Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, United States Military Academy; David Chang, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

information flow between instructors from different departments encouragesfaculty learning by pushing the instructors beyond their own discipline. This paper illustratessome of the course details employed between three engineering departments to advance andenrich a multidisciplinary controls engineering course. Advantages to empowering amultidisciplinary faculty are also described. The techniques described allow the students tobenefit from the work of a multidisciplinary faculty team and enrich the students’ understandingby bringing in real world projects and examples.IntroductionIn 2005 the National Academy of Engineering in “Educating the Engineer of 2020,” stated manyideas of co-teaching, just in time teaching, and multi-disciplinary teaching.1

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

process describe by Sandmann5. The authors contend that evaluation of scholarshipof application must be driven by external practitioners.To that end, Western Carolina University has incorporated in the collegial review process anexternal engagement committee to provide both initial planning feedback to faculty before theyenter into external projects as well as final evaluation of the scholarship at its completion. Thiscommittee is composed of members internal to the Kimmel School as well as external academic,business and engineering leaders from the region. The structure of the committee has stablemembership at its core which is supported and enhanced by an adhoc membership providing thetechnical expertise needed to evaluate the specific suite of

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, AUTO21; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

presentations that have featured experiential learning and engineering education topics as well as her engineering research in vehicle structural durability and the use of neural networks to model non-linear material behaviour.Schantal Hector, University of Windsor Ms. Hector is currently pursuing her Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Economics at the University of Windsor. She is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Career Education and has applied her knowledge and skills as part of the project to develop learning outcomes for the cooperative education program over the past two years. She has been instrumental in the collection and statistical analysis of the learning

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Karla Andrew, Western Kentucky University

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Two Year College Division

Texas, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, with specialty certification in Water and Wastewater.Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; James Barnes, James Madison University; PU H-DA PSU DIT Students, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

), Brian O’Connell (Student, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)Faculty and programs in engineering/industrial technology often promote internationalexchange and study abroad as a desirable component of a university experience—particularly in this increasingly globalized world. But, what do students who haveactually had such experiences perceive? How do they view such experiences, before,during and after the event? The following paper evolved from the experiences of fouruniversities collaborating on an EU-FIPSE funded Atlantis project called DETECT thatconsist of the partnerships shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Project DETECT PartnershipsCentral to this presentation and paper will be the opportunity to actually hear

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

-organizer of Virginia Tech’s Research in Engineering Studies (RES) group.Miguel Hurtado, Purdue University Miguel Hurtado is Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in EE from Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, M.S. in Signal-Image Processing from ENST - Télécom Paris, M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and M.S. in Management, both from MIT. His research is focused on statistical methods for sensor fusion in automotive applications (Fisherian and Bayesian approaches), project management, and lean enterprise. He is also interested in engineering education perspectives in social and global context

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

ExperimentsAbstractThe faculty at Grand Valley State University, a primarily undergraduateengineering school, use black boxes to teach basic design of experimentstechniques. The black boxes are literally wooden cubes painted black with fourknobs projecting from the surface for the adjustable variables. One of the knobswas a dummy and did not affect the response. The measured response is theheight of a metal rod projecting from the top of the box. Anecdotal evidencesuggests that the black boxes were an effective teaching aid.I IntroductionDesign of Experiments (DOE) is a useful tool for practicing engineers1,2,3. It canbe applied to both processes and products. DOE is a very efficient methodologyfor generating a great deal of useful data with a minimum of

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Akibi Archer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Suggestions on pre and post program assessment methods to measure studentconfidence and interest in STEM related careers are discussed. Projected assessmenttechniques seek to track the effectiveness of the four key areas: academic excellence,leadership, technical/professional development and teamwork in the promotion of STEMcareer interest and pursuits amongst minority pre-college student participants. Page 14.1324.2IntroductionThis study was implemented in collaboration with the Student Teacher EnhancementPartnership (STEP) program, hosted at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech),which partners advanced undergraduate and graduate students, STEP

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

approach is complemented by projectsthat require students to physically construct their designs as part of the design iteration process.Our assertion is that critical thinking in combination with hands-on project experience inspiresbetter design.Although our students are required to take specific courses in their first semester to beginsatisfying degree requirements, the introductory engineering course is not taught until the springsemester. We speculated that many of our students would be interested in participatingvoluntarily in an engineering school activity if given the opportunity. We decided to provide anextracurricular competition for our freshmen students as an innovative way to introduce thesustainability design content they will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

industry skill standards and / or competencies. Since CREATE’s inception in 1999-2000, over 25,000 students have taken at least one CREATE credit course and over 1,800 havesuccessfully completed degrees or certificates. CREATE has facilitated more than a milliondollars in additional funding to the colleges in the consortium through innovative industry andcollege partnerships.This paper will provide a description of the center’s objectives and focus on its accomplishmentsover the past year.CREATE Center Objectives and AccomplishmentsThe CREATE Center, which evolved out of Project CREATE’s successes, establishedobjectives, activities, outcomes, and timelines designed to target five chief areas of need or goalsthat the CREATE project identified

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

abroad.Introduction Nano- and micro-particle transport, deposition and removal are of critical interestto many modern technologies, as well as in a number of environmental processes. Thelast decade has seen development of significant computational as well as experimentaltools for studies of particle transport, deposition and removal. The primary objective ofthis combined research and curriculum development project is to make these newimportant research findings available to seniors and first year graduate students inengineering through developing and offering of sequence of specialized courses. Anotherobjective was to integrate the simulation and experimentation into these courses, as wellattract industrial interactions. In these courses, the

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Meghan Armstrong, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

theway they see and that the way they see is an important factor in the effectiveness and quality oftheir drawings. Similarly, what you see critically affects the way you think. This relationshipbetween sight and thought provides each of us with unique ways of drawing and thinkingcreatively. For these reasons, seeing and thinking should be viewed as an integral part ofsketching.”6Before a student can create forms from nothing (without a visual stimuli) most students mustlearn how to see what exists before them. Further, they must be able to see beyond what theythink they see. When used to visually explain an idea (to themselves or others) the sketcher mustbe able to create 3-dimensional forms on 2-dimensional surfaces. Orthographic projections

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University

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Information Systems

andmaintaining a physical lab. It was easier to deploy new projects in virtual environments. Webelieved that virtualization technology had become mature enough and it would help us delivercertain laboratory courses efficiently and effectively.2. Virtualization Software SelectionCurrently there are many different virtualization software packages available, notably VMwareWorkstation, Server, and Fusion (for Mac), Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Server and Hyper-V,Sun xVM VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation and Desktop (for Mac), QEMU and Xen.QEMU and Xen are open source projects and are released under GNU General Public License(GPL). However, they are not as user friendly as some other virtualization applications. Xen canonly run under Linux/UNIX systems with

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. His research on students’ reasoning showed that they may invent effective strategies and representations for solving math problems, and these methods can serve as bridges for instruction. He is also exploring the embodied nature of students’ knowledge, as exhibited by gestures, and the mediating effects of action on conceptual knowledge. His studies of teachers' beliefs about the development of students' mathematical reasoning showed that content experts can show evidence of expert blind spot, which influences teachers’ expectations of what makes things difficult for their students. He is currently co-principal investigator for the AWAKEN Project (funded by

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

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Minorities in Engineering

EVANS is a Post Doctoral Fellow and Research Associate in the Evaluation Services center, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio, USA. Page 14.80.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship Program for Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Ethnic and Women Students in Engineering AbstractThis paper describes a scholarship project, funded by the National Science Foundation’s S-STEM Program, to enhance recruitment of underrepresented

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

students forfuture engineering and technology development. Such new modules will allow students to haveimproved learning experience through more involvement in research and hands-on activities andbetter outcome. This paper presents the experience of undergraduate research during summer2008 supported by NSF REU program at the University of Houston on “Sensor Networks andsecurity Infrastructure”. The project also serves to upgrade existing upper level design projectsthat aim at introducing research components into the curriculum of the computer engineeringtechnology program.IntroductionWireless smart sensor networks have the ability to integrate sensing, communication andcomputation and are being implemented in a wide range of data gathering and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei PAN, Idaho State University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Kenyon Hart, Idaho State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-959: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING: THEORY AND PRACTICE,HARDWARE AND SOFTWAREWei PAN, Idaho State University Wei Pan is Assistant Professor and Director of VLSI Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, Idaho State University. She has several years of industrial experience including Siemens (project engineering/management.) Dr. Pan is an active member of ASEE and IEEE and serves on the membership committee of the IEEE Education Society.S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University S. Hossein Mousavinezhad is Professor and Chair, Electrical Engineering Department, Idaho State University. Dr. Mousavinezhad is active in ASEE and IEEE and is an ABET program evaluator. Hossein

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado, Denver

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New Engineering Educators

the expense of other topics. Try to address the topics found on theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Add value to each class period.1 Be decisive,confident, and knowledgeable on the subject being taught.2Design assignments, projects, and exams to be both rigorous and fair.3 Gear the lectures to theassignments, and gear the assignments to the exams. Keep the audience in mind, and be mindfulof the scholastic background and maturity of the students in your course.2 Do not make thecourse easy in an attempt to please students, as a course without some difficulty is ultimately adisservice to the students and yourself.Problems can arise when there are multiple sections of the same course taught by differentfaculty members. In these situations

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

orchestrate andsynchronize the process being automated. Development of expertise in system integrationtypically requires several years of industry experience. Needed is a deeper understanding of howengineers become experts in this area. This understanding can then be used to help students andnew engineers to develop system integration skills reliably and efficiently.For the past five years, the author has conducted interviews with engineers from 17 U.S. and 5European system integration companies. The interviews were conducted in two rounds. Thegoal of the first round was to develop a basic understanding of the work environment withinsystem integration firms, including types of projects, roles, constraints, and available tools andresources. These

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Associate Professor of the Sociology Department and Affiliated Faculty in both the Ethnic Studies Program and the Gender Studies Program at the University of San Diego. She is fluent in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and uses theories from interdisciplinary sources including cultural studies, critical race, gender and feminist theories. Her research examines questions of culture, power and inequality through both macro and micro lenses. She has presented and published her research on several projects including: the paradox of “modernization” via state-led development projects in Mexico, narratives

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Musselman, CMA Engineers

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Civil Engineering

future, and a rigorous project management course from an engineering society.NCEES is considering forming a “clearinghouse” which would provide services to individuals,PE Boards and institutions to facilitate additional engineering education in this fashion. Forindividuals, these services might include validating acceptable coursework from approvedproviders and providing a certificate to PE Boards attesting that the individual has met the ModelLaw educational requirements. Clearinghouse services for institutions and other entities wouldinclude the evaluation of course offerings and programs to approve providers in accordance withthe Model Rules. Representatives of both NCEES and ABET are participating in discussionsregarding the role and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Courses in the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering Curriculum YEAR 1 YEAR 2Engineering Analysis I Deterministic Models and SimulationCreativity and Problem Solving I Systems EngineeringTechnical Project Management Requirements EngineeringProbability Models and Simulation Software Architecture Page 14.1199.4Creativity and Problem Solving II Decision and Risk Analysis in EngineeringSystems Optimization Master’s Paper ResearchA choice between asynchronous and

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Helene Cook, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Felecia McInnis Nave is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at PVAMU and the Principal Investigator on this Project. Nave's research interests include: Culturally responsive epistemology and pedagogy in engineering education and issues impacting the academic success and persistence of African American and women students in STEM disciplines. Dr. Nave has received over $1.5M in research funding for both her technical and education related research agenda. Dr. Nave can be reached by e-mail at fmnave@pvamu.edu.Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University Sherri Frizell is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

operationsresearch, decision making, advanced topics in simulation, statistical modeling, operationsmanagement, economics, finance, capital markets, risk management, database management, anddata mining. These courses would be drawn from departments across campus. Students couldobtain their Masters Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering via a thesis route or a projectoriented route. Those who use the project option for their completion requirement would need totake two more electives resulting in a total of 33 semester hours when compared to those whochoose the thesis option which requires a total of 30 semester hours.CurriculumThe proposed curriculum for the graduate program in ISE with a specialization in financialsystems is given in the Table 4

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McDowell, University of California, Santa Cruz; Adrienne Harrell, University of California, Santa Cruz

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First-Year Programs

opportunity.”Other community building activities throughout the week included group projects and eveningsocial activities such as trips to downtown and a local amusement park, all with the intendedlearning outcome of knowing how to navigate the campus shuttle and city/county publictransportation systems.Orientation components of the program, while somewhat traditional in nature, were designed toeducate students about the resources available to aid them in academic and personal successwhile at UCSC and beyond. Toward that end, students attended presentations with professionalstaff from the Financial Aid Office, the Science & Engineering Library, the Career Center, andthe Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students office. ETTP participants were

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina; Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering at the University of South Carolina. She was the lead programmer for her high school FIRST Robotics Competition team at Blythewood (SC) High School and is currently vice president of the GamecockFIRSTers, a student organization that mentors high school students on the USC FIRST Robotics incubator team (Number 2815). During Summer 2008 she worked on a Research Experiences for Undergraduates project to adapt Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio to the FIRST Robotics Competition.Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina Donn Griffith is the Outreach, Recruitment, Retention Director for the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University; Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

UniversityOverviewIn this paper, we discuss a novel framework in the form of a classroom project in whichclients in first courses on vibrations would learn in an effective manner about basicelements of vibrations such as transient load, field equations, simulation, and design. Wealso note that the problem we present in this paper cannot be solved by existingtechniques such as proportional damping through modal analysis.In effect, to teach transient vibrations to our students in vibrations class the authors gavethem a project, in which the students analyzed and studied the ensuing motions of avehicle passing over a speed bump. Students used a 2-degree of freedom model tosimulate the motion of the vehicle going over the bump. They studied the effect ofvehicle

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvester Kalevela, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Engineering Technology

compensation packages offered to new graduates are due to statutory requirements and are not based on specific competences of the graduates.Some employers use interchangeably the terms engineering technician and engineeringtechnologist. However, at many work places, engineering and engineering technology graduatesare given similar job titles when professional licensure is not implied. A few examples of thetitles are: Associate Engineer, Engineering Specialist, Engineer-In-Training, EngineeringAssociate, Engineering Intern, City Engineer, Civil Engineer, Project engineer, etc.Within the civil engineering practice, sometimes it is not easy to distinguish among theprofessional mandates of a civil engineering technologist, a practicing construction

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year Articulation and Cooperation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growthopportunities. Bert received a PhD, MS from Columbia University and a BS from MIT in ElectricalEngineering. bert.pariser@tcicollege.edu Page 14.260.6

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

minors.ENG 181 (3) Introduction to Engineering I -- Visualization and sketches, introduction tospreadsheets and CAD, working drawings, experimental design and data analysis, problemsolving approaches, hands-on lab, reporting, and production dissection. Prereq or concur: Math150 or higherENG 183 (3) Introduction to Engineering II -- Team building, design/build project; projectmanagement, introduction to MATLAB, written and oral reports, preparation of visual aids,hands-on lab and reporting. Prereq: ENG 181 or H191.ENG 201 (5) Technological Studies I: Analyzing Our World -- An introduction to technologyconcepts for students without extensive math or science backgrounds. Technical and practicalaspects of several technology areas will be explored