Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.328.2Pre-Engineering as an Integrative CurriculumIn Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the National Research Council3 calls for educationalleaders to optimize the knowledge-based resources and energize the STEM career pipeline. Thereport repeatedly emphasizes the importance of science and math achievement as a precursor fortechnical advancement, and relates the poor international showing of US students in math andscience to the declining impact of the US in research, patent issuance and economic andtechnological standing.The primacy of math and science to engineering is a common view that can, in educationalsettings, at least, clash with the objectives of engineering. The Nobel laureate Herbert Simon4observed in the late 1960’s that “Engineering

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University; Jacob Schroeder, Clemson University; Hanjun Xian, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

significantly higher; grade) more students dropped the courseFoertsch, J.28 Web-based Replaced (1 Undergraduate Survey Experimental gave lecture term) students (277) significantly higher Page 14.592.6 ratings for the courseHaag, S.29 Web-based Replaced (1 22 graduate and Survey & No significant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian-you YU, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma; Phil Chilson, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma

its inception and is currently expanding and evolving to meet the needs of both undergraduate and graduate students. He recently received the Teaching Scholars Initiative (TSI) award from the University of Oklahoma.James Sluss, University of Oklahoma Dr. JAMES J. SLUSS, JR. is Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of optical communications and photonics. He has been awarded seven U. S. patents and has authored/co-authored numerous journal and conference publications. He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, OSA, and ASEE

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

was developed. The intent ofthe survey was to gather the student’s opinions on the value of the course(s) to them and theorganization, both short and long-term; whether they believed the course(s) helped improve theircommunication and leadership skills and professionalism; whether their problem solving skillsimproved; and whether the course improved their ability to generate creative ideas and solutions.The survey was sent to a sampling of former students – those that completed the CertificateProgram and those that did not – as well as some HQUSACE employees that did not take any ofthe offered courses. Non-students were included in the survey to better understand theirreluctance to take any of the offered courses.The survey was emailed to

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

questionwhether or not the module content best represents the BOK.As this step is the most practical part of the methodology to develop a curriculum, manyquestions about the details of teaching a course like this arise. Some of the modules may not bein accord with the traditional way the topics within the module have been taught. Thus, there arequestions about which examples to use, which textbooks or supplemental material should beused, and which professor(s) will teach the modules. Questions may also arise when combiningtopics in a module that have been taught individually either in a lecture or laboratory setting.This step requires time, patience and communication with those responsible for teaching thematerial and making the semester schedule

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Biomedical

Expansion Coefficient 1  ÷τ(η, T)  -1 δ =-   in K τ(η, T)  ÷T  P Page 14.838.4 Table 1 Transport Properties for Blood at 310 K and 101 kPa η∀ µ π k χ∀ Pr ∀ (Nt s/m2) (m2/s) (W/m K) (m2/s) 0.00 8.3040E-04 8.3603E-07 0.2907 7.2500E-08 11.53 0.06 9.7694E-04 9.8180E-07 0.3420 8.5568E-08 11.47 0.12 1.0742E-03 1.0776E-06 0.3760 9.4391E-08 11.42

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Elizabeth Cudney, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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New Engineering Educators

and lean enterprise, more specifically Mahalanobis-Taguchi System, Robust Design, Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma.Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology Suzanna Long is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining Missouri S&T she was an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Management and Marketing, Missouri Southern State University and Coordinator of the transportation-logistics program. She holds a PhD and an M.S. in engineering management, B.S. in physics and a B.A. in history from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) and an M.A. in history from the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

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Manufacturing

enhanced interactive platform, allowing the learningof technical skills with simulation modeling and animation. The developed web-based virtualreality is able to carry out part of the practice through the virtual laboratory. This will advanceteaching speed and the quality of practical training in the machining shop. Students generallyprovided positive feedbacks on the web-based learning environments in attending the MEMScourse.AcknowledgmentThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of this study by the National Science Council ofTaiwan, under the Grant No. NSC97-2511-S-003-046-MY3.References1. Caliano, G., Lamberti, N., Iula, A. and Pappalardo, M.(1995). A piezoelectric bimorph static pressure sensor. Sensors and Actuators A, 46-47, 176

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

to remain competitive. From aregional perspective, the need for STEM graduates is critical to the future sustainability of thedevelopment of the South Texas region as a leading manufacturing hub for North America.AcknowledgementsThe authors greatly appreciate the assistance of Dr. Taylor Martin, Dr. Joan Walker, and Ms.Araceli Ortiz in the development of the background materials justifying Activity 2. The authorswould like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions, which helpedimprove the exposition of the paper. In addition, the authors would like to acknowledge fundingfrom the Department of Education for the activities in this paper.Bibliography1. Barr, R. Brophy, S., Pandy, M., Petrosino, A., and Roselli, R

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zulfa Zakaria, IIUM

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. 103-108, 2001.[5] P. Bourque, F. Robert, J. M. Lavoie, A. Lee, S. Trudel, and T. C. Lethbridge, "Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and the Software Engineering Education Knowledge (SEEK) - a preliminary mapping," 2002.[6] S. P. Ng, T. Murnane, K. Reed, D. Grant, and T. Y. Chen, "A Preliminary Survey on Software Testing Practices in Australia," presented at Proceedings of the 2004 Australian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC), 2004.[7] "Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) Programme, Handbook 2006," Release V9.0 ed: ObjectTraining a division of Object Consulting, Available at: http://www.kjross.com.au/page

Conference Session

Student Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

intothe results in an attempt to correlate performance with other data. Currently, our team isanalyzing data associated with students’ behavior during the intervention including theexplanations that were generated and the time spent studying the solutions provided. Thisanalysis should reveal aspects of the intervention that had the greatest effects and guiderefinements of the current intervention. Page 14.712.14AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantEEC- 0550707. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

effort into the design project, will not be proud of the results of the project.As shown in the correlation analysis, this will also result in a lower perceived quality of learningin senior design, which is independent of the efforts of the instructor!Table 1. Evaluation items correlated with “Taking this course is helping me make thetransition from being a student to being a professional.”Evaluation Items Quarter Correlation Coefficient(s)*Rate the quality of your learning in this course Fall 0.572Rate the instructor’s overall performance in this Fall

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aman Yadav, Purdue University; Gregory Shaver, Purdue University; Peter Meckl, Purdue University

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Mechanical Engineering

paper did notexamine actual measure of student learning and only reported their perception of learning. Futureresearch needs to specifically examine measures of student learning by using “methodologicallysophisticated, qualitative methods such as, interviews, journals entries, observations, and casestudies of particular students as alternatives to standardized objective tests or constructed caseanalysis tests” 8. Page 14.344.7References:1. Williams, S. M. "Putting Case-Based Instruction into Context: Examples from Legal and Medical Education." The Journal of Learning Sciences 2, no. 4 (1992): 367-427.2. Mayo, J. A. "Case-Based Instruction

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, MSOE; Steven Reyer, MSOE

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Electrical and Computer

are often intuitors, though,and occasionally do not see why just presenting the mathematical result is not sufficient. Thismay be particularly true at MSOE, where our students are accustomed to courses that comprise Page 14.1131.6both lecture and lab experiences.Finally, thorough communications between the faculty teaching the two courses is necessary, sothat those concepts that students found difficult in the DSP course can be further addressed in theanalog course.Bibliography1. S. Williams, J. Mossbrucker, S. Reyer and O. Petersen, “A Forward Looking Electrical Engineering Curriculum,”ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Univ. of Wisconsin

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mouna Nakkar, University of Sharjah

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Electrical and Computer

,” SIGBED Rev., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-4, 2005.2. J. O. Hamblen, "Using a Low-Cost SoC Computer and a Commercial RTOS in an Embedded Systems Design Course," IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 51, no. 3, Aug. 2008.3. K. G. Ricks, D. J. Jackson, W. A. Stapleton, “An embedded systems curriculum based on the IEEE/ACM model curriculum,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 262-270, May 2008.4. A. Hoover, "Computer Vision in Undergraduate Education: Modern Embedded Computing," IEEE Trans. On Education, vol. 46, No. 2, May 2003.5. A. Bindal, S. Mann, B. N. Ahmed, and L.A. Raimundo, “An undergraduate system-on-chip (SoC) course for Computer Engineering students,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 48, no. 2, May 2005.6. G. Martin

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfei Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

4 individual tasks. Thetasks and the student(s) who was in charge of each task is shown in Table 1. Students worked ontheir assigned tasks individually and met at least once a week to present their work to the wholeteam for discussions and suggestions. Table 1: The task distribution Task # Task description Student(s) 1 Microcontroller selection, interfacing, and software 1 CmpE/EE 2 Solenoid driving circuit 1 EE 3 Sensor interfacing 1 EE 4 Kicking mechanism and driving system

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa; James Stoner, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

focus area, or pursue a tailored program of study as permitted by the policies of the major program.In the final curriculum guidelines adopted by the Faculty in June 2001, the above generaldescriptions of ways to package the 21 s. h. of flexible electives were adopted asrecommendations, rather than requirements. Each program was given the freedom andresponsibility to develop its own “Elective Focus Area” procedures and specificguidelines, according to their own disciplinary requirements and constraints.Between May 1999 and June 2001, the College Curriculum Committee worked on thedetails of the proposed new core curriculum, in close consultation with the Departmentsof Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Chemistry and prepared a

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Aubrey Sykes, Calvin College; xiuhua si

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Chemical Engineering

transfer class;concurrent with thermodynamics. In this paper, we present a non-iterative method students canuse to solve multiple effect evaporator problems using a free add-in for Microsoft Excel.In a typical multiple effect evaporator homework problem (Figure 1) the feed conditions andflow rate (F) are given. The overall heat transfer coefficients (Ui) are assumed to be known. Thedesired final concentration (x1) is specified as well as the pressure (or equivalently, thetemperature) of the saturated steam used as the heat source (Ps). Additionally, the pressure inone effect (usually the last) is specified (P3). The task of the students is to find the amount ofsteam that must be fed to the first effect (S), the unknown liquid and vapor flow rates

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Stiber, University of Washington, Bothell; Marios Pattichis, University of New Mexico; Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Harvey Thornburg, Arizona State University

. Energy, D MOD 5 : Music ASU Local Assessment A ≠ collaborations among students using scripts. Synthesis, MOD 4 Software S MOD 6 : Arts and Media, Modules/Demo Evaluation S ≠ instructors to monitor student simulation steps. MOD 7 : DSP/FPGA, E MOD 8a: Ion

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

survey link were asked, in addition to completing the surveythemselves, to send a link with the survey to their students encouraging them to take the studentsurvey too. Hence, respondent pairings of faculty and students were expected. Figure 6 showsthe numbers of students associated with a given faculty member or a group of faculty from thesame department, for those faculty and students who clearly reported their discipline; each circleon the chart represents one set of students with its respective faculty member(s). As is clear fromthe figure, the majority of faculty responses are connected with 0-4 student responses, though afew faculty members had 19 or more students from their class(es) respond

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Information Systems

spacebarriers. Since our goal was to deploy about 100 identical LAMP servers, we didn’t need theflexibility of a full Virtual Machine Monitor that emulated the hardware. We turned to a morescalable solution that we discovered was being used by a local web hosting company: OS-Virtualization using Virtuozzo by SW-Soft (now Parallels).In this paper we will first give a brief history of the use of the term “virtual machine” from theearly 70’s until the present. We explain the different models that have been implemented underthe term and how usage of the terms seems to have stabilized recently. We then look at oneapproach in greater detail, OS-Virtualization (sometimes called OS containers), or creating avirtual operating system interface rather that a

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurdan Beyenal, Washington State University; Cara Poor, Washington State University; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University

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Civil Engineering

pressure head at 1 b) velocity head at 2 is much greater than velocity head at 1, and pressure head at 1 is much greater than pressure head at 2 c) y1 should be equal to y2, because pressure at 1 is equal to pressure at 2, and velocity heads are equal d) E1 is not equal to E2, because velocity head and pressure head at 1 are greater than velocity head and pressure head at 2 Page 14.58.7Appendix B. The worksheets given to the students.CE 351 Water Resources Engineering Fall 2008Worksheet #1: Hydraulic JumpName(s

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

). Page 14.1368.31 Drs. Elizabeth G. Creamer, Peggy S. Meszaros, and Carol J. Burger, all of Virginia Tech, served asprincipal investigators on the grant.While the original sample was more balanced, loss of institutions agreeing to participate in thestudy between the time the grant proposal was written and the year of implementation of thedata collection, resulted in 5 high and 3 low enrolling institutions in the final sample.Data collection procedures occurred in two phases within a six-month window. During the firstphase, an institutional liaison identified by the dean of the college/school of engineering at eachsite worked with one of the principal investigators to negotiate human subjects clearance and toprovide contact information for all

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Minorities in Engineering

. Additionally, campus administrators andfaculty members might use these findings to demonstrate the value added of [summer]undergraduate research experiences.ConclusionAccording to results presented here, students are not only exposed to a faculty mentor and theresearch process, but well-designed experiences that engage students in the doing of researchyield additional outcomes such as increased research self-efficacy.Bibliography1. National Science Board. (2006). Science and engineering indicators 2006 (Two volumes). Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.2. George, Y. S., Malcom, S., Campbell, P. B., Kibler, T., & Weisman, J. L. (2008). Changes in the annual number of underrepresented minorities: New enrollees in STEM graduate

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University; Mary Sadowski, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

be administered again at the conclusion of thecourse, to see if spatial skills are improved through other course activities, making the additionaltreatment modules unnecessary for this class. Finally, it is recommended that the study bereplicated with more balance in participant numbers in the treatment and control groups, andmore balance in pretest measured spatial ability between the control and treatment groups. Page 14.868.8 Bibliographic Information1. Sorby, S., Wysocki, A. F., & Baartmans, B. (2003). Introduction to 3D Visualization: An Active Approach. CD- ROM with workbook. Clifton

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

/10569.2. Kolb, D. A., (1984), “Experimental learning: experience as the source of learning”, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.3. Freitas, S., (2006), “Learning in immersive worlds: a review of game-based learning”, Prepared for the JISC e- Learning Program: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearninginnovation/gamingreport_v3.pdf.4. Pivec, M. & Kearney, P., (2007), “Games for learning and learning from games”, An International Journal of Computing and Informatics Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 419-423.5. Arango, F., (2007), “Tools and concepts to transform a multi-player computer game into a virtual laboratory environment”, Master’s Thesis, Stevens Institute of Technology.6. World of

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Chou, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Civil Engineering

with theengineering community, both academia and industry, the experience they had with theirrespective second job at an architectural firm and a civil engineering firm and the factors theybelieve need be addressed to make this concept effective.BackgroundIn the 1950’s the engineering students were taught by professors whom a majority of them wereengaging in engineering practice. These faculty members either worked as private consultants orworked with an engineering firm. The highest degree these faculty members possessed mayhave only been a master of science or master of engineering. As the focus of fundamentalresearch heightened and the availability of research funding increased during the early 1960’s,many engineering professors directed

Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Christopher Peck, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

= Induced Drag Coefficient RAC = Total System Weight S = Wing Area SFC = System Complexity Factor W/S = Wing Loading I. Introduction The AIAA Design, Build, and Fly (DBF) Competition brings schools from around the world to compete. Each year the teams design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft in order to meet a specified mission profile. This year the competition calls for a surveillance/attack UAV. The capabilities of the aircraft include carrying a large simulated fuel tank and four Estes rockets. There will be five stages of judging for the contest: 1) Written paper. 2

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

sufficient forfinding an equilibrium state. Press the Enter key or the Calculate button and the complete state iscalculated and displayed. The green background signifies input and the cyan backgroundindicates a computed property. The property symbols are also color coded – red for materialproperties such as the molar mass MM, blue for all thermodynamic properties, green for extrinsicproperties, and black for system properties34. Page 14.1187.6While the ideal gas table displays only hk (T ) , uk (T ) , and sk0 (T ) , the state daemon producesthe complete set of thermodynamic properties – v , u , h , s , g , and c p . To obtain mole basedvalues

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Materials

choices do not cover all datapatterns, such as the S-curves for impact vs. temperature graphs.Student performance is assessed with a grading rubric which evaluates graphs within laboratoryreports. Low performance on three laboratory reports has led to instructional improvements,including additional focus in the lecture and detailed handouts. Subsequent assessment showscontinued improvement in skill levels from one laboratory report to the next, and from onesemester to the next.IntroductionTAC/ABET requires that engineering technology graduates have an ability to communicateeffectively (Criterion 3, Program Outcome g).1 The MET program at IPFW includes twocommunications courses and three English courses which develop students’ skills in