Session 2541The Evolution of the Patent and Trademark Depository Library and the Role of the Patent and Trademark Librarian in the Digital Age Karen S. Grigg North Carolina State University LibrariesAbstractThis paper discusses effective methods of delivering patent and trademark referenceassistance that support the university and library’s mission of time- and location-independent service. The North Carolina State University Libraries is the sole Patent andTrademark Depository Library (PTDL) in the state of North Carolina and, as such,supports a diverse and geographically scattered clientele
Session 1654 Academic and Professional Resources for Student-Led Technology Ventures Michael S. McCorquodale and Richard B. Brown Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122AbstractStudent researchers face daunting challenges when attempting to commercialize technology thatthey have developed. Engineering students typically lack an overall understanding of the com
Session 2558 Educating Engineers for the Information Age P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management Auburn University, AL 36849 Abstract Information technology, which is rapidly becoming one of the fundamentals of engineering,will soon be embedded in virtually every new product and process. In order to take fulladvantage of the wide range of new possibilities that are becoming available, the design ofproducts, systems, and services will require
how the system outcome data are collected and analyzed. Section 5 providesconcluding remarks.2. Overview of classroom teaching and learningThe most common learning environment in schools is the scenario of one instructor/teacher (T)and many students (S) in classroom. The teacher teaches in a predominantly one-waycommunication fashion and, due to time and spatial constraints of the classroom, students learnpassively. Although this may be a most economic way of education in a large educationalsystem, it is not short of problems - lack of motivation, apathy, disinterest, inattention, andfrustration abound in both teacher and students. Many teachers blame the students and manystudents feel that they have learned nothing at all and fall ‘through
-driven and theoretical material, but has good practical applications • requires students to shift their fundamental intuitions • deals with ideal and practical problems • deals with complex problems • involves approximations/assumptions and/or empirical questions • has design implicationsReferences[1] Taraban, R., E. E. Anderson, et al. (2002), Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & Exposition.[2] Bhatia, S. R. Chemical Engineering Education, 2002, 310-315.[3] Anderson, E., M. P. Sharma, et al. (2002), Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & Exposition.[4] Sharma, M. P. and G. Fetter (2001), Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for
. This method excludesimportant factors that are part of situated learning—i.e., learning in real classrooms—where students define their own conditions of learning, set personal goals, and applylearning strategies on an individual basis. A contribution of the research here is that itcommunicates a sense of how student s use software implemented in a real course. In thediscussion, we ask how the present findings can be used to improve the effectiveness ofthe CD.An Interactive CD for Introductory ThermodynamicsE. E. Anderson (see authors) authored the CD used in this study. It was designed to goalong with the book Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 4th ed., by Cengel and
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, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Swan, C.W., J.J. Duffy, K. Paterson, A. Bielefeldt, O. Pierrakos. 2011. The EFELTS Project – EngineeringFaculty Engagement in Learning Through Service. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) AnnualConference Proceedings. Paper AC 2011-1324.2. Eyler, J., D. Giles. 1999. Where’s the Learning in Service-Learning? Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.3. Coyle, E. J., L. H. Jamieson and W.C. Oakes, EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service, InternationalJournal of Engineering Education, 21 (1), 2005, pp. 139-150.4. Duffy, J., E. Tsang, S. Lord. 2000. Service-Learning in
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both of these problems (i.e., numerical methods in two-dimensional heat conduction and transient heat conduction through semi-infinite mediums) have traditionally been challenging for students and an objective of the FE learning modules is to provide an alternative insight for students that will ideally make these topics easier to understand. The problems for each learning module are summarized in Figs. 1 and 2. The steady-state problem (Fig. 1) was adopted from an exercise at the end of Chapter 4 (“Two-Dimensional, Steady-State Conduction”) of Incropera et al.’s textbook6, while the transient, semi-infinite medium problem (Fig. 2) was adopted from an exercise at the end of Chapter 4 (“Transient Heat Conduction
fall of 2011 yielded someintriguing results regarding the co-curricular programming. Data showed that students wantedmore co-curricular programming that provided hands on experiences; they also wanted moreinformal presentations with personal interactions with the presenter(s), and more programs thatinvolved recent engineering alumni. They wanted presenters who could relate to them giventheir limited exposure to the field of engineering and their lack of professional experience. Byincorporating the feedback from our students, we are able to provide more consistent informalinteractions with students. We do this in the form of recent alumni programs, town hallmeetings, more frequent academic advising, and more meaningful personal
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in the U.S.,Black and Hispanic Americans represented 2.5 million (under 10.8 %) while White and AsianAmericans represented 19.6 million (nearly 87%). These percentages illustrate the vast disparitybetween the representation of White and Asian Americans and underrepresented minority groupsin the science and engineering workforce. The engineering workforce has an even more disparaterepresentation of underrepresented minorities with African American and Hispanic Americanscomprising only 4.7% of engineers, while White and Asian Americans represent 95%. NationalScience Board studies encourage the government’s leading science and engineering (S&E)organizations to consider under-represented groups as un-tapped resources with enormouspotential
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toucheseveryone and to think critically about what they do on the job.Bibliography 1 Harris, Jr., C. E., Davis, M., Pritchard, M. S., Rabins, M. J., “Engineering Ethics: What? Why? How? And When?” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 4/19962 Abraham, S., Knies, A. D., Kukral, K. L., and Willis, T. E., “Experiences in Discussing Ethics with Undergraduate Engineers,” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 10/19973 Freyne, S. F. and Hale, W. M., “A Preliminary Survey of Engineering Ethics Courses Nationwide,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20094 Hole, L. D., Radebaugh, D. W., and Soschinske, K. A
AC 2010-1331: THE HYREV PROPULSION SYSTEM: A B20 POWER-SPLITEXTENDED RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR THE ECOCAR CHALLENGEVincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Vincent Sabatini is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in Robotics and High Performance Vehicles. He is currently the Team Leader for ERAU's EcoCAR Team, the EcoEagles.Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ryle Maxson is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Aerospace
described above and increase theinterests of Track B and C faculty members in the first-year engineering courses. In a completeimplementation, students in different sections of the first-year engineering courses may be doingdifferent projects, all of which meet the above specifications. Hopefully, a stream of projects cancontinue to be generated.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0336591. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliographic Information1. Caso, R., Clark, C., Froyd, J.E., Inam, A., Kenimer, A.L., Morgan, J.R., and
Engineering, Inc.; MMS-A/E; Skidmore,Owings & Merrill LLP; Spencer Engineering, Inc.; Thorton-Thomasetti Group; andWalter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. The authors are very grateful to the Office ofInstitutional Research, Planning, and Assessment at Rose-Hulman for their assistancein developing and administering the surveys. The authors would also like to thankProfessor Mark Yoder from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department atRose-Hulman for assistance with the Electrical Engineering examples.References1. Puri, P. S. (Moderator) “Computer Misuse – Are We Dealing with a Time Bomb?”, Forensic Engineering: Proceedings of the First Congress, Task Committee on Avoiding Failures Caused by Computer Misuse, Forensic Engineering Division
· Wave equation in the frequency domain · Propagation constant k 3. The boundary conditions · Incident and reflected waves · Changing reference system (x = l − d) · Reflection coefficient Γ 4. The scattering matrix S · Scattering matrix S of a transmission line · Obtaining Sij (general case) · The Smith chart 5. Practical transmission lines · Ideal vs. real transmission line · Microstrip line · Introduction to
that moves between provider and the user. Jacobs (2003) presents a formula to calculatethe number of Kanban card sets: Each container represents the minimum production lot size to be manufactured. Hence, the number of containers controls the amount of work-in-process inventory in the system. The number of kanban card sets is determined by the formula: k = expected demand during lead time + safety stock size of the container k = DL (1+S) . C Page 10.730.7 ( p. 432).Proceedings of the 2005 American Society
minority program. Southern Economic Journal, 2005. 72(1): p. 78-97.15. S Russell, M Hancock, and J McCullough, The Pipeline: Benefits of Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Science 316 (5824):548 549, 2007. 316(5824): p. 548-549.16. M Summers and F Hrabowski, Preparing minority scientists and engineers. Science 2006. 311(5769): p. 1870- 1871.17. Office of Research-Labor Market Information, Connecticut Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). 2008, Connecticut Department of Labor.18. Office of Research-Labor Market Information Connecticut Forecast: Occupational Projections: 2006-16. Accessed March 14, 2010, http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/forecast2006-2016/ctforecast.asp.19. S
TestMeasure df t-test p-value Mean diff Cohen’s d2007 Algebra 20 3.62 .0017 10.91 0.52 Trigonometry 20 4.26 .0004 12.10 0.902008 Algebra 11 5.43 .0002 15.50 1.03 Trigonometry 11 4.58 .0008 15.66 1.26Note. Mean diff = Mean difference (post – pre); X post − X pre s 2post + s 2pre Cohen’s d = where s p = sp 2 Page 15.536.7Math Course PlacementTo further assess the Summer Bridge Program with regards
has greatly benefited from hiring employees that participated in an international experience. 6. International experiences enhance a prospective employee’s abilities in… Leadership. Teamwork. Innovation. Global Awareness. Character Development. Technical Competence. Motivation/Career Goals. Other:My company hires in the following area(s):___ Chemical Engineering ___ Industrial Design___ Civil and Environmental Engineering ___ Information Technology___ Construction Management ___ Manufacturing___ Electrical and Computer Engineering ___ Mechanical Engineering
, he does without rather than make amistake.It is hard to accept seemingly pointless learning, especially in a field that values linearaccrual of knowledge. But as Jobs says, you can’t connect the dots looking forward.Informal, self-directed learning may lead nowhere—or, it may lead to true innovation, asin the design of the Macintosh. If innovation is what we want from a “thinking society,”rather than mere competence, then the challenge for engineering education is to fosterstudents’ ability to engage in lifelong learning in the absence of an immediate payoff interms of grades, certification, or other resume-enhancing qualification. REFERENCES[1] Jobs, S. (2005). Commencement address delivered at
Pitch Rate 30 ) g 20 e d( α, 10 ) c e 0 s g/ e d( -10 q ), g -20 e d( iH -30 -40 -50 478.5 479 479.5 480 480.5 481 481.5 482 482.5 483 483.5 Time (sec) Figure 7: Flight Data Segment used for Parameter Identification15A
, andMr. Darren Taillie (all from UMCP) did a splendid job over the summer; their efforts are alsogratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. Birdsong, C., and Schuster, P., “Research in the Undergraduate Environment”, Proceedings of 2006 Annual Conference and Exposition of American Society for Engineering Education, June, 2006, Chicago, Illinois, USA.2. Eisenman. S., and List, G., “The Undergraduate Research Advantage : The Split Perspective” Proceedings of 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition of American Society for Engineering Education, June, 2004, Salt lake City, Utah, USA. Page 15.245.143. Peten, G., Sawhney, A