Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

engineers) in 1972 to 332,700 (counting civil and environmental engineers) in2008.1,2 Projections of employment numbers into 2018 show civil and environmentalengineering possessing anticipated growth rates of twenty-four and thirty-one percentrespectively.1 These rates are considered to be much faster than the average for all occupationsand lag behind only biomedical in the engineering field which suggests that the civil engineeringworkforce will continue to be critical for society both now and into the future.In terms of percent of the overall engineering workforce, civil engineering has proven itself to bea steady to slightly increasing occupation since the final quarter of the last century. In 1972,civil and architectural engineers accounted for

Conference Session

Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Snyder, Taylor University; Rachel Tomasik; Bethany Smith, Taylor University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-867: PROBLEM BASED LEARNING USING HARP INSTRUC-TIONDr. Stephen Snyder, Taylor University Professor of Psychology Fellow of the Center of Teaching Excellence Director of the Social Science Research Training ProgramRachel TomasikBethany Smith, Taylor University Page 22.1178.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Problem-Based Learning Using HARP InstructionAbstract A project-based model of teaching was used for the New Height’s High AltitudeResearch Platform (HARP) program in 29 science classrooms that contained 849 students. Thiseducational model assumes

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1412.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaming in an Engineering Programming CourseAbstractVarious formats of teaming have been explored in engineering courses. Engineeringcourses with teaming have varied from project oriented to capstone design to courses thattarget first year students. Laboratory oriented courses have also extensively utilizedteaming. The formation of teams has also varied from self-selected to instructor selectedto computer software team formation tool selected. Outside of pair programming, verylittle has been studied or reported on the benefits of students working on programmingassignments together. In an earlier study, a model for integrating teaming in

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

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First-Year Programs

scheduled for one lecture session and two two-hour lab/workshops per week for a total of threecredits. Consistent with many “freshman support” programs at other universities, the goals ofthe course are to introduce the midshipmen to the “big picture” of the major for context; tointroduce the midshipmen to each other and develop a mutual support network; and, to provide“tools” for success in follow-on courses. These tools include technical writing, critical thinking,design process, project management, computer programming and software, and engineeringdrafting skills. There is a significant project-based learning (PBL) component to the course. Theassignments include both individual and team submittals. The double “lab” schedule allowsmuch of the

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Abbas Johnson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

greatly reduces its conductivity. In simple circuitbuilding, it isn‟t necessary to include the insulating dough. However, when making morecomplex shapes and structures to incorporate squishy circuits, insulating dough can be used toprevent short circuits4. This provides potential to develop more sophisticated designs thatincorporate genuine creativity.Making Squishy Circuits3,8Recipes and instructions, which can be found on the project website, to make both conductive Page 22.672.2and insulating play dough are reproduced below:Conductive Dough Ingredients:  1 cup Water  1 cup Flour  ¼ cup Salt  3 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar  1

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larissa V. Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

Advising in 2007. She also received the Student AIChE Teacher of the Year award in 2003 and AIChE Mentor of the Year award in 2004, 2005, 2008. Her current in- terests are project-based learning, experiential learning, curriculum development and assessment, service learning implementation, and development of web based teaching and learning modules. Page 22.432.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design of a Sustainable Process for Undergraduate Curriculum Reform, Development and Assessment: a Chemical Engineering Case StudyA chemical engineering program at a big research

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Moallem, Simon Fraser University; Yaser M. Roshan, Simon Fraser University

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Electrical and Computer

integrate concepts frompreviously taken courses such as programming, control systems, microcontrollers, andelectronics. The laboratory component of the course is project oriented involving severallow-cost mechatronic testbeds. The students go through the design of an embeddedcomputer system using open-architecture mechatronic testbeds and integrateddevelopment environments. Furthermore, the students experience automatic C codegeneration techniques using high level code generation tools in the Matlab/Simulinkenvironment which is further discussed in this paper.1 IntroductionEmbedded computer applications have experienced a rapid growth in the past few years1,2 . Developing embedded computer applications requires multidisciplinary skills 3−6

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

assessment, sustainable product de- velopment, and active learning. Page 22.137.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Active Learning through SAE Baja CompetitionIntroductionActive learning is described as finding ways of engaging students in the learning process toimprove the results of the process. Active learning has become popular as an organizedmethodology in engineering education in the last few years. It is an important approach toprepare better engineers. Competitions, course projects sponsored by industry, capstone projects,laboratory exercises simulating real-life

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Karen Reynolds; Zulma Toro-Ramos

opportunitiesintentionally designed to promote student learning and development. Reciprocity and reflectionare key concepts of service-learning.” Duffy, et al. (2009) stated that service-learning is “… ahands-on learning approach in which students achieve academic objectives in a credit-bearingcourse by meeting real community needs.” At WSU, the definition of a service learning activityis broadly described with three aspects: • an educational experience that is course-based and credit-bearing; • an organized service activity consisting of an intentional and thought-provoking application of classroom learning to active and engaging work by participating in a group project that meets identified community needs; • structured

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

that would provide a high interest classroom project basedupon sound curriculum. The challenge for the project was to refine an academic competitioninvolving a simulation-based video game relating to Industrial Engineering. The project wasdivided into 2 divisions, one for junior level students in grades 6 – 8 and one for senior levelstudents in grades 9 – 12. Obviously, a major issue was designing the competitions with aproper level of difficulty for both age groups while keeping the subject matter relevant tomeaningful engineering concepts and instructional frameworks.The competitions were intended to help students acquire fundamental problem solvingcapabilities as well as a basic understanding of some tools used in Industrial Engineering

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mir Atiqullah; Norman Russell

relative velocity, 43 and A is the reference area.It is important to note that the reference area for vehicles would be the frontal projected area.For other objects it could be the planform area such as that for an airfoil and it is the wetted areafor a submerged object in flowing liquid.The characteristic drag coefficient Cd can thus be calculated by equation 2, as (2)It is a dimensionless quantity and thus characteristics of the object in question.If the fluid is compressible, such as air, the drag force is dependent on the Mach number M=V/c ,where V is the relative speed and c is the speed of sound

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

’ perceptions of these notebooks.Types of engineering notebooksA brief review of the literature reveals that engineering notebooks can take many formsand be used for many purposes. For example, Tillema and Smith (2000)24 identified threedistinct types: 1. A dossier is a notebook or portfolio that is completed at the end of a project or course to “collect mandated documentation on performance. In this case, the portfolio construction is not necessarily based on a learning orientation” (p. 194)24. 2. A learning portfolio is a living document used to evaluate learning over the course of the project or semester. 3. A reflective portfolio is also a living document, in which the author records his or her

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; R. Roemer, University of Utah

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-basedrobotic/mechatronic design projects. We expect that the integrated laboratory experiences in ourfirst-year mechanical engineering classes will improve the students’ understanding and retentionof fundamental engineering principles through the coupling of hands-on laboratory learning withdesign-based learning. We will assess this outcome by comparing final exam scores acrosssemesters (i.e., before and after the curricular changes). We also anticipate increased studentretention, which will be assessed by tracking which students eventually register for theMechatronics course in the junior year of the program.1. IntroductionOur overall curriculum has a very strong “hands-on” component at all levels with semester-longdesign projects in both semesters

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering can be applied to a variety ofindustries, including defense, aerospace, and medicine. In the modern healthcare industry, forinstance, biomedical engineers working with a multidisciplinary team can provide solutions tophysicians to aid in disease diagnosis. In a situation such as flu pandemic it may be desirable todo rapid screening for fever detection. In an academic setting, fever screening can help inseparating normal healthy students from those with suspected fever. This is the motivation todesign and develop an easy-to-use low cost temperature measurement device. The objective ofthis multidisciplinary project is to design a low-cost, scalable, rapid, and effective device forfever screening that can be applied to a wide variety of

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leigh R Abts, University of Maryland, College Park

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Design in Engineering Education

those courses, but also for courses of study related to the Design Process, such as asenior-level Capstone Design Project. The creation of a reference Design Process Rubric wouldbegin to lay the foundation to address some of the barriers to both an advance placement and / orfor a dual-enrollment course (secondary and undergraduate credit).IntroductionThe work reported in this paper began with the Strategies for Engineering Education K – 16(SEEK-16) Summit held on February 21 and 22nd, 2005 at the National Academy ofEngineering. As a direct result of SEEK-16: (1) funding was provided by several NationalScience Foundation (NSF) awards; (2) a research program was conducted to study the rationale

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

Campus.AARON ABUGABER is a Mechanical Engineering Senior at Johns Hopkins University. He is the senior moststudent Research Assistant member of the HOAD project, having worked on it since his freshman year. He iscurrently working on the CAD designs for the active device and is an integral part of the development and design ofthese components.ROHIT DAYAL is a Senior in Biomedical Engineering & Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University. Hehas devoted his time to determining the necessary steps required for the devices to meet FDA approval.Additionally, he developed an external Portfolio for HOAD that provides an overview to the general public whichcomplements the two (2) US and two (2) foreign Patent Applications that were filed on July 7th

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed A. Seif, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 22.773.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 High Power Rocketry Program: Undergraduate Research Experience for an HBCUAbstractInvolvement of undergraduate students in research or projects related to their discipline havebeen found to be very effective in improving the students’ learning outcome, and prepare thembetter for their jobs on graduation and/or entering into graduate school. Alabama A&MUniversity, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), engages a group of abouttwelve undergraduate engineering students in a challenging project to develop a high powerRocketry Program, in cooperation with NASA and Alabama Space Grant Consortium

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University; Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Perry, P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

EngineeringPractice, Research, and Education report,6 indicates that, despite the growing importance tosociety of engineering practice, the engineering profession still tends to be held in relatively lowregard compared to other professions. The report also noted that industry tends to viewengineers as disposable commodities, replaceable by less expensive offshore engineeringservices.In response to polls showing that K–12 teachers and students generally have a poorunderstanding of what engineers do, a National Academy of Engineering (NAE) project, asreported in Changing the Conversation7, identified, tested, and disseminated a small number ofmessages intended to improve public understanding of engineering. Most current messages areframed to emphasize the

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Engineering Ethics and Justice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

did site survey work, design, construction and installation of a battery charging station. However, there was a failure to leave behind a completed business structure that resulted in a lack of accountability that would have ensured that the business and operational objectives of the project where continued. This resulted in a nearly complete “business” failure, in part because the technology was not really what they wanted, and that resulted in a lack of societal uptake and therefore a lack of societal acceptance of the battery charging station. Also during this trip, we did not have the vision or plans to try and spread the technology around to other towns in similar situations. While we have

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-628: CLASSROOM TEACHER - ENRICHMENT TEACHER PAIRS:CO-TEACHING AS A MEANS TO IMPLEMENT ELEMENTARY ENGI-NEERING EDUCATIONPamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early

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DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Chen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Edwin Chobot, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Daniel B. Newby, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Renee Kathleen Chandler, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, The Johns Hopkins University

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Design in Engineering Education

natural resources capable of producing energy,people and businesses are starting to look for better ways to help reduce their increasing electricbills. One way of reducing these costs is to monitor, in real time, how much power is beingconsumed and from these data make informed decisions about how to manage the electricaldevices being powered. A system that can give users an estimate of how much energy is being,has been, and might be consumed will allow them to adjust their habits and lower the costs.In this paper, we describe a capstone senior design project that designs, builds, and tests awireless sensor and actuator network for monitoring the energy use of alternating current (AC)appliances in a home environment. The measured energy use of

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland; Dahlia Dantang Han, University Auckland, Engineering Library; Emil Melnichenko, University of Auckland; Susan Brookes, University of Auckland, Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

. Individual help from theappropriate subject librarian is also offered.It had always been difficult to integrate information literacy into the third year programme. Onlyone paper was common, and compulsory, for all 550 third year students. This is EngGen303 whichcovers “An introduction to modern theory and practice of management, including project, qualityand financial management appropriate to the engineering profession”. When there was a change ofdirection in the course, the new teaching staff were receptive to the idea of library collaboration.They realised that the students need to find and use information that is not necessarily strictly‘engineering’, and need to know how to do this quickly and efficiently.Subject librarians and faculty

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, Electrical Engineering Department, University of North Dakota

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NSF Grantees

levelengineering students in an effort to facilitate social engagement. Lastly, by using a diverse set ofmentors the program will provide a role model for students from underrepresented groups.The evaluation plan for this project will incorporate a mixed-methods approach to data collectionin determining if there is a correlation between engineering retention rates and student success incalculus classes that use problem-based learning modules with peer mentors.1. IntroductionDespite significant improvements made in engineering education, persistence rates remain lessthan desirable1,2. Some of the most significant factors to persistence in engineering is a student’squantitative skills, both perceived and real, and commitment to engineering3. Students that

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Land Development Design InitiativeIntroduction and BackgroundA large team of professional engineers has rallied around a call for participation in thedevelopment of a new emphasis in land development design within a Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE) at a major land-grant institution. Land development design isthe process of planning, design, and construction of infrastructure and facilities for residential,commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, and government projects. Land developmentengineers must have strong knowledge about comprehensive plans, zoning, conceptual design, aswell as the engineering background in water resources

Conference Session

Nanotechnology/RFID

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Rosetta G. Davis

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Engineering Technology

directed project that attempted to improve upon these manual permit-ting processes by incorporating RFID technology. The result is a digital tracking permittingsystem that eliminates the need for large amounts of paper, provides centralized data access,and greatly reduces the opportunity for human error. This project not only allows a worker tomore easily locate a permit, but also provides a visual representation of where the work as-sociated with that permit is being performed.Refinize company is likely to implement throughout its refinery organizations a standardizedpermit-to-work system, called the Control of Work (COW), utilizing RFID to track operatorrounds. Operator rounds are instances where the unit operator physically enters the unit

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2122: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL LEARNING MATERIALSFOR GREEN ENERGY EDUCATION CENTERED AROUND A PHOTO-VOLTAIC (PV) TEST STATIONHirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Dr. Hirak Patangia is a Professor of Electronics and Computer in the College of Engineering and In- formation Technology at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.He has served the University in various administrative positions including interim dean, associate dean, and department chair before returning to full-time teaching and research.He is a strong proponent of undergraduate research and many of his pub- lications include undergraduates as coauthors..With NSF funding, he developed a project based freshman engineering course for

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Mechanical Engineer- ing at Wright State University and his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1984. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the United States Air Force Academy in 1994 while serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. After completing his Ph.D. in 2002, he returned to the Air Force Academy where he has been on the faculty ever since. The current focus of Dr. Wood’s research is the continued development of empirical testing methods using similitude-based approaches. This ap- proach provides significant potential for increasing the efficiency of the design process through a reduction in required full-scale testing and an expansion of the projected performance profiles

Conference Session

Computer and InformationTechnology-Related Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Brian Dragone

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Engineering Technology

aspects of biological systems. In the biomechanics field we havespine biomechanics and orthopedics, which deal with studying musculoskeletal systems.Students were exposed to these two areas, parametric solid modeling and biomechanics, in thecontext of a Design Senior Project. One of the most critical problems that doctors andresearchers encounter is the lack of effective tools to study, in this case, the human spine. Thetypical approach is to perform studies with cadaver spines, or with some highly-regulated in-vivostudies on animals. Both alternatives have benefits but they have many limitations as well, thusthe need for other tools that will help in their studies.The objective of this project was to create a fully parametric three-dimensional

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

overstated. Infrastructure comprises vital facilities that a society cannot function without suchas roads, bridges, dams, levees, communications networks, energy generating plants, powerdistribution grids, transportation and traffic-related structures, ports, navigation locks, airports,railroads, waste disposal, wastewater treatment, purification of drinking water, parks, etc. Thepublic’s dependence on infrastructure goes usually unnoticed until a problem occurs. Problemscould arise due to aging of existing infrastructure, lack of timely maintenance, overuse, failure toupgrade deteriorating components, or natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes,tornadoes, or floods. In the initial stages of planning a new infrastructure project

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering education including assessment of student learning. She taught technical communication courses to undergradu- ate engineering students and currently consults with faculty and teaching assistants. She also is PI for the ”Aligning Educational Experiences with Ways of Knowing Engineering (AWAKEN): How People Learn” project. She earned her Ph.D. in educational administration at UW-Madison.Shirley Dyke, Purdue University Dr. Dyke is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, School of Mechanical Engi- neering, Purdue University and the director of the Intelligent Infrastructure Systems Lab. Before Purdue, she was the Edward C. Dicke Professor of Engineering at Washington University-St. Louis. Dr