Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Afshin H. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Materials

- sity in West Lafayette, Indiana. Afshin’s research is in the areas of fatigue, material life prediction, and structural condition assessment and health monitoring. He served as the President for Chi-Epsilon civil engineering honor society (IIT Chapter) and is an associate member of ASCE, ASME, and ASEE. Afshin has 7 years of teaching experience as a visiting faculty, an adjunct faculty, and as a Teaching assistant. He has taught a wide variety of classes including Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Hydraulics, Soils and Foundations, Structural Analysis I and II, and Reinforced Concrete Design. He has won IIT’s ASCE Teaching Assistant of the Year Award in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Afshin also had experience in

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jen Symons, University of Portland; Kate Rohl, University of Portland

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #30698Faculty Perceptions of Industry Sponsorships in Capstone Design CoursesDr. Jen Symons, University of Portland Jen Symons is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering in the Shiley School of Engineering at the University of Portland. She is most passionate about teaching biomechanics and statistics for engineers. Her research focuses on understanding the causes of musculoskeletal injury and developing noninvasive mechanisms that prevent injuries and/or enhance performance in equine athletes.Ms. Kate Rohl, University of Portland c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Thomas M. Hall Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; April Chit Cheung, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

of the ETAC. He has also served as an ABET program evaluator for both the ETAC and the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) for US-based and international programs.Ms. April Chit Cheung, Purdue University - West Lafayette April Cheung currently serves as an ETAC Vice Chair of Operations. She chaired the ETAC Training Committee from 2016 - 2019. Her 12 years of experience in ABET includes program evaluator, team chair, and statement editor. She served on the IEEE Committee on Engineering Technology Accredita- tion Activities (CETAA) from 2010 – 2012 and 2016 – present chairing the CETAA Communications committee. She was a Research and Development Manager at BraunAbility, where she managed and developed new

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University; Kevin L. Devine, Illinois State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #30455Students’ Understanding of Datum Reference Frame Concepts in a GD&TCourse: Student Outcomes Across Multiple SemestersDr. Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University Dr. Branoff is a professor and chair of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He taught engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, and instructional design courses in the College of Education at North Carolina State University from 1986-2014. He also worked for Siemens- Switchgear Division and for Measurement Group, Inc. Dr. Branoff’s research interests include constraint- based solid

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Amardeep Kaur; Theresa Swift

, and one lab section offered during summer, contingentupon enrollment. Each lab section has a cap of ten students for initial enrollment but up to 14students are accommodated if needed. All lab sections taught on the main campus are conductedby teaching assistants (TAs); these teaching assistants report to a faculty lab coordinator. A totalof ten lab experiments are conducted with a formal report and a final exam. The final exam hasboth a written theoretical portion and a practical portion in which students must independentlydemonstrate that they can collect and analyze data. The list of lab experiments is as follows: • Lab safety quiz • Basic Oscilloscope Operations • Analog and Digital Multi-meters • Resistive Networks and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford

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Environmental Engineering

University of Hartford also strives to offerits students a complete education, one that will prepare them for the challenges of the globalcommunity of the 21st century2. Numerous examples of these type of research and designprojects have been described in previous ASEE conference papers and assessment of the servicelearning projects by community sponsors, faculty, alumni, and students has been verypositive3,4,5. However, most of the projects focused on the Greater Hartford area and do not givethe students a perspective of the global challenges they will face throughout their engineeringcareer.To meet the goal of preparing our students with meeting the challenges of the global community,it was decided to provide students an opportunity to work on a

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

assembly creation techniques, orthographic views extraction and manufacturingdrawing generation. Presentations include exploded views and animation.Using Advisory Board InputPrevious employer feedback on visual communications was a 3.98 on a 1-6 scale(Exhibit). In response to feedback, and recommendations from the members of theIndustrial Advisory Committee, a new course in computer solid modeling (MET-240)was added to the MET curriculum in Spring 2003. This course was initially offered as ajunior level course (MET-340). However, it was moved to the sophomore level toprovide students more time to master the skills during subsequent courses. This courseuses AutoCAD Inventor and is offered during fall and spring semesters. In addition acourse was

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 12.85.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Paradigm for Assessing Student Learning in an Introductory Digital Signal Processing CourseAbstractThis paper presents research on designing and incorporating assessment measures for evaluatingstudent learning in an introductory digital signal-processing (DSP) course. We teach Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE) students the first two years of their engineering curriculum inan engineering studies transfer program. One of their required courses is an introductory DSPcourse, which our students take during the second-year of their program. Due to themathematical intensity of this course, traditional ECE programs offer the first signal

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

appropriate procedure for testing thesystems and ensure that sufficient lab supplies would be available.Lesson 25: Initial Design Specification and CalculationsEach group submitted detailed design parameters by the start of class on lesson 25. In addition,all design parameters were justified by detailed calculations or sound assumptions from theliterature. All instructor comments on the concept design (from Lesson 21) were required to beaddressed when completing this requirement. Each group also resubmitted a detailed drawing oftheir design.Lesson 25 – Lesson 29: Construction PhaseConstruction managers consulted with craftsmen, their group, and their instructor whenmodifications of the design were required. Construction managers provided the

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Linda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on public presentations to assist in providingfeedback to students when presenting on their project design, and/or final project outcome(s).Another example is when representatives from Knoll Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) assistwith the interpretation of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment that is done withthe students.Examples of support from corporate partners for PD-3 include representatives from GeneralElectric (GE) working in concert with the PD-3 instructors to provide the students feedbackregarding their initial impression when speaking extemporaneously on a topic that they willlikely address further in their careers. Also, other entities such as General Dynamics and BAESystems have come into the classroom to support the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

Transforms. Since theclass size of 4 students was not large enough to yield reliable results, it should suffice to give anoverall summary of the reaction of the class to the Toolkit. While the response of this class wasnot as enthusiastic toward the whole Toolkit as that of the class of 2003, all four studentsreported that the additional demonstration on Walsh transforms was a helpful tool to compare theWalsh domain to the Fourier domain.The Communication Systems Toolkit has expanded from a source of demonstrations to a utilityto test new ideas. Initially, it was developed for a course without any laboratory. It has alsoproven useful as a quick trial tool before committing oneself to a more costly hardware set-up4and is developing into an

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Braley, University of Idaho; Paul Anderson, University of Idaho; Tracey Windley, University of Idaho; Kevin Buck, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-1108: ACCURATE CRYOCHAMBER FOR A SMALL LABORATORYWITH SMALL BUDGETMatthew Braley, University of IdahoPaul Anderson, University of IdahoTracey Windley, University of IdahoKevin Buck, University of IdahoHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 12.164.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 ACCURATE CRYOCHAMBER FOR A SMALL LABORATORY WITH SMALL BUDGETAbstract Development of electronic devices for cryogenic temperatures requires specializedenvironmental chambers. The Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute requireda low-cost alternative to the readily available environmental chambers. The solution was asimple aluminum

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2007-1262: USING INSIGHTS FROM NON-ENGINEERS TO IMPROVEINTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING VIA FUNCTIONAL ANALYSISJohn Krupczak, Hope College John Krupczak is a Professor of Engineering at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He is currently the chair of the ASEE Technological Literacy Constitutive Committee and is a past chair of the ASEE Liberal Education Division. John Krupczak and David Ollis of North Carolina State University were co-organizers of "Technological Literacy of Undergraduates: Identifying the Research Issues," a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation and held at the National Academy of Engineering in April 2005

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2007-846: THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE DISTANCEEDUCATION ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN NORTH CAROLINASarah Rajala, Mississippi State University SARAH A. RAJALA is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. She also holds the James Worth Bagley Chair and serves as the Department Head. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rice University in 1979. In July 1979, she joined the faculty at North Carolina State University, where she served as faculty member and administrator for over twenty-seven years. Dr. Rajala's research interests include engineering education, the analysis and processing of images and image sequences.Tom

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

need for life-long learning byhighlighting the evolutionary nature of engineering design procedures. Case studies also address the revised outcome c, design within realistic constraints. Casestudies, and specifically failure case studies, illuminate how “economic, environmental, social,political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”1 impact design,behavior, and performance of engineered systems. Case studies of recent failures may be used to support outcome j, knowledge ofcontemporary issues. As students encounter contemporary failure case studies, they may realizethe limits of their technical knowledge and become inspired to research advanced topics on theirown, thus further facilitating outcome i

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

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Engineering Technology

reaccreditation process before;based on the old criteria in which you collected student work and the evaluation team looked at asnapshot in time of the programs 5. However, we knew that this reaccreditation process wouldbe different. The initial stages of preparation for the 2005-2006 TAC-ABET visit was very similar toprevious reaccreditation visits. Student material, notebooks, homework, projects, and various Page 13.239.2other materials, were gathered and displayed for the evaluation team. The department did have alimited amount of general data that had previously been collected for faculty research projects,which was analyzed and used for the

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College; Sean Maw, Mount Royal College

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-3028: ENGINEERING DESIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS: SUCCESSESAND FAILURES OF AN EVOLVING FIRST-YEAR COURSEJanice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College JANICE MILLER-YOUNG is a P.Eng. with a background in mechanical engineering and a PhD in biomechanics. She has worked in the oil industry, has consulted for sports equipment companies and academics on biomechanics research, and has been teaching engineering design for three years. She also incorporates writing-across-the curriculum and inquiry-based learning concepts in more traditional courses such as statics and dynamics.Sean Maw, Mount Royal College Sean Maw has a PhD in Neuroscience (University of Alberta) and a BASc/MASc in Systems

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

few short weeks.What follows is a description of a “getting to know you,” non-assessment oriented team-buildingexercise in a senior project class, where the students are in the same groups for 30 weeks.However, this exercise is quite versatile and not limited to senior project. Creative instructorscan find a myriad ways to adapt it for other purposes; for example, to familiarize freshmen withtheir new campus, to acquaint students in a research-based course with library resources, or as ameans to foster interdepartmental student relationships.One particular challenge in a team-based senior project is that the students have been together inthe same classes for several years; they know each other, are familiar with each other’s workethic, and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-288: TEACHING SIX SIGMA IN A COURSE PROJECTWei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 he joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation, quality control, and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-289: A NEW CLASS COVERING HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGIESRyan Beasley, Texas A&M University Ryan Beasley is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2006 as a result of his work on the control of surgical robots. His research activities involve designing surgical robots, developing virtual reality tools to enhance image-guided surgery, investigating haptic interfaces, and devising control algorithms for all the above. Page 13.70.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Lingma Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

organization called the Institute for Affordable Transportation which leverages the creative abilities of collegiate minds in the creation of Basic Utility Vehicles (BUV’s) – www.drivebuv.orgLingma Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Lingma Acheson is the Database Administrator and Webmaster in the Computer Network Center of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis. She received her Masters Degree in Computer Science from School of Science, Purdue University, Indianapolis. Her research interests include database design and implementation, knowledge base and data integration, object-oriented systems design and server-client communications. She is also an

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Chuck Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

wouldgive a substantial number of teachers, our core collection of teachers across all grade levels, theconfidence to implement our lessons and guide new teachers as well.As an initial step in the creation of our professional development plan, we determined theresources that would or could be available. Fortunately, the Tampa Bay region of Florida hastwo engineering and technical educational resources, the College of Engineering at theUniversity of South Florida, and Florida’s NSF supported Regional Center for AdvancedTechnological Education (FL-ATE) that could and did provide important guidance andassistance. In addition, the Pinellas County School District provided the resources and flexibilityfor us to develop Professional Learning Communities

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2126: USE OF QFD IN THE ASSESSMENT OF COURSE ACTIVITIESFOR LEARNING OUTCOMESZbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Zbigniew Prusak is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT. He teaches courses in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering programs. He has over 10 years of international industrial and research experience in the fields of precision manufacturing, design of mechanical systems and metrology. Dr. Prusak received M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Krakow and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Connecticut. E

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek El Doker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Justin Gigliotti, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Computers in Education

Page 12.781.4and deformation patterns. The manipulation of computer-generated images of engineeringstructures, with displacements and stress distributions displayed in real-time, with certaindisplacements appropriately exaggerated, could lead to quicker mastery of essential concepts.Justin Gigliotti is an electrical engineering student previously working on other computer visionprojects, and was chosen to implement the programming. It is noteworthy that he has nobackground in solid mechanics, but nevertheless completed the initial simulation admirably.Beam bendingThe first simulation was a cantilever beam bending exercise with transverse point loads at thefree end. This is a basic configuration used in countless solid mechanics problems, and

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenfa Hu, Tongji University

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Construction

communication from the model, andthe model is easy to be used in construction practices. Overall assessment score is 4.6, whichmeans this model is well accepted by students and they are satisfied with this kind of education.ConclusionThis paper describes the construction project organization and communications among projectparticipants and implements simultaneous collaboration applications based on the BuildingInformation Model and the Internet-Based Construction Collaboration Model that research isconducted at Tongji University. It also examines new technology in the current and futureeducation and professional practice of construction engineering and management. This researchreveals that construction management practice requires construction

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

students fromengineering to engineering technology. First is that word of the four-year ET programs hadspread among the ES students well in advance of fall 2004. Many students who wereconsidering transfer out of their ES program waited an extra year to two so they could enter theET programs, creating a one-time pent-up demand.The second circumstance was fueled by the fact that ET was late receiving approval to offer thefour-year programs, and was only able to announce them in October of the previous year. Thedepartment had a lot invested in the four-year programs, and was anxious for them to succeed.The late date created concern about a potentially small freshman class, and the department waseager to fill the initial lower division offerings. For

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

. His areas of interest include fluid power, advanced machining, prototyping systems, and applied research. Page 11.540.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engagement in Industry: Preparing Undergraduate Engineering Technology Students for Graduate StudyAbstractAs national and global economies continue to evolve, it becomes paramount that regionalindustries strive to remain competitive. The heavy loss of jobs in western North Carolina,particularly in manufacturing has led Western Carolina University to develop the Center forIntegrated Technologies, which provides the avenue for regional

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rogers, Murray State University; Steve Cobb, Murray State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-31: THE REGIONAL MOONBUGGY COMPETITION: A UNIQUE,YEAR-LONG OUTREACH PROGRAM TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSJames Rogers, Murray State University JAMIE ROGERS is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics at Murray State University. He is also director of the West Kentucky Regional Moonbuggy Competition. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2002. His engineering education research includes the use of emerging technology to enhance instruction, K-12 outreach, and engineering activities for freshman.Steve Cobb, Murray State University STEPHEN COBB is professor and chairman of the Department Engineering and

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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Manufacturing

Handling 14. Fewer Draft Problems as Zero and/or Negative Draft are Permitted 15. Gating Can be Designed into Mold 16. Risers/Feeders Can be Designed into MoldDisadvantages 1. Difficult to Produce Large Products in High Production Quantities 2. Rough Surface Finish Due to Steps in 3D Layer Process 3. High Initial Equipment Costs 4. Higher Computer Design and Programming Skills Required 5. Low Production Rates of Molds (1 per day versus 1 per minute) 6. Difficult to Produce Hollow Cores(such as shell cores) Pattern storage is effectively eliminated as the computer files will require negligiblespace. In many metal casting facilities, the pattern storage area is the largest area in the facility.The need to return patterns to the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Noorani, Loyola Marymount University; Louis Rodriguez, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Givens, Loyola Marymount University; Drew Christensen, Loyola Marymount University; Joe Foyos, Loyola Marymount University

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Engineering Design Graphics

, the team based many of the initial measurements off the initialflashlight. They then began to design the parts with rough sketches. After several drawings ofeach part, dimensions were set, and 3D design on Inventor began.Several problems were encountered while using the program, each was handled and settled withsimple tests, such as a trial-run on a part, or making sure that the circuit was complete in thebattery holder. Analysis was held on the feasibility of making a prototype switch, but because ofthe unknown stresses and unknown strengths of the prototyping material, the team set againstmaking a switch, and set to a prefabricated switch. Figures 3 and 4 show the drawing of the partsof the flashlight and the battery holder