Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Neale, University of Waterloo; Jason Shirtliff, University of Waterloo; William Bishop, University of Waterloo; Cutberto Santillan Rios, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

integrated circuit design, and digital application specific integrated circuit design. He was employed for eight months at the Microsoft Online Learning Initiative where he worked on lab development for courses related to microprocessor systems and interfacing and antenna design.William Bishop, University of Waterloo Dr. William Bishop obtained his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Bill is currently a full-time lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include configurable computing, tools and strategies for e-learning, and image and video

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Pitts, Oklahoma State University; Patrick Teague, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1495: EFFECTS OF THE TEAM-BASED APPROACH ON INDIVIDUALLEARNINGJason Pitts, Oklahoma State UniversityPatrick Teague, Oklahoma State UniversityAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityCharles Bunting, Oklahoma State UniversitySohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University Page 12.588.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effects of the Team-Based Approach on Individual Learning1.IntroductionThis study is a part of the ES21C project at Oklahoma State University. The goal of ES21C is toprepare OSU electrical engineering students to meet the challenges of engineering in the 21stcentury. The proposal for the ES21C project gives the following summary

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2341: TRANSFORMING THE MICROPROCESSOR CLASS:EXPANDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH SOFT CORE PROCESSORSLynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University Lynne Slivovsky received her B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1992, 1993, and 2001, respectively. She worked with the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program from 2001 to 2003. In Fall 2003, she started a tenure-track assistant professor position in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award in 2003. In

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Mullenax, Tulane University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-565: THE ROLE OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE WITHIN ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONCarol Mullenax, Tulane University Carol received her BS in Engineering & Applied Science from Caltech, an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University, and an MSE & PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane. She is currently employed in industry by Bastion Technologies, Inc., as a Project Manager for the Non-Exercise Physiological Countermeasures Project, operated out of the Johnson Space Center for NASA. Page 12.1465.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Role of the Master’s Degree within

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

consecutive-days residential institutes. The main goal of all these activities is toplant the seed about technology and engineering in the minds of the young participants.Therefore, a variety of sessions take place in order to show them new technical concepts and tochallenge them to make use of those concepts. For the high-school students, the activities duringthe residential institutes are in the context of emulating a typical design process in industry, fromconcept to prototype. This product development process is valuable because it corresponds withthe type of interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills thatleading firms and industry seek from new employees. For the participants from middle schools,the several-days

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Ted Astleford, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

a key resource to the New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product development and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer, product development, design education and DFx. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education.Ted Astleford, University of Florida Ted Astleford is the Assistant Director for Experiential Learning Programs in the University of

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2315: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE STRUCTURAL TESTINGLABORATORY TO ENHANCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGManar Shami, University of the Pacific Manar Shami, Ph.D., PMP., is a Faculty at the School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Professor Shami received M.Sc., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He did extensive research and consulting in project management in the U.S. and internationally. He was a Faculty at the University of Cincinnati. He was also a senior aviation engineer with ATAC Corporation in Sunnyvale, California working on NASA and DOD projects. He provided executive project

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Brenda Puck, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Peter Heimdahl, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2850: TEN YEARS OF STEPS SUCCESS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACT INATTRACTING GIRLS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERINGCAREERSDanny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout DANNY J. BEE is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering since 1995 and the former Program Director for Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has design/manufacturing experience in the aerospace and computer industries. In addition, he worked as a Quality Specialist in the Janesville/Beloit, WI region at Blackhawk Technical

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

-on experience with hardware that prior generations exhibited. Experimentationprovides students with a sense of where things deviate from theory, offering the opportunity toexplore non-ideal conditions; while also giving them the chance to play with hardware and gain theexperience and expertise that helps them become successful designers.1,2 For example, electronicstechnicians who had vast hands-on experience were able to reproduce large portions of complexcircuit diagrams after only a few seconds of viewing; whereas novices could not.3 This was due totheir ability to chunk the individual circuit elements that functioned together as an amplifier.Expert scientists and engineers are able to quickly recognize patterns of information; for example

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

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Instrumentation

-on experience with hardware that prior generations exhibited. Experimentationprovides students with a sense of where things deviate from theory, offering the opportunity toexplore non-ideal conditions; while also giving them the chance to play with hardware and gain theexperience and expertise that helps them become successful designers.1,2 For example, electronicstechnicians who had vast hands-on experience were able to reproduce large portions of complexcircuit diagrams after only a few seconds of viewing; whereas novices could not.3 This was due totheir ability to chunk the individual circuit elements that functioned together as an amplifier.Expert scientists and engineers are able to quickly recognize patterns of information; for example

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Sobiesk, United States Military Academy; William Suchan, United States Military Academy; Roland Trope, United States Military Academy

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2007-2655: OVERCOMING THE ETHICAL DANGERS OF ACADEMIC FAIRUSE IN THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMEdward Sobiesk, United States Military Academy Edward Sobiesk has a Ph.D. in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Minnesota. He is currently an Assistant Professor and Course Director for the course IT305-Theory and Practice of Military IT Systems in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy. He can be reached at edward.sobiesk@us.army.mil.William Suchan, United States Military Academy Will Suchan has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University. He is the Information Technology Core Program Director in

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

shear and moment diagrams. Students were provided with the basic platform for thegame but created their own shear and moment diagrams along with the logic for the solution.The games of individual students were compiled in a multilevel game that proved beneficial tostudent learning. The feedback based on student input in the games allows the students to learnand apply new concepts simultaneously. The impact of the games and the student involvementin the game design process have been positive as evidenced by performance on exams andpositive feedback on surveys. Students are motivated to get involved in the game design processby the fact that their work is being evaluated by their peers and that it has some useful purposethat will continue to

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Engineering Economy

Education, 2007 Spreadsheet Techniques for Engineering Professors: The Case of Excel and Engineering EconomicsAbstractThis paper provides engineering professors with techniques for using spreadsheets to improveteaching. It focuses on how to use the software, rather than classroom dynamics, by explainingmethods for applying Excel to engineering economics that can be used in other disciplines. Itfirst discusses intrinsic functions, and then it develops custom functions that use notation familiarto a student, such as PF(i , n) for (P|F, i , n). Next it covers how to produce diagrams and graphicsvia the drawing toolbar and custom cut-and-paste libraries, as well as how to show all formulasand logic rather than just numeric

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech; Jinsoo Kim, Korea National University of Education; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1375: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DESIGN PROJECTS FORENGINEERING FRESHMENJennifer Mullin, Virginia TechJinsoo Kim, Korea National University of Education Dr. Jinsoo Kim is a visiting professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech from July 2006 to July 2007. He is a professor in the Department of Technology Education at Korea National University of Education. He is interested in subject-matter education of Technology, Engineering, and Industry. His permanent e-mail address is jskim@knue.ac.krVinod Lohani, Virginia TechJenny Lo, Virginia Tech Page 12.1336.1© American Society for

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1832: AN EXPERIMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHChris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma Ph.D., P.E. is an assistant professor at the School of CEES at OU. He has spent 5 years as a structural steel designer. His research interests include cold formed steel, structural stability, bridge issues and concrete materials. His educational interests include undergraduate research in engineering and alternative learning paradigms. He received the OU-CEES George W. Tauxe Outstanding Professor Award in 2004. Page 12.209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Experiment

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice McCain, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, University of the Virgin Islands

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1187: THE ROLE OF ‘DOGGEDNESS’ IN THE COMPLETION OF ANUNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERINGJanice McCain, Howard University JANICE McCAIN is a Research Associate at the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) at Howard University. Her areas of interest include persistence and motivation, retention of minority students in higher education, and international economic development, particularly as it relates to women in Africa.Lorraine Fleming, Howard University LORRAINE FLEMING is professor and former Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University. Dr. Fleming serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation HBCU

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Gabauer, Virginia Tech; Tim Bayse, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2175: IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING DESIGNINSTRUCTION THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED MENTORING FIRST LEGOLEAGUEDouglas Gabauer, Virginia Tech Douglas J. Gabauer is a Graduate Research Engineer in the Center for Injury Biomechanics at Virginia Tech. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering (2001) and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2003) from Rowan University. His research has been published both in national and international venues on subjects including roadside safety, injury criteria, event data recorders, and vehicle crashworthiness. He is also a recipient of the 2006 Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship.Tim Bayse, Virginia Tech Tim Bayse is a graduate student in

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Materials

AC 2007-300: MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS REVOLUTIONIZINGPOWER AND CONTROL SYSTEMSJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine JOHN MARSHALL received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Electronic Control Systems, and Automation. Page 12.1027.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Magneto-rheological Fluids Revolutionizing Power and Control SystemsThe focus of this paper is a “hands-on” activity that

Conference Session

Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board; Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board

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Minorities in Engineering

specialist for the MEDB Women in Technology Project since 2004, lending her writing skills to WIT¹s broad range of programs statewide. As President and Owner of HomCreative, a creative marketing company, she knows firsthand the challenges and rewards of a women-owned business. She holds a B.A./Journalism from the University of Hawaii and an M.A./Journalism from the University of Oregon.Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board Ms. Gaskin joined the MEDB Women in Technology Project in November 2003 as a program manager for student outreach. Since 2004, she serves as the manager and logistical coordinator for the Excite Camp program. She holds a baccalaureate degree in Business and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin O'Connor, University of Rochester; Daniel Amos, University of Washington; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Derek Seward, University of Rochester; Lisa Perhamus, University of Rochester; Reed Stevens, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2110: SPONSORSHIP: ENGINEERING’S TACIT GATEKEEPERKevin O'Connor, University of Rochester Kevin O'Connor is Assistant Professor of Human Development in the University of Rochester's Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His research interests are in the social organization of learning and development. He holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Clark University.Daniel Amos, University of Washington Daniel Amos was one of the first ethnographers from the United States to do ethnographic research in the People’s Republic of China. He has taught at five Chinese universities, and directed the Chinese Studies program at Clark Atlanta University. His graduate

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Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2925: CREATIVITY AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: BRINGINGENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO ENGINEERING DESIGN CLASSESLarry Richards, University of Virginia Page 12.422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Creativity and New Product Development: Bringing Entrepreneurship into Engineering Design ClassesAbstractWe have taught a course on Creativity and New Product Development since 1995. It isunique in its attention to all aspects of the product development process, including thepersonal and interpersonal issues in product development, as well as the technical ones.Our focus is not just on studying product development, but on actually DOING it

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford Stover, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2967: SAE COLLEGIATE DESIGN PROJECTS AS PART OF THEENGINEERING CURRICULUMClifford Stover, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Page 12.1253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 SAE Collegiate Design Projects as part of the Engineering CurriculumABSTRACT- The SAE Collegiate Design Series is a set of design competitions held throughoutthe world where undergraduate and graduate engineering students conceive, design, fabricate,and compete with student developed project vehicles. The restrictions on these vehicles arelimited so that the knowledge, creativity, and imagination of the students are challenged. Theprojects are built with a team

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek El Doker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Justin Gigliotti, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Computers in Education

. Page 12.781.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Gesture-Based Interactive Beam Bending Exercises: An Interactive and Intuitive Tool for StudentsAbstractImmersion and interactive experience are introduced into a Solid Mechanics beam bending labexercise by utilizing gesture-based analysis that is inexpensive, utilizes off-the-shelf cameras,and is highly portable for ease of use in the classroom. A cantilever I-beam is rendered in virtualreality (VR) and a user’s gestures are captured and interpreted in real-time to allow for naturalinteraction with the beam. Users can bend the I-beam with up to three degrees-of-freedom, viamechanics governed by well-known elastic beam theory. This approach evokes a

Conference Session

Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Laura Wilson, University Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1417: WEAVING THE CAPSTONE TAPESTRYJames Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is currently Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in industry working for such companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

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Industrial Engineering

universities offer the traditional face-to-face class. With the rise in technology, onlinecourses are now becoming popular. Although not a new concept, the blended classroom has theopportunity to blend the best features of the online and classroom environment. This researchwas conducted to determine if blended courses provided evidence of student satisfaction and costsavings compared to face-to-face courses. A Five Pillar Quality Framework was used to assessblended courses. Five engineering education courses offered in both the face-to-face format andblended format were used. Grades were analyzed using a t-test, and the results of a survey givento students are presented. The results supported prior research that a blended course offersstudent

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Campus Representatives

used by Campus Reps forrecruiting new faculty is the Dean’s Program, which basically offers two (2) years of freemembership in ASEE. Thus, recruiting new faculty by means of the Dean’s Program wouldseem to be a very simple and painless process. However, this is usually not the case. CampusReps must exert some effort, sometimes great effort, in the recruiting process. As practiced bythe author, the basic procedures for attaining one-hundred percent of new faculty recruits areoutlined below. 1. Prior to the start of the Fall Semester, contact the Dean’s Office for a list of new engineering (or related field) faculty, including contact information. 2. During the first week or two of the semester, contact all new faculty via email

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1205: TRAVELING ENGINEERING ACTIVITY KITS – ENERGY ANDTHE ENVIRONMENT: DESIGNED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTSElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students in the area of fatigue life prediction. Dr. DeBartolo serves on her college's leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-892: EXPERIENCES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AMONG PRACTICINGENGINEERS ? IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLlewellyn Mann, University of Queensland LLEWELLYN MANN is a PhD student in the School of Engineering at the University of Queensland and a member of the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Space) and a Bachelor of Science (Physics) from UQ, as well as a Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education). Major research interests include; Engineering Education, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, Engineering Design, Technology and Society.David Radcliffe, University of Queensland DAVID RADCLIFFE is the

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and Thermal SystemsAbstract In designing an energy system such as a steam power plant or a solar water heating system,an engineer is required to select and size many different components such as pumps, turbines,and solar panels. Proper selection and sizing of these components require understanding ofmaterials covered in basic engineering science courses such as thermodynamics, heat transfer,and fluid mechanics. Moreover, the engineer must have knowledge and understanding of theoverall system, the role of each component in the system design, and the interactions amongdifferent components. In addition, the selection and sizing process must conform to and followindustry standards and recommendations. As a result, many manufacturers provide

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdul Kamal, Western New England College; Herb Eskot, Western New England College

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-1077: INTEGRATED LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGY: ANINTERDISCIPLINARY COURSEAbdul Kamal, Western New England College Abe Kamal has been an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering for the past four years at Western New England College, located in Springfield, MA. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, all from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Prior to joining academia, he was employed at National Crane in Waverly, Nebraska as an Industrial Engineer for 7 years and subsequently at Telex Communications in Lincoln, Nebraska as a Quality Engineer for 4 years. He is a member of IIE and ASEE, and has