Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kalan Kucera, University of Kentucky; John Balk

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Materials

that the instructor hasa much larger scope for instruction than was suspected at the onset of this project and theevaluation system will change accordingly. The questions for these surveys mainlyfocused on students’ prior knowledge of iron and steel science and industry, as well astheir interest in them. Two questions given in the first survey were: Do you know of any steel plants in the area or in the U.S., and can you describe any of the products that they make? In 1-2 sentences, describe your impressions of the steel industry.Two questions from the second survey were: Did the presentation pique your interest in any particular area of ferrous materials engineering, e.g. processing, property testing, or

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

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Aerospace

work with Bill Boeingon the wind tunnel project, Millerresigned from the University in thesummer of 1917 to become ChiefEngineer at the newly renamed BoeingAirplane Company.6 Concurrent with this turn ofevents, the Mechanical Engineering Fig. 2 The Boeing Wind Tunnel at the University ofdepartment began a search for a new Washington (c.1918). Clairmont Egtvedt isfaculty member to implement and third from left. This facility is still in use butinstruct a complete aeronautics with a modern 3’x3’ wind tunnel inside.curriculum. This search led to thehiring of Frank McKone for the 1917-1918 academic year. The curriculum that McKoneorganized

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

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Nuclear and Radiological

to provide a line of coursework, (among other subjects) in physics, environmentalradioactivity, radiation protection and dosimetry, and radiation detection. Currently, this is theonly program that exists in the Houston area that can provide instruction at the undergraduateand graduate level in health physics. This is especially important considering the South TexasNuclear Project, owned by NRG Services, is potentially the largest employer of health physicistsin the region and their need will grow as two additional nuclear reactors are added to this site. Page 14.670.6While this program is academically rigorous, the practical application of

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Richard Scott, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

. MAPLE® is then introduced via examples,i.e., worksheets are shown and discussed for problems solved in the board. Students learn basicoperations with the software, and tutorials, as well as a great amount of examples, are madeavailable via the courses / authors web site. In some instances Teaching Assistants are used inthe courses for more challenging assignments.Some of these examples are currently used by the authors in the classroom. The problems arediscussed and then numerical solutions are shown and analyzed. In other instances, a problem isgiven as an assignment and a numerical solution utilizing MAPLE® is required. In the dynamicsclass at the University of Michigan computer projects are common. For instance, a probleminvolving friction

Conference Session

Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

professional degrees. Prospective graduate students often perceive the lengthy time-to-degree and the rigid “path” for degree completion as limiting to their futures. Several discussants referenced the alternative options industry collaboration may provide, e.g., the Professional PhD, wherein graduate students would spend a more abbreviated period within the classroom and enter the field while being “co-mentored” by academe and industry to complete dissertation or research projects. ≠ Address impacts of climate issues on graduate students and education. Increasing the “visibility” of women faculty and fostering faculty-student interaction may help retain women graduate students. Developing cohorts

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Engineering Technology

?”, Proceeding of ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2002, Online: http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=17805.3. João Palma, Luis Lacerda, José Antunes, Filomena Simoes, “ A Multipurpose Process Simulator for Automation Engineering Laboratory”, IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics, July 7-11, 1997, Vol. 3, pp. 931-935.4. Antonio M. Lopez, Victor M. Gonzalez, Jose M. Enguita, Felipe Mateos, Antonio Robles, “Software Tools for Helping with the Design and Implementation of Automation Projects”, Proceeding of 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 10-13, 2001, pp. F4C-12-F4C-17.5. J. Flochova, D. Mudroncik, “Industrial Control Software Teaching at the Department of ACS FEI STU”, Online

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ansgar neuenhofer, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

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Computers in Education

calculating the element stiffness matrix in the Appendix. Stiffness and maxi-mum stress of the perforated beam are compared to the corresponding values for a beam withoutholes obtained from conventional beam theory. Students experiment with a brute force method ofmeshing around the holes by starting with a finite element mesh of the solid beam and then cal-culating the distance from the center of each circle to the midpoint of all elements. Only thoseelements are retained in the analysis whose midpoint lies outside of all circles. If the finite ele-ment mesh is fine, this extraordinary simple and efficient procedure, which constitutes a particu-lar highlight of this project, approximates the circles well (see Fig. 3). A summary of the corres

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Wohrley, Auburn University

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Engineering Libraries

thelibrary tradition of honing one’s database searching skills on the standard tools of the computerworld: hardware, software, and the network.The Firefox Open Source browser allows customization through what it calls add-ons (alsocalled extensions). Mozilla was originally formed from the ruins of Netscape, a pioneeringbrowser that was seen off by Internet Explorer. Before it died, Netscape relicensed its browseras Open Source. It became the Mozilla Project and Firefox was the browser. The bare-bonesnature of the original Firefox led to a virtuous circle where the released browser became popular,the developers took advantage of the easily installable add-ons to create more add-ons andfeatures, and the popularity of the add-ons lead to more people

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

drivenby the need in our program to update its electronics and telecommunications curriculum to teachpacket-based communications. We have discussed the different areas that students are mostlycurious about, and as future work we plan to develop these other areas as well. Otherexperiments (along with updated lecture contents) will include wireless networks and securityissues under this VoIP initiative umbrella.References1. Bur Goode, “Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP),” Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 90, No. 9, pp. 1495-1517, September 2002.2. Goulart, A., “Voice over IP – VoIP”, http:// www.matec.org/convention/archive2008/presentations_2008.htm.3. Goulart, A., A project on combining laboratory and simulation experiments on Voice over IP

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Amir Jokar, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

and indirect assessment of studentperformance, systematic data collection, assembly, analysis and evaluation. Furthermore, theprogram must demonstrate that there is a continuous improvement process in place. For newprograms or existing programs, transition to this new outcomes-based approach can be difficult.At many institutions the program outcomes are assessed using various rubrics. Course content ismapped directly to the program outcomes and student grades are used to show the level ofachievement of the program outcomes. Faculty course assessment reports are used to measureand document the program outcomes3,4,5. Capstone courses are where culminating projects aregiven to the students. Therefore, sometimes these courses are used either to

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Mark Bannatyne, Purdue University; Sheila Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Wager, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

administrators must determine the extent or severity of the situation, andprovide interventions accordingly. One framework for such decision-making is establishingwhether the condition represents an isolated incident, a pattern-of-behavior, or a systemicproblem.An isolated incident is typically a one-time occurrence, and may be either a mistake orintentional. An example of an isolated incident would be a student on a rare occasion arriving toclass late. A Pattern-of-behavior is defined as repeated offences, usually with increasinglynegative impacts on the student or others. As example of a pattern-of-behavior would be astudent’s inability to get along with classmates on project work teams in several classes. Finally,a systemic problem is manifested in

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

Faculty E421 was changed to have different analytical models for different disciplines or tasks.29 (Contractors, consultant, project, process, etc.) Faculty, Spring Fall 2005 students 2005 TG 401 and TG 501 were added to the EM section of the ACE assessment website30 Faculty Fall 2004 Fall 2005 As part of the process of combining EM 366 with EM 365, space was opened up in the31 curriculum for a new course. The new course EM 351 Management of

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; H. Oner Yurtseven, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

websources. The other instructs students in how to use the library databases for research purposes.The library exercises form the research component of the final, collaborative project – a researchpaper - done in the course. Much of the latter part of the semester is directed toward thecompletion of the final research paper. We do a brief instruction in teamwork skills that isdesigned to assist them in working with others. In essentially all of our developing competencepedagogy the assignments and learning objectives remain the same for both our engineering andtechnology groups. Differences may occur due to different characteristics in cohorts of students.These may include such things as SAT or ACT scores, class rank, and high school GPA.In the area

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering Education ̇ Traveling Energy Education Exhibition in cooperation with the Cincinnati Museum Center ̇ Development of permanent Energy Education Exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center ̇ Technology conferences for alternative energy and industry development ̇ Career center for power generation industry ̇ Career center for power distribution and control industry ̇ Community Outreach for conservation projects – Cincinnati Go Green effort Ü CAS Online – expansion – provide course content for distance learning in this sectorFuture Plans:Duke Energy and the UC College of Applied Science have a demonstrated long and

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

) from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; MS (2000) and PhD (2004) degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Michael Golla, Texas A&M University Prof. Michael Golla is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in the areas of mechanical power and fluid power technology. Prof. Golla’s interests are in manufacturing systems, entrepreneurship, engineering project management, and process improvement. He received his BS degree in engineering technology (1997), and a MBA (2002) from Texas A&M University. He has worked for several

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Leopold, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Daniel Tauritz, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

atMissouri University of Science and Technology. The principal conclusion is that it is imperativeto the success of this type of program to provide a mechanism for frequently collecting feedbackin order to prioritize and schedule activities to best meet the needs of participants.IntroductionThe National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project “A Program to Facilitate ScholasticAchievement in Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics” at Missouri University ofScience and Technology (Missouri S&T) ran from August 15, 2004 through July 31, 2009. Thegoals of this program were to address: (1) the decline in the number of students pursuing degreesin mathematics, computer science, and engineering, and (2) the minimal rate of low-incomestudents

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amendra Koul, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Keith Hoover, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Vysakh Sivarajan, Missouri University of Science and Technology; JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Drewniak, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-351: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CHARACTERISTICIMPEDANCE CALCULATORAmendra Koul, Missouri University of Science and Technology Amendra Koul received his B.Tech in electronics and communication from Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, India in 2006 and is currently pursuing his M.S. in electrical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. He won the second place in the IEEE India Council best student paper contest 2004. From Jan’06 to June’06 he was selected on a scholarship to pursue his undergraduate project in electromagnetic compatibility laboratory in ESIGELEC France. From July 2006 to July 2007, he was working with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. in

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mark Maughmer, Penn State University

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Aerospace

combine several measures such as homework, projects,participation, quizzes, and examinations. The effectiveness of these measures is often studiedwith the most emphasis placed on the validity and reliability of the statistical reporting.Determining validity is difficult and since most professors who create these measures are nottesting experts, a practical approach is to use content validity (content represents an adequatesampling of what was taught). The difficulty of the questions is of concern as well, for as Stennerpointed out, “If you don’t know why this question is harder than that one, then you don’t knowwhat you are measuring.”9 By looking at the difficulty of exam questions, you should be able todevelop questions of higher content

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

take up innovative project works and funding them. 7) Mandatory industrial training for a period of 4 to 6 weeks during summer months and the requirement for students to maintain an Industrial Training Diary. 8) Continuous training and professional development of faculty through the Academic Staff College of VIT University. 9) Organizing guest lectures, conferences, symposia, workshops and seminars in emerging areas of technology as well as on recent trends in the existing technologies by visiting professors, scientists, and practicing engineers from industry. 10) Higher emoluments and performance incentives for faculty and staff.Conclusions The goals of VIT University are to become a Centre of Excellence and a

Conference Session

International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology; Chi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology

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International

give it a high evaluation because I applied to the all subjects. A5323 ” for the value ofmapping think it has more benefits than ”I grade concept mapping 80 because it concept mappinginstruction? shortcoming. I grade it an 80.” utilizes power point and animation to instruction B6183 activate the content. It deserves a high-middle level evaluation. A6285 ”9. “Concept mapping can be extended to “It made my project more interesting than Student agree the

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mark N. Valesey; Teresa L. Noto

. These mayinclude such areas as the general precautions which should be taken in the eventof an accident or emergency, and what to do if the vehicle battery discharges.Consumers may be intimidated by media projections of high voltage dangers andlikely need reassurance of the many safeguards that are in place to preventelectrical shock.The initial cost of these vehicles may be a little higher than their conventionalcounterparts; however over time the fuel cost savings will justify the originalinvestment. Another noteworthy savings is in reduced maintenance costs. TheEV does not have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and therefore, NEVERneeds its oil changed. Although the HEV and PHEV’s have internal combustionengines, their engines do not run

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

RAMAN LALL; TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE; JULIE C. MITCHELL

grant from the Department of Energy as partof the Genomics:GTL program (DE-FG02-04ER25627). The authors also thank Daniel Noguera andLaura Vanderploeg of the University of Wisconsin for support during the project.6. REFERE CES1. [Sjoberg et. al.] Sjoberg A, Persson I, Quednau M, Hahn-Hagerdal B The influence of limiting and non-limiting growth conditions on glucose and maltose metabolism in Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis strain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 42:931-938 (1995)2. [Thomas et. al.] Thomas TD, Turner KW, Crow VL (1980) Galactose fermentation by Streptococcus lactis and Streptococcus cremoris: Pathways, products and regulation. J Bacteriol 144:672-682 (1980)3. Neves AR Metabolic Strategies to Reroute Carbon Fluxes in

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank Lanzer

Education 6is primarily due to the conflicting nature of the projects developed by these boys asopposed to girls. We had planned to follow this plan, i.e. two separate camps that cover thesame material. We were interrupted during this cycle with a state grant of nearly $10k,which we accepted but necessitated dropping the IWC. Proceeding with a more-inclusiveSTEM camp that included aspects of information security, we were also able to offer sixscholarships to students who would normally not be able to attend financially. Coincidingwith the camp dates was the opening of the movie Get Smart®. Thus, the name waschanged to TechnoSleuth Camp.It was decided that

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Pender; Andrew J. Foote

. Much of the research for the first chapter of this project was done through the use of twoprimary sources. The first of the two sources was the Department of Commerce5 and the secondwas the Bureau of Labor Statistics4. The paper brings to life many eye-opening statistics aboutthe current job market as well as exploring the last decade of job shifts. Attempts are made toremove the current market collapse from much of the information. A major objective is to provethat American manufacturing while shrinking is not less productive. We have seen trends andshifts through American labor throughout our growth as a country. We saw the “death” of steelthroughout the country no more than twenty years ago. The country emerged from the seemingcrisis and

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Aldi

4/22/09Rochester Institute of Technology, ASEE Page 2 of 141.0 Abstract This project was out of necessity while in the process of developing composite drive-shafts and the need to be capable of creating test scenarios with combined bending and torsional loading. The new processing technique and novel fiber orientation for composite shafts aim to produce mechanical properties with high torsional stiffness while allowing angular misalignment. The shafts should allow for a similar result as a constant velocity shaft or universal joint except that the angular misalignment capabilities are provided through fiber orientation. In order to then

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Frederick Harris; Gordon Lee; Stuart H. Rubin; T. C. Ting; Billy Gaston; Gongzhu Hu

self-paced learning. Further, researchers realize the power of the web as a learning tool [6-7, for example].Through the web, students and teachers are able to draw upon the vast database of informationavailable through a flexible and global media. The purpose of this paper is to support the claim that computing continues to have amajor impact in engineering education as well as to project how computing can provide an evengreater influence in engineering education through digital tutors and web-based learning. Thepaper is organized as follows: Section 2 provides some information on the current state ofeducation in the US which warrants the need for improvement which Section 3 discusses thechallenges in using computing to address

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

James Helbling

weakness in recent alumni surveys. The ABETcriteria require engineering programs to show that graduating students have computer simulationand experimental experience as well as communications and ethics skills and have demonstratedthe use of that skill set to enhance the technical content of their curriculum. The application-based engineering approach and team-teaching with communications faculty as a part of thesenior design experience certainly helps to fill these requirements, and the auditors whole-heartedly endorsed the process.Additionally, alumni surveys have shown a reversal of the previous trend showing dissatisfactionwith technical writing and project management skills acquired at Embry-Riddle’s Prescottcampus, as shown in the following

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Frank Lanzer

Education 6is primarily due to the conflicting nature of the projects developed by these boys asopposed to girls. We had planned to follow this plan, i.e. two separate camps that cover thesame material. We were interrupted during this cycle with a state grant of nearly $10k,which we accepted but necessitated dropping the IWC. Proceeding with a more-inclusiveSTEM camp that included aspects of information security, we were also able to offer sixscholarships to students who would normally not be able to attend financially. Coincidingwith the camp dates was the opening of the movie Get Smart®. Thus, the name waschanged to TechnoSleuth Camp.It was decided that

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Scott C. Pender; Andrew J. Foote

. Much of the research for the first chapter of this project was done through the use of twoprimary sources. The first of the two sources was the Department of Commerce5 and the secondwas the Bureau of Labor Statistics4. The paper brings to life many eye-opening statistics aboutthe current job market as well as exploring the last decade of job shifts. Attempts are made toremove the current market collapse from much of the information. A major objective is to provethat American manufacturing while shrinking is not less productive. We have seen trends andshifts through American labor throughout our growth as a country. We saw the “death” of steelthroughout the country no more than twenty years ago. The country emerged from the seemingcrisis and

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lokesh Padhye, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Szeinbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology; Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Zohre Kurt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies