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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kemper Lewis, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kevin Hulme, State University of New York, Buffalo; Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Puneet Singla, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo

integratingexperience-based system simulation modules into a series of vehicle dynamics courses. We alsopresent experiential modules to integrate the motion simulation system into a required junior-level mechanical engineering course and in a required senior-level flight dynamics aerospaceengineering course. This paper reports on work done under National Science Foundation grantDUE-0633596 in the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program.1 Background and Motivation: Cyber-enhanced EducationIn engineering education, relating theoretical and analytical results to real-world phenomena isone of the most difficult tasks. While text, equations, diagrams, and graphs are an efficientmeans of presenting large amounts of information, such

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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

Georgia Tech has developedinto one of the world’s largest university resources for multidisciplinary system design studies.Learners working here range from freshmen to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, researchengineers and faculty. They work on a large number of problems from various government andindustry sponsors, and have organized themselves into an environment where team members atall levels can be integrated into teams. A range of analytical tools and standard operatingprocedures have been developed, that are available for use in courses. Thus we now have thefollowing formal resources as a starting point for the project: Page

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

participants should be capable of developing a set of rubrics that can be effectively utilized in administering their assessment procedures. 3. The participants should finally be able to generate a set of graphs that provide them with appropriate, productive feedback pertaining to student learning capabilities. A problem-based curriculum is significantly different from the traditional disciplinecentered curriculum (Woods, 1994). This is because problem-based learning has been definedas minds-on, hands-on, focused, experiential learning (Wilkerson & Gijselaers, 1996). Modernteaching techniques should be combined with knowledge acquisition along with an activity

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

overall career training for Ph.D.students at many other institutions.IntroductionThe Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) in Engineering program at the University ofCincinnati (UC) was originally established in 1999 to carry out the goals defined by thenational PFF program1, i.e., to prepare Ph.D. students to teach and to provide them withmultiple mentors. At the time, there were many job opportunities for engineering facultyin general and for computer science faculty in particular. Thus the UC PFF program2,3focused on providing information on modern teaching techniques, some practicalteaching experience, and basic information on how to be successful in an academic jobsearch. An integral part of the UC program, as with all PFF programs, has

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Lizabeth Thompson Schlemer; Faith Mimnaugh

unique in that the teams are usually working on complex, ambiguous, and timeconsuming problems. When PBL is used students achieve many desirable outcomes. Several researchersat the University of Madrid4 found that PBL used in the design of electronic systems increased interestin electronics, increased academic performance, and produced better design solutions. In addition,situational factors were found to influence the outcomes of PBL activities for junior engineeringstudents5. These situational factors include the type of project selected, the learning of the individualstudent, and the ability of students to adapt to working under time pressure.Engagement is often cited as an important component of learning in PBL. In the Civil and

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Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Mark Schreck, University of Louisville; Angela Cline, University of Louisville

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

and a key requirement of the academic experience for all Speed School engineeringstudents. “Co-op” is an academic program that integrates classroom learning with workexperience in the student’s field of study. The co-op student works full time for this time period,is paid an hourly wage, and receives academic credit for each semester of co-op training. For thestudent, the co-op experience provides “hands-on” engineering experiences as part of theirformal education. For the employer, the co-op program provides access to a skilled, short-termcost-effective workforce, and equally important, the opportunity to evaluate and recruit potentialfull-time employees. The student begins co-op training in the fifth semester and worksalternating semesters

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Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creative, inventive, and innovative thinking, at FAU, UMD and JHU. Thematerial is based on a continuously improved/modified curriculum. This includes common sense,intuition, imagination, teaming, thinking, diversity, and communication activities; problemexploration, risk taking activities, and team-based competitions; student presentations anddiscussions; projects, teasers and 3-d puzzles.Students helped in putting these sources together. We learned a lot by observing studentsdiscovering problems, trying to solve them, facing and resolving difficulties, taking risks,struggling under time constraints, and presenting their work. Of great advantage was an exercisewhere student teams prepared videos on their perception of innovation (published on

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Cressler, Georgia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, this classical course model is deficient, and mustchange if the future educational needs of our students are to be best satisfied, and our globalcommunity best served. Of particular interest in this context is the exposure of non-engineeringmajors (e.g., management students) to micro/nanotechnology, something they would generallynever encounter in a “normal” college undergraduate curriculum. We offer here an example of asolution to this dilemma by describing a new course introduced at Georgia Tech which dealssquarely with micro/nanotechnology at the undergraduate level, and importantly is intended toserve undergraduate students of all majors (e.g., management, engineering, sciences, etc.) and alleducational levels (freshman through senior).At

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

and outcomes set in educational curriculum. That is, an approach to discussingand teaching nursing students, for example, to reflect on their practice may be much differentthan that of student-teachers; although the actual mental processes involved may be similar.Differences in purposes and terminology between fields have often been stated as reasons for thisconfusion in meaning. Nevertheless, reflection for learning is increasingly being purported as animportant learning outcome and educators are seeking ways to best address this in the classroom.This paper addresses this need by focusing on the reflective practice of students in engineeringcapstone design courses. This paper presents preliminary results from a study seeking to analyzeand

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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International

the participating institutions said they were encouraging cross-culturaldevelopment, but did not assess the cross-cultural competence of students in their programs.John Brown University (JBU) has recognized the need to make global issues an integral part ofthe students’ education. The university core curriculum now requires every student to take atleast one three-hour global studies course in fulfilling degree requirements. The Department ofEngineering has embraced this activity and is working to incorporate global issues into coursesthat span the typical four-year course plan. This initiative is seen as an opportunity tosignificantly strengthen the engineering program, improve ABET outcomes, and furtherstrengthen ties with our liberal arts

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Alhassan, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; James Welch, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

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Civil Engineering

, Page 15.717.2analysis, and design) in a sequential approach through successive interrelated core and electivecourses (Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design, and Steel Design), supplies thestudents with the fundamentals needed to tackle large projects on their own. Using the softwarein a variety of courses allows for the students to further refine these computer skills while theyare at the university, thus fulfilling the ABET outcome of, “…an ability to use the techniques,skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”Structural Analysis CourseCivil engineering students are first introduced to SAP2000 and ETABS in the StructuralAnalysis course, a core course in any civil engineering curriculum. SAP2000 is

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

extent to whichbiofuels can eventually replace fossil fuels as the world’s primary source of energy depends onhow efficiently they are produced. As research in this field intensifies to optimize theseproduction methods, it is imperative to educate students on the importance of alternative energy. Biodiesel from algae has great potential because of its high-volume, cost efficientproduction. Consequently, it is crucial for engineers and scientists to understand how algalgrowth is affected by parameters such as temperature and carbon dioxide concentration, as wellas the methodology on how to extract the necessary oils from these sources. One way toincorporate this topic into the chemical engineering curriculum is to integrate alternative

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Chowdhury

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Construction

: ≠ Develop program educational objectives, program outcomes, and the supporting curriculum. ≠ Integrate program outcomes and curriculum. ≠ Develop an assessment plan. ≠ Develop an evaluation and improvement plan.The continuous improvement plan and program assessment activities are shown inthe flow chart below. Page 15.376.5 Benchmarking: Visit to other Exit Student Southern

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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

  introduction  to  environmental  engineering  class  that can  be taken  by  all  students.  Further  changes  being  considered  include  classes  in  sustainability and  sensors  and  instrumentation,  and  an  introductory  class  in  construction  engineering.  The humanities  and  social  studies  requirements  have  also  just  been  revised  as  a  result  of  a redefinition of the campus­wide general education requirements. Evaluation of Current Civil Engineering Program versus the BOK2 Outcomes This discussion needs to begin with a fundamental observation that the BSCE curriculum at NC State is  not predicated on either BOK1 or BOK2. It is designed to meet the needs of the  firms that  hire  our  students  and  the  current  ABET  criteria

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Amy Fleischer; Aaron Wemhoff; James O'Brien; Ani Ural; LeRoy Alaways

the societal and environmental influence of a career inengineering. This message should also have a beneficial impact on minority enrollment whilenot negatively affecting white male enrollment.Villanova University, an Catholic university founded by the Augustinian order of priests in 1842,has a long standing tradition of community service and outreach with an Augustinian vision ofpeople living in community united in "mind and heart" in the ardent search of Wisdom. Thistradition is manifested in the University’s mission statement which explicitly encourage students,faculty and staff to engage in service experiences and research, both locally and globally, so theylearn from others, provide public service to the community and help create a more

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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New Engineering Educators

collectedwith the instruments described in this paper. To describe the others briefly:2) Sophomore Engineering Clinic I is an integrated course in which technical writing andengineering design are taught concurrently. Prior to 2004 the course always employed a Page 15.966.7semester-long design project. In 2004 the Sophomore Clinic team replaced the semester-long project model with a sequence of design projects of continuously increasingcomplexity. It was hypothesized that if this change was beneficial, students shouldperform better in subsequent courses (Sophomore Engineering Clinic II and capstonedesign courses) that involved substantial design content

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Nancy Ortins Savage; Samuel Daniels; Michael A. Collura P.E.

common gases and liquids used in engineering.The first half of the course focuses on the physical properties of fluids and the second half on thephysical and mechanical properties of solids. A review of the curriculum and the course role isavailable online as an ASEE Conference publication [9]. These topics are combined through a focus on properties and selection while still retaining asomewhat traditional approach for solid materials as in material science classes. Processingdetails for ferrous and nonferrous alloys are not included, while the metal alloy phase diagramsand heat treatments are still included, but with less emphasis. The temperature dependence offerrous and nonferrous engineering alloys is paralleled with the temperature

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Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

efforts to integrate entrepreneurship into the Sophomore Engineering Clinic,presenting projects that support the design and communication goals of Sophomore EngineeringClinics, and increasing the interest in the existing entrepreneurial program. It details two specificassignments that challenge students to generate ideas for new products and research theirfeasibility: a semester-long entrepreneurial design project and a white paper. The paperdiscusses how these entrepreneurial activities lay the groundwork for more students to pursueentrepreneurial Jr/Sr Clinic projects, while also providing an excellent mechanism for achievingthe primary educational objectives of Sophomore Clinic.II. The Engineering Clinics at Rowan UniversityRowan University

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Swenty, University of Evansville; Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville

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Civil Engineering

engineering seniors are required to write a paper for the annual ASCE Daniel Mead paper competition.• Capstone design teams prepare posters for their project presentations.• The civil engineering curriculum was modified in 2008 and a science elective was added.• Co-op and intern opportunities in the area of transportation engineering have increased significantly. Page 15.203.11• Codes and standards are an integral part of the senior capstone design project.Fiscal and policy changes have been made as a direct result of data obtained from the alumnisurvey. The civil engineering program obtained a dedicated funding

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

appropriate civil engineering expertise to the U.S. Coast Guard.The Civil Engineering curriculum at the USCGA includes a variety of required core courses inthe humanities, science, engineering, mathematics, professional maritime studies, organizationalbehavior, management, leadership and law. The curriculum is broad and provides a solidbackground in the structures, environmental, geotechnical, and construction sub-fields of civilengineering. All cadets must graduate in four years unless an extension is granted by theSuperintendent and these cases are exceptional. 2Capstone Experience at USCGAIn the late 1990s, the engineering department at USCGA initiated a comprehensive assessmentprogram to address the

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Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering curriculum at a mid-sized midwestern university in the United States. The Linear Axis RDS has a graphical userinterface with three main modes: simulate, emulate, and implement. The objective of thisevaluation was to test the overall effectiveness of the Linear Axis RDS. A combination ofqualitative and quantitative research methods were applied in the evaluation of thirty-fourparticipants from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Missouri Universityof Science and Tech. The Technology Acceptance Model, a model that has been usedextensively to study acceptance of technology was used to guide the study. Learning Styles andLearning Outcomes were added to study the learning effects of the system. Eye tracking

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; William McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-service teacher program. The MSP is apartnership between The University of Texas at Austin's School of Engineering, Collegeof Education, and UTeach Natural Sciences program and the Austin Independent SchoolDistrict. These partners are collaborating to develop and deliver an innovative design-based curriculum for preparing secondary teachers of engineering.The participants in this study were high school teachers in the first cohort of the UTeachEngineering Summer Institutes for Teachers (ESIT) program. The 23 participants had anaverage of six years classroom experience teaching mathematics or science. While someof the teachers were also teaching engineering or engineering-related courses, most werepreparing for their first experience in an

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Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

Department Head for Curriculum and Faculty Development, Environmental Engineering division Chief, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the US Air Force Academy. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in 2005 and has research interests in mathematical modeling of multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media, the influence of bioactivity on NAPL dissolution, upscaled modeling of DNAPL source zones, vapor intrusion, engineering education and socially responsible engineering.Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University Eric Hamilton, Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Dean for Education in Pepperdine University’s

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Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2153: CENTERING RESONANCE ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FORASSESSMENTCheryl Willis, University of Houston Cheryl Willis is an Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology at the University of Houston. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. Her teaching focus is primarily on applications development and database management. Her research interests include curriculum revision processes for career and technology programs; service learning in information technology undergraduate programs and the use of emerging technologies in undergraduate teaching. She has developed curriculum for business education and information technology at the secondary

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jaime D. Alava; Keith M. Gardiner

their professional career. The fundamentals and theory of project Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universitymanagement is discussed in class, which can be applied in the lab sessions and in future projectwork. Some lecture sessions are reserved to explain the limitless opportunities available forengineers at Lehigh University. Programs such as Integrated Product Development (IPD),supporting entrepreneurship, and working with Fortune 500 companies in the Co-Op program,are only some things that make a Lehigh engineering education unique. Many lectures focus onthe programs of the engineering departments. Representatives from the seven departmentsprovide information on topics such as curriculum, salary

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

Agricultural Education,Communications and Leadership. Her research interests include ethics in leadership andagricultural communications, as well as academic integrity and ethical issues in agriculturalcommunications. Her other duties include serving as the Communications Director for the OSUNew Product Development Center.Paul WecklerDr. Weckler an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems and AgriculturalEngineering. He is a registered, professional engineer with over twenty years experience inelectromechanical system design. His responsibilities include: teaching undergraduate andgraduate level courses (including the capstone senior design project courses), and conductingProceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American

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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

AC 2010-2171: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERSKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Program at Tennessee Technological University, where he received his BSME and MSME. He is active in engineering education outreach and has over thirty-five years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, and his own consulting business. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

ethical responsibilities.Goal 2 - Objective 2: The Civil EngineeringProgram at Rowan University will producegraduates who demonstrate an ability to design Outcome 1: Studentsa system, component, or process to meet will design a system, Concrete mixturedesired needs (ABET C) and are able to perform y 2 component, or process designcivil engineering design by means of design to meet desired needs.experiences integrated throughout theprofessional component of the curriculum(ABET O

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Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

year graduate students inengineering through developing and offering of sequence of specialized courses. Anotherobjective was to integrate the simulation and experimentation into these courses, as wellattract industrial interactions. In these courses, the processes of particle transport,deposition and removal and re-entrainment were described. Computational simulationmethods as well laboratory experiments are integrated into the curriculum. In addition, acomprehensive website was developed for these courses, and the courses were taught attwo universities simultaneously on several occasions.Parallel to substantial scientific and technical advancements and massive public andprivate investments in the development of nanotechnology, the workforce

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Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

productpurchases and dietary choices. At the same time, most people have very few direct, hands-onconnections to technology, except as finished consumer goods. This lack of engagement isresponsible, at least in part, for societal shortfalls in technological proficiency.In 2008, through support from the State General Assembly and Department of Education, sevenorganizations and institutions were awarded funding to develop an afterschool program designedto spark student interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The afterschoolsetting was targeted with the goal of creating opportunities for middle and high school studentsto build STEM skills through fun, hands-on activities in a relaxed atmosphere. The partners,which include our University