Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

such as furniture, toys or model plane according to instructions 1 2 3 4 5 4 Assembled items such as furniture, toys or model plane without instructions 1 2 3 4 5 5 Used common household tools such as screwdrivers, saw, hammer, drill, etc. 1 2 3 4 5 Created or modified an existing mechanical items to improve or change it's 6 1 2 3 4 5 operation, (i.e. toy, small appliance, computer, cell phone, etc.) Used common science laboratory equipment

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

. In the summer of 2002, she had an internship in the company Gamesa Aeronautica, section Moasa Montajes, Spain where she worked in product distributed environment at manufacturing of aircraft wings and nacelles. After graduating with a Master of Science (M. S.) degree, in area of Industrial Engineering, specialization in Production Systems in 2006, M.S. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Purdue University, department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. She is currently working as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Laboratory at Purdue University. As a graduate student

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Literacy, 2nd Edition, International Technology Education Association, 2002, ISBN 1-887101-02-0, pages 14-15 Page 13.1326.8 5. Ivey, S. and Lambert, A., “When They Stay and When They Don’t: Examples of First Semester Retention Rates and Relationships to Learning Styles”, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference 2007, AC2007-3127.6. Garcia, J., and Backer, P., “Assessment of LABVIEW and MULTISIM in the Delivery of Electronics Laboratory Content” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference 2007, AC2007-235.7. Vygotsky, l

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

technology education units. Field experiences to observetechnology education classes are part of the course. The topics will include:1. Philosophical background;2. Content areas of technology education;3. Curriculum/program design and implementation;4. Instructional strategies – Effective teaching and learning;5. Educational measurement and evaluation;6. Classroom and laboratory management; and7. Development, implementation, and evaluation of a technology lesson learning activity. Page 13.529.7ConclusionOur application to the state department of education for offering the Technology Educationprogram was approved in January 2008, and we expect our first

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pierre Lafleur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Yves Boudreault, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Richard Prégent, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Educational Research and Methods

6,0/8,0 287 (56%) 6,67 November (80,2) 5,6/7,8 S4 226 (38%) 6,42 (44, 13) MarchConclusionIn the spring of 2009 we will graduate our first students with the new curriculum entirely inplace. Then, we will be able to compare the “new” with the “old” students. However, we alreadyknow, after two years of implementation, that some of the changes that were made will have tobe adapted in order to attain the original objectives. For example, four major team projects ineach program require new versatile laboratory and demand more supervising resources. In orderto teach communication skills and team work

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 13.1062.2text [4]. In that model, the design process includes problem definition based on clientstatement, conceptual design, preliminary design, detailed design, and designcommunication.In our research, we are attempting to scaffold meaningful conversations among designteams in order to improve the quality of their designs. While the construction of sharedknowledge occurs naturally in authentic work groups (project teams, scientificcommunities, etc.), the structure and methods employed in most university courses do notsupport these processes. Most instructional activities, such as laboratories and writingassignments, are individualistic. However, trends toward the integration of active andcollaborative learning methods in large

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

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First-Year Programs

of laboratories to afocus on two areas of interest to engineers that involved global warming. The lectures focused onalternative energies and alternative fuels and the labs focused on solar and wind energy sources,and hydrogen fuel cells. In addition, the length of the lectures was increased by a half hour. Thisadditional time was used to present the DVD “An Inconvenient Truth” and its update over a fourweek period, and provided discussion time on global warming. At the beginning and end of thecourse the students answered a global warming perception instrument. This paper focuses on theresults obtained from this perception instrument. Page

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

especially if a project is outside the advisor’s technical expertise. • Evaluate technical progress and professional behavior of team members. • Provide analysis and associated grading to the course coordinator. • While it is the responsibility of the advisor to provide technical advice and suggestions, it is not his/her responsibility to make decisions for the team, provide answers to problems that a team is expected to solve, or tell a team when they have done enough work.Mentor(s) • Provide biomedical clinical and/or technical advice to a senior design team. • Provide an opportunity for teams to gain experience in a clinical or laboratory setting. • Commit to the project for nine (9) months. • Commit to

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-778: DIRECT MEASURES FOR COURSE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTFOR ABET ACCREDITATIONHakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are haptic interfaces, robotics, automation, fuzzy logic and technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses. Page 13.439.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Direct Measures for Course Outcomes Assessment for ABET AccreditationAbstract - Direct measures provide

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2879: USING THE SAE COLLEGIATE DESIGN SERIES TO PROVIDERESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATESGregory Davis, Kettering University DR. GREGORY W. DAVIS is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Acting in this capacity, he teaches courses in the Automotive and Thermal Science disciplines. He also serves a Director of the Advanced Engine Research Laboratory, where he conducts research in alternative fuels and engines. Currently, Greg serves as co-faculty advisor for the world's largest Student Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Clean Snowmobile Challenge Project. Greg is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

computer components of different electrical systems suchas radios, phones, and microprocessors, and their basic operation. Basic design and testing ofcircuits; principles of thinking about the engineering process; an “under the cover” look at suchsystems. Practice with basic control and basics of analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion; interconnection among various subsystems.While the above is really interesting and fun, one should note that it is meant for non-engineeringstudents. The focus should be on concepts, perhaps hands-on laboratories that are rich indiscovery but not in typical engineering challenges. The purpose of the labs is for the students toget to know the concepts and know the essence of the ideas and

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 12.381.2only for the majority of them, their size relegatesthem to laboratory space. To address this wedeveloped Desktop Learning Modules (DLMs), the Fig. 1 – DLM design. One gallon reservoirs for hot & cold water feed to interchangeable see-through fluids and heat transfer cartridges with digital display of flow rates, temperatures and pressures.prototype of which was completed during the spring 2006 semester. The DLM in Figure 1 consists of a1 ft x 1 ft x 1 ft apparatus containing hot and cold fluid

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Smith, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Stephen Elliott, Purdue University

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Manufacturing

Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Technology. He teaches a junior-level course in Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC), and two graduate-level courses, Biometric Technology and Applications, and AIDC for the Enterprise. He is the past Vice Chair of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards, and has been the Head of Delegation for the WG1 Vocabulary working group within the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC37 committee on Biometrics. Dr. Elliott is the head of the Biometrics Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory at Purdue University. He is also involved in educational initiatives for the American National Standards Institute, and is a member of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students to graduate education who otherwise wouldnot be interested. The emphasis on solving a pressing societal problem may be particularlyattractive to students from minority groups and women, as well as to individuals, who havedisabilities themselves. Page 12.72.7References1. Bargerhuff, M. E., Wheatly, M, “Teaching with CLASS: Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students withDisabilities”, Teacher Education and Special Education, Volume 27, No. 3, 2004.2. Bautista, M., “Technology-based Learning with Disability PhD Program at Wright State University”, PosterPresentation at the 6th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

institutions feel thattheir programs might be misrepresented. Substantial judgment and interpretation had to beapplied in determining how to best allocate course work into the defined categories.As much as possible core technical curriculum requirements were included in the break out ofsubject areas to minimize course work placed in the electives category. Some mechanicalengineering programs are introducing mechatronics into their curriculum. When thesemechatronics courses were part of the mechanical engineering core degree requirements, theywere placed in the vibrations, system dynamics, and controls category. Otherwise, they wereincluded as electives.A few programs listed instrumentation, experimentation, measurement, and laboratories asseparate

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

laboratories (ISET) were visited. The trip took place during spring break. Even thoughthis trip was not mandatory, 80% of the class attended. The willingness to learn more wasunlimited. Below are some of the pictures taken during the trip showing some of the sites visited Page 13.777.8 Fig. 5 Wind Farm Visit in Retzstadt owned by Conergy9 Fig. 6 Getting ready to be escorted to the top of the wind turbine.Fig. 7 12.5 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant at the Vine Farm Erlasee10 Fig. 8 SMA11 Inverters Manufacturing Company Visit Page 13.777.9 Fig.9 Institute fur Solare

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-147: APPLYING SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY TO THE ADMISSIONSPROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAlok Verma, Old Dominion University Dr. Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Lean Institute at Old Dominion University. He also serves as the Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory and MET Program Director. Alok received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU. Prof. Verma is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certified manufacturing engineer and has certifications in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. He has organized several international conferences as General

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology; Michael O'Hair, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

1974. He was appointed as a dean at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, directing a joint project with MIT in Iran, after which he returned to St. Louis in 1975 as the associate dean of instruction. He headed the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and Supervision at Purdue University, Calumet, from 1978 to 1980, then served for ten years as the dean of the College of Technology of the University of Houston. After a sabbatical year working on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Wolf became the president of Oregon Institute of Technology. He retired from administration in 1998, designated as a president emeritus. He

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas; Mari Heltne, University of St. Thomas

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Computers in Education

. Thomas Marty Johnston received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Riverside working in atomic physics. After serving as a Post-Doctorial Researcher at the University of Nebraska he came to the University of St. Thomas in 1995 to initiate an undergraduate research program in physics. When he is not in the laboratory, Marty can be found teaching classical physics, electricity and magnetism, theoretical mechanics or experimental methods.Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas Chris Greene received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and proceeded to a 25 year career in industry. At Honeywell, he did research on

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

material and later give another presentation to answer those questions. Once the topic hasbeen explored to the satisfaction of the instructor and the class, a new topic would be chosen.Regular presentations also provide the students with enough experience working in groups forpeer evaluations to play a role in final grades. The method that has been most recommended for encouraging active learning in the classis through project-based learning, such as investigating real-world problems, working with actualmedical equipment, and by holding regular laboratory exercises. Incorporating projects wouldrequire some restructuring of the class, but may be synergistic with the regular group

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

systemand to think about any differences they observe compared to their preconceived ideas. Thedemonstration is intended to be immediately followed by a lecture on the topic. In the case ofthe hair dryer the topic is the first law of thermodynamics for an open system. The third step isfor the students to meet in the laboratory for a more extensive exercise using the same apparatus.Each of these steps is described in more detail below.Use of a Hair dr yer as a Teaching ToolThe use of something that is familiar to the students for a demonstration can add relevance to anunfamiliar process that is being described in a lecture13 . There are many examples of the use ofsimple devices being used as teaching tools in the literature. Jodl and Eckert give

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

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Engineering Technology

-be students opted to earn rather thanlearn (1997). As the unemployment rate continued to drop and the economy offered more jobopportunities, the enrollment numbers continued to drop in the department to dangerously lownumbers compared to the past three decades. Beginning in 1991, the Mining and ReclamationEnergy Studies program was eliminated due to the decline in the coal boom of Eastern Kentucky.According to Smith-Mello and Schirmer, from 1990-1992, Kentucky coal mines had a reductionof 58% from 1,769 to 752 and surface and strip mine operations fell 71% from 943 to 270(1994).Due to a steady decline in enrollment in the early 1990’s, expensive laboratories, highlyspecialized faculty and continued association with vocational education, the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bell, University of Illinois-Chicago; Thomas Moher, University of Illinois-Chicago

Virtual Physics Laboratory", IEEE Symposium on Research Frontiers in Virtual Reality, Los Alamitos, CA, 1993.6. Morris, C. J., Stauth, S. A., and Parviz, B. A., "Self-Assembly for Microscale and Nanoscale Packaging: Steps Toward Self-Packaging", IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, vol. 28, pp. 600-611, 2005.7. Pantelidis, V. S., "Virtual Reality and Education: Information Sources; A Bibliography", http://www.coe.ecu.edu/vr/vpbib.html,8. Roco, M. C., "From Vision to the Implementation of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative", Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 3, pp. 5-11, 2001.9. Science, A. A. f. t. A. o., "Benchmarks for Science Literacy": Oxford University Press, 1993.10. Smith, C

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Information Systems

• Configuring IPv6 routing on Linux Fedora machines running the Quagga routing suite Page 12.988.9Further details on the lab configurations and the remote access tools used for this course arecovered in a separate paper; Teaching a Laboratory Based IPv6 Course in a Distance EducationEnvironment submitted by the authors.Student research papersEach student was required to write a research paper. Papers were submitted in standard IEEEconference paper format. Grading was done by panel of faculty and by student peers.Papers submitted by students covered the following topics. • IP Upgrade – An Engineering Exercise or a Necessity? • IPv6 and wireless

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

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International

high demand, stating thatgraduates from this program are highly sought after by companies worldwide. In the same way,Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University offer programs that allow theirengineering students to concurrently pursue majors in engineering and a foreign language. Theseefforts are also achieved at each university through inter-college cooperation.Many universities mentioned the lack of funding available with international programs.Although funding is a concern, it should be noted that Cooper Union has just been awardedsupport from the NSF for its program in Ghana. Specifically, Cooper students and faculty havehelped develop laboratories and courses at a university in Ghana. Additionally, other Cooperstudents have

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University; Manoj Franklin, University of Maryland-College Park

instructionsneeded, such as arithmetic instructions or immediate loading instructions, was provided with theproject description. With the computer science students, since they have had some formalmathematical training, a different approach was used. They were provided with a sample RiSCinstruction set that is Turing Complete. In their subproject 1 report, they were required to usethat given instruction set to prove that their instruction set was also Turing Complete.The second subproject was generally easier for the electrical engineering students than thecomputer science students, as the electrical engineering students had previously taken a digitalcircuit laboratory course and had better understanding of how registers and multiplexors work.To compensate

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

anongoing basis. Course content is developed based upon the following essential rubrics: Page 12.889.4 - more - • The course-design approach is competency-/outcome-based • Classroom instruction is for clarification • The laboratory is to expand on classroom instruction • A final capstone project course integrates all the components Many sources for initiation ESD Curriculum-Change Process of change, 2+ faculty

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Ziegler, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Computers in Education

disciplines.Introduction:Engineering students are typically hands-on visually oriented learners. The extraordinary valueof providing a visual component to teaching and learning is well documented. Many topics inengineering curricula rely on visual components to help convey concepts that are difficult todescribe in purely text-based form. Adding animation to visual components only serves toenhance the learning experience even further. Bringing animation to raw data plotted in acolorful three-dimensional graph brings life to otherwise static numerical information.Simulation and animation can be utilized by an instructor to illustrate concepts in a classroomsetting or by students to solve problems in a laboratory setting.The use of animation provides a method to model and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Kimfong Lei, Purdue University; Lisette Reyes, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

felt confident on the project at the end. Newteam members said they could continue on the project. Team members indicated they gainedtechnical and non-technical skills, such as teamwork, communication, and etc. Furthermore,they expressed that they learned about others’ disciplines by sharing one another’s work, andby cross-teaching one another during the meetings.Tools: The team mostly used phones and email to communicate. Overall the team useddifferent engineering equipment and components as necessary. The mechanical engineersrelied on the Machine Shop in the Mechanical Engineering department to building hardware.Computer Graphics were done with AutoCAD. The team liked their work environment,especially the off-campus laboratory which provided

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible