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William M. Baer

Plagiarism Education: Teaching Students to Use Information Ethically William M. Baer Wichita State UniversityAbstract The engineering profession has always valued ethical behavior. However, it seems thatunethical behavior is more and more prevalent in our classes. The rising incidence of plagiarismis and should be a concern to educators not only to ensure academic integrity, but because of theimplications for our profession. The ethical use of engineering information is important for ourstudents to learn. There are two ways to combat plagiarism: detection and education. Programs likeTurnitin and

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R.L.A. Jordan

engineering and technology has been developed over the years through “stand and deliver” methods to meet the objectives above. Overhead projectors, written and copied material, chalkboards and whiteboards for sketches and equations, hand written assignments and tests, and physical laboratory experiments, etc. are all easy to use to accomplish the objectives for educating the engineer or technician. With online training, however, different methods must be used to accomplish the educational objectives; some of which have not even been imagined. In this paper, online instruction for technology and engineering courses will be examined. In particular, the experiences of teaching a first synchronous distance education course will be

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Douglas R. Carroll; Hong Sheng

Distance Education: Not Just for Distance Students Douglas R. Carroll, Hong Sheng University of Missouri-RollaAbstract A Mechanics of Materials course was offered with two enrollment options.Students could enroll in the class as on-campus distance students or as regular students.The regular students attended the lectures live in the usual fashion. The on-campusdistance students did not come to class, other than to take the exams. The on-campusdistance students could watch the class live on the internet, or watch the recorded lecturesat a time more convenient to them. Office hours for all students in the class wereconducted as distance office hours using Webex

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Ramazan Asmatulu; Waseem Khan; Humphrey Wamocha; Adebayo Adeniji

Improving the Nanotechnology Education for Future Engineers R. Asmatulu, W. Kahn, H. Wamocha, and A. Adeniji Department of Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Wichita, KS 67260-0133 Abstract Nanotechnology education offered by many universities in the USA involvesinterdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education with courses in nanotechnology, engineering,chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology. The challenge of nanotechnology education is toprovide advanced technologies to the students in a wide verity of fields. In the presentcommunication, we

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Johannes Strobel

Necessary Skills, Washington, DC: U.S Department of Labor, 1991.[2] Jonassen, D.H., “Instructional Design Models for Well-Structured and Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Learning Outcomes,” Educational Technology: Research and Development, Vol. 45, No. 1, 1997, pp. 65-95.[3] Jonassen, D.H., “Toward a Design Theory of Problem Solving,” Educational Technology Research & Development, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2000, pp. 63-85.[4] Uribe, D., J.D. Klein, and H. Sullivan, “The Effect of Computer-Mediated Collaborative Learning on Solving Ill-Defined Problems,” Educational Technology, Research & Development, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2003, pp. 5-19.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society

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Ramazan Asmatulu; Mehmet B. Yildirim; Waseem Khan; Adebayo Adeniji; Humphrey Wamocha

Nanofiber Fabrication and Characterization for the Engineering Education Ramazan Asmatulu*1, Mehmet B. Yildirim**, Waseem Khan*, Adebayo Adeniji* and Humphrey Wamocha* * Department of Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Wichita, KS 67260-0133 ** Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount Wichita, KS 67260-0035 Abstract Electrospinning is a novel process of producing sub-micron and

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Walter O. Craig

theacademic department and industry. “Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 2The industry advisory board can also be used for obtaining both equipment and monetary fundsto provide a margin of excellence for Engineering Technology programs. This is very importantin today’s environment, both for public and private institutions, due to decreasing state support topublic institutions and the increasing competition that private institutions face.1In addition to the program development, the industry advisory board is used for in curriculumreform

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Meader Woo; John M. Watkins

are plans to replace the DSA with the DSAGUIduring the upcoming academic year. The DSAGUI is available from the authors upon request.References1 Watkins, J., “A Virtual Implementation Of A Dynamic Signal Analyzer Using Simulink,” Proceedings of the 2005ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in aGlobal World, Portland, OR, June 2005.2 Wang, F., Abramovitch, D., and Franklin, G., “A Method for Verifying Measurements and Models of Linear andNonlinear Systems,” Proceedings of the American Controls Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 1993.3 Lilienkamp, K. and Trumper, D., “Dynamic Signal Analyzer for dSPACE,” Proceedings of the dSPACE User’sConference, Dearborn, MI, May 2000.4

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Yahong Rosa Zheng; Sarat K. Chitneni; Daryl G. Beetner

andachieves necessary coverage in the limited number of hours. Some parts of the designed labmaterials will be used in a real-time DSP course and an embedded systems course in spring2007. A semester-long course using all the designed materials is also planned. As DE2 board isused in several of the CmpE courses at the University of Missouri-Rolla, this approach offersstudents more time on DSP education rather than taking time away teaching other unfamiliardevelopment tools. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3FPGA BackgroundA Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a re-programmable

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Steven Skinner

concern that engineering studentsof today may not be appropriately educated to meet the demands that will beplaced on the engineer of the future, without refocusing and reshaping theProceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education rev5 2undergraduate engineering learning experience. In the first report, the groupprovided guiding principles that will shape engineering activities in 2020: • The pace of technological innovation will continue to be rapid. • The work in which technology will be deployed will be intensely globally interconnected. • The population of

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Joseph J. Rencis; Sachin Terdalkar

for Engineering Education 6 a. Truss element. b. Column failure lines. Figure 4. Truss element in compression and compression failure lines.3. Beam ElementThe beam element is one of the simplest elements used in practice for a finite elementstress analysis. The theoretical development of the beam element is commonly found infinite element textbooks, undergraduate courses, graduate courses and short courses. Thetwo-dimensional (plane) and three-dimensional (space) beam elements are commonlyfound in commercial finite element software. The one-dimensional beam element cannotbe found in commercial

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Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

Research and Education at the Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials [CNCMM], Pittsburg State University Christopher C. Ibeh1,2, Monika Bubacz2, Andrey Beyle2, Stefano Bietto2, Stan Scoville2, Dilip Paul3, Charles Blatchley3 1 – Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, PSU 2 – CNCMM, PSU 3 – Professor, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, PSU, Pittsburg, KS AbstractThe Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials [CNCMM] at PittsburgState University, is an inter-institutional and multidisciplinary effort to implement theONR-sponsored “Multifunctional Materials for Naval

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Ken Barnard; Greg Stephens; Raju Dandu

, American Society for Engineering Education 3all finite resources to include fossil fuels. This is the problem. A new way of thinking assistedby technology can help solve this problem by implementing consumption conservation coupledwith sustainable and renewable energy alternatives including emissions and pollution controls.ObjectivesThe overall objective of Earth Day Teach-In is to involve students, academia, industry, andcommunity to: • Bring awareness of the problem • Change our way of thinking: wanting to be part of the solution • Find alterative, sustainable energy policies • Use technology to clean up and limit pollution Corporate

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Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

2007Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 2maintain educational relevancy, such experiments and equipment must be reviewed and updatedon a continuing basis. In the ME design laboratory, design and analysis software must befrequently updated to maintain relevancy for teaching engineering analysis skills. Computersmust be updated every several years to keep up with more memory and computationally-intensive design and analysis software tools. For engineering technology students, thecurriculum must include acquisition and maintenance of state-of-the-art manufacturing systemssuch as inspection and computer

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Saeed M. Khan; Gregory Spaulding; Deanna Livengood; Paul Benjamin; Justin Schemm; Kenton Dreilling; Chase Maxton; Fred Kreiman

: We rolled the large Cantenna to a distance of about 200 yards fromour building (Technology Center) and hooked it up through 2511 PLUS EXT2 wirelesscard to a laptop which was running Net Stumbler. We then turned the antenna to face theTech Center. Using our antenna we were able to pick up 8 access points with 4 of themhaving a signal to noise ratio (S/N) greater than or equal to 20 dB (a threshold required “Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 8for proper access). We then replaced the large cantenna with a smaller one and we

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J. Collins

providesstudents with an audience and purpose for written interaction.Jean Lave, social anthropologist and professor of learning-as-social-practice hasdeveloped (with computer scientist and theorist of learning systems) Etienne Wegner, amodel of learning that has been influential among educators adopting inquiry-basedlearning and student-centered techniques. In Lave and Wegner’s community-basedconcept, a learner moves from novice to full practitioner through his or her involvementin peripheral practice, where becoming a legitimate participant in a community ofpractice involves learning how to talk and how to use the tools, including communicationtools. Lave and Wegner assert that learning results from the structure of practice, ratherthan exclusively from

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Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

that the use of computer simulation can complement and improvethe traditional textbook methods. In addition to teaching concepts and theoriespresented in the textbooks, simulation can also stimulate group interaction andenable critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving. A study byProceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2Gokhale (1996) shows that students remember only 10% of what they read and20% of what they hear. However, students remember 90% of what they learnfrom simulation. The study goes on to suggest that properly designed andimplemented computer simulations

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Ramesh V. Narang

An Innovative Approach of Team-Teaching Measurement Uncertainty and Metrology Ramesh V. Narang Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne1. IntroductionMeasurement plays an important role in all steps of the production process. Metrology is thescience of measurement and it is a well-established discipline that is used to gain valuableproduct and process information. To be productive, this information must generate knowledgethat is used as a basis for better product and process design.Much of today’s industry and technology relies on accurate measurement. Manufacturedproducts are measured by instruments to check their conformance to

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Leroy R. Cox; Katie Grantham Lough

samefashion as when they were freshmen.With the increased blurring of boundaries among disciplines caused by new technologicalinnovations, it is ever more imperative that engineers be able to communicate their ideas withother professionals. In engineering students’ transition from academia to industry, theircommunication media shifts from the comfortable language of equations and symbols to that ofthe written and oratory verbiage used to describe the implications of their calculations.4 Oftenthis communication is to an intelligent, yet non-technical audience, which presents quite achallenge.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Surendra Singh

using newer circuit boards and controllers. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4IV. Comments from Interns and Industrial Partners:It is important to get feedback from the students who have completed the internship program andfind out in what ways they have benefited from their experience. The comments have alwaysbeen very positive and tend to reinforce the importance of having the work experience in anindustrial setting. Here are some sample comments from the interns:A. “I am currently working for Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) as a Project DesignEngineer. My

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Day W. Radebaugh

appreciation of system complexity deserves aprominent place in the engineering ethics curriculum.However, when one searches the literature for a definite and useful measure ofengineering complexity, one finds instead a set of measures that are inconsistent and onlypartially relevant. This paper will review and evaluate the most common measures ofcomplexity that might be applicable to the engineering domain. Following an assessmentof the applicability of these measures, the author will suggest a more promising approachthat will provide engineers a useful guide to assessing system complexity.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education

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Waleed K. Al-Assadi; Mandar V. Joshi; Sagar R. Gosavi; Daryl Beetner

boards are widely used for digital design laboratories in universities [1],[2]. Basically,an FPGA board consists of an FPGA chip, input/output (I/O) devices, and supporting logic fordownloading a bit-stream into the FPGA. Commonly seen input devices include push-buttonswitches, output devices are seven-segment, bar-graph light-emitting device (LED) displays, anddual-in-line package (DIP). Altera Development and Educational (DE-2) FPGA board is a usefullearning tool for courses in computer engineering. The board features Altera Cyclone-II 672 pinFPGA along with other supporting hardware such as expansion IO slots, seven-segment displays,toggle switches etc. It is used with Altera’s powerful design and automation software “Quartus-II” that is

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Theodore W. Manikas; Gerald R. Kane

this purpose. Oklahoma universities andcompanies may apply for funding from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Scienceand Technology (OCAST) 4 through their R&D Student Intern Partnership program. The statedpurpose of this program is to improve Oklahoma's R&D base by supporting undergraduatestudent internships at Oklahoma R&D facilities. The goal is to encourage undergraduatestudents to prepare for scientific and technical fields that support high-tech companies inOklahoma.This paper describes the approach used by the Department of Electrical Engineering at TheUniversity of Tulsa to develop and fund a specific internship project for its undergraduatestudents. It is hoped that the methods described in this paper will provide

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Ana Goulart; Charles Watkins; Robert Hegedus

calls per 802.11 technology and data rate. Note that we have madesome assumptions on our model (e.g., by using only 20 wireless stations with multiple activecalls per station) and we also have made simplifications in our delay analysis. Moreover, theenabling of silence suppression in the codecs showed to be something difficult to model and topredict in the simulator’s operation. Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 9 Table 4 - Simulated call results Codec 802.11b

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William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

32. Structure and Evolution of RHV ProgramThe current mission of the RHV program is to engage technology based businesses to provideoutstanding educational opportunities for students. Using the earlier successes with start-upcompanies, the program is now promoted to technology based companies of all sizes, maturities,and types to identify technical needs they may have and to create structured project work that canbe executed in the RHV program as shown in Figure 1. A legal agreement is executed includinga general project scope and terms concerning confidentiality, intellectual property, andindemnity. The companies contribute the technical needs and financial support to thearrangement. The RHV program provides dedicated infrastructure

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Keith L. Hohn; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin; Julia Keen; Hani Melhem; Anil Pahwa; Jan Wiersema; Barb Licklider

2 Learning Communities Focused On Student Learning and Teamwork SkillsKeith L. Hohn1, LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin1, Julia Keen1, Hani Melhem1, Anil Pahwa1, Jan Wiersema2, and Barb Licklider2 1 College of Engineering, Kansas State University/ 2College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University 2AbstractEngineers are increasingly being valued as much for their ability to learn new things and operateas a member of a team as for their technical skills. For this reason, a significant goal ofengineering education

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Larry A. Glasgow

physicallyexperience diminishes their ability to perceive, and in engineering and the applied sciences theconsequences can be catastrophic. Zaslow1 further observes that “…technology has exacerbatedthe gulf between today’s parents and kids in ways we need to notice.” It has become mucheasier for kids to be completely isolated from the physical world around them.Examples of the Failure of Current Classroom Practices Several educators have employed the battery, lightbulb, and wire scenario (students areasked to complete a simple circuit given a bare bulb, a battery, and a single piece of wire) toexplore the apparent fracture between instructional objectives and learner outcomes. In a well-known study, McDermott and Shaffer6 found that “…students often

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Kamesh Namuduri

. Conclusion This paper suggests that partnerships with communities are essential to bring awareness ofcybersecurity with the region. It outlined the activities being pursued by WSU in collaboration withregional community colleges to achieve this objective. 5 References1. Advanced Technology Education Centers: Partners with industry for a new Americanworkforce, National Science Foundation document, 2004.2. U.S. Department of Education, http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/index.html3. American Association of Community Colleges, http://www.aacc.nche.edu/4. US DoD Directive 8570.1, https://www.isc2.org

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Wei Zhang

learning outcome.2. A Systematic View of Computer SystemsA computer system is an integrated system, including a number of computer hardwarecomponents, their interconnections, the system and application software, and theinteractions between software and underlying hardware. Introducing such a complexsystem to the students in one course can be a daunting task. The author has taught theintroductory computer architecture course in a public university in the Midwest of US forProceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4several times. Based on the feedbacks from the students who have taken the

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Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale; Seamus Freyne

class to print, copy, and organize lecture materials, the instructor can better prepare forclass. Grades can be posted by the instructor and viewed by students. The tools available usingonline assistance allow students to access course announcements, lecture notes, lab handouts anddata at any hour of the day. Students have stated that courses with Blackboard are moreorganized and more effectively taught. The author has found that web-based educational toolsenhance the learning experience in the classroom. In fact, Byrne and Tang state that provided thesame content, instructor, and assessment, students prefer being taught using a blendedenvironment in which online technology and tools are utilized [2].Course SetupThe CE 3141 – Materials Testing