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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

programs to aidelderly drivers and on consistency among state requirements for elderly drivers is needed.KeywordsElderly Drivers, SafetyBACKGROUND According to USA today, there are about 19.9 million drivers in the USA that are age 70or older. This figure increased 32% from 1991 to 2001 and is expected to continue as millions ofbaby boomers reach retirement age in the next decade (1). This finding indicates urgency inaddressing older drivers. Driving is a privilege and not a right. Drivers must be competent andcapable of safely operating a motor vehicle. However, as age increases so do health and mentalproblems that significantly affect a driver's ability. A high profile accident in July 16, 2003,involving an 86 year-old driver who careened

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Vendor Partnerships with Engineering Libraries

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2005 Annual Conference

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Charles Paulsen; Amy Van Epps; Lisa Dunn; Jay Bhatt

. With the onset of onlinescience and technology reference sources, the library’s traditional role as the physical storagehouse for reference materials has changed and expanded, allowing users to access data on theircomputer desktop without actually opening a book or searching a card catalog index. Morematerials are becoming available online and electronic resources have decided advantages 1.Users in turn have changed their information-seeking behaviors to take advantage of thiselectronic environment, and user preferences are often for electronic information whenavailable 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.As the library’s level of service has expanded to off-site and 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekservice via the new online model, librarians must look at changes in

Conference Session

Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Placid Ferreira; Martha Atwater; Kenneth Roberts; Jagannathan Sankar; Deborah Bartz; Dhananjay Kumar; Devdas Pai; Cindy Waters

determination, physical properties of thinfilms. Each student is required to submit a term paper on thin film materials covering a topic agreedupon by the individual student and instructor.Outreach ActivitiesThe school-level instructional activities were developed by UIUC’s Nano-CEMMS2 in summer2004 and were delivered to over 70 middle school students and teachers from the Partnership InEducation and Research (PIER) and Para-Researcher Program (PRP) summer camps at NCA&T.Minority and female students made up over 90% of the student audience for these programs atA&T. Formal evaluation was conducted at all sessions. Table 1 shows a sampling of the activities: Table 1. Examples of outreach activities in nanoscience educationThe

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Andrew Smith; Ralph Volino

evaluations.BackgroundIn recent years, the U.S. Naval Academy has invested in a number of pieces of “self-contained”educational laboratory equipment. This type of educational laboratory equipment iscommercially available and generally comes completely instrumented. The individual units tendto demonstrate a single concept, and different units are available for a number of subjectsincluding thermal conductivity; free and forced convection; transient heat conduction; boilingand condensation heat transfer, heat exchangers, internal combustion engines, air conditioningsystems and many other topics. This type of equipment can and has been used effectively.Shawn Kim [1] presents an interesting article on getting students involved in thermal design byimproving existing

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

stronglysignificant variable distinguishing strong performing projects from weaker performing projects.In this paper, I briefly summarize the results of three analyses on the coded journal data. I thenexplore what “system level design” is, illustrated with a case example, and how it serves tobridge the gap between concept and detail design. These results have important implications forengineering problem-solving in general (not just design), which are also discussed.1. Introduction …over the years I’ve become increasingly frustrated with the belief that more ideas alone mean better results. If you’re serious about encouraging creativity in yourself or others and if you want to deal with change effectively, then

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

presented in the frame ofMechanical Engineering and Industrial Design curriculums. Innovation as suggested is the creationof a new product-market-technology-organisation-combination (PMTO-combination) consisting ofthree key elements: 1) Innovation is a process and should be managed as such, 2) the result is atleast one new element in the company’s PMTO-combinations. 3) The extent to which theinnovation is new may range from incremental, small step innovation, through synthetic innovation,i.e. the creative recombination of existing techniques, ideas or methods, to discontinuous, radical,quantum-leap innovation. Often new means: new, somewhere on the continuum. The company inthis case - a very small business - wanted just an aluminium

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Dudevoir; Carl Fossa

theprojects. Project teams of this era also included students not majoring in electrical engineering.In many instances the non-engineering majors brought interesting perspectives and exposed theengineering majors to non-technical aspects of engineering they might otherwise have missed.Two of the most successful projects during this period were different versions of a laser lightshow. Credit Student Team Parts Team Period Scope Hours Hours Hours Cost Members 1978-1983 <0.5 20 20 Single Circuit $5 1 1984-1988 0.5 30

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marijke Kehrhahn; Kelli Vallieres; Alexandra Bell; Nicholas Massa

, engaged in a 16-week online professionaldevelopment course for college credit. The course, a product of a National Science Foundation(NSF) grant to the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) aimed at increasing thenumber of educators prepared to teach photonics across the United States, was designed tosupport the participants’ development of knowledge and skills in the field of photonics and theirskills in designing curriculum for students. The Cohort 1 course was designed to serve as a pilotcourse for a subsequent course (Cohort 2) to be offered in the spring 2005 semester. The designof the web-based course, guided by adult learning principles20, 21, engaged learners in activelearning through collaborative efforts intended to enhance

Conference Session

Integrating Research into Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Johnson; Andrew Jackson

Incorporating the 5S Philosophy into a Modern Engineering Education Program at Texas A&M University-Commerce Andrew E. Jackson, Ph.D., Mary E. Johnson, Ph.D. Industrial Engineering and Technology Department Texas A&M University-CommerceAbstract Professional aviation organizations, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing(NASCAR) teams, Indy Racing League (IRL) Teams, and Championship Auto Racing Teams,Inc. (CART) have known about and practiced the principles of 5S for years. The 5S acronymstands for 1) Sort, 2) Set in Order, 3) Shine, 4) Standardize, and 5) Sustain. Simply stated, itencompasses the philosophy of workplace

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Timothy Murphy; Jamie Phillips

for Engineering Educationvaried learning styles, and to track student performance and relationship to learning styles. As apart of the first homework assignment, students were asked to fill out a questionnaire4 to get anapproximate representation of learning styles according to the Felder and Silverman model5.Results of this survey are shown in Figure 1. From this data, the learning styles of studentsappear to have a relatively broad distribution. However, there appears to be a larger majority ofstudents that have an affinity towards visual learning rather than verbal learning. This persuadedus to include visual aids whenever possible to explain course concepts, though this is not asignificant departure from standard practice, where

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pat Leelani; Hector Estrada

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren; Jason Yao

optical pulse oximeter measures the intensity of light passing through heterogeneous tissueand uses variations in this light intensity (primarily resulting from the fractional volume variationof arterial blood) to calculate blood oxygen saturation. Due to its non-invasive nature, highprecision in its operational range, and reasonable cost, optical pulse oximetry is widely adoptedas a standard patient monitoring technique. Although its foundations date back more than fiftyyears,1 many facets of this technology still attract researchers. Current interest areas includemotion artifact reduction,2, 3 power consumption optimization,4 low-perfusion measurements,5, 6and issues germane to various application environments (e.g., wearability for battlefield

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dantzler; James Richardson; Tan-Yu Lee; Robert Leland

Session 1526 Mathematical Problem Solving for Engineering Students Robert Leland1, James Richardson2, Tan-Yu Lee3, John Dantzler4 1 Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. /2Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept./3Mathematics Dept., University of Alabama/4Censeo Research, Inc.1. IntroductionAt the time of the Second World War, Sir Lawrence Holt recognized that younger sailors in theBritish merchant marine were unable to perform their duties, especially in emergency situations,often leading to loss of life. He called on educator Kurt Hahn for help. In 1941

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Peter

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

. In each course the design projectrepresents 50% of the course grade and the enrollment is approximately 120. The students workin groups of 3 or 4 and are normally expected to spend approximately 4-6 hours per person perweek on their projects. The teams are required to meet with their instructor weekly and submit Page 10.292.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationwritten status reports. Formalized design methodologies are required. (See for example Pahl andBeitz [1] or Dekker and Gibson [2

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Dan Dimitriu

provide broaderpublic access to higher education. Therefore, for these institutions, students’ educationalexperience and training at the freshman level are essential to their success.In 1998, the engineering faculty at UTSA realized that student retention rates were very low.[1]Tracking freshmen and sophomore student data showed very poor retention rates. After one yearonly 49% of the Fall 1996 freshmen and sophomores continued in the program. Tracking thesame students for two years, showed 37 % and 35% retention rates for 1996 freshmen andsophomores respectively. A study was conducted to determine the underlying cause of the highattrition rate and to develop strategies to correct the problem. The results indicated many factorscontributing to

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest Tollner; David Gattie

zero mechanicalenergy. The relationship appears as G= (RT/w) Ln(C2/C1) where R is the gas constant, Tis absolute temperature, w is molecular weight, C2 is the final concentration, and C1 is theinitial reference concentration. The relationship is considered as somewhat imprecise inthat 1) the reference concentration is a self-reference and somewhat arbitrary; 2) the finalconcentrations are frequently separated from the processes originating from initialconcentrations over many years; and 3) the nature of the coordinate system withpotentially many zones of local equilibrium may render the expression invalid for thesecomplicated situations due to the need for activation energy to enable movement from agiven site of local equilibrium. These

Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Refai; James Sluss

principles and to expose students to research tools that can be used in carrying out their capstone research projects. Through a series of sequential laboratory modules, students learn to setup and configure simple to complex computer networks and to effectively employ commercial software tools for network design and performance analysis. Near the end of the course, working independently, each student is required to complete a final project that assimilates much of the reinforced and/or newly acquired knowledge and skills. This paper provides a detailed description of the laboratory course and its key project modules.1. IntroductionThe University of Oklahoma - Tulsa offers a Master of Science in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

, in which a total of 5 engineersworked on the entire analog portion and only a single engineer designed the ADC.This trend has increased the importance of teamwork and communication skills for newengineering graduates, and has received attention from bodies such as the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET)1. Employers value prospective employees withteamwork experience2. Page 10.159.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe authors believe that integrating these skills

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr

Department of Education data.1 Design iscommonly thought of as the creation of a widget, such as a speaker system or an airplane engine,using certain design constraints. However, design can also encompass a process to achieve adesirable end result. Process engineering is widely utilized in manufacturing and chemicalengineering.2,3 In many instances designing how to make something is more challenging thanthe original design of the component. For example, in the pharmaceutical industry attainingstability in synthesized molecules is an immense challenge.4 A more common example, inmanufacturing, is how to make a machine component economically, since in most cases severalprocesses are possible (machining, casting, etc.). Manufacturing education commits

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

in order to understand team dynamics and workeffectively on a team. The students are also required to write a professional paper and present itto class.The following is an example of a Team Design Project that was given in the Digital Design IIclass: • Design an electronic simulator for a Roulette Wheel. Hardware available for the simulator includes 5 push-button switches, 8 slide switches, 4 seven-segment displays, and 24 LED (12 red, 6 yellow, 6 green). The player is allowed to bet on the LED color (red, yellow, green), or LED number (1 – 24). The player may place a bet of $1, $10, or $100. The bet is displayed on the seven-segment display. The amount of money won on each round (based on win

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard

Toward the Development of a Mobile Studio Environment Don Millard, Mohamed Chouikha Rensselaer/Howard UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an overview of Rensselaer's "mobile studio" engineering teachingenvironment that is currently being used in circuits and electronics courses designed for collegesophomores and juniors. The paper discusses the deployment of HP Tablet PCs along withmobile technologies at Rensselaer and Howard University to: 1) eliminate the boundariesbetween the theory and fundamentals provided in a lecture; 2) help students apply theoreticalconcepts in directed problem sessions; and 3) enable exploration of engineering principles,devices, and

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Feick; Larry Shuman; Katherine Thomes; Bopaya Bidanda

. Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”impact on engineering employment, the exploding information technology growth, corporatedownsizing, outsourcing of engineering services, and the globalization of both manufacturingand service delivery. To Prados, employers now recognized that success as an engineer requiredmore than strong technical capabilities; it also required were communication skills, the ability tolead and work effectively as a team member, and an understanding of the non-technical forcesthat affect engineering decisions [1].Eight years later, these same drivers – rapidly changing technology, especially informationtechnology, corporate downsizing, outsourcing, and globalization – are even more critical.Particularly if

Conference Session

State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Brannan; Phillip Wankat

among ASEE members. As part of thesurvey development, feedback was solicited from FPD members attending the business meetingin Albuquerque. The survey was announced through the ASEE listserv and at the 2002 ASEEAnnual Conference in Montreal. Respondents completed the survey via a form made availableon the Internet.Survey data was collected based on the organization of an institution’s first-year program.Respondents were initially provided with six major categories from which to choose. These arelisted in Table 1 along with the number of responses received for each category. The majority ofthe questions in Survey Categories I, II, III, IV, and V were the same. Because of the widevariety of first-year programs, it was impossible to provide

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Fouad; Tarek Rizk; Fouad Fouad

elective requirements for a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Theses courses are also available Page 10.779.4for students enrolled in the CEM Certificate program or pursuing a master’s in Civil Engineering Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationwith a CEM concentration. The main topics covered in every course are provided in Table 1.The courses are delivered in class, online, or hybrid. In-class courses are delivered entirely inthe classroom (students have to attend classes on campus regularly). Online

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie

to spark high school students’ interest in engineering as an Page 10.294.1exciting career choice. MITE was initiated to address the following challenges: (1) lack of Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAfrican American, Hispanic, and Native American students pursuing undergraduate degrees inengineering; (2) large percentage of African American, Hispanic, and Native American studentswith limited exposure to the field of engineering; (3) large percentage of African American,Hispanic, and

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu

and provided mechanical support for all externallymounted equipment. Figure 1. Smart Robotic Rover Prototype Page 10.245.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”This year we have a more ambitious goal to develop and implement autonomous navigationalgorithms that can be used for navigation of the robot without human intervention. The robotwill use camera images to move from one location to another and to navigate around anypossible obstructions in its path. It will

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

automationequipment. A more recent version of one of these systems is the WebLiteTM software by KMCControls, Inc. A typical WebLiteTM controls interface is shown in Figure 1, which students use toaccess real-time data from the solar energy equipment in West Lafayette. It was desired to makethese web-enabled control systems available to students for energy laboratory experiments at allMET locations throughout Indiana. Since the summer of 2003, considerable work has beencompleted to update the control systems and their user interfaces, to design a website forinformation about and access to the systems, and to develop an interactive web environmentcontaining all of the instructional design, real-time data acquisition, and assessment componentsof the remote

Conference Session

Issues of Building Diversity

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carla Purdy; Mara Wasburn

included downsizing and consolidation of diversity programs, providingsufficient mentoring and role models, failure to institutionalize diversity programs, the disparitybetween students' and advisors' definitions of a "best fit" graduate program, the use of GREscores in admission decisions, graduate student socialization, and the need for more informationon career options early in students' college careers.1. IntroductionThe need for diversity at all levels of the engineering profession has been well-documented1,2,3,4.However, current enrollment figures for both undergraduate and graduate engineering programsshow that, for the most part, women and minorities are still under-represented5. At manyinstitutions, especially state-supported universities

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Bringing Biology into Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

have some type of structure for legal strings; this is called a grammar.For a grammar to include structure, terminals and nonterminals must be defined. Aterminal is any member of the alphabet, Σ. A nonterminal, on the other hand, is not anelement of the alphabet, Σ, but is instead a set of strings in Σ*; the set of nonterminals isdefined at a capital N.GrammarThe grammar is a set of structural rules that define the legal contexts of tokens in thelanguage’s sentences. A grammar type is defined by its production rules, or productions.In general, a production is of the form: x→ywhere x and y are strings of tokens. There are four classes of grammars: Type 0,unrestricted; Type 1, context-sensitive; Type