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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert I. Egbert

A Laboratory Format for Improved Student Participation Robert I. Egbert Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a format for engineering laboratory courses that improves studentparticipation in the laboratory experiments. Often in laboratory courses only one or twomembers of a student lab group actively participate in the laboratory exercise while others in thegroup stand around and observe. This is especially true in large laboratory sections with manystudent lab groups. This format helps ensure that all students in a lab group participate by givingeach member of

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert Avanzato

3D Modeling and Animation in a Virtual World Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington Abington, PA Email: RLA5@psu.eduAbstractThe Second Life ® virtual world provides 3D building tools and scripting capabilitieswhich facilitate the prototyping and presentation of engineering designs. A physicsengine is also supported which provides the effects of gravity and collision detection.Within the Second Life virtual environment, engineering designs, physical models, andprototypes can be constructed, tested and evaluated in a collaborative fashion. Usersfrom the international community can access and

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Robert Avanzato

3D Modeling and Animation in a Virtual World Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington Abington, PA Email: RLA5@psu.eduAbstractThe Second Life ® virtual world provides 3D building tools and scripting capabilitieswhich facilitate the prototyping and presentation of engineering designs. A physicsengine is also supported which provides the effects of gravity and collision detection.Within the Second Life virtual environment, engineering designs, physical models, andprototypes can be constructed, tested and evaluated in a collaborative fashion. Usersfrom the international community can access and

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Enrique Sola; Anne E. Mohan; James Patrick Abulencia

THE MODERN EVOLUTION OF A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION Enrique Solaa, Anne E. Mohana, and James Patrick Abulencia, Ph.D.a a Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471 USASession: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices For Engineering Education in the Digital Age Abstract In 1987, the Chemical Engineering Department of Manhattan College was featured in thewinter issue of Chemical Engineering Education [1]. It was a very different time then: theResource & Learning Center, a computer center used by undergraduate engineers, was not yetbuilt. The study of chemical engineering at Manhattan College was not as technologicallyadvanced as it is now. Professors

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

313 A Laboratory-Based Course in Aerospace Engineering Failure David Lanning, Wahyu Lestari, and Shirley Waterhouse Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on a unique laboratory-based course in aerospace engineering failure createdfor undergraduate engineering students. The three-credit hour course is intended as an upper-level technical elective for students in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department atEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the Prescott, Arizona campus. The lecture is heldtwice a week and the two hour and forty minute laboratory is

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-2029: ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOME AND RETENTIONOF MINORITY STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Nano-composites, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer and Combustion. Previously, he worked as a Professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-371: USING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS ALABORATORY) AS A THERMODYNAMICS PROJECT IN THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University Dr. Saad received his high school education in Lebanon, his native country. He received his BS and MS degrees

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

AC 2010-477: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP AS A THEME FOR ACHIEVING SEAMLESSTRANSITION FROM A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE TO A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITYYing Tang, Rowan UniversityRavi Ramachandran, Rowan UniversityLinda Head, Rowan UniversityLawrence Chatman, Camden County College Page 15.1158.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 System-on-Chip as a Theme for Achieving Seamless Transition from a Two-Year College to a Four-Year UniversityABSTRACTSystem-on-Chip (SoC) is the major revolution taking place in the design of IntegratedCircuits (IC). However, progress in this rapidly evolving area hinges critically on theavailability of well-educated engineers able to bridge the

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2282: A PRACTICAL BLADE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE FOR AWIND TURBINE DESIGN PROJECT IN A RENEWABLE ENERGYENGINEERING COURSEMario Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Page 15.74.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A practical blade manufacturing technique for a wind-turbine design project in a renewable energy engineering course1 AbstractA blade design project for a horizontal-axis wind-turbine was developed for a renewableenergy course. The objective of the project was to design a set of blades for a turbine rotorto extract the maximum amount of power from a given 12 m/s wind speed while beingconstrained to a

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Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

AC 2010-640: MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTION VISUALIZATIONSWITH EXAMPLES: SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR GRADUATE COURSEMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University MOHAMMED E. HAQUE, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is a professor of Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over twenty years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and

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Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-901: COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCHINVOLVING RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE PLATFORMMuhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University Muhammad Zafrul Hasan received the B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He received the Master of Electronic Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) under a Philips postgraduate scholarship program. He subsequently held several faculty positions in an engineering college and in a university in Malaysia. He obtained the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was awarded the NJIT Hashimoto Fellowship in the academic year 2005-06. He is

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Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-241: PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN ENGINEERING ECONOMYCONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES BE INCLUDED IN ALL ENGINEERINGCURRICULA?Leland Blank, Texas A&M University Leland Blank, PhD, PE, is Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, and Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. While serving at AUS, all undergraduate and graduate programs were accredited by UAE and US agencies, including full ABET accreditation. Lee is currently a Visiting Professor at Texas A&M University at Qatar in Doha. He is a Past President and Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has served higher

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

Technology program will demonstrate: 1. Ability to apply scientific thinking and structured research methods to make complex short term and long term strategic decisions making problems in industry and technology 2. Ability to apply statistical techniques to perform empirical research in industry and technology. 3. Ability to deploy existing technological systems and use emerging technologies in their functional disciplines. 4. Ability to apply specialized skills to technological problems inherent in their respective disciplines: a. Telecommunication network and security b. Mobile and wireless information technologies c. Enterprise service information and architectures d. Performance

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Christina White, Columbia University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy

/display.cfm?pdf=800.pdf.[2] Linsey, J., Talley, A., Jensen, D., and Wood, K.L. "From Tootsie Rolls to Broken Bones: An Innovative Approach for Active Learning in Mechanics of Materials." Advances in Engineering Education 1(3): 1-23 2009.[3] Linsey, J., Cobb, B., Jensen, D., Wood, K., and Eways, S. "Methodology and tools for developing hands-on active learning activities". American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, 2006 http://papers.asee.org/conferences/paper-view.cfm?id=1534. Page 15.1385.11

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Linda Schmidt, University of Maryland

expected to encourage answers that will go beyond slight differences and produceresponses that are quite distinct from those previously developed. Finally, fluency is the ability todevelop a large number of relevant responses to a given stimulus. Table 2. Factors and Levels TRIZ Sketching Smart Pen Level A Training Emphasis Pen + Use Training Level B No Training No Emphasis No Pen or Training5.4 Choice of Experimental DesignSince there is an interest in the main effects and interactions, a full-factorial experiment waschosen; the corresponding runs are shown in

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

majority of students received final grades of an A+ to an A- (Figure 10). Of the studentsreceiving B grades, 66% worked on teams of 2 or more and these students usually had at leastone teammate who received a higher grade. This variability of grading within a team reflects theefforts of the instructors and advisors to assign grades as fairly as possible, using advisor andpeer feedback to help assess individual contributions to the Capstone project. Of the studentsreceiving C grades, 60% worked as individuals. In addition, their advisors were single-affiliationadvisors, mostly from BME (60%) and some from nursing (20%). This supports the findingsfrom the previous section in which combination advisors were found to generate the mostsuccess outcomes

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

. Azad, A., Song, X. (2006). “Internet-based Physical Experiments: Application within A Laboratory Course,” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.2. King, B., McCausland, H. and Nunan, T. (2001) “Converting To Online Course And Program Delivery: The University Of South Australia Case Study,” International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning: 1, 2. http://www.icaap.org/iuicode?149.1.2.73. Mehrabian, A., Alvarado, K., and Nahmens, I., (2007). “Application of Technology in Project-based Distance Learning,” EISTA 2007, Orlando, FL.4. Nunan, T. (2000). “Exploring the concept of flexibility,” In V. Jakupec & J. Garrick, J. (Eds.), Flexible learning, and human resource development

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2010 ERC

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David Shaw

Success!  Using a NSF ERC to Build University­Wide Collaborations  David R. Shaw,  Vice President for Research and  Economic Development In the Beginning: The NSF Engineering Research Center for Computational Field  SimulationFunding for a New Building: NSF Engineering Research Center for  Computational Field Simulation (1990­2001) MISSION: To reduce the time and cost of complex field simulations for engineering analysis and design.Cross­Disciplinary Research Team with aCommon Focused Mission Science & Engineering Faculty; ASE, CE, CS, ECE, MA, ME, PHMission Related Educational Programs Computational Engineering MS & PhD Program Related CME, ASE

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Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Architectural

AC 2010-1057: FREEHAND DRAWING VS. TRANSFORMED DIGITALDRAWING: A PRELIMINARY STUDY AND COMPARISONSuining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 15.600.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Freehand Drawing vs. Transformed Digital Drawing: A Preliminary Study and ComparisonAbstractThis paper presents a preliminary study and comparison of digital drawings, which aretransformed from freehand sketching by using Photoshop. With the development of newsoftware, digital drawings are used more and more extensively in the design field. However,freehand sketching continues to provide unique and vital capabilities to interior

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1076: A FUEL CELL SYSTEMS COURSE FOR UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTSPatrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 15.29.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Fuel Cell Systems Course for Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractA fuel cell course has been developed for junior/senior mechanical engineering students. Thefocus of the course is on systems level modeling of the fuel cell stack and the balance of plant.Lectures, assignments, and labs are geared toward introducing students to fuel cells anddeveloping the basics of thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and other disciplines needed toexplain

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

senior-physics students and confirming the improvements by measuring the effects of teaching interventions and strategies. Over the years he has successfully developed teaching and learning frameworks in physics that have led to significant improvements for students at Westlake Boys’ High School.Chris Smaill, University of Auckland Chris Smaill holds a Ph.D. in engineering education from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, and degrees in physics, mathematics and philosophy from the University of Auckland. For 27 years he taught physics and mathematics at high school level, most recently as Head of Physics at Rangitoto College, New Zealand's largest secondary school. This period also saw

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-Poly’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included two edited books, 4 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 40 journal articles, and 90 conference papers. Moreover, he has mentored 67 high school students, 86 high school teachers, 21 undergraduate summer interns, and 11 undergraduate capstone-design teams, and graduated seven M.S. and four Ph.D. students. Page 15.1032.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nipul Patel, Purdue University, North Central

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Information Systems

AC 2010-1234: WIRELESS NETWORKS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: ADISCONNECTNipul Patel, Purdue University, North Central Page 15.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WIRELESS NETWORKS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: A DISCONNECTAbstractWireless networking is relatively new and exciting technology for health care. Using handheldperipherals and wireless networking technologies, medical professional can have omnipresentaccess to patient information, clinical functions, and business functions. Wireless networks bringinformation access, data collection capabilities, and clinical applications closer to the point ofcare than is possible using

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Olanrewaju Aluko, University of Michigan-Flint

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1250: A PRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS ENGINEERINGQuamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - FlintOlanrewaju Aluko, University of Michigan-Flint Page 15.76.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Pre-Engineering Program to Motivate High School Students Towards EngineeringAbstractA pre-engineering program has been developed by The University of Michigan-Flint for highschool students in the Lapper County Intermediate School District (LCISD) to motivate students‟towards engineering or other STEM disciplines during their undergraduate study. A cohort ofapproximately twenty students from five

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Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-1300: DEVELOPMENT OF A WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM:FROM RESEARCH TO IMPLEMENTATIONJudith Cordes, Michigan State University Judy Cordes has been working with women in engineering for over twenty years. Currently she is the Coordinator of the Women in Engineering Program at Michigan State University. She oversees recruitment and retention efforts for women engineering students and serves as the advisor for The Collegiate Section of the Society of Women Engineers. Judy also serves as an academic advisor for freshman engineering students.Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre; Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; James Oppong, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1303: ADAPTING A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO THEENVIRONMENT OF AN AFRICAN NATIONWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre WILLIE K. OFOSU is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Ofosu has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and an educator. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England.Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology FRANCOIS SEKYERE received BSc in electrical engineering in 1995 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing MSc in telecommunication with a thesis topic on power line

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Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1327: WATER TURBINE: IMPROVING A PROJECT FORREINFORCING MACHINE COMPONENT DESIGNHarold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy MAJ Harold Henderson graduated as an Armor officer from the United States Military Academy in 1998. He has served in the U.S. Army in the United States and Iraq. He holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. His research interests include unmanned ground vehicles, energy harvesting, instructional technology and distance education. He is currently serving as an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point.Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-35: COMBINED BS/MS PROGRAMS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:A BENCHMARK STUDYChristine Valle, Georgia Institute of TechnologyWayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 15.289.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Combined BS/MS Programs in Mechanical Engineering: A Benchmark StudyAbstractThe G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology(Georgia Tech) started offering a combined BS/MS degree in fall 2001. This program allowsmeritorious undergraduate students, desiring graduate studies beyond the bachelor of sciencedegree, an accelerated path towards the granting of the master

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-61: A RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR MANAGING STUDENT DESIGNPROJECTSHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering, with a particular focus in control systems. Page 15.84.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Risk Assessment Tool For Managing Student Design ProjectsAbstractMany design projects done by undergraduate students carry a high degree of risk because of inex-perience. In many cases students tend to ignore the

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-92: A COMPARATIVE INVENTORY OF CORE COURSES IN SELECTGRADUATE EM PROGRAMSKathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of TechnologyAnirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.16.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010A Comparative Inventory of Core Courses in Select Graduate EM ProgramsAbstract:All educational programs should grow and change with the times. To be stagnant and acceptingof the status quo will not move an educational program forward, and may end up leaving it waybehind the leaders. With this in mind, an investigation into the current state of EngineeringManagement (EM) graduate education was undertaken. The study was intended to answerquestions