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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Dan Allison; Colin Davidson; Martha Shawver; Shelly Belles; Chris Wilkinson

motivation for the Spirit GlobalDesign Challenge, its linkage to ABET outcomes, defines global learning andhow it integrates into the Engineer of 2020 program, and provides implementationand initial assessment plans. I. Introduction and MotivationIndustry has made clear the need to graduate engineers with more than justtechnical skills. A key component for today’s graduate is the ability to thrive in aglobally collaborative workplace. Engineers must work with global colleaguesboth in face-to-face and computer mediated environments. Efforts to assessvirtual team projects have been performed [1]. This paper describes the SpiritAeroSystems Global Design Challenge (SGDC) which is an effort to integratedesign and global communication. The effort

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Edgar C. Clausen

result of the learning activity; 2) the identification of assessment evidence, allowing teachers todevelop performance tasks to evaluate student results; and, 3) the creation of a learning plan thatincludes activities for students, enabling them to achieve the desired results.8, 9 The purpose ofthis paper is to summarize activities from the Year 2 Institute, as well as the follow-upimplementation activities that were performed by the teachers during the academic year. The useof this information in planning and development of the Year 3 Institute is also discussed.The Year 2 Summer InstituteGetting StartedThe first step in putting together the Year 2 Institute was to obtain commitments from middleschool teachers to attend the Institute.  Since

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Theodore W. Manikas; Kaveh Ashenayi

proven to operate reliably at 200°C. GRC plans to incorporate thiscircuit into their future gauge designs.Figure 1. Hybrid oscillator circuit developed by student intern.The student interns working on Dr. Ashenayi’s project designed (the first year, 2007-2008) andare building and testing (second year, 2008-2009) a prototype RTD circuit to be used in quartzcrystal based gauges for oil and gas wells. Crystal temperature is an important parameteraffecting accuracy of the measurements. Producing this transducer requires the knowledge andability to vapor deposit platinum on a substrate in close proximity to the crystal. A critical partof this design was to select the design and develop the deposition process. A major componentof this process is

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Chang-Soo Kim; Steve E. Watkins

including project planning, Phase-I wrap-up and final presentations tomonitor the progress of other groups’ projects and learn from each other. All groups wererequired to turn in 1-page laboratory report every week.III. Biosensors courseIn 2008 spring semester, another experimental course, EE 401 Biosensors & Bioelectrodes(lecture 1.5-hr / laboratory 1.5-hr), was offered emphasizing bioelectronic devices of microscaleor mesoscale. Similarly with the microoptic class, the course composed of an 8-week lecturesession and a 7-week hands-on laboratory session as in Table 1. Major lecture topics included; Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education(1) a brief review of microfabrication

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Peter LoPresti; Theodore W. Manikas; Jeff Kohlbeck

improvement was observed on questions that, inreviewing the events of the week, were not as clearly addressed. Many of these topics were notaddressed well because of changes in the schedule and planned activities or imperfect timing ofsome of the activities. It was noted by the teachers that some of the questions were too broadand allowed for misinterpretation by the students even if the topics were covered well. The mostsignificant change for future academy sessions will be refining the questions to be more specificand ensure that the questions are basic enough that they will be covered in spite of planning orschedule changes during the Academy.Overall EvaluationWhile most of the evaluation results were very positive, the Academy staff identified

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Chih-Hao Wu; Kim Troboy; Tracy Cole; Loretta Cochran; David Roach

and environmental responsibility, and lifelong learning. 2. Team Players - communicating, planning, coordinating, and managing projects and personnel with efficiency and effectiveness. 3. Problem solvers - learning new concepts, techniques, skills, and tools to aid in analyzing and designing electrical engineering systems. 4. Professionals - trained and competent in the fundamentals of engineering science, applied mathematics, laboratory practice, and principles of electrical engineering.”6 The ATU Engineering courses that specifically address ethics in their technical objectivesare ELEG/MCEG 1012 – Introduction to Engineering, MCEG 2023 – Engineering Materials,MCEG

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Ejiwale

% Supervisor’s final evaluation: 30% Final Report 25% 100%The Daily Journal Activities (DJA) consists of: 1. List of the activities participated on aparticular day; 2. Identification and description of special learning experiences; 3. Identificationof specific links to student’s academic instruction; and 4. the questions or concerns that emergedduring the service learning experience and how they were solved or planned to be solved. TheDJA will be graded by the course instructor.The Weekly presentation (WP) consists of the list of specific

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James A. Ejiwale

performance and virtual performance is still somewhat limited. It is easy to send data by e-mail and other electrical means, but it is harder to send “parts of your heart” and to motivate team members. • Regardless of the specific means of communication used in virtual teams, the use of good, sound, basic project management techniques can provide a means to clarify the objectives, milestones, plans, and progress toward the objective. Virtual teams by their nature involve very little face-to-face time; therefore, fundamental project management techniques can minimize stress and clarify the process in what is already an extremely challenging environment

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; W. Khan; M.B. Yildirim

laboratorysessions. A nanotechnology laboratory has also been set up in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at WSU, and dedicated to perform a number of nanotechnology experiments forstudents. This laboratory has several pieces of new equipment, such as atomic force microscope(AFM), corrosion testing units, electrospinning unit, UV lithography, dry and wet etching,plasma cleaner, AC/DC power units, UV-Vis spectroscopy, optical microscopes, zeta potential /nanosizer, fume hood, spin coating, capacitance bridge, contact angle and surface tensionmeasurement devices, and electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) nanofilm coating unit. We plan tohave undergraduate students work on the electrospinning method in the nanotechnologylaboratory. Students will produce

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Shaibal Mukherjee; Pallabi Mukherjee

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of otherdeveloped economies like European Union (EU), Korea, and China, the lead seems to beshrinking with time24. EU plans to use 3% of its GDP for research by 201024. In recent years,R&D expenses in Korea have grown annually by 10%. Although the basic R&D is smallcompared to its GDP, China has shown significant increases in investment in these areas. Withrespect to university-based research in the U.S., competition for federal funds continue toincrease steadily as more and more universities emphasize federally funded research. ScopeIn view of the aforementioned political, social and economic scenarios, it would be beneficial tostudy the recent changes in university annual research expenditures (ARE

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Annesley; David P. Miller

8course in late 2007, and a notable improvement in the design of manipulators and in code hasbeen the result -- less student time is spent trying to get a stable platform. The occasional customplatform does appear from students who feel the Create is too limiting, or because they arecreating a multi-robot system.Test scores from the class, especially with respect to programming, have improved since therotating task role system has been implemented. We plan to continue, and perhaps strengthenthe rotating slotting of students in specific roles for each task.The course itself (as with all courses at OU) distributes a student evaluation form during the lastweek of the semester. This course consistently rates above average for engineering

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; H. Misak; W. Khan

, an SII question was asked, in which thestudents would list their personal strengths, improvement areas and insights about theirbackground knowledge of recycling. The following SII questions were chosen for an additionalpost course assessment to facilitate continuous improvement: 1) What are the three strengths of this course? 2) What are the top three things that you have learned? 3) What are the three improvements for this course that would help you learn better? 4) How can these improvements be made? 5) What action plans can be put in place to help you learn more? 6) What have you learned about your own learning process? 7) Is there anything else you would like the instructor to know about the class?Based on the

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Cernusca; Douglas R. Carroll

- face classroom settings is important for instructors because it allows them to: (a) builda community with a certain level of trust; and (b) get quick feedback related to instructionalissues and then promptly react to avoid anxiety and complaints from students. In onlineenvironments these two factors often require more planning and active engagement. Theinstructor will also need to master in a relatively short time the skills associated with theeffective use of online instructional tools to address these challenges.From a synergic perspective, online instructional tools facilitate communication process withlarge groups of students and also engage more students in informal activities such as reviewsessions and office hours4 . The synchronous