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Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

), begins with a hands-on design exercise, and culminateswith the participants preparing and presenting lesson plans to be used at their own schools. Theworkshop utilizes materials from HMC’s first course in engineering, Introduction to EngineeringDesign (known as “E4”) [1], and is taught in a studio mode [2]. This paper presents somebackground material on PEPS, including the program’s goals, the current structure of PEPS, adiscussion of the assessment procedures used, and some reflections on future directions. Page 7.916.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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TYCD 2002 Lower Division Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Grace; Scott Klingenstein; Ron Ulseth; Nick Nicholson; Don Moen; Amy Hendrickson; Aaron Wenger; Kenneth Gentili; Paul Gordy; Jim Richardson

tounderrepresented groups) and that TYCs are a logical entry point to engineering if issues of curriculum,articulation, recruiting, and retention are addressed coherently. The proposed conference will bring togetherleading TYC engineering programs, transfer universities, and high school SMET teachers to begin thediscussion of how a national effort can involve the TYCs in producing a new generation of engineers andtechnologists. A primary focus of the conference will be upon forming a collaborative effor t between HS-TYC-University for the recruiting and retention of students to engineering. A pre-conference planningmeeting will be held with representatives from all areas of the collaboration. The pre-planning will result ina core set of HS-TYC-University

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

manufacturing processes. 3. Students must apply design of experiments (DOE) knowledge to plan and execute experiments to determine optimal process settings. 4. Students must solve the practical manufacturing problems that arise.To meet these goals a generalized or idealized lab procedure was developed. Under the idealprocedure, teams of students designed a part to meet functional and geometrical specifications.The design of the part was optimized for production using the manufacturing process underconsideration. Next Students designed the manufacturing process to produce the part. Toolingwas designed and fabricated by the students. Design of experiments was then employed tooptimize the process parameters. Finally, parts were

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566non-engineering courses. Therefore, the hours available for engineering courses arerather limited and must be used efficiently to ensure that students acquire the skillsneeded for a rapidly changing work environment.The Mechanical Engineering Program at Alabama A&M University has identifiedindustries and government agencies that form part of its constituency. Periodically, theDepartment faculty meets and discusses plans and programs that pertain to the two tracksoffered in the mechanical engineering program, one being in manufacturing systemswhile the other is in propulsion systems. The review process takes place on a continuousbasis by analyzing other specialized inputs through publications from professionalengineering

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amber Lehrman; Heather Nachtmann

engineering students about theeffects of uncertainty and how to handle uncertain data. The research plan is presented alongwith a literature review in this area.IntroductionSeveral panel reports in the early 1990s claimed that undergraduate engineers lacked the abilityto succeed in the real world (Bordogna, et al., 1993; ASEE, 1994; National Science Foundation,1995; National Research Council, 1995). Around the same time, Condoor, et al. (1992) reportedthat students tended to primarily use subjective judgment in decision making as opposed toanalytical techniques. The research project discussed in this paper addresses both of theseconcerns. The objectives of this research are twofold: 1) to assess the current state ofengineering student abilities to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Richardson

Session Number 1896 A Simple and Effective Curriculum Assessment Procedure Jim Richardson Civil Engineering Dept., University of AlabamaAbstract This paper describes a curriculum assessment procedure that is easy to use and providesmeaningful results. The core of the procedure is a review by a department committee of studentwork from each civil engineering course. The author proposed the idea of a peer-reviewassessment procedure to the faculty during a departmental retreat and the faculty developed theimplementation plan. Our department has completed two cycles of the assessment

Conference Session

TYCD 2002 Lower Division Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Cecere

) Design Principles and Practice, and 4) Business Management.The General Education category consists of the socio-humanistic and communicationssubjects. For example, subjects such as English composition, speech, technical writing,history, geography, psychology, and ethics were common among the criteria. TheMathematics and Science category consisted of common subject areas as algebra,trigonometry, analytic geometry, pre-calculus and calculus. The Design Principles andPractice category subjects were very wide spread with common design and technical courses.These courses included construction design principles, construction practices, strength ofmaterials, statics, hydraulics, drafting and plan reading, specifications, estimating, scheduling,bidding

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

two bachelor programs rests on the depth of mathematics and science, whichunderpins the course of study. Greenfield has created a virtual university. One Greenfield partner awards each degree of thethree programs:· Associate of Applied Science in Mfg. Engineering & Technology: Lawrence Technological Univ.· Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering: The University of Detroit Mercy· Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology: Wayne State UniversityWhile the degree is awarded by a host institution, all Greenfield academic partners work as avirtual faculty to plan, design, and deliver the courses (within constraints consistent with the host1 Coalition Members: Lawrence Technological University, Lehigh University

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

assessment process that can be applied uniformly by all instructors. The assessmentprocess must also improve cognitive learning as well as meet accreditation requirements. Thispaper addresses an assessment plan that has been implemented for the Energy SystemsLaboratory course. Assessment is often driven by the need to obtain accreditation from organizations such asNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology (ABET). However, assessment should be driven by a desire toimprove cognitive learning while meeting accreditation requirements. The Energy Systemsthread, when considered as a whole, is a complete model of cognit ive learning at all domainlevels1. In the thermodynamics, fluid

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

worth (EAW)? 2. What is the definition of equivalence within an industrial context? 3. How are PW and EAW interpreted? 4. Why does choosing the largest PW or EAW maximize a company’s FTW? 5. How should alternatives with different lives be compared?The next section briefly reviews the FTW model, and following sections provide the answers tothe above questions. FTW ModelA firm’s FTW is its total capital at the end of the planning horizon. The FTW model computesthis capital as a function of project selection, thereby enabling the decision maker to select theproject that maximizes FTW. Maximizing FTW is an intuitively appealing investment objective,and the FTW model leads to the use of popular

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cindy Finelli; Trevor Harding

wasorganized.Results of the Roundtable DiscussionAs described earlier, six issues pertaining to establishing a center for teaching and learning werediscussed by the groups. Responses of the participants are compiled here.1. Developing support for a teaching and learning centerA variety of ideas regarding how to support such a center were discussed, and the group agreedthat before establishing a teaching and learning center, a critical mass of support was required.Perhaps most important is finding an individual leader willing to forward the idea of creating acenter, organize meetings, compile materials, and seek further support for the development of acenter.Furthermore, when putting together plans to develop a center, it is essential that a sponsor be

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in CET and MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Kissoff

ofConstruction Graphics (CET-2030) into the program filled the void left by its quarter-systemcounterpart. This course was found not to fit into the curriculum when the University convertedto a semester-based system beginning with the 1997-1998 academic year. The suspension of thisclass offering came at a precipice in the history of civil construction document design andpreparation. During this time, changes in the way site and roadway plans were produced left theprevious offering’s methodology of presenting material in this course in need of a review andoverhaul. Industry standards were demanding computer-aided drafting (CAD) as thepresentation media of choice. Additionally, new software technology which had previously beenused by a handful of

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Fadi Deek; Howard Kimmel

programming activities are closely intertwined in theintroductory course on computing taken by all first year students at NJIT. In this course,each class is goal directed, as it is designed around a problem-solving experience thattakes into consideration the programming material covered in that session. Problem-solving heuristics and program development tasks are integrated and introduced as seriesof activities requiring specific knowledge and skills that must be acquired and masteredby the students. The problem solving and program development process, consisting of formulatingthe problem, planning the solution, designing the solution, translating the solution, testingthe solution, and delivering the solution, begins with the students, and the

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Luiz Gargione

that can contribute to the entrepreneurship education process. 4. Develop theory and practice related to the business planning proposals. 5. The Final Project is the most important activity of the program. All studentsinvolved in the program must develop a final project using the theory and practice acquireduring the program. 6. All the students involved in the program should develop the skills necessary forworking in groups and for the group. Working with different people and teamwork is arequirement of the program. 7. The Final Project is a teamwork activity. The end product o f the final project mustbe the result of different people working together following the same objectives. 8. Simulation will be used

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Descoteaux; Kevin Sutterer

others are elective courses. Classmakeup in these two types of design courses can be quite different, and this should influence thedesign of the course. Elective courses are generally populated by students genuinely interestedin the subject and more likely to pursue engineering practice in that subdiscipline. Since it is rarethat a single civil engineering subdiscipline is preferred by over 50% of the students in adepartment, it is likely the majority of the students in a required design class do not plan tospecialize in that subdiscipline. However, their own specialty will often require a goodunderstanding of how specialist civil engineers in the other subdiscipline do their job so they caneffectively interact with those other professionals. In

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Lachance; Allen Estes

. Depending on the size of the class or event, there is one PM and fourContractors for each A-E. Each group has different responsibilities but share the common goalof owner satisfaction. Architect-Engineer: 1. Responsible for the design and initial estimate of the structure for the owner. 2. Respond to any comments from the Project Managers review of the plans and specifications. Respond to any Request for Information (RFI) or Requests for Contract Modifications from the contractors. 3. Observe construction and respond to any construction claims. Project Manager: 1. Act as the owner’s representative. 2. Review the plans and specifications to ensure they meet owner’s intent

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

. Page 7.190.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAdmittedly, as first-semester juniors the students do not have a strong technical base forengineering analysis and design. Indeed, they begin the semester having completed only Staticsand Circuits (and, for the ME’s, Dynamics; and for EGR’s, Thermodynamics). However, theemphasis in junior design is on the design process: RFP, brainstorming, conceptual design,conceptual plans and specifications, subsystem design and test, engineering drawings, integrationtests, design iteration, final design plans and specifications, prototype construction

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Coburn Stoler; Douglas Gorham

Education”excellent teachers and engineers to meet the challenges of an increasingly technologicalsociety.Approximately forty-seven institutions, from around the world, attended the Summit.During breakout group work Summit attendees developed: 1) common themes that willhave broad impact on campus reform, and 2) individual campus action plans that focusedon collaborations to improve pre-service education and engineering curricula reform. Oneclear theme that emerged from the Summit was to hold a follow-up conference thatfeatures “best practices” and successful campus collaborations.Panel Session OverviewThis panel session will showcase on-campus collaborations that enhance the level oftechnological literacy in the pre-college community and impacted

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

class and had the enthusiasm, initiative, and maturity to work on a realengineering project. Over the next nine months they learned about fuel cell technology and manytechnical aspects of engineering work. They also learned about working in a businessenvironment on a marginally planned and undirected research and development project.A fuel cell is a device that produces electrical energy from an electrochemical reaction betweenexternally supplied fuels and oxidizers. Grove1 first reported a successful fuel cell in 1839.Since then, researchers have investigated different types of electrodes, electrolytes, fuels andoxidants, and reaction kinetics affecting fuel cell performance. They have discovered thatproblems in thermo-fluids, material

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Griffis

Session 1360 A Computer-Based Interactive Package for ABET Self-Study Thomas A. Costello, Carl L. Griffis, Lalit Verma University of ArkansasAbstractIn preparation for an accreditation visit in 2002, the faculty of Biological and AgriculturalEngineering at the University of Arkansas assembled an interactive package designed toprovide easy access to the needed information. The Self-Study document, including oureducational objectives, assessment plans for program outcomes, copies of all coursesyllabi, examples of student work, and examples of our feedback

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

competencies, professional ethics and the development of a basic engineeringproject. The project includes engineering analysis, market outlook, basic productiontechniques, economic assessment, planning, design, manufacturing, testing and productevaluation. The focus of the other course is to further develop required skills in mathematicsand engineering science and learning the use of computer programming for the solution ofengineering problems. The approach taken in both courses is project/goal oriented, learningtopics are “discovered” as part of the project development. In one course, hands-onexperimentation is emphasized while in the other analysis and numerical simulation arepromoted. The experience of the past few years indicates that retention

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wiggins

aprogram was specifically enumerated as part of ABET's criteria for a program. The main focusof doing program evaluation therefore became one of an evaluator reviewing the materialspresented to him during an accreditation visit and basically seeing that all course areas wereincluded. The next step for the evaluator was then to judge whether or not the materialspresented were academically appropriate for the course level. Included in the process, as ageneral requirement was a requirement for strategic planning, program outcomes andassessment. However, while this material was reviewed and cited, the bulk of the work ofevaluation was done in the course material.Two problems are readily apparent from the "old" criteria. Initially, there was no clear

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ross; Denise Jackson

http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net Wap-Shareware http://www.wap-shareware.comShareware for Industrial EngineeringBased on the twenty subject areas tested on the Industrial Engineering specific Fundamentals ofEngineering (FE) exam, pertinent IE subjects were identified. Then, the Association ofShareware Professionals web page was searched to find reliable programs that could be used inthe IE curriculum. The following IE topics were searched to find relevant shareware: engineeringeconomics, engineering statistics, industrial cost analysis, material handling systems, queuingmodeling and simulation, operations research, production planning, total quality management,and work performance. Following are descriptions of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cliff Mirman; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Engineering Technology program as themodel example.Significance of a Proactive RelationshipOccena et. al. projected that most school students map out their career paths by the time theyenter their final year in high school2. The increased emphasis on formal education by employerscoupled with the simultaneous drop in demand for unskilled labor in the United States continuesto motivate high school graduates to pursue a college education, two -year or four year. It is truethat things do not always proceed as planned and a large number of students switch career plans,and hence their majors during their college years. However, professional bodies such as theAmerican Society for Engineering Education and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers haveembarked

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvia Alexander

3. encouraging the growth of new businesses by supporting start-up and spin-out companies based on innovative ideas developed by students and staff within the institutions.These initiatives are part of the evolution of a permanent, embedded third stream offunding to run alongside core funding for teaching, learning and research. Theappointment of Business fellowships to work on a range of activities includingadvising businesses on new technology, monitoring entrepreneurs and helping withbusiness plan development is another aspect of the initiative to stimulate wider highereducation business networks.Such activities provide a platform for core funding to help higher education institutionsimplement strategies that can

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

faculty who used the TeamCoachsystem during the semester. This paper explains the basic TeamCoach design, describesthe student and faculty evaluations of the TeamCoach system, and presents lessonslearned and future development plans of TeamCoach.IntroductionEngineering students must learn to be effective team members. Teams are the way workgets done in industry. Engineers are required to design complex systems in a shortamount of time and by necessity are required to work with others to accomplish thesetasks. Recent engineering graduates reported that they spend an average of 32% of theirtime working in teams.1With this large amount of teaming that occurs in industry, it comes as no surprise that

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Zribi; Mohammad Al-Ansary; Ibrahim Nashawi; Haitham Lababidi; Faridah Ali; Aziz Tayfun; Adel Aly; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

Session 3560 Outcome Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Education at Kuwait University Andreas P. Christoforou, Mohammad D. Al-Ansary, Ahmet S. Yigit, Aziz Tayfun, Adel A. Aly, Haitham Lababidi, Faridah Ali, Ibrahim S. Nashawi, Mohamed Zribi College of Engineering and Petroleum Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060 KuwaitAbstractThe initial stages of development and implementation of assessment plans for engineeringprograms at

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland

patientenough after asking questions to students, and answer them without giving the students a chanceto answer. Use a one-minute silent time – after a few of these silent times, students start tobecome involved in the learning process.Instructor’s Promptness and Full Use of Class TimeTeaching is not just about helping students learn technical information; it is also about teachingstudents certain value systems. One of the most important values that are needed in theworkforce is being on time, and new faculty members have a responsibility to demonstrateproper behavior to students.If you are going to be late or absent, plan ahead, and let students know about this. While it mightsound ridiculous, since sickness cannot be predicted, many absences are due

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Chimka; Teri Rhoads

obtained a new Deanof Engineering and, with the new Dean, began constructing a new strategic initiative. Thisinitiative underwent many transformations and continues to evolve. The vision of the College ofEngineering is “to produce engineering graduates sought first by industry and investors forexcelling in a rapidly changing, technology-driven world both as problem-solving engineers andtechnology managers in existing companies and as leaders in starting new, technology-basedcompanies.” The plan to fulfill this vision includes three main areas: enhanced education, relevantresearch, and top students. Also, the plan must determine how it will assess when the vision hasbeen met or how close/far away the vision remains. A discussion of the plan took

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Burris; Alfredo Soeiro

, Italy in 1998 and in Toronto, Canada in 2001. The 9thWorld Conference will take place on May 16-19 in Tokyo, Japan. The conference is hosted bythe Japanese Society for Engineering Education and Nihon University.Another important activity of IACEE is the support, mainly nominal, for projects related withCEE. Any member may propose a new project. The main contractor of a project should submit aproject description containing the following information: purpose, background, works plan,timetable, schedule, organization, personnel, budget and expected benefits. Preference is given toprojects, which build on successful results of previous work. The first-hand responsibility foreach project is handled by individual member organizations or