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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

Session 2525 Teaching Teaming Through Spacecraft Design Dr. Rachel Shinn, Dr. Ronald Madler Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZAbstractProject teamwork is essential to the spacecraft design process – in industry as well as in theclassroom. At our university, engineering seniors begin the spacecraft design courses havingsome project teamwork experience, but mostly for short duration projects. We instructors havefound that our students don’t necessarily possess the skills required to be productive members ofa larger engineering team for an entire semester. To help

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ratnajeevan Hoole; Dushyanthi Hoole

in a war-zone.Impact assessment of projects funded by the World Bank:A major Sri Lankan corporation spends huge amounts of money bidding for a highways projectunder World Bank funding and is successful. Thereafter, villagers en route complain that theyare being displaced from their homes by the project and that it ruins their environment.Consequently, a World Bank Inspection panel holds an enquiry into whether the project violateshuman rights and its social impact. The project is threatened with cancellation. This story fromthe Southern Highways Project from Sri Lanka (or equivalent projects familiar to students) canbe used as the cue for a discussion on assessing the social and human rights impacts of projects.China’s project to transfer

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisle Hites; Eric Nauman; Edgar O'Neal; Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

focusing onteamwork issues, teaching style, students’ belief in their own abilities and desire to continue theireducation, peer interactions, and laboratory projects. While student perceptions are only one partof a comprehensive assessment program, they are certainly important. By addressing studentperceptions of core outcomes and fundamental pedagogical issues, TUBA should be relevant to arange of BMEN programs which offer a wide variety of specialized “tracks,” different areas ofprogrammatic emphasis, etc. Given that there exists a need for a measure such as the TUBA, thefollowing sections will describe the development and subsequent validation and reliabilitytesting that has been thus far performed.Development of the TUBAIn keeping with the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sudhir Mehta

the Socratic style). Students researchedtheir part of the learning issues independently and updated their team members. Finally, eachteam came to consensus and recommended two (the best and an alternative) solutions. Eachteam gave a written report and an oral presentation. The instructor completed the discussion byhighlighting important items either missed by students or not addressed by the current problem.This exercise took two weeks to complete.The PBL project on temperature measurement was done after the first test and before the secondtest. The students mainly learned the temperature measurement component on their own bydoing the PBL project while the other components of the course were taught using the traditionalteaching method. The

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Maughmer

Session 2793 The Penn State Sailplane Course Götz Bramesfeld and Mark D. Maughmer The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802AbstractSince 1989, the Department of Aerospace Engineering of The Pennsylvania State University hasoffered a special undergraduate project course that has a strong emphasis on “hands on” designand fabrication. Specifically, a group of approximately twenty-five students, freshmen throughseniors, is involved in the design and construction of high-performance sailplanes. Students canand are expected to enroll in this course for every

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrzej Filipkowski; Krzysztof Zaremba

fixing a common, well recognized and understandable basis.4. The role of European educational programsThe European educational programs gave an excellent starting point for internationalization ofstudies in CEECs. The first was TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Program (Scheme) forUniversity Studies), financed by the European aid foundation PHARE (Poland-HungaryAssistance in Restructuring Economy). It was opened on May 7 th, 1990 for 4 years asTEMPUS I and was extended as TEMPUS II for the next 4 years. It was an aid program,financing in 100% projects aimed at restructuring the higher education sectors in CEECs.Now, looking backward, one can see how important for the Polish higher education thisprogram was. It covered 3 kinds of projects: JEPs

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the study the engineering education models were classified into four, namely, the British,American, European and Hybrid models [6] as follows:British Model: Specialised and general 3 and 4 years engineering programmes are conductedin the United Kingdom. These are the 3 -year programme leading to Incorporated engineeringdegree and the 4-year programme or 3-year programme with a matching section leading toChartered engineering degree. Industrial training though not compulsory is desirable. Designand/or industrial projects are included in the curriculum in most universities. Individual finalyear project is compulsory for both degrees. The transferable skills are embedded within

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

contents and time, from the feedback of thestudents and the building industry.Key Words: Undergraduate Education, Computer Application, Construction, Multimedia.IntroductionThe computer is best viewed as a tool, which can be used for successful construction projectmanagement (Paulson, 1995). The level of cutting-edge computer technology is changingeveryday. Information transfer via multimedia tools has increased significantly in construction inthe areas of presentations, training and reference (Aminmansour, 1994). Even computerapplications have expanded rapidly in estimating, scheduling and project management. Use ofthe Internet, Intranet and Extranet is now a direct part of the construction management process(Neil, 1996). Computer Integrated

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

modified to use the particular strengths available at HMC. An interestingaspect of PEPS has been its use by HMC faculty to conduct pedagogical experiments that havebeen later implemented in the college classroom. The workshop has been examined using formalassessment techniques and instruments and appears to be realizing its stated goals.IntroductionFor the past four years, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) has hosted a workshop for secondaryschool teachers of math and science. The primary purpose of the workshop is to offer theteachers an introduction to elements of engineering design in a way that will encourage them toincorporate engineering design projects into the high school curriculum. The workshop, Partnersin Engineering Problem Solving (PEPS

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chaturaporn Nisagornsen; Arun Arunachalan; Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2202 Interactive Web-Based Training System at Tinker AFB: Environmental Engineering, and C-135 Aircraft Maintenance Instruction Chaturaporn Nisagornsen, Arun Arunachalam, Kurt Gramoll and Wen Hengzhong School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper describes the incorporation of three-dimensional components with other mediaelements in the interactive web-based training projects for both military and civilian personnel atTinker Air Force Base. The projects include training material for both EnvironmentalEngineering and C-135

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Risa Robinson; John Wellin

concern that the current electronicscourse was not significant nor applied enough to enable them to participate in multidisciplinaryprojects and co-op opportunities involving electrical and computer components, sensors, dataacquisition software or controls. Students suggested that more hands on data acquisition andanalyses projects throughout the curriculum, would be extremely valuable in preparation for theworkplace.RIT is addressing these needs by developing a new curriculum based on the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineers Program (E 4) which was pioneered by Drexel in 1988 3. Acritical component of E 4 is the Engineering Test, Simulation and Design Laboratory (ETSDL) 4,the adaptation of which defines the scope of this paper. The ETSDL

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mani Mina

based on authenticlearning theories. The course is designed to breed new students with new ways of thinking and Page 7.828.1problem-solving skills. Our approach incorporates the hands-on practical projects from early Proceedings of the 2002 American society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @2002, American Society for Engineering Educationdays of the program. In addition, we actively make students aware of their own learning processand work with them with a learning theory originally developed and proposed by Habermas andGrundy4-5. The goal is to make lifelong learners. We

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Lamont; John Merrill; Richard Freuler

. Page 7.1171.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education 5Course Materials Pages Figure 3: The Course Materials PagesThe course materials page is also accessed from the homepage and contains all instructionalmaterials that are considered helpful to the students. The “Labs & Basics” icon leads students tothe page containing materials pertaining to the lab and class sessions. The “Team Projects” icontakes students to all materials relevant to the team projects held throughout the quarter.Materials can include animated presentations

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

to overcome some of difficulties inherent inthe construction of the system. Finally managers must understand how flexiblebudgeting processes and cost accounting systems are connected.Capital management needsFirst any manager must understand the basics of discounted cash flow and projectappraisal techniques, how to value cash flows and how to deal with issues such asestablishing a time horizon, selecting an interest rate and including depreciation andtaxes. These are fundamental topics in capital budgeting. Beyond these fundamentals,however, there are other very important topics which managers must understand. Forexample, changes in working capital required by the project. They also need to

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Resit Unal; Charles Keating; Paul Kauffmann; William Peterson

engineeringmanagement but its graduate degrees include a Masters in Engineering Management, a Master’sof Science in Engineering Management, and a Doctor of Philosophy in EngineeringManagement. The department has traditionally taught the undergraduate course in engineeringeconomy as a service course for the college. The four-course minor grew from this course.The courses in the minor are key skills for an engineering manager or an engineer working in ahigh technology, project-driven environment. These courses, while not prerequisites for ODU’sgraduate programs in engineering management (with the exception of a courses in statisticalconcepts), provide a firm foundation for graduate study in engineering management. The coursesin the minor are taught by a mix of

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Madsen

support to departments or institutions wanting to develop their teachingmethods or curriculum. The amount of money is half of the amount that the department itselfspends on the project. All the reports on the projects can now be seen online, which is an attempt tospread new pedagogical ideas.The IPN publishes a pedagogical magazine called the IPN-nyt, which is distributed to allengineering teaching staff in Denmark.The IPN is involved in domestic cross-institutional and international networks dealing withpedagogy, and last year IPN was strongly involved in organizing the SEFI-2001 conference inCopenhagen. The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) is the European engineeringeducational organisation especially focused on discussions

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Callison; Bob Lorence; Dan Budny; Kate Thomes

fundamentalimportance of these skills in engineering education.Historical ContextFrom the Fall of 1996 to 1999, a collaboration between the freshman academic program and thelibrary began with the design of a research project in which students investigated a high profileengineering failure. Goals of this assignment included raising awareness of engineering’s role insociety, learning how to use library resources, and learning how to write a technical paper. [11]From the library’s perspective, this was valuable interaction with the students and an opportunityto expose them to the library in the context of a specific assignment. However, the project stoodin relative isolation from the rest of the curriculum, and the relevance of library skills topracticing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Underwood

. Technicaldetails of the projects will be discussed and broader educational benefits identified, so as torecommend the experience to other engineering faculty, especially those from teachinginstitutions, interested in bringing applications of microstrip antenna and space technology into theclassroom.Application Procedure:In the initial application (now due in mid February), a candidate proposes contribution in an areaof NASA’s current research needs, at a center of interest and includes letters of recommendation. Page 7.456.1Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

component of theCivil Engineering undergraduate curriculum, the Introduction to Environmental EngineeringLaboratory. The laboratory manuals for the two classes will have a similar interface and layout.The long-term goal of the project is to use the style and approach developed on this project as atemplate for other civil engineering laboratory courses. Common elements to all of theselaboratories include modules on laboratory safety, report writing, statistics and proper use ofunits. This work is being done as a collaborative NSF-funded project between the Civil Engineeringand the Interactive Multimedia Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Partialsupport for this work is provided by the National Science Foundation's Course

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael McGeen

started as research underthe Research Experience for Undergraduates in Solid Freeform Fabrication program at MSOE.This is a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Projects have ranged fromreplication of historical decorative plaster details and writing code to translate drawing files intoa form that can be read by the RP machines to modeling a building designed for MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering by Santiago Calatrava. A side benefit of this program has been realizedin our Senior Design course, AE450, where student teams design a building for a real client.Models of these designs, which used to take at least three weeks to fabricate, are now completedsometimes in as little time as five days. This has proven to be a definite benefit

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; Thomas Korman

used to trainstudents to function in interdisciplinary work groups that are required to successfully completeDesign-Build Projects. This paper uses Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP)Coordination for building systems as an example case. The case example begins by firstaddressing the students’ prior knowledge of the building systems. Second, the case explainshow students are introduced to the appropriate background knowledge required to work together(without becoming an expert in each building system). Third, classroom exercises are designedto encourage group work (specifically coordination of building systems). The paper concludesby addressing the results of the classroom effort and need for improved design of lessons andexercises for

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

variousorganizations. A few of them are currently attending Graduate programs elsewhere. Theenrollment is consistently increasing, and gradually the VLSI and Microelectronics option isbecoming both popular and familiar for professional growth of the prospective students. TheCity of Huntsville in Alabama is projected to be one of the Microelectronics cities in thenation by 2008. Therefore, this program is anticipated with sustained flowing students andthereby expected continued growth.At present there is no VLSI and Microelectronics laboratory available on campus for hands-ontraining of the students. However, in this option the first batch comprising of five studentsgraduated in May 2001. Each of these students is employed and pursuing career growth. Inthe

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Mayhew; Richard Layton

indicator, using the resultsof those calibrations to find the lift and drag of a model wing, and assessing whether thecalibrations and confidence intervals found by the earlier teams were reliable. All teams servedas “contractors” for us, helping us improve the quality of our wind tunnel while they learned.Key results for our students: learning how to set up and use a simple data acquisition system;making us aware of sources of uncertainty in the lift and drag measurements of our wind tunnel;learning when collecting more data helps decrease uncertainty and when it does not; and gainingexperience in meeting our needs as customers. In our opinion, the project is readily implementedby an individual instructor or two and should be considered

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

Session 1339 Interactive Simulation for Teaching Engineering Economics Kevin Dahm Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractA game that simulates the economic decision-making that occurs in running a company has beendeveloped and integrated, as a semester-long project, into a senior/graduate course on engineeringeconomics. The game challenges students to not only learn engineering economic principles suchas present worth, rate of return etc., but also to use them to make realistic economic decisions in acompetitive setting. This creates a fun, engaging environment for

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid

volunteers to "share" theiranswer. This technique will get the attention of the students, and they tend to be more willing toshare their group answer; if it is incorrect, they feel less isolated and embarrassed. Also, thistechnique offers a quick break in the class while maintaining the flow of information. 6,7Laboratory Techniques:Practice lab practical exam:Many laboratory classes have a lab practical exam, where a student goes to their lab and receivesa typical assignment; they are then responsible to design, simulate and/or build to demonstratetheir proficiency in the laboratory. I have used this in all of my lower level laboratories, whileupper level courses will have larger multi-week projects demonstrating their performance in thelaboratory

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Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

Session 1606 A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Daniel Davis University of HartfordAbstractAt the University of Hartford, we have developed a “Capstone Design Experience” in an effort toimprove our Architectural Engineering Technology curriculum. By increasing the awareness ofthe interrelationships between different areas of study, we are attempting to strike a new balance.We have integrated the following into a single yearlong design project: research, programming,planning, history and theory

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

atmosphere of trust and confidentiality.4 This could potentially open upcertain legal and ethical issues (e.g., how does one respond to blatantly racist remarks in a journalentry?).12 Third, grading is problematic. It is time consuming and difficult to objectively andconstructively evaluate journals. 12 And finally, although a number of authors claim that journalingappeals to multiple learning styles, 3 the fact remains that journaling may simply not work for somestudents.12 Few studies to date have addressed this issue from a research standpoint. If thesedifficulties are not addressed, students are likely to revolt against journals and may even hardentheir dislike for writing (and thus defeat the purpose!).3. Project BackgroundIn years past, the

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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jesse Condon; Chasity Williams; Benjamin Fratto; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

Session 3451 Membrane Experiments for Pollution Prevention Kauser Jahan 1 , Jesse Condon 1, Chasity Williams1 and Benjamin Fratto 2 1 Civil and Environmental Engineering 2 Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701AbstractA major objective of the Junior and Senior Engineering Clinics at Rowan University is tointroduce students to open-ended design projects. The purpose of the clinic classes is to provideengineering students with a hands-on, multidisciplinary experience throughout their collegeeducation

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ET Interdisciplinary Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Cremin; Terrence Kelly

interfacing of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). In the second half ofthe semester students concentrate on developing entrepreneurial GPS applications. Applicationsdocumented thus far include: • Low cost systems to assist the Botswana Army locate Park Rangers who become engaged with poachers in the jungles and forests of Botswana. • A low cost timekeeper for a PC using QBASIC and a hiking class GPS receiver.During the Fall 2001 semester, investigations included projects on: • The use of GPS in identifying and mediating traffic backups in the St. Louis area1. • Application of GPS techniques to a robotics navigation and communication subsystem2. • The use of GPS and “Geocaching” for

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Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Atashbar

reasonableamount of high-level software engineering that is engineering based. However, there is no waythat an undergraduate CE program can require each of these courses in an already crowdedcurriculum. The solution to this problem that has been implemented at Western MichiganUniversity (WMU) is to create a junior level course that teaches high-level software engineeringusing Visual Basic that is applied to data acquisition, signal processing and networkcommunication. This experiment has, in the opinion of the authors, been highly successful in thatstudents not only learn a great deal of information but also gain experience in applications thatare will be useful in further course work and senior projects as well as their future careers.The ProblemComputer