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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ofstudy requiring a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit. Out of this, a minimum of 43credits is required from the university General Education studies. In addition to that, allComputer Engineering Technology majors are required to complete 27 credits of corerequirements (Table 1) in the area of Computer Science, General EngineeringTechnology, and Math/Technical Writing skills, and 36 credits of Computer EngineeringTechnology Specialization courses (Table 2), 15 credits of directed electives, and 3 hoursof free electives.Table 1: Core Courses Course number BS Computer Engineering Technology Credits Core Requirements ET 150 Intro to Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education-HDL

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Hayne, The Citadel

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Computers in Education

Page 12.1588.3visibility at each clock cycle.Single-bus ArchitectureAddressing mode and microprogrammed control exercises are based on a single-bus architecturefrom the course text, shown in Figure 1. Processor registers and memory are defined along withcontrol signals and the datapath to create the resulting architecture is shown in Figure 2. Figure 1. Single-bus architecture from text. Page 12.1588.4 Figure 2. Single-bus architecture for homework.Addressing ModesFor the addressing mode homework exercise, a simple instruction format was created based onclassroom and text examples. The instruction format

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

pedagogy, academicquality, communication skills, educational culture, academic progress of graduate students, andeducational needs of undergraduates and undergraduate programs. The approach includes acombination of short courses, seminars, regular coursework, language proficiency evaluation,and faculty developed policy in cooperation with academic administration. The programs arecontinually reviewed for quality and potential improvements. Details of the program and theachievement of best practices are described.IntroductionThe growth of graduate and doctoral programs (Ref. 1) at New Jersey Institute of Technologyhas provided an opportunity for research-involved faculty to handle their teaching duties andcontinue to perform their research at a high

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

students. The 2006-2007 Almanac issue of the Chronicle of Higher Educationdated August 25, 2006 shows a table "Number of Colleges by Enrollment, Fall 2003". ForNJIT's enrollment (5,000-9,999) and status (public), 377 institutions are indicated with not onebeing in the Doctoral Extensive Carnegie Classification. (Ref. 1)The Doctoral Extensive category requires an institution to award 50 or more PhDs per year over15 or more disciplines. The next category, Doctoral Intensive, requires the award of 20 or morePhDs overall. While, the Carnegie Classification System has been recently revamped, the tablesuggests that NJIT has achieved the status of being the top producer of PhDs for its enrollmentsize and type among the 377 institutions. Among all 4,140

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University; Valarie young, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2007-386: EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED AS AN EXPECTING FACULTYMEMBER: A QUALITATIVE STUDYAdrienne Minerick, Mississippi State UniversityMara Wasburn, Purdue UniversityValarie young, Ohio University Page 12.709.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Expecting the Unexpected as an Expecting Faculty Member: A Qualitative Study Adrienne R. Minerick1, Mara H. Wasburn2, Valerie L. Young3 1 Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39672

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University; Raj Chowdhury, Kent State University

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Environmental Engineering

units: 1. Overview of nanotechnology, applications and manufacturing processes. 2. Sources of nanoparticles and occupational exposure. 3. Human health effect of nanomaterials and environmental risk assessment. 4. Nanoparticle pollution controls and regulations.Each unit includes learning objectives, overview, suggested study topics and list of readingmaterials. This module is intended to be integrated to an existing sophomore/junior levelenvironmental engineering course.Unit I: Application of Nanotechnology and Manufacturing ProcessesLearning Objective:Upon completion of this unit students will be able to do the following: 1. Understand the new frontier of nanotechnology and engineered nanomaterials. 2. Identify the various

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

andfactors influencing career choice of minority students. Finally, some suggestions are made forstrategies which may increase the attraction and retention of minority students to the discipline.Diversity within Environmental EngineeringData from the American Society for engineering Education (ASEE) and the EngineeringWorkforce Commission (EWC) regarding enrollment and degrees awarded to women andminorities by engineering discipline for 2003 was compared and complied for a paper at the2006 ASEE conference1. Figure 1 shows the percentage of bachelors degrees awarded to womenand minorities for environmental engineering and engineering overall. It can be seen that the

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

ASCE’s prescribed Body ofKnowledge (BOK)1 learning outcomes. However, with a full third of the BOK’s prescribed learningoutcomes based on professional practice and communication skills, Civil Engineeringadministrators have begun to consider the interdisciplinary2 characteristics of the BOK.Among ten more technically-focused learning outcomes, the BOK entails that graduatesdemonstrate “(6) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (7) an ability tocommunicate effectively, (8) the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context, (9) a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in, life-long learning,…[and] (15) an understanding of the role of the leader

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

experience with MATLAB®. At the start of the semester 80% of thestudents responding to a pre-course survey intended to major in civil engineering, 16% inbioengineering, and 5% in environmental engineering (N=44). In the same anonymous survey,students overall responded to the question “Given your current choice for major, on a 1-5 scale,how certain are you of your choice? (1 is least certain, 5 is most certain)” with an averagecertainty of 4.2 (standard deviation = 0.8).Course ContentThe primary learning outcomes for the course are that by the end of the semester, working in andoutside of class, students will: • Know the basic steps and strategies involved in approaching solutions to a problem • Have a basic understanding of the engineering

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program. Repeated measures analysis of variance techniques were usedto examine students’ responses and test for 1) significant increases in students’ attitudes towardscience, mathematics and engineering and their knowledge about careers in engineering from thebeginning to the end of the program, 2) significant differences in attitude and knowledgebetween boys and girls, and 3) significant difference between the girls in the single-genderFEMME programs and the girls who attended the other mixed-gender programs.IntroductionCurrent trends in the supply of and need for engineers in the workforce portend a significantshortfall of qualified engineering practitioners in the not too distant future. Although demand forengineers is expected to increase

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Mays, The Citadel; Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Robert Dullanty, ATM; Kelly Rutkowski, Applied Technology and Management

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

(draft) Seismic Design of Piersand Wharfs. The layout of the marina has been established since the structure is an actual marina(not in a high seismic zone) designed by the lead author. Figure 1 shows a plan view of themarina. Figure 2 shows a section through a typical finger pier. Only schematic drawings will begiven to the students and the students will be required to design for all loads including: • Dead • Live • Earthquake Page 12.1261.3 • Wind • Current • ImpactAll environmental loading other than seismic will be determined using MOTEMS4. Detailing ofthe structure will be in accordance with ACI 3186 and AASHTO LRFD

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Mays, The Citadel; Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Kyle Settle, The Citadel; Blake Mitchell, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

problems and that the problem may be a direct result of the presentationformat used by the course instructor (traditional lectures with long problems only) and thesimilar presentation format used by the course textbook. A hypothesis was developed in 2005that student performance may improve if the course material is presented in more of a “conceptoriented” format with short (1 to 2 line) example problems that illustrate this material. Hence, in2006 the author elected to modify the conclusion of each chapter’s material presentation bypresenting short concept only problems to improve student understanding of the key subjectmaterial. No other changes to the course material or presentation format were made in 2006.The objective exams show a marked

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Centers and Technical Curricula: A Proposal for StudyAbstractThis paper proposes to study how activities of technology-intensive visualization centers have orhave not been integrated into technical undergraduate curricula. The study focuses onvisualization centers applied to urban planning, engineering, construction, medicine, and science.The study is delimited and a set of preliminary research questions are proposed.IntroductionData visualization has become an important tool in science, engineering, and technologyeducation and practice.1 Technologies for interacting with complex multi-dimensional data havebecome economically feasible and functionally practicable as witnessed by the establishment of“Visualization

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) that is includedwith the standard package of Microsoft Office1.This paper outlines one method to include scaled graphs into a spreadsheet; this graphpresentation completes the engineering calculations and helps in the final decision to accept ormodify a design. These graphs are also useful in the drafting process, because the graphs can becopy-pasted into any computer assisted drafting (CAD) program. Several actual class examplesare included.Prior to running the VBA program, the drawing data is listed and organized on the spreadsheet.VBA can then be accessed using a command button. The program follows a routine, consisting

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2007-398: HUMAN BEHAVIOR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRaymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Human Behavior Skills in Engineering Education AbstractThis past decade has been characterized by a series of changes in engineering education,beginning with the recognition of the need to incorporate human behavior skills in engineeringeducation. Now, it is important

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Regardless, even with one student group, it is possible to gather, record, reviewand report assessments. These seniors may reflect on their educational objectives andmay be able to provide constructive feedback to the department and the university as awhole. The department and faculty may be able revise and remodel their curriculumstructure. A partial list of possible assessment areas is given below: 1. Assessment of oral project presentation. 2. Assessment of written project report. 3. Assessment of written communication skills 4. Assessment of the principles of Miami Plan for Liberal Education. 5. Assessment of reflective essay. 6. Assessment of instructor or project mentor. 7. Assessment of the

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

Tagged Divisions

Construction

approvalof the Texas State University Board of Regents. The Chair of the Department of CivilEngineering was authorized to determine the courses that were to be offered and develop adegree plan for the curriculum. Unfortunately, the Chair is a theoretical structural engineer and isnot familiar with construction engineering.Texas State University Board of Regents Certification For a program to be approved by the Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Research,the Board of Regents must certify that the new program meets eight criteria.4,5 The criteriastipulate that the program shall: (1) Be within the institution’s current Table of Programs

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

International

more than a student would pay fortuition, room and board for the semester in Boston.Participant DemographicsAlthough we now have programs at three sites, we report below on the experiences of the 124students who have participated in Dresden, Germany since spring 2001. Participants included105 BU students and 19 from other institutions (Tulane, Brown, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Villanova Page 12.283.4and the University of Washington); 77 men and 47 women. The participants’ majors at the timeof the study abroad experience are shown in 50Figure 1. We have accounted for the 40 42undergraduate majors available at

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

increasingly important. Education and research are of equal value andshould be viewed as complementary parts of any STEM education system3. Incorporating a research problem into a graduate level course4 presents challenges, and toincorporate a problem into an undergraduate level is even more challenging. These challengesinclude 1. the research problem may not address most of the topics of the course to justify the use of class time, 2. specific skills may be needed that are too time consuming to teach, 3. the problem may be out of scope for the education level of the students. In the Numerical Methods course, we were either able to meet or not have to face thesechallenges. In the next sections, the description

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ancillary equipment. Specific hardware requirements include aFaraday Cage manufactured by LBA, Greenville, NC, two Axis Copper to Fiber Converters, AT-MC13, a remote portal computer, andPhysical Connectivity of Lab Devices relies on different OSI Layer 1 mediums. Shown in Figure1, equipment is arranged in a Pod, enclosed inside a Faraday Cage, and accessible to studentsthrough a fiber hole. Figure 1. Topology for the various lab components.Students control four computers and a Wireless Access Point (WAP). Computers are labeledWKSta1, WKSta2, Attacker, and WAP Controller. WAP Controller is used to directly connect tothe WAP for configuration. Four computers are the maximum number required by any labmodule. Each computer is

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-407: AN INTEGRAL ANALYTICAL-NUMERICAL-EXPERIMENTALPEDAGOGY FOR A SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND CONTROL COURSEBenjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York Professor Liaw received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington in 1983. After a year of post-doctoral research study at University of Washington, he joined the faculty of the City College of the City University of New York (CCNY) in 1984, where he is a Full Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering. During 2000-2002 he was also appointed Acting Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, School of Engineering. His interests include (1) the design, analysis, manufacturing and testing of composites and smart

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(Applicationand Use), Accelerometer (Vibration Measurements), and (8) Thermocouple(Construction and Use).Students are given a handout that lists the experiments in the order they areperformed, as well as a statement of essence of each lab. The entire handout of allthe lab instructions and data sheets is 70 pages long. A detailed write-up of eachexperiment is available from the author.Lab 1: Statistical Analysis: The students measure two dimensions of the nut orbolt with a digital calipers and measure the resistance of the resistors with amultimeter. They then have to determine how many tests should be run to have acertain accuracy and confidence level.Lab 2: Electric Motor Performance: Each student team measures voltage,current, force, length of moment

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Henrickson, Harvard University; Rumi Chunara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Iahn Cajigas, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Heather Gunter, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Joseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MIT

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

University, Northwestern University, University ofTexas and HST) Biomedical Engineering Education Research Center (Fig. 1). We present thefundamental concepts and the clinical case for the students to consider using both graphics and text, andthroughout the module they are prompted to answer questions on which they receive immediate feedback.The feedback is customized to address common patterns of incorrect responses. A second form offeedback occurs during the lecture. The lecturer uses data from student responses collected during thefirst online exercise to inform the focus of the lecture. The computer simulation is used during the lectureto demonstrate examples and probe student reasoning (Fig. 2). Manipulation of the input variables usingthe

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

supersaturated.(Increasing concentrations are illustrated by the increasing density of the dots in the diagrams.The dots represent the dissolved sugar molecules. The undissolved sugar in beaker B is shown asa darkened area at the bottom of the beaker.) (Correct answers are in bold)In the questions below, please circle the correct answer and then give an explanation.I.1. Solution A is (saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated). PLEASE EXPLAIN!I.2. Solution B is (saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated).PLEASE EXPLAIN!I.3. Solution C is (saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated).PLEASE EXPLAIN! Page 12.540.6The second question shown below is from the MCI and

Conference Session

ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Operations 1 course and electives in polymer rheology. She is author of the textbook Understanding Rheology.Julia King, Michigan Technological University Julia King is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She recieved her PhD from the University of Wyoming in 1989. Julie teaches the required Transport / Unit Operations 1 and Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 1 courses. Page 12.746.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Finite Element Modules for Enhancing Undergraduate Transport Courses: Application to Fuel Cell FundamentalsAbstractThe

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, University of Oklahoma; Yunjun Xu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Page 12.1468.3 Figure 1: Preliminary Design of Science Roverinspect the lower stage of the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) and perform ananalysis of the aging the materials of the LEM had experienced. The class createda preliminary design of a rover to travel from the SLS landing site a short distanceto an Apollo landing site and perform a materials survey. (see Figure 1).The only Apollo site that was formally with regards to materials and surface finishis Apollo 17. For those reasons, Apollo 17 is the primary site for the SLS explo-ration. This selection had the additional advantage that Lunakhod 2 is less than150km almost due North of this site. The class decided that a secondary sprintrover (see Figure 2) should be created to

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

increase studentinvolvement through three distinct but overlapping developmental thrusts. 1. Social Development 2. Typological Models 3. Intellectual DevelopmentThus, a conceptual framework for student development adopted by Industrial Engineering isshown below in Figure 1. Cognitive Development Figure 1. Conceptual Framework for Student DevelopmentIn this model, we interpret typological development to mean student awareness of, and anappreciation for, alternative learning styles and thinking preferences both for the individualstudent and for others. This approach to student development is not new and is similar to thenotion of diversity proposed by Felder and Brent11.Identity/Social

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Thomas Edgar, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

help students better understand the solutions thatthey, their instructor or the textbook may have generated.There has been considerable work done to exploit the use of computer graphics to clarifyphysical problems governed by partial differential equations. An early paper used MATLABTMto illustrate solutions to hyperbolic differential equations.1 Several papers at about the same timeused computer animation to illustrate solutions for elastic wave propagation and beamvibration.2,3 The concept of using MATLABTM for the animation of lumped parameter dynamicsystems was demonstrated by Watkins et al.4 Recently there have been a number of papersdescribing the graphical interpretation of partial differential equations. The transport ofpollutants in

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, Virginia Tech; Michael Vorster, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Construction

-plans were formalized intoa one-page written document submitted to the instructor at the beginning of theconstruction session. Page 12.1000.4 The replica is shown in Figure 1 and consists of 10 components: 2 abutments, 2towers, 4 cable and hanger assemblies, 2 bascule spans. Each component is assembledseparately and then connected to complete the project. Figure 1: K’NEX Replica of the Tower Bridge14 Each group was provided instructions for constructing the bridge. Theinstructions were gray-scale photocopies of the color instructions provided in the K’NEXkit. As a result, the students were required to focus on the