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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anant Kukreti

the modules particularly useful when the underlying theoreticalconcepts had already been taught in the class. Specifically, these modules not only furtherreinforced these concepts, but also provided an opportunity to view graphically and pictoriallyhow the results varied when the input parameters were varied with a practical range. Thus, theywere able to appreciate the sensitivity of the problem to input parameters. Overall, the studentscommented that this made the learning experience fun. These comments are quite consistentwith our goals we had set while undertaking this project. We plan to conduct a more formalsurvey when these modules are used this Spring semester (2002), and we would report the resultsof this survey in a future

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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William Szaroletta; Nancy Denton

://www.measurementsgroup.comBiography:WILLIAM K. SZAROLETTA, P.E.Professor Szaroletta is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. A member ofASEE, he has 18 years industry experience in engineering and project management positions, with 12 awarded patents.He has 6 years university teaching experience, where his current applied research interests are rapid product designengineering, experimental mechanics laboratory automation, and optimization utilizing genetic algorithms.NANCY DENTON, P.E., CVS IINancy L. Denton is an associate professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. She regularlyteaches courses in design documentation, solid mechanics, controls, and machinery diagnostics. She has chaired theWomen in Engineering

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terri Nordin; Dana DeGeeter; Jenny Golder

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

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Philip Henning

Session 1660 CLOSING THE ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK LOOP: THE USE OF A QUALITATIVE FORMATIVE EVALUATION PROCESS AND CHANGES IN A MULTI-YEAR NSF/PENN STATE GK-12 EDUCATION PROJECT. Philip H. Henning, Pennsylvania College of Technology Dan Haworth, Elizabeth Kisenwether, Robin Tallon, Oliver Finckh Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State UniversityIntroductionIn this paper 1 we describe some of the changes made as a result of informal feedback gainedthrough qualitative basement techniques in the operation of a three year science, technology, andmath education

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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William Szaroletta

://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/courses/met211/5. MET 311 course website (January, 2002), http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/courses/met311/6. National Instruments Incorporated website (January, 2002), http://www.ni.com.7. Vishay Measurement Group website (January, 2002), http://www.measurementsgroup.comBiography:WILLIAM K. SZAROLETTA, P.E.Professor Szaroletta is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. A member ofASEE, he has 18 years industry experience in engineering and project management positions, with 12 awarded patents.He has 6 years university teaching experience, where his current applied research interests are rapid product designengineering, experimental mechanics laboratory automation, and optimization

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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Michele Casey; Kevin Torres; David Loker

we are equipping them with knowledge that is applicable toequipment they interact with daily. In addition, they will have had a positive experience withengineering that will hopefully ignite an interest for further learning.1.0 IntroductionIn 2001 an outreach project was designed and implemented to provide kindergarten students withengineering technology experiences.1 In that project kindergarten students were introduced tocurrent, voltage, batteries, conductors and insulators. The project was not only a success withkindergarten students but also with 1 st grade students.The authors wanted to add another module to the kindergarten engineering curriculum. Thetopic of digital logic was decided upon. In an ASEE 2000 paper, Cooney and

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

probably “Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy,” part of the NSF-funded Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Mostrecently, in 2000, the Technology for All Americans project of the InternationalTechnology Education Association (ITEA) has produced “Standards for TechnologicalLiteracy: Content for the Study of Technology.” Of course, the engineering andtechnology standards have not been as widely accepted as the science and math ones,because the former subjects are less frequently formally part of the curriculum inAmerican schools, but they have been gaining some currency recently (see, for example,M.D. Burghardt, “Assessing Elementary School Design Portfolios,” The TechnologyTeacher 59, 2).A difficulty of this field

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David Cottrell

48 min Figure 2. The software alsoprovides templates for multiplevariations in the types of trussesavailable for each bridge categoryallowing for a total of 34 possible 28 m 28 mindependent bridge initial designs.Each design iteration includes – at Figure 2. Initial Bridge Templates for the Computer –an elemental level – all of the Aided Design Softwarefundamental aspects of design asdefined in the ABET accreditationcriteria. The projects are based on real-world scenarios; they are open-ended, permittingmany possible solutions; and they

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Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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Ismail Orabi

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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Siobhan Gibbons; Ronald Rockland; Joel Bloom; Howard Kimmel

in October 2001, New Jersey residents stated thatwhile math and science play a critical in their lives, their children are graduating from NewJersey high schools with insufficient knowledge of those subjects. 3 Thus, the current declinein the number of students interested in science and math is of major concern, not only to thegrowth of New Jersey’s economy, but to the United States’ economy as well.Many higher education institutions have reacted to these projected shortages with aproliferation of outreach programs for students and teachers and recruitment efforts withstudents. Recent reports on student programs indicate an increased focus on providingengineering experiences and an introducing students to what engineers do. 4-7 Programs

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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Tim Brower

Session 3447 Technology Space Camp Timothy Brower Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn July 2001, Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) hosted a weeklong resident TechnologySpace Camp for high school students from Oregon, Washington and Colorado. The stude ntsparticipated in various class and team building projects applicable to zero gravity space scienceand exploration. The highlight of their week was the design and construction of a zero gravityexperiment.In August 2001, the OIT NASA Science Team subsequently flew the high school

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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Timothy Harrah; Martha Cyr; Brad George

Session Number 2530 Timelines and Student Project Planning in Middle School Technology /Engineering Education Exercises Timothy Harrah1, Bradford George2 and Martha Cyr1 1 Tufts University Center for Engineering Education Outreach Tufts University, Medford, MA 02460 / 2 Hale Middle School Nashoba Regional School District, Stow, MA 01775AbstractIn the practice of professional engineering design, nearly all work is ultimatelycompleted in a team format and under a deadline. It is therefore relevant to reflect, onsome level, the demands of these real world

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Samir Moujaes

2002-147 - ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO TEACH HVAC AND RELATED SUBJECTS THROUGH ACTUAL PROJECT INVOLVEMENT -THREE CASE STUDIES Samir F. Moujaes, Ph.D., P.E. ME Dept. University of Nevada Las VegasAt UNLV two courses in HVAC design are taught on a regular basis. These courses alsoattract students who are interested in the subject and in some cases may have someprevious experience to continue in that general area by taking these two courses as anelective which can count towards their undergraduate degree or as part of their coursefulfillment towards a Masters Degree. When the student has had some exposure to thesubject

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Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Session 3566 Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review M. Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe benefits of company sponsored student design projects, both to academia and to industry, havebeen well established recently in symposia and in publications. However, assessing these benefits inorder to improve the students’ experiences can be difficult. This paper discusses techniques ofassessment used

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

Session XXXX RECYCLED TIRE BALES FOR WALL CONSTRUCTION: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION Dr. Robert Knecht, Dr. Suzanne Scott Colorado School of MinesIntroduction The Design Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence (EPICS) program is a twosemester, six credit-hour sequence that is required of all first and second-year students at theColorado School of Mines (CSM). During the Design (EPICS) sequence, students working inteams are guided through a hands-on experience of basic, sound engineering practices thatincorporate

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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Kathryn Jablokow

Session 2642 Characterization of Project Team Dynamics for Engineering and Management Students Based on Cognitive Style Keith W. Buffinton and Kathryn W. Jablokow Bucknell University / Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThe problem-solving styles and interpersonal dynamics of project teams are often criticaldimensions of the ability of a team to function effectively. In order to study the problem-solvingstyles of engineering and management students and to track intra-team interactions, the KirtonAdaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) was used to determine the cognitive styles of

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Shad Reed; Donna Dorminey

Session 1566 Designing Experimental Procedures: A Low Cost, Hands On Project that Students Actually Enjoy Capt Shad Reed, MAJ Donna Dorminey United States Military Academy, West PointAbstract Because many students are unfamiliar with the development of experimental procedures,a project was sought that would allow students to use the design process to generate an optimalexperimental procedure. An experiment that required students to determine the coefficient ofdrag for a small, dollar-store parachute figurine was selected. After a brief introduction to thepertinent theory

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

, the academic reward system provides few incentives forfaculty to invest the substantial effort required by team design projects. The U.S.Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon contest has offered a strongmotivation to overcome the obstacles. The University of Virginia (UVA) SolarDecathlon Team, jointly sponsored by the School of Architecture and the Schoolof Engineering and Applied Science, consists of a group of students from severalengineering disciplines and architecture working together to design and build asolar-powered house. The 800-square foot, fully functional house will publiclydemonstrate the effectiveness and benefits of solar energy, energy efficiency,and technological innovation. The design process has focused on

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

Session 2426 ADAPTING THE MIT STIRLING ENGINE PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, A LAND GRANT INSTITUTION Nathaniel B. Allen, J. Matthew Cunnington, Levi J. Westra, Michael K. Klein, Edwin M. Odom, and R. E. Smelser University of Idaho Mechanical Engineering Moscow, ID 83844-0902AbstractRetention of students after completion of the sophomore year in Mechanical Engineering is aproblem. Students who remain often display low enthusiasm which is evident in class and onschool work

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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Richard Wies; John Aspnes

Session 2133 DESIGN OF AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HYBRID POWER SOURCE FOR REMOTE LOCATIONS AS A STUDENT PROJECT Authors: Richard W. Wies and John D. Aspnes Affiliation: University of Alaska FairbanksAbstract -- This paper describes an undergraduate or graduate level student project that involvesthe design of an energy-efficient hybrid power source for remote communities that have noconnection to other electric utility systems. One such application is the development of stand-alone electric power sources for Native American villages in rural Alaska. This

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

Session 2555 Improving the Professional Skills of Engineering Graduate Students through Capstone Project Mentoring in IEWorks Dan Gerbus, Dan Cordon, Matthew Walker, Robert Drew, Edwin Odom, Steven Beyerlein, Karl Rink University of Idaho Mechanical EngineeringAbstractTraditional engineering graduate programs focus on coursework and thesis research, which mayor may not adequately develop students’ professional skills for engineering positions in industry.This paper describes an alternative graduate program

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gerard Foster

Session 2559K-12 Programs Plug into Technology with Project Lead The Way Curriculum Gerard N. Foster Purdue University, School of Technology, Kokomo, Indiana Abstract Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a national program that offers a pre-engineering curriculum for high schools and middle schools. The high school curriculum consists of five courses covering solid modeling with a CAD package, digital electronics, principles of engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, and implementation of a design project. Teachers learn the technical, project-based course material in an intensive, two- week

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hong Zhang

Session 1306 Flying A Blimp– A Case Study of Project-Based Hands-on Engineering Education Hong Zhang College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028 zhang@galaxy.eng.rowan.edu Abstract Rowan engineering emphasizes the integration of hands-on experience and theoreticthinking in engineering education. We also understand the importance of multidisciplinaryexperience for the all-around development of students in society. For this purpose, weproposed and supervised a blimp project to

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

Session 1625 Integration of Software Tools into a Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Student Design Project Friederike C. Mund, Anestis I. Kalfas, Reza S. Abhari Turbomachinery Laboratory Institute of Energy Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandAbstract This paper presents a pilot scheme for the integration of modern state-of-the-artturbomachinery design tools into project-based education of undergraduate students. This efforthas been part of a

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Said Shakerin

Session 2793 An Undergraduate Research Project: Experimental Investigation of Drag Reduction for a Cylinder with an Attached Fin William Cook and Said Shakerin1 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories / University of the Pacific Livermore, CA / Stockton, CA wcook@llnl.gov / sshakerin@uop.eduKey words: drag reduction, wind tunnel, load cell, fin, undergraduate researchAbstractAn example of an undergraduate research project carried out in the area of fluid mechanics isreported in this paper. This project can also be used as a

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Student Teams and Active Learning

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Robert Lent; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer; Linda Schmidt

Collective Efficacy 1 Session 2330 Exploration of Collective Efficacy Beliefs in Student Project Teams: Implications for Student and Team Outcomes Robert W. Lent, Linda Schmidt, Janet Schmidt, and Gary Pertmer University of Maryland, College Park Page 7.548.1Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Bannerot

Session 3275 The DO’s and DO NOT’s for Major Projects in an Introductory Design Course Richard Bannerot University of HoustonIntroductionA sophomore level course, “Introduction to Mechanical Design”, has been a requiredcourse for mechanical engineering majors (but for the purposes of this paper it could justas well have been for all engineering students) at the University of Houston since 1980.Since 1991 it has been taught each fall and spring, to between 35 and 55 students, by theauthor of this paper. The course is usually the first engineering course taken

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Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

Session 3120 Enhancement to Student Learning by Employing Advanced Computing in a Project Oriented Environment Jeff Nadel, Dan Walsh College of Engineering California Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractA partnership between an individual donor, industry and academia has been formed to develop acrucible where the hypothesis that advanced computing can enhance student learning in a projectoriented environment will be tested. We have developed a facility that provides a location,previously lacking, for teams of students to