Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tongele Tongele, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Design in Engineering Education

: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global World, pp.7841-7850,June 12-15, 2005, Portland, OR, USA.6. Kelly, W. E. (2008), “Standards in Civil Engineering Design Education,” Journal of Professional Issues inEngineering Education Practice, vol.134, n.1, pp.59-66.7. Gerhart, P., Gerhart, A., Cain, B. (2007), “Using ASME Performance Test Code in the UndergraduateMechanical Engineering Curriculum,” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 24-27, 2007, Honolulu,HI, USA.8. Tongele, T.N. (2007), “Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry through Capstone Design,” NationalCapstone Design Course Conference, June 13-15, 2007, Boulder, CO, USA

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

in, and diffusion of effective models of engineering education. Page 13.891.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Metrics to Assess Broadening Participation in STEMAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has long advocated increased diversity among itsgrantees, in particular through the Broader Impacts Criterion for grant proposals that looks at theimpact of NSF support for research on education and on NSF support for both research andeducation on such things as a) advancing public understanding of science and engineering b)advancing learning, c) increasing the participation in the science and

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Vedula, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

: Name: Signature:Designation: Institution:Part B: Undertaking of Institution:Our Institute which is sponsoring Mr/Dr _____________________________________________,(Designation) _____________________________, hereby undertakes to provide appropriate support tohim/her for fulfill commitments and give any infrastructural and financial support to him/her toconduct atleast one workshop in our region if he/she is selected to be a Trainer.Date: Name: Signature; Rubber StampDesignation of Signatory:Institution:Address:Signatory: email mobile number

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amir Rezaei; Mariappan Jawaharlal

Socially Responssible Senior Design Projects Amir Rezaei and Mariappan Jawaharlal California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAssistive technology is used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functionsthat might otherwise be difficult or impossible. Assistive technology can include mobilitydevices and mechanisms such as walkers and wheelchairs, as well as hardware andsoftware. For example, people with limited hand function may use a keyboard with largekeys or a special mouse to operate a computer, people who are blind may use softwarethat reads text on the screen in a computer-generated voice, people with low vision mayuse software that enlarges screen content

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Mathematics

AC 2008-1657: VIDEO LECTURE ON THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORYBertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc. Page 13.1383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Video Lecture on PYTHAGOREAN THEORYAbstractPythagoras derived the famous equation a2 +b2 =c2. This discovery enabled the Greeks tobuild the Acropolis and the Parthenon. This equation is probably the most famous equation inmathematics. There are hundreds of proofs to the Pythagorean Theorem in mathematical literature.My derivation of "A GEOMETRICAL PROOF OF PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM" 1 is difficult for ourstudents to understand. Students, who use the video

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- Outside the Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Peterson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy

, this author was surprised by the treatment of one engineering economy topic in anarea so essential to the development of the inputs to the economic analysis at the core ofengineering economy. This paper discusses these treatments and their implications for theengineering economy discipline.IntroductionThe intent of this paper is not to point fingers at specific authors for their treatment ofengineering economy topics. The intent is to start a discussion of what the discipline needs to doto encourage better treatment of these topics in order that students have a better appreciation ofthe how to apply engineering economy in the practice of engineering. The idea for this paper hasbeen a long time in bubbling up to the surface. The author has been

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling

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Graduate Studies

international conferences and other journals. Schilling is the recipient of the Ohio Space Grant Consortium Doctoral Fellowship, and is a member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Reliability Society, ACM, and ASEE. Page 13.816.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Issues Affecting Doctoral Students Returning to Engineering Education Following Extensive Industrial ExperienceAbstractIt can be said that the best time for an engineer who desires to enter academia to earntheir Doctoral Degree is after a four to five year period working in industry. During thistime period, a practicing engineering

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1513: THE UBIQUITOUS MICROCONTROLLER IN MECHANICALENGINEERING: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMSMichael Holden, California Maritime Academy Michael Holden teaches in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the California State University Maritime Academy. Page 13.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Ubiquitous Microcontroller in Mechanical Engineering: Measurement SystemsIntroductionThis paper will describe a project aimed at integrating microcontrollers in several classesthroughout the mechanical engineering curriculum at the California State University MaritimeAcademy (CMA). The goal is to give our

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1693: APPLYING AN INTERACTIVE, MODULAR APPROACH TOEFFECTIVELY TEACH SIGNAL PROCESSING CONCEPTSSam Shearman, National Instruments Sam Shearman is a Senior Product Manager for Signal Processing and Communications at National Instruments (Austin, TX). Working for the firm since 2000, he has served in roles involving product management and R&D related to signal processing, communications, and measurement. Prior to working with NI, he worked as a technical trade press editor and as a research engineer. As a trade press editor for Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News, he covered PC-based test and analysis markets. His research engineering work involved embedding

Conference Session

Useful Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanics

AC 2008-424: ENHANCING LECTURE PEDAGOGY THROUGH TARGETEDBREAKSBenson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley Page 13.547.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancing Lecture Pedagogy through Targeted BreaksAbstract In this paper an approach to lecturing, that of Targeted Breaks, will be introduced.These are offered as a means to enhance the traditional lecture format so as to increasestudent comprehension, interest and the course’s level of perceived worth. Targeted Breaksoffer a multiplicity of benefits and these will be delineated in the text. Particular exampleswill be presented as well, with sufficient detail to allow interested professors to create

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

specificproblems, an “Everything is Alive” (EiA) approach is proposed. To explore the potentials andinvestigate the effectiveness and usefulness of this strategy in hands-on laboratory environments,the idea is implemented and tested on a laboratory system that uses RFID equipment, servers anddatabases, and moving mechanisms. The set of the different involved agents include RFIDreaders of different brands, motorized RFID tags and antennas, remote databases that store theRFID reads, and friendly Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). After constructing the structure andits framework, students and interested individuals are able to change RFID experiments’ setups,control different types of RFID readers, gather the read data, perform computational processes;all is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Jenna Ross, Utica Center for Mathematics Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2008-680: TALES FROM THE WAVE FRONT: TEACHING THE PHYSICS OFCELL PHONES AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSRobert Ross, University of Detroit MercyJenna Ross, Utica Center for Mathematics Science and Technology Page 13.1137.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Tales from the Wave Front: Teaching the Physics of Cell Phones and Wireless CommunicationsIntroductionFor over twenty years our college has offered a summer enrichment program for high schoolstudents. The UNinitiates Introduction to Engineering (UNITE) program affords high schoolstudents the opportunity to take courses in writing, mathematics, computer science

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

. Page 13.1328.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using an Educational Microprocessor Architecture and FPGA Implementation to Introduce InterruptsAbstractThe use of interrupts is an important topic in the use of computers. Interrupts provide themeans for a computer to quickly respond to significant real-world events. Unlike polling,which is suitable for interfacing slow peripherals, interrupts provide a more efficientmeans to interface with devices. Interrupts are generally considered to be advanced andunfortunately, the topic can be a challenge to present to students. In computerarchitecture in particular, the topic of interrupts is often overly abstracted, which canmake learning about interrupts

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-2647: EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF SURVEYING LABORATORIES INDISTANCE LEARNING USING LOCAL MENTORSVernon Lewis, Old Dominion University Page 13.466.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Effective Execution of Surveying laboratories in Distance Learning Using Local Mentors Vernon W. Lewis, Jr., John Rand Old Dominion University Norfolk, VirginiaAbstractSurveying courses with laboratories are a curricular requirement of the Civil EngineeringTechnology Program (CET) since its inception. This course was taught traditionally asan on-campus

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Source Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2758: PLASMA TORCH FOR BIOMASS PYROLYSISPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 47 technical papers, has 25 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool Fellowship, and his

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

integrated in our daily lives. As they realize itsimpact and that it is not complicated they become intrigued by it and therefore want tolearn more about it. This causes them to want a more in depth understanding of differentaspects of technology. As a result, this has become an impetus for some students to takeadditional technology courses and some have even changed their major to technologyoriented fields. Some other students want to take more technology oriented coursesbecause they now see that it is something that they need to know since it has such a largeimpact on society and their future careers.Introduction:General education is an important educational component for all undergraduate studentsand most colleges do put a big emphasis on it. But

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

integrated in our daily lives. As they realize itsimpact and that it is not complicated they become intrigued by it and therefore want tolearn more about it. This causes them to want a more in depth understanding of differentaspects of technology. As a result, this has become an impetus for some students to takeadditional technology courses and some have even changed their major to technologyoriented fields. Some other students want to take more technology oriented coursesbecause they now see that it is something that they need to know since it has such a largeimpact on society and their future careers.Introduction:General education is an important educational component for all undergraduate studentsand most colleges do put a big emphasis on it. But

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-610: TIPS FROM THE TRENCHES: PREPARATION ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERIENCE-BASED TA TRAINING SESSIONAdam Melvin, North Carolina State University Adam Melvin is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his BS in ChE and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Arizona.Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Lisa G. Bullard is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon, and she served in engineering and management

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Katherine Stahl Kinsinger, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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International

AC 2008-2907: INCORPORATING DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONALAWARENESS INTO AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSEMINAR COURSEAndrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown Andrew T. Rose is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). Before joining the faculty at UPJ, he was a Staff Engineer with GAI Consultants in Pittsburgh. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation design, structural steel design, structural analysis, and incorporating practical design experience and professional practice issues into the undergraduate civil engineering technology curriculum. Dr. Rose received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlie Hall, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1400: APPLICATION OF LEAN CONCEPTS TO THE TEACHING OFLEAN SYSTEMSArlie Hall, University of Kentucky Dr. Arlie Hall (B.S.E.E. and Ed.D.) is a faculty with the University of Kentucky Center for Manufacturing, and former manager of the Lean Systems Program at the university. After working at IBM for 26 years, Dr. Hall joined the University of Kentucky in 1994 and partnered with Toyota as the primary architect of the university’s lean manufacturing curriculum. He has taught lean manufacturing to undergraduate and graduate students, and to industry participants from around the world.Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky Dr. Larry Holloway is the TVA Endowed Professor of

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2008-969: ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS FOR LUNARPROCESSINGPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 51 technical papers, has 26 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

AC 2008-757: INTEGRATING EXTERNAL MENTORS INTO BME SENIORDESIGNJoe Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell UniversityJames Baish, Bucknell UniversityWilliam King, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University Page 13.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating External Mentors into BME Senior DesignIntroductionTo build strong independent design skills, our department exposes students to more andmore open-ended projects through our curriculum. The culminating experience is a two-semester, team-based senior capstone project, mentored by external biomedical expertsand advised by faculty within the department. The single most

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

The Role of Process Safety Management in the Chemical Engineering Undergrad CurriculumBarrie Jackson Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario CanadaAbstractThis paper will discuss the role of Process Safety Management education in the Chemical EngineeringCurriculum.It is recognized that the core body of knowledge for a Chemical Engineer continues to grow, and therenever seems to be enough time to adequately cover it all, one has to consider which issues are moreimportant than others. Basic fundamentals such as the sciences and math are considered essential butthere is always a question about some of the peripheral subjects such as Process Safety Management.With the notorious incidents such

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

The Role of Process Safety Management in the Chemical Engineering Undergrad CurriculumBarrie Jackson Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario CanadaAbstractThis paper will discuss the role of Process Safety Management education in the Chemical EngineeringCurriculum.It is recognized that the core body of knowledge for a Chemical Engineer continues to grow, and therenever seems to be enough time to adequately cover it all, one has to consider which issues are moreimportant than others. Basic fundamentals such as the sciences and math are considered essential butthere is always a question about some of the peripheral subjects such as Process Safety Management.With the notorious incidents such

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-293: GUIDED INQUIRY IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYCLASSROOMRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Penn State Erie, The Behrend College where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University.Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE and SIAM. His research interests are in fluid

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Keith Curtis

Training the Renaissance Engineer of 2025 By Keith Curtis Technical Staff Engineer Microchip Technology Inc. 2355 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85224 Office (480) 792-7026 Fax (480) 792-4150 keith.curtis@microchip.com www.microchip.comThe Renaissance man was the evolutionary successor to the specialist of theMiddle Ages. Whereas the Middle Ages man was only a farmer, or a soldier, or abaker; the

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-919: FROM 0 TO 60 IN 1 YEAREugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is the project leader of a collaboration to develop and deliver pre-eengineering to high schools. Eugene also manages the college's accelerated engineering degree programs.Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School Michelle is a degreed Biomedical Engineer who now teaches science at Mt Notre Dame High School near Cincinnati.Brian Lien, Princeton High School Brian Lien teaches technology education classes at Princeton High School near Cincinnati.Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School Carolyn teaches science and serves

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1164: ENGINEERING MYTHBUSTERS BRINGS ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLES TO KIDSMelanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Page 13.515.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering MythBusters Brings Engineering Principles to KidsAbstractPenn State Erie, The Behrend College hosts a summer program called College for Kids. It is aseries of week long courses for kids, ages 6 to 18, which are 15 hours in length. Over 80 coursesare offered in a variety of topics ranging from art, music and writing, to sports, crafts and theater.There has been a demand for engineering offerings from both parents and the director of theprogram.“Engineering MythBusters” is a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

academia. After teachingclasses the traditional way, class lectures augmented with textbook homework, a program wasdeveloped to engage students in model building activities that encouraged creativity, promotedownership in student learning, linked physical behavior to mathematical expressions, andhopefully better prepares students for engineering practice.1Students in the college begin hands-on learning during their freshman year and this served as theimpetus to link kinesthetic learning with lower level and upper level engineering courses.Students often list a junior level class as their favorite class because it incorporates modelbuilding projects into the curriculum. Students are often eager to work on these projects and aretypically proud to

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Stetten, University of Pittsburgh; David Weiser, Respironics; Timothy Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha Horvath, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2008-2594: PITTKIT AND THE BREADBOARD LABORATORY INTERFACEPROCESSOR (BLIP): AN EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS CENTERED ON THEINDIVIDUAL STUDENTGeorge Stetten, University of Pittsburgh George Stetten is a Professor in the Bioengineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.David Weiser, Respironics David Weiser is an engineer with Respironics, Inc., and was an undergraduate and then staff in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh.Timothy Cooper, University of Pittsburgh Timothy Cooper is staff at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Bioengineering.Samantha Horvath, University of Pittsburgh