Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna Garner, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

projecting onto slides. This paper first presents a theoretical basis for this metric and then applies themetric to several situations. Two of these situations are common practice situations inengineering education: (1) presentation of research at a national ASEE conference, and(2) presentation of research by graduate students. Three other situations involvealternative slide structures: (3) the assertion–evidence slide structure;9, 23 (4) theslide:ology slide structure,10 which is similar to the Presentation Zen structure;11 and (5)the Larry Lessig method of presentation.12 The paper concludes with recommendations ofhow many projected words per minute would be appropriate for engineeringpresentations

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

motivating factors. A conclusion is given in thediscussion area along with data and survey results.Basic Concepts - Expectancy TheoryThis paper will focus on the Expectancy Theory as developed by Victor Vroom in his influentialpublication, Work and Motivation.2 Tailoring his theory to an educational environment, itsuggests that the amount of motivation and effort a student will put into learning will depend onthree perceptual relationships: (1) expectancy, a student’s estimation of the likelihood ofsuccessfully performing the particular assignment. Faculty should have an understanding whatinformation and resources students will need to be successful; (2) instrumentality, a student’sestimation of the likelihood that the effort they put in will be in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

skills gained at the lower levels. Thetaxonomy is typically applied to three domains of learning: affective, cognitive, andpsychomotor. We are concerned here only with the cognitive domain. The levels within thecognitive domain are knowledge (1), comprehension (2), application (3), analysis (4), synthesis(5), and evaluation (6). The Bloom’s categories used to describe the entries are the modifiedBloom’s categories reflecting active thinking3: Remembering (1), Understanding (2), Applying(3), Analyzing (4), Evaluating (5), and Creating (6). For analysis, each category is ranked from1-6 in the order of increasing complexity. Table 1 is a summary of the descriptions of eachcategory along with examples of students’ responses corresponding to the

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

guided, interactiveexamples for self instruction on writing improvement and is flexibly designed toemphasize the particular instructor’s grading priorities.The root of CLAQWA stems from assessment at a defined cognitive level based onBloom’s taxonomy of cognition5. Cognitive levels range from 1-5 hierarchically and aredescribed below:Level 1: Knowledge. Accurately recalls or describes, identifies information which waspresented in class or reading. Involves memorization.Level 2: Comprehension. Translates or rephrases known words, interprets or explains in away that demonstrates understanding of the material.Level 3: Application. Uses what is learned in the assignment or in class.Level 4: Analysis, Synthesis. Evaluation. Makes a judgment of a work

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

they arerelated and interchanged. Terms such as peak voltage, rms voltage (Vrms = 0.707*Vp), period (T)and frequency (f =1/T) are covered. At this point in the AC activity, the relationship betweenvoltage, current, resistance, and power are re-introduced with a discussion about how therelationships relate to AC circuits. The DC battery source can be replaced with an AC source inthe previous series circuits. As a result, parallel resistive circuits and all the calculations wouldbe the same except that the source is a sine wave. Additionally, sinusoidal terminology wouldhave to be used in the calculation and reporting of data. This is a key connection to the previousDC activities

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

RFID system, there can be a significant decrease in the amount of mishandled luggage.There are different types of RFID tags and readers in the market. The tags are the maincomponents of the system because they contain unique identification numbers. The tag can beactive with an internal power supply, or passive, which draws power directly from a reader.Table 1 is a quick reference to several available RFID technologies. Frequency Type Application Range125 KHz – 148 KHz Passive Animal tracking, access control, Ranges from 0.5 inch to one and OEM applications. foot.13.56 MHz Passive EAS (anti-theft), book and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

primary stakeholder, issued engineering program outcomes that describe the skills,knowledge, and behaviors that are expected of students who have graduated1.A gap in the literature is a comparison of these three organizations’ lists of attributes. To bettersee how they compare, the listings of attributes of engineers that these three organizationsdeveloped are organized by similarities in Figure 1.Figure 1Comparison of Preferred Attributes of Engineers National Academy of Accreditation Board for Boeing Company5 Engineering25 Engineering and Technology1 strong sense of professionalism

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

• Address the current skill and knowledge deficit among engineering graduates as shown by a number of enquiries and studies into engineering profession and engineering education 1-8.The two engineering schools at VU decided on a different tact in implementing the PBLpedagogy into their undergraduate curricula. The School of Architectural, Civil andMechanical Engineering (ACME) decided on subject-based PBL model and that 50 percent ofthe subjects constituting their undergraduate curricula designated to PBL delivery. In contrast,the School of Electrical Engineering (EE) at VU adopted a course curriculum based PBLmodel found At Aalborg University, Denmark. The Aalborg model PBL model seemed to beless realistic at VU because it relied on the

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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International

the profession to the publicdomain and in its application in engineering education. It suggests that developingengineering curricula that depart the singular notion of professional engineering as that ofapplied science to one with an emphasis on more vocational elements as means to produceengineering as a more attractive course of study and more likely to enhance engineeringprofessional standing in the community as a civic profession.Keywords: Innovative curricula, education research, professional education issuesIntroductionIncreasing demand for professional engineers in an occupational environment of an estimatedshortfall of 20,000 professional engineers in Australia is great current concern 1. The currentnational annual output of 6000

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

University television studio is a fully operational television studio with facilitiesincluding lighting rigs with full DMX control, television cameras with direct communication Page 15.86.3lines from a control room to camera controllers and effects processing (real-time chroma keying,special effects, etc) all able to be applied in the control room using mixing and switching tools.The second semester Multimedia Engineering course uses these facilities to teach thefundamental technical concepts behind the television industry and how to produce mediacontent. Figure 1: Actual DMX lighting controller surfaceThe lighting rig in the

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

tosignificantly increase the number of CC transfer students (especially women andunderrepresented minority students) that graduate with engineering and computer science –hereafter referred to as engineering – BS/E and graduate degrees. The targeted students areenrolled in pre-calculus/calculus, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, and geology coursesat Arizona’s CCs and their local high school (HSs). The partner CCs (Arizona Western, CentralArizona, Cochise, Eastern Arizona, and Mohave) have been selected because (1) they possess asignificant pool of untapped engineering talent (a high percentage of women andunderrepresented minorities) and (2) they have enthusiastically embraced the vision to reach outto students to attract them to exciting

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

prepared students to the subsequent years ofstudy. This is especially true for a first year course. The overall pass rate for the second year ofstudy indicates 15% improvement from 2004 to 2008. Unfortunately the overall pass rate doesnot tell the whole story. Analysis at individual student level indicates that it is the repeat studentsthat are doing better the second time around, and not the students doing second year subjects forthe first time.Table 1 shows the second year results from 2004 to 2009 for students entering second year forthe first time. Included is also the percentage of repeats in the class. The results shown in table 1 Page

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, supposedlymore attractive to students, promoting their participation and interaction.It was considered fundamental that students should understand their role in this new model ofhigher education. Instructors have been aware of the central importance to the students ofbuilding knowledge and acquiring skills in an autonomous meaningful process, a process thatultimately prepares them for an increasingly flexible labour market.1. Introduction Higher education in Portugal is going through a process of deep change as in all countrieswhich subscribed to the Bologna Declaration1. The idea of creating a European HigherEducation Space was formally presented for the first time in the Sorbonne Declaration2. Itrepresented the political wish to go further, beyond a

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAX; Nuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv Universifty; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Mihail Milev, Plovdiv Universifty; Slavka Tzanova, Sofia University; Edmundo Tovar, UPM; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, guidance, advice, data,images, tools and software to permit the user to perform a task with a minimum of support andintervention by others.Afterwards we develop DIPSEIL (Distributed Internet-based Performance Support Environmentfor Individualized Learning)4,5 as a second phase towards the stated learning objectives, based onthe improvement of the learning methods of IPSS_EE. DIPSEIL applies Internet as a mean forintegrating new technologies and as a method for a more direct synergy between the members ofthe project and their students. In this case the information, the IPSS_EE courses, weredistributed (Figure 1) in various servers throughout Europe (Ireland, Holland, France, Bulgariaand Spain). Figure 1. Distribution of the IPSS_EE

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

students remained in ethnocentric stages of development, however.Still, all students regardless of their IDI results were able to describe meaningful culturaldifferences. Overall, this study reinforces both the challenges and opportunities of significantintercultural learning in engineering education abroad programs.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates and faculty areresponding to broader national trends of increasing participation in education abroad programs.1-4These programs have particular potential to develop students’ intercultural communication skillsand understanding of difference, which have been identified as increasingly important attributesof STEM graduates for professional practice and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville; David Mitchell, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

by a Computer Science Department.Implementation B – Computer Engineering Program Administered by an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.Implementation C – Computer Engineering Program Administered Jointly by a Computer Science Department and a Department or College of Engineering.Implementation D – Computer Engineering Program Representative of a Program in the United Kingdom and Other Nations.The BOK task force developed a sample implementation for each version of the degree.To make the BOK manageable, the task force defined 16 distinct areas in computer engineeringand 2 additional areas in mathematics. The 18 areas are listed in Figure 1. Each area

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-708: ADJUSTING GENDER-BASED RECRUITING STRATEGIES TO FITTHE APPALACHIAN PEER-MENTOR MODELLaura Winn, Virginia Military InstituteGary Winn, West Virginia UniversityRobin Hensel, West Virginia UniversityReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Page 15.127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Adjusting Gender-Based Recruiting Strategies to Fit the Appalachian Peer-Mentor ModelIntroductionThe well-known document often referred to as "The Rising Storm"1 suggested for the first timethat even though the U.S. remains the undisputed leader in many research and developmentareas, the country is not getting young people

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

project, the capstone experimental experience requires thatstudents and their teams demonstrate the application of experimental abilities to set up andanalyze less-defined experimental problems. To assist in the organization of course content andits assessment, the following seven components have been used to define the DOE Plan10, 11. 1. Experimental Planning 2. Methods of Measurement 3. Selection of Instrumentation 4. Prediction of Uncertainty 5. Analysis of Data and Results 6. Estimation of Error 7. Reporting of Experimental ResultsThese components are described more completely in the assessment rubric, shown in Table 1.Student work from experimentation classes in the sophomore, junior and

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Sinnreich-Levi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Silverstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

’ engagement with “multiple stakeholders –government, private industry, and the public” and remarks, “The increasing imperative foraccountability will necessitate an ability to communicate convincingly and to shape the opinionsand attitudes of other engineers and the public.” 1 Further, In Raising Public Awareness ofEngineering, the NAE concludes that the need to improve public awareness about engineeringamong an array of lay audiences is considerable. Elected representatives are ill-equipped to makedecisions about technology-related issues, and students, parents and teachers remain uninformedabout engineering and the contributions of the field which continues to deter students fromstudying engineering. 2 The American Association for the Advancement

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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International

up with the contacts in other countries. This paper is writtento begin the dialogue of international activities for assistant professor looking forward to the goalon P&T. There are many opportunities available to younger faculty as they become a member ofvarious listserves and email list. It is up to the faculty to sift through the multitude of optionswhich may divert their attention and keep their focus on the goal.References: 1. Purdue University 2008-2014 Strategic Plan, June 2008. 2. Rose, Suzanne, Perfecting your Portfolio: Preparing for Promotion. FASEB Journal, Vol. 21 Issue 5, pA33-A34, April 2007. 3. Foos, Annabelle, et al., What Does it Take to Get Tenure?, Geotimes, v.49, no.5, p.38-9, May 2004. 4

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-2002. *Senior Research Associate, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center, Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, program development and instruction of state-sponsored training workshops for engineers, planners, developers, contractors and local and state regulators in areas of (1) Phase II, post-construction development, Stormwater Management for MS4 communities and (2) Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control (2002-present) *Private consulting engineering design & analysis and technical expertise in the areas of hydrologic & hydraulic engineering to several engineering firms, attorneys, municipalities, and

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Page 15.996.2subject matter and foster deeper learning.Project based learning consists of five criterions:(1) PBL projects are central, not peripheral to the curriculum. This criterion has two corollaries. First, according to this defined feature, projects are the curriculum. In PBL, the project is the central teaching strategy; students encounter and learn the central concepts of the discipline via the project. There are instances where project work follows traditional instruction in such a way that the project serves to provide illustrations, examples, additional practice, or practical applications for material taught initially by other means. However, these "application" projects are not considered to be instances of PBL

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

presented, demonstrating how modeling activities in the form of student-produceddrawings and notebook entries have been used to help explore scientific and mathematicalconcepts underlying engineering problems. Specifically, kit-based science and technologyeducation activities that actively support engineering problem-based learning are used as acontext for exploring the potential of these graphic-based modeling activities.IntroductionIn recent years K-12 education was to provide a strong foundation in science and mathematicsprior to formal engineering education in college. Increasingly, however, “pre-engineering”curricula have been developed as either stand-alone courses or supplemental experiences 1. Tothis end, a full or modified version of the

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

implemented the following protocol.Quantitative SurveyThe PACE questionnaire included questions in the following categories: Quality of Teaching,Professors, Teaching Assistants, Labs, Resources, Student Interaction, Extracurricular Activities,Personal Experience, Perceptions of Engineering Careers, Perceptions of Engineering Major,Confidence and Demographic Information. In addition, Personal Experience included ninequestions relevant to sensitive issues such as sex and race discrimination and harassment.In recognition of the varying Institutional Review Board rules that regulate the release of studentdata, we created four survey administration options from which each institution could choose.They included 1) school hosts survey, school samples

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

emergence ofadvanced new strategic weapons systems. Still but a relatively minor industryduring the interwar period, one stunted by the Great Depression, it was themassive scale of war production, and then Cold War research, development, andproduction that brought the aviation industry into full fruition. In the process, thisindustry catapulted Southern California‟s economy past its traditional base inagriculture and natural resources-based extractive industries. This meant thatFigure 1. Lockheed advertisement, Scientific American (May 1951). Reproduced, Courtesy LockheedMartin Corporation. The advertising copy reads, in part: “There‟s a better life waiting for you and your family in Southern California—at Lockheed. Here, in beautiful, sun

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih Hsien Huang, MingChi University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2010-725: AN INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ATTITUDESTOWARD CALCULUS IN TAIWANChih Hsien Huang, MingChi University of Technology Page 15.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Investigation of Engineering Students' Attitudes toward Calculus in TaiwanAbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate engineering students in Taiwan to (1) assess theirattitudes toward calculus, (2) determine the difference in attitudes scores between males andfemales and (3) assess the relationship between students, attitudes toward calculus and theircalculus achievement. Attitude was measured in cognitive, affective, and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Turton, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

processes follow specific procedures or recipes. Theserecipes may be very specific, as might be the case for a pharmaceutical processes in which strictadherence to good manufacturing practices (GMP) is required for all steps in the production ofthe product. On the other hand, the recipe might be less formalized and involve some “art” as inthe case of producing a batch of special colored glass. An example of a recipe to produce achemical product is shown in Table 1, where only details of the first two steps are given. The keyelements of a recipe are the time required for each step, the equipment used, and the rawmaterials and utilities required. Table 1: An example of a recipe for producing a chemical product2 Step

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

operation, the air caneven be supplied by a bellow foot-air pump through a foot pedal, which can also be acted as thesingle actuating button. When an operator hits the foot pedal, the cover will be opened andremain in the opening position until the food pedal is hit the second time. The operation can berepeated.IntroductionThe course of Automation and Controls offered in the Mechanical Engineering TechnologyProgram of the Department of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University has theobjective of teaching students: (1) Pneumatic components and pneumatic circuit designs. (2) Feedbacks from electrical sensors and related ladder diagrams. (3) Introduction to Programmable Logical Controllers (PLC) and PLC1,2 programs. (4) Integration of

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Rauh, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jody Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

). Page 15.821.12x P. E. Sidorko, "Transforming Library and Higher Education Support Services Can Change Models Help?," LibraryManagement 29.4-5 (2008).Appendix A. Student Instructions.Load CV Citations - Students 1. SETUP – Open firefox portable on flash drive (this is the only instance of firefox that can be running). In Zotero, create a CV and a (question) ? folder using the last name and initials of the faculty member such as CV - Allen, MS, ? – Allen, MS. If the faculty member has citations from 2007, there will be a folder in Zotero with those citations. If no 2007 citations available, skip to step 4. 2. DE-DUP 2007 CITATIONS – Remove duplicate records in the 2007 folder. Suggestions for removing duplicates

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Baldwin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

their printsubscriptions in favor of somewhat less costly online only access, where are the assurances tofaculty that back content will be available to them through technology changes, publishermergers, future journal cancellations, and whatever else might transpire to cause loss of access toonline content? Lynch goes on to state “that a primary responsibility of our universities is bothto make these resources available and to preserve them.”1 Touting the advantages of their own IRsoftware platform, the Digital Commons, the Berkeley Electronic Press (BePress) President and Page 15.928.2Director of Journals explains that their product expands