Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Eric Scott, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-1398: A TABLET-PC-BASED ELECTRONIC GRADING SYSTEM IN ALARGE FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSERicky Castles, Virginia Tech RICKY T. CASTLES is a computer engineering PhD student in the Bradley Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a masters of science degree in computer engineering in 2006 and a masters of science degree in industrial and systems engineering (human factors option) in 2008. He is currently a co-coordinator for hands-on workshops in a first-year engineering course. His research interests include knowledge representation, physiological data monitoring, artificial intelligence, and expert systems.Eric Scott, Virginia Tech Eric Scott

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

widely among IEprograms a single approach is not likely to be applicable. The following approach shouldtherefore be taken as guidelines for developing an integrated course. It is convenient to assumethere are three existing sets of courses topics A, B, and C, from which the integrated course, I isto be developed. The procedure is as follows: (1) Start with development of course objectives for I. (2) Decompose each of A, B, and C into learning elements. (3) Construct a concept map from the combined set of elements in (2) that will achieve the objectives in (1). (4) Detail an outline and syllabus for the proposed course. For our purpose here, A, B, and C represent concepts from quality control, reliabilityengineering, and

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

gave a final presentation and submitted a final report. The full grading rubrics forthese assignments are given in Appendices B and C. Specifications included that the reportshould be a comprehensive description of the project, with detailed calculations supporting allquantitative results. Presentations by contrast would be no more than 10 minutes long and wouldfocus on the team’s most convincing evidence that the proposed product was feasible, had amarket and was worth funding for further development. Thus, the project provided a realisticexample of the roles of these two different forms of communication. The entrepreneurial projectalso offered an advantage over many previous SEC II design projects in that each presentationcovered a unique

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Hacker, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mary Lucero Ferrel, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Women in Engineering

2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.7 Wasburn, M. H., “Strategic Collaboration ™: A Model for Mentoring Women Faculty in Science, Engineering,and Technology,” Proc. of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.8 Bates, R. A., “Constructing an Interdisciplinary Peer Mentoring Network for First Year Faculty,” Proc. of the 2005ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.9 Jones, B. E., D. Martinez, “Meeting the Mentoring Needs of New Faculty: An Interdisciplinary Experience,” Proc.of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.10 Autenrieth, R., K. Butler-Purry, A. H. Price, and J. Rinehart, “A ‘Grass Roots’ Mentoring Model to CreateChange,” Proc. of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.11 “Faculty Mentoring

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Habib Sadid, Idaho State University; Richard Wabrek, Idaho State University

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Mechanics

Materials, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2002.4. Beer, F. P., Johnston, E. R. and DeWolf, J. T., Mechanics of Materials, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill, 2008.5. Hibbeler, R.C., Mechanics of Materials, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2007.6. Gere, J. M. and Goodno, B. J., Mechanics of Materials, Seventh Edition, CL-Engineering, 2008.7. Bedford, A. and Liechti, K.M., Mechanics of Materials, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2000.8. Riley, W.F., Sturges, L.D. and Morris, D.H., Mechanics of Materials, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1999.9. Wempner, G., Mechanics of Solids, PWS Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 1995.10. Timoshenko, S. P. and Gere, J. M., Mechanics of Materials, Fourth

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Amithraj Amavasai

, B. and Ramage, J. 2003. Energy Systems and Sustainability. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press. 5. Haldar, A and Mahadevan, S. 2000. “Probability, Reliability and statistical Methods in Engineering Design”, John Wiley and sons, New York. 6. Kuebler R. and Smith, 1976. “Statistics”, John Wiley and sons, Inc. New York.Table 1. Grading Formulas Control group Pretest group (Percent) (Percent)1. Assignments 20 202. Attendance and class participation 10 103. Mid-term examination 30 04.Final Examination 40

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Council of Sections

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Courses/Topics ABET Criterion 3 ABET Program CriterionDEPT Courses a b c d e f g h i j k PC.1 PC.2 PC.3 PC.4 PC.5201 X X X X X301 X X X X X X302 X X X X X X X303 X X X X X X X X XRequired Topics a b c d e f g h i j k PC.1 PC.2

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Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-970: A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF ENGINEERING ETHICS COURSESNATIONWIDESeamus Freyne, Manhattan College An ASEE member since 2003, Seamus Freyne is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Manhattan College in New York City. His research interests include concrete materials, sustainability, and ethics.Micah Hale, University of Arkansas W. Micah Hale is an associate professor at the University of Arkansas where he teaches courses in civil engineering materials and concrete design. In addition to his teaching interests, he also conducts research in the areas of concrete materials and structures

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston

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Computers in Education

our applied cryptography learning modules into theircourses.Learning Module Design GoalsBefore we created our active learning modules, we articulated several design goals. Inspecific, we wanted to: 1. Provide students with a portable laboratory environment that would enable them to continue their active learning after the class period has ended and the laboratory closed. a. Distribute laboratory software for free. b. Eliminate college’s need to track software licenses. 2. Empower students to demonstrate laboratory learning activities at home or at work. 3. Free the instructor from administrative budget constraints (both time and cost). 4. Free the instructor to choose most appropriate

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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International

,electronic, computer and information systems.The objective is to provide skills for the student to be able to navigate through the followinglevels of abstraction/conceptualization that are prevalent in today's energy, signals and computerand information systems. These are (a) materials (semiconductor), (b) electronic devices, (c)lumped circuit elements, (d) amplifiers, (e) digital signals, (f) combinational logic, (g) clockeddigital (sequential logic), (h) instruction set (architecture), (i) programming language (software).In addition to the linear chain presented above for digital systems the students will becomeversatile with the following analog systems abstractions: operational amplifier, filters and analogsystem components which more often than

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarel Lavy, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, materials, emergency, utilities, etc. Page 14.1136.9 Area (sq-ft) Floor Outpat. a b c d e Hospit. Admin. Utility Energy Labs Otherg Total ClinicsfBasement 1,500 600 11,242 13,342 1 12,000 1,500 600

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Ryan McGhee, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University; Elizabeth Lemus, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 16-31, Spring 2007.2. Jordan, W., Ballard, B., Morton, A., Sanders, B., and Wakefield, J.K., Implementing a Service Learning Engineering Project in East Africa, presented at the Gulf Southwest Regional Meeting of A.S.E.E., South Padre Island, TX, March 2007. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).3. Jordan, W., Bradley, W., Grinols, A., Blalock, G., Leman, G., and Fry, C., Incorporating Global Entrepreneurship Courses Into an Engineering Curriculum, Proceedings of NCIIA 12th Annual Meeting, Dallas, March 2008, pp. 87-94.4. Jordan, W., Blalock, G., Bradley, W., Fry, C., Grinols, A., and Thomas, B., Using Technical Entrepreneurship and Service Learning

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Continuing Professional Development

ScreenConducting Group BusinessWhen using a Wiki for group business there are a few basic steps. Page 14.1310.4 1. Create the wiki and set up a front page structure that makes sense to the users. 2. Decide on the Wiki policies and features that will be available to the users. 3. Create a set of user rules to be used when there are conflicts, disagreements, or similar sit- uations. The rules below were used for the Wiki described in this paper. a. The purpose of the wiki is to capture, organize, and disseminate manufacturing knowl- edge. b. Contributors are expected to be fair and balanced. c. Personal attacks

Conference Session

Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet; Gregory Neff, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University, Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

• Dorner Conveyor Manufacturing • PMMI • Goodman Packaging Equipment • Schneider Electric and ELAU Inc. • B&R Automation • Triangle Package Machinery • Shuttleworth, Inc. • Rockwell AutomationAt the conclusion of many meetings, the bachelor degree curriculum shown in Table 1 wasapproved by the faculty and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Students were firstadmitted in the fall, 2008 semester. The number of students attending the program is 7 and willbe increased next semester. We are anticipating this number will reach to 150 students in nextfive years.The development of the curriculum utilized a balance between the mechanical and electricaldisciplines. For a two year associate program, student must

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Honolulu, USA, June 2007.12. Clark, B. Creating entrepreneurial Universities: Organizational Pathways of Transformation, 1998 (Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science).13. Bharadwaj, S. and Menon, A. Makin innovation happen in organizations: individual creativity mechanisms, organizational creativity mechanisms or both? Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2000, 17(6), 424- 434.14. High, A., Mann, C. and Lawrence, B. Problem solving and creativity experiences for freshman engineers. In: Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005.15. Weaver, J. and Muci-Küchler, K. In-class creativity exercises for engineering students. In: Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

the instructor has the right to overrule thestudents’ score in case of a disagreement (which has never occurred). This method helps keep Page 14.1132.10the instructor in tune with the expectations of the class, but also helps capture those situations inwhich the material was not properly tuned for the audience.Since 2005, 63% of students have received an A on the project, 31% a B and 6% a C. Nostudent achieved less than a ‘C’ on this assignment, which comprises 20-25% of the final gradein the course. The mean score was a 91% with a standard deviation of 5.3%. These numbers,which remain more or less consistent across all of the class years

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ghatala, Gulf States Inc.; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Lingguang Song, University of Houston

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Architectural

ratingassociated with the grade reflects the variability of the productivity factor associated with thesupplier. For example, if an equipment is hired from Blue Diamond Supplier of grade ‘A’, thenthe resource would be able to complete one job unit of work in 20 minutes with a variation(plus/minus) of 4 minutes, amounting to 80% reliability. Table 3. Reliability rating and variability associated with grades for Blue Diamond Suppliers Grade Reliability Rating Variability A 80% 4 B 70% 6 C 60% 8

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations

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International

courses as pre-departure courses for Study Abroad.University of Michigan’s Program in Global Engineering’s two credit hour cross-cultural courseinterfacing culture and technology covered five main topics: A) Globalization of Technology: Academic/Industrial/Government Perspectives B) Culture, Academic, Business Practice of a Region (e.g. Mexico, China) C) US Cultural Values D) Crossing Cultures and Cultural Refractions E) Global Engineering and Art of learning from another culture Page 14.857.8The global engineering environment, cross-cultural issues when working internationally,differences in work environment, phenomenon of change or

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-1585: A CAMPUS-WIDE COURSE ON MICRORENEWABLE ENERGYSYSTEMSNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.7.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Campus-Wide Course on Micro Renewable Energy SystemsThis paper describes the intellectual and pedagogical issues, and results from two teachings of acampus-wide course dealing with a highly interdisciplinary topic: the possibility of developingrenewable power generator devices that are suited to a single family. The course is set at thesenior elective level in Engineering, but it is open to students at the junior level and above fromany College on a campus that includes Colleges of Management

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Communication Programs at Georgia Tech. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2461. Portland, OR (2005).3. B. Bogue, R. Marra, Making Cross-Institutional Coalition Work: A View into the Workings of a Successful Seven Institution Collaboration. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2592. Portland, OR (2005).4. J. P. Osborne, B. Erwin, M. Cyr, C. Rogers, A Creative and Low-Cost Method of Teaching Hands-on Engineering Experimentation Using Virtual Instrumentation, Laboratory Robotics and Automation, 1998, Volume: 10, Pages: 63-66.5. B. Odell, Science Matters, American School & University, November 2005, Pages: 296-298

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-570: SUMMER BRIDGE: A STEP INTO THE ENGINEERING GAPRichard Harris, Northeastern University Director of NUPRIME (Northeastern University Programs In Multicultural Engineering); BS Industrial Engineering, MS Applied Educational Psychology, Doctor of Education Candidate STEM Education Specialization; 15 years of combined process engineering and program management experience in hybrid microelectronic subassemblies and organic photoconductor manufacturing; Co-PI: New England Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) at Northeastern, Co-Executive Director: ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Northeastern, Advisor: Society of Hispanic Professional

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

for educational use.16Bibliography1. P. Idowu, M. Omer, “Visual Learning Tool for Presentation of the Economic Dispatch Topic,” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2008.2. MATLAB® The MathWorks, Inc. 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, MA 01760-2098.3. P. Saur, G.T. Heydt, and V. Vittal, “The state of electric power engineering education.” IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol.19, pp.5-8, Feb. 2004.4. B. Corderoy, G. Karady, and T. Papazoglou, “Electric power engineering education.” ELECTRA, no. 192, pp. 18-22, Oct. 2000.5. S. N. Singh, “Challenges and initiatives in power engineering education,” IEEE Computer Appl. Power, vol. 14, pp. 36-14, Apr. 2001.6. M. Kezunovic, A. Abur, G. Huang, A. Bose, K

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kyle A. Watson; Ashland O. Brown

are covered in atraditional undergraduate course, (b) a basic knowledge of finite element theory, and (c) theability to apply commercial finite element software to engineering problems involving thermalsystems. Assessment has been done through the use of pre- and post-tutorial quizzes, studentopinion surveys, and demographic surveys of student learning styles. Furthermore, theimplementation of a design project that involves an application of the knowledge gained from thetutorials is also discussed.Introduction The finite element (FE) method is a widely used tool in industry for analyzing engineering problems. The most basic FE theory and applications are offered primarily as a graduate- level course, or in some cases, as an upper-level

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans

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Engineering Ethics

”, Research in Higher Ed., Vol.38, 379-396.[2] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; 2007, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs - Effective for Evaluations During the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle”, ABET, Baltimore, MD, pg 2 of 19.[3] Passow, H.; M. Mayhew; C. Finley, T. Harding, and D. Carpenter, 2006, “Factors influencing engineering students’ decision to cheat by type of assessment,” Research in Higher Ed., Vol. 47, #6, 643-684.[4] Whitley, B., 1998, “Factors associated with cheating among college students: a review”, Research in Higher Ed., Vol.39, #3, 235-277.[5] Carpenter, D.; T. Harding; C. Finley; S Montgomery; and Passow, H.; 2006, “Engineering students’ perceptions of and attitudes

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

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Chemical Engineering

. Olds, B. M. & Miller, R. L. The Effect of a First-Year Integrated Engineering Curriculum on Graduation Rates and Student Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study. J. Eng. Ed. 93, 23- 35 (2004).7. Hersam, M. C., Luna, M. & Light, G. Implementation of Interdisciplinary Group Learning and Peer Assessment in a Nanotechnology Engineering Course. J. Eng. Ed. 93, 49-55 (2004). Page 14.24.12 11

Conference Session

Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Carla Gould, Ontario College of Art and Design; Casey Wong, Ontario College of Art and Design; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Djordje Zegarac, University of Calgary; Sean Gibbons, University of Montana; Carl Hastrich, Ontario College of Art and Design; Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bruce Hinds, Ontario College of Art and Design; Denise DeLuca, Biomimicry Institute; jessica ching, Ontario College of Art and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

we are beginning to see how we could evolve our practices to make thispossible. Page 14.1365.9 b. The University of MontanaOur design team combined engineers, designers and biologists from across the U.S. and Canada,using an innovative web-based community design platform and SKYPE (software that allowsusers to make telephone calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service and to free-of-charge numbers are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee.Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing) tocollaborate.It was enlightening for me, as a biologist, to

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Reniz Moosa, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

section describes the method involved in building the model. It should be noted that beforeproceeding to work in Unreal, the required textures and static meshes must be ready for use. Thissection focuses on the procedure used for building the model in Unreal for this research.Prior to working directly on the model in Unreal, the following actions have to be implemented.These steps though basic in nature will prove influential in the final appearance and performanceof the model.(a) Develop a good understanding on how game engine software works: its tools, running methods, requirements, compatibility with other software’s etc. A lot of tutorials are available online to provide assistance for budding game designers.(b) Install the latest

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

straightforward. Pareto Chart of the Standardized Effects (response is Jitter (ms), Alpha = 0.05) 2.571 Factor Name A A Packet size (kb) B Buffer size (packets) C C Location D Cards D

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Electrical and Computer ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Patrick, Texas A&M University; Clint Vigil, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

for tactile displays. A B Fig. 1. A) 2x2 tactile display with 3D movements. B) Enlarged view of pins and platforms.The display (Fig. 1) consists of five main parts: pins, platforms, servomotors, servo controller, Page 14.1081.3and user interface program. Four pins directly interact with the user’s fingertip. Looking downfrom above the display, the pins form the corners of a square. Each pin is attached to a separateplatform. Each platform is moved by three servomotors. Note that if six actuators were attachedto each platform, we would have a platform capable of motions in all three

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

incorporated seamlessly into a design that can be implemented onFPGAs. As such, a course needs to be developed encompassing microcontroller architecture,digital system design and implementation on FPGAs using VHDL. This paper describes thedevelopment of such a course with a case study of microprocessor design and implementation.The discussions also extend to incorporating an IP core processor in a system design that targetsFPGAs.IntroductionOne of the major objectives of curriculum development is to enhance students’ learning1. Thefactors that support this objective has been identified in1 and in several other studies as: a)allowing students to be empowered, informed, and responsive learners who can assume ameaningful role in the society; b) providing