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Edward W. Chandler; Robert A. Strangeway; Owe G. Petersen

Engineering Technology Attributes Inherent to Applied Engineering Programs Edward W. Chandler, Robert A. Strangeway, Owe G. Petersen Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractFor several years there has been discussion about the appropriate name for Bachelor of Sciencedegree programs currently referred to and accredited by ABET as engineering technologyprograms. Very few graduates of such programs become employed in positions havingtechnologist or engineering technologist within the title. In fact, several engineering technologyprograms have as a program objective the ability to function effectively in an appliedengineering position, and

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Orlando J. Hernandez

Microcomputer Based Electronics: Using the C Stamp™ in Pre- Engineering, Technology, and Engineering Programs Orlando J. Hernandez The College of New JerseyIntroductionIn recent years, the issue of retention in Engineering Education programs has taken a forefrontposition relative to the issue of recruitment. Many efforts are under way to try to improveengineering education retention through programming as a form of collaborative learning [1].This paper describes the usage of a microcomputer platform that can serve both recruitment andretention purposes. This platform can be deployed in both secondary and higher education,including technology

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Philip L. Brach; Pathickal Poulose; Ahmet Zeytinci

The Faraday Flashlight: A Unique Freshman Hands-on Experiment for both Engineering and Technology Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Pathickal Poulose, PhD, Associate Professor, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe continuum of knowledge: how do Engineering, Technology and Science fit together? Arethey really separate and (un)equal realms? Do we “live” in one? Or do we operate in them all,but “sleep” with one? We live and work in a complex world. A

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Ricky Whittington; Guangming Chen

Parametric Cost Estimation for NASA’s Space Technology- 5 Micro-Satellite Mission Ricky Whittington, Graduate Student Guangming Chen, Associate Professor Morgan State University Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Information Engineering Baltimore, MD 21251Abstract Morgan State University (MSU) Industrial, Manufacturing, and Information EngineeringDepartment has collaborated with the Space Technology 5 (ST-5) Project Team of the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Goddard Space Flight Center in an effort tostudy the expenditures of creating

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Frank Lanzer

Attracting Girls to Technology: Reach Them Before High School Frank Lanzer Anne Arundel Community CollegeAbstractToday, a technology company may “feel good” if 30% of their employees are women butmost will not be engineers. This reflects the facts provided by the National ScienceFoundation showing 35% of the undergraduates in science and math majors are women,while only 10% are in engineering. It’s no wonder that many girls and young womenperceive these fields as “for men”. Recent research shows attitudes and perceptions beingdeveloped early in the secondary education process.During this discussion, current statistics and research with

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James A. Sinclair; Kamal Shahrabi; Mohammad Behi

instruction. Authoringsoftware provides another level of computer use by allowing educators to develop anduse multimedia instruction and programs designed for specific learning outcomes. Newtechnologies, such as the personal computer as an instructional tool, are providingteachers and learners the opportunity to explore alternative ways to learn. “Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 2BackgroundUse of technology in mathematical education is not a new issue, nor a recentphenomenon. However, technology in the form of computers and

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Frank M. Clemente

Geotechnology and Applied Geotechnical Engineering Intertwined Frank M. Clemente, Jr., PhD, PE Earth Tech Northeast, Inc.IntroductionThis paper will illustrate how technology and applied engineering, with particular reference togeotechnical engineering, are intertwined and dependent on each other in the process ofdesigning and building large construction projects. After describing the civil engineeringprocedure and the inter-relationships between technology and engineering, a few examples ofprojects wherein technology and engineering worked together for design/construction successwill be cited from the author’s experience. The paper is directed to undergraduate and

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James McDonald; Mary A. Burke

Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), which is the recognizedaccreditation agency for all engineering programs in the United States, developed criteria foraccreditation of software engineering programs. The first software engineering program wasaccredited by ABET in 2003. Monmouth University’s program was accredited in 2005. It is theonly undergraduate software engineering program in New Jersey and, as of the current date, isone of only 13 ABET accredited programs in the United States1.Over the past several years Ocean County College has developed and offered a variety ofcomputer studies programs. The current offerings are: Computer Science Associate in Science,Computer Science Associate in Science - Computer Game Development and Design

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Carol Shields

Engineering Our Future New Jersey Elementary School Carol Shields CIESE Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstractEngineering is Elementary (EiE), developed by the Boston Museum of Science, is a set ofcurricula that integrate engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary sciencelessons. Each EiE module contains lessons that integrate an elementary school science topic witha specific field of engineering and features hands-on activities that engage students in theengineering design process.Two modules, Water, Water, Everywhere (environmental engineering) and Catching the Wind(mechanical engineering

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Liesl Hotaling; Susan Lowes

Engineering Our Future New Jersey: Middle School Program Liesl Hotaling Stevens Institute of Technology Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education Dr. Susan Lowes Institute for Learning Technologies Teachers College Columbia UniversityAbstractEngineering Our Future New Jersey (EOFNJ) is a collaborative effort between Stevens Instituteof Technology, New Jersey Department of Education, the Museum of Science, Boston, andother partners to bring exemplary technology and pre

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Robert Avanzato

contest. Figure 1: Penn State Robo-Hoops Contest Figure 2: Penn State Firefighting Contest Both robot competitions allow for the use of any choice of hardware and softwaresolutions, and this enables educators to choose the appropriate technology to achievedesired educational outcomes. For example, our freshman engineering design course willtypically use Lego Mindstorms™ robot kits and ROBOLAB™ programming (visual,icon-based programming language based on LabView), while the digital designsophomores and special topics robotics course students use more sophisticated hardware(examples: Handyboard, Basic Stamp, Palm PDA, Pontech SV203 board) and C-basedprogramming languages. Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section

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Bert Davy; Indranil Goswami; Jiang Li; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Charles Oluokun; Arcadio Sincero

accordance with ABET 2000 criteria, the student feedback was analyzed, the results of theformal analysis being the basis for a system of continuous improvement to the course delivery."Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education"IntroductionMultiple reports point to the decline in recruitment and retention of students studying science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as the increase in the rate ofprofessionals leaving STEM (NSB, 2003; NSB, 2004). The Task Force on American Innovationreports that the number of jobs openings in STEM areas is five times the number of US studentsgraduating in STEM. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) “Strategic Plan: FY 2003-2008

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Wei Cao; Peggy Vance; Michael Maxson; Thomas Minnich

LEGO MINDSTORMS ROBOTS COMPETITION FOR WEST VIRGINIA K-12 STUDENTS Wei Cao, Peggy Vance, Michael Maxson, Thomas Minnich West Virginia University / WV Logan County School District West Virginian University / West Virginia UniversityAbstract Since 2003 West Virginia University has hosted the Lego MindstormsRobots Competition for K-12 students for West Virginia High, Middle andElementary Schools. This annual event is attempting to promote K-12 kids for MSET(Math, Science, Engineering and Technology).In the past several years, this event attracted enthusiastic interests from k-12 WVschools. Every year there were more than 15 schools and 300 kids come

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David Domermuth

for flow, pressure, power, design, cost, feasibility, and applications. The authorteaches Engineering Technology in a department that emphasizes alternative, appropriate, andsustainable approaches to energy, building, and manufacturing. This project is a perfect exampleof how Engineering Technology can provide applied engineering solutions.Key Words: OTEC, Earl Beck, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Alternative EnergyConversion, Micro-Hydro, Steam Lift Pump, Air Pump, David DomermuthIntroductionFor two hundred years, people have relied on some form of the Carnot Engine cycle to convertheat into mechanical energy1. In 1975, Earl Beck patented a process of drawing hot waterthrough a cavitating venturi, creating foam rising in a pipe, and

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LeeRoy Bronner; Peter Kazanzides; AmenRa Mashariki; Paul Domingo; Pauline Pelletier; Trevor Thomas

States.ERCs focus on the definition, fundamental understanding, development, andvalidation of the technologies needed to realize a well-defined class ofengineering systems with the potential to spawn whole new industries or radicallytransform the product lines, processing technologies, or service deliverymethodologies of current industries. Also, ERCs must fulfill NSF’s goal toincrease the diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce by including allmembers of society regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender in all aspects of thecenter’s activities. In an effort to fulfill this mission, ERCs produce an enormousamount of data and information. This means the amount of information to beconsidered by this research has the potential to be

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LeeRoy Bronner; Amen Ra Mashariki

, transformation rules, automatic transformation, mapping,integration, code generation, reverse engineering and platforms support. Some vendorsclaim that their products support the full features or are fully compliant to the MDAspecification. Interactive-Objects for example claim that “ArcStyler from InteractiveObjects offers you the ability to create a dynamic link between business and technology.Application logic is captured in models which serve as the basis for automatictransformation to various technologies. This approach, which is fully compliant with theModel Driven Architecture concepts of the Object ManagementGroup, enables companies to achieve significant productivity gains, greater flexibility toreact to business change and reduced maintenance

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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LeeRoy Bronner; Swagata Pramanik; Akeila Richards

military has problems in sorting out all the data available oninsurgency for strategic purposes. To be effective in their strategic plans, themilitary needs a way to ask questions of insurgency information and receiveimmediate responses.The Engineering and Psychology departments at Morgan State University (MSU)in collaboration have developed an Insurgency Information Framework (IIF). AnIIF is a logical structure for organizing, classifying and presenting complexinsurgency information for military decision making. The IIF is developed byanalyzing and modeling the answers to questions such as: 1) How areinsurgencies planned for and what is the process? 2) Does insurgent behaviorprovide any insight into their future plans or actions (i.e., are

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José L. Torres; Vijendra Agarwal

,technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines has existed much longer than socialsciences and humanities. It is not surprising given the fact that faculty in STEM areas havebeen discussing ways to integrate UR as a capstone experience longer and found that URenhanced student learning, increase critical thinking skills and steered students into successfulSTEM related careers. It has also been relatively easier to provide UR experiences in sciencesand engineering because faculty typically have their research laboratories to fit in one or moreaspiring undergraduates. In the current global competitive environment and United Statesfacing a critical shortage of students majoring in STEM areas, it is more critical than everbefore that institutions

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LeeRoy Bronner; JERRY-DARYL FLETCHER

) Argumentation-Based Design Rationale: What Use at What Cost? International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 40 (4): 603-652[2] Buckingham Shum S. (1996) Design Argumentation as Design Rationale. The Encyclopedia of Computer Science And Technology (Marcel Dekker Inc: NY), Vol. 35 Supp. 20, 95-128 "Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 11[3] Buckingham Shum S.J, Selvin A.M, Sierhuis M, Conklin J, Haley C.B, Nuseibeh B (2005) Hypermedia Support for Argumentation-Based Rationale: 15 Years on

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Alfred A. Scalza

equally essential, and more and more this isbeing interjected into the curriculum. It is understood that each curriculum has a plethora ofwork to cover therefore time and effort to add writing and oral communications is hard to comeby. However, it is also recognized that effective communication is the fuel that makes thebusiness world run. We needed to find room for this and we have begun to do so.At the same time, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has clearlyplaced both written and oral communication at the top of their priority list for graduates.Effective communication is one of the required program outcomes and as such is measured andhopefully improved every semester, thus, the University’s “Writing in the

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LeeRoy Bronner; Olusola Laniyi

to 75percent of America's black inner city males with only a high school education or less are jobless,meaning they are looking for work, or have given up the search. During much of the last century,many urban blacks - even those without skills - could earn a decent living in the manufacturingsector. Now, the technology sector offers the most job opportunities. But without technicaltraining or college education, many young blacks are shut out [2]. “Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educators” 2This paper

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Rosanna Ortiz; Hong Li

Client-Server Applications Using Sockets in Java and C++ Languages Rosanna Ortiz, Mentor: Dr. Hong Li Computer Systems Technology Department New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201AbstractJava and C++ are the premiere languages used in Web-based programming. In particular, wewill investigate an important component in Web-based programming called socketprogramming, using Java and C++, on Unix and Windows platforms. The project consists ofthree (3) parts. First, comparisons between Java and C++ were made with respect to syntax andprogram structure, as well as key features of each