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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

their understanding of the world. This effort included a wider rangeof classes that would count for general science credit. In the promulgation it was stated “faculty in all schools and colleges are encouragedto think across disciplinary lines about the best ways to convey the kinds of sophisticatedknowledge that will produce Temple graduates able to see connections in seeminglydisparate information.” This new program summed these efforts with the motto "Dare toknow!" In a descending order, a series of general to specific skills and requirements wereoutlined. Accordingly, each course had to accomplish the following required goalsassociated with the general education program: 1. Develop students’ thinking and communication

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; Kehinde Abimbola; Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott

Digital Logic is traditionally taught in the sophomore or junior year ofthe electrical engineering curriculum. The conversion from a face-to-face course with alaboratory course to an online course was facilitated by the eight components of The 2008 –2010 Quality MattersTM Rubric. The course has been delivered for three semesters.IntroductionIn 2010, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University(MSU) decided to convert some courses to an online format. This was initiated for students whocould not attend courses during the day time, when most undergraduate courses are offered, dueto work or other obligations. The first courses to be converted were Electric Circuits [1] andIntroduction to Digital Logic, a sophomore

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Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

about the relative decline in the United States in the science and technology market place andthat the competitive nations had increased public funding for research and development makingsignificant investments in higher education. The report included many statistical studies such as:a Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. NationalAcademy of Science, ISBN 0-309-65442-4, 592 pages (2007).aOffice of Assessment and Institutional Research at City Tech 102 1- The United States graduates more visual arts and performing arts majors than engineering. th 2- We are ranked 27 among developed nations in the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

can be relevant to current leading edge research and technology.The paper also presents the development of an interdisciplinary course on alternative energy aspart of this effort to include renewable energy and sustainability into our curriculum. Themotivation for the course is outlined and detailed description of the topics covered in the courseand the course outcomes are given. The course and the projects are also part of the efforts of toestablish a renewable energyconcentration at our university.1. IntroductionClimate change, green house gases, high oil price, limited world oil reserves are driving theincreasing search for new alternative and green energy resources. These environmental concernsand the ever-increasing needs for electrical

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PATRICK BOBBIE; Sheryl Duggins; VENU DASIGI

instructors, or learners and learners, from limitation of time and spacethrough the asynchronous and synchronous learning network model” [12, pps.1183-1184].Maddux et.al. [13] suggested that higher education is on the cusp of a revolution due to severalrecent changes in technology including:1 “Recent rapid growth of broadband Internet connections in private homes…2 Recent widespread availability of free or inexpensive programs that make use of voiceover Internet protocol and video over Internet protocol…3 Transition of the World Wide Web from a space where users search for and readinformation to an environment for collaboration…4 Much wider and currently rapidly increasing availability of high quality educationalwebsites.”This

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Richard Y. Chiou; Michael G. Mauk; M. Eric Carr; Bret Davis

the state-of-the-art laboratories allows Drexel todevelop learning schemes for engineers in the Greater Philadelphia Region’s keyindustries. Four laboratory development efforts are described in this paper.1. Web-enabled Robotic LabOur Laboratory facility (constructed with the support of Yamaha Robotics) is shown inFigure 1. The equipment includes the following: Yamaha YK250X, Yamaha YK150X,Yamaha YPX250, Yamaha YP330A, Yamaha RCX40 /w opt. on-board Ethernet card,Yamaha RCX40 /w opt. on-board Ethernet card, Yamaha PRCX-T, Yamaha QRCH,Yamaha DRC-R, DLink DCS-5300, machine vision DVT, Conveyor Dorner 6100 Series,HP m1050e, and Allen Bradley 1756 Series PLC. The PLC is capable of connecting tothe Ethernet and can also be controlled using a PC

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

service-learning.However, it is a well established fact that we learn through combinations of thought andaction, reflection and practice, theory and application (Kendall, 1988). Effective learningcan be achieved while discussing intellectual, civic, ethical, moral, cross-cultural, career, orpersonal goals (Kendall, 1990; Lisman, 1998). “Students from middle schools are mastering 149academic content standards while immersed in hands-on, technology-integrated projectsthat provide learning experiences that are not usually possible within the confines of thetraditional classroom” (Bradford, 2005, p.1). This emphasized that service learning isintegral in school learning process. This process becomes more

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

knowledge of electromagnetics. The EMC course can alsobe beneficial for non-electrical major students. The author also discusses various issues andmethodologies used during the projects’ development and the lessons’ learned.1. IntroductionWith the desire for constantly increasing speeds from today's electronic circuits, the need for anunderstanding of the basic concepts of EMC becomes more critical for graduates of electricalengineering. Today's digital and analog circuits often operate at frequencies that are considered 59to be the part of the microwave spectrum. Additionally, with the increase of wirelesscommunications and networking, and the low power devices that make this possible, and non

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

theproponents more than the different degrees of veracity or completeness of the model. They tendto focus on different characteristics of PLCs, which makes dialog difficult. However, weassume at outset that product life cycles all really have the following characteristics, regardlessof the world view taken.1. Products come and go.2. PLCs create Flow-Throughs (FTs) of energy and materials. 1893. The Total Flow-Through (TFT) of PLCs transforms society and transforms the environmentin ways that may or may not be sustainable, and that may or may not create a better world.4. The TFT has major impacts on things such as productivity, human health and happiness,resource depletion, environmental impacts, species

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J.B. Conrad; J.M. Ryan; C.J. Egelhoff; E.M. Odom

, C.J. Egelhoff1 and E.M. Odom2 1 United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 2 University of Idaho, Moscow, IDAbstractHere we present an alternative approach to solving beam deflection by applying energymethods to the moment curvature equation and integrating numerically. The approachcapitalizes on fundamentals augmented by Castigliano's Second Theorem and theHeaviside step function, together with a modern equation solver. By carefully writingcorrect governing equations and then using a modern equation solver, the analyst cansave time on calculations and spend additional time contemplating the meaning andusefulness of the results.By way of examples, we demonstrate this straight-forward, five-step

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

, chemistry, biology and environmental science. RMU's focuson communication and business skills gives graduates an advantage in the job market. Allof our students enjoy small class sizes and personal attention that make RMU a specialplace to learn.It is this interdisciplinary background and strong vocational emphasis, along withPittsburgh's status as a future energy capital that makes RMU the ideal environment fortraining our future workforce for careers in the alternative energy sectors, and providinglocal employees with science and business graduates with a strong background inenvironmental issues and sustainability.On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, President Obama outlined the importance of energy [1]:“The time has come, once and for all, for this

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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JIM SHIH-JIUN CHEN; ALANI INTINTOLO

touch (hands-on) and sight(graphs and demonstrations). Active learning along with teamwork also contributes to agood learning practice.The Diamond Peer Teacher (DPT) Program was experimented for the first time inEngineering Statics during the Spring 2011 semester. The program provides upper-levelundergraduates at Temple the opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards ofcollege-level teaching, to develop their own pedagogical skills by working closely withtheir faculty mentors, and to provide supplemental instruction in lower-level courses.The DPT had a GPA over 3.5 and received an A in Engineering Statics last year. Whenthe student performance of two (2) sections were compared, section 1 without andsection 2 with the peer teacher, the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Renata Dukes; Kofi Nyarko; Jumoke Ladeji-Osias

always long, runway direction changesare likely to be small, runway local average gray is likely to vary only slowly, runway widthvariance is small and runway width change is likely to be slow, gray level variation betweenrunway and background is likely to be large and runway local average intensity is often large(because runways are always white) 1. Although these approaches to runway detection aresuccessful, the methodology only satisfies finding the major runway line within the image. Otherresearchers approach runway detection by performing improved chain codes based edge tracking(ICCBET) with the Hough transform. The chain coding method helps in determining whether aparticular line is straight or curved. The process is completed with the use

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C.J. Egelhoff; J.M. Ryan; E.M. Odom

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ossama Elhadary

internshipexperience.At the beginning, the faculty in charge believed that this new course will mainly cover a lot ofelectrical concepts like voltage measurement, circuits, generators. As we started gettingfeedback from business, it became clear that businesses were seeking other skills. Table 1. showsthe results received from 65 IT professionals. Electrical Course Content Survey Not Questions Extremely Sometimes Needed 1 Measurement of voltage and current, Ohms Law 25 33 42 2 D C Series, Parallel circuits, power. Kirchhoff Laws

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Scott Foerster

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Bill B. Elmore

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Clive L. Dym

. Dym, W. H. Wood and M. J. Scott, “Rank Ordering Engineering Designs: Pairwise Comparison Charts and Borda Counts,” Research in Engineering Design, 13, 236–242, 2002.4. C. L. Dym, “Social Dimensions of Engineering Design . . . An Engineer’s Perspective,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 19 (1), 3–5, 2003.5. C. L. Dym and H. E. Williams, “On the Analysis of Small Displacements of Truss Joints,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 31 (2), 132–140, 2003.6. C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey and L. J. Leifer, “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching and Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, 94 (1), 103–120, January 2005.7. H. E. Williams and C. L. Dym, “Using Rotations

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Qinghai Gao

securityto carry out comparative study of biological mechanisms and computer security algorithms, butalso encourage faculty to develop new curriculum that can facilitate this objective. Due to theinterdisciplinary nature of the subject, it is necessary to involve faculty from both computerscience and biology to train students with the knowledge that are transferrable acrossprofessional boundaries.1. IntroductionBiology has broad impact on computer technology. In particular, biological phenomena havebeen a rich source of inspiration for computer security professionals. Famous computer scientistSeymour Cray [1] once described a biological cell as a computer system consisting of thefollowing components: several thousand microprocessors  ribosomes (RNA

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard Eisner

at least the following five features: 1. Students as parts of cohorts that take courses in lock-step 2. A focus upon graduate-level courses and degrees 3. Delivery of the sets of courses to the doorstep of participating entities 4. Formal agreements made between Universities and participating entities 5. Influences, hopefully for the better, of the participating entities, into the educational systemThis paper explores each of the above features. This is followed by an overview of a significantexperiment to date, with a form of cohort-based education, in a University environment. Thecentral focus of this education has been at the Master’s level. With the benefit of a real-worldexample, the paper goes on to set forth some

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alison N. Garbash; Jed E. Marquart; Hui Shen

polymeric optical lenses have largerdeformation than glass lenses, and the deformation varies with the layer thickness.1. INTRODUCTIONGlass has been widely used for optical lenses. With today’s advancements in materialtechnology and the driving needs for light-weight and small-sized optical lenses, gradientrefractive index (GRIN) materials become candidate materials to replace glass for opticallenses. The GRIN lenses are bio-inspired by the eyes of many species such as humanbeings. The GRIN crystalline lenses in biological eyes typically contain approximately22,000 layers [1]. To mimic the structures of eyes in nature, lenses made of nanolayeredpolymer film with GRIN distributions have been developed in recent years [1,2]. Thenanolayered polymer

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

assessment tools for entry-level programming experiences based on studentattitudes. 1. INTRODUCTION Many students enter engineering programs as a result of hands-on experiences that they havehad in the past. However, engineering programs often do not provide enough practicalexperiences early in the curriculum [1]. The freshman-level programming course provides anopportunity to build on incoming student’s perceptions of engineering and the tools engineersuse. The traditional entry-level programming course for engineers is based on learning C,Fortran or Matlab to solve numerical algorithms associated with common engineering models.Any use of a computer as a device to control physical events is generally contained in upper1 Author for

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Kyle D. Gilroy; Mohammad S. Islam; Robert A. Hughes; Svetlana Neretina; Brandon Lee; Ying Sun

a 1:1 ratio. Ink formulation begins by first precipitating the CdTenanocrystals through centrifugation to produce a fine powder, dissolving the powder in toluene,and then combining the solution produced with the photoactive organic semiconductors P3HTand PCBM. Solar cell fabrication proceeded by first applying the ink mixture to an ITO-coatedglass substrate using a Dimatix Materials Printer DMP-2800. Following a high temperatureanneal of the ink, the solar cell device fabrication was then completed by applying layers ofPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and a top goldelectrode. The work demonstrates the viability of fabricating a printable solar cell architecturebased on CdTe-based quantum dot inks.1

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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S. Jimmy Gandhi; Michael McShane

, they need to be fully cognizant ofthe concept of globalization and understand how it affects their profession. In this paper, the authors discuss the benefits and risks associated with globalization.Effects of globalization on various business functions are elucidated, and the case is presentedfor the need for engineers to understand these effects. Lastly, the authors discuss the globalstrategies of organizations in the 21st century including increased complexity in vendorqualification and standardization.What is Globalization?The word “Globalization” first surfaced in the English language in 1959 and entered a dictionarytwo years later [1]. Knowledge of the term globalization must include a dissection of the termand a careful, as well

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Suzanne Keilson

engineering course is offered that is open to all students of allmajors. About 1/3 of the students continue in Engineering, 1/3 in business majors and 1/3 in otherscience, humanities or social science majors. The course may as part of the general education corecurriculum for students. The learning aims of the course include having students be able todistinguish what makes engineering different from science and what are the elements of anengineering problem solving or design process. Most students learn of the scientific method but farfewer learn anything explicit about an engineering or problem solving methodology. Thismethodology is found in a wide variety of professional disciplines including project management,computer science, software

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ted E. Batchman

our mistakes and using these to build a strong foundation. WhileHenry Petroski was concerned about failures in engineering design, I believe the same applies toeducation. “I believe that the concept of failure – mechanical and structural failure in the context ofthis discussion – is central to understanding engineering, for engineering design has as its first andforemost objective the obviation of failure”.1 We also must learn from our past failures inengineering education. How can we justify such low graduation rates?I will take a brief tour down memory lane before looking at where we are today and where we maybe going in the future. Let’s start with the tools we had as engineers. To be an engineering student,you had to have your own slide

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Keith M. Gardiner

Engineering Education OR Just Education Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh UniversityCenter for Manufacturing Systems Engineering200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070 298 Engineering Education OR Just Education KEITH M. GARDINER Lehigh University Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070Abstract“Engineering Education for the Next Decade,” but let’s stretch and think farther out.Various national and international projections address

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Singli Garcia-Otero; E. Sheybani; Eduardo Garcia-Otero

, Ehsan Sheybani, and Eduardo Garcia-OteroAbstractThe demand for diversified qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) graduates has increased dramatically in recent years, especially with theretirement of baby boomers [1]. Therefore, the nation is facing a serious challenge ineducating sufficient numbers of women and underrepresented minorities in the STEMfields to meet the demands of the scientific community. Recruitment and retention areimportant ways to increase graduation of women and underrepresented minorities. Thispaper concentrates on retention.There have been many studies on low retention rates among women andunderrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines and different conclusions have beendrawn [2][3][4]. At

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David Hergert

with ten community colleges. Students complete a two yearengineering technology degree at the community college, then complete the bachelors primarilythrough live videoconferencing. One of the most challenging aspects of this program is thestudent laboratory experience. The focus of this paper is on a bottling process that allows forremote monitoring and control.Comments on Engineering Laboratory InstructionIn the last thirty years there has been “major paradigm shift in technology, starting from analogto digital, macro to micro, from fixed (or wired) communication to mobile (or wireless)communication, etc.”1. Tiwari also notes that there is a lag in traditional engineering laboratoryexperiences, especially with regards to remote monitoring