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Teaching Green Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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

Session 3251 A Program to Help University Professors Teach Green Engineering Subjects in their Courses Robert P. Hesketh, Mariano J. Savelski, C. Stewart Slater, Kathryn Hollar, Stephanie Farrell Rowan University Chemical Engineering 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701 Abstract The need to introduce green engineering concepts to undergraduate students has become recognized to be increasingly important by industry and the general

Conference Session

Teaching Green Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Turner

an ever lighter human footprint onthe earth."Writing in The New York Times, Jay Parini endowed Orr, chair of theEnvironmental Studies Program, with the apt appellation "environmental guru."Orr led more than 250 students, faculty, and town residents in discussions withnational ecological designers during the building's initial design phase three yearsago. He also raised most of the funds for the project.For Oberlin, that knowledge has resulted in a 14,000-square-foot, $6.6 million,self-sustaining structure of classrooms, laboratories, and surrounding gardens.More than a building where teaching takes place, the Lewis Center is a place thatteaches. By virtue of the building's design concepts, students learn ecologicalcompetence and mindfulness

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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

(now Honeywell) and the University of VirginiaFaculty Senate Teaching Initiatives Program.3. The Essential Ingredients for SuccessThe most important ingredient to accomplish the goals of the simulation is to get the students to“show up”. They have great skepticism about doing such a “game”; as much, if not more than inbusiness7. We find that the proper “hook” is free food and, occasionally, extra credit toward thecourse grade. In fact, we say very little about the details of the simulation in advance becausestudents severely prejudge what should happen and will conclude that being there would be awaste of time. Evidence of this is in some quotes from final debriefing surveys (Student initials).“I must admit that when I first read over the

Conference Session

Teaching Effective Communications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Anthony Marchese; Roberta Harvey; Bernard Pietrucha

the extent that there is now very little reference at all to courses as such.ABET now leaves it to individual engineering programs to articulate specific objectivesand assessment methods that meet a general requirement for “effective communication.”For example, at Rowan University, the ABET document listing programmatic goalsstates that all students should “develop communication skills so that they can performengineering functions effectively.” 3 The linking of communication skills to engineeringfunctions echoes the intent of the 2000 statement and calls for engineering-specificobjectives for the teaching of writing. Page 7.1329.1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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

Electrical and Computer Engineeringat Rowan University to configure a novel method of teaching the junior level Communications(COMM), Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) coursesunder a common laboratory framework. These three courses are taken concurrently during thespring semester of the junior year. Twelve interdisciplinary experiments that cut acrossindividual course boundaries and that integrate hands-on experience and software simulation areproposed. The first four experiments deal with the very basic concepts. The next fourexperiments expose the students to multimedia standards approved by industry. The last fourexperiments deal with various applications that link COMM, DSP and VLSI. Software isintegrated

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Subha Kumpaty

has personally tested its use in classroom, design projects andlaboratory for the last three years. All mechanical engineering (ME) and mechanical engineeringtechnology (MET) students run a 100-kW steam power plant in the laboratory at various part-loads and full load in groups of 10 and conduct thorough, first and second law analyses on theplant employing the user-friendly software. They are also assigned 3 to 4 design projects in theThermodynamics sequence, the treatment of which has become easier with the parametricstudies accommodated superbly by the TEST™ software. The overall experience with thisintegrated teaching has been very rewarding to both faculty and students. The details of theexperience, a sample problem, a sample project

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

which was gratefully utilized for this pilot experiment. · The results of this pilot laboratory were overwhelming, as students responded more than favorably in both their coursework and course evaluations. This was the first time in the history of this author’s teaching career that students did not want to leave after the three- hour “lecture-laboratory” had ended. · Subsequently to this, several additional laboratory courses were held in this facility. A proposal to the College of Engineering dean was made to assist in obtaining larger quarters for the successful endeavor. · Major domestic and international ICS manufacturers were invited to the university for a presentation about the benefits of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Kramer

doing work related to course topics or to graduate studies.It should also be mentioned that the positive aspects of the industry involvement were notachieved with less work than would be required by regular laboratories. Finding contacts,making arrangements, and following-up with the industry contacts required significant effort.Also, these types of efforts depend upon a suitable local industry presence.Students evaluated their experiences very positively. With the second teaching of the course, forexample, 100% of the students in the final course evaluations named these on-site visits as an“aspect of the course that enhanced [their] learning”. A secondary, but very positive outcome

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Field

positions with superior performance over thecourse of a semester. Faculty members—one each from the Colleges of Business, Education, andEngineering—provide support to students during their work in the Laboratory. The faculty alsoteam-teach an undergraduate Business Administration course (BusAd 392) associated with theBusiness Lab experience. The course is offered in seminar format and is comprised ofinstructional components (see Table 1) designed to provide students with some of the skills theyrequire for technological problem solving, innovation, and integration. Table 1: Instructional components Team Skills Faculty Marketing Research Methodology

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alvin Post

Session 2159 An FFT Spectrum Analysis Laboratory for Undergraduate Vibration or Instrumentation Courses Alvin Post Department of Manufacturing and Aerospace Engineering Technology Arizona State University-EastAbstractA complete spectrum analysis laboratory experiment is described. It is intended for mechanicallyoriented, introductory instrumentation classes, and requires students to diagnose mechanicalproblems in a machine with rotating components. Equipment requirements are modest

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

values for analysis offers a balanced approach that produces predictable values butmaintains a level of interaction between the student and the “experiment”. Three experimentsusing computer-generated data are described, and sample results are presented. The softwareused is Microsoft Excel (with procedures written in Visual Basic for Applications). Thisapproach has been effective in a junior-level measurements laboratory for mechanicalengineering students, and can also be adapted for distance learning applications.I. IntroductionOne of the purposes of laboratory courses is to teach students how to properly analyze dataobtained from engineering experiments. Important concepts include the normal, or Gaussianprobability distribution, confidence

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Denis Gillet

Session 1969 The Electronic Laboratory Journal: A Web-Based Collaborative Environment for Remote Experimentation Georgios Fakas, Denis Gillet Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, {georgios.fakas, denis.gillet}@epfl.ch1. IntroductionIn engineering education, experimentation has always been an essential ingredient to sustainlearning activities1. It is recognized as an efficient approach for students to effectively assimilateknowledge and to develop a professional approach to solve real-world problems. Collaboration isalso an

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bradley Bazuin; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader

processing (DSP) course, ECE 455.This has come about in response to industrial demands for students with more real-time, real-world experience, not just theory and computer simulations. In the laboratory, students workdirectly with audio signal sources, TI DSP based evaluation modules and development tools, andwrite software for real-time operations. This approach helps the students to better understand theapplication of the DSP concepts learned. Working with real-time signal processing at theundergraduate level has proven to be a challenge for both students and instructors. This paperdiscusses the real-time DSP laboratory and enumerates the opportunities and challengesassociated with teaching real-time, hands-on signal processing to undergraduate

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani; Abul Azad

Session 2548 Teaching Electric Machines and Power Electronics: Emphasis and Challenges Youakim Al Kalaani, Abul K M Azad Northern Illinois University, Technology DepartmentAbstractThe widespread applications of industrial power electronics and electric machine drives haveincreased the need for graduates well trained in leading edge motor control technologies.Efficient and flexible power electronics circuits are used nowadays in most areas of industrialapplications, including dc and ac motor control and commercial electric power transmission

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Torvi

Session 1566 Teaching Fire Protection Engineering Within the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum David Torvi Department of Mechanical Engineering University of SaskatchewanIntroductionAs Canada and other countries begin to introduce objective and performance-based buildingcodes, which allow more flexibility in design, interest in fire protection engineering has increased.Fire protection engineers work in industry, research organizations and fire departments to preventfires from occurring as well as to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiang Li; Matthew Lee

system can be adopted for both lab and field measurements. It is especially convenient for field projects since the DAQ system is portable and light. This system is designed for multiple purposes. For instance, the data acquisition can measure and record stress/force, strain/displacement, velocity/acceleration, temperatures, etc. that are related to projects in civil engineering such as pile driving, foundation loading/unloading and deformation of infrastructure (i.e., pavement, slope, retaining wall, bridges etc). This system can also serve as a virtual laboratory device for purposes of teaching and research in engineering mechanics (i.e., oscilloscopes, frequency response analyzers, signal generators, A/D or D/A data converters, etc.). In the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran

engineering curriculum at Rowan University emphasizes:(i) "hands-on" and team oriented education; (ii) inter and multi-disciplinary education;(iii) use and incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies; and (iv) improving technicalcommunication skills. To achieve these objectives, the four engineering programs ofCivil, Chemical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering include a common engineeringclinic throughout their eight semesters of study.In the Engineering Clinic, students and faculty from all four engineering departmentswork side-by-side on laboratory experiments, design projects, and research. The solutionof these real-world problems require not only a proficiency in the technical principles,but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff; Marilyn Barger

Session 1923 Teaching Nano-Fabrication Materials Processing to Non-materials Majors Andrew M. Hoff(1), Marilyn Barger(2), and Richard Gilbert(1) (1) University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620 / (2) Hillsborough Community College, Brandon, Florida 33619AbstractA new course under development that is designed to provide a broad understanding of theopportunities and limitations imposed by the processing of materials and structures in themicrometer to the nanometer regime is introduced. The historic focal point of micro-fabricationcourses in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bertrand Côté

. Very recently, and interestingly enough, text books 3,4 on FluidMechanics have started to include a CD-ROM containing video files (hyperlink8). Also,as imaging technology becomes more and more user-friendly and run-of-the-millcomputers gain more speed and memory, teaching will truly become a multimediaendeavour that will make use of homespun video presentations.As budgets for lab technicians become tighter in our institutions, movie files ofinteresting phenomena that take place in laboratory demonstrations, which are time andmoney consuming to set up, will be produced only once and then shown in class or Page 7.1056.3published on a CD-ROM

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naiqian Zhang; Masaaki Mizuno; Gurdip Singh; Amy Gross; Mitchell Neilsen; Donald Lenhert

microcontroller and Tasking C/C++ compilers were purchased.These setups were used in each of the modules. The first two modules were taught in the CISdepartment and the microcontrollers were used in an existing CIS laboratory. The third module wastaught in an existing microprocessor laboratory in the EECE department. The microcontrollers andsoftware were then moved to this lab. Additional hardware needed for the small design project waspurchased with funds from the contract with some supplement from both departments about equally.The third course is the theory course. This course is intended to teach techniques for design andanalysis of an embedded system. The course directly imports ideas developed as part of our researchin embedded system. The aim of

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Dana Burnett; Michael Warren; Rainer Fink

Session 3549 Teaching the Importance of Data Correlation in Engineering Technology Michael R. Warren, Dana M. Burnett, Jay R. Porter, and Rainer J. Fink Texas A&M UniversityAbstractTo meet the needs of the semiconductor test industry, entry-level test engineers must understand theimportance of correlation between characterization test equipment and industrial automated testplatforms (ATEs). The expectation is that the test engineer should be able to use data from multipleplatforms to aid in debugging device designs and test programs. As part of the

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Delores Etter; Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

using Matlab,” in Proceedings of the IEEE In- ternational Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, pp. 20–30, Apr. 1993. [3] R. G. Jacquot, J. C. Hamann, J. W. Pierre, and R. F. Kubichek, “Teaching digital filter design using symbolic and numeric features of Matlab,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., vol. VII, pp. 8–11, January-March 1997. † For those interested in a more in-depth treatment of this “bridging the gap” method, a new book isnearing completion. It will include a guided step-by-step mastery of real-time DSP concepts using the TIC6711 DSK, many detailed laboratory experiments, all required background information on hardware andsoftware issues for the C6711 DSK, and complete support software (Matlab, C, and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

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

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

student feedback and an analysis of course results: § Important to be flexible to changes based on a review of the course.5) Since a common 1st year course involves teaching large classes in lectures, the course must be supplemented by tutorial and/or laboratory classes of smaller student numbers, in order to verify lecture content and to establish a relevance of the key material concepts for the separate engineering strands involved in the common 1st year: § Important to provide adequate resources for such supplementary tutorials and/or laboratory classes.Motivating students of mixed abilities and backgroundsKey Issues:“Materials for Engineers” classes often consist of students of mixed abilities andbackgrounds, with and

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Lessard

Session 2620 A Lego-Based Soccer-Playing Robot Competition For Teaching Design Ronald A. Lessard Norwich UniversityAbstractCourse Objectives in the ME382 Instrumentation Laboratory at Norwich University include1.Design of systems involving both computer hardware and software. 2.Use of modern computertools for data acquisition and control. By having the students use a Lego Mindstorms robot kitand Robolab graphical programming software as a rapid prototyping tool combination abeginning at achieving both outcomes can be efficiently accomplished. The problem to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

methods. It shiftedemphasis from compartmentalized basic science, mathematics, and engineering science coursesto those designed to integrate topics, provide hands-on experiential learning, and a renewedfocus on product design. The new curriculum employs the resources of the Integrated Teachingand Learning Laboratory to incorporate a hands-on component for core undergraduate courses.The ProActive Teaching and Learning Philosophy was implemented with the new curriculum.This philosophy enforces student preparation and capitalizes upon this preparation to replace theconventional, passive lecture with an interactive session in which all students actively participatein topical discussions. In addition, team teaching is now the standard in the sophomore

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

Session 3513 Use of Process Simulation and McCabe-Thiele Modeling in Teaching Distillation Kevin Dahm Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractThe increasing prominence of process simulation has led to new ideas on how to teach separationprocesses such as column distillation to students. Graphical techniques such as McCabe-Thielemodeling have value in that they provide a compact framework for visualizing the process andillustrating concepts and phenomena, but no longer represent the state-of-the-art in engineeringpractice. Process simulators

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

ondesign projects selected from various disciplines of engineering. This paper provides adescription of the topics covered in each of the three components of this course. Theinstructional approaches used to teach this course are described and the engineeringdesign projects conducted by the students are outlined.Students normally take the course in their first or second semester. The class meets forthree double periods per week for a total of 6 hours. The class is divided up into threegroups during the first meeting. For example a student may attend computer skills onMonday, graphical skills on Wednesday and Design laboratory on Friday. Three faculty

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marek Balazinski; Aleksander Przybylo

the teaching process.Key words: teaching, manufacturing, simulation, animation.1 IntroductionTeaching manufacturing processes requires students to acquire a good understanding of theoriesrelated to strength of materials, heat transfer, materials structure, etc. Manufacturing processesare often very complex and difficult to explain; therefore, the implementation of numerouslaboratory sessions is required. Laboratory sessions are expensive, long to prepare and theirefficiency is sometimes affected by parasitic phenomena that make the interpretation oflaboratory results difficult. The use of films is also long and costly. In addition, films make itimpossible to separate the different phenomena that come into play in a manufacturing

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando

program. Over the last 15 years he has played a very active role in the development of the Page 7.1275.6infrastructure for making use of technology in instruction at the University. The work reported here wasbegun under the University of Virginia’s Teaching + Technology Initiative faculty fellowship program.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 3430TIMOTHY C. SCOTTTimothy C. Scott is Instructional Laboratory Director and an