Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Van Wie; Kristin Wood; Robert Stone; Julie Linsey; Matthew Green

Functional Representations in Conceptual Design: A First Study in Experimental Design and Evaluation Julie S. Linseya, Matthew G. Greena, Michael Van Wieb, Kristin L. Wooda, and Robert Stoneb a The University of Texas at Austin/ bUniversity of Missouri-RollaAbstractFunctional modeling is an abstraction technique intended to help engineering designers performconceptual design. Functions are constructs that describe a transformation between an input flowand an output flow. A primary characteristic of functions is their independence from thephysical aspects of a device or artifact. In this sense, functions are form independent

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Harder

Development of Heat Transfer Laboratory Experiments Utilizing Student Design Teams Robert F. Harder, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering George Fox University Newberg, OR 97132AbstractTeams of students designed and developed experiments for a new four-credit course in heattransfer at George Fox University as a part of their initial laboratory experience. Over the pastthree years, students have developed eight experiments that cover a broad range of conduction,convection and radiation phenomena. The new heat transfer

Conference Session

Security

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hua Xu; Ronald Glotzbach; Nathan Hartman

effort. It shouldbe an ongoing process integrated into the application development lifecycle. Security, like otherWeb application components, is best managed if planned at the initial phase of the applicationlifecycle. This strategy will help project managers and security professionals establish securitypolicies, conduct risk assessment, and address potential risks in a cost-effective manner. It Page 10.23.1ensures system architects design secure application infrastructure. It makes sure application Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

Session XXXX A Student Centered Approach to Improving Course Quality Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Madara M. Ogot and Gül E. Okudan School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThe aim of this study was to develop an approach based on the QFD method to use appropriatepedagogies found in the literature, that will lead to an increase in student satisfaction with theireducation experience in a redesigned course. The key elements of the approach are to obtain andcategorize in the students’ own words

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Turner; Joseph Hoffbeck

. Page 10.1046.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education It is also important to note that because of the presence of a variable delay, the frequencyresponse is not actually represented by equation (1) because the filter is not a time-invariantsystem. However in most introductory signals and systems courses study is limited to linear,time-invariant systems. For our purposes, it is sufficient to conceptualize the flanger at anygiven time as a comb filter, and to keep in mind that the frequencies that are eliminated by thisfilter are a function of the value of the instantaneous time delay ∆t

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Inglert; Kathleen Ossman

of an architect, a humanitiesprofessor, and four engineers with expertise in construction, electrical, and mechanicalengineering technologies developed the course. The faculty team's initial question was "what isan effective learning strategy to encourage a deeper level understanding and a holistic integrationof historical and technological concepts?" Problem Based Learning (PBL), with its emphasis onsynthetic understanding and developing meaning over mere fact collection and recall, was anatural choice during course design.1 This paper is written as a case study that records howlearners, using the action-oriented learning attitude implicit in PBL, engaged in the process ofmaking sense of open-ended problems, reports on their successes and

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

teachingexperience and want to improve your performance as a teacher. Where do you start in preparingthe course and the individual lessons such that the students are engaged in learning, and maybeentertained as well?This paper will try to answer these questions by offering helpful hints from a team of participantswho recently completed the ExCEEd Teaching workshop and applied its lessons at their homeinstitutions. The ExcEEd (Excellence in Engineering Education) Teaching Workshop sponsoredby the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides the content and structure forpresenting the pedagogical basics that every teacher should know. The workshop consists of 12seminars covering how people learn, what constitutes good teaching, and how to prepare a

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

your discretion. It sounds like a lot of time,but most people sleep more, relax more and attend to other things more than allowed in thisexample – so figure it out – time is the enemy.E-Mail: This is a huge time sink that is often a distraction to every facet of the day. The email“bongs” and we answer. There is useless stuff there and it is read. There are messages from Page 10.868.2people we want to talk to and we respond, and there are business messages that we need to Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Information Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Priesmeyer; Mary Fernandez; John Fernandez

. This paperaddresses methods for teaching and conducting usability evaluations, including the use ofan emotions measurement instrument.The main goal of HCI is to build interactive systems that are easy to learn, effective touse, and enjoyable from the user’s perspective5. These characteristics are summed up inone word – usability. Usability can only be understood from the user’s mind-set. Glass(as cited in Pressman7) contends that even the quality of a system is not as important asthe user being satisfied, because if the user isn’t satisfied, nothing else really matters.Therefore, usability is of utmost importance in measuring a software product’s positiveimpact on the user.Since the focus is on satisfying the needs and desires of the user, the

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch

learning.Assessment will be provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of these pedagogical basics on thestudent learning and professor’s classroom performance.I. IntroductionSo how do you like to learn a new concept? Read a textbook and/or journal article on thesubject? Maybe throw in some type of experiment with technology to simulate the theory? Felderpoints out that in most areas we as faculty learn differently than how students learn best.1 Ourmission is to assist students with varying learning styles to learn new concepts. So how dostudents like to learn? How do they learn best? Considering the 1990 Seymour and Hewitt2 studythat shows 40 percent of engineering undergrads switch from science, mathematics, andengineering disciplines due primarily to poor

Conference Session

Systems Approach to Teaching ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

guides to assist the States in thedevelopment of technical education programs. The guide for Electronics Technology wasextensively used to design new electronics programs at the post-secondary level [1]. The statedgoal of the curricula proposed by the guide was to produce competent technicians that couldwork with engineers and scientists: doing research and development work or serving as customer(field) service, operations (manufacturing), and communications technicians. As already stated,although forty years has past and incredible technological change has occurred in the field, littlechange has occurred in the typical curriculum leading to a degree in the electronics area. Evenwith the addition of new technical subject matter into the typical

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hjorth; Barb Eichler; John Morello; Ahmed Khan

theirinterdisciplinary backgrounds in engineering, psychology, history, anthropology and sociology,to develop brain-based and constructivist learning/teaching approaches that promote critical,analytical, and expert thinking in students. This STS course introduces students to the influencesof technologies on society and explores the relationships between societies and technologies.There are essentially four objectives to this course: (1) developing a strong understanding oflocal and global forces and issues which affect people and societies, (2) guiding local/globalsocieties to appropriate use of technology, (3) alerting societies to technological risks andfailures, and (4) developing informed and encompassing personal decision-making andleadership and providing

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith; Adrienne Minerick

Culture Shock: Acclimating as a New Faculty Member Adrienne R. Minerick1, Jason M. Keith2 1 Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39672 / 2 Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931AbstractNobody said that the first year of teaching engineering and mentoring graduate studentsat a college or university was going to be easy. With the

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kai Li; Xin Tang

Developing an Efficient Remote Lab Environment for Online IDS Courses1 Xin Tang, Kai Li Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina UniversityAbstract - In this project, a remote lab network environment was developed to support ouronline IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) courses. We created the lab network with the criteriaof availability, flexibility, reliability, and economy in mind. The designed lab network is shownto be a reliable working environment, and has proven to be flexible for conducting variousindividual as well as collaborative IDS experiments. By minimizing the hardware/softwarerequirement on the

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

rating of the activities and the entire workshop experience has been verypositive. Several months after the workshop, participants report increased confidence andnetworking, aiding them in their career development.1. IntroductionThe National Science Foundation (NSF)’s ADVANCE program seeks to “increase theparticipation of women in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increasedrepresentation and advancement of women in academic science and engineeringcareers.”1 With this goal in mind, we developed the “FORWARD to Professorship”workshop to address unmet needs of women seeking, interested in or occupying tenure-track assistant professor positions in science, engineering and mathematics (SEM). Thisworkshop was developed from a

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Bilodeau

Session A Novel Student Laboratory on Electromagnetic Induction, Magnetic Field Measurements and Shielding T.Bilodeau, D. Hartle , R. Jennings, and T.Dawley Electrical Engineering Technology Department 120 Nevaldine Hall State University of New York at Canton Canton, NY 13617Abstract This paper describes a novel laboratory procedure ( referred to as the MagneticField Effects Laboratory, or MaFEL ) that enables Electrical Engineering Technologystudents to gain insight

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

networkingcourses start by giving an overall overview of OSI model 5,6.On the other hand courses based on performance analysis use analytical based modelsthat are often specialized in their area of application. This may involve the use of Page 10.1298.1complex mathematics which may not be suitable or relevant to an employer’sexpectation for many computer networking students. However, its advantages include Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationthe use by students of powerful mathematical tools. A major disadvantage is thatthese

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Kathryn Neeley

Session 2461 Discovering the Power of PowerPoint: Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides from a Skillful User’s Perspective Michael Alley Kathryn A. Neeley Engineering Education Dept. School of Engineering & Applied Science Virginia Tech University of VirginiaAbstract Slides projected as overheads or by computers have become a conventional and dominantfeature of engineering presentations in academia, business, and professional societies. Thetraditional

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benson Tongue

Making a Large Class Small Benson H. Tongue Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California Berkeley, CA 947201 I’m teaching HOW many next semester?As budgets shrink and class sizes grow, educators are hard pressed to maintain qualityin their classrooms. At Berkeley, the class size of our required undergraduate mechanicalengineering courses has ballooned from 40-60 students per professor up to the current level of130-170. Although less than the 500-600 students that routinely fill introductory chemistrycourses, 160-odd students certainly would seem to mandate that what once

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris

students for lifelong learning and skill sets that are Page 10.47.1transferable to industry. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”II. Bridging the Gap Between Industry and AcademiaThe majority of the world is besieged with digital information where things are changing at analarming rate. The Internet, print, television, and other media are evidence of the importance ofcommunicating through visual communication, the written word, and auditory cues. Learninghow to communicate through technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Smith

. Students’ engagement with their instructors and other students increased, due to several Page 10.1436.5factors. The first factor was a significantly shorter mental feedback cycle. Students could produce Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationa model and see the result using the VR tool. As a result, they had a realistic virtual 3-D productthat was similar to a real object that they could hold in their hands. Their minds were no longerforced to mentally convert 2-D images into mental 3-D scenes

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Li; Kai Li; Jing Zhao; Xin Tang

network protocols and architectures are abstract and monotonous forthose students without any prior network experience. Active involvement in the laboratory can Page 10.402.1ignite their interest and give them a “big picture” of the functionality of a network and its Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationapplications. Furthermore, it provides students hands-on opportunities to set up small-scalecommercial networks operated as in a real world, which not only permits students to grasp thestrategy to

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Shull

Page 10.251.1pulled through the machine, a saw cuts the product to length and resets the encoder. The saw can“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Conference and Exposition 1Copyright 2005, American society of Engineering Educators”also be activated manually. Manual activation will reset the encoder back to zero. In order forcontinuation of the process, a flying cutoff saw is used. The product can then be unloaded.RSLogix500The pultrusion machine is controlled by the use of PLCs. The SLC 505 platform utilizingRSLogix500 software is used in the current machines at Creative Pultrusions, Inc. TheRSLogix500 uses basic ladder logic to control a process. The commands used are set up throughdata files. The data

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

: Page 10.52.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Educationvehicle frame, drive system, and vehicle body.Vehicle Frame The vehicle frame is constructed of steel tubing. Steel tubing was chosen due to its lightweight, durability, and ability to house wiring. The tubing acts as a conduit to conceal and organizeconnections as well as to shield vulnerable lines from RF noise. The rectangular design allows theframe to be strong while creating a protective carriage that houses the batteries, chargers, and othervarious components.Drive System Our ARGV uses two 24-volt DC motors to power two drive

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mia Markey; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2005-1024: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCAFFOLDFOR REINFORCING LEARNING OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICSKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMia Markey, Page 10.435.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Session # Developing an Instructional Technology Scaffold for Reinforcing Learning of Probability and Statistics Mia K. Markey, Department of Biomedical Engineering Kathy J. Schmidt, College of Engineering Faculty Innovation Center M. G. Saldivar, College of Engineering Faculty

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Rosalind Hale; Renee Akbar; Ramona Travis; John Fulwiler

who teach classes that are not intheir field of certification or in which they did not minor (Ingersol, 1996)2According to Linda Darling-Hammond: “Quantitative analyses indicate that measures of teacher preparation and certification are by far the strongest correlates of student achievement in Page 10.1397.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition”Copyright © 2005, United States Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration. All Rights Reserved. This manuscript is a joint work of employees of the

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Rajaei; Mohammad Dadfar

. IntroductionHigh Performance Computing (HPC) nowadays can easily be achieved with clusters of PCsconnected through a high-speed switch on a high-speed network. Such a tool provides excellentopportunities to explore numerous projects for educational as well as research purposes incomputer science. For this reason, we have installed a Beowulf Cluster1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with 16 compute Page 10.848.1nodes in our computing lab in order to engage our students with exciting projects in courses such Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Murphy

this project, I was fairly certain that teaching was the right career path for me. This issomething that I have believed for many years. There can be no question that this project gaveme every opportunity to change my mind. I had a certain anxiety about presenting my lectures infront of nearly one hundred students, and this anxiety did not subside over the course of thesemester. For me, this anxiety stems from apprehension about whether I will be able to answer Page 10.1012.6the questions posed by students, whether the students will perceive me as a credible instructor, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Craig

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”improve graduate student writing focus chiefly on the latter category: sentence levelerrors.But although advisors and students often categorize the difficulty as simply “badwriting,” writing problems in the thesis can be traced to several sources. Understandingthese sources can help prevent or resolve difficulties. First, with unsuccessful writers, weoften discover that the writing process is "back loaded." The discussion and research hasgone forward, but very little has been written until close to the end of the process. Sincearticulation and thinking are interdependent, this often means that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

.Lecturing to large classes may be more difficult and certainly carries more responsibility. Whendone well it is also more rewarding: the lecturer has the satisfaction of knowing that she or he Page 10.664.10has influenced positively a great number of lives and minds. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1. Dill, D.D. and B. Sporn, The implications of a postindustrial environment for the university: An introduction, in Emerging patterns of social demand and university reform