Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Chaya, Manhattan College

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Information Systems

undergraduates were asuccess. The motivation of the students is the most important reason for this. This project hasdemonstrated that it is quite feasible to give undergraduate students the benefit of expert teaching skillsthat are otherwise unavailable to them. Indeed the author feels privileged to have had this opportunity.1 M. Brorsson. MipsIt-a simulation and development environment using animation forcomputer architecture education. In Proceedings of 2002 Workshop on ComputerArchitecture Education, pages 65-72, May 2002. Anchorage, Alaska. Page 13.444.5

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Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

discussinitiatives that can be carried out effectively by individuals or small groups, initiatives that canbe supported by industry and by other groups external to the university, and initiatives thatrequire institutional support. Not surprisingly, successful projects draw support from several ofthese groups. Major stakeholders who can affect graduate education at an individual institutioninclude individual graduate students, student organizations, and supportive corporate sponsors.Major stakeholders who could help with institutionalization include not only university andcollege administrators and engineering faculty but also government and nongovernmentalorganizations, as well as corporate sponsors. Our goal in this session is to offer specificexamples of

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

bioengineering research and in more recent years has turned his attention to engineering education research. He is the P.I. of the GK-12 project to which this paper relates. He is the inaugural recipient of the Bernard Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering as well as many other honors.Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University Page 13.319.1 Adam K. Fontecchio received his B.A. in Physics in 1996, his M. Sc. in physics in 1998, and his Ph. D. in Physics in 2002, all from Brown University. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Affiliated

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Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993, M.S. degrees in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering. Page 13.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Utilizing the

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

, it is important for adepartment to identify why they have introduced or are teaching such a freshman courseand whether (via specific assessment) the goals and objectives of the class are being met,from both the faculty and student standpoint.In the rest of this section, we briefly highlight (as a resource) some of the novel workavailable on freshman courses in chemical engineering.Some best practices that we have used (or discovered) for this course are: • The use of freshman design projects: o Design and economic analysis of a controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer plant5 o Design, build, and test an evaporative cooler6 o Design and build a pilot-scale water treatment plant7 o Analyze and

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Clauss, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; Mark Reuber, Grove City College; Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

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International

used to deliver the Power Pointpresentation and annotations for Fluid Mechanics. With both software applications, thepresentations were projected onto a large screen at both sites allowing students to see all noteswritten by the professor while listening to the lecture. The ability to write on the TabletPC wascritical for these instruction applications.Two additional courses, a junior level instrumentation laboratory course and EngineeringManagement, were taught by one of the resident professors. The junior Mechanical Engineeringlab course (taken by all junior mechanical engineers) made use of equipment brought fromGrove City College as well as available through labs at the University of Nantes. TheEngineering Management course incorporated

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

following pivotal factors which impact a woman’s career and earning power:choice of field of study, family and career choices, and gender discrimination. The reportcorrelating with the table above, states that one method to increase the number of womeninterested in STEM fields is to promote careers for women in STEM fields in interesting ways;allowing them to see how they could have a positive impact on society through work as anengineer or scientist.11Research suggests that pre-college outreach is especially successful when participants are giventhe chance to recognize the relevance and importance of STEM-based academic studies using“real-life” engineering projects. Judith A. Ramaley, visiting senior scientist at the NationalAcademy of Science

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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1900: INCORPORATING AND ASSESSING ABET “SOFT SKILLS” INTHE TECHNICAL CURRICULUMTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

PowerPointpresentation includes explanations of the covered topics and only statements of the problems thatare going to be discussed during the lecture. When an example is reached, the Journal Viewer ofthe Tablet PC would be used to show step-by-step solution of the problem. The Journal Viewerfile will include the schematics of the example problem. Electronics Workbench is used forschematic drawings. A brief discussion of this approach and the advantages and disadvantagesof such a scheme will be presented.IntroductionElectronic projection usually in the form of PowerPoint slides that are shown to students whilethe instructor discusses the material on the slides is an increasingly common method forinstructors to present lecture material. However, this approach

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Harley H. Hartman P.E., Pennsylvania State University, York Campus

and removed from its original tubular frame. A newmounting base was designed and fabricated, and it was then placed in my garage where it sat forabout 25 years as an unfinished project.The project was pursued though-out the years, but only in the planning stages and the collectionof additional surplus parts to be used in the system. The control system was designed and re-designed several times but physical work, in earnest, did not begin until late 2010. By Fall 2012the system was functional. Additional control elements and features were added periodicallysince the initial commissioning of the system.Students were first invited and attended a demonstration in the Spring of 2013. Thesedemonstrations continued through Fall of 2019. My hope is

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2008 GSW

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Nana-Kwaku Danquah; Patrick Mensah; Samuel Ibekwe; Guoqiang Li

, Samuel Ibekwe, and Guoqiang Li are professors in Mechanical Engineering Department atSouthern University, Baton Rouge. They are co-PIs on the DOE/NNSA sponsored project. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

changingthe values of individual variables by one unit will allow educators to determine the resultingvalue in intervention efforts. The most valuable variables for developing intervention programswill be those that are directly controllable and have the greatest impact on increasing theestimated probability of a STEM outcome.Bibliography[1] National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Graduate Students and Postdoctorates inScience and Engineering: Fall 2002, NSF 05-310, Project Officers: Julia D. Oliver and Emilda B. Rivers (Arlington,VA 2004). (available from NSF website http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf04318/ )[2] Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST), data derived from the American Associationof

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

13.546.5References1. Bonnette, Roy. (2006). Out of the Classroom and into the Community: Service Learning Reinforces Classroom Instruction. The Technology Teacher, 65(5), 6-11.2. Bradford, M. (2005). Motivating Students Through Project-Based Service Learning. T H E Journal, 32(6), 29-30.3. Campus Compact (2001). Assessing service learning and civic engagement. Providence, RI: Brown University.4. Eyler, J., & Giles, D. (1999). Where’s the Learning in Service Learning? San Francisco: Jossey- Bass Publishing Company.5. Goetsch, D. L. (1992). Industrial Supervision: In the age of High Technology. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.6. Kurt, M. (2001). Technology Education

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2497: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDRAULIC HYBRID VEHICLELABORATORY: INTEGRATING EDUCATION AND RESEARCHChristopher Schroeder, University of Toledo Christopher C. Schroeder is a graduate mechanical engineering student at The University of Toledo. He is working with Dr. Mohammad Elahinia on a project to develop "Multipurpose Educational Modules to Teach Hybrid Vehicle Technologies". Specifically Christopher says I am "working with colleagues to make hydraulic hybrid vehicles more suitable for commercialization…. I am excited and thrilled to be part of a university and a project which have the potential to make big changes in the automotive industry."Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

based on their FAFSAsubmission. The students attend six 50-minute workshops each semester on topics such asresumes, internships, research, portfolios, and graduate school. In addition, engineers withgraduate degrees who are working in industry are brought in as special speakers. Theseengineers describe how having a technical Master’s or a Ph.D. degree allows them to be involvedin more interesting projects. The students are encouraged to discuss research with professors andto write a research proposal with a professor to obtain School of Engineering funding to supportresearch. The students enter these programs as juniors or seniors. A third program, a NACME(National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering) Academic Scholarship Program

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2735: ELEMENTARY TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INENGINEERING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARYChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Page 13.479.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Elementary Teacher Professional Development in Engineering: Lessons Learned from Engineering is ElementaryThe Engineering is Elementary (EiE, www.mos.org/eie) project aims to foster engineering andtechnological literacy among children and their educators. EiE is creating a research-based,standards-based, and classroom-tested curriculum that integrates engineering and technologyconcepts and skills with elementary science topics

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marc McComb, Microchip Technology, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

of the main components that may be found on agiven Timer/Counter module produced by Microchip—such as the source clock,Prescaler, Postscaler and Timer value register—is discussed as to how it affectsthe operational characteristics of the peripheral as a whole.Each Timer0 configuration bit is described by location and its effect on theoverall operational characteristics of the peripheral. Diagrams similar to thosefound in the datasheet are used for cohesion, only they are discussed in greaterdetail.“Hands-On” LabTo reinforce the functional characteristics of the Timer0 peripheral, a hands-onlab is next, which is introduced using the MPLAB IDE/PICC-Lite compiler. Thestudent is directed to develop a new project file and generate a .c source

Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Jerry Meldon, Tufts University; Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia)

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Chemical Engineering

employment there while on leave in 1987. He has received two US patents for separation processes whose conception evolved from projects in which he developed mathematical models of simultaneous mass transfer and chemical reaction.Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia) Associate Dean and Professor of Chemistry, Southern Federal University (Russia) Research interests include investigation of properties, crystal structure and phase transitions of solid-state inorganic compounds and materials; chemical education. Page 13.1080.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), locatedwithin the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S.population has become more diverse over the past two decades as the minority population groups(African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, and Asians/ PacificIslanders) have increased more rapidly than the White population. As projected for 2005,minorities made up approximately 33 percent of the U.S. population. These same minoritygroups are expected to represent nearly 39 percent of the total population by the year 2020.Furthermore, according to the latest population projections revealed by the US Census Bureauand depicted in Figure 1, these minority

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design as the focus of instruction in the technologies. This goal, longrecognized by technology educators in the United States, has been realized in the UK.During the 1960s there were growing 'grass roots' concerns in the UK that technology educationfocused predominantly on manual construction skills and neglected higher order thinking skills.To address this concern a series of government-supported studies, pilot projects and reports ledto a paradigm shift in UK technology education. The emphasis went from the training sphere toa focus on design as a process involving critical thinking skills such as evaluation, ideasgeneration and synthesis, as well as manual and manufacturing skills. This educational evolutionlead to the Parkes Report5 which

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning / International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; James Carlsen, University of Florida; Meghan Ritter, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

received from Princeton University his Ph.D. in Engineering (Multidisciplinary), also MS in Aerospace, MS in Mechanical, MSE in Civil Engineering, and an MSE in Reservoir Engineering/Water Resources (all from Princeton University), as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State. Prior to joining the academics, Nick worked in industry, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has performed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oil Industry. He has

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

? Who else was involved in the design experience? What was your specific role in the experience? What were your responsibilities? How did you approach the task from beginning to where it is now? Can you walk me through the way you went about doing it? What did you do? What led to that? Why did you do that? ≠ Did your approach change over the course of the project? o If so, how and why? ≠ Did you learn anything about designing from your experience?Comparing Experiences (If time permits and depth has not been reached) ≠ Can you describe another practical experience you have had

Conference Session

Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

analyticalcomparisons. The steps of investigation of hydraulic door closer, door opening/closing phases,selection of a viable storage device, and camera integration have been conducted by seniorelectronics major students. Each student spent approximately 8 hours in the Electronics lab in the___________ Building at ________ State University. Progress meetings were scheduled everyWednesday to discuss issues and problems that encountered during research with courseinstructor. Some of the students spent their own money to purchase parts to help the project. Thedevices in the Electronics lab used for this experimental research project. Also, students wereprovided easy access to the lab any time during the day

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benxin Wu, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

beenfound that many students feel that the class is a little bit boring, and one of the reasons is that theclass does not have an experimental section, and the students do not have the opportunities to seeand/or practice what they have seen in the lecture notes or textbooks. For example, during thefinal official evaluation of the class organized by the university, some students commented:• “This course is only theory based. Student can not have any practical knowledge about the different machining process.• “Student should have the opportunity to do practical manufacturing project.”It has also been found that the attendance rate became lower as the class went on, and in somecases it even dropped to below 30%, implying the lack of the

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Alleman, Purdue University; Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana; Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Brett Gunnink, Montana State University; George List, North Carolina State University; Roger Smith, Texas A&M University; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

– Synthesis), Outcome 8 (Problem Recognition and Problem Solving;Level 4 – Analysis), and Outcome 15 (Technical Specialization; Level 5 – Synthesis).The ten participating programs were asked to identify the various types of master-level programs Page 14.3.8they offer. Five different graduate level pathways were identified: a master of science (MS)with thesis, an MS without thesis but with a scholarly project, a master of engineering (MEng)with a scholarly project, an MEng with only coursework, and other options not listed. For eachmasters-level program offered, the ten programs were asked to assess the achievement level oftheir masters graduates

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

their teaching. Even though classes were taught in Dari, westill found that we were able to conduct an adequate assessment and provide useful instructorfeedback. Spending time in the classroom provided us with different ideas for our classroom andgave us some insight into what works and what does not work. Teaching the seminar and seeingthe new faculty members’ excitement and desire to do more inspired and reminded us to exudethe characteristics which make teachers great in our own classroom.Bringing Relevance into the ClassroomAnother great part of this experience was that in a developing country like Afghanistan,infrastructure development is a huge mission for the nation. At NMAA, there were numerousongoing construction projects on the

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Professional Engineer, who is inresponsible charge of a project. The appropriate utilization of the CE Technologist in the civilengineering industry can help to correct what appears to be a poor utilization of labor that occurswhen P.E.s are performing common analysis tasks such as slope stability or surface water run-offcalculations for several days or weeks of the month. There is no need to have a P.E., or even tohave passed the F.E exam, or to have had courses in Calculus III and a third science to properlydraw a flow net, or to make bearing capacity calculations, or to size a reinforced concrete beamand select the proper reinforcement. Granted, in many offices such analyses are often done byentry level civil engineering graduates, or engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

research projects while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues.Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH Dr. Attarzadeh is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Program. He is an Associated Editor for student papers of the Journal of Technology Interface (http://engr.nmsu.edu/~etti/). He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983.Miguel Ramos

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Renee Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

learning to determine if we haveachieved these desired outcomes. We believe that one very fruitful approach is to focus onmodels and modeling, especially the development and use of model eliciting activities or MEAs8-10 . We propose that this construct, developed initially by mathematics educators, can be both animportant learning intervention, as well as a research tool, and can be tightly coupled with otherassessment tools. To that extent, under funding from National Science Foundation (CCLI Phase3) - Collaborative Research: Improving Engineering Students’ Learning Strategies ThroughModels and Modeling - we are leading a seven university study to do exactly that11. Below wedescribe the MEA methodology, provide an overview of the project, and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aman Yadav, Purdue University; Gregory Shaver, Purdue University; Peter Meckl, Purdue University

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Mechanical Engineering

), 375-381.6. Cowan, D. (2006). Adopt a building project: Utilizing the existing (case studies) to teach construction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL.7. Yadav, A. "Video Cases in Teacher Education: What Role Does Task Play in Learning from Video Cases in Two Elementary Education Literacy Methods Courses?" Doctoral Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2006.8. Lundeberg, M A, and A Yadav. "Assessment of Case Study Teaching: Where Do We Go from Here? Part I." Journal of College Science Teaching 35, no. 5 (2006): 10-13.9. Lundeberg, M A, and A Yadav. "Assessment of Case Study Teaching: Where Do We Go from Here? Part 2." Journal of College