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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Wei Zhang

the learning outcome ofthe introductory computer architecture course.References[1] David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy. Computer organization and design, thehardware/software interface. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2005.[2] Homepage of SPIM simulator. http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~larus/spim.html[3] Sally L. Wood, Chris Dick. Concepts of parallelism in an introductory computerarchitecture course with FPGA laboratories. In Proc. of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, 2004.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 10[4] N. Calazans, F. G. Moraes and C. Marcon. Teaching computer

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

college teaching not improve? From Plato’s academy ofthe fifth century B.C. to the research university of today, professors have taught much thesame way, with indifferent results. A few students learn very well, many learn a little,and a few nothing at all. Page 12.867.2What is a better idea? Try learning. Learning is something students do. It requirescompelling problems and well-designed laboratories, studios, workshops, and playingspaces. It demands strenuous efforts and experts to intercede with stories, admonitions,or principles when students fail, as they must, if they are to learn. Most of the learningthat results in the expertise of the practicing

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Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

onespecific example, this participant talked about choosing to teach classes that relate to hisresearch interest and background so that he can optimize both his teaching and researchinterests. “…the courses I tend to choose to teach are courses that are related to my background, related to my interest, either laboratory or hands-on. The senior-level course is a new course that I had developed, the one I teach in spring, and that was based on my interests -- started out as just materials, and gradually evolved toward the role of materials in construction and constructability, and so the senior course I teach is on reinforced concrete construction, and we talk about constructability issues, not just how

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Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up

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Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and engineering education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students and is a research assistant on an NSF project.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University and was the Co-Editor of The Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She teaches courses in science curricula, teaching and learning, and assessment

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

-onexperiments and demonstrations. For many students, the concepts of vectors, particleequilibrium, and rigid body equilibrium can be difficult to comprehend. In order to improvecomprehension in these areas, we developed a single apparatus that provides for the operation ofat least five experiments relevant to the study of statics. These experiments are well-suited foreither laboratory studies or, due to the device’s portability, for in-class demonstrations.In this paper we present the complete design, including the bill of materials, assembly drawings,and assembly instructions for the apparatus. The apparatus is easily assembled from readilyavailable parts and materials, especially sturdy, easily expandable, and very affordable(approximate cost of

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Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

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Aerospace

AC 2007-364: PRACTICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS AND TESTINGARE USED TO TEACH THE TOPIC OF HEAT TREATMENT OF AEROSPACEALUMINUM ALLOYSSergey Dubikovsky, Purdue UniversityRonald Sterkenburg, Purdue University Page 12.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Practical skill development, analysis and testing are used to teach the topic of heat treatment of aerospace aluminum alloysAbstractStudents learn best when they can see the results of their efforts. Students of the AviationTechnology Department at Purdue University enroll in AT308 Manufacturing Processes in theirjunior year. AT308 is the fourth materials course in a series of five courses

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Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Wayne State University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University; Lucian Cioca, University Lucian Blaga, Sibiu Romania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-2669: A DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR THEDESIGN OF HYBRID SOLAR-WIND POWER SYSTEMS ? AS A TEACHING AIDRadian Belu, Wayne State UniversityAlexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University Alexandru Belu hold a MSc in Software Engineering and the other in Applied Mathematics. He is now a PhD graduate student in Statistics.Lucian Cioca, University Lucian Blaga, Sibiu Romania Page 12.31.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Decision Support Software Application for the Design of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power System – As a Teaching-AidAbstractThe limited reserves of fossil fuels and the

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FPD9 -- Teaching Methods & Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Karen Marosi, Bucknell University; Ronald Ziemian, Bucknell University

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First-Year Programs

project laboratories, inside and outside of the facultymember’s discipline. For example, the electrical engineering faculty member wouldsupervise a lab on structural engineering. While these labs were at a basic level, somefaculty were uncomfortable teaching outside of their field. Faculty further observe thatstudents and faculty are pleased with the more intense experience in engineering designwithin a major field during the first semester. Contact-hours between individual facultyand students are greater in the seminar-version, allowing faculty the chance to closelyinteract with and get to know 60-90 members of the first-year class. The main downsidefor faculty in the seminar-course is the increased grading burden relative to the singlecourse

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Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2853: ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL THINKING: INTHE WILD AND WITH A LAB-BASED TASKMonica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE) MONICA CARDELLA is a CASEE (Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education) Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher at the Center for Design Research at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Washington where she was a Graduate Research Associate at the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT). Dr. Cardella’s research interests include engineering education, engineering design, mathematical thinking, and sketching.Cynthia

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

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Mechanics

under thirty students meeting for fifty minute period, threetimes a week during the fall semester. A total of three sections were taught in the fall thispast year. There were no laboratories as part of this class, though all the students had anengineering laboratory during their freshmen year in which they had built bridges frompopsicle sticks. This had made them aware of problems in statics in general. All studentshad a common final examination and there was no differentiation in grading for studentswho had challenges in the class.Typically most instructors pick a teaching strategy and continue to use this based onprevious experiences and successes they have had with this approach. The strategy isthen modified on an as needed basis, but

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Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

a hands-on- laboratory environment• Expose HEV technology to K-12 teachers, corporate partners, and automotive professionals• Initiate a pilot program for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in hybrid vehicles• Prepare community college students in Associate of Applied Science (AAS) programs to successfully transfer to the WSU’s Engineering Technology program to earn a Bachelor of Science and Engineering Technology degree. Page 12.841.33. ImplementationLeveraging the strengths of each institution – the WSU’s experience in engineering research andproducing talented Bachelor and Master level graduates and the MCC’s

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

telephone. 2. An instructor from outside UB faculty was invited to present a course on Relay Protection. This was the first attempt to pool instructor talent from other colleges and universities to present a course and it went very well. It also allowed the inclusion of a broader selection of topic material. 3. A guest speaker from Villanova University was invited to give two lectures on Solar Energy to the class, which allowed sharing his broad research and teaching expertise in this area.Due to the success of these methods, steps like these would be continued in the future.List of courses in Masters of Engineering programEE 582 Z Power Systems Engineering I.Review of fundamentals of

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-978: USING BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGNCOURSES AT THE FRESHMAN LEVEL TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS COMPETITIVENESS IN OBTAINING EARLY ACADEMIC CAREERINTERNSHIPSAnthony Dean, Old Dominion UniversityMoustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion UniversityJulie Moustafa, Old Dominion University Julie Moustafa is an instructional technology specialist with the Center for Learning Technologies at Old Dominion University. A former high school technology teacher, Mrs. Moustafa specializes in instructional technology and design for instructors teaching in areas of technology application. Mrs. Moustafa holds a bachelor of science in business administration, human resources management, a Virginia state

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Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

alternative to TiO2 in Gratzel-type solar cells.Conclusion “Application of Nanotechnology for Batteries, Solar, and Fuel Cells” is one of thetargeted undergraduate courses developed to highlight the potential of nano-materials in theenergy area. Integrated lecture/laboratory format is adopted to allow this three credit hourscourse to cover the following topics: introduction to the basics of nanoscale science,technology, and engineering. The approach of this industry-responsive course is to offerproject-oriented modules which are consistent with the ASU Polytechnic mission ofcombining academic content with latest industrial practices. The modules offered in thiscourse place broad exposure to the scientific and engineering principles along with

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Innovative Teaching Techniques In Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Michael Shelton, California State Polytechnic University

andpneumatic loading mechanisms are interfaced with an advanced data acquisition system usingLABVIEW. This paper presents our experiences in developing these sets of hands-onexperiments. This new change in teaching traditional vector statics courses will precipitateconcomitant revision in offering other traditional engineering courses as well.Introduction Engineering education is under considerable pressure to include more and new materials,to restructure the course content using new approaches and technologies and to manage aspectrum of students with diverse backgrounds in spite of the reduced total number of credits forgraduation. Most engineering curricula have become more intensive and thus students arerequired to spend more time for each

Conference Session

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

Electrical Engineering Faculty in 1969 and from 1975 through 1977. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of South Carolina and the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He served also as a Visiting Scientific Advisor to Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Mexico. In 1987, Dr. Grzybowski joined Mississippi State University, where he is now a Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the High Voltage Laboratory at Mississippi State University. Dr. Grzybowski is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. His main research interests are in the area of high voltage engineering. His current research focuses on the lightning protection of power

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

experimentation projects EAS 112 Methods of problem-driven, use of algorithm development, use Engineering Analysis18 spreadsheet and of computer tools, statistics, programming to develop numerical methods, algorithms to solve programming concepts engineering problems EAS120 Chemistry with a second semester science laboratory taught from an Applications in BioSystems course, provides background engineering perspective, for further study of chemistry includes design and analysis and

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Dorribo-Camba, East Tennessee State University; Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

arepossible variations to create different types of walk cycles. The results have been used toimplement and develop a learning tool to assist students in the creation of animated walk cycles.This paper is reporting on the methods used to create a practical computer-assisted tool to showand teach students how walk cycles get affected by different parameters without having to learnevery facet of their complicated 3D animation applications. The results can also be applied tomany different areas of visualization, such as architectural and virtual reality environments,where human or bipedal models are involved.The NeedStudents learning to animate a bipedal walking animation are faced with the necessity of doingseveral things, successfully, at the same

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-633: LESSONS LEARNED USING ELECTRONIC RESPONDERS IN APOWER AND CONTROLS COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Dr. Skvarenina received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, in a variety of engineering and teaching positions. In the fall of 1991, he joined the faculty of the College of Technology at Purdue University where he currently holds the rank of Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in electrical machines and power systems and serves as the department assessment coordinator. He has authored or coauthored over 30 papers in the areas

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brendan Egan, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Dechant, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christopher Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

(CMU) has received funding to lay the groundwork for the creation of the Building as a PowerPlant (BAPP), a demonstration of what can be achieved in energy efficiency and on-site powergeneration. An architectural rendering of the proposed design, attached to the MargaretMorrison Hall of Fine Arts, is depicted in Figure 1.The six story, 64,000 square foot BAPP is to be built on the CMU campus to house classrooms,studios, laboratories, and offices for the College of Fine Arts2. The building will be selfsufficient, creating all of its heating, cooling, and electric needs via a cogeneration system.There have been several studies3,4,5 of overall efficiency and economic feasibility of cogenerationsystems. Gas Turbines, reciprocating engine-generator

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Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1761: INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF ANENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR ASUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY: AGRADUATE STUDENT PROJECTKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue University Page 12.905.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Instructional Development in Support of an Enterprise Resource PlanningSoftware Application for a Supply Chain Management Technology Laboratory: A Graduate Student ProjectAbstractThe XXX Program, within the Department of YYYin the ZZZ (ZZZ) at WWW University,has recently developed a Supply Chain Management Technology (SCMT) Laboratory.Supply chain

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Stroot, University of South Florida; Bernard Batson, University of South Florida; BK Robertson, Alabama State University

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Minorities in Engineering

the University of SouthFlorida. This course will be designated at ASU as BIO 351 “Molecular Technique inEngineering”. It will focus on integrating molecular techniques in engineering processes.Laboratory sections of BIO 351 will be taught in the newly modeled microbiology teachinglaboratory designed to hold maximum of 24 students. The primary exercises in the laboratorywill involve identification, enumeration, location, and measurement of growth activities ofmicrobial populations. It will also entail analysis of data, development of written laboratoryreports, and evaluation methods similar to standard laboratory format. Laboratory activities willconform to Quality Control standards. During the summer semester, the teaching activities willbe

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Rose Stoakley, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tiara Turner, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Suraf Cherinet, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Harsha Chalyam, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2433: RICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR MINORITYUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED PROJECTACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD AND LABORATORY SETTINGSAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME, SME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, remote sensing and precision agriculture, robotics, systems and control and design of mechanical and mechatronic systems. Dr. Nagchaudhuri received his bachelors degree from Jadavpur

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 12.1562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid SciencesIntroductionThis paper documents the start of a research project involving laboratory exercises for coreundergraduate classes in the thermal and fluid sciences. Students perform experiments oneveryday technology such as a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply,and a toaster, or very simple hardware such as a tank of water with a hole in it, or a pipe sectionwith a change of area. The equipment is chosen because it is familiar to students, or at least thatthe physical principles of operation are easy to understand. The laboratory

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manocher Djassemi

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Engineering Technology

A Hands-on Approach To Teaching CAD/CAM for Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping ApplicationsAbstractThis paper describes an integrated laboratory-oriented course IT445 in computer-aideddesign/manufacturing and computer numerical control. Teaching this subject in an 11-week ofacademic quarter is a challenging task requiring a combination of instructional delivery methods.We used a hands-on learning approach involving in-class computer-based exercises and team-based laboratory projects. The course content is designed around four major subjects: softwarefamiliarization, hardware familiarization, design and manufacturing integration, and industrialapplications. The author will share his observations and experience with

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

ASME and SPE, and he has received a best paper award from SPE’s Injection Molding Division, the distinguished Assistant Professor Award at Stevens Institute of Technology, an Honorary Master’s Degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, and the Tau Beta Pi Academic Excellence Award. Page 12.675.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing the Learning Experience Using Simulation and Experimentation to Teach Mechanical VibrationsAbstractMechanical vibrations represent an important subject in mechanical engineering. This paperdescribes a simulation-based online laboratory

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ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

technologies based on Virtual Instrumentation, it is now possible toimplement multidisciplinary labs that span different facets of engineering from control and signalprocessing to embedded design, from chemistry and physics to electrical and computerengineering. In this paper, we will explain how Virtual Instrumentation helps to establishmultidisciplinary labs. We will also examine a modular, cost-effective, laboratory platform, NIELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) from National Instruments thathas gained acceptance in academia as platform to teach concepts in sensors & transducers,circuits, electronics, microcontroller programming, control, signal processing and embeddeddesign and test.1. IntroductionThe recent years

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

2007Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 2maintain educational relevancy, such experiments and equipment must be reviewed and updatedon a continuing basis. In the ME design laboratory, design and analysis software must befrequently updated to maintain relevancy for teaching engineering analysis skills. Computersmust be updated every several years to keep up with more memory and computationally-intensive design and analysis software tools. For engineering technology students, thecurriculum must include acquisition and maintenance of state-of-the-art manufacturing systemssuch as inspection and computer

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2145: INTEGRATING THE TEACHING OF COMPUTER SKILLS WITHAN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSETimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics and computational tools. He also teaches a senior-level undergraduate international design project course and has taught graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He received his BSME and MSME degrees from Michigan Technological University.Craig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON is an