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Best Zone Papers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arne Weigold; M. P. Sharma; Edward Anderson; Roman Taraban

thesubchapter, and print the page. The CD program was modified for this study in order tocollect time-stamped data records in which the controls the user selected, as well asperformance data for the quizzes, were logged. The CD was presented on a laptopcomputer running a 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor, using a 14.1 inch TFT active matrixscreen. The narration was played using the notebook computer’s build- in speakers. Arecording device was used to store the verbal protocols for later transcription.A questionnaire was constructed for the collection of demographic data, participants’suggestions for improving the CD, and comparisons of the CD to textbook materials andlecture notes (See Appendix B).ProcedureParticipants took part in the experiment through

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

simply offering a course. The entire curriculum must be used to connect with students in the following ways: a. Early b. Throughout the curriculum c. Consistently (learned trait) d. Using a process embedded into the structure of the curriculum e. Experientially2. There are major curriculum pressures to decrease the overall number of credits required for graduation, while increasing the liberal arts, economics, and business content, improving communication skills, and maintaining the strength of the math, science, and engineering part of the curriculum13. Retaining traditional strength in mathematics, sciences, depth and breath in engineering, and doing so in a climate of ever increasing technical

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Advice for Dual-Career Couples

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Hyer; Catherine Eckel; Margaret Layne; Elizabeth Creamer

links on the appropriate university webpages as well as written materials.Faculty perceptions of dual career hiresEfforts to find positions for faculty spouses or partners can all be for naught if the individualsinvolved are not able to establish themselves and develop successful academic careers. In orderto explore the impacts of dual career hiring practices, the Advance program at Virginia Techconducted a pilot study of individuals involved in dual career appointments. Twenty individuals,10 women and 10 men, from several science and engineering departments were interviewed forthe study. Participants were asked to describe (a) their experience with dual-career hiring andhow the process unfolded; (b) their own and their spouses’ satisfaction

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

BEST (Building Science and Engineering Talent). NSF, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Human Resource Development: “Making a Difference” 3. Bogue, B., & Marra, R. (2001). Informal Survey of WIE Directors. University Park, PA: Penn State University. 4. Bogue, B., R.M. Marra, Effective Assessment as a Tool to Develop and Enhance WIE / WISE Programs, WEPAN National Conference, Chicago, IL. 2003. 5. Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc 6. Goodman, I.F.; Cunningham, C.M.; Lachapelle, C.; Thompson, M.; Bittinger, K.; Brennan, R.T.; & Delci,. M. (2002). Final report of Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Larry N. Bland

of the American Society for Engineering Education" 1225 International Engineering Program, June 2005, http://www.uri.edu/iep/pdf/facts_figures/2001-2002/gender.pdf.26 Vader, D., Erikson, V. A., Eby, J. W. (2000); “Cross-Cultural Service-Learning for Responsible EngineeringGraduates,” Projects That Matter: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Engineering. Washington, D.C.:AAHE.27 Kelley, B. S., Fry, C. C., Sturgill, D. B., Thomas, J. B.(2004) “Faith-Based and Secular Experience onRebuilding Engineering and Computer Science Higher Education in Kurdistan of Iraq,” in

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Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Zoghi

, isdescribed along with students’ assessment in the context of their reflections.IntroductionThe integration of community service projects in undergraduate engineering curricula, to provideexperiential learning, has created a great deal of interest among educators in recent years. Tsang(2000) stipulates that the notion of combining service with engineering design projects is notnew considering that many senior design projects have provided assistive technology to meet theneeds of people with disabilities. Tsang (2000) further discusses the many benefits of service-learning, coupled with design-across-the-curriculum, and the significance of integrating design atall stages of a student’s academic development in a meaningful context. Evidently

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kicher; Frank Adamo; Dale Flowers

establish the relevance of thecourse subjects to current industrial practice. An example is the Cusin3 article that is used inconjunction with the study of economic lot sizing in production.The product used in the fall semester course provides the focus for a series of manufacturingmanagement case studies that are developed based on the product. Plausible (but hypothetical)product extensions to the base product are proposed such that three products result (typically, aneconomy model, a standard model, and a deluxe model). These three then form the basis for thefollowing six case studies: 1. Creation and explosion of a bill of material and associated files a. Master schedule b. BOM file c. Inventory status d. Item

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

balance between technical and “soft” skills that should be obtained in an undergraduate education versus a graduate education and professional practice. Possible Educational Solution In its book The Engineer of 2020, the NAE1 suggests the following possible options to resolve this problem: “(a) cutting out some of the current requirements, (b) restructuring current courses to teach them much more efficiently, or (c) increasing the time spent in school to become an engineering professional.” Cranch prefers downsizing the undergraduate engineering curriculum to a more liberal Page 10.149.6 program that can be completed in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai; Akbar Eslami

give them ample opportunities and time to participate in this provenmethod of gaining work experience in their academic education.Bibliography[1] Sovilla, S. E., “Co-op’s 90-Year Odyssey,” ASEE Prism, 1998. pp.18-23.[2] Martinez, R. (2000). Recognizing the accomplishments of the National School-to- Work Opportunities Act(on-line document, http://www.stw.ed.gov/pr/taskforce.htm).[3] Brand, B., Partee, G., Kaufmann, B., and Wills, J., “Looking forward: School to work principles and strategiesfor sustainability”, Washington: American Youth Policy Forum, 2000.[4] Hamilton, M. A. and Hamilton, S. F., “Building strong school to work systems: Illustrations of keycomponents”. Ithaca, N.Y.:Cornell Youth and Work Program, 1998.[5] Hamilton, M. A. and

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Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

. Lectures focused largely on two areas: (a) demonstrating MATLAB points that beginning students are likely to misunderstand and (b) working MATLAB problems drawn from the exercise sets that students were assigned for lab sessions. The two different lecture treatments presented an opportunity for retrospective,experimental comparison of student performance under “lecture as introduction” versus“lecture as wrap-up.” The single metric selected for student performance was the total of“course points” earned by a student over the entire term (of a possible 100) plus the numberof “extra credit points” earned (of a possible 4). This metric, of course, was also the basis forstudent term grades.Initial characterization of datasets For

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erwin D'Souza; Mehmet Ozturk

learning the basic principles and methodology in electrical circuits modeling,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 19–22, February 1993.3 D. Y. Northam, “Introducing computer tools into a first course in electrical engineering,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 13–16, February 19954 J. Svajger and V. Valencic, “Discovering electricity by computer-based experiments,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 502–508, November 20035 M. C. Ozturk, J. Trussell, C. Townsend, G. Byrd, A. Mortazavi, M. Baran, T. Conte, B. O’Neal, G. Bilbro and J. Brickley, A New Introductory Laboratory for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

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Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

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2005 Annual Conference

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Matthew Carroll; Nael Barakat

forum,University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, June 2004.[6] Fleddermann, C. B., Engineering Ethics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2004.Biography:Nael Barakat, Ph.D., P.E., is currently an assistant professor at Lake Superior State University, School ofEngineering and Technology since 2002. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering fromMcMaster University, Canada, and has worked in industries like Brown and Sharpe Inc. and AgereSystems Inc. before joining LSSU. Dr. Barakat is also a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario,Canada, and has multiple publications in the field of engineering ethics teaching and professionalism. Inaddition, his interests include Design and Manufacturing Integration, Systems Engineering

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Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Kowalski; Luke Campagnola; Frank Kowalski

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2: Student web page with handwritten response recorded.Building on this abstract concept, specific applets are used to illustrate the breadth of theapplicability of phasors. There are two ways the applets can be presented. The instructor canproject and manipulate the applet and ask for student responses on the web-based software, orthe students can run the applets and use the web-based software to respond to questions posedregarding the conclusions they form. The former, method A, allows the instructor more controlof the pace and content while the latter, method B, allows more exploration by the student

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

) Eq2 := evalc(Re(lhs(E2))) = evalc(Re(rhs(E2))); Eq2 = R2 = XS +XP2RI/(RI2+ X 2P) Now we got two purely real number equations with unknowns XS and XP, and solving them we get: solve({Eq1, Eq2},{ XS,XP}) The worksheet also the entire solving, determining the impedance matching networks, the plots of the results, a discussion of high pass filter networks obtained from impedance matching calculations, comments, numerical evaluations, and problems.3.2 Electrostatic Potential Problem.Another worksheet focused on electrostatic potential computations. The geometry of the problemis shown in Figure 2, and it consists of two grounded semi-infinite electrode separated by adistance b. A third electrode located at x

Conference Session

Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Sternberg

. Page 10.680.2Timing: The first or second class meeting. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Goal: Students observe how a study of materials intersects with everyday objects.Perhaps to realize for the first time that every human made object had someone thinkingabout / choosing / designing every part.Safety: Each student should be given safety glasses for eye protection and a plastic bagfor disposal of parts.Other: Conclusion of demonstration leads into introductory class discussion of multipledesign considerations (cost, longevity, friction, environment, evolution of technology …)b. Unit cell

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Brophy

they must analyze. E1. Flame Temperature - (a) Perform hand solutions for adiabatic flame temperature (K) in a steady-flow device burning CH4 with air. Model air as 21.01 volume percent O2 with balance N2. Assume all reactants enter at Page 10.443.3 298 K and 1 atm, and that the reaction goes to completion. Consider Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1 and 2. (b) Using the Pressure-Enthalpy option in Cequel®, perform flame

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Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

potential students and to their employers thebenefits of the extra commitment needed to complete the MSEM. It is likely that the MSEM willnever be able to compete with such programs for the student solely concerned about gettingneeded credentials as quickly as possible, such as someone told that the lack of a degree is allthat is preventing a promotion. But there is a need to show the others that the extra time andeffort is worthwhile. B. Changes in the economy Southeastern Wisconsin and the Fox Valley traditionally have had a high concentrationof manufacturing, leaving them particularly vulnerable to recent changes in the economy as

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Dupont; Mary Feng; Hailey Christine

hard to abandon. Moving from a reactive recruitingprocess to a proactive recruiting process takes a leadership change, department change, searchchair change, and individual change.The following recommendations are provided to other institutions if they are trying to changetheir recruiting process and results to include more diversity. a. Make diversity recruiting at the faculty level a clearly defined university priority (through a Strategic Planning or Compact Planning Process, if available). b. Make new recruiting procedures and processes consistent throughout targeted colleges. c. Incorporate diversity recruiting goals into performance evaluations at the Dean

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Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

Appendix A for a Table of Contents listing for the existingmanual.) Two of the 10 primary sections provide a general lab report outline and a detaileddescription of each of the recommended sections of a standard lab report. (See Appendix B forthe standardized outline of a lab report taken from Section 2 of the manual.)The remaining 8 primary sections define general writing style guidelines in terms of properreport layout, rhetorical concerns, organizational patterns, grammatical choices, technicallanguage choices, graphics guidelines, citation standards, and the use of software in compiling atechnical document. Interspersed throughout the manual are numerous examples taken fromexisting student submittals and professional documents which reiterate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

technologists and engineers withcommunicative interpersonal skills that encourage them to plan and lead complex technicalprojects. This paper discusses the course, "Leadership and Teamwork from Within" that uses amix of experiential learning approach, community service, and problem based learning to teachbasic concepts of leadership and teamwork. The course was created and coordinated by twofaculty members, an engineer and a historian, and served Honors Students in TechnologyPrograms at the College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati. The paper provides a briefhistorical overview of applied or technical education in the U.S. Next it discusses the objectivesof the course and the pedagogy that the faculty used to accomplish these objectives

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tyson McCall; Corinne Ransberger; Steve Hsiung

SL2_RB1 VCC 15 1 8 1 RA2 RB2 SL2_RB2 SL2_RB1 A Y 0 14 2 9 2 RA3 RB3 SL2_E SL2_RB2 B

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Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Krumholz; Robert Martello; Jonathan Stolk

Student-Directed, Project-Based Learning in an Integrated Course Block Jonathan Stolk, Robert Martello, and Steven Krumholz Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA 02492AbstractImagine a course block in which students discuss the cultural implications of 17th century ironworking in North America in one hour, and design experiments to examine connections betweencomposition and strength in modern steel padlocks immediately afterward. In the Paul Revere:Tough as Nails course block, students don’t just study materials science and history oftechnology topics … they experience them. Through a series of

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MENTORING: OPENING DOORS TODEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH Adnan Javed1 & Dr. Fazil T. Najafi 2 1 Boyle Engineering/University of Florida, 2 University of FloridaAbstractMentoring is a counseling of students and young professionals/engineers byprofessors and senior licensed professionals. Mentor helps the mentee orprotégé achieve his or her career goals. In today’s modern world many privatefirms, professional institutions, and public organizations have developed andinstituted formal mentoring programs. A successful mentoring program canbecome the hallmark of an organization’s vibrancy, success, viability andrelevance. It helps to assimilate new talent into any

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

sample. b) To determine the standard deviation of a sample. c) To determine if a sample property is normally distributed. 1) To construct histograms. 2) To construct quantile plots. 3) To construct normal probability plots. d) To determine confidence intervals. Page 10.1350.1 e) To determine if the variances are different for two samples, using the F test. f) To determine if the means are the same for two different samples, using the Student t test. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright@2005 American

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Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

– 350.8. Hofer, B. K. (2004) Epistemological understanding as a metacognitive process: Thinking aloud during online searching. Educational Psychologist, Vol. 39, No. 1, 43 – 55.9. Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework (2001), Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education10. Etheredge, S. & Rudnitsky, A. (2003) Introducing students to scientific inquiry: How do we know what we know? Boston: Allyn & Bacon.11. Brown, A. & Campione, J. (1996) Psychological theory and the design of innovative learning environments: On procedures, principles, and systems. In L. Shauble & R. Glaser (eds.) Innovations in learning: New environments for education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

– 350.8. Hofer, B. K. (2004) Epistemological understanding as a metacognitive process: Thinking aloud during online searching. Educational Psychologist, Vol. 39, No. 1, 43 – 55.9. Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework (2001), Malden, MA: Massachusetts Department of Education10. Etheredge, S. & Rudnitsky, A. (2003) Introducing students to scientific inquiry: How do we know what we know? Boston: Allyn & Bacon.11. Brown, A. & Campione, J. (1996) Psychological theory and the design of innovative learning environments: On procedures, principles, and systems. In L. Shauble & R. Glaser (eds.) Innovations in learning: New environments for education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc

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Visualization

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Charlesworth; Thomas Drummer; Kedmon Hungwe; Sheryl Sorby

, E., & Sherman, J.A. (1977). Sexual stereo-typing and mathematics learning. The Arithmetic Teacher, 24(5), 369-372.Gimmestad, B. J. (1989). Gender differences in spatial visualization and predictors of success in an engineering design course. Proceedings of the National Conference on Women in Mathematics and the Sciences, St. Cloud, MN, 133-136.Guay, R. B. (1977). Purdue spatial visualization test: Rotations. West Lafayette, IN, Purdue Research Foundation.Hungwe, K.N. (1999) Becoming a machinist in a changing industry. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Michigan State University.Hsi, S., Linn, M. C. & Bell, J. E. (1997)The role of spatial reasoning in Engineering and the design of

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

assessment practices thatare intended to be more useful. One of the main objectives is to document thedesired competency and strengthen students’ professional development to instill adesire and motivate an ambition for lifelong learning. (McClymer & Knoles, 1992).The author outlined these ideas at the 23rd Annual Lilly Conference, Oxford,Ohio, 20-23 November 2003. These suggestions were made so that an instructorcan implement necessary tools to examine and document students’ competency ina chosen area of concern. (Narayanan, 2002 a, b & c; 2003, 2004). Technologyhas provided the instructors with a powerful tool to expand, support andimplement assessment techniques effectively and efficiently. The author has reportedon twelve

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

ABET Cirteria Tallied Score from Tabel 3 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k)Apply the design process to solve an 92 1engineering problemIdentify functional requirements and 87 1constraints for a design problemDevelop a prototype design 79 1

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Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Srikanth Pidugu

ASEE 2005-66 University-Industry-High School Educational Partnership: Fuel Cell Energy Project S. B. Pidugu, S. Midturi and A. D. Jones University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Engineering Technology 2801 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR, 72204Abstract The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) partnered with three agencies andselect local high schools to instruct students on the principles and applications of fuel cells andkey