Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Krishna Krishnan; Janet Twomey; Vis Madhavan; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

, “in addition to imparting general concepts and knowledge, education must alsoprovide students with the overall image of manufacturing systems actually operated inindustries”4. Recent notable increases in co-operative education programs, industrial internships,design laboratories, and industry-based design problems are attempts to bridge this gap. Many ofthese may be viewed as a return to “apprenticeships.” Over 60% of the Industrial andManufacturing Engineering students at Wichita State University have had at least one semesterof co-operative education or equivalent industrial experience. This exposure is valuable in manyrespects but our experience indicates that this does not directly lead to an integration ofengineering knowledge and skills

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Carpenter; Harvey Smith; Murali Krishnamurthi

Session 1526An Integrated Approach to Educating a Diverse Population on Environmental Management Systems Murali Krishnamurthi, Harvey Smith, and Philip Carpenter Northern Illinois University AbstractThis paper describes the interdisciplinary learning modules being developed with the help of aNational Science Foundation CCLI (Curriculum, Course, and Laboratory Improvement) grant toeducate students from diverse disciplines about environmental management systems (EMS). Themodules are intended to enhance student understanding and

Conference Session

Integrating Math and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

method works very well in that the method is logical and all of the students have a good knowledge of spreadsheets. 3) Spreadsheet Solver Method: This method is typically unknown to all but one or two students coming into the course. After lecture and laboratory introduction, the speed with which optimal solutions can be obtained is welcomed compared with methods 1) and 2) above. 4) Genetic Algorithms Method: This method has both single-criterion and multiple-criteria capability, making it ultimately applicable to a much broader base of mechanics problems.Mechanics Problems Utilizing Optimization:There are many problems in the mechanics world that can utilize optimization methods.Mechanics and optimization

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Iken; Mahima Ashok; J.C. Lu; Alexander Quinn; Amy Pritchett; George Nickles

ASHOKMahima Ashok is a Master's student in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. Shereceived her B.S. in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech and has experience in the field of Internetapplications and software development. Her interests include human-computer interaction and design of Internet-based tools.MARK IKENDr. Mark Iken is the Director of Information Technology in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at theGeorgia Institute of Technology. Mark received his Ph.D. in atomic and molecular physics from Georgia Tech andwas previously the directory of the Scientific Visualization Laboratory at Georgia Tech. His current areas ofresearch include bio-medical visualization, large-scale distributed molecular

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Mayer

turbine and are condensed back to liquid in thecondenser. Although less energy efficient than closed-cycle, the condensed water of this open-cycle process is free of salts and may be used to supplement fresh water supplies.Previous OTEC developments include a 50-kW demonstration plant aboard a Navy-barge in1971. It provided proof-of-concept closed-cycle feasibility by yielding a net 15 kW. TheJapanese later installed closed-cycle plants at Nauru and Tokunoshima that yielded a net 10 kWand 32 kW, respectively. The National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii (NELH) installed anexperimental 200-kW open-cycle facility in 1993 that yielded a net 50 kW. A subsequentexpansion increased the net output to 500 kW, but the facility has since been

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Salama; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

contents of our three-credit capstone senior design course. Students metonce a week in a formal class setting for lectures and student presentations. Laboratory workwas done in an open-lab format, where students were given access to departmental laboratoriesthroughout the day. Table 1: Classroom Topics and Team ActivitiesWeek Classroom Topics Team Activities Related to the Project1-3 Faculty presentations the projects they are sponsoring, formation of teams, selection of projects.4-5 Library and Internet research, Reading and searching the Internet for information on the transmission of design methods video and related

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

Gateway to the Aerospace Digital Library”. Session 2225, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 200029. Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M.., “Learning More From Class Time: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom”. Session 3202, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 200030. Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., “The Virtual Laboratory: Technology Enhancement for Engineering Education”. Session 2602, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 200131. Komerath, N.M., “ Undergraduate Research Participation in the Experimental Aerodynamics Group”. Session 2526, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 200132. Komerath, N.M., Knowledge Management Techniques in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barker

asynchronous learning network (ALN) with traditionalHTML web pages separately providing the usual course information such as syllabus, bulletinboard, tutorials, laboratory guidelines, and homework samples. WebCHARLIE is a tool used todeliver individualized homework and exam exercises, receive students' numerical answers, giveinstantaneous feedback, encourage students to find and fix their errors, discourage homeworkprocrastination, enforce the college's policy of two hours of homework for each hour in class,and record usage log files which permit numerous assessments. Students learn more when theydo homework that is assigned, collected and graded every week. The continuous availability(24/7) of webCHARLIE is a significant feature. WebCHARLIE helps

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Raper

people, systems, and projects.4. Developed in students the ability and desire to grow intellectually and personally, in lightof an increasingly global and multicultural work environment.5. The Engineering Management Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla providedan educational environment to support and encourage students to succeed.6. Provided students with the knowledge of a specific engineering management emphasisarea.Department and Program Concerns:7. My education prepared me for my current position.8. My education matched my current interests.9. My Engineering Management education was of high quality.10. Department faculty were committed to students and their success.11. The Department provided modern classrooms and laboratories.12

Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Colin Grant; Brian Dickson

Community - There is measurable payback to sponsoring organisations - It enhances our own university learning - There are opportunities for international sharing of knowledge and experience - Partnership is a successful design approach for CPD coursesAnd these are just some of the companies testing that out:Abbot Laboratories, Aker Oil and Gas, AstraZeneca, BJ Services, BNFL, BP Chemicals, BPExploration, British Sugar, Cabot Carbon, Calcarb, Chemdal, Chirex, Colgate Palmolive, Page 7.1057.10 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Kisaalita; Thomas Reeves

milking Transportation to cooling plant Receiving at the cooling plant Laboratory testing Loading into cooling tank Cooling Loading into transportation truck Transportation Receiving at processing plant Page 7.279.12 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society of Engineering EducationExhibit 7. Final Grade Criteria Points Activity for which points are awarded 10 Bi-weekly memos and meetings - critical thinking (individual) 10 Contribution to online globalization discussion (individual) 10

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Milton Franke

Information Operations Estimation Operations Research Mechanics and Control of Space Structures Operational Modeling Reliability Project Management Rocket Propulsion Signal Processing Space Facilities Simulation Structural Analysis Space Environment Structural Materials Space Systems Vibration Damping and Control Systems Analysis and Design A primary follow-on assignment for graduates from the Astronuatical Engineering programis the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The mission of this organization “is to discover

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

communicationwithin engineering classrooms and laboratories. The traditional methods of research inengineering education include quasi-experimental and experimental approaches usingquantitative data, Likert scales, and course evaluations. However, these methods do not lendthemselves to studying the detailed communication patterns and other complex humaninteractions among students. Therefore, the engineering education community needs to includeadditional researchers with the knowledge and skills required and/or needs to begin learningadditional research methods to further our collective understanding.Visual Communication A qualitative analysis of references to visual communication leads to several observationsand recommendations. First, all of the

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato

to thecourse. Finally, and perhaps the most convenient way to add realism to a course, is to do somehands-on laboratory work. At fist this conjures up visions of high-tech lab equipment with allthe associated support staff and knowledge to run the lab. While we used such facilities andprofessional help in our course, there are also opportunities to turn any classroom into alaboratory. In-class demonstrations mentioned earlier could be turned into in-class labs if somemethod of predicting the demonstrated behavior can be shown. There are also computersimulations that can be used as the demonstration. Predicting behavior resulting from asimulation can at least verify to a student that in-class methods are supported by the creators

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sastry Vedula

development of the state of the art powerelectronics laboratory at Iowa State University .S. S. VenkataHe received the Ph.D. degree form the University of South Carolina in 1971. He held various teaching positions atWest Virginia University as well as at University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Presently, he is a Professor &Chair of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, at Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. He isFellow of IEEE, USA and the co- author of a book entitled: Introduction to Electric Energy Devices . Page 7.565.16 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Educat ion Annual

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Val Stamboltsian; Robert Dennis; Khy Huang

. ix, 265.6. Markham, K.M., J.J. Mintzes, and M.G. Jones, The concept map as a research and evaluation tool: Further evidence of validity. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994. 31(1): p. 91-101.7. Markow, P.G. and R.A. Lonning, Usefulness of concept maps in college chemistry laboratories: Students' perceptions and effects on achievement. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998. 35(9): p. 1015-1029.8. Novak, J.D., Concept mapping: A strategy for organizing knowledge, in Learning science in the schools: Research reforming practice., S.M. Glynn and R. Duit, Editors. 1995, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc: Hillsdale, NJ, US. p. 229-245.9. Novak, J.D., Learning, creating, and using knowledge

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Smith; Anneliese Watt; Caroline Carvill; Julia Williams

reserve in the library? Interpret it? Evaluate it?Compare it to another article? Do you want students to conduct laboratory research and comparetheir results to theoretical ones? Purpose can determine length. Short writing assignments workwell for freshmen who have little technical knowledge or engineering background. As studentsmature intellectually and complete advanced courses, they are more ready to tackle larger,longer, and more complex projects. Complexity does not necessarily mean a longer document.Short writing assignments (2-3 pages) can deal with difficult concepts as readily as 20 pagereports.You should also be forthright in offering direction on narrowing a topic. Many students needyour help to define a manageable, focused topic. A

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

given a task in the first week to search for a topic/book/article using the search engines and then in the second week they are asked to locate the book in the library. Forcing the students to seek the item that was found on the computer search demystifies the library and is far more useful than a tour of the building.Mentor/Connection with the School of Engineering: Students are introduced to the leaders of thestudent societies and are encouraged to join the professional society in their major. Students arealso toured through facilities associated with each major; in an effort to acquaint them with theschool. The departmental tours provide a look at laboratories, senior projects, sophomore labs,etc. so that the students

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2001.[8]Bellamy, L. e.t al. Teams in Engineering Education, A Report Submitted on Work Completed Under Sponsorship ofthe National Science Foundation, Grant Number USE 9156176, Tempe, Arizona, 1994.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONM. PATRICIA BRACKIN is an Associate Professor of M.E. at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she teachesdesign, controls, graphics, and mechanical measurements. Her BS and MS are from the University of Tennessee inNuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in ME. She has also been an AssociateProfessor at Christian Brothers University. Her industrial experience includes Oak Ridge National Laboratories andChicago Bridge and Iron. She is a registered PE.J

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

.) “wash ashore” and building begins. A three-foot high waterfall is constructed ina laboratory for teams’ use. At this stage, the members of the teaching team interact with teamsindividually, challenging their design decisions, questioning how they plan to calibrate theirdevices, and joining in the victories of successful prototype tests. A task that seemed quitedaunting to many attendees on Monday morning produces an especially rewarding experienceupon completion.Because the participants have walked through the design process themselves, they are able to Page 7.916.7understand the relationship between the timing of introduction of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee; Nirmal Das

the accuracy of their developed hand-solutions. This project also helps thestudents to gain a more in-depth understanding of the structural concepts, since this knowledge isneeded in writing MATLAB script files. By performing the exercises designed for this course, thestudents acquire a better appreciation for the power of computers and their application to solvestructural analysis problems. Included in this paper are examples to illustrate the proceduredescribed.I. IntroductionMATLAB is a powerful computing software which is presently utilized in a number of educationalinstitutions around the country to solve mathematics and engineering-related problems. The name ofthe software MATLAB stands for “Matrix Laboratory” since the built-in

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

product (Otto et al., 1998).As students learn how to design, production of a physical artifact is essential. Unfortunately,undergraduate engineering education has long divided learning activities into lecture and hands-on laboratory courses, with lecture courses greatly outnumbering lab activities. Learningtheories and studies on learning and teaching styles indicate that integrated lecture and laboratoryactivities are better suited for complete learning (Kolb, 1984; Wankat and Oreovicz, 1993; Stice,1987; NSF, 1996; Felder and Silverman, 1988). Many courses have applied these learningtheories to their courses by adding hands-on activities to supplement the theory (Agogino, 1992;Carlson, 1995; Hibbard & Hibbard, 1995, Niku 1995, West et al

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Titus; Guoqing Tang

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationHowever, in these questions, few numbers are given in the question. Therefore, students mustuse a more expert-like approach to solving the problem by considering what principles areneeded, what quantities must be calculated, and what data must be collected. It is akin to anopen-ended laboratory experiment.Consider the problem in Figure 8. Two billiard balls, albeit non-standard billiard balls, approachone another. Their positions and the clock reading are shown in the animation. In part(a),students are asked to find the mass of the red billiard ball. The student must first applyconservation of momentum

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

in the “system” behavior, not only “component” behavior 3. Allow for acquiring analysis and design skills early on 4. Provide for sufficient laboratory and hands-on experience to demonstrate concepts 5. Allow for an early start of individual senior project (design project) in a declared area of competence 6. Provide for some exposure to the practice with emphasis on local experienceTable 4. Activities/Tasks to Impart Desired Qualities in an Engineering GraduateAcademe and Industry:When universities and industry find commo n ground to meet each other’s needs, often with theblessing of the government, the mutual benefits can be substantial. It was a logical progressionfor the colleges of engineering in the Gulf Region to turn towards

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

traction. http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA-H/bowermanknight.html Presence “Encyclopedia of Inventions” p.54 Figure 4: Examples for the Eight-Dimensional Methodology5b) Laboratory materialLaboratory activities have been developed for hands-on experience by individuals and teams. Weview team building and team work as extremely important, since communication skills, trust,sharing ideas, etc., are crucial in the workplace. In addition to demonstrating the strategies, thelaboratory material is intended to add a fun component to the learning experience, allow for self-paced, semi-guided exploration that improves self-esteem and encourages questioning anddaring. The material and activities are specific with clear

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Osborne; Bill Carroll

teaching and research awards and has served as an IEEE Distinguished Visitor (1993-96)as well as an ACM Lecturer (1993-97).C. D. CANTRELL, PH.D.Dr. Cantrell is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics at UT-Dallas. He is also Director of the PhotonicTechnology and Engineering Center (PhoTEC). Before joining UT-Dallas, Dr. Cantrell was a staff member at LosAlamos National Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of an IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He isauthor of the textbook Modern Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers.SAIBUN TJUATJA, PH.D.Dr. Tjuatja is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at UT-Arlington.He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in wireless and data

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

., Martinez, R., and Criado, J. “WebTutor, a Self-Evaluation and Student Tracking System,” Proceedings of the North American Web Developers Conference, October 1998.6. Chen, G. D., Liu, C., Ou, K., and Lin, M. “Web Learning Portfolios: A Tool for Supporting Performance Awareness,” Innovations in Education and Training International, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2001.7. Bostock, S. J. “Designing Web-Based Instruction for Active Learning,” in Web-Based Instruction, Khan B. H. (ed.), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Education Technology Publications, pp. 225-230, 1997.8. Thornton, R. K., and Sokoloff, D. R. “Assessing Student Learning of Newton’s Law: The Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and the Evaluation of Active Learning Laboratory and

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Liz Oshaughnessy; Barbara Goldberg

minimum of 20% of the group’s membership 10. B. Retrain recruiters and academic advisors to counter any de-facto (and possibly inadvertent) tracking of female students into non-technical careers. C. Re-examine and alter the gender image the institution presents of itself. Look at who is being used to represent the ‘faces’ of the institution. Who are the spokespersons? It may be necessary to increase the number of female recruiters, the number of photos of females in the catalog, particularly in views of students at work in laboratories, and the number of images of females in any promotional literature or advertising.2. Institutional Support: A. Strengthen the effectiveness of and access to academic

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Short

laboratories indicated graphical rating scales were used by avast majority [19].A report by Murphy indicated a criticism of graphical ratings is the tendency of managers toassign a uniform rating. Murphy’s report studied Merck & Co, Inc. from 1978 through 1989.Merck managers assigned a rating from 1, poor, to 5, best, based on overall performance. Forappraisals during 1984 and 1985, 97.76% of the employees received a 3 or 4 appraisal rating[20]. The Cornell University researchers found 77% of their respondents’ professionalemployees rated at the comparable 3 or 4 level [14].Another shortcoming of the graphical rating is its inherent relia nce on the rater’s subjectiveanalysis of the work performance behaviors observed and their translation to the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Fadi Deek; Howard Kimmel

theNJIT instructors to students, simultaneously, at all four high schools through videoconferencing, following by “hands-on” laboratory instruction by the high school teachers,supported by NJIT teaching assistants. Unfortunately, two things occurred which madethis mode of instruction infeasible:1- The equipment at the four schools was not functioning and could not be repaired in time for the project start date; and2- A common schedule for the students at all four schools could not be developed. The mode of instruction varied among the schools, depending upon the high Page 7.1132.9school teacher’s comfort level with the course content