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Vijay Kanabar; Robert Schudy

Teaching a Project-based Web-Development and IT Project Management Course at a Distance Vijay Kanabar, Associate Professor, Director of Project Management Programs, Boston University Robert Schudy, Associate Professor of Computer ScienceAbstractThe authors have designed and taught several courses successfully at a distance in the online Masters inComputer Information Systems (CIS). In this paper we describe our experience with a couple of projectbased courses. The Web Development course and the IT Project Management course will be discussed asa case study using two models for teaching at a distance—pure online and blended elive. In this paperthe authors present their lessons learned from

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Ismail I. Orabi

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design Experience - An Industry Based Partnership Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tagliatela College of Engineering University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

design course, CE1402 Civil Engineering Design (CED), was developed tomimic the civil engineering experiences students will face when they enter the engineeringworkforce after graduation. While this capstone course model continues to develop with eachsuccessive year, assessment data shows that course and program objectives of graduatingstudents who can “plan, design, execute, and manage a complex open-ended civil engineeringproject” are being met [4]. In accomplishing this goal, students produce engineering designdocuments, construction drawings, cost estimates, construction schedules, and any othernecessary project specific documents. In addition, students communicate the results of theirproject via a technical report and a formal presentation

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Marie Planchard

2006, by the Thayer School of EngineeringDartmouth, challenges college and university students to design, build, and race high-performance, plug-in hybrid vehicles. Structured on the Formula SAE program, Formula Hybridadds fuel efficiency as an extra level of complexity. With technological challenges for studentswith backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering, Formula Hybridencourages interdisciplinary teamwork and innovation. In 2010, to further encourage innovationfor efficiency, the teams will be required to complete the 22-km (13.7-mi) endurance event on areduced amount of fuel. The 2010 fuel allocation has been reduced to 2.3 liters (0.61 gal) from4.7 liters (1.24 gal) in 2009. This equates to 9.57 km/liter (22.5

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GLENN E. VALLEE; RICHARD P. BENIOT

Springfield, MA. Dr. Vallee currently teaches graduate andundergraduate courses in engineering mechanics, experimental mechanics and machine design,and has published in the areas of nonlinear finite element analysis, experimental mechanics andthe experimental determination of dynamic material properties. Dr. Vallee received a BS inMechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1985 and began working for theFastening Systems Division of the Stanley Works in East Greenwich Rhode Island soon after.Beginning as an Engineering Lab Technician, he received a number of promotions, serving as aTest Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Development Engineer and finally as the Manager ofthe largest Engineering Laboratory at Stanley. He received both

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Francis J. Hopcroft

and on or about May 25 they will be transferred to Chirimoto. In July a technician willtravel to Chirimoto to set the machines up and a trainer will go to teach the teachers how to usethe machines most effectively.DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTSAs part of the Semester Abroad Program, participants would be expected to also engage inService Learning through implementation of specific community-based projects. These projectsstem from a regional development plan prepared in 2002 and supplemented by the economicdevelopment plans of 2010. They range from civil engineering projects, through architectureprojects, construction management projects, health education programs, adult educationprograms, and a variety of agricultural improvement projects. Each will

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Salah Badjou

Integrating Online Learning to Junior-Level Electromechanical Design Salah Badjou, Ph.D. Department of Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115 Session Topic: online and distance learning for engineering and technology AbstractThe following paper reports on the results of efforts at integrating online learning to the currentJunior-level Electromechanical Design course at Wentworth Institute of Technology. This is anintense course where in one semester students are expected to complete an original design and aprototype. Project and time management are critical. Groups are

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Lisa Shatz

on a resume. Anotherassignment involves students understanding the ethical dilemmas faced by managers andengineers involve in designing the Space Shuttle Challenger. All these assignments involvestudents learning and gaining experience in other engineering skills besides communicationsuch as technical entrepreneurship, design and experimentation skills, connecting withindustry, and understanding an engineer’s ethical responsibility. 2STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN “NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION COMPETITION”Suffolk University’s Business School holds a contest each fall called “The New ProductInnovation Competition”, which requires students to develop a proposal for

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

safety are satisfied, so that only safecomponents / assemblies would be chosen as the prototypes of the design project. These concepts are part of the program objectives and outcomes and performance criterionfor measuring the success of the curriculum developed with Industrial Program AdvisoryCommittee, Faculty, Alumni and Student input. Using the performance criterion, rubrics weredeveloped to directly assess student performance in the class room. From our direct observationsin several classes, students who participated in class design projects by creating virtualcomponents and virtual assemblies had a better understanding of engineering design and gainedreal hands-on experiences which could be directly implemented in their COOP experiences

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Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

in their careers and the primary objective ofhaving an appreciation of the importance of tolerances is believed to have been achieved.ReferencesFoley A.C (2007) Big picture, rational, engineering design methodology. ASEE 2007National convention , HawaiiShigley J.H, Mischke C.R, Budynas R.G (2004) Mechanical Engineering Design 7thEd, McGraw Hill ISBN 0-07-252036-1Kepner C.H, Tregoe B.B,(1981) The New rational Manager, Princeton Research Press,NJ,USA, Library of Congress no. 80-84367Barry Hyman (2003) Fundamentals of Engineering Design, 2nd Edition. PearsonEducation, New Jersey. Pp 8-15. ISBN 0-13-046712-X

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John W. Duggan P.E.

must deal with fill materialcontaminated with a wide spectrum of regulated material including asbestos, heavy metalsand petroleum products.Teaching OpportunitiesLike many evolving topics in construction, re-use and recycling of urban fill and related constructionmaterials could be taught in a stand-alone course. Short of that, design and construction issues that relateto this topic can be taught as a component to several different standard courses. At Wentworth, parts ofthe material described in this paper have been included in 3 courses. CCEV417 – Sustainability in the Built Environment. This elective course is offered to Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Facilities Management and Environmental Science

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Alan Seelan; Jeongkyu Lee

database management tool for both database administrators(DBA) and developers. First, the integrated engine has various access functions to both DBA anddeveloper to manage user instances, administer privileges and monitor databases. Second, theefficient accessing of the result set is developed in the engine without granting or revokingtemporary privileges. Therefore, DBA does not have to provide the privileges to users who wantto access the result set, which makes the system more secured. Thirdly, an optimizedperformance meter is triggered as a combination of all the important factors that determine theperformance of the database, such as different hit ratios and CPU activity. Lastly, to providedevelopers a convenient tool for tuning SQL, we

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Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

sharedresources. Teams will be made aware of the differences between their design solutions for an idealcommunity to the realities of how these issues are managed in a real environment like New York City.Again, at the end of the year a formal presentation will be given. CityPoly is looking into designating aprominent permanent space to showcase the final designs as a means of instilling pride in theupperclassmen and to generate excitement among the freshmen. There has even been discussion ofhosting a design fair in which family, friends, and professionals will be invited to view the students’work.2.2 The Case for the Architecture/Civil Engineering Collaborative Model In the Global Achievement Gap, Tony Wagner sites the lack of the development of what

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Chiara Silvestri; Suzanne LePage; Paul P. Mathisen

FEA is considered to be an asset for technology incorporation in engineering classes.Nowadays FEA software has developed remarkably and it offers a variety of tools forvisualizing, understanding and solving problems in various areas. In civil engineering, animportant application of FEA is in the area of structural analysis design, where static anddynamic load conditions need to be taken into account to solve for forces and displacements in agiven structure. GIS software is a critical tool for civil engineers, community planners and environmentalanalysts. It combines a visualization workspace with an analytic and modeling framework,based in the science of geography [1]. GIS is the platform for spatial data, which is informationlinked to a

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Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

greening the overall curriculum via hands-on activities andreal life projects that focus on sustainability. Furthermore, as an additional positive outcome,bolstering curricula might raise awareness of these topics on many levels, ranging from thestudents themselves to the public at large. This paper aims at extending a previously publishedwork which proposed a theoretical structure to embed environmental sustainabilityconsiderations into engineering and technology curricula [5]. Here, the advantages andapplications of classroom projects tailored to include this emerging discipline are demonstrated1 Elif Kongar, Ph.D., Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Technology Management, University of Bridgeport, 221University Avenue, School of

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Douglas E. Dow; Stephanie Cheney

for the United States (www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/), European Union(www.epo.org), and Japan (www.jpo.go.jp/index_e/patents.html). Engineering students in designclasses could be given assignments having them find patents related to their design.2) Tutorials for Programming LanguagesPracticing engineers as well as students often are required to learn how to use new programminglanguages or computer aided design (CAD) software tools. The providers of these languages orCAD tools have an incentive to help with this learning process, and thus may provide web-assessable tutorials which help a learner to use the language or CAD tool. For example, such atutorial may help the student design, simulate and implement their first program or

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Ryan Ferguson; Richard Lupa; Bradford Powers; Henry Whitney; Salah Badjou

mechanics. This makes it well suited to complimentthe Electromechanical Engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Ultimately the prototype met all original design requirements (see Figure 5). The systemwas lightweight and portable compared to other trackers currently available. Additionally, it wascompleted for only $150. Figure 5 ~ The completed prototype 7References: [1] Alternative Energy. Solar Panel Demand Exceeds Supply. Alternative Energy. [Online] September 16, 2008. [Cited: February 4, 2009] http://www.alternative-energy- news.info/solar-power-demand-exceeds-supply/ [2] Jay

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Vijay Kanabar; Virginia Greiman; Jim Cormier

Communication and Collaboration in an Online Masters Degree Vijay Kanabar, Associate Professor, Boston University Virginia Greiman, Assistant Professor, Boston University Jim Cormier, Lecturer, Boston UniversityAbstract Communicating with students and encouraging collaboration poses a major challenge in distanceeducation. In this paper, the authors present lessons learned from an online master’s degree program; eachhad successfully developed courses to teach engineers and managers project management at a distance.The first section introduces online learning and illustrates the tools and interactive technologies used tocommunicate with students. The second

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John Adams

Adams: Renewable Energy Education … Renewable Energy Education at Merrimack College John Adams, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, 01845 Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstractThis paper describes recent, ongoing and planned Renewable Energy (RE) education atMerrimack College. The primary RE education efforts have been through the departmentof Electrical Engineering (EE), with involvement from the department of CivilEngineering. In summer of 2009 the college installed a solar hot water (SHW) system inone of its student townhouses. The subjects of the advanced EE elective “EnergyMeasurement and Display

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Benjamin Cadieux; Lee Denaro; Paul Ellsworth; Adam Robert; Salah Badjou

did agreat deal of independent learning and also received guidance from several colleagues andprofessors. The design group attained new knowledge involving analog protection circuits,circuit power supply, programming loops, programming flags, analog to digital conversions, 6programming delays, and solenoid operation. The group as a whole greatly increased theirexperience and familiarity with engineering design. The successful completion of this project has left the members of the Automated NaturalGas Shut-off Valve project with several options for the future. The fully functioning prototypegives the group a proof of concept and a very

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Siben Dasgupta

Signal Processing courses were taught mostly at the graduate level, and it was rare tofind them in undergraduate engineering and engineering technology curricula. However, in the past decade,the elements of DSP design have been integrated into many under graduate engineering and engineeringtechnology programs. To obtain specific information about DSP courses taught in undergraduateelectronics/computer engineering technology programs in the US, the questionnaire was developed andtelephone survey was done to most of the members of the Engineering Technology Division of theAmerican Society for Engineering Education. Survey responses indicate only four year electrical /electronics engineering technology programs offer DSP courses taught at their

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Robert Simoneau; Diane Dostie

including lectures, laboratory activities, fieldexperiences, industrial visits and cooperative programs. The curricula of the Department of Technology provides a blend of general education,technical and professional courses designed to prepare individuals for careers as leaders in businessand industry and as teachers. The department offers several degree programs and options leading toa Bachelor of Science degree. Each program is designed to meet the educational needs of studentswith a variety of backgrounds and career aspirations.University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Plastics Engineering Department The faculty and administration at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, has create aworld renowned Plastics Engineering program

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Charles Thomas; Loren Byrne; Jeremy Campbell

Creating an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Sustainability Studies Course Charles Thomas, School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management Roger Williams University Loren Byrne, Department of Biology, Marine Biology and Environmental Science Roger Williams University Jeremy Campbell Anthropology and Sociology Department Roger Williams University Session: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to

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B. Samanta

decision-making process make fuzzy logic very effective in modeling complex engineering, business,finance and management systems which are otherwise difficult to model. This approachincorporates imprecision and subjectivity in both model formulation and solution processes. Themajor issues involved in the application of FL or FIS are the selection of fuzzy membershipfunctions (MFs), in terms of number and type, designing the rule base simulating the decisionprocess as well as the scaling factors used in fuzzification and defuzzification stages. Theseparameters and the structures are, in general, decided based on trial and error and expertknowledge.II.E Immunological Computation (IC)All living beings have the ability to present resistance and

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Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres

, vol. 54, pp. 722-732, 2010. [4] P. Wilton, "Unlocking the talent of generation y," Engineering & Technology, vol. 3, pp. 80-3, 0005. [5] P. Venkatacharya, S. Rice, and L. Bezuayehu, "Designing for the next generation: Generation-y expectations," in Human Interface and the Management of Information: Designing Information Environments - Symposium on Human Interface 2009. Held as Part of HCI International 2009, July 19, 2009 - July 24, 2009, San Diego, CA, United states, 2009, pp. 190-196. [6] D. Jacobson. (2009, 03/22/2010). Unlocking Tacit Knowledge with Social Networking. Technology Trends in Business and Society. Available: http://www.pwc.com/ca/en/emerging-company

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Charles R. Sullivan; Mark J. Franklin

Services at the Thayer School of Engineering atDartmouth. He completed A.B., B.E., and M.E. degrees at Dartmouth. Mark's experienceincludes software design and development, product architecture, large-scale systemsadministration, and information technology management. 7

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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

,” John Wiley, New York, 1995.[12] D. C. Montgomery, “Design and Analysis of Experiments,” 6th Edition, John Wiley, 2005.R. RADHARAMANANDr. R. Radharamanan is currently working as Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of MercerEntrepreneurship Engineering Education Program (MEEEP) at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has thirtyseven years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include:President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineeringas well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM andRobotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary research and

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Tom Goulding

on any technical subject until the students have independently crafted their own solution. Students are provided an executable which allows them to see what they must create. They can run the program as many times as they wish but no code is revealed. Figure 3: CS1 Hello WorldIndependent LearningAll GM-method exercises are designed

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Daniel Domato; Marco Castaldi; James Patrick Abulencia

A Senior Level Experiment on Developing an Energy Efficient Biomass Gasification Process Daniel Domatoa, Marco Castaldib, James Patrick Abulenciaa a Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Bronx, NY, USA b Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, Manhattan, NY, USA Session 5: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstract: The continuing depletion of non-renewable fuels has prompted the search for alternativesources of energy. Biomass is waste derived from previously living

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Jeanine Lee Skorinko; Jennifer Lay; Grant McDonald; Brad Miller; Colleen Shaver; Cindy Randall; James Kevin Doyle; Michael A. Gennert; Gretar Tryggvason; James Van de Ven

The Social Outcomes of Participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition Community Jeanine Skorinko, Jennifer Lay, Grant McDonald, Brad Miller, Colleen Shaver, Cindy Randall, James Kevin Doyle, Michael Gennert, Gretar Tryggvason, and James van de Ven Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Rd. Worcester, MA 01609 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and FIRST are partnering to investigatesocial networking within the FIRST community. FIRST aims to get young peopleinterested in science, engineering and technology by providing young people withopportunities to develop and apply knowledge and skills in