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Carl A. Erikson

1 Project Team and Advisor Characteristics Carl A. Erikson, Jr. Department of Engineering Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027AbstractThe Engineering curriculum at Messiah College is a hands-on, project oriented Bachelor of Science inEngineering (BSE) program. A new Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) has been implemented. IPC is in itssecond year of a three year transition from the former engineering program. IPC projects are part of theCollaboratory for

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Christopher M. Korpela; William J. Adams

1 Robotics in Multidiscipline Multicultural Projects MAJ Christopher M. Korpela and LTC William J. Adams {christopher.korpela, joe.adams}@usma.edu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy, West Point, NYAbstractThe United States Military Academy at West Point seeks to maximize the number of students thathave the opportunity to participate in multidisciplinary and multicultural learning experiences.Meeting this increasing requirement while faced with budgetary constraints requires a low-cost,innovative approach. Faculty in

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V. Genis; W. Rosen; R. Chiou; W. Danley; J. Milbrandt; G. Marekova; S. Racz; T. Kitchener; B. LaVay

1 Laboratory- and Project-Based Courses in the Engineering Technology Curriculum V. Genis, W. Rosen, R. Chiou, W. Danley, J. Milbrandt, G. Marekova, S. Racz, T. Kitchener, and B. LaVay Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104AbstractDrexel University’s Goodwin College of Professional Studies has offered a co-op-based AppliedEngineering Technology (AET) major since 2002. The program comprises three concentrations inElectrical, Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering

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JungHun Choi; Wes Grebski

1 Project Driven Curriculum in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program JungHun Choi, Assistant Professor Wes Grebski, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 18202AbstractThe authors of this paper have incorporated a project driven approach into teaching engineeringtechnology courses in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Penn State Hazleton

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W. Riddell; E. Constans; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; P. Jansson; M. Simone; P. von Lockette

1 Lessons Learned from Teaching Project Based Learning Communication and Design Courses W. Riddell†, E. Constans†, J. Courtney‡, K. Dahm†, R. Harvey‡, P. Jansson†, M. Simone‡, P. von Lockette† † College of Engineering ‡ College of Communication Rowan UniversityIntroductionSince its inception, the college of engineering at Rowan University has maintained a focus onexperiential, or

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Paul Stanton; Duane Fairfax

1 Establishing Individual Accountability for Learning in an Exam-less, Group Project Course Paul Stanton, Duane Fairfax Department of Computer Science United States Military Academy West Point, NYAbstract We work toward a process model to establish individual accountability for learning in an exam-less,group-project course using an evolutionary approach and vertical slicing. We allow students to evolveinto self-directed, cooperative learners over the duration of

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Alfred A. Scalza

1 Organizational Behavior in the Classroom: Project Based and Experiential Learning in the Construction Management Curriculum Prof. Alfred A. Scalza, P.E. Farmingdale State College Department of Architecture and Construction ManagementAbstractThis paper sets out to address the “thesis” that there is a correlation between organizational behavior inthe classroom and student’s learning dynamics. What is Organizational Behavior and how does it applyto the classroom in a technical

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Chang-Hee Won

management of alarge engineering projects. The main concept in systems engineering is to design, build, and testwith documentations so others can track the project. In systems engineering process, the customergenerates the user requirement. Then concept of operations describes the overall design criteria.Trade Studies leads to the selection of system, subsystem, and components. Design document is acritical part to the systems engineering process. Here one lay outs the detailed design of thesubsystem and system. Design reviews are held after the design is completed. Interface ControlDocument details the layout of how all the subsystems will connect. Finally, the Test Plan validatesthe subsystem and system. After the user requirement and

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Nathaniel Jensen; Philip Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

1 PEER ASSESSMENT (JURY) OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Nathaniel Jensen, Civil Engineering Technician, FHWA Philip Brach, Ph.D., P.E., F-NSPE Distinguished Professor, Emeritus Ahmet Zeytinci, Ph.D., P.E., Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC Abstract The use of a student’s work experience involving the investigation, inspection, collection, and analysis of data for the rating of park service bridges in the United States, is presented as a Senior Capstone Project for Civil

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Robert Avanzato

vehicles, scuba diving, and dancing. Residents can engage in construction of 3Dmodels and access a variety of media. Many universities, organizations, and corporations haveestablished presence in Second Life to take advantage of this interactive, dynamic and globalenvironment. This author is currently teaching a project-based freshman-level information sciences andtechnology course at Penn State Abington College (Abington, PA) during the fall of 2007 whichincorporates a 7-week module on the use of virtual worlds to enhance undergraduate educationand campus life. The author has investigated a number of existing Second Life resources toprepare for the instruction of this module. The Second Life course module began with a scavenger

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Keith M. Gardiner

described. Students are introduced to the concept that the classroom can be used as an analog of the industrial workplace. Individual and team assignments and projects are structured with the required output as the product. To be successful in the process of product realization students must engage in project planning and management individually and in teams as may be appropriate. Output, or products, may range from brief ‘executive’ analyses or reports relevant to course objectives to comprehensive ‘publication ready’ technical papers or reviews prepared in response to initial requests for proposals (RFP). Research topics reported range from organizational planning and control, manufacturing

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Yan H. Huang; Seong W. Lee

analysis and computation, modeling, design and experimental verification.Another goal is to have students gain experience in applying these methods to realisticengineering problems and processes [1]. Many students in the industrial engineeringdepartment have participated in the ongoing projects at the laboratories of Center for AvancedEnergy Systems & Environmental Control Technologies (CAESECT). These students tooksome courses (ex. Thermodynamics, design & analysis of energy systems, the advancedinstrumentation technology) and then they conducted experiments using advancedinstrumentation (ex. Laser based PDPA system and PIV system). This paper shows how thestudents improved their skills of designing the experiment and analyze the data

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Therese Andeme; James Ngeru; S. Keith Hargrove

. Research has also focused on the application of discrete-event simulation inmanufacturing systems as a powerful tool to demonstrate and visualize the process of system linefor a better understanding of how the system really operates [7].This work focuses on the application of discrete-event simulation modeling in the re-design,analysis, and installation of selected hardware and software for a Reconfigurable Factory Testbed(RFT). The main goal is to provide a virtual factory environment, which supports the overalloperations of the RFT.3. PROJECT OBJECTIVESOur main objective is to develop a discrete-event simulation model of the ReconfigurableFactory Testbed (RFT) production line that could be used to demonstrate and/or visualize theoperations of

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Robert Esposito

1 Digital Signal Processing: A Hardware-Based Approach Robert Esposito Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple UniversityIntroductionTeaching Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has included the utilization of a simulation tool (ST) forstudent projects and homework. The leading ST in academia is MATLAB by MathWorks. MATLAB isa vector based environment that is conducive to DSP simulation. Specifically, filter design is simulatedutilizing a C-like code. Students are able to enter a filter design as a discrete

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Jamieson Simms; Parthy Iyengar

be expanded in order to take fulladvantage of all the sources available to the student. By graphically plotting forces, the student canvisualize what is taking place. This used in conjunction with the analytical method is the basis for thisstudy. The student will be able to plot the known forces graphically while also incorporating the formulasderived from the analytical method. Using the table command functions that AutoCad provides will enable the student to incorporateall these methods into one single project. This is the power of using AutoCad to solve problems in statics.In addition to coplanar force systems, AutoCad can also aid in solving various other problems in staticsand strength of materials. This subject will be expanded

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Fred John; Seong W. Lee

conditions to work in and how they can be safe and they were ableto use this knowledge in this experiment. Experiments were carried out on the scale model and data was collected, this is wheresome students were able to use data from this experiment to use for a class project in Design andAnalysis of Experiments. The data show what results were obtained and how the particle flowvaried in each section of the scale model with difference in velocity, circulation and mainstreamline flow. The apparatuses involved were a scale model (about 1:100) of the space shuttle mainengine (SSME) exhaust-duct, a humidifier and a blower, which students were involved indesigning. The scale model reintroduced concepts and ideas to students from classes