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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati

driven & Electrokinetic Microfluidic mixer DEVICES & APPLICATIONS CHARACTERIZATION - Active & Passive - Particle & Scalar methods - LOCs - Fluorescence & Chemical - Sample preparation Figure 1. Use of the micromixer to discuss all aspects of microfluidic device design and development.Details of the NSF CCLI projectProject objective. The objective of our Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Innovation (CCLI)project is the development and evaluation of proof-of-concept

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: • Provide concrete and immediate visual representations to math concepts, as a way of improving students’ conceptual understanding; • Use computer technology as an instrument for implementing new and “higher order” goals embedded in the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); • Use interactive software to support an inquiry model of learning where students function as co-manipulators, rather than inactive recipients, of concepts and information; • Integrate computers, inquiry methods of learning, and cooperative learning to create a new classroom dynamic that puts more responsibility in the hands of students; • Provide students with experiences that are project-based

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Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Dominion University. She joined the faculty of Old Dominion University in fall 1999. She has fifteen years of industrial experience in construction estimating and project management. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and her M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Page 12.820.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Identifying University Minors to Support the Construction Specialization area within a Civil Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractConstruction programs at many universities are

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Shih-Ying Yao, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for 26 years in the Bridgewater-Raritan School District. She has also worked in the school programs department at Liberty Science Center and as a marine life instructor for the National Audubon Society.Susan Lowes, Columbia University Dr. Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University, will conduct formative and summative evaluations over the three years. ILT has conducted evaluations of projects that develop, test, and implement new pedagogical approaches in the university, K-12, and community and after school environments, including those funded by NSF, the U.S. Dept. of Education, and others.Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

is extremelyimportant that students understand the value of nuclear engineering prior to that moment.Equally important to the point of engagement is the message. In 2006 the WGBH EducationalFoundation for the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project found that in thinking about futurecareers, young girls want to make a difference, work with people, have job flexibility and earngood money – results echoed in the Department of Energy’s National Marketing Project ofuniversity aged students. The desire does not change, as they get older; as such, nuclearengineering must accentuate this message in age appropriate ways. Page 12.559.3

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

ofspecialty: • CNS 4380 Adv/High-performance Computer Architecture • EENG 4890 Senior Design Project • EENG 2750 Circuit Theory • EENG 2740 Digital Design I • EENG 3740 Digital Design II • EENG 3750 Engineering Analysis • EENG 3770 Signals & Systems • EENG 2730 Introduction to Embedded Systems Page 12.597.4 • EENG 3730 Embedded System Design • EENG 4750 Digital Signal Processing • EENG 4730 Advanced Embedded Systems DesignEmbedded Systems Engineering students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the following: • EENG 4760 Semiconductor Devices

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International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

Engineering, and an MSE in Reservoir Engineering/Water Resources (all from Princeton University), as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State Univ. Prior to joining the academics, Dr. Safai worked in industry, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering Division at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has performed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oil Industry. He has authored over 85 technical publications in Technical Journals, Government & Industry project reports, DOE, DOD and

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Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Gabauer, Virginia Tech; Tim Bayse, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

are drawn between the FLLmentoring experiences and similar problems encountered in project-based undergraduate designcourses. Improved teaching and evaluation paradigms are presented with the intent of enhancingthe undergraduate design experience. FLL mentoring experience will be presented at twodistinct team levels; one at the elementary school and one at the middle school level.Experiences at both levels are discussed with respect to their relevance to undergraduateengineering design and associated strategies that facilitate their implementation.IntroductionLego® MindstormsTM hands-on design, construction and programming have been incorporatedinto engineering courses at several Universities. The United State Air Force Academy developeda

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Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2282: EVALUATING SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTEDSTUDENTS IN ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMSCarol Haden, Northern Arizona University Carol Haden is the Evaluation Coordinator for the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University where she received her doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction. She is involved in the evaluation of multiple projects intended to improve undergraduate education in the sciences and engineering. Page 12.695.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Evaluating Support for Underrepresented Students in

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

enables students to perform experiments 24/7from any location thus maximizing the utilization of the equipment and providing schedulingflexibility to the students. Student laboratories for wireless devices can be problematic ininstitutions that offer wireless network access. This production wireless environment can bedisrupted or even disabled if a student misconfigures the laboratory equipment.This paper describes our success with the adoption of an isolated, remotely-accessible faradaycage that houses wireless equipment, permitting even the most invasive wireless projects to beperformed in an area that offers production wireless network access. Our lab isolation isoptimized for the ISM 2400-2483 MHz frequency band thus providing isolation for

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development course for middle and high school teachers developed by theengineering faculty of Northern Essex Community College under contract to the PowerUpProject. PowerUp is a National Science Foundation (NSF) advanced technological educationinitiative. The project is a collaboration between the Boston Museum of Science, threecommunity colleges in Massachusetts, eight local high school districts, the Department ofEducation and local businesses. The PowerUp goals include:• Improving the teaching and learning of engineering and engineering technology among teachers and students in Massachusetts' secondary schools and community colleges,• Strengthening high school teachers’ knowledge and capabilities,• Fostering articulation pathways; and

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Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-202: ELEMENTS OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT THATCONTRIBUTE TO THE ABILITY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY TO MANAGEWORK-LIFE TENSIONSElizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech Elizabeth Creamer is a Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation and Director of Research and Assessment for the ADVANCE VT project at Virginia Tech. She is the co-PI or PI of over $1.5 million in grants from the National Science Foundation that address issues of women's under-representation in science and engineering. She teaches graduate courses in mixed methods and qualitative research methods.Margaret Layne, Virginia Tech Margaret (Peggy) Layne is the Director of the ADVANCE VT Project at Virginia Tech and a doctoral

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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M.G. Prasad

uses of literacy, we can contemplate theeven more basic principle that underlies our national system of education in the first place – that people ina democracy can be entrusted to decide all important matters for themselves because they can deliberateand communicate with one another…”In the report on “Dialogues for Diversity” based on a project on campus community and diversity severalaspects of diversity such as campus mission about diversity, social impact, quality, campus climate,student development, ethnic identity, faculty role, leadership, etc are discussed. Some of the suggestionsthat are made in the report are very interesting and are noted below2. • Introduce multicultural content in the basic liberal arts curriculum

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Waskiewicz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Ideen Taeb, University of Colorado; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Frank Barnes, University of Colorado; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder

interfacing with GPIB/HPIB devices. Anothersoftware package that performs a similar task and is widely available is National InstrumentsLabVIEW. Using either software application, users can manipulate equipment as if they werephysically operating the device [8]. Fjeldly’s project has many parallels to this one with theexception that our lab setups were constructed using more off-the-shelf software and hardwarethat would reduce cost and production time.2.0 - Software, Equipment, & SetupA cornerstone of this project was to minimize the cost of each of the experiments. By making useof common or under-used equipment and software in the laboratory, the cost of all experimentalsetups was reduced. The majority of the analysis and simulation by both

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Elson, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Howard Evans, National University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-2407: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT WITHIN A SYSTEMSENGINEERING PROGRAMJohn Elson, National UniversityShekar Viswanathan, National UniversityHoward Evans, National University Page 12.646.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering Management within a Systems Engineering ProgramIntroduction Designing curricula may seem to be just another design effort, similar to other design projects.And this might be a reasonable analogy if the design project is considered in its entirety, fromassessing marketplace needs all the way through to design and quality verification. Thus, onemight have this mindset when designing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

been a renewed emphasis on student teams and onstudent-provided formative feedback within an assessment process anchored in learningoutcomes.The authors report on the integration of Calibrated Peer Review™ (CPR™) – a web-deliveredstudent feedback tool – used in three courses at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Sinceacademic year 2002, the authors have developed course activities that highlight writing and peerevaluation as central components of • RH131 (Rhetoric and Composition): An introductory composition course required of all students at this college of engineering. • ECE 361 (Engineering Practice): A sophomore-level course covering project design specifications, team roles, effective conduct of team

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Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

have strongentrepreneurial interests. These students want to develop their design projects into commercialproducts. One venue for commercializing design at our institution, Grove City College (GCC), isthe annual on-campus business plan competition. For the last four years, business andentrepreneurship students often partner in writing a business plan. Students received writtenfeedback from practicing technology entrepreneurs on their plans. That students report thecompetition as a favorable experience fostered the idea for what we called the High TechVenture Start-up course.The business plan competition, however, lacked several essential elements to be a fullyintegrated and maximally valuable educational experience. As important as business

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Lars Hagman, KTH; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech

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International

AC 2007-1830: TRANSATLANTIC DUAL BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMSBETWEEN TWO EUROPEAN AND AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITYManfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet DarmstadtLars Hagman, KTHJan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech Page 12.1501.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Transatlantic Dual Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Mechanical Engineering between two European and an American University AbstractThe ATLANTIS project joins the European Union and the United States of America in an unprecededendeavor to foster international education on the undergraduate level.Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Germany, Kungliga Tekniska

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tianxia Zhao, Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Electrical and Computer

261 and 363) are alsorequired. Transmission line theory is the basis for the RF circuit impedance matching andpassive circuit analysis. Out of the contents listed above, the students find the understanding ofthe vector space and fields the most difficult, let alone connecting the theories with the realengineering practice and phenomenon. So the first step to improve the course will be helping thestudents to develop the skills to “see” the abstract vector electric and magnetic fields, and beable to use some field simulation software, and work on hands-on projects in the area oftransmission-line, wave-guiding structures, and antenna radiation. In this way, the engineeringstudents will have the basic understanding of the important and recent EM

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

through a one semesterdedicated course entitled Core Measurements. As part of this course, two innovativehands-on experiments related to experimental fluid dynamics are given, with theobjective of familiarizing the students, through simple projects, on how to characterizefundamental fluid flow phenomena. A hands-on project consists of design, fabrication,data acquisition and validation of a simple experiment. In this paper an overview of two hands-on fluid mechanics based experiments arepresented, with the specific educational objectives sought given. The first experimentinvestigates the dynamics of a jet flow inside a cylindrical enclosure, with the secondexperiment characterizing a single phase flow over a backward facing step. State of

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Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

InventoryAbstractThis paper provides a report on a project investigating the impact of pen-based computing on students’peer review strategies. The context for the project is an introductory technical communication coursefor engineering students from multiple disciplines. The project investigators created three peerreviewing contexts in which to assess the impact of tablet PCs on the quantity and quality of students’peer review comments. A Comment Inventory form was then developed that allowed the investigatorsto categorize each comment based on comment location, content, and form. Initial results from thestudy are presented.Keywords: technical communication; peer review; pen-based computing; tablet PCIntroductionFor many engineering educators, the challenge of

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Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

class: hands-on experienceAs a part of this course, each student was required to complete a project (Table 3). Depending onthe number of students enrolled in the course, the project work involved working individually orin groups on an experiment and then writing an individual or a group report. At the end of theproject, each individual/group was required to make an oral presentation on his/her/their workcontribution and findings. The individual/group report was 10-15 pages in length with adequatetechnical content and literature survey.Guest Lectures and Laboratory Tours: The special feature of this course was lectures by a limitednumber of guest speakers (maximum two). In Spring 2005, one of the guest speakers (from ourDepartment of Electrical

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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International

. Table 1: Proposed engineering/language program layout. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Traditional Traditional Engineering/General Completed at Return to U.S. language and language and ed. courses taught via partner institution. university. cultural courses. cultural courses. video conference by a Classes and International foreign faculty member project. capstone project. from a partner institutionYears 1 and 2: Basic Language ClassesThe first two years of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Howard Pearlman, Drexel University; Greg Biren, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Robert Sterner, Rowan University

sports. The modules will be used in afreshman level course focused on engineering measurements, a new senior undergraduateelective course and integrated into other core courses in mechanical and chemical engineering.The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiments that will be conducted by the students,their relation to science and engineering principles found in sports, various measurements andcalculations that the students will perform and how the modules fit within the curriculum.IntroductionFaculty at Rowan University, Drexel University and Gloucester County College are working onan integrated effort to develop effective modules for teaching engineering from an applied,multidisciplinary point of view. The basis of the project is the

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Engineering and Poverty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

and six Indigenous Peoples organizations, and the International Arctic ScienceCommittee (IASC) representing 18 national academies of science released its reportImpacts of a Warming Arctic in November 2004.The report establishes evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic over the last halfcentury and projects much larger changes ahead. Global climate models use emissionsscenarios based on the anticipated greenhouse gas emissions from factors such as economicgrowth and energy consumption to project future climate outcomes. The Arctic ClimateImpact Assessment researchers selected the mid-range emissions scenario used by the 2001Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).13The trends cited in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment are

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Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-126: ADVICE FOR NEW ENGINEERING FACULTY: INSIGHTSGAINED FROM FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSKam Jugdev, Athabasca University Dr. Kam Jugdev is an Associate Professor of Project Management and Strategy in the MBA program at Athabasca University in Alberta and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta. Her specific areas of interest and research include project management as a source of competitive advantage, project lessons learned, project management maturity models, project success/failure, project management education, and distance education. Dr. Jugdev actively contributes to the advancement of academic and professional communities of

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Edgardo Torres-Caballero, Hewlett Packard; Francisco Andrade, Hewlett-Packard México, S. de R.L. de C.V.

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International

citizens globally. This paper describes the role that HP University Relations is playing in theLatin America region in building engineering/science human capacity and infrastructure; fromengineering education activities, sponsored research, and infrastructure projects; to student andfaculty internships and the development of new technology communities. The paper willdescribe specific examples and the role of academia, government; non-governmentalorganizations as well as HP and other partners are playing. I. Introduction – on capacity building, technology infrastructure and innovationRecent research by ECLAC (UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)[1] on the contribution of investment and other sources of funding to Latin

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Waugh, Hewlett-Packard Company; Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Nancy Hafkin, Knowledge Working

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International

role of HP University Relations (UR) and the Engineering for the Americas initiative, summarized here. Hewlett-Packard Company engages with the higher education community at over 100 academic institutions around the globe in many ways. From joint research and student recruitment, to customer relationships and policy advocacy - numerous HP organizations and hundreds of HP employees advance the company's interests with higher education globally. To build capacity in Latin America, the UR team has collaborated with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations to focus on quality assurance for engineering education and professional mobility throughout the region. In seven years, grassroots conversations and projects led by

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Hunter, Hofstra University

students seemed to find the whole first part of the courseunrelated to engineering. To get the students to understand the complexity involved inenvironmental engineering especially related to designing or selecting a treatment system adirected project was developed which asks student to answering leading question which relate tocurrent course content, in the pursuit of developing a case study of an industry, business ormunicipality. The students do not fully develop a written case study. They identify a problem,investigate and gather information and begin to evaluate and develop their cases for presentationat the end of the semester.The students meet for a few minutes in class to discuss potential industries to use for their casestudy. They then

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

such visualizations. Using such a visualization tool alongwith TI DSP boards, we can provide real-time experiments to increase student interest in DSP asan area of concentration. Our DSP Lab involves computer based real time exercises to reinforcethe concepts introduced to students. Students become more familiar with MATLAB, Simulink,and CCS and will gain experience using TI DSP boards.The Embedded Target for the TI TMS320C67xx DSP Platform integrates Simulink andMATLAB with TI eXpressDSP (tm) tools. The software suite lets us develop and validate DSPdesigns from concept through code and automates rapid prototyping on the TI DSP board. Thebuild process creates a Code Composer Studio project from the C code generated by Real-TimeWorkshop. All