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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Theodore W. Manikas; Kaveh Ashenayi

, a good internship programwill encourage the company to pursue further projects with the university.This paper describes an undergraduate internship partnership between The University of Tulsaand Geophysical Research Co. (GRC) that was funded by the Oklahoma Center for theAdvancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The results of the program have yieldedresearch collaborations between the university and the company that will lead to future fundedprojects.IntroductionA partnership between industry and academia is essential for all engineering fields. Theresulting collaboration benefits both the participating companies and universities in projects thatrequire the combination of research and education with practical commercial projects

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Chang-Soo Kim; Steve E. Watkins

on the knowledge base ofmicrofabrication instructions, two experimental courses emphasizing each device category wereoffered by Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science& Technology. All laboratory experiences were team-based and many laboratory project topicswere proposed by the students themselves. Cost-effective microfabrication and characterizationfacilities were utilized to conduct the lab projects. The preliminary assessments indicate thatstudents prefer significant laboratory experience and that learning of lecture concepts of the twotypes of devices is enhanced. Several key issues need to be further investigated and improvedfor this type of experimental laboratory courses to be more

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Christi L. Patton

Using Self-Paced Learning to Personalize Engineering Education Christi L. Patton The University of TulsaAbstractAs class sizes in the freshman chemical engineering class outgrew the available rooms and oneteacher’s ability to safely manage hands-on design projects, a new class management philosophywas needed. Two hours of this three-hour course were conducted electronically. Students met ina classroom with one-third of the group for the remaining one-hour-per-week lecture.Blackboard Learning System – Vista Enterprise was used to post video lectures and managequizzes and homework assignments. This paper presents the details of management of this classand the

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Peter LoPresti; Theodore W. Manikas; Jeff Kohlbeck

U.S. universities. In fact, the U.S. trails manyother industrialized nations in the percentage of bachelor's degrees in science and engineering1.A contributing factor to this problem is that engineering lacks a formal presence in K-12education. As a result, many qualified students are unaware of career opportunities in scienceand engineering, and thus fail to pursue technical majors in college2.To address the need for the exposure of students to the career of engineering, and particularlyelectrical engineering, we developed an Electrical Engineering Summer Academy program at theUniversity of Tulsa. The objective of our program is to make students aware of engineeringcareer opportunities through hands-on design projects, seminars, and tours of

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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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J. Moore; M.A. Thornton; R.W. Skeith

. The Digital Systems Design course has been offered in dual conventionaland distance modes for several years and methods for dealing with laboratory assignments anddesign projects have been developed and are described here.IntroductionDistance education is becoming more common and is very popular for students with fulltimeprofessional careers seeking to obtain an advanced degree. Most universities that offer distanceeducation courses usually restrict their offerings to classes that are largely theoretical and havethe traditional homework, report, and examination assignments. In engineering fields, thisrestriction imposes severe limitations to overall degree programs since class work that involves a“hands-on” component is not included

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Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Ashland O. Brown

analysis. However, no fatigue analysis is presented, nor is any actual FEanalysis used for determining fatigue life. In regard to the use of commercial FE software withfatigue capabilities, Hagigat24 states, “…from an educational point of view, it is recommendedthat these capabilities not be used initially. After a student understands the concepts by goingthrough the steps in this article, he/she can then use the additional capabilities of the softwarecorrectly. A lack of knowledge of the theory behind the more advanced capabilities of thesoftware can lead to the incorrect use of the software.” Still no direct computation of fatigue lifewas carried out using FE software.Educational Goals and ObjectivesThis work is part of a larger scale project to

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Rebeca G. Book

will ultimately possible reflect on them onhow the program is perceived.If the university has a good reputation, then even if the representative is not an alum then just bybeing associated with the university there are some publicity perks.There is always the tax write offs for donated equipment and material, plus the publicity ofgiving back to the public, if the company participated in the meetings and working with theuniversity.5. Projects:Possible partnerships can be forged with projects. If a project is not needed in a timely manner,or if it is a matter that the industry does not have current labor means to investigate, then it is apossibility that the university could undertake the project. The university also has the means totry out

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; H. Misak; W. Khan

recommended for the present course, which are given below. In addition to thesebooks, we also prepared and posted our own PowerPoint lecture notes on blackboard usinginformation in the books and other sources. 1. Rao, S.R. “Resource Recovery and Recycling from Metallurgical Wastes,”, Elsevier, 2006. 2. Lund, H.F. “Recycling Handbook, 2nd Edition,”, McGraw-Hill, 2000.Various homework assignments and term projects regarding the importance of recycling weregiven to students to help satisfy their scientific interests in recycling. It is believed that this classbroadened the horizons of both undergraduate and graduate students and promoted their interestsinto research activities of recycling. The prerequisite of this

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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

, nanoparticles, nanofibers, nanofilms, nanotubes, nanocompositesfabrication techniques, and their applications were taught in detail. There were 35 students in thespring 2007 class, most of whom were engineering students. Homework sets involved theevaluation of recently published nanotechnology papers. In the term project, the studentsprepared reports on applications of nanomaterials and devices, such as nanocompositemanufacturing for aircraft industry, nanoelectromechanical systems, microelectromechanicalsystems, and nanotechnology applications for fuel and solar cells.In the second nanotechnology course, which is offered in Fall 2007, the similar topics werecovered at introductory level. There were homeworks, term projects, exams and

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W. Roy Penney; Kendal J. Brown; Joel D. Vincent; Edgar C. Clausen

hands on heat transfer experiments that can be constructedfrom materials present in most engineering departments. This cross-course integration of coursematerial has been shown to be a very effective learning tool that causes students to think beyondthe content of each individual course20, and will be the subject of this paper.As part of the requirements for CHEG 3143, Heat Transport, junior level chemical engineeringstudents at the University of Arkansas were required to execute design project assignmentswhich illustrate a concept from the course. One of these experiments required a student group oftwo students to: • measure the solar flux at various angles of incidence on a black (painted) aluminum plate and compare the result with

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Timothy J. Annesley; David P. Miller

theprogramming demon. A rotating assignment of duties within each team is used to ensure that allstudents participate in the software development, in addition to the other engineering aspects ofthe projects. Students use the wide spectrum of experience gained from the course to help find afocused area of interest to possibly aid in future job selection.Because these are upper class AE and ME majors, they have had CAD classes and shopexperience. This allows the course to address problems that are beyond the scope of many Legorobots, though Lego remains a preferred building material for some students. The advancedmechanical design and construction capabilities (when compared to a typical CS based roboticscourse) enables there to be a larger and more

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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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Thomas W. Cairns

termVelPaper5.nb 3where the magnitude of the drag is .5rACD v2 and so is a function of the square of the speed. Now introduce y(t) asthe position so that v'(t) = y"(t) and evaluate .5 rA/m = .0825. Then the one dimensional equation becomes y "=-.0825CD »y'» y'-9.8Even if CD were constant, it would seem futile to search for an analytic solution to this differential equation. As itis, CD is known only from experimental data.Drag coefficient for a volleyballTo determine CD experimentally Beatrice Hahn and David McCulloch, two students at The University ofMichigan, did a wind tunnel study in 1999 to determine the drag on a non-spinning volleyball as a senior project inaeronautical engineering under the

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Ejiwale

solving, critical thinking, public speaking, andinterpersonal skills. Particularly, the implementation of learning communities in service learninghelped to refine communication, team building and leadership skills through effective feedback.AcknowledgementsThis work is made possible through resources provided by the Jackson State University Divisionof Student Life 2007/2008 Faculty and Student Service Learning Handbook.Bibliography1 Bonnette, Roy. (2006). Out of the Classroom and into the Community: Service Learning Reinforces Classroom Instruction. The Technology Teacher, 65(5), 6-11. Bradford, M. (2005). Motivating Students Through Project-Based Service Learning. T H E Journal, 32(6), 29-30.2 Cross, P

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Ryan Eckl; Christopher Johnson; Shawn Shields; Brad Cullipher; Wayne Helmer

of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2 Figure 1. Typical Engine Head Flow Test Data .[2].The primary focus of this project was to design, build and test a flow-bench for use in amechanical engineering laboratory while keeping the system within reasonable financial limitswithout sacrificing experimental performance. Standard components of a flow-bench are: testpiece, air-flow measuring device, air temperature measuring device, flow control mechanismand a device to measure the pressure drop across the test piece [3]. The unit should also be safefor the experimenters and the

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Dominic M. Halsmer

. Competitive – Can it successfully compete in the marketplace of ideas?4Scientists and engineers typically have a very high regard for truth because they daily experiencethe value, indeed the profitability, of having an accurate representation of physical reality.However, they also understand that their representations are probably not perfect. Engineers areespecially in-tune to the idea that full and complete knowledge of all aspects of a project neednot be attained before decisions are made to finalize a “good-enough” design and get the product“out the door”. Samples confirms this same idea with regard to worldview decisions when hewrites, “No worldview is perfect in explaining reality. Instead, a worldview functions much likea scientific model in

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Anne A. Fischer

process only occurs onthe boundaries. However, the computational resourcesrequired to solve the integral equations is fairly great. Thisfact may make this an unsuitable method for symmetricaldomains. In the research conducted for this project, Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Figure 6 6increasing the boundary discretization by just a few nodes significantly impacted the amount oftime required to compute a solution. The manner in which the coding is implemented cangreatly affect this