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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alfred A. Scalza

others and the lack of blending in style shows inthe first draft. The students will then re-submit the final paper in week fourteen of the semesterto be marked and graded. A second draft may be required if the level of writing skill isinsufficient for a fourth year level course.Case Study “B”The second assignment was given in a senior level class in Construction Cost Analysis andAdvanced Estimating. This class is more quantitative and spends much more time on problemsolving but improved writing is part of the course. This is a research paper writing assignmentgiven to seniors in the spring semester of their final year just before they graduate. An oralpresentation and defense of the paper is not part of this assignment. Students in this class

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James McDonald; Mary A. Burke

Requirements: 1. In order to be admitted into the Software Engineering Bachelor Degree Program, transfer students must satisfy the following requirements: a. Application: Submit an Application with a non-refundable application fee as established by Monmouth University;Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 10 b. GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher; c. Transcripts: Official copy of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended

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LeeRoy Bronner; Amen Ra Mashariki

Reengineering of Distributed Middleware Systems To a Model Driven Architecture (MDA) LeeRoy Bronner, Ph.D., P.E., Amen Ra Mashariki Morgan State UniversityIntroductionThis paper describes the processes, and conventions needed to use Object ManagementGroup’s (OMG) MDA to reengineer and restructure an existing distributed middlewaresystem. MDA fosters an open, vendor neutral, approach to software system middlewaredevelopment. The OMG has recently proposed a relatively new paradigm shift in regardsto distributed software system development. The paradigm shift occurs in the way theMDA helps a system architect develop robust applications that can be maintained even asthe

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Philip L. Brach; Pathickal Poulose; Ahmet Zeytinci

qualitative assessment. Intuitively they see that the Faraday flashlight requires much less effort to illuminate an LED than a hand cranked generator to illuminate an incandescent lamp.3- With students’ interest piqued, we then collaboratively discuss and formulate an experiment to measure quantitively the illumination produced by the Faraday Flashlight. Resulting in the following: a- Using a simple mailing tube with a light meter (sensing element) taped on one end, the flashlight is shaken to obtain a reasonable level of illumination and then placed in the tube directly in front of the sensing element. b- The students start a stopwatch and the level of illumination is read from the light

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

the advanced technician end of the spectrum of ET programs. In fact, ET programson the advanced technician end of the spectrum are functionally technology or vocationalprograms. Naming such programs as engineering technology programs (a) creates ambiguity inthe distinction between programs that prepare graduates to function in applied engineeringpositions and programs that prepare graduates for advanced technician positions, and (b) resultsin the perception that engineering technology programs with an applied engineering orientationdo not meet the expected rigor of applied engineering programs7.The benefits to engineering programs, and to the engineering profession as a whole, ofreintegrating engineering technology programs under the

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James A. Sinclair; Kamal Shahrabi; Mohammad Behi

Use of Computer Aided Technology in modern Mathematics Education: an experimental Analysis James A. Sinclair Ph.D., Kamal Shahrabi Ph.D., Mohammad Behi Ph.D. Kean University, Union New JerseyAbstractToday, more then ever before, concerns are being raised as to how the United States willmeet new challenges in education while reforming or eliminating instructional processeswhich are no longer valid or useful (Mathematical Sciences Education Board, 1990).Worries exist over student performances in mathematics and science within all gradelevels. Comparisons of test scores between students in the United States with those inEurope and Japan have placed issues of public education at the

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

Using an Object-Oriented Paradigm to Organize, Manage and Present Scientific Information for Researchers in a Scientific CenterLeeRoy Bronner, Ph.D., P.E., Peter Kazanzides, Ph.D., AmenRa Mashariki, Paul Domingo, Pauline Pelletier, Trevor Thomas Morgan State University / Johns Hopkins University1. IntroductionThe National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agencyestablished to promote research, development and education in science andengineering. NSF funds scientific research through research grants to universities.Through this funding, NSF funds the Engineering Research Center (ERC)program. There are approximately 20 plus ERCs throughout the United

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LeeRoy Bronner; Olusola Laniyi

number of graduates from the HBCUs.2. ObjectiveThe primary objective of this study is to research ways of improving the education of AfricanAmericans by significantly increasing the number of college graduates from Historically BlackCollege and Universities (HBCUs) using object-oriented software analysis and designmethodologies. HBCUs are institutions of higher learning, whose principal mission is to educateAfrican Americans. Based upon this objective, there are two significant questions to beaddressed by this research: a) Is it possible, through innovative measures, for the current set of HBCUs throughout the United States to educate African Americans on a massive scale? b) What is the best way to design the format and presentation of

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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

environmental engineering”. It is a one unit course which meets for one hourforty minutes per week offered in the spring semester. The objectives of the course are (a) tointroduce the students to all of the main sub-areas of civil engineering, and (b) have students"Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education" 2work in teams to accomplish the design of a civil engineering project, while supplying them withsome of the supporting theory, to be used virtually as a ‘black box’, since it was too early in thecurriculum for them to have experienced these topics firsthand. After a couple of years

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LeeRoy Bronner; JERRY-DARYL FLETCHER

from gIBIS and QOC. In: Dutoit A, McCall R, Mistrik I, Paech (eds.) Rationale Management in Software Engineering, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 111-132[4] Conklin J, Begeman M.L. (1988) gIBIS: A Hypertext Tool for Exploratory Policy Discussion. ACM Trans. on Office Information Systems, 4(6), pp. 303-331[5] Conklin J (2006) Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems. Wiley, UK, pp. 3- 40[6] Dalrymple O (2005) Using Systems Engineering Methodology to Engineer Community Based Participatory Research, Masters Thesis, Morgan State University, Dept. of Industrial Manufacturing & Information Engineering[7] Dutoit A, McCall R, Mistrik I, Paech B (2006) Rationale Management in

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Robert Avanzato

the Robo-Hoops were similar with the exception of one question (#9) which dealtwith a specific feature of the firefighting contest. 1. What is your intended major? 2. Including the spring 2005 semester, how many semesters of college have you completed? 3. What was the name of your firefighting robot? 4. Have you ever entered a previous Firefighting robot contest before spring of 2005? Yes No 5. Did you personally attend the Abington campus firefighting robot contest on Sunday, April 3, 2005? Yes No 6. What robot controller did your robot use in spring 2005 Firefighting robot contest? a. Handyboard b. LegoMindstorms RCX c. Palm PDA d. Basic Stamp

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E. N. Bart; J. Kisutcza

graphical output will consistof the following: a. Number of ideal stages at total reflux b. Minimum reflux ratio c. Number of ideal stages and optimum feed location for a given reflux d. The same for real plates or stagesNumerical values are provided for each of the above on the graphs. Additional numerical outputis the tower diameter, the weir length, the required tray spacing and the product of the trayspacing and the number of real stages. The input required must be the distillate mole fraction, the feed mole fraction and thebottoms mole fraction all given for the more volatile component. In addition the value of q (SeeTreybal4 pages 341-343) must be stated in order establish the state of the feed. The

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José L. Torres; Vijendra Agarwal

faculty member. Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4 Figure 2. NSF-REU grants over the last 12 years and trend lineThe three major goals of the conference are:(a) Recognition of undergraduate research and creative work as highly valued teaching and learning experiences at the College.(b) Celebration of academic excellence.(c) Promotion of student-faculty collaboration and interaction in all aspects of teaching/learning.The Conference is open to the entire campus community and friends of the College. Studentsare especially encouraged to attend the

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Frank M. Clemente

construction works.14 By hard work and years ofperseverance, and with analytical insight, he rigorously and painstakingly formulated the earlymechanics of soils, and he recognized the need for and the value of testing in the laboratory toconfirm theories and enhance his understanding of soil behavior. He complemented this withobservations in the field before, during and after construction. Thus, he evolved from a studentof geology to a teacher of soil mechanics, a developer of laboratory tests, and to a practicingengineer of great judgment, and yet always a willing technologist.Many other geo-professionals have since followed in his vein, such as his long-time associate,Dr. Ralph B. Peck,15 who combined geology, soil mechanics, geotechnology and

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David Domermuth

Steam Lift Pump for Micro-Hydro Electricity Generation David Domermuth, PhD Appalachian State UniversityAbstract: The steam lift pump, SLP is an alternative method for generating electricity using hotand cold water. The concept is based on an Ocean Thermal energy conversion, OTEC methodpatented in 1975. Hot water vacuumed through a cavitating venture and turned to foam. Thevacuum is formed by spraying cold water on the foam and collapsing the steam bubbles. Foam inthe up leg of an inverted U shaped tower condenses to liquid head in the down leg. The waterhead is used to produce electricity with micro-hydro generators. This paper details theengineering

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ricky Whittington; Guangming Chen

three Micro-Satellites (microsats). The primary goal of the ST-5 project team is to create three identical 25kg spacecrafts to test the earth’s magnetosphere aswell as test and validate several new flight technologies. However, the secondary goal of the ST-5 team and the chief goal for the MSU team is to analyze the cost of these three microsats. One mathematically sound and proven method to examine the expenditures of anengineering project is parametric cost estimation and the development of cost estimationrelationships (CER’s). This method involves describing an engineering project using historicaldata and executing statistical processes to create a predictive economic model. The primarystatistical technique that is used in examining

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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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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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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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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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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LeeRoy Bronner; Swagata Pramanik; Akeila Richards

Using an Object-Oriented Paradigm to Develop an Insurgency Information Framework LeeRoy Bronner, Ph.D., P.E., Swagata Pramanik, Akeila Richards Morgan State University1. Background and Problem DefinitionFor the United States military in Iraq, the insurgent and their insurgent activitiesare a major cause of injury and death to citizens and the armed forces. Insurgencyis a protracted political-military activity directed toward completely or partiallycontrolling the resources of a country through the use of irregular military forcesand illegal political organizations. It is an armed rebellion by any irregular armedforce that rises up against an established authority, government, or

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Rosanna Ortiz; Hong Li

language. Second, using C++ and Java wecreated three functional programs, illustrating fundamental differences and similarities in C++and Java. Third, a program illustrating a preliminary look into interfaces was created, called“Guess a Number”.Programs created include an ATM machine simulation called “ATM Machine”, a leap yearprogram called “Leap Year”, and a tax bracket program called “Income Tax”. The first program,ATM Machine, illustrates the concepts of basic menu-driven programming in Java and C++.The second program, Leap Year, illustrates control structures using complex selection and thethird program, Income Tax, illustrates control structures using complex selection and charactermanipulation. The “Guess a Number” program is a game

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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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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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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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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Wei Cao; Peggy Vance; Michael Maxson; Thomas Minnich

to the event;they spent a whole day for competition, demonstration and tours of engineering andtechnology labs in WVU.The event has caught attention from government education agents, private educationfoundations and industrial sectors. The sponsor pool of the competition has beengrowing up year-by-year, which includes the WVU, WV State Agency, Toyota Inc,Parallax Inc, WV Education department, WV Logan County School Distinct, WVTech Prep Foundation, Appalachia Education Lab and etc.In this article, the short history, organization methodology and strategy, competitionformat, college student involvement, follow-up feedback and future plan will bediscussed.The next competition, The 5th Lego Robots Competition for High, Middle andElementary