Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

AC 2009-721: RESEARCH GRANTS TO BUILD LABS: ASAMPLE--MECHANICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS LAB (MECHBUILD LAB)Daphene Koch, Purdue University Page 14.1028.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Research grants to build labs: Mechanical Building Systems Lab (MechBuild Lab)AbstractAs the requirement faculty to develop research increases, create projects with funding potentialare needed. One faculty member developed a grant to support the development of a MechanicalBuilding Systems Lab (MechBuild Lab). This lab will to serve an accredited four-year Bachelorof Science program in Construction Management. Students learning in this lab will

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; William Owen, University of Waterloo; Colin Campbell, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Case Study Implementation: Observations, Results and PerspectivesAbstractWaterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) at the University of Waterloo (UW) is a newprogram to enhance design education through the development and implementation of designcases from student co-op work term and capstone project reports.This paper summarizes the results of an implementation of the same engineering design casegiven to three separate engineering classes during the same academic term. The engineeringdesign case was written from a student capstone design project report, and was developed tohighlight the engineering design process. The case was developed as a so called

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

since 2000, where he has been teaching in the areas of electronics and biomedical systems engineering, including design courses. He has conducted research, with publications, in biomedical engineering in the areas of biomechanics, bioelectricity, and biomedical imaging, since 1992. Other research interests include renewable energy, optical fiber communications, and project-based multidisciplinary education.Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor LOUTFALLAH GEORGES CHEDID, Ph.D., Ed.M. Wentworth Institute of Technology Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Department Boston, MA 02115 USA Email: chedidl@wit.edu Telephone: 617 989 4158

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Soto, Texas A&M University; Daniel Brown, Cornell University; Mason Peck, Cornell University

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Aerospace

AllianceSummer Research Early Identification Program and has conducted this research with the otherauthors and student groups at Cornell. This project has been a successful fusion of research withUndergraduate-, Masters-, and PhD-level students.Operating Principles, Theory, and MotivationActuator Design An actuator is an object which induces motion onto another connected object. A drivedesign is the specific design of the actuator. CMGs and joint motors are both actuators. Becauseof their space-flight histories, they are the focus of this project. Direct drives are the conventional actuators for robotic arm joints in space due to theirextensive use on Earth-bound robots. Joint motors are simple in concept and design, socontrolling and

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue University; Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

EngineersAbstract Hands-on learning experiences and interactive learning environments can be effective inteaching K-12 students. Design, in essence, is an interactive, hands-on experience. Engineeringdesign can be taught in the classroom using innovative hands-on projects, such as designing andbuilding serve to teach design, promote creativity, and provide opportunities for hands-onproblem solving, in addition to giving students experience working in cooperative teams. In turn,these experiences could encourage students to consider future careers in engineering and science. This paper explores findings from data collected during the authors’ recent experienceteaching a group of fifteen 4th – 6th grade students enrolled in a 6-week Saturday

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Lynnwood Brown, WikiRing Partnership; Michael McDonald, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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First-Year Programs

to a variety of criteria, including learningobjectives, tags, and resource type. In this way, instructors can easily find resources that matchthe particular requirements of their course, as well as make it easy to contribute materials thatcan be readily located by other instructors. Instructional resources include homework problemsand solutions, lecture slides, videos, project descriptions, and discussion and help topics. Thesite has been initially seeded with materials to accompany a commercially-published textbook1,but both the publisher and the author have agreed to make the site available to any confirmedinstructor of an introductory engineering course, independent of whether or not they adopt thetextbook for use at their school.The

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Ekenseair, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Bayer, University of Texas, Austin; Margaret Phillips, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

working with Dr. Nicholas Peppas to develop carbohydrate-decorated hydrogels for oral protein delivery. She is currently serving a two year term as the National Student President of the Society For Biomaterials. Page 14.685.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Impact of Integration of Undergraduate Students in an Engineering Research Laboratory: A Case StudyAbstractParticipation in undergraduate research projects in engineering can result in lasting benefits forthe education and careers of both the undergraduate students and their graduate student mentorsand supervising professors. This

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ehsan Sheybani; Singli Garcia-Otero; Keith Williamson

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Electrical and Computer

lessons learned andinnovative approaches in the new ABET accreditation process at VSU∀in this first visit arepresented.Capstone Senior Design Course:Capstone senior design experience is both a graduation requirement for undergraduateengineering majors and for ABET accreditation of these programs. A senior design course istypically the last bridge for students between undergraduate education and the engineeringprofession in their respective disciplines. The course differs from other lecture and laboratorybased courses in the engineering curriculum in fundamental ways. Many capstone senior designcourses include lectures to develop students’ knowledge of the product development process,project management, professional engineering practice, and the

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

for group discussion and consultation on this floorand expect it to be a more active floor. The carpet on the first floor is the most worn and in needof replacement. This is where this process began. Since the Provost was responsible for thechoice of carpet in 1999, we needed his support and approval to have the carpet replaced. Withhis consent, all was on target for replacement over Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks in 2006.Enter the concept of an information commons with flexible learning spaces and the opportunityto reclaim space in our building from Academic Information Services (AIS), and the process wassuspended. Carpet replacement had not required an approved plan. The anticipated changes inthe project required that we submit a plan to

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raju Dandu, Kansas State University, Salina

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Engineering Technology

management experience in establishing andimplementing major project activities. Further, the paper discusses how these activitiesbroadened and enhanced the educational, professional, and personal skills of students.IntroductionKansas State University’s Engineering Technology (ET) programs are receiving far moreemployer requests for graduating students than students available to fill the need. This is notmerely a local trend. The National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council(2005) confirms that domestic supply of qualified workers is not keeping up with the skilldemands in fields that require strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering andmathematics. To address the shortage, in 1999, the NSF approved a new program

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Joe Marriott, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Landis, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

. During the course, students will interact with two different local partners where theylearn about the organization and discuss potential DfE challenges with the partner through a fieldtrip to the partners’ facilities and a lab experience developed with the partner. The field trip willbe utilized to introduce students to the organization and to brainstorm potential projects with theorganization.Multidisciplinary E-Teams will be assembled (approximately 3 to 4 students per team) from theclass members; the E-Teams will be challenged to identify a sustainability-related problem withone of the industry/organization partners and to propose a DfE solution that is both practical andsustainable. Throughout the semester, the teams will develop a plan and

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

addition, ASU transfer students are available at the METS Center for mentoringthe new transfer students either informally or formally.Many of the communities across the state of Arizona have a high proportion of Hispanics and arein or near Native American reservations, therefore providing the CCs with the opportunity torecruit from a diverse community of students. The project includes four steps. First, high schoolstudents and their parents are invited to engineering events at the local community college, co-sponsored by ASU. Secondly, after the community colleges’ recruitment efforts, the engineeringstudents need to be encouraged and hear again about engineering from a career standpoint atevents and in classrooms on their CC campuses. Through

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University; Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

(L3) 6. Risk and Uncertainty (L3) 7. Project Management (L3) 8. Communication (L4) 9. Leadership (L3) 10. Teamwork (L3) 11. Attitudes (L2) 12. Professional & Ethical Responsibility (L2)This structure utilizes the cognitive domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy to enable students whocomprehend the fundamental concepts of soil mechanics. Each laboratory workshop will guidestudents through the cycle of learning by starting at stage 1, knowledge, where students begin toexplore the concepts of the topic and building up to stage 6, evaluation, where students are ableto grasp the larger picture by being able to communicate what

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Way, El Camino College; Bradley Harriger, Purdue University; Buford Pringle, Butler Community College; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University

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Aerospace

easier and more uniform throughout aerospace schools. It is clear thata tradeoff exits: too much modularization suggests lack of cohesion; the reverse suggests lack offlexibility. The modules’ development is still in the formative stages with a focus on validatingthem within a variety of academic contexts. The next phase of activity may involve movementtoward certification which would require more curricular cohesion and moving beyond pre-postcriterion-referenced testing to standardized tests.IntroductionThis work is being funded by a National Science Foundation grant entitled “AdvancedAerospace Manufacturing Education Project” (NSF Award #0603221).The aerospacemanufacturing industry is undergoing radical change .These changes are being driven

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Alfrey, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Educational Research and Methods

theassignments to practice critical thinking will also be complex. According to theliterature3, most assignments take one of two forms: reflective writing or solving open- Page 14.444.3ended problems. Since this project focuses on critical thinking in engineering andtechnology, solving open ended problems is a natural fit: problem solving is an objectiveof all accredited engineering and technology programs6,7. Many programs and coursesrequire some type of design or project that asks students to define a problem, posepossible solutions, select the “best” solution, then implement and test their solution.These types of projects may be done in a group or

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to enrich teaching and learning. She works in all aspects of education including design and development, faculty training, learner support, and evaluation. Contact k.schmidt@mail.utexas.eduRichard Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Dr. RICHARD H. CRAWFORD is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his MSME in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches courses in mechanical engineering design and geometric

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit, Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

probe the ability of students to a)explain the societal context of engineering, b) explain the importance of pro-active communityservice, and demonstrate an inclination to continue such service in the future, c) exhibit anappreciation of communication with non-engineers and finally, d) challenge some of thestudents’ stereotypes regarding others. The service-learning project was executed incollaboration with a local not-for-profit organization. Reflections were conducted by thestudents by answering a set of carefully-phrased questions after conducting the project. Analysisof students’ responses as well as the implications of the trends obtained, are explained in thispaper. The recorded benefits of service learning are described and can be

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude D'Amours, University of Ottawa; Claude Laguë, University of Ottawa; Frank Mellor, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

). Page 14.580.2As it has been the case in the United States of America (re. Standish-Kuon and Rice 2002; Ochset al. 2001), Canadian engineering schools have responded to this call for action coming from theprofession that they serve in a variety of ways that include academic and/or extra-curricularcomponents: ≠ The Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McMaster University offers a Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation degree (McMaster University 2009). That program allows students to develop their own start-up project at the same time that they complete the academic requirements associated to this degree. In 2007, two technology projects from the Xerox Centre were selected

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas

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Design in Engineering Education

subject to sustainability criteriawe developed for student projects. All our students are trained in the use of design tools, bothelectronic programs as well as hand tools and power tools. More specifically, following a general introduction to the foundations of cognitiveprocesses found in psychology, and creative process found in two- and three-dimensional artinstruction, we offer developmental instruction in the following areas: Metacognition and thinking processes—students engage in activities that requirethem to plan, reflect upon, and modify their own thinking processes and strategies, as well asadapt these methodologies to meet the needs of a specific design problem. Structured and unstructured thinking

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adriana Popescu, Princeton University; Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

million books. Historically, the Library has gained from thegenerous support of Princeton donors, and the last decade, in particular, has been a beneficial one,with a number of library building/renovation projects supported by alumni donations. Drivenmostly by the departments’ need to expand lab and office space into areas occupied by smalldepartmental libraries, a concerted effort was made to consolidate smaller libraries in newbuildings or renovate existing library spaces. Just a few impressive library building andrenovation projects of the last decade include the Stokes Library for Public and InternationalAffairs that was established in a newly dedicated building in 2000, the Engineering Librarymoved into a brand new building in 2001, the

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kaylea Dunn

they can graduate from a large Midwesternuniversity. The hypothesis of the project was: Engineering employers surveyed will validate theimportance of each of the introductory leadership course goals as it relates to what they areseeking in potential hires. The research question of the project was: How important are formalleadership education coursework and opportunities in college to the engineering workforce? Theweb-based survey was sent to over 200 engineering employers that recruit at the MidwesternUniversity with 53 responses equating 26.5% response.The survey administered to employers in this project was created by faculty from the ElectricalEngineering and Leadership Education departments and the author, a graduate student in

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josh DeRosa

will be discussed in this paper. Instrument strings made of carbon fiber are commercially available, but limited. Thesound produced by a music string is a function of their elastic constants, densities, and compositestructures [1]. Modification of these properties, using epoxy additives, can produce strings with awider range of sounds and applications. The work discussed in this paper was a continuation of coursework in composites lab atthe Rochester Institute of Technology. The course was project based; the project chosen was theconstruction of a carbon fiber 5-string banjo. The project was large, even for the two person teamwhich was formed. It was completed after the course had ended, which was well into the nextterm

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

customer orders, meaning that those customers canbe lost or can decrease their businesses with the company substantially. The mentioned factshighlight the importance of Paper Products Inc achieving a high level of inventory accuracy andproduct tracking, which are some of the benefits that RFID technology can offer to this type ofbusiness.Some goals of this project are to reduce manipulation in employee information, costs and processinaccuracies. Similar achievements are presented by Fosso Wamba et al6 in their work. Theyfocus on a three-layer supply chain on warehousing activities and emphasize many SCMopportunities especially in terms of business process optimization. Fleisch and Tellkamp2 presentresults of their simulation studies that show that

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

customer orders, meaning that those customers canbe lost or can decrease their businesses with the company substantially. The mentioned factshighlight the importance of Paper Products Inc achieving a high level of inventory accuracy andproduct tracking, which are some of the benefits that RFID technology can offer to this type ofbusiness.Some goals of this project are to reduce manipulation in employee information, costs and processinaccuracies. Similar achievements are presented by Fosso Wamba et al6 in their work. Theyfocus on a three-layer supply chain on warehousing activities and emphasize many SCMopportunities especially in terms of business process optimization. Fleisch and Tellkamp2 presentresults of their simulation studies that show that

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

• A competitive monthly stipend as compared to that of a summer internship in industry • Lodging, meals and a travel allowance for student participants • Local industrial research site visits • Oral and written research project summaries prepared by the student participants • Social interaction between the student participants and their graduate mentors Page 14.464.4 • Program evaluation by the student participantsEnrichment Seminar SeriesDuring the 2006 and 2007 SURE program years, the scope of the seminar series was broadenedto include instruction in research skills, documentation and publication3. The research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Loren Limberis; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University

their curriculum. This paper provides a first year update of this twoyear project and includes a description of each of the nine newly developed modules, theassessment plan, and the results of the assessments to date.Project Introduction and Objectives East Carolina University (ECU) is a large regional university that serves eastern ruralNorth Carolina and the eastern region of the United States. The industries and businesseslocated among the small towns of eastern North Carolina have a need for a broadly skilledgeneral engineer. The rationale for a general engineering program at ECU is made byKauffmann et al.1 “Instead of the traditional engineering disciplines, these operations requireengineering generalists with a strong theoretical

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Electrical and Computer

instance, consider the hypotheticalsituation of an engineer that designs a product and wants to commercialize it. The engineer firsthas to find investors that will be interested in injecting funds into the project. To do this theprototype not only needs to be in adequate working condition, but its needs to be “sold” toinvestors in a manner that it will be attractive and seducing, most likely through an oralpresentation. Once the funding has been secured, progress reports and progress presentationmust be done regularly to ensure that the venture capitalists can see their investments have beenput to good use and are en route to timely production. Finally, once the product is on the market,tweaks must be done to customize the product for particular

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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New Engineering Educators

day-to-day operations ofengineering projects effectively supplements the traditional engineering curricula.” Based on mypersonal experience as a practicing engineer and engineering educator this belief has a lot ofmerit, because:(1) most students want to identify themselves with practicing engineers,(2) academic environment is all too often defined by faculty with solid scientific background butmarginal, if any, engineering field experience,(3) engineering practice tends to find simplest (mathematical) tools to complete a task,(4) full time faculty insist on use of advanced scientific techniques in solving a problem. Page 14.374.3That said

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

theLaser Micromachining Laboratory, the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the ResearchCenter for Advanced Manufacturing, the Laboratory for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics of Page 14.1227.2Materials, and the Micro Sensor Laboratory.A website (http://lyle.smu.edu/REU) was used as the central source of information forprospective applicants. The website included detailed program information including programlocation, dates, stipend, housing, and dining. The website also included a list of participatingresearch laboratories and projects, eligibility requirements, contact information, requiredapplication materials and optional survey forms. The required

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1763: TECHNICIAN FIRST: TEACHING HIGH FREQUENCY DESIGNAS A TECHNOLOGICAL ENABLERAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityCharles Bunting, Oklahoma State University Page 14.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Technician First: Teaching High Frequency Design as a Technological EnablerAbstractThis paper reports results of changes in student learning in a course in high frequency design.The course was revised from a traditional lecture/homework/summative examination formatfocusing on microwave theory to a project-based course using high frequency design techniquesin the context of a realistic system design