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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Anderson; Robert Serow; James Demery; Carl Zorowski; Catherine E. Brawner

be available. These methods allow us to probe into areasand tease out problems that may exist and may help to define a problem for future quantitativestudy. They also allow us to understand why projects succeed or fail in certain environments. Inthis paper we offer a model that uses qualitative assessment techniques to support the Checkstage of the PDCA model in a program with undergraduate engineering curriculum renewal as itsgoal. This 10-step process includes site visits, participant review, and an ongoing formalfeedback process about improvements that can be made based on the collected data. The modelis intended to provide a framework to others who may be in a position to evaluate a group ofprograms such as a coalition of institutions or

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1999 Annual Conference

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

review the literature on the subject of small-scale cost-effective experiments. Many papers have been presented at ASEE and AIChE Annualconference and published in Chemical Engineering Education. Our developments from our NSFWorkshop and through our coursework will be described. Before we present the experimental descriptions we will briefly describe the NSF projectthat funded some of our laboratory development efforts. NSF project DUE-9752789 supportstwo hands-on, industry integrated workshops that will have a major impact on upper and lowerlevel engineering, technology and science instruction. One workshop was held July 1998 andanother one is scheduled for July 1999. Participants gain experience in novel processengineering through hands

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Evelyn Hanna

geared towards involving 7th and 8th grade girls in the world of engineeringand technology through hands-on projects and attending various workshops. The purposeof this paper is to investigate the need for pre-college programs geared towards middleschool girls, define the TARGET program, and to explore program refinements. TABLE 1: School of Engineering Rutgers University Population 2500 2000 1500 Women Men 1000 Total 500 0 1997

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2000 Annual Conference

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Douglas G. Schmucker

: Page 5.146.21. Learning objectives provide a focus for both the student and teacher. The students know exactly what it is that they are supposed to learn. It keeps their efforts focused and efficient on the critical task-level "goals" of the lesson, homework, project, exam, or course. Additionally, the teacher keeps his or her effort focused on the specific items that need to be accomplished rather than going off on personally interesting tangents that yield minimal learning benefit for the associated cost.2. Learning objectives appeal to various learning styles. With reference to the names of preferred learning modes in the Felder-Silverman6 model, sequential learners tend to prefer lists of tasks such as those that cognitive

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

technical expertise and the humanities andsocial sciences; to gain the sensitivity to project and test the moral and social implications oftheir future professional judgments and activities; and to foster their leadership abilities inpreparation for managing change and promoting the general welfare in an evolving technologicaland global context." 5 Honors students are expected to achieve several goals including: Page 2.471.2 the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to a variety of audiences the ability to analyze and critically evaluate both their own ideas and those of others development of a

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1997 Annual Conference

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K. P. Brannan

had never sent in an activity report - there would be no need to bringthis to the dean's attention anyway. Pat decided that he would repeat these items for a few yearsand then tell the next person how to handle the job. Everything was under control! Page 2.495.2The Study Several years later, Sandy Marsh sat across from Dean Silver, whose eyebrows wereprotruding in that unique way that showed he was searching for the best way to enlist help inlaunching a new project. "Sandy, do you remember a few years ago when the college wasexperiencing the first waves of the revival in teaching? Not long after that, a camaraderie amongthe faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session (1547)

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric J. Addeo, DeVry Institute

highlight a student asking a question. This may not be necessary ifthere are only a few remote students. Note that person-spotting techniques are simpler if thereare individual video and audio streams from each of the remote students. For example, audioperson spotting can be done by finding the maximum audio level from the remote student audiochannels, rather than using directional audio techniques.6.0 The Virtual Back RowIf the instructor interacts with multiple remote students using a small display at the front of theroom, there is a clear distinction between the local students and the remote students. One way toreduce this distinction is by having the rear wall of the local classroom be single large projection

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Hrudey; Stanley Varnhagen; Shelley Lorimer; Roger Toogood; Bill Lipsett; Art Peterson

preparing students for a world of life-long learning, this may be the most important thing “learned” at the University.Future plans for the existing modules include the addition of more example problems for thestudents to solve, and additional multimedia elements such as video. It is also planned todevelop more quizzes, on-line assessment modules (student performance tracking), additionaldelivery mechanisms (CD-ROM), and, finally, to investigate methods for wider dissemination ofthis work..AcknowledgementFinancial support for the development of these modules has been provided by the University ofAlberta (University Teaching Research Fund, Academic Technology for Learning (AsynchronousLearning Project)), the Faculty of Engineering, and the Learning

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

a moreinterpersonal communication skill set in students. Indeed, as Trevelyan pointed out in his studyof communication practices of engineers in Australia, “assessment of communication inengineering education is misaligned with practice requirements”5. To better align educationalassessment of communication practices in the first place, educators need to know more abouthow this skill set is defined and practiced in engineering workplaces. This paper intends to helpshed light on that question through reporting on the ways that practicing engineers valued,defined, and practiced “communication skills”.Study Description and MethodsThis study is part of a larger project sponsored by the National Science Foundation whichexamines the alignment of

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

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Chemical Engineering

operation of the process, will have to sift through thealarms to distinguish which are more important and require immediate action. This alarmingproblem has been identified as a contributing factor in numerous chemical process incidents,such as the Texaco Pembroke Refinery in the UK and others on the Gulf Coast.Alarm issues are caused when newly minted chemical engineering graduates become processengineers and are asked to suggest alarm settings for their projects without having anunderstanding of alarm management principles. Therefore we have developed this AlarmDocumentation and Rationalization (D&R) Module to introduce alarm management concepts toundergraduate students.In this paper we describe our experience exposing undergraduate students

Conference Session

Spatial Ability and Visualization in Graphics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2010-617: ARE THE VISUALIZATION SKILLS OF FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENTS CHANGING?Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University Dr. Sheryl Sorby is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and Director of the Engineering Education and Innovation research group at Michigan Technological University. She recently served as a Program Director within the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests include graphics and visualization. She has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on more than $5M in external funding, most from the National Science Foundation for educational projects. She was the

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Joshua Quesenberry, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Western Community College; Kevin Diomedi II, Virginia Western Community College; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Richard Clark, Virginia Western Community College; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

, Mr.John Harris and Mr. Branden McKagen, for their assistance during this project. Financialsupport for this project was received from the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment at Virginia Tech and the National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, andLaboratory Improvement (CCLI) Phase II Award # 0817102.Bibliography1. Hendricks, R.W., K-M. Lai, and J.B. Web (2005). “Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in Electronic CircuitsThat Support Introductory Courses for Electrical and Computer Engineers.” Proc. ASEE AnnualMeeting, June 12–15, 2005, Portland OR. (available online at www.asee.org).2. Hendricks, R.W. and K. Meehan (2009). Lab-in-a-Box: Introductory Experiments in Electric Circuits(3/E), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

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Educational Research and Methods

today’s global economy.The study has further reaching effects by indicating an alternate methodology to instructors whoare looking to improve instruction and administrators who allocate monies to research project. BibliographyThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). (2006). Program criteria.Retrieved 9-16-2008 from http://www.abet.orgAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (1994). Engineering education for achanging world. ASEE Deans Council and Corporate Roundtable. Washington, DC: ASEE.Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST). (2005). A bridge for all: Higher education

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Kate Golding is an Associate for Research and Evaluation at the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. She has worked as a consultant to small startups, as well as being office manager and project coordinator to established small businesses. She earned her B.F.A in painting at the University of Delaware. Page 15.1198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS IN U.S. ENGINEERING

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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International

international activitiesare personally exciting and rewarding, an assistant professor must maintain focus on the overall goal andchoose wisely as to where to spend their limited resources of time and energy. So the question presentsitself, “Is this the best use of my time as an assistant professor looking to gain tenure?” Publishingscholarship in journals and at conferences, obtaining funding for projects, achieving good teachingevaluations and providing good service to the department, college and university seem to be criteria forwhich promotion and tenure is granted. This paper looks at each of these criteria and how they areimpacted by international activities. The amount of time involved, cultural and language differences andlogistics of

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

payto look at the original architects who transformed the American system of higher education intheir efforts to deliver upon the new demands for a technically trained workforce.3As drawn from a larger book project, this paper aims to provide new historical insights bylooking at how the engineering „manpower‟ crisis of the 1950s contributed to the 1960 MasterPlan for Higher Education in California, and how the Master Plan, in turn, shaped engineeringeducation within the state.4 The California public system of higher education was already set upas a relatively novel, tripartite system that created separate estates for junior colleges, statecolleges, and the University of California system. However, as documented by Californiahistorians such as

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

. The conclusion is that the project description needsto be improved so that students have adequate guidance to provide the desired solution.Examining the results of the student survey, it is apparent that the students view the laboratory ashelpful. Most reported it increased their understanding and confidence in their ability to develop,implement and evaluate control charts for variables. Students also indicated that the laboratoryshould be used for future classes.Future ResearchThere is still much work left to finalize this laboratory. The most pressing need is to improve theproject description regarding benchmarks for production and quality. The currentimplementation is well suited for kinesthetic/tactile and visual learners due to the

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

ABET and a Senior Member of IEEE, where he currently serves on the Educational Activities Board. Page 15.420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of Nanotechnology and Power Systems Concentrations for an On-line BSEET DegreeAbstractAccording to a report titled “Workforce Planning for Public Power Utilities: Ensuring Resourcesto Meet Projected Needs”, published by the American Public Power Association (APPA) in2005, the electric utility industry is faced with an aging workforce and the potential retirementsof a large percentage of its employee base. A large number of electric

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Beverly Davenport Sypher, Purdue University; Steven R. Abel, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University; Brenda Berkelaar, Purdue University

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Continuing Professional Development

% 4% 35% 0%Pay for others to attend certificate program 46% 4% 31% 0%DiscussionAlthough we had expected that applicants would readily understand and concur with our desireto distill project-independent change leadership strategies which could be transmitted to others,most attendees preferred grounding their change leadership skills in specific examples and casestudies that contextualized the strategies pursued. However, this same contextualization raisedquestions about what subset of strategies might be validly pursued in different contexts.On the assumption that our primary audience for leadership skills development would want sometangible recognition of a program of study leading to knowledge

Conference Session

Research in Graphics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Mark Shreve

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paths to Learning: Understanding how students utilize online instructional resources in an introductory engineering graphics courseABSTRACT This presentation focuses on an ongoing instructional innovation research and development project centered around an introductory engineering graphics course. Over the past few years, the researchers have looked at ways that pedagogical innovations could be used to both improve instruction and do so more efficiently with fewer resources. These goals has led to the creation of pilot sections of the course that are “hybrid”—meeting one day and week and then having students use an online learning management system (i.e., Moodle) for

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

’ instructions, examples andassessment tools.Our approach which encompasses process, methods and tools improves resource efficiencywithin and across departments. For high level materials, a consistent format is essential forstrategic plans, continuous improvement, educational objectives, program outcomes andassessment plans. Additional leverage is gained by standardizing documentation of courseimprovements, capstone projects and faculty development. Common materials that describe co-curricular multidisciplinary activities and shared facilities are prepared and disseminated at theCollege level. The purpose of this paper is to present the specifics of our approach and lessonslearned from the latest general visit along with recommendations for future

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Donald Gaitros, Baylor University

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Computers in Education

students for the program.IntroductionDeclines in computer science enrollments over the last eight years1, 2 have caused educators toincrease efforts to attract and retain students in computer science. To that end new computerscience curricula and courses are being designed and implemented. Many of these newprograms involve research experiences, diversity, and interdisciplinary programs. There is also amove to develop social communities of students within the computer science majors at a givenuniversity.It has been proven that students involved in undergraduate research projects have a highertendency to stay in computer science and as well as pursue post-graduate work.3, 4 Likewise,research activities at the undergraduate level increase community

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Finhasali Chinwala, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

AC 2010-378: KNOWLEDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES HELD BYENGINEERING STUDENTSEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Finhasali

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-384: PEER MENTORING: IMPACT ON MENTEES AND COMPARISONWITH NON-PARTICIPANTSRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is Co-Director of the NSF-funded Assessing Women andMen in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects and Co-PI of the National Girls Collaborative Project. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY A. EDMISTER is the Assistant Director of the

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Richard Cerkovnik, Anne Arundel Community College; Wesley Lawson, University of Maryland; Lan Xiang, Montgomery College

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Two Year College Division

authors detailedconclusions reached by fifty participants from two-year and four-year institutions in a NationalScience Foundation sponsored workshop held in 2004. One conclusion was that articulationagreements must be supported by partnerships between two-year and four-year colleges toachieve seamless transfers of students from the two-year schools. In addition, student outcomesand competencies should be used for articulation instead of courses. The workshop participantsalso suggested further evaluation of the transfer process using such criteria as assessment oflearning outcomes and competencies. In Educating the Engineer of 2020 2, one of the 14recommendations of a project sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering is that four-year

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

through the first semester of junior yeardiffering primarily in the aerospace or ocean specific introductory two course sequence. Withsecond semester junior year upper-level field specific courses are required but the balance withtechnical electives allows students to opt into the joint curriculum with minimal additionalcourse load. Arguably the most sizable curricular difference lies in senior design, where eachstudent completes an ocean (typically surface or submarine naval combatant), aeronautical, orspacecraft two-semester, team project.2.2 Graduate ProgramAt the graduate level, the AOE department has offered a MS degree in Ocean Engineering since1993. The AOE department has invested significant energy into distance learning at the

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, Computer Graphics Technology; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Exec- utive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Page 22.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Distance Learning Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program in TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) at Purdue University, in

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electronics and Computer Technology major at Bowling Green State University. He participated in a solar cell research project with Dr. Erik Mayer at BGSU with the support of the SETGO Summer Research Program funded by the National Science Foundation. With his B.S. in Technology degree, he plans on continuing research in various areas of materials science associated with the electrical engineering field. Page 22.59.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Low-cost Laboratory Experiment to Generate the I-V Characteristic Curves of a Solar

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experience based on the post experimentsurvey. The laboratory can be also integrated with more advanced classes, like rapidmanufacturing process as discussed by Creese9 or computer aided optimization of castings, thelatter being however better suited to graduate engineering education10.It is fortunate that Texas A&M University Corpus Christi has a metal casting facility thatengineering students can have access to once a semester and perform one of their laboratoryexercises. Plans are in the making for students to use this facility for casting parts for theirprojects, including capstone projects, and continue this fruitful collaboration with the colleaguesin the Department of Arts

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1135: AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. OPTICS PROGRAMSLauren D. Thomas, Virginia TechLisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair, PhD, LinguisticsUniv of Chicago, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is involved in several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching interdisciplinarity in university and industry settings. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, and assessing com- munication in engineering. Her research includes communication and interdisciplinary collaboration