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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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B. Samanta

TIME SERIES PREDICTION USING COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE B. Samanta biswanath.samanta@villanova.edu Department of Mechanical Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085. Abstract: In this paper, two CI techniques, namely, single multiplicative neuron (SMN) model and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), have been proposed for time series prediction. A variation of particle swarm optimization (PSO) with co-operative sub-swarms, called COPSO, has been used for estimation of SMN model parameters leading to COPSO-SMN. The prediction effectiveness of COPSO

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

the ERC.3. The COE hired 10 Peer Tutors to provide free tutoring in the ERC for engineering-related and university core courses.4. The COE elicited cooperation from the English and Speech Communication Departments to have one ESD section of first-semester Speech Communication and two ESD sections of first-semester English courses taught in the ERC.5. The COE revised the math curriculum to provide Engineering Learning Skills (ENGR 111 A/B) courses in the ERC to prepare freshman engineering students for Calculus.A goal for this study was to identify effective and sustainable components of the ERCcontributing not only to retention of freshman engineering students but also to their futuregraduation. The results of this study may help

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sondra Miller, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Melissa Wintrow, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

. That is, theFiRs have a greater understanding of the complexities experienced in lives of today’s collegestudents. The FiRs are able to adjust classroom activities to better suit the learning styles oftoday’s students.Quantitative Academic SuccessesAcademic success of ERC students was measured by (a) first-time, full-time freshman (FTFTF)retention from the fall 2007 semester to the fall 2008 semester, (b) current semester grade pointaverage (GPA), (c) performance in one of three first and second-year mathematics courses(MATH.: Precalculus, Calculus I, and Calculus II), (d) performance in one of four first andsecond-year science courses (SCI. CRSE.: Chemistry I, Chemistry II, Physics I, and Physics II),and (e) performance in one of the four

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Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

same major fieldof study, (b) the same department or college, and (c) similarities in disabilities (e.g.matching mobility impaired to mobility impaired). The size of the pool of mentors helpswith the freedom of the program, so larger pools are more desirable. The main point is tomatch persons that have enough in common that empathy is possible. The overridingprinciple is "Keep it loose, but make it work." Mentoring duties will include: (a) actingas a sounding board, friend, advisor, example, role model, or buddy, (b) acting as an Page 14.1373.4advisor in "dealing" with a disability in the University environment, and (c) giving adviceand assistance in

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Carrying The Message: Creating A Culture For Engineering Education Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville

provide the necessary driving force to ensure thatengineering education in the United States retains its respect as the best in the world. We are at a tipping point: wemust provide the engineers of 2020 the appropriate education experience required to lead this Nation through the21st century.References[1] Grinter, L. E. (chairman), “Report of the ASEE Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education,” J. Engr Educ., Sept. 25, 1955[2] Schaefer, D. (2007): “Advising The Advisor: Professional Development of Junior Faculty”, In: Thomas, B. (Ed.), Proceedings of the ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference: "Advancing Scholarship in Engineering Education: Lessons Learned From a Year of Dialogue", Louisville, Kentucky, USA, April 1-3

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

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International

ideas by tapping into a youthful student resource pool. There is also thepotential of cost savings by resolving “engineering challenges” that may be solved with theinflux of new and diverse talent. Both industry and academia benefit by developing keyrelationships on a global scale. As more engineers are needed with global collaborative skills,efforts like the SGDC can develop engineers to face the needs of today’s (and tomorrow’s)industry.The students in the pilot showed a significant increase in their understanding of cross-culturalcommunication and globalization. The next implementation will provide an additionalopportunity for students to participate in a global design team.References1. Whitman, L.E., Malzahn, D. E., Chaparro, B

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Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Strategies and Learning Styles, Ch. 2, New York, N.Y.: Plenum Press, 1988.19. Burke, K., and Dunn, R., “Learning Style-Based Teaching To Raise Minority Student Test Scores: There's No Debate! Clearing House, v76 n2 p103-06 Nov-Dec 2002.20. Leung, P. B., “Culture as a Contextual Variable in the Study of Differential Minority Student Achievement,” The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, v13 p. 95-105, Spring 1994. 21. Obgu, J., “Understanding Cultural Diversity and Learning” Educational Researcher, Vol. 21, No. 8. (Nov., 1992), pp. 5-14+24. 22. Rubie-Davies, C., Hattie, J. and Hamilton, R., “Expecting the Best for Students: Teacher Expectations and Academic Outcomes,” British Journal

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Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Samuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State University; Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1636: DESIGN PROCESS LEARNING AND CREATIVE PROCESSINGABILITY: IS THERE A SYNERGY?Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State UniversitySamuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State UniversityGul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University Page 14.419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design Process Learning and Creative Processing Ability: Is there a synergy?AbstractWe present a study where we have analyzed the change of design process knowledge andcreative processing skills in our engineering students. Overall, our findings indicate that whileour students significantly improve their design processing knowledge during sophomore

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1001: TEACHING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES USINGDESIRE2LEARN (D2L)B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University B. S. SRIDHARA Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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International

large land-grant institution, is largely similar tothat described across the nation. A traditional three-stage Delphi methodology was used toprovide a confidential electronic forum for international ESL graduate assistants and faculty inthe Sciences and Engineering to describe (a) their experiences and perceptions related tochallenges in fulfilling or helping graduate students to fulfill writing assignments for academicprograms and assistantships, as well as (b) to describe what range of university-provided servicesthey perceived would best address the identified challenges. The study was conducted betweenNovember 2005 and April 2006. The participants in this study comprised 32 key stakeholders inthe Sciences and Engineering: 15 international

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Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adriana Popescu, Princeton University; Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

Princeton University.Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University Patricia Gaspari-Bridges is Head of the Science and Technology Libraries and Assistant University Librarian for the Special Libraries Department at Princeton University. She has spent over twenty-five years in science and technology librarianship at Princeton, and continues to hold positions as Geosciences and Map Librarian and Head of the Peter B. Lewis Science Library. Before joining Princeton, she worked in various library positions, including at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She earned a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania and an MLS from Rutgers University

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Special Session: 19 years of NETI-- A Tribute to Jim Stice

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Felder, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.

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Educational Research and Methods

“Excellent,” 16% were “Good,” <1% were “Average,”and none were “Fair” or “Poor.” As gratifying as this level of participant satisfaction is, however,it provides no real indication of what the workshop has actually accomplished. In the spring of2008, we designed and administered a survey to all of the NETI participants in the 1993–2006offerings whose contact information we could find. The survey—hereafter referred to as theNETI Alumni Survey—is shown in Appendix B. It asks the participants about their teachingpractices, their students’ and their own ratings of their teaching, the effects of the NETI on boththeir practices and their ratings, their involvement in educational research and instructionaldevelopment, and several demographic questions

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Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jameson Detweiler, Drexel University; Cody Ray, Drexel University; Andrew Cebulski, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-1767: LIBRARY-SMART HOUSE COLLABORATION FORINFORMATION-LITERACY DEVELOPMENTDana Denick, Drexel University Dana Denick is a Master’s Degree candidate in Library and Information Science at Drexel University. She is also the Assistant Librarian for Science and Engineering at W.W. Hagerty Library. Dana received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master’s Degree in Physics Education from the University of Virginia.Jameson Detweiler, Drexel University Jameson Detweiler is in his fifth year of Drexel's BS-to-PhD program. Jameson's BS is in Materials Science & Engineering and he is currently pursuing his PhD in Civil Engineering. Jameson is one

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Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-1276: ASSESSING GROWTH OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS USINGE-PORTFOLIOS: A MDL-BASED APPROACHChristine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State UniversityAlexander Yin, Pennsylvania State UniversityGül Okudan, Pennsylvania State UniversityMieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Page 14.239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Assessing Growth of Engineering Students Using E-Portfolios: A MDL-Based ApproachAbstractOverall premise of the work presented is to study the potential of e-portfolios as a viablemechanism for student reflection and assessment of growth on attributes that are part ofbecoming a World Class Engineer. These

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DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-382: DESIGN AND FLIGHT TESTING OF AN IN-FLIGHTDEPLOYABLE PARACHUTE SYSTEM FOR A SMALL UNMANNED AERIALSYSTEM (SUAS)Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreChristopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreJames B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 14.411.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Design and Flight-testing of an in-flight Deployable Parachute System for a small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS).Abstract - Students in the Freshman Spring 2008 design course were challenged toengineer a deployable parachute system for a model aircraft that could be used on a smallUnmanned Aerial System (UAS

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan Vaughan, University of Texas, Austin; Janet Ellzey, University of Texas, Austin

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-25. 2000.8 Astin, Alexander W, Executive Summary: How Service Learning Affects Students, Jan. 2000. Higher Education Research Institute. 19 Mar. 2009 .9 Astin, Alexander W, Executive Summary: How Service Learning Affects Students, Jan. 2000. Higher Education Research Institute. 19 Mar. 2009 . Page 14.1276.910 Duffy, John. “Village Empowerment: Service Learning with Continuity”. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. 3(2). pp. 1-12. Fall 2008.11 Driscoll, A., Holland, B., Gelmon, S., & Kerrigan, S. An Assessment Model for Service-Learning

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey; Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto

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., Karney, B, Metcalfe, M, Romkey, L., and Wang Z. The Changing Global Landscape andEngineering Education ASEE 7th Global Colloquium (GC 2008-257), Cape Town, October, 2008.5. Cooney, E., Alfrey, K. and Owens, S. (2008). Critical Thinking in Engineering and TechnologyEducation: A Review. ASEE 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings.6. Dym, C. (2008). Educating Engineers for a Flat World. International Journal of EngineeringEducation, 24, 214-220.7. Elder, L. and Paul, R. (2008). Critical Thinking in a World of Accelerating Change and Complexity.Social Education, 72, 388-391.8. Engineers Without Borders Canada National Conference, Faculty Day Discussion Paper, January 2009.9. Ennis, R.H. (1989). Critical thinking and subject specificity

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jared Geddes, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

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perceivedresponse was very positive and that the villagers accepted and would continue to use the projects.In terms of maintaining the technology, however, the students were more skeptical of the abilityof the villagers to maintain the technology. Personal interviews with the villagers showed thatthey were very grateful and excited to see how these projects would help them to receive thebasic needs of life. Acceptance level of the projects usually depended on the technicality of theproject or process being implemented. Overall, the more technically complicated a project was,the more difficult it was for the people to understand, maintain, and use. Upon post-implementation follow-up, this observation was confirmed as the more complicated projectswere

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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International

Society for Engineering Education Conference16. Bergen, S., Bolton, S. and Fridley, J. (2001). Design principles for ecological engineering. EcologicalEngineering 18: 201-120.17. Matlock, M., Osborn, S., Hession, W., Kenimer, A. And Storm, D. (2001). Ecological Engineering: A rationalefor standardized curriculum and professional certification in the United States. Ecological Engineering 17: 403-409.18. Odum, H.T. and Odum, B. (2003). Concepts and methods of ecological engineering. Ecological Engineering20: 339-361.19. Cochrane, T.A. and O’Donogue, M. (2008) Improving oral presentation skills of engineering students with theVirtual-i Presenter (ViP) program. Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Association of Engineering Educators(AaeE) Conference

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

I TEGRATED PROJECTS CURRICULUM: OPPORTU ITIES FOR HA DS-O ALTER ATIVE E ERGY PROJECTS Carl A. Erikson, Jr. mailto: erikson@messiah.edu Messiah College Department of Engineering Box 3034 One College Avenue Grantham, PA 17027 The Department of Engineering started a new curriculum called the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) in 2007. It is a seven course sequence starting in the sophomore year of

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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AC 2009-1922: INTEGRATING A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMWITH A LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITYTimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is the lead instructor for the Cornerstone Engineering / Spartan Engineering program teaching courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has over 25 years of combined academic

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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AC 2009-1256: INTEGRATED LEARNING IN FRESHMAN ENGINEERING: THETHEMED LEARNING COMMUNITYJanet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisPatrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Patrick Gee, MSME, is a Lecturer in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. He is also director of the Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP). Patrick has both a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Laura Masterson is a joint advisor in the School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI and University College at IUPUI. She has a B.S. degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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B. Samanta; Chiraag Nataraj; Sanjeev Reddy; Mark Woods; C. Nataraj

SWARM ROBOTICS: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS B. Samanta1*, Chiraag Nataraj2, Sanjeev Reddy3, Mark Woods4, C. Nataraj5 Abstract: The paper reports an exploratory project to provide research experiences on swarm robotics to high school students. A group of three simple mobile robots (Lego NXT) was used to study ‘search and rescue’ operation. A bio-inspired global optimization technique called particle swarm optimization (PSO) was used as the main algorithm. Each robot was placed in pre-defined positions with a target position corresponding to a single target. The robots would search in spirals till the target was found by any one of the

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

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D. Weber; G. Reluzco; D. Kaminski; B. W. Bequette

Creating Grade 11 and 12 Curricula Guided by both Project Lead the Way and NSF GK-12 D. Weber1,2, G. Reluzco1, D. Kaminski3, B. W. Bequette2 1 Mohonasen High School, Schenectady, NY 2 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 3 MANE Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NYAbstractA new challenge for a privileged group of graduate students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutein the 2008-2009 academic year is to participate in an NSF GK-12

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Colin D. Paul; Melinda B. O'Neil; W. Roy Penney; Bernard J. Van Wie; Paul B. Golter; Robert R. Beitle; Edgar C. Clausen

-Performance Enhancement by Cross-Course Project Assignments: A Case Study in Bioengineering and Process Modeling,” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 128-133. 22. Golter, P., Van Wie, B., Windsor, J. and Held, G., 2006, “Practical Considerations for Miniaturized Hands- on Learning Stations,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 23. Beyenal, N., Poor, C., Golter, P., Brown, G., Thiessen, D. and Van Wie, B., 2009, “A Miniature Open Channel-Weir for the Standard Classroom: Implementation and Assessment, “Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 24. Abdul, B

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 14.35.2the kicking system. The PIC based control and driving unit were designed to provide enoughpower to drive the actuators of the kicker. The development software ARIA (Advanced RoboticsInterface for Applications)4, an object oriented toolkit, was provided with the Pioneer robot.High level visual tracking and robot movements were programmed using ARIA. Low levelkicking motions were programmed using MPLAB. The two program modules communicatedthrough a serial connection. (a) CAD drawing of the final design (b) actual kicker attached to the robot Figure 1: The final built kicking mechanismTeam Formation and task distributionIn the Department of Engineering at IPFW, student selection and project

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Panel: Taking a Break from Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Susan Davidson, University of Pennsylvania; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2009-506: TAKING A BREAK FROM ACADEMIABevlee Watford, Virginia TechLesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central FloridaSusan Davidson, University of PennsylvaniaLeigh McCue, Virginia TechNoel Schulz, Mississippi State University Page 14.1120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Taking a Break from AcademiaAbstractThis paper presents the input received from four faculty members who “took a break” from theirregular academic life. The panelists responded to the following questions: • Where were you in your academic career when you decided to take a break? • What were the factors that motivated you to pursue this activity? • What

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia; Jan Machotka, University of South Australia

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Electrical and Computer

there is no unique solution; one of the many solutions isshown in Figure 10(b).Hee we presented only two examples to demonstrate that even an assignment project if usedproperly can be a reach platform for students learning and not just “soldering exercise”. Page 14.90.11 Headlight Indicator Figure 9. Headlight Indicator for car project.6 (a) (b) Figure 10. Implementing headlight indicator (a) prototyping area template; (b) one possible

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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, economic, environmental, and societal context, ≠ a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, ≠ a knowledge of contemporary issues, and ≠ an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.3.0 Program Structure and CurriculumWPI operates on a somewhat unusual academic calendar where each semester is split into twoseven-week terms, during which students take three very intense courses. Terms A and B aretaught in the fall (September to December) and terms C and D are taught in the spring (Januaryto April).The Robotics Engineering curriculum consists of five courses in robotics plus several requiredengineering course in the fundamentals of electrical

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Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

generatecomplex 3-D objects directly from computer-based models devised by CAD. In Mech476, aseries of RP projects are integrated. Students designed complex geometries and build their partsusing the RP systems. The students also conducted manufacturing experiments to analyze theprocesses and products quality in MECH 310. Through new manufacturing laboratories in thecourse, the students could run various modern manufacturing tools such as CNC machines,machining force monitoring systems, and product quality measurement systems. See Figure 2 forsome sample student work using the modern technologies. (a) CAD design (b) CAE analysis (c) Rapid prototypeFigure 2. Student work examples in the Design/Manufacturing sequence.Lean