Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Darius Fieschko, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Aerospace, Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

logic elements.While many engineering programs have already implemented PLC courses in their curricula,instruction remains lacking in many others. Since engineering students with some PLC trainingmay have better career opportunities than those who do not, this may represent an area forimprovement for some programs.Introduction to Projects and Tools is a freshman level course offered to electrical engineeringstudents at [XXX University]. This one-credit laboratory course serves to provide students withhands-on experience with a variety of projects such as the implementation of 555 timers, basiclogic circuits, and measurements of electrical quantities.A two-week PLC module was developed and implemented in the Introduction to Projects andTools

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

, Behrend College Stephen Strom is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department of Penn State Behrend, and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His career includes over thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Programmable System-On-Chip (PSoC) Usage in Embedded Programming CoursesAbstractPart of the requirements for an Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) programincludes the ability for students to design and implement

Conference Session

STEM Issues in ET II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Matthew Turner, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

, such as mechanical and electricalengineering, recruitment events resulting in high ROI could not be more challenging.PMTM 2.0 as described above and in [4] was a significant amount of effort before, during, andafter for faculty and staff, and the data above shows that the ROI for PPNA will most likely below. PMTM 2.0’s purpose was to inspire students to eventually choose either CGT, EET, MET,ET, or MHET at PPNA; however, if students’ interest in the majors are remaining unchanged, itis anticipated that enrollments will not grow as an indirect and/or direct result of participating inPMTM.AcknowledgmentPMTM 2.0 made possible by a Career and Technical Education Summer Expansion Grant #18A-4700-2400 by the Indiana Department of Education under the

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

as is his B.S. degree. He holds an M.S. in MBE, also from Ohio State. He was the director of the BME program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) from 2009 to 2017. He has been teaching at MSOE since 1990. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Redesigning a Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence toEnhance Student EngagementThe Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology Criterion 5 states that an accreditedundergraduate engineering curriculum must include a capstone design process to better prepareits graduates for careers in engineering [1]. One common pedagogical approach to teachingdesign focuses on problem-based learning and includes clinical

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hector E. Medina, Liberty University; Jonathan Tristan Polk, Liberty University

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

school year.The current LUSE approach to engineering education consists of a traditional lecture/laboratoryresidential-based program conducted at the campus of LU in Lynchburg, Virginia. Students in theprogram have the option of taking their general education courses through LU Online to help provideflexibility in their scheduling. Continuing with the LU founder's vision, LUSE is committed to an ethicalbased philosophy producing men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills necessary to impacttomorrow's technology-related disciplines. Students have access to modern facilities and technology andqualified faculty seek to know their students personally and to provide them with opportunities foreducation, research, and a professional career

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Design

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shawn Grimes; Stephanie Grimes; Adena Moulton, Digital Harbor Foundation; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

youth to gain exposure, interest, and skill-building in high-growth technologyskills [1, 2, 3, 4]. Research has shown that maker-based programs can engage underrepresentedaudiences, including minorities and females, in technology career pathways [5, 6, 7]. Makereducation principles and approaches have transformative potential across both formal learningenvironments (i.e., in the classroom [1]), and informal learning environments (i.e., designedsettings and experiences outside of the classroom [2, 3]). The flexibility of informal learningenvironments like afterschool programs, make them especially amenable to the iterative,experimental, ethos of making and provide the needed flexibility to experiment with systemicchanges to youth-centered

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4: Assessing Success in Mathematics Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rebecca Ann George, University of Houston; Weihua Fan, University of Houston; Daijiazi Tang, University of Houston

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Calculus pro-grams across the United States the MAA concluded that the Calculus student’s attitude to-wards mathematics is critical since this can impact career choices. They found that on aver-age, student attitudes toward mathematics declined from beginning to end of their first collegeCalculus course and that the students’ confidence in their mathematical abilities dropped al-most a half of a point on a six-point scale. Even “enjoyment and desire to persist in studyingmathematics also changed in the negative direction from beginning of term to end of term[1].” If we can find out more about students’ perception of their own academic capabilitiesand what influences their attitudes towards mathematics, maybe we can help more students tofinish

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Wake Technical Community College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

; application of personal contributions; and overallresearch experience.On the whole, they did a good job of expressing themselves, indicating that they gave a lot ofthought and consideration to what they had done and how best to describe it. Due to the largevolume of their responses, below is a sampling of what they said. ● The engineering process is all about being flexible, being a critical thinker, and being a problem solver. ● [We]had to find a way to make this project connect with [our] chosen field. For example, I am a civil engineering student. One of the things I found particularly useful to my career path was the practice I got using AutoCAD, which is a program that most civil engineers use for creating designs. In

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros; Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Uriel Saul Huerta P.E., Tecnologico de Leon

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

undergraduate research scholarly events − Evaluate community service as a parallel activity in research − Integrate service learning in the process − Integrate interdisciplinary collaborationConclusionsScholar activities in a bi-national collaborative learning environment provide an opportunity toexperiment a new perspective on the approach to solve a complex problem. It enhances adiversity of skills that students will find essential during their professional careers. To name theimportance of communication and collaboration skills, which go beyond only teamworkexperience; as well as important features such as respect for diversity, and tolerance, amongothers.It has been found that making the rest of the team aware of each profession's

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc.; Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta; Hannah Melia, ANSYS Inc.

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Materials

paper, we will be focusing on three resource categories: (i)real-world inspired case studies, (ii) the Five Step Method for advanced design problems, andour newest resource, (iii) Introductory Materials Science Teaching Packages. These resourceshave been designed with increased student engagement in mind.Case Studies are among one of the resources categories that we have developed. These resourcesallow students to see what goes into the design and assessment of real-world products. This real-world connection is critical; it connects to previous understanding for improved learningpotential and can motivate learning of technical concepts (such as mathematics [24]) by showingtheir practical use, relevant to students’ careers. To address this need

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brittany Bradford, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University; Matthew Taylor, Rice University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

instudents’ college careers can be particularly impactful, as students’ first year, and to a lesserextent their second year, is when they make crucial academic decisions, including their choice ofmajor [4].STEM bridge programs are a type of early (pre-college) STEM intervention. They are residentialprograms that take place the summer before matriculating STEM students begin college and aredesigned for students who have been identified as relatively underprepared for STEMcoursework, often female and/or underrepresented minority students in particular [5]. A primarygoal of STEM bridge programs is to increase the number of students who have access to a strongSTEM foundation by increasing students’ STEM knowledge and exposure to STEM content [6].Bridge

Conference Session

A Focus on Sustainability

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anand Raj, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Scott A. Starks, University of Texas at El Paso; Luis Rene Contreras Sapien, University of Texas at El Paso; Suzan Aranda Luna, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

council has16 members. Members include the president of the Hilltop University,president of the local community college, superintendents of the three regional independentschool districts, and representatives of the business, workforce, and economic development inthe region [4]. Membership is intended to cover the spectrum of education for the workforce andeconomic development. The council’s mission is to promote and support innovative educationand to provide pathways for students to be able to pursue careers and aspirations. Before theinitiation of this collaboration, it was found that the majority of college students in the HilltopUniversity region did not represent the local population which was predominantly Hispanic.Most of the region’s

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Eugene Kwak, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

chat application for responding to RFIs. Asshown in figures 4.1 and 4.2, the construction process has been shared via live videoconferencing and received immediate design feedback from the students. The complicationswith the construction process provided very useful insight for their future career, and this hands-on learning experience had a profound impact on how they view the construction process.Figure 4.1 & 4.2 construction process shared via video conferencingResultsThe author interviewed with two participating students to ask about their learning experience.Also, to obtain a more in-depth understanding, the author required them to submit a report. Thestudents responded that their representation and design skills improved during this

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson

and revisenew scientific equipment; these skills are applicable to life beyond university in industry,academe or consultancy. Their design and application of new data capture technologies and thesignificant data analysis and interpretation associated with real world investigations will servethem well in their remaining years as students and their careers beyond. During this research, thestudent team worked independently, provided regular communications of status and progress andlearned how exciting it can be to work on scientific discovery. They know that these experienceshelped develop skills that will make them successful in future workplace or research settings.They developed goals for the future research teams to come after them, (such as

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Jikai Du; Chad M Walber; Shawn E Thompson; David J Kukulka; Edward Purizhansky

available on and off campus,but also make it possible for faculty to share best practices with each other. Furthermore, throughcollaborations, a faculty can serve as agent for change in his or her department. For example, afaculty can assist colleagues through instructional coaching method, and can also develop a plansensitive to his or her department’s needs. Overall, such collaborations can help to supportfaculty’s teaching excellence and to create a community across departments on campus.SUNY College at Buffalo Mechanical Engineering Program Industrial Advisory BoardBackground The mission of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program at SUNY College atBuffalo is to prepare students for careers in engineering technology that includes

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Pong P Chu

labs/projects in this course make the content more 4.20 0.84 understandable Understanding the content of this course will benefit 4.10 0.75 me in my career Doing the labs/projects shows me real-life applications 4.10 0.75 of the information Table 1. Survey question result .7. Acknowledgments Part of the material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 504030. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The diagram in Figure 2 is courtesy of Xilinx

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Kyle Murray P.E.; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E.

their careers in their chosen profession. As educators, we have theinherent responsibility to provide our students the best opportunities for them to grow and learn inour classrooms. 2019 ASEE Zone 1 Conference, April 11-13, 2019 – Niagara Falls, New YorkReferences[1] R. B. Barr, and J. Tagg, “From teaching to learning: A new paradigm for undergraduateeducation,” Change, vol. 27, pp. 12-25, November/December 1995.[2] S. D. Downs, “Testing in the College Classroom: Do Testing and Feedback Influence GradesThroughout an Entire Semester?” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, vol. 1,no. 2, pp. 172-181, Apr. 2015.[3] J. Cranney, M. Anh, R. McKinnon, S. Morris, and K. Watts, “The testing effect, collaborativelearning, and

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Diana S Dabby

in a large team environment—while doing something theylove—music? A rationale and resources for a conductorless orchestra now exist that can applyto diverse engineering schools, large and small, throughout the United States. 1Impetus Professional skills—leadership, teamwork, and communication—can make or break apurposeful life. Practiced effectively, they augment the virtues distinctive to an individual, thusgrowing character and agency for the better good. Given the centrality of technology today,engineering students will help shape our future, significantly. Yet often they lack theprofessional skillset to reach the greatest promise in their careers and as citizens. How canprofessional

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Alison Whittemore; Okan Caglayan

researched multiple areas of technology. They came up withinnovative design processes. They went through the tough process of creating a cohesive team.They created schematic drawings, graphs, and tables, and submitted a strong, professionalapplication. These are all invaluable skills for their engineering careers, where they will apply forgrants, write reports and papers, and present their findings. The M.A.R.S project gave them theseskills and more.ConclusionThis project was a very successful capstone experience for our students. The project was bothexciting and challenging, and students rose to the task. They did not have access to advancedtechnical or design software, and still were able to create a workable, attractive barge for thecompetition

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2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Agamemnon Crassidis; Daniel S. Kaputa

with a specific career interest may develop an individually customized concentrationbased on mutual agreement between the student and the department. The current Graduate Focusareas consist of 9 sub-disciplines but none related to aerospace systems and UAS. In thiscurriculum update, the relevant courses required to complete the three course sequence for thenew Aerospace/UAS Graduate Focus area was finalized and is shown below: Aerospace/UAS (choose 1 of 4) 9 MECE-610 Flight Dynamics-X 3 MECE-611 Orbital Mechanics-X 3 MECE-612 Unmanned Aircraft Systems-X 3

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2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Douglas Bohl

equations of motion for a fluid. Thesecan be expressed in variable form for an incompressible Newtonian fluid as:𝜌( 𝑉⃑ + 𝑉⃑ ⋅ ∇𝑉⃑ ) = −∇𝑃 + 𝜌𝑔⃑ + 𝜇∇ 𝑉⃑ (1)These equations are 2nd order, non-linear differential equations, which is conceptuallyoverwhelming. Even when these equations are simplified, it is difficult to translate themathematical expression into a mental picture of the physical reality. This is true even for manyfaculty who have worked with these equations over the course of a career. Alternate analysismethods that are taught, such as integral analysis, are useful engineering tools but they too oftenremain just equations, with mysterious variables and meaning to the

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Alana Gorski; Hannah Gross; Masoud Mojtahed Mojtahed

” by Robert Yancey. June 11, 2012. “https://www.industryweek.com/none/how-composites-are- strengthening-aviation-industry.”, August 14, 2019.[20] The Balance Careers: “Advantages and Disadvantages of Composite Materials on Airplanes” by Sarina Houston. November 4, 2018. “https://www.thebalancecareers.com/composite-materials-aircraft-structure-282777.”, August 14, 2019.[21] Shine Auto Project: “Plain Weave Carbon VS. Twill weave Carbon: Which is better??” “https://www.shineautoproject.com/blog/plain-weave-carbon-vs-twill-weave-carbon-which-is- better/.”, August 14, 2019.[22] Swep: “1.5n Energy balance.” “https://www.swep.net/refrigerant-handbook/1.-basic-heat- transfer/as3/.”, August 16

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2020 Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference

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Claire VerHulst, Johns Hopkins University; Karen Borgsmiller, The Johns Hopkins University

solving strategies and confidence, and • to assist students in determining whether engineering is a career they are interested in pursuing.Since the program began in 2006, a total of 4,651 students have completed the course. Moststudents who take Engineering Innovation are rising juniors and seniors in high school. All ofthem have completed algebra II, trigonometry, and chemistry or physics as pre-requisites.The program spans 20 days over four or five weeks. A typical class day consists of 2-3 hours ofnew content delivery through lectures and problem solving followed by 2-3 hours of hands-onprojects or lab activities. Students conduct remote measurements of building height, apply multi-dimensional ranking to a heterogeneous set of data

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Steve Kuennen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Construction

and/or academia.We also conduct surveys of our graduates and their supervisors two years aftergraduation to learn how well prepared for their careers they were and how the supervisorsrate their skills and knowledge.The department uses input from all these assessment tools to continuously adjust andimprove our courses, faculty and facilities. This way the curriculum is not static, butcontinuously being updated. All in all, these assessment instruments show a high degreeof success in meeting our curriculum objectives. We also receive anecdotal evidence ofthe curriculum’s effectiveness, such as the following excerpt from a graduate’s email: I just wanted to contact you to let you know that I have been using much of the material

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

aspects of fiber-reinforced composite materials, design and simulation based upon CLT and FEA of typical composite structures are emphasized. Topics include: constituents and interfacial bonding, microstructure and micromechanics, theory of anisotropy, classical laminate theory, material characterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, composite structure design, and introduction of nanocomposite.The Mechanical Engineering Department of Kettering University has an enrollment of 1300students, one of the largest in the country. For the past 75 years, Kettering University has strivedto provide its students with top quality classroom instruction, state-of-the-art laboratory facilitiesand career

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

AC 2007-1013: KATRINA – AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYShelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Houston is a professor in the School of Computing at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Houston has been involved in engineering technology education for 27 years. and has 10 years consulting experience in personal computer systems.Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi Prof. Walters holds a Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Arizona. Prof. Walters’ career includes academic and professional appointments. He has experience working at the Johnson Space Center, with secure government contractors, and directing law enforcement

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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Materials

collaborationamong our colleagues in other disciplines. It is not difficult to envision the synergistic effect thatcould evolve through such collaboration. As we all become more aware of pressingenvironmental issues there will be increased interest by students who will seek careers thatsustain our environment. This might, in some cases, enable us to increase our enrollments if wecan shape our curricula accordingly. Regardless, there have been prior research efforts that offersome perspective particularly with regard to applied research.An Environmental Effort before ISO 14000Twenty years before ISO 14000 and the environment was only emerging as a major issue workwas being done by farsighted engineers to solve recycling problems. An example of this is

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

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Mechanical Engineering

Interpreting) in 1991. She has been teaching business and technical English both in industry and at university level in Austria for the past 12 years.Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,Graz, Austria Throughout his career, Dr. Günter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering application. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches engineering mathematics in the Department of Automotive Engineering, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, and conducts research in automotive engineering and materials

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Rumpf, Ferris State University

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Manufacturing

with aqualitative review by peer groups as well as the expected one by the instructor.Suggestions for ImprovementWe are always open to new ideas that will help us better develop well-rounded graduates readyto excel at their careers. One avenue under investigation is directing general education electivesthat either develop students’ abilities for group work or require team collaborations asprerequisites for technical courses. A pilot program along those lines is currently underdiscussion.Assessment of such subjective traits as “cooperation” and “team attitude” will always bedifficult. Rather than waiting until the end of the term to evaluate non-technical aspects of aproject effort, periodic checks throughout the term may provide more timely

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Aerospace

stages to sketch basicideas. Although technology is being used in place of pencil and paper, currentresearch on cognition and the impact of technology on thinking and learning isexploring how interfacing with a keyboard and not a hand-held device like astylus or pencil is influencing thinking. 3 Keyboards drive productivity, but notnecessarily creativity. If the creative visual processing is only done through acomputer, then are engineering students limiting their thinking capacity andstaying restricted to thinking that is mostly verbal and rational?At this stage in my career, I’ve been in the classroom close to a quarter centuryand I wonder if the newer professors, who have mostly learned with technology,lack basic drawing skills. For the most