Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Combs; Ahmad Zargari

). Figure 1 is a diagram describing the individual bits in the control register. 82C55A Control Register D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Must be one to configure ports Port C for I/O operation Lower 4-bits 0=output 1= input, 00 (mode 0) 0= ouput For simple I/O Port B

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

employer with 166,000 jobs, and first inannual wages with a total payroll of over $6 billion 1, 2. The average manufacturing wage of$40,000 compares very favorably to the $28,000 average of other sectors. In southwesternPennsylvania, the manufacturing workforce (which is 15% of the total workforce) accounts for$56 billion of a $139 billion economy. This is a clear indication of the impact that the relativelysmall number of manufacturing jobs has on the regional economy.This essential regional economic base is being threatened by a critical shortage of skilledtechnicians and engineers needed to sustain and grow the region's manufacturers 3. This is furthercomplicated by the fact that the industry base in Southwestern Pennsylvania is no

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

knowledge about LabVIEW and data acquisition, they are asked to design the hardwareand software needed to demonstrate a working DTMF encoder and decoder. The hardwarerequired for this experiment consists of a keypad to simulate the function of the telephonekeypad and a 7-segment display for displaying the properly decoded pushbutton. The softwarerequired for this experiment consists of developing the algorithms necessary for encoding anddecoding the depressed pushbutton. After demonstrating a working system, each student groupprovides a lab report discussing their results.II. Introduction to DTMFA dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) waveform is generated when a pushbutton on a telephonekeypad is depressed. 1-4 This is also referred to as touch-tone

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Fahmida Masoom; Abulkhair Masoom

maybe implemented to keep up with the changing circumstances. The possibilities range fromupdating of the course periodically by adding and deleting time appropriate topics, to completelyrefurbishing the introductory course sequence using a different format.How it StartedLandis3, as part of his NSF grant activity, ran a workshop in 1992 with faculty from severalengineering programs around the country including one from UW-Platteville. The workshopidentified five major themes as the focus of his project: 1) community building, 2) academicsuccess skills, 3) personal development, 4) professional development, and 5) orientation. As peragreement, resource materials in support of these activities were developed at participatinginstitutions throughout

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

TEACHING THE ENGINEERING OF A HOUSE AS A WHOLE SYSTEMPaxton Marshall, Dan Pearce, Rosanne SimeoneUniversity of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science[H]igher education…is divided into static, antique disciplines thatactively work against badly needed interdisciplinary approaches to themost serious human problems.”Paul R. Ehrlich, Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the HumanProspect, 2000, p. 325 [1]ABSTRACTTeaching a "whole systems design" approach to energy conservation iscomplicated by the inherently multidisciplinary nature of the activity. Becauseuniversities are organized around disciplines and sharp areas of expertise,interdisciplinary instructional programs are notoriously difficult to create andmanage. Furthermore

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ofodike Ezekoye; John Doggett; J. Nolen; John Butler; Steven Nichols

. Approximately 45% of the respondents have enrolled in formal technical training/coursessince joining Ford. Nearly 32% of the population has enrolled in formal businesstraining/courses since joining Ford. 68% of respondents claim to read Ford’s annual report, and45% claim to understand the significance of the numbers i 1n the annual report. The fact that lessthan half of the respondents understand the significance of the numbers in the annual reportsuggests that there is a requirement for additional business training. More detailed questionsrevealed that 50% of the surveyed engineers were responsible for a budget in their work.1 NSF Scientist and Engineers Statistical Data System

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel; Jerry Schumacher; Ed Mattison

translate into an immediate increase in usage. More research needs to be done in this area. Handheld technology is rapidly evolving.Devices are becoming more powerful, less expensive, more mobile and more interconnected.Students need to have requisite knowledge to take advantage of the technology and to explorethe advantages offered by interconnected mobile information devices. Educators also must besmart about handheld technology, and they must have hands-on experience with the technologyso that they can share the knowledge with their students.References1. Danesh, A., Inkpen, K., Lau, F., Shu, K., and Booth, K. “Geney: Designing a Collaborative Activity for the PalmHandheld Computer” SIGCHI 2001, 3, 1, 2001, p. 388 – 395.2. Jipping, M

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

Fmathematical arguments from 1σ D Astatistics that seem to validateits use. It is also a comfortable 0 20 40 60 80 100tool to use becuase is it familiarto all college students and we Student Scoregrew accustomed to its use Figure 1 - A commonly used curved grading scale. Here,when we were in school. the average score is the cut-off between a B and a C whileHowever, using a curved one standard deviation segments are used for other cuts.grading scale has no realmathematical basis5. It

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

curriculum, leading to greater student proficiencywith course material and the fundamental concepts of Engineering Economy as applied to thereal world. Conclusions and future plans are also provided.1. IntroductionThe inclusion of real-world industry provided problems in undergraduate education reinforcesconcepts and improves learning in ways not available through traditional methods of lecture orpredefined case problems. Students develop problem solving skills, project management skills,communication and teaming skills, and a sense of professionalism through such experiences. ForEngineering Economy in particular, real-world problems convey the difficulties of datagathering, assumption making, problem formulation and the importance of economic

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel

imposed on our simulator,however, is that the physical robot must replicate those actions incorporated into the simulator.This constraint is necessary if we are to remain true to our goal of having the cadets see theirimplementation work in the physical world, not just in simulation. Figure 1 below illustrates a project given to the cadets that required them to have therobot clear a route through an urban area. The robot can clear mines but is unable to maneuverthrough barbed wire, dead tanks, or buildings. To simulate this, we require the robot to use itslight sensor to detect the colored line in front of the obstacles it cannot navigate around. Thebuildings are detected via the touch sensor. The robot’s objective is to find a path

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

employer with 166,000 jobs, and the first inannual wages with a total payroll of over $6 billion 1, 2. The average manufacturing wage of$40,000 compares very favorably to the $28,000 average of other sectors. In southwesternPennsylvania, the manufacturing workforce (which is 15% of the total workforce) accounts for$56 billion of a $139 billion economy. This is a clear indication of the impact that the relativelysmall number of manufacturing jobs has on the regional economy.This essential regional economic base is being threatened by a critical shortage of skilledtechnicians and engineers needed to sustain and grow the region's manufacturers 3. This is furthercomplicated by the fact that the industry base in Southwestern Pennsylvania is no

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Snow; George Williams; Karen Williams

the travel to Brasil begins in late Novemberwhile Union is on break so students do not miss any required classes. The program hasthree parts: (1) a pre-seminar in the Fall term for introducing the Portuguese language andproviding background material on the culture and history of Brasil, (2) a three and one-half week visit to three Brasilian cities: Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, and Rio; and (3) a followup seminar in the Winter term for writing and orally presenting a research paper. Eachteam is expected to present their paper to the college community at the Union CollegeSteinmetz Symposium in the following Spring term.E. Brasil Mini-Term CalendarThe activities for the students include unscheduled time so that they can explore parts ofBrasil on their

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jones

Session 2547 Introductory Course in Engineering Technology: Evolution of Course Content and Resulting Student Opinions Daniel K. Jones1, Daniel M. Chen2, and Albert Peng2 1 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Utica, NY 13504 2 Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859IntroductionIntroductory courses in engineering technology (ET) have been added to many programs so thatentry-level students gain exposure to ET

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathrine Nguru; Murat Tanyel

summer 2001 projects on Dordt College campus was the development of a softwaretoolkit that may be used with a typical communication systems course. This project wasundertaken upon the enthusiastic suggestion of the senior Communications Systems students inspring ’01 who had taken Digital Signal Processing (DSP) the previous semester. LabVIEW wasemployed as the tool for data processing in the DSP class and the experience is described in anarticle presented last year 1 with a follow up this year 2. This paper will describe the developmentof the toolkit specific for Communications Systems. We will report on the progress of the projectas well as the outcome. The fact that the student programmer in this project had only completedone semester of her

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Franck; George Sehi; Surinder Jain

IMAGE & MARKETING OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: A Follow-up to A National Agenda for the Future of Engineering Technician Education (Funded by National Science Foundation Grant, NSF 99 – 53) George H. Sehi, Kathy L. Franck, Surinder M. Jain Sinclair Community College 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402-1460The Engineering and Industrial Technology Division of Sinclair Community College (Dayton,Ohio) administered a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from January 1, 1995through December 31, 1996. The grant project sponsored a workshop at Sinclair CommunityCollege held on October 26 - 28, 1995 to

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

consider related factors in the decision-making process, institutionsmust require coursework in the humanities and social sciences as an integral part of theengineering program. This philosophy cannot be overemphasized.”For pre-college education, it is the ITEA standards that are most explicit in this regard.One of the five major categories of the ITEA standards is “Technology and Society,” andthis category includes four of the 20 overall standards: 1. The cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology Page 7.1156.3 2. The effects of technology on the environment 3. The role of society in the development and use of technology 4

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Karani; Mitty Plummer

laboratory, ten exercises were taken from thepopular text and laboratory manual by Robert L. Boylestad and Gabriel Kousouru1. Theexercises taken from the manual were related to circuit characterization of alternating currentcircuits that involved resistive, capacitive, and or inductive components. The instrumentation inthese experiments was limited to sine wave signal generators and oscilloscopes.II. The Equipment For The Remote LaboratoryThe remote laboratory requires only three major components. The first is a personal computercapable of web connection and able to run Windows 98 or a later version. The next component isa switch matrix; the one used in this project is a Cytec model PX512-1. The critical componentthat makes the laboratory work is a

Conference Session

Grad. and Upper Level Undergrad. BME Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge

techniques was warranted in the senior-level biomechanics course.The FE module was designed to meet the course objectives stating that the students must be ableto (1) describe the current uses of FE techniques in biomechanics, (2) apply the FE technique to abiomechanics problem in two-dimensions incorporating appropriate mesh parameters, materialproperties, boundary conditions and loading conditions, and (3) discuss the problems andlimitations of the FE approach in biomechanics research. The integration of a FE module intothe biomechanics course also served to reinforce several other course objectives. Throughapplication of the FE technique, basic concepts of stress and strain were reinforced and studentsgained experience in the prediction of

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright Ó 2002 American Society for Engineering Education· A primary focus on engineers preparing for early management assignments· A rich mix of relevant management theory and practices· Flexibility and portability to meet the work and personal demands on students· A format that effectively engages remote students· An opportunity to include a technical area of emphasis associated with the manager’s functional area· A provision for an original research project on a management topicCurriculumThe original program curriculum is illustrated in Table 1. The core curriculum offered a set ofsix technical management courses that were highly integrated and provided

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

Michigan Technological University. During this workshop, teachers attendedexploratory sessions where they completed hands-on experiments that pertained to specificengineering disciplines. The explorations covered Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical,Computer, Environmental, Geological, Materials, Mechanical and Mining Engineering. Eachsession lasted about 1 1/2 hours and included a brief synopsis of that engineering field. Most ofthe hands-on experiments could be directly used or adapted for use in K-12 classes. Some of theexplorations were: constructing a soil resistivity meter, modeling oxygen uptake in a lake,mechanical dissection of a toaster, removal of solids from water using reverse osmosis and bridgedesign using West Point Bridge Designer

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

. Page 7.895.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American society for Engineering EducationBibliography/References:1. The Relevance of Higher Education to Development Binational Conference February 1-3, 1995 Mexico City Mexico. Editors Carlos Pallan Figueroa, Joan M. Claffey and Alan Adelman..2. Engineering Education Strategies and the Economic Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry in the International Markets. Ruben Rojas-Oviedo and Joseph Montecalvo. ASEE 1995 Annual Conference, Anaheim, California.3. The Center for Technological Innovation Project in Sinaloa, Mexico. Ruben Rojas-Oviedo and Joseph Montecalvo, ASEE 1995 Annual

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Guvench

" as an example of using mathematical tools (MathCad) in the design of analogintegrated circuit blocks. The resulting MathCad file became a design automation tool for CMOSOpAmp Design. It is shown that all opamp specs targeted are met or exceeded by the sample opampdesigned and fabricated using Fairchild Semiconductor's CS80C CMOS process with the W/L ratiospredicted by this tool. 1. IntroductionIn the design of electronic circuits, in particular, those falling within the classification "Analog"lack of design automation tools results in over reliance on engineering intuition and experience,and time consuming trial and error method to make the circuit "work". The more complex thecircuit, and the less

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

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

vectors in creating solid models and thereby provides students reinforcement oftheir linear algebra knowledge. The students normally take EG&CAD during theirfreshman year and then have the opportunity to use solid modeling in their sophomoreand senior design projects as well as some special topic electives. In addition, severalother courses are now using solid models as a way to demonstrate fundamentalprinciples[1]. With an increasing dependence on solid modeling skills required, it isimperative that the course content in EG&CAD be effectively delivered and absorbed.Traditionally, when evaluating students in EG&CAD, the emphasis has been threefold:the creation of parts and assemblies in given orientations, the documentation of the

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brent Campbell

the Page 7.1323.1learning of the students. As a result, teachers must carefully review the learning outcomes to see Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1620how technology might be used to enhance the learning experience. 1 More and more institutionsare moving towards increasing integration of technology with instruction in the classroom as isbeing carried out at Northern Michigan

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Melvin Corley

, was merged with theCollege of Engineering to establish what is now the College of Engineering and Science. The proposedrestructuring plans were discussed several times with the faculty, staff, College advisory board, andseveral department boards, and a new administrative structure was established for implementationin1995. The new structure is dynamic, breaking down traditional barriers to innovation and resourceuse. As such, the essential elements are in multi-disciplinary teams and interactions, rather than a focuson specific organizational lines and boxes. Figure 1 below shows the current administrative structure,indicating the interaction between the academic programs (faculty and students), the Leadership Team,the research centers and

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Zern; Richard Grabiec

within the chosen college community. Two conceptsclearly emerge from the literature: 1) successful freshman are more satisfied when theyfeel that their learning will somehow have usefulness in later life; and, 2) freshman needto understand and accept the relevancy of the college experience to their personaldevelopment. (Gardner and Upcraft, 1989) To foster realization of these conditions forits first-year students, the School of Engineering implemented a unique partnership withrecent engineering alumni. The Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP) pairs first-yearengineering students as protégés with recent engineering alumni as mentors to provideregular opportunity for learning beyond the classroom. The AMP is configured within thecontext of a required

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chaturaporn Nisagornsen; Arun Arunachalan; Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Buchal

experiences with Microsoft SharePoint Team Services are discussed. Initial studentfeedback has been very positive.BackgroundIn recent years, there has been a growing use of computer-based instructional technology tosupport learning. However, many of the tools and technologies have been developed and usedwithout a clear idea of the pedagogical requirements. Bourne 1 gives an excellent survey of thefield of Asynchronous Learning Networks, which encompasses most instructional technologies.As this field becomes established, researchers are beginning to focus on designing systems basedon pedagogical requirements 2,3. Pimentel4 starts with Kolb’s well-known experiential learningtheory, and identifies the learning environments required to support different

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in E/M ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga

Mechanical Engineering Technology learn how other forms of energy aregenerated, distributed, and controlled. Both groups learn engineering economics principles. Themissing component is to bring these three fields together while integrating other developingtechnologies to solve the challenges in the field of energy management.This paper discusses how the engineering technology programs can contribute in this endeavor.The topics include 1) what skills are required by today’s energy professionals, 2) whatsubordinate skills are needed, 3) how energy audits can be used as cost effective hands-onexperiences, 4) a list of equipment for energy audits, and 5) potential of applied research andoutreach opportunities.IntroductionThe National Energy Policy