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Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

teach, and describing the hardwareand software infrastructure necessary to support the endeavor. First, however, we discussour motivation for the project. Page 10.136.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education2. MotivationFormal instruction that our undergraduate engineering students receive in computerprogramming is similar to that experienced by undergraduates throughout the country; ithas changed little over the past several decades. Whether in Fortran, Pascal, Java,Matlab, or C/C++, students learn in

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdinc Acar; Faruk Taban; Ismail Fidan

hascompeted, for the first time in the State of Nevada, in FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) usingLEGO® Mindstorm technology. On the other hand, a high school robotics team built an actualrobot and participated in FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The teams had partnershipthrough NASA Nevada Space Consortium grant and some local sponsors. The school, at thebeginning of the first year, set up Middle School LEGO and High School Robotics clubs wherevarious basic engineering concepts were covered. The Robotics club eventually transformed toan elective Robotics class. Several local engineers, graduate students, and parent volunteerscontributed to these projects. At the end of the academic year, the projects provided a greatsuccess in the following five areas; (1

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Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozlem Arisoy; Larry Shuman; Katherine Thomes; Bopaya Bidanda

”• Learn the application of modern engineering and business principles, methods, and tools, associated with manufacturing systems and• Acquire a basic knowledge of manufacturing processes.• Develop the ability to visualize manufacturing engineering challenges and opportunities.• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication within the context of completing and presenting manufacturing project.• Recognize the importance of key professional characteristics: ethics, the ability to work with others, an appreciation for other disciplines, adaptability, and an appreciation for life-long learning.Plant visits have traditionally been an important part of this course. Students typically visit fouror five plants during the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

need to passthe embedded lab as well. This course is also offered as an elective to graduate students underECE 595. The graduate section of the class has an extra project assignment. The objective of thecourse is that students will develop skills in the areas of embedded systems design,microcontroller systems interfacing, hardware/software integration, and debugging whileworking with a contemporary microcontroller platform and using C as their programminglanguage. The Motorola/Freescale MC9S12DP256 Microcontroller EVB kit by Technological Arts[5] along with the ICC12 IDE software by ImageCraft [6] has been used in the lab for about twoyears. The rationale for this decision is based upon the fact that this chip is a powerful memberof the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wanda Dann; Stephen Cooper; Ashlyn Hutchinson; Barbara Moskal

the extent to which the stated goals and objectives of the investigation have beenreached. The formative phase of the assessment process is often not reported, yet the validity ofthe conclusions drawn from an investigation is partially dependent on this phase. Formativeassessment helps the researcher to improve the design and implementation of a project while theproject is underway.1 It is during the formative phases of assessment that initial validity evidenceis collected and analyzed.2 During this critical stage of the assessment process, changes can bemade to the research and assessment design and these changes can improve the quality of theinformation that is obtained during the summative phases of assessment. This paper

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sze-wai Chan; Ming-yin Chan

A Study of deriving Individual Marks from a Group M.Y. CHAN Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong Tel: (852)27665836 Fax: (852)27657198 (e-mail: bemychan@polyu.edu.hk)Abstract Methods of deriving individual marks from a project done by a group of studentswere studied. The author had conducted a survey on a class of building engineering students.Four students formed a group in a building design project. They were taking up the duties ofelectrical & mechanical engineer, architect, financial controller and quantity

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nuno Delfino; Calvin Cutshaw; Brian McGee; R. Mark Nelms

. Studentsdevelop their ladder logic programs in the RSLogix software and download them via a serialconnection between PC and the PLC. Programs may be uploaded from the PLC to the PC overthis same connection. One of the goals of the laboratory was to provide the students with an end-of-term projectthat would simulate conditions in an industrial environment. Limited laboratory space andfinancial resources prevented the acquisition of actual industrial equipment. Many educatorshave utilized LEGO products for projects and laboratories2-5. A LEGO Student Factory wasconstructed as the basis for the end-of-term project and is shown in Figure 1. A crane is utilizedto lift blocks from the floor to the top of the laboratory table. Once a block has reached

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dullanty

structures typically involve large andunusual loads from cranes, ships, and cargo; generally are supported upon weak and sloped soils;and usually require significant design considerations for marine and coastal environmentsincluding corrosive conditions. Marine structures provide for excellent classroom case studiesbecause they inherently require multidisciplinary evaluation and site specific engineeringsolutions.IntroductionThis paper discusses practical design considerations for large marine structures in SouthCarolina. As examples, it uses two projects from the South Carolina State Ports Authority. Thefirst project is the evaluation and upgrading of container crane rails at the North Charleston, SC,terminal, and the second project is the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Chul Kim

wireless mobile PC based system that canadminister quizzes and exams in construction course classrooms.Goals and Objectives The primary goal of this project is to enhance teaching and learning in construction Page 10.34.1technology at IUPUI by the increasing use of information technology tools for improving Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationteaching and learning. The secondary goal is to establish an infrastructure of wireless classroomfor construction technology education to provide a

Conference Session

TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft; Monica Pfarr; Jack Waintraub

difficult for educators to become knowledgeableabout what is available, how to access it, and how to put it into action in their own programs. Page 10.958.1Many fine projects funded by the National Science Foundation and others have produced Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationexemplary materials, but they have difficulty disseminating them to potential users around thecountry.To ensure that the innovations in the forefront of engineering technology are more widely knownand adopted, the National

Conference Session

Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Patton; Daniel Crunkleton

. Page 10.302.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTraditionally, Chemical Engineering (ChE) at the University of Tulsa has been a leadinstitution in petroleum-related research. Over recent years, however, effort has beenmade to extend this reach into environmentally responsible energy research. Onecomponent of this focus has been fuel cell research. As a result, several undergraduateshave conducted fuel cell research projects, including some who have designed andconstructed fuel cells which power miniaturized vehicles. This vehicle was used in theAIChE Chem-E-Car competition and won 1st Place in the

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Rosenstein; Jeffery Donnell; Christina Bourgeois

, several required ECE courses were purposefullyselected as candidates in which to integrate a technical communications component. Page 10.701.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Five required courses (beginning at the sophomore level and continuing through the seniordesign experience) have been designated as communication-intensive: ECE 2031 (Digital DesignLaboratory), ECE 3041 (Instrumentation and Circuits Laboratory), ECE 3042 (MicroelectronicsLaboratory), ECE 4000 (Project Engineering and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

Introducing Systems Modeling at the Freshman Level Cecelia M. Wigal, Ph.D., P.E. The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractThe Engineering program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) emphasizes theelements of the design process throughout the curriculum, beginning with the freshmen year. Atthe sophomore level all engineering students use design concepts to design, build, and test smallstructural and mechanical projects. At the junior and senior level the students use the designprocess to solve real-life and open-ended interdisciplinary industry-based problems provided byindustrial sponsors. In addition, students apply design concepts in a three

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

332, “Construction Management I” 4.66 CET 430, “Structural Analysis” 3.71 CET 431, “Structural Design – Steel” 3.89 CET 432, “Structural Design – Reinforced 3.86 Concrete” CET 452, “Planning and Scheduling” 4.05 CET 458, “Senior Project” 4.62 Weak Average Strong

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sue McNeil; Adjo Amekudzi; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

learning activities we use in our courses. Specifically, we discuss the types ofhomework and project activities undertaken by our students, the feedback we have received, andour assessment of their value to student learning and in increasing student interest ininfrastructure management. It is evident from student responses that those activities that connecttheory to practice increase students’ interest in the topic and contribute to their understanding ofthe concepts.BackgroundThe maintenance and improvement of a community’s economic health and standard of livingdepends on adequate and functioning civil infrastructure systems. These systems includetransportation (highways, rail networks, airports, ports, etc.); water, stormwater, and

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie A. Forehand; Judith Norback

majorconclusions based on our experience using the instruction. The instruction is expected to beuseful as a starting point for undergraduates in courses other than Senior Design and in otherengineering disciplines. Page 10.728.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationII. The Instructional Context: Senior DesignThe Senior Design course we worked with involved real-life engineering projects with realclients. Students started the semester with a five- or six-person team and a rough idea of aproject that

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Bryan Norman; Jayant Rajgopal; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

these steps were also presented and discussed. The conceptual modelthat we proposed is shown in Figure 1. Experiences Senior Capstone Project Outside the Classroom Integration Across •Co-op

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel; David Jonassen

. Demographic information about the engineers and their workplace contexts arepresented in Table 1. The interview focused on a single job or project that had beencompleted by the engineer during their career. We made no attempt to influence the nature ofthe story that was recalled. We asked questions regarding the engineers’ academicpreparation, the organizational context in which they worked, the nature of the project, howthey analyzed and represented the problem, how they generated solutions, and howsuccessfully the job was completed. A total of 98 interviews were transcribed (technicaldifficulties affected the remainder).Engineering education: civil (39), electrical (18), chemical (10), mechanical (13), structural(5), industrial, nuclear (1), other

Conference Session

Visualization

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Suchora

. Page 10.645.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAt this point the computer graphics courses tried to teach 2-D drafting with AutoCAD and SolidModeling with Solid Works. The time allotted was approximately 6 weeks of AutoCAD and 4weeks of Solid Works. Each week had 5 contact hours of a mix of lecture and lab time in acomputer lab with the instructor having a work station and computer projection system. It wasvery ineffective since with little understanding of traditional 3 view drafting, it is difficult to usethe computer to draw something that is not understood. Dimensioning was a complete

Conference Session

Information Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Ekstrom; Joseph Ekstrom

Session 2658 DOGMA: An Open Source Tool for Utilization of Idle Cycles on Lab Computers Nathan H. Ekstrom, Joseph J. Ekstrom Brigham Young UniversityAbstractOrganizations often have many computers that are unused for much of the day. Thedesire to utilize these idle machines has spawned systems that attempt toharness the unused computer cycles for useful work. These include SETI, Globus,Condor, DOGMA, and recently SLURM. In the late 1990’s the Distributed Object GroupManagement Architecture (DOGMA) project was begun in the Network Computing Labin the Computer Science department at

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Dan Dimitriu

students for an engineeringeducation. The new curriculum was implemented in Fall 2000.EGR 1303 –Exploring the Engineering ProfessionA brief review of previously reported attempts to develop successful programs to attract andretain students in the engineering field shows that a primary objective must involve improvingthe curriculum. The new curriculum should be the primary tool to recruit new students andretain those enrolled beyond their first academic year. One of the studies provided clearindications that freshman and sophomore classes are critical in retaining students in the field ofengineering.[4] Early hands-on projects which involve active learning and student participationappear to be very promising. Many engineering schools introduced

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Haig Vahradian; Veekit O'Charoen; Teresa Hall

interest may be observed. The wide variety of tooling and fixtures are difficult to cover withina single quarter (or semester), especially if consideration of related topics on gaging, cuttingtools, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing are included. The need for interactiveteaching tools for discreet technical fields such as modular fixturing in tool design applications isindicated and as a result, ToolTRAIN© was introduced as a solution to this problem.1This paper illustrates the outcomes of a research project in integration of multimedia coursewarein modular fixturing concepts, in which the traditional lecture on this topic was replaced by amultimedia courseware. ToolTRAIN© software was used in the area of MET and IT courses atWestern

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

requiring excessive time commitments on the part of the students and excessiveresources from the department [2]. In terms of structure, the course is now organized toprovide a combination of lectures, tutorials and laboratories at the beginning of the term, thatculminate in a team project at the end of the term. The project requires a group of students to Page 10.890.1work in a cooperative fashion to create a team of mobile robots, a team that must perform a Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

interestedparties to visit the project website for details: www.cem.uvm.edu/~jfrolik/nsf_ccli_03.htm.Intro to Communication Systems Among other concepts, this course deals with the theory behind modulation, spectralanalysis and the fundamentals of digital communications. These concepts are reinforced usingthe lab exercises described in Table 1. In addition, these labs give students their first exposure toof the use of RF signal generators and spectrum analyzers. The lab assignments constitute 10% Page 10.862.1of the student’s final grade. Students nominally take the course in the junior year as a follow-on Proceedings of the 2005 American

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

Student Supply Chain Analysis Bruce R. Thompson Rader School of Business, Milwaukee School of Engineering Abstract: Several years ago, an elective in supply chains was added to the Master of Science in Engineering Management program at Milwaukee School of Engineering. A major requirement of this course is student analysis of an actual supply chain. This project consists of three papers over the course of the term: (1) describe a supply chain, (2) identify problems and issues in the chain, and (3) make recommendations for improvement. Since most students are working full-time and attending class part-time, they

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ciletti; Gregory Plett

learners according to a Jungian personality typography. Othershave reported on the utility of this approach. Since the engineering profession requires that itspractitioners function in all types of circumstances, these results underscore the importance of aneducational process that provides a balance in teaching methods to reach, reinforce, and chal-lenge students of all personality types and learning modalities.Comprehension of the Kolb elements of learning combined with the 4MAT system [Harb93]provides an instrument to formulate balanced engineering curricula. In Kolb’s framework, stu-dents’ learning styles are projected onto two dimensions: perception, and processing. Based onthese two continuums, Kolb enumerated four different types of learner

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Rohrback; Donald Carpenter; Lisa Anneberg; Andrew Gerhart

Engineering Department and the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) StudentChapter have a history of outreach events12 and was the first Department in the College ofEngineering to conduct an Exploration Day, which has given them an opportunity to improvemany of the activities. Finally, numerous undergraduates are used as assistants and the studentcompetition teams (Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge) display their projects during springExploration Days. Page 10.546.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; George Bodner; William Oakes

section of the first engineering course for students choosing toparticipate in the Engineering Learning Communities (ELC). In the ELC, groups of first-yearengineering students attend two or three core courses in the fall semester together.Participating students had the option to live in the same residence halls to facilitate thecommunity environment. All students took the first engineering course, Engineering ProblemSolving and Computer Tools, where a half semester service-learning project was assigned. Theyalso took a seminar class and either chemistry of communications. These other courses providedopportunities to address the broader issues of the service-learning and opportunities for reflectionof their learning and experiences. The service

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Loving; Joyce Yen

, the faculty all agreed to lengthen the time to three hours and this time frame has made ahuge difference. These three hour sessions, still respect faculty time and allow them to value thetime they are spending. Moreover, scheduling these sessions during a meal and providing lunchor dinner has worked well.CDCCP CurriculumThe CDCCP curriculum includes concepts and skills development and acquisition as well as adepartment project. The first few sessions are focused on skill development; however, as theskills become a part of the faculty member’s interpersonal repertoire, the time focused on thedepartment project increases (See Figure 1). DEPT. PROJECT WORK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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ABET Issues and Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiunn-Chi Wu

) . . . Another course Automotive Engineering, which emphasizes the application andhands-on for realistic object, also adopted the same format of course planning as shown inTable 2. What we want to address here is to stress its unique teaching strategies and actionsfor the hands-on activity and the term project. For Automotive Engineering course, besides the knowledge of modern automotivetechnology, it is also important to include adequate contents of practical applications.Therefore, strategies and actions of this course are arranged into four parts: 1) Regular classlecture, 2) Demonstration of auto-repair skill, 3) Term project, 4) Factory tour. The regular class lecture, which takes half of class hours, covers the principles of all