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M. Silva; Sheri Sheppard

Page 6.417.3http://www.engr.washington.edu/~celtweb for more information. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDr. Daniel Frey, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the soon-to-open OlinCollege, shared the mission, vision, and plan for the college at this workshop. Through hisexperience in helping to develop Olin’s programs of engineering education, he presented ahypothesis regarding the sustainability of curricular innovation: a key (perhaps the key) tosustaining curricular innovation is to create a system and culture which makes curricularinnovation rewarding and satisfying to

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Elisabeth Sanchez; Alejandro Lozano; Victor Mucino

conduct industrial projectsunder the guidance of faculty (from the visiting and host institutions) and industrialliaisons or monitors. Fig. 1. below, serves to illustrate the areas where results are soughtin bringing the international dimension to education, mainly, opportunities for allinvolved. Industry representatives present to each student team, a project outliningtechnical issues of a problem to solve. The host institution and industry provide themeans for the student/faculty teams to formulate and develop a work plan leading toconclusive results and recommendations. Students and faculty from both countries arerequired to work together (thereby getting exposed to each other’s cultural workidiosyncrasies) in order to submit reports

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intellectual contactwith senior professors and for earlier exposure to engineering thought. During the first year ofexperimentation, 11 sections were taught to 85 of our 320 freshman. In 2000-01 12 sections aretaught to 173 of 360 freshman. Perhaps not surprisingly in view of the volunteer nature of thecourses, objective student ratings of these course are the highest in the School of Engineering,and faculty satisfaction is high. Everyone takes credit for our one-year increase in freshman-sophomore retention from 89% to 94%, but these seminars have surely played a role. Our recentinitiative in the use of wireless laptop computers in the classroom will further enrich thefreshman seminar experience. Other planned improvements include team-taught

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Vladimir Nikulin; Victor Skormin

], [4]. Indeed, onlyin a laboratory course can students design, implement and later assess a plan of an experimentleading to the solution of the formulated problem, that includes development of an experimentalsetup, choosing a rational sequence of stimuli, recording, analyzing and interpreting data.Student laboratory provides a demonstration of the power of $poor connections#, #second ordereffects”, $hidden dynamics”, measurement noise, effects of overheating, cross-talk betweenwires, etc. Indeed, some of our colleagues are convinced that the imperfection of hardwareresults in the most profound educational effect on future engineers. A well-designed laboratoryexperiment presents students with uncertainty, non-trivial outcome, and an opportunity

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James Holt; Hal Rumsey; E. Ray Ladd

, process simplification, process understanding all reduce waste, speed up delivery and increase output. -Did your project defer any costs (cost avoidance)? Often cost savings are not actual dollars in your pocket but money you didn’t have to pay as a result of your work. Prevented penalty. Eliminated need for consultant work.5. Estimating Value of Intangibles -Often a project is of extreme value for the following reasons: The solution resolves problems, provides answers, eliminates conflict, provides a plan, reduces stress, satisfies concerns, etc. The value of such a project depends upon the scope of the problem, the level in the organization and the breadth of its nature. The best model to choose to estimate the

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Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

language on and priming on the relative accessibility of the privateself and the collective self. Journal of Cross Cultrual Psychology. Vol. 28, no. 1.6. LaFromboise, T. Coleman, H.L. & Gerton, J. 1993. Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 114, no. 3 pp. 395-412.7. Stephan, W. Stephan, C.& De Vargas, M. 1996. Emotional expression in Costa Rica and the UnitedStates. Cross Cultural Psychology. Vol. 27. no. 2.pp. 147-159.8. Mears, 1997. T. 1997. Miami Hispanics losing their Spanish. Boston Globe, October 5, p. 2SUSAN VERNON-GERSTENFELDHaving received BA, MSW, and Ph.D. degrees from Boston University and Boston College, SusanVernon-Gerstenfeld is Director of Academic Programs and Planning for Interdisciplinary and GlobalStudies and Director of the

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Christine Noble; Karen Schmahl

presentation format. Schmahl and Noblesuggested that the poster format facilitates creation of “better products, fosters student interactionso students learn from each other and enables students to develop some planning and teamskills.”2 To assess the effectiveness of this approach in the engineering economy course, surveyswere administered to students.The CaseThe final case focused on evaluation of after-tax cash flows of multiple alternatives of equipmentpurchases with uncertainty of projected production volumes. A modified version of “TheCutting Edge” case from Cases in Engineering Economy was used with permission of Ted. G.Eschenbach.3 In the case, means of adding production capacity must be evaluated in order to bid

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James Nelson; Bernd Schroder

increase in the curriculum’s size seems most feasible once the design is in place, thecollege faculty is aware and approving of the integrated curriculum, and some new faculty areready to enter the program. The original plan was a three-year phase-in period starting in theAcademic Year 1999-2000. During this phase-in the number of participating faculty wouldincrease as the number of sections offered is increased. Faculty would be trained in week-longsummer workshops. “Trailing sections” would first be offered on a trial basis in the academicyear 2000-2001. At the end of the phase-in period (summer 2002) the integrated curriculumwould be the standard curriculum for all engineering majors and all programs would build theirjunior and senior level

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Paul Lin; Hal Broberg

design 2. Acquire software and hardware materials for lab development 3. Setup the Web server, Web camera, and Web site 4. Design programs and Web pages for; student access control (ID and password), to gather information on user log-in and connection time, to use the Web camera 5. Design, code post, and test the Web-based labs 6. Design and write Web pages for posting the syllabus, lecture materials, homework, and lab assignments 7. Use the Email system for communicating with students, receiving and returning homework assignments and lab reports 8. Develop a course evaluation plan 9. Complete summative evaluation exercisesIII. The Web-Based Laboratory EnvironmentMajor hardware components of the lab include a

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Mark Hickman; Kevin Lansey; Jeff Goldberg

sub-section, there is anavigation button to return to the section overview to proceed to the next topic (or they could usethe navigation toolbar to return to the overview).4. ExperimentThe first draft of the module content was completed during summer 2000 and a test was set up ina Civil Engineering junior level class on transportation engineering. The course was 4 creditsand 1 credit covered engineering economics. This was the plan that the Department chose whenthey reduced degree requirements to 128 credits.The class was introduced to the site on the first Monday session. All students knew that the site Page 6.1144.5was experimental

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Sean DiBartolo; Linfield Brown; Chris Swan

groups to develop innovative concepts, methodologies andtechniques for the remediation of complex/unique environmental problems. Typically, studentschoose to address one or more tasks from a field of up to 12. Deliverables in the contest includea written report, an oral presentation, a poster presentation, and working bench-scale modeldemonstrating their final solution.The contest promotes that the teams of students be assembled from a variety of disciplines (i.e.majors). These areas not only include appropriate technical expertise, assessment and design butan economic analysis of the proposed remediation scheme in addition to an accompanyingbusiness plan. Teams must consider legal and regulatory issues, health considerations (both toon-site

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Edmund Tsang

6.1156.5Service-Learning in Engineering is the training ground for faculty and students todevelop the knowledge and skills to implement “Public Engineering.” In his essay in theAAHE monograph on Service-Learning in Engineering, R. Decker proposes thatService-Learning as a means for “Professional Activism,” [15] where engineers will setaside a portion of their professional practice for service, similar to physicians andlawyers. Decker describes a plan for implementating Professional Activism by linkingthe alumni office and the office of community service of institutions of highereducation, and the local chapters of professional engineering organizations.V. ConclusionIn conclusion, the author believes C.P. Snow would approve of Service-Learning

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller

, administrative and reference information such as the course syllabus and policies is freeof graphical clutter and interactive elements. For the industry audience, the bridge collection hassuccinct sets for the location, overview, foot traffic, and vehicle loading (see menu in Figure 3). Thetypical industry user is anticipated to have a desire to obtain information simply and quickly.However, for both audience groups, there is more complex content. The course tutorials contain avariety of graphics, and on-line features such as self-quizzes and simulations are planned. Intrasitelinks are highlighted, in particular to the bridge documentation, to encourage user exploration. Thebridge collection includes a live view from a web camera to stimulate interest

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Richard Smith; Marv Abrams

AutoCAD based plan and elevation drawings. Keeping all of this Page 6.489.5software up to date will be a major task for the laboratory staff.Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright Ó 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationSample ExperimentThe following experiment presents an exercise that is used to provide students with anexperimental validation of a computer simulation so as to increase the synergy between asimulation and physical reality.ADD experiment HereThe computers are operated under a Windows NT operating system through a central server. Avariety of Lighting

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Earl Owen

. Page 6.492.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education 3. Using the gain and stability information given in step 2, a circuit design is selected that will provide the desired amplifier operation. 4. The SPAR program provides options for achieving the desired circuit configuration, demonstrating the design concepts and doing the complex mathematical calculations. 5. The circuit is then constructed and tested with the help of the SPAR program and the network analyzer.Some students who complete the amplifier lab plan to go on and develop further skills in RF

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Walter Kaminski

characteristics.effort between a faculty member and his students. Although a primative version of the air flowtunnel was available for use after the first year of construction, the final configuration of thisproject took approximately 5 years to complete. Each succeeding class added features and madeimprovements to the facility.The purpose of this facility is to allow students to perform experiments that teach them how tomeasure velocity, pressure, temperature and turbulence of a flowing air stream. Secondly, thestudents have the opportunity to observe air flow patterns in straight and convergent ducts as wellas elbow turns. Other Senior Project experiments are planned for this facility to study externalflow patterns, forces and turbulence levels. The facility

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Director of International Education at James Madison University. Shepreviously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University, Dean of theCollege of Arts and Letters at Southwest Missouri State University, Special Assistant to the President forStrategic Planning at University of Delaware, and Department Chair of Modern Languages at ClevelandState University. Page 6.505.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

engineering withan electrical emphasis in May 2001. He spent several years programming in C and PERL for a consulting firm, andworks as a TA for the engineering programming courses at Dordt College. He plans to continue DSP studies ingraduate school.MURAT TANYELMurat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Dordt College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses.Prior to teaching at Dordt College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Drexel University where he worked for the Enhanced 4Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E ) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visitingprofessor

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Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

through to heavy construction.In addition, we wanted students to gain insight into construction problems faced by firms inthese markets. These insights might help students to focus on areas of exploration in completingthesis or project requirements for their particular degree study plan. Also, we wanted to exposestudents to research that involved our construction faculty members. A further goal was toencourage student presentations on their selected topics.In order to address these above concerns, it was decided to implement a graduate seminar inconstruction. This is a two-course one-credit (two total credits) sequence spread over twoconsecutive semesters. Currently, we are in the second year of offering this graduate seminar.The subject paper

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Jeffrey B. Connor; Richard Goff

assignment and how can I get it done” to “Wow, this isinteresting! What’s the best approach and how does this relate to solving engineering problems”,should be our goal.We are products of our education and upbringing. We are self-selected as university faculty(hard working, studious, textbook oriented individuals). Change is most times difficult.However, we must evolve or risk loosing the life-blood of our profession – our students.The Project PilotDevelopment and implementation of any significant change in course delivery method, in thiscase hands-on early design activities, for the entire entering engineering class at Virginia Techrequires significant planning and trials. There are thirty-six sections of EF1015 offered fallsemester taught by

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domestic unit, the Page 6.1011.6courtyard house, but each varied the plan according to their needs. In Ur the need toseparate the family from the outside world led to an inward-looking design that provided ahaven of peace and quiet away from the busy streets and bazaars. In Greece, the need tolimit contact between women of the family and men who weren’t their kinsmen led to formsof gender segregation based on separate men’s and women’s quarters. In Rome this gendersegregation broke down, and the basic courtyard house was elaborated into a multipurposebuilding used for business, entertaining, and private domestic functions. The remains of theRomans houses

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Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

of non-traditional instructionalmethods and materials that have been proven effective by classroom research studies and (2) toimprove institutional support for teaching at each of the eight SUCCEED campuses.1To assess the impact of faculty development activities on the SUCCEED member campuses, allengineering faculty members were sent a baseline campus climate survey in the 1997-1998academic year and a second survey in 1999-2000. (A third survey is planned for 2001-2002). Page 6.1015.1The surveys asked respondents to answer questions about their teaching experiences andpractices. Among other things, they were asked about their prior

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science and math necessary to accomplish sophisticateddesigns.Engineers do many things, but at the heart of engineering is the notion that an engineer is adesigner, one who formulates plans to solve problems. Thus, an objective of the course is toprovide a foundation for most all of the ME curriculum at CSUC by defining a structure for thedesign process. Design involves creativity and while one would like to “teach” designers how tobe creative, this course does not do that because the instructor does not know how to “teach” it.As an alternative, opportunities are provided and students are encouraged to be creative. Thehope is that as a consequence the students will increase their creative abilities. Furthermore,industry wants university graduates

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have difficulty when trying something different from whatthey have done traditionally. An example of syntax error analysis done together in class will helpease their fears. In the example it should be indicated whether or not errors carry through theproblem and whether corrections to the problem must be made.Some of the suggested improvements were implemented in the in-class quiz given in Trial 2 and inthe take-home quiz used in Trial 3. Student responses and comments for Trials 2 and 3 indicatethe learning experience has improved. Additional trials planned for Spring 2000 will attempt toassess if the problem solving skills have improved for students who participated in Trial 2.V. ConclusionsThe “syntax error analysis” concept has evolved as a

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Michael Ropp; Steven Hietpas

course and follows withreasons for the selection of subject matter related to the teaching of electric drives. Section IVbuilds on section III by providing a thorough discourse on details of topics covered within thecourse, reasons for supplementing material from the selected textbook and the laboratoryexercises implemented to meet the primary objectives of the 2-year project. It is noted in sectionIV that not all objectives were met in the first phase of this project, hence, section V offerssolutions to achieving this objective and a plan of suggested changes to the EMEC course outlineproposed in section III. The paper concludes in section VI with a summary of the paper andconcluding remarks.II. EMEC Course Redesign Project OverviewThe new EMEC

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Jerome Tapper

Engineering Education• Relays & ContactorsNetworking Protocols & DeviceNet Training• Basics of DeviceNet• DeviceNet Products• Physical Media• Building a DeviceNet System• Network Communications• Introduction to NetView & Device Communications• PC Based Controls & NetSolver• Device Installation & Planning• In addition to these topics, students were required to perform weekly design applicationsThis author relied heavily on the expertise of representatives from Cutler-Hammer to develop theabove topics. These representatives have had years of experience in the application andinstruction of their products and are in a unique position to know just what material needs to bepresented. Cutler-Hammer also graciously donated network

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Tel.: Fax.: Email:ACADEMIC ADVISOR: Faculty member to oversee group and offer assistance if required.PROJECT TITLE:SHORT PROCESS/PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:A short outline of the problems and an overview of the solutions hoped for.If a particular piece of equipment is envisaged, a technical summary might be useful.PROJECT SCOPE:Should be a concise statement as to the purpose and end result expected. If the project is part ofa larger plan, please include the preceding and the subsequent steps to provide a sense of purposeand continuityDELIVERABLES: 1. Should be in list form 2

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Martha N. Cyr; Barbara Bratzel; Ben Erwin

cooling device theycould. Interpreting the cooling graphs became interesting and important for students as theyused the data to plan the designs of their devices. Page 6.624.5 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”IV. Classroom EvaluationStudents are enthusiastic about Physics by Design. On the end-of-year evaluation last year, itreceived consistently high ratings. Descriptions included “fun,” “interesting,” “challenging,”“creative,” and “awesome.” This year, the second year for the course

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models, (h) analyze the inspection data against the CAD models to study the shrinkage and warpage of the prototypes and molded parts Page 6.625.6Expected Results: Students will learn (a) the operations of LDS and TTP, (b) the fundamentals of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, and (c) the system integration of CMM, reverse engineering, and rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacturing, (d) a complete product realization cycle from design, manufacturing through inspection.E. To Develop a New Course and Support Other Courses in IMEB curriculumIn addition to the above planned experiments, the enhanced CMM systems are used indeveloping a

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Rui Shen; Maruthi Dantu; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

times.Training in self-management is integral to the treatment of diabetes. Treatment must beindividualized and must address medical, psychosocial, and lifestyle issues.Lack of insulin production by the pancreas makes Type 1 diabetes particularly difficult tocontrol. Treatment requires a strict regimen that typically includes a carefully calculated diet,planned physical activity, home blood glucose testing several times a day, and multiple dailyinsulin injections.Treatment of Type 2 diabetes typically includes diet control, exercise, home blood glucosetesting, and in some cases, oral medication and/or insulin. Approximately 40% of people withType 2 diabetes require insulin injections.The causes of Type 1 diabetes appear to be much different than those