Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

throughout thisundergraduate research.Introduction Wind tunnels, beginning from the rude but arguably famous Wright Brothers device circa1903 to the great research facilities funded by NASA, have uncovered the dynamics existingbetween fluid and solid objects. The Wright Brothers recognized that by blowing air past a modelof their aircraft in a device that could mimic conditions favorable to flight, they could ultimatelydeliver the answer sought after by man for millennia, the ability to fly. The Wright Brothersprevailed, and the history of the wind tunnel as an integral component to aerodynamic researchwas documented.What the Wright Brothers failed to recognize, was that the complexity of flight and those tomimic the conditions in a device are

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Richard Harris; Hameed Metghalchi; Claire Duggan; Emanuel Mason; Rachelle Reisberg; Deepti Dutt

Retention of Under-Represented Minority Engineering Students through Practice-Oriented Experiential Education Richard Harris1, Hameed Metghalchi2, Claire Duggan3, Emanuel Mason4, Rachelle Reisberg5, Deepti Dutt6Abstract – New England is home to several universities that have engaged in a well-established National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) partnership, referred to as NortheastLSAMP. The NELSAMP members include Northeastern University, The University of Connecticut, The Universityof Massachusetts Amherst, The University of Rhode Island, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The NELSAMPare pursuing an NSF-funded

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Douglas Brown, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering

currently a professor of engineering technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received a B.S. degree in E.E. from Damascus University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in E.E. from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technology education. He has authored and co-authored several industry-based case studies. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, power electronics, lasers, instrumentation, digital forensics, and microcontroller applications. He can be reached at sbenaty@mtsu.edu. Page 25.941.1 c American

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Best of the NEE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

scientific and technological understanding? • What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?Secondary • Integration of education and research • DiversityNIH review criteria28:Significance • Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? • If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? • How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?Innovation • Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2012-4240: USING PUBLIC POLICY THEORY TO IMPROVE POWERENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of KentuckyProf. Johne’ M. Parker, University of Kentucky Johne’ M. Parker is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering. Page 25.1438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Using Public Policy Theory to improve Power Engineering EducationIntroductionAs society continually increases its reliance on complex, highly integrated technological systemsto function, engineering education must evolve to include not only traditional engineeringsubjects

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Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Viktoria Zelenak, University of New Haven; Michael J. Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

for us however toask how best to use this experience to enhance an adult engineering students’ experience indegree programs.Extensive work in the field of Adult Education has focused on areas where adults are wellrepresented, including workplace training, and community colleges, but less literature has takenadult engineering students as the focus. Furthermore, within engineering education, variousspecial groups have been studied at some length, including women and ethnic minorities, but lesshas centered on adult students.Two recent areas of research that may have connections to adult engineering students includework on United States military veterans in engineering and the integration of peer tutors and peerquality managers in the learning

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Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4716: A THERMODYNAMICS SHORT COURSE FOR A SUM-MER OUTREACH PROGRAMMs. Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette Natalie Barrett is a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student at Purdue University and is interested in re- newable energy. Barrett received a B.S.M.E. from Florida State University, a M.S.M.E. from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a M.B.A. from Indiana University. She has taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology as an Adjunct Professor. She has also worked in industry at Pratt & Whitney for several years and served in roles such as Integrated Product Team Leader and Affordability and Risk Manager for the F135 Engine Program

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

. This will inspire students and help them comprehend and respond todiverse and fast changing knowledge and technologies in Aerospace domain. This initiative is in-line with the development of a new Aerospace engineering program at Southern PolytechnicState University. The research skills obtained by undergraduate students in their early educationcareers are an important learning experience. Special emphasis is put on design, practice,integration, and application of the scientific and technical knowledge learned from the classroomthrough various activities. The topic chosen for research is rather simple yet important tounderstand. It has real world applications. It provides analytical and experimental knowledge andskills to the students involved

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

industry ties to develop a deep understanding of intrapreneurship and develop collaborative intrapreneurship end-to-end education (IE3) curricula that will enrich the student learning experience Employs intercollegiate student projects (ISP) that are impactful and multi-disciplinary, with diverse student teams as a central element of an exciting new intrapreneurial cultureThe IE3 curriculum development will be led by two of the institutions (Baylor University andUniversity of Detroit Mercy) and will consist of: An in-depth study of intrapreneurship Development of three modules on innovation in a corporate context Creation and presentation of a seminar series, and An intrapreneurship-focused

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2012 EDI

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Laura Steinberg

these benefits4) Servicepersons are thirsty for understanding the difference in quality between colleges/universities, degrees, online degrees, etc. Knowledge of academia is extremely limited and limiting:  Specifically, help them understand how to plan to get the education they need to transfer into an engineering program5) Understand what student veterans can offer campus life and the profession long- termQuestions? Future Needed Research/Questions we are left with…1) How to contend with multifaceted, often cultural barriers for postsecondary engineering or even education in general?2) How to mitigate campus climate concerns?  Military visiting professorships and leadership

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

muscle damage classification by morph metric (shape analysis), biochemical, and Raman spectral analysis to provide objective criteria for diagnosis and treatment moni- toring.Dr. Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Jeyamkondan Subbiah is an Associate Professor of food engineering at the University of Nebraska, Lin- coln, with joint appointments in the Departments of Biological Systems Engineering and Food Science & Technology. His research focuses on spectral imaging for predicting food quality (beef tenderness) and early diagnosis of human diseases (peripheral arterial disease). He has active research in the area of food safety engineering through integration of heat transfer model and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

AC 2012-3356: MOTIVATING LEARNERS: A PRIMER FOR ENGINEER-ING TEACHING ASSISTANTSMrs. Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida Ana T. Torres-Ayala is a doctoral candidate in higher education at the University of South Florida. She holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez, and a M.Eng. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. She has experience in the telecommunications industry where she worked for Lucent Technologies. Torres-Ayala was previously an information technology instructor. Her research interests include faculty development, scholarship of teaching and learning, graduate education, and broadening participation of

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mauro J. Caputi

validation of structuring a course this way. 2 A good measure of validation came during the summer of 2010 when a discarded librarytextbook lumped in a pile of books to be thrown away caught my eye. The textbook is entitled“The Science of Engineering Design”, written by Percy Hill and published over 40 years ago in1970. Hill asserts in the Preface, page vii: … long experience with freshman students has convinced the author that material of the type presented in this book must be conveyed to the student as early as possible in the engineering curriculum …. This book … does not concern itself with the science of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, integrated

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

the following degrees of importance:‘Not Important’, ‘Important’, ‘Very Important’, ‘Extremely Important’, or ‘N/A’.As an example, the question “How important is knowledge of these Products Design subjects?”resulted in high ratings for ‘CAD/CAM/CAE’ and ‘Tolerance Analysis/GD&T’, and low ratingsfor ‘Marketing/Sales’ and ‘Intellectual Property Protection’.Survey ResultsA total of 106 individuals participated in the survey. The following pages provide the rankedorder of results for those deemed more important to ensure emphasis in our program, and also ofthose deemed of lesser importance as candidates for reduced emphasis in our curriculum. Thefull list of ranked topics and ratings can be found in Attachment D

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asaad Mohamed, Auburn University; Emily Reynolds, Auburn University; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Nanda Kumar B.S.

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International

, solar heatgain coefficient, visible light transmittance, and U-value.As part of a NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) project a team ofgraduate and undergraduate students at a major U.S. university worked with L&T’s designengineers at the Center for Excellence and Futuristic Design (CEFD) in conducting all thenecessary calculations to determine the annual cooling loads for each of the glass-frame-shadingcombinations. The goal was to tabulate all the necessary values and calculations into an Excelspread sheet and then develop a simple interface –using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) –for L&T’s architects. The program accesses a hidden database that allows the architects tosimply select their desired values for

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

thinking to reality depends on similar cognitive processes to rationalthought 9.Creativity comes in different forms. A number of thinkers suggest models of creative people. Forexample, one model indicates that there are kinds to produce growth, innovation, speed, etc. Thefour Creativity Profiles: incubate, imagine, improve, and invest can help achieve such goals 10:Mark Batey suggested that the creative profile can be explained by four primary creativity traits.These are: idea generation, personality, motivation, and confidence 11-12.Creative industries and servicesToday, creativity is the core activity of a growing section of the global economy known as the"creative industries." The creative professional workforce is merging as an integral part

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

photons to electrical output has been a topic of high interest. Opticalconcentrators have been researched to improve panel efficiency. However, undergraduatecourses that focus on the practical design and implementation of solar system starting with thepanel to end user are virtually absent in the literature. Many courses across the nation are MEcourses that focus more on solar radiation and the thermal aspect. A few EE courses devoteabout fifty percent of the course to semiconductors and the remaining to system hardware. Thefundamentals of the system components are covered in other courses in EE curriculum and nofocus on integration to solar conversion is presented. However this approach needs seriousrevision in view of the importance and

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Walck, Michigan Technological University; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University; Jim R. Baker, Michigan Technological University; Jean S. DeClerck, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

engineering.Jean S. DeClerck, Michigan Technological University Jean Straw DeClerck has supported two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants through the design, facilitation, and ongoing improvement of ethics education instruction to science and engineering students. She is an Engaged Learning and Integrated Technology Specialist at Michigan Technological University’s Van Pelt and Opie Library. Her undergraduate studies included technical communication and mechanical engineering coursework, and she will complete her master’s of science degree in rhetorical and tech- nical communications at Michigan Tech in early 2012. Her current interests include engaged learning environments, mentorship, and the rhetorical aspects of

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

explore how each organization materializesits design ethos within various communities. Both organizations have a long history. Keymonographs, countless invited talks, various organizational roundtables, and exhibitionsdedicated to organizational design principles shape a complex discourse space. Multimodaldiscourse analysis deals with this complexity by integrating many different communicationforms. The research uses multimodal discourse analysis to distill an organization’s message. Therigor of multimodal discourse analysis stems from careful reading of the source text, testinginterpretations through directly related texts, and situating interpretations in related scholarly

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(CFD), microfluidics/lab-on-chip, and energy research. Page 25.646.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Fostering Students’ Capability of Designing Experiments Through Theme-specific Laboratory Design ProjectsIntroductionLaboratory courses are essential and integral part of engineering curriculum. The courses providestudents with good opportunities to solidify their understanding on theory of physical laws andprinciples learned in classroom through hands-on experimental activities in laboratory.Experiment is an effective pedagogical tool that transforms

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

change classroom teaching styles from a teaching environment to anatmosphere that promotes learning paradigm, and create one that leads to discovery andmetacognition. The role of the instructor will be more like a facilitator of a learningenvironment. In their paper published in 1992, Fleming and Mills suggested fourcategories that seemed to identify most students’ learning behavior. The facilitatorshould try to accommodate VARK learning styles for the benefit of the learners. VARKis an acronym that stands for Visual, Auditory, Read (includes writing), and Kinestheticsensory modalities that humans employ for learning and processing information. Theauthor has previously discussed similar ideas in other ASEE publications. The principlehere is to

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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Engineering Technology

AFM at both the institutionshelped improve our engineering technology curriculums. It also helped to enhance students’understanding of nanoscale phenomena and teaching effectiveness of the instructors. Theauthor’s participation in various conferences/workshops organized by NSF-ATE centers helpedin the professional development and development of instructional material. The use of remoteaccess of AFM by the students was an important resource in helping them understand theconcept of scanning probe microscopy as applied to visualization of nanoscale components. Theauthors’ participation in manufacturer’s webinars, and workshops was instrumental in selectingthe AFMs at both the institutions.In our investigation it was found that there are a number

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3556: HANDHELD DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS AS A MEANSTO SUPPORT ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of science education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood science methods courses. She

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship Education in a University Context. Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 45-63.[8] Clase, K. L. (2007). Promoting Creativity and Innovation in an Entrepreneurial Certificate Program through Science and Technology. The Technology Interface, Fall 2007, pp. 1-11.[9] Tidd, J., and Bessant, J. (2009). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. John Wiley, Fourth Edition, England.[10] Anderson, D. M. (2008). Design for Manufacturability and Concurrent Engineering. CIM Press, California.[11] Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., and Knight, W. (2002). Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly. Taylor and Francis Group, Second Edition, New York.[12] Dorf

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Luiz Curotto, Federal University of Parana, Brazil; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

, Gramoll13-15 has been developing multimedia content for several engineering basiccourses, included among them Dynamics. This content is available for free, to all teacherswishing to use it in their courses, at the eCourses16 web site. This web site includes allinstructional material to conduct a course. There is no cost to either the instructor or studentusing it. Features include eBook (with simulations or Flashlets in each topic), database ofhomework/quiz/test problems and their solutions, lectures in both QuickTime and Flash format,computer grading, and utilities. To help facilitate communications between students, instructors,and TAs there is an integrated web board and collaborative drawing board. The instructorcontrols and manages his own web

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

engineeringdisciplines and the stakeholders in the success of the product design phase. Manufacturingengineers usually play a vital role in the conceptual design phase. In order to educate the nextgeneration of manufacturing engineers, we introduced and integrated the DFA methodology intoour Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) curricula at Minnesota State University-Mankato (MSU). A detailed description of this model, including advantages and disadvantages,future directions and recommendations, are included in this paper.Keywords: design for assembly, active learning, product development and designIntroductionDesign for assembly (DFA) is a systematic analysis process primarily intended to simplifyproduct structure and reduce the assembly costs of a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3634: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND INGENUITY SUMMERENRICHMENT PROGRAM: ASSESSMENT FROM A MULTI-INSTITUTIONALCOLLABORATIONDr. Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the En- gineering Society of Detroit, and the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, as Chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, and as Chair of LTU/KEEN Entrepreneurial Course Modifi- cation.Dr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lars K. Hansen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio ; Ruyan Guo, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-5331: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONALITY ANDCOST EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC LABORATORY VIRTUALINSTRUMENTATIONSDr. Lars K. Hansen, University of Texas, San AntonioMr. Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio Keith Delahoussaye is a student at the University of Texas, San Antonio. He is a member of the Multifunc- tional Electronic Materials Devices Research Lab of the Electrical Engineering Department. He is also a member of IEEE’s student chapter. Before graduation, he worked full-time for the U.S. Air Force as an Avionic Technician in the status of an Air Reserve Technician. He is hopeful to be an electronic/electrical engineering governmental employee. He is married and a proud

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contextDue to factors such as globalization, climate change, and even issues of social justice, engineersmust learn to include and address considerations beyond the traditional engineering purview ofthe technical and economic. Ethics and the social/societal impacts of engineering, for example,rarely find much space (let alone integration) in a curriculum packed with technical topics [5].There are many possible ways to expand