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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Hassan A. Kalhor; Mohammad R. Zunoubi

Teaching Engineering Students Energy Conservation Hassan A. Kalhor and Mohammad R. Zunoubi Electrical and Computer Engineering Department State University of New York New Paltz, NY 12561 kalhorh@engr.newpaltz.eduI. INTRODUCTIONConservation of our energy resources and protection of our environment is the duty of everyoneespecially the engineers, and engineering students must be made aware of this responsibility.Many engineers have been engaged in developing alternate sources of energy preferablyrenewable sources. Despite all the research effort and expenditure of large sums of researchmoney no practical source has yet been put into

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Charles H. Forsberg

Use of Knowledge and Skill Builders (KSBs) in a Measurements Laboratory Course Charles H. Forsberg Hofstra UniversityKSBs (“Knowledge and Skill Builders”) have been successfully used in design activities formiddle and high school students. This paper discusses their use in a college level engineeringlaboratory course. Suggestions are also given for their potential use in other courses.BackgroundDesign activities greatly enhance the technological knowledge of students of all grade levels.A typical design process includes the steps of: Problem definition, including constraints;Research and investigation of possible solutions; Generation of alternative

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kalyan Mondal

missing out parts of recitations and lectures. We encouragethem to start working on their assignments as soon as possible and ask for faculty help prior to thedue date. Off-hours access to the computer laboratories is also available to avoid last momentscrambling. In the case of laboratory projects, the students need to show the progress of theirwork to the Teaching Assistant during the assigned hours leading to a disciplined approach tocompletion.REFERENCES[1] J. Michael Adams, “The Global Promise of Online Learning”, Keynote Speech, Third InternationalInternet Education Conference, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 11-13, 2004.[2] EENG6633 Course Description, Fairleigh Dickinson University Graduate Studies Bulleting, p. 125,2005-07. (Also on the web at http

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

grade students, 11 and 12 years old, who have completed Introductory FEMME) • Senior FEMME (8th and 9th grade students, 13 and 14 years old, who have completed FEMME Continuum)• Chemical Industry For Minorities in Engineering (CHIME, 7th and 8th grade students, 12 and 13 years old)• Upward Bound, Mathematics and Science Program (9th-12th grade Newark, NJ minority High school students, 14-17 years old)These K-12 programs have a strong emphasis on laboratory safety and “hands-on” learning with Bench Scale, Freshman Engineering Laboratory and SeniorChemical Engineering Pilot Plant scale experiments. The programs have beenvery successful over the years with approximately 80 percent of the K-12students enrolling as

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

demonstration board. The paper also discusses whywe chose an assembly language over a higher level programming language for the introductorycourse and the set of laboratory exercises that guide the student through the learning process in athird semester engineering technology course.Goal and SituationThe goal is to teach an Introduction to Microprocessors course to third semester EngineeringTechnology students in a way that will catch their interest and provide a background on whichsubsequent courses can build. At Middlesex County College, Introduction to Microprocessors isa 3 credit course taught in a 14 week semester. Classes meet for 2 lecture hours and 3 laboratoryhours each weekMCC previously used a lab manual developed by Prof. Steve Foster

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Graham Walker

process project.2 Background Several efforts have been made over the years to improve the experimental experience thatstudents obtain at the undergraduate level. With respect to teaching students about mathematical design ofexperiment concepts and statistical analysis Gleixner, et al.2 and Munson-McGee4 both introduced theseelements into a laboratory course in chemical engineering. Equally, Lyons, et al.3 has introduced theteaching of instrumentation and experimental practices into a mechanical engineering laboratory, whileCyr, et al.1 has exposed students to open ended experimental process projects to promote creativity andinnovation. However, there is no documented case of where all of the material and practices necessary toaddress a

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shari J. Klotzkin; Howard S. Kimmel

Using Working Model Simulations in a First Statics Course Shari J. Klotzkin (Cincinnati, Ohio) Howard S. Kimmel (NJIT, Newark, NJ)IntroductionIntegration of computer activities into the engineering classroom enables students to gain hand-on activelearning experiences without the expense of laboratory experiments. In addition, they can gain valuableexperience with exercises that are closer to practical real-world problems than those that can be solvedwith pencil, calculator and paper. These kinds of problems enhance the students’ understandingcomplement the textbook problems because students would focus on analysis and interpretation of theresults. Students feel

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

the laboratory, with the remaining time devoted to the computer software instruction. Agraduate student teaching assistant helps the students in the lab and typically provides the instruction inthe computer software in a dedicated department PC facility.In the lab, students working in pairs design and construct a complex, bench-scale piping system thatmimics a pilot scale air/water packed tower system used in our capstone unit operations laboratory. Thischallenge introduces the notion of scale to the students. The groups are provided with only a very generalschematic, along with guidelines, objectives, and constraints. The construction and operation of thesystems occur throughout the entire semester

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

will be impacted earlier and with a greater intensity that is otherwisepossible.Since its inception, the Pre-College Center has sought to become a driving force in providing increasingaccess to scientific and technological fields to all students. Through its careful and thorough planning thePre-College Center has been remarkably successful in reaching those populations that are traditionallyunderrepresented. The Center’s models for success bring academic opportunities to children who needthem most in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas, as well asdevelopment and dissemination of resource materials, standards-based classroom lessons and practices,laboratory experiments and demonstrations to teachers to integrate

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Laurent Simon; Piero Armenante; Rajesh Dave

, teachers, school administrators,and parents from New Jersey’s inner cities. For the past several years, professional enrichmentworkshops for HS science teachers and science department chairs1,2 have been made available through theCPCP.High school teachers who participate in other professional development activities at NJIT will also bemade aware of this unique opportunity. The Center sponsors a one-day seminar, which includesinteractive presentations, laboratory experiments, demonstrations, and lecture modules at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology. This year, the topic is Learn about Pharmaceutical Techniques. Theknowledge, ideas, notes, and teaching material for activities acquired by teachers in attendance should beeasily implemented in the

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Br. Henry Chaya

optimization, MIPs single-cyclemachine, pipelining, memory systems, peripheral interfacing and RAID. We rely on the MipsItsimulator for programming assignments.ChallengesSome of challenges we faced were limited Internet bandwidth, student acceptance of a new mode oflearning, language differences, and limited financial and laboratory resources. The biggest technicalchallenge was the limited bandwidth.Currently Bethlehem University has a single 1 Mbit/sec Internet connection for the entire campus at a costof $1200 per month. During the hours students are on campus, all downloads of audio or video contentmust be blocked. This restriction made any sort of synchronous interaction with students impractical

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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L. Kuczynski; C. McGuinness; S. Farrell; B. G. Lefebvre; C. S. Slater

Sponsored Industrial Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students: Student Perspectives on Collaborative Projects with Pharmaceutical Industry L. Kuczynski, C. McGuinness, S. Farrell, B. G. Lefebvre, and C. S. Slater Rowan University Chemical Engineering 201 Mullica Hill Rd. Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701 USAAbstract Rowan University’s Engineering program uses innovative methods of teaching and learningto prepare students better for a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace, asrecommended by ABET1. Rowan has developed a program that fosters synergistic

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josephine Lamela; James Finne; Karen Ford; Deborah Iacontino

around every corner.Fasteners failed. Circuits burned. Mechanisms did not function. How were we to measuresuccess in the face of failures?We used every failure as a learning experience, praising the failure for what we could learn fromit and teaching about what causes the failure. The goal was to make failures safe, and to makethe students comfortable with accepting the failure of their design and using that failure to createa larger success. This was design as an iterative process.Nuts and bolt issuesThe student teams were given a box of tools. The tools anticipated the processes that they wouldneed to fabricate their projects. The tools included a variety of cutting tools (saws, knives, pliers,etc.), a variety of gripping tools (adjustable

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

changing plume variables, but also in anoptimization scenario that requires repeated calculations of the downwind effects of plumes to meet givenconcentration guidelines. After using the plume modeling application in the course, students had a better understanding ofplume behavior, a better understanding of the use of information technology, and a greater interest inapplications of atmospheric dispersion modeling. Such applications can help greatly in illustratingatmospheric dispersion in the classroom, and we would recommend them to anyone teaching a basiccourse on air pollution.METHODOLOGYThe custom application consists of two components: one to calculation downwind concentrations, andanother to plot those concentrations on a map and