Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Walters, Pennsylvania State University; John Bertoty, Blueroof Technologies, Inc.

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Information Systems

MonitoringAffordability and manufacturability were two key concepts that guided the design process. The firstphase of this project was to build a prototype Smart Cottage, but the ultimate objective was to buildmany of these cottages at an affordable cost. The reference cost was the HUD two-bedroom price limitof $104,000 for the Western Pennsylvania area.Universal DesignThe Smart Cottage for Seniors has been developed using Universal Design techniques that will insurea long lasting and comfortable home for seniors. The Universal Design features of the cottage are: • 1040 sq. ft. single-level floor plan • Technology channels embedded in walls during manufacture • Large bathroom with 5-feet turning radius

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

16 7.61 7.99 7.23 34 16 8.06 8.46 7.66 Similar set of data is provided for all other experiments.ConclusionsThis project created value for the Thermodynamics course. This was done by clarifyingexisting experiments for the students using the on-line tool before entering the laboratory.The computer simulation of the Thermodynamics laboratory experiments is the first butimportant step to introduce the Thermodynamics course on line and for the long distanceeducation

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Rosario Gil, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Pablo Losada, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; juan peire, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Engineering Technology

fingerprint and other devices so that we will try to assure that a studentis alone.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge to the Spanish Science and Education Ministry and theSpanish National Plan I+D+I 2004-2007 the support for this paper as the project TSI2005-08225-C07-03 "mosaicLearning: Aprendizaje electrónico móvil, de código abierto, basado enestándares, seguro, contextual, personalizado y colaborativo".Bibliography 1. Martín, S., Castro, M., Peire, J. et al. Experiencias e introducción de dispositivos móviles en la Enseñanza a Distancia. Ubiquitous Computing & Ambient Intelligence, Granada Spain, 2005. 2. Rivilla, I., Castro, M. et al. Development and implementation of a collaborative environment for

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

information technology field. John has held various positions and has experience involving management, designing, testing and teaching of data networks, enterprise networking systems, digital switching systems and transmission systems. Currently, John is a faculty member at East Carolina University and holds an instructor position in the Department of Technology Systems. John is also a senior trainer at Network Training and Consulting and teaches courses in networking, project management, and Cisco systems networking solutions. He holds a MBA from Wayland Baptist University. He also holds various industry certifications to include; A+, Network+, MCSE, MOUS, and CCNP.Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael VanAuker, University of South Florida; Joel Strom, University of South Florida; William Lee, University of South Florida

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Biomedical

will come from the Asia/Pacificregion and the Latin-American region, which are expected to grow significantly by 20107. Interms of all medical devices, the U.S. market was estimated to be approximately $86 billion by2006 (close to $220 billion worldwide), with a projected 10% annual growth rate for the nearfuture8. The U.S. medical device industry employs more than 411,400 individuals, about 1/3 ofall biotech jobs8. Cardiovascular devices are a significant part of this market; Table 1 lists someof the dominant technologies. As one example of a specific product, the worldwide market forstents is estimated to be about $8 billion by 2008, with this growth reflecting advances in drug-eluting stents9.Dominant cardiovascular pharmaceutical companies

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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Mathematics

Ceramic Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley. Following graduate school Amy worked for Hewlett Packard in San Jose CA and in Colorado Springs, CO. Amy's research interests include microelectronic packaging, particularly 3-D integration and ceramic MEMS devices.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia A. Pyke is the Director of Education Research for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman programs, math support, mentoring, outreach, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

the governing equations (Fig. 4), and to simultaneously solve multiple analysis problems for integrated design projects. Page 12.390.7 6 REVISION Figure 4 Interactive mouse-picking of spur gear geometry factor (J) directly from a graph in the AGMA tooth strength analysis module and nonlinear solution of an eccentric buckling problem in the column buckling analysis modulec. Flexibility: To solve more than one type of mechanics problem using the same tool, to solve mechanics problems in

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

* 5 3 0 3 High Frequency Systems 6 3 3 4 Embedded PCs 6 3 3 4 Biomedical Instrumentation* 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective (ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4The curriculum adds five new technical courses to a core of ECET, mathematics, English,science, and social science courses. The program is structured within the 130 credit-hour limitset by

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

. Lewis, Mr. O. Lewis, Mr. A. Mooreand Mr. W. Holmes. The authors also wish to acknowledge the equipment and computingsupport for this project from the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures at NCA&T State University by its Director, Prof. J. Sankar, with partial support from its NSF NSECproject collaboration with the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.References1. K. Stair, and B. Crist, “Using hands-on laboratory experiences to underscore concepts and to create excitement about materials,” Proceedings of 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.2. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD.: Engineering Accreditation Commission, Nov. 1, 2004.3. http://www.gm.com/company/gmability

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

equipment that is needed for this experiment – an air Page 12.55.3flow bench. Benches of this type are commercially available, but it is not difficult tomake one. The bench shown in figure 3 was built as a student senior project bymechanical engineering technology students.Figure 4 shows a schematic for the flow bench. A blower pulls air through the plenums.Between the front and back plenums there is a plate with a set of flow nozzles. Thisgives the user a selection of nozzle sizes for different flow rates. The test specimen ismounted on the inlet to the bench so all of the air goes through it. A differential pressuregauge is used to measure the pressure drop

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Mathews, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Use in Curricular Reform: Experience of Year One,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Problem-Based Learning, Lahti, Finland, June 9-11, 2005.2. Cedercreutz, Kettil, Cates, Cheryl, Maltbie, Cathy, Miller, Richard, Uwakweh, Benjamin, “The Development of a Corporate Feedback System for Use in Curricular Reform: Progress Report Fall 2005,” Presented at the 2006 CEIA Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, April 23-35, 2006.3. “Developing a Corporate Feedback System for Use in Curricular Reform,” FIPSE Project P116A040276, Cheryl Cates and Kettil Cedercreutz PI’s, http://www.uc.edu/propractice/fipse/abstract.html.4. Educational Benchmarking, “Engineering Education Exit Assessment,” http://www.webebi.com

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Marcek

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International

applicability and competitiveness of university graduates.Concrete projects and collaborations have already commenced. In October 2006 during theGlobal Colloquium on Engineering Education held in Rio de Janeiro, a Memorandum ofUnderstanding was signed that greatly expanded EftA partnerships and effective reach into theengineering education processes of the Americas. Together with ASIBEI, LACCEI, IFEES,ISTEC, ASEE, and OAS, Engineering for the Americas agreed to leverage activities and seekmutual benefit in improving the state of engineering and engineering education in the region.For example, through partnership with LACCEI and INTEC, EftA helped develop a jointproposal to the InterAmerican Development Bank’s Regional Public Good solicitation

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

A&M University and her M.S. in Applied Mathematics and her Ph.D. inChemical Engineering from The University of Tulsa. She is currently involved in applying fuel cells and reformersto hybrid-electric vehicles.‡ In the Project tab of Control Builder, right click on the module name. Choose Configure Module Parameters. Addthe needed parameters under History Configuration on the Server History tab. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 8LAURA P. FORDDr. Ford is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She earned

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kimberly H. Henthorn

collaboratively do not successfully complete the engineering curriculum. Many newengineering students are surprised to learn that group work is encouraged, because they have notyet determined where the line between collaboration and copying is drawn. It is absolutelyessential that engineering faculty, especially those teaching introductory courses, help instillgood collaborative habits in their students and help them distinguish acceptable group behavior(working together) from bad ones (copying). This can be accomplished through collaborative in-class thought experiments, group homework assignments, and larger semester projects. Moststudents eventually figure out the benefits of group work, although helping them discover this asearly as possible in their

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

responsibility to society and the environment. These abilitiesare contained within the program outcomes of ABETii.Undergraduate engineering programs now typically include a freshman design experience. There are anumber of modelsiii. Some examples of such courses are listed here. At Northern Arizona University,students are introduced to current design software such as CAD, equation solvers, and spreadsheets. AtDrexel University, the course focuses on the design process and its applications in engineering through aseries of lectures and projects. There are also linkages to freshmen humanities courses. At the Universityof Wisconsin at Madison, students work in teams to determine customer needs, propose solutions, anddesign and test final products.The

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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V. Briller; E. Deess; R. Calluori; K. Joshi

).~ __________ was friendlier during the open house (M).2. Collecting information about colleges and how they learned about the university.~ Participated in Panasonic Challenge; liked what he saw; … flyers are ineffective (M).~ Mother is an alumnus from ME; visits to university and open houses were most helpful to getan idea about school (M).~ Sister attended law summer program; for women school proximity is an important factor (F).~ From guidance counselor; however has never heard of pre-college programs at the university(F).3. What they like about NJIT~ Science project and real research (M).~ Proximity to home (F).~ Compact, small-size reminding of a high school (F).4. Why they chose the college they currently attend~ _______ was more aesthetically

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Esposito

1 Digital Signal Processing: A Hardware-Based Approach Robert Esposito Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple UniversityIntroductionTeaching Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has included the utilization of a simulation tool (ST) forstudent projects and homework. The leading ST in academia is MATLAB by MathWorks. MATLAB isa vector based environment that is conducive to DSP simulation. Specifically, filter design is simulatedutilizing a C-like code. Students are able to enter a filter design as a discrete

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jamieson Simms; Parthy Iyengar

be expanded in order to take fulladvantage of all the sources available to the student. By graphically plotting forces, the student canvisualize what is taking place. This used in conjunction with the analytical method is the basis for thisstudy. The student will be able to plot the known forces graphically while also incorporating the formulasderived from the analytical method. Using the table command functions that AutoCad provides will enable the student to incorporateall these methods into one single project. This is the power of using AutoCad to solve problems in statics.In addition to coplanar force systems, AutoCad can also aid in solving various other problems in staticsand strength of materials. This subject will be expanded

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fred John; Seong W. Lee

conditions to work in and how they can be safe and they were ableto use this knowledge in this experiment. Experiments were carried out on the scale model and data was collected, this is wheresome students were able to use data from this experiment to use for a class project in Design andAnalysis of Experiments. The data show what results were obtained and how the particle flowvaried in each section of the scale model with difference in velocity, circulation and mainstreamline flow. The apparatuses involved were a scale model (about 1:100) of the space shuttle mainengine (SSME) exhaust-duct, a humidifier and a blower, which students were involved indesigning. The scale model reintroduced concepts and ideas to students from classes

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Colin Campbell; Steve Lambert; Oscar Nespoli

Alternative Drinking Water Engineering Design Process Sources Elora Home Heating Case Engineering Design Process Molten Steel Ladle Volume and C.M. calculations Verification of computer calculations Process management and Process management [4] simulation Hood hinge design Kinematics and Dynamics PLC controller design PLC programming5. References 1. Erskine, J.A. and Leenders, M.R., “Learning with Cases”, 1997, Richard Ivey School of Business. (www.ivey.uwo.ca/cases) 2. Herreid, C. “What is a case?”, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, (http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/teaching/whatis.html) 3

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Mark A. Hopkins

versus transient response, (4) steady-state magnitude andphase and their relationship to the Bode plots, and (5) phase-lead and phase- lag.Complete details of the method are presented. The software is available on the web, and is freeif used only for educational purposes.1. IntroductionThe ability to use computers at the lectern, enabled by relatively cheap projection equipment, hastremendous potential for computer-aided teaching. This is not a reference to being able topresent PowerPoint slides, using computers in essentially the same way we once used overheadprojectors to show transparencies. Rather, we now have the ability to create accuratemathematical plots on-the-fly, and dynamically manipulate graphical content to emphasizepoints of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Senay Purzer; Darryl Morrell; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Nancy Cooke, Arizona State University

Evaluation of Evaluation of Alternative Solutions Alternative Solutions Project DEC Decisions DEC Decisions Realization COM Communication MODSEL Modeling Selected SolutionComparison of Freshman Teams and Expert TeamsFigure 3 presents a VPA analysis of a novice team as an example of the study. This team wascomposed of four freshman engineering students. The team initially began producing alternativesolutions and decided on a design concept very early in their session

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students a homework project where they are required to create in Excel a schedule fortheir entire week. This schedule must designate some activity - study time, class time, work time,sleep, etc. – for every one of the 168 hours of the week.Four weeks later the students are assigned a project that requires that they make a web page.Students were given instruction in how to make a simple web page using FrontPage. The firstpage of their web page is about study skills. Students are instructed to use their knowledge ofstudy skills and student success to design a page that would inform prospective high schoolstudents about what it takes to do well in college. (The second page of their web pages is aboutengineering. The second page is not part of this

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Principal Investigator of several projects from the Army, DOD, and NIH.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.314.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING VISUAL BASIC MACROS IN MICROSOFT EXCELI. Introduction Biomedical engineering analyses are often more complex than typically found in otherengineering disciplines due to the inherent variation and uncertainty associated with livingsystems. Attempting to find the optimum solution to complex problems almost always is doneusing numerical analysis techniques, such as finite element or finite

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-2525: THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Sophia Scott is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. She is currently interested in using face to face, blended, and online course formats to increase student learning, problem solving, project management and teaming. Page 12.1391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Blended Classroom: The Best of Both Worlds?AbstractMost

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

,share and teach one another. Interpersonal and small group skills are the social skillsrequired for people to interact. Group processing is the element that gives students timeto discuss how well they are achieving their goals. These elements help to discouragegroup members from not participating by making each team member accountable to thegroup. While cooperative learning and cooperative teams are thought of as semester-longactivities and groups, cooperative teams can be used for short-term projects like the ethicsassignment.During the Spring 2005 semester, students were assigned the group paper assignment. Page 12.847.6To prevent students from

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Lingard, California State University-Northridge

the plan for 2005.The decision to conduct this assessment was based on a careful analysis of the outcomes most inneed of assessment.An assessment plan was then developed for this outcome which included the design of a test tobe given to students in various elective courses that required students to complete team orientedsoftware development projects. These courses all identified the introductory course in softwareengineering as a prerequisite. Several of the past and present instructors of the introductorycourse participated in developing the test. A rubric for evaluating student performance wasdeveloped as well. Although the process was followed, the design of the assessment instrumentwas flawed as was demonstrated later in the validation

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

undergraduate BME curriculum Page 12.1584.2IntroductionA primary area of research for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for BioengineeringEducational Technologies1 has been to identify the concepts that should comprise a coreundergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum. The motivation for this project has beendescribed elsewhere2-6 but, briefly, VaNTH domain experts believe that determining a core set ofconcepts will clarify for industry the capabilities of undergraduate biomedical engineers. Inaddition, these concepts should guide the development of new undergraduate programs inbiomedical engineering and assist established programs in reworking their respective curricula.The principal

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Brenda Puck, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Peter Heimdahl, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

activities,and the LEGO Mentors, all of whom were either current students or alumni of the manufacturingengineering program, were each assigned to one of the four teams. The mentors wereresponsible for guiding the teams through the brainstorming, problem solving, and technicalmatters of robot design and programming. Three of these four mentors were female, anadditional aspect to demonstrate to the campers that women can be successful in engineering.The four teams, each having ten team members were responsible for developing their ownsolutions to the design project.The design project, “Rube’s Smart House”, was introduced to the campers at the end of day 1.The project, created in true Rube Goldberg style, was a fun problem to be addressedautonomously

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

instructors. • Self-directed learning – Students are self motivated to make their plans, follow guidance and laboratory manuals, meet requirements, and achieve specified goals. • Mentorship – Instructors use all communication channels for their teaching via Discussion Forums and Communication tools in Blackboard and email. • Project collaboration and collaborative learning – Collaborations are emphasized on group assignments. More discussions and help happen via group forums in Blackboard.Special accomplishments in the new online computer network laboratory modulesinclude five computer network laboratory modules designed for distributed environmentwith compliance of all the goals and standards set up in typical