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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu, The Johns Hopkins University; Elisa Riedo, New York University; Shelley L Anna, Carnegie Mellon University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai, New York University; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University; Stacey J Marks, The Johns Hopkins University; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè, Carnegie Mellon University; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

inclusive excellence that enables the entire community to thrive. She is also a Distinguished Service Professor in CMU Engineering and Public Policy Department. Dr. Allen has a BS degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, as well as a MEd degree in policy, planning, and evaluation and an EdD degree in higher education management, both from the University of Pittsburgh.Darlene Saporu, The Johns Hopkins UniversityElisa Riedo, New York UniversityShelley L Anna, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDr. Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh Linda DeAngelo is Associate Professor of Higher Education, Center for Urban Education Faculty Fellow, and affiliated faculty in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urszula Zalewski, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

need to research and implement innovative interventions for retention andcareer readiness of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) [1,2]. In 2017, a four-year curriculum was developed to elevate an existingsupport program for undergraduate women in STEM into an academic honors program. Thisrenewed Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) Honors program at Stony BrookUniversity (SBU), a public research institution, recruited its first new cohort in 2018. Thepurpose of this paper is to present formative findings of the research and evaluation plans thatexamined the effectiveness of one of the new courses, WSE 381: Service Learning in STEM.Theoretical FoundationHigh-impact practices, the educational

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

SWAPNIL PATOLE, Mississippi State University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

may involve calculating cycle times,lead times, and other performance metrics. Based on the analysis of the current state, the teamthen develops a vision for the future state of the value stream. This involves eliminating waste,reducing lead times, and improving overall efficiency and effectiveness. With the future state inmind, the team develops a plan for implementing changes and improvements. This plan mayinclude specific initiatives, projects, or Kaizen events aimed at addressing the identifiedopportunities. Once the action plan is developed, the team begins implementing the proposedchanges. This may involve reorganizing processes, redesigning workflows, implementing newtechnologies, or training employees. Throughout the implementation

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatemeh Mirzahosseini Zarandi, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

student reflections (n = 4,238) collected by the cooperative education office ata large Midwest public university to identify substantive themes and form an interview protocolto explore the two constructs of interest. We used descriptive analyses with closed-ended responsesin the reflections and inductive coding with the open-ended responses. After extracting relevantinsights from the reflections, the next phase will employ a phenomenographic lens to pinpoint howcollege and cooperative education (co-op) experiences influence engineering students'professional identities and career goals. We plan to conduct interviews with approximately 15students. We expect that by identifying ways to better align team-based activities with real-worldteamwork

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Leigh Wolfe, Virginia Tech; Nicholas M Holden, University College Dublin; Demetres Briassoulis, Agricultural University of Athens; Francisco Ayuga, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, BIPREE Research Group; Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza, University of Bari, Italy

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Biological & Agricultural

Page 22.1540.3exchanged information via Scholar and email about their own programs relative to the team’sassignment. The teams are at various stages of developing and implementing work plans. Theprogress and plans of the various teams are described in the following paragraphs.Activity 1. Common Threads of the Biosystems Engineering Discipline The core concepts, or threads, of BE are variously understood by those within thediscipline, but have never been unequivocally defined due to the comparative youth of thediscipline. This makes communication and teaching difficult compared to other well establishedengineering subjects. The Atlantis POMSEBES project and Erasmus Network “ERABEE” haveworked towards defining a core curriculum for the

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Land Development Design InitiativeIntroduction and BackgroundA large team of professional engineers has rallied around a call for participation in thedevelopment of a new emphasis in land development design within a Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE) at a major land-grant institution. Land development design isthe process of planning, design, and construction of infrastructure and facilities for residential,commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, and government projects. Land developmentengineers must have strong knowledge about comprehensive plans, zoning, conceptual design, aswell as the engineering background in water resources

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

focusing on teamwork.Course Details – InstructorsThe TOP method was applied to the Construction Scheduling and Project Control course. Inorder to understand the suitability of TOP for this course, the course description is providedbelow:Construction Scheduling and Project Control ―provides a discussion on the theories, principles,and techniques of construction planning and scheduling with an emphasis on time management,costs, and resources through the preparation and analysis of network schedules.‖The objectives of student leaning for this course include: (1) understanding and describing theprocess of construction project planning, scheduling and control, and ethical issues involved inthe construction scheduling process, (2) developing a Gantt

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nipun M. Patel; Jesse Gurr; Yee Cheung Tsang; Christopher John Bolton; Bryon Scott Watkins

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Electrical and Computer

in May of 2010. Planning and analysis was completed in phase I,design and implementation in phase II, and documentation and students’ assessment in phase III. Page 22.1300.2 Figure 1. A model of smart grid in electrical distribution systemPhase I: Planning and AnalysisInitially, each team member worked on individual research on the concepts of smart grid itspurpose. Later on, a decision was made as to what the team wanted to demonstrate with theproject. The decision was made to show specifically how smart meters would work and help infault detection as well as saving money by removing the need for meter readers to read the

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Mark Anthony Shreve, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

4.4 Model Planning 4.5 Feature Definition 4.5.1 Features from Generalized Sweeps 4.5.2 Construction Geometry 4.5.3 Sketching the Profile 4.5.4 Completing the Feature Definition 4.5.5 Feature Planning Strategies 4.6.2 Editing Feature Properties 4.7 Duplicating Part Features 4.8 Viewing the Part Model 4.8.1 View Camera Operation 5.1 Projection Theory 5.2 Multiview Projection Planes

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Nanotechnology/RFID

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Rosetta G. Davis

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Engineering Technology

accomplished by installingpermit issue boards in every unit control room as shown in Figure 2. The permit issued rackprovides a centralized location for each active paper permit package.The COW process also entailed the installation a second permit rack, which would act as acentral location to store permits when they are not active, incomplete, or awaiting verifica-tion. This board is shown in Figure 3.Figure 2 – Permits Issued Rack Figure 3 – COW Permit Rack [8]The new COW process not only allows a worker to more easily locate a permit, but also pro-vides a visual representation of where the work associated with that permit is being per-formed. This is accomplished through the use of unit plot-plan diagrams and magnetic icons

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene L. Harding, Purdue University, Statewide Technology; Danny H Cole

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Engineering Technology

measurement. Next, he spent a fewminutes discussing some of the different jobs they perform, including design, product planning,testing, field applications engineering, sales and sales support, marketing, and various leadershippositions. The last thing he discussed before the project was an overview of the four-year EETcurriculum at Purdue.The conference theme was Electric Vehicle Technology, so the authors chose a project thatclearly related to electric vehicles. The final 10-12 minutes of the session was dedicated to thisproject. Page 22.530.3EET ProjectThe goal of the EET project was to demonstrate two different methods of controlling the speedof

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Ben DeVane, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

plagiarism problem came from the Directorof Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, who reported an 85% increase in plagiarism casesbetween 2007 and 2009 (88 cases in 2007-08 vs. 163 in 2008-09). For the most current year(July 1, 2009 - February 15, 2010) 125 cases of academic dishonesty were reported, of which64% (n=80) involved plagiarism. It is especially noteworthy that these data indicate (1) themajority of academic dishonesty cases reported on our campus involved plagiarism, and (2) thefrequency was increasing.In early 2009, the library learned of plans for the formation of a university-wide AcademicIntegrity Task Force. The charge of the committee was to determine if there was an issue withacademic integrity on campus; ascertain if there

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; Wesley Allen Whipple, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

well as operate the larger scale biodiesel production equipment.Typically, the students come to campus 2 or 3 at a time during breaks in their academic classschedule. The students schedule their campus visits independently. The university researchteam utilizes an online calendar to schedule laboratory time, so the high school participants areable to see when research work is being done, and there schedule their visits accordingly.By working side by side with the undergraduates, the students are able to work and contribute ata level beyond what they would typically be able to do. Although the undergraduates were givenno special instructions with regard to working with the high school students, they wereencouraged to include them in planning and

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Van Stephen Blackwood, Colorado School Of Mines, GK-12 NSF Fellow; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

grades K-5 and the schools science specialist, attendeda summer workshop on the universities campus. This workshop wasrich with hands-on science experiments that could be used in theelementary classroom. A graduate student from the university alsoattended. Immediately following the workshop and at the start ofthe school year, the graduate student traveled to the participatingelementary school, was introduced to the students, and presented aninitial lesson plan. The purpose of this visit was to meet the studentsbefore interacting with them via the interactive porthole. This madethe graduate student real to the participating students. In this initialpresentation, food coloring, water and strips of paper towels wereused to stimulate and study the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Bond

Page 4.361.1supplement; November 1998). © 1998 IEEE.are strictly software). The course consists of two hours of laboratory credit (structured as thestudents and their customer desire) plus two class hours per week (one credit) that addresses theissues discussed in this paper.The non technical skills discussed in the classroom are: • Defining the Real project with your customer "How will we know when we’re done?" • Planning for success. Resource analysis - time, money, knowledge, equipment and all of their interactions. • Design optimization. Holding design reviews. Comparing alternatives. Is it easy to build, test, use, and maintain? Is it robust? • Communication skills. Presentation of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Diong

, especially in coursesthat tend to be more mathematically intensive. On the other hand, they appear more motivatedand do better in our existing laboratory courses and in courses that use computers for solvingproblems, i.e., they enjoy hands-on experience and learn better that way. The Engineering Department has plans to introduce a laboratory component to severalexisting courses in all 3 programs, but in particular, the Automatic Control courses that arerequired by both the Electrical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering curricula. We felt thatestablishing a Dynamic Systems and Controls Laboratory will help greatly to stimulate thestudents’ interest, boost their self-confidence, improve their understanding of the lecture materialand

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Brian Hyslop; Susan L. Burkett; Susan Vrbsky; Laura Ruhala; Richard Ruhala; John Lusth

on theobstacles encountered in each couple’s search for two tenure-track faculty positions. Eachcouple discusses the plans they made in searching for two positions, the short term plans theymade in case the search was unsuccessful, and how they plan to deal with the long termpossibility that two positions may not be obtainable. Each case study ends with a set ofsuggestions for others in similar situations.I. IntroductionIt should be apparent to most universities that recruitment and retention of good faculty membersrequires flexibility and understanding. Regardless of whether a university emphasizesundergraduate education, graduate education, or research, having the best people should be theprimary goal. In order to achieve this goal

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Orthlieb

research, problem definition, specification setting, projectplanning and evaluation phases of a project-based design course and analogous stages ofinformation gathering, program description, goal and outcomes identification, performancemeasurement and evaluation that comprise an engineering program assessment task. NCIIA-designated level I, II and III projects are covered, including both embedded laboratory modulesand full semester efforts. Students not only benefit from interdisciplinary interaction amongand outside of engineering fields, but also get to specify, acquire, use and evaluate componentsand equipment items not commonly found in many undergraduate labs, particularly at smallerinstitutions. In developing their own project plans, reports

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Welch; John Durkin; James E. Grover; Douglas Smith

existing engineeringprograms to be extended to the computer engineering program. These strengths include athorough grounding in engineering fundamentals, a tradition of faculty involvement in allinstruction, cross training in other engineering disciplines, and the engineering co-op programwhich is a hallmark of the College of Engineering. Our planning also had to anticipate the taskof meeting ABET self assessment requirements for two degree programs.2. Survey of Other ProgramsOne of the first steps we took when planning our computer engineering curriculum was tosurvey similar curriculums at other universities. We wanted to see what strategies others haveused, what courses they offered, what problems they encountered, and how successful

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

) plan for evaluation and feedback.In order to determine customer needs, the Organization employs the two most commonly usedsurvey tools: (1) the questionnaires; and (2) the interviewing technique. As described by Emory(1980) and Cannell & Kahn (1966), interviews can be structured or unstructured and could beconducted either face to face or by telephone. In a structured interview, the interviewer does notenter the interview setting with a planned sequence of questions that he will be asking therespondent. The objective of the unstructured interview is to surface some preliminary issues sothat the researcher can formulate an idea of what variables need further in-depth investigation.Structured interviews are those conducted by the interviewer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Biwu Yang

connection cost, the connection type selected is networkTCP/IP; thus students can make the connection once they are connected to a local ISP (InternetService Provider) of their choice, as shown in Figure 2. Since most ISP have a monthly flat-fee-charging plan, the duration of the connection will not add extra charges. Students are required topurchase the software.C. Manage the Virtual LabDue to the nature of the activities, scheduling must be carefully planned before the virtual lab isopen to students. This is because the lab exercise will change the configuration of the hostcomputers. Concurrent access to the network, even through different host computers, could leadto the misbehavior of the whole network. Therefore, the lab activities are confined

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus; Eric W. Hansberry

. Appendix A illustratesthe course outline and the topic coverage by night. In 1996 the first discipline specific exam wasgiven, necessitating the reorganization of the review course. Since the course preceded most ofthe manuals, faculty prepared notes from National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES) sample exams. The last four weeks of the course are divided into the fivedisciplines and a General Engineering track. The classes are split into six tracks for weeks 9through 12 (if less than four students select a track, it is canceled). The scheduling for the lastfour sessions is a logistical nightmare. Plans are developed to change and repackage this portionof the course.In- plant courses run through the Corporate Education

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

at West Virginia University. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010. Page 15.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Multi-Institutional Approach to Engineering EducationIntroductionMany specialized areas of study exist for which there is a definite but small market in theindustrial world. The size of this market may preclude the development of

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Joonwan Kim, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Don Willcox, LeTourneau University

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Computers in Education

Three: Complete the Software demodulation for multiple channels and implement phase diversityProject OrganizationAt LeTourneau University, all engineering students participate in a two-semester design projectat the senior level. Design projects are team-oriented and require students to design, implement,and verify their solution to an engineering problem: this process draws upon both the students’cumulative knowledge of their engineering field and techniques that require independentlearning. Teams are evaluated based on the thoroughness of their planning and design processand their success in achieving project goals.Senior Design student teams are assembled at the start of the fall semester from students from allconcentrations

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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

AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI); Cluny Way, College of the North Atlantic; Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sandi Perlman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

devotedto teasing out all of the creative ideas associated with the concept of creating dorm rooms forstudents using shipping containers. After all groups reported, a smaller, yet still diverse team, setout to synthesize and edit the design ideas. This led to several plans and concepts that werereported back to the focus group at a later time. At this second meeting, design ideas weresolidified and a direction was decided for the overall design concept that satisfied the majority ofteam members. Smaller groups then set out to tackle individual design concerns.2.2 Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Research Teams (MURI)IUPUI has a program that is devoted to multi-disciplinary undergraduate research (MURI). TheDORMaTECHture design team applied for a

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

3 hours 6 credit hrs Program Requirements 64 credit hrsTable 1: Advanced Manufacturing Program, Northwest Michigan College 2010 Degree Page 22.10.3PlanSouth Texas Technical CollegesSouth Texas College (McAllen): The precision manufacturing technology program provides anenvironment to develop technical skills that are highly marketable to the South Texas industries.The STC degree plan requires 69 credit hours for graduation in the following areas: 16 credithours of general education, 30 credit hours or nine classes related

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

considerations such as size,speed, safety, and functionality of the robot are discussed, and robot building componentsincluding sensors, actuators, processing, communicating, and power supply are provided. Thelaboratory module is built on the 3D Webots simulation platform. Path planning, collisionavoidance, and other robot navigation methods are introduced to acquaint bio-medicalengineering students with modern robotic control techniques.IntroductionMicro/nano-robots for biomedical applications are an emerging area that has receivedadvancement during the last decade. Though books/textbooks exist in nanotechnology, thereare a growing number of articles appearing in journals and conference proceedings inbiomedical micro/nano-robotics. Medical robotics has

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

engineeringdisciplines, including mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and others. The architecturalengineers are responsible for the different systems within a building, structure, or complex.Architectural engineers focus several areas, including: the structural integrity of buildings; thedesign and analysis of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; efficiency and design ofplumbing, safety and fire protection and electrical systems; acoustic and lighting planning, andenergy conservation.In this paper, our objective is to present the new curriculum at University of Wyoming thatfocuses on several disciplines: HVAC systems design, energy, plumbing, fire protection andbuilding electricity. This multidisciplinary program focuses on the integration

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

of Virginia. With more than 13 years professorial experience, he has taught a large variety of courses including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at