Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Construction

and its partners in the construction industry.IntroductionPartnership between Educational Institution and Industry is not a new concept in fosteringlearning among students. There are many universities that work closely with business,government, and industry partners to develop programs to fit their needs. Universities andindustries traditionally maintained collaborations by including student internships, facultyexchanges, and industry design projects to complete a degree program. The purpose of thesepartnerships is to meet the needs of industries, governments, national laboratories, and thetraining needs of the university students.The goal of any university engineering technology curriculum is to provide the information andskills so each

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Materials

pursueresearch projects with faculty members, these programs also offer workshops,2,3,4 courses,5,6 andeven “boot-camp”-style summer research experiences7 that focus on topics such as performingscientific literature searches, the role of the engineer in society, research and engineering ethics,communicating research findings, careers in research and even applying to graduate school.The topics covered by these programs and the ones we describe below are among the issues thatthe Council on Undergraduate Research points to as critical for a successful undergraduateresearch experience associated with "socializ[ing] students in the research laboratory culture."8This ranges from topics as diverse as the values and ethics of research, safety, group dynamics

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

EGEE 304 Heat and Mass Transfer 3 LecturesMATSE 201 Intro. to Material 3 EGEE 430 Intro. to Combustion 3 ScienceEGEE 301 Thermodynamics and 6 FSC 431 Chemistry of Fuels- coal, 3 Fluid Mechanics of Energy Systems petroleum, gas, biomassEGEE 302 Principles of Energy 3 EGEE 411 Energy Laboratory 3 EngineeringProfessional Elective 1 3 EGEE 438 Sustainable Energy Options 3 16 15 7th Semester

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, technical equipment and laboratories • Build self-esteem and confidence in students • Encourage and motivate students to excel • Recognize student academic achievementMESA Day competitions include: Mathematics, Trebuchet, Mousetrap powered car, Egg Drop,Model Bridge Building, Soils Science, Web-page design, Crystal Growing, Speech, BalsawoodGlider.We also host or are affiliated with national engineering competitions for all schools and students,including JETS-TEAMS and FIRST Robotics.JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) offers the TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude,Mathematics, and Science) Competition each year. This unique and challenging national paperand pencil competition for high school students helps them learn how

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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International

are broad in scope to resolve issues that may be linked insome fashion. And it is helpful in reducing the cost of implementation in cases where therequired components for implementing the ideas can have multiple applications. This wasthe view taken in selecting the delivery system for the information, and the system thathas been decided on is the Broadband Powerline Communication (BPL). This specificapplication is new to Ghana hence it is necessary to consider capacity building. Thecooperation between Penn State Wilkes-Barre and KNUST is to assist in this endeavoramong others. For this purpose, laboratory work relating to BPL has been designed tosupport courses in Signals and Systems, and Electromagnetic Fields to enhance

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

. Vavreck, Ph.D. Andrew N. Vavreck is Associate Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He has earned degrees in Engineering Science, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science and Mechanics, all from Penn State. His work experience includes engineering research and management at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. His research is in smart material design, application and control. Page 13.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Felicelli, Mississippi State University; John Berry, Mississippi State University; Rafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, Spain; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University; Ratessiea Lett, Mississippi State University

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International

department and she has shown a keen interest in the area of castings and materialsprocessing. As preparation for her 3-month stay abroad, she has been performing severalactivities planned in the project training, including modeling with ANSYS and CATIA,laboratory techniques and Spanish language. She is currently taking our Casting & Joiningcourse and will shortly receive a 3-day training instruction in casting software MAGMASoft atthe company site in Schaumburg, IL. During the last semester, Tessa participated in a project onporosity defects in aluminum castings, where she received instruction on analyzing andcharacterizing the microstructure of cast samples. The resulting work will be presented at the112th Metalcasting Congress in Atlanta, GA

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Two Year College Division

component must include laboratory experiences which develop expertise in experimentation, observation, measurement, and documentation. d. Technical Content The technical content must develop the skills and knowledge appropriate to the goals of the program and must represent at least 1/3 of the total credit hours but no more than 2/3 the total credit hours for the program. (1).The technical content of the curriculum consists of a technical core and the increasingly complex technical specialties found later in the curriculum. The technical core must provide the prerequisite foundation of knowledge necessary for the technical specialties. (2). Laboratory activities must develop student

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Women in Engineering

organizations and established foundations.The twelve selected participants explore “hands on” laboratory activities, tour a technical facilityin the region, and meet with women engineers and scientists in a special mentor session.This past summer, the program directors administered a survey to all past participants who couldconceivably be college graduates at this point in time. With just a few lost contacts, the surveymanaged to successfully reach nearly 100 individuals who were asked to identify their degreeearned, university attended and current employment situation. The response rate exceeded atleast 30%, with some respondents offering gratitude for their chance at this unique experience intheir life. Impressively, many of them not only attended

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

, but largely uninteresting today. This perception may stem from thetraditional use of ray tracing as an offline or batch technique: until recently, generating a singleimage required either several minutes of computation on desktop systems or extremelyexpensive, highly parallel systems found only in large research laboratories. Others believe thatthe physical and mathematical underpinnings put the algorithm beyond the reach ofundergraduate students, relegating the study of the algorithm to graduate-level courses.However, we believe that ray tracing is an ideal vehicle through which to reinforce and applyfundamental concepts in computer science. To develop an understanding of the algorithm,students must integrate and extend knowledge in computer

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Finally, upon completion of the CNC business card holder labs, the students have to submit atechnical engineering report documenting the procedure used to create and inspect the part. Figure 5. MET 345 SurfCAM Screen Shot Page 13.298.7 Figure 6. Business Card Holder Part PrintThe final lab in MET 345 is a CNC lathe part project. In the lecture component of the class,students are taught to manually program a CNC lathe and, in the laboratory section, students useSurfCAM to program the Haas TL-1 CNC lathe. Over the course of this project, students make awidget that incorporates the following main CNC

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

assignmentwas that a miniature electrostatic precipitator (ESP) was proposed to attract particles containingmercury to two charged plates9,10. Upon the completion of the EE 300 phase of the project, theassignment was carried over into the EE 400/401 design sequence, in which the requirement wasactually to build and test a device for extracting flue gas samples. Arrangements were made toanalyze collected samples using LIBS at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Figure 5. Sample LIBS Spectrum.A prototype system involving an activated carbon filter system was developed, as shown inFigure 4. Activated carbon is a known sorbent for mercury, and finds use in other types offiltration systems. The filter and associated electrical and

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2003 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh

functions, includingpaying attention, memorizing, analyzing, and judgment. They are seldom exposed to informationdirected at generating new ideas and visualizing the nonexistent, which are primarily thefunctions of the right brain. Similar sentiments are expressed by Michael LeBoueuf 4 when hestates, “Creative abilities are the oil wells of our mind.” The Proposed ApproachA feasibility plan was designed and implemented. It consisted of three components: (a)presentation of the idea, (b) demonstration of the EMFA gadgets, and (c) conducting the survey.The plan was put to test in four senior classes: ELET 4108 (a project-based laboratory inMicroprocessor Interfacing), ELET 4300 (Unix Operating System), ELET 4309

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2003 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska; Raghavender Charupalli

. Jeffrey Y. Beyon, National Instruments, LabVIEW Programming, Data Acquisition And Analysis, New Jersey,PHPTR, 1997.6. N.Ertugrul, "Towards Virtual Laboratories: A Survey of LabVIEW-Based Teaching/Learning Tools and FutureTrends", International Journal of Engineering Education, No. 16, Vol.3, 2000.7. Kostic, M.,“Instrumentation with Computerized Data Acquisition for an Innovative Thermal ConductivityApparatus,” Conference Proceedings ASEE 1997 Annual Conference of American Society for EngineeringEducation, p.131-136.8. C.V.Knight, et.al. “Modernization of a Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Using Data Acquisition withLabVIEW”, Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference, Session 2266, available at http://www.asee.org.9. LabVIEW Manual, National

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2008 GSW

Authors

Victor Gallardo; Mequanint Moges; Enrique Barbieri; Aymara Boggiano; Carlos Ramirez

Padre Island, March 28 -30, 2007, on CD-ROM.4. F. Attarzadeh, V. J. Gallardo, E. Barbieri, “Toward Best Laboratory Management Practices” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas–Pan America, March 28-30, South Padre Island, TX5. F. Attarzadeh, V. J. Gallardo, D. Gurkan, E. Barbieri, “Teaching and Graduate Assistants Training” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas–Pan America, March 28-30, South Padre Island, TX6. D. Gurkan, F. Attarzadeh, D. Benhaddou, V.J. Gallardo, and S. Chacón, “Learning-Centered Laboratory Instruction for Engineering Technology,” Proc. of the 2006 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Southern University

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2008 GSW

Authors

Luciana Barroso; Jim Morgan

persistent and cannot be easily debunked by standardinstruction with lectures, textbooks, demonstrations or laboratories. Educators and researchers havelooked at using computers to enhance classroom instruction ever since the technology made itfeasible to do so. This is particularly effective for topics that involve motion of objects or othersignificant visual components that are not easily represented on a black board. Simulation programsalso allow complex systems to be quickly and easily modeled and can be adapted to many differentlearning styles. The authors have collaborated in the development of a dynamics simulationsoftware package that has the power and flexibility to handle the model systems normallyencountered in a course in dynamics in

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2008 GSW

Authors

Nripendra Sarker; Cajetan M Akujuobi

the basis for improvement next time the same course is offered.This creates a loop for continuous improvement. All course outcomes contribute to the programoutcomes which, in turn, contribute to the fulfillment of the program objectives. As shown inFigure 3, Program Outcomes contribute to satisfy the Program Objectives, which in turncontribute to accomplish the mission of the Program and the Institution eventually. In thisassessment ABET witnesses the course materials and laboratory facilities in preparing graduatesin the very near future. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of ew Mexico, School of Engineering, ew Mexico. Copyright © 2008

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2008 GSW

Authors

E. H. Shaban

partialdifferential equations, signals and systems, and representation of signals. These pre-requisitecourses are theoretical and mathematical courses that depend on the student ability to understandand manipulate mathematical equations and concepts. In some cases a computer programmingsuch MATLAB, hardware circuits, or laboratories are associated with the above pre-requisites.Any student who majors in mathematics or physics can qualify to enroll in a communicationintroductory course with the above pre-requisites. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationFourier transforms

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najwa Hanel, University of Southern California

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International

the sciences and engineering.But the research facilities are what keep the heartbeat of the University strong and alive asthese continue to grow with hopes that stability will return. These hopes and goals remainelusive, but despite the chaos, research progress continues. Here are some examples of theresearch activities in science and engineering disciplines. --The Ray Irani/Oxy Engineering Complex is now completed. It gives the engineering students the chance to do research with hands-on-experience in high- tech interactive laboratory environment. Dr. Irani, the Director and CEO of the Occidental Petroleum company in Los Angeles, is a notable AUB alumnus and

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

, and structural system design. He has served as a senior mentor and seminar presenter in the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Workshop from 2000 through 2007.Christopher Conley, United States Military Academy Chris Conley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. He earned a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts (1978), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (1980, 1983). He has served as a Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, and an Assistant Professor at the

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

camless valvetrain control. Page 13.211.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Applied Engineering with LabVIEW: Experiences From A Plug-In Hybrid ProjectAbstractIn this paper we discuss a primarily undergraduate project conducted during the 2006-2007academic year with the goals of converting a stock Toyota Prius to a plug-in hybrid havingenhanced electric only range capability. This project afforded the author with anopportunity to help with the utilization of National Instrument’s Laboratory VirtualInstrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) and a National Instruments compact RIO(Reconfigurable Input/Output

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex Kanu, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

traditional materials are covered in the materials courses in the manufacturing engineeringtechnology program at Ball State University, the faculty felt it was imperative to includenanocomposite materials in our materials courses, specifically, polymer/clay nanocomposites ifthe program is to remain current and competitive. The approach use to expose our students topolymer nanocomposites was a combination of classroom lectures and laboratory researchexperiments. This paper describes the research experience of the faculty and the students withpolymer-clay nanocomposites.IntroductionSince this paper concerns the introduction of polymer-clay nanocomposites to amanufacturing engineering technology (MET) program, the author would like to beginwith

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Patricia Hogan, Suffolk University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

concepts using real-time microcomputer-based laboratory tools. American Journal of Physics, 58, 858-86731. Thornton, R. K., & Sokoloff, D.R. (1998). Assessing student learning of Newton’s laws: The Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and the Evaluation of Active Learning Laboratory and Lecture Curricula. American Journal of Physics, 66 (4), 338-352.32. Trowbridge, D., and McDermott, L.C., (1980). Investigation of students understanding of the concept of Velocity in one dimension. American Journal of Physics, 58, 1020-1028.33. Trowbridge, D., and McDermott, L.C. (1981). Investigation of students understanding of the concept of acceleration in one dimension. American Journal of Physics, 48, 242-253

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Abiose Adebayo, University of the District of Columbia; Jean-Pierre Fodjouo, University of the District of Columbia; Steven Omoijuanfo, University of the District of Columbia; Francis Ayissi, University of the District of Columbia; Tuan Ly, University of the District of Columbia; Kevin Allen, University of the District of Columbia; Mamoun Mohammed Ali, University of the District of Columbia; Gizaw Mulugeta, University of the District of Columbia; Anene Wynn, University of the District of Columbia; Dimitri Ditombi Bamba, University of the District of Columbia; Meraj Shaikh, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

: ‚ Page 13.1210.12 The size of the digestor ‚ Material (vinyl, steel, etc..) 11 ‚ The shape (cylinder, square, rectangular, flat, and cone bottom) ‚ Number of tanks on the digestor, the number of feeders and features ‚ The purpose of use (biogas, pharmacy, laboratory, etc) ‚ The time required to run an operational digester from the beginning to the end Our custom made digestors ranged from ($200.00 plastic bucket – estimated $20,000.00, 55-gallon factory made steel digestor) each, all features included. Energy Requirements calculations:‚ Average household that is 800 sq ft uses

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

@hamptonu.edu sankacs@auburn.eduAbstractThe nation’s current and projected need for more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) workers, coupled with the chronically lagging participation of students from ethnicallygrowing segments of the population, argue for policies and programs that will increase thepathways into engineering. Past research has indicated that compared to traditional instructionalmethods, student-oriented instructional methods such as multi-media case studies that encouragestudent participation and active involvement in learning are better ways to accomplish theseobjectives. This paper discusses the results of implementing the Laboratory for InnovativeTechnology and Engineering Education (LITEE) case studies

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

X. Chang Li, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Xuejun Fan, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ofknowledge as students applied the inquiry-based learning. Steps and challenges inimplementation were documented together with the assessment data. Alvarado4 showed a casestudy on the problem-based learning approach, where course and laboratory activities wereorganized, aligned and coordinated so that the students could logically and actively participate inthe learning process. The self-guided experimental task was used to encourage students to applythe concepts learned in the course. Knowledge of curve fitting, error propagation, electronic datalogging and sensor calibration was introduced in the same time. Students were then required toapply the thermodynamic laws to experimental data analysis.The past few years are marked with the significant

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

such excitement and involvement inundergraduate research motivates the classroom and is a major step forward in the improvementof the curriculum for quality instruction eventually.References 1. Arpaia, P., Baccigalupi, A., Cennamo, F. and Daponte, P. “A measurement laboratory on geographic network for remote test experiments, IEEE Trans. Inst. Meas., 49, (5) 2000, 992-997. 2. Fortino, G., Grimald, D., Nigro, L. “ An agent based measurement laboratory over internet, Proc. of the IEEE Automated Test Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, 1999, pp 61-71. 3. Thiriet, J., Robert, M., Martins, M. and Hoffmann, M. “Pedagogical resources reachable via internet for teaching intelligent instruments: developments within a

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trent McDonald, West Inc.; David Mukai, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

spreadsheet use. To aidapplication, the authors have implemented bootstrap and permutation routines inExcel, Mathcad, MATLAB, and R.Example 1: Confidence Interval for the Mean and StandardDeviationThis example comes from a Junior-level Civil and Architectural Engineeringexperimental laboratory course. The students collected 10 hardness readings3 andwere asked to compute the mean, mode, median, standard deviation, 95%confidence interval for the mean, and a 95% confidence interval for the standarddeviation of the data. A typical set of readings is shown in Table 1.Table 1. Rockwell hardness readings (HRB).91 93 93 93 93 93 94 94 93 94The students constructed the 95% confidence interval of the mean and

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

engineeringprofessors retool their research from a technical specialty to engineering education.IntroductionDespite being a relatively small engineering discipline and despite the conservatism of ChEdepartments, chemical engineers have been leaders in the push for engineering education reformand in engineering education research. Examples of chemical engineering leadership inpedagogy include the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE Summer School that meets everyfive years, the Division’s publication of the journal Chemical Engineering Education, andleadership in teaching professors how-to-teach. Leadership in educational research has includedthe development of the guided design method, introducing Problem Based Learning intoengineering, laboratory

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Latorre, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Blazquez, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Francisco Garcia-Sevilla, Castilla-La Mancha University; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Computers in Education

such as originalbook references or hand-written listings. Figure 1. Learning Metadata: characteristics of a resourceDescriptions can become very large if a certain range of attributes is not selected. For thispurpose, LOM contains nine main categories. We will give more importance to its educationalfeatures, but remaining aspects must be fulfilled too. DIEEC (Electrical, Electronic and ControlEngineering Department) has compiled a large number of exercises from various subjects:analog systems, circuit theory, etc. They are a really helpful complement to laboratory sessions,as students can understand physical models of components without any risk. These digitalmaterials were disseminated through text books or instructional CD