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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

world’s total consumption of energy. 85 percent ofit comes from fossil fuels. Starting in 1973, the oil embargo of the West by the OPEC, (OilProducing and exporting countries) cartel and the last year’s price hike of oil served as a wakeupcall for the United Sates. However, we failed to get energy independence because of the lack ofproper energy policy. The demand of energy is increasing rapidly due to the rising livingstandards and expanding population in countries around the world 1. Page 15.633.2The demand also exceeds the oil production especially as the populous countries like China,India, Indonesia etc. are racing to achieve the same quality

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

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International

engineering students develop the skillsand attitudes necessary to interact successfully with people from other cultural and nationalenvironment.”1 Universities throughout the world are now establishing curricula and programs tohelp prepare students for this new reality. One common avenue for this preparation is givingstudents the opportunity to study and/or work abroad. In the United States, it is now estimatedthat up to 7.5% of engineering students spend time abroad during their undergraduate studies andmany schools have made commitments to increase this number.2Purdue University is no different in this regard. In 2001, Purdue’s School of MechanicalEngineering launched Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE).3 Thisprogram

Conference Session

Business Meeting

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

communications between members and being a contact point for discussions on issues like ABET accreditation. ABET is discussing the issue of blurring the traditional programs, and input from this group Page 15.41.4 may be helpful."Other notes prepared by Dr. King included the following business: "The attendees represented a variety of multidisciplinary programs; for example, 1. General engineering programs with no specializations 2. General engineering programs with specializations 3. Programs that merged two or three disciplines but were not as general as 1. or 2. 4. Programs that began as multidisciplinary but later divided

Conference Session

New Collaborations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-875: ENGINEERING LIBRARIAN PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGYCURRICULAR REDESIGN: LIFELONG LEARNING, INFORMATIONLITERACY, AND ABET CRITERION 3.Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue UniversityMichael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS Page 15.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Librarian Participation in Technology Curricular Redesign: Lifelong Learning, Information Literacy, and ABET Criterion 3.The Need for and Definition of Lifelong Learning SkillsThe content knowledge of technical majors has been estimated to have a half-life of less thanfive years.1 Thus, one of the most important skills

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

concept inventory in their courses, and for those who are moregenerally interested in current research and development trends in the area of conceptinventories.IntroductionInterest in identifying misconceptions using concept inventories largely began with the advent ofthe Force Concept Inventory (FCI) in the 1990s.1 Concept inventories (CIs) are assessmentinstruments that focus on fundamental concepts in a domain; concepts that are critical to buildingadvanced knowledge in that domain. This provides a means of evaluating students’ conceptualunderstanding and not just problem solving ability as typically assessed using other methods (ex.course exams). Results of administering FCI indicated that students did not understand basicconcepts in

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Nina Truch, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 15.1079.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing Self-Efficacy, Identity, Morality, and Motivation in a First-Year Materials Engineering Service Learning CourseAbstractThe Materials Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University offers a year-long, three quarter engineering service learning experience to 35 – 50 first-year students eachyear. The goals for the course sequence are 1) to provide students with the skills, relationships,and motivation to succeed within the department, and 2) to increase student satisfaction andretention. Over the three quarters, we provide students with several activities and designprojects, culminating in a final service learning project with a

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Brown, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; David Langan, University of South Alabama; Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama

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Computers in Education

inreal-time [1]. These systems are successful in environments that have constrained complexity.Because of real world complexity, it becomes necessary to do research with software systems inconstrained environments. By constraining the environments, researchers reduce the number ofvariables in their experiments and increase confidence in their simpler results. Games provideenvironments that are rich enough to answer research questions that relate to the real world, yetare constrained enough to support experimentation.Our interest in developing an adaptive real-time system began with our observation of a gamecalled Robo-Billiards. In Robo-Billiards, participants use radio controllers to maneuver a robot

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-881: TEACHING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING THE MOUSEFACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process Improvement using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin McGarvey, Rowan University; Michael Panko, Rowan University; Michael Kerbaugh, Rowan University; Gabriel Posluszny, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Anthony Cavalier, Rowan University

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International

, similar to theenvironment that may be encountered by many engineering students after graduation. Thelayout of the Engineering Clinic program can be seen in Table 1. Page 15.524.2Table 1Overview of general technical topics in the eight-semester engineering clinic sequenceYear Engineering Clinic Theme Engineering Clinic Theme (Fall) (Spring)First Year Engineering Measurements Competitive Assessment LaboratorySophomore Multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality

Conference Session

Strategies For Graduate Software/Systems Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Frailey, Southern Methodist University; James McDonald, Monmouth University; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Masood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Kenneth Goodson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

chemicalengineering departments throughout the country and the world, and the available courseworkmaterial and teaching practices in this particular discipline are among the most mature in thesedepartments. Heat transfer plays a central role in modern societal needs, in particular energyconversion processes such as the combustion of fossil fuels, which is responsible for a largefraction of green house gas emissions.Astin and Pace have suggested that increases in student involvement and quality of effort areassociated with increases in learning.[1],[2] Based on this theory and the importance of the subjectmatter we formulated the research question, “Does out-of-class engagement in heat transfer leadto increases in learning as measured by course performance

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 15.843.2learning some of the concepts of entrepreneurship. The students in our engineering classes areeager to learn about entrepreneurial opportunities and ideas. A recent survey 1 of undergraduateengineering students at five different schools showed that most (82%) were interested inpursuing some form of entrepreneurship after graduation. Students want to know how to taketheir ideas and get them into the marketplace. They want to use their engineering skills to helpreal people with real problems (and they see entrepreneurship as a means to that end). Theyunderstand that competing for engineering projects in a global context requires not only strongtechnical knowledge, but also business acumen. This strong interest translates into

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois University; Thomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University

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Industrial Engineering

. An excellent source ofreal life examples can be found at the Winter Simulation Conference1. The papers presented overthe past 10 years of the Winter Simulation Conference were analyzed for such examples to beused in courses such as Systems Modeling or Modeling and Simulation Languages.In addition, the projects described in each paper were analyzed for characteristics that would beuseful for use as potential student projects. These projects could also be used as the basis forengineering and technology students to become involved in health care DES research.One of the first characteristics analyzed was the ranking of the DES software products beingused. Figure 1 shows that across all sectors, business, healthcare, and government, Arena

Conference Session

Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

, and conducted a survey at the end of the semester to see whetherstudents felt that this presentation and various other visual aids had helped their learning.Results are presented fully below, but in general students were supportive, and so thenumber of presentations has been increased significantly. Table 1 lists the bridges used inthese presentations.The general format of each presentation was one single photograph of the bridge. Theinstructor showed the bridge at the start of each class, told students a few facts about thebridge (where it was located, when it was built, why it is or was significant, and so forth)and then entertained questions. In most cases, there were not any questions. The wholepresentation lasted no more than three

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Uday Manepalli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Civil Engineering

the above needs and following the formats and active learning environments, aNational Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored research project focused on developing andimplementing a web-based learning system for civil engineering students8. This NSF projectintroduced a series of GIS laboratories customized for specific areas in the civil engineeringcurriculum such as Environmental, Geotechnical, Surveying, Transportation and WaterResources engineering. A web-based learning system was developed to scaffold learning acrossvarious area-specific modules to introduce GIS to civil engineers. Figure 1 shows two examplesof the level of detail and richness of content available to students, such as built-in videos that canbe played in parallel as they are

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

utilizea fixed capacitor/fixed filter thyristor controlled reactor (FF/TCR) type of static VARcompensator shown in Figure-1. The branches include a third, a fifth harmonic filter and a TCR.In order to control the terminal voltage of the induction generator during the load or speedchange, the value of the excitation capacitor needs to be adjusted. The adjustment of thecapacitance can be obtained using the proposed static exciter. With reference to Figure-1, atfiring angle zero with respect to the peak of the generator voltage, the thyresistor switch is closedand the inductance cancels the effect of capacitance. By varying the firing angle α between 0o Figure-1. Proposed static exciterand 90o, the inductance current

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

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Construction

their company. Thus, the industry partnering relationship had severalpositive results, including: 1) the students successfully completed the proposed learningoutcomes of the course, 2) the students had an enriched learning experience by working closelywith industry professionals, 3) the students were able to explore an exciting and emerging fieldin the area of construction engineering and management, and 4) the students were presented withan opportunity to begin their professional careers by interviewing for employment with theindustry partner.IntroductionAll students in the Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)1 curriculum in theDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at North CarolinaState University

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

from a statics class late in thesemester so they had completed nearly 13 weeks of the course by they time theyparticipated in the think-aloud sessions. To encourage participation, students wereoffered a credit of 1% towards their final grade. We do not believe that this skewedparticipation in the project because the instructor placed a cap on the total extra crediteach student could earn and this was a small extra credit opportunity amongst manyothers that were available throughout the semester for the students.Individually each student was asked to solve problems involving moments and couples.Students were also asked questions about moments and couples and about their problemsolving process. Because one of the goals of this study was to

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

evaluate alternativedesign approaches often encountered in computer systems. With such implementation data, morecomplex models can be formulated and simulated to predict and evaluate system performance.Thus, such a reconfigurable platform also enables architecture and organization research. Thispaper presents an outline of a course covering concepts and implementation of computer systemelements, associated laboratory exercises involving reconfigurable logic, and course relatedresearch with simulation results.IntroductionMotivation and rationale: In order to enhance students’ learning in engineering programs, it isimportant to provide them with engaging laboratory and continuous assessment of learningoutcomes 1, 2. Also, providing examples and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University; Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

parallel with the content in the class lectures.Project DescriptionAs mentioned earlier, the team project was to develop a software system for a mobile robot. Thehardware system is a radio-controlled truck with two on-board cameras, as shown in Figure 1.This system was built by the instructor. A Dell Mini 9 laptop was used to control the truck. Themission objective is to control a mobile truck wirelessly to find the simulated landmines in a parkon campus. Each team had to develop the software system to control the truck via wireless LAN.At the end of the semester, the two teams competed with each other to find the most landmineswithin a 50 minute class period

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Asawaree Kulkarni, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

new pedagogical observation system,called the Global Real-time Assessment Tool for Teaching Enhancement (G-RATE), has beendeveloped to provide GTAs with multidimensional feedback about their teaching. This paperdescribes the evolution of the G-RATE system, provides an overview of each section of theinstrument, and discusses future steps for the development of this tool.Introduction Seymour et al.1 note the importance of pedagogical feedback for graduate teachingassistants (GTAs) in a variety of disciplines. In a comparison of GTAs teaching in innovativeand traditional course environments, the authors identified GTA responsibilities in traditionalenvironments to include grading, working closely with undergraduate, and serving as

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

results.Additionally, students learn teamwork skills and oral and written communications by working inteams throughout the semester, preparing frequent technical progress reports, and delivering oralpresentations based on the project.The introduction of statistical experimental design through laboratory experiences in upper levelengineering courses has been addressed previously 1, 2, 3, 4. Ludlow et al.2 address theimportance of the application of statistics as a skill needed by undergraduate engineers andpresent a simple gas chromatography experiment which allows students to develop statisticalskills without being bogged down by a complicated experiment. McCluskey et al. 5 describe asimple experiment that uses a factorial design to determine the best cup of

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bharathwaj Muthuswamy, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

linear circuit theory and are starting the study of op-amp circuits. Theframework involves mathematically understanding a nonlinear op-amp circuit, simulating thecircuit and implementing the circuit in the laboratory. The students compare and study theresults from all three approaches. The goal of this framework is to teach a few basic butvery powerful concepts which can be used to analyze practical nonlinear op-amp circuits.This paper describes the framework followed by an application to the design, simulation andimplementation of a negative impedance converter.1 IntroductionThe main objective of this paper is to present an approach (i.e..framework) for understandingnonlinear op-amp circuits. Although other frameworks have been proposed in the

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Godoy, University of Puerto Rico

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Civil Engineering

failuresIntroductionThis paper reports on implementations of active learning strategies carried out within the contextof civil engineering education. The main question addressed in this paper is: How can weimplement virtual learning-by-doing strategies so that students learn without the need to have ahuman expert on the topic in class?The term “active learning” is often used to enclose very different activities, but according toPrince, “active learning requires students to do meaningful learning activities and think aboutwhat they are doing” 1. There are several ways in which active learning can be implemented, suchas collaborative learning, cooperative learning and problem-based learning, among others. Theefficacy of student active learning has been investigated

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

Libraries are no exception. For example, the very well-run UM Libraries UserEducation Department keeps a detailed log of every instruction class that has been taught from2001-present, by mostly librarians, but also some other library staff (Table 1). It was surprisingto go through the entire nine years of statistics to see the various classes, schools and groupslisted. Granted, the University of Maryland is located in a large metropolitan area, WashingtonDC. More than thirty-five K-12 schools (high school, middle school and elementary) werelisted, and 147 sessions were given to these students alone. UMD UMD Libraries Libraies K-12 EPSL EPSL K-12

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

longer tube shows conditions where assumptions are no longer valid. A similar lab has been discussed in [1]. ≠ Differential equations. A heat transfer lab using a cup heater with a conducting surface on top demonstrates another application of engineering modeling. The model solution includes the error function, which is introduced to the students in Excel and Matlab. ≠ Logarithms and exponential equations. A pressurized vessel provides another example of engineering modeling. The model solution is an exponential equation. The students find model parameters by linearizing the equation. They also plot the data on logarithmic paper, and skill we have found students lack. ≠ Integration. An

Conference Session

How to Get Published: Tips from Journal Editors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

Education will be a catalyst for the scholarship ofteaching and learning in support of the efforts of the Process Education Academy to transformhigher education. The mission of the Journal are to provide a forum for, and an archivalrecord of, scholarly research in process education, to elevate skills in the discipline of thescholarship of teaching and learning, to explore promising new research areas in processeducation and to foster classroom-based research. The guiding principles of the Journal are (1)all faculty, staff, administrators and students can contribute to classroom research, (2) everyresearcher’s methods can be continuously improved, (3) the term “classroom” is a metaphor forall learning environments (4) mentorship can accelerate the

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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International

our engineeringand technology programmes by international agencies.Objectives of Globalization Objectives of globalization at VIT University in India may be stated as follows: (1) To create a cosmopolitan culture and an international ambience in the university, thus providing an experiential learning to students in a cross-cultural environment; (2) To facilitate the visit of foreign professors and international experts, enabling them to share their expertise and experience; (3) To facilitate exchange of students and faculty to work on projects and to carryout R& D on areas of mutual interest; (4) To augment the facilities of laboratories and research centres already established in universities in India so

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaobo Huang, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, and vibrations of a particle and of a rigid body 1-3.Prediction of student academic performance has long been regarded as an important researchtopic in many academic disciplines because it benefits both teaching and learning 4, 5. Instructorscan use the predicted results to identify the number of students who will perform well, averagely,or poorly in a class, so instructors can be proactive. For instance, if the predicted results showthat some students in the class would be “academically at risk,” instructors may consider takingcertain proactive measures to help those students achieve better in the course. Representativeexamples of proactive measures include adding recitation sessions, adding more office hours,using computer simulations and