Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Robert Wolff, University of Dayton; Jack Waintraub, Middlesex County College

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-630: CONSOLIDATING TWO NSF ONLINE MATERIALS ANDINFORMATION RESOURCE CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONGilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community CollegeShep Anderson, Sinclair Community CollegeSean Falkowski, University of DaytonRobert Wolff, University of DaytonJack Waintraub, Middlesex County College Page 13.327.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Consolidating Two NSF Online Materials and Information Resource Centers for Manufacturing and Engineering Technology EducationAbstractThis presentation describes the plan for the future of the Manufacturing and

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal Nepal, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

methods. Select fractional factorial experiment designs and conduct and analyze them. Apply (multiple) regression analysis to historical data sets and planned experiments.Class activities and instructional methodsEngineering education has seen significant reforms over the years. One important change is inteaching method and curriculum development. Today’s curriculum integrates a larger practicebased component in the courses12. Domblesky et al.10 further describe that the above change, inpart, was triggered by industry criticism that engineering students are entering the workforcewith lack of competency, which has necessitated remedial training on the part of the employer.In order to narrow down this gap, this course has a greater

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Materials

semesters I will invite a librarian to class toshow students how to perform more successful internet searches. I also plan to encourage moreinterest and engagement by designing problems requiring group effort, as recommended byLight.viMaterials engineers routinely use the internet as a source of several kinds of information: pricing;materials properties; safety and handling; fractography and failure analysis; microstructures;viisupplier locations; etc. My hope is that carefully designed homework assignments which helpstudents learn these skills will be transferable to the workplace after graduation.Referencesi Kalpakjian & Schmid, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 5th ed., Prentice Hall, 2006.ii McKeachie, W., McKeachie’s Teaching

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens

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Biological & Agricultural

. 2005. Hydrologic analysis and design. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River,NJ.Moore, I.D. and G.J. Burch. 1986. Physical basis of the length-slope factor in theuniversal soil loss equation. SSSA Jour. 50:1294-1298.Renard, K.G., G.R. Foster, G.A. Weesies, D.K. McCool and D.C. Yoder. 1997.Predicting soil erosion by water: A guide to conservation planning with the reviseduniversal soil loss equation (RUSLE). USDA-ARS Pub ARS-S40. Agricultural ResearchService, US Dept. Agr., Washington, DC.Shen, H.W. and P.Y. Julien. 1993. Erosion and sediment transport. IN Handbook ofHydrology, D.R. Maidment (Ed.). McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.Ssegane H., E. W. Tollner, and S. C. McCutcheon.2007. Erosion prediction on micro-watersheds using topographic parameters

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, broadening the curriculum focus to includecompetency development. By interpreting the ABET 3(a-k) outcomes in terms of competencies,engineering curricula can be successfully reformed to incorporate competency-based learning. Astudy conducted by the Cambridge-MIT Institute[16] indicates that carefully structured workexperiences play a greater role than previously thought in giving students the skills andconfidence to become entrepreneurs—particularly if their work placements are aligned with theircourse content. More generally, a work placement will be of greater value if it gives students achance to put into practice what they’ve learned in the classroom, and if the placement is longer,more structured, and better planned than that found in a “casual

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

Of Understanding SafeLaboratory Practices And MSDS Sheets.Ñ 15 Again, there was little, if any, mention of a riskassessment in these papers or laboratory procedures. Page 13.556.3A ÐRubric for Laboratory ExperimentsÑ that included safety was located (this rubric is useful tomeet ABET EC2000 requirements).16 However, among the five evaluation parameters under theÐDesign, Perform Safe ExperimentsÑ headings: 1) Design of safe, effective laboratory experiment 2) Laboratory execution according to safe, approved experimental plan 3) Understanding of how equipment works, equipment limitations, safe operation 4) Understanding of how

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James A. Ejiwale

% Supervisor’s final evaluation: 30% Final Report 25% 100%The Daily Journal Activities (DJA) consists of: 1. List of the activities participated on aparticular day; 2. Identification and description of special learning experiences; 3. Identificationof specific links to student’s academic instruction; and 4. the questions or concerns that emergedduring the service learning experience and how they were solved or planned to be solved. TheDJA will be graded by the course instructor.The Weekly presentation (WP) consists of the list of specific

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Ejiwale

performance and virtual performance is still somewhat limited. It is easy to send data by e-mail and other electrical means, but it is harder to send “parts of your heart” and to motivate team members. • Regardless of the specific means of communication used in virtual teams, the use of good, sound, basic project management techniques can provide a means to clarify the objectives, milestones, plans, and progress toward the objective. Virtual teams by their nature involve very little face-to-face time; therefore, fundamental project management techniques can minimize stress and clarify the process in what is already an extremely challenging environment

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W. Khan; M.B. Yildirim

laboratorysessions. A nanotechnology laboratory has also been set up in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at WSU, and dedicated to perform a number of nanotechnology experiments forstudents. This laboratory has several pieces of new equipment, such as atomic force microscope(AFM), corrosion testing units, electrospinning unit, UV lithography, dry and wet etching,plasma cleaner, AC/DC power units, UV-Vis spectroscopy, optical microscopes, zeta potential /nanosizer, fume hood, spin coating, capacitance bridge, contact angle and surface tensionmeasurement devices, and electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) nanofilm coating unit. We plan tohave undergraduate students work on the electrospinning method in the nanotechnologylaboratory. Students will produce

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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. Statistical tests were conducted and results were documented on the power of simulation.Development of Finite Element AnalysisA computer program was developed by idealizing the flexible pavement into a finite element continuum.In this investigation a layered pavement system was idealized as an axisymmetric solid with finiteboundaries in both radial and axial directions, as shown in Fig 1. The axisymmetric body was thendivided into a set of ring elements, rectangular in section and connected along their nodal circles. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal points at whichthey are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensionalproblem reduces to a two

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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task. Creativity vs. performance was a constant argument during this project.Conclusions and Future PlansA simple, hands-on, open ended problem was introduced to the Strength of Materials Course. This open-ended exercise facilitated communication between the instructor and the students, encouraged team workamongst the students, and provided an opportunity for active learning and for emphasizing creativeproblem solving. Future plans call for the development of additional projects that can be incorporatedinto the Strength of Materials Course. Project-based courses have proven to achieve the course objectivesin higher levels and improve the learning experience.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer 2020: Visions of

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Abdelrahman M Rabie; Rahman Haleem

. These preparations attempt to change the students’speaking habits so that presentations and discussions are conducted in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).The ratio of colloquial and foreign words in normal and academic conversations is one of the basic issuestackled in the sequence. So is planning for writing, researching and critical thinking. The latter issues arenew to students and are significantly important in developing their abilities to communicate their ideas inan effective manner.In the colleges, a different scheme has been devised; Arabic Labs were attached to at least two coursestaught in each college. The content was driven by the English courses under the control of the college.The Arabic Lab simply shadowed the main course and used

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

the overall course grades.RecommendationsThe following are the recommendations on how these findings would be used in the future for thefuture offerings of the course. The grade allotted to the empowerment projects will be increased 5from twenty to thirty percent. The projects will be expanded to accommodate other tools oflearning such as group discussions, presentation and communication skills. There are plans tocontinue the work presented at least for the next five years.References(1) Woods, D. and Crowe, C.M., (1985) Characteristics of engineering students in their first two years, Engineering Education, 74, pp. 289-295.(2) Boyer, E.L. (1995) Assessing scholarship, ASEE prism, 4, pp 22-26

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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. Statistical tests were conducted and results were documented on the power of simulation.Development of Finite Element AnalysisA computer program was developed by idealizing the flexible pavement into a finite element continuum.In this investigation a layered pavement system was idealized as an axisymmetric solid with finiteboundaries in both radial and axial directions, as shown in Fig 1. The axisymmetric body was thendivided into a set of ring elements, rectangular in section and connected along their nodal circles. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal points at whichthey are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensionalproblem reduces to a two

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rajesh G. Bachu; S. Kopparthi; B. Adapa; Buket D. Barkana

related frame size into two frames. Thisphenomenon can be seen for Frame 2, 7, and 8 in the Table 1. 54. ConclusionWe have presented an approach for separating the voiced /unvoiced part of speech in a simple andefficient way. The algorithm shows good results in classifying the speech as we segmented speech intomany frames. In our future study, we plan to improve our results for voiced/unvoiced discrimination innoise.References:[1] Jong Kwan Lee, Chang D. Yoo, “Wavelet speech enhancement based on voiced/unvoiced decision”,Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology The 32nd International Congress and Exposition onNoise Control

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

the overall course grades.RecommendationsThe following are the recommendations on how these findings would be used in the future for thefuture offerings of the course. The grade allotted to the empowerment projects will be increased 5from twenty to thirty percent. The projects will be expanded to accommodate other tools oflearning such as group discussions, presentation and communication skills. There are plans tocontinue the work presented at least for the next five years.References(1) Woods, D. and Crowe, C.M., (1985) Characteristics of engineering students in their first two years, Engineering Education, 74, pp. 289-295.(2) Boyer, E.L. (1995) Assessing scholarship, ASEE prism, 4, pp 22-26

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

. These preparations attempt to change the students’speaking habits so that presentations and discussions are conducted in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).The ratio of colloquial and foreign words in normal and academic conversations is one of the basic issuestackled in the sequence. So is planning for writing, researching and critical thinking. The latter issues arenew to students and are significantly important in developing their abilities to communicate their ideas inan effective manner.In the colleges, a different scheme has been devised; Arabic Labs were attached to at least two coursestaught in each college. The content was driven by the English courses under the control of the college.The Arabic Lab simply shadowed the main course and used

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

. These preparations attempt to change the students’speaking habits so that presentations and discussions are conducted in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).The ratio of colloquial and foreign words in normal and academic conversations is one of the basic issuestackled in the sequence. So is planning for writing, researching and critical thinking. The latter issues arenew to students and are significantly important in developing their abilities to communicate their ideas inan effective manner.In the colleges, a different scheme has been devised; Arabic Labs were attached to at least two coursestaught in each college. The content was driven by the English courses under the control of the college.The Arabic Lab simply shadowed the main course and used

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

. Statistical tests were conducted and results were documented on the power of simulation.Development of Finite Element AnalysisA computer program was developed by idealizing the flexible pavement into a finite element continuum.In this investigation a layered pavement system was idealized as an axisymmetric solid with finiteboundaries in both radial and axial directions, as shown in Fig 1. The axisymmetric body was thendivided into a set of ring elements, rectangular in section and connected along their nodal circles. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal points at whichthey are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensionalproblem reduces to a two

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

task. Creativity vs. performance was a constant argument during this project.Conclusions and Future PlansA simple, hands-on, open ended problem was introduced to the Strength of Materials Course. This open-ended exercise facilitated communication between the instructor and the students, encouraged team workamongst the students, and provided an opportunity for active learning and for emphasizing creativeproblem solving. Future plans call for the development of additional projects that can be incorporatedinto the Strength of Materials Course. Project-based courses have proven to achieve the course objectivesin higher levels and improve the learning experience.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer 2020: Visions of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

construction was designed with classrooms side by side with the laboratory.This was part of the planning decision during the design phase of the building to support theintegrated lecture lab format in the WSOE at FGCU. Perhaps with the completion of the buildingsuch assignments could be attempted. In addition, integrated lecture lab does not eliminate theconventional format “long lab”, especially when deemed necessary. Instead it promotes a directconnection between the lecture and the laboratory experiment at all times possible. Figure 4. Student’s perspective of integrated lab (IL) i

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Management

, Options a. trough g.) and the second one is in a traditional physical classroom setting, how likely is it that you would register in the “Online Virtual Reality”-based course if the Traditional course content is more interesting?Answer the following questions if You are NOT a student of the Engineering ManagementProgramEngineering Management Program offers curriculum that aims to provide decision making,systems optimization, project management, quality control and management, forecasting,product and process design, simulation, and other planning skills primarily to students withtechnical/engineering backgrounds.14. Did you take any Engineering Management courses before? a) Yes b) No15. If you did not take any Engineering Management

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was designed and built as a bluecoffee mug, with objects like pens and rulers with bright colors attached to it. Thus, the odd scaleof familiar objects positioned in the museum context along with the use of bright colors arestrategically planned in the design scheme in order to direct visitor attention and interest to theexhibit kiosk, which can be seen as the first step of facilitating knowledge acquisition.In addition, the “notebook” and the “coffee mug with pens” recall the products that come intoexistence as a result of engineering design and manufacturing processes, which is conveyed inthe Design Game. This also provides a necessary connection in children’s mind betweenconsumer products and processes that bring these products into

Conference Session

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

/applicationsinclude titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sunscreen, cosmetics and food products (usage ofnonoparticles as additives to existing consumer products); silver nanoparticles in foodpackaging, clothing, disinfectants and household appliances; zinc oxide nanoparticles insunscreen and cosmetics, surface coatings, paints and outdoor furniture varnishes; andcerium oxide nanoparticles as a fuel catalyst (exploitation of surface characteristics ofnanoparticles to improve chemical reactions and interfacial bonding). The relatively shortlist of actual applications of nanotechnology indicates that further research is needed todiversify the utilization of this technology.Ongoing and planned R&D is focused on the development of new products such asoptically

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

compare designs for a virtual assembly line. The AALD environment isdescribed in detail in the Activities section of this report and will be evaluated in the next year ofthis project, both by students for instructional effectiveness and by expert system integrationengineers for fidelity and accuracy.Future DirectionsPossible future directions include: • Continued analysis of the interview and think-aloud data that we have collected thus far. Although the data collection conditions were less than ideal, the interview data are very detailed and provide a rich source of information about the system integration industry. We plan to analyze data from the airline passenger seat and truck frame assembly line design exercises to

Conference Session

LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John DeBusscher, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

hands-on skills and intuition. The set of Virtual Instruments presented here Page 13.100.2embraces the contents of standard introductory courses – from DC measurements of volt-ampcurves to transient responses of circuits and their transfer functions. Noteworthy, it includesseveral unique tools for teaching the key concepts.With minor adjustments of the software, these Virtual Instruments can be used at many otherschools on various types of standard instruments, for which LabVIEW drivers are available.In section 2, hardware and software are briefly discussed, along with the strategic plan for theirdevelopment. Sections 3 – 6 are focused on the

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiong Zhang, Michigan Technological University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

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Environmental Engineering

. Table 4 summarizes thehypotheses and our assessment plan toward each.TABLE 4: Summary of Assessment Strategy. Instruments that will be developed during theproposed research are indicated by .Transformational learning practices and peer-to-peer networks:Hypothesis 1: Enable Implementation of sustainable practicesevidenced by assessed through1. students’ advanced Comparison of performance of partner universities understanding of connections students to control cohort performance between engineering solutions direct measure of understanding and global issues2. students utilizing peer-to-peer Student questionnaire networks to implement effective direct measure of students

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

European countries by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in Computer Technology and a D.Eng. in Computer Science and Information Management with a concentration in knowledge discovery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering and Development (Verification & Validation), Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Neural Networks and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of “Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals- 2nd Ed

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

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Engineering Technology

observationsof the evaluator. Highlights of his comments included the leadership shown by the only girl – ahigh school girl – involved in the competition; the outstanding performance of the team from theComputer & Information Technology department of the Purdue University College ofTechnology in Columbus; the challenge of programming this robot compared to the LEGOMindstorms robot; and, that the teams recognized that the accuracy of the GPS was the mostcritical item in guiding the vehicle.ConclusionsWhile the competition did not occur exactly as planned, everyone considered the effortworthwhile. More than 20 students from a university, community college and high school cametogether to learn how to build a control system for a robotic vehicle. The

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

(ASS)15 Meteorological Satellite Service (MSS)16 Space Operation Service (SOS)17 Space Research Service (SRS)18 Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) Frequency Allocations for Satellite Services: Allocating frequencies to satellite services is a complicated process, which requires international coordination and planning. This is carried out under the auspices of the International Telecommunications Union. To facilitate frequency planning, the world is divided into three regions: Region 1: Europe, Africa, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. Region 2: North and South America and Greenland. Region 3: Asia (excluding Region 1 areas), Australia, and the southwest Pacific. 15 Other satellite