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Peter S. Rourke

accompany them here in the US are going right with them. This is far from the truth. It isfrequently only the highly repetitive, low skill jobs that are associated with the high volume output thatgoes. What remains here is the required high level of manufacturing knowledge needed to bring thenext generation of products to the line. Often left out of the discussion is the need for increasededucation in manufacturing to insure we keep this capability. Following are some quotes taken from theBureau of Labor Statistics Overview of the 2008-18 Projections, Production Heading:From the Significant Points section:Job opportunities are expected to be good in the manufacturing sector, particularly in growing, high-technology industries. (1)From the Nature of

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Solomon G. Diamond

. Analytically-drivenCAD models turn mathematical expressions into virtual parts and FEM simulation allowsstudents to check and visualize solutions with an independent methodology. From a pedagogical standpoint, there are four steps to parametric engineering design.These steps are patterned after the problem solving steps in solid mechanics [1]. First is tospecify design intent. This step entails listing design constraints, assigning nomenclature, anddrawing freehand sketches as needed to describe the problem. The parameters are divided intothose key quantities that will drive design and those that will be computed or optimized. Thesecond step is to solve the problem analytically. Third is to build the parametric model in CADfrom the analytical

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Steve Zilora

succeed in the 21st century.What is Informatics?While hardly as mature a discipline as engineering, computer science has evolved significantly inthe past half century. This evolution has given rise to several sub-domains and specialties. Onesuch specialty is informatics. The term “informatics” was first proposed by Karl Steinbuch in his1957 paper [1], “Informatics: Automatic Information Processing”, to refer to the general field ofcomputer science. In Europe and many other parts of the world, this meaning of the wordinformatics has remained. In the United States, however, the term has taken on a more specificmeaning. Here, informatics focuses less on the theory and fundamental technology of computer

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Junichi Kanai; Jeff P. Morris; Mark Anderson

, and information search, in their projects. Ourgoal was to introduce skills and the extended features of these tools in various courses to makestudents more productive. These skills were originally introduced in capstone design courses.Some skills are now introduced in a sophomore level engineering design course and a freshmancourse. This paper introduces the issues and our approaches.1. IntroductionThe current generation of college students, who were born in 1990’s, grew up with personalcomputers, the Internet, and other digital “gadgets”. They use text messages, IM (instantmessage), e-mail, and cell phones to communicate with their peers every day. They also sharetheir lives by posting messages and uploading digital photos to social

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Alva L. Couch

social interactionThere is a wealth of strong evidence in the education literature that social interaction anddiscussion improves learning. Teaching works best when it is considered a social activity ratherthan simply imparting knowledge (1). Community building is a key part of this socialization ofteaching (2). Social interaction better prepares students for their eventual roles in the world, andteachers should rethink their roles, becoming coaches rather than imparters of knowledge (3).Even reading the textbook is more productive in groups of two students (4). Recently, there hasbeen much work on fostering group-based learning on the internet, for example, in (5). Workingin groups is not just a proven mechanism for aiding learning, but also, a

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John Adams

and OverviewThe Merrimack College Department of Electrical Engineering is a unique EE departmentin that it sits in an undergraduate, Augustinian college. The department is the only ABETaccredited EE Program to offer a part time evening program in New England, and inaddition has a very active co-operative education program. A typical graduating class ison the order of 15 students, with most students going directly into industry. 1 ASEE-NE 2010 Conference - WITAdams: Renewable Energy Education …Although the EE department differs markedly from many other EE programs, we believethat lessons learned here can provide value to

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Brian Savilonis

emphasized design through its program outcomes, but criterion 3 also includesteamwork, communication skills, ethics and professionalism, and an understanding of theimpact of engineering in a broad global and societal context. Various project modes havedeveloped in response to these criteria. Berg and Nasr [1] suggest a capstone coursewhich has a strong environmental component to help meet “those difficult ABETprogram educational outcomes.” Nicholas et al [2] suggest community service projects tostrengthen student understanding of societal needs. Hoffman [3] has used rehabilitationand disability needs to bridge design to society. In the thermal fluids area, Janna andHockstone [4] reviewed traditional design assessment with some link to economics

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Suxia Cui; Younhui Wang; Felecia M Nave; Kendall T. Harris

Teach Computer Techniques through Multimedia Suxia Cui1, Younhui Wang2, Felecia M. Nave3, and Kendall T. Harris4 1 Electrical and Computer Engineering Department 2 Engineering Technology Department 3 Chemical Engineering Department 4 Mechanical Engineering Department Prairie View A&M UniversitySession: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstractPrairie View A&M University (PVAMU) College of

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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.

AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requirements. The structure of these courseshave evolved to incorporate changes in technology, needs of industry and changes in ABETrequirements. For example, Yost and Lane [1] reported the evolution of civil engineering designcapstone experience at a research university, discussed measures to assess communicationcompetence, and reported lessons learned while working with industry partners. They developeda capstone course designed to provide a unified effort in developing: teamwork skills,multidisciplinary interaction, communication skills, fundamentals of engineering designprocesses, and application of engineering design principles to a real engineering project. Thecourse provided greater breadth in

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Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

Teaching Alternative Energy through Biodiesel from Algae Kara Cokeley1, Claire Mockler1, Min Feng Zheng1, and James Patrick Abulencia1 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, 10463, USA Session 5: Interdisciplinary programs, sustainability and alternative energy as related to engineering educationAbstract: As the world’s energy demands continually increase, the sources of today’s energy aredrastically depleting and the search for renewable fuel is growing. Biofuels are desirablebecause the carbon dioxide released when combusted is ultimately captured by photosyntheticplants, thus making the emissions process essentially carbon neutral. The

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Siben Dasgupta

of the experiments and their interpretation.In setting up the laboratory projects we used MATLAB, MATLAB Toolboxes, and SIMULINK.MATLAB is an excellent tool for DSP education, enabling and easier transition for the student from theoryto practice. Although, now a days, all DSP courses use MATLAB exercises for illustrating the theory, wethink that hands on experiments using real signals are crucial for the basic understanding of material. Atypical hardware setup for the DSP lab is shown in Figure#1. In addition to MATLAB, we usedSIMULINK because SIMULINK with code composer studio (CCS) by Texas Instruments enables thecreation of sophisticated algorithms in an intuitive top level design. Simultaneously this approach, which isused for the

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

topics arecovered. Week 1- Introduction to CosmosWorks- Plate in tension, plate in bending • Topics such as mesh generation, boundary conditions and loads as well as post processing are covered. Week 2- Static Analysis & Convergence • The H method, convergence threshold, and mesh refinement are discussed. It is greatly emphasized that a single run is FEA is not meaningful and multiple runs are required to achieve acceptable results. Week 3- Shell elements vs. Solid elements • The advantages of using shell elements in thin structures are explained. Week 4- Displacement Loads, Symmetry, Cyclic Symmetry • The concept of applied non-zero boundary conditions

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John W. Duggan P.E.

the interests of owners, governments and the general public. In manyrespects, the green approach is not an option but a necessity in order to compete in this everevolving industry.Students in construction programs of study must understand these concepts and applications inorder to stand out in a very competitive job marketplace. Despite our current recession, nationaltrends reveal that the future construction market will continue to increase its focus on green,building. Students entering the construction field must be familiar with sustainable design andconstruction principles and practices to be competitive.Soil, Stone, Fill and Related Construction MaterialsFigure 1. A satellite view of Boston, MA. Most of Boston is filled land, making it

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Gautham Das; Rishi Cariappa

important design factor as the road passed through certain low lying areaswhere the groundwater was very close to the surface of the road. Settlement and slope stabilitywas an additional concern due to the high moisture content in the soil. Certain parts of the ORRpassed through wetlands and three major lakes. It was necessary to construct a bridge and designpipe culverts to accommodate for the continuous flow of water under the bridge.In terms of the construction of the pavement one of the major concerns was the level ofgroundwater which accounted for uneven settling and slope stability. After preliminaryinvestigations it was identified that groundwater was present at a depth of 1 ft from the surface ofthe ground. Numerous soil exploration

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Marie Planchard

manufacturingprocess affect carbon footprint, energy consumption, air acidification, and water eutrophication.Learning to compare engineering parameters allows students to be environmentally conscienceabout their designs. Industry can play a vital role in teaching students to integrate LCA intoproduct design. Through different levels of collaboration and participation, three studentactivities are explored that incorporate sustainable engineering with industrial partnering. • Formula Hybrid Competition, Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth • Envisioning Sustainable Futures 2 Poster Competition, Worcester Polytechnic Institute • Vehicle Design Summit, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFormula HybridThe Formula Hybrid [1] competition, founded in

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Francis J. Hopcroft

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Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

point in time. This modulation has been defined by thetug-of-war between practical training and academic training. Terry Reynolds provides acomprehensive view of the American engineer throughout history in his book, “The Engineer inAmerica: A Historical Anthology from Technology and Culture.” [1] The appearance of engineering in America is associated with the emergence of themilitary during the American Revolution. The large-scale projects necessary during this timesuch as conducting sieges, constructing fortifications, and building bridges, required theknowledge of technical military engineers. Prior to the Revolution, the level of capitalinvestment and risk in American society was never high enough to justify the expense of full-time

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Xingguo Xiong; Linfeng Zhang; Lawrence V. Hmurcik P.E.

Teaching MEMS Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Xingguo Xiong, Linfeng Zhang, Lawrence Hmurcik Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604Abstract: Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) refer to devices and systems in the sizerange of 1 micron (1 micron=10-6m) to 1000 microns. Due to their small size, MEMStechnology has the advantages of low weight, low cost, low power consumption and highresolution. MEMS have found broad applications in automobile, inertial navigation, lightdisplay, optical and RF communications, biomedicine, etc. World’s MEMS market isgrowing

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Peng Su; Zhengping Wu

, routing policies, network education, adjacencies,topology.1. Introduction-Difficulty of understanding BGP and topology As described in RFC 4271 [1] and RFC 4277 [5], the Border Gateway Protocol is an inter-Autonomous System routing protocol. It works among the autonomous systems, Internet ServiceProviders, nations and so on. BGP exchanges reachability messages between neighbors or peers,maintains three information databases as well as provides the routes that the BGP has selected byusing local routing policies. Furthermore, this protocol supports Classless Inter-Domain Routing,RFC 1519 [3], and Variable Length Subnet Mask, RFC 1878 [4], which makes BGP speakerseasy to advertise some appropriate IP prefixes not according to the classes and free

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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

science, engineering, andtechnology. Moreover, FIRST provides a platform for young people to work with oneanother, work with mentors, and also cooperate and compete with one another. Byproviding this platform, FIRST encourages participants to develop communication andleadership skills, and may also boost self-esteem and self-confidence in participants.However, the social outcomes of participating in FIRST (e.g., boosts in self-esteem) hasyet to be explored.Why Are Social Outcomes Important? According to Erik Erikson’s (1959) psychosocial development theory, thosebetween 13-19 are struggling with the question of who they are and what they want to dowith their lives (1). Erikson argues that teenagers battle between role confusion (trying

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Nancy Ortins Savage; Samuel Daniels; Michael A. Collura P.E.

sacrificing the quantity or depth of contentcovered in the course. This traditional approach also presumes that students will be active learners; readingtextbooks, asking questions in class and doing homework problems beyond those assigned.Many students, however, are passive learners, expecting that they will learn by attendance alone.As lecture instruction is inherently passive approach to teaching students, many collegeinstructors have re-envisioned their courses to encourage (and in some cases require) more activeparticipation of students. These approaches range from the use of student response systemsduring lecture, to the elimination of lecture entirely in favor of guided inquiry learning. [1] In parallel to the changing attitudes

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Tom Goulding

programmers [5, 9,10] are capable of developing full commercialquality C++ or C# based multi-player client-serverGaming Systems. (Figure 1) We believe theseachievements reveal that computer programmingcan be as compelling activity as game play foryoung people if the programming exercises imitategame play [4, 6] and the pedagogical method used Since student success at developing GM-Gamesin the classroom is Socratic in nature. [7, 8] and complete complex game systems can beaccomplished on an entirely independent study essential to the 21st Century online instructor.basis we believe that exceptional student Both practitioners rely heavily on the use ofperformance can be achieved in both the online

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Harry Knickle

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Programs, Northeast LSAMP: Recruiting STEM Majors Harold N. Knickle, knickle@egr.uri.edu College of Engineering, University of Rhode Island New England Section of ASEE at Wentworth Institute, May 2010 Introduction The College of Engineering at URI joined with Northeastern University, WPI, UConn, and UMass-Amherst in a joint proposal to NSF to fund the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Programs. UMASS-Amherst is the lead institution. The proposal was funded for a five-year period beginning October 1, 2001 and then for a second five year period in 2006. The purpose of the project is to increase minority

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Ibrahim Alkore Alshalabi; Eman Abdelfattah

video.However, documents that include several forms of media at the same time might distract thestudent during the learning process. We believe that loading several forms of media in the same page but not in the same time canbe achieved by providing synchronization to these media through services that support all therequirements that media need. In this paper, we will discus and examine some of multimediaapplications that can provide support for E-learning system.1. INTRODUCTION The application of information and communications technology to education and training,both in the corporate and public sectors is now a big business on a global scale [1]. The WorldWide Web and web-software have created the possibility of delivering compelling electronic

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Jeng-Nan Juang; R. Radharamanan

applications. Itwas determined that a lower cost consumer version should be available that could beimplemented with existing sprinkler systems. This system would conserve more water 1than the traditional timers that are commonly used on most irrigation systems today. Thetimer will always water the garden or lawn at a predetermined time, regardless of thecurrent moisture content in the soil. It can also contribute to the poor health of plants andgrass, from over watering. There can be a substantial savings in water consumption usingthe developed soil moisture monitoring system in cases where the homeowner or userdoes a large amount of watering [1].Methods and

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Ronald C. Lasky

too weak to travel 20 kilometers, too much light and itwould violate laser safety requirements. Unfortunately, due to the small size of the fiber core, 1about 9 micrometers, geometric optics does not suffice. Therefore, the modeling of thisphenomenon requires numerical integration of laser optical modes to the fiber optical modes.Figure 1, is a physical schematic of this system.Fortunately, I had discovered a young PhD at an optical research laboratory who had developed acomputer program to calculate the coupling of light in such optical systems. My productspecifications were such at I could tolerate a 3 dB power loss within the mechanical

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Nathan Podoll; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Hudson Jackson

discussed.IntroductionMultiple sections of the same course are very common in most universities throughout thecountry. For the most part, these sections may not be coordinated with instructors who are freeto select different textbooks, assignment and run the course how they see fit. This approachcould result in uneven distribution of workload and resources as students always seek out theleast demanding instructors. Furthermore, this could also lead to very different concepts andinformation learned by students that could result in confusion in follow on courses as to whatstudents have learned or are accountable for. A study conducted by Strong and Moskal [1]suggests that there could be an impact of coordinated courses on students’ progression intoengineering courses

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Qiubin Zhao; Xingguo Xiong

required driving voltage, the applied external pressure is derived. This isthe working principle of the SiC MEMS pressure sensor. The device model is analyzed indetails, and a set of optimized design parameters of the device is derived. ANSYS FEMsimulation is used to verify the vibration modes of the SiC plate. The proposed novel MEMSpressure sensor can be used for pressure sensing in high-temperature applications.I. IntroductionPressure measurement is needed in many industry applications, such as pressure monitoringin oil storage tanks [1], vacuum level control in chambers [2]. MEMS pressure sensors arepressure sensors fabricated with MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems). Thanks toMEMS technology, MEMS pressure sensors have the advantages of

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Lawretta C Ononye

combine high efficiency, lowcost, flexibility and durability, which have attracted many investigators. Recently, several organic based solar cell devices have been investigated, and arepredominantly hetero-junction between electron-donating and electron-accepting molecules.Examples include polymer-fullerene blends [1, 2], polymer-perylene donor pair [3, 4], polymer-polymer blends [5, 6], polymer-quantum dot [7], halogen-doped organic crystals [8], the dyesensitized solar cell [9, 10], and polymer-single wall carbon nano-tubes (SWCNT) [11].However, these devices have yielded efficiencies currently at 2 to 5 percent for polymeric andhybrid devices and 11 percent for the liquid electrolyte based DSSC. These efficiencies are muchlower than

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Lisa Shatz

on the basic usage ofMathematica© 1. During that period, teams were free to meet on their own time to work onthe contest but class time was not allotted towards it.The teams starting working on the contest in class in the seventh week of the semester andfor the next five weeks, students spent a good part of each class meeting, in teamwork ondeveloping their product 2. After every class, each student had to submit a journal entry onthe team meeting of that day 3. The students were given the following assignment abouttheir journal entries: • Your journal entries for your design product should be about one page long (12 pt font; double spacing). • In them you should describe what you accomplished during your team meetings, and