Conference Session

Computational Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

engineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from Boazii Uni- versity, Istanbul, Turkey, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Page 22.1204.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Putting Bells & Whistles on DSP Toolkit of LabVIEWAbstractMost Digital Signal Processing (DSP) courses rely heavily on MATLAB and/or C, representingthe state of the art in textual programming, for their standard computer tools

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

introductory courses offered by the department. A qualitativeinvestigation revealed that ENGE‟s faculty members not only readily adopted the tablet PC buthave also helped faculty members outside of their department learn how to effectively use theTablet. Some of the faculty members within this department are also considered to be championsof other forms of instructional technologies. The COE has been finding it challenging to getother departments to wholeheartedly accept the tablet PC like ENGE did and are using the resultsof this study to assist in identifying strategies that can assist with greater diffusion ofinstructional technology across departments.IntroductionThe College of Engineering (COE) at Virginia Tech is considered to be a forerunner

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rebecca Dobbs, Rochester Institute of Technology; Changfeng Ge, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

items, one might thinkonly about pirated music CD‟s and „fake‟ Rolex watches. However, a significant part of thecounterfeit industry is producing items that consumers may find indistinguishable from „the realthing‟. A serious concern is items in the industrial supply chain that are not what they arepromised to be. A common example being counterfeit cell phone batteries that may pose aperformance and safety concern. Fraud in the area of counterfeit goods ranges from simplemislabeling of product, to enterprises completely dedicated to producing exact copies of namebrand consumer products. Items counterfeited range from sneakers with an illegal designer logo,to counterfeit prescription medications and medical devices.Counterfeiting has been

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Peter Spellane; Mohammad Razani

students of CUNY to become activeparticipants in Remote Sensing research at the NOAA Cooperative Remote Sensing Scienceand Technology Center (NOAA-CREST) over last summer at CCNY.References1. Coster S.; Gulliford M.C.; Seed P.T.; Powrie J.K.; Swaminathan R.: “Monitoring BloodGlucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review”, Health TechnologyAssesment, 2000, vol. 4, no. 12.2. Report of the expert committee on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus.Diabetes Care. Jan 2003;26 Suppl 1:S5-20.3. Laditka SB, Mastanduno MP, Laditka JN. Health care use of individuals with diabetes inan employer-based insurance population. Arch Intern Med. May 28 2001;161(10):1301-8.4. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) Report in U.S

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Michael G. Jenkins

that a bicycle frame is not a truss and, therefore, probably cannot be analyzed assuch. Three methods are then employed to prove or disprove this hypothesis: analytical,experimental, and numerical. T ru ssMe mbe rs b ue J oin ts T 4 5mmS GB( top ) S GA

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara E. Brazon, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Computing & Information Technology

abilities.”6 These objectives were achieved utilizing a variety of Page 22.1605.3active learning methods, including lecture, demonstration, problem solving, collaborative work,formal team work, and peer learning. The assessment was done as formative assessment via oraland written reports and tests; and summative assessment with the completion of theimplementation of the website for the final grade. Interviews were conducted to acquire feedbackfrom the students on their perception of the learning experience using the Lesson‟s Learnedapproach.Course DescriptionIT Project Management was designed with two pedagogical approaches to learning

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

equivalent education. In this paper it includes qualifications that correspond to atechnology degree in the United States (Higher National Certificates and Diplomas). All othercourses are defined as third level. The higher education level embraced a university sector(private) and a public sector funded primarily by Local Education Authorities (LEA‟s). It is withdevelopments in higher education in the public sector that this paper is concerned.At that time the education system in England and Wales was highly selective. A simplifiedmodel of the system is shown in exhibit 1. After primary school the student was directed to oneof three types of school. The majority of children went to secondary modern schools as therewere only a relatively small number

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

: A Dynamic Framework for DevelopmentAbstract Following up on its 2009 research, the National Center for Manufacturing Education(NCME) continues to explore trends in manufacturing education programs. This paper presents acompilation of results from the “Question(s) of the Week” framework designed to preface the2011 study and move the trends report towards an ongoing, dynamic source of relevantinformation for engineering technology educators engaged in the design and delivery ofmanufacturing education.Introduction The National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) housed at SinclairCommunity College, Dayton, Ohio published Trends in Manufacturing Programs1 in 2009. TheNCME acknowledges support from the National Science

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Moses Joseph, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathleen C. Howell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David William Braun, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

. In addition, the study canact as an excellent test bed for revealing any limitations or bugs that may exist in the software.That we will be checking for statistically significant differences in the change in pretest andposttest scores between the three groups for this particular educational intervention differentiatesthis study from those currently seen in the existing body of literature. We are attempting todifferentiate between traditional lecture material, the use of visualization software alone, and theuse of the visualization software with stereoscopic effect. We expect to publish the results of thisstudy as soon as they become available.References1. Kim, J., Park, S., Lee, H., Yuk, K., & Lee, H. (2001). Virtual Reality

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Amithraj Amavasai; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

, C.S., and Prevedouros, P.D. 2001. Transportation Engineering and Planning, Printice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.3. Haldar, A. and Mahadevan, S. 2000. “Probability, Reliability and Statistical Methods in Engineering Design”, John Wiley and Sons, New York.4. Kuebler R. and Smith, 1976. “Statistics”, John Wiley and Sons, New York.5. Lipsey, M.W. 1990. “Design Sensitivity: Statistical Power for Experimental Research”. Newbury park, CA, Sage. Page 22.1258.6 Fig. 1 No. of hints vs. Cost of the grade for Problem 1 120Cost of

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Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sebastian M. Pfotenhauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joshua Jacobs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Julio A. Pertuze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel T. Roos P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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International

. Pertuze is a PhD student at MIT’s Engineering Systems Division (ESD). Page 22.1129.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Orienting engineering education towards innovation, entrepreneurism, and industry partnerships The case of the MIT-Portugal ProgramAbstractEngineering education has always served as a close nexus between academia and industry, andas a strong determinant of a country‟s innovative and economic performance. As manydeveloped countries are struggling with the loss of low-cost manufacturing to global competitors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees

about the future job market and some business skills. Thecourse was delivered to students receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarship inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) that focused on teamwork.Students were grouped in teams of 5 students from sciences, mathematics, engineeringtechnology and computer information systems disciplines. This article presents the students’perceptions of the course which exposed students to job search skills, and helped them developteamwork skills by researching a company and presenting the results to the class. In addition toclass meetings, students regularly met in groups outside of class to discuss their findings and tocreate their PowerPoint presentations. Student’s

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1377: DEFINING AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR UN-DERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCESLisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis in the UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science. Her primary responsibilities include accreditation, assessment, and data administration. She is a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the ”Young Entrepreneur & Scholar (YES) Scholarship Program.” Her research interests include program evaluation and predictors of career intentions.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos is a Professor in the UCF Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the PI of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

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NSF Grantees

computer and with no specific requirements. Anyone with anInternet connection and access to a web browser can interact with and control a remoteexperiment from anywhere. Users and experiment developers no longer have to worry aboutversion problems or updates, since all the interfaces do not use proprietary technologies.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers EEC-0935208, EEC-0935008.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Ambrose, S. A., & Amon , C. H. (1997). Systematic design of a first-year mechanical

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

analysis was to observe a similar level of analysis bystudents individually when asked to answer the questions “What was the problem(s) youwere trying to solve as part of Project 1”?”Research questions: 1. How do FYE students comprehend and state their initial understanding of a given engineering problem? 2. How do FYE initially indentify the primary function of an engineering system (device or process) they are designing?MethodsParticipantsThe participants in this study included sixty-four students enrolled in an honors versionof the first year engineering (FYE) course at a large midwest university during the Fall2010 semester. These students self-select into the course and were accepted on a firstcome bases. These students have a

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob D. Joseph, The College of William and Mary; Jessica Taylor, College of William and Mary, STEM Education Alliance; Gail B. Hardinge, College of William and Mary, STEM Education Alliance; Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Virginia Demonstration Project— A Summative AssessmentIntroductionThe Virginia Demonstration Project (VDP) is a middle-school-focused, educational outreachprogram that is designed to increase the interest of middle-school students in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. This is accomplished by exposing the students toreal-life, problem-based challenges, solved in a cooperative learning environment and stimulatedby lesson plans collaboratively implemented by their classroom teacher and visiting Navyscientists and engineers (S&Es). It makes science and math connections between the classroomand real life, supplies

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Contemporary books with engineering as a focus, with total number of available copiesin library circulation (# of books available) in the U.S.Title Author(s) Year Type CirculationEngineering Elephants#,15 Emily Hunt & Michelle 2010 Storybook 1 PantoyaCaleb: The Mouse Engineer#,16 Clifford D. Cope 2009 Storybook 0Rocks, Jeans and Busy Alane & Raymundo 2009 Storybook 10Machines#,17 RiveraMy Dad’s an Engineer18

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

transition between compressed liquid and superheated vapor. Any point on thisdiagram corresponds to a state, which can be determined by the two properties T and v. However,this state is also related to a group of other properties, such as pressure (P), internal energy,enthalpy and entropy (s). As there are six properties commonly associated with a state, one canconstruct up to C62 different diagrams. However, as P and T are two properties that can bemeasured easily, they are often considered as the primary properties. Just as in quantummechanics, P and T are associated with two complementary properties v and s, and the product ofeach pair has the dimension of specific energy.Thermodynamics problems often involve some processes, i.e., transitions of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph F. Kmec, Purdue University; Bryan J. Hubbard, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Martin A Lopez De Bertodano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Revis, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

domestic nuclear power industry, someof its challenges and accomplishments, and developments forming new and expanding directionsfor the future of this truly remarkable industry. The second part of the paper deals exclusivelywith nuclear engineering technology, a part of the academic enterprise that nurtures and sustainsgrowth of the nuclear industry by providing it graduates with specialized work skills and a solidunderstanding of nuclear science basics. The paper examines course offerings of establishednuclear educational programs including that at the U. S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School. Thisinformation is used to develop the curriculum for a four-year Bachelor of Science degreeprogram in Nuclear Engineering Technology. The template for the

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Kundan Nepal, Bucknell University

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Computing & Information Technology

: Data Rate = Bandwidth*log2(1+ S/N) where S/N is the ratio of the signal power to the noise power in decibels(dB).Now, students were asked to find the ASCII code for the initials of their names and showtheir understanding of the bit rate and bandwidth of the communication channel by repeatingthe Fourier analysis on those letters. To generate the ASCII waveform, students programmedthe Agilent 33120A Function Generator. Next, they designed a first-order RC low-pass filterwith a 3 kHz bandwidth and observed and captured the output response of the filter to theASCII waveform. 1. Obtain the binary 7-bit ASCII code for the first letter of your first name and last name. a. What is the 8-bit code using odd parity? Where did you put

Conference Session

Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Candace Walkington, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rachaya Srisurichan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Martha W. Alibali

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Math Science and Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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Mathematics

in 1981. He is an assis- tant professor in Fundamental General Education Center, National Chin-Yi University of Technology.P. C. Lin, Fundamental General Education Center of National Chin-Yi University of Technology, TaiwanR.O.C.Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chinyi University of Technology Ruey-Maw Chen, he was born at Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. He received the B. S., the M. S. and the PhD degree in engineering science from National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan R.O.C. in 1983, 1985 and 2000, respectively. From 1985 to 1994 he was a senior engineer on avionics system design at Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST). Since 1994, he is a technical staff at Chinyi Institute of Technology. Since 2002, he has been

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

experiences are experiential learning: cooperativeeducation and internships, and engagement with faculty through research and mentoring. GVSUhas a strong history of experiential learning with 45-48% of juniors and seniors typically enrolledin credit bearing experiential learning in any given year. Since introducing the blueprint forsuccess that clearly identifies experiential learning as a significant educational landmark,participation jumped to 52-56% with impressive corresponding jumps in graduation rates.In addition to their involvement in experiential learning programs, for the last four years theauthors have also been the team leaders in an NSF funded S-STEM project. This programprovides mentoring and scholarship support for students with high

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Anh NV Nguyen; Patrick Martin, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University, AP, India

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Commutator B B r r u text u s s h h Conductor S Page 22.732.3 DC Supply Fig. 2: PMDC motor vL (t

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Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

: “For me it‟s more the math. Just because I relate really well to the algebra side of it where, okay here‟s the formula, manipulate it this way and this is what my outcome‟s going to be. But actually conceptualizing things and being able to explain like the picture of it and say, „This is what electricity is.‟ It‟s one of those things where I kind of wish I would understand that side better”.The interviews for this study were conducted as part of a larger study of student understanding ofdifficult concepts in both mechanical and electrical engineering. Reporting on the results of theinterviews with mechanical engineering students, Douglas et al.5 identified misconceptions thatstudents have about force and how

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles G. Drake, Ferris State University

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Engineering Technology

and Strengths of Materials CourseAbstractA lab-oriented course has been created to supplement lecture instruction in statics and strengthsof materials. The primary goal in initiating the course was to give students more problemsolving experience with a secondary goal of intuition-building hands-on experiences. Over 25activities have been developed with a limited budget.BackgroundSecond year students in Mechanical Engineering Technology take a four-credit lecture course instatics and strengths of materials during their fall semester. Prerequisites for the lecture courseinclude pre-calculus and college physics. The lecture course includes two-dimensional statics,stress and deformation for common loadings, and combined loadings with Mohr‟s

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

B. Rajavel; M.G. Prasad

duct system is an important step in the ANS procedure. Thetransfer function in this case corresponds to a source-duct -termination model and can be approximated ~ ~ ~ ~by using the four-pole parameters ( A, B, C, D ) of each component of the system6. Figure 1 shows thephysical and electrical analogs of the duct system model used for this work. Taking the four poleparameters of each component and combining them, in conjunction with the electrical analog, we get thefollowing system matrix:  ~s  1 p ~ 0  A ~ B

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

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Engineering Economy

then submit first select Solar data Figure 5. Parameter selection screen for desired location.5. The next screen will display the data, see Figure 6. Only one row of the data is needed for the analysis: the "tilt 39" row which represents the radiation for a panel tilted at the geographic latitude for this location. However, to keep track of the header information, select the range of data shown in Figure 6 using a mouse. Copy the highlighted field and then paste into a M/S Excel worksheet. When performing the pasting it is important to "paste special/unicode text" to create a nice set of column delimited data as shown in Figure 7. Page 22.1245.6

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

at Howard University and a Carnegie Scholar. She served as a Co-Principal Investigator of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Dr. Fleming earned her Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from George Washing- ton University and Howard University, respectively. Dr. Fleming’s research interest is concentrated on the reform of engineering education, broadening participation in engineering and the scholarship of teaching and learning.Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

technology.With this background, it‟s not surprising that many of our students connect to technologythrough science fiction (SciFi). This paper describes a course on artificial intelligence andscience fiction. It has been offered as a general education elective, meeting writing-intensive,literature, and ethics categories for undergraduates, and as a graduate course with semester-longprojects.Artificial intelligence (AI) presents many complex theoretical, societal and ethical issues thathave historically been examined in works of science fiction. The interplay between sciencefiction from the 1950s to the present and the development of the field of AI can be used to showhow imaginative creativity and technical innovation fueled each other. As a non-AI