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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

Session 2259 Micro-controller based Heater Control for Gas Sensors Michael Amos, Dr. Bruce Segee University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research LaboratoryAbstractSemiconductor Metal Oxide (SMO) Gas Sensors have emerged as a dominant sensor technologyin recent years. These sensors are now able to detect compounds ranging from greenhousegasses to chemical weapon agents. The behavior of the sensor is temperature dependent and thesensor typically operates at elevated temperature (200 °C to 600 °C). Laboratory

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Martin Morris; Fred Fry

Session 1552 Coupling Engineering and Entrepreneurship Education through Formula SAE Martin Morris, Fred Fry Bradley UniversityAbstractTeams of mechanical engineering students design, build, and race a Formula SAE car as theirsenior project assignment. Upon completion, the car is entered in a national competition. Theoverall task is to create a prototype racecar and to develop a business strategy capable of buildingfour production cars per day. A team of entrepreneurship students simultaneously had theassignment to create a

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Larry Cartwright

presented. Thepaper will conclude with a discussion on creating these projects and the benefits theyprovide.IntroductionWhen people think of Civil Engineering design, they usually think first of designing abridge. The process of design is much more encompassing. The object of the design doesnot necessarily have to be an artifact or facility; it may also be a process. A civil engineermay design a bridge, or a building, or a highway intersection, or water or wastewatertreatment plant or a process for remediating a contaminated landfill. While the productsof these designs are dissimilar, the design process used is the same in each. It starts with aconceptual design, proceeds to a preliminary design and culminates with a detailed design.As teams create

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Merredith Portsmore; Chris Rogers

Session 2366 Data acquisition in the dorm room: Teaching experimentation techniques using LEGO Materials Chris Rogers, Merredith Portsmore Tufts UniversityAbstractData acquisition and analysis concepts taught in introductory courses in experimentation aremost effectively learned by engaging students in hands-on activities. Traditional laboratories areusually available on a limited basis to students due to supervision and hardware restrictions. Weselected a set of LEGO materials to enable students in our experimental methods course toperform hands

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Carrie Girstantas; William Scherer

Session #2793 Pedagogical Choices in Engineering Curriculum: Traditional and Weekend Format Master’s Degree Programs Carrie E. Girstantas, William T. Scherer University of VirginiaIntroduction One way to meet the increasing demand for experienced and educatedprofessionals in engineering and technology based fields is the formation of degreeprograms that are concurrent with full time professional work, such as “weekend degreeprograms”. Academic institutions have a challenge to balance the demand for presentingthe most current research in a rapidly changing and growing work place

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Raj Desai; Eugenio Lord

Session 1458 Internet Course Delivery: Design, Development, and Dispensation Raj Desai, Eugenio Lord Southeast Missouri State University/Chowan CollegeAbstractThis article focuses on the instructional design, development, and compares theeffectiveness of on-line courses versus regular classroom based learning. We compare thetime it takes to develop a web course to a traditional course and the benefits ofdeveloping a web course. We also compare enrollment in a web course with a traditionalcourse and try to explain the differences. We also look at student evaluations and try toexplain the

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Herbert Hess

Session 1333 Cost-Tailored Load Management for Power Quality in an Independent Power System as an Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Project Herbert L. Hess Electrical and Compute Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, IdahoAbstract An interdisciplinary undergraduate design team redesigns and builds a hybrid windpower-fossil fuel generation facility that provides electricity and water for an environmentally sensitivewilderness location. Students first develop objectives for quantity of power

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Mark Crozier

Session 3255 Industry Needs: Engineering Graduate Program Opportunities Mark L. Crozier University of St. ThomasAmerica has been the benchmark for technological innovation for over a century1. America’sexpertise with advancing a concept from initial thought to reality has been evident since thedawning of the Industrial Revolution, through designs and advancements in automatedmanufacturing technology, and the dawning of a computerized world culture. The mostsignificant recognizable catalyst facilitating the transition of a concept to physical reality is

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Richard Alexander; Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

Session 3375Synergy of Applied Research and Education in Engineering Technology Rainer J. Fink, Jay Porter, James A. Ochoa, Richard M. Alexander Texas A&M UniversityAbstractEngineering technology programs at Texas A&M University are housed within a College ofEngineering that enjoys ever-increasing success in research productivity. Faculty across thecountry who serve in engineering technology programs are often attracted to those programsprimarily because of their desire to devote most of their time working with students in theclassroom and laboratory, while minimizing the time devoted to research

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Elizabeth Godfrey

Session 3630 Defining Culture: The way we do things round here Elizabeth Godfrey The University of AucklandIntroductionThe call for “ a culture change in engineering education, ultimately to extend throughout theprofession” in the Australian Review of Engineering Education: Changing the Culture 1threw a spotlight not only on the need for change but the need for change in the culture. Inrecommending a “more outward looking culture attuned to the real concerns ofcommunities”, better communication skills, and political and social awareness, the Australianreview echoed

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Nicholas Cain; Julia McLees; Jason Bara; Gary Wnek; Bradford Crosby; Gary Huvard

Session 1454 ChemEngine: Realizing Entrepreneurship in Undergraduate Engineering EducationGary Huvard, Gary Wnek , Bradford Crosby, Nicholas Cain, Julia McLees, and Jason Bara Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAbstractA key objective of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Engineering is tolink engineering and business education. VCU Chemical Engineering students have launchedChemEngine, a unique, student-run consulting company that provides multiple, fee-basedservices to chemical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and other high-tech firms. Problem solvingskills taught early in our

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Barry David

Session 1454 Technical Entrepreneurship as an Undergraduate Course Barry G. David Millersville University of PennsylvaniaAbstractThis paper describes the content, methods and student activities of an undergraduate course intechnical entrepreneurship. The course engages students in a variety of research, problemsolving and critical thinking activities as they seek solutions to practical problems faced bydesigners and engineers bringing products to market. The one semester course requires studentsto present product concepts to the class during the second week of

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Jay Porter; James Ochoa; Rainer Fink

Session 3375 Collaboration leads to benefits for tenure-track faculty James A. Ochoa, Jay R. Porter, Rainer Fink Texas A&M UniversityAbstractIn order to be successful, tenure-track faculty members strive to develop distinct researchprograms that lead to funded work and publications. To be sure, faculty must also be successfulin other areas such as teaching effectiveness and service to their university and profession. It isin the pursuit of a distinct research area that tenure-track faculty often overlook, or evenpurposefully avoid, opportunities to collaborate with other

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Katherine Carels; James Howard; Charles Bersbach; Debra Larson

Session 2630 Team Talk and Learning Project Management Debra S. Larson, Charles Bersbach, Katherine H. Carels, James Howard Northern Arizona University1. IntroductionThe management of team-based multi-disciplinary engineering projects requires a complex set ofskills and talents that can be grouped into four categories: technical, administrative,interpersonal, and personal. Engineers often come to their project management positions withexcellent technical skills, but need additional training in the other areas to become effectivemanagers. “The skill that brings an engineer to prominence and

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Daniel Dobson; Fazil Najafi

Section 142 Using Internet Resources to Enhance Communication Skills Fazil T. Najafi Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida, Daniel C. Dobson, B.S. Art/ Publication Specialist, University of FloridaAbstractOur objective is to address issues of improving students effectiveness in information gathering and sharing. Thepurpose is to develop a model for use in class. The program is applied to both graduate and undergraduate publicworks courses. Our intent is to improve the student’s

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Marshall Coyle; Christal Keel

Session 2793 Teaching Finite Element Analysis to Second Year Students Marshall F. Coyle, Ph.D., P.E., Christal G. Keel Pennsylvania State University – YorkAbstract:Finite element analysis (FEA) is a powerful analytical tool used to evaluate structural, dynamic,thermal, fluid, and electrical engineering problems. In the past, only specialists with access tomainframes conducted finite element analyses due to the massive processing power required.However, the recent advances in microcomputer technology allow this processing capability tobe available to virtually anyone. Engineering

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Charles Nippert

Session 2213 Using Web Based Supplemental Instruction for Chemical Engineering Laboratories Charles. R. Nippert Associate Professor Widener UniversityAbstractThe Virtual Chemical Engineering Laboratory (VCEL) was implemented as a supplement to theregular lab course during the fall of the 2000/2001 academic year. Successful completion of theon line experiments was required before students could perform the actual experiments.Comparison with the previous year indicated that the online experiments increased the students’abilities to perform and complete

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Barbara L. Christe

Session 1475 Success for Both Students and Faculty in the Virtual Classroom Barbara Christe Indiana University-Purdue University at IndianapolisAbstractWhen students face a computer monitor instead of a chalkboard, creative tools are necessary tobe a successful instructor. Tips for achievement in this environment, which have been acquiredover ten web-based course offerings, will be discussed. Experiences to be presented have beengarnered from offering asynchronous, on-line classes to students without geographic restriction.Important areas of discussion will include the unique

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D. Smith; James Squire

Session 2425Role of the Community in Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Design James C. Squire, D. Todd Smith Virginia Military InstituteAbstract: The local communities surrounding universities provide a wealth of opportunities forengineering students to practice engineering design while making real contributions that affectpeople’s lives. Such design projects also directly address ABET EC2000 criteria that studentsshould understand the impact of engineering in a societal context. This article identifies severalsources within the community that supply engineering problems suited for

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Christopher Carroll

Session 1520 Computer Circuit Lab Experiments Using Limited Lab Resources Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota DuluthAbstractLab experiments in which students design and test functional parts of digital computersare useful endeavors that demonstrate how computer functions can be implemented andthat reduce the mystery that surrounds computer circuits in students’ minds. However,generating lab assignments that both involve significant processing functions and requiremanageable amounts of hardware is a daunting task for course instructors

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Michael Holcombe

Session 2547 Engineering/Engineering Technology Hiring Practices -Are You Throwing Away Talent? Michael L. Holcombe Purdue University at South BendAbstract A few short years ago, when a university or college advertised for a tenure track position,it would receive 200+ responses with many well-qualified applicants. Today a similarlyadvertised position may produce only 20 or less responses and many of them may not bequalified. The problem appears to be multifaceted and the schools with four-year programsappear to be having a more

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Casey Preston; R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

Session 1413 Training Chemical Engineers in Bioprocessing Casey Preston, Daina Briedis, R. Mark Worden Michigan State UniversityIntroductionOver the past several years, the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity (MSU) has been developing a comprehensive set of courses in biochemicalengineering and biotechnology for both undergraduate and graduate students. Beginningwith a fairly standard biochemical engineering reactor design course that has been taughtover the past sixteen years, the course offerings have expanded to include undergraduateresearch opportunities, a state-of

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wilson ruggiero; regina silveira; itana stiubiener

automatethe production of our courses and present too a tool we developed to provide thisautomation.1 – IntroductionNowadays the challenges of teachers and educators are enormous on facing the newtechnologies and their applications on education. A new world is appearing when we talkabout the education using networks technology, which creates a distance-learningenvironment. We must have a lot of attention in not transferring the current models to theWeb but we have to research, create and develop a new model, a new paradigm to thedistance-learning process.In the learning process probably one of the most relevant aspects is the degree we manageto interact and maintain the student attention and concentration. If we consider that in thisnew environment

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MaryFran Desrochers

Session 1475 New Kids on the Block – Tips for the First Few Years MaryFran Desrochers Mechanical Engineering Technology, Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThis paper is a “Top Ten” summary of suggestions for successfully starting a new teachingposition, written by a new engineering educator. The paper covers topics of concern for newfaculty and suggestions for “making the grade” inside and outside the classroom. Major areas ofdiscussion include: having a life outside the work environment, attitude (yours and theirs),volunteering, and classroom expectations.Starting a new job can be a

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Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

Session 1526 MECHATRONICS/PROCESS CONTROL REMOTE LABORATORY Hong Wong, Vikram Kapila, and Anthony Tzes Department of Mechanical Engineering Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NYAbstract Under an NSF—DUE sponsored laboratory development program, we have developed amultidisciplinary mechatronics/process control remote laboratory (MPCRL) consisting of anarray of experiments, which expose students to elements of aerospace, mechanical, electrical,civil, and chemical engineering. A new laboratory curriculum and manual have been developedto introduce students to PC-based

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P. Watta; N. Narasimhamurthi; Adnan Shaout

Enhancing the Digital Systems Courses with Modern Design Tools and Practices Adnan Shaout, N. Narasimhamurthi, and P. Watta The University of Michigan – Dearborn The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Dearborn MI 48128 Abstract The purpose of this paper is report our work to enhance the digital designexperience of students throughout the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)curriculum at the Dearborn campus of the University of Michigan. In recent years, industry has adopted the use of digital design tools that cansignificantly shorten the time required to complete a design

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Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

experiments, the interpretation of experimental data, and gainingfamiliarity with process equipment, make a design task a natural extension. Examples of howthese data can be utilized are (i) to determine if the equipment can accomplish a differenttask; (ii) to design a larger piece of equipment; or (iii) to develop a model which is then usedfor large-scale design.At Ohio University we have instituted a design objective that each laboratory experiment iscentered around. The design objective forces students to consider what data they need tocollect, and analysis they need to employ. Examples for four experiments are presented here todemonstrate how the different aspects of design can be incorporated. Student response to thisapproach has been generally

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David Mandeville

. Web delivery provides both classroom support and the opportunity for students to receive distance education. • Methods of performing economic calculations are utilizing spreadsheet calculations. Spreadsheets permit advance-teaching techniques allowing both improved understanding and a move toward required employment skills. • Employers have expectations of teamwork competency. Teamwork provides an opportunity for peer support and exposure to a wider set of problem scenarios and learning outcomes.A description is presented of the resources utilized, the delivery methods and the teachingtechniques. A major feature of the course is the use of LearningSpace, a distance educationpackage. Course development uses

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Shafaat Qazi; Sam Gile; Mustafa Guvench

Session 1359 Automated Measurement of Frequency Response of Electrical Networks, Filters and Amplifiers M.G. Guvench, S. Gile and S. Qazi University of Southern MaineAbstract:This paper describes the design, operation and use of a PC controlled automated frequency responsemeasurement system using the standard bench-top test equipment available in undergraduateelectronics laboratories. The system described employs the waveform data acquisition and processingcapabilities of digital oscilloscopes to extract amplitudes (rms or peak), periods, frequencies

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Michael Marcus

Session #1648 Train the Trainer Video for Problem Solving Using Project Teams Michael Marcus Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractStudents from Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs should be able to worktogether as members of Project Teams to find solutions to technical problems. The objective ofthis session is to show sections of a professionally produced “Train the Trainer” videotape usingstudents from Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs working together onproject teams to solve technical problems. This video will show the teaching