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Raluca I. Rosca

the diversity sessions in ETPP-UF and theopinions of ETPP-UF participants (in 2005 and 2009) on the writing and use of diversitystatements. Finally, a discussion of results and suggestions for future implementation areprovided.Engineering Teaching Portfolio ProgramThe Engineering Teaching Portfolio Program, developed by the NSF-funded Center forAdvancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) at the University of Washington (UW), is an 8session peer-facilitated program in which each participant (engineering students or post-doctoralassociates) produces a draft of a teaching portfolio containing a teaching philosophy statement, adiversity statement and 2-3 supporting artifacts, such as class syllabi, exams or studentevaluations. The materials

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Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

antenna, specific absorption rate, transmissionparameters of an infinitely long co-axial cable, and human head.1,2 These FE learning modulesare used to introduce basic and complex engineering problems to enhance student learning of thetheory and fundamentals of the finite element method (FEM). Students are also introduced tobest practices in modeling and problem solving through the use of commercial FE software. Inthe development of an earlier ANSYS® based fatigue FE learning module3, a review ofeducational literature revealed that fatigue and finite elements are not addressed together. Theintended usage of this fatigue FE learning module is to integrate fatigue design theory into aFEM course or fatigue FE in a machine design course. The fatigue

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Re-examining the Core Computation Skill Set of Civil Engineering UndergraduatesAbstractThe contents of the civil engineering curriculum related to computation are usually derived froma combination of ABET program requirements, topics found on the Fundamental of Engineering(FE) Exam, and topics from “legacy” courses that introduce engineering graphics andprogramming. These components have generally fulfilled the needs of CE majors byengendering basic skills with numerical analysis and graphical representation (i.e., CAD).However, as industry moves towards integrated virtual design and analysis methods, the need toreassess the computational curriculum to address this change is apparent.In this paper we

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Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

quality parameters (e.g.,aquarium temperature, pH, Conductivity, and Dissolved Oxygen). Students also identify allrelevant electronic components (e.g., sensors, amplifier, A/D, and D/A, etc.) and theirinterrelations.WWW and Networking: One important feature of the aquarium project is the on-line real-timedata acquisition. This module focuses on the basic networking technology in support of thistheme. Students are introduced to a seven-layer networking model, distributed systems asexemplified in the Internet, and database fundamentals with emphasis on their application to theaquarium.Ethics and Sustainability: The aquarium theme is extended to investigate ethical, social andenvironmental issues through classroom and homework activities. These

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Thomas R. Wedlick; Carol E. Reiley; Cynthia Ramey

multidisciplinary field of roboticswith the versatile but easy to learn board of education kit in an effort to introduceparticipants to robot building fundamentals in a fun and exciting environment. It givesstudents a hands-on tool to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math(STEM) education and learn critical skills such as teamwork, collaboration, criticalthinking, professionalism and problem-solving, without difficulties in terms of cost,parental support, and time. It is also an opportunity to excite young students by providingthem a positive, rewarding, and educational experience.Background: Other local robotics competitionsNumerous other robotics competitions exist and each one has its own particularadvantages. Since the Johns Hopkins

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functionality of the systemprogrammed on to the FPGA. This board is equipped with a Cyclone II FPGA and comes withdevices such as a built-in programmer, Ethernet, RS232, video, and USB. There are four typesof memory: SDRAM, SRAM, Flash and a SD memory card slot. 9 The Quartus II CAD toolallows the student to develop, analyze, compile, synthesize, and download their designs onto theDE2 board.5. MARC2 ArchitectureThe MARC2 (MARC version 2, Figure 3) is a simple 16-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computer.It has eight registers with an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) capable of executing 19 differentinstructions. The MARC2 is a multi-cycle machine with five stages: fetch, decode, execute,memory access and write back. The top-level contains an address bus, data