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

AC 2008-1677: TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES IN THE BROADER CONTEXTOF THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISEKatie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - MadisonWendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.1296.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Training Undergraduates in the Broader Context of the Research EnterpriseAbstractUndergraduate students participate in research through a variety of mechanisms, including on-campus research assistant positions, summer research experience programs, independent studyresearch credits, and even research-oriented degree requirements. Educators from several unitson our campus have collaborated to

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel Alungbe, Morehead State University; Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

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Construction

AC 2008-2025: TEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMY ONLINE INCONSTRUCTION PROGRAMGabriel Alungbe, Morehead State UniversityJaby Mohammed, Morehead State UniversityYuqiu You, Morehead State University Page 13.1160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Engineering Economy Online in Construction ProgramAbstractThe importance of Engineering Economy is very evident as more and more engineering andtechnology programs are offering it as a required course. The course is very important becausemost topics covered in it are used everyday in our both personal and professional endeavors.Although students have difficulties with the course when offered in the traditional

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-315: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 13.481.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce With ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career, workingfor a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their first year ofemployment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers. During thisapprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ryan Eckl; Christopher Johnson; Shawn Shields; Brad Cullipher; Wayne Helmer

An Inexpensive Flow-Bench for Mechanical Engineering Labs Ryan Eckl, Christopher Johnson Shawn Shields, Brad Cullipher, Mechanical Engineering Students Wayne Helmer, professor Mechanical Engineering Arkansas Tech University September 15, 2008AbstractA flow-bench is a valuable piece of lab equipment useful for various mechanical engineeringflow experiments. For example, in an Internal Combustion (IC) engines course students cantest modifications to cylinder heads (valve

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

Multidisciplinary High Energy Laser Weapon System Student Design Study John Hartke, Robert Kewley, Greg Kilby, Greg Schwarz, Gunnar Tamm United States Military AcademyAbstract:With the recent advances in materials, electric power generation and storage, and solid state lasertechnology, the time has come to examine the application and feasibility of developing a mobile highenergy laser weapon system for the military. The high energy laser offers many advantages as a weaponsystem over conventional kinetic or explosive systems because of its power scalability, speed-of-lightengagement capability, and precision engagement capability. The development of such a

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

Multidisciplinary High Energy Laser Weapon System Student Design Study John Hartke, Robert Kewley, Greg Kilby, Greg Schwarz, Gunnar Tamm United States Military AcademyAbstract:With the recent advances in materials, electric power generation and storage, and solid state lasertechnology, the time has come to examine the application and feasibility of developing a mobile highenergy laser weapon system for the military. The high energy laser offers many advantages as a weaponsystem over conventional kinetic or explosive systems because of its power scalability, speed-of-lightengagement capability, and precision engagement capability. The development of such a

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-751: MODELS FOR EVALUATING VISUALIZATION CENTEREFFECTIVENESSJon Duff, Arizona State University Jon M. Duff received his Ph.D. in art education from The Ohio State University after undergraduate and graduate study in technology at Purdue University. He then served on the faculty in Engineering Graphics at Ohio State from 1976-1984 and in Technical Graphics at Purdue from 1984-1997. Professor Duff joined the faculty at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus in 1997 and currently teaches a variety of courses including modeling, animation, illustration, and technical publishing. He has served as Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal as well as Chair

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Michael Hilgers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard Elgin, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Charles Morris, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Glenn Morrison, Missouri University of Science & Technology

AC 2008-2791: INTRODUCTION OF GIS INTO CIVIL ENGINEERINGCURRICULARonaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science & Technology Ronaldo Luna is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the Missouri University of Science & Technology. He received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. His research interests include: engineering education, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, and hazard mitigation.Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology Richard Hall is a professor Information Science & Technology and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation at the Missouri University of Science & Technology. He received

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Masten, McMaster University; Robert Fleisig, McMaster University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2193: ENGAGING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING DESIGNTHROUGH ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERSSusan Masten, McMaster University Susan Masten is the Director of the First Year Engineering program in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Her responsibilities include supervising staff and instructors in the ENG1 Program, curriculum development, and planning and implementing programs to enhance retention. She is also a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Michigan. She has her Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Harvard University and is co-author of the textbook, Principles of Environmental

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1326: BUILDING INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPSThomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central Page 13.268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Building Industry RelationshipsAbstractIn the fall semester of 2005, the author was asked to prepare a proposal for the creation of aBachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering and Management Technology. Up tothis point, the program consisted of three Associate degrees (Architectural EngineeringTechnology, Civil Engineering Technology, and Building Construction Management), whichfeed into a general Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology.The initial write-up was not difficult because

Conference Session

Sustainability in AEC and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

AC 2008-572: FOUR RESEARCH PROJECTS, ONE "GREEN" THEMEEdmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University Page 13.624.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Four Research Projects, One “Green” ThemeIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to suggest ways that faculty can motivate students to do researchthrough the timely and important issue of sustainable or “green” materials in architecturalengineering. This paper will briefly describe four research projects undertaken by seniors in ourarchitectural engineering department. Following these descriptions will be a series of pros andcons that the author has detected while mentoring these projects

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ricky Castles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; David Kibler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1763: ANALYSIS OF TABLET PC BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES INFRESHMAN TO JUNIOR LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSESVinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources.Ricky Castles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ricky Castles is a PhD student in computer engineering at Virginia Tech. He holds a BS and MS

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Padmini K. Ramalingam; Munther Abualkibash; Rajendra Tadvi; Jeongkyu Lee

ONTOLOGY CREATION FOR WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY VIDEOS Padmini K Ramalingam, Munther Abualkibash, Rajendra Tadvi, Jeongkyu Lee Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06611, USA E-mail :{ pkuppusa, mabualki, rtadvi, jelee}@bridgeport.eduAbstractIn this paper we study multimedia ontology for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) videos byenhancing its existing data structure. The ‘wireless capsule’ is a tiny disposable video camera thattransmits 2 ~ 3 frames per second for a period of 8 ~ 11 hours. There are open problems in WCE,such as bleeding detection, as it is hard to identify accurately, using low-level features, i.e

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; william sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2008-2956: CONTEXT-BASED PROBLEMS AND EXERCISES FORTEACHING ENGINEERING ECONOMYRajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Rajkamal Kesharwani is an MS student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His interests include decision making in engineering design and design economics.Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Xiaomeng Chang is a doctoral student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech with an expected graduation in May 2008. Her research and teaching interests are primarily focused in the areas of engineering design, integration and knowledge environments.Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Daniel Amos, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2433: STUDENTS' CHANGING IMAGES OF ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERSAndrew Jocuns, University of WashingtonReed Stevens, University of WashingtonLari Garrison, University of WashingtonDaniel Amos, University of Washington Page 13.1113.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Students’ changing images of engineering and engineersAbstractAs part of a longitudinal study of engineering students on four campuses spanning four years,students were asked questions each year about their images of the work of engineers. Suchquestions included: what do you expect to do on a day-to-day basis, how did you becomeinterested in engineering, what are the characteristics

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

Cultural and Academic Learning Through Project Based Initiatives 1 2 3 Michael Berry, Paul Russo, and Dr. Joshua Wyrick The Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, ,ew JerseyEngineers Without Borders (EWB) provides students a unique outlet to experience academia through awhole new lens, one that sheds light on global issues and the opportunity to effect the lives of others.Rowan University’s EWB project, involving clean water distribution in Senegal, is one such project thathas exposed our young intellect to a breadth of different

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1815: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRICULUM OF MANUFACTURINGENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSSean Falkowski, University of Dayton Sean Falkowski is an assistant professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He recently worked for Delphi Automotive as a manufacturing engineering supervisor and project engineer. He earned a MS in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton and a BSME from Kettering University. Of interest are the topics of recruiting and retention of manufacturing engineering students. Also he is interested in various manufacturing technical subjects such as machining and tooling design, design for producibility, and automotive

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc McComb, Microchip Technology, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2183: ONLINE, INTRODUCTORY MICROCONTROLLER LABS ANDEXERCISES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSMarc McComb, Microchip Technology, Inc. As Technical Training Engineer with Microchip’s Security, Microcontroller & Technology Development Division, Marc McComb develops educational materials for customers on Microchip’s 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers (MCUs). These materials take the form of Regional Training Center (RTC) classes, Web seminars and lab exercises for the Company’s Academic Program. Prior to this position, Marc worked for 13 years as a paramedic in Ontario, Canada until a back injury forced a career change. He returned to school and graduated from St. Lawrence College’s Electronics

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-938: NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENT: BIOMECHANICS ANDBIOMATERIALS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSAnca Sala, Baker College ANCA L. SALA, Assistant Professor, is Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, is actively involved in teaching and developing engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is a member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA. Page 13.928.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 New Course Development: Biomechanics and Biomaterials for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

AC 2008-1817: INTEGRATED AUTO-ID TECHNOLOGY FORMULTI-DISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (I-ATMUS)Nebil Buyurgan, University of ArkansasJustin Chimka, University of ArkansasNabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas Page 13.754.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Integrated Auto-ID Technology for Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Studies (I-ATMUS)AbstractAutomated Identification (AutoID) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies areunique in that their research and development are led by industry rather than academy.Therefore, there is a large knowledge gap between the best practices in industry and theoreticalacademic work, which should be

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-2001: AN EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT EFFORTNancy Denton, Purdue University Nancy L. Denton, PE, is a professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University and Associate Department Head. She teaches controls and machinery diagnostics. She has been a leader in the Women in Engineering, Mechanics, and Engineering Technology Divisions of ASEE. She is a member of ASME and the Vibration Institute, where she serves on the ISO certified vibration analyst exam committee. Page 13.180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Extended Engagement

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-931: ELECTRIC MACHINES PROJECT ACTIVITIES USING MATHCADE-BOOKIlya Grinberg, Buffalo State CollegeCarl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleHerbert Hess, University of Idaho Page 13.476.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Electric Machines Project Activities Using a MathCAD® E-BookAbstractRecent software advances have made a wide variety of computer-based learning tools availablefor teaching induction motor theory. These tutorials and visualizations typically target specificfundamental topics, require detailed knowledge of the development software to produce, andprovide a rudimentary connection with other relevant practical topics like

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Computers in Education

development.The course started with the definition and features of embedded systems and then movedon to system development methodology. C language was chosen as the language forprogramming embedded applications. Top-down design and hierarchical refinement weretaught as the system development methodology. Students learned to think in blocks ratherthan in a single C language statement.Systematic software and hardware debugging were taught. With a well-understoodalgorithm, students would know what the program execution result should be at certainpoint of their programs. This helped students to pinpoint the software bugs. For thehardware bugs, the students were taught to first make sure the circuit connection and theexpected signal waveform during the

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1235: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES ONALTERNATIVE ENERGYMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeLori Heymans, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 13.1003.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Professional Development Institutes on Alternative EnergyAbstractThis paper describes three Professional Development Institutes for middle and highschool teachers exploring the science, technology, engineering, and math behind thegeneration of electricity by wind, water, and solar power.Each institute was organized and delivered as a Web-companion course. All lecturenotes, assignments, and required

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.

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Environmental Engineering

, Potsdam, NY, 13699-5725, USA 2 Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY, 14580, USAAbstract Understanding particle transport, deposition and removal are of crucialimportance to many technologies such as microelectronic, imaging and pharmaceuticalindustries. In addition, solving a number of environmental problems requires a detailunderstanding of particle transport processes. In the last decade, significant researchprogress in the areas of particle transport, deposition and removal has been made. In this“combined research and curriculum development” project a sequence of two new courseson particle transport, deposition and removal and re-entrainment was developed and anexisting course was fully revised

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Wiegley, California State University-Northridge

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2097: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGAGING PROJECTS FOR EMBEDDEDAPPLICATIONSJeff Wiegley, California State University-Northridge Page 13.430.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of Engaging Projects for Embedded ApplicationsAbstractIn response to results from assessment activities and the growing industrial de-mand for small, portable embedded devices, CSU Northridge added a course inEmbedded Applications to its Computer Science undergraduate and graduate cur-riculum in 2004. The purpose of the course is to cover theoretical and practicaltopics that address the unique challenges that small, low cost, specialized hardwarepresents to software engineers. Course

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2808: DESIGN PORTFOLIOS FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT ANDPROGRAM VISIONMichael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy LT Michael Plumley is on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and is a faculty member and 1998 graduate of the Mechanical Engineering program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he has served as course coordinator for a variety of courses including Machine Design, Heat Transfer, and Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems. He holds Masters of Science degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut. His previous

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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International

. Page 13.535.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Enhancement of Traditional and Distance Learning through Hybrid e-learning ApproachAbstract - The usefulness of hybrid delivery in education has long been realized and with theadvancement of computer and communication technologies and the introduction of Web basedauthoring tools its effectiveness has been further extended. In this work we focus of hybrid e-learning. We refer to hybrid e-learning as those works that utilize courseware modules with ane-learning approach and a mixed delivery system. The main characteristic of a hybrid e-learningdelivery model is a reduced face-to-face traditional delivery model complemented by e-lectures.Hybrid e

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bream, Granta Design, Ltd.; Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge

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Materials

AC 2008-1606: INTRODUCING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO FIRST ANDSECOND YEAR STUDENTSCharles Bream, Granta Design, Ltd.Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge Page 13.802.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Introducing Materials and Processes to First and Second Year StudentsAbstractIntroducing materials and processes to first and second year students is a challenge.At this level, students study a wide range of subjects that all compete for their timeand attention. To stand out in this environment, a course must both stimulate thestudents’ inherent interest in the subject and provide them with the tools and resourcesthat will encourage

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2498: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ INITIALS IDEAS FORSOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMSSean Brophy, Purdue University Sean P. Brophy, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Brophy is a learning scientist and engineer; his research focuses on the development of learners’ ability to solve complex problems in engineering, mathematics and science contexts. He continues to work on identifying new opportunities to use technology to support learning, formative assessment, and instruction. Page 13.613.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008