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International Division Poster Session / Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education / International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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International

Software Engineering Education & Training (CSEET’07), 2007.[13] Naehyyuck Chang and Ikhwan Lee, “Embedded System Hardware Design Course Track for CS Students”, Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education (MSE’03), 2003.[14] Suehee Pak, Eunha Rho, Juno Chang, and Moon Kim, “Demand-Driven Curriculum for Embedded System Software in Korea”, http://www.cs.virginia.edu/sigbed/archives/2005-10/03-wese2005%20(Pak).pdf, access on January 2008.[15] Seviora,R.E., “A Curriculum for Embedded System Engineering”, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems”, vol. 4, no. 3, pp 569-586, Aug. 2005.[16] Haberman, B. and M. Trakhtenbrot, “ An Undergraduate Program in Embedded Systems

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2194: USING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR PERSONAL AND PROJECTPLANNING IN A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEW. David Harding, University of New HavenSamuel Daniels, University of New Haven Page 13.1347.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Microsoft Outlook for Personal & Project Planning in a Freshman Year Engineering CourseAbstractA great variety of tools are available for use in the planning and organizing of project work.This paper discusses the use of Microsoft Outlook (Outlook) as a primary planning andorganizational tool for a first year engineering course; “Project Planning and Development.” Inthe course, Outlook is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the College of Arts &Sciences by combining the new Institute of Engineering Science and the established B. S. inComputer Science program, which was previously offered through the Department ofMathematics. When the initial faculty had completed planning for a full degree program with anappropriate set of all new engineering courses, the 1985-86 catalog announced the full degreerequirements and curriculum plan for the new B.S. in Engineering Science program, initiallywith computer, electrical, and mechanical “options.”In 1988, the Department of Engineering and Computer Science, still a unit within the College ofArts and Sciences, moved into its own new building, called the Rogers ECS Building, after thedonors whose contribution enabled the

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

construction-based and not simulation-based. Lastly, it is possible that this approach could lead to a very “tunnel-vision” view of engineering. By seeing each discipline presented as a separate entity, it promotes a very divisional view of engineering. This could be harmful if interdepartmental cooperation is desired. B. Multidisciplinary Approach The second technique that was tested for the course introduced each of the engineering disciplines through several multidisciplinary projects. ABET has emphasized the need to incorporate multidisciplinary teams into engineering education1. Therefore, it is desirable to convey the multidisciplinary nature of engineering problems. The

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

construction-based and not simulation-based. Lastly, it is possible that this approach could lead to a very “tunnel-vision” view of engineering. By seeing each discipline presented as a separate entity, it promotes a very divisional view of engineering. This could be harmful if interdepartmental cooperation is desired. B. Multidisciplinary Approach The second technique that was tested for the course introduced each of the engineering disciplines through several multidisciplinary projects. ABET has emphasized the need to incorporate multidisciplinary teams into engineering education1. Therefore, it is desirable to convey the multidisciplinary nature of engineering problems. The

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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International

Classroom: Lessons Learned”, AC 2007-2225, in Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 20073. Widdig, B., Lohmann, J., “EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE”, AC 2007-854, in Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 20074. Motlagh, B., Shahir-Motlagh, M., Rahrooh, A., “Crafting an International Road Map to Global Learning and Project Management”, AC 2007-1113, in Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 20075. Lin, L., “The learning Experiences of Chinese Graduate Students in American Social Sciences Programs”, The International Conference of The Comparative and International Education Society, http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data

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Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Schneider, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

skills.Student performance can also be investigated to determine the impact of the coursemodifications. The class averages for the 2005 through 2007 course offerings was a B (83%),C+ (78%), and a B+ (88%), respectively. Looking at the spread of the final grades show astandard deviation of 6%, 17%, and 4%, respectively for the 2005 through 2007 semesters. Thisdata indicates that student performance decreased as the level of difficulty increased with respectto the programming projects. However, by synchronizing the projects together, and adding theWindows GUI programming as an introduction to using APIs student performance not onlyimproved, but became more consistent.ConclusionsCoordinating software programming projects in an operating systems course to

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Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

effort, T.E. Summing all of the forces results in the following relationship: ∑F =m a e T .E. − W .R. − R.R. = me a , or T .E. − R.L. = me aSince the vehicle is put into neutral during the coastdown, the tractive effort becomeszero. The Road Load Force can then be related to coast down rate as follows:(1.2) R.L. = − me a = −me dV B − me (Vi +1 − Vi ) , dt ∆t where: me = effective vehicle mass. It is the sum of the final vehicle test mass and the effective mass of the rotating components. For, example the effective mass of the tire wheel and brake rotor is

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Educating for Results: Tools used in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Ayhan Zora; Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

Page 13.1373.8to hill, instead it start moving back after the engine torque released at a time of 22 s ofthe simulation. This has given the student an opportunity of investigating the systemcapabilities. The model can be used further detailed discussion and analysis of the vehiclebehavior. For example, the car body longitudinal velocity and acceleration for 5% groundslope are shown in Figure 8.The vehicle is accelerating and reaches to maximum velocity until time 22 second whenthe engine torque is set to zero as seen in Figure 8.a. The accelerating scheme as seen inFigure 8.b during this period looks like a step function since gear ratios are suddenlyincreased at times of 5, 10, and 15 s of simulation. The slight decrease in

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Computers in Education

system for small space experiments, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, 20(2), 6 pp. Downloaded 3-23-06 from http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/td2002/dumont.pdf.[4] Menon, C.J. (2005). Medical device network standards. Medical Electronics Manufacturing. Downloaded 3- 23-06 from http://www.devicelink.com/mem/archive/05/10/004.html.[5] Rover, D.T., Cheng, B., Wey, C.-L., & Mutka, M.W. (2000). Incorporating large-scale projects into a multidisciplinary approach to embedded systems. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE 2000), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 105-108. Downloaded 3-26-06 from http://www.ineer.org/Events/ICEE2000/Proceedings/papers/WC1-3.pdf.[6] Spradley, J.P. (1979

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, Case Western Reserve University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

://nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/). Arlington, VA.2. United States Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (NC-EST2006-03, available at http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/NC-EST2006-srh.html). Washington, DC.3. National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Science Resources Statistics (2006). Science and Engineering Indicators (available at http://nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/). Arlington, VA (NSB 06-01).4. Bell, R. L., Blair, L. M., Lederman, N. G., & Crawford, B. A. (2003). Just Do It? Impact of a Science Apprenticeship Program on High School Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science and Scientific

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Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; William Palm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

) É rr i 2 Ú Page 13.17.10and integrating it over the distance traveled we get the ‘buoyant energy’. ÇM g b E B ? Ð (rr 2i ) È can / y Ù dy (8) É rr i 2 0 ÚAssuming the can has a

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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W. Roy Penney; Kendal J. Brown; Joel D. Vincent; Edgar C. Clausen

;;;SPECIFIC HEAT OF ALUMINUM, J/kg*K Activ α=.97 ;;;ABSORPTIVITY OF BLACK PAINT Activ ε=.98 ;;;EMISSIVITY OF BLACK PAINT Activ σ=5.67*10^-8 ;;;STEFAN-BOLTZMAN CONSTANT, W/m^2*K^4 Activ τs=.88 ;;;SOLAR TRANSMISSIVITY OF GLASS Activ Qsolar=750 ;;;SOLAR FLUX, W/m^2 Activ Tsky=252 ;;;EFFECTIVE SKY TEMPERATURE, K Activ c=(σ*ε)/(ρal*Cpal*Δx) ;;;EXPRESSION FOR RADIATION LEAVING PLATE Activ b = α*τs/(ρal*Cpal*Δx) ;;;EXPRESSION FOR RADIATION ENTERING PLATE Activ a = (k)/(ρal*Δx^2*Cpal) ;;;EXPRESSION FOR CONDUCTION INTO INSULATION Activ a1 = (k)/(ρ*Δx^2*Cp) ;;;EXPRESSION FOR CONDUCTION THROUGH INSULATION Comme ;;;TEMPERATURES

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Additionally, each teacher showed the interviewer examplesof student work and told stories about students and teams of students who had participated in theengineering design activities. All the interviews were audiotaped and transcribed for lateranalysis.Three student evaluation surveys were used in this study, one for each kit (Appendixes B, C, andD). The evaluation survey was originally designed by a student team of mechanical engineeringstudents at the University of Virginia in 2006 for a kit they developed on making headphonespeakers. The survey was modified for the kits in this study.Each survey consisted of 10 Likert-scale questions and three open-ended questions. The Likert-scale questions were about teamwork, the design process, content

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Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

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Design in Engineering Education

. Table 5 Snapshot – Sample SpecificationsSpecification Description Target value1. Easy to carry Total weight of each component when broken down ≤ 50 lbs2. Output voltage Output voltage from generation system a) 120 VAC 60 Hz OR b) 12 VDC3. Average power The average power from the generation system >100W4. Min. stream velocity Minimum river velocity required to achieve average power 3 mph5. Min. stream depth Minimum operating depth required 2 ft6. Min. stream width

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Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

. Roselli R, Brophy S. Effectiveness of challenge-based instruction in biomechanics. Journal of EngineeringEducation 2006;95:311-324.7. Kolikant Y-D, Linsenmeier R, Hirsch P, Gatchell D. A cognitive-apprenticeship-inspired instructionapproach for teaching scientific writing and reading. Journal of College Science Teaching 2006; 36:20-25.8. Kolikant Y-D, McKenna A, Yalvac B. The emergence of a community of practice in engineeringeducation. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 2007; :7-16.9. Bransford J, Brown A, Cocking R (eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and SchoolWashington, DC: National Academy Press; 1999.10. Martin T, Petrosino AJ, Rivale S, Diller K. The development of adaptive expertise in biotransport

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Barnard, K-State at Salina; Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina; Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1399: EARTH DAY TEACH-IN: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY,COMMUNITY, AND EDUCATION COLLABORATIONKen Barnard, K-State at Salina Ken Barnard has a doctorate in Aviation and Space from Oklahoma State University, and is a professional pilot with Airline Transport Rating, Certified Flight Instructor in airplanes and helicopters and Mechanic Airframe and Power Plant ratings. Ken is a professor in Aviation at Kansas State University at Salina. A former Department Head and Director of an International Pilot Center Ken became interested in climate change issues while doing atmospheric research for the Aviation Meteorology class he currently teaches. He was selected as one of the one-thousand individuals

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

, Vol. 20, Mar 1999, pp 131-152. 5. Elsegood, Russell, J. MacCallum, R. Hickey, and B. Jeffreys, “The Science/Technology Awareness Raising (STAR) Programme: a partenership in raising participation through peer tutoring”, Mentoring and Tutoring by Students, Sinclair Goodland, ed., Kogand Page Ltd. Stirling, VA 1998. 6. Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities, 1998 (http://notes.cc.sunysb.edu/Pres/boyer.nsf). Page 13.406.10

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Engineering Ethics

are teaching courses in the sustainability area. We have identified universities from 15 states and the 3Page 13.115.4 District of Columbia which are teaching college level courses in the area of sustainability. The project team is checking on the web and using various databases to determine the courses listed on the university “books” as being taught in their departments, with the goal being to develop a questionnaire/survey to be sent to the department head and engineering dean to identify (a) how frequently these courses are taught, number of students who took these classes, etc., and (b) a copy of the course syllabus and information on the textbook(s) used. This

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

concerns,some particular to the 4+1 program. These concerns were: a. The 4+1 program is popular among the students and the faculty. It provides a relatively easy way to attract students into the graduate programs. Students choose it because it allows them to remain at Cal Poly, they are familiar with the system, the faculty, and already have housing and a social support system in place. On the down side, the 4+1 program blurs the lines between being an undergraduate and graduate student. Students and faculty are unclear when the transition is made. They are treated more as super seniors. b. Students felt that the number of undergraduate students (many 4+1 students) taking 500 level courses during their senior

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

) Gillespie, Thomas D., Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1992.2) http://www.epa.gov/nvfel/methods/uddscol.txt accessed on 1/17/08.3) Pourmovahed, A., Beachley, N.H., and Fronczak, F.J., “Modeling of a Hydraulic Energy Regeneration System – Part I: Analytical Treatment,” J. of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, March 1992, vol. 114, pp. 155 – 159.4) Wu, B., Lin, C-C., Filipi, Z., Peng, H., and Assanis, D., “Optimal Power Management for a Hydraulic Hybrid Delivery Truck,” Vehicle System Dynamics, 2004, vol. 42, nos. 1-2, pp. 23-40. Page 13.50.16

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Measurement Computing, http://www.measurementcomputing.com/ 2. B. Brey, “ The Intel Microprocessors 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro Processor Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing,” 7th edition, Prentice Hall, 2005 3. ADC0808/0809 datasheet, http://www.national.com/ds/DC/ADC0808.pdf 4. H. Broberg, EET302 laboratory manual, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne 5. DAC0808/0809 datasheet, http://www.national.com/ds/DA/DAC0808.pdf 6. Likert, Rensis (1932), "A Technique for the Measurement of Attitudes", Archives of Psychology 140: pp. 1- 55 Page

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Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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Civil Engineering

Name Game,” Success 101: A Forum for the Sharing of Ideas, Issue #1, Spring 1996, Discovery Press (www.discovery-press.com).3. Mendenhall, W. and T. Sincich, 1992. Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 3rd ed., Dellen Publishing, San Francisco, CA ISBN 0-02-380-552-8.4. Seybert, T. A., C. D. Ghilani, and B. J. Naberezny, 2000. “Enhancing the First-Semester Experience in Surveying,” Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 183-189.5. Seybert, T. A., 2002. “Building Community and Team Skills in a First-Year Seminar,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

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Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Technology

stop on graduation as professional and practitionersuse these publications to continue learning and refreshing their knowledge. The instructor providesfeedback for each to each student on the technical contents of their review as well as grammar,spelling and clear transmission of ideas.At the end of the course the students were asked to respond to an anonymous survey about thisactivity. The survey focused on questioning the students on the technical concepts that they learnedfrom the article reviews as well as how they felt about writing the reviews. The main findings canbe summarized as follows: a) Students didn’t like having to write the critical reviews. b) Students acknowledged the value of the critical reviews as a tool that gave them

Conference Session

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 13.852.8References 1. Faculty Handbook, 2007-2008, [University] , [Location], 2007.Appendix Page 13.852.9 GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYINVENTION DISCLOSURECover Sheet for Inventors An invention disclosure should be made when some new and useful idea has been conceived ordeveloped at GVSU, or when a GVSU employee or student has obtained unusual, unexpected, or unobviousresearch results that can be utilized by someone to enhance economic development in west Michigan. This Invention Disclosure Form (“IDF”) will enable evaluation of your idea to determine (a) itspatentability and (b) its potential for commercial value. An

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Bardy, Grove City College; Erik Anderson, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

convective heat loss to theenvironment shown in equation (12). •T / k air ? hexp *Tw / T¢ + (12) •y y ?0An approximate temperature gradient, •T/•y, at the wall can be calculated from the measuredtemperature profile.Figure 4 Laminar, free convection boundary layer conditions on an isothermal vertical surface.(a) Velocity profiles. (b) Temperature profiles[9, 10]. Page 13.835.8Figure 5 Velocity and temperature profiles in a natural convection boundary layer. *Diagram reproduced with permission from

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas; Mari Heltne, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

:“You were all creative when you were kids. Every time you sat down and were handed a crayon,you drew something interesting. It’s time to get that creativity back.”A third set of problems was designed to show tradeoffs in design solutions and that problems aresolved for a reason; they aren’t solved in a vacuum. For example, they were given thisassignment: a.) Why do public restrooms have hand drying devices? That is, what is the purpose of hand drying devices in a restroom? (It is not sufficient to answer “to dry hands”)? b.) Give an example of a purely (or mostly) electrical solution to the hand drying problem and an example of a purely (or mostly) mechanical solution. c.) For each solution, list the direct costs of that

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Aasia Riasat; Syed S. Rizvi; Faraz Arain

second day, studentswere asked to fill in the questionnaires again, only they were asked to pick up a different problem thanthey had on the previous day. The data collected from the questionnaire was used to identify that (a) howsubjects understand dynamic problems description, (b) how they understand what they were asked to do,(c) what concepts they perceive as important, and (d) how they relate them each other. The threeproblems that have been considered as a test tools can be graded according to the level of dynamiccomplexity that they include. For learning more about this experiment, please see [1]. In the first experiment, the first dynamic problem (Spread of an infection) was comparatively easy tounderstand. According to the results [1

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Young, Syracuse University; John Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

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Women in Engineering

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Linda Katehi, University of Illinois; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Feder, National Research Council

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-873: ANALYSIS OF K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION CURRICULA INTHE UNITED STATES—A PRELIMINARY REPORTKenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout Kenneth Welty is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate course in curriculum development, instructional methodology, and student assessment. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Illinois State University and earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. Prior to joining the faculty at UW-Stout, he was a Visiting Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, a Research Associate at