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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Carlos Gomez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Mechanical Engineering

Energy, v 28, n 3, March, p 345-362[7] Corbyn, Andrew. 2007. Small wind-turbine community-based renewable energy systems in the Philippines. Wind Engineering, v 31, n 5, p 353-361[8] Piggott, Hugh. How to build a wind turbine? The axial flux windmill plans. 2005. Page 14.523.11 10[9] Ogawa, K.; Yamamura, N.; Ishda, M. 2006. Study for small size wind power generating system using switched reluctance generator. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, p 1510-1515[10] Amano, Yoko; Kajiwara, Hiroyuki. 2006. Maximum output power control for variable- speed small

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Gray, Texas Tech

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Manufacturing

one alternative if appropriate. As mentioned earlier in thepaper, this particular dilemma occurred at Wichita State University within their MechanicalEngineering program. They were able to solve the lab and equipment shortages by enlisting thehelp and support of Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) who had very strong hands-on andapplications oriented manufacturing programs. Working with the WATC instructors, the WSUprofessors were able to formulate a plan to ensure their students would be provided with themandated hands-on manufacturing experiences in the areas of machining, welding andcomposites. The course was submitted to and approved by the Kansas Board of Regents and inthe spring of 2007 the course was offered as an elective for the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

were planning to employ andintroduce these visualization tools in their work as well as in the classes they teach. The freewarenature of these visualization software resources makes it easier for their introduction to theclassroom and use by undergraduate students. These freeware resources were well received bythe participants and several indicated their interest in their introduction in their own courses.Programming for HPC/Multi-Processors: Hardware resources are no use without theapplication software that can optimally utilize all the hardware resources. As the hardwarecomplexity increases leading to better performance, an understanding of the parallelprogramming paradigms and the factors that influence their performance are critical

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Ressler, United States Military Academy; Michael Miller, United States Military Academy; Christa Chewar, United States Military Academy; Jean Blair, United States Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Page 14.794.8exposure to and practice with event-driven programming and design patterns, but also includinga significant software engineering design-build-test experience.The course being replaced, Advanced Programming, covered advanced programming conceptsincluding polymorphism, dynamic dispatching, and concurrency. It also provided, at theindividual student level, an initial opportunity for open-ended project work, requiring the fullsoftware development experience of identifying and articulating requirements, designing asolution to meet those requirements, designing an appropriate test plan, implementing thesolution from scratch, and validating its correctness using the test plan.The original course and also the new intracourse that replaced

Conference Session

Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Morley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rick Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

to: ≠ Identify students with both the interest and academic qualifications to pursue advanced calculus while still in high school; ≠ Provide a pedagogically sound distance delivered program to these high school students; and, ≠ Track and support the students in the program to be sure that they were successful.The planning team identified a variety of issues that needed to be addressed, including: ≠ Admissions requirements, and student status for high school distance education students; ≠ Pedagogical requirements for effective mathematics instruction and student support, including help sessions; ≠ Technology infrastructure requirements and related costs; ≠ Available communication infrastructures including

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

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Engineering Ethics

mental and physical experiences that are new, unique, or different. ≠ Intelligence: a property of mind that encompasses many related mental abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn.Affirming what we view as valuable at the outset requires that we clarify what we meanwhen we say we value someone or some idea. In essence what we are doing is clarifyingwhat we value, and why we value it. A process describing the guidelines of the valuesclarification approach was formulated by Simon et al.17Values change over time in response to changing life experiences. Recognizing thesechanges and understanding how they affect one's actions and behaviors is

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Rodrigue, Saint Louis University; David Safont, Saint Louis University; Alex Rees, Saint Louis University; Jim Maday, Saint Louis University; Francisco Vilaplana, Saint Louis University; Goetz Bramesfeld, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

compatible with the code.8 Using the bundled hardware andsoftware package, only small alterations to the code are required for a particular aircraft, such asaircraft dimensions, terrain information, and flight plan. This on-board system in conjunctionwith the ground control station provides streaming data about aircraft position and basic control. The bundled package selected for the Bumblebee is the Twog V1 released in June 2008.9The Twog allows for a flexible airframe installation, instead of the GPS antennae being on thecontrol board itself, it can be connected via a cable from somewhere else on the airframe. Thishelps to delete any possible electronic interference with the GPS system. The Twog system uses6 orthogonal infrared sensors for

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg; Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Electrical and Computer

output correct?Following the requirements analysis and the internal consistency check, the specificationprocedure may start, that deals with the information needed for creating the architectural con-cept as well as determining the required components to meet the system functionality. Thespecification does not explain how the embedded system works, but it explain what theembedded system does.Describing how the embedded system integrates the functionality described in therequirements analysis is very important in choosing architecture of the embedded system. Thearchitectural concept is a plan on the overall structure of the embedded system for the designof the components that put the architecture in order. Such a design follows two modulardesign

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Electrical and Computer

andcommunicate to any external prototype/other communicating instruments, which willhelp both the educators to develop any new lesson plans/projects and students to explorethese tools to learn electrical, programming, or other engineering concepts. The authors strongly believe that the future of NXT looks very promising and theuse of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT brick is an effective way to introduce and teachthe concepts of any engineering field, certainly not restricted to electronic sensor circuitsand sensor applications but in areas such as robotics, logical programming, traditionalconcepts of mechanics, and much more. The authors strongly believe by incorporatingthese LEGO NXT kits into our freshmen engineering courses, we can promote

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations

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International

taught him, “how to accept another way of doing and seeing things.” At SiemensVariable Drives, Joel Hartter a University of Michigan double major in Mechanical Engineeringand German, worked in the area of product testing, design and production planning in the mainfacility that produced electric motors. While advancing his engineering skills, he learnt valuableglobal skills of adaptation, integration and intercultural communication. “I understand what ittakes to function abroad, adapt to another culture and communicate my ideas.”Self-discovery isan important experience in overseas experiential learning experience. The new confidence inproving that you can productively function in another culture, the inexplicable maturing thatoccurs in placing

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering Ethics

the Insider stated that: 3 “The Reactor Head was successfully cleaned yesterday, thanks to Andrew’s efforts…This is the first time in Davis-Besse’s history that the Reactor head has been cleaned. Andrew was a salesman to management… because he felt so strongly about the need to successfully clean the Reactor Head.”14 In 2001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued NRC Bulletin 2001-01,requiring FENOC to report on the plans at Davis-Besse to detect cracking of the reactor head.Inspecting the reactor head would require shutting down the plant. Due to the high cost of such ashutdown, FENOC chose not to inspect

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

class preparation and assignments. Since they comparenotes between instructors and help each other, the instructors are basically being watched byother students outside of the classroom. This heightens the instructors’ awareness to beconsistent and up to date.ChallengesIt is well documented in general literature on interdisciplinary teaching that the greatest hurdlefor the instructors is the time and energy required to work as a team.5-7 In this controlsengineering course with application to electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering, theinstructors agree that deliberate time management and planning are essential. Schedulingmeetings between faculties of three different departments is more difficult, but a committedteaching team can make

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Anna Wong Lowe, University of Oklahoma; Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

prohibition against complaining about unequal treatment based on race. This isanother facet of the model minority stereotype7, 18. Like many members of the dominant society,many Asian Americans want to believe in racial equality. Each wave of Asian immigrantsbelieves that they will be treated better than previous immigrants and will escape discrimination,even though that plan of working hard, getting educated, and adopting belief systems of thedominant culture7 has not consistently worked for previous waves19. Assimilation is moredifficult for immigrants with identifiable phenotypes or different cultural systems. When thedesire to believe in racial equality conflicted with experiences of participants, most participantsclung to the promise of racial

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Cathy Hall, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Laurie Moses, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

education and careers in STEM fields. Theprogram provided a rich learning environment centered on problem-solving, understanding of theintegration and interrelatedness of STEM fields, and an understanding of fulfilling statecurriculum standards in mathematics and science through hands-on projects and investigations inSTEM topics.Affective Instructional EnvironmentsIn developing the curricular plan for the summer academy, the participating faculty stronglysupported an integrated curriculum conjoining the areas of mathematics, science, andtechnology.11 The traditional disjointedness of mathematics, science, and technology instructionechoes an unrealistic view of the world. Today, interdisciplinary understanding is needed tosolve technical problems

Conference Session

Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

stage that the realityof a feminist multidisciplinary collaboration is most apparent. The language and concepts that weuse have to be shared and interpreted at the same time as we are seeking to push the boundariesof the analysis of the research problem itself. Our discussions and analysis are also shaped by ourneed to be aware of the different audiences for our work. We share our knowledge andunderstandings in order to position our work in relation to funding bodies, academic orprofessional engineers, our own professional conferences, national and international journals.Negotiating knowledgesWe want to stress that collaborative approaches require a considerable investment of time.Agreements must be forged over the initial planning, the written

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Texas Tech

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Environmental Engineering

from their classroom experience, either as an instructor or a student, of effective and non-effective teaching. The content for the courses was based on the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) ExCEEd teaching workshop outline and contents. Page 14.223.4The lessons covered during the special topics course include: Lesson 1. Why teaching is important, Lowman’s 2-D model, Planning a class Lesson 2. Speaking and writing Lesson 3. Objectives Lesson 4. Questioning Lesson 5. Learning styles Lesson 6. Build rapport Lesson 7. Nonverbal communication Lesson 8. Classroom assessment Lesson 9

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

’ motivation through surveys. Results should be available by June 2009.For the community members who use the Adapted Physical Activity (APA) projects, surveys arebeing developed to assess the successfulness of the project. These are design to measure: • The user rejection rate for those devices designed for specific individuals • Ease of use of the device • Interest in using the device again • Effect of participation in APA Session/use of device on perceived ability for physical activity • Interest in additional physical activity • An evaluation of the individual’s interactions with students working on their projectThe last part of our assessment plan involves

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

[emphasis added].18Freidson provides no explanation for the exceptional nature of civil engineering. We suggest,however, that the apparent strength of the civil engineering profession in comparison with otherengineering disciplines may be attributed to: ≠ The association of civil engineering with public work, resulting in a stronger legally sanctioned labor market shelter ≠ The resulting emphasis on licensure in civil engineering and, in comparison with other engineering disciplines, the relatively smaller proportion of practitioners working under an industrial exemption ≠ The structure of the construction industry, in which the purely professional functions of planning and design tend to be contractually

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

New Brunswick, Canada, in 1974. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1979. He has been a Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Universidad del Turabo since 1996. He served as Professor and Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, from 1989 to 1996. From 1980 to 1989 he worked as a reliability and interconnection planning specialist at Manitoba Hydro, Canada. He pioneered research in the area of probabilistic assessment of power system transient stability and consulted to several utilities and government agencies and published over 40

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

Page 14.358.8Requesting Information through Facebook GroupsTo determine the effectiveness of using Facebook Groups for requesting information from ourgraduates, two exercises were conducted in the fall of 2008. One of the questions that is oftenasked by prospective students or their parents is with regard to what sort of job one can get witha degree in a particular field. To assist in answering this question, the first exercise involvedrequesting members of our Alumni Facebook Group to mail in one of their business cards. Thegroup members were all sent a message that first stated the often-asked question, then requestedthat they contribute to a planned display of business cards that would creatively serve as a visualaid for addressing this

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

incorporated a modified version of the Hoistinatorproject, preceded by a 4-week startup project on building rockets out of soda bottles. A detaileddescription of the bottle rocket project was published previously.11 Many schools are usingvarious versions of soda bottle rocket projects in science education12,13 and NASA has proposedstandards and lesson plans for grade 5-12 students.14Constraints and specifications for the bottle rocket project were as follows: The goal was to design a bottle rocket that would fly as far as possible. The body of the rocket was a 2-L soda bottle. Modeling clay was used to add ballast to the bottom of the bottle, which became the nose of the rocket. Clay could not be placed anywhere but the nose

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Holbert, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 14.1274.9 laboratory based project (RUBE),” Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.53. P. Avitabile, J. Hodgkins, T. Van Zandt, “Innovative teaching of Fourier series using LabView,” Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.54. D. Millard, J. Coutermarsh, K. Connor, “Re-engaging engineering students in hands-on education,” Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.55. H. Lukman, S. Shooter, F. Alizon, A. Sahin, J. Terpenny, R. Stone, T. Simpson, S. Kumara, “An inter- university collaborative undergraduate research/learning experience for product platform planning: year 2,” Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.56. A. Verma, “Enhancing student learning in engineering technology

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Juan Garcia, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

Copyright © 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Figure 3 Blogs are useful sources of informationWhen class ended, fewer students had created podcasts than initially expected. When asked onthe post-survey if they had made a podcast, only 24% had done so. Half of the class had optedout, but 21% had initially planned to do so and had changed their minds. Another 5% wishedthey had created a podcast. Their perceptions of whether or not a podcast is a good medium tolearn technical content did not vary substantially between the beginning and end of the semester.They did indicate, however, that they invested more time creating a podcast (average of 39hours) over writing a paper (31 hours). Keep in mind that that is not a

Conference Session

Measurement Tools

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Hee-Sun Lee, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of action for a givendomain-specific task.[1, 2] An individual’s self-efficacy plays a crucial role in theirability to conduct a particular task; however, self-efficacy toward engineeringconcepts is rarely analyzed. Information about engineering student levels of self-efficacy on engineering tasks can be useful for educators to plan and structureengineering courses.The following paper describes an exploratory pilot study conducted to inform thedevelopment of an instrument designed to identify self-efficacy towardengineering design. Engineering design, or the process used to devise a system,component, or process to meet a desired need, was chosen as the focus because ofits importance in the field of engineering.[3]Instrument development was

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

location was convenient for Purity, because of its proximity tothe trainyard, but controversial, since that area was Boston’s most densely populated. However,due to the “political impotence” of the immigrant residents, the deal went through.11Construction was plagued from the beginning by a series of delays: the death of a worker, asuperstorm which blew through the Northeast, and a lengthy testing protocol, which consisted offilling the completed tank with water to detect leaks, a process that would take weeks. Nobuilding plans were filed by contractor Hammond Iron Works, because the tank was consideredto be a “receptacle,” rather than a building, although a permit was required for the foundation.Completion of the structure was rushed, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Zhuocheng Yang, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

row) of Figure 1 are availablefrom the ABET website. Nonetheless, the detailed three-year history given in Figure 1 providessome very useful historical perspective for ASEE planning for the number of ASEE PEVs thatmay be needed for future years. Additional detail is provided in the following tables: TABLE 1. Year of First Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs TABLE 2. Multidisciplinary and Other Engineering Programs TABLE 3. Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Accreditation Schedule TABLE 4. Date of Next General Review for Continuing AccreditationThis paper concludes with the Summary and References following these tables

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding

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Educational Research and Methods

International Planning/Advisory Committee for the 2009 Research in Engineering Education Symposium, and is guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Associate Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo where he teaches courses in service learning, introductory materials engineering, biomedical materials design, and tribology. His research interests include both ethical development in engineering students and in vivo degradation of

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

by the industry and societywho benefits from our graduates.OLS faculties at PUC are fully aware of the importance of this requirement, and have planned away to keep the institution competitive. One of the processes to keep us competitive is to designour program so that our students will have 100% employment rate after graduation. Forming andcollaborating with an AAC to align our program with those requirements set by industries is oneof the important steps which SH&E Management major has decided to focus on. Dr. Guthrie, aprofessor at Central College in Australia also stated that the role of Academic Advisory Board isto provide advice appropriate to the academic activities such as in curriculum design and content,course delivery, course

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Qunfang Liao, Panasonic Automotive Systems

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiment for educational purpose. Thedeveloped laboratory experiment will be implemented in two courses: Electric Machines andPower Electronics, and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology. The work is still ongoing to layoutthe laboratory exercises for students. It is planned to implement this laboratory in the Fall term2009.Bibliography1. M.A. Kluger, “Fuel economy benefits of electric and hydraulic off engine accessories,” SAE paper 2007-01- 0268, 2007.2. J.B. Redfield, B. Surampudi, G. Ray, A.F. Montemayor, H.A. McKee, T.D. Edwards and M.P. Lasecki, “Accessory electrification in class 8 tractors,” SAE paper 2006-01-0215, 2006.3. M.C. Algrain, W.H. Lane and D.C. Orr, “A case study in the electrification of class-8 trucks,” Electric Machines

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

David Lanning

most of the students that received poor grades yetpassed the PSE, indicated in the last column in Table 2, had difficulty passing the PSE, takingmany attempts to pass the exam.An interesting observation can be made upon considering both Tables 1 and 2 together, thatwhile the enrollments in Solid Mechanics are typically lower in Autumn compared to Spring,there are more poor grades given during the Autumn semester. Most students on track tograduate as originally planned take Solid Mechanics during the Spring semester, while studentstaking it during the Autumn semester are often lagging behind due to poor performance incertain critical prerequisite courses. This generally poor performance in the degree programrequirements appears to continue in