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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/index.html. [4] R. L. Custer, J. L. Daugherty, and J. P. Meyer, Formulating the conceptual base for secondary level engineering education: A review and synthesis,. Washington, DC: The National Acadamies Pres,, 2010. [5] S. Hartmann, H. Wiesner, and A. Wiesner-Steiner, Gender designs IT. IV,, ch. Robotics and gender: The use of robotics for the empowerment of girls in the classroom, pp. 175–188. VS Verlag, 2007. [6] J. Weinberg, J. Pettibone, S. Thomas, M. Stephen, and C. Stein, “The impact of robot projects on girls attitudes toward science and engineering,” in Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Workshop on Research in Robots for Education, (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA), June 30th

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

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Engineering Libraries

EngineeringInformation Sources and Access. Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, (2009) 57. Retrieved fromhttp://www.istl.org/09-spring/refereed3.html2. Denick, D., Bhatt, J., & Layton, B. (2010). Citation analysis of Engineering Design reports for informationliteracy assessment. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition. Retrieved from http://www.asee.org/search/proceedings3. Nerz, H. F., & Weiner, S. T. (2001). Information competencies: A strategic approach. Proceedings of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Retrieved fromhttp://www.asee.org/search/proceedings4. Millet, M. S., Donald, J., & Wilson, D. W. (2009). Information

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Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy Layne, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

personal path led me from a [university] BS/MS in 1969/70 to industry experience in [state]. After balancing family obligations and career motivation in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I returned to school and received my PhD from [different university] in 1985. My continued commitment to education led me to the newly created chemical engineering department at [another university] in 1986, where I started as an assistant professor just before turning 40.” – Diane Dorland, dean, Rowan UniversitySally Ann Keller gained leadership experience at the National Science Foundation and LosAlamos National Laboratory before becoming dean: “When I look back on my career, I can honestly say I did not spend much time planning

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Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

learning.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by National Science Foundation grant no. 0935211. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 22.1220.11Bibliography1. Felder, R.M. and Silverman, L.K. “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 78(7), 674–681 (1988)2. Litzinger, T.A., Lee, S.-H. Wise, J.C. and Felder, R.M. “A Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Felder- Soloman Index of Learning Styles,” Proceeding of American Society Engineering Education

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 22.1152.2student population is diverse in terms of age and experience, with a majority of students workingfull time in technical fields and continuing their education towards an engineering bachelordegree at the same time.VibrationsThe “Vibrations” course is a 4-credit, upper level required course in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram. The textbook used in the course is “Mechanical Vibrations” by S. Rao, now in its fifthedition6. The topics covered include single- and two-degree of freedom systems, free and forcedvibrations, an introduction to multi-degree of freedom and continuous systems, determination ofnatural frequencies and mode shapes, and vibration control.The Student Learning Outcomes are:1. Formulate and solve free vibration

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Light, Lewis-Clark College

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Community Engagement Division

ramp; second, anothertour of previously builtramps was added a fewweeks prior to the builddate. Students had thechance to inspect severalramps to see how they wereconstructed and think abouthow the building of theirramp might be sequenced.The last stop on the tour isthe location of the actualbuild site. Here students Figure 1. Example of "modular" designmeet the ramp recipient(s), takemeasurements and pictures of the site, and start to develop their designs.Secondly, clearer requirements for design loading, specifically, determining load limits andensuring long spans will not exceed the modulus of rupture (a material's ability to resistdeformation under load), were specified. More guidance for

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Knight, M., & Cunningham, C. M. (2004). Draw an Engineer Test (DAET): Development of a tool to investigate students' ideas about engineers and engineering. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.2. Fralick, B., Kearn, J., Thompson, S. & Lyons, J. (2009). How middle schoolers draw engineers and scientists,” Journal of Science Education and Technology, 18(1), 60-73.3. Dyehouse, M. Weber, N., Kharchenko, O., Duncan, D., Strobel, J., & Diefes-Dux, H. (2011). Measuring students’ perceptions of engineers: Validation of the draw-an-engineer (DAET) coding system with Interview

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

economical.” Grand Challenges for Engineering. 2 May 2011. .3. Foroudastan, S, Klapper, R, & Hyde, S. “Intercollegiate Design Competitions and Middle Tennessee State University’s Machine Shop: Kindling Engineering Technology-Student Creativity & Confidence.”4. “Welcome to Solar Splash.” 2 May 2011. .5. Foroudastan, S. “Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at MTSU.”6. “The Case for a Name Change.” A UMR White Paper. 10 Nov. 2006. .7. Foroudastan, S. “Enhancing Undergraduate Performance through Peer-Led, Team- Learning (PL-TL).”8. Hockings, SC, DeAngelis, KJ, & Frey, RF. “Peer-led team learning in general chemistry: implementation and

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Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luanna B. Prevost, Michigan State University; Kevin C. Haudek, Michigan State University; John E. Merrill, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. We are continuing to develop these resources through collaborations withother disciplinary based education researchers in the STEM fields 23. As these resources becomemore widely available, instructors will be able to select from a large number of questions,administer the question(s) in an online assignment, run the student data through text analysissoftware, and compare results with previously developed models. The resource and timeinvestment spent on analysis becomes minimal for the instructor, allowing him/her to invest thegreater proportion of his/her time in reviewing the analysis to identify areas where students showmisunderstandings and designing interventions to address this in the next class.Constructed response assessments

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of a Solar- Harvesting Circuit for Batteryless Embedded Syatems,” IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, vol. 56, pp.2519-2528, Nov 2009.8. Hirak Patangia, “Assisted Night Vision for Motorists in Highway Construction Zones: Phase II,” www. Mackblackwell/MBTC2064.9. K. Shukla, S. Sampath and K. Vijayamohanan, “Electrochemical supercapacitors: Energy storage beyond batteries”, General Articles.10. Marin S. Halper, James C. Ellenbogen, “Supercapacitors: A Brief Overview”, MITRE McLean, Virginia, March 2006.11. H. Patangia, “Amplitude Division Multiplexing Scheme in Analog Signal Processing”, in Proc. IEEE Int. Midwest Symp. Circuits & Systems, August 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio12. H. Patangia and D. Gregory

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Assessment in Graphics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

Page 25.29.10question the construct of contemporary graphical education and consider the impact andpotential of current practices.Reference 1. Fish, J., Scrivener, S. (1990). Amplifying the Mind's Eye: Sketching and Visual Cognition. Leonardo, 23, 117-126. 2. Norman, E. and Seery, N. (Eds) (2010) IDATER Graphicacy and Modelling, Loughborough 3. Ritz, J. (2009). "A New Generation of Goals for Technology Education." Journal of Technology Education 20(2), 50 - 64. 4. Rasinen, A. (2003). "An Analysis of the Technology Education Curriculum of Six Countries." Journal of Technology Education 15(1): 31 - 47. 5. Dunbar, R., (2010) Informing Technology Teacher Education; Exploring the Effects of

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Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Terence L. D. Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Doris M. Munson, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Economics. Education Economics. June 2006;14(2):211-233.6. Crede M., Roch S. G., Kieszczynka U. M., Class Attendance in College: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relationship of Class Attendance with Grades and Student Characteristics. Review of Educational Research 2010; 80(2): 272-295.7. Davidovitch N, & Soen D. Class Attendance and Students' Evaluation of their College Instructors. College Student Journal. September 2006;40(3):691-703.8. Dollinger S, Matyja A, & Huber J. Which factors best account for academic success: Those which college students can control or those they cannot?. Journal of Research in Personality. August 2008;42(4):872-885.9. Gump S. The Cost of Cutting Class. College Teaching

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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Architectural

wiki is strongly suggested tocatalog, in one location, all the student questions and responses. By assessing and giving a scorefor student interaction(s) on the message boards, faculty can improves the collaboration anddialogue and foster a collaborative design environment. By assessing value to students-helping-students through typing out solutions or researching solutions on-line through Blogs, faculty caneasily document examples of student abilities in life-long learning for ABET purposes. It alsoalleviates excessive one-on-one emails between faculty and students that can become toocumbersome to respond to during the progression of the course in this shortened intersessiondelivery such as this one.After the first on-line offering in January

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Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead C. Mac Namara, Syracuse University; James K. Guest, Johns Hopkins University

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Architectural

IABSEFoundation Talent Support Program and National Science Foundation through Grant No.CMMI-0928613.























































1 Salvadori, Mario. "Teaching Structures to Architects." Journal of Architecture Education 13, no. 1(1958): 5-8.2 Plesums, Guntis. "On Teaching Structure Systems." Journal of Architecture Education 27, no. 4 (1974):68-77.3 Severud, Fred. “Structures: The Feel of Things” Journal of Architecture Education 16, no. 2(1961): 18-22.4 Hong, P. 2011. Sweetening Structural Principles for Architectural Students. Proceedings of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2011. Vancouver, BC.5 Black, R. G. and Duff, S. 1994. A Model for Teaching Structures: Finite

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Bodenhamer, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Steven Michael Corns; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Systems Engineering

resources system problem. In the intervening years, he continued work on large scale system based problems. He has expertise in model- ing architectures for complex engineering systems such as transportation, infrastructure, water resources, and energy distribution using computational intelligence techniques He is the Founder of the Missouri S&T’s system engineering graduate program. Dagli is the Director of the Smart Engineering Systems Laboratory and a Senior Investigator in the DoD Systems Engineering Research Center-URAC. He is an INCOSE Fellow 2008 and IIE Fellow 2009. He has been the PI, Co-PI, or Director of 46 research projects and grants totaling more than $29 million from federal, state, and industrial

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Progress in Manufacturing Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Punit Deotale, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

where they were studying how tointerface I/O devices to a programmable logic controller on an automated assembly line.Evaluation activities took place during recitation time.Materials. Students’ knowledge of automated system design was assessed using a test consistingof a large scale industrial wiring problem for which they had to interface switches, push buttons,relays, sensors and I/O modules of a PLC controlling an automated assembly line. Below is asample problem:PRE_TEST - Programming and Interface I/O Devices to PLC I/O Modules:When an On button is pushed, a stacker (S) starts stacking plywood sheets at station A. Stack height iscontrolled by a PLC counter instruction, not a height sensor. A photoelectric sensor is mounted byPosition A

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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Two Year College Division

supported in part by the National Science Foundation under awardnumber #DUE-0806757. Help from Ms. Deann Pettinelli in administering the financialaid is gratefully acknowledged.References1. National Science Foundation (2006), NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM), Program Solicitation NSF 07-524, Last Updated 11/07/2006.2. Gupta, S. K., Aghayere, A., Amuso, V., Eastman, M., & Johnson, D. (2009), ET2 Program for Transfer Students from Two-Year Colleges, Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Austin, TX. AC 2009-1309.3. Gupta, S. K., Johnson, D., Morelli, J., Eastman, M., Amuso, V., & Moon, J. (2010), Academic Performance and

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Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

a product. This researchwould start due to unacceptable state of understanding for the product performance and the parametersaffecting it. This research would be conducted until a desired improved state of understanding isreached, before attempting to change the current design. Utilizing the perceptual domain of theresearcher(s) and conducting research in the physical and /or virtual domains, through testing physicallysimulated models and /or virtually simulated models of the product, could produce an improved state ofrealization in the perceptual domain of the researcher(s). If the research results are documented andcommunicated or published an improved state of realization, in the virtual domain, would result, as well.Problem

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; Essy Behravesh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

the possible role that the experimental situation itself may have had in influencingthe data.ReferencesABET 2012-13. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Available online at http://www.abet.org/engineering-criteria- 2012-2013/ Accessed November 25, 2011.Barrows, H. S. (1996). " Problem-based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview." New directions for teaching and learning 68(3-12).Behravesh E., Fasse B.B., Mancini, M.C., Newstetter W.C., and Boyan, B.D. (2007) A Comparative Study of Traditional and Problem-Based Learning Instructional Methods in a Lab Setting. Biomedical Engineering Society, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 26-29, 2007.Collins, A., Brown, J. S., & Newman, S. E. (1989). Cognitive

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2001 Annual Conference

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Peter Schuyler; Howard A. Canistraro

-6024, Low-Cost Multifinction I/O Board 200 K/s, 16 Single Ended Inputs, 2 analog outputs, 8 digital outputs 2. External Chassis: SC-2345 Shielded Carrier with SCC-PWR01 power option, accepts 8 conditioning modules, and support 2 analog and 2 digital outputs 3. Various Plug in Conditioning Modules, currently each station has been equipped with: Page 6.99.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American

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Gregory Kremer

sameconcepts throughout a “web-based curriculum” supplement. Page 6.929.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: General Framework for Solving Dynamics Problems A) Define Problem1. Review the physical situation and cast it as one or more “problems” that appear solvable based on standard methods for solving dynamics problems2. Select one of the problems from ‘1’ to be solved and identify its primary unknown(s)3. Define all systems

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David R Finley

: • knowledge of learning styles • use of formal and informal student course evaluations to improve teaching • setting goals to achieve important, not urgent, objectives in lifeThese elements are tangible suggestions for new (and more experienced) engineering educatorsto take back to the classroom and try for themselves.I. IntroductionTri-State University (TSU) is a private, undergraduate institution with a rich tradition ofproviding an affordable, “hands-on” engineering education. Located in Angola, Indiana, TSU isapproximately 45 miles northeast of Ft. Wayne and 60 miles west of Toledo, Ohio. From itsstart in the late 1800's as a normal school, TSU has grown into a regional educational leader forthe 21st century specializing in engineering

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Sanjiv Gokhale; Hadi Yamin

Page 6.1069.2money for the school year. However, another benefit that was not evident previously, was soon Session 2793apparent – students seemed to retain their knowledge better in a time-shortened format. The longsummer break often proved quite detrimental to learning, as students tended to “forget” thematerial upon their return from the break.Yet another format of intensive-courses, that came about in the late 70’s is modular-offerings ofclasses. An institution utilizing this type of schedule typically establishes short, intensivesessions throughout the academic year. Students take a number of prescribed coursesconsecutively within the academic year. While

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2001 Annual Conference

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Timothy McLaren

Session 2663 A Microelectronics Fabrication and Packaging Learning Laboratory for Manufacturing Engineers Timothy S. McLaren Washington State University - VancouverAbstractWashington State University (WSU) has recently established a Manufacturing Engineeringprogram at its Vancouver campus. Included in a new laboratory building is a microelectronicslearning laboratory specifically for teaching this application of manufacturing engineering.Vancouver is located within the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region, sometimes referred to asthe “Silicon Forest” due to

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Robin Redfield; Brian Self

acceleration andvelocity to a given altitude of flight. Figure 7 shows these results over a period of 25 seconds.Excel was used for this solution to allow students to easily work with Euler integration. 700 600 500 Vel & Accel 400 Acceleration (ft/s^2) 300 Velocity (ft/s) 200 100 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Time (sec

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Marvin McKimpson

, New York, NY, 1997. p. 93-112.4. R. Parkin, S. Robertson, J. Sherwood & D. Smith, “Integrating Design, Manufacturing, and Testing Across theMechanical Engineering Curriculum” (in) Mechanical Engineering Education for Global Practice—Proc. of the1997 Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Conference-March 19-21, San Diego, CA, American Society ofMechanical Engineers, New York, NY, 1997. p. 113-122.5. M. Noori, C. Shakeri and H. Davoodi, “A Project-Based Integrative Education Through Industrial Partnership”,(in) Mechanical Engineering Education for Global Practice—Proc. of the 1997 Mechanical EngineeringDepartment Heads Conference-March 19-21, San Diego, CA, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NewYork, NY, 1997. p. 197-200.6. C. S

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Arturo Fuentes; Cristina Villalobos

to include interaction with the K-12 community andUTEP faculty and administrators, in addition to UTEP students and their families. With theseefforts, the authors believe that students will obtain a more complete preparation for the demandsrequired by industry and graduate schools.I. Educational Trends in Hispanic SocietyDuring the 1998-2008 period, employment in Science and Engineering (S&E) occupations isexpected to increase at almost four times the rate. Within engineering, electrical engineering isprojected to have the biggest absolute and relative employment gains up by 26%. Civil andmechanical engineers are also expected to experience above average employment gains, withprojected increases of about 21% and 16%, respectively

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2001 Annual Conference

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Yarrow Nelson; Charles Tritt

Session 1109 Rabbit Season – A Battery Based Laboratory Exercise for Engineering Students Charles S. Tritt, Ph.D. Milwaukee School Of EngineeringA laboratory investigation suitable for college freshmen is provided (see Appendix A). In thisexperiment, students investigated the performance of ordinary consumer batteries underspecified discharge conditions. The discharge conditions were those described in a internationalstandard for battery performance.1,2 The experiment was intended to introduce students theimportance and utility of

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David Loker

otherapplications. A flowchart for implementing a full-duplex serial program is shown below inFigure 2. In itializ e C O M P o rt C le a r C O M Po rt C h e c k fo r B y te s a t C O M P o rt Y ES If B y te s R e a d B y tes to R e a d a n d D isp lay NO Y ES If B y te s W rite B y te s to to W rite C O M p o rt

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Willis Marti; Wei Zhao; Steve Liu

restricted content within the lab; and♦ Configuration Server – providing real time control over infrastructure connectivity to support multiple exercise configurations. Device Pool Server Pool Internet Web Access Gateway Router(s) Bridge(s) Direct Operations Gateway Switches Courseware server Configuration Manager