Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Engineering Design Graphics

assessingstudents’ spatial visualization ability. However, more studies of using realistic 3D views inspatial visualization tests administered to different groups of students and on other campuses areneeded to confirm this finding.AcknowledgementThe author would like to thank Theophilus Acquaye, Assistant Professor of MechanicalEngineering Technology at Essex County College, for helping conducting some of the tests inhis classes.Bibliography1. Shepard, R. N. & Metzler, J. Mental Rotation of Three-Dimensional Objects. Science, 171(3972), Feb. 19, 1971, 701-703.2. Vandenberg, S. G. & Kuse, A. R. Mental Rotations: A Group Test of Three-Dimensional Spatial Visualization. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 47, 1978, 599-604.3. Ekstrom, R. B., et

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Manufacturing

). What matters in college? Four critical years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Bloom, B. S. (Ed.) (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals.Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. White Plains, N.T.: Longman.Bloom, B.S., Hastings, J.T. and Madaus, G.F. (1971). Handbook on Formative and SummativeEvaluation of Student Learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.Boyer, Ernest L. (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the Professorate. Princeton, NJ:Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Brookhart, Susan M. (1999) The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: The Missing Part ofPedagogy. Washington, DC: ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Vol. 27, 87-96.Cerbin, W. (1994). The course portfolio as a tool for

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Maller, Purdue University; Tao Hong, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; Paul McDermott, University of Pennsylvania

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Educational Research and Methods

derive homogeneous subtypes of individual EPICSstudents, based upon their scores across measures of eight program outcomes.Specifically, the present study includes: (1) examination of how EPICS students weregrouped in terms of their evaluation on the professional skills and objectives defined byABET EC2000 Criterion 3, and analysis of the characteristics on specific profile pattern(s)found; (2) investigation of possible explanatory (e.g., demographic background variables)reasons of the way they were grouped. For instance, mean scores of the two gendergroups were compared to see if significant difference existed between male and female intypal prevalence. Additionally, future research direction was also discussed

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Manufacturing

operations managementprograms. The purpose of the Lamp Shade Game is to demonstrate the advantages anddisadvantages of the main lean manufacturing principles in comparison to craft and massmanufacturing, while simulating the three different manufacturing processes by producinglampshades according to a random demand. The main learning objective of the game is tocontrast craft, mass and lean manufacturing based on various dimensions such as quality focus,production layout, skill level of the operator(s), setup times and flexibility of the system, productvariety, production volume, production strategy (push vs. pull, built-to-order vs. built-to-stock),production trigger, production sales price, supply delivery (frequency and batch size

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yamilka Baez-Rivera, Mississippi State University; Lennon Brown, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Graduate Studies

projects or homework, but it not the same as work-related deadlines. The graduate student has to work with others, do part of the work, incorporatehis/her ideas and the ideas of other people in their group, and give the results to others to analyzeand comment on. The student may have more than one supervisor, so s/he will need to allowenough time to make corrections and then turn in a final report. It is important to be able toprioritize the tasks according to their urgency and be organized. Being organized can providedmany advantages in making sure all the requirements are met in a timely fashion.Because of time constraints, the graduate student needs to understand the industry’s research orproject faster to obtain results in a short period of

Conference Session

Advice from the Experts for NEEs at Small Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger

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New Engineering Educators

research emphasis in the WSOE of Engineering at FGCU. Founded inlate 90’s, FGCU is the newest public university in Florida. FGCU can be viewed as a non-traditional university, where the conventional tenure system is replaced by a three-yearrenewable term contract. In 2006 three young faculty, who are also the authors of this paper,accepted faculty positions in Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.We were faced with the challenge to balance scholarship, teaching and service as new facultymembers at this recently established institution. To overcome these obstacles, we identified asystem that centers on using available resources that the position has to offer and managing ourtime and resources wisely to enhance career

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

determinemanaging business, department, organization, current performanceor product (Pande, 2002). Organizations 3. Analyze and determine the root cause(s)generally use the tools that come with Six of the defectsSigma to improve company performance by 4. Improve the process by eliminatingbetter serving their customers. We define a Six defectsSigma organization as any organization that has 5. Control future process performanceimplemented a Six Sigma program. Thepurpose for the word “organization” is because DMADVbusinesses, government agencies, and charities 1. Define the project goals and customerhave implemented Six Sigma. General Electric, (internal and external

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitat Berlin; Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Harald Scheel, Technische Universitat Berlin; Christian Thomsen

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Engineering Physics & Physics

of Technology, Atlanta). In May 2007, Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke took over a full professorship for "Information Technology Services" at the Universität Stuttgart. Additionally, she acts as scientific and executive director (CEO) of the "Center of Information Technologies" of the Universität Stuttgart. The research of S. Jeschke is aimed at developing new concepts of service-oriented architectures for eLearning and eScience in particular in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. She focuses on development and networking of interactive mathematical objects and remote/virtual experiments, on mechanisms for the creation, modification and storage of data in cooperative

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Turbine Exit Temperature & Pressure BOILER AMPS VOLTS C Boiler Pressure O N D Variable Resistive Load E BURNER N S

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kami Carey, Howard University

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Liberal Education

the designer to first recall and then incorporate theseconstraints into the design. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate theeffectiveness of teaching the reflection process in an engineering class in order to developintegrative, global and socially conscious engineers. Thus, this paper seeks to promoteBoyer’s (1990) argument that effective teaching stimulates “active, not passive, learningand encourage[s] students to be critical, creative thinkers, with the capacity to go onlearning after their college days are over”2 (p. 24). This study examined the effectiveness of teaching the reflection and integrationprocess in an engineering class by creating opportunities for engineering students toreflect on prior knowledge

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orval Powell, U.S. Air Force Academy; Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

General PM Test; DFEM Only, 2001-2005 Page 12.260.5 65 Average % Correct 60 55 50 er er s s

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovative introductory engineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bo?aziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA in 1985 and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA in 1990. Page 12.382.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Comparing the Walsh Domain to the Fourier Domain with a LabVIEW Based Communication Systems ToolkitAbstractAlthough the

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Autonomous System Power Consumption Duration Energy Load Element Current (A) Duration (s) (Hours) (Ah) System @ idle 0.059 259200 72 4.248 Movement routine 4 750 0.208 0.833 Reset movement 4 120 0.033 0.133 Battery charging -0.49 36000 10 -4.9 Total per period 0.314Based on Table 2, the energy consumed during the 72 hour period may exceed the energyavailable to

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

acontinuous time filter component like a capacitor or inductor. For this low-pass filter the effectis seen in the step response. Given a step input value ws the steady state value for x can beapproximated by recognizing the familiar geometric power series. ∞ ws x s = ws ∑ K3n = = 16 ws (9) n =0 1 + K3Unlike floating point numbers where the details involving precision are handled by a processorin silent fashion, with fixed point numbers the designer is responsible. To assist in this regard,Figure 12 is the so-called plumbing diagram for the example first order low-pass

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Nathan Vizzi, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Ryan McDevitt, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

nation) and expect rebates approaching 50% for systems up to Page 12.651.310kW in size. For example, in just the past few years the CORE rebate program5 was offered bythe NJBPU - Office of Clean Energy that enabled the state to move its way up the ladder tobecome the U.S.’s second most abundant generator of photovoltaic energy. This is quite animpressive story of success since the solar insolation resources from the Sun’s light are notnearly as abundant in New Jersey as in some of the other states in the nation. It was new statepolicy that overcame the lack of solar resources and created the potential for state to possessreliable and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

?” Journal ofEngineering Education, October 2001.2 Hodge, B. K. and W. G. Steele, “A Survey of Computational Paradigms in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 2002.3 Chapra, S. C. and R. C. Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006.4 Dietel, H. M. and P. J. Dietel, How to Program C++, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2002.5 Estell, J. K., "The Faculty Course Assessment Report," Proceedings of the Best Assessment Practices VII Symposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, April 2005. Page 12.1367.7 Appendix

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Construction

an ng S c o rk es n on st ru n n h ds r su nt se Sta ns

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Jamie LoBue, Carnegie Mellon University; Anne Fay, Carnegie Mellon University; Burak Kara, Carnegie Mellon University; Steve Spencer, Carnegie Mellon University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-368: INDUCING STUDENTS TO CONTEMPLATECONCEPT-ELICITING QUESTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON PROBLEMSOLVING PERFORMANCEPaul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University PAUL S. STEIF Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa Degrees: Sc. B. 1979, Brown University; M.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1982, Harvard University. Research area: engineering mechanics and education.Jamie LoBue, Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate Student, Mechanical EngineeringAnne Fay, Carnegie Mellon University Director of Assessment, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Degrees: B.A. 1983, York University; Ph. D. 1990, University of California

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Baughn, University of California-Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-195: TEACHING PSYCHROMETRY TO UNDERGRADUATESMichael Maixner, U.S. Air Force AcademyJames Baughn, University of California-Davis Michael Rex Maixner graduated with distinction from the U. S. Naval Academy, and served as a commissioned officer in the USN for 25 years; his first 12 years were spent as a shipboard officer, while his remaining service was spent strictly in engineering assignments. He received his Ocean Engineer and SMME degrees from MIT, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He served as an Instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School and as a Professor of Engineering at Maine Maritime Academy; he is currently a member of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Jackson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Sara Abdulla, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

integration in college as it can be correlatedwith commitment to the institution and persistence. Thomas19 found that “students with a greaterproportion of ties outside their subgroup perform better academically and are more likely topersist. Second, similar benefits accrue to those students who develop ties with other studentswho themselves have broader ties.”Social Network AnalysisSocial Network Analysis (SNA) has been used since the 1930s in the social and behavioralsciences. Some of the major goals of SNA are to “discern fundamental structure(s) of networksin ways that (1) allow us to know the structure of a network and (2) facilitate our understandingof network phenomena.”4 Social networks can be generally defined as a group of inter-connected

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yolanda George, AAAS; Patricia Campbell; Tom R. Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Rosa Carson, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.; Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS

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Women in Engineering

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability since the mid 1970's. Her BS, from LeMoyne College is in Mathematics, her MS, from Syracuse University, is in Instructional Technology and her PhD, also from Syracuse University, is in Teacher Education. Dr. Campbell, formerly a professor of research, measurement and statistics at Georgia State University, has authored more than 100 publications including co-authoring Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success and Upping the Numbers: Using Research-Based Decision Making to Increase Diversity in the Quantitative Sciences with Eric

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Bor Jang, Wright State University; George Sehi, Sinclair Community College; Richard Jones, Sinclair Community College

who entered WSU intending to major in STEM disciplines(“persisters” P, reported by subgroups and “switchers” S, students who subsequently switchedout of STEM). While the overall first-to-second year retention rate has remained constant overseveral years, the retention of students who “persist” in the STEM disciplines has dropped.More alarmingly, the drop has been precipitous for female and African American students.Moreover, students who persist in STEM majors have lower retention rates than students overall(P + S). Cohort P+S P Caucas. P Afr. Am. Male P Female P P 1997 78.2 64.2 64.8

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Leo Bobek, University of Massachusetts- Lowell

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the reactor dataacquisition system and the remote user.References1. J. R. WHITE, A. JIRAPONGMED and L. M. BOBEK, “A Web-Based System for Access to Real-Time and Archival Research Reactor Data”, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. (June 2004).2. P. JAIN, S. MARKIDIS, B. G. JONES, RIZWAN-UDDIN, J. R. WHITE, and L. M. BOBEK, “Web-casting of Nuclear Reactor Experiments”, Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. (Nov. 2006).3. J. R. WHITE and L. M. BOBEK, “Reactor Operations Training via Web-Based Access to the UMass-Lowell Research Reactor,” Proceedings of Conference on Nuclear Training and Education, Jacksonville, Florida (Feb. 2007).4. The Nuclear101 website and UMLRR Online prototype, www.nuclear101.com/.5. InduSoft Web Studio, www.indusoft.com/.6. Centra Live for e

Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

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

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

@stevens.eduAcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by NSF Grant No. 0326309. This support is gratefully acknowledged.The collaborative efforts and discussions with Mr. Chenghung Chang are very much appreciated.References[1] Gustavsson, I. (2002). A remote laboratory for electrical experiments. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.[2] Esche, S. K. (2005). On the integration of remote experimentation into undergraduate laboratories - pedagogical approach. International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2005.[3] Esche, S. K. et al. (2003). An architecture for multi-user remote laboratories, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 7

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2785: START: A FORMAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR MINORITYENGINEERING FRESHMENTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Dr. Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational assignments include

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain

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Instrumentation

limits. At that point, the triallimits are adopted for future control.V. ESTIMATING PROCESS CAPABILITYThe X and R charts provide information about the performance or capability of the process inreal time frame. These charts work like a window into the process and provide a quantitativemeasure of the product quality. One must at least go through the following steps to determine theprocess capability.1) After all the assignable causes have been eliminated from the process as far as it is practical,check to see that the process is stable and under tight control, collect at least 25 to 50 samples, 3to 6 reading per sample.2) Record the data set in a time ordered sequence. After calculating X ’s, R’s, X ’s, and R ’s.estimate the values of Upper

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

t A A s B X B y C X C n D X X D n E X E X n F X X F s G X X G s H X X H s I X I g J X X J t K X K Page 12.1450.7 Figure 5. Design Structure Matrix 62.4 Needs-Functional RelationshipThe

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc.; Richard Brown, University of Utah

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-756: MOBIUS MICROSYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN THECOMMERCIALIZATION OF GRADUATE RESEARCH IN ELECTRICALENGINEERINGMichael McCorquodale, Mobius Microsystems, Inc. Michael S. McCorquodale was born in Richardson, TX, on November 12, 1974. He received the B.S.E. degree with honors in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997. For the next year, he was with Hughes Space and Communications Co., El Segundo, CA, where he developed GHz InP and SiGe digital integrated circuits. In 1998, he began graduate work at the University of Michigan where he completed the M.S.E and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 2000 and 2004, respectively, in the National

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

would also like to recognize the positive attitude, technicalhelp and input of the entire Colorado School of Mines’ Petroleum Engineering faculty and staff.Bibliography1. ABET, "ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs (Effective for Evaluations During the 2006-2007Accreditation Cycle)," (Maryland: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 2005).2. Jennifer L. Miskimins, Ramona M. Graves, and Craig W. Van Kirk, "Developing a Supplemental AssessmentDocument for ABET Certification: How Capstone Design Classes Can Help," (paper presented at the ASEE AnnualConference and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21, 2006).3. R. S. Thompson, C.W. Van Kirk, R.D. Benson, T.L. Davis, R.M. Graves, and R.M. Slatt, “SPE 36771