Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kim Blair; David W. Miller; David Darmofal; Col. Peter W. Young; Doris Brodeur

, identifies the basic characteristics of PBL, critical features in the design of problems,and effective methods for assessing PBL.IntroductionInterest in problem-based learning (PBL) arose in higher education in response tocriticisms that programs in professional areas, e.g., medicine, engineering, failed to equipgraduates with the problem-solving skills required for a lifetime of learning. 1-2 Problem-based learning has now become a widespread teaching method in disciplines wherestudents must learn to apply knowledge not just acquire it.Problem-based learning derives from the theory that learning is a process in which thelearner actively constructs knowledge. Learning results from a learner’s actions;instruction plays a role only to the extent that

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

challenging to analyze.Risk and uncertainty were then coupled through an example involving the manufacture of drugs inchemical plants. The demand for each of the products manufactured in factories was a function ofselling price but no chance was involved- the “demand curve” was constant throughout thesimulation. For drugs, however, demand was not constant but was a uniformly distributedrandom number within a known range, illustrated in Table 1. Thus, aspects of this investmentopportunity were subject to rigorous probability analysis, but because of the reliance on rawmaterial providers, there was also the same sort of uncertainty found in the analysis of factories.The simulation also included a 25% income tax rate that only applied to sale of a

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

, tables, rela-tions, indexes, and queries with a simple report generation problem. Then procedures are pro-vided that make the design of databases more efficient by requiring fairly few changes as imple-mentation progresses. Final steps include techniques for checking the quality of the design priorto impleme ntation. Process OverviewTable 1 provides an overview of the steps required to Table 1. Database Developmentdevelop a database system. The first step defines the 1. Identify information needs and de-desired capabilities of the system. Steps 2 and 3 are fine final products.pivotal steps that affect all of the following

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

paid and trained to perform significant mentoring and teaching of undergraduate andincoming first-year women. There are two key points in the career of undergraduate womenwhere positive interventions can significantly impact success: 1) during the transition from highschool to college (which tends to be the initial encounter with the male dominated environment)and 2) during the latter half of their undergraduate education, when career options, includingwhether or not to pursue graduate education, are being considered. Accordingly, two differenttracks are provided: RISE – The First-Year Summer Experience (Track One) and RISE –Summer Research Teams (Track Two). Faculty Mentors and Graduate and UndergraduateFellows participate in both tracks.RISE

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

sequence, describes the project in the context of the learning experience, providesan assessment of the educational innovation, and suggests future modifications of the concept.The current capstone experience will also be described briefly. Overall, the first capstoneexperience was quite successful: a highly motivating project, a cohesive team of students, and aproduct that is being used nationally to advance space technology.IntroductionMost engineering programs include senior design capstone courses because they provideopportunities for upper-level undergraduate students to apply what they have learned to real-world problems. 1-3 The MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics has broadened thescope of a capstone design course to provide

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Harwell; Donna Shirley; Hillel Kumin

”. This overarching vision devolves into three goals, which can besummarized as: 1) Provide a cutting edge education, 2) Get, retain and market jobproducing and creating students, and 3) Perform cutting edge research. These goals havebeen fleshed out in the form of a work breakdown structure for the purposes of assigningresponsibility and defining assessment processes. Each of the discipline areas within theCollege has developed plans congruent with the overall College plans. The ABET 2000process, which has been adopted by the College, is also in synchronicity with the overallplan. The paper outlines the means by which the strategic plan is used to provideguidance to the day-to-day activities and directions of all elements of the College, with

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Specht; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

produced by cells, issimultaneously removed from the blood by diffusion through this membrane to the air in thelungs, and is then exhaled. During breathing, the air in the lungs becomes saturated with water,and water is therefore removed from the body through respiration. Breathing also plays a role inheat transfer and thermal regulation, since heat transferred to the air in the lungs is removedduring exhalation. We have developed a hands-on experiment to introduce freshmanengineering students to chemical engineering principles through the exploration of the breathingprocess. The objectives of this module are (1) to analyze the lungs as a mass transfer device, (2)to use gas analysis to investigate the rate of O2 consumption and CO2 production, (3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmalzel; Jennifer Kadlowec; Anthony Marchese; Shreekanth Mandayam; Stephanie Farrell

within the human body using excitinghands-on “reverse engineering” methods. This project borrows measurement techniques andlaboratory experiments widely used in fields of health sciences and exercise physiology,modified to address engineering principles [1]. This paper provides an overview of all themodules that will be introduced in the Spring 2002 Freshman Clinic course at Rowan.1 Department of Chemical Engineering Page 7.605.12 Department of Mechanical Engineering3 Department of Electrical EngineeringProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

Session 2553 A One-Semester Engineering Chemistry Course Mark A. Palmer1, Gary E. Wnek, Joseph Topich2, John B. Hudson, and James A. Moore3 1 Kettering University / 2Virginia Commonwealth University / 3Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractThe number of courses in engineering curricula has been reduced during the last decade. Atypical response by programs is to reduce the number of core courses, and move the specialtycourses into the earlier years. Many curricula now require only one (if any), semester ofchemistry

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

some general suggestions for successful projects. Issuesthat will be addressed include: appropriate projects, student expectations, formation andevaluation of groups, grading methodology, competition, design for assembly, writtenand oral reporting, design evaluation, esthetics, and the use of mentors.Course and Project OrganizationThe three credit-hour course is organized as a two-hour lecture (for the entire class) oneday each week and a three-hour “work session” limited to about 25 students each week.The syllabus is presented in Fig. 1 on the next page. On average about 50 students enrolleach semester, so there are usually two “work sessions”. The “work sessions” are usedfor various purposes including formal student presentations, prototype

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Orwat; Mark Evans; Joseph Hanus

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationII. “Time-On-Task”Similar to the Army’s “Daily Dozen” the “Daily Fundamentals” were designed for the studentsto practice mechanics problems daily and thus remain proficient throughout the course. DailyFundamentals were also introduced to increase student “time-on-task”. “Engaged-time” or“time-on-task” refers to portions of time during which students are paying attention to a learningtask and attempting to learn.” (Cotton and Wikelund) 1. Cotton and Wikelund 1 found that therewas a “positive relationship between time-on-task and student achievement”. Similar findingswere reported by many researchers who have investigated such relationships: (Anderson 2, 3;Borg 4; Cotton and Savard 5

Conference Session

Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson

focuses on the use of spreadsheets and more capable modeling programs, such asMDSolidsTM, to support analyses in a specific laboratory exercise entitled: ‘Composite BeamDesign’.IntroductionModeling and applying design analysis is a high order learning activity. Simple structural modelswith hand analysis are commonly used 1, but computers have enhanced the accessibility of morecomplex analyses. In specific, analyses using spreadsheets have been used to enhance a compositebeam design laboratory.The Composite Beam Design laboratory exercise has been used for five years since the creation ofthe MET382 Plastics and Composites course. It is a popular laboratory done during the finalweeks of the10-week quarter. Students coming into this elective course

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maximo Ortega

only marginally successful in the qualitativeexplanation of the phenomenon 18.Now, the proposed Taylor’s Series approach will be described. Cantoral 10 mentions that if fromthe beginning of movement, values assumed by position S(0) = S o, velocity V(0) = Vo, andacceleration a(0) = a are known, then the position at any given instant t is S(t). The functionalexpression for S(t) will be given by the natural prediction instrument: Taylor’s Series, S(t) = S(0) + S’(0) t + S’’(0) t 2/2! + … (1)When dealing with rectilinear movement uniformly accelerated, for every t value it is found that, S(n)(t) = 0 " n ³ 3Therefore, equation (1) can be expressed as

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

Session 2366 Incorporating Design into Introductory Statics and Strength of Materials Courses Mark A. Palmer1, Eric Sandgren2, Robert A. Heinz3 1 Kettering University / 2Virginia Commonwealth University / 3J. Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeAbstractThe design of rigid permanent structures, statics, is the most basic of engineering concepts. Webelieve it is also the place to introduce first year students to design and the broader issues ofengineering, and by doing so excite students in all engineering disciplines. We have developedan

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

be innovative. They know their companiesand industries. What they need is to become consciously competent in selling their ideas. Thiscourse was designed to assist them in that goal. Why it is necessary to “sell” innovation: 1. There is nothing that cannot be done or made better. 2. No new discovery or idea (invention) has value to others until it is applied (innovation). 3. Every new idea meets resistance. 4. People buy for their reasons, not yours. 5. It is an obligation of leadership to take others where they wouldn’t go by themselves. 6. It is goal of lifelong learning to become consciously competent at whatever we do. 7. To be effective and to get support from others, technical professionals need to be able to

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

industry-based project experience and thus indicated their perceived deficiencies upon graduation.Table 1: WSU graduating seniors’ relative confidence in knowledge and skills ranked from lowto high. Scale (1=Low confidence to 5=High confidence) Knowledge Skill Engineering Design 2.43 Verbal Communication 2.71 Basic Science 2.57 Written Communication 2.86 Engineering Science 2.57 Engineering Synthesis 3.00 Mathematics 2.86 Graphical Communication 3.00 Engineering Professional Practice 3.00

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorcan Folan; David Doucette; Gunter Georgi

Session 2253 Introducing Design Throughout the Curriculum Gunter W. Georgi, Lorcan M. Folan, and David R. Doucette Department of Introductory Design and Science Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201AbstractPolytechnic University has embarked on a major effort to introduce Engineering design across itsentire curricula. This effort is across all majors and affects essentially every course. There areseveral features at its core:1. A 4-credit course in Freshman Engineering that introduces students to software and hardware tools, teamwork, written and verbal

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

from classroom to Internet involves radical changes in the materials, textbookand testing tools. This paper looks at some important steps in the transition process.Distance Learning CoursesDistance learning courses have become so widespread and commonplace that manyeducators firmly believe there is little difference between students learning in a traditionalface-to-face class and those learning in virtual, internet environment (1). This shift in theeducational modality has resulted in faculty closely examining the content of theirclassroom courses as part of the retooling effort for creating the distance learningversion.It is suggested that faculty, while examining a course in advance of presenting a distanceversion, keep in mind that the way

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusuf Khan; Wei Sun; Mohamed Attawia; Michele Marcolongo; Frank Ko; Dhirendra Katti; Cato Laurencin

curriculum is organized into six key areas including advanced biomaterials, cell-tissueconstruct interaction, protein factor technology, scaffold design and manufacturing, biosurfaces,and computer-aided tissue engineering. This structure was built on the original curriculumdeveloped in 1999, which encompassed seven courses to be taken over three years (see Table 1).Drexel University’s academic calendar is divided into quarters, which allows for the completionof more than two courses per academic year. At this juncture, the courses do not lead to a formaldegree in Tissue Engineering, but provide the opportunity for a concentration in this novel areaof study. For instance, the Advanced Biomaterials and the Tissue Engineering courses are partof a

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

Session 2364 Applied Materials Science - A Fundamental Course for Engineers Mark A. Palmer1, Robert E. Pearson, Kenneth J. Wynne2 1 Kettering University 2 Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAbstractMaterials selection is a required part of design, and thus if design is to be incorporatedthroughout a curriculum it is necessary that the students be exposed to the fundamentals ofmaterials science early in their careers. This has been done in a freshman-level materialsengineering course designed to

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Fadi Deek; Howard Kimmel

version of the computing andcomposition project in four Newark, New Jersey high schools. 37 students attendingBarringer, Science, Technology and University High Schools participated in the project,which was designed to meet the following goals and objectives: 1. Provide a year-long instructional and mentoring program in problem solving and programming in C++ language. 2. Introduce Newark High School students to freshman level computing and composition work. 3. Demonstrate the similarities and connections between problem solving in a programming and a writing environment. 4. Develop video instructional materials to be piloted at the four participating high schools (with a goal of disseminating to other

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Cremin

used a head mountedlaser pointer to select the word/phrase to be vocalized.Avionics designers work on minimizing the pilot workload in a cockpit by designing aids such asHead Up Displays (HUD) as an example. One way to see how an Avionics or ElectronicEngineering Technology (EET) perspective can apply to problems encountered incommunication disorders is to examine the courses and course material in Avionics/EET.Table 1 lists Avionics/EET courses and course material and the application of the course materialto Communication Disorders.COURSES COURSE MATERIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raj Desai; Eugenio Lord

copyright statement, and textelements that can be read while the media are loading 1. Some general guidelines2 tofollow are: Split your information into logical sections, make sure your starting page isattractive and well laid out, try to have a consistent theme throughout your entire site, tryto use colors, styles, and fonts that complement each other.Try to get to the point on the first page, or at least give people an idea of what your site isabout. Make it easy for the viewer to find the information for which they are looking.Ask yourself what things people might be looking for and try to make those thingsaccessible from the main page. Offer a way of contacting somebody in case they don’tfind what they are looking for. Try to test your pages to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kazuhiro Shin-ike

dj Kj Av.C ij No pairs 0.672 3.5 0.8 322 pairs 3.0 0.6 Av. Cij 0.811 2.5 2.0 0.4 1.5 d j =1

Conference Session

Integrating Math and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Vanisko; John Scharf

Session 1755 Mathematics and Engineering: Working Together to Satisfy ABET's EC2000 John L. Scharf, Marie M. Vanisko Department of Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science Carroll College, Helena, MontanaAbstractOn November 1, 2001, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)awarded Carroll College the ABET Innovation Award. This award, which has not beenconferred since 1991, was given to Carroll College because of the cross-disciplinarysupport of the new ABET accreditation standards (called Engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

non-technical aspects of the course, including problems encountered. It makes suggestions foravoiding or minimizing the problems in future similar courses.II. Pump System Design A. Design CriteriaThe following pump system design criteria were given to the students at the first class session: 1) The unit shall have two variable-speed pumps, with piping and valving permittingoperation of the pumps individually, in series, and in parallel. 2) Due to the limited time period available, parts to be used shall be, as much aspossible, stock, readily-available items. 3) The unit shall be self-contained, with a water reservoir. It shall be portable andmounted on a cart so that it can be moved to different

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

“big picture”. Other students may have a clear understanding of the specificstructure they are working in, without an appreciation for the variety of manufacturingorganizations that exist. In order to help students learn, it is important for the instructor to assessthe knowledge and viewpoints of the students, in so that the course material can be presented in away that is perceived as relevant.1 Harold T. Amrine, John A. Ritchey, Colin L. Moodie, and Joseph F. Kmec, Manufacturing Organization andManagement, Prentice Hall, 1993.SARAH E. LEACH, P.E.An Assistant Prof. of Mechanical Engineering Technology for Purdue since 1999, Sarah received a B.E. inMechanical Eng. from Vanderbilt University and an M.S. in Materials Science and Eng. from the

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Aik Mon; Harold Broberg

activities.When the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) decidedto offer a Web-based Lab, which includes Web-based laboratories in electrical, electronics,measurement, and control for distance learning courses in 2000, we knew that we faced aserious design challenge and expected the following benefits [1]: • Greater Scheduling Flexibility: with the availability of a Web-based Lab via the Internet, a technical course with lab activities would be available for students to access 24-hours a day, anywhere in the world. • Cost Effective: this delivery method is cost effective for offering technical courses with a lab component, because it requires only one set of equipment while traditional labs

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Petersen; Richard Hughey; David Meek; Alexandra Carey

. • 32kx8 of program and code space organized from 8000h to FFFFh. A single 128kx8 Flash EEPROM (in a PLCC-52 socket) is used and divided into four external jumper- selected pages of 32k each. The monitor program used in CMPE12C resides in page 0. • 24k of fixed on-board user accessible static ram. • One set of 8 SPST slide switches (not DIP switches) tied to an input port. • One set of 8 red high intensity LED’s driven by an output port. • One 8-bit digital to analog port with two outputs: (1) drives an AC 500mW audio amplifier with potentiometer amplitude control. Speaker must be connected separately via a 2-pin header connection. (2) DC output extended from the DAC to a 2-pin header