Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jay Straker, Colorado School of Mines; Marcelo Simoes, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics

andcurriculum development: the role of engineers in humanitarian activities. Additionally, reforminitiatives in science and engineering (S&E) graduate education have yet to realize their potentialfor integrating ethics into curricula. Addressing such challenges, this paper will describeactivities to date of an interdisciplinary faculty team at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM)working on the development of graduate-level curriculum in humanitarian engineering ethics(HEE). The HEE faculty team has 1) reviewed and critically assessed relations betweenhumanitarianism and engineering in order to develop an applicable concept of humanitarianethics (HE) in engineering education and practice; 2) researched barriers and opportunities in thedevelopment and

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

, polymeric and biomaterials with silicon electronics. The conventional top downmethodology for miniaturization has advanced to nanoscales, while bottom up and selfassembling methodologies at molecular and atomistic scales are evolving.The integrated circuit technology began with using essentially a few materials – doped silicon,silicon dioxide and aluminum in 1960s. Subsequently more and more materials have beenintegrated following extensive materials research. Figure 1 shows that today’s semiconductor Page 12.1037.2technology spans a much larger part of the periodic table. The elements manifest theirintegration through syntheses of materials with

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

a lecture. The Direct Indirectreference used for much of this historical information is the Approach Approachwonderful first chapter of Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics byJames Williams.1 The biographical information came primarilyfrom a couple of great websites, The MacTutor History of - Newton - Leibniz 2 - Euler - John BernoulliMathematics Archive and Eric Weissteins’ World of Scientific 3 - D’AlembertBiography, both of which have huge collections of short

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Michael Todd, University of California-San Diego; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

conducting LANL mission-driven, multidisciplinaryengineering research and to improve recruiting, revitalization and retention of the current andfuture staff necessary to support LANL’s nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship responsibilities.The components of the Engineering Institute to be discussed in this paper are 1) the Los AlamosDynamic Summer School (LADSS), 2) a joint LANL/UCSD degree program with a uniquefocus in validated simulations, structural health monitoring, and damage prognosis, 3) jointLANL/UCSD research projects, and 4) industry short courses. This program is a possible modelfor future industry/government interactions with university partners.IntroductionLos Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contributes to national security by

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

motivate students to go to graduate school, preference is usually given to studentswho are not yet in graduate school. Thus far, the students participating in the program have beenas follows: 67 students just finished their junior year, 30 students just received theirundergraduate degree, and 14 first year graduate students. Over 34 undergraduate universitieshave had students participate. Students in the program have had undergraduate majors inmechanical engineering (82), civil engineering (19), aerospace engineering (3), electricalengineering (4), engineering mechanics (2) and mathematics (1). Thus far, approximately 27%of the participants have come from underrepresented groups (13.5% women). The number ofapplicants has ranged from about 20 to 45

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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Manufacturing

laborcontent will allow the highly developed countries with high labor costs be more competitive withthe developing low cost labor countries in the global market place.Metal Casting and Rapid Manufacturing There are several different approaches to part production using rapid manufacturingtechniques that can be applied by metal casters and some of these are presented in Table 1. Oneof the first methods developed was the production of consumable patterns, such as those madefrom wax, starch or lost foam. A pump manufacturer used the process to produce starch patternsfor the replacement of critical parts. The production often started without a drawing and only theworn out part was available. A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) was used to digitize

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Brown, Virginia Tech; Owen Hughes, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech; Betsy Tretola, Teaching and Learning,

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Ocean and Marine

the assessment, design, development, delivery and evaluation of large nationwide curricula. Page 12.554.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Distance learning in the graduate-level ocean engineering curriculumAbstractVirginia Tech is an established leader in distance learning with 85% of departments offeringsome form of electronic courses 1 . The graduate level Ocean Engineering curriculum is fullyavailable to off-campus students, thus allowing professionals anywhere in the world to earn anMS degree. The MS in Ocean Engineering was the first program in engineering at

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin; Taylor Martin, University of Texas-Austin; K. Diller, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

obtained with ademographic survey that was completed by 58 of the HPL students and 48 of the traditional students.Among the HPL group were 18 women and 40 men and the traditional group were 13 women and 35men.Instructional MethodsThe biotransport courses covered all three areas of transport phenomena: momentum (fluids), heat,and mass transfer. The two traditional courses were taught at different institutions. Both coursesfollowed a traditional lecture style with weekly problem sets and periodic in class quizzes and exams. Figure 1. The STAR.Legacy (SL) CycleThe two HPL courses were taught at different institutions. The professors collaborated prior to thestudy to design the challenges, but the classes were taught

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Howard Pearlman, Drexel University; Greg Biren, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Robert Sterner, Rowan University

fact that the world of sportsprovides for an exciting basis to study multidisciplinary engineering principles and that moststudents can relate to sporting activities in some way or another, either as a participant orspectator. Over 90 million people in the U.S. over the age of 6 are frequent exercisers orparticipants in recreational sports. A clear majority of the population (68% or 170 millionpeople) participated at least once in any of the sports/activities monitored by ASD.[1] Due to thepopularity of sports, studying technology and its effect on sports is a good way to teach basictheories but also a way to allow students to bring their designs to the marketplace. “Studyingsome of the dynamic effects contained in sports, we can introduce all

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

is, students with higher Math ACT scores spendslightly less time using ALEKS. This could be caused by a lower perceived need for assistanceamong students with higher Math ACT scores.BackgroundFive years ago the Mathematics Program at Louisiana Tech University began using a web-basedtutorial program marketed by McGraw-Hill entitled ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning inKnowledge Spaces)1 in an effort to provide a more effective mathematics tutoring program forour students. The goals were to 1) increase student retention and success in freshman andsophomore-level mathematics courses (such as calculus, which all engineering majors take), and2) increase the willingness of students to utilize the available tutorial services. Note that “studentsuccess

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

illustrate the difference between contextual problems and those lacking context,consider a potential mechanics of materials problem: A shaft is subjected to the torque shown. Find A the shear stress developed in the shaft and the angle of twist at point A relative to point B. B Figure 1 A basic torsional shear stress problem in mechanics of materialsThe problem does not tell the students anything about the source of the torque, the likely use ofthe shaft, or anything else that might allow then to place some context on why it might bevaluable to know the shear stress or angle of twist. Even if the

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Eck, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

liberalarts programs and engineering programs (Ref. 3). The implementation of the concept at NJITand the concept itself (now including PhD and MBA programs) has gone through several stagesof development since that time, driven by a number of factors that reflect the transition of NJITfrom a specialized, primarily undergraduate institution to a major public research university(Ref. 1) with over 40 Master's programs, 18 doctoral programs, and graduate enrollmentapproaching 3000. The initial concept was to allow undergraduates to proceed smoothly into thenew Master's programs that were being developed, allowing enhancement of theirprofessionally-based education and providing a vehicle for faculty and students to work onMaster's level Projects and Theses

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Ozden Uslu, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

anopportunity for many applications in areas like: AerospaceClients demand aircrafts with different features. In order to meet customer’s need, the aviationindustry has to manufacture hundreds of parts in low volumes. RM offers the most feasiblesolution for this demand. NASA has been utilizing RM technologies for several years toproduce parts used in Space Shuttles4, 5. Also, Boeing manufactures single-piece productionparts such as air ducts for F-18 fighter jets using RM technology4 to avoid producing multipleparts for assembly6. AutomotiveThe technology is currently used in the product development process to fabricate prototypeparts5. RM can be employed for short-run and custom production as well. Formula-1 andNASCAR racing cars are benefiting

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Asmaa Idrisu, George Mason University; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara

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Educational Research and Methods

systems thinking (or the lackof) has affected large engineering problems.Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara Amelia Marian is an instructor of Psychology at the West University of Timisoara in Romania. Her research interest is in cognitive processes to enhance adult education. Page 12.252.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Are engineers also systems thinkers? Bringing up Holistic and Systematic Decision-Making in Engineering through a Systems-Centered Educational FrameworkAbstractEngineering is design, analysis and synthesis. Analytical and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Noorani, Loyola Marymount University; Louis Rodriguez, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Givens, Loyola Marymount University; Drew Christensen, Loyola Marymount University; Joe Foyos, Loyola Marymount University

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Engineering Design Graphics

hardware and software packages to be used.This is then followed by a more detailed discussion of the subjects using hands-on approach.The following Table 1 shows the topics and schedules of classes.The concepts of integrated computer graphics and design are demonstrated using the followingfour modules of Manual Graphics, Solid Modeling, Finite Element Analysis, Rapid Prototyping.(1) Manual GraphicsWhile the main emphasis of the course is on the computer graphics, the first two weeks of thecourse are dedicated to manual graphics where students use free-hand sketching, orthographicprojections, isometric drawing, sectional views and dimensioning. These topics help the studentslearn the visualization of objects in different views. These skills help

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

undergraduate students air-conditioningprocesses such as cooling, heating, and humidification. The level of cooling, heating, orhumidification is being monitored and controlled using a PC-based control system which consistsof LabVIEW and data acquisition unit. LabVIEW and computer data acquisition has been widelyutilized to update and modernize equipment and laboratory experimental apparatus [1-5]. Page 12.1484.2 Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering EducationII. The Design ProcessThe design process that the

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Andre Benard, Michigan State University; Norbert Mueller, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

included in this study is very different,the reaction from the students at each of these schools is of special interest.IntroductionA program was previously developed with the intent of giving students a physical feel forconductive heat transfer processes [1]. The program addressed prescribed temperature boundary Page 12.942.2conditions under steady state conditions in a two-dimensional rectangular object. The userprovided input related to the object dimensions, along with the prescribed temperature at each ofthe four boundaries. The temperature distribution was then displayed using color to depicttemperatures on the computer screen. This program

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

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Design in Engineering Education

broader terms and enablesthem to become more innovative in finding solutions.This research has two objectives: 1) to study the teaching of creativity in the capstone designexperience and 2) to assess the effectiveness of the creativity instruction with pre-tests and post-tests using the Torrance12,13 Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) for adults. The results of thefirst year of this three year, outcome-oriented, process study are presented and discussed in thiswork.NomenclatureABET = Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyAP = Academic PerformanceNat’l %ile = National PercentileSD = Standard Deviation of data pointsTRIZ = Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh ZadatchTTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative ThinkingIntroductionBarak2 states “The

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

broader terms and enablesthem to become more innovative in finding solutions.This research has two objectives: 1) to study the teaching of creativity in the capstone designexperience and 2) to assess the effectiveness of the creativity instruction with pre-tests and post-tests using the Torrance12,13 Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) for adults. The results of thefirst year of this three year, outcome-oriented, process study are presented and discussed in thiswork.NomenclatureABET = Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyAP = Academic PerformanceNat’l %ile = National PercentileSD = Standard Deviation of data pointsTRIZ = Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh ZadatchTTCT = Torrance Tests of Creative ThinkingIntroductionBarak2 states “The

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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Mechanical Engineering

part made of aluminum sandwiched inbetween two polished pieces of wood, see Figure 1. The figure shows the Hurst stepper motorconnected to the airfoil with an aluminum tube that contains half of the pressure lines. Theremaining pressure lines were guided through the wind tunnel wall at the opposite side of thestepper motor. The Pitot tube located above the airfoil was used to measure the free streamvelocity in the wind tunnel.Figure 1. Clark-Y airfoil and stepper motor assembly. A Pitot tube is also shown above theairfoil.The coordinates of the Clark-Y airfoil are shown in Table 1, see also Riegels11 and Mason12.Thirty pressure fittings were connected to the middle section and Tygon tubing was connected toeach pressure tap. The pressure holes

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 12.120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 A STREAM IN PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (PSE) IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM T. Marlin*, A. Hrymak, J. MacGregor, V. Mahalec, P. Mhaskar, and C. Swartz Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7 (marlint@mcmaster.ca)1. IntroductionProcess Systems Engineering (PSE) plays a central role in the chemical

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

decisions.The key barrier to improved teaching and learning of operability is identified as easily accessedand low cost educational materials, and a proposal is offered to establish a portal open to alleducators.1. IntroductionEngineering instructors and practitioners do not question the requirement for a design to be“operable”; however, without considerable discussion, no two engineers would agree on themeaning of operability or how to achieve it. Certainly, this is not a reasonable situation for theeducation of engineering students; therefore, a set of operability topics is proposed forundergraduate education. For the purposes of this paper, operability will include the following eight topics.1. Operating window,2. Flexibility (and

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Girouard, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

collectively supportfive four-year ET undergraduate programs:[1] ‚ Architectural Engineering Technology (AET) in the Architecture Department ‚ Audio (AuET), Electronic (EET) and Computer Engineering Technology (CET) in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department ‚ Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) in Mechanical Engineering Department Page 12.417.2The curriculum of each ET program is designed such that students must complete: ‚ One 4-credit lecture/laboratory course in a basic science elective ‚ Two 4-credit lecture/laboratory courses in algebra-based physics ‚ Four 3-credit All University Curriculum (AUC

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

informal and experiential education results in learning but learning is not thebasic purpose of an activity.This research revealed 1) the pattern of learning interventions along the educational continuum isdifferent for those engineers that made a successful transition versus those that did not. Thelearning for a successful transition was weighted toward the experiential end of the continuum.2) The key educational content for those engineers who made a successful transition ismultidisciplinary. And 3) this multidisciplinary education takes place early in a career. Whenlooking at the ABET criteria 3d, “ability to function on multidisciplinary teams,” this career pathand educational study indicates that we should define multidisciplinary as

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering instrument is designed to meet this need. The authors make this instrument(available for download on AWEonline.org) and the initial data available so that MEP, WIE andengineering administrators can use it to design retention programming. More important, suchdata can be used to create a case for making changes in the engineering education curriculum andextra curricular activities that will alleviate the legitimate problems that students encounter.Research QuestionsWe explored the following research questions in our data analysis:1. What are predominant factors in students’ decision to leave engineering? Are there differences by GPA? Gender? Race/ethnicity?2. Are there relationships between perceived quality of high school preparation and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Carlos Wexler, University of Missouri; Zdeslav Hrepic, Fort Hays State University; Gregory Triplett, University of Missouri

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Educational Research and Methods

majors. We have developed a web-basedenvironment that presents pairs of problems and then asks questions about thoseproblems one at a time (see Figure 1 for sample questions related to work-energy). Page 12.1013.4Problem 1 (Giancoli 6-19) Problem 2 (Giancoli 6-23)A 0.088kg arrow is fired from a bow whose string A 0.25kg softball is pitched at 26m/s. By the time itexerts an average force of 110N over a distance of reaches the plate a distance 15m away it has slowed0.78m. to 23m/s.Neglecting air resistance, what is the speed of the Neglecting gravity, what is the

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri

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Nuclear and Radiological

that, of all learning objectives, 60% focused on memorization, 18% oncomprehension of ideas, 18% on application, 3% on analysis, and less then 1% on evaluation ofknowledge. Our analysis of the kind of knowledge required by these objectives showed that 52%focused on factual knowledge, 21% on conceptual knowledge, 27% on procedural knowledge, and lessthan 1% on meta-cognitive knowledge. Our needs analysis also showed that the nuclear industry isprobably the most highly regulated in the world, with extensive rules and guidelines provided by theDepartment of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and numerous other task-specific agencies.Given the highly regulated nature of the industry, accountability is essential to these organizations, aswell

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Manufacturing

such a panel assessment. Next,the Design Panel assessment results and their relations with other ABET assessment dataare discussed. Finally, we provide lessons learned and feedback from the Panel membersto improve the “Design Panel” as an assessment tool.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses with substantial student projects are usually one or twosemesters long. Assessment in such courses for the purpose of continuous programimprovement and ABET accreditation is a challenge. At the School of Engineering andComputer Science, we have a mechanical engineering program with a manufacturingoption. For the past two years, our program has been preparing for its first ABETaccreditation visit. As part of this effort, we established a “Design Panel” to

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

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Aerospace

retired its A-6E’s and replaced them with F/A-18’s. The transfer was made possible withthe help and support of research sponsors at Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters and atthe Manned Flight Simulator branch of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Maryland.A diagram of the simulation system can be found in Figure 1. The left (pilot’s) seat of the trainercockpit represents the cockpit of a A-6E Intruder. The right seat has been modified toaccommodate either an instructor or a flight test engineer with a computer driven CRT that canbe custom configured with instrumentation as desired. The simulation computer has beenconverted to a SGI Origin 2000 computer. This allows the simulation of many different aircraftmodels, from a Cessna 152

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Electrical and Computer

to increased teacher-student andstudent-student interactions in the classroom and better learning outcomes. The outcomes of thisproject will be assessed by means of surveys/questionnaires and students’ achievementcomparisons. If successfully implemented, JiTT will benefit both the traditional and non-traditional student groups in engineering. This project will not only introduce JiTT into a veryimportant engineering program, but also serve as an example of using technology and innovativeteaching strategies to promote active learning in undergraduate engineering education.Introduction of JiTT Just-in-Time Teaching is a feedback-intensive teaching and learning strategy [1]-[7]. In atypical implementation, students respond electronically