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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Mathematics

shifts of focus –from core mathematics toward applications and toward interdisciplinary work with the naturaland social sciences, from academic to industrial and laboratory settings, from individual self-directed work to collaborative and multidisciplinary effort, from technical communication withco-specialists to translational communication across disciplinary and cultural boundaries.” Many faculty members within the School of Engineering at the university were concerned withthe severe lack of critical understanding of rudimentary concepts in calculus and differentialequations. Students’ basic mechanics were generally strong since students were verycomfortable with equations once they took on the recognizable form shown in their earliercourses

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Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charlie Law, Pennsylvania State University, Schuykill; David Younger, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

Bioengineering Department at Rice University. She received her B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from Rice University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1995. In 2007, she won the ASEE Robert G. Quinn Award for Excellence in Laboratory Instruction. Page 14.819.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Investigation of the Underrepresentation of Women in the G. R. Brown Teaching Awards at Rice UniversityAbstractDuring 2000-2007, only three of the 28 unique winners (11%) of the G. R. Brown Award forTeaching

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Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

AC 2009-2488: TEACHING THE INTEGRATION OF SAFETY ANDFIRE-PROTECTION ELEMENTS INTO THE BUILDING DESIGN PROCESSAhmed Megri, University of Wyoming Page 14.1157.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching the integration of safety and fire protection elements into the building design processAbstractSummarized within the following article are the attempts made over an eight-year time period atthe Illinois Institute of Technology to improve the skills of its Architecture and ArchitecturalEngineering Students with regards to the integration of safety and fire protection into thebuilding design process.System integration has long been

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin; Vanessa Sanders, Florida Memorial University; Chanika Symister, Florida Memorial University; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University

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Nuclear and Radiological

their majority counterparts.Conclusions 1. The LND neutron fission chamber was tested and the spatial distribution of neutrons in Beam Port 3 of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory nuclear reactor and the neutron flux were determined. 2. This internship was successful with the two students being able to recruit more students to the radiochemistry program upon their return to their alma mater. The presence of the faculty member from the originating institution not only made this internship possible, it also had a direct effect on the quality of the work generated. This arrangement serves as a model, for both minority and majority institutions aiming to enrich the academic exposure of students in this field

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenden Mervin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Guillermo Maldonado, University of Tennessee

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Nuclear and Radiological

directlyimpact the successful deployment of future nuclear energy capacity. Thus, using SCALE tosupplement nuclear engineering curricula provides an innovative approach to teaching appliedtopics involving engineering practices and advanced analysis methods.Introduction Reactor Physics and Criticality Safety are key elements of applied nuclear engineeringeducation and technology. Consequently, a thorough understanding of the underlyingfundamental principles that support these and several closely-related subjects are of paramountimportance to the instructional development of future generations of nuclear industryprofessionals. As a result of the evolution of calculation techniques and algorithms in many areasof nuclear engineering, most of the

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. candidate in Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. in Chemistry/Materials Science from UCLA and his M.S. in Materials Science from U.C. Berkeley. While at Berkeley, he was a teaching assistant for Chem 1A, an introductory chemistry class. His research interest involves atomistic level simulations of fuel cells and batteries. Ted was a physics instructor for the 2008 YESS program.Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux was born in Mexico city in 1980. He obtained his B.S. in Physics Engineering with Honors from the ITESM (Monterrey Tech) in 2003. Since then he has been a graduate student at the California Institute

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Hashim Mahdi, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

. Departmentaloutreach activities have included support for the TexPrep program, Upward Bound Mathematicsand Science program, Gear-Up engineering camps, MathCounts competitions, college night andcareer day activities, National Engineering week programs, and numerous laboratory tours anddemonstrations. Page 14.1080.3The authors have also spent a significant number of hours developing and refining ME studentadvising and monitoring tools. While it was critical that the student academic advisementpositively impacted student academic success including student retention and 5-year graduationrates, it was also important to facilitate the process for students and faculty

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, reinforces thegraphical connections between the various representations of the motion and connects to a largerproblem-solving framework.1 Brasell, H. “The Effect of Real-time Laboratory Graphing on Learning Graphic Representations of Distance andVelocity,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching 24, (1987).2 van Zee, E.H., Cole, A., Hogan, K., Oropeza, D. and Roberts, D. “Using Probeware and the Internet to EnhanceLearning,” Maryland Association of Science Teachers Rapper 25, (2000).3 Beichner, R. J., “The Effect of Simultaneous Motion Presentation and Graph Generation in a Kinematics Lab,”Journal of Research in Science Teaching 27, 803-815 (1990).4 Mokros, J. R. and Tinker, R. F. “The Impact of Microcomputer-Based Labs on Children’s Ability to

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

between teaching specific domain contents and developing effectivecognitive skills for students in current engineering education. This disconnection makes itdifficult for students to apply effective cognitive strategies for their learning in specificengineering domain. Students who failed in their engineering studies may attribute their failuresto lack of ability in learning engineering rather than a lack of effective use of cognitivestrategies. They may decide to quit from engineering programs due to frustrations from theirsetbacks in learning. As students from minority groups are interested in learning engineering, thechallenge is to nurture their interest, maintain their efforts, and strengthen their confidence thatthey can succeed. Thus

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

questionwhether or not the module content best represents the BOK.As this step is the most practical part of the methodology to develop a curriculum, manyquestions about the details of teaching a course like this arise. Some of the modules may not bein accord with the traditional way the topics within the module have been taught. Thus, there arequestions about which examples to use, which textbooks or supplemental material should beused, and which professor(s) will teach the modules. Questions may also arise when combiningtopics in a module that have been taught individually either in a lecture or laboratory setting.This step requires time, patience and communication with those responsible for teaching thematerial and making the semester schedule

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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International

. Participants (see Table 1 and Figure 1) were selected to represent: (1) a diverse rangeof educational models; (2) a wide geographical distribution within both North America andAfrica; (3) diversity in the career point of the participants and a diversity in the gender and ethnicbackground of the participants. African participants were from Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania,Uganda, and South Africa. Participants from academia range from Students, Assistant Professorsto Full Professors, Department Heads and Associate Deans. There were also participants from ahigh school, industry, the Cape Town Municipality, and the National Research Foundation inSouth Africa. The participants have impressive research and teaching track records and manyindicators of

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

on engineering in a global context.The challenges of forming global engineers, the professors that teach them and a system thatcontinues to build their capacity and adapt to the changes throughout their lifetime, requirescollaboration, sharing resources, expertise and perspectives to build effective and sustainableinitiatives. A first step in building these initiatives is to know the perspectives of existingengineering education organizations and how to interact with them. This paper describes theLatin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, LACCEI. Its mission,vision, objectives, initiatives and resources are described, as well as future initiatives in whichtheir constituents are seeking strategic partners for

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

andteaching to better prepare engineers for the global economy. The planning phase involvedalmost 200 academic and business leaders from both countries and resulted in raising close toUS$1M to fund the first Summer Faculty Leadership Institute. The Institute was designed as aseries of 23 one-week Train-the-Trainer workshops taught by US faculty members and corporaterepresentatives known for their pedagogical skills. The topics covered general effective teachingtechniques as well as best practices teaching in specific engineering disciplines. The workshopswere held during a six week period during the Summer 2008 at the InfoSys Technologies’Global Education Center in Mysore India. The 585 Indian faculty participants were selected froma pool of 1400

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert I. Egbert

What to Teach in a Freshman Engineering Course? Experiences in the First Year of the Missouri S&T/MSU Cooperative Engineering Program Robert I. Egbert Department of Engineering Missouri State University AbstractThe curriculum in most engineering programs includes some type of freshman level coursedesigned to introduce new engineering students to the various career fields in engineering and tomake the new students aware of some of the university resources available to help them make asuccessful transition to university life. Some programs expand

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

, and develop asynchronously9.In engineering education, there are two major types of courses: theoretical and experimental.Theoretical courses are usually held in the classroom. All the students sit and listen to theinstructor. Experimental courses are usually held in the laboratory, and students can movearound freely. Theoretical courses are predominantly an auditory environment in which thecurriculum, textbooks, teaching methods, and the teachers themselves are sequential. The over-reliance on auditory-sequential methods in these courses works against the visual-spatiallearners. Laboratory courses are predominantly a kinesthetic environment. The students who arevisual-spatial learner face disadvantages in mastering material in the normal

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Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

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Engineering Libraries

. Retrieved March 18, 2009, doi:10.1300/J101v18n35•052 Bernard, M.L. (2003) Criteria for optimal web design (designing for usability) Software UsabilityResearch Laboratory (Wichita State University). Retrieved from:http://www.hcomtech.com/documents/index.php?docid=5.3 Brown, M. (2007, September). Library Toolbars for Use and Development. Library Hi Tech News, 24(8),33-35. Retrieved March 18, 2009, doi:10.1108/074190507108360274 Rice, S. (2006) Take the Library with You on the Web: A Mozilla Firefox Toolbar. Brick and ClickLibraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium, Maryville, Missouri, 6, Nov. 3. ED493910. 78- 81.5 Booth, C., & Guder, C. S. (2009). If you build it, will they care? Tracking student receptivity to emerginglibrary

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Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hata, Portland Community College; James Dockendorf, Normandale Community College

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Engineering Technology

educational materials, teaching laboratories, andfaculty expertise. This project, funded through a grant from the National ScienceFoundation, addresses these barriers to providing training in plasma-aidedmanufacturing for students at our nation’s community colleges. To date thisproject has developed eight instructional modules ranging in topics from anintroduction to plasma physics, to RF power delivery, to plasma-basedmanufacturing processes, e.g. sputtering of metals and non-metals. In addition,the project has enabled Normandale Community College (NCC) to implement a Page 14.1165.2plasma-aided manufacturing teaching laboratory. This laboratory is not only beused by

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E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Hesser, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

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Chemical Engineering

reactions and chemical hazards, information onglassware set up, procedure and waste disposal.To assess the effectiveness of using Web based lectures to prepare students for the weekly labs,data has been obtained from laboratory instructors, teaching assistants and laboratory assistantsof how the lectures have impacted students’ preparation. Feedback has been obtained throughstudent surveys following the completion of the labs, questioning students about the usefulnessand ease of using a web program for pre laboratory lectures, if the video method is preferred tosupplemental readings or if it helped to enhance instruction from the text.Overall, the research proved to be a useful tool in saving laboratory instructors and students’time, while

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Drexel University

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Electrical and Computer

responsible forthe analysis and design of control circuitry which permits nominal operation of genericpower converters. The laboratory experience will culminate in projects where studentsanalyze, design, simulate and demonstrate power electronics related topics. Each projectwill be carried out by a team of three or four students. The projects and part of thelaboratory experiments will be focused on power applications in the fast growingemerging fields of the renewable industry, such as wind and solar energy or fuel cells.We believe that this will be an efficient approach in teaching power electronics because itcan give the students some of the necessary skills the industry is asking for.1. IntroductionPower electronics is the enabling technology for

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Outreach and Hands-on Materials

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Medlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Materials

metallurgicalengineering curriculum as a kinesthetic teaching tool will be implemented in several levelsstarting at the sophomore level. The first metallurgical/materials engineering courses availablefor SDSM&T undergraduates are sophomore level courses and they include two concurrentcourses: a 3 credit hour lecture “Properties of Materials” (MET-232) and a 1 credit hourlaboratory “Structure and Properties of Materials Laboratory” (MET-231). The next set ofcourses in the undergraduate curriculum sequence are “Physics of Metals” (MET-330) and the“Physics of Metals Laboratory” (MET-330L), and finally “Mechanical Metallurgy” (MET-440)and the “Mechanical Metallurgy Laboratory” (MET-440L). The curriculum modifications tothese lectures and laboratories are

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Xiaomin Jin; Dennis Derickson; Simeon Trieu; Samuel O. Agbo

through a big transition of the programwith one professor retirement (founder of the program) and two new faculty members arriving.Our recent activities comprise following three major parts: 1) Expanded teaching laboratory, 2)Strong faculty/students research projects, and 3) Active SPIE student club. We are presenting theabove three efforts in this paper.1. IntroductionCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) has one of the nation's largest primarilyundergraduate engineering colleges. The photonics program within the EE department began in1985. Currently, there are two senior elective lecture courses and one graduate-level lecture inthe photonics area. A 700 ft2 fiber-optics laboratory was introduced in 1986. This laboratoryserves dual

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

tosixteen students per class and are usually conducted in smart rooms with layout as shown inFigure 3. This is also where the “learn by doing” comes to fruition similar to the old medicalexpression of: “see one, do one, teach one”.One condition on enrollment of the design laboratory courses is that the student cannot take twoof the above three courses from the same instructor. By limiting the number of students tosixteen and exposing the students to different instructors, who themselves have differentbackgrounds in the structural engineering consulting profession, the students get accustomed toworking close to their supervisors on a one to one basis. Before graduating, the students areexposed to working for different

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

mentored teaching activities applied the conceptslearned in the PFF courses. The individualized mentored teaching experience included teachingundergraduate and graduate courses, giving talks at research seminars, and mentoring seniorprojects and REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) students in the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering at UC. Various methods of active learning, motivatingstudents, problem-based active laboratory learning, and peer tutoring were explored and appliedto mentor students. The paper also includes feedback from the PFF program coordinator and theacademic research mentor.I. IntroductionPreparing Future Faculty (PFF) is a national initiative to better prepare Ph.D., M.S., andpostdoctoral students to

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Davis, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University

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Construction

. Page 14.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Improving Construction Management Course Comprehension through Experiential LearningAbstractWhile lectures are the most common way to teach students, they are not necessarily the best wayto convey some types of information. Consider the famous quote by Confucius: “I hear and Iforget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”This paper discusses a hands-on experiential learning laboratory, which complements the lecturein a Construction Management (CM) materials and methods course. Many CM programs avoidhands-on experiences due to the vocational/technical stigma. However, experiential learningtransforms construction concepts that are often

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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First-Year Programs

have from the multiplecolleges within the university and may decide to change majors based on the quality ofthe teaching alone.4The UT-Tyler Freshman Engineering Course – ENGR 1200 Engineering MethodsSince the offering of the revamped course coincided with the completion of the newengineering and science building which has larger classrooms, the course was also team Page 14.537.4taught for the first time in the fall of 2006 with one large lecture for the entire course andmultiple smaller laboratory sections of 32 students or less each week. Each instructortaught all labs covering a particular topic to ensure consistent content coverage. The tablein

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Wei Hao, Northern Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

University before joining NKU. At NKU, he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in the area of computer networks and network security. He has chosen academic career since he believes that by teaching he can contribute towards community development.Wei Hao, Northern Kentucky University Dr. Hao came to NKU in August 2008 from Cisco Systems in San Jose, California, where he worked as a software engineer. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. He brings both academic and industrial expertise, having also worked for Motorola and Alcatel. His research interests include Web Technologies (such as web caching, web services, and web-based

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Felix Hamza-Lup, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Ivan Sopin, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Carlos Sanchez, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Patrick Hager, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

and information retention12-14. A key benefit of a Webbased virtual laboratory compared to traditional laboratories is its lower cost, space requirements,and implementation. In recognition of these new trends15-17 and benefits of Web based teachingtechnologies, the authors have sought to develop and implement a Web based 3D computergraphics framework: Virtual Interactive Engineering on the Web (VIEW), dedicated to theadvancement of teaching and learning in the pre-engineering curriculum. This paper presents thedevelopment of the initial phase and first module in VIEW - the development of a VirtualTensile Testing Laboratory (VTTL) used as a supplement in the course: Introduction toEngineering Materials

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Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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Computers in Education

maximum and to add material requires removing other material. There simplyisn’t room in the curriculum for another class, so either electives must be traded or themicrocontroller skills must be taught in existing classes.The disadvantage of the integrated approach presented in this paper is that more faculty must“buy in” to the program and be able to teach microcontroller applications, and that some originalmaterial in each course featuring microcontrollers will be replaced. This paper will measurestudent perceptions of the approach taken in order to measure whether the advantages outweighthe disadvantages.The three courses targeted to add microcontroller material at the California Maritime Academyare Computer Programming, the Circuits Laboratory

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Electrical and Computer

designed to function as studios and are equipped withmodern lecture aids, including projector, projection screen, networked computers with aninstructor console, as well as lab stations arranged so that students can easily alternate betweenexperimenting on their benches and following lectures and instructor directions.The robotics laboratory combines practice and training support for robotics and embeddedsystems courses but also serves as a project construction room in those areas. This helps satisfyminimum usage requirements in effect in some higher education institutions and providesefficient use of the teaching space.The institution will need to provide these facilities and their corresponding equipment for theengineering program. It is a common

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Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

couple of issues that needed to be addressed. First,teaching AC before DC in ENTC 210 was confusing for the students since the textbook coversthe DC material first. Second, the review of circuit analysis techniques scheduled for thebeginning of the second course took much longer than anticipated since there was a substantialamount of material to review. Student feedback also indicated a need for more problem solvingexamples and experience before they were ready to apply the circuit analysis techniques taughtin the first course to the more complex topics introduced in the follow-on course. Third, thearrangement for laboratories became an issue: the students did the DC experiments, but did notfinish all of the AC experiments in the first course