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Information Guidance/Navigation/Control

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra H. Kajiwara; Lisa Taber; Cecilia Mullen

Pprs Spring Journals 2000 Books 0 50 100 150ConclusionThe web modules we designed for Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering havebeen frequently and successfully used by the classes to which they were introduced. We willintroduce the web modules to a larger number of Chemical and Materials Engineering classesin the coming semesters. The modules are regularly updated and expanded to meet theresearch needs of our target audience. We also plan

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Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hartman

million, is expected to service the Florida market, where gas demand is forecasted to double between 2000 and 2009. Plans are to build a 90-mile pipeline to move product to a location north of Miami. While shipping LNG is generally more expensive than moving natural gas Page 7.119.2 delivered via pipeline in the US, recent surges in natural gas costs have opened the door for Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education this possible expansion. It would be the first facility built to feed the U.S

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia Shamamy

. Besides teaching, she currently doesconsulting work in materials and manufacturing and also serves on the University E-LearningCommittee and the College of Engineering Entrepreneurial Program Planning Committee.Address: Mechanical Engineering Dept., Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West TenMile Road, Southfield, MI 48075; e-mail: shamamy@ltu.edu. Page 7.1112.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American society for Engineering Education

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia Shamamy

, pp. 491-497, 2001.4. Webb, Wendy, “Laptop Lessons,” Online Learning, vol. 5 no. 3, pp 50-54, 2001.5. Wankat, Phillip and Oreovicz, Frank, “An Over-stuffed Curriculum,” Prism, vol. 11 no. 2, pp. 40-41, 2001.Biographical InformationPATRICA M SHAMAMY, P.E. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LawrenceTechnological University in Southfield, Michigan. Besides teaching she currently doesconsulting work in materials and manufacturing and also serves on the University E-LearningCommittee and the College of Engineering Entrepreneurial Program Planning Committee.Address: Mechanical Engineering Dept., Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West TenMile Road, Southfield, MI 48075; e-mail: shamamy@ltu.edu

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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

lecture, lab, or homework, and the teaching styles of instructors Page 7.507.2-- all of which require more insight, flexibility and careful planning to accommodate.Multimedia is a powerful instructional, pedagogical tool for the teaching of E ngineeringGraphics. Lecturing on Engineering Graphics theories and concepts in a tangible waypolishes the students’ imaginative ability, which in turn helps them visualize objectsmore easily, and leads them to a better comprehension of the subject matter.When multimedia is used in a prudently designed manner to present the fundamentals ofEngineering Graphics to students, it can motivate them to learn more of the

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Storch; Catherine Scott; Cynthia Atman

usually are thought to be quicker and less expensive than the qualitative methods,especially if the surveys are developed by the researchers rather than by professional marketingassociations. However, “most ‘home-grown’ surveys take much longer than planned, and therebyengender hidden costs” (p. 291).1Contextual inquiry allows the researcher to interview and observe the customer in action.According to Terninko, “viewing the context that shapes customer requirements is an essentialstep for creating appropriate designs” (p. 7). 3 Both interviews and observations complement eachother and provide greater insights than either used alone. Interviews help to focus theobservations and gain information that may not be readily observable. Observations

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

mentoring a youngerresearcher. The participant will be responsible, in consultation with his/her major researchadvisor, for devising a research plan for the undergraduate student and to monitor that student’sprogress. Moreover, the graduate student must be responsible to help the undergraduate preparea presentation at an undergraduate research competition and a publication of his/her work.3.6.2. Instructional MentoringUnder the direction of the major research advisor, the graduate student prepares course materialsand delivers lectures for a significant portion of one of the courses for which the research advisorhas instructional responsibility. Thus, responsibility for the course still resides with the facultymember, but the graduate student

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Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena

experience all the different aspects of building an airplane. However, accordingto John, he got assigned to “chase” engineering orders of parts that came out of engineeringdesign and moved to planning then to purchasing and finally to production. In order to deal withthis challenging task, he created a chart that linked the flow of orders between differentfunctional divisions with color-coded dots and lines. John’s dots and lines connected functionaldivisions in the ordering of parts in new ways. In 1982, most aerospace companies, includingJohn's employer, were still organized around clearly defined functional divisions. However, Page

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Lamont; John Merrill; Richard Freuler

course tools page is accessed through the homepage and takes users to a page containing“tools” including links to journal entries, course evaluations, team evaluations, the grade book,calendar, chat room, the discussion boards, the Purdue Visualization Test (first IE course) andthe MATLAB assignment drop box (second IE course). The grade book is the most accessedsite on WebCT. Instructors and GTAs can access and enter all student grades and students canview their individual records. The “Course Sorcerer” icon takes students to an OSU surveyingtool where they answer journal questions about the course, instructional team, and future plans;can question the instructional team about lectures, labs and policies; and can complete the finalcourse

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ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Beenfeldt; John Field; Eric Beenfeldt; Edward Williams

interface board. The differences are in theaddress locations and what signal is returned (high or low) when a switch is pressed. Initially itwas felt this was a good thing because it allowed us to assign a program for the actual hardwareand then a subsequent one for the simulator. We felt a well-documented program should be easyto modify and this would serve as an example of writing maintainable code. However, manystudents were struggling with understanding the instructions used, e.g., BRCLR, as well as thesimulator so this didn’t work as well as hoped. We are planning to modify the simulator so that itmore closely reflects the actual hardware.The simulator also supports a “Console IO” window that allows exercises using serial IO. Whenthe Console

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Hemminger; Ralph Ford

ofdeveloping a solid foundation in engineering principles by the time of graduation. All studentsare required to take a core set of courses, which introduce DSP concepts, including applicationswhere DSP is not typically employed. The level of complexity is increased as students progressthrough the curriculum, culminating in technical electives that extend their knowledge in aparticular area of interest. The objectives of the sequence are realized through the employmentof simulation tools and real-time hardware. This project is part of a plan to blend state-of-the-arttechnology with real world applications for the purpose of enhancing the undergraduateexperience.IntroductionFor many years there has been a move to include discrete-time as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmalzel; Steven H. Chin; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

bettercomprehend the conceptual relationships of COMM, DSP and VLSI. Implementation of ourideas is facilitated by the fact that the three courses are run in the same semester. Each course hasthree hours of lectures and three hours of laboratory per week. Illustrative laboratory experiencesthat enforce the conceptual relationships are planned. This philosophy is further motivated by theneed to promote the two main learning styles that students have [4]. Most students, instructorsand curricula are sequential in that the process functions with partial understanding, there issteady progress, and details are emphasized [4]. Global learners need the big and overall picture

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Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gunter Sharp; Jack Lohmann

Retirement Planning Example Uncertainty Scenarios and Expected Net Present Value Breakeven Analysis Page 7.1149.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationObservations and ExperiencesDuring the first offering the most notable student reaction was surprise and frustration. Therewas little if any advance notice of the internet-only method of lecture delivery. Incompatiblesoftware, poor quality video streams for the 56K download for off-campus students, interrupteddownloads, and improper

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dardy; William Krantz; Kettil Cedercreutz

Division of Professional Practice at the University ofCincinnati. Participation in the co-op program is mandatory for undergraduate students in theCollege of Engineering and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. It is optionalfor students in the College of Business Administration, College of Applied Science, College ofArts and Sciences, and University College. The focus of this article will be on the co -op programin the College of Engineering and College of Applied Science.The University of Cincinnati operates on a quarter system, in part because it lends itself so we llto the co-op program. All students in the co-op program are enrolled in the Division ofProfessional Practice, which is administered by Professor Kettil

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ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

assignments of informal and formal reports will encourage students to gather information from recent publications, journals and Internet home pages. If time permits the information and knowledge acquired by one group can be shared to the rest of the class through short presentation. Not only will such experience prepare the students for industry (ultimate goal), it will give them opportunities for positive human relations and goal-oriented behavior. An innovative approach to conduct laboratory courses in an electronics sequence at the University of North Dakota has provided the students with many opportunities for leadership, communication, teamwork, planning and originality. In this approach the

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazel Pierson; Daniel Suchora

made up of students planning to enter the Chemical Engineering program had aQuick Dissolve Benadrylä tablet at the bottom of a ramp. Water trickled down the ramp,dissolving the tablet to set off another event. The students in this group informed the class thatthe Benadrylä tablet dissolved at a very precise rate, hardly changing within a reasonabletemperature range. The machine previously shown in Figure 1, constructed by a group ofintended Electrical Engineering majors, completed a circuit to set off a car alarm using theneedle from a scale. Another team had steel balls push a piece of copper against a piece of steelto complete a circuit. Many groups used levers and dominoes as a transfer between events. Thefavorite seemed to be setting off

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Burtner

theinvestigation themselves offer their own explanations through their Web sites. 31, 32However, there is one important difference between the two cases. In contrast to the Challengercase, the Ford/Firestone situation is a work in progress. It is unlikely that students have studiedthis case in other courses or formed lasting opinions on the causes of the problem. I plan tointroduce a case study on the Ford/Firestone controversy the next time I teach engineeringeconomy. The use of the Ford/Firestone material will allow me to compare student reaction to acase study with a known outcome (Challenger) with a case study whose outcome is stilldeveloping.ConclusionAlthough including real-world case study materials in an engineering economy course has

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Dabby

of the enemy. (2) I know how, when a place is besieged, to take the water out of the trenches, and make endless variety of bridges and covered ways and ladders, and other machines pertaining to such expeditions. (3) Item. If, by reason of the height of the banks, or the strength of the place, and its position, it is impossible, when besieging a place, to avail oneself of the plan of bombardment, I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were on a rock, &c. (4) Again, I have kinds of mortars, most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Feland

§ Creates action plans and timetables § Ensures team understands goals and prioritize getting results o Process Manager § Keeps team on task during work sessions § Identifies ways to proceed curing sessions o Consensus Builder § Solicits inputs from all team members § Involves team members in decisions that affect them §Team InterventionThe final intervention took place after a major deliverable for the design contest. Each team wasasked to submit peer reviews to the instructor evaluating their teammates as well as themselvesin the task to date. The peer review used a monetary bonus and qualitative evaluation system toassess the

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

functions related to statistical and Fourier analysis of data. While othersoftware can also be used for this purpose, the flexibility of VBA and the familiarity of the Excelinterface make it a good choice for this application. The design of the Excel worksheets will Page 7.1231.12 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcontinue to evolve. Improvements to the worksheet user interface (e.g. provide a graphic of sometype of instrument rather than a plain button) are planned to provide a more realistic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ram Mohan; Steven Parks; Krisnamurthy Jayaraman; Edward Evans; Siamack Shirazi; Ovadia Shoham; Mei Zhuang; Marilyn Amey; Keith Wisecarver; George Chase; Charles Petty; Andre Benard

included a discussion on the state-of-the-art of CFD software, itslimitations, and interpretation of results. These discussions were provided by AEA Technology Inc.and by Fluent Inc. At the end of the bootcamp, each of the design teams presented their plan on howthey were going to solve the problems proposed by the industrial mentors. The students were given Page 7.890.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinstruction on how to interact through e-mail and a bulletin board supported by the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schreiner

of Internet medium prior to thisfreshmen class shows that efforts of high schools to incorporate Internet communication toolsinto the curriculum are reaching many students. Unfortunately, we do not know the exact type ofsoftware used and we plan to survey the students for this detail next year.The students unitized Manhattan to increase communication with the professor more than withtheir peers. A majority (53%) strongly agreed that communication with the professor increaseddue to Manhattan while 17% were in weak agreement, disagreed, or had no opinion on the matter(see “statements about communication” in the Appendix). Only 15% strongly agreed thatcommunication with their peers increased as a result of Manhattan, while 71% were in

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jacques; Mark Shields; John O'Connell; Matthew Mehalik

your mind when you read each of the following words/phrases: Quality; Customer; Communication; Division of Labor; Performance; Individual Responsibility; Team Responsibility; Productivity; Pay for Performance2. Write a 2-page reflection paper on your experience from the simulation exercise. If you discuss ideas that are already covered in a previous section of this follow-up exercise, cover them briefly unless you plan on using these ideas as a means to discussing a deeper level of reflection. Turn this in to your professor at the beginning of next class.It was particularly interesting to see how the level of voices and individual motion went from theinitial run’s quiet, interrupted by occasional outbursts, to the

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Assessing the Humanities in Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lee

-graduation lives. 8 In another study, engineering students werespecifically studied. 9 The investigators reported that 63% of the respondents felt that humanitiesand social sciences (H&SS) courses were meaningful to their engineering education; 57% feltthat this meaningfulness extended to their future professional careers. Furthermore, 67% felt thatH&SS courses did develop their critical thinking skills and 69% thought that such courses madethem more aware of social issues. They also found that 46% of the students planned to furtherstudy an area of the H&SS while still in school.In this paper, the term “humanities” is taken to be the summation of literature, philosophy, art,music, religion, and language. This is consistent with the

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

science, such as vectors, forces, dynamics, stress, and strain. The focus areasfor the program, in the junior and senior years, are telecommunications and computersystems. Once these areas have been fully developed by May 2003, a control systemstrack is planned. Students have the flexibility to take several junior and senior levelelective courses to either broaden their exposure or to attain depth in a specific area.Systems engineering is an emerging discipline with international significance. 1 Systemsengineers must not only design complex systems, they must also deploy and managethese systems throughout the global community.Hendrix College has a program in which students can complete three years towards a BSin Physics at Hendrix and undertake

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

different goals. It is clear even from thesample in this study that there is considerable variation among programs that identify themselvesas summer bridge programs. Plans to take the study in this direction are already underway. Inimplementing this new approach, the focus will shift to identifying a more complete set ofinformation about a more exhaustive list of programs, but focusing on a more limited number ofschools. Page 7.337.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1. Programs

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Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Consi

. There are no tests, the onlyassignments are readings, and the course is graded pass/fail based on the student’s performancein the lab as judged by the instructor. A simple format is followed for the course; it meets onceper week in the laboratory for a two-hour session. Each session opens with a summary of thestate of the class – what the class has done, what will be done today, what is planned for the Page 7.751.2future. That is followed by a brief discussion of the ocean engineering web site of the week. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Ressler

Decking)Cedar is a highly rot-resistant wood and the decking is available in 4 ft x 4 ft sections that slidein and out of the aluminum rails for easy replacement. Additionally, the frame has leg socketsthat extend approximately 5 inches above and below the decking. The upper sockets connect toan aluminum railing system for pedestrian safety. The bottom sockets would normally connectto aluminum posts; however, the students planned to connect to a flotation system at thesepoints.Through their Internet research, Elliot and Hilton also discovered two suitable devices to use forthe bridge floatation system—a flat bottom boat and polyethylene floatation modules.Historically, flat bottom boats have been used as pontoons for floatation. The Landau

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Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

be stored as a new data file. The two-way communication of the database allowedfor students to seek help outside of class time. At present, PDM/Works has been fullyimplemented in EG&CAD and the sophomore design course, Introduction to EngineeringDesign (IED). Other design courses plan to start using PDM/Works in the comingsemesters.New Grading CriteriaFrom the analysis of the course done after the Fall 2000 semester, it was decided toprovide more uniformity in the grading of the laboratory assignments[5]. Instructors andteaching assistants normally grade the laboratory assignments in class, providingsuggestions to the students until the assignment is completed. Thus, if a student asks forhelp and submits the work during the laboratory

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Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Buchal

synchronization/reconciliation (establishing common purpose and goals) · Developing shared meaning and shared memories · Negotiation · Communication of data, knowledge and information · Planning and management of activities, tasks, methodologiesMany of the existing instructional technology tools have been developed to support content-delivery, and support for collaboration is weak. Curtis and Lawson 7 analysed student use of on-line technologies for evidence of collaborative behavior. Their study showed evidence ofcollaboration, but they speculated that the crude collaboration tools available to students probablyaffected the quality of collaboration. Chin and Carroll8 identified different modes of collaborationsuitable for