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Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Engineering Technology

of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering consulting in the area of communications for DISA (U.S. DoD). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and teaches courses in circuits, signals, and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Valenzuela, Auburn University; Jeffrey Smith, Auburn University; Ben Reece, Auburn University; David Shannon, Auburn University

programming skills in solving engineering problems without having to be explicitly told todo so. During Phase 1 of the project, we are exploring the feasibility of our framework and havedeveloped and evaluated five instructive modules for four IE professional courses in ourcurriculum.Modeling FrameworkThe methods that are commonly used to achieve educational objectives include: lectures,experimental laboratory, design projects, case studies, games, and internships1. All of thesemethods are used in teaching IE courses in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department atAuburn University. However, the lecture method is by far our most common approach forinstruction. This is also the case at most other engineering academic departments. One of

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome Schaufeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thestudents take three intensive courses, usually consisting of four lectures plus problem sessions asappropriate. In some cases laboratory sessions replace lectures. The course was designed to fitinto one term.The course was designed to contain the following elements:“Toolbox”: To conduct meaningful discussions about the role of commercialization ininnovation and how to identify and pursue entrepreneurial opportunities with the students it isnecessary to introduce the basic functional elements of business fundamentals. We choose to doso by introducing a commercial “toolbox” early in the course that would enable the students toembrace the concepts presented in subsequent lectures. The elements of the “toolbox” were

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

blocks on a table inside a work cell located in the engineering laboratory inthe School of Engineering. Through the internet, a user can send orders to the robot and see itlive using a set of web cameras installed inside the work cell. The objective of the project is todevelop a recruiting tool to attract prospective students to engineering. Robot Controls Local Internet Server Video

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Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Myers, Ohio University; Ben Stuart, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

”) are notcapped by University requirements, most faculty teaching J-courses restrict enrollments to 20students. This is done primarily due to the heavy writing component and the need for facultyfeedback on students’ writing skills. Significant out-of-class time is devoted to each student inthe development of critical written communication skills. Further, while engineering studentsoften have developed sufficient technical writing skills by the Spring quarter of their Junior year,policy writing to targeted audiences is substantially different that writing laboratory or designproject reports. For this first class offering it is of interest to note that the class enrollment was 25students, with several additional students requesting

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

are summarized in Table 5. First note, a 74% majority of alumnibelieve teamwork skills are not the same as project management skills. This is supported by thedata illustrated in Figure 3 as the leadership gap. Second, alumni do believe PM skills can betaught in the classroom with 83% responding yes. Note, for these alumni, "classroom" isunderstood to mean more than a lecture setting. Approximately one-half of the "classroom" timethese alumni had in college was laboratory or teamwork related time. Working on team-basedprojects would be viewed as "classroom" in this population. The question of learning PM "on thejob" was asked in order to verify the responses given about learning in the classroom. A smallmajority disagree that PM can only be

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CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

some resources that might not be readily available in some office locations (e.g.,research laboratories, instrumentation, and finite element programs) that can be used to furtherinvestigate questions that arise.Some companies have identified excellent student projects, yet there were proprietary orconfidentiality concerns. To address these challenges, presentations and reports were authoredfor “faculty eyes only.” Otherwise, presentations are open and reports may be used for Page 15.159.7accreditation purposes. 6 Before the change to industry

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

. Accessed Nov 2009. 4. Louisiana State University Engineering Communication Studio. Accessed January 2010. 5. Oklahoma State University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Accessed Nov 2009. 6. Alley, M. "The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid". New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2007.7. University of Arkansas Department of Mechanical Engineering, "Oral Presentation Evaluation Form." Accessed Jan 2010. .8. University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin. "Checklists for presentations Writing Guidelines for Assignments in Laboratory and Design Courses", 1998, Accessed Jan 2010. 9. Utah State University Department of Engineering and

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas; Nicholas Evangelopoulos, University of North Texas; Uyi Lawani, University of North Texas

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2137: OPEN-BOOK VS. CLOSED-BOOK TESTING: ANEXPERIMENTAL COMPARISONLeticia Anaya, University of North Texas Leticia Anaya, M.S. is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas College of Engineering. She is currently working in her PhD in Management Science at the University of North Texas. She received her M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. Her research and teaching interests include Thermal Sciences, Statistics, Quality Assurance, Machine Design, Simulation and Educational Teaching Methods. She has published previously in ASEE Conferences and has developed three laboratory manuals in the following areas

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

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Computers in Education

islimited in courses. Certainly, example solutions can be made available for students to reviewoutside of class. But, using screencasts, the students can watch the progression of the examplesolutions while listening to recorded explanatory audio comments, and this provides advantagesin limiting misunderstandings.Another topic discussed is use of screencasts to allow students in a distance learning Page 15.442.2environment to observe laboratory demonstrations.BackgroundScreen capturing software, such as Camtasia Studio1, supplied by TechSmith Corporation, is auseful tool for easily creating video recordings using a standard tablet pc. All activity

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Patterson, San Diego State University; Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University; Subrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Using virtual laboratories, a rapid understanding of factors influencing cycle efficiencycould be grasped by students even before they undertake fundamental thermodynamics study.Calculating Equilibrium CombustionThe process for calculating equilibrium distribution and adiabatic flame temperature can quicklybecome difficult if done by hand using Kp tables, especially as more species are added to themix. Chemical reactions involve energy, either through absorption or expulsion, usually in theform of heat. If all the reaction heat is used to raise the temperature of the products, the resultingtemperature is called the adiabatic flame temperature. If a flow reaction proceeds with negligiblechanges in kinetic and potential energy and no external

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and engineering-based content and activities in their teaching, they must themselves experience learning throughinquiry, collaborate with other teachers, have access to and competence in using technology, andhave experience with engineering.8,9The interdisciplinary nature of engineering merges laboratory, field, and classroom inquiry withhistorical and cultural perspectives and the technology in the students’ worlds.10 Effectiveclassroom practices include conceptual understanding, thinking skills, inquiry, cooperativelearning, graphic organizers, computer simulations, actual observation, clear objectives, and on-going feedback.11 Students develop deeper understanding when they generate and testhypotheses, compare and contrast, summarize, and

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Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walk, Old Dominion University; Roland Lawrence, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

; Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering Technology, of Old Dominion University. Since joining the faculty in 2006, he has developed an Electromagnetic (EM) materials measurement laboratory at the Applied Research Center to expand research in the area of materials. This research will include the synthesis and characterization of materials and nano-composites or meta-materials to create novel EM properties. Dr. Lawrence is also interested in the development of advanced sensor concepts to enhance measurement capability to enable improved understanding of the Earth’s environment. He is particularly interested in materials for large deployable antenna concepts and calibration approaches for

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

  training  in  systems  modeling. Systems  Engineering  Analysis  replaces  Energy  Conversion  course  in  the  senior  year. Communication  System,  Software  Systems  Engineering,  Control  Systems  and  Power  Systems are the senior level courses that provide systems engineering based design experiences that lead to 100% systems engineering based Electrical Systems Engineering Design Laboratory and a two sequence  Capstone  Design  experience  that  will  incorporate  systems  engineering  (life  cycle) design  process.  Course  descriptions  for  new  courses  are  provided  to  show  how  skill  sets  are developed  through  course  outcomes.  The  new  required  and  technical  electives  in  the  systems engineering  concentration  are  in

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Tushar Gupta, Arizona State University; Mohit Shah, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

, presentedearlier by Spanias et al2-3.This paper is organized as follows. First, the various features are explained briefly along withtheir mathematical description. The simulated results obtained from J-DSP are then given.Finally, a set of on-line laboratory tutorials and exercises is developed to review these concepts.Feature ExtractionThe features can be broadly classified into two categories – global descriptors and instantaneousdescriptors. In the former, the feature is calculated for the entire signal as a whole. The latter Page 15.131.3features are calculated for each frame obtained by segmenting the given signal. In this paper, weare interested in

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Search Engine technology, and the rapid rise of user comfort with theidea of having to sift through large numbers of links, made such complex schemes irrelevant.Design Team ExperiencesIn recent times, design team experiences have become accessible at all levels, including “Design-build-fly”, “RASCAL”, and other projects that include freshmen through PhDs. Research projectparticipation as paid assistants or in “Special Problem” courses for credit, and collaborative teamexperiences such as “Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunity” and “NASA MeansBusiness” are increasingly seen. These complement experiences as Interns or Co-Ops.Multidisciplinary Systems Design and OptimizationSince the early 1990s, the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory at

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Council of Sections

applyingpreviously proven collaborative teaching and learning techniques commonly used in smallerengineering laboratory and discussion sessions to a larger, more traditional lecture setting.Currently, the range of use of Tablet PCs in the classroom includes enhancing lecturepresentations8,9, digital ink and note taking10, E-Books (books in electronic format) that allowhyperlinks and annotations11, Tablet-PC-based in-class assessments8,9, and Tablet-PC-basedclassroom collaboration systems such as the Classroom Presenter12, and the UbiquitousPresenter13 that can enhance student learning and engagement. As the use of Tablet PCs in theclassroom grows, there is a growing need to understand how these various uses and applicationscan facilitate and enhance student

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

havetraditionally been performed in a laboratory or the field are being augmented or replaced bycomputational modeling and simulationEven though CSE makes use of the techniques of applied mathematics and computer science forthe development of numerical algorithms and computing tools to the study of scientific andengineering problems, as well as other physical, biological and non-scientific areas, it is by nomeans a subfield or extension of applied mathematics or computer science, nor is it a disciplinewhere a scientist or engineer or domain specialist simply uses a canned code to simulate data andvisualize results. "CSE is a legitimate and important academic enterprise," as noted in acomprehensive, report 5 published by the SIAM Workgroup on CSE on

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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William Jemison; Christopher Nadovich

team-based senior design course as part of a two-course capstonesenior design sequence. The move from independent design to a team-baseddesign was done ten years ago, in large part, due to ABET requirements. Theintroduction of a requirements-driven methodology is consistent with industrypractice and serves to focus decision making during the system architecture anddetailed design phases of the project. The complexity of the project waspurposely scoped to be “broad” rather than “deep” to ensure a capstoneexperience that incorporates software and analog and digital hardware.Teaching a course of this nature is challenging and is very different from teachinga traditional course and/or laboratory. The instructors must select an applicationthat is

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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William D. Jemison; Christopher T. Nadovich

team-based senior design course as part of a two-course capstonesenior design sequence. The move from independent design to a team-baseddesign was done ten years ago, in large part, due to ABET requirements. Theintroduction of a requirements-driven methodology is consistent with industrypractice and serves to focus decision making during the system architecture anddetailed design phases of the project. The complexity of the project waspurposely scoped to be “broad” rather than “deep” to ensure a capstoneexperience that incorporates software and analog and digital hardware.Teaching a course of this nature is challenging and is very different from teachinga traditional course and/or laboratory. The instructors must select an applicationthat is

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Maria C Sanchez; Nell Papavasiliou; Hernan Maldonado

Larralde regarding basic principles in buildingsound structures and then given a tour of the structures laboratory in the Lyles College ofEngineering. Two balsa wood towers with different elements of building design were placedupon a large shaker table to illustrate the effect of an earthquake upon a multi-storied building.The students were able to visually determine which building design was more resistant to theeffect of earthquakes. Students were then combined in teams of five and tasked with creating astructure to support a solar panel. The only specifications given to the students were that thestructure had to be composed of balsa wood pieces and hot glue and that it needed to be a certainheight. Students were provided engineering paper to

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Wangping Sun

a senior capstone project or service learning in the community abroad (such as finding water and sanitation solutions for a community that is having a high incidence of waterborne diseases; health surveys and health education for the local people). 8. Research abroad: the student travels to a laboratory abroad and conducts research under the guidance of a faculty member or research associate. 9. Faculty exchange: the faculty member from the home university teaches, or co-teaches a class of the students in the university abroad. 10. Distance learning: internet technology (web-conferencing, list-serv, emails, etc.) is used to create a virtual community for learning across cultural and national boundaries

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George List, North Carolina State University

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Civil Engineering

  NSF­sponsored  Industry­ University Cooperative Research Center: The Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites, the  Constructed  Facilities  Laboratory,  the  Institute  for  Transportation  Research  and  Education, the Center for Transportation and the Environment, the Center for Sustainable Use of Resources, and  the  DHS  Center  of  Excellence  –  Natural  Disasters,  Coastal  Infrastructure  and  Emergency Management. Last fiscal year, research expenditures in the department exceeded $14 million. Current BSCE Curriculum The  department  offers  three  accredited  undergraduate  degrees:  1)  Civil  Engineering,  2) Construction Engineering and Management, and 3) Environmental Engineering. The BSCE has been accredited by ABET since 1936

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Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

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Chemical Engineering

important aspect of this project because traditionally, the chemical engineeringcurriculum stresses the scaling up of laboratory chemical reactions to larger chemical processingunit operations and often students enter the class with the bias that chemical engineering means“scaling up”. Particularly as studies of biochemical reactions in microbiological systems, suchas proteomics or in microfabricated devices as in the body-on-a-chip described here, are soprevalent in the chemical engineering research literature, it is important that students are exposedto the possibilities and advantages for scaling down chemical processes and the related careerchoices.Student appreciation of the significance of scale down on several levels (efficiency, safety

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1109: CHANGING HIGH SCHOOL STEM TEACHER BELIEFS ANDEXPECTATIONS ABOUT ENGINEERING LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONMitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Mitchell Nathan, PhD and BSEE, is currently Chair of the Learning Sciences program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a founding officer of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in learning and teaching mathematics, science and engineering in classrooms and the laboratory, using analysis of discourse, survey and assessment instruments, and experimental design. Dr. Nathan examines teacher beliefs about student

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

determine which was most effective in removing each ofthe three different stains.Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidization Activity: The gas-liquid-solid fluidization activityintroduced participants to a three-phase fluidized bed reactor. Students determined theminimum fluidization point of the reactor used in the university’s Koffolt Laboratories bygraphing the height of the liquid in the glass tube for each change in gas velocity.Students also learned about the importance of three-phase fluidized bed reactors to thepetroleum industry, where heavy oils have to be converted into high-quality gasoline.Sustainable Energy Presentation: The sustainable energy presentation inaugurated a day-long series of lab tours and activities designed around Shell’s “More

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

Patents; Industrial Safety Engineering; Computing Systems; and Technology in WorldCivilization. The findings from this study have also been successfully incorporated into theSenior Engineering Capstone, Senior Capstone: Production Laboratory, and Senior Projectcourses, along with the Industrial Internship Program.This integration has occurred in many facets of these courses. The textbook readings, lectures,and discussions were updated in order to emphasize the findings from the study. In additionhomework assignments, case studies, and real world experiences derived from the study wereincluded as individual or group exercises.Homework projects and case studies related to applying these proven methods, procedures, andprocesses to enhance quality

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

to provide students with the technicalbackground required for successful careers in industry and business. The coursework within eachprogram offers experiences in real-world situations that enhance the preparation of graduates.Results from this study have already been incorporated into courses that include: ProblemAnalysis and Design; Machine Tool; Computer-Aided Design; Project Management; QualityAssurance; Engineering Economics; Environmental Engineering; Engineering Ethics, Contracts,and Patents; Industrial Safety Engineering; Computing Systems; Senior Projects; SeniorEngineering Capstone; Senior Capstone: Production Laboratory; and Technology in WorldCivilization; along with the Industrial Internship Program. In addition to textbook

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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Computers in Education

to the new subject matter andproject criteria.The course WCM609 Radio Systems Modeling (phase 2 of the study) focuses on modeling andsimulation of wireless communication systems. The goal of this course is to explore all thecomponents of a radio communication system and simulate using MATLAB® and its simulationtool SIMULINK®. Throughout the course, via the instructor guided laboratories, the studentslearned to analyze, build and design components of a real radio receiver. The course has beenoffered several times in the Master of Science in Wireless Communication program at NationalUniversity. A course project is given to the students at the end of the design course, in which thestudents are required to design and simulate a complete digital

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Caverly, Villanova University; Howard Fulmer, Villanova University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University; James O’Brien, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University; Edward Char, Villanova University; Frank Mercede, Villanova University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Randy Weinstein, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

proper format for an engineering laboratory report.Carbon FootprintIn lecture, we discussed a chemistry-based as well as an energy-based approach to calculatingthe amount of CO2 we produce on an annual basis; i.e., our carbon footprint. To obtain“ballpark values,” we pointed the students to several online carbon footprint calculators thathandle various pollution sources. A specific source of CO2 generation is a dorm room, and that’swhat we wanted the students to investigate.The carbon footprint assignment proceeded as follows: • In your dorm, note all the electrical appliances (e.g. refrigerator, computer, lighting, cell phone charger, iPod, etc.). Enter each appliance name into Excel, along with its operating current, voltage, and