Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James Lambrechts P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ron Frattura

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Civil Engineering

Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign . She also has a BE in Construction Engineering from University of Mumbai and Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Mumbai. Prof. Kamat’s research is in the areas of reinforced and prestressed concrete, concrete blocks and engineering education.Ron Frattura c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Practical approach towards teaching a content intensive subject in higher educationAbstractWhile teaching a largely content intensive course in an engineering school, it is often achallenge to achieve student

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2019 Fall Mid Atlantic States Conference

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Marvin Gayle, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Danny Mangra, Queensborough Community College

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Diversity

retainstudents across wide cross section of the population. While the diverse population of fiveboroughs of New York City provides a large pool of potential candidates, QCC attracts studentsfrom all five boroughs with a majority of student originating from Queens County. The collegealso attracts students from Nassau and Suffolk counties as well. This paper will present ourefforts to maintain and improve the diversity of our student body. The efforts are focused on ourhigh school recruitment effort, the Summer Robotics program, the Women in TechnologySummer Workshop, and the changes we initiated in our curriculum in an effort to maintain andhave our student achieve a successful academic outcome. Research shows that a first-generationcollege student needs

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Alison Whittemore; Okan Caglayan

propulsion system. In order to achieve an entirely electrically poweredbarge with a minimum number of batteries, it was imperative to minimize the powerconsumption of the motor. In the initial design phase, capstone team determined that triplepontoon3 layout optimized buoyancy force in relation to the force of drag exerted by thewater. The two outer pontoons span the length of the barge at 27’ with a diameter of 13”. Theinner pontoon had a length of 18’ with a diameter of 13”. The front of the inner pontoon wasaligned with the front of the outer pontoons. The shorter length of the inner pontoon allows forinstallation of the inboard engine.The buoyant force was calculated by using Archimedes Principle, 𝜌𝑔𝑣 = 𝑚𝑔, where ρ = densityof fluid, g

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2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Joel Abreu; Chris Cassidy; Jamie Kubeck; Jon Laos; Matthew McGarvey; Alexander Loui; Raymond Ptucha

friendly, and safe manner. Most car manufacturers are focusing on publicroad transportation, but an intermediate proving ground may be large industrial, government andacademic campuses. This paper discusses the design and integration of an autonomous golf cart vehiclecalled the Autonomous People Mover (APM) as part of a multidisciplinary capstone project for engineeringseniors. The APM has been through prior capstone projects which firstly made the vehicle remote control,and then added advanced sensors such as LiDAR, computer vision, and GPS. The focus of this research ison navigation, localization, and obstacle avoidance on a large college campus. Through theimplementation of a particle filter algorithm combined with A* navigation and image

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-1012: PODCAST-ENHANCED LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERINGKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson has been on the Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty at Michigan Tech since 1993. His research interests include public health, engineering and social justice, effective teaching methods, and multimedia-based learning. His teaching repertoire ranges from first-year students to graduate students, all his classes are designed along best learning practices. Kurt is coordinator for several international study programs at Tech, and is co-director of the International Sustainable Engineering Initiative there. He is involved in many engineering projects

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

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Materials

website.Soap Casting:Casting is a solidification process. The principal author is a Key Professor with the FoundryEducational Foundation, and administers a Cast Metals Industrial Technology Program at theUniversity. Casting is also a knowledge that is of interest to the NSF MatEd program. One ofthe initial accomplishments of MatEd was to inventory related knowledge, concepts and skillsrelated to materials technology. The resulting document by Mott5 included Solidification as partof ‘Physical Science Skills’ and ‘Apply Concepts of Heat’, with a numerical designation of6.010. This research effort was propelled by the coincidence of the principal author’s interest incasting, the secondary author’s interest in ACES activities, and the connection with

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoxi Martin, Western Carolina University; Brant Price, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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Information Systems

student with the Department of Engineering and Technology at the Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering, and Technology, Western Carolina University.James Zhang, Western Carolina University JAMES Z. ZHANG is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Dr. Zhang's research interests include Communications Theory, Wireless Networks, Bandwidth Efficient Modulation Schemes, Signal Design and Information Coding, and Digital Signal Processing Techniques for Communications. Dr. Zhang is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

as thecodes of many other professional and technical societies. While codes are useful whenaddressing ethical dilemmas, we must remain aware that they cannot possibly provide theanswers to every professional issue. Fleddermann 1 views engineering codes as providing aframework for addressing ethical scenarios that are encountered in professional practice. Hefurther states that no code can be comprehensive enough to address all possible situations.Rather, codes are a starting point in the process of ethical decision making.InstrumentThe instrument utilized in this study was not originally developed or implemented with the intentof performing a long-term trend analysis. Rather, the instrument was initially created as an in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Frassica, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Philip Voglewede, Marquette University

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Mechanical Engineering

control for the bioreactor system.Specifically, the pH of the fluid is targeted next as it directly affects the growth of the tissue.Thus, the opportunities for continually updating the laboratory while simultaneously aiding inthe research objectives of the experiment are numerous. This experiment will also be utilized inother courses with an emphasis on the integrating concepts together for students.Since the students’ reaction to the lab and project was a positive one, it seems most appropriateto recommend this method to other teaching establishments. However, several challenges existfor initiating a laboratory and program like the one presented above. One challenge for theprofessor will be to judge how much instruction students will need. Thus

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

accredited under thenew criteria. The philosophy of Engineering Criteria 2000 is to allow institutions and programsto define their mission and objectives to meet the needs of their constituents and enable programdifferentiation. Emphasis is placed on continuous improvement of programs based on the inputof constituents and a process that links outcomes and assessment to program objectives. Thiscurrent paper is a follow-up study to a preliminary study conducted by the author in 2000 thatlooked at the initial effects of ABET EC2000. The earlier study examined selected mechanicalengineering programs to discern the impact of EC2000 on curriculum development during theinitial implementation phase of the new criteria. Data on the layout and composition

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Jablonowski, University of Texas at Austin

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Engineering Economy

of a less obvious applicationis in R&D. For example, research can be initiated to improve the accuracy and/or precision of ameasurement, but one should also estimate whether or not such improvements actually increasevalue vis-à-vis decisions based on the subject measurement. Ignoring such calculations can leadto over- and underinvestment in information improvement. When students are sensitized to VOIthinking early in their education, they will examine such investments more critically in theircoursework and as practicing engineers.References1. Katz, R., and A. Murphy. 1997. Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.2. Granger, C. and M. Pesaran. 2000. Economic and Statistical

Conference Session

MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-227: HOT SPOT MINIMIZATION OF NOC USING ANT-NET DYNAMICROUTING ALGORITHMAlireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida ALIREZA RAHROOH Alireza Rahrooh is a Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Central Florida. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Univ. of Akron, in 1979, 1986, and 1990, respectively. His research interests include digital simulation, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, control theory, system identification and adaptive control. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi.Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University FARAMARZ MOSSAYEBI Faramarz Mossayebi is an Associate Professor

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Gerry Marekova, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-290: APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM’SCURRICULUMVladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis, Associate Professor and Program Director of Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nondestructive testing, biomedical engineering, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. He serves as a member of the Drexel’s Faculty Senate.Gerry Marekova, Drexel University Gerry Marekova is the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2026: AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS EXPERIMENT: LEGOMINDSTORMS NEXT URBAN CHALLENGENebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, M.S. in industrial engineering, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from The Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he was with DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently an Associate Professor. Dr. Jaksic's interests include mechatronics and nanotechnology education and research. He is a member of

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Subach, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

active in research and published several journal articles. She is the Chair of the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc. John Magrane is the Technical Training Manager, America for Microchip Technology Inc. in which he manages live customer training programs thought the America. He has twenty-five years experience in the electronics field in positions that include hardware and software design, manufacturing and test management and field applications engineering management.Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc. Carol Popovich has over 30 years experience in all aspects of business, including Operations

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

equipment, provide maintenance of equipment and updated software, and trainteaching assistants. Page 11.18.2 Space was acquired and equipment acquisition began in 1994. Departments transferred someequipment and purchase orders were issued for universal test machines and hardness testers. Thelab was initially directed as an independent entity by the College of Engineering mechanicaltesting research laboratory. Research personnel provided a firm base for managementindependence, fundamental materials knowledge and expertise in test procedures, hardware andsoftware. In the fall semester of 1994, a full-time manager was hired and the first classes

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Young, University of Auckland; Robert Kirkpatrick, University of Auckland; William Svrcek, University of Calgary

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-113: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CHEMICALPROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGNBrent Young, University of Auckland Brent Young is a Senior Lecturer of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He received his B.E. (1986) and Ph.D. (1993) degrees in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Dr. Young’s teaching and research interests centre on process control and design. He is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Enineers. He is actively involved in industrial research.Robert

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

of the saphenous vein used in coronary artery bypass surgery. ‚ Market research and feature development for a new car options package to appeal to young (so called Gen Y) buyers. ‚ Design and development of a steam test facility for evaluating new energy efficient steam turbine system design concepts. ‚ Concept development and evaluation of new energy efficient in-door air quality technologies. ‚ Design of systems that can be used to help seniors live safely and comfortably in Page 11.806.4 their own home. ‚ Exploration of information technologies and system layout for a new investment trading

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1543: INTRODUCING ‘TOTAL DESIGN’ IN AN ENGINEERING DESIGNCURRICULUM: A PILOT EXPERIENCERashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology RASHMI JAIN is Associate Professor of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Jain has over 15 years of experience of working on socio-economic and information technology (IT) systems. Over the course of her career she has been involved in leading the implementation of large and complex systems engineering and integration projects. Dr. Jain is currently the Head of Education and Research for International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE). She teaches systems integration, systems design and architecture, and rapid systems

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

2006-1598: A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF TOOLS FOR TEACHINGCOMMUNICATIONS COURSESRobert Kubichek, University of Wyoming Robert F. Kubichek has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming since 1991. His current research interests include communications and signal processing with applications to speech and remote sensing. E-mail: kubichek@uwyo.eduThad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy Thad B. Welch, Ph.D, P.E., is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Wyoming in Fall 2004. His research interests include the implementation of communication systems using

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

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Liberal Education

the scientificreasoning skill and technological literacy of students in all majors.In Frostburg State University an interdisciplinary course titled “Science Technology andSociety (IDIS 160)” was developed with the motivation of the Undergraduate EducationInitiative (UEI) [1] approved by the Faculty Senate in February 2005. IDIS 160 isdesigned as a pilot freshman course for mainly non-science/engineering majors to meetthe new general education requirements.The main purpose of the course is to introduce the “models of research, the developmentof science and technology, and the application and subsequent impact of thedevelopments on society and the environment.” The course goal is consistent with theFSU general education program, which

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Parten, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

2006-2092: MICROPROCESSOR BASED QUASI-AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICPROJECTSMichael Parten, Texas Tech University Micheal E. Parten is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Dr. Parten has conducted research and published in the areas of instrumentation, control, modeling and simulation of a variety of systems, including hybrid electric vehicles. Dr. Parten has served for over twenty years as the Director of the Undergraduate Laboratories in Electrical Engineering. Page 11.929.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Microprocessor Based Quasi-Autonomous Robotic

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Alesia Ferguson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Patrick Hager, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Aristide Sanou, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Daniel Shenoda, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2429: DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR THEMEASUREMENT OF RESIDUE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTWayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University Wayne Johnson is currently an Assistant Professor in Engineering Studies at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. He recently received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech. His current research interests include mechatronics, functionally graded materials, and engineering education.Alesia Ferguson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Alesia Ferguson is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audra Morse, Texas Tech University; Heyward Ramsey, Texas Tech University; W. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

ubiquitous of microbes around them and to have fun.Modifications to the Course. The previous discussion indicates how the course is currentlytaught. However, the course has morphed since its conception. Initially, the course focused onwastewater microbiology; however, it seemed to parallel topics covered in the students otherwastewater courses. Therefore, a decision was made to holistically cover environmental topics,which allows us to address topics in Criterion 8 such as aquatic microbiology and microbiology.Over the semesters the course was taught, the information regarding bacterial metabolisms hasbeen expanded, reduced, and expanded again, which has reduced the amount of informationpresented on bacterial cell structures and their

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Engineering Technology

faculty members’ particular strengths are in each of these areas. For example,a community college will tend to weigh teaching the heaviest while a Research I institution willtend to weigh scholarship the heaviest. Alternatively, a faculty member whose strength is inresearch may wish to weigh the area of scholarship more heavily while it would be veryappropriate for a teacher at a community college to give more weight to the area of teaching.The College of Applied Science and Technology (COAST) at Weber State University (WSU)has come up with an approach that allows for the weighting of these three aspects of evaluation.It further allows the institution to develop an appropriate range of weights and the facultymember to determine what the weights

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

upon the ideas they developed in this course.4. Contrasting Design PerspectivesAn important source of tension and vitality in PDI comes in the way that the different disciplinesand professions included in the teaching faculty express their ideas and work out theirdifferences. The “design” instructors who teach predominantly in Studios 1 and 3 usually prefera style of inquiry that presses students continually to question and redefine what constitutes adesign problem in the first place. The social scientists from STS, involved in five of the eightstudios, typically ask students to do research on a range of social, cultural and political contextsthat influence what designers do. In contrast, the engineers who teach in PDI studios often

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #7675Evaluation of the Effect of Wireshark-based Laboratories on Increasing Stu-dent Understanding of Learning Outcomes in a Data Communications CourseDr. Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University Craig A. Chin received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Florida International University in 2006. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic State University. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, pattern recog- nition, and active learning techniques applied to engineering education.Dr. Leigh SharmaDr. Garth V

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

manufacturing expert who has worked in several areas of engineering, manufacturing, and technical management including research, design, and production of mechanical, electronic, and electromechanical systems. Recognized trainer and resource person in the fields of CAD/CAM/CIM, Robotics and Automation, Machine vision, ISO 9000 and Lean Six Sigma. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has won several teaching awards including the academic excellence award, NISOD 2008, from the University of Texas at Austin. Page 23.573.1

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Warren D. Seider, University of Pennsylvania; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #7241How We Teach: Capstone DesignDr. David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky Dr. David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky and director of the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs in Paducah, Ky., where he has taught for thirteen years. His Ph.D. and M.S. studies in Chemical Engineering were com- pleted at Vanderbilt University, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training, and he has particular in- terests in faculty

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Mohammad N Amin, National University; Arthur Strum Davis

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsi- ble for failure analysis of thin films materials. She also managed collaborations with national laboratories, Air Force and Navy research groups, and universities. She invented new quality control tools and super- vised interns from local universities and community colleges as part of a $5.0 million technical workforce development initiative funded by New York State. She has published diverse articles on topics ranging from engineering education to high temperature superconductors and has spoken at many national and international conferences. Her doctorate in materials science and engineering are from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and she has four patents