Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Software. ExpressPCB, Retrieved January 16, 2006, from the World Wide Web: http://www.expresspcb.com[3] L/C Meter IIB, Almost All Digital Electronics, Retrieved January 12, 2006, from the World Wide Web: http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm[4] Weber, S. (2004)."ELSIE-A Low-Cost Homebrew L-C Meter Reads Inductors, Capacitors and Frequency." "Atlanticon 2004 QRP Forum Proceedings", March, pp. 89-93.[5] Heron, G. (2006), NJQRP ELSIE Meter Kit, The New Jersey QRP Club, Retrieved January 16, 2006, from the World Wide Web: http://www.amqrp.org/kits/elsie/elsie_2.asm.[6] ECET Students. (2004-2005). LC Meter Project Survey, Topics of Applied Design Lecture at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

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Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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International

Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.National Academies Press. 2004.2. ABET. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. ABET, Inc. 2005.3. Friedman, T.L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Farrar, Straus and Girouxpublishers, 2005.4. Mihelcic, JR, Educating the Future’s Water Professional, Water Environment Technology, 16(9): 86-92,2004.5. Orr, BD, JR Mihelcic, TJ Van Dam, Engineering Help while Getting a Degree, IEEE Potentials, 22(2):32-34, 2003.6. Harb, J.N., S. Olani Durrant, and R.E. Terry. Use of Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Page 11.822.9Engineering Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Gerald Watson, North Carolina A&T State University; Xiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

better Way to boost number of minority Ph.D.s”, Science 281, 1268-1270.3. NSF LSAMP Program: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/hrd/amp.asp4. Jiang, X., Sarin, S., and Williams, M. (2005), “Assessment of NC-LSAMP project: A longitudinal Study”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.Biographical SketchesMarcia WilliamsMarcia Williams is the Coordinator of Sponsored Programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&TState University and Statewide Coordinator for the NC Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NC-LSAMP). She received a B.S. in Industrial Technology (Manufacturing) from North Carolina A&T State University,and a MBA from Wake Forest

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

simply a preferred way of learning– often the way(s) that knowledge “sticks” most easily. While the diversity of learningstyles can be a source of frustration for educators (one blanket teaching method is grosslyinadequate for maximum learning), it can also be used to design more effective courses.There are several methods to assess learning preferences2. One method particularly suitedto science and engineering students is the Index of Learning Styles (ILS)3. In this methodlearning preferences are determined via a web-based 44-question survey with resultsalong a spectrum of four learning pairings: verbal-visual, global-sequential, sensing-intuitive, and active-reflective4. The learning style preferences for this class aresummarized in Figure 1

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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International

University for providingresources to support the workshop.References 1. Wulf, William, President’s Speech to National Academy of Engineering, 2003, http://www.nae.edu/NAE/naehome.nsf/SubpagePrintView/CGOZ-5TVMTU?OpenDocument (accessed in January 2006). 2. J. Baxter, M. Henderson, C. Barnes, T. Bourdo, A. de Pennington, V. Wells, Global Engineering Design Page 11.1027.13 Team (GEDT) - A Business View on Structuring Undergraduate Projects, 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, International Issues in Engineering Design, September 9-12, 2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania3. Bilen, S. et al

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-1190: ASSESSING INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CAPSTONEPROJECTMatthew Sanders, Kettering University MATTHEW S. SANDERS, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Sanders earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1987. His current interest and consulting experience are in systems management and systems design.Mark Thompson, Kettering University Mark Thompson earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1980. He has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kettering University for 17 years and holds the rank of Professor. Dr. Thompson

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Herbert L. Hess P.E., University of Idaho in Moscow; Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

S = 100MVAFigure 2b. Data for Simulation ExerciseThe high level problem, offered to a second group of EE students taking the same course, isshown in Figure 2. The same problem was given to all EET students (it should be noticed that all10 EET from Buffalo State and were assigned both programming and simulation projects, while13 EET students from UPJ were assigned simulation project). This is a segment of the publicelectric utility grid in Western New York. The students were asked to complete the following:a) Simulate the given power system using a high level program (PowerWorld® 3 wasdemonstrated for them)b) Make changes that should improve the systemc) Assess those changesd) Propose further improvements to the problem at hand.We assess

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tront, Virginia Tech; Vinod Eligeti, Virginia Tech; Jane Prey, Microsoft Research

filters to help make improvements in this area. During moreextensive user testing, the user interface will also be examined to identify areas for improvementin usability. A free copy may be obtained at www.ee.vt.edu/~jgtront/writeon/References[1] Rune Kornefors and Lennart Lundberg, Computer-Aided Teaching in Teacher Training, Dept of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Växjö University, S-351 95 Växjö, Sweden , "Multi-Media Engineering Education (M2E2)" at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, July 6-8, 1994.[2] Richard Anderson, Classroom Presenter website, http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/dl/presenter/[3] Steven A. Wolfman, Understanding and Promoting Interaction in the Classroom through Computer-Mediated

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Women in Engineering

selection of examplesand case studies that highlight humanitarian aid linked to a wide variety of engineeringdisciplines. The Engineers Without Borders – USA website (www.ewb-usa.org) containsinformation on many of these types of projects. As the EDC program continues to evolve at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, further efforts will be made to gather data support or refutethe benefits of EDC in attracting and retaining women in engineering.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. ABET. 2004. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Effective for Evaluations During the 2005-2006Accreditation Cycle. ABET, Inc. Baltimore, MD. www.abet.org2. National Academy of Engineering. 2004. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.Washington DC. National Academies Press.3. World Bank 2003. World Development Report: Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World: TransformingInstitutions, Growth, and Quality of Life

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

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Environmental Engineering

information systems (GIS). Key topics include: participatorycommunity development; community assessment (self-assessment and GIS); public health;epidemiology; and tropical medicine. Team projects related to a real engineering project in adeveloping community are being retained as a large component of the course. A significantassessment component will be executed with the revised course.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. ABET. 2004. Criteria for Accrediting

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition. Page 11.644.827 Ohland, M.W. and M.I. Hoit, “Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering: The 19th Annual SECME SummerInstitute.” Proceedings of the 1996 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,session 0230.28 Rabb, Robert J., and John S. Klegka, “Designing an Engineering Experience for Non-Engineers,” Proceedings ofthe 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3425.29 Messervey, Thomas B., David T. Borowicz, Keith A. Landry, and Ronald W. Welch, “Showing Non-Engineersthe Ropes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

volt pulse is introduced into a 75 Ω transmission line having vp= 108 m/s. 11.3 µs later, a -2volt pulse is observed at the TDR unit. What information is available about the discontinuityand its location? Figure 2: Time-domain reflectometry setup and measurementSolution: From v(t) at the input to the transmission line, the reflection coefficient can bedetermined. From this measured Γ, the load impedance can be calculated. v- ZL - Zc Γ = + = -0.2 = ⇒ ZL = 50 Ω v Z L + ZcFrom the time of the reflected pulse, the distance to the load (z = d) can be determined. Note thatthe time is the sum of the time

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

introductions to different areas ofengineering that allow students to shape their programs to reflect interests in one of the usualbranches of engineering. A particular concern for our program was the student success rate inone of our engineering gateway Computer Sciences (Cpt S 121 - Program Design andDevelopment) courses. Over a four year period from 2000-2004, only 57% of the students wereable to complete the course with a grade of C or better, resulting in 43% of graded students“failing” this class (not including students who withdrew before receiving a grade). Because thiscourse is crucial to retaining students in the engineering program, it was identified to pilot aninstrument that could inform faculty, and more generally, engineering educators

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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Aerospace

, B., 1998, What is Precision Agriculture? Available Online at http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id347. Sullivan, J., Weller, S., Gunz, M., Leasure, M., Ross, C., and Brost, J., “Small UAV’s for Agricultural Applications”, AUVSI, Unmanned Science Newsletter – 2005-10. Available Online : http://www.auvsi.org/unmanned science/newsletter/attachments/9/SULLIVAN.PDF8. Wolf, P.R., and Dewitt, B. A., Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS McGraw Hill Publishers, 3rd Edition, 20009. Matlab Mapping Toolbox, http://www.mathworks.com10. ARCGIS 9.0 , http://www.esri.com11. Robotic Helicopter, http://www.rotomotion.com12. Color Infrared Digital Camera, http://www.terraverdetech.com13. Kolb

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Nippert, Widener University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

2006-594: COMPARING STUDENT PERFORMANCE USING CALCULATORSWITH PERFORMANCE USING EXCEL (MUST YOU KNOW HOW TO RIDE AHORSE IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE A CAR?)Charles Nippert, Widener University Page 11.338.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Comparing Student Performance Using Calculators with Performance Using Excel (Must You Know How to Ride a Horse If You Want to Drive a Car?)AbstractOur school offers a senior year course in engineering economics. For several years students havebeen allowed to take routine tests in this course by using either computers with (and) spreadsheetprograms(s) or conventional interest tables and calculators. The tests are the same

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew Mayhew, University of North Carolina-Wilmington

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-638: EXAMINING THE UNDERLYING MOTIVATIONS OF ENGINEERINGUNDERGRADUATES TO BEHAVE UNETHICALLYTrevor Harding, Kettering University Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University where he teaches courses in engineering materials and manufacturing. Dr. Harding's research interests include wear phenomenon in orthopeadic implants, ethical development in engineering undergraduates, and pedagogical innovations in environmental education. Currently, Trevor serves on the ERM Division Board of Directors and on the Kettering University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Advisory Board.Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

-408.15. Fenske, R.H., Porter, J.D., & DuBrock, C.P. (2000). Tracking financial aid and persistence of women, minority, and needy students in engineering, and mathematics. Research in Higher Education, 41(1), 67- 94.16. Schensul, S., Schensul, J. & LeCompte, M. (1999). Essential ethnographic methods: Observations, interviews and questionnaires. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.17. Keels, C. (2004). Keeping students afloat. Black Issues in Higher Education, 21(18), 32-36, 38-39. Page 11.1451.7 6

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Press.10. NAE and NRC. In Press. Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States: Framework forAction. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.11. CTTE (Council on Technology Teacher Education). Technological Literacy. Council on TechnologyTeacher Education 40th Yearbook. Peoria, Ill.: Glencoe Division, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.12. Meade, S. D., and Dugger, W.E., Jr. 2004. Reporting on the status of technology education in theU.S.. The Technology Teacher (63):29-35.ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). Connecting Curriculum and Technology.Available online at http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html. (January 11, 2006)13. Krupczak, J.J., Jr., D. Ollis, R. Pimmel, R. Seals, G. Pearson, and N. Fortenberry. Panel

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Geiger, University of Arizona

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Engineering Management

, R. Weatherall, July, 2000.6. Private communication, R. Weatherall, July, 2000.7. Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1995.8. “The Materials Curriculum in the 1990’s”, G. H. Geiger, J of Materials, May, 1991. TMS-AIME , Warrendale, PA.9. The Engineer of 2020, National Academy of Engineering, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2004. Page 11.84.8 7 Table 1. Management and supervisory activities of engineering graduates in private business and federal, state and local government, 1995 (2) .Year of first

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Robbins, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY; Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

fundamental concepts such as heat and temperature, all the learning in the class ispurely memorization, which does not lead to problem solving ability required by anengineer. Page 11.578.6References[1] National Research Council, Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics,Engineering, and Technology (Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 1999).[2] Handelsman, J., Ebert-May, D., Beichner, R., Bruns, P., Chang, A., DeHaan, R., Gentile, J.,Lauffer, S., Stewart, J., Tilghman, S.M., Wood, W.B., "Scientific teaching." Science, 304(5670): 521-522(2004).[3] Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

incremental dimensioning. The design of the part should also contain linear andcircular paths for the cutter to machine the part. 7. Write the CNC program either in absoluteand/or incremental dimensioning method(s) using G-code. 8. Confirm the program in G-code iscorrect with the instructor.The fabrication sub-module consists of: 1. Load the program in the CNC machining center.Debug the program and verify whether the program is correct for the intended part. 2. Learnhow to operate the CNC machining center by going through the step-by-step operator trainingmanual. 3. Load the part on the vise and go through the operating sequence and run the machineto make the part. 4. Once the part is successfully made, take the part to CMM machine.The measurement

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary D. Herrin, University of Michigan; Cindy Veenstra, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

’ Success and Persistence”, Journal of Engineering Education8. Iowa State University, (May 2004) “Interpretation of Entering Student’s Test Scores”, Institutional ResearchReport 2004-49. Larpkiataworn,S., Muogboh, O., Bestefield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L., and Wolfe, H., (July, 2003) “SpecialConsiderations When Using Statistical Analysis in Engineering Education Assessment and Evaluation”, Journal ofEngineering Education10. Lotkowski, V. A., Robbins, S.B. and Noeth, R.J., “the Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors inImproving College Retention”, www.act.org11. Noel-Levitz,(2005) “Making Sense of the Retention Puzzle”, www.noellevitz.com.12. Seidman, A., (2005) College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success, Praeger Publishers13. University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University

. Once inside the elementary school, the6th graders were grouped by their classroom teacherand rotated from class to class every 25-30 minutes Page 11.569.4during the four-day event. Figure 2: Deployment Design Space Exploration – During the four days of instruction, students were exposed to thesolar system, planets, time, and space travel. Instructional material included movies, worksheets,and games. One activity was to make a poem with the beginning letters of each planet (M,V, E,M, J, S, U, N, and P). Another took the children outside where each of them became a planetthat orbits our

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Maritime Academy began a ME program in the early1990’s. Students sat in many of the same classes and grades tended to stratify according toprogram. At that time, both TAC and EAC of ABET did not look favorably on this relationshipand forced the Academy to separate the programs into two departments.An informal survey of the 3600 plus members of the Technology List-Serve3 was conducted toflush out issues that exist between ME and MET programs both in and outside of the samedepartment. Two of the various issues that were raised in this survey are listed below.1) Faculty Credentials. Engineering programs require a Ph.D. and ET programs require a minimum of a M.S. degree with a Ph.D. preferred.2) Clear Separation in Programs. For accreditation, ABET

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Maxim, B. R. Game design: games for and the World Wide Web. In The Internet Encyclopedia, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2004.8. Maxim, B. R., Software Requirements Analysis and Design, NIIT, Atlanta, GA 2004.9. Overmars, M. Teaching computer science through game design. Computer 37 5 (April 2004), 81-83.10. Parberry, I., Roden, T., and Kazenzadeh, M. Experience with an industry-driven capstone course on game programming, an extended abstract. In Proceedings of 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium (St. Louis, MO, February, 2005), ACM Press, New York, NY, 2005, 91-96.11. Pleva, G. Game programming and the myth of child’s play. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges 20 2 (December 2004), 125-136.12. Rabin, S. Introduction to Game Development

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the guide are objectivesthat state that “after performing activities in this booklet, students will be able to: • Define a pulley as a wheel with a grooved rim for a belt or cord which can transfer force or speed. • Build a model which will increase speed. • Build a model which will increase force. • Arrange pulleys so that the driver turns in the same direction as the follower. • Recognize that the turning ratio of one pulley to another is determined by the size of the pulleys. • Build a model that will transfer force at a 90-degree angle. • Have fun with pulleys!”Before beginning the session with the LEGO™s, the students are asked to complete a pre-testthat was developed by the MET faculty at the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

about the process in the nine classes it has been used although a few students haveasked questions about what will be done with the forms. About two weeks following thedate when grades are due, the SPIE FORM forms are reviewed by the instructor.A protocol was submitted to the Purdue University, Committee on the Use of HumanResearch Subjects prior to first using the SPIE FORM in class. This is done to protect thestudent ’s privacy, safety, welfare, and rights and also to meet government guidelines2 .The protocol was deemed “exempt” because it is “conducted in established or commonlyaccepted educational settings” and it “involves normal educational practices.” Howeverthere is a stipulation for this exemption that the SPIE FORM has to be a part of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Reising, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

additionaladvantage.Students unanimously stated in informal evaluations that they found the additional Mathcadexamples helpful and thought their use should be continued.Mathcad 13 examples used in this paper are available at http://csserver.evansville.edu/~reising .Bibliography1. Peebles, Peyton Z., Jr. Probability, Random Variables and Random Signal Principles 4th Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2001.2. Yates, Roy, and David Goodman. Probability and Stochastic Processes A Friendly Introduction for Electrical and Computer Engineers 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005.3. Papoulis, Athanasios, and S. Unnikrishna Pillai. Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes Fourth Edition. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2002.4. Stark

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for the rider. Pictures were taken of the rider(s) in what they considered acomfortable position. Then, from the position, scaled reference points were established and usedto determine vehicle geometry as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 – Reference Points for Rider Position and Corresponding Vehicle GeometryAn ME theoretical approach7 was used to determine the optimum location of the rider to thevehicle. Counterintuitive to the adage that a lower center of gravity is more stable than a highercenter of gravity, a higher center of gravity was chosen. Reasoning is similar to why it is easierto balance a rod, with a mass on one end of the rod, on your hand, where the mass is on the endaway from your hand, rather than at the end resting on your