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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Benson Tongue

dents in Engineering Through Freshman Courses, Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montr´eal, Qu´ebec. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” [3] Kigley, K.A. and Marianno, C.M., Making Engineering Education Fun, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 107, 2001.Biographical information:Benson Tongue is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California,Berkeley. He received his MS from Stanford and BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton. Hetaught from 1983-1988 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been at Berkeley since1988

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Nancy Study

introduces an element of fun into a seriousproject that the students seemed to enjoy. The subjects in this study also had shown lower thanaverage visualization abilities [4] and it was anticipated that the haptic nature of this assignment,physically manipulating and creating a virtual model of a familiar object, would serve theancillary purpose of improving their visualization skills because previous research has indicatedthat a majority of engineering and technology students have high haptic tendencies [3].The Assignment A LEGO backhoe (Figure 1) was chosen for the assignment because the number of partsand the complexity of the overall model were appropriate for the class. Parts were sorted by theinstructor and three or four parts

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Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”microcontroller that are covered in the lab. ECE 595 students are also assigned a midterm project(the development of a LCD interface). All students are required to purchase their ownMicrocontroller EVB, a student license of the ICC12 IDE software, and a Parts Kit for the labsand projects. In the first section of the paper, we will summarize the work done in the class. Thesecond section will focus on the laboratory experiments and the projects in detail. The thirdsection will outline a few planned future developments of the course.1. Introduction Microcontrollers are a result of the evolution in microprocessor architectures andmanufacturing technologies which produce smaller

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Susan Wills; Mihaly Lenart; Peter Tarjan

“E-team” projects proposed by studentteams. “E” stands for Entrepreneurship or Excellence.Although we planned to involve engineering students from the entire College of Engineering andfrom the Business School, the overwhelming majority of the approximately 100 participants todate have come from Biomedical Engineering. Participation by others has been hindered bysome interdepartmental problems of controls and bureaucratic rules. Perhaps these difficultiesare generic and arise from the engineering tradition of professional isolation by specialization.Entrepreneurial product development needs teamwork involving technical specialists as well asthose skilled in business. The goal was to introduce the participants in many facets of entrepre

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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Cyrus Hagigat

Session 3662 Using Commercially Available Finite Element Software for Fatigue Analysis Cyrus K. Hagigat Engineering Technology Department College of Engineering The University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 43606I: IntroductionFatigue analysis is a branch of the science of fracture mechanics. It is widely known that a metalsubjected to a repetitive fluctuating load will eventually fail at a load much lower than thatrequired to cause

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Uwakweh Benjamin; Richard Miller; Bryan Dansberry; Kettil Cedercreutz; Cheryl Cates

diverse set of academic fields and educational levels. The Grantwas filed by Cheryl Cates as PI and Kettil Cedercreutz as co-PI in a joint effort with the Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education. Thethree year pilot program will involve the Departments of Architecture (Prof. Anton Harfmann, College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning), Civil Engineering (Prof. Richard Miller, College of Engineering), Construction Management (Prof. Benjamin Uwakweh, College of AppliedScience) and the College of Business (Prof. Marianne Lewis, College of Business). Project Liaisons from the Accreditation Council forCooperative Education (ACCE) include Professional Practice Executive Director Tom Akins from the Georgia Institute of Technology and

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K-12 Poster Session

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Betsy Aller; Edmund Tsang; Andrew Kline

provide instructional devices andequipment, experiments, and training for use in K-12 classrooms to enhance Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Engineering and educationstudents, university faculty, and practicing K-12 teachers work together to design, build, analyze,and test age-appropriate classroom materials, develop and refine training for practicing and pre-service teachers, and provide opportunities for engineering and education students to see theimpact of their work in the larger community beyond the campus boundaries.This paper describes the ongoing EDCSL activities related to several of the student-engineeredprojects from CEAS senior capstone design courses and a freshman introductory engineeringcourse

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Design Education

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Michael Pastirik; Michael Robertson; William Singhose; Joshua Vaughan; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

Involving High Schools Students in a University-Level Mechanical Engineering Design Competition Michael Robertson1, Joshua Vaughan1, William Singhose1, Michael Pastirik2, Marion Usselman3, Donna Llewellyn4 1 George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering 2 Cedar Grove High School, DeKalb County School System 3 Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing 4 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Georgia Institute of Technology

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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Julie Petlick; Alice Scales; Aaron Clark

Trends and Issues for Engineering/Technical Graphics Education: A Follow-up Survey Aaron C. Clark, Alice Y. Scales and Julie H. Petlick Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7801ABSTRACT –During the 1998-1999 academic year, a survey was conducted to look at current trends andissues in the profession of graphics education (Clark & Scales, 1999). The survey solicitedinformation from the membership of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of AmericanSociety for Engineering Education related to the field. This survey examined their view offuture growth areas, existing

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Robert Reese

& Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 1 Lecture/Lab Topics in X86-based/PIC18F242 Based CoursesCourse X86-based PIC18F242Lecture Assembly language topics focused on PIC18Fxx2 instruction set inTopics 16-bit subset. Considerable time spent C language context; 8-bit (char) vs on DOS software interrupts and utility 16-bit (int) data type operations, functions for text IO because of the signed vs. unsigned operations, lab environment. Hardware topics pointer (*char, *int) operations. included memory technologies, simple Hardware

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Andrew Gerhart

Session 1793K-12 Summer Engineering Outreach Programs – Curriculum Comparisons Between Ages, Minorities, and Genders. Andrew L. Gerhart Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075AbstractEnsuring that the level of the material presented/used for a K-12 program is not too easy or tooadvanced can be a challenge to the instructor. Also ensuring that the material will be of interestto a variety of students (i.e., minorities, females, etc.) can be a challenge. LawrenceTechnological University has two outreach programs each summer. One program, called

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Robert Scoff

common three phase circuits used in the UnitedStates today. These are by no means the only three phase circuits in use. It is my desire thatthese templates will be picked up by colleges and universities around the country so that studentscan gain a basic understanding of power circuits. Some of them might even become electricalpower engineers.Submitted by:Robert J. Scoff, P.E.The University of Memphis203 Technology BuildingMemphis, TN 38152-3210Office Phone 901-678-3303Cell Phone 901-573-3303e-mail rscoff@memphis.edu Page 10.204.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Lambert; Aaron Robinson; Charles Camp; Jeff Marchetta; Laura Lackey; Stephanie Ivey

preference of learning style in one of the four Kolb Areas. Can Kolb’s learning stylecategories be useful as predictors for at-risk students? Do individualized follow-up methodsprovide additional information regarding specific reasons for students who make the choice toleave engineering during the first semester of study? These questions led to the development ofthis research project.Project RationaleBefore introducing the methodology for this study, it is essential to note the implications of thesehigh levels of attrition in engineering. As noted previously, statistical data relating to attritionand retention of students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fieldscontinues to be alarming, with high-ranking administrators and

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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Bahman Motlagh; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

Professor of Elec. Eng. Tech. at the Univ. of Central Florida. He receivedthe B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Eng. from Univ. of Akron, in 1979, 1986, and 1990,respectively. His research interests include digital simulation, nonlinear dynamics, control theory, systemidentification and adaptive control. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi.BAHMAN MOTLAGHBahman S. Motlagh is an Associate Professor of Eng. Technology at the University of Central Florida. Hereceived his B.S. from Istanbul Academy of Sciences, M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineeringfrom the University of Central Florida, in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He is a member ASEE, IEEE. Hehas published numerous papers on various electrical engineering

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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Xianfgu Zong; Marcia Fischer; Malgorzata Chranowska-Jeske; James Morris; Fu Li; Cynthia Brown; Agnes Hoffman

Remote Delivery of ECE/CS Degree Education in China Marcia Fischer, James E. Morris, Fu Li, Cynthia Brown, Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Agnes Hoffman, Xiangfu Zong Portland State University/International Institute for Information Science and TechnologyAbstractThe Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University(PSU) has begun to deliver undergraduate ECE and CS courses to students in Shanghai,China at the International Institute for Information, Science & Technology (IIIST) in aninnovative experiment in international collaborative education. The courses consist ofcurrent lectures recorded in PSU classrooms, delivered with

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

Effective Capstone/Master’s Projects – Do’s and Don’ts Shekar Viswanathan and Howard E. Evans School of Engineering and Technology National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California 92037, U.S.A.Abstract Final program projects (typically ‘master’s projects’ at the graduate level and‘capstone’ at the undergraduate) are intensive experiences in critical analysis and aredesigned to broaden students’ perspectives and provide them with an opportunity tointegrate the knowledge acquired from various courses (integration of coursework) intotheir area of specialization. This paper analyzes a successful final project to present a listof Do’s and Don’ts necessary for

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Issues of Building Diversity

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Isadore Davis; Eugene DeLoatch; Sherra Kerns; Carla Purdy; Lueny Morell

implications for U.S. industries, education and government agencies. Why? Becausethese groups have long been under-represented in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM). Additionally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 2000 Census predicts thatengineering jobs will increase from the current level of 1.5 million to 1.75 million and ComputerScience and Engineering jobs will increase from 1.5 million to 3.0 million by 2008. These jobgrowth projections represent tremendous challenges for our K-12 and higher educationalsystems, as well as for industry and government. Supply and demand must match up.Currently, there is a lack of a comprehensive plan and focused national strategy to address thetrend of unfilled future STEM positions. Thus, the members

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Sustainability Issues

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Jianpeng Zhou

environmentalengineering problems. CE 487 focused on calculation and practical engineering design of majorunits of a typical water treatment process. Students in CE 487 were expected to have alreadytaken CE 380, and commanded the basic knowledge of water treatment. However, students in CE487 likely had not got the exposure and understanding on what considerations constituteappropriate design of a water treatment facility. CE 592 emphasized on contemporary issues ofwater quality and advanced water treatment processes, addressed rationales, fundamentals, andadvanced technologies to remove special contaminates in water. The graduate students in CE 592were expected to have already learned the principles of water treatment, and were able toevaluate and assess

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Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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Mark Henderson; Gerald Gannod; Barbara Gannod

provide observations about factors thatcontributed to the quality of the information gathered as well as the strengths and weaknesses ofthe process. In particular, we describe which types of activities led to the most valuablefeedback and which activities resulted in less useful outcomes. Finally, we discuss futuredirections including how this process can be modified for future use both at ASU and in otherprograms as well.1 IntroductionIn 2000, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) changed itsevaluation process from assessment of curriculum content to assessment of program outcomes,primarily student outcomes, which is more difficult. This shift in the target has turned out to be ahuge adjustment for program

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John R. Chandler; A. Dean Fontenot

Page 10.441.1instructional technology courses that do not necessarily include concepts and skills that Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005 American Society for Engineering Educationdefine engineering. Increasing the number of students entering engineering colleges andinsuring that those students are successful in engineering disciplines depends, in manyways, on the role that higher education plays in providing engineering resources to K-12teachers.The Association of American Colleges and Universities’ National Panel Report, GreaterExpectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College, notes that “Mostcolleges do not share with

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Teaching Design

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Tori Bailey; Jonathan Gabrio; David Cannon; Helen L. Chen; George Toye; Larry Leifer

Using Wikis and Weblogs to Support Reflective Learning in an Introductory Engineering Design Course Helen L. Chen1, David Cannon2, Jonathan Gabrio, Larry Leifer2, George Toye2, and Tori Bailey2 Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning1/Center for Design Research2 Stanford University, USAAbstract An observation and a pedagogical challenge often found in project-based design coursesis that students see what they have produced but they do not see what they have learned. Thispaper presents preliminary findings from an NSF-sponsored research project which experimentswith the use of weblogs and wiki environments, two

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Early College Retention Programs

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Brett Hamlin; Gretchen Hein

Session 2192 Does Gender Affect Student Perception of Engineering Courses in a Common First Year Program? Gretchen L. Hein, Brett H. Hamlin Department of Engineering Fundamentals Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIAbstractIn the fall of 2000, Michigan Technological University started a common first year program forall engineering students. In conjunction with the student course evaluations, the studentsanswered ten additional questions. These questions were used to

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Zdravko Markov; Todd Neller; Ingrid Russell

are listed below: • Enhance the student learning experience in the AI course by implementing a unifying theme of machine learning to tie together the diverse topics in the AI course. • Increase student interest and motivation to learn AI by providing a framework for the presentation of the major AI topics that emphasizes the strong connection between AI and computer science. • Highlight the bridge that machine learning provides between AI technology and modern software engineering. • Introduce students to an increasingly important research area, thus motivating them to pursue more advanced courses in machine learning and to pursue undergraduate research projects in this area.These objectives are accomplished through the

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Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

Calibrated Peer Review: A Tool for Assessing the Process as Well as the Product in Learning Outcomes Patricia A. Carlson† and Frederick C. Berry†† † Humanities and Social Science Department †† Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IndianaAbstract: For about two decades now, engineering education has been in the process of re-inventing itself. ABET’s revised requirements, changing realities of the workplace, and thegrowing awareness of

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ME Education Poster Session

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Hakan Gurocak

16IV.1.b. Upper division ME curriculumThe upper division faculty completed extensive literature search to complete abenchmarking study to revise the curriculum. In light of this study, the rapidly emergingnew technologies, national [1 - 4] and global trends, input from regional industry anddesire to educate future engineers who are ready for the 21st century technologies, thefaculty recently finalized significant revisions to the mechanical engineering upperdivision curriculum. The program emphasizes fundamentals and provides flexibility inselecting a course of study through four technical electives. Students can either take anyfour elective courses, provided they meet the prerequisites, or they can choose to take aset of three related

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Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

Engineering and will soon complete his Ph.D. research in thearea of internet agent support for electronic commerce. Mr. Eskil has been instrumental in developments in theCollege of Engineering freshman gateway course in computational tools.An academic specialist in the MSU Mechanical Engineering Department, Timothy Hinds teaches undergraduatecourses in machine design and statics as well as advises senior engineering student teams working onindustrially sponsored capstone design projects. He also teaches a senior-level undergraduate internationaldesign project course and has taught graduate-level courses in innovation and technology management.Mark Urban-Lurain is Director of Instructional Technology Research and Development in the Division ofScience

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Terence Weigel

; Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Education8. Weigel, T. A. (2004), “On-line Grading in Structural Engineering”, Proceedings of the ASEE Southeast SectionConference 2004, Auburn, Alabama.9. Weigel, T. A. (2005), “Assessing Proficiency in Engineering Education - Using 21st Century Technology”, inpreparation.TERENCE A. WEIGEL - Terry Weigel holds a PhD from the University of Kentucky and has taught course relatedto structural engineering and computer applications at the University of Louisville for 27 years. In addition to onlinegrading, his research interests include behavior and design of masonry structures, particularly as related to seismicloading. He is a member of ASEE, ASCE, ACI, EERI, SSA

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

success ofgraduates from the USA ECE department is a successful career in engineering. All constituents Page 10.1145.9benefit from this outcome. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology, Inc. Baltimore, MD, November 2000.http://www.abet.org/images/Criteria/eac_criteria_b.pdf2. M.R. Parker, W.A. Stapleton, T.G. Thomas, “Post-assessment evaluation of

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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Joseph Holles

approach of our department to addressthis problem was to require all incoming graduate students to give a formal department widepresentation during their first year. Unfortunately, this approach failed in short order since noone was responsible for ensuring that all students were indeed meeting this requirement. Assuch, another method was developed to ensure that our students were not only gainingexperience in preparing and delivering professional presentations, but they were also beingeducated on how to prepare and deliver these presentations. From this original focus onpresentation, the course has evolved to include other topics of interest to graduate students.Approach In the Department of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological

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Tapas Das; Project Fellows; Louis Martin-Vega; Liz Hunnicutt; Grisslle Centeno; Geoffery Okogbaa; Cheriese Edwards; Ashok Kumar; Rajesh Ganesan

synergistic activities that willallow USF to become a nationally recognized leader in K-12 engineering education. The diversefaculty in engineering, education, information technology that have come together for thisproject and are sincerely committed to providing graduate Fellows and elementary teachers withexciting opportunities that will ultimately serve significant numbers of K-5 students, many ofwhom are from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds.Ongoing Project Activities: The STARS project, after its inception in August 2002, hasachieved many milestones in building the University – School partnership. Some of the projecthighlights are presented in this section.The project initially started with four graduate Fellows and has now expanded to