Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

past decade.Several local, regional and national activities are contributing to a continued and increasingenrollment in the manufacturing engineering program. These efforts are also beneficial torecruiting into other manufacturing post secondary education.Local Actions to Recruit Manufacturing EngineersThe University of Wisconsin-Stout has developed many actions that are directly or indirectlydesigned to reverse the declining interest in and promote a positive image of manufacturing. Thelocal programs supported and developed include Engineering and Technology Career Days,FIRST LEGO League Regional Tournaments, Project Lead the Way Affiliate, SkillsUSA, andSTEPS (Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer Camp) for Girls. These local

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wierman, Johns Hopkins University; Lawrence Aronhime, Johns Hopkins University; Marybeth Camerer, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Gibbs, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

several ideas about how to operatemore efficiently the following year. They planned to recruit between five and ten employeesduring projected times of peak demand, find storage facility closer to campus, require the use ofsmaller boxes, and get approval from the Residential Life Office to advertise in the dormitories. Page 12.415.4During 2005 the business enjoyed more success, but experienced unanticipated difficulties.Seeing the success of the moving and storage business, another student decided to start acompeting business. The competitor tore down the advertising posters and replaced them withits own. The competitor put flyers unsanctioned by

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rebecca Maguda, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

inUniversity Park, PA, held on September 28, 2006.Students received information on resume creation, with a number of resumes from pastBSEMET graduates provided for students to review and critique. The class worked cooperativelyin groups to accurately represent course experiences, project information, and software andhardware experience for inclusion on their own resumes.After locating a description for an entry-level position of interest, each student met with theDirector of Career Services to craft a resume for the position description of his/her choice.Following the resume critique, students made modifications based upon feedback. Next, theBSEMET Program Coordinator reviewed resumes and provided additional comments. Studentsreceived input from

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Resources for Engineers). In 2004, the CEED office received a $2million dollar STEP (STEM Talent Expansion Program) grant from the National ScienceFoundation. The goal of the project is to increase the number of students earning degrees inengineering and computer science. One component of the grant activities was the expansion ofASPIRE, marketing it to a larger number of first-year students admitted to the College ofEngineering (COE). The expanded bridge program still operates under the auspices of theCEED and has been named STEP Bridge – Student Transition to Engineering Program.Here, we provide a brief overview/history of ASPIRE and then discuss the transition to, andimplementation of the STEP Bridge program. We will compare the logistics of

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to clearly documentcollected pre-ideation information and to aid in the decision making process. The followingsections discuss steps followed in generating the NPM. This is followed by an illustrativeexample from an actual student project. Figure 1. Schematic of how disparate information from several pre-ideation design tools and methods are integrated into the Needs-Function Matrix2.0 Steps in Constructing an NPM2.1 Customer Needs AnalysisPerform a customer needs analysis to find out what is important to the customer. The resultinghierarchal list should be weighted using methods such as the Analytic Hierarchy Process.1 Data

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

at the University of Utah in 2004. He has conducted major research projects in the areas of solid-state sensors, mixed-signal circuits, GaAs and silicon-on-insulator circuits, and high-performance and low-power microprocessors. Prof. Brown serves as chairman of the MOSIS Advisory Council for Education. He was Chair of the 1997 Conference on Advanced Research in VLSI and the 2001 Microelectronic System Education Conference. He has served as Guest Editor of the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits and Proceedings of the IEEE and as associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Systems

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma; Hengzhong Wen, OU

. The main purpose of this research isthe design and implementation of a framework to integrate the instant audio communication andinteractive three-dimensional models over the Internet. This framework makes the online real-time team engineering work possible.IntroductionThe Internet is changing Americans’ communication methods in many new ways. According tothe survey of Pew Internet & American Life project, more than half (55%) of all onlineAmerican youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites [1]. Nearly two in five adultInternet users in the US (39%) have gone online to look for information about a place to live, upfrom 34% in 2004 to 27% in 2000 [2]. Fully 87% of online users have at one time used theInternet to carry out

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, appraisal costs, failure costs(consisting of both internal failure costs and external failure costs), and intangible costs. The listis not exhaustive, but rather is intended to offer a general understanding of what is involved witheach category. If a detected cost fits the general description of the quality cost, then that categoryshould be used. Many subcategories of these costs of quality exist and it would be impossible todescribe all of themOnce the costs of poor quality have been identified projects can be implemented to improve thesituations. Those projects that have the greatest potential for improvement or highest possiblereturn (either in quality or monetary gains) should be selected first for realization. The process toaccomplish this

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Internet. Students from Arizona State Universitysuccessfully implemented Internet applications to remotely operate the robot in the formof information interface as shown in Figure 9. The last two weeks were allocated to thespecifically designed online robotic experiments for both schools. Such onlinelaboratories enable multiple institutions to share expensive laboratory resources, henceproviding engineering and engineering technology students access to more sophisticatedconcepts and laboratory experiences as shown in Figure 10.Figure 10. Students worked on the laboratory projects in the MET 205 Robotics andMechatronics offered at Drexel University.3. Evaluations The Internet-based laboratory course is a new concept, and evaluation of

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Richardson, College of the Canyons; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Joseph Gerda, College of the Canyons; Floyd Moos, College of the Canyons

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

curriculum projects, especially in the areas of technical education. Dr. Alfano has a B.S. in Chemistry, M.S. in Education/Counseling, and a Ph.D. from UCLA in Higher Education, Work, and Adult Development. She also directs the Cisco Academy Training Center (CATC) for California and Nevada.Joseph Gerda, College of the Canyons Joseph Gerda has been at College of the Canyons since 1987, where he is currently a professor in the mathematics department. Since 1988 he has held a variety of positions including Department Chair, Division Chair, Coordinator for Instruction, Assistant Dean of Instruction & Athletic Director. He has been involved in the Hesburg Award winning staff development activity

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Jake Lauer, Smith College; Katie Silva, Smith College; Netty Nina, Smith College

and adapt what we know in diverse contexts. • have perspective: see and hear points of view through critical eyes and ears; see the big picture. • can empathize: find value in what others might find odd, alien, or implausible; perceive sensitively on the basis of prior direct experience. • have self-knowledge: perceive the personal style, prejudices, projections, and habits of mind that both shape and impede our own understanding; we are aware of what we do not understand and why understanding is so hard.12Questions 7-14 in Figure 1 were designed so that each facet is assessed. The facets primarilyaddressed by each question are indicated in brackets after each question in the

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amy Monte, Michigan Technological University; Kerri Sleeman, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students in general and underrepresented groups in particular. Project RISE(Retention Initiative in Science and Engineering) initiated campus Learning Centers in gatewaycourses. Through this program, various centers have been developed and staffed since the 1990s.There are viable learning centers in Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering (Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials). In addition,the university supports the MTU Writing Center, Modern Language Learning Lab, Center forComputer-Assisted Language Instruction, and tutoring services. The Learning Centers areutilized in two ways. First, students who need help with homework or course concepts can obtainassistance on an as-needed basis from

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

research at Stevens in systems engineering and intelligent / adaptive online learning systems. As the primary author of this paper, please address all related communications to her at: asquires@stevens.edu. Early in her career Alice focused on engineering hardware design and related software development, followed by technical management and operations management, with a more recent focus on systems engineering and online education and training. She has over twenty years of experience in engineering project management and technical management primarily in the defense sector. She has worked directly for several large defense companies including General Dynamics

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Chevron Corp in Richmond, California and Salt Lake City, Utah. Currently Kara is taking post-baccalaureate classes at MSU to prepare for graduate school.Heidi Sherick, Montana State University Heidi M. Sherick, M.Ed., is Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Diversity in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She is in charge of efforts to increase diversity in the College of Engineering by recruiting, advising and supporting minorities. She is the Director of EMPower and the Project Director of the DOC program. She has over 5 years of experience in teaching middle school science

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

that could besort of anywhere along the line of building it. Did it have animpact on how you understand or look at anything in yourdiscipline?A. It's given me confidence…By going back I'm able to see whatworked, what didn't, where I spent lots of time treading mywheels, and what methods or techniques that just clicked andworked really well, and hopefully by the time I graduate I'llhave so many more projects that I'll have a very broad base toor background to pull off of.Here, the student talks about looking back at what his past provides him in terms of making anargument that he is prepared to function as an engineer. Further, the student does not limit histhinking to the present, but rather

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

facilitate practical and rational design methods. Theclassroom is also equipped with various types of lighting systems and exposed mechanicalequipment to provide further insight and system wide coordination. State of the art visual andaudio projection systems are utilized in the classroom for both lecture and laboratory instruction.Course interdisciplinary design projects lead to a better understanding of the equipment used inthe industry.During classroom lectures, professors have the advantage of using multi-media setting to displayimages, diagrams, and other documents. Exposed equipment in the classroom can be dismantledand the function of the individual pieces can be explained on a theoretical level. Figure 5 is anexample of this equipment

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Durham, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2007-93: THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND REDESIGN OF ANUNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL, SIMULATOR-BASED COURSE ON 'FLIGHT TESTTECHNIQUES'M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech Chris Cotting is currently a graduate student working on his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to his return to school, he worked for four years at NASA Dryden Flight Research Lab where he was a project chief engineer and flight test lead for several projects. Prior to working for NASA he was employed for four years at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, California. He has worked on numerous experimental aircraft projects including the X-43A and X-43C, X-35, and X-33. He has an undergraduate and Master’s

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H. ROCKLAND is Associate Dean of the Newark College of Engineering, and an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology and Biomedical Engineering. He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in bioengineering and electrical engineering from New York

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Thomas Edgar, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Page 12.58.2 as a parameter). • A 3-d plot of the solution as a function of location and time. • An animation of the solution as a function of the spatial variable as time evolves. This is a closely spaced (in time) version of the second method.Although when the project was initiated it was thought that a 3-d image of the solution might besuperior, the authors have discovered that by far the most effective of the above-mentionedpresentation schemes is the one involving animation.MATLAB scripts for a variety of physical problems involving one spatial variable and time havebeen written. The exception involves the steady flow streamlines for a fluid dynamics problems.In that which follows the problems are categorized by the

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

as a separate handout.WebCT materials prepared for the MIT3301 course also have its pre-requisite materials so thatstudents refresh their past learning. Although the majority of the course is based on theindividual practices, it is a requirement for the students to prepare and submit their finalindustrial design projects with a team. Teams are formed with two-to-four students.Course students practice various communication mechanisms during the semester. There aremany discussions made on the final projects although there is a very minimal discussion on theclass assignments. E-mail and chat tools are also popularly practiced communication tools duringthe semester.In order to announce the course schedule, the course calendar is fully filled for

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Abu Rashid; Joko Sutrisno; Scott Cooper; Alan Fuchs

simple, superficial learning approach through anumber of techniques. For instance, using inductive teaching methods8, where students learnthrough somewhat large problems or projects, can stimulate a class. Also active learning8, suchas where students lead discussions regarding homework solutions, can motivate a deep approachto learning. Cooperative learning8 can be useful as well, where class projects, working togetheron homework, or collective discussions of topics and underlying principles. For the polymerengineering course there are opportunities for all of these approaches. Students must frequentlydiscuss their homework solutions as well as the underlying theory and physics related to theproblem. Collaboration also often occurs through these

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

, with a focus on mechanical engineering. EXPLORE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING—Explore Careers in Technology and Engineering program is designed to encourage post-7th grade students to learn about careers in technology and engineering, including aeronautical, biomedical, chemical, and environmental engineering, and computer science. ALGEBRA PREP PROGRAM-APP—The Algebra Prep Program is a preparatory project for post-7th and post-8th grade students designed to prepare them to successfully complete Algebra I, a cornerstone of the secondary school mathematics curriculum, while encouraging them to choose advanced mathematics and college preparatory courses in high school. INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FOR

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractThis paper is a survey of dozens of active and collaborative learning strategies that have beenused in teaching computing. The most basic are “think-pair-share” exercises, where studentsthink about a problem, discuss it with their neighbors, and then share it with the rest of the class.Teams may work together in class to solve problems, with the instructor providing writtencomments. Bringing competition into the picture always helps motivate students, e.g., havingfinal projects compete against each other (e.g., a prey/predator game), or playing a Jeopardy-likegame to review for an exam. Many such activities can be

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2341: TRANSFORMING THE MICROPROCESSOR CLASS:EXPANDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH SOFT CORE PROCESSORSLynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University Lynne Slivovsky received her B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1992, 1993, and 2001, respectively. She worked with the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program from 2001 to 2003. In Fall 2003, she started a tenure-track assistant professor position in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award in 2003. In

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Mary-Anderson-Rowland and Regents' Professor Nancy Felipe Russo are collaborators on that project. Dr. Bernstein is.a professor of Counseling Psychology, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, and Women’s Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. She recently completed a term as Director of the Division of Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation, after eight years as Dean of the Graduate College at ASU. Dr. Bernstein specializes in counseling research on stress and cognitive mediation, gender and ethnic issues, and clinical supervision, and in higher education on broadening participation of women and minorities in science and engineering careers, preparing

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

studentlearning in their graduate teaching. Most of the faculty currently rely on paper-and-pencil homeworks rather than homeworks submitted electronically. Likewise,the faculty regularly use paper-and-pencil exams during class time but only oneperson uses electronically-submitted exams administered during class time.Generally, our faculty do not currently use take-home exams, either paper-and-pencil or with electronic submission. The faculty are split on the extent to whichthey use laboratory activities and associated reports to assess student learning ingraduate courses. On the other hand, projects, which are completed outside ofclasstime and may involve group work, are often used in our graduate curriculum.Similarly, graduate student learning is

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Jenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Martin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1732: DELIVERING CORE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS TOSECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTSChris Merrill, Illinois State UniversityRodney Custer, Illinois State UniversityJenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-ChampaignMartin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-ChampaignYong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Delivering Core Engineering Concepts to Secondary Level StudentsIntroductionWithin primary and secondary school technology education, engineering has been proposed asan avenue to bring about technological literacy. 1,2 Different initiatives such as curriculumdevelopment projects (i.e., Project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

thatinspired the ideas behind the UASPP. The partnership was solidified by the complementary contributions each entity couldbring to the project. In 2006 we became aware of a funding opportunity offered through the U.S.Department of Education’s Title II, Part B funds of the No Child Left Behind Legislation. Thisprogram is called “The Mathematics and Science Partnership Program.” It is designed toimprove math and science instruction in schools considered to be “high need.” Schools aredefined as “high need” if 20% of the children they serve are from families with incomes belowthe poverty line or if the school has a high percent of teachers not teaching in their academicsubjects, not teaching at their trained grade levels or schools with a high

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

exam performance”, The Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 99-109.IFTE CHOUDHURYIfte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&MUniversity. Dr. Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects fundedby the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related tointernational construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar. Page 12.576.6

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

brief lectures,readings, and homework problems. This paper describes the course and related resourcessufficient to allow other interested faculty members to develop similar courses at the universitylevel. Some of the engineering analysis may also be useful to middle school teachers andstudents to further the level of engineering rigor in similar projects. Experiences from fivesemesters of the course will be reviewed, along with recommendations for further improvement.IntroductionThis course was first offered in spring 2001 and has been described in two previous conferencepapers.1,2 This paper reviews the relevant information from these earlier papers and describesnew developments in this course including use of a new PV panel and motor