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Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Mike Englert, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in May 2005. He worked on the ROV boat project from Spring 2004 to spring 2005. Page 11.1452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Wireless Loggers for Real-Time Data Acquisition and Analysis Rafic Bachnak and Mike Englert Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 78412AbstractData acquisition is a very important aspect in the engineering world of today. There isconstantly a need for new data to be logged and analyzed. This paper describes the use ofwireless data loggers in an application where data is transferred

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

for the Texas Alliance for Minority Participation program from 1993 to 2002, and is currently the Department Chairperson for Physics, Engineering, & Architecture. He has been involved in numerous initiatives to integrate the findings of physics and engineering education research with education practice. Page 11.1276.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM IN ITS THIRD YEARThis paper presents the results of the third cycle of the EDGE (Early Development of GeneralEngineering) Summer Bridge Program that was initiated in 20031. This project was partiallyfunded by

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Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley; Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-172: A WEB ENABLED STUDY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGBenson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley Benson Tongue is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his MS from Stanford University and his BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton University. He taught from 1983-1988 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been at Berkeley since 1988.Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley Eric Lew is an undergraduate student, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His projected graduation date is May 2007

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Visualization

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Hartman, Purdue University; Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; Jeffrey Gilger, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Research in the Purdue University College of Education. As Associate Dean he works to build research programs, infrastructure and faculty development mechanisms, and consults or advises on a large number of research projects from very diverse content areas. Gilger’s background includes an MS and certification in Clinical Child/School Psychology, and he holds an MA and PhD in Developmental Psychology with a specialty in Behavioral Genetics. Gilger’s scholarship is multidisciplinary spanning the clinical, educational and neuroscience disciplines. His teaching and research has tended to focus on normal and abnormal neuropsychological development, genetics, and the etiology of

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ernest Smerdon, University of Arizona; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

future. Important among these is theNational Academy of Engineering, which has recently completed its Engineer of 2020 project.The report on Phase I of the project was discussed by Russell et al. last year and will not befurther reviewed here.3 While Phase I focused on visions of the problems that engineers wouldbe asked to solve in 2020, Phase II of the study considered the implications of these futureconditions for engineering education. The Phase II report, published in 2005, contained 14recommendations on the education of engineers.4 The first two are very closely related toASCE’s PS 465 initiative and are quoted below: 1. The baccalaureate degree should be recognized as the “pre-engineering” degree or bachelor of arts in

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-309: BRINGING ENGINEERING INTO K-12 SCHOOLS: A PROBLEMLOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS?Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past twenty-five years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology DR. JOHN

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

innovation at project level,program level, and policy level of engineering leadership responsibility in the practicingprofession.As a consequence, the National Collaborative Task Force will accelerate its leadership efforts asa major action item to begin to define professional scholarship, to build on work alreadypioneered at universities,7,8 to share best practice, and promote new professionally oriented unitcriteria for engineering and technology faculty across the United States in order to advanceprofessional engineering education in the national interest.5. Conclusions ─A Work in Progress for Planned ReformWhereas the current faculty reward system at universities largely reflects the value system andmission of universities for scientific

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Miron, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Pradosh Ray, Tuskegee University

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Nuclear and Radiological

Analysis andEnvironmental Restoration. The first course focuses on elements of radiological engineering,pathway analysis, dose assessment, fuel cycle, and waste management. It is specificallydeveloped to set up the basis and convey the knowledge required for the second course.Juniors/seniors from biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics and all engineering Page 11.382.3disciplines are eligible to take this course. This course was developed in Fall 2005 semester andoffered at TU as a 3-credit hour elective course during the Spring 2006 semester.Alabama A&M University (AL A&M) is also participating in this project. Some of this

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Fisher, MVCS Science Advisor

also reassured that abuse of the internet would notoccur by young students getting into the wrong areas on the net).Several MVCS science club teams were region winners receiving trips to WashingtonDC, winning a total of over $50,000 in savings bonds and were among the top schools inthe country for the 1st two years of the competition. The boys 7th grade team designed a Page 11.804.5laser dust detector that could help save motorist lives in dust storms of the southwest andour 6th grade girls showed how pets could help lower heart rate and blood pressurereducing the risk of heart disease for people. Many other projects received recognition.Since the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

for issues d. an ability to apply creativity in the design ofidentified in health care technology as systems, components or processes appropriatedemonstrated in a senior project. to program objectives5. Function as a member of a 2-4 person team e. an ability to function effectively on teamsto complete a task in a timely manner.Demonstrate ability to organize work done byteam members.6. Identify, analyze and integrate the technical f. an ability to identify, analyze and solveequipment requirements with the needs of technical problemsmedical staff and patients as required in thedegree program’s courses.7. Write technical reports; present data and g. an ability to communicate

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

developing countries to engage effectively in the global economy; direct foreign investment, international trade, mobility of engineers, and the flow of work to countries with cost effective talent will result. • Indigenous science and technology capacity is needed to insure that international aid funds are utilized effectively and efficiently – for initial project implementation, for long-term operation and maintenance, and for the development of capacity to do future projects. And a sufficient pool of engineers can enable a developing country to address the UN’s Millennium Development Goals effectively, including poverty reduction, safe water and sanitation, etc

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Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raju Dandu, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

placed horizontallyand is close to the trim plane. Proximity to cooler interior ambient helps dissipate heat off thelamp. The hollow, annular space of this circline lamp helps further heat dissipation. Thus thetemperature of the reflector does not get excessively hot. Lower wall temperature of the reflectoris expected to keep the ballast case temperature lower than otherwise would be possible. Thiswill consequently prolong the ballast life. It is simple, easy to install, and easy to access. Also itis easy to replace lamp, ballast, and other components. High lumen output, reduced spatialheating and cooling losses makes market transformation of recessed CFL downlight fixtures veryviable.As an educator I realized that this project provided an

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Construction

2006-495: VISUALIZATION IN CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, a MSCE and a

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

issues such as:acid rain, air pollution, deforestation, global warming, ozone depletions and waterpollution. The knowledge of environmental legislation, policy and standards wasexceptionally lacking. This paper addresses some partial education of some mechanical engineering studentsat the University of Detroit Mercy in environmental issues. This was done through asmall project assigned to students in their first thermodynamics course. This paper doesnot claim that it covers all aspects of the engineering education required with regards tothe environment, but can serve as an example that could be repeated in many engineeringcourses as appropriate. The assignment was given to a small class of seven undergraduate students. Theclass consisted

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

is the trustee of the Temple University Amateur Radio Club (K3TU, www.temple.edu/k3tu), which he has integrated into the undergraduate communications curriculum and capstone senior design projects. Dr. Silage is a past chair of the Middle Atlantic Section of the ASEE and now the Secretary/Treasurer of the ECE Division of ASEE. Page 11.1206.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Digital Communications in a Wireless World: Who Needs Equations?AbstractDigital communication is traditionally taught by examining the temporal and spectralresponse and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiential learning and gain problem-solvingskills.The lab consists of six modules: Real Time Measurements, Hand Cranked Generator andCalorimeter, Piston/Cylinder Device Gas Heat Engine, Propane Fueled Steam RankinCycle, Refrigeration/Air Conditioner Cycle, and Natural Gas Fueled Internal CombustionEngine. The lab component allows students to gain an overall knowledge ofinstrumentation of thermal systems, and the relationship between theoretical and physicalsystems. It also promotes teamwork and communication between students, particularly, indata collection, analysis and report preparation. Groups of 3 to 4 students work togetheron each project and prepare report.IntroductionIt is well known that students learn and retain more as they become more

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Mullenax, Tulane University

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Graduate Studies

2006-766: TO BE OR NOT TO BE - REVISITING AN ANALYTICAL METHODUSING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO PREDICT ASEE STUDENT CHAPTERVIABILITYCarol Mullenax, Tulane University Carol Mullenax is finishing up a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University while also employed by Bastion Technologies as a project manager on the NASA Non-Exercise Physiological Countermeasures Project in Houston, Texas. Page 11.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 To Be or Not To Be – Revisiting an Analytical Method Using Demographic Data to Predict ASEE Student Chapter ViabilityIntroduction

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Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

2006-814: VIRTUAL TOOLKIT FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AS A TOOLFOR INNOVATIONMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA from Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

workforce agesthere will be a need to replace these highly skilled & highly paid workers as well as forcontinuous upgrading in worker capabilities. The National Association of Manufacturers notes, in their recent report “KeepingAmerica Competitive: How a Talent Shortage Threatens American Manufacturing” thatthere will be a projected need for 10 million new skilled workers by 2020. They believethat “A long-term manufacturing employment and skill crisis is developing, one withominous implications for the economy and national security.” Given the significant joblosses in manufacturing, it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract a new generationof young people into advanced technological education programs, which would preparethem for

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

world. With electrical, mechanical, and civilengineering technology students, the resulting diversity served well as a precursor for examiningthese outcomes from different engineering perspectives and created a rich environment forsharing insights and perspectives across disciplinary boundaries. ETGR 3071 was structured toempower students in a multi-disciplined, integrated environment to explore a number of relevanttopics pertinent to their success as a student and as a future practicing engineer. Presentationsand class work included traditional instruction, guess speakers, group projects, extensive studentwriting, and student group presentations on selected topics. This paper will highlight selectedinnovative techniques for addressing

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Glotzbach, Purdue University; Nathan Bingham, Purdue University; Meiqi Ren, Purdue University; Dorina Mordkovich, Purdue University

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Information Systems

2006-2586: E-STADIUM: REAL-TIME GAME STATISTICS, HIGHLIGHTS, ANDENTERTAINMENTRonald Glotzbach, Purdue University Ronald J. Glotzbach is an Assistant Professor for the Interactive Multimedia Development area in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. He is also the Purdue football e-Stadium Project Manager for ITaP. Ronald’s research interests include leading-edge technologies that expand the boundaries of dynamic and interactive content delivered and collaborated on via the graphical communication tool that is the web. Related interests include web-enabling software, dynamic content delivery methods, programming graphics, and integration

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Council of Sections

Page 11.1391.7up in the lesson, the question timing starts with a mouse click. As soon as the question times out,the answers are presented on a graph that shows both correct and incorrect responses.If the graph shows overwhelming concept understanding, the lesson can continue. If there areseveral incorrect answers, the concepts can be reviewed to increase the students’ understanding.One of the most significant early challenges was adapting the PRS presentation window to workwith the in-class projection systems. There were several times when the PRS response controlbar was truncated or totally disappeared from the viewing window because the projected imageproportions were different than those used on the laptop computer. The situation was

Conference Session

Web-based learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Abhishek Goyal, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

Abhishek Goyal graduated with a Masters in Manufacturing Engineering from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University in December 2005. He has a BS in mechanical engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology. As a graduate student he worked in several sponsored research projects in design optimization and online Page 11.109.1 control system. He is proficient in AutoCAD, Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Pro-E, Promodel and Maxwell 2D system and has programmed in C, C++ and html environment.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A remote

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New Topics in Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

Lessons LearnedAbstractThis paper examines a core course in the Master of Science Technology Systems (MS TS) andMaster of Science Occupational Safety (MS OS) programs at East Carolina University andexamines lessons learned in critical areas. The course, Capital Project and Cost Analysis forTechnology, covers the essentials of engineering economics focused to meet the needs ofworking technology managers. The paper reviews distance graduate student opinion on learningobjectives and course content. It also examines the use of various distance educationmethodologies employed to deliver this course to online students.IntroductionEngineering economics is an essential tool for undergraduate engineering and technologystudents, but is even more essential

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Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Leduc, Ball State University

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Manufacturing

Application with the Metric SystemHistorically, the design project in the freshman technical graphics course had always been donein the inch system and very little emphasis was placed on the metric system and ANSI B4.2.Without getting into the controversy of adoption of the metric system and “which” metric systemto adopt, suffice it to say that when we attend a meeting of international manufacturers, thestandard language is English and the standard measurement system is the metric system. It isbased upon this rationale that we elected to use the metric system and ANSI B4.2 as the basis forthe design project.As stated above, ANSI B4.2 broadened the definition of “hole” and “shaft” as provided in ANSIB4.1 to include other mating shapes. While there is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

reusedthrough out all three-lab sections. Also to cutcosts the lab class sizes were kept small thisallowed the students in different lab sections toshare clean room garments and tweezers.Another measure under consideration is toassess a lab fee to each student of 150 dollars Figure 4. Teflon Bucketto cover the disposal garment and chemicalsused by each student.Conclusion Future work on this project includes developing a relationship with secondaryschool teachers and students. Two forums will be created for this to occur. Thedevelopment of these forums will occur after the Microelectronic fabrication course hasbeen set up and its operation has been demonstrated. The first forum is a two

Conference Session

Back to Basics in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Mechanics

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He received his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests include engineering economics, management and leadership development. He has worked as project engineer for Armstrong World Industries, does engineering management and leadership consulting work and presents seminars on effectiveness and leadership at both the individual and corporate levels. He is Colonel (Ret) in United States Marine Corps Reserves. Page 11.646.1© American Society for

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Biology in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Schreuders, Utah State University; Brian Rutherford, Utah State University; Katrina Cox, Utah State University; Susan Mannon, Utah State University

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Biological & Agricultural

leakage from the pipeline appears to be similar for male and femalestudents. Female students in engineering programs did not fall behind in the pipeline. They, ac-tually, were slightly more likely than male students to complete an engineering degree and lesslikely to switch to non-engineering programs. Although women are less likely than men to enteruekgpeg"cpf"gpikpggtkpi."yqogp"yjq"gpvgt"uekgpeg"cpf"gpikpggtkpi"Ýgnfu"ctg"nkmgn{"vq"fq"ygnn"and graduate 21-24.Despite the hundreds of projects and huge expenditures used to increase recruitment and reten-tion of women in engineering, low enrollment with disappointing results still prevails 24. Why isengineering less responsive to these social forces that have otherwise successfully affected gen-der

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

covering utility history,management, law and policy, and economics. These courses include topics on business,management, and legal issues as they relate to federal and state regulation, as well aspeople-related leadership issues. The electric utilities option of this program will becentered on three core courses that include conventional and renewable energy sources,transmission and distribution, security and availability, power quality and reliability.Elective courses will include courses on power electronics, data communication, andcontrol systems. A planned capstone course consists of either operations research or theinvestigation and resolution of a pending utility project such as the right-of-way oftransmission lines, specification of new

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

(ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4 *Indicates added Biomedical ET course Table 2. EET courses vs. proposed BMET courses. EET BMET Biological Principles I (3) Principles of Chemistry I (3) Introduction to Biomedical ET (3) Survey of Electric Machines (3) *Health Care Safety (3) Signal and Systems Analysis (4) Probability and Statistics I (3) Differential Equations (3