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Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Falk

Physics. The curriculum for this class covers the modeling ofmolecular interactions, minimization techniques, Monte Carlo calculations and moleculardynamics simulation. The primary challenge of this class has been to teach an understanding ofthese methods to students with diverse backgrounds in computer programming, mechanics andstatistical physics. In order to meet this challenge the class reviews fundamental concepts in eachof these subject areas. Computer programming assignments play a key role in developing studentunderstanding, but programming assignments can easily overwhelm students unfamiliar withprogramming. Object oriented programming techniques using C++ mitigate the complicationsinvolved in programming assignments. Providing sample

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer

integrated into the ME curriculum. The coursesthat have major open-ended project and team components contribute to the high ratings in termsof J, K and O. The industrial interaction that is present in the curriculum may be the source of thehigh rating by the students in terms of professionalism, although their interpretation is not clear tous. The results also show that although the curriculum prepares the students well for the initialyears after graduation, some adjustments could be made to prepare the students for the long-termprofession needs. This would include an expansion of course material related to management andinterpersonal communication. Thus the Alumni and Senior Surveys, used in combination, providevaluable information for the on-going

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Hadim; Sven Esche

curriculum for the freshmen year where mathematics, science,technology and communications are taught in an integrated fashion using group projects that dealwith the solution of real-world problems and serve as learning context. In a similar development,Clark et al. 23 presented the design, implementation and evaluation of an entire project-basedcurriculum for chemical engineering that addresses a series of shortcomings of traditionalcurricula. Page 7.755.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Bazuin; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

-time DSP software, selected software modules, with and without minor errors, are provided to the students. In addition, the students are provide with multiple references, including textbooks, lab manuals and web sites, and encouraged to independently search for supplemental material and legally available software.· Another issue is how to address the added load to the student curriculum credits. This issue, however, remains to be resolved. The current course (ECE455) is 3 credit hours with three 50-minute lectures per week. The integration of laboratory exercises has added a 3-hour lab per week into the existing course without reducing the lecture time or increasing the credit hours to 4 (3 for lecture and 1 for lab

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

growth of knowledge, theever accelerating pace of technological advances and the complex and intertwined social,economic and technical relationships evolving in society, led to drastic alterations in engineeringcurricula. Engineering education attempted to integrate physical science, mathematics,engineering science, social science, economics, humanities and analysis in an unprecedentedattempt to accomplish both breadth and specialization in a four-year degree. Because of thiseffort, several key exposures were eliminated. At many institutions, the unintended victims of thiseffort were integration and synthesis, engineering design, engineering process, laboratories anddevice centered approaches to education.This flaw in engineering education

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

integrative skills and approaches as well asspecialized training in a "discipline". Engineering education has emphasizedteaching specific components of knowledge-- “Statics”, “Strength of Materials”,“Heat Transfer”, “Electric Power” --without providing sufficient opportunities torelate all of these components into a unified understanding of system behavior.At the engineering undergraduate level, the curriculum is organized around adiscipline such as “Civil”, “Mechanical”, or “Electrical” engineering with aselection of courses from various subdisciplines, such as communication,controls, and structures. At the engineering graduate level this specializationbecomes even sharper. Universities are organized around disciplines andinterdisciplinary

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Raper

school had been in existence,this unique degree may not have ever existed. Professor Sarchet also had the strong supportof campus administrators, enabling him to overcome certain organizational and culturalroadblocks that exist on many engineering campuses. In short, a very unique engineerdegree was able to grow and flourish. The Department is now a comprehensive departmentoffering the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.The degree is an engineering degree by virtue of its curriculum, and by virtue of itsaccreditation. The first two and one half years of the curriculum is virtually identical to any Page 7.487.1other typical engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duke; Don Morris

considers any recommendations forcurriculum changes as regards their impact on the overall program of study or for their potentialimpact on other courses. In that all curriculum changes must be approved by the departmentalfaculty and in some instances also require extra-departmental approval the UGC coordinates thenecessary follow-up actions. Courses that support the undergraduate program of study as well ascourses taught as a service to other departments are assessed using the same procedure.Course Assessment Process – for the individual courseThe faculty member instructor is recognized as an expert for the course subject matter and isrelied on to develop appropriate tools for assessing each of the course learning objectives. Table1 is an example

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano; Margaret Weeks

economic development in SouthCarolina."7 The Center has developed an integrated, problem-based curriculum and has fosteredmultidisciplinary faculty teams working collaboratively to optimize teaching and learning in theclassroom. NCTT, based at Springfield Technical Community College in Massachusetts, is anATE Center for Excellence in the instruction of Telecommunications Engineering Technology.The mission of the NCTT is to "promote quality technological instruction and to ensure theglobally competitive advantage of America's telecommunications industries." 8 The AIM Center,based at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, is focused on developing a "customer-driven approach to manufacturing education." The program's primary goals are to develop

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

data are already available onthe web, and the potential uses in construction expand every day.Curriculum for the World Wide Web portion of the class followed an experience-then-developapproach. That is, the students learned first to use the resource and then to author it. Specifically,this part of the course was divided in two areas 1) show the students how to use the World WideWeb, and discuss its properties and 2) help the students to develop home pages for the WorldWide Web.Netscape is used as a viewer for the first part of the World Wide Web curriculum. At first wefocus on how the web works, examining the features of Netscape, as well as the concept ofhypertext links. In these early encounters, the students are asked to direct movements

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Madara Ogot

, August/September, 1993, pp. 14-162. National Science Foundation, ‘SHAPING THE FUTURE: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology’ Arlington, VA, (NSF 96-139), 1996.3. Shepard, S. D., ‘Mechanical Dissection: An Experience in How Things Work’ Proceedings of the Engineering Page 7.1134.6 Education Conference on Curriculum Innovation and Integration, 1992. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society of Engineering Education4. Lamancusa, J, M

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Soda

descriptions an importanteducational asset. We have developed a set of step-by-step instructions demonstrating advancedsimulation skills based upon those developed earlier in the curriculum. For El Engr 281, we shiftthe focus to file management skills, model library assignment, repeated part placement, data busnaming, connection to data buses, marking and assessing digital signals, re-formatting simulateddata, and identification of high impedance or indeterminate output signals. Using thisinformation, our students are easily able to save, retrieve and modify their schematics as well asbetter display and interpret their simulation results. El Engr 281’s unique simulation requirements have spurred the development of perhapsour most unique

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard LaRoche; R. Muralikrishnan; Barbara Hutchings

to customize the exercises or create their own to tie directly into theexisting curriculum. Fluent is working with university professors worldwide to develop a libraryof FlowLab exercises which would be available freely through the Internet. Below are theoverall educational goals for the FlowLab framework:• Reinforce basic concepts of fluid mechanics and heat/mass transfer using computer simulation• Use computing exercises to augment and complement existing laboratory-based curriculum• Expand the learning experience with real-world applications of fluid flow and heat/mass transfer• Expose students to CFD and CFD concepts – an increasingly important skill in the job marketCustomizing FlowLabFlowLab is designed to fit easily

Conference Session

CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

),University of Washington (UW), and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (UPR-M) incollaboration with Sandia National Laboratories. These were the lead institutions in theManufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP), funded by the TechnologyReinvestment Program and the National Science Foundation. The Learning Factory concept wasdeveloped as both a new kind of curriculum, and an integrated manufacturing facility. Itintegrates a practice-based curriculum with physical facilities for product realization in anindustrial-like setting5. The specific objectives of this project were to develop: (1) A practice-based engineering curriculum which balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with manufacturing, design, business realities, and

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hereford

in place to distribute labs; (iii) there is no mechanism in place to review orrecognize appropriate lab assignments. In this paper, we present a resource that addresses thedistribution of effective lab assignments. It is a web page that contains lab and projectassignments appropriate to an Engineering Physics curriculum as well as links to other resources.We also present a proposal for a national database of lab assignments. This resource will,hopefully, encourage cooperation among universities, provide 3 rd party recognition forassignment authors, shorten preparation time for professors at other universities, and lead tomore effective assignments for the students.1. IntroductionEffective laboratory and project assignments are an important

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationRIDE (Real-time Integrated Design Environment) of Hypersignal 7 software is basedon graphical DSP environment that provides component-based design for real timeDSP algorithm development. RIDE allows the user to create a DSP algorithm from ablock diagram approach and facilitates the design, implementation, and analysis of realtime DSP algorithms and systems. It includes an automatic ANSI C source codegenerator for generating C source code from graphical design block diagram.OPNET 8 (Optimized Network Engineering Tools) is a PC based graphical simulationtool that can create and manipulate protocols of communication networks includingoptical and wireless networks. It is organized in a

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly Ault

students must have the ability to communicateeffectively,1 but leave the interpretation of the outcomes that define effective communication tothe individual programs. It is desirable for the students to learn these communication skills in thecontext of their specific disciplines; therefore, the trend has been towards integration of writingexercises through design and laboratory reports in the engineering courses in addition to theircourses in the humanities component. Although much emphasis has been placed on theintegration of both written reports and oral presentations into the core engineering curriculum,little has been said or done concerning the use of graphics as a communication medium. It hasbeen said that graphics is the language of

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

for college graduates with particular knowledge and skills. As a corollary, the East campuswill follow ABOR policy and emphasize programs that do not duplicate fields that are being wellserved by the other campuses of the State’s Universities. In partnership with ASU East,Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) will develop and implement a general educationcore that will strengthen general academic skills and provide a liberal arts and sciencesfoundation for all programs.New Partnership in Baccalaureate EducationASU East and CGCC have combined the proven strengths of each institution in an innovative,New Partnership in Baccalaureate Education, at the Williams Campus. The new partnershiptakes community college and university articulation to

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lonnie Welch

thesegoals and result in extraordinary transformation of both teacher and students. Studentengagement and excitement are elevated at the same time as the depth of learning increases.Students become better engineers because they can think critically, solve problems individuallyor in teams, write better, and orally present information. Teachers find themselves challengingstudents with an even more demanding curriculum. Examples from a software engineeringcourse will illustrate how these methods can challenge students more, create higher standards forlearning, and produce better engineers than a typical lecture approach to teaching.2. Organization and Goals of the Software Engineering Course This paper describes how cooperative learning and

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Dunning

regionalelectrical utilities have hired a significant percentage of each graduating class. This strong clientbase has served actively on the program’s Industrial Advisory Committee and helped shape athree-course, power sequence in the program. The first course in the sequence was EET 321 – Power Systems I. That course coveredThree Phase Power, Magnetics, Per Unit Calculations, Transformers, DC Motors, DCGenerators, and an introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers. The second course wasEET 422, which covered AC Induction Motors, AC Synchronous Motors and Generators,Admittance and Impedance Matrix Calculations, and Transmission Lines. The final course wasEET 423, which covered Power Flow Analysis, Symmetrical Components, Sequence Networks,Three

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

? The incorporation of a thesis or capstone project offers students an opportunity to research a subject in further depth or integrate their skills in an industry project.· Should a certain number of core courses be required? The inclusion of a set of core courses tends to add more structure to a degree program, but can remove some of the flexibility that students tend to enjoy.· Is the degree also available through distance education? More degree programs are now offering their classes to non-traditional students located away from the local campus. This allows students to continue working at their jobs while pursuing a higher education.LimitationsMany other programs were looked at, but are not included in this report

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

based system approach to engineering education. The basic levelcriteria for engineering program outcome and assessment requires that graduates must havedemonstrated abilities (a-k) [1], in math, science, engineering, design, teamwork, ethics,communication, and life-long learning. In addition to ABET accreditation criteria 3(a-k)requirements, the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at Alabama A&M University (AAMU)was designed to meet additional requirements by American Society of Mechanical Engineer,such as (l) an ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariable calculus, anddifferential equations; (m) a familiarity with statics, linear algebra and reliability; (n) an ability towork professionally in both thermal and mechanical

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Zhang

clinic, then an independent research project. Engineering clinic is a unique component of the Rowan engineering curriculum. It canserve as a superset of the junior/senior design project in a normal engineering program.Rowan Engineering requires every engineering student to attend a clinic project at eachsemester throughout undergraduate study. The topics of the clinics can vary widely. Infreshman year, through simple hands-on projects like reverse-engineering a hand-poweredradio or build a small Soccerbot, we help them to understand engineering better and todevelop a stronger interest on engineering overall. In sophomore clinic, students will workin multidisciplinary groups and build a pre-designed system such as a yeast-based fuel-cell

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Callison; Bob Lorence; Dan Budny; Kate Thomes

Library at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. Prior to that, she was an Administrator and Adjunct Faculty member in the School ofInformation Sciences. Ms. Callison received her Master’s in Library Science degree from SLIS, University ofPittsburgh.BOB LORENCE is the Coordinator for Academic Advising, Freshman Program in the School of Engineering at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. His BS is in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.KATE THOMES is the Head of the Bevier Engineering Library at the University of Pittsburgh. Her researchinterests include integrating library research training with engineering curriculum and analysis of changes in thesystem of scholarly communication. Ms. Thomes received her MA in Library Studies from the

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Creasy; Richard Griffin

. Page 7.785.2“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education.Casting- the components are produced by green sand casting, and cast in aluminum. An exampleof the finished mold after pouring is shown in Figure 4. a) b) c) d)Figure 2. Solidworks models. a) Detail of bevel gear, b) Mounting pins integrated with blank, c) Isometric view of the gear, d) Gates and runners. Figure 3. a. Gears. b. Gates and runners. Figure 4. Castings after pouring

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kemeny

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, Paper752, American Society for Engineering Education.2. Kemeny, J. and B. Zeitler. 2001. “An approach to distance-learning courses based on streaming audio and vectorgraphics”, 2001, Computers and Geosciences, 27:1119-1121.3. URL: www.grow.arizona.edu4. Kemeny, J., Poulton, M. & Zeitler, B., NATS 101: A Geo-engineering general education course withsynchronous web and classroom delivery. Proceedings of the ASEE Pacific Southwest Section Spring Conference,University of Arizona (2000).5. URL: http://www.armarocks.org6. Poulton, M & Kemeny, J. A model for integrating technical preceptors in the classroom. In J.Miller, J. Groccia,M Miller (eds), Student Assisted Teaching: A

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Eugene Simmons; Michael Doran

-intelligent robots was desired to build upon prior elements created for the repository. Thecourse would be created to combine a theory-based component, building on AI and othercourses, with a hands-on hardware component.Methodology: Course Concepts: The course topics were selected to build on the prior knowledge of the students from theAI course and other related courses in the curriculum. An understanding of these topics wouldalso be necessary to make a robot perform the desired tasks in the obstacle course. Some of thetopics covered included: the history of robots, applications of robotics, definitions associatedwith robotics, use of sensors, data gathering/interpretation, use of actuators, navigation,landmarks, learning and adaptive

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

robotics as an introduction to Page 7.263.8algebra, geometry, trig and physics, as well as group design processes and mechanical 8engineering. Based on the huge success at Foothill, the whole East Side Union HighSchool District is now starting to use Botball as a permanent part of the curriculum.(Foothill is even receiving some requests from parents of non at-risk students who wishto transfer their students to this school!)At Dallas Public Schools, Perry Mihalakos has used the Botball program as content withthe Hispanic students in his middle school bilingual

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga; Bill Hutzel

as fuel cells used as part of a smaller decentralized powersystem, could eventually become required reading. The purpose of this paper is to provide one example of how renewable energy topics canbe integrated into undergraduate MET and EET courses. The context of this discussion is asmall photovoltaic array that was designed by students at the West Lafayette campus of PurdueUniversity. The design project exposed undergraduate students to an alternative energy sourcethat is not typically addressed in an undergraduate curriculum. Once the photovoltaic system isoperational, the long-term educational goal is for MET and EET students to develop a greaterappreciation for alternative energy sources as part of their core coursework.Planning

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

measurement set-up (low to high current), multipurpose electrometers, highperformance digital multi-meters (DMM), sensitive sourcemeter, nano-volt preamplifier,lock-in amplifier, etc. Nevertheless, these instruments are emphasized as essential to provideimmediate training with a target of gradual independent program in the nation. This intentionallows the students to have a strong in-house training and the current program at the UMass -Lowell will eventually be discontinued. Of course this will coincide with the establishment ofthe new Engineering and Technology building by Fall 2003.STATE-OF-THE-ART CURRICULAThe task of designing an innovative non-duplicative curriculum for the VLSI andMicroelectronics option is a challenge. Also it is an