evidence on the association between cognitive science and student outcomes inundergraduate engineering

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in the sun, the water containers are put into the solar cookers. Thestudents have to observe both the time and the temperature of the water. The experimental data isthen graphed, and each group presents their design and data. The information is then comparedto the purchased solar cooker that was assembled by the instructor. The participants have a greattime outdoors with this activity. Some of the teams also get a little competitive regarding howhot the water gets inside their solar cookers.Finally, the course ends with the students developing a plan for a low carbon emission diet. Thissection of the curriculum lasts approximately three weeks. Students work in groups of three orfour. They simulate they are living in one house under one roof

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

mock live television show where all the studentsplay the role of certain people on set, from actors to directors, camera operators, audio mixers,lighting techs to floor managers. This collaborative project aims to combine all the theoriestaught in class and to produce a professional looking production for assessment. It further Page 15.86.5teaches students the importance of team work with the quick realization that the production isonly possible if all members are present.The Desired Virtual Learning EnvironmentIn planning the design of the virtual learning environment the subject material and theassessment tasks covered in Multimedia

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

,the use of alternative and renewable energy sources and their interconnections to the nationalgrid are facilitated by an intelligent grid and the use of computerized automation and controlsystems that utilize remote sensing and communications technologies that are both wireless andwired in nature. The similarities between the upgrading of our telecommunications infrastructurethat has occurred over the past fifteen years and is still ongoing today and the plans for theupgrading of the electric grid have many parallels. However, in the case of the smart grid and socalled cleantech (i.e. low carbon footprint) initiatives, it is the convergence of several maturingtechnologies that allows the benefits of these particular applications of sensor

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mirror that of their on campus, traditionalcolleague for greater engagement. Page 15.363.2A closer look at these urban, commuter students and what type of learning opportunities andlearning management system they are provided at the School of Engineering and Technology atIUPUI was the goal of this study. Several key questions guided the research such as: 1. How do administrators plan for this type of student and best accommodate their learning? 2. How do we create that “sense of community” for commuter students as we have done so well with traditional on-campus students? 3. What type of learning environment would best benefit an urban

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

automation devices are listed in the second column of Table 1. As follows from the thirdcolumn of the table, the same work with automation devices took only 22 minutes. The studentsused the rest time for inquiry activities required by the curriculum from advanced level chemistrylaboratories. Accordingly, each group of the students has to formulate at least five researchquestions related to the studied phenomenon, discuss them and plan their own new experimentaimed to answer one of the questions. In the discussions with participation of the teacher thestudents considered different aspects of the phenomena, some of which were beyond thecurriculum. In contrast, the groups that conducted the titration experiment manually had to leavethe inquiry

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

instructor as needing revision or greater depth.  Present - current progress on the weekly deliverables including significant achievements and major problems.  Future - near term plans. Include action items as suggested by the instructor during the current presentation 1. Midway status Presentation: This is an oral update on your project. Attendees include fellow classmates and perhaps a few experienced designers. Students are given 20 minutes to present their progress plus 5 minutes for questions and answers. The majority of the presentation’s time is spent in discussing the approach and the work plan for the balance of the semester. Students are required to include a few

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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International

Quality has remained a hallmark of all the academic activities undertaken by VITUniversity since its inception. With meticulous planning and unceasing efforts, VelloreEngineering College obtained ISO 9002 Certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), TheNetherlands in 1999. Vellore Engineering College was the first private engineering college in thecountry to get this coveted honor, which requires continued maintenance of stringent quality,efficiency and a high standard of academic excellence. This certification paved the way forsubsequent quality assessments and accreditations by national and international agencies later.Table 1 indicates the major assessments and accreditations obtained by VIT since 1998. VITwas declared as a Deemed University

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Alina Duca, NCSU

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Mathematics

AC 2010-214: BRIDGING MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERINGCONTEXTS: JUST-IN-TIME REVIEW MODULESDianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer received her PhD from the University of Louisville and is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; William Bender, Central Washington University

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Engineering and Public Policy

shortfalls and university widebudget exercises were performed to plan for reduced budgets. Funding for the following twoacademic years was reduced even further in July 2009.As a means to reduce energy costs and foster sustainable living the department switched from afive to four day work week. The decision to make this switch was discussed and voted on duringan all hands faculty meeting. Most faculty favored such a shift but a very vocal minority wasvehemently opposed to offering reduced services for students. An excerpt for the departmentchairs letter explaining the shift reads “To reduce operating costs, energy expenditures, andprovide sustainable leadership on campus the Hogue Technology Building will only be open fornormal business Monday

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

could also be used in anappropriate upper level electrical or chemical engineering course. Subsequently, we describesome future plans for the activity which, along with some other curricula, may culminate in theintroduction of a stand-alone nanotechnology course and possibly a minor in nanotechnology. Page 15.61.2Device Physics of a Thin Film Organic Solar Cell Incorporating the Fullerene, C60Shown below in Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a thin film polymer solar cell1incorporating the fullerene C60. Commercial glass substrates coated with indium tin oxide (ITO)with a sheet resistance of about 10Ω/□ are used to form the anodes. The

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

haddone. They listened as members of the audience gave their impressions of the more abstract piecesand clearly stated their praise for the work presented. Perhaps one of the most interesting commentscame from a young lady who commented that she was planning on following a career inengineering, but what really put her over the edge was being able to work on a love of her life - art -in the context of engineering, as she had just done. She had never thought of being able to combinethe two disciplines of art and engineering. This may not be a deep and enlightening idea, but itspeaks to the necessity to form bridges between a variety of disciplines, especially when dealing

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Carreño, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

just a few of thedrawings showed blue-collar clothing. Drawings of “directing” engineers also present a highnumber of notebooks, math symbols, signs of thinking, etc. Box 1. Selected examples of accurate perceptions from teachers - She is carrying some blueprints to show her colleagues the projects that she has planned, since these blueprints are a lot, a friend comes down to help her. o Está llevando los planos para mostrarle a sus compañeros los proyectos que tiene planeados, como son bastantes un amigo baja a ayudarla. - The engineer is responsible for the control of the plastic products production machinery. She

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Anil Kumar Domakonda, National University, San Diego, USA; Pradeep Goutam, National University, San Diego, USA; Jayanth Kadlur, National University, San Diego, USA

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Information Systems

conference; some do not provide flexibility to the organizers to beinnovative. We present an architecture, as well as a complete system of integrated tools tosupport planning, organization, management, and execution efforts during theorganization and running of a new conference. This paper describes the Web EnabledConference Management (WECM) System that handles all activities of real-worldconferences by relinquishing much of manual control and activities to automaticmechanism. The Conference Management System is the front end to handle the processesof conference organization. It also provides many tools to different members of theconference organizing committee including conference administrator, conference chair,track chairs, program committee and

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; David Barbe, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the “game plan”as needed, and consider multiple ideas and solutions. They tolerate ambiguity, are comfortablewith chaos and uncertainty, are able to entertain paradox, and don’t accept the first “right idea.”They are willing to change work environments as needed, and they constantly adjust their pointof view. Page 15.662.9Taking a step back, it becomes apparent that innovators do not simply focus on the practical.Innovators do more than work; they have fun! They do things that they like, and other things thatare not necessarily related to their work. They like arts, music, movies, sport, travel, and love toread and laugh. Innovators are

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

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Biomedical

section of the capstone design course. Lecture is for 1 hour. Lab activities range from 3-4 hours. All deliverable due dates are for draft documents to guide student project planning. Page 15.1335.5 Ideas from several other programs were incorporated in this work. An example is the two weekintroductory design experience used at Bucknell University and presented at the 2009 BME-IDEA Biennial conference.12 Rather than offer the activity at the start of the semester, asBucknell did, we offered it midway through the course (Table 1: week 7). Initial feedback fromstudents indicated that this timing was ideal, since at that point in the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Mechanical Engineering

about topics that they were not familiar with (e.g., FMEA, testing standards andprotocols.)MethodologyThe design process has many variations but, in general, it can be seen as a tool that helpsengineers achieve efficient design and produce a quality product. The design process consists asequence of steps, which are: identify the need, define the problem, research related topics,apply constraints and criteria, brainstorm solutions, analyze solution(s), select the best solution,document the solution, communicate the solution, do further research, build the prototype,perform tests, and finally verify and evaluate that proposed solution.A project plan was set up along with a fixed timeline (Gantt chart) which guided us to achieveour goal. In order

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Cook, Lawrence Tech University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-off for them and their guests.Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Tech University Jerry Cuper is a professor and advisor in the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering. His education includes graduate and undergraduate degrees, and completion of a technology apprenticeship program. Mr. Cuper’s career has spanned a wealth of experience in the machine shop, on the drawing board, in construction, and many years in engineering design, testing and development, management, and planning. Most of his career was with the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Cuper’s last assignment was managing the Ford Technology Review Center to help implement suppliers’ new technologies. He developed and

Conference Session

Spatial Ability and Visualization in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; James Beeler, Purdue University; Pat Connaughton, Purdue University; Jared Price, Purdue University; Ben Trefz, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

received identicaltest questions but viewed the object as a 3D augmented reality image that was slowly rotatedthrough one revolution. The participants in this group also received 90 seconds to answer eachquestion on the test. Quantitative and qualitative results were recorded for the study. Futureresearch plans are discussed as well as lessons learned from this augmented reality application.IntroductionSpatial skills, sometimes referred to as spatial ability, are increasingly important in a workplacethat is dependent on collaboration and communication. These spatial skills are vital in numerousfields including engineering, medicine, and manufacturing. Historically, there has been a greatdeal of interest in methods of instruction and technology