Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

functions accessible to students of different grade levels using differentapproaches. In 6th grade, students analyzed orders of differences using the numerical values fromthe table and also extending the curve of the graph to recognize the changes in rate. In 8th grade,students related slope to rate and observed that the relative change in slope indicates relativerange in rate. These approaches all lead to a better understanding of the changes in temperaturewith time in order to inform their engineering design prototypes. Their engineering designs alsoreflected their understanding of the other criteria and constraints that needed to be met.References1. Moses, B. (1993). Algebra, the new civil right. In C. A. Lacampagne, W. Blair, & J.J. Kaput

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Chelita Pate, Brigham Young University

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International

13.600.142007-2912, Honolulu, HI, 2007.6 More than 75% of students in the college of engineering and technology speak a second language. This is a resultof serving as missionaries in many different countries around the world. However, although they have goodconversational skills, their experience speaking in a professional environment has been limited.7 http://www.ewb-usa.org/8 A. Frankman, J. Jones, W. Vincent Wilding, R. Lewis, “Training Internationally Responsible Engineers,”Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, Paper AC2007-301, Honolulu, HI 20079 M. Webster, D. Korth, O. Carlson, C. G. Jensen, ‘PACE Global Vehicle Collaboration,” Proceedings ASEEAnnual Conference, Paper AC2007-1817, Honolulu, HI 200710 M. B. Steger, Globalization, A Very Short

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History and Future of Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Posinasetti Rao, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

Vision, MEMS and CAD/CAM/CIM. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various conferences and journals. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.Posinasetti Rao, University of Northern Iowa Dr. Nageswara Rao Posinasetti is currently holding a position as Professor of Industrial Technology at University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA. He received his B. E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, M. E. degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. His current teaching and research interests include Manufacturing

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Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

to (14) and solving forW (s ) leads to (15). Page 13.335.13 Va (t ) − Vm (t ) I a (t ) = (12) Ra Kt Va (t ) = dtd ω (t ) + K x ω (t ) (13) Ra J m b K K 1 where K x = m + t m = + K y J m

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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andGPAi is that individual’s GPA at the start of the semester. PCE 300,i = GPAi ⋅ 0.0971 + 0.5432 (1) Table 1 Letter Grade, Grade Points, Percentage Relationship Letter Points Percent Letter Points Percent A+ 4.33 96.67% C+ 2.33 76.67% A 4.00 93.33% C 2.00 73.33% A- 3.67 90.00% C- 1.67 70.00% B+ 3.33 86.67% D 1.00 65.00% B 3.00 83.33% F 0.00 <65% B- 2.67 80.00%This

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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andGPAi is that individual’s GPA at the start of the semester. PCE 300,i = GPAi ⋅ 0.0971 + 0.5432 (1) Table 1 Letter Grade, Grade Points, Percentage Relationship Letter Points Percent Letter Points Percent A+ 4.33 96.67% C+ 2.33 76.67% A 4.00 93.33% C 2.00 73.33% A- 3.67 90.00% C- 1.67 70.00% B+ 3.33 86.67% D 1.00 65.00% B 3.00 83.33% F 0.00 <65% B- 2.67 80.00%This

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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andGPAi is that individual’s GPA at the start of the semester. PCE 300,i = GPAi ⋅ 0.0971 + 0.5432 (1) Table 1 Letter Grade, Grade Points, Percentage Relationship Letter Points Percent Letter Points Percent A+ 4.33 96.67% C+ 2.33 76.67% A 4.00 93.33% C 2.00 73.33% A- 3.67 90.00% C- 1.67 70.00% B+ 3.33 86.67% D 1.00 65.00% B 3.00 83.33% F 0.00 <65% B- 2.67 80.00%This

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

can also provide bettercustomer match, particularly due to the increasing numbers of women in other professionsforming a growing percentage of the engineering customer base, and can provide a range ofdifferent approaches to problem solving.References[1] M. B. Ormerod, “Subject preference and choice in co-educaitonal and single sex secondary schools,” Brit. J.Educ. Psychol., vol. 45, pp.257–267, 1971.[2] N. Ananieva, “Women and science in Bulgaria: The long hurdle-race,”in Women in Science: Token Women orGender Equality, V.Stolte-Heiskanen, Ed. Oxford: Berg, 1991, pp. 95–118.[3] W. D. P. Stewart, et al., The Rising Tide, A Report on Women in Science, Education and Technology: HMSO,1994.[4] J. B. Parrish, “Women continue to rise in the

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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) Welcome to Education (Linda Shadiow, Director, Office of Faculty Development)8:50 – 9:30 Don Carter, Director of e-Learning at NAU, Three Emerging Technologies in Higher Coconino Education9:30 – 9:45 Coffee Break (Hallway) & Sponsor Displays (Kaibab)9:45– 11:45 Concurrent Session Presentations Kaibab Recruitment, Retention, & Related Laboratory & Modeling Innovations Canyon Moderator: Walt Loscutoff Moderator: David Scott • Elizabeth Brauer, et al., STEP UP: • Porbaha, Ali et al., Development of a Summer Engineering Camp for High Friction Pendulum

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Kelley, Baylor University; Robert Doty, Baylor University; Bill booth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

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Engineering Economy

$6,000 Year 2 $3,000 $5,000 Year 3 $4,000 $4,000 Year 4 $5,000 $3,000 Year 5 $6,000 $2,000 If the prevailing market interest rate over the coming 5 years is expected to be 3% per year: a. Investment X will be preferred to Investment Y. b. Investment Y will be preferred to Investment X. c. Since the two investments generate the same total cash flows over their lifetimes, and the same market interest rate applies to each investment, an investor would have no reason to prefer one to another. 5. You

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Konstantin Matveev, Washington State University

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Ocean and Marine

astationary regulated power supply.The setup shown in Fig. 4b is constructed to determine the pressure distribution under theplatform over a solid ground. Pressure taps on the platform are connected to Dwyer Magnehelicpressure gauges via plastic hoses and multi-way valves. The incident jets are provided by airblowers, such as Jabsco Model 35440-Series and Peerless D8C model. The velocity field in thejets is measured by United Sensor Pitot-static probes.Fig. 4. (a) Static thrust model test in a pool. (b) Test rig for measuring pressure distribution underthe platform.Examples of results obtained in these tests are shown in Fig. 5. The recovered static thrust of themodel in the pool (Fig. 5a) increases with increasing propulsor thrust and the stern flap

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

technological advances as well as the globalizationof businesses, economies and cultures in the twenty-first century, the importance of engineeringdisciplines and education has reached a critical state and prompted several examinations withinthe past few years. Although numerous studies and research on changing or restructuringengineering education have been conducted over the last century, many findings have remainedthe same over time, such as (a) what to include in the curricula, (b) how long engineeringeducation should be, (c) what level of specialization, (d) how to prepare students, and (e) how tomeet the needs of society. The trends in engineering education that we found to be mostprevalent in reviewed reports and articles are increased attention

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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Materials

structure. Page 13.317.4The lab (both from lecture and handout) also describes the spreadsheet and its use. Thespreadsheet itself has areas of ‘input’ (gray shaded) and areas of ‘calculated values’. It generallyflows from top-to-bottom, and data is entered sequentially. The front page is shown below: DESIGN OF A COMPOSITE COLUMN & CRITICAL LOAD CALCULATION by Craig Johnson You must know (or determine) the following parameters for your column: 1. Enter data for the modulus of the core (Ew) below: 2. Enter data for the dimensions of the wood core (b,h) below: 3. Enter data for the composite matrix (ceramic) modulus (Em) below: 4

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

: a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering Students are required to appropriately analyze their designs both at a conceptual anddetail level and to adequately predict that their designs will meet the required specifications priorto construction. The student’s application of basic engineering is evaluated by faculty advisorsand more importantly by sponsors, many of whom have teams of engineers who evaluate theirdesigns at a critical design review at the end of the first quarter. Assessment is done throughsurveys of sponsors. Students self assess their work when they build their hardware andexperimentally verify (when possible) their analysis. b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Chih-Hao Wu; Kim Troboy; Tracy Cole; Loretta Cochran; David Roach

statistics and the box plots support the notion that there are little to nodifferences for the freshman, sophomore or junior years in the DIT-2 scores. There is, however, adecided increase in the scores for seniors. The Gilbane Gold essay instrument did detectimprovements overall in ethical reasoning from freshman to senior years. Though we did nothypothesize a “senior” effect, its presence, if confirmed and examined further in future research,is interesting. Possible explanations for a senior effect are (a) the cumulative effect of four yearsof college, (b) increasing identification with one’s profession as education proceeds from generaleducation to degree-specific courses, or (c) “sudden” maturation as the student realizes thathe/she will soon be

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

curriculum to achieve specific outcomeobjectives. Each curriculum designer, however, should determine the level of skill to achieve anyobjectives and the unique capabilities of the institution and its faculty. Also, some items that areranked lower may be important to other constituencies and may need to be considered forinclusion in the curriculum.Appendix B contains a rank order listing of the 172 items under the eleven ABET outcomescategories which is summarized in Table 2. Reviewing the top items for each of the elevenoutcomes from Table 2 reveals more subtle yet very valuable uses for the database. From theTable 2, the results indicated that 3 to 5 yrs experienced contractors will have betterunderstanding and performance in all eleven criteria

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

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Educational Research and Methods

: understanding the learning processes of engineering students through theInteractive Learning Model™,” Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for EngineeringEducation, 2004.14 K. D. Dahm, R. Harvey, “Using Awareness of Learning Processes to Help Students Develop Effective LearningStrategies,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2007, Honolulu, HI.15 J. Newell, K. Dahm, R. Harvey, and H. Newell, “Developing metacognitive engineering teams,” ChemicalEngineering Education, Fall 2004, 316-320.16 Von Lockette, P., Riddell, W., Dahm, K., Harvey, R., Courtney, J., Pietrucha, B., Diao, C., Accini, D., “BottleRockets and Parametric Design in a Converging-Diverging Design Strategy,” ASEE Annual Conference andExposition, June 2006

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; William Moss, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University; Scott Schiff, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education

and Implementing the SCALE-UP Approach in Statics, Dynamics, and Multivariate Calculus. He is also supported by an NSF Mathematics Education CCLI grant: Adapting K-8 Mathematics Curricular Materials for Pre-Service Teacher Education.Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University Sherrill B. Biggers is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. His research interests include computational solid mechanics, progressive failure and nonlinear response of composite structures, and optimum design. He has taught courses in structural and solid mechanics, and finite element methods. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University, and has been on the

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Theodore Burke, Ajax Tocco; Jalal Jalali, Youngstown State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 13.391.7bank will be chosen based on the inductance of the induction heating coil to have a resonancefrequency close to the power supply output frequency. (a) 600 400 200 0 -200 -400 -600 0s 100us 200us 300us 400us 500us V(LSE:1) -I(LSE) Time (b) Figure 5: (a) simplified load circuit, R1 and L1 represent the resistance and inductance of themetal work piece and the induction

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1991.2 Linsey, J., Talley, A., Schmidt, K., Cobb, B., Jensen, D., and Wood, K. L., "Using Active Learning to Enhance Student Understanding in Engineering Mechanics," ASEE Annual Conference, 2007.3 Bridge, J., “Incorporating Active Learning in an Engineering Materials Science Course,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2001.4 Bridge, J., “Incorporating Active Learning in an Engineering Materials Science Course,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2001.5 Feland, J.M. and Fisher, C.A., “Cramming Twenty pounds into a Five-Pound Bag: Increasing Curricular Loads on Design Students and Enjoying it!,” Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Jewell, Union College

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International

AC 2008-1042: IN PURSUIT OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGEXCHANGESThomas Jewell, Union College Thomas K. Jewell is the Carl B. Jansen Professor of Engineering, and Director of International Programs for Engineering at Union College. His duties include developing and managing international programs for engineers, advising engineering students on international programs, and leading programs to international locations. Professor Jewell has published two textbooks, and numerous technical and pedagogical papers. He is a Fellow of ASCE. Page 13.724.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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ChE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Brak, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Richard Turton, West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

andperformance problems for separation in dilute systems, heat exchangers, pipe flow, and flow pastsubmerged objects have been developed. These are meant to replace the use of graphs such asthose for the Moody plot and LMTD correction factor for routine design and performancecalculations in a teaching/learning environment.Bibliography1. Turton, R., R. C. Bailie, W. B. Whiting, and J. A. Shaeiwitz, Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (2nd ed.), Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003, pp. 572-573.2. Bowman, R. A., A. C. Mueller, and W. M. Nagle, “Mean Temperature Difference in Design,” Transactions of the ASME, 62, 283-294 (1940).3. Levenspiel, O. Engineering Flow and Heat Exchange (revised ed.), Plenum Press, New York

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan McGaughey, Carnegie Mellon University; Jeremy Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering Technology

multiple offerings of a course.With these advantages, we see the wiki as a powerful tool to support learning, and weadvocate increased use in engineering courses. We invite other instructors withexperience implementing wiki-based learning in the classroom to contribute to the wikiversion of this article.6. AcknowledgementsWe thank Ching-Shin (Norman) Shiau and John Thomas for their work in setting up ourwiki servers. Michalek acknowledges the support of the National Science FoundationCAREER award #0747911.7. References1. http://www.wikipedia.org2. B. Lamb, “Wikis Ready or Not.” EDUCAUSEreview 39 (2004) 36-48.3. K. R. Parker and J. T. Chao, “Wiki as a teaching tool.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge andLearning Objects 3 (2007) 57

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Gemma Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. New York: Macmillan, Page 13.1140.14 1929.(18) D. Harper, "Talking about pictures: a case for photo elicitation," Visual Studies, vol. 17, pp. 13 - 26, 2002.(19) K. B. Douglas, "Seeing as Well as Hearing: Responses to the Use of an Alternative Form of Data Representation in a Study of Students' Environmental Perceptions. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper," 1998.(20) E. L. Brown, "Using Photography To Explore Hidden Realities and Raise Cross-Cultural Sensitivity in Future Teachers," The Urban Review, vol. 37, pp. 149-171, 2005.(21) M. Clark-IbaNez, "Framing the Social World with Photo-Elicitation Interviews

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kragh; Jeffrey Reed; Carl Dietrich; Donna Miller

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Electrical and Computer

systemsengineering methodologies, design architecture, and hardware issues. The SoftwareCommunications Architecture (SCA), a military SDR design standard, is used as anillustrative example of smart systems engineering through establishment of a well-definedarchitecture. Software topics include software architectures, object oriented programming,the SCA and other relevant software standards, multi-rate signal processing, and softwareengineering. Hardware topics include the radio frequency front end, analog-to-digital anddigital-to-analog converters, microprocessors, digital signal processors, and fieldprogrammable gate arrays. Hands-on SDR laboratories undergird project-based learning.Laboratories include development of SCA-based modular signal processing

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Taconi, University of Alabama, Huntsville; R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Chemical Engineering

experimentation.The specific procedure for this activity utilizes about 75% (by weight) excess methanol, but thisis not disclosed to the students. Instead, students are asked to use Equation 1 and the physicalproperties of the reactants and products (as given in Table 1) to determine the theoretical amountof methanol that reacts with 1 L of oil. They are then asked to compare this value to the actualamount of methanol used and re-write the equation to include the excess methanol. Each of thespecific tasks assigned as part of this activity are described below.Task #1: Re-write the stoichiometric chemical reaction for biodiesel production in terms of a.)moles of products and reactants, and b.) volume of products and reactants.Task #2: Record or calculate the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-1411: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATIONEDUCATIONGreg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - MadisonJason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transportation EducationAbstractOur current transportation system is a manifestation of the decisions made by transportationprofessionals in our somewhat recent past. Those decisions were influenced by the education thattransportation professionals received and by their approaches to problem solving set forth by aculture imbedded in them throughout their professional lives.We are now acutely aware of the