Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cary Fisher; John Feland

fabricatewood and metal parts, rather than creating the parts themselves. Under this training program,students were not adequately familiar with the equipment in the lab. As a result, student designprojects and prototypes were of low manufacturing quality, student confidence in their hands-ondesign and manufacturing skills was reduced, and there was an increased risk of safety violationsdue to lack of experience.5) Increased awareness of advanced manufacturing technologiesOne identified weakness of our undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum was the lackof manufacturing technology coverage beyond basic machine shop processes such as milling,turning, or welding. The typical Air Force engineer is a program manager more than anengineer. As such

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Wies; John Aspnes

student projectaddresses many facets of engineering design and development including system componentdesign and system integration, as well as environmental and social impacts, and economicconcerns. The design requires consideration of all possible energy sources and energy conversionalternatives in the development of a hybrid system. Available energy sources may include wind,solar, small head or river hydro, thermoelectric generators, microturbine technology, andthermoelectric systems, battery and other energy storage devices combined with the existingdiesel/electric or gasoline/electric generators. The selection of energy sources for this applicationdepends not only on the power requirements and location, but also on environmental, economic

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Habibur Rahman

Electrical Engineering was established in Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002 American Society for Engineering Education1987, and is committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching and research. The ElectricalEngineering Program, which offers B.S. in electrical engineering, is accredited by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Currently, the curriculumincludes three elective courses, three-credit hours each, at the senior level. The Radar Systemscourse, EE-P409, is a logical choice for inclusion in the list of EE Electives due to populardemands of local aerospace industries.Radar is an emerging technology, and its

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, electric and electronic circuits) The relevance of engineering sciences as they are traditionally taught has limited value for most practicing physicians. An exception is the category of electric and electronic circuits which is directly related to bioinstrumentation as discussed above. · Information technologies (e.g. use of computers, Internet) Experience gained with modern information technologies, particularly the use of computer systems for patient medical records and billing, and for data searches on the Internet is of substantial interest to many, and especially more-recently-trained physicians

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

in the IC Engines and MachineElements courses, respectively. Figure 10. A rocker arm assembly and butterfly valve developed by students in an internal combustion engines and machine elements course, respectively.Conclusions:While other solid modelers such as Pro/Engineer™, CATIA™, AutoCAD™ and others have beenreadily available and in limited use, the adoption of IronCAD™ as a strategic application hasproven to be the key decision which increased the propagation of CAD technology across thedepartment. Faculty who in the past would never consider CAD-based assignments, are nowdoing so. Other departments and other schools as well, are beginning to use IronCAD™,including Freshman Engineering.As powerful as IronCAD™ is

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Helene Kershner; Debra Burhans; Deborah Walters; Carl Alphonce; Barbara Sherman

-lineresources was not realized. While there have been a number of studies of the impact oftechnology on student learning and outcomes, our focus is on the faculty perspective of teachingwith technology. Our experiences using on-line materials including a CMS in a largeundergraduate course have led to the identification of a number of factors that influence theeffectiveness of computer-based educational technologies. These findings should prove valuable Page 7.332.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

student workon ethics integration exercises. Several universities have designed workshops to address theseneeds that are feasible, given the time and energy constraints that engineering faculty have. Forexample, the Illinois Institute of Technology offers a 7-day workshop that prepares faculty inEAC.9In short, EAC can effectively respond to ABET 2000 ethics concerns: (1) it presents studentswith a better integrated curriculum that shows that ethics is a key component of engineeringpractice; (2) it makes abstract engineering concepts concrete so it actually can aid in teaching Page 7.528.4engineering; (3) it represents a viable alternative to a

Conference Session

New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

that BME programs are widespreadand that students will seek out other universities if a quality program is not available on-campus.It is of particular importance to present the potential enrollment growth and the enhancement ofinstitutional prestige associated with anticipated increased research funding. Another approachthat may enhance the interest of upper-level administrators is a business plan element identifyingthe efficiency of having BME serve as a focal point for selected campus-wide programs inbiomedical-science and technology. Examples may include the formation of interest groups forthe pursuit of research on biomedical imaging, cellular and tissue engineering or computationalbiomechanics as has been initiated at the University of

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wheeldon; Glenn Wrate

courses are offered in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The first course is required for all AEstudents. Only AE students in the BEPS program take the remaining three courses. Students inthe Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) programs may also takethe last two distribution system courses. Course descriptions and more information on the EEand EET programs at MSOE are available via the web 4.EE-250 Electrical SystemsEE 250 is required for all AE students. This course has a two-fold purpose. It is an introductorycourse intended to help AE students determine if they want to participate in the buildingelectrical power systems specialty. It is also a

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang

goal.The College of Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering Department have been partnerswith the Mobile County Public School System’s SECME (Southeastern Consortium forMinorities in Engineering) program for many years. SECME sponsors an annual academiccompetition to stimulate interest in mathematics, science, engineering and technology. In pastyears, the top performing students in each of competition categories received a certificate and,when funds were available, trophies that SECME bought from a trophy shop. These trophiesbore no connection to academic achievements or SECME. In Fall 1999, the SECME programcoordinator and the author of this paper brainstormed ideas to address the need for trophies toaward students for their academic

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

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Z. Joan Delalic; Richard Cohen; Jim J-S Chen; Dennis Silage

industryThis interdisciplinary engineering educational program, which involves ECE and ME, has threecomponents to better prepare undergraduate, graduate and continuing professional educationstudents to become practitioners in microelectronics technology: 1. The cross-training of senior undergraduate engineering students in ECE and ME with modules of appropriate ECE courses taught to ME students and, conversely, modules of ME courses taught to ECE students. 2. Intermediate graduate and continuing professional education courses in ECE and ME, which continue this cross training. 3. Modular advanced graduate courses, which can be dynamically modified to satisfy

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Torres

Industrialized and Developingcountries. Careful matching of institutional expectations and outcomes appears to be a criticalfactor in the success of such ventures.Index Terms ¾ International Education, Exchange Programs.IntroductionOne of the historic trademarks of the Engineering profession has been its devotion to the never-ending process of personal and institutional self-actualization. The ever-accelerating pace oftechnological development has declared technological obsolescence to be the Capital Sin of theengineer. But technological advances have also changed the socio-economic context of societiesand institutions. Whether we like it or not, at the dawn of the twenty-first century truly the Worldis at our collective doorsteps.In this new open

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Karani; Mitty Plummer

an associate professor at the University of North Texas since 1992. He earned his BSEE,MENE, and PhD from Texas A&M. He worked in a variety of industrial positions for 22 years before UNT.CHARLES C. BITTLE has been a Lecturer at the University of North Texas since 1997. He earned his B.S.E.E. atLamar State School of Technology in 1960 and his M.S.E.T. at the University of North Texas in 2000. Mr. Bittleserved in the U.S. Federal Service for 32 years as System Engineer, Program Manager and General Manager. He isa registered Professional Engineer in Texas.VICTOR KARANI was the 2001 outstanding Electronics Engineering Technology Graduate at the University ofNorth Texas. He is currently working on a master’s degree. Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

Session 1648 Assessment: How Much is Too Much or How Much is Not Enough? Erdogan M. Sener Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUIIntroductionThe Department of Construction Technology of the Purdue School of Engineering andTechnology (PSET) at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has offeredABET accredited programs since 1984. The Department went through another accreditationvisit in the Fall 2000 and was accredited for all of its programs till the next visit. Despite thecomfort and reassurance this has provided, we have not lost sight of the fact

Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Miller

graduates must gain familiarity with and beable to apply them. Further, the paradigm shift within the U.S. from commodities to specialties1 2002 Johansen Crosby Professor, Michigan State University. Permanent Address: University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.2 Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University Page 7.74.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrequires a broader perspective of process chemistry

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman; Gordon Kingsley

challenge of the GK-12 initiative is to design a program that best advances themultiple goals of the program:1. To broaden the education of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students to include intensive experiences in educational pedagogy and process;2. To encourage the participation of STEM faculty and students in the difficult issues facing K- 12 educators through the nurturing of university-school partnerships;3. To assist K-12 teachers in their endeavor to improve classroom instruction; and4. To help schools improve K-12 student achievement in STEM.The first of these goals is accomplished in STEP through the graduate-Fellow summer trainingprogram detailed below and through the direct interaction of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvia Alexander

Page 7.689.2help higher education institutions assist in the transformation of research into goodProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbusiness and to set up Science Enterprise Centres focusing on teaching enterprise andenterpreneurship to science and technology students.The Faculty of Informatics at the University of Ulster (which incorporates computing,mathematics and components of electrical engineering) is one of the largest producersof computing science and software engineering graduates in the UK and Ireland,offering a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (22 in total) tomore

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Zola; Angelo Perna; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori

graduate school. Improve ability to make money. Instrinsic Discover vocational interest. Increase an awareness of different philosophies, cultures & way of life. Learn how to participate effectively as a citizen in the community. Develop an understanding and appreciation of science/ technology. Improve self-image. Simply learn. Improve personal professional status. Page 7.815.3Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002 American Society for Engineering Education e) Analysis – The following steps were taken to analyze the

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jacobsen; Gautam Pillay; Fred Gunnerson

1999, seven universities in the northwestern United States formed the Inland NorthwestResearch Alliance (INRA). An eighth university joined the partnership in 2001. Together withBechtel and BWX Technologies, a dynamic partnership was formed that successfully competedfor the government contract to manage and operate the INEEL. Page 7.110.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationINRA is a partnership between the following eight regional universities: 1. Boise State

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcourses share a theme, the curriculum of each course is separate; occasional assignmentsin each course relate to the curriculum of the other course. When Ward College of Technology was invited to participate in the FIPSE grant,the original plan was to have a traditional FIG with a writing course and a content coursein which the writing course assignments would relate to one of the technology courses.However, in the course of developing the FIG, the writing instructor and one of themathematics instructors at Ward College (the authors of this paper) began to talk aboutthe problems they

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

A R Zaghloul

Session 2532 Instructional Laboratory Integration with Course Contents: A Learning Hierarchy Approach A. R. M. Zaghloul Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Engineering, Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Orlean Building, 6001 Chatham Center Dr., Savannah, GA 31405AbstractThe positive educational effects of integrating the lab work with the theoretical coursecontents are incredible. Historically, there was, and still is in some cases, a kind ofeducational ‘separation’ between lab work and the course

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Voon; F.C. Lai; Chean Chin Ngo

Session 2526 A Web-Based Measurement Lab for Thermal Sciences C. C. Ngo, M. J.-F. Voon, and F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractThis paper presents how multimedia technology can be implemented over the web to enhance thelearning experience of students at the University of Oklahoma in a measurement lab for thermalsciences. A web-based module has been developed to present course materials in dynamic andinteractive ways. This courseware not only

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrance O'Connor; Nghia Le

Session 2526 Position Detector Project Nghia T. Le, Terrence P. O’Connor Electrical Engineering Technology Purdue UniversityA. IntroductionThis paper discusses the design of a project used in a second year course of ElectricalEngineering Technology at Purdue University. The design reviews material that has beencovered in the first few analog courses at the University to help students link their knowledgetogether.The project uses a variable capacitor that has a rotating plate. The circuit detects the

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Hager; Ronald Land

Session 2647 Pilot Survey: Graduate Satisfaction with ET Education at Penn State Ron Land, Associate Professor School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering College of Engineering, Penn State University Dr. Wayne Hager, Head School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstract: Engineering and Technology educators have always needed to assess the strengths andweaknesses of their programs

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Dessert; Subramaniam Ganesan

course. This course emphasizes hard and soft real timecomputer system design for a single processor embedded system applications anddistributed real time systems. Since the real-time systems technology is changing fast, the Page 7.367.3topics covered on applications will change each semester. But the basic topics which Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinclude characterizing real-time systems, performance measure, task assigning,scheduling, Fault tolerant scheduling, run-time error handling, run-time support

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder

features of virtual, collaborative engineering environments, state-of-the-artsimulation tools, and advanced learning management systems. An integral part of this projectinvolves the development and teaching of a new, two-semester senior level design course that isoffered synchronously at both institutions and which emphasizes teamwork, collaboration at adistance and multidisciplinary activities. One long-term goal of the project is that the courseprovides the context for feedback on the nature of virtual interactions, and therefore on how toimprove the AIDE. In addition, we aim to study whether multifaceted instructional methods thatleverage emerging information technologies can enhance student learning on fundamentaltechnologies, systems-level

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Thompson

2002, American Society for Engineering Education”discussed for three class periods (except for transportation which due to time constraints waslimited to two). The first two class periods for each unit were dedicated to lectures by facult yand guest speakers from industry, respectively. The third class period involved an activelearning activity in the form of either a computer-based or wet laboratory or a field trip.The design of any new engineering course should consider the criteria set forth by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) known as ABET 2000. Asindicated in the course syllabus, the specific learning objectives for each student were to 1)define the sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering and provide examples of

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Creasy; Richard Griffin

a solid model and manufactured using a CNC machine.Rapid Prototyping- Two methods were used. The first was to use a CNC machine to produce onecomponent. The second was to use SLS* to prepare a mold for a sand casting. Both systemswere able to directly use the solid modeling files (.STL) and produce the particular part.*Since the paper was prepared, the Mechanical Engineering Department has purchased a rapidprototyping machine that uses 3-D printing technology and a powder (starch) with a binder toproduce the models.Figure 2 shows an example of the gear blank that the students designed. The finished product isshown in Figure 3a, while the gates and runners are shown in Figure 3b

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Epstein

civil engineering at a professional level. The implementation of this effort should occur through establishing appropriate curricula in the formal education experience, appropriate recognition and compensation in the workplace, and congruent standards for licensure.The policy statement then has a section on the issue that presents the perceived changes that havecreated a market requiring greater breath of knowledge and specialized technical competence,including: • Globalization • Increased information availability • New technologies • Enhanced public awareness • Infrastructure demands changing from development to renewal and maintenanceThe policy statement then presents the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

SESSION 2475 INTEGRATING TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE TO DEVELOP SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Albert Lozano-Nieto The Pennsylvania State University School of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering P.O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627 Phone: (570) 675-9245 FAX: (570) 675-7713 email: AXL17@psu.eduAbstractThe publishing of scholarly work is one of the most critical elements at the time of