Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

management, inventory management, service parts logistics, emergency logistics and engineering education. He is funded by the National Textile Center.Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University Dr. Muthu Govindaraj is a Professor of engineering at Philadelphia University. He has graduate degrees in mechanical and textile engineering from India and a PhD from the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. Before joining Philadelphia University, Professor Govindaraj was an assistant professor at Cornell University. His research interests are in the areas of deformable material modeling and he is funded by the NSF, National Textile Center and the Laboratory for Engineered Human Protection at Philadelphia

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Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Brandon Moore, Florida Atlantic University; Eiki Martinson, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1083: FROM IDEA TO MARKET: A CASE STUDY FOR SUSTAINABLEINNOVATIONDaniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively. He is currently a professor of Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida. With more than twenty years of innovative teaching and high-tech industry experience, Dr. Raviv developed a fundamentally different approach to teaching “out-of-the-box” problem solving. For his unique contributions he received the prestigious President’s Leadership

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2032: OUTREACH WITH GAME DESIGN EDUCATIONDavid Schwartz, Cornell University After finishing his dissertation in Civil Engineering and writing two textbooks as a graduate student in 1999, Cornell's Computer Science department made an offer David I. Schwartz couldn't refuse. Schwartz has made a career in researching and developing new curricula and educational technology. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with faculty and staff to build the Cornell Library Collaborative Learning Computer Laboratory (CL3) and the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC; http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu). CL3 currently hosts Cornell's new game courses, which now belong to a new

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-61: ADDING CONTEXT TO A MECHANICS OF MATERIALS COURSEAndrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 12.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adding Context to a Mechanics of Materials CourseIntroductionOne of the greatest challenges in teaching fundamental engineering courses is getting studentsengaged in the material by making them feel it is relevant and has context in the “real world”.This is clearly important considering that providing context for abstract engineering concepts aswell as “learn-by-doing” experiences can increase student comprehension1. In addition, a lack ofcontext has been cited as a contributing

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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John T. Tester

adaptation of a distance-learningcomputer system (WebCT Vista). The logistics of the team assignments, kit issue,student teaching assistants and computing/laptop management are addressed in thispaper. Specific issues of using a distance-learning system for an on-campus, team-orientedclass are also addressed.IntroductionThe College of Engineering and Natural Sciences (CENS) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) isrenovating the way it recruits, educates and graduates engineering students. NAU is the smallest ofthree Arizona universities offering undergraduate engineering education programs. While the largerUniversity of Arizona and Arizona State University (ASU) enrollments have increased since 1998,NAU Engineering enrollments in engineering has

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Ahmed S. Khan; Beverly Cronin; Maneesh Kumar; Atef Mustafa; Pankti Patel; Joey Socorro

proposal. And inthe second course (EET-410L, Senior Project Laboratory) students implement the project plan bybuilding and testing a prototype. A typical project involves a solution to a software/hardware-based engineering problem. The process of developing and implementing a solution to theproblem offers a learning opportunity for students to gain new insights and competencies as aresult of “constructivist” and “deep learning” teaching/learning approaches. According to the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 3 constructivism is a "viewpoint inlearning theory which holds that individuals acquire knowledge by building it from innatecapabilities interacting with the environment." The constructivist approach is based on recentresearch about the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2821: THE WIND TUNNEL AS A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR THEDEMONSTRATION OF ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS AND PRINCIPLESOF AERODYNAMIC DESIGNB. Terry Beck, Kansas State University Terry Beck is a Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University (KSU) and teaches courses in the fluid and thermal sciences. He conducts research in the development and application of optical measurement techniques, including laser velocimetry and laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications. Dr. Beck received his B.S. (1971), M.S. (1974), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in mechanical engineering from Oakland University.Brian Anderson, Kansas State University Brian Anderson is a senior

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denine Northrup, Western New England College; Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, a new multidisciplinary teamassessment instrument was piloted during the Fall, 2006 semester with additional measures. Thisapproach allowed for a thorough assessment of the reliability and validity of the new instrument.The multidisciplinary assessment instrument data was also compared with independent measuresof the outcomes of the project to determine the effect of multidisciplinary team work.IntroductionIt is well known that multidisciplinary teamwork is a valuable part of engineering education andthat ABET requires engineering programs to document that their graduates demonstrate “anability to function on multi-disciplinary teams”2. Western New England College has a longhistory of incorporating engineering design into its laboratories

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New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

descriptions of some design sheets that theinstructor use in many of his courses such as fluid mechanics and energy engineering. Byincorporating the design sheets in thermal/fluid engineering courses, the learning process andindustrial experience of students can be enhanced significantly.Bibliography1. “Pump Selection Guide,” Goulds Pumps, 2005.2. Fox, R. W., McDonald, A. T., and Pritchard, P. J., “Introduction to Fluid Mechanics,” 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.3. Hodge, B.K., and Taylor, R. P., Analysis and Design of Energy Systems, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.4. Lee, L.-W., and Ceylan, T., A Problem-Based Learning Method for Teaching Thermal Systems Design, Proceedings of 2002 ASEE Annual Conference

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University; CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

Digital Speech and Audio, Adaptive Beamforming, Genomic Signal Processing, and DSP Java tools. He and his student team developed the NSF funded computer simulation software Java-DSP (J-DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0) which is being used in the ASU DSP courses. He received the 2003 teaching award from the IEEE Phoenix section for the development of J-DSP. Andreas Spanias is associate director of the ASU Arts, Media, and Engineering (AME) program where he heads a program on sound localization for smart stages using microphone arrays. He is involved extensively in IEEE scientific activities. He is member of the DSP Committee of the IEEE Circuits and Systems society, and has served as a member

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan El-Kishky, The University of Texas-Tyler; Ralph Hippenstiel, The University of Texas-Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

include an electronic guitar, an iPod dock station, and a color detection machine.The work in the project started late in the summer of 2005 and the laboratory was fullyfunctional early during the spring of 2006. Several undergraduate lab assistants worked on thetask of preparing a categorized set of circuit project plans for the Hobby Shop and compilingthem into a library that was eventually made accessible to students late in the fall of 2005. Eachproject included schematics, a brief description of the use of the circuit, its functionality andapplication limitations. Also, several short talks were given to freshmen classes across campuswith a focus on engineering students in particular. The project was promoted and potentialparticipants were

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

students genuinely look forward to each class.In fact, students become so enthralled in the problem solving process they loose track oftime. Local industries frequently suggest the senior capstone projects as a manner to helpthem solve some of their prototyping issues. An additional outcome has been acontinuous supply of companies willing to serve as “hosting firms” for our internshipprogram. Page 12.887.5ConclusionSkillful teaching technique must be coupled with careful preparation and a thoroughunderstanding of the subject matter in order to produce an open, dynamic environmentthat will foster problem solving and effective learning.In addition to

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josephine Lamela; James Finne; Karen Ford; Deborah Iacontino

around every corner.Fasteners failed. Circuits burned. Mechanisms did not function. How were we to measuresuccess in the face of failures?We used every failure as a learning experience, praising the failure for what we could learn fromit and teaching about what causes the failure. The goal was to make failures safe, and to makethe students comfortable with accepting the failure of their design and using that failure to createa larger success. This was design as an iterative process.Nuts and bolt issuesThe student teams were given a box of tools. The tools anticipated the processes that they wouldneed to fabricate their projects. The tools included a variety of cutting tools (saws, knives, pliers,etc.), a variety of gripping tools (adjustable

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2786: VANTH* BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING KEY CONTENTSURVEY, PART TWODavid Gatchell, Northwestern University David W. Gatchell is a research associate in the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies and in the department of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University.Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Robert A. Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology and Physiology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. His primary teaching is in human and animal physiology. He is the Associate Director of the VaNTH Engineering

Conference Session

Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; John F. Flannigan, III, III, Sloan Construction Company; Renee M. Wooten, SAS Institute, Inc.; Eric P. Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

assignments include Professor and Chairman of Electrical Engineering at NC A&T State University in Greensboro, and Associate Professor and Deputy Department Head of Mathematics at the United State Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He worked for one year on educational sabbatical to the National Science Foundation. His teaching and research interests include control systems, high-speed packet and cell switching networks, multicast routing, and image and data compression of full motion color images. Tony L Mitchell retired after 20 years in the United States Air Force, winning the 1988 United States Air Force Research and Development Award for his work on computer network

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Corrie Clark, University of Michigan; Robert Sulewski, University of Michigan; John Wolfe, Limno-Tech, Inc

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-689: OPTIMIZATION OF GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS FORMULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS: A THREE-YEAR INTEGRATED CIVIL ANDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE EXPERIENCEPeter Adriaens, University of Michigan Peter Adriaens is a professor within Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan. His expertise includes fate pathways of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); laboratory and field investigations on contaminant biodegradation in soils, sediments, and groundwater; and sensors for microbial and chemical constituents in environmental matrices.Corrie Clark, University of Michigan Corrie Clark is a PhD Candidate in Environmental

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1226: IMMERSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING ANDENTREPRENEURSHIPDavid Feinauer, University of Kentucky David Michael Feinauer was born in May, 1981. He received his BSEE from the University of Kentucky in 2003. As an undergraduate, David was awarded the distinction of the outstanding junior and outstanding senior in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky in the area of Symbolic Controls. As a graduate student, David has served as a research and teaching assistant, and co-authored 4 research publications. David is also the co-founder and Associate Director of UK's Engineering Summer Program

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ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

officer in Texas A&M University Student Chapter of AIChE. She has significantly contributed to the implementation of the service learning project as directed studies and also served as a mentor to the participating students both in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters.Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University Janie Haney has graduated with a B.S. degree from Artie McFerrin Chemical Engineering Department in December, 2006. Prior to her graduation, she has served as a teaching assistant in introductory level material and energy balances course for three semesters consecutively. She has participated fully in the implementation of the service learning project and also mentored the

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ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-414: FINITE ELEMENT MODULES FOR ENHANCINGUNDERGRADUATE TRANSPORT COURSES: APPLICATIONS TO FUEL CELLFUNDAMENTALSJason Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He recieved his PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2000. Jason teaches the required Transport / Unit Operations 2 course and an elective in fuel cell fundamentals.Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University Faith Morrison is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She recieved her PhD from the University of Massachusetts in 1988. Faith teaches the required Transport / Unit

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

ability to survive and to attain the degree. “Recognizing thatstress and self-doubt are a natural part of any significant experience, including graduateschool, tends to help.” 2 In the past, white men went on for doctoral degrees while women stopped at bachelor’sdegrees, often in teaching. Differences between how men and women fare in doctoralprograms has only recently begun to attract attention. For example, Lazarus, Ritter, andAmbrose2 claim that many women meet “invisible barriers” that make the doctoral workeven more demanding. The barriers and the system are unknown to most women becauseof their marginal status in the system, with less access than men to information andcontacts. Even when engineering departments welcome women, they may later

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Gregory Broderick, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Richard Stanley, University of New Haven

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Mechanics

his Ph.D. from Yale University. He is currently teaching a course in the First Year Program as well as a course that has prerequisites in both the first and second year of the program. His professional interests include computer-aided engineering and design. Page 12.357.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Civil and Mechanical Engineering Students Learning Mechanics in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation SpiralThis paper describes how mechanical and civil engineering students are introduced to anddevelop an understanding of mechanics concepts through a sequence of integrated

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

sometimes extrinsic to adesign course. Conversely, in design, the intrinsic objectives are usually teamwork skillsand development of technical proficiencies. Recently there has been a move towardbringing laboratory-based activities into content area classrooms to enrich learning. Thepurpose of this paper is to investigate course design in view of student goal orientationand the attributional theory of motivation. In social cognition theory, an individual’s goal orientation is seen to greatlyinfluence his willingness to accept a challenge and to persist when faced with difficulties.The types of team activities employed in a classroom foster either a performance-goaloriented or learning-goal oriented learning environment. In a group project

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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Computers in Education

any programming6. Instead,case studies are used to teach algorithmic concepts and use existing software systems. Yet othersuse specialized tools and languages as platforms for introductory projects in computer science,such as MiniJava9 and JKarelRobot3.6. ConclusionsWe described a set of programming assignments that encouraged creativity and conducted astudy to learn of students’ perceptions and feelings of ownership. In particular, the paperexplored the questions: 1. Did students complete extensions beyond the requirements?, 2. Didstudents take ownership and pride in their projects?, 3. What assignments did students likebest/least and why?, and 4. What is the range of students’ projects for a single assignment?Students did, in fact, take the

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Darrell Gibson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2366: CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY: USINGRUBRICS TO ASSESS STUDENT DESIGN REPORTSPatricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology M. PATRICIA BRACKIN is an Associate Professor of M.E. at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she teaches a variety of design courses, and graphics. Her BS and MS are from the University of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in ME. She has also been an Associate Professor at Christian Brothers University. Her industrial experience includes Oak Ridge National Laboratories and Chicago Bridge and Iron. She is a registered PE.J. Darrell Gibson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University; Robert Matthews, University of Louisville

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Engineering Technology

the University of Louisville. He serves as the coordinator of engineering graphics, a service unit for all Speed School departments. Matthews is credited for the development of the CADD program and its laboratories at Speed School. He is published nationally and internationally in areas of teaching methodology. During his tenure at the University of Louisville he has generated in excess of 2.2 million dollars in grants and gifts in kind. He founded and was the first manager of the AutoCAD Training Center at the University of Louisville. Matthews’ research activity evolves around innovative teaching methods, techniques and creative activity. Academic computing initiative involving web-assisted

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

1997, with a research emphasis in Boiling Heat Transfer. His current activities focus on improvement of undergraduate laboratory education, including new experiments, instrumentation, and pedagogy in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, as well as introducing Uncertainty Analysis into the undergraduate curriculum. Page 12.432.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Curricular Assessment Using Existing On-Campus Information DatabasesAbstractAssessment of engineering program success is critical for continual improvement. While thisassessment can take

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

Signalprocessing I Lab. These courses primarily focus on FIR and IIR filters design, the lattice filters,multirate digital signal processing design, adaptive filters design, employ Discrete Fouriertransform (DFT), Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), fast convolution and fast correlation, andarchitectures of various digital signal processors. The lab experiments provide a more detailedaccount of hands on experience using TI TMS320C67xx DSK development board.The main difficulty in teaching discrete Time Signals and Systems at the beginning level is thelarge number of mathematical equations. To understand the mathematical concepts, studentsneed to visualize the result or input-output relations. MATLAB, Mathematica, System View,and Lab View have the capability of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

side.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge support from a Virginia Military Institute Technology,Teaching, and Learning mini-grant. Page 12.23.9 Bibliography1. M. Parten, “Embedded Microprocessors in a Project Laboratory,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol. XVI, No. 1, January – March 2006, pp. 95-101.2. D. J. Ahlgren, I. M. Verner, D. Pack, and S. Richards, “Strategies and Outcomes in Robotics Education,” Computers in Education Journal, Vol. XVI, No.1, January – March 2006, pp. 51-65.3. “Welcome to the 14th International Robot Firefighting Contest,” http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/.4. “IEEE

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Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

. Page 12.574.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Educational Discrete Time Signal Processing ToolkitAbstractThe field programmable gate array (FPGA) provides new ways for students to investigatediscrete time signal processing principles. In teaching signal processing, we find that studentstypically lack an intuitive feel for discrete time signals. Basic topics such as sampling havesubtleties that plague students. To be useful in helping students to develop such an intuition, it isimportant that the tools be simple and that no detail be hidden. Unlike existing software, alldetails must be visible in a simple yet transparent fashion. Second, students need useful tools fordeveloping their own projects.We are

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

results on studentlearning concerning the concepts and applications of electronics. The survey was aimed todiscover the development of mental skills in the cognitive domain, by comparing the results ofthe projects which the students chose with those that had been already required for theircurricula. The results of this project may encourage educators to develop laboratory curriculathat are interesting, enjoyable, and enhance student learning.IntroductionStudents majoring in electrical and computer engineering are required during their Junior year totake a three-hour lecture course and a two-credit-hour lab course in analog electronics. Thecontent of the three hour lecture course is organized in six to seven topics that cover thefollowing subjects