Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

students and teachers, all the while improvingtheir own marketability to prospective employers.A great need for math, science and technology expertise exists in public schools today.Especially in the general math and science areas of the K-8 arena, instructional effectiveness iswidely variable. In the early grades, teachers are fairly comfortable in the life science areas theyteach. However, when students move on to the areas of physics (motion, energy, etc), theteacher’s comfort level drops considerably. Engineers are taught from day one that integrationof math and science into problem solving is necessary. Therefore, engineers bring to t heclassroom this natural ability to integrate subject areas together. The engineering student’sstrengths

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Satish Mahajan; Joe Biernacki; Glenn Cunningham; Jeff Frolik

, vaccine delivery systems,digital light projectors and optical switches. With an ever increasing number of applications inautomotive, aerospace, medical and other industries, projections have the MEMS marketgrowing to $12 billion in 2002 1 and experts envision that MEMS will soon be as ubiquitous asmicrocircuits. As such, educating undergraduate as well as graduate students in this importantdeveloping area is no longer an interesting experiment in education but a necessary fact. In this paper, the results of an introductory multi-disciplinary, project-oriented course inMEMS are presented. The course is team-taught at Tennessee Technological University (TTU)by faculty from chemical (CHE), electrical (ECE) and mechanical (ME) engineering to a

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Daniel; Joshua Becker; Carlos Ortiz

Session 1351 Study on Sludge Recirculation in a Metal Removal System Carlos A. Ortiz, Ph.D., Melanie O. Daniel, Joshua A. Becker Civil Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State UniversityThis study was conducted with undergraduate students to evaluate the impact of chemical sludgerecirculation on the overall removal efficiency and reduction of virgin chemicals. This project wasalso performed to demonstrate to students and faculty of the Civil Engineering Technology (CET)program at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) the capabilities of the

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

Session 2438 Spatial Visualization Skills at Various Educational Levels Jianping Yue Department of Engineering Technologies and Computer Sciences Essex County College Newark, New JerseyAbstractSpatial visualization skills are important in engineering graphics and computer-aided designcourses, especially in solid modeling, which has gained popularity in recent years. Some researchhas been done to investigate if visualization skills can be improved through training. The researchtypically compares the pretest and

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christe

Session 1647Adaptation of a Traditional Classroom Evaluation for Web-delivered Courses Barbara Christe Indiana University-Purdue University at IndianapolisAbstractThe Purdue School of Engineering and Technology encourages the use of a standardizedevaluation at the end of each semester. This questionnaire covers several aspects of a courseincluding Instructional Delivery and Design, Communication Skills of the Instructor,Instructional Facilities, Self-Assessment and Overall Assessment. The format uses positivestatements and the Likert Scale. It was developed in conjunction with many

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Baskin; M. Sohail Ahmed; Gregory L. Tonkay; Andrea Wittchen; E. Zimmers

(see Figure 1), it is within the curricula for the followingdegrees: Associate of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Bachelor ofManufacturing Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology.The knowledge area is Manufacturing Process, and the following table details the modules andsessions for this course (see Figure 2). Page 7.1301.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Conference Module 1: Introduction to Manufacturing Systems

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianna L. Newman; D. Reinhard

Page 7.1192.1 technology or practice, or “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”· Working professionals who had “rusty” modeling skills, but a strong knowledge of current technology and practice.This pilot study addressed the impact of the use of the multi-media materials for students in atraditional higher education setting.The pedagogical method utilized a layered approach to learning where students first wereintroduced to, or reviewed, basic facts and elementary examples. This was followed by aprogressively more complex presentation in which students had to analyze and

Conference Session

Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Crosthwaite; David Radcliffe

teaching and learning and conducts innovative socio -technical researchfocused on the many challenges facing engineering in the context of global changes in society,the environment and emerging technologies. The Centre provides a practical model for changingthe culture from within in a research intensive university.BackgroundIn 1998, the School of Engineering commissioned an independent review of the state of theculture in the School. The resultant Diversity Report made some 63 recommendations concernedwith creating a more holistic culture in the School. A core recommendation was the formation ofa Catalyst Centre as a day-to-day focus for implementing the recommendations of the DiversityReport. The other recommendations were grouped into headings

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

. Scholarship opportunities available through Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó2002, American Society for Engineering Education federal, state, professional, and private initiatives will be aggressively pursued to offset the cost of education for the participants. · Manufacturing jobs awareness for students, the K-12 community, and familiesManufacturing Workforce Recruitment/Preparation - Summer camps: PRIME has explored thework done through programs such as the Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summercamp for girls (STEPS), the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), the FordAcademy of Manufacturing

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilson Barnes; Gouranga Banik

Session 1421 Issues and Challenges for the Construction Community Gouranga C. Banik, Ph.D., P.E., and Wilson C. Barnes, Ph.D., AIA School of Architecture, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA 30060AbstractThere are significant industry trends in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)industry today. The industry faces major changes in owner requirements and contractors' roles,globalization, skilled work force shortages, increased role of suppliers, reduced cycle timerequirements, and increased capital effectiveness

Conference Session

Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Casey; Kevin Torres; David Loker

we are equipping them with knowledge that is applicable toequipment they interact with daily. In addition, they will have had a positive experience withengineering that will hopefully ignite an interest for further learning.1.0 IntroductionIn 2001 an outreach project was designed and implemented to provide kindergarten students withengineering technology experiences.1 In that project kindergarten students were introduced tocurrent, voltage, batteries, conductors and insulators. The project was not only a success withkindergarten students but also with 1 st grade students.The authors wanted to add another module to the kindergarten engineering curriculum. Thetopic of digital logic was decided upon. In an ASEE 2000 paper, Cooney and

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

Session 1647 Training for Distance Learning Faculty Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractDistance learning courses have been growing in number and the Internet is now acommonly accepted mode of instructional delivery. The attention of many educationalresearchers has now turned to examining the quality of online courses. One aspect ofdistance learning that is often found to be associated with course quality is facultytraining. This paper reports on the experiences of the author

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck

many schools, as asurvey in this paper of publications indicates, with mixed results being experienced. The paperthen focuses on an extensive application of project management techniques to capstone designcourses involving engineering technology students and to other student design projects (e.g. SAEMini Baja) at Penn State Altoona, through involvement by business school faculty and students.Future plans, lessons learned and student perceptions are discussed and recommendations made.IntroductionThe importance of group design projects to today’s engineering and engineering technologyprograms is indisputable,1 and multidisciplinary teams on such projects are of growingsignificance, to give students exposure to other ways of addressing problems

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

present being tested in high school math, science,chemistry and physics courses as well as in community college chemistry courses. At presentthe HSTI team is evaluating plans to expand preliminary classroom trials throughout the scienceprograms of the School District of Hillsborough County, 11th largest in the nation.IntroductionThe High School Technology Initiative, HSTI, is a new approach to adapt and incorporate hightechnology materials into the state mandated secondary educational curricula. Members of theHSTI team believe that instructional modules can be used to engender an interest in pursuingtechnology, engineering, or science related careers by providing students with connectionsbetween technology and its underlying science as part of

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Abaté; Ramesh Gaonkar

Session 2186 Integration of Electronics, Math, & English and Its Impact on Retention Dr. Ramesh Gaonkar, Dr. Charles J. Abaté Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY 13215Abstract:At present, three forces are converging: 1) industry must compete globally in a rapidly changingtechnology, 2) the nature of the workforce is changing; new employees will be older andethnically diverse, and will include more women, 3) the basic mathematical and communicationskills of incoming students

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Aik Mon; Harold Broberg

lab is also described.I. IntroductionMany on-line software development systems such as WebCT, Blackboard, etc., are used bydistance education instructors to develop and deploy non-technical courses. These softwaresystems normally integrate such desired functions as design of presentation of the course,educational tools to facilitate learning, communication and collaboration page design, andadministrative tools to assist the process of management and continuing improvement of thecourse. However, technological realities and lab hardware requirements/constraints of thesesoftware systems present challenges to educators who want to develop online technicalcourses in the fields of engineering or engineering technology with laboratory

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

G.T. Lineberry; David Silverstein

were correspondence courses, drivenby paper based resources. Later offerings were by videotape, emphasizing a reproduction of thevisual classroom experience. More modern implementations of synchronous distance coursesinvolve used of videoconferencing technology, utilizing land-based phone lines, satellite Page 7.176.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationtransmission, or internet-based methods. Many of these courses are supplemented beyondtextual resources using web-based hypermedia

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Marianne Cinaglia; Kathryn Hollar; Jess Everett; Joseph Orlins; Kauser Jahan; Mariano Savelski; Linda Head; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

Cincinnati.Dr. Linda HeadDr. Linda Head is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering atRowan University. She holds an appointment as a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standardsand Technology (NIST) in the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Her collaboration with scientists and Page 7.980.7engineers at has led to improvement in industry standards for accelerated testing of VLSI interconnect Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationmaterials and to new

Conference Session

Intra-college Graduate Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

1. Session2002-179 An Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at WVUTech M. Sathyamoorthy Office of the Dean, Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV 25136.AbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of a graduate program in ControlSystems Engineering at the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering in West VirginiaUniversity Institute of Technology (WVUTech). This unique interdisciplinary program is directedtowards professional engineering practice and includes internships for those who can be

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Randell; Marty Bowe; John Feland; Daniel Jensen

Session 2125 A STUDY OF RAPID PROTOTYPING FOR USE IN UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN EDUCATION Daniel Jensen*, Chris Randell, John Feland, Martin Bowe * Department of Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford Univ. Director of Technology, Perry School District, Canton OHABSTRACTDevelopment and use of rapid prototyping (RP) has drastically expanded in the last 10years. Although use of the technology has been predominately focused in industry,academic use has become somewhat

Conference Session

ET Student Design Teams

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

expenditures must be formally requested and approved by thefaculty advisor. Every attempt is made to make the competition design/build/fly process similar towhat our graduates will experience in industry.Benefits to StudentsParticipation in the competition provides students an opportunity to expand their collegeexperience beyond the instruction in their discipline of study. The experience of design and designof manufacturing is of obvious benefit to the engineering and engineering technology student. Inexercising their technical skills the student is introduced to the challenges of practical engineeringalong with the constraints of producing a concept. The non-engineering student is provided withan introduction to the system like nature of the

Conference Session

CAD Applications in MET Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 3649 Introducing Hands-on Manufacturing Experience to Students Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.AbstractThis paper describes a laboratory-based course in Manufacturing Processes that provides hands-on manufacturing experience to students in Engineering Technology. The theoretical part of thecourse provides a general understanding of the behavior of the materials commonly used inmanufacturing, the basic techniques used in processing them into useful products, the scientifictheory underlying those processes, and the criteria

Conference Session

New Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

Academy (USMA) for two years. Hegraduated from USMA in 1991 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Aero) and received a Master of Science Degree inMechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000. He has served in the United States Army foreleven years.MAJ SHAWN E. KLAWUNDER has been an instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA) for two years. He Page 7.473.11graduated from USMA in 1990 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received a Master of Science Degree in Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Ridilla; James Pocock

Construction into a Civil and Page 7.947.5 Environmental Engineering Curriculum”, Presentation to ASEE Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, Golden, CO, January 2000. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education 3. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs”, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000. 4. Jenkins, S.R., J. Pocock, P. Zuraski, R. Meade, Z. Mitchell and J. Farrington, “A

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga; Bill Hutzel

2133 Design of a Photovoltaic Power System William J. Hutzel and N. Athula Kulatunga Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstract What should technology and engineering students know about renewable energy?Traditional energy technologies, such as coal-fired power plants and petroleum-based internalcombustion engines, will continue to dominate modern society for the short term. However, anincreased dependence on foreign

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Grant; Semsi Ensari

., Environmental engineering education - summary report of the 1st European Seminar. Water Science and Technology, 2000. 41(2): p. 1-7.2. Bishop, P.L., Environmental engineering education in North America. Water Science and Technology, 2000. 41(2): p. 9-16.3. Mino, T., Environmental engineering education in Japan. Water Science and Technology, 2000. 41(2): p. 17-22.4. Smith, D.W. and Biswas, N., Environmental engineering education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2001. 28: p. 1-7.5. Egemen, E., Edwards, F., and Nirmalakhandan, N., Computer simulation models in environmental engineering education. Water Science and Technology, 1998. 38(11): p. 295-302.6. Huntington Beach Closure

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger; Renata Engel

Session 2368 Why Do We Lecture? Marilyn Barger, Renata Engel, Richard Gilbert, Mark Maughmer Hillsborough Community College/ Penn State/ University of South Florida/ Penn StateAbstractGiven the opportunities offered by present-day technology, there is a great deal ofemphasis, if not pressure, on engineering faculty to make use of computers, the web, andtechnology classrooms in the educational process. In this environment, the role of thetraditional lecture is often brought into question. While it is agreed that “technology inthe classroom” is here to stay and even has an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Eberhardt

improvements; 5)the role of "people skills" in engineering in team environments 6) system integrationprocesses encompassing design, engineering, and factory practices; and 7) the roles ofinformation technology. During the final week of the program, the fellows returned to a workshop environment toshare, discuss and begin documenting their collective observations and their implicationson engineering education and curricula. Each fellow presented his/her experiences andideas and implementation plans for curriculum enhancement.Industry NeedsThe WFSF was one result of a Boeing-University workshop. The program was modeledafter Boeing's highly successful student summer internship program. In this case, facultywill return to their universities with a clear

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkat Allada; Rajiv Mishra; Ming Leu; Anthony Okafor; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

willsignificantly impact UMR’s two BS degree option programs in manufacturing and MS degreeprograms in manufacturing, and FV’s manufacturing engineering and technology programs. Wewill establish an integrative and collaborative manufacturing program to reinforce and sharpencritical competencies of students. The centerpiece and uniqueness of this program will be asenior-level, two-semester capstone manufacturing project course that will provide students withthe experience of integrating business and engineering skills toward rapid, distributed productrealization, and a 2-plus-2 articulation between an AS degree Manufacturing EngineeringTechnology program to a BS degree Manufacturing Engineering program. The term“distributed” is used to emphasize that the

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

inexpensive, personal digitalassistant (PDA) that supports database, spreadsheet, document viewing/editing, graphics,programming, personal organization, and web-browsing software. Through support from Palm, Inc [2], Palm PDA technology was introduced intoan introductory digital systems engineering course for 24 students in the fall of 2000 atPenn State Abington. The digital systems course covers topics in number systems, logicgates, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic, state machines, memoryconcepts, and programmable logic devices. These engineering students evaluated anddeveloped handheld software tools for enhancing active learning and instruction in boththe lecture and laboratory components of the course. Databases, simple