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1996 Annual Conference

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Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

the potential for follow-on activities inthe engineering science courses. Emphasis was placed on developing design materials which could be integratedthroughout the engineering curriculum and which were easily transportable to engineering programs at otherinstitutions. The Need for Improving Design Education There is a widely held perception that U. S. industry’s extended period of world dominance in productdevelopment, manufacturing innovation, process engineering, and productivity has ended. The relative declineof U. S. productivity and competitiveness can be attributed to several factors, including national fiscal policies,exchange rates, international labor rates, deficiencies in manufacturing

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1996 Annual Conference

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Rakesh Nagi

possibledirections in which academia could focus so that a skilled and empowered manufacturing profession base canbe created.1 Introduction Markets for industrial goods have been fragmenting and changing rapidly. The reasons that have broughtabout this unpredictable change, but one which has almost become a way of life, are the constantly changingcustomer demands, broader product ranges, shorter model lifetimes, production to order in arbitrary lot-sizes,and technological innovations. To be competitive and thrive in such a dynamic environment a manufacturingfirm must be capable of rapid adjustment in order to reduce the overall design-to-delivery time for customer-valued quality products. The necessity for swift recurrent changes has led to

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1996 Annual Conference

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Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

Session 1255 A Model for Graduate Crossdisciplinary Education John Sears, Bill Costerton, Nick Zelver Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana Technology has evolved to require detailed engineering of chemistry, biology, physics and mathematicsto describe and apply many of today’s and tomorrow’s innovations. Thus, experts are brought together tointeract in teams at technology and research centers. These teams must be able to cross the boundaries ofdisciplines to succeed. An

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1996 Annual Conference

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Robert Foster; Denise Dorricott; Dhushy Sathianathan; Richard Devon

highly innovativecurriculum activities being developed and implemented in isolation at various campuses. Thus, thecollection of content resources grew very rapidly as innovative project descriptions, ideas for interactiveWWW searches, and multimedia resources were collected and shared. Thus, the pool of curriculumresources available to engineering faculty has increased significantly. Through the support of AT&T Foundation, funds will be made available for faculty to acquirenecessary hardware and software to have to access to current technologies via the Internet. This will ensurethat all faculty have the necessary technology to support the use of the multimedia network and contributeto its development. Video-conferencing for

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1996 Annual Conference

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Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

satisfy the principles, includingcomputer-aided design, thermal sciences, mechanics, electric circuits, analog/digital electronics, computersimulations, and computer-aided manufacturing. In addition, industrial manufacturing processes can besimulated in our robotics laboratory and through industrial linkages with a local facility, the ElectronicManufacturing Productivity Facility (EMPF). In additional to the selection of technical course contents, the team will work on developing instructionin communication skills, team skills, human factors aspects of design, and innovative ways of introducingdesign principles into the freshman year, before they have taken technical courses to build on

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1996 Annual Conference

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William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

Interim Director of the Innovation Center at MTU. Heis currently interested in injecting more creativity, entrepreneurship and industry perspective into thecurriculum. He has received awards from MTU, the State of Michigan, SAE, ASEE, and NSF for his teachingand research.DR. DIANA GEORGE is an Associate Professor of Cultural Theory and Composition Studies in the Departmentof Humanities, at MTU. She is the co-author, with John Trimbur, of the textbook Reading Culture, published byHarperCollins. Her work on composition pedagogy has appeared in College Composition and Communication,Journal of Teaching Writing and others. She currently directs the work of Teaching Assistants in theDepartment.DR. LINDA M. OTT, an Associate Professor in the Computer

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1996 Annual Conference

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Bryan Pfaffenberger; Susan Carlson-Skalak; John P. O'Connell; Timothy P. Scott; Mark A. Shields

appreciation of diversities, and their skills in expression. Professional Development in TCC 101: Qualities Students should meet challenges to their abilities and values as well as explore career options. TCC 101 is a writing and speaking course that is de- signed to meet the needs of the professional under-• Performing/Doing To become professionally graduate engineering curriculum. While retaining proficient, students must non only have the course's current focus on quality writing and assimilate knowledge and methodology, they speaking skills, our innovation efforts focused on must have practiced using it so that

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1996 Annual Conference

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Dan Budny

retention of women and minorities. In fact, most universitiesprovide internal funding for innovative teaching, etc. Seek out funding in this area and list all your grants nomatter how big or small under sections B.5 and B .6. In addition to providing a source of funding, the area ofimproved women and minority retention has a large number of conferences and/or journals that can publish yourwork. If you make a significant improvement in the retention of women and minorities, there is also thepossibility for national recognition and an unlimited number of possibilities for interdisciplinary activities. Excellent teachers by their nature also get involved in various professional societies, this involvement islisted in Section C. Typically the

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1996 Annual Conference

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Jennifer T. Ross

Session 1232 A VLSI Design Laboratory Implemented in a Simulated Corporate Environment Jennifer T. Ross University of the Pacific, Stockton CA 95211 Abstract This paper presents an innovative teaching method applied to a Junior/Senior level integrated circuitdesign course. The premise of this methodology is to help students prepare for the environment they willencounter in the workplace as well as teach the course material. Frequently the traditional laboratory forundergraduates consists of

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1996 Annual Conference

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Rick L. Homkes

to industrialsettings to work beside engineers and technicians. This project has led to increased cooperation between localschool districts, universities, and industry, and has also led to a paper delivered at the 1995 ASEE Annual [6]Conference . Any innovative projects completed as a teacher could also be used for a paper topic. My owndepartment frequently suggests that we try new ways of teaching the material in our classes. There is theexpectation by our department head that some ideas will not work, but others will. Even negative results couldbe valuable to the department. Personally, however, I would not want to go into a promotion and tenure hearingas an expert on what does not work in the classroom. As these

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1997 Annual Conference

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N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

by the National Science Foundation tointegrate the long-standing research advances, achieved by the University of Tennessee (UT),Knoxville, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), on ceramic-matrix composites(CMCs) into the interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate level curricula of Materials andMechanics at UT.PROJECT COMPONENTSResearch Significant high-quality and innovative research progress covering a broad class oftechnologically important areas of CMCs, including fabrication, characterization, modeling anddesign, has been accomplished at ORNL as well as at UT since early 80's[1-39]. The researchadvances of CMCs are ready for being integrated into curriculum development. The continuedresearch efforts are currently being

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1997 Annual Conference

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Randall L. Kolar; David A. Sabatini

(request for proposal). Typically, the projects are drawn from ourresearch or completed consulting projects. For example, in a junior-level design course, wepresent the students with a subdivision layout and charge them with developing the sanitarysewer, water, and storm water infrastructure; in a senior-level/graduate course, we use data froma contaminated aquifer at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, and charge the students withevaluating innovative remediation approaches.The basic task for the semester, then, is to answer all questions in the RFP and submit results tomanagement, i.e., the instructors. We believe, as do our colleagues3,8,12, that student interest andmotivation, and hence learning, is increased when they can see the application

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1997 Annual Conference

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Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

, RESSLER, AND CONLEY form the senior leadership of the civil engineering program at the Military Academy. Individually (and collectively) they have written numerous papers, made presentations, and run workshops dedicated to sharing their innovations in engineering education and curriculum development. Page 2.109.10

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1997 Annual Conference

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T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

technology with 1applications to many scientific disciplines and with the potential to contribute in significantways to those disciplines." The workshop on Optical Science and Engineering identified anumber of critical challenges in Optical Science and Engineering which could lead to significantresearch and educational opportunities for the programs of NSF. "Research in Optical Sciencesand Engineering holds exceptional promise for innovation that will have impact onlong-term national goals." Many of those areas highlighted by that workshop review--opticaland photonic material and devices, fundamental optical interactions, instrumentation andsensing--are strongly represented in the research of the

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Constance Harris, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Lindsey Tracy, Purdue University

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Environmental Engineering

literacy questionnaires”, and on the otherhand “95% of this public supports environmental education in our schools” 5.In order to innovate the engineering curriculum, it is necessary to understand how engineeringstudents view the many dimensions (technical and non-technical) of human impacts on theenvironment. One method of capturing student viewpoints is by administering a surveyinstrument. Although there are several national and international surveys of environmentalknowledge (administered either to students or to a broader audience), none of the surveys isfocused specifically on engineering students, nor exist any surveys that focus on beginning (first-year) engineering students. Thus, these survey results are important for several reasons

Conference Session

Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

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Minorities in Engineering

Perspective on Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs with Private Sector FundsIntel’s involvement in education is long-standing and spans K- graduate school. Intel, throughthe Intel Teach to the Future program is interested in teaching K-12 teachers how to effectivelyuse Technology in the classroom. Intel’s Undergraduate Research program engages studentsdirectly in ongoing research at their university to provide them with “hands on” researchexperience in their chosen field. Finally, Intel’s sponsored research and student fellowshipprograms support graduate students in the US and worldwide in their pursuit of graduate degrees.This long-standing support of education comes from the belief that Innovation starts withEducation and every high

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Public Policy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Lott, University of Texas, Austin; Carey King, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Webber, University of Texas, Austin

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Engineering and Public Policy

Completed Page 14.1335.10Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the Faculty Innovation Center at the Universityof Texas at Austin for their work in the design of the TIPS user interface. They would also liketo acknowledge Ms. Kelly Twomey for her assistance with the administration of the survey.References1. Lott, M.C. a. (2009). The Texas Interactive Power Simulator – an Analytical Tool for Direct Instruction & Informing Public Policy Decisions. 2009 ASEE Gulf Southwest Conferece. Baylor Univeristy, Waco: ASEE.2. Energy Information Administration. (2007, 11). State Electric Profiles. Retrieved March 15, 2008, from Texas Electricity Profile: 2006 Summary

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler; Karthik Somaraju, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

capabilities ofMC68HC11 microcontroller are achieved with addition of minimum components9.Programs like TekBots10, a platform for learning created for electrical and computer engineeringstudents will assist teaching many practical engineering skills including; innovation, design andreal system problems. This platform gives the student experience as they use real hardware to seeproblems that can arise, allowing them to understand boards and systems.A primary concern for any programming language course is the software developmentenvironment. One major advance in the IDE is the inclusion of plug-in compiler front-ends. Thisallows a single IDE to cover multiple source codes written in different programming languagescompletely transparent to the user and

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Rossmery Alva, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

that the ability of students to solve practical problems related to the realengineering world has significantly enhanced with hands-on equipment compared toothers3, 4.Innovation In Structure Analysis EducationAnalysis of statically determinate, statically indeterminate structures, and influence linesby classical methods (slope-deflection and moment distribution) and stiffness method,using computing technologies such as EXCEL, MATLAB, MathCAD, and web-baselearning have been covered in several articles5,6,7,8,9. However, such supplementarypackages lack the coverage of the simulation of the topic of influence lines for beamsunder moving loads.In a typical civil engineering and civil engineering technology undergraduate program,students are

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Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Lin Shinemin, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

be alack of articulation between the two disciplines. A recent National Action Councilfor Minorities in Engineering (NACME) 1 report by a select group of engineeringtechnology educators and industry leaders demands (or requests) that substantiveand more innovative measures be undertaken to recruit and educate engineers forthe 21st centuryFurthermore, the study suggests changes that need to occur in developingcurricula with a more interdisciplinary approach that is relevant to the careers ofstudents, attractive to a more diverse student population, and connected to theneeds of society. In response to these issues and the growing demand to retainminority students in engineering and technology programs, we are in the processof developing a

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Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati

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Manufacturing

, demonstrate and present their projects to interested parties. Each departmentinvites representatives from industry to judge these projects. All judges invited by the METdepartment are practicing engineers. Projects are judged on technical complexity, creativity,application of existing technologies in an innovative way, and the students’ communicationcapabilities to explain their projects. The winning project from each department is then judgedon a college-wide basis.2007-2008 BATTLEBOT PROJECTAs mentioned in the Senior Seminar course description, the Battlebot project falls into thecategory of national/regional/local competitions. The Battle robot was designed and built tomeet the BotsIQ National Competition specifications.The BotsIQ program website

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Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Kongar; Jani Pallis; Tarek Sobh

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 14.34.5 investors while achieving productivity and efficiency in the work flows. 5 Financial perspective concentrates on achieving financial success while providing value to the investors. Learning and growth perspective concentrates on obtaining continuous improvement via innovation and learning while achieving the objectives included in the mission statement.The proposed DEA model in this study aims at comparing the departments in the School ofEngineering with each other and with the School of Engineering using four DEA models eachcorresponding to one of the perspectives imposed by the BSC. To achieve this, the data for thedepartments are collected via the DEA models to evaluate the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Hari Chintalapudi, Lamar University; Balakrishna Sangi, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

Funding 2004, accessed 10/26/2008 12. “Renewing Texas Infrastructure”. Texas Infrastructure Report Card, Increase Public awareness of Texas Infrastructure conditions: accessed 11/06/2008 13. Texas Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of point source permitting website- accessed 11/17/2008 14. Transportation Statistics Annual Report, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Research and Innovative Technology Administration, United States Department of Transportation, Nov 2004. 15. TXDOT Aug 9, 2004 Interim Bridge Report. 16. U.S Environmental Protection Agency, summary of EPA’S 2006 Budget, February 2005. 17. 2004 TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD Texas Infrastructure G.P.A. = C

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

, 9 pages, June 2002, Montreal, CA.4. M. Vollaro, “Field trips: An innovative approach in teaching Manufacturing Processes to traditional undergraduates,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conf., CD-ROM, 6 pages, June 2002, Montreal, CA.5. R. Bachnak, “Field trips: linking the classroom with industry,” Proc. ASEE-GSW Annual Conf., Session 74C2, CD-ROM, 6 pages, April 2000, Las Cruces, NM.6. S. Horan, “Introducing pre-college students and teachers to engineering via a summer enrichment program,” Proc. 2001 ASEE Annual Conf., Session 2793, CD-ROM, 8 pages, June 2001, Albuquerque, NM.7. R. Bachnak, K. Caruso, J. Esparza, M. Mendez, “Science, Engineering, and Technology as Career Paths to Minority Students,” Proceedings of the 2006 Annual

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Felix Hamza-Lup, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Ivan Sopin, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Carlos Sanchez, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Patrick Hager, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

, Honolulu, HI, 2007.2. Brus, C., L. Zhao, and J. Jessop, "Visual-Spatial Ability in First-Year Engineering Students: A Useful Retention Variable?" American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, 2004.3. Mathias, J., Gupta, L., Nicklow, J.W., Tezcan, J., Caffey, R., Chrisman, B., Pearson, C., Pericak-Spector, K., Kowalchuk, R., Lewis, E., and Sevim, H, "Improved retention through innovative academic and nonacademic programs", American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, 2007.4. Bransford, J.D., A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, (Eds), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Washington DC

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Design Education in Manufacturing Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari

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Manufacturing

innovations that cause customer excitement.4. Indifferent attributes: Indifferent attributes refer to aspects that are neither good nor bad, and, consequently, they do not result in either customer satisfaction or customer dissatisfaction.5. Reverse attributes: Reverse attributes arise when customers are dissatisfied with the presence of an attribute and satisfied by the absence of the attribute. This reversal in requirement of an attribute may be due to the fact that not all customers are alike. For example, some customers prefer using manual transmission vehicles rather than go for automatic transmission ones even if they are available at a reasonable additional cost.The attribute categories can be symbolically

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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Braun, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

which focused on some emissioncontrol technologies which are now obsolete. Carburetor developments, as an example, wereonce important in reducing emissions, but eventually became obsolete as regulations becamemore stringent, rendering the carburetor inadequate to control emissions at the required levels.Students very astutely expressed a desire to instead more deeply explore the technologiescurrently in use on production vehicles to control emissions, and to learn about innovations inthis field which may be employed on future vehicles. The survey in term 1 also revealed that thelab activities were not found to be beneficial.Term 2 surveys indicated that every topic included in the course the second term was worthwhileand meaningful to the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Vinod Srinivasan, Texas A&M University; susan pedersen, Texas A&M University

development of the video games and the assessment and evaluation. Her research focuses on the design of innovative educational software to support student-directed learning, and she was the lead instructional designer of Alien Rescue, winner of the 2001 Learning Software Design Competition. Specifically she will provide expertise on the application of learning theory to the design of video games for teaching/learning and assessment of student learning. Page 14.138.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Video Game for Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems CoursesAbstractIn today’s world, video

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Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University; Michael Elliott, Florida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Carlos Handy, Texas Southern University; Elena Stefanova, Texas Southern University; Muchere Russ, Huston-Tilliston

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Nuclear and Radiological

studies, Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry and risk assessment in radioactivity handling. He is also involved in development of distance learning education.Ofodike Ezekoye, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Ofodike Ezekoye is an expert in combustion and heat transfer in high temperature and reacting systems such as combustion engines, furnaces, and fire enclosures. He is currently the Graduate Advisor for the Mechanical Engineering Department and is an advisor for the National Society of Black Engineers University of Texas Austin Chapter.David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin Dr. David Hearnsberger is consultant for his own business Kaizen Innovations. He is a lecturer in

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Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

propose and then complete an open ended project.YSU uses the MET 4860 course as the capstone with an open ended project as part of the coursematerial.PUC’s capstone class is similar to a program that is being initiated at YSU. Both involveproposing then solving an open-ended problem. YSU differs in that a priority has been put onfostering innovation, creativity and collaboration with diverse groups earlier in the students’career. The plan is to team MET students with students from Fine and Performing Arts (FPA) inan environment where an open-ended problem can be worked using the strengths from bothschools. MET students get exposure to loosely defined problems with many possible workablesolutions, gaining experience in synthesis in addition to