Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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Continuing Professional Development

the integrity of student work and faculty instruction. Page 13.142.4In keeping with a tenet suitable for on-campus instruction, faculty work to assure a consistentand coherent technical framework for students. The university and individual faculty providestudents with technical support for hardware and software used in the course and the deliverysystem used off-campus. Consistency is sought in course-to-course implementations, wherechange is required efforts are made to minimize the impact on students.Delivery methods do not dictate course, curriculum or program content! The program facultymake all curricular decisions. At our institution

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

area.The first such implementation has been through integration into science fair and science club Page 13.149.2programs at a Houston public high school. Through new partnerships with the Rice BeyondTraditional Borders3 and Rice 360° programs, the scope of the project now includes serviceprojects to developing nations in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as discussed below.These include both educational and community scale water purification efforts, which build offcurrent work through an EPA P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet grant4.Adaptive WaTER LaboratoryThe partnership with Schlumberger introduced several design requirements. For

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

it have implications that may tear them apart?Design Phase (Reflection-for-Action)In the design phase, the students will synthesize all the information that they have gathered from theresearch and field studies to ultimately develop a satisfactory design solution. This will require that theyreflect on their technical skills learned in their other course work as well as on their research experiencesin the first two sections of the course. In the course work, this will be an introduction to reflection-for-action. In this synthesis the student designers will need to integrate technical and “soft” skillunderstandings to provide a technically strong and practically feasible design solution.The students will first develop a number of possible

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

it have implications that may tear them apart?Design Phase (Reflection-for-Action)In the design phase, the students will synthesize all the information that they have gathered from theresearch and field studies to ultimately develop a satisfactory design solution. This will require that theyreflect on their technical skills learned in their other course work as well as on their research experiencesin the first two sections of the course. In the course work, this will be an introduction to reflection-for-action. In this synthesis the student designers will need to integrate technical and “soft” skillunderstandings to provide a technically strong and practically feasible design solution.The students will first develop a number of possible

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

it have implications that may tear them apart?Design Phase (Reflection-for-Action)In the design phase, the students will synthesize all the information that they have gathered from theresearch and field studies to ultimately develop a satisfactory design solution. This will require that theyreflect on their technical skills learned in their other course work as well as on their research experiencesin the first two sections of the course. In the course work, this will be an introduction to reflection-for-action. In this synthesis the student designers will need to integrate technical and “soft” skillunderstandings to provide a technically strong and practically feasible design solution.The students will first develop a number of possible

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Crago, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

, results of this directassessment process in semesters following the response will be compared to results prior to theresponse. This follows the baseline-data experimental design discussed by Olds et al.5.Similarly, results from surveys prior to an intervention can be compared to those after theintervention. Since this assessment approach has only been in place for two semesters at thispoint, the program-level assessment data are not yet available.At the course level, in this case, the instructor determined that a detailed example of the solutionof a differential equation by separation of variables and integration should be given in classabout one week prior to the first quiz in future semesters. This action will be taken during theSpring semester

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

are turbomachines, which convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energyby imposing a centripetal force on the liquid. In a centrifugal pump, the mechanical energy ofthe liquid is increased by this centripetal force or centrifugal action. The liquid enters through asuction connection concentric with the axis of an impeller. The impeller is a high-speed rotaryelement with radial vanes integrally cast into it. Liquid flows outward in the spaces between thevanes and leaves the impeller at a considerably greater velocity than at the entrance to theimpeller.The liquid leaving the outer periphery of the pump is collected in a spiral casing called a volute.It then leaves the pump through a tangential discharge connection. In the volute, the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

written literature on engineering education. Anaccurate account of engineering practice could help educators explain the relevance ofcoursework to students, helping to provide appropriate motivation for learning. Such an accountmay also reveal opportunities to improve curriculum design.This paper builds on results from an ongoing empirical study to establish a systematic frameworkto explain engineering practice in the majority of engineering disciplines based on 70 semi-structured interviews, extensive experience and confirmatory field studies3. Both the frameworkstudy and the longitudinal study are part of a larger Engineering Learning and Practice Researchproject involving 4 academics and 15 research students working on detailed

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

linguistically in engineering colleges, where engineering students are frequentlyreferred to as “engineers” even in the earliest days following matriculation (in contrast, forexample, students of history are never referred to as “historians”). This progression towards aprofessional identity is predicated on an understanding of what engineers do, and acceptingcharacteristics associated with this identification.Acceptance of professional identity has been shown to occur earlier for engineering students thanfor non-engineering students [Ngambeki et al. 2006]. This may occur because the curricularcharacteristics of most engineering programs may foster a sense of isolation from the rest of theacademy. These characteristics include the large number of courses

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

less opportunity at WVU for the Aerospace Engineering (AE) majors togain experience working on an open-ended design project in a team environment. Forapproximately the past ten years, AE students have been able to elect to participate in theAIAA “Design, Build, Fly” RC controlled airplane competition and receive credit for one oftheir three required senior technical electives in the AE curriculum. Additionally, for the pastsix years, students can also now elect to participate in the WVU “Balloon Satellites” projectcourse, and can chose to count their course credit for this project as a senior technicalelective. Neither of these open-ended, hands on design projects can be used to fulfill thecapstone design course requirement at WVU; this course

Conference Session

The Year of Dialogue: What We Have Learned So Far

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Ronald Barr, University of Texas at Austin

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Campus Representatives

Frequency Weight Factor A. Faculty Issues and Rewards 10 38 B. Pre-College K-12 and Outreach Issues 6 13 C. Curriculum Reform and Evaluation Issues 9 26 D. Outside Resources and Influences 8 29 Page 13.1286.6 E. Research Topics and Issues 9 42 Discussion The RAGS report called for broad reform in K-12 STEM education, and ASEE clearlyhas an opportunity to be a national leader

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

(TM)modes in planar waveguide designs. This teaching method improves teaching effectiveness ofE&M field and wave theory by helping the students better understand mathematical complexitiesthrough this readily available and reliable software tool. In addition to the theory, the studentsalso gain the design capability using these industry standard software packages, and thereforebridging the gap between theory and practice. .IntroductionThe vector property of E&M fields is at the heart of optics and E&M wave theories. At the sametime, it is also often a difficult knowledge point in an engineering curriculum. This in a majorway is because the vector nature of the fields is abstract. First of all, an E&M field is not

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; William Hughes, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

place. Engineering curricula, however, are primarilyfocused on teaching content knowledge, often resulting in a gap between what is taught and whatis learned. We propose that shifting some of the focus onto the process of learning that occurswithin the student and leveraging multiple known connections from educational psychology canresult in more effective engineering education. Here we define “effective” engineering educationas that which leads to greater retention of knowledge, accelerated skills development, andenhanced motivation for life-long learning. We have developed a curriculum design tool tofacilitate this shift. It is a diagram that makes explicit the connections between properties of the"learning environment" or "cognitive activity

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

, experiential-based learning, and self- directed learning but also ‘learning by doing’ during the creative practice of engineering itself.3.4 Specific Goals and ObjectivesThe initiative will be accomplished in four primary phases.The Goals of the initiative include the following [ See appendix G]: PHASE I ─ FULL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT [Years 1 & 2 ] GOAL 1: To create an innovative model of professional graduate engineering education that is integrative with the practice of engineering, fosters lifelong learning, and enables further growth of engineers beyond entry level in industry for increasing leadership responsibility of technology development & innovation to ensure U.S. technological leadership

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

forces the students to 8concentrate on reviewing the semester’s material, whereas most final exams in the USA are lessthan thirty percent of the final grade, which often doesn’t have a large effect on the final gradefor the course. Ethics and academic integrity are also emphasized at VIT University and they haveinternally published a primer8 to help their professors and instructors to improve their instruction.This primer is an excellent book of 21 chapters including topics such as lecturing, questioningtechniques in the classroom, discussions in the classroom, teaching with the case method or casestudies, group work, assessing student’s

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

toexperiment with the program structure needed to control particular output devices. Student feedback todate suggests the availability of this platform, which encourages self-exploration, has had a very positiveimpact on student learning in a recently run graduate course. Plans for implementing an experientiallearning approach using an updated version of the same platform in the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum are also discussed.1.0 IntroductionA programmable logic controller (PLC) is a microprocessor-based control system used by industry tocommunicate with other process control components. It is used in process control for simple switchingtasks, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control, complex data manipulation, arithmetic operations

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

toexperiment with the program structure needed to control particular output devices. Student feedback todate suggests the availability of this platform, which encourages self-exploration, has had a very positiveimpact on student learning in a recently run graduate course. Plans for implementing an experientiallearning approach using an updated version of the same platform in the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum are also discussed.1.0 IntroductionA programmable logic controller (PLC) is a microprocessor-based control system used by industry tocommunicate with other process control components. It is used in process control for simple switchingtasks, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control, complex data manipulation, arithmetic operations

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

toexperiment with the program structure needed to control particular output devices. Student feedback todate suggests the availability of this platform, which encourages self-exploration, has had a very positiveimpact on student learning in a recently run graduate course. Plans for implementing an experientiallearning approach using an updated version of the same platform in the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum are also discussed.1.0 IntroductionA programmable logic controller (PLC) is a microprocessor-based control system used by industry tocommunicate with other process control components. It is used in process control for simple switchingtasks, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control, complex data manipulation, arithmetic operations

Conference Session

Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2814: ASSESSMENT OF A BLENDED PRODUCT LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT COURSE UTILIZING ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACEDELIVERY MECHANISMSDaniel Wittenborn, Purdue University Daniel Wittenborn is doctoral student in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has received the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and Schroff Award. He was also named a recipient of the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship in 2007. Currently, his research interests include engineering education related to computer-aided design, manufacturing, and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faik Karatas, Purdue University; Amy Micklos, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

EducationAssociation (ITEA)6 has asserted that an increasing knowledge of engineering may increase thenumber of students who choose engineering and technology as their future career. This isespecially crucial because the number of students enrolling in engineering and technology hasbeen constant or declining in recent years. At the same time, the need for engineering andtechnology related school graduates is higher than ever.13 There has been a growing interest in Page 13.1083.2integrating engineering curriculum at the K-12 level as a result of the higher demand ofengineers and technicians.6,14,15 Science education research has shown that conceptions

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dean Aslam; Aixia Shao

increasing presence of new technologies in consumer products, are now becomingenabling technologies for bringing nanotechnology into our daily lives. Perhaps the best example is anintegration of ever increasing functionality into cell phones (Fig. 1). The introduction of projectioncapability in cell phones in 2008 will initiate the integration of HDTV and computer (operating system,RAM and storage may be placed on a network server) in cell phones.The integration of an air quality monitor (equipped with nano sensors) Computer Networkinto cell phones, expected in the next few years, will provide ‘air Interfacelabeling’ making it possible to monitor the air we are breathing and HD Video, PDAany

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Aixia Shao

increasing presence of new technologies in consumer products, are now becomingenabling technologies for bringing nanotechnology into our daily lives. Perhaps the best example is anintegration of ever increasing functionality into cell phones (Fig. 1). The introduction of projectioncapability in cell phones in 2008 will initiate the integration of HDTV and computer (operating system,RAM and storage may be placed on a network server) in cell phones.The integration of an air quality monitor (equipped with nano sensors) Computer Networkinto cell phones, expected in the next few years, will provide ‘air Interfacelabeling’ making it possible to monitor the air we are breathing and HD Video, PDAany

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

majors, with engineering disciplines representing the majority.The survey was based on the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) andadapted for use in graphic communications. The preliminary analysis of the data will bepresented in this paper along with some interpretation of the results.IntroductionStudent interests and beliefs are integral components of curricular and instructional practices inengineering education. Inventorying student interests and beliefs assists in the creation of logicalinstructional clusters that are appealing to specific student groups1. A mounting body of researchon adult learners suggests that increased learning gains can be attained when instruction ispresented in an appealing manner and is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inherent in teaching a multidisciplinary course, coursecoordinators should represent the disciplines in the class and should have equal input to thevision, goals, and expectations of the course, and having co-coordinators is preferable to aprimary coordinator. Teaching a design course with multidisciplinary students requires amultidisciplinary educational approach.Bibliography1 Ronald L. Miller and Barbara M. Olds, "A model curriculum for a capstone course in multidisciplinary engineering design," Journal of Engineering Education 83, 1-6 (1994).2 N Yu and P.K. Liaw, "Ceramic Matrix Composites: an integrated interdisciplinary design curriculum," Journal of Engineering Education 87, 539-544 (1998).3 Jeffrey L. Dalsin

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

formthat the student could re-play over and over? Could student-instructor interaction be handledelectronically in an effective manner?One of the concerns related to e-learning might be the loss of the tangential “information” thatwould be lost with a decrease in face to face time with the students. How does one get impressupon the student the value of ethics and academic integrity related to the engineering professionthat is not specifically stated in the course outline, yet come up in class numerous times duringthe semester? Case in point would be the issue of simply filling in the summary sheet forcoupled assignments with duplicate information rather than going back though thedocumentation to enter the computed values. Being sloppy in this

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

Stimulating the Idea Exchange); 4) ChangingLearning Behavior Outside the Classroom; and 5) Preparing to Teach (What are thestudent’s learning levels, learning strategies, and learning behaviors).Topics included in the “Teaching” section include: 1) The Seven “Good Practices” forTeachers; 2) Teaching with Hospitality; 3) The Importance of Listening; and 4)Assessment Via the Minute Paper.The presented techniques are not cumbersome or extremely involved. In fact they are funand very straightforward. Learn more about these practical and helpful teaching ideasthat can easily be implemented into your curriculum. Examples and brief case studies areutilized to increase clarity and understanding. Outline of PaperA. Learning

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

content andcourses integrated into curricula that are already full. Attendance at the ICES conferencereinforced the need for us to work with other organizations to gain synergy of our efforts.Educational Measurement Kits. Hands-on experiments are a key activity that can be used in theclassroom to generate interest among students about measurements (and other STEM topics).The Outreach committee has been researching and reviewing possible measurement kits forNCSLI to purchase and share on a regional basis with our Outreach Ambassadors. An effectiveprogram of providing measurement-related activities and kits is already in place in the UnitedKingdom, sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory.Current Status and Insights: A review of possible kits

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus

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Engineering Technology

College of Technology decided to implement the class. An outline of the class withdesired objectives was submitted to the curriculum committee of the MET department andapproved as a “Special Topics in MET” class. The class was offered with no prerequisite classesand approved as a technical selective for the two-year associate of science degree in MET.Employees from local industry as well as current students in MET were encouraged to registerfor the class. This class has been conducted during the fall semester in 2005, 2006 and 2007,serving over 40 students.This work details the organization of the class including objectives, hands-on activities,assessments, and course materials. Basically, the Book of Knowledge2 published by the ASQ

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

received a Master of Science in Wireless Communications from National University, San Diego in 2007. Since completing an engineering internship with Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, he is working as a Software System Test Engineer with Sierra Wireless in San Diego, CA.Ronald Uhlig, National University Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead Faculty for Wireless Communications for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

unique way and (b) attemptvery difficult and dry topics. One example is the explanation of a microcontroller (µC), its building blocks, andtheir fabrication/operation. A microcontroller is a computer chip that is the brain of today’s consumer products including those based onmicro- and nano-systems. It is a computer-on-a-chip suitable for applications that require high integration, lowpower consumption, and low cost. An electrostatic switch, called an MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor)transistor, is the basic building block of a microcontroller. Using the basic MOS concept different types ofcomputer switches are made, which are needed for computing and memory devices. Some examples are n-channel MOS (NMOS), PMOS (p-channel), and CMOS (a