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Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

research in manufacturing can be quickly and effectively transferred from research projects or industry developments into manufacturing curricula. Session 3: Emerging Methods of Educational Delivery - Alternatives to lecture-based instruction; activity- based learning; project-based learning; case-study based learning; role of laboratories – projected changes, distance learning – Web based; distributed hybrid; role of cooperative education; internships; industry-based education; continuing education, etc. Session 4: Manufacturing Topics in Other Engineering Disciplines - Manufacturing immersed in other (non-manufacturing-named) engineering curricula (mechanical, industrial, electrical

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

, studentportfolios will be reviewed by a team of faculty and other experts after the sophomore year andagain as students near graduation. A librarian or other information literacy expert will serve aspart of this team in order to evaluate the information literacy aspects of student achievement.Elements students might include in their portfolios as evidence of information literacy includethe following: ≠ Certificate of completion of first-year information literacy quiz-tutorials (administered outside the department) which cover among other things, ethics of proper citation; ≠ Annotated bibliographies from a first-year course project on life-cycle assessment that reflect the ability to identify, access and evaluate a variety of resources

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

Electronics and Controls and (2) ConstructionTechnology and Technical Management.At the time of these changes, the faculty in the department were well-suited to the twoconcentrations. Construction-related topics such as surveying, CAD, statics, strength ofmaterials, cost estimating, project economic analysis, project management, fluid mechanics,thermodynamics, soil mechanics, wood and steel structure design, concrete and masonrystructure design, and HVAC were offered in addition to courses generally in support of theelectronics and controls concentration: electrical power, instrumentation, analog circuits, PLCs,and applied controls. Additional related courses such as utilities, welding and metals, storm-water management, wastewater treatment systems

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

able to conduct different types of attacks used inthe experiments and were able to understand how and why they work.Various methods were used to formally assess the effectiveness of this project includingthe instructor’s assessment of laboratory work and classroom presentation. Based on thestudent’s feedback, the overall response from students regarding whether the class projectmet their expectations was very positive and the project integrated into the course waspositive.3. Passwords Shielding TechniquesThe above experiments enabled students to understand that password cracking can beeasily done if the system is not properly protected. Passwords can be cracked the easiestif the machine is not part of a domain and if there is physical access

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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International

distance learning and help to change passive delivery toa more active and flexible delivery methodology. It is also a very effective means for deliveringquality distance-workshops and collaborative research-projects where participants are not fromthe same geographical area.   References 1. Amirian, S., “Pedagogy &Video conferencing: A Review of Recent Literature,” First NJEDge.NET Conference, 2003. 2. Owen, R. and Bosede A., “Return on Investment in Traditional Versus Distributed Learning,” 10th Annual Distance Education Conference, 2003. 3. Kriger, T. J., “A Virtual Revolution: Trends in the Expansion of Distance Education,” American Federation of Teachers, May 2001. 4. Patcha, A. and G. Scales

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Burnham, University of Texas, Austin; Jules Campbell, University of Texas, Austin; Surya Santoso, University of Texas, Austin; Arturo Compean, University of Texas, Pan American; Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American

AC 2009-443: DEVELOPING WIND-POWER SIMULATIONS ANDLABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR COURSES IN RENEWABLE-ENERGYSYSTEMSDavid Burnham, University of Texas, Austin David J. Burnham earned his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in 2003. He expects to earn his MSE degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in May 2009. He is a research assistant working on the project described in the paper.Jules Campbell, University of Texas, Austin Jules Campbell is a PhD candidate at UT Austin. He received his BSEE degree from Washington University in St. Louis and MSEE degree from UT Austin in May 2008. His primary interests

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ELD Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

(this number does not include databases.) The collection is growing at a rate of 35-40 new titles per month.Users can browse and simultaneously search all titles via a single interface. Basic and Page 14.866.2advanced searches are fast and optimized for technical users.At the end of 2008, Knovel embarked on a new and exciting project: Mathcad-enablingKnovel content. Our first release is an introductory package for structural and civil engineersthat includes two well known titles partially transcribed into Mathcad worksheets.Knovel Mathcad ProductEngineers across all industries perform engineering calculations and document their designand analysis

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Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

ofEngineering. The EPSRC Visiting Researcher program allows “support for engineers ofacknowledged standing, either from within the UK or aboard,” to visit a UK organization. Fundsfrom the grant included research funds for equipment and resources for Dr. Schulz’s project atCardiff, travel funds for visiting other UK universities and organizations and living expensesduring her stay at Cardiff University.My activities during my stay in the UK were related to three main objectives. The first objectiverelated to participation in several ongoing research projects at Cardiff. Cardiff University wasrecently awarded £3.8M from the UK EPSRC to set up the Centre for Integrated RenewableEnergy Generation and Supply (CIREGS).The second objective was to visit with

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

Automation, Machine vision, ISO 9000 and Lean Six Sigma. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has won several teaching awards including the recent academic excellence award, NISOD 2008, from the University of Texas at Austin.Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville Jesus Martinez has received his Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Electronics Engineering Technology at The University of Texas at Brownsville, in May 2007. Currently he is working at The University of Texas at Brownsville, as an Audiovisual Equipment Maintenance Technician. He has successfully completed several projects involving Mechatronics

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-630: READERS' ADVISORY IN THE ENGINEERING LIBRARYScott Curtis, Linda Hall Library Page 14.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Readers’ Advisory in the Engineering LibraryAbstractTraditionally, librarians view readers’ advisory (RA) as a public library function, geared towardrecommending fiction and focused around genre studies. This paper argues that an active RAprogram would provide engineering librarians with a tool to help students broaden theirscientific, technical, and social perspectives beyond their course and project work. Manycolleges and universities require student cohorts to participate in campus reading programs; RAin the

Conference Session

Design Education in Manufacturing Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari

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Manufacturing

graphical format. It provides insight into product attributesthat are perceived as important by the user population. It is an excellent tool for helping designand quality teams to focus on product features that will set them apart from their competitors.Additionally, the model helps product developers to concentrate on simultaneous design ofproduct families rather than focusing on one product at-a-time.In the ‘Design for Manufacturing’ course, students learn the Kano analysis and some students dotheir course project using this model to a product of their interest. The paper describes the Kanomodel and how it can be used in product design. Even though the model can be used to definemultiple products simultaneously, the content of the model in this

Conference Session

Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, Computer and Electrical

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Liberal Education

2006, the University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, inWest Hartford, Connecticut began a partnership with the Faculty of Engineering at theUniversity of Herat, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the project are to use a combinationof curriculum revision and development, faculty development, distance learning andcollaborative projects, and local/internal partnerships to establish the Herat University Faculty ofEngineering at the preeminent Engineering program for Western Afghanistan.Once a part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part of HeratUniversity in 2004. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, the Engineeringprogram was closed following the Soviet

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Douglas Howe, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Jenna Faulkner is a student in the BSME program at Portland State University. She is a research assistant on the Engineering of Everyday Things project. In addition to working on the EET project she is working on a second major in Physics, and is active in the PSU chapters of Engineers Without Borders, Tau Beta Pi: the Engineering Honor Society, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University Calvin Hsieh is an engineer in the Hydroelectric Design Center Branch of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. He recently completed his MSME degree at Portland State University. His research and MS Thesis were on the Engineering of Everyday Things

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

students with implementation capability. Courses can be offered from level L3 under the 4 different categories with an option to include courses left out from the previous level L2. Additionally, the first part of the capstone project can be started. We have considered a 2 year capstone project work. The objective of the courses at Level3 is to emphasize on “implementation” of various components in a computer system. Though computer languages will be necessary, we hope that in the near future there will necessary tools that will provide the code once the appropriate design is provided at high level. For example, in a course (L2 level) on OOAD, if we capture the design (functionality

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design Graphics

around the world forglobal engineering projects. The use of product lifecycle management tools mean that thesedatabases may be accessed in the future to be altered by other engineers. These trends increasethe importance of designing in a manner that is both intuitively organized and amenable tochange.In most CAD courses students design components that are never altered, or in some cases onlyaltered by the original designer. To show students the importance of designing in a manner thatis intuitive and amenable to change, a design and change exercise is presented. Students are splitinto two groups and incentivized with differing goals. The first group’s goal is to design the partas quickly as possible; the second group’s goal is to design the part

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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.Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H. ROCKLAND is Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and a Professor of Engineering Technology and Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in bioengineering and electrical engineering from New York University in 1967, 1969 and 1972 respectively. He also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; Daniel Chen, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University; Kuyen Li, Lamar University

) and connecting it to a high fidelity dynamic process simulator. Such anenvironment can be made virtually indistinguishable from an actual industrial process controlroom but located in the safety and convenience of a classroom. We can construct our PBLproblems in the chemical manufacturing facility of our choice by integrating the appropriateDCS configuration with a suitable dynamic simulation case study. This approach providesstudents with a realistic chemical manufacturing PBL problem for motivation and also allowsthem to engage in authentic inquiry by interacting with this simulated process operation via anindustrial quality DCS interface.Project ApproachThis work supports the NSF CCLI project “Improving Engineering Curricula by Integrating

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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David Hergert

he presses a button on the screen. The applet will then process the barcode according to the six machine vision principles defined by Fu, Gonzalez, and Lee. [2]Code 39 Bar CodesThe code 39 bar codes used in this project are often found in manufacturing and processindustries. Groover [3] provides a description of the associated letters, numbers, and symbols forstandard code 39. Some of the basic rules for code 39 barcodes are: • All code 39 barcodes start and end with a * character. • All code 39 barcodes start and end with a black line. • Black and white lines alternate. A wide line (white or black) represents a 1. A thin line represents a 0. • A collection of 9 binary numbers form a character. • There

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Daryl Gruar

mechanicalstay rod. The door is closed by the removal of the safety rod and pulling the cargo door down and into the aircraftfuselage, against the resistance of the two gas struts.The operation of this large and heavy door can place the operator in is an unsafe positions and requires a level ofphysical fitness and effort to, especially close the door. For this reason the operation of the door is generallyavoided by operators unless absolutely needed and it has also created a number of workplace injuries such as strains,falls and slips. The operation of the air-stair door within the cargo door is also mechanical, but due to the air-stairdoor size and weight - its operation does not pose the same safety hazards.The engineering degree project developed an

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Chien-tsung Lu; Mark Sherman

bill HR 3371 Airline Safety andPilot Training Improvement Act 2009 on July 29, 2009. In other words, this project willbenefit the airports willing to incorporate SMS to their safety operation. We hope toreduce both risk probability and severity associated within their daily operation.Ultimately, a positive safety culture can be formed to eliminate or reduce unwantedevents, unforeseen accidents, and un-needed financial waste.A Computerized SMS ModelAs showed in Figure 1, the research team had proposed a SMS model in 2007, which is acomprehensive management mechanism. However, the model is still manual in nature.The SMS software or an online management system will play a significant role for SMSusers to receive needed assistance in the following

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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summarizessome of the surveyed computing topics. Table 1: Summary of 2002 computing survey questions after Abudayyeh et al.1 Computer application Computer-related skill Project management Use of spreadsheets Simulation Use of equation solvers CAD/GIS Programming in Fortran, C++, Java Optimization Use of electronic communication Collaboration Environments Use of database management systemsTable 1 is especially useful because it explicitly defines what the computing skills of value are(or were) at the time. Comparisons with the older surveys are somewhat limited due to

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Debra Larson

paperpresents a review of the two versions of the BOK, BOK1 and BOK2, and a comparison of theseversions to the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum at Northern Arizona University(NAU), which is benchmarked to the 2007-2008 ABET Criteria for Accrediting EngineeringPrograms2.BOK1In January of 2004, the ASCE published the BOK3 (known as the BOK1) that identified fifteenlearning outcomes, of which the first eleven came directly from Criterion 3 of the ABET Criteriafor Accrediting Engineering Programs, herein referred to simply as the ABET Criteria. Theadditional four outcomes addressed technical specialization, project management, construction,asset management, business and public policy and administration, and leadership and itsattending

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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Michael Casey

summarizessome of the surveyed computing topics. Table 1: Summary of 2002 computing survey questions after Abudayyeh et al.1 Computer application Computer-related skill Project management Use of spreadsheets Simulation Use of equation solvers CAD/GIS Programming in Fortran, C++, Java Optimization Use of electronic communication Collaboration Environments Use of database management systemsTable 1 is especially useful because it explicitly defines what the computing skills of value are(or were) at the time. Comparisons with the older surveys are somewhat limited due to

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

, and funding and other funding university other funding agencies to Organization: agencies on the need to develop agencies to assist with administrators, and assist with DLM unit3 University engineering education DLM unit acquisition funding agencies on the acquisition and online lab. and online lab. facilities need to develop facilities engineering education Country: -EUR-ACE Accreditation for -Social -Sustainable project - Board of European Portugal

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Smith, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

(Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century, 20072). Thegoal of the RAMP-UP (Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People)program at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is to increase the number and diversity ofstudents who enroll and succeed in higher-level mathematics courses. To achieve this goal, theRAMP-UP project places NCSU graduate engineering and undergraduate engineering and matheducation students, and mathematics and computer science students from Shaw University (ahistorically black university) in local public schools. The placement of these university students(fellows) serves two purposes. One purpose is to enrich the learning experience of K-12 studentsby serving as role models and mentors

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-1244: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR VIRTUAL-CLASSROOM ANDLABORATORY ENVIRONMENTSCharles Lesko, East Carolina University Charles Lesko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Technology & Computer Science at East Carolina University. He received his BS at the US Naval Academy; he holds a MS in Forensics from National University and a second MS in Computer Information Systems from Boston University; his PhD is in Applied Management from Walden University. His current teaching and research regime focus on strategic technology management and communication, information technology project management, and virtual reality technology use in the

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering

, students in the senior Biochemical Engineering elective course were assigned thetask of creating problems suitable for the BioEMB website. The problem creation was generatedfrom information in research papers on bioprocesses. Coupled with a rubric for the problemdevelopment and some mentoring by the faculty, students have learned about process design,along with the peer review and publishing aspect of having their problems posted on the website.The project has shown that students can learn about applying material balance concepts to thescale-up of published data and information to develop a process design strategy. In turn, theproblems were "beta-tested" in the undergraduate chemical engineering core course. Assessmentof this project by means of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University; Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University

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Mechanical Engineering

different degrees ofprogramming, and generally has significant learning curves. TEST, on the other hand, can beaccessed from any modern classroom and it offers a complete courseware package - traditionalcharts and tables, concept animations, online problems and examples, and the suite of calculatorscalled daemons – allowing an instructor to decide to what degree to use its resources. While atSDSU, TEST is used only for homework verification and projects, some universities havereported use of TEST in the classroom, laboratories, and even during quizzes and examinations.Conclusion Page 14.1187.15TEST is a collection of thermodynamic

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Engineering Ethics

Page 14.190.4that the product gets out the door in a timely fashion. Program managers generally have enough technicalskill to be able to do development, and they understand enough about the technical details to appreciatethe difficulties with developing software and can estimate how long it takes to fix bugs, provide morefeatures, etc. Note that program managers are not normal “managers” in that they have no direct reports(people who are subordinate to them in the company’s organizational chart). Instead, they manage theflow of information between various people on a project so that people are working together towards theend product. They derive their authority through their ability to do this, rather than through a company’sorganizational

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

that accommodates the variedindividual learning styles of the student population. Minority students from the lower socio-economic stratus in particular are susceptible to this mismatch between traditional teaching andnon-traditional learning styles.3-5 One viable solution is then to implement a greater number ofhands on projects, as well as visual exercises including multimedia, in addition to the traditionaloral and written instruction. However, the problem then becomes one of time, as many educatorsalready feel overwhelmed trying to complete the curriculum as defined by the state, satisfyingthe testing requirements such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), fulfilling paperwork forNo Child Left Behind, parent meetings, managing behavior