Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

and is still in operation. The success of thisproject led the EOC to hire 2 of our junior-level students as interns in the semester following thisproject. They also sponsored another senior project in the following year and plan on doing thesame in the future.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank newly graduated engineers Eric Franz and Tim Stotler for theirefforts in this project.Bibliography:[1] EOC website, URL www.electro-optics.org[2] RD Webb website, URL www.rdwebb.com[3] LabVIEW website, URL www.ni.com Page 10.244.11 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

tutoring sessions on that particular topic or ILO.Using the module surveys has helped the students focus on what they need to know and whatareas they may be deficient in. Their questions were more focused and there were fewercomplaints about not understanding the course material. In fact, those students that did notperform as well as they expected on the tests and exams in most cases attributed their lacklusterperformance to test anxiety rather than a lack of understanding of the course material orinadequate course delivery. The student feedback on the two open-ended questions points to theusefulness and effectiveness of this ongoing module survey. The author plans to develop ILOsand module surveys for more courses within the Civil Engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Kidd; P. Paxton Marshall

. This constraint forced designs to be portable and theirsetup to be pre-planned and rehearsed, simulating the real time-constrained nature oftechnical theater. Amazingly, all of the groups completed their setup and take-downwithin the five minute time limit.Structuring the Teams The students were divided into nine teams (nine playwriting students from DougGrissom’s class participated in the project.) Accordingly, each group was assigned four tofive engineering students from the ENGR-162 class (40 students total), and a director andstage manager from the directing and stage management class. The engineering teamswere formed by Marshall and Kidd, using a self-evaluation of leadership, technical, andtheater experiences, which the

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chanley; Michael Pelletier

Thursday, 9:15am-11:55am), students appeared more focused and engaged in thework. Some students stayed after the allotted time to continue working; at one time or another allseemed to be taking work home or planning to meet over the weekend. The lab book used for thedesign problems to be done on the Altera board included a CD-ROM with the MAX+Plus IIsoftware. The software was also available as a free download from Altera. Having the softwareenabled students to develop the solutions at home, save the solutions on a floppy disk and thenspend the time in lab programming the chip on the Altera board and debugging the lab. • Students took responsibility for learning and would ask about topics needed for a particular lab. The instructor

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

students at NIU, we wish to makea broader impact. We plan to make the core software and course materials available toeducators everywhere. These items will be made available after we have had the chanceto go through the course cycle at least once and make refinements.In addition, we hope to integrate the computing and simulation framework into otherparts of the mechanical engineering curriculum. The most natural places to focus on arethe undergraduate and graduate control classes we teach. Page 10.136.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gregg; Tamara Knott; Jenny Lo

Page 10.1355.4my students continue to be a primary focus of my work. I regularly participate in facultydevelopment sessions on our campus and have been involved with several faculty study groups. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”I have continued to develop my scholarship portfolio though collaborative efforts with severaldifferent colleagues. My earlier work on the curriculum renewal, supported largely through theSUCCEED coalition, has been an excellent springboard leading to my participation in an NSFBridges for Engineering Education planning grant and a subsequent NSF Department

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Sauser

Company/Organizational Structure BLS Research around the World Project Management Past/Future NASA Exploration Missions Group Interactions/Crew Dynamics Exercise Mission Scenarios for Exploration of Mars Proposal and Business Plan Writing The Moon and Mars How to Make a Good Presentation Robotics for Space Exploration Time Management Gravitational and Space Biology Leadership Styles Why Grow Plants in Space? Evolution of Food Systems for Space Food Nutrition and Processing for Space Waste Processing and Resource Recovery Systems Studies and Modeling Engineering Design BasicsThe proposal would have to support the design of

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Allameh; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

: Structure of the new curricula in Germany with bachelor and master’s degrees, adopted from Global J. of Engng. Educ., Vol. 3, No.2The major difference between the existing and the proposed engineering curricula is thereplacement of a unified system with two consecutive parts. The first part of thecurricula, ending with a Bachelors degree, is less comprehensive than the currentcurricula, but it is sufficient for the graduate to commence their professional career.However, under the new system, a graduate can strengthen their knowledge by opting for Page 10.670.4the postgraduate program. Under this plan, both types of German universities wouldoffer

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdinc Acar; Faruk Taban; Ismail Fidan

between theirstudents and their sponsors.Club has created an interest in working for oneof the team sponsors after completing myeducation.I have plans to work for one of the teamsponsors in a summer internship or a part-timejob.Club has created a great mentorship withvolunteers from local businesses andcompanies.5. How likely are you to participate in LEGO/Robotics Club next year? Not likely Somewhat likely Very likely Don't know6. CAS offers an Elective Robotics class as a result of involvement with FIRST. How likely areyou to enroll in this class? Not likely Somewhat likely Very likely Already enrolled.7. Please rate your overall experience with LEGO/Robotics Club: Poor

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Johnson; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

of our entering freshmen who plan to studyengineering are calculus ready. As a result, the entry of some of these students into coreengineering courses is being delayed by over a year. This delay is a contributing factor in thepoor retention of freshman engineering students at our school. Another difficulty we face is thatmany students entering their core engineering classes are not retaining important mathematicalconcepts from their prior algebra and trigonometry coursework. To address both of these issues,we propose a one-semester pilot course involving engineering applications and experiments to beoffered concurrently with college algebra and trigonometry at our institution. The purpose ofthis course is to have these potential engineering

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo McWilliams; Mark Gunty; Carrie Graf; Catherine Pieronek

students in group 2 reported a higher rate of feeling “overwhelmed by theintelligence of fellow students.”IntroductionThe end of the spring 2004 semester marked the completion of the fourth year of the Introductionto Engineering Systems course sequence in the College of Engineering at the University of NotreDame (the sequence is designated EG 111/112). This sequence is a two-semester, six credit hourcourse sequence required of all first-year students planning to enter the College of Engineering atthe end of their first year. The details of the motivation and development of the EG 111/112 havebeen discussed by Brockman et al [1]. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehria Saffi; Mariana Alvaro; Diana Mejia; David Bowen

., "Developing and Assessing Teamwork Skills in a Multi-Disciplinary Course", Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, Tempe Arizona, November 1998.[10] Seat, E. and Lord, S., "Enabling Effective Engineering Teams: A Program for Teaching Interaction Skills," Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 385-390 Vol. 88, No.4, October, 1999.[11] See Strategic Diversity Plans for the Colleges of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, and PennsylvaniaState University. http://www.engr.pitt.edu/diversity/pdf/Annual_Report_2004.pdf http://www.equity.psu.edu/Framework/updates_04_09/pdf/ENGRrev_04_09.pdfBiographiesDr. David Bowen is an Assistant Professor at California State University, East Bay. He is an experienced

Conference Session

TYCD 2005 Lower Division Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Shanehsaz; Michael Qaissaunee

; • Form industry and academic advisory boards for wireless telecommunications; • Develop collaborations with regional high school, 2-year and 4-year colleges and business and industry; • Provide professional development opportunities for regional collaborating institutions, possibly for academic credit; • Develop business and industry training initiatives and develop a team of faculty to provide this training; • Plan, develop, and host academic/industry training seminars, in collaboration with NCTT; • Contribute to regional institutions’ program improvement; and • Assist regional institutions in applying for grants and other sources of outside support; This project

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Segalewitz; Charlie Edmonson

can be effective in anon-line course. Some students are more effective in a traditional face-to-face classroomthan in a virtual classroom. Each student must decide if on-line or traditional classroomlearning is more appropriate for him or her. The success of this first course at theUniversity of Dayton is very encouraging. In the future, faculty in EngineeringTechnology plan to expand summer course offerings delivered in this format.Furthermore, investigation is underway to integrate this technology into existing semesterclasses and expand into new degree areas.References1. Christie, B., “Writing On-line Exam Questions that Discourage Dishonesty”, ASEE Proceedings, 2003,Session 32752. Gavrin, A., et al, “Just-in-Time Teaching (JITT): Using

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Lunsford; Evan Wright

the handshake is an ACK packet that the client sends to the server.This handshake provides a robust method to establish a socket but also allows anonymousinformation gathering. Programs such as NMAP2 send SYN packets and other packet types thatnormally initiate some sort of reply. These replies are analyzed to answer questions such as “Isthe IP address valid with a device that is powered on?”, “What services are offered on themachine?”, and even “What operation system is running?”. This information can be gatheredautomatically and can be used to plan a malicious attack or may automatically be used by Page 10.309.1malware to launch attempts

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

yet none of these were older or non-traditional. Page 10.629.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright@ 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThis may mean that something other than a student’s developmental stage is as influential as thelab, such as where they are in the “experiential learning cycle” as suggested by David Kolb in hisModel of the Learning Cycle6. Kolb believes that there is a four-stage process of experiencing,reflecting, conceptualizing, and planning that students enter at various times during the learningprocess

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyejeong Kim; Sheng-Jen Hsieh

engineering developmentprocess2, electromagnetic education3,4, digital logic5, concurrent engineering for product/processdevelopment6, supply chain management in automobile manufacturing7, electronic/circuit carddesign, assembly, fabrication, and distribution 8,9,10, and general manufacturing planning andquality management activities11,12. One particularly interesting simulation game is a virtual diskdrive design studio described by Richkus et al.13 Students must design and launch new diskdrives within a certain time frame, simulating the idea of time-to-market. Students can build onthree different kinds of learning styles: (1) literature search and abstract theory; (2) consultationswith experts; and (3) design studio.The first author recently

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Cunningham; Cathy P. Lachapelle; Anna Lindgren-Streicher

technology not only in our society, but also in societiesacross the world.The statistical results of these surveys have helped us to identify some conceptions andmisconceptions that students hold. We have modified the engineering survey (as mentionedabove) to further probe the range of students’ understandings and in future months we plan toconduct interviews with students to get more in-depth information about how and why they arethinking about engineering and technology. We are also using these two survey instruments intwo additional ways. First, because the surveys are nuanced, we can use them as a measure ofstudents’ growth in understanding. Thus, we will administer these instruments again at the end ofthe school year and annually to the same

Conference Session

BME Research and Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Blair Rowley

their project. The audience was asked toevaluate if they met the requirements and the professor kept notes. The whole process took 3.5hours. While it was planned to hold the process down to 5 minutes per team, the positiveinteractions occurring with the audience caused slippage.The Professor’s Perspective This event served well as a learning tool. All of the seniors had a real life experience thatserved to emphasize the course objectives. Their reports showed a good grasp of design tools andwere very informative about the teaming process they experienced. The students appreciatedhaving project requirements laid out in detail. All met the requirements and the reports were funto read. In particular, the details about their meeting showed that

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell

Page 10.272.2students become familiar with the campus. Evening activities are also planned that allow “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2192participants to begin building a support system and network with “seasoned” engineeringstudents and professional women engineers that they will continue to utilize throughout theirfreshman year and beyond.Academic Review SessionsMath Reviews: Students entering Calculus I are required to attend three math review sessions inAlgebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gabe Garcia; Ian Leslie

random selection ofstudents from each course received laptops with MATHCAD and MATLAB installed. Theinitial distribution of laptops occurred in the Spring 2004 semester, and a second distributiontook place during the Fall 2004 semester. A further distribution is planned for the Spring 2005semester.Existing Computer ResourcesComputing resources at New Mexico State University are made available to students through11 campus computing labs. The campus currently has 11 general purpose computing labs.Through these labs, a total of 220 windows based personal computers and 29 Mac basedmachines are available for student use. The majority of the campus computing labs are open6 days a week from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. The only exception is the main

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Bolick; Richard Drushel; John Gallagher

, the attendant infrastructure as it existed, and a few items that wereless than well handled. It will then discuss specific changes that have been made to thatinfrastructure to deal with those issues and better support our proposed pedagogy. Followingwill be a discussion of specific educational materials developed to lower the knowledgethreshold for participation. The paper will conclude with a brief discussion of future plans andopen issues.2. Previous Work – Access IssuesIn our original class, students developed robot controllers to solve a series of increasinglydifficult problems on a mobile robot simulator that we designed and implemented using Java.When finished, they upload their controllers to a real robot in our lab and observed the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cheryl Willis; Susan Miertschin

11 instead of collaborating electronically. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 9 If I had to collaborate only Response Count electronically to complete a team project, the project deliverables would be equal in quality to deliverables created with face-to- face collaboration. 10 The SharePoint Server collaboration site made it easy to share documents with my team. 11 Collaborating electronically is fun.Plans for Future Curriculum Development and ResearchThe investigators plan to continue to develop the introductory

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

JoDell Steuver; Michele Summers; Donna Evanecky

willhinder your performance at work. Many times professionals will rely on things like smoking,drinking, or other harmful products to enhance their performance, but maintaining a healthylifestyle could be the most important part of one’s success. Being able to control stress withoutthe use of chemical vices is key. Instead, one might try a simple maintenance plan for oneself.So many times, we let our health and well-being take second fiddle to everything else in ourlives. Things like annual check-ups with your physician, eye care professional and dentist seemto be low on the priority list. Take time to take care of yourself. In the workplace, we often seepeople that are so sick that they can barely function, but they just have to get that project

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bennion; Jay Kunze; Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar; Michael Lineberry

Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education engineering universities in the nation.• Establish a routine system of operation so that faculty and students from other universities can participate in R&D programs at the INL, and have available to them use of university facilities at the Idaho Falls campus (University Place).• The Idaho universities should work cooperatively with Battelle Energy Alliance in developing a role, mission, and organization for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) which is to be established as a university directed program of the INL.• Work on plans to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler; Martin High

professionals of thehistory behind environmental regulation, the legal development of those regulations, theapplication of current laws and regulations, and the outlook on the policy directions thatenvironmental laws are taking. Technical professionals must be aware of their duties under thecurrent environmental regulatory environment. Successful technology is premised on soundenvironmental planning and implementation, and many technical decisions are based onenvironmental rules, rather than on economic or technical constraints. Graduating engineers andscientists without a passing knowledge of environmental laws and regulations is like sending arunner to a marathon without shoes (Zola Bud aside). The environmental law course helpsprovide the necessary

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

development. Competitive advantages of U.S. graduates over offshore engineers should be their abilities to communicate effectively and to leverage diverse teamwork for increased productivity. Efforts by the Career Planning and Placement Center have especially focused on professional development. Students registered with the CPPC complete a Professional Development Transcript (PDT). The PDT is designed to assist students in identifying and articulating skills gained from their university experience. In addition to technical skills, seven other skills are identified as important keys to success. These skills are: critical thinking/problem solving, communication, leadership, teaming, relationships, comfort

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Larkin; Dan Budny

project. Whenassessing participation, students are expected to attend and actively participate in all componentsof the course, including the pre-departure workshops and seminars, the in country companyvisits, cultural visits, lectures, and planned social activities and the post-trip meetings andpresentation.The difficult part for the faculty in this process, is assessing the in-country participation. We Page 10.1180.2understand that each student is an adult and as so has the right to spend their free time in thecountry as they wish. However, all students are told they must also understand that while they “Proceedings of the 2005 American

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Tekippe; Krishna Atherya; Mani Mina; Ryan Legg

bounds of a problem. This new social awareness forces engineers toevaluate the much wider social and cultural setting for their design decisions and optimize thetransition from theory to practice. A simple case study in Belize reveals the significance ofsocial consciousness in engineering designs.Driven by the need for improved water access and purification in a Belize village, a group ofengineers devised a plan for centrally located water source to replace the existing cumbersomesystem of getting water. This new system would eliminate the need for village women to makelengthy daily trips to the river for laundry and water collection for domestic use. Although thesolution was appropriately evaluated in terms of efficiency, a lack of cultural

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr

inspection of materials. In this lab several engineering componentswere given to the students to inspect. The objective was to learn how to completely andaccurately document a component. Simple failures were present but were not readily apparent,forcing students to look beyond the obvious.The students were required to locate a failed component and encouraged to find somethingwhose failure was not obvious. Then they were required to develop a project plan and defend itas being adequate but practical. Each week the students presented their progress and reportedany challenges or problems encountered. The idea was to have peer discussion and to allowstudents to help and learn from one another. Students were given wide discretion and free timewhich they