Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alanna Storey, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University

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Environmental Engineering

systems. This approach exposes students to the broader aspects of watershedmanagement beyond the mere technical components.KIWMS provides regional planning support to communities throughout the Commonwealth inorder to maintain the natural and economic resources of their watersheds. The Center for WaterResource Studies (CWRS), which houses KIWMS, uses undergraduate students from WesternKentucky University (WKU) to conduct field work, develop surveys and analyze data under thedirection of a Professional Engineer. The CWRS expertise in water and wastewater, combinedwith its mission as a utility and municipal technical assistance provider, empowers communitiesto realize the fundamental goal of holistic watershed management. KIWMS leverages

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Kathleen Harter, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

basicscientific principles in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, to show how these principles are appliedin areas such as biotechnology, process technology, and nanotechnology, and to explore societalissues related to these technologies. One of the hoped for goals of the course in examining thesecurrent technologies is that students will start to develop “technological literacy.”In a paper discussing an NSF sponsored workshop on technological literacy for undergraduates,Krupczak and Ollis report on efforts to “to identify and define several models of technologicalliteracy courses. Based on a review of courses already developed and comparisons to otherdisciplines, four candidate standard models were identified: The Technology Survey Course, TheTechnology

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Dermody, Roger Williams University

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Architectural

AC 2010-1319: GET THE FORM RIGHT!Robert Dermody, Roger Williams University Page 15.616.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Get the Form Right! Teaching Structures in a Design StudioAbstractTeaching structural design concepts to architecture students in a studio setting is a powerful wayto educate future architects about designing efficient, exciting forms for building structures. Thekey to good structural design is to get the form right. The brilliant Uruguayan engineer, EladioDieste phrased it best: “There is nothing more noble and elegant from an intellectual viewpointthan this: to resist through form.” This paper describes an advanced undergraduate

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; Matthew Glucksberg, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1017: INVESTIGATING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICALMODELING ABILITIES IN CAPSTONE DESIGNJennifer Cole, Northwestern University Jennifer Cole is the Assistant Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. Dr. Cole’s primary teaching is in Capstone Design, and her research interest are in engineering design education.Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Robert Linsenmeier has a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and in Neurobiology and Physiology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-814: DON’T REINVENT THE WHEEL: METEC MEETS MANY NEEDSFOR NEW ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORSGilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community CollegeShep Anderson, Sinclair Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community College Page 15.429.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: METEC Meets Many Needs for New Engineering Technology EducatorsBeing a new educator in a college classroom can be an overwhelming experience. Advice,materials, and resources may be abundant, but being able to put your hands on peer reviewed,relevant

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Andy Gill; Garrin Kimmell; Kevin Matlage

Improving the Presentation of Technical Material in Video Talks using Post Production Andy Gill1 , Garrin Kimmell2 , Kevin Matlage1 The University of Kansas1 , The University of Iowa2AbstractIn this paper, we present our experiences using our image processing toolkit ChalkBoard and othervideo processing tools to post-process a pre-recorded conference talk. With inexpensive videocameras, video services like youtube.com and vimeo.com, and widely available andinexpensive video editing software, we expect this new media to be increasingly used as amechanism to both promote research agendas and deliver technical content. In order to explore theuse of such

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

AC 2010-41: TRANSFORMING MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIES THROUGHEDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is President of World Expertise LLC, a consulting firm focused on higher education. He previously served as faculty member, department chair, dean of engineering, academic vice president, and president at a number of US universities. Recently he has been the founding president of Masdar Institute, and senior advisor to Khalifa University, both in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Page 15.1278.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ferguson, Ohio Northern University; Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University; Amanda Stype, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

electronic commerce and electronic data interchange; and a Vice President at the First National Bank of Chicago, where he founded and managed the bank’s market leading professional Cash Management Consulting Group and initiated the bank’s non credit service product management organization and profit center profitability programs.Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University Michele A. Govekar, Ph.D. Michele is a Professor of Management at Ohio Northern University. Her academic research and publications focus on the management and history of US firms’ international operations, corporate- nonprofit interactions, nonprofit organizations, and the process, outcomes and assessment

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1049: PORTABLE LABORATORIES FOR GENERAL EDUCATIONENGINEERING COURSESJohn Krupczak, Hope College Professor of EngineeringKate Disney, Mission College Engineering Instructor Page 15.957.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Portable Laboratories for General Education Engineering CoursesAbstractMany engineering programs are facing unfamiliar challenges in the area of curriculumdevelopment and course offerings. Some engineering departments are working with a newconstituency of students through newly offered courses on engineering and technological topicsfor non-engineering students. At the same time increased emphasis has been directed to

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Donald Gaitros, Baylor University

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Computers in Education

University was designed for intellectuallygifted, highly motivated students entering the School of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS)with a wide range of interests, who desire a more diverse experience across the disciplines. Theprogram seeks to broaden Computer Science Fellows’ backgrounds in their chosen area(s) ofdiversification while preparing them for a graduate studies or for successful careers. TheComputer Science Fellows is a major within the School of Engineering & Computer Sciencewhere fellows are free to create an individualized course of study with the advice of a programdirector who mentors them throughout the entire undergraduate experience. The program hascourse requirements in computer science as well as other core courses

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jen Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education

, Mexico, challenging engineering students enrolled in the course Engineering and Sustainable Community DevelopmentAbstractOver the past ten years, engineers and engineering students and faculty have increasingly turnedtheir efforts toward “underserved” communities. Such efforts raise important questions. Is thereanything problematic with wanting to help a community? How do engineers listen to acommunity? If invited, how do engineers work with a community?Wondering about questions like these in relationship to engineering courses, design projects,volunteer activities, or international assignments motivated us to develop a project in criticalpedagogy entitled Engineering and

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

manufacturing technology, product design, and engineering economics. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and holds memberships in SPE and ASEE. Page 15.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Alumni Perceptions of Project Management InstructionAbstractAfter teaching a project-oriented capstone course several semesters, the author observed someteams failed to provide quality solutions for their semester-long, team-based project. The rootcause appeared to be poor project management skills. This prompted the author to considerasking alumni, who have demonstrated success leading teams in their

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andrzej Zarzycki

Designing Curriculum for Digital-native Architecture Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology andrzej.zarzycki@njit.eduIntroductionThis paper discusses a pedagogical approach toward teaching the first-year curriculum in anarchitectural program. It focuses on two courses. The first is a design studio, a 5- to 6-creditclass, taught in a small group of 12 to 15 students with a high number of contact hours, usuallyaround 12 hours per week. The other course, also geared toward first-year students, is offered ina lecture format with 30 to 36 students and covers the relationship between digital tools andconcepts

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Andrzej Zarzycki

Designing Curriculum for Digital-native Architecture Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology andrzej.zarzycki@njit.eduIntroductionThis paper discusses a pedagogical approach toward teaching the first-year curriculum in anarchitectural program. It focuses on two courses. The first is a design studio, a 5- to 6-creditclass, taught in a small group of 12 to 15 students with a high number of contact hours, usuallyaround 12 hours per week. The other course, also geared toward first-year students, is offered ina lecture format with 30 to 36 students and covers the relationship between digital tools andconcepts

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUFFET: FROM BANQUET TO ÀLA CARTELisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NCSU since 2000, Dr. Bullard was named an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NCSU and was awarded the Outstanding New Teacher Award by the Southeastern Section of ASEE, the NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the COE George H. Blessis Outstanding

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-1213: MEMS ACCELEROMETER INVESTIGATION IN ANUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTATIONLABORATORYDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1352: WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEEKNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND THE PROCESS OFSTANDARDIZATION?Bruce Harding, Purdue UniversityPaul McPherson, Purdue University Page 15.1364.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEE KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND THE PROCESS OF STANDARDIZATION?AbstractProducts and processes considered everyday conveniences would not be possible withoutstandardization. That standardization making today’s technology possible was developed overthe last few decades by practitioners, many of whom are on the brink of retirement.Consequently, a growing concern

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

Selection and Execution of Civil Engineering Capstone Design Projects at the United States Coast Guard Academy Hudson Jackson, Kassim Tarhini, Corinna Fleischmann, Nathan Rumsey, Sharon Zelmanowitz United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT Session: Teaching project based courses and design courses, including senior design courseAbstractCivil engineering students at the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) must completea capstone project as a graduation requirement. The main objective is to enable students toexperience real life engineering problem solving, design, team work, project execution andmanagement. To satisfy program and accreditation requirements, the projects must have

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Benjamin Cadieux; Lee Denaro; Paul Ellsworth; Adam Robert; Salah Badjou

An Automated Natural Gas Shut-Off Valve System Benjamin Cadieux Lee Denaro Paul Ellsworth Adam Robert Salah Badjou, Ph.D. Department of Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115 Session Topic: Teaching project based courses and design courses, including senior design course AbstractThere is no system on the market today that monitors a building or house for natural

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy Feola, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-804: CAREERME: ENCOURAGING AN ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING WORKER PIPELINESandy Feola, Sinclair Community College Sandy Feola is the Customer Relations Manager for the NCME (National Center for Manufacturing Education) at Sinclair Community College and a part time instructor for the University of Dayton’s Engineering Technology Department (since 2007) and Sinclair Community College’s Operations Technology Department (since 1995), teaching industrial engineering and quality engineering curriculum. As an independent quality professional in Dayton, Ohio since 2004, She provides consultation and training to manufacturing and service organizations for performance improvement initiatives in the

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

Using Supplemental Videos to Teach Energy Efficient Construction Systems: SIPs and ICF Orla LoPiccolo, M Arch, RA, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture and Construction Management State University of New York - Farmingdale State College Abstract: My Fall 2009 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section paper titled Teaching Passive House Construction: Video vs Graphic…Which One Achieves Higher Assessment? confirmed, through student assessment, Gangwer‘s finding that 65% of students are visual learners, and that graphics with text provide a more effective means of introducing a new topic

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo

Using Supplemental Videos to Teach Energy Efficient Construction Systems: SIPs and ICF Orla LoPiccolo, M Arch, RA, Assistant Professor Department of Architecture and Construction Management State University of New York - Farmingdale State College Abstract: My Fall 2009 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section paper titled Teaching Passive House Construction: Video vs Graphic…Which One Achieves Higher Assessment? confirmed, through student assessment, Gangwer‘s finding that 65% of students are visual learners, and that graphics with text provide a more effective means of introducing a new topic

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Kurt Colvin; Jim Kish

1 Bicycle Frame Building for Engineering Undergraduates Kurt Colvin, Ph.D., P.E. and Jim Kish Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo / Kish FabricationAbstractThe common safety bicycle design first appeared in Brittan in the 1870s. In the 130 years since,engineers and craftsmen have created hundreds of new bicycle designs, fabrication methods,materials and components. However, the simplistic diamond frame design has survived, is stillcommercially available and fully functional. The bicycle itself provides a rich learning platform inwhich to illustrate topics such as design

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Marsocci; P.K. Raju; Chetan Sankar

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Architectural

Educational Methods for Design Courses: Functional DormitoriesAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to describe a student-led international engineering project that isboth exciting and educational. The challenge with this project is to reach the proper balance ofstudent-led creativity and learning, collection of data, adequate expert review, and transfer ofknowledge to other students. This paper details an international student project that was thendocumented as a case study. After providing a synopsis of the example case study, a suggestedstructure for developing such a case study is provided with references to the example. This canhelp guide a faculty member design such a project in the future. A suggested classroom

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Johnnie Hancock

experiments such as pulsed lasertesting. In addition, general-purposeoscilloscopes are used extensively by ElectricalEngineering students in their various EE analogand digital circuits lab courses.The two key banner specifications than affect an oscilloscope’s signal integrity measurementaccuracy are bandwidth and sample rate. Most engineers and EE professors have a good idea ofhow much bandwidth they need for their digital measurements. However, there is often a lotconfusion about required sample rate — and engineers often assume that scopes with the highestsample rate produce the most accurate digital measurements. But is this true?When you select an oscilloscope for accurate, high-speed digital measurements, samplingfidelity can often be more

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tyler J. Martin; Matthew S. Jolda; Christopher M. Linden; Douglas E. Dow

Chessboard with Feedback for Learning Rules and Strategy Tyler J. Martin, Matthew S. Jolda, Christopher M. Linden, and Douglas E. DowSession: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstractLearning a set of rules and strategy, such as for the game of chess, can be difficult. The optimalway for a person to learn is based on their primary learning style. Three of the learning styleshave been classified as visual, kinetic, or auditory. Rules of chess are often presented as writtenor verbal instructions that may be of less benefit to people who are primarily visual or kineticlearners. Even computer chess games that only utilize the keyboard or

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

First Year Experience for Digital-native Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology Session: First year experienceThis paper discusses undergraduate freshmen experience in the core studio design course in theprofessionally accredited architectural program. The studio curriculum focuses on teachingdigital and traditional tools in the design context while considering the level of knowledge andthe nature of a student body. Design studio curriculum introduces students to traditional modesof creativity such as sketching and physical models. This preliminary stage is paralleled by anintroduction of digital skills

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

The Integration of Technology, Writing and Mathematics into an Introductory Matlab Course for Engineering Students Raymond Addabbo, Ph.D. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology 86-01 23rd Ave. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 raymond.addabbo@vaughn.eduAbstractIn this paper we will present material used in the Vaughn College Introduction to Matlab course.CSC 215 is offered to engineering students that have had a course in calculus and writing.The objective of the first half of the course is to teach students basic programming. What isunique is that the programming techniques

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

The Integration of Technology, Writing and Mathematics into an Introductory Matlab Course for Engineering Students Raymond Addabbo, Ph.D. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology 86-01 23rd Ave. East Elmhurst, NY 11369 raymond.addabbo@vaughn.eduAbstractIn this paper we will present material used in the Vaughn College Introduction to Matlab course.CSC 215 is offered to engineering students that have had a course in calculus and writing.The objective of the first half of the course is to teach students basic programming. What isunique is that the programming techniques

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Elliott Butay, Oral Roberts University; Ben Hase, Oral Roberts University; Sean McDonough, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Tryon, Oral Roberts University; Joshua Weed, Oral Roberts University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-1984: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERING ANDHUMAN SPIRITUALITYDominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University Dominic M. Halsmer is the Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Oral Roberts University. He has been teaching engineering courses there for 18 years, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma. He received BS and MS Degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and 1986, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA in 1992. He is currently pursuing an MA in Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University. His current research interests involve contributions from the field of engineering to the current