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Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

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Derek Yip-Hoi; Zbigniew Pasek

. Clague, K., Agullo, M., Hassing, L. C., LEGO software power tools, Syngress Pub., Rockland, MA, 2002BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONZBIGNIEW J. PASEKDr. Pasek is an assistant research scientist in the NSF Engineering Research Center for ReconfigurableManufacturing Systems at the College of Engineering, University of Michigan. His research interests includesystems engineering, manufacturing automation, global product development, and informal technology education.He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE, and SME. He can be reached at .DEREK YIP-HOIDr. Yip-Hoi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of BritishColumbia. His main interests are in CAD/CAM, geometric and solid modeling, the application of features

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michele Miller

Solving, Ed. M. U. Smith, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991, pp. 115-153.Woods, J. R., "How Might I Teach Problem Solving," Developing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Abilities, Ed. J. E. Stice, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987, pp. 55-71.Author BiographyMICHELE H. MILLER is an Associate Professor at Michigan Technological University whereshe has been a faculty member since 1994. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineeringfrom North Carolina State University. She teaches courses on manufacturing and does researchin the areas of precision engineering, machining, and microsystems. Page 10.1017.6 Proceedings of

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Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Kozak

) includes more than 3,800 professional speakers andbusinesses that serve the speaking industry and offers the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)program.Summary/ConclusionsHow does this information relate to the Engineering Technology Division of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education? Members of the Division may have something to say. But ifwhat is said is dry and boring, or if the presentation contains the latest bells and whistles but littlecontent, who will care?Identify a purpose for your presentation. Analyze the prospective audience. Consider yourpresentation an abstract. Prepare to answer questions. Prepare slides that make appropriate use ofcolor, type font and size, graphics, bullets and numbers, and animation and transition

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Everly

Cincinnati's Honors program and how these requirements are tailored to meetthe needs of engineering technology students. In addition, Ossman presents methods foridentifying good candidates for the program together with the benefits that students derive byparticipation.The honors contract for Electric Circuits II is shown in Figure 1. The contract is divided intoseveral sections, which are self-explanatory. The faculty member drafts the project section withthe concurrence of the student. Normally, the completed contract must be submitted prior to theend of the second week of the quarter. Subsequently, the faculty member must either confirm ordeny the contract with the university "contract monitor" via email.At the end of the quarter the faculty member

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First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

Course through Curriculum Coordination,” NSF award 0126776.2. Mason, G. and Rutar, T. “Creating a Learning Community in a Freshman Design Course with a Senior High- School Class and a Freshman Graphics Class.” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002.3. Rutar, T. and Mason, G., “Assessing Student Design Team Performance in a Learning Community of University Freshman and High School Students.” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2004.4. Rutar, T. and Mason, G., “A Learning Community of University Freshman Design, Freshman Graphics, and High School Technology Students - Description

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DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein

Technology (IDPT-Vol. 3), Society for Design and Process Science, pp 97-104.4. Todd, R., Magleby, S., Sorensen, C., Swan, B., and Anthony, D. 1995. A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America. Engineering Education: 165-174.5. McKenzie, L., Trevisan, M., Davis, D., and Beyerlein, S. 2004. Capstone Design Courses and Assessment: A National Study. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, June 2004.6. Ulmann, D. 1992. The Mechanical Design Process. McGraw-Hill, New York.7. Pahl, G. and Beitz, W. 1996. Engineering Design, 2nd Edition. Springer-Verlag, New York.8. Dym, C. and Little, P. 2000. Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction. John Wiley

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Larry Kephart; Robert Weissbach

to make this project feasible in the future.Improvement of solar panel, wind turbine, and power storage technology will also help bring theprice per kWh generated down, which will help to reduce hybrid-system component costs in thefuture.References[1] Weissbach, R. S. and T. S. Meyers, "Honors Thesis Work in Renewable Energy for an Undergraduate Student". Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, Session 2433, ID #2185, June 2003[2] Bruce Chase, Caroline (Receptionist). Moore Heating, Comfort Heating – Local Heat Pump Sales and Service.[3] U.S. Department of Energy website: Technology Installation Review. Assessment of Hybrid Geothermal Heat Pump Systems. www.pnl.gov

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rafic Bachnak

building Web/Internet-enabled experimental setups,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2002 Montreal, CA.2. N. Swain, J. Anderson, M. Swain, and R. Korrapati, “State-space analysis of linear, time-invariant control systems using virtual instruments,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2001, Albuquerque, NM.3. L. Sokoloff, “LabVIEW implementation of ON/OFF controller,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, June 1999, Charlotte, NC.4. R. Bachnak and C. Steidley, “An interdisciplinary laboratory for computer science and engineering technology,” Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, Vol. 17, No. 5, April 2002, pp. 186-192.5. K

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Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Todd Dunn

Session No. 2247 Strategies for creating accurate updates of CPM construction schedules. Todd Dunn, P.E. Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology Civil Engineering TechnologyAbstract:The paper describes practical approaches that students and practitioners can use to accuratelyupdate CPM construction schedules. It describes the importance of updates, and also explorescommon errors made during updates, and methods for correcting them. Its purpose is to providestudents and professionals involved in CPM construction scheduling the tools to create

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Benjamin Brannaka

Session 3247 Using Signal Express to Automate Analog Electronics Experiments B.D. Brannaka, J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction It is well known that many undergraduate students, especially in engineering technologyprograms, learn best through hands-on experience. Thus, when teaching analog electronics, it iscritical to provide the students with a meaningful laboratory experience. While this soundsstraightforward, it is often difficult to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Johnson; Shannon Sweeney; Richard Englund

Session 1150 A Demonstration of Heat Affected Zone from Welding Richard Englund, Shannon Sweeney, David Johnson The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractHeat effects on base metals caused by welding are often described to students in courses inmanufacturing, design, or materials. An example where students may measure these effects wasdeveloped, is presented here, and is intended for programs and students who prefer to learn fromconcrete examples, as is typical of many engineering technology students. Description ofsituations where heat effects may be deleterious are

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Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

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Keith Koenig; Emmanuel Okoro; Viva Austin; Thomas Hannigan

-line asa test to both traditional and non-traditional students. Plans are formulated to extend the utilityof offering such laboratory exercises to other classes as well. Traditional classroom instructionis being supplemented with laboratory assignments tailored to the individual subject matter, andmade available through a standard web interface, WebCT. The primary purpose of this work isto document the continued progress made in updating the MSU aerospace engineering degreeprogram.BackgroundAs technology has developed and matured, particularly with regards to computers and relatedperipherals, engineering curricula have been expanded and revised to encompass new fields ofknowledge. In an effort to insure that our students possess the necessary

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NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Jeff Jackson

Developing STEM Educational Grant Proposals: Best Practices David Jeff Jackson Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0286AbstractMany programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other funding agencies, have agoal of the improvement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)education. Funding opportunities exist for laboratory development and curricula reform insupport of improvement in student learning and STEM educational pedagogy. Understanding allfacets of the grant proposal process, from inception through proposal review and, ideally, togrant awarding is critical in

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Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

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2005 Annual Conference

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Doug Tougaw

students.13-17 Critics have stated that such methods detract from the time available for presenting new material to their classes, but proponents counter with evidence that active learning exercises allow instructors to cover at least the same amount of material as a traditional class, if not more.18 One area that seems very appropriate for the application of these ideas is in mathematics courses taught to an exclusively engineering audience. An example of such a situation is a course on probability and statistics taught exclusively for electrical and computer engineers. Since the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology specifically requires electrical and computer engineers to demonstrate an ability to apply the laws of probability and

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Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Trine Kvidal; April Kedrowicz

organizational communication and current researchinterests include communication across the curriculum, speaking in the disciplines, andinterdisciplinary collaboration.TRINE KVIDALMs. Kvidal is a Ph.D. student in Communication at the University of Utah, and currentlyworks as an oral communication consultant in the Department of MechanicalEngineering. She earned her M.A. in Communication from the University of Utah in2002. Originally from Norway, she did her undergraduate work in Media Studies,Psychology, and Pedagogy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Page 10.1.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

Probability and Random Processes”, Proceedings of the 2004 Frontiers in Education Conference, Savannah, GA., October 2004. 3. Creswell, J. W., Research Design: Qualitative \& Quantitative Approaches, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1994. 4. Stevens, F., F. Lawrenz and L. Sharp, User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education, NSF 93-152 revised February 1996. 5. Srinivasan, S., Pérez, L. C., Palmer, R. D., Anderson, M. F. and Boye, A. J., “Assessing Laboratory Effectiveness in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Courses”, Proceedings of the 2003 Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO., October 2003. 6

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

demonstrated by applications for research and professional practice. In closing, we plan Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationto continue to modify and enhance the tool for use in future research, education, and practice andencourage others to contact us if they wish to do the same.Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge Dustin Luther of DKS Associates and Peter Koonce ofKittelson & Associates for their helpful comments. This work was partially funded by theOregon Engineering Technology Industry Council (ETIC), the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering at Portland State University

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Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

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Philip Gerhart; Andrew Gerhart

the blackout and ongoing power capacity problems occurring in locations throughout theU.S. (e.g. California) are attributed more to distribution than generation, there is an educationaltool available to mechanical engineering professors who wish to reinforce the concepts of steampower generation. The “Rankine Cycler”, produced by Turbine Technologies Ltd. of Chetek,Wisconsin (hereinafter called the “RC”), is a tabletop steam-electric power plant that looks andbehaves similarly to a real steam turbine power plant (see Figure 1). About the size of an officedesk, the plant contains three of the four major components of a modern, full-scale, fossil fuelfired electric generating station: boiler, turbine, and condenser. Using only propane and

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Georgiopoulos

model for the integration of Machine Learning into the undergraduate curriculum of those engineering and science disciplines mentioned above. The goal is increased exposure to Machine Learning technology for a wider range of students in science and engineering than is currently available. Our approach of integrating Machine Learning research into the curriculum involves two components. The first component is the incorporation of Machine Learning modules into the first two years of the curriculum with the goal of sparking student interest in the field. The second is the development of new upper level Machine Learning courses for advanced undergraduate students. In the past, we have reported on our experiences of introducing

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

language training and stepped out of the familiar to encounterdifferent and diverse people, cultures, and lands which broadened their world view. We will discuss how this experience prepares the next generation of engineers byexposing them to different cultures prior to entering the workforce and improves theundergraduate experience. The outcomes of the experience were: 1)to improve students’knowledge of, as well as a demonstrate proficiency in, culturally competent research skillsrelevant to their major field of study under the mentorship of a faculty member; 2) to increasestudents’ level of comfort when working with people from different cultures through exposure tothe technological, economic, and socio-political aspects of Venezuelan

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Lord

Basics" article. Investigating the advertisements helped them learn aboutthe diversity of current products and companies in the optoelectronic industry.IntroductionThere is general agreement from industry1, students2, and faculty3, on the value of learning skillsrelated to ABET Criteria 3i and j on lifelong learning and contemporary issues. The rationale forthis is often described in terms of the rapidly developing pace of current technology, the shorttime available in a standard engineering curriculum, and the need for engineers to be able toadapt to new responsibilities. However, finding appropriate places for addressing these criteriain an electrical engineering (EE) curriculum can be a challenge. Various approaches have beenadopted including

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IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

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Somchan Vuthipadadon; Jie Li; Piyamart Kumsaikaew; Shantha Daniel; Patrick Patterson; John Jackman; K. Jo Min

in numerous technical papers published in journals by theInstitute of Industrial Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, andthe American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as others.PATRICK PATTERSON is currently the Chair of the Department of Industrial andManufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. He has developed coursesthat utilize distance learning, streaming video, and interactive distance teamcollaboration. Also, he has published and developed workshops related to educationaltechnologies."SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at IowaState University. Her research interests are manufacturing technology selection andreplacement.PIYAMART KUMSAIKAEW is a PhD

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Tricks of the Trade

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2005 Annual Conference

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Naomi Tillison; David Hand

Hands-On Learning of Water Treatment Design Naomi L. Tillison, David W. Hand Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe Environmental Process and Simulation Center (EPSC) was created at MichiganTechnological University (MTU) with the aim of enhancing understanding of physical, chemical,and biological processes used in environmental engineering applications. In 2004, a hands-ondesign course for undergraduate environmental engineering students was offered for the firsttime utilizing MTU’s EPSC; the goal of this course was to provide students with valuableexperiences of designing, operating, and

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

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Yong Yang; Andrew Bennett; Steve Warren

, CA, 1998, 0-195219-17-1.[17] "PHP," 2004, http://www.php.net/.[18] "HyperText Markup Language (HTML) Home Page," W3C, 2004, http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/.[19] "Java Technology," Sun Microsystems, 2004, http://java.sun.com/. Page 10.194.11[20] "PostgreSQL," 2004, http://www3.sk.postgresql.org/.[21] "JavaScript.com," Sun Microsystems, 2004, http://www.javascript.com/. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographical InformationYong Yang is a Masters

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner; Edward Lumsdaine

Session 1625 Educating Designers on Design via Distance Learning Edward Lumsdaine, Harold A. Evensen, Paula F. Zenner Michigan Technological University Monika Lumsdaine, ConsultantAbstractThis paper describes the experiences of the Department of Mechanical Engineering-EngineeringMechanics at Michigan Tech University in teaching conceptual capstone design to corporatedesigners, and it presents the challenges of adapting the traditional course delivery to studentslearning at a distance. This design course includes the integration of creativity with design

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Banzhaf

Session 3247 High-Voltage Power Lines - WHY? Walter Banzhaf, P.E. College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117IntroductionElectrical utility companies provide our world with the electrical energy needed to operate mostthings that do not move (in our homes, schools, and offices), while fossil fuels provide theenergy mostly for things that do move (cars, boats, airplanes). The existence of the electricalutility infrastructure is apparent to us when we drive cars or

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Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh

and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design, 5th. Edition, John Wiley, 2000.ALI R. MOHAMMADZADEH is currently assistant professor of engineering at Padnos School ofEngineering at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from SharifUniversity of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University ofMichigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is vibrations and fluid-structure interaction. Page 10.407.10 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005

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Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

-life” project. The open-ended nature of real-life projects requires students to determinewhich skills to apply as well as how to apply them. This can be a great learning experience forstudents, but there are many challenges presented to students during the senior design project.The main challenges identified include; project and time management, lack of technical depth,and lack of structure.Engineering management is one of the biggest challenges students face during their senior designprojects. American Society of Engineering management (ASEM) defines engineeringmanagement as “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directingand controlling activities which have a technological component” 1. Students need to

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Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gabe Garcia; Ian Leslie

Society for Engineering Education”has 2 computer labs. One computer lab contains 18 windows based machines and is availablefrom 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the other computer lab contains 52 windows machines and isavailable 6 days a week from 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Student ComputersThe computers made available to students were obtained through a HP mobility grant writtenby the Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering Departments at New Mexico StateUniversity. The goals of the grant are to• Make academic improvements at NMSU by influencing pedagogy and the learning process, especially as they relate to minority students and access to mobile technology• Explore learning paradigms using mobile technologies• Expose NMSU students to state-of-the

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Improving Statics and Dynamics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jill Lane; Don Evans; Gary Gray; Francesco Costanzo; Phillip Cornwell; Brian Self

of dynamical systems theory, and engineeringeducation.FRANCESCO COSTANZO came to Penn State in 1995 and is an Associate Professor of EngineeringScience and Mechanics. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Texas A&MUniversity in 1993. His research interests include the mechanics of nanostructures, the dynamiccrack propagation in thermoelastic materials, and engineering education.D. L. EVANS is Emeritus Professor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and past Directorof the Center for Research in Education on Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology(CRESMET) at Arizona State University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Northwestern University, earned in 1967. His current interests