Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University

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Mathematics

AC 2009-716: AN EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS COURSESPaul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Michael Bosse, East Carolina University Michael J. Bossé is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

, cooperative learning, andrecruitment of under-represented groups in engineering; it also leads to better retention ofstudents, and citizenship (3), as well as helping meet the well-known ABET criteria (a)-(k) (4).Astin et al. (5) found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that S-L had significant positive Page 14.1055.2effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinkingskills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy,leadership (leadership activities, self-rated leadership ability, interpersonal skills), choice of aservice career, and plans to participate in

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

maintains a relationship with a less-experienced, oftennew member to the organization and provides information, support, and guidance so as toenhance the less-experienced member's chances of success in the organization and beyond.” [3]The goal of the mentoring relationship is to enhance the student's academic success and tofacilitate the progression to post-graduate plans, either graduate study or a career in theworkplace. In the university setting, graduate students might receive mentoring from either theiradvisor or non-advisor. This study concentrates on mentoring relationship between graduatestudents and their advisor. Faculty advisor can be either research advisor or academic advisor.However, it is common that graduate students’ works are most

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

careers appropriate to the program objectives. The program must have an effective professional development plan for its faculty. The number of faculty members must be sufficient to provide program continuity, proper frequency of course offerings, appropriate levels of student-faculty interaction, and effective student advising and counseling. Each program must have effective leadership through a full-time faculty member with defined leadership responsibilities for the program. The program faculty must have sufficient responsibility and authority to define, revise, implement, and achieve program objectives.1 The pace of technological change also imposes new challenges for facultydevelopment

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Graduate Studies

effectively in teams, and interacting with K–12students … Of these skills, the interns indicated that their greatest improvements were in the areas ofcommunicating science topics to nontechnical audiences and interacting with K–12 students.” 15 SeveralIPSE program participants also reported a shift in their career paths to science education or publicunderstanding of science as a result of their experience with this training program15.In 2007, the US House of Representatives introduced a bill (HR1453 or The Scientific CommunicationsAct of 2007) requesting the National Science Foundation to offer grants specifically for science graduatetraining programs to “develop communications skills that will enable them to effectively explain technicaltopics to

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

0.83 The candidate speaks a foreign language, has lived or worked in another country, or has worked with culturally different people. Page 14.438.3In October 2008, surveys were distributed to exhibiting companies who hire engineers at a smallengineering society conference (22 respondents). In February 2009 they were distributed tocompanies attending our university’s career fair (32 respondents). The respondents’ companieshired mainly mechanical (47 of 54 respondents) and electrical engineers (37 of 57 respondents).Other engineering types being hired with multiple responses were materials (19), chemical (19),computer (17

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Exploring Technological Literacy and Awareness

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College

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Two Year College Division

career must acknowledge that two-year institutions or community colleges representthe fastest growing segment of higher education [4]. Recent data shows that 40% of individualsearning bachelor or master’s engineering degrees started higher education in a communitycollege. The trend is higher in some states such as California for which more than 48% ofgraduates with science or engineering degrees started at a community college [5].Despite this contribution to the nation’s engineering workforce, engineering education in a Page 14.746.2community college environment presents formidable challenges for both students andinstructors. Most community

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathemathetics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Reba, Clemson University

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Mathematics

and despitevery positive faculty and student perceptions, it is not easy to expand the set of math facultywilling to try the technology. Yet, interest in Tablet PCs (and MessageGrid) is flourishing atClemson, due to a 2007 Hewlett Packard Leadership Grant which placed Tablet PCs into amultidisciplinary technology classroom and attracted faculty from Engineering and otherdepartments willing to invest time to learn new pedagogical techniques.Introduction Approximately 20% of students in first-semester Freshman Calculus at Clemson Universityin Fall 2007 earned Ds (poor), Fs (fail) or Ws (withdraw) and either had to repeat the course orabandon their STEM career goals. This DFW rate represented nearly a 50% reduction in the ratefrom Fall 2005

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Chester Wilmot, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Harvard University. His engineering career spans over 40 years. He is a licensed Professional Engineer who was previously an engineering consultant, and is also a retired military officer.william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Todd Monroe has been an Associate Professor in the Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department at Louisiana State University since 2008, and is the holder of the Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Armstrong Professorship in Engineering. Prior to work at LSU, he received MS, PhD and postdoctoral training in the Intracellular Engineering Laboratories at Vanderbilt University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. His BS in Biological Engineering from LSU gives

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

is intended for first year students. We expect thestudents to gain competencies in these areas: 1. Demonstrate increased abilities in speech, personal communication, and career communication. 2. Demonstrate the presentation of speeches to inform and to persuade (to convince, to activate). 3. Lead or participate in group discussions reaching problem-solving or fact-finding goals, and respond to comments and questions from the audience while maintaining objectivity. 4. Maintain group cohesiveness by using task and maintenance behaviors (including recording and analyzing your group uses of these group dynamic actions.) 5. Use informative, persuasive, and empathetic listening strategies and write journal entries

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Viacheslav Adamchuk; Gwen Nugent; Bradley Barker; Neal Grandgenett

-17.81 23.89 -2.98 15 .009Supplemental impact measurement instruments are now under development to assess long-termprogram impacts, including youth career selection. Experimental designs involving the use ofcontrol groups are also been employed to provide more definitive conclusions regardingintervention impacts and effectiveness.SummaryImproving STEM education is a national challenge, and the Robotics and GPS/GIS in 4-H:Workforce Skills for the 21st Century project has been initiated to help meet that challenge andto provide a non-formal education experience for 11-15 year old youth to encourage theirconsideration of STEM areas for their future academic and post-graduate careers. Use ofrobotics, GPS, and GIS technologies

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Lawrence Fong; Brian P. Self

283 Modeling the Dynamics of a Small Catapult to Enhance Undergraduate Studies Lawrence Fong and Brian Self California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractIt is estimated that the average engineering student will work 3000 "back of the book" stylehomework problems by the time that they graduate. While these problems can certainly helpwith the learning process, many do not mimic any type of real world systems that an engineerwill encounter in their careers. Furthermore, most do not require the student to

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

TK Beam, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jamie Constantz, James Madison University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Science and Mechanics, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, understanding engineering students through the lens of identity theory, advancing problem based learning methodologies, assessing student learning, as well as understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education. This latter project is funded through her recent NSF CAREER award. Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics and K-12 engineering education.Jamie Constantz, James Madison University JAMIE CONSTANTZ is a

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet; Juan Salinas, Purdue University, Calumet; Deepthi Karanam, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

increase in profits and other economic benefits. For example, by usingsimulation, a cancer treatment center was able to increase the number of patients seen per day by20% and the results of their Layout Scenario Analysis showed that the occupancy of their newintegrated facility would allow at least a 100% increase in chair capacity (14). With continuedresults such as this being published the demand for people with knowledge and experience in thisfield will undoubtedly continue to grow.Instructing IET and MfET students on discrete event process simulation concepts will allowthem to gain useful knowledge and experience for problem solving and project implementationbefore they begin their careers. It will also aid them in visualizing the bigger

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

did not understand the material they are supposed to be presenting. (2, Teaching (Curriculum))3=Neutral: e. One has to have a balance of school, work, and a social life (3, Lifestyle) f. I made my decision to study engineering because of my involvement in FIRST robotics. (3, Calling)4=Slightly Positive g. Having a co-op really opens up your eyes to the world of engineering; you get a sense of the vast amount of career paths that are available with an engineering degree, as well as the chance to “ test-drive ” your future. (4, Future) h. I have generally had good experiences with engineering. A lot of

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

exposure to students with educational robotics both within a classroom environment and in after school settings year round to stimulate student creativity and possible pursuit of STEM careers in order to meet national long term needs and global challenges posed by competitive engineering programs overseas. His other long term research interest has been in the area of renewable energy.Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha Dr. Neal Grandgenett is the Peter Kiewit Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has authored over 80 articles and research papers related to the use of educational technology in mathematics and science. He teaches graduate level

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theprocesses that are used to integrate the teams, and provides specific examples of projects wherethese tools are utilized.IntroductionThe importance of significant design experiences to prepare undergraduate engineering studentsfor engineering careers has been well-documented1-4. These experiences typically emphasizethe application of technical skills as well as professional skills, such as communication in bothwritten and verbal form, working as a team, and customer interaction. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to capstone senior design courses.However, capstone senior design courses do not include underclassmen. Earlier designexperiences have become more common and have shown to be valuable in motivating students

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

preparation for a career as an engineer. Furthermore, colleges of engineering cannotjust be a stop on the educational assembly line which takes decreasing numbers of high-schoolstudents with widely varied levels of preparation, provides them with an academic exposure totheory and then graduates them to be trained, as needed, by their employer. Students must beeducated to be life-long-learners, and industry and the university must become constant andpersistent collaborators in this process. This will require universities to rethink the educationalparadigms which have shaped engineering education for the last half century.5 PBL is oneapproach that provides a solution to improving the education of incipient engineers on campusand engineers on the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

broader educationalobjectives are to improve the students’ understanding of thermodynamics, to help them integratethis knowledge with other subjects, and to give them a better basic understanding of the first andsecond law of thermodynamics. Practically speaking, it also gives them insight into the actualoperation of a steam turbine electrical generation power plant, which may inspire some toeventually pursue a career in this field.IntroductionThis experiment is designed to give the students a hands-on experience with a Rankine Cycle,and to directly relate the mechanical device to the theory learned in a typical thermodynamicscourse. This paper describes the experiences the students gained in the areas of thermodynamicsand power generation. The

Conference Session

Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

member of the teamapproached the then Director of the Research Centre for Gender Studies (RCGS) at theUniversity of South Australia to see if any members of the centre would be interested in workingwith her, to undertake qualitative research to support the national qualitative study that she hadjust managed to explore the careers of women engineers in Australia. The Director (theeducation member of the team) then approached the sociologist and economist team members Page 14.1111.4and secured their initial interest. A key feature at the time was the existence of the ResearchCentre for Gender Studies which enabled cross campus and cross

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

.1 Numerous studies have investigated the barriers encountered bywomen with aspirations of university careers, many referred to in “Beyond Bias andBarriers”, a 2006 report by the National Academy of Sciences.1 These studies seek toprovide a deeper understanding of various issues including those pertaining to the careerpipeline, and faculty recruitment, retention and advancement. Recognizing the critical needfor full participation of women in the sciences, the National Science Foundation hassupported for the last 7 years efforts to study and improve recruitment and retention ofwomen faculty in the sciences through the ADVANCE Institutional Transformationprogram.2 Work within this program has allowed researchers to study multi

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

) their presentations 4 to 6 times on average before submitting their final one.This is significant because most other students within the department will do less than 3 oralpresentations during their academic career. By students being able to “see and hear” themselvespresent, it made them aware of their oral skills or fallacies and motivated them to enhancepresentation skills by practicing more. The survey also showed that student’s overall experiencewith ViP was positive. As commonly as a lecturer currently asks students to write a report,lecturers can now also assign an oral presentation using ViP. Segments of ViP presentations canbe discussed in class to highlight good and poor presentation techniques. Since ViP oralpresentations are saved in

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William Danley; Vladimir Genis

show agreement that the outcome wasmet through third party assessment.Program Educational ObjectivesThe information collected and documented in Survey Assessment Summary Sheets indicateshow well AET meets the Program Educational Objectives (PEO). Program objectives are broadstatements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that our program ispreparing our graduates to achieve. Program Educational Objectives are listed and discussed inself-studies that are provided to ABET prior to evaluation visits and it is important that PEOs areconsistent with the program mission and with the program outcomes. This information isincluded in the CQI report and is made available to AET Industrial Advisory Committee. Theseresults are

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sarai Hedges

investigation of the 4 surveys in the SIPOC diagram found that in 2006 the AlumniSurvey was administered by the CAS Career Placement Office and had an abysmal 5.7%response rate. The 2007-08 Employer Survey, administered by the University of CincinnatiProfessional Practices Office, had a 69.7% response rate for all CAS students. The Student PPSurvey, administered by the same office, does not have questions pertaining to lifelong learningand is very difficult to alter. The College Student Services Office administered a Senior Surveyuntil spring quarter 2008 when it was discontinued due to a change in university policy andrefusal by a university office to continue its administration. The CAS ECET program developeda Senior Survey for its students, which

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Stan Mitchell, LogicForce Consulting, LLC; Hugh Berryman, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

currently serving as a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, ABET.Stan Mitchell, LogicForce Consulting, LLC Stan Mitchell is the Forensic Lab Manager at LogicForce Consulting, LLC, a legal technology consulting firm in Nashville, Tennessee, where he conducts computer forensic examinations in civil litigation. Stan served over twenty years in Law Enforcement working as a Patrol Officer, Detective, and Instructor at the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. He also implemented and operated the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s Computer Forensic Lab from 2000-2005. In his career, Stan has conducted over 200 forensic analyses, ranging from

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton; Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

conducting applied research related to health systems since 2001. This paper startswith career opportunities for industrial and systems engineering graduate students with healthsystems concentration and highlights the gap between the healthcare industry needs andacademic course settings. The development of the graduate level health systems curriculum atBinghamton University is discussed and illustrated in details. The course details of the 30-creditcurriculum are revealed and explained as to how they can bridge the gap between academia andthe healthcare industry. Finally, the future direction of the health systems concentrations underthe industrial and systems engineering degree is discussed.IntroductionAs the most versatile engineering discipline

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

) Page 14.992.7 “Fundamentals of Creative Thinking” “Good Customer Service is Good for Everyone” “Creative Thinking for Creative Writing” “Improving Your Creative Thinking” “How To Jumpstart Your Career To Achieve Career Success” “Importance Of Diversity Training” “Sexual Harassment In The Workplace” “Becoming An Effective Leader” “Affirmative Action In The Workplace” “Diversity In The Workplace” “Discrimination And Harassment In The Workplace” “Leadership And Teambuilding” “Equal Employment Opportunity In The Hotel/Restaurant Industry”Example 3: Based on the authors’ expertise and consulting

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ManagementSystem (CMS), this work describes the research process used to measure our capability toprovide an online version of this training. Mid-career professionals interested in completingcertification requirements without having to attend on-campus classes represent a new programtarget. The program will continue to conform to our curriculum requirements ensuring thequality of any on-line MIET courses.The paper will address the development of this new delivery method. The curriculum will bedesigned to operate in an interactive web-based environment for submission of coursework;concept diagrams, drawings, reports, and assorted forms. Class discussions, conferencing,forums and real-time project reviews will utilize current “chat-room” technology and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

this course are designed to cover the lecture topics and elements to provide self-motivation to students. When students have “hands on” experience and learn how easily they can interface various sensors and actuators, they develop self- confidence and interest that help them throughout their educational and professional career. Experiment 1: Simple Input/Output: The first experiment allows students to become familiar with Visual Studio and programming language C. Students learn how to create, write, compile, and debug programs in Visual Studio. Experiment 2: Conditional Operations: The second experiment introduces conditional logic. Students write a program that contains different types of conditional operands. Experiment 3