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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

applications. She joined Mississippi State University as a Research Faculty in August 2006, after spending one year in a post-doctoral position at the University of South Carolina. At her current position, she is currently combining her research activities in power engineering with her teaching activities. She participated in the team of professors who taught an Electric Ship related class and she is currently offering a course that focuses on power modeling and simulation. Page 12.1276.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Ship-to-Shore Collaborations: Integrating Research of Shipboard Power

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ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Zachry Kraus, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

department. His research interests are in asphalt binder rheology and engineering education.Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Jean Layne, Texas A&M University Jean Layne is a Program

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Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2776: INTEGRATING LASER MACHINING APPLICATIONS INTO AQUALITY COURSE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S. at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes manufacturing and six sigma quality, which are current areas of interest. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in solid mechanics, quality, and numerical methods at Western Carolina.Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University Zak Kuhn is a graduate student at Western

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Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2652: CIM LAB TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING DESIGNIMPLEMENTATIONJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University JAHANGIR ANSARI is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 and Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1983 both from Seoul National University. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2002. He has over 18 years of industrial experience in different areas including shipbuilding and cement plant industries. His research interests include Structural Vibration, FEM, CAD/CAM/CNC, and Computer Integrated

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Corrie Clark, University of Michigan; Robert Sulewski, University of Michigan; John Wolfe, Limno-Tech, Inc

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Design in Engineering Education

are taking relevant courses during the same term as the designcourse. Finally, there may be a need for curriculum adjustment with the end-goal in mind. If thestudents will be required to be able to take engineering drawings and interpret them to enable thedesign of green buildings within an engineering economics framework, what should the contentof supporting courses be to allow them to take on this task? The nature of the final projectdesigns change as a function of cognizant faculty interest, external consultant expertise, andproject availability. The challenge is to find an appropriate curriculum that would allow thestudents to move between projects, which at the same time adhere to suggested design courserequirements including exposure to

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Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

algorithm. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 169(2):314-319.29. Yarlagadda, P. K. D. V. 2002. Development of an integrated neural network system for prediction of process parameters in metal injection moulding. Journal of Materials Processing Technology 130-131:315-320.30. Shen, Y. K., Yeh, P. H., and Wu, J. S. 2001. Numerical simulation for thin wall injection molding of fiber- reinforced thermoplastics. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 28(8):1035-1042.31. Vincent, M. Giroud, T., Clarke, A., and Eberhardt, C. 2005. Description and modeling of fiber orientation in injection molding of fiber reinforced thermoplastics. Polymer 46(2005):6719-6725.32. Imihezri, S. S. S., Sapuan, S. M., Sulaiman, S

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Lisa Schneider; Michael Kelley; Shefford P. Baker

Integrating Engineering Applications into First-Year Calculus in Active, Collaborative, Problem-solving Sections Lisa Schneider, Michael Kelley, Shefford P. Baker Cornell UniversityAbstractIn Fall 2007 Cornell University engineering students who are enrolled in Calculus for Engineers,the first course in the required engineering math sequence, are working together in groups toapply the basic calculus concepts and methods they are learning to solve engineering-relatedproblems. Typically, students would not be introduced to such problems until later in theengineering curriculum. Through this innovation, faculty hope students will a) develop a deeperand more

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Daren R. Wilcox; Gerd W. Wostenkuhler

-38855 Wernigerode, Germany +49 3943 659-322 gwoestenkuehler@hs-harz.deAbstractIn this paper, a curriculum for an introductory digital electronics course using VHDL based on a customdesigned development board is presented. The development board is centered on the ispM4A CPLD.The development of the CPLD teaching aid is the direct result of collaboration between engineeringfaculty at Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Studies and Research) in Wernigerode, Germany andSouthern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia, USA. The discussion that follows includesan overview of VHDL in engineering education, an overview of the ispM4A, a design review of theteaching

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

bothtechnical education courses (science, physical science, and physics) and mathematics courseswithin the school district classrooms. Another major goal was to empower teachers to relate theapplied math topics to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and theCurriculum Frameworks for Science, Engineering and Technology. Toward this end, discussionswere held among the participants relating the material of the course to the standards of theCurriculum Frameworks.An outside evaluator evaluated this course with pre and post surveys and also conducted a sitevisit. The results of that evaluation are included in this paper.IntroductionBuilding Math Skills in Context: Integrating Mathematics with Engineering and Technology is aprofessional

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

discuss how CEE students at Rowan University are taughtdesign in a multidisciplinary, PBL environment, and to discuss how mechanics andcommunication are integrated into the design projects. Sophomore Engineering Clinic Iand II (SEC I and SEC II) are the innovations that allow this to be accomplished. SEC Iand SEC II afford the CEE students at Rowan University an integrated courseworkexperience for 1) learning and reinforcing material that is directly covered the CEEcurriculum, 2) gaining familiarity with material that is not explicitly covered in the CEEcurriculum, 3) developing formal communication skills, 4) developing into designers, and5) acquiring the so-called “soft skills” reflected in ABET 2000 A-K criteria.Sophomore curriculum for CEE

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

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Engineering Technology

availability, learning about VoIP, its protocols, and underlyingtechnologies can be considered as valuable academic investment. Consequently,engineering, IT, and technology students who are familiar with these concepts can beready for the future competitive job market.Unfortunately, as in many other universities and colleges, at Central Connecticut StateUniversity we offer no specific courses on VoIP technology. In fact, in the currentnetworking and IT curriculums, we don’t even cover the topic of Voice-over-IP.Consequently, many of our graduates and undergraduate students have very littleunderstanding of VoIP and its underlying technologies.In this paper we present a simple VoIP laboratory experiment that can be integrated in theclassroom. As an

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Donn Clark, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

relating theory topractice and of civic engagement (“public problem solving”). In the current effort, service-learning is being integrated into a broad array of courses so that students will be exposed to S-Lin every semester in the core curriculum in each of the five engineering departments atUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell. The focus here is on the learning of traditional engineeringcontent by engaging diverse learners in solving authentic problems in the community and in theprocess achieving ABET criteria and attracting underrepresented groups into engineering.Thirty-three faculty members out of 75 in the college integrated S-L into 52 different courses in2005-06. Readers will find a wide array of projects and examples that can be adapted to

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

instead of the actual articles; however, the articles must be current (within the past few years). Your references for this research exercise should be submitted to Dr. Backer by 9/28/06. 3. Write an essay that focuses on the following topic: identify the dynamics of ethnic, cultural, gender/sexual, age-based, class, regional, national, transnational, and global identities and the similarities, differences, linkages, and interactions between them. In this particular case, we are looking at the identities of women both as housewives and as paid workers. In your response, you should refer directly to your sources and give a comprehensive and integrative response. 4. Your

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

concrete mix, is that oneshould not try to hurry with the removal or jacking up the forms to maintain the speed ofconstruction. Even if a contractor is ahead of the schedule, the contractor should be cautious withchallenges posed by the green concrete and the fluctuations in weather. And then there is alwaysan unknown factor…….the performance of a hoist cable. It is important for design engineers,contractors, and educators to disseminate information on how to avoid construction failures, andwarn students what role each variable has the potential of playing in ultimate safety of thestructure under construction. In this regard, teaching students about possible pitfalls to avoidduring construction is an important element for integration in the

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1803: INTEGRATIVE DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS: AYEARLONG LABORATORY COURSE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGTimothy Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen's teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and capstone design courses in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and genomics.Brett Blackman

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Women in Engineering

. Subscales1. Engineering career expectations (7 items, alpha = .84)2. Engineering self-efficacy I (5 items, alpha = .82)3. Engineering self-efficacy II (6 items, alpha = .82)4. Feeling of inclusion (4 items, alpha = .73)5. Efficacy in coping with difficulties (6 items, alpha = .78)6. Math outcomes efficacy (3 items, alpha = .84)Figure 1. LAESE subscales.Some sample items from the subscales are shown in Figure 2. Sample ItemsEngineering Self Efficacy I and II(All scales: strongly disagree (= 0), to strongly agree (= 6)) I can succeed in an engineering curriculum. I can succeed in an engineering curriculum while not having to give up participation in my outside interests (e.g. extra

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; Masud Hassan, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

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Engineering Technology

, Implement, Operate) framework. Students taking the mechanical detailingcourse are involved in reverse engineering project. Students work in teams in redesigning theproduct, developing technical drawings, exchanging drawings with a different group tomanufacture their product, and test and operate the product. This approach demonstrates the realworld workplace environment of product design and manufacturing in which technicalknowledge and other skills are learned and practiced. The freshman course project is an earlyexposure to students to demonstrate the relevance of mechanical engineering technology. It helpsthe students see graduates as practitioners of the profession, implementers of technology, job-ready and focused on applied

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Walters, Pennsylvania State University; Prasad Marugabandhu, MAGLEV, Inc.; Bryan Bond, MAGLEV, Inc.

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Manufacturing

be taught by PennState faculty and Penn State will provide a program coordinator to organize and monitor all of thecourses. The remaining courses will be taught by MAGLEV, Inc., engineers serving as PSUadjunct faculty. Some of the lectures will be taught at Penn State Greater Allegheny and all of thelabs will be taught at the MAGLEV facility. Penn State will conduct student evaluations on theteaching effectiveness of the entire faculty. Included in the curriculum will be the Maglevtechnology for integrating their production robots, fit up table, and metrology systems in a fullyautomated fabrication process. The McKeesport facility is one of only four sites in the U.S. with alaser radar metrology system, which can accurately measure any

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

ComputerEngineering in fall, 2003. This Computer Engineering program offers a balancedcurriculum in both software and hardware; there are seven quarter courses in digitalhardware, and seven courses in software. These courses are taught in a traditional way;the interaction and trade-off between hardware and software design is hardly covered inany computer engineering courses. The faculty members have been trying for severalyears to integrate hardware with software courses.The ECE faculty members have been working with the managers and engineers of theDepartment Industrial Advisory Council to update our curriculum. With theirencouragement, we started to teach hardware-design language and digital design based onField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in our

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Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Blanco, California Institute of Technology; Kenneth Pickar, California Institute of Technology; Luz Marina Delgado, GEMA; Oscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology; Francoise Herrera, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Charles MacVean, Universidad Rafael Landivar

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Design in Engineering Education

lack of“ground truth” information to guide the design process. For this reason, over the past two yearsE105:, Product Design for the Developing World, a Development Engineering course at Caltech,has evolved to include e-Teams as an integral element in its curriculum. The e-Teams bringtogether students from the US and industrial design and agricultural students from a developingnation. The US engineering students contribute their fast prototyping and analytical problemsolving skills while the foreign students contribute their familiarity with poorly defined marketsand add cultural sensitivity to the e-Team designs. The students deal with strong constraints onproduct costs and pricing, evaluate the availability of local materials and the lack

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2699: HANDS-ON SOLID MODELING EXPERIENCES IN A COURSEPROJECTJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University JAHANGIR ANSARI is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 and Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1983 both from Seoul National University. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2002. He has over 18 years of industrial experience in different areas including shipbuilding and cement plant industries. His research interests include Structural Vibration, FEM, CAD/CAM/CNC, and Computer Integrated

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Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

of aclient. Integral laboratory.Instructor(s)All ECE FacultyRequired/ElectiveRequiredClass/Laboratory ScheduleOne 50-minute lecture and twelve hours per week of team project work.PrerequisitesECE 362, senior standing and completion of at least seven of the EE or CPE core courses.Textbook(s)NoneCourse ObjectivesIn this course, students shall:‚ Extend their knowledge of an engineering design methodology.‚ Become aware of the characteristics of successful product development through application.‚ Encounter the needs of an external client.‚ Work closely with an external client on an engineering project.‚ Complete conceptual and detailed designs for a client-driven project.‚ Work in multidiscipline teams.‚ Analyze and synthesize information, and

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

geometryfound in Integrated Circuits to the very large geometry found on rockets, the SpaceShuttle and the International Space Station.It has found its greatest application in mass production, where interchangeability ofblindly selected parts is essential. Just-in-time manufacturing increases the demand forparts that absolutely must fit at assembly, as it is much less likely today to have spareparts waiting in the warehouse. Parts simply must fit together at assembly.In the engineering drawing design, GD&T is a means of specifying engineering designand drawing requirements with respect to actual “function” and “relationship” of partfeatures. If the technique of GD&T is properly applied, it will ensure the mosteconomical and effective production

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University

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Manufacturing

subject matter retention in thelong term memory. In short, it was a successful teaching and learning experience.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The ASEE and Manufacturing Division deserve a special note of appreciation fororganizing this forum and providing an opportunity to present this paper. The author would liketo thank Professional Development Division of WSU School of Business Administration fororganizing this special training program for UAW-GM/Delphi and inviting the author toparticipate in the process.REFERENCES1. Pabbati, P.V., Rathod, M.S., "A Study of Curriculum Models That Integrate Mathematics,Physical Sciences, Computers, and Communication in Technical Courses," ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, June 1995.2. Latorre, R., Hatamura, Y

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Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

paper will show how the NSF fundedPHOTON2 project, helped the ECET program at CalPoly –Pomona, to develop its photonic course.Introduction: In order to stay current with the industry,produce a knowledgeable workforce, and respond toindustry needs and expectations, Electronic Engineeringand Engineering Technology departments need tocontinuously update their curriculum. Optics is one of theareas to which engineering schools need to pay moreattention. In the last decade, optics and its applications havebecome an integral part of almost every facet of theelectronics industry such as medical, communication,heavy industry, lighting, manufacturing, and routing incheap design.Optical Company in the Southern California: Many opticsrelated companies

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

design, testing and computer-aided manufacturing1. Not only must these individualcapabilities be acquired, but they must be integrated to perform the complete process so thatthere is computer control of all facets from conception through the finished product. Although itis possible for many corporations to acquire their own CAD/CAM systems, it is still necessaryfor them to find a source of engineering talent proficient in the design, implementation androutine use of such an important resource. The primary source of these new high-techprofessionals must come from the nation’s science and engineering colleges and universities.Loyola Marymount University is a private, Catholic co-educational university with colleges ofLiberal Arts, Communications

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

undergraduate engineering education, power electronics, plasma physics, and thin-films. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Dartmouth College.Michael Gustafson, Duke University MICHAEL R. GUSTAFSON II, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include linear and non-linear control systems as well as curriculum development. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University.Jungsang Kim, Duke University JUNGSANG KIM, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

some support is given to students in theform of specifications, deadlines, and an overall block diagram of the larger system, but thedesign projects are performed independently by students. In the cognitive apprentice model, thesecond project represents independent work that is critiqued by the expert. In the third project,teams must integrate all the subsystems designed in the second project into a working system.Following the cognitive apprentice approach the faculty takes a “hands-off” attitude and studentteams are given a large amount of freedom in design decisions.The organization of projects and student teams is shown in Figure 1. Although it is wellestablished that team performance improves with time 2, the pre-capstone course

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New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

studentsregarded the course as extremely useful for their career. In addition, 86% of the studentsregarded the course as stimulating their interests in the subject matter and almost 90% agreedthey learned a great deal from this class. Teaching this class is a rewarding experience for the instructor, providing students with thecourse materials and enhancing their knowledge and experience in the area of design of thermalsystems. Wedekind and Kobus12 mentioned the need for an integration of all the design steps intoa cohesive learning experience and stated that Fluid and Thermal System Design course is thecourse where the students obtain the entire taxonomy of the design process. According toMueller13, the new elective course, Design and Optimization of

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology; Selcuk Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andy Deck, National Instruments; Michael Torba, National Instruments; Steven Trahan, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1791: COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT OF AFRESHMAN ‘INTRODUCTION TO ECE DESIGN’ COURSEDouglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas Williams is Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech.Robert Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Butera is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Bioengineering Graduate Program at Georgia Tech.Selcuk Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology Selcuk Uluagac is a Ph.D. student in Georgia Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Matthew Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology