Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-816: ON OR OFF THE TENURE TRACK: THE WORK LIVES OFWOMEN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTYStacy Birmingham, Grove City CollegeMara Wasburn, Purdue University Page 13.944.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 On or Off the Tenure Track: The Work Lives of Women Engineering and Technology FacultyAbstractTenured faculty and those on the tenure track are now a minority on American college anduniversity campuses as the number of part time instructors and professors hired on a contract hasincreased. A disproportionate number of these non-tenure track faculty members are women.With greater demands for publications and funded

Conference Session

The Pipeline

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Mary Ann Sheline, Grand Valley State University; Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University; Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University

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Women in Engineering

years. Page 13.488.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Empowering Girls: Measuring the Impact of Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camps (STEPS)AbstractSTEPS camps were designed to address the critical shortage of women in science,mathematics, and engineering related careers by providing girls with positive exposure tothe exciting opportunities in these fields. Through a variety of workshops, lessons, andhands on activities, the girls gain a better understanding of many science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related concepts, culminating with theconstruction and flight of their own

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-515: CRAFTING ONLINE EXAMS IN ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY: LATEST CHALLENGES, METHODOLOGIES, AND TRENDSAli Mehrabian, University of Central FloridaTarig Ali, University of Central FloridaAlireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida Page 13.338.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Crafting Online Exams in Engineering and Technology: Latest Challenges, Methodologies, and TrendsAbstract. In recent years distance education and learning have emerged as a popular method ofinstructional delivery in engineering and technology-related fields. Many faculties ofengineering and technology may found themselves teaching online classes or

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

family support services, identifying and disseminating best practices and policies. A graduate of Williams College, she Holds an Ed.M from Harvard University and a PhD in in Educational Psychology from Boston College and has taught courses and workshops in applied research to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at Boston College and Wheelock College. Page 13.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Decade of Technological Innovation: A Retrospective View of the First Decade of the NCIIAAbstractThe role of entrepreneurship in engineering, science

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University; Eugeue Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Simpson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

AC 2008-1576: DETECT: DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TOWARDINNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOURENGINEERING, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMike Murphy, Dublin Institute of TechnologyDonal McHale, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRichard Hayes, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRobert Herrick, Purdue UniversityDhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State UniversityHeinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule DarmstadtEugeue Coyle, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRobert Simpson, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 13.381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 DETECT: Developing Sustainable Pathways Toward Innovative

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Construction

AC 2008-1628: A MODEL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PENN STATEHARRISBURG’S CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMAND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYSofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Dr. Vidalis is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering at Penn State Capital College in Harrisburg, PA. She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. She has worked with Florida Design Consultants for a couple years as a Transportation Engineer. Her current research focuses on quality assurance in pavement construction and materials, construction management, and transportation planning and operations.Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Dr. Cecere is an

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Katherine Stahl Kinsinger, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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International

AC 2008-2907: INCORPORATING DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONALAWARENESS INTO AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSEMINAR COURSEAndrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown Andrew T. Rose is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). Before joining the faculty at UPJ, he was a Staff Engineer with GAI Consultants in Pittsburgh. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation design, structural steel design, structural analysis, and incorporating practical design experience and professional practice issues into the undergraduate civil engineering technology curriculum. Dr. Rose received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil

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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-179: DEVELOPMENT OF A MATH INFUSION MODEL FOR MIDDLESCHOOL ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONM. David Burghardt, Hofstra UniversityMichael Hacker, Hofstra University Page 13.407.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of a Math Infusion Model for Middle School Engineering/Technology EducationAbstractEngineering design projects can provide a rich opportunity to enhance middle school studentknowledge in core disciplinary subject areas, such as mathematics and science and forms animportant aspect of the NSF supported Mathematics, Science, Technology Education Partnership(MSTP) project. A key goal of the project has been to

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Greory Spaulding, Kansas State University-Salina

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-820: BUILDING THE LARGEST CANTENNA IN KANSAS: ANINTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; Kimberly Filer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-547: IMPLEMENTATION OF TABLET PC TECHNOLOGY IN ME 2024 -ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ECONOMICS AT VIRGINIA TECHDewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College Dewey Spangler is an instructor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Mr. Spangler holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering and a P.E. license in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has served as faculty advisor to over two hundred mechanical engineering sophomores in the area of product design and has taught over the last nine years in the areas of physics, engineering mechanics, object oriented programming, geographical information systems, engineering economics, project management, product design, and contract law. His

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Robert Wolff, University of Dayton; Jack Waintraub, Middlesex County College

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-630: CONSOLIDATING TWO NSF ONLINE MATERIALS ANDINFORMATION RESOURCE CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONGilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community CollegeShep Anderson, Sinclair Community CollegeSean Falkowski, University of DaytonRobert Wolff, University of DaytonJack Waintraub, Middlesex County College Page 13.327.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Consolidating Two NSF Online Materials and Information Resource Centers for Manufacturing and Engineering Technology EducationAbstractThis presentation describes the plan for the future of the Manufacturing and

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2008-653: THE BIOMASS BANDWAGON: THREE IDEAS FORENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS TO GET ONBOARDKurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS KURT A ROSENTRATER is a Lead Scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, in Brookings, SD, where he is spearheading an initiative to develop value-added uses for residue streams resulting from biofuel manufacturing operations. He is formerly an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, in the Department of Engineering and Industrial Technology.Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University JERRY VISSER is Operations Manager of the Product Development Center at South Dakota State University in

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kanti Prasad

IMPARTING CONSUMMATE INSTRUCTIONS IN MICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND VLSI TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL Kanti Prasad Ph.D.; P.E. Professor/Founding Director Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduAbstract:For consummate VLSI program, theoretical instructions must be complemented withadequate laboratory facilities in order to validate the design from its conception to thefinished chip along with its real time testing. This comprises of

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Kanti Prasad

IMPARTING CONSUMMATE INSTRUCTIONS IN MICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND VLSI TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL Kanti Prasad Ph.D.; P.E. Professor/Founding Director Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduAbstract:For consummate VLSI program, theoretical instructions must be complemented withadequate laboratory facilities in order to validate the design from its conception to thefinished chip along with its real time testing. This comprises of

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Materials

engineering, active discovery-basedlearning is considered an important part of this learning cycle6. In Bruner7, discovery learning isdefined as a cognitive instructional model whereby students are empowered and encouraged tolearn concepts and principles through active hypothesis testing and discovery, just as during thedescribed experiment.ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) EAC (Engineering AccreditationCommission) has developed a set of accreditation criteria8 for all undergraduate engineeringprograms. Criterion 3 deals with program outcomes and assessment whereby students atgraduation must be able to demonstrate having certain abilities, knowledge, and understanding.The described nanotechnology experiment addresses students

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2008-641: INVENTION, INNOVATION AND INQUIRY - ENGINEERINGDESIGN FOR CHILDRENDaniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U Dr. Engstrom is an associate professor and principal investigator for Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry. He has written national curriculum that integrates science, mathematics, and engineering with technology education. He currently works in teacher preparation in technology education at Cal U Page 13.811.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Invention, Innovation and Inquiry - Engineering Design for ChildrenAbstractThis preservation will

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-309: USING THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONALENGINEERS’ (NSPE) ETHICS EXAMINATION AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL INTHE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, computational fluid dynamics, professional ethics, and piano

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2008-699: MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGYEDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTSTHROUGH CURRICULUM REFORM AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIESSantosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology Santosh K. Kurinec is Professor and the Department Head of Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has led the effort on curriculum reform and is the Principle Investigator of this work. She teaches courses on microelectronic processing and electronic materials. She has extensive experience on materials integration in semiconductor devices.Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology Mike Jackson is an Associate Professor of Microelectronic

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies / Pedagogies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Chris Collins, University of Cincinnati; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2008-926: A GUIDED TOUR OF THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONEugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He manages the College's accelerated engineering degree programs as well as a pre-engineering program with local high schools. Eugene also helps faculty in the use of instructional technology. He is a self-described "hopeful skeptic" concerning learning in virtual worlds.Chris Collins, University of Cincinnati Chris Collins is an IT Analyst in the UCit Instructional & Research Computing department at the University of Cincinnati. Chris specializes in developing supportable, sustainable enterprise

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Welborn, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

AC 2008-929: TEMPORAL EXTENSIONS FOR ENHANCED ENTITYRELATIONSHIP NOTATIONCurtis Welborn, Utah Valley State CollegeReza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College Page 13.1194.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Temporal Extensions for Enhanced Entity Relationship NotationAbstractAn organization can have many business rules to implement in their daily operations.When these rules deal with the planning of business operations, there can be a strongneed to specify the temporal relationships between business objects. Software engineersare seldom educated as to the use of temporal logic though it is often needed to accuratelyexplain time-based relationships

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Richard Mislan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Information Systems

AC 2008-2195: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORENSICS TOOL FOR WINDOWSMOBILE DEVICESKyle Lutes, Purdue University Kyle Lutes is an Associate Professor of Computer & Information Technology (CIT). He has authored/co-authored numerous papers, many of which were presented at national conferences or published in trade magazines/journals as well as two college textbooks. His background and interests cover all areas of software development, including mobile computing, client/server information systems, web application development, object-oriented programming (OOP), programming languages, software engineering, user interface design, and rapid application development (RAD). Kyle has been writing

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical

AC 2008-194: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCESAND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY USAGEMia Markey, University of Texas at Austin MIA K. MARKEY is an Assistant Professor in The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, an inter-institutional department spanning UT Austin, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and UT Health Science Houston. The mission of her Biomedical Informatics Lab is to design cost-effective, computational decision aids for diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease. The BMIL develops decision support systems for clinical decision making and scientific discovery using artificial intelligence and signal processing technologies. Her interests in

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Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1300: ENHANCING DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSWITH TABLET PC TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWAREElliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Elliot Moore II received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998, 1999, and 2003, respectively. As a graduate student he was awarded as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow, President’s Fellow, and FACES (Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science) Fellow. After working in a post-doctorate position for about a year, Dr. Moore joined Georgia Tech as an Assistant professor in Fall 2004. One of Dr. Moore’s research areas includes the use of digital

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas; Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas

AC 2008-1817: INTEGRATED AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY FORMULTI-DISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (I-ATMUS)Nebil Buyurgan, University of ArkansasJustin Chimka, University of ArkansasNabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas Page 13.754.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Integrated Auto-ID Technology for Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Studies (I-ATMUS)AbstractAutomated Identification (AutoID) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies areunique in that their research and development are led by industry rather than academy.Therefore, there is a large knowledge gap between the best practices in industry and theoreticalacademic work, which should be

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2139: EXTENSIVE USE OF ADVANCED FPGA TECHNOLOGY INDIGITAL DESIGN EDUCATIONMihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mihaela Elena Radu received the M. Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1985, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, in 2000. From 1991 to 2003 she was with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, Applied Electronics Department. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

and trained in these technologies willhave a definite recruiting advantage.Projected job categories: ̇ Installation and maintenance of power generating systems including alternative & renewable ̇ Power plant systems operators ̇ Controls and instrumentation ̇ Field service and applications ̇ Hardware & software development ̇ Systems test and reliability ̇ Quality control. ̇ Environmental economics ̇ Energy analysis ̇ Power grid-distribution & management ̇ Power systems engineering (design and R&D) The consortium partners of the project are as follows: Austin Community College(ACC), Mesa Community College (MCC), Pima Community College (PCC), Arizona

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Al-Rawi, KFU; Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University

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Information Systems

University Azzedine Lansari received a PhD in Bioengineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. From 1992-1998, he was a senior researcher at Computer Sciences Corp. and MANTECH, Inc. He joined Zayed University in August 1998. Currently he is an associate professor of Information Technology. His teaching interests include instructional technology and statistical modeling. His research interests include systems modeling, educational technology and curriculum design. Page 13.768.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating the Security+ exam Objectives

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Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Rose, Ball State University; Jim Flowers, Ball State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Technology Assessment: A Graduate Course To Build Decision-Making SkillsAbstractThe decision to adopt and use a technological innovation is often accompanied with a broadrange of undesirable impacts upon the health and welfare of individuals, society, and theenvironment. As innovations become more complex, it becomes increasingly important thatengineers, consumers, and citizens build assessment skills which will enable them to make betterinformed, sound decisions regarding the choice to adopt, use, and dispose of innovations. Foralmost a decade, Technology Use and Assessment, a graduate online course, has providedopportunities for technology educators to develop

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

How to Improve Student’s Retention Rate in Science and Technology Dr. Ali Setoodehnia Chair, School of Electronics and Computers ITT-TECH, Woburn MA asetoodehnia@itt-tech.edu Dr. Kamal Shahrabi Dean, School of Engineering Technologies Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY kamal.shahrabi@farmingdale.edu Anthony Manno Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department Kean University, Union, NJ

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

How to Improve Student’s Retention Rate in Science and Technology Dr. Ali Setoodehnia Chair, School of Electronics and Computers ITT-TECH, Woburn MA asetoodehnia@itt-tech.edu Dr. Kamal Shahrabi Dean, School of Engineering Technologies Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY kamal.shahrabi@farmingdale.edu Anthony Manno Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department Kean University, Union, NJ