Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, B.F., Problem-based education (PROBE): learning for a lifetime of change. Proc. 1997ASEE Annual Conf. and Expo., Milwaukee, USA (1997).15. Jensen, D.J., Wood, J.J., Dennis, S., Wood, K.L., and Campbell, M., "Design implementation and assessment of a suite of multimedia and hands-on active learning enhancements for machine design," Proceedings of IMECE, Page 15.1013.9 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando FL, November 2005, CD-Rom, IMECE2005-81599.16. Shakerin, S. and Jensen, D.D., “Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Means of Photoelasticity and the Finite Element Method

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

evaluation plan over successiveyears to develop a model for trans-disciplinary design courses at SU and beyond.AcknowledgementsThis work was carried out with the support of NSF 08-610- Innovations in Page 15.746.10Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) Award EEC-0935168,and the support of the Syracuse University School of Architecture and the L. C. SmithCollege of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.BibliographyAtman, C. J. Adams, R. S. Cardella, M. E. Turns, J. Mosborg, S. Saleem, J. 2007 Engineering DesignProcesses: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4)pg

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

Traditional Electrical Engineering Courses for Non-Traditional Students,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 20083. M. Plett, D. Peter, S. Parsons, and B. Gjerding, "The Virtual Synchronous Classroom: Real Time Off-Campus Classroom Participation with Adobe Connect," Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2008.4. J. Crofton, J. Rogers, C. Pugh, K. Evans, "The Use of Elluminate Distance-Learning Software in Engineering Education," Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June, 2008.5. H. Salehfar, J. Watson, and A. Johnson, "Internet Based Class Presentations to Enhance Distance Engineering Degree," Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participation of a student(s) who participated in the Afterschool Program?”one teacher responded: “Students enjoyed the aftershcool program and seemed to have abetter attitude towards math class”. This re-enforces the ideal that students participatingin afterschool programs have greater engagement in learning.Attitudes Towards MathStudents attitudes toward math were excessed over the 2-year period and are reported inFigure 7. The comments “I know I can learn math”, “Math is easy for me”, “I am sure ofmyself when I do math”, “Math has been my best subject”, “I think I could handle moredifficult math”, “I can get good grades in math”, “I am no good at math” were used toaccess the students condifence in math. The comment “Girls are as good as boys in math

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Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

-circuit programmer, and a CEENBoT™ operation manual containing schematics andexample C code. The lab assignments were completed as individual student assignments duringthe last 6 weeks of the 15 week semester course.The labs began with an introduction to controlling the CEENBoT™‘s stepper motors to achievebasic movement, and built upon this by integrating and controlling active sensors. The labobjectives required using bit-level C programming techniques and communication betweenmicrocontrollers to achieve robot control objectives using the integrated sensors. The labsculminated with an assignment that required students to apply the skills and sensors controlled inprevious labs to achieve autonomous wall following with feedback control. The four

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

University Press, 2000.12. Seymour, E., “The Loss of Women from Science, Mathematics and Engineering Undergraduate Majors,” Science Education, vol. 79, no. 4, 1995, pp. 437–473.13. National Research Council Board on Engineering Education, Report on Designing an Adaptive System, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1995.14. Ambrose, S., et al., Journeys of Women in Science & Engineering, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.15. Committee on Women Faculty in the School of Science, A Study on the Status of Women in Science at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1999.16. Tierney, W., and E. Bensimon, Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe, State

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Woolfolk: The educational psychology of teacher efficacy. Educational Psychology Review, 16, 153–176. 4. Ashton, P. T. & Webb, R. B. (1986). Teachers' sense of efficacy, classroom behavior, and student achievement. In P. T. Ashton and R. B. Webb (Eds.), Teachers' sense of efficacy and student achievement. 125-144. 5. Coladarci, T. (1992). Teachers' sense of efficacy and commitment to teaching. Journal of Experimental Education, 60(4), 323-337. 6. Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H. & Eccles, J. S. (1989). Change in teacher efficacy and student self- and task-related beliefs in mathematics during the transition to junior high school. Journal of Educational Psychology, 81(2), 247-258. 7. Ross, J. A. (1992). Teacher

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

-produce the worldduring WWII. Innovation put us on the moon and fueled the computer and internet boom of the1990’s. Studies going back as far as 1959 have identified engineering creativity as a vitalcontributor to industry competitiveness and the national welfare. 1 A preponderance of literaturepublished in the past five years points to a lack of soft skills, including creative innovation, asfactors in declining global competitiveness. 2,3,4,5 At the root of this problem is a deeplyentrenched educational paradigm that does not encourage creative thinkers.This innovation was possible because there were people that not only understood engineeringprinciples; they also knew how to apply them in ways that satisfied a human need. Theseengineers were

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; Brian Howell, Brigham Young University; Richard West, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to institute an Innovation Boot Camp. In short, the Innovation Boot Camp was an intensiveworkshop focused on teaching innovation in a collaborative hands-on environment.BackgroundKleppe (2001) noted dating from the late 1700’s to modern day, “a major source of technologicaladvancement has been the result of individual inventors [and] innovations” (p. 16); surprisingly,most technology and engineering programs around the U.S. do not explicitly teach innovation(Smoot, 2006). With the increasingly complex and competitive global market, and with newinterest and concern over environmental issues, biotechnologies, and so forth, many companies(American and foreign) are reforming how and in what they do business. Additionally manyacademic

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

tremendous growth to a pointwhere the World Wide Web (WWW) currently supports nearly 600 million virtual world usersworldwide with nearly half of those falling into the up and coming 10-15 year old age group.3Current reports also indicate that nearly 150 virtual world environments in existence today withthat number expected to grow to 900 or more within the next three years.4 The past two decadesthe Web has witnessed a 1990’s era, often referred to as Web 1.0, that focused mostly on read-only content and static HTML-based websites with early websites that were generally notinteractive and Web technologies concentrating mostly on linking documents between the ever-increasing numbers of Web servers.Over the past ten years Web users have shifted gears

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Shirley Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program. The authors also wish to thank student assistants Matt Bender and Brad Pols for their dedicated efforts.Bibliography 1. National Academy of Engineering. 2005). Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 2. Cone, C., Chadwick, S., Gally, T., Helbling, J., and Shaffer, R. (2005). "Interdisciplinary Freshman Experience," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 12-15, Portland, Oregon. 3. Helbling, J., Lanning, D., Madler, R., Beck, A., and McElwain, R. (2005). “Integrating Communications into Team-Taught Senior design Courses,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

of the Kolb’s cycleimplementation will result in positive changes in students’, and later engineers’, approaches tolearning.Bibliography1. Kolb, D. A., “Management and Learning Processes,” California Management Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1976, pp. 21-31.2. Kolb, D. A., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1984.3. McCarthy, B., The 4MAT System: Teaching to Learning Styles with Right/Left Mode Techniques, EXCEL, Inc., 1987.4. Harb, J. N., Durrant, S. O., and Terry, R. E., ”Use of the Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Engineering in Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 82, April 1993, pp. 70-77.5. Harb, J. N., Terry, R. E., Hurt, P. K

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

for the senior project and on some design for my employer. ≠ KiCad was a powerful tool but required a lot of self learning. A class would have been nice to have… ≠ It was an easy program to use, but seemed to have problems with floating and open points when doing schematics.In question A5 students are asking for more support; in particular, they would like moreappropriate tutorial material and that KiCad be introduced earlier in the curriculum. ≠ It would be nice if there was a tutoring lab for Engineering S/W. ≠ The tutorial on the board layouts and creating the footprints should be improved. ≠ …more components for KiCad and an earlier encounter with it would be helpful.A second survey provides additional

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Census Bureau, Dec 2008.3. CPS Disability Data, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Feb 2009.4. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008-09 Edition, 2009.5. T. Cavanaugh, “The Need for Assistive Technology in Educational Technology,” Educational Technology Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 20026. D. Schaefer, J. H. Panchal, S-K. Choi, F. Mistree, “Strategic Design of Engineering Education for the Flat World,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 247-282, Mar 2008.7. T. L. Friedman, “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century,” Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2005.8. G. W. Skates, “Interdisciplinary project working

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

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Manufacturing

Publishing Company, Singapore, 2003.6. Laliberté T., Gosselin C. and Côté G., 2000, "Rapid Prototyping of Lower-Pair, Geared-Pair and CamMechanisms," Proceedings of the ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Baltimore MD,September 10-13, 2000, Paper DETC2000/MECH-14202.7. Won J., DeLaurentis K. and Mavroidis C., “Rapid Prototyping of Robotic Systems,” Proceedings of the2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation,8. "Bailey, S. A., Cham J., G., Cutkosky, M. R., Full, R. J., "Biomimetic Robotic Mechanisms via ShapeDeposition Manufacturing," Robotics Research: the Ninth International Symposium, John Hollerbach andDan Koditschek (Eds), Springer-Verlag, London, 2000

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul Golter, WSU

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

stoppeddropping after a while. Water at different temperatures were then assigned to different groupsand they were asked to take temperature readings at regular intervals for 10 minutes with a waterflow rate of 74 mL/s (70 gph) and an air speed of 1 m/s (as measured by an anemometer). Figure2 is a schematic of the process. Following the data taking, the students worked on several con-ceptual questions that prepared them for the analysis of experimental data and evaporator per- Page 15.243.7formance predictions that they would be doing as homework. The evaporator analysis involvedfinding the slope of the temperature versus time graph near time zero along

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Gary Pawlas, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Curriculum.” Journal of STEM Education Volume 8. Issue 3. &. 4 June-December 2007. 15.4. Hadim, H., Esche, S., Schaefer, C., “Enhancing the Engineering Curriculum Through Project-Based Learning.” Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002.5. Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., McGourty, J., "The ABET “Professional Skills” – Can They Be Taught? Can They Be Assessed?," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol, No 94, January 2005, pp. 41.6. Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and Education. New York: Macmillan.7. Paiget, J. 1970. The Science of Education and the Psychology of the Child. NY: Grossman.8. Brunner, J., Goodnow, J., & Austin, G. (1956). A Study of Thinking. New York: Wiley.9. Bruner, J

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Esmaeily, Kansas State University; Anil Pahwa, Kansas State University; J Thompson, Kansas State University; Donald Watts, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

International

inside Afghanistan and asrefugees outside the country, in conditions of poverty and despair, showed a keen interest in theeducation of their children".References1 UNDP (2000). Human Development Report 2000. Oxford: Oxford University Press.2 UNICEF (2001). State of the World´s Children 2001. New York: Unicef.3 CIA (2000). World Fact book 2000. New York: Central Intelligence Agency.4 Karlsson P., Mansory A. (2004). “Islamic and Modern Education in Afghanistan-Conflictual or Complementary?” Institute of International Education Stockholm University, 20045 Mansory A. (2000). Mathematics achievements among Afghan primary school children Stockholm Institute of International Education, Stockholm University6 Country Studies, http

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Average Void Ratio 0.57 0.77 Average Relative Density (%) 76 12 Average Porosity 0.36 0.44The method used to prepare the soil specimen with the funnel required approximately 35 kg ofsand (Figure 3). The tank was filled by pouring sand slowly from the funnel at approximately25.4 mm (1 in.) above the base of the container. To ensure the sand was poured evenly in rows,the funnel was moved at a rate at approximately 15 cm/s (6 in/s). Once 25.4 mm of sand coveredthe entire base of the tank, the funnel was raised approximately 25.4 mm to allow for constantfalling distance. The funnel’s direction of motion was also positioned

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thisgap between educational preparation and practice in the field. It seems clear, based on this workand associated work of others, that to become “more than just engineers,” in the field, ourengineering students require more authentic, situated, and socially complex preparation thanmuch of what the curriculum currently provides.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2004) The Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education tothe New Century. Washington, D.C.2. ABET Criteria for Evaluating Engineering Programs, (2007). Page 15.1391.93. Crawley, E. F., Malmqvist, J., Östlund, S., & Brodeur, D. R. (2007). Rethinking

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University; Ricardo Monterrosa, DeVry University; Rammy Badran, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

airline database as well as the handheld device built around a 16-bit Motorolamicrocontroller (MC68HC12). RFID is a growing technology that could be used to reducenumber of mishandling luggage which was reported by the Department of Transportation to beover 1.1 million between January to June 20092 .Introduction:There are many Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) technologies that havebeen used throughout the years 1930s and 1940s. The most pervasive ones are barcode, magneticstripe, and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID). Many experiments have been conductedwhen the barcode was first introduced in the 1940’s. The first patent of the barcode was in 1949by Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland 8. The first major application

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-695: CHANGING THE MINDSET: THE LECTURER’S RESPONSIBILITYWHEN PRESENTING A FIRST YEAR COURSE.George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand George Gibbon obtained a National Diploma in 1973 and was awarded an MSc(Eng) in 1990 and a PhD in 1995 by the University of the Witwatersrand. Before joining Wits in 1986 he worked at S A Philips (now Philips South Africa) from 1971 to 1974, and the Chamber of Mines Research Laboratories (1974-1986) where he was responsible for the design and development of instrumentation for seismic, rock mechanic and sequential blasting research. His research interests include measurement systems, marine electromagnetic radiation and its influence on sharks

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

International

of energy from the Sun, fundamentals of PV cell performance, design and operation of practical PV systems, active and passive solar heating systems. ≠ Wind Energy Systems: Alternate wind turbines, using wind data to evaluate a potential location, estimating, output from a specific turbine, and economics of wind power. ≠ Geothermal Energy systems: Introduction, resources, energy systems, ground-source heat pumps. ≠ Biomass Energy Systems: Introduction of biomass fuels, such as wood, corps, manure and some garbage, bio-refineries, application of biomass in the U. S. and the developing world. ≠ Transportation Energy Technologies: Biofuels and hydrogen fuel cell systems. ≠ Comparative Studies

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

multiplication. A shift-add hardware multiplier would carry out the same multiplicationmuch faster. Moreover, a hardware multiplier following Booth’s algorithm would carry out theoperation faster when using 2’s complement number representation. As discussed in 12, 13, amultiplicand and a multiplier register hold the inputs while a pair of shift-registers hold the final Page 15.303.4results. Control inputs for these registers are generated from the counter-decoder combination. Non restoring divider: A software divider would normally use repeated subtraction method tocarry out division. A shift-subtract hardware divider would carry out the same division

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Beverly Davenport Sypher, Purdue University; Steven R. Abel, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University; Brenda Berkelaar, Purdue University

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Continuing Professional Development

Business Review, 68,(3), 103-111.Kotter, J. P. (1995). Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. Harvard Business Review, 73(2), 59-67.Lee, J., & Clery, S. (2004). Key trends in higher education. American Academic, 1(1), 21-36. Available online at: http://www.aft.org/pubsreports/american_academic/issues/june04/Lee.qxp.pdfMiller, D. (2004). Building sustainable change capability. Industrial and Commercial Training, 36(1), 9-12.National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10999. [Also available in print format]Scott, G., Coates, H., & Anderson, M. (2008

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

workingphotovoltaic cell. The devices incorporate important aspects of nanotechnology such as longchain conjugated polymers and the fullerene, C60. The laboratory equipment is inexpensive andthe experiment can be readily replicated at other facilities. We believe that this experiment canbecome one of the foundational topics to be incorporated into a broader, more interdisciplinarycourse in nanotechnology.Bibliography1 See Conjugated Polymer-Based Organic Solar Cells, S. Gnes, H. Neugebauer, and N.S. Sariciftci, Chem. Rev., 107,1324-1338, (2007) and references therein.2 Conjugated Polymer Photovoltaic Cells, K.M. Coakley, and M.D. McGehee, Chem. Mater, 16, 4533-4552, (2004).3 Toward High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells: the Importance of

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

30 creditsConclusionA methodology to apply principles of Six Sigma and quality improvement to the field ofacademics was demonstrated in this paper. We intend to keep updating the curriculum as howimportant changes will need to be made with the development of future scenarios andtechnologies. However, it has been demonstrated that considerable streamlining of the process ofcurriculum development can be achieved by the application of six sigma principles to saidprocess.References1. Akao, Y(ed), Quality Function Deployment, Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press, 19902. Mizuno, S, Companywide Quality Control, Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization, 19883. Shingo, S, Zero Quality Control: Source Control and the Pokayoke system, Cambridge, MA

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

impact of a well-established engineering peer mentoringprogram in a large eastern U.S. university.Peer mentoring programs for women, Hispanic and African American studentshad been in existence since the 1990’s. In fall 2005, the college increased thetypes of peer mentoring programs offered to include programs for male, transferstudent, and general undergraduate engineering program participants. Thisincrease in program offerings substantially increased overall mentor programparticipation and offered an opportunity for enhanced assessment and analysis.For this study, we analyzed both pre and post survey data from mentor programparticipants to look at the impact of program participation on intentions to persistand their feelings of belonging in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

constituencygroups to implement certain projects that directly impact the Center’s goals. This work has beenexpanded during the second year and additional modules and course materials have beendeveloped.This paper describes the progress to date. Our long term goals are to:• train students who will be effective engineers and leaders in the manufacturing andresearch operations of the pharmaceutical and allied industries of the center.• train students for roles in education and in the agencies involved in regulating foodand drug manufacturing operations.• integrate the Center´s research discoveries in engineered organic composite systems toenrich the existing engineering curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels• develop educational programs for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

project includes a CLIOexperiment with ready-to-run software.The software includes a flexible driver forthe MSP430’s analog-to-digital converter(ADC) so that students can easily integrateother transducers. We are currentlydeveloping a peripheral board called Figure 2. CLIO wireless sensor node development platform,CLIO-STL that provides a low-cost analog showing eZ430-RF2500 development tool (upper left),light transducer and a modern digital peripheral sensor board (lower right), and prototyping areatemperature sensor. CLIO-STL provides (upper right).both plug-and-play transducers for rapiddevelopment of a simple wireless sensor node as well as a design pattern for other CLIOperipheral boards that could sense other