Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Maxwell; Frank Pietryga; John Stratton; Ilya Grinberg

“ Project Management Yes Yes“ Math beyond Calculus Yes YesInstitutional N/A N/ANote: Those categories which have not been checked in these tables are ones which UPJ has not specificallycalled out in their internal CIP process. They will be preparing for a TC2K visit in the near future.Conclusions from PEO’s and PO’s:It is obvious that each EET program has to meet ABET standards, and from the first two tables they have met theseminimum standards for the programs.There were not particular institutional PEO or PO statements which would alter individual programs or courses atthe respective universities

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacklyn Wheeler; Carolyn Parker; Julia Ross; Taryn Bayles

increase the awareness of and interest in careeropportunities in engineering and technology by developing modular Technology Educationcurricula that use authentic real-world engineering applications and hands-on experiences tobuild students’ problem-solving skills and technological literacy. The project is aligned with theInternational Technology Education Association (ITEA) Standards for Technological Literacy aswell as the National Science Standards.Specifically, we are developing five case studies to be presented in both web-based and CDformat that use real-world examples and practicing engineers to introduce students toengineering design, analysis and decision-making processes. Inquiry-based learning with hands-on experiences will be used to

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

Using Technology for Concepts Learning and Rapid Feedback in Statics John C. Chen,* Jennifer A. Kadlowec,* and Dexter C. Whittinghill Departments of *Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractIn this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Staticsas well as improve knowledge retention (durability) and knowledge application in a differentenvironment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapid feedback to students of theirunderstanding of key concepts and skills being presented. The feedback system acts as the focalpoint and catalyst to encourage students to assist each other in correcting

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Lauffer; Frank Duda; Peter Idowu

Lauffer- members of the team, with the EncounterUganda project spearheaded by a faith-based ministry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thegroup has committed to a ten-year partnership (1999 – 2009) with the Hoima-Kitara regionof western Uganda on various projects, including economic development, medical clinic,clean water supply, law enforcement, education, and retirement planning. The EncounterUganda project administrators have become skilled in managing logistics that involvesmoving large numbers of partners from their base in Pittsburgh, PA through various projectdestinations in Uganda. They have gained access to high-level contacts and a network ofpeople critical to the success of Encounter Uganda’s mission. It was through EncounterUganda that

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reed Stevens; Kevin O'Connor; Lari Garrison

minority groups. Onesuccessfully gained admittance into her desired major, and one is considering leavingengineering. We argue that while each woman takes a different position on whatengineering education should offer, both display a common, and we argue troubling,view of this educational experience. Our analysis seeks to explicate our ethnographicmethods and to explore the broader possible significance for engineering education of theviews that these women hold.IntroductionIn this paper, we introduce a study in which we are following college students acrosstheir years as undergraduate would-be engineers. This research project, led by the firstauthor, is being conducted at four universities; in this paper we report on data from justone of these

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

A.K.M. Abdul Quader; Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

in Environmental Remediation under the AirForce FAST Center and are also a part of the 20 million dollar NSF Science & TechnologyCenter on Environmentally Benign CO2 Solvents and Processes. Drs. Ilias and Schimmel aredesignated Lucent Tech Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellow for their work on membrane-basedseparations in pollution prevention and waste reduction. Since 1997, the department has offeredan undergraduate/graduate elective in pollution prevention. Thus, it is logical for NCA&TSU touse its faculty experience in helping BUET with faculty development in the area of pollutionprevention and collaborative research in pollution prevention.III. Partnership AchievementsThe two-year project to establish a linkage program in

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kari Clase

life-science based products and processes. There havebeen numerous reports of current and projected shortages of human resourcespossessing the required knowledge in the growing industry1. In order to address the gap between education and the workforce, the Departmentof Industrial Technology has developed an interdisciplinary academic minor inbiotechnology being implemented in fall 2004. The purpose of the minor is to offer thegraduates of these four-year programs the basic knowledge and understanding of life-science based products, processes, and product quality to seek employment opportunitiesin the area of biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Three courses within the biotechnology minor have been designed by facultywithin the

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr

(fatigue of a spring) or complex (fracture of a lower control arm of aBMW). The students are given constraints (time, cost, availability of analytical techniques, etc.)and are then “turned loose.” The structure of the course is described followed by a discussion ofhow the design component was integrated and the result of its inclusion.II. Course DescriptionThe basic model of thoroughly investigating a single component has been very successful infocusing the students on an engineering challenge that may not have an apparent solution.Additionally, it promoted project management to ensure timely completion. The outline of thecourse in winter 2000 is presented as a baseline followed by the most current offering in winter2004. (There is no final

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Glover; Frank Claydon; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft; Julie Trenor

grade level.Program Content and Pedagogy GRADE Camp provides direct and formative exposure for ninth through twelfth gradefemale students to engineering principles through a challenging and interesting weeklongsummer day camp where participants have opportunities to experience engineering first-hand.GRADE Camp utilizes active, co-operative learning and hands-on experiences rather thantraditional lecture or demonstration-based formats. Participants learn theory during the morningsand then apply the theory during the afternoons in sequential, hands-on laboratories completed inteams of two or three girls. Each activity and discussion session is carefully designed to lead intoa portion of a final design project, thereby linking theory to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

Session 1526 Development of a Slow-Speed Engine For Educational Purposes Tim Cooley, Terry O’Connor Purdue University, College of Technology at New AlbanyIntroductionThis paper presents accomplishments resulting from the National Science Foundation’s supportof project DUE-0231299; Educational Materials Development for Enhanced Understanding ofThermodynamics Concepts.Thermodynamics is not an easy topic for students to learn. Likewise, inexpensive and easy-to-use equipment demonstrating its principles is not readily available for classroom use. In

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zafer Gurdal; Jan Hol; Gillian Saunders-Smits

and numerical solution techniques with graphicalrepresentation facilities embedded in text and equation handling capabilities within an integratednotebook environment, is used as an integral part of the course delivery.STRUCTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION IN THE BSC AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Design education in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University ofTechnology (TU Delft) starts with the first year courses. In their first year, students are requiredto take a simple structural design project of 2 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System, 1 ECTS= 25-30 hrs) as described in reference 1. This project consists of the design to specification, thebuilding, and the testing of a box-beam for a wing or a satellite. The boxes are made

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre' Butler; William Moses

the capstone experience. Part of this increase in performance may be due to the additionaltime available to solve the experimental problem – 7 weeks per project in MAE 402L (NSL)versus 5 weeks per project in MAE 407L (OSL). However, some of this success is alsoattributable to the more focused introduction to open-ended experimental problems in the pre-requisite laboratory.ConclusionsThis paper examines student laboratory performance under two organizational models. In theold laboratory scheme, experiments were organized around a specific topic area (mechanics,thermal science, materials) and lab exercises were selected based only on their applicability tothe current lab topic and class level of the students. The new lab scheme uses essentially

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles; Harriet Millan

program in engineering culminates in a freshman design project requiring about30 pages of writing. In our ECE Department, we get additional impetus from our co-opemployers and Advisory Council. Recent changes in graduation requirements and the creation ofa University-wide writing program housed in the University Honors Program at DrexelUniversity have offered new opportunities to engineering departments to raise the level of thecommunications skills of their students.Engineering programs have used their lab courses to improve written communications indifferent ways, from linking to existing university writing programs1, to hiring tutors2, to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Perry Li; David Waletzko; William Durfee

schedule in much the same manner as a homework assignment, thusallowing the student to customize the laboratory experience to his or her learning style.The intent of this project is to pilot an innovative approach to system dynamics and controllaboratories that incorporates proven hands-on learning principles to improve student learning.The long term goals are to create program-wide distributed labs using modular hardware andsoftware components that students take home to do labs in their dorm room. The specificobjective of this project is to pilot a distributed lab for system dynamics and control tounderstand the strengths and weaknesses of the concept.Lab kits whose parts cost less than $100 when purchased in lot sizes of 100 have been

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Lord

activities were integrated into the course as requiredelements of the course so that their usefulness and relevance to the topics were clear to thestudents. The two major activities, literature research project and “Fabulous Friday” werediscussed on the first day of class. It is important that the students understand the instructor’sexpectations regarding these types of assignments and that they are given adequate time tocomplete them. Thus this course has clear expectations communicated to the students,encourages students to take responsibility for their learning in several ways including leading adiscussion, presenting information, and conducting literature research, and provides motivationfor students by having them do activities that are fun and

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Theodore Djaferis; Paul Dobosh; Orin Hoffman

focus on promoting the systems perspective allowed us to expand thetechnology used in the end of the course as students were more prepared to handle thesystem issues that the more sophisticated technology presented. For example, weincluded a communication module that culminated in the students writing robustprotocols for bi-directional wireless communication that would provide the basic Page 10.948.6functionality of the student’s final design project: to build a tele-operated search and“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright  2005, American society for

Conference Session

New Learning Models

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

content change in the 2004 Spring semester pilot was an increased emphasison design and the design process, embodied in two open-ended design projects. For the firstproject, the instructor provided content information as needed while guiding the students step bystep through the design process. Emphasis was placed on the acquisition of skills (for example,technical and graphical communication, teamwork, project management) and an understandingof the steps and the tools used in the initial stages of the design process (for example, customerneeds analysis, decision making, product dissection, patent analysis, concept generationmethods). The second project (and the second half of the semester) focused on the transferenceof what was learnt in project

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Investigating Student Interest in Post-Secondary STEM Education Dr. Anant R. Kukreti, Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, Dr. Karen Davis, Dr. Mark G. Turner, Dr. Catherine Maltbie, and Dr. Thaddeus W. Fowler College of Engineering/College of Education University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OHIntroduction In a world of rapidly changing technology, knowledge explosion, and globalization, there is afundamental shift in the type of workforce America needs to remain competitive in a complexand integrated global market. Trends and projections of enrollment and degree

Conference Session

Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

resources of firms. As you might expect, firms tend to developcurriculum focused heavily on business management and performance improvement. Technicaltraining tends to focus on specialty areas and skills that are project driven. These technical andmanagement courses may be provided through a variety of delivery methods including live,instructor-led web conferences, asynchronous (on demand) online courses, and courses on CD.There are no known statistics available on the number of engineering firms which currentlyprovide continuing education to their employees. Census data indicates that most engineeringfirms are relatively small. 97.3 percent have fewer than 100 employees. Therefore, it is likelythat most engineering firms buy continuing education

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

- Review of Engineering Materials, Basic Welding and Course IntroductionWeek 2 - Geometry of Welded Joints, Melting and Solidification, Heat TransferWeek 3 - Various Heat Sources for WeldingWeek 4 - Welding ApplicationsWeek 5 - Brazing of MetalsWeek 6 - SolderingWeek 7 - Chemistry Adhesive Bonding, Mechanical Properties of AdhesivesWeek 8 - Adhesive Bonding of Polymers and CompositesWeek 9 - Adhesive Bonding of Ceramics, Glasses and MetalsWeek 10 - Adhesive Bonding of Dissimilar MaterialsWeek 11 - Project Presentations and ReviewThe class meets three times each week as shown below.• One 90 minute class session which incorporates a small lecture and in-class discussion.• One 2 hour

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

are required to develop an electronic portfolio that includessamples of their most important learning experiences, which may be projects, term papers,extracurricular experiences, and internship reports. The electronic portfolio is reviewed andassessed by faculty members on a regular basis to monitor student progress. During their finalsemester, students finalize their electronic portfolio and present their achievements to a facultypanel. The electronic portfolios allow students to document and reflect on their learningexperiences. Integrating learning outcomes into the curriculum provides a mean for faculty toassess the effectiveness of the academic programs.1. IntroductionUniversities in the USA and worldwide are taking a critical look at

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Dennis

, construction engineering and management, public works management, transportation engineering and water resources management. Civil engineering specializations in non-traditional, boundary, or emerging fields such as ecological engineering and nano-technology are encouraged. 13. an understanding of the elements of project management, construction, and asset management. Commentary: Efforts of the professional civil engineer often lead, in the context of projects, to construction of structures, facilities and systems that, in turn, must be operated and maintained. Project management essentials include project manager responsibilities, defining and meeting client requirements

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

in logicoptimization, and high-level synthesis. Logic optimization focused on Quine-McCluskeymethod5,6, multiple-level logic optimization3, and technology mapping for standard-cellimplementation4. High-level synthesis addressed the issues of scheduling, clique-partitioning fordata-memory synthesis7, control synthesis, and behavioral transformations for design spaceexploration8. The methodologies of micro-architectural modeling10 and efficient clockingschedule9 were emphasized for the design of complex digital circuits. The laboratories includedseveral basic VHDL assignments and complex projects for learning subsystem design andefficient system integration.Occasionally, some students were overwhelmed by the complexity of digital system design

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

the larger projects involved the development of simple games, andprovided a break from strictly technical projects. The textbook(16) used for this part of the coursecontains several such projects. At the conclusion of the course, the students were expected to beable to manipulate Excel objects, use looping structures, and be able to perform input/outputoperations via several methods. Table 1. Course Outline for the Software Tools Course Topics SessionsExcel 6Overview of worksheet and controlsNumerical operations and formula editingFormatting and printingBuilt-in

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Beavis; Mahbub Sardar; Lewis Sircin; George Janack; Daniel Pack; Austin Griffith; Steven Barrett

concepts on paper. We believe a moreeffective educational approach is to visually experience these concepts in work in a laboratorysetting.MethodsIn an attempt to enliven the instruction of these advanced topics we have developed a low cost,robot-based educational platform using off-the-shelf components. We have also developed aseries of laboratory experiments to support the use of the robot. As we have done in othereducational projects [7, 8, 18], student based research was employed to design and fabricate therobots, develop the laboratory exercises, and develop solutions for each exercise.The Hardware. The PROFBOT robot prototype was developed with the goal of designing alow cost robot, using off-the-shelf components, that would be easy to

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

] The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12Education (GK-12) program has provided funding for such Fellows programs at more than 20engineering colleges. These programs generally utilize graduate level Engineering TeachingFellows to create and implement project-based curricula using engineering to teach math andscience concepts in the K-12 classroom.Three such programs have been implemented by the Duke University Pratt School ofEngineering’s K-Ph.D. Program: Duke-NCSU Engineering Teaching Fellows in ElementaryEducation sponsored by an NSF GK-12 Track 1 grant [6], MUSCLE: Math Understandingthrough the Science of Life sponsored by the GE Foundation Math Excellence Program [7, 8] , andTechtronics: Hands-on Exploration

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Introducing IP into an Engineering CurriculumEngineering professors are known to give projects, but not many incorporate IP into their projectrequirements. References are sometimes required, specifically references to copyrightedmaterial, but rarely are patent or trademark searches required for projects. This is a disservice toengineering students.Of all the academic disciplines, engineering may encompass most of the patentable technologicalbreakthroughs, yet some engineering students are never exposed to IP education. If taught early,starting in the freshman year, and often, throughout the undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian; Brian Skromme

these tools using student examination andhomework scores, student teaching evaluations, focus groups, and a special web-based DeviceConcept Inventory developed in this project are described.Introduction Traditional passive, lecture-based instruction in semiconductor device theory, even whenit is of excellent quality, has only limited success in promoting conceptual understanding andstudent achievement. The importance of interactive engagement in technical courses has beenwell documented in the literature.1-3 Yet there is a critical national need for engineers who arewell trained in device theory to support the semiconductor industry, which has become thelargest manufacturing industry in the United States. The inherently difficult nature

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Drummer; James Frendewey; Sheryl Sorby; Kris Mattila; John Sutherland; Leonard Bohmann

better serve society and students for work in the21st century, we believe that it is essential to provide them with an engineering career pathaimed at the service sector.In response to the need for a service systems engineering curriculum, the authors received aplanning grant from the Department Level Reform program of the National Science Foundationin September 2003. Through this grant we conducted a Delphi Study to define a newengineering discipline – Service Systems Engineering. The remainder of this paper outlines theDelphi technique as we applied it to this project and presents our results obtained to date.Delphi Technique for Curricular DesignA Delphi Study is a consensus-building forecasting technique that has been used byorganizations

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

among engineering educators is the consistently high rate of freshmanstudent attrition from engineering programs. Depending on the source of literature cited, theattrition rate in undergraduate science, math, and engineering programs ranges from 40-70%,with a critical period of attrition between the freshman and sophomore years.There are multiple research questions addressed in this pilot-scale project, all of which focus onthe central issues of attrition and retention levels between the first and second semesters of Page 10.880.1engineering studies. Specific areas of emphasis include these questions: Proceedings of the 2005 American