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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christy Moore; Billy Koen

studentsresearch and analyze the heuristics or sota that professional engineers use to make decisions, wepiloted a new research assignment in our Engineering Communication course in the summer of2005. The assignment challenges students to research and write about how professionalengineers and corporate leaders face challenges. Simply put, students are required to pursue asemester-long research project focusing on a corporation that employs engineers and that hasfaced a crisis. Because the assignment requires students to investigate the practices and policiesthat companies use to address the challenges they face, it obliges students to examine the state ofthe art in corporate practice and evaluate the ways professionals respond to problems. Thisarticle

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

the SUCCEED“best practices and lessons learned”, and involved local faculty in role playing exercisesin order to create new versions suitable for local piloting and installation. The positivereceipt of such workshops encourages the present summative article on this approach tocreation and piloting of multidisciplinary design courses and projects. A second dimension of course creation is also considered, namely, creationconsistent with the existing or modified administrative requirements of institution andengineering school. In particular, it was found desirable that each college provide anatmosphere conducive to supporting such design experiences via arranging for thefollowing circumstances: (1) The scheduling of courses must

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

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Abi Aghayere

recently worked on a scholarly project with the author.The author concludes that embedding scholarship in the ET curriculum is very desirable andsuggests some ways and means to facilitate and nurture student scholarship in ET.IntroductionSeveral institutions with Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET) programs now requirescholarship of their faculty,1, 2, 3 including those institutions for which teaching has always beentheir primary focus. Since many of these institutions have mostly undergraduate programs, theyalso now require that faculty scholarship involve undergraduate students and be integrated intothe student learning experiences in order for the scholarship to be meaningful. An example ofthis trend appears in the 2004 Rochester

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Cochran; Kanthasamy Muraleetharan

discussed.1. OverviewThe dam design competition was created to expose high school students to the cutting-edgetechnology implemented in the finite element computer code TeraScale_Dysac. In addition tocreating excitement in the students toward engineering, the project aided the traditional highschool curriculum by giving team building experience and requiring higher level learning skillsin the students. The web-based nature of TeraScale_Dysac has the potential to bring similar Page 10.689.1experience to remotely located high schools. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Janice Singleton

challenges. Several things drive the interest of industry and suppliers to involve the academiccommunity in technology research. First, there is an opportunity to expose students and faculty tocurrent issues, processes and procedures in use in industry. Not only do the students directlyinvolved in the research benefit from this, but also students who are exposed by assisting,observing, discussing and listening to the challenges of the project derive benefit. Engineeringdevelopment projects, particularly when they must be integrated back into a company’s ongoingoperations, offer an opportunity for faculty to develop and integrate procedures and projectmanagement principles that are current and realistic into their teaching materials and frame

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

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Elisabeth Armstrong; Donna Riley

throughout the semester to plan their contribution tothe installation, which included fabricating art objects (including a representative circuit andcapacitor) and producing a GIS map of materials flows in capacitor production. Each class hadits own set of conventional deliverables including term papers, ethnographic research projects,ethics essays, and formal project reports.The collaboration process is discussed, including how such projects are generated, how twodistinct cultures of students can be brought to work productively together, and how to work wellwith off-site collaborators, which include a Sprague engineer as well as the art collective. Finally,reflections are offered about the impact of this collaborative project on students, the

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Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

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2005 Annual Conference

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Zack Bowles; Philippe E. Tissot; Jeremy Flores; G. Beate Zimmer; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

Water Level Forecasting along the Texas Coast: Interdisciplinary Research with Undergraduates. G. Beate Zimmer, Philippe E. Tissot, Jeremy S. Flores, Zack Bowles, Alexey L. Sadovski, Carl Steidley. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78412.Abstract:While pure mathematics makes it sometimes difficult to involve undergraduates who have notyet completed the higher level math courses in research projects, research in applied mathematicsis generally more accessible to these students. We present an example of an integrated researchenvironment including faculty, research professionals and students which has facilitated theproductive

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Preston McCrary; Chip Ferguson; Aaron Ball; Wesley Stone

industry, government, and graduateengineering/technology education. Leaders in each arena are engaging in dialogue centered onstrengthening the competitiveness of remaining industry and developing regional resources tosupport entrepreneurial startups. Leaders and scholars argue that a robust strategy includescollaborative engagement projects which create innovative technologies (intellectual property), ahighly trained and creative professional workforce, and resources which support entrepreneurialstartups. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into efforts being made by WesternCarolina University (WCU) and its graduate Engineering Technology (ET) program tosimultaneously foster professional growth in its students and meet the technical

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner; Edward Lumsdaine

as the capstone course taught to on-campus students.This constraint represented a major challenge, not only because the distance-learning studentshad different educational backgrounds and experience levels, but because the content had to bedelivered in one semester (e.g., Spring 2004), whereas the on-campus students had two semesters(e.g., Spring 2004 and Fall 2004) to complete their projects. Other challenging differencesincluded project selection, team formation, team project monitoring and final course assessment.The instructional team also faced the challenges of integrating their teaching approaches andstreamlining the topics and reading materials required of all students, while placing an increasedemphasis on creative thinking and the

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EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanton Cort; Gary Wnek

as computer science. A unique aspect of our program is that most courses are team-taught by faculty from the Schools of Engineering and Management. This facilitatesintegration in real time for our students of the engineering and management perspectives.Also, our courses offer numerous opportunities for exposure to real-world problemsthrough project work. Student teams maintain frequent contact with companyrepresentatives. Presentation skills are constantly refined through many opportunitiesduring class. Our P2D3 course is uses three popular texts4-6 along with selected supplementaryreadings and notes. Topics covered include the theory of the business, the voice of thecustomer, value creation, intellectual property, concept development

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Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Transitions: From Conceptual Ideas to Detail Design Durward K. Sobek, II Montana State UniversityAbstractIn previous meetings, we presented preliminary work on coding student design journals as part ofan effort to better understand how design processes affect design outcomes. We have alsoconducted a number modeling efforts on a dozen student mechanical engineering projects thatcorrelate key process variables to design quality, client satisfaction, and designer productivitymeasures. One of the main patterns across the different analyses is that system-level design,which falls between concept design and detail design, consistently appears as a

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard

systems that have historically been restricted to specific laboratory facilities. Thepaper’s presentation will demonstrate the pedagogical practices, the interactive materials, andaccompanying hardware/software that turn the Tablet PC into a mobile laboratory suite -integrating a function generator, multimeter, 5v power supply, and scope. A description of theinitial pilot project deployment is provided along with an explanation of how the student’slaboratory results will be integrated into a WebCT course management system (from connectionsto the hardware system) for automatic grading and review.BackgroundEngineering students are typically running multiple applications while simultaneously usingbrowsers, instant messaging and search engines on

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

by taking advantage of the course's semester long design project as avehicle for instruction. By asking students to prepare a proposal, the instructional team is able toteach the fundamentals of persuasive writing within the context of a bona fide sellingopportunity. Page 10.1223.1We were aware that there was a risk of diluting our ability to help our students master thepreparation of lab reports by assigning a proposal, but we thought the necessity of teaching Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

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K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sharon Mecum; Leslie Wilkins

Early and Sustained Gender Equity Programs Enrich Pipeline of Female Engineers Leslie Wilkins, Isla Yap, Sheryl Hom, Christine L. Andrews Maui Economic Development Board/Women in Technology ProjectIntroductionLaunched in Fall 1999, the Women in Technology (WIT) Project encourages women and girls topursue science, technology, education and math (STEM) careers in the counties of Maui, Hawaiiand Kauai in the state of Hawaii.Among programs in the United States addressing the under representation of women in STEM,WIT is unique in several ways: While most such programs in the United States are administered by government or educational institutions, WIT is administered by

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Mosto; Gina Tang; Courtney Richmond; Joseph Orlins; Catherine Yang; Demond Miller; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Anthony Marchese; Mariano Savelski; Paris von Lockette; Stephanie Farrell; Yusuf Mehta; William Riddell

Engineering Education Conference Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationallows the students to perceive the multidisciplinary nature of pollution prevention research andsustainability concepts. Overall the program generates an appreciation for the need ofengineering design and scientific inquiry to address sustainability for protection of theenvironment and future generations.ObjectivesThe REU objectives as outlined in our NSF proposal are as follows:• Generating excitement among the undergraduate students by providing them with the opportunity to work on engineering issues of national and international significance,• Providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to work on fundamental research projects

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Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Thompson; Matthew Roberts

The DORC* Factor: Engaging Students in Reinforced Concrete Design Matthew W. Roberts, M. Keith Thompson Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Wisconsin—Platteville 1 University Plaza Platteville, WI 53818-3099AbstractTo better engage upper-level undergraduate students, a beam design and testing class project andcase studies are used in the reinforced concrete design course at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UWP). Details are furnished on how the project and case studies are used

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sumedha Ariely; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

. The class isproject based, and as such, the focus is on applied engineering work, where students developanalytical, technical, and people skills, and practice applying them to real world situations.Students are required to work in large teams on a complex design problem, in which they gofrom generating ideas for new products, to concept development, to detailing and building aworking prototype. Team projects therefore are the key component through which studentsacquire and apply technical and managerial skills to design, build, install, test, and improve acomplex product. 2.009 provides students the opportunity to develop a broad understanding ofthe product development process and the steps and methods required for each part of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

develop an EE degree program.Graduates will earn a Bachelor of Science in EE, and will enter the workforce as electricalengineers, systems engineers, project engineers, digital engineers and computer engineers.Graduates will also be prepared for positions in management through courses in engineeringmanagement and economics principles. The EE program is designed in line with the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC ofABET) program guidelines. Graduates of this type of program are currently in great demand andobtain jobs with industry, engineering firms, consulting agencies, governmental agencies, andmanufacturing facilities where they work to design, develop, and implement military

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ritsuko Izuhara; Hideo Miyata; Toshiyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology ISHIKAWA 921-8501 Japan1. Introduction Engineering Design Courses (henceforth, ED Courses), characterized by Project-BasedLearning in Teams, are unique to Kanazawa Institute of Technology (henceforth, KIT). A total of1,700 engineering students from all eight engineering departments must take Engineering DesignCourses I through III before they graduate. In each Engineering Design Course, the studentsmust conduct two hours of in-class instructed learning as well as four hours of outside-classlearning activities in teams per week for ten weeks. KIT has also been a laptop engineeringinstitution since 1994, offering students a 24/7 learning activity lounge and e-Learning system

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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang; John Chen; Bernard Pietrucha

Emerging From Engineering Education – Building a Remotely Operated Submarine Hong Zhang, Bernard Pietrucha, John Chen Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 08028, USAAbstractIn spring 2004, the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Rowan University offered anew course called “Emerging Topic – Designing and Building a Remotely Operated Vehicle(ROV)”. It is a project-based course where students are required to design, build andoperate a submersible with provided materials. This course integrated many engineeringaspects into one project and also exposed mechanical engineering students to Mechatronics.The course was welcomed by students and the response from

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Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Richter

promoted if the project was a failure. We must win together orlose together. They are told that all team members have different strengths and that they need touse each other’s strengths, motivate each other and help each other in order to accomplish thetask before them. This is the way it is in today’s industrial autonomous design teams which arecomprised of members from various departments in an attempt to use concurrent engineeringand reduce the design process cycle time. The students are told that they will have two weeks toaccomplish the experiment with the robot given to them and to demonstrate their project to therest of the class. At this point the students usually will ask what are the instructions / experimentsthat they are to perform

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny

engineering design as well as how to function moreeffectively in industry design environments. Material related to theories of student learning andappropriate pedagogical approaches to teaching an open-ended subject such as engineeringdesign are included. Having successfully completed this course, students are able to describeengineering design process and compare and contrast design across engineering and non-engineering disciplines. Students develop a syllabus for a design course in their own discipline,including assignments and projects. They also learn about effective project management and areable to characterize and demonstrate effective means of teaching/coaching/mentoring of variousdesign projects. As future educators, students are able to

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russ Pimmel

,environmental technology, information technology, manufacturing, and many otherscience- and engineering-related fields that drive the U.S. economy. The program targetsboth the undergraduate and secondary school levels. Two-year colleges are expected tohave a leadership role in all ATE projects. Collaborative efforts involving secondaryschools, two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, businesses, nonprofitorganizations, and government agencies are encouraged. The ATE program has twotracks. Projects adapt and implement exemplary educational programs and materials,develop new materials, provide professional development for college faculty andsecondary teachers, provide technical experiences for students, or conduct researchrelating to the

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BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

for the final project thatintegrated concepts from these three areas.The final project description (as given to the students) is provided below to further provide thereader with insight in to goals of the course. The overall goal of this project is for each group to proceed through the process of designing and making experimental measurements within a fluid flow system. After constructing the recirculating system used in prior experimental protocols, each group will design their own additional modifications which will individualize each group’s project. The objective of modifying the experiments is to create a setup with will permit your group to quantify the effect of the changes to the system. Each group will be monitoring

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh

animated educational simulations of various processes, such as traffic control andbatch mixing, to show how a ladder diagram relates to an automated process5. Students can startand stop the animations, and study the corresponding ladder diagram for certain conditions orcases. However, students do not have the opportunity to build a system. In addition, the numberof models available for students to explore is limited to those included in the package. Animprovement would be to allow students to design and assemble their own automatedmanufacturing systems, run them, and view the associated control logic.Another common approach is to use a capstone course or senior design project to allow studentsto design and develop a system level project6. The

Conference Session

Research On Student Teams

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

Using a Vertically Integrated Team Design Project to Promote Learning and an Engineering Community of Practice Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Helen Qammar and Edward Evans Department of Foundations and Leadership/Department of Chemical Engineering University of Akron, Akron OH 44325Recent curriculum reforms in engineering education have focused on implementing thescholarship on pedagogy into the engineering classroom experience. For example, the paradigmshifts toward learner-centered versus teacher-centered delivery modes have been well establishedin many departments. In addition, department level curriculum reforms have begun to designintegration of concepts and skills

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Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Jason Thrun

Building Bridges Between Education and Engineering Programs: An Example of a Successful Planning Process Philip Parker, Jason Thrun University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionThree Engineering faculty members and three School of Education faculty members at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) have teamed up to introduce engineeringfundamentals to pre-service teachers. The philosophy behind this project is that teachereducation is the responsibility of the entire university, not simply the School of Education. Assuch, this project has four goals listed below. The first two goals focus on the pre-serviceteachers participating in the project

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Morrow

student fabrication and testing, since modern devices in ’student friendly’ packages are becoming less and less available, or two, using complex, state-of-the-art devices but at a high level of abstraction to make them accessible to students. In redesigning our embedded systems design course, we wanted to ensure that our students worked with the state of the art (i.e. current microprocessors, standard interfaces and current technology I/O devices, real-time operating systems, application and device driver software development, and hard- ware description languages), but that they still did actual hardware design and fabrication. We wanted students to have independence in the selection of projects, but had to

Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz

design projects will beneeded to replace the traditional continuous chemical manufacturing process that is most oftenthe subject of the capstone design class. This paper describes one such design project assignedto the West Virginia University class of 2005. A different multi-scale, biologically related,product design was completed by the class of 2004.2The ProblemThis class was assigned the task of investigating food products. Specifically, they were toidentify promising markets for low-carbohydrate and/or low-fat foods and suggest opportunitiesfor a profitable venture to manufacture such products. They were to learn the ingredients in and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Gally; Steve Chadwick; Randy Shaffer; Milton Cone; Jim Helbling

Interdisciplinary Freshman Experience Chuck Cone, Steve Chadwick, Tom Gally, Jim Helbling, and Randall Shaffer College of Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, ArizonaAbstractThis paper summarizes a cooperative effort undertaken by the Aeronautical, Electrical, andComputer Engineering Departments at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that led to thedevelopment of a team-taught interdisciplinary engineering course offered to incomingfreshmen. The authors discuss the inception of the project, the development of the coursecontent, and the lessons learned from the first year of teaching the