Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

database applications development. His interests are in open source software deployment, programming, applications design, and project management.Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Construction and is the director of the Innovation for Construction and Engineering Enhancement (ICEE) center. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela and his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interest is on the impact of information technology resources on construction and engineering education and training

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1213: A MICROCONTROLLER-BASED SOLAR PANEL TRACKINGSYSTEMRobert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Weissbach is an associate professor of engineering in the Electrical Engineering Technology department at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, where he is currently the program chair. His research interests are in power electronics, power systems and multidisciplinary education.Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation Isaac Aunkst received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in 2006. Upon graduation he worked for GE Transportation Systems on locomotive electrical and instrumentation systems. He has

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Trimble, Arizona State University; Ronald Bengelink, Arizona State University; Valana Wells, Arizona State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE).Valana Wells, Arizona State University Valana L. Wells, Ph.D., is currently Associate Chair in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University. Since arriving at ASU in 1987, Dr. Wells’ research has focused on the areas of rotorcraft aeroacoustic prediction, hybrid rotorcraft design, numerical aeroacoustics, noise suppression and the study of stringed musical instruments. As Associate Chair, she has developed new undergraduate curricula for both mechanical and aerospace engineering programs, which were initiated in the Fall of 2006. In addition

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Dudeck, Pennsylvania State Univ.-Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

college4.Addressing the ProblemsRecognizing the causes for the lower enrollments is two-fold: recruitment and retention.A new curriculum must be designed that address both issues. In Fall 2006, a Universitywide task force was appointed to design a new engineering technology curriculum thataccomplished the following initiatives. • Update and modernize the current ET programs. • Provide improved pathways from engineering programs to engineering technology. • Provide a common year for EET and MET students. • Streamline both programs to provide opportunities for more technical electives. • Use increased technical electives to provide areas of specialization to either improve matriculation into baccalaureate technology

Conference Session

Sustainability in Construction Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Korman, California Polytechnic State University; Lonny Simonian, California Polytechnic State University

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Construction

and electrical course for specialty construction as well asBergelectric for their donation of electrical materials used in the interactive learning stations. Inaddition, we would like to thank and acknowledge Hal Johnston, Professor of ConstructionManagement at Cal Poly who encouraged the active learning and lab activities to foster studentlearning and the Center for Teaching and Learning Grant Development Program at Cal Poly who Page 13.364.9funded the initial research and development for interactive learning stations used in this pilot course.Bibliography1. Bonds, C.; Cox, C. III; and Gantt-Bonds, L. “Curriculum Wholeness through

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-635: A CASE STUDY: A NEW COURSE ON ENGINEERING PROJECTAND MANAGEMENT FOR FIRST-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS INELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGWookwon Lee, Gannon University WOOKWON LEE, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he was on the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas and had been involved in various research

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-724: THE PEDAGOGY OF THE SURVEYING LABORATORYPhilip Brach, University of the District of Columbia PHILIP L. BRACH, PH.D., P.E., F-NSPE Distinguished Professor (Emeritus), former Dean, Past President, DCSPE, current DCSPE Representative to the NSPE House of Delegates. Currently teaching and doing research in the Civil Engineering and STEM programs at UDC. He is the State Coordinator for DC MATHCOUNTS. Has over 45 years of teaching, engineering practice and administration experience.Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia AHMET ZEYTINCI, PH.D., P.E. Professor of Civil Engineering, former Chairman of the Department of Engineering, Architecture

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Matthew Derov, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-762: THE ANATOMY OF SPATIAL ABILITY IMPROVEMENT OVERTHE COURSE OF A SEMESTER LONG COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CLASSRichard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of TechnologyMatthew Derov, University of New Hampshire Research AssistantBrad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire Page 13.1200.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Anatomy of Spatial Ability Impr ovement Over the Cour se of a Semester Long Computer Aided Design ClassIntroduction Spatial ability has been defined as the ability to generate, retain, retrieve and transformwell-structured visual images1. These skills are extremely important in engineering practice andmany

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

solution. This needs to be done by allocating ample time to address the problem, and forcing oneself to concentrate fully on the problem during that time.2) Do not get bogged down in details too soon, but also do not suggest solutions with no back up technology. An example3 of this is one operation research analyst who supposedly during World War II suggested that the German submarine force could be destroyed by boiling the ocean. When asked how that could be done his response was, “I come up with solutions that others need to figure out how to implement.”3) Ask ample questions on the forefront to highlight the problem from multiple angles. The simple questions of what, who, when, where, which, how, and why go a

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stanley Greenwald, New York Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

, and with ongoing proposal to close otherexisting dumpsites in the metro and surrounding municipalities and suburbs, the volume of garbage to bethrown in Payatas will significantly increase. With this, it is possible to create a municipal solid wastepower plant in the area to “use-up” the garbage. There have been initial moves in harnessing methane gasfrom the landfill for power but these usually are small scale due to the high costs in doing research andobtaining technical expertise.Power Plant ImpactsWaste-to-energy facilities, such as a municipal solid waste power plant, pose a number of concerns for thedifferent sectors in society. There are questions of whether the advantages obtained from the operation ofa plant outweigh the discomforts

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College

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Engineering Technology

order to garner interest from only serious students, ascheduled meeting time of Fridays from 7:00 ~ 10:00 pm was selected. Within one weekseven students had submitted resumes as indicated by the initial poster. Upon receivingthese resumes, the professor transformed himself into the role of Human ResourcesManager.All seven student interviews were conducted back to back on a Friday night. Sevenchairs were setup outside the professor office and the students were not informed as tothe order at which they would be called in for the interview. At the beginning of eachinterview each student was asked to quantify “why they wanted to work for thiscompany”. All prospective students were asked the same questions and solicited todetermine what type of

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Euan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-246: MILESTONE-BASED ASSESSMENT: AN ALTERNATIVESTRATEGY FOR ASSESSING LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOMESEuan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology Euan Lindsay completed a PhD in the field of Engineering Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. In 2004 he moved to Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, telecontrol (particularly internet-based telecontrol), artificial neural networks, and rehabilitative technologies for people with sensing impairments. He is a member of the Executive of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, and co

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Arnold Weimerskirch, University of St. Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2008-305: USING THE DEMING CYCLE FOR CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas Jeff Jalkio received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and worked for thirteen years in industry in the fields of optical sensor design and process control. In 1984, he co-founded CyberOptics Corporation, where he led engineering efforts as Vice President of Research. In 1997 he returned to academia, joining the engineering faculty of the University of St. Thomas where he teaches courses in digital electronics, computing, electromagnetic fields, controls, and design.Arnold Weimerskirch, University of St. Thomas Arnie

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina

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Engineering Ethics

,scholastic, early modern, modern, late modern, contemporary – may entail outliningphilosophical pre-requisites or obscuring the context.C. Heuristics. This approach is the presentation of a procedure with simplified ethical dilemmaswhereby a student applies a step-wise procedure to determine the ethical resolution2. First, theproblem with this approach is its typical use of over-simplified ethical dilemmas that easily mapto the heuristic. Yet, ethical dilemmas most often are complex. Often there are multiple layersof ethical dilemmas in real engineering cases that increase the complexity of the issue. Second,the heuristics often use moral language that is not developed or explicated. For example, theWeil’s heuristic says that one initially should

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Damian Dufau, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

2006-1879: LEAN EDUCATION - HAS ITS TIME ARRIVED?John Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Arizona. His research interests are in process control and data management for integrated circuit production, especially novel non-volatile memories. From 1994 to 2001, he was a Director in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector and before that, he held the Lothian Chair of Microelectronics at Edinburgh University, UK.Damian Dufau, Arizona State University Damian Dufau is a native of Venezuela and completed his BSEE degree at Louisiana State University in 2004. He is now in the final stages of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Direk Lavansiri, Chulalongkorn University; Boonchai Sowanwanichakul, Chulalongkorn University; Manoj Lohatepanont, Chulalongkorn University

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International

Project. Currently, we are in discussion with several organizations who areinterested in joining force to translate MIT materials into Thai. Page 11.526.6 Figure 2 The Homepage of Thai OCW at Chulalongkorn University4.2 School on Internet in Asia Project (SOI Asia)SOI ASIA Project utilizes satellite based internet to provide internet environment in a lessexpensive, easy to deploy, and more feasible way for the universities located in Asia in givingand receiving lectures. As of April 2005, 17 universities and research institutes in 11 countriesin Asia have joined this project (Figure 3). Chulalongkorn University has a facility to

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Heather Cooper, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

machinery diagnostics, with applied research interests in alternative energy education. She has seven years of product engineering experience at General Motors Corporation, and is a member of ASEE, SAE, and ASME, now serving as the ECCD Program Chair. Page 11.849.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 JiTT in an Engineering Technology ClassAbstractJust in Time Teaching (JiTT) is an instructional approach developed initially to engagenontraditional and non-major students in their introductory physics courses. Some level ofcontrol of the learning process shifts to the students. The approach

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

2006-1421: INTERNET-BASED PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS: APPLICATIONWITHIN A LABORATORY COURSEAbul Azad, Northern Illinois University DR. ABUL AZAD is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Technology of Northern Illinois University, USA since July 2001. He completed his PhD in 1994 from the University of Sheffield, UK, which was sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship, UK. Subsequently he worked with the University of Sheffield and University of Portsmouth (UK) with various capacities. His research and teaching interests include Internet-based physical experiments, mechatronics, real-time computer control, adaptive/intelligent control, and mobile robotics. Dr. Azad has over 75 referred

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

2006-1960: BLEND IT!Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology Seung (Spencer) Kim is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department (MMETPS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Kim received a B.S. in Ceramics Engineering from Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea). He has a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He worked in semiconductor industry for several years. He has developed and improved courses in materials and plastics technology in the MMETPS Department at RIT. His main interest of the research is in materials synthesis and processing using high

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

2006-2300: XEN WORLDS: XEN AND THE ART OF COMPUTER ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONBenjamin Anderson, Iowa State UniversityThomas Daniels, Iowa State University Dr. Thomas E. Daniels is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Tom received his Doctorate in Computer Science from Purdue University under the advisement of Eugene H. Spafford. He did his graduate work at Purdue, initially in the Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology (COAST) Lab and then in the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado-Boulder; Hyman Brown, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Construction

discussed below, Knowledge Landscapes emphasize a cognitive solution processthat integrates existing and new knowledge to address a broad spectrum of technical and non-technical project issues. Finally, the paper provides anecdotal evidence that the PBL approach isnot only a viable approach, but is receiving positive reviews by current and former students.Education Research On Project-Based LearningThe educational foundation for PBL is based on the concept that students should not be passiverecipients of knowledge. In this role, students may never be challenged to gain a deeperunderstanding of what is said or to apply the content to a real situation4. Current educationaltheory does not align with this traditional teaching style as a stand alone

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; JEFFREY DONNERBERG, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

the Manufacturing and MechanicalEngineering Technology degrees. We received excellent support from over 20 industriesrepresenting diverse areas of local manufacturing.Step three consisted of making final revisions to the grant and then submitting it to SME. Thisincluded the letters of support from local industry. EWU was selected as one of the finalist forpotential funding after the initial review.Once notified that we were one of the finalists, we were informed that a group of three Page 11.1421.3representatives from SME were coming for a site visit. Preparing for and conducting the site visit Proceedings of the 2005 American Society

Conference Session

The Evolution of Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Thuesen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-308: HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERINGECONOMIC REPRESENTATION WITHIN ASEEGerald Thuesen, Georgia Institute of Technology GERALD J. THUESEN Professor Emeritus, Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology DR. GERALD J. THUESEN is Professor Emeritus, in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. His research interests include engineering economic analysis, capital budgeting and statistical decision theory. He has co-authored two college texts, Engineering Economy and Economic Decision Analysis. He served from

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

faculty to become somewhat comfortable with it. The optimum procedureto follow is to have one or two faculty meetings dedicated to training prior to the beginning ofeach semester to ensure that each program faculty member has well thought out CourseOutcomes. It is then imperative to ensure that these Course Outcomes are listed on the classsyllabus and discussed with the students during the initial meeting of that class. Once the CourseOutcomes are determined and presented to the students, it is necessary to occasionally remindthe faculty to review these Outcomes and to ensure that they are providing homework problems,exam questions and/or project requirements that will allow them to quantitatively assess theOutcomes at the end of the course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

VILLIERS is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. Previously Dr. Villiers was an Assistant Professor at The City College of New York. Prior to this position, he was employed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a research engineer. Dr. Villiers also was employed by The University of Florida and worked on several projects sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. Page 12.319.1© American

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

islikely to be appreciated not only by the current generation of students, but also by non-traditionalstudents who may not be able to come to office hours due to their school-life balance. Theexcellent literature review by Green et. al. covers work showing that students think screencastsare effective and that screencasts actually do improve student outcomes8.While screencasting videos hold much promise, finding the time to learn any new technique canbe a struggle3. This paper reports on one educator’s initial experiences with screencastingsoftware and hardware tools (Camtasia, Jing, Wacom tablets, and PDF Annotator) and providessome tips and lessons learned for those interested in getting started in this area. Suggestedstrategies to use

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

casestudies were used to demonstrate the major differences between economic analyses ofconventional and renewable energy systems.Economic Analysis and Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)The economics of energy systems includes initial cost of delivering components that function inthe system (turbines, high-voltage transmission lines and so forth), ongoing costs associated withfuel, maintenance, wages, and other costs, and the price that can be obtained in the market for akWh of electricity3. However, many different energy technologies exist for generatingelectricity: coal-fired steam power plants, gas turbine combine-cycle power plants, fuel cells,hydropower power plants, wind power, solar, and many others. When comparing these differenttechnologies for

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Jonathan Paul Dickson, FAU; Carlo A Mazoleny, Florida Atlantic University

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Systems Engineering

institutions.The review process, however, is well defined and effective steps can be undertaken to succeed inaccreditation. Much of the uncertainty can be minimized. Based on our experience and successwe have developed a software package to automate the process. We will demonstrate aprototype at the conference.Background:The ABET review process, once understood, can lead to self-initiated steps to track, document,analyze, report, and develop strategies for improvement. Our tool will help streamline this forCriteria 3, perhaps the most demanding and important criteria of all the ABET criteria. Generallythe Criteria 3 get satisfied across a large number of courses. ABET in their Criteria 31 indicatethat “The program must have documented student outcomes

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

very small number of upperclass transfer students are accepted eachyear, either individually or through formal 3-2 programs established with liberal arts schools.The size of the graduating class at Caltech has averaged 193 over the past 30 years. Admissionsnumbers are generally quite similar. Consequently, we are dealing with small numbers.The Caltech Admissions staff is small, but potent. There is a segment called UndergraduateAdmissions Support (UAS) which coordinates alumni volunteer efforts to help with undergraduateadmission. UAS was started in the mid-70’s. None of the current staff date back to the program’sinception, but they feel that the timing (coinciding with the initial admittance of women to theInstitute) is not mere coincidence

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Chao

Session 2432 Online e-learning Environment for Delivering Real Hands On Laboratory Experiments Nathan Chao, Queenborough Community College CUNYIntroduction Internet technology and web-based approaches to engineering and technology educationhave made great instructional inroads both for students and faculty. Apart from the millions ofstudents already receiving educational material over their schools’ intranets, nearly a millionstudents were enrolled in distance learning courses last year according to a research report fromInternational Data Corporation. IDC projects that 3 million students will be