Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Melvin Corley

approved by the program faculty and posted onthe Mechanical Engineering Program web page http://www.latech.edu/tech/engr/meen/meugrd.htm.They were subsequently submitted to the ME/IE Industrial Advisory Council and endorsed at theirSpring, 1998 meeting.Many of the Program Chairs and other faculty attended EC2000 training sessions during 1998-2000.Often the advice regarding assessment processes and even regarding program outcomes wasconflicting. For example, the initial version of Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes was identicalto ABET Criterion 3 a-k with the addition of two outcomes taken from the ABET Criteria 8 formechanical engineering. Upon further reflection we concluded that these outcomes may well representgood generic mechanical

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

earlystages of design such as brainstorming, reflecting on key theories and principles, anddeveloping experiments or models to evaluate designs. Communication, an essentialelement of the team-based, real-world projects that many engineering programs are nowbuilt upon, will be analyzed through qualitative and quantitative assessment ofcorrespondence among team members. Documentation, the systematic recording ofactivities during the design process, will be examined through auditing methods modeledon the procedures used for International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000series certification in industry.The first stage of the project, and the focus of this paper, involves preliminary analysis ofstudent writing to develop categories to be used

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson

issues of great importance, stem cellresearch and the cost of biomedical technology development, are discussed from thestandpoint of the STAR.Legacy (Software Technology for Action and Reflection, Appendix1)3 cycle of learning, which is the learning hypothesis of the VaNTH Engineering ResearchCenter for bioengineering educational technologies. 4 In all these activities, the goal is thedevelopment of analytical, creative, and practical skills, and an enjoyment of the process.METHODSSome topics are approached as group studies, following the model of the STAR.Legacy cycle oflearning. First, the class is broken into groups randomly at the beginning of the semester. Next,throughout the semester, the groups are given a specific topic, such as the

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

the information, and apply it to other situationsthat may or may not be similar in nature (e.g., larger or smaller facilities). One important point tonote is that familiarity with the case helps instill confidence among the students and helpsalleviate the discomfort often associated with being in “unfamiliar territory.” The case-based approach also helps students make a connection between the various modulesof the class. More importantly these modules reflect stages in the life cycle of transportationsystems. Thus, the students are able to make a real connection between theory and practice.Team-Oriented Learning Team oriented learning is adopted in two ways. The first is through formal teams that areformed at the beginning of the

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. They most fully manifest or support relevant virtues, Aristotle and where virtues are traits of character making possible the

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

to Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationacquire images with different band-pass filters from the remote cameras and initial resultsof image analysis.1. IntroductionThis paper describes a NASA-UMES collaborative project primarily involving passiveremote sensing experiments using reflectance patterns in the visible region of theelectromagnetic spectrum. Color and monochrome cameras mounted on a payloadstructure (gondola) attached to a tethered blimp are used to transmit remote images fromthe blimp as it ascends to pre-determined height above the ground. The images capturedby the remote cameras have

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Rutar; Steven Beyerlein; Phillip Thompson; Lawrence McKenzie; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili; Patricia Daniels; Michael Trevisan

(formerly called a mid-program assessment of team-based engineeringdesign) can be downloaded from the TIDEE web site: www.cea.wsu.edu/tidee.The first component of the instrument is a set of short-answer constructed response (SCR) tasksthat assess students’ foundational knowledge about the design process, teamwork, and designcommunication. Second, a performance assessment (PA) engages students in a team activity thatseeks to identify customer requirements and to develop appropriate test procedures for acommon hand tool. Teams produce written documentation that reports on team organization,design requirements, relevant test procedures, and actions taken at each stage in the designprocess. A reflective essay constitutes the third component and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Washington Braga

be the Internet, provided that strong interactionis obtained among students, teachers and whatever software used. A mixed environmentcombining virtual and on-site classes has been developed and used for sometime now.Students acceptance is generally quite good and often their academic achievements haveincreased significantly, mainly after an email conference system and more interactive webpages have become available. This paper presents some of the strategies and resourcescombining active and reflective techniques already implemented to enhance studentslearning.1. Introduction To my knowledge, one of the most important advances regarding modern engineeringeducation has been the development of what is generically called web based

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wood; Jason Bartolomei; Dave Winebrener; Don Rhymer; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

Bloom’s taxonomy. With respect to theKolb cycles, it also moves from “Abstract Hypothesis and Conceptualization” (text material) to“Concrete Experience” (non-interactive visualization) to both the “Reflective Observation” andespecially the “Active Experimentation” (interactive open-ended problem) parts of the cycle9.The courseware’s outline for each module follows the same four-part outline of :· Why study that particular module’s topic (e.g. “Bending”)· Visual Overview of topic· Example Problem and· Design ProblemThis structure organizes the content in a simple way to increase efficiency and learning. Contentis framed in terms of real world problems increasing motivation for learning. This is especiallytrue for MBTI “S” types7. Assumptions used

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero; Isaac Crumbly

GenderAfr.- Hispan Native Native Asia Caucasia Bi- Male FemalAmerican ic American Alaskan n n Racial e 84 02 01 01 03 05 4 37 63 The Future Through the efforts of many people over the past nine years, the Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering Academy has made a great impact on the lives of many young minority and female students. Via MSEA, we hope to continue to produce more minority and female engineers and scientists. Though it is appropriate to momentarily reflect with pride on the past, we must continue to work hard for the future

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

meaningful reflective comments from thestudents. The data is useful for program planning on a semester-by-semester basis. Inaddition, we have maintained continuity in the survey tools, which has allowed us tocompare data from year to year.Focus Groups. We began using focus groups in the Fall 2000 semester as a method toaugment our survey data. Focus groups are a qualitative research method which havehigh face validity and which are relatively inexpensive and time efficient.9 For eachfocus group session, we recruit 5-9 students, a size we have found manageable yet largeenough to foster between participant dialogue. If the size of a focus group is too large, thegroup is likely to fragment and participants may begin to have more than oneconversation

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

have initiated an interdisciplinarydesign senior sequence that more accurately reflects and prepares students for product designroles. Interdisciplinary design courses are not new; many such courses were available in the1960s and 1970s (Lovas and Packman, 2001). Example programs at institutions such asRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lehigh University, University of Detroit and NorthwesternUniversity brought engineering disciplines (and sometimes non-engineering disciplines) togetherto solve societal issues related projects under a program funded by the Sloan Foundation. Sincethat era, government and accreditation agencies have identified the lack of interdisciplinarydesign experience and capabilities as a major stumbling block in improving

Conference Session

Grad. and Upper Level Undergrad. BME Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge

must be spent learning the program if the instructor is not familiar with it. Developingtutorials, assignments, and projects may be equally demanding.ConclusionThis module will be further developed and implemented in future offerings of biomechanics atMercer University. The cantilever beam and hole-in-a-flat-plate problems are classic and will becontinued. However, a list of common mistakes has been developed that will be given to futurecourses in an attempt to reduce the difficulty of learning the program. The FE project will bemodified to reflect a new modeling subject and to incorporate a section on recommendedvalidation techniques.Bibliographic InformationRENEE ROGGE is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at Mercer University

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

program by a former student. The purpose of thesurvey was to determine what had happened to our graduates after leaving the program, and itwas focused on graduates who had experienced the original curriculum. A large amount ofinformation was gathered from the 56 surveys returned out of 183 sent out. The distribution ofthe 56 respondents by year of graduation is shown in Table 2. The skewing of the responsedistribution toward more recent graduates both reflects our ability to track down more recentgraduates and the relatively low number of graduates in the early years of the program.Responses to specific questions relating to career value were extracted for this study

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano; Willie Ofosu

experiment using the lab handoutas a guide and not being told how to perform each step in the procedure. They experiencethe function of a transmitting antenna and the performance of a receiving antenna. Thishelps them to realize that the radiation pattern recorded is that of the receiving antenna.From the E- and H-plane plots, they appreciate the orthogonal nature of the E-field andthe H-field. The 3-D plot helps the students to understand the volumetric nature of theradiated field in space.The students observe that the 2-D plots show slight distortions due to reflections offobjects in close proximity to the experimental set-up. It also becomes apparent to themthe critical nature of the relationship between the length of the antenna and

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anders Nelsson

when the robot is standing still.A one-dimensional camera is mounted on top of the robot. With help of the camera system, therobot navigates towards a light source at the end of the track. The camera sensor contains ahorizontal linear optical array with 128 light sensitive pixels. With completion of appropriateelectronics, the camera will give an analog video signal that can be A/D-converted by the DSP.The robot has an ultrasound sensor system to find obstacles on the track. The ultra sound sensoris mounted at the front of the robot close to the ground and can be used for distancemeasurement. It is built up by two units, one transmitter and one receiver. The transmitter sendsa burst of pulses, typically 5-20 pulses at 40 kHz, and the reflected

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Chung

accesses information that is most useful. Confusion Participant asks questions or makes statements which reflect confusion about the content. Awareness of failure to understand Awareness of failure to understand individual meaning of content. Verifying information Participant double checks understanding of conclusion. Monitoring problem solving Participant is aware of task goals and one’s progress toward the goals.An event was defined as an uninterrupted clickstream within the same family of tests, as shownin Table 3. Table 3 shows the clickstream that would result in three different events—fingerprint,pedigree

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

recommendationsexpressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.+ The concept of Robotic Grippers, Inc. is based on a project developed by Professor Thomas E. Endres of theMechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Dayton.References 1. National Center Of Excellence For Advanced Manufacturing Education, The Module Architecture in Action: Impact and Implications of a Competency-based Curriculum Design Model. AIM Center, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio. 2002. 2. National Center Of Excellence For Advanced Manufacturing Education, A Novel Curriculum for the Associate Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. AIM

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Helweg

. They are substitutes for revelation, imperatives that have dissolved into a range of possibilities. The very work "value" signifies the reduction of truth to utility, taboo to fashion, conviction to mere preference; all provisional, all exchangeable. Both values and "lifestyle – a way of living that reflects the accumulation of one's values – bespeak a world in which nothing is sacred. Neither word carries the weight of ; the conviction; the commitment to truths made sacred. Indeed, sacredness is conspicuous in its absence. 9Hunter defines character similarly to a definition I use to define the behavior of a moral beingas, "What you do when no one is looking." Promoting moral behavior which emanates

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe design of the laboratory itself can greatly enhance the learning potential of those thatuse it. An efficient laboratory experiment should [7]:· clearly relate to textbook materials,· relate to real life situations,· challenge students’ ability to design and test, and· encourage the student to analyze the design and draw conclusions.Along with an effective design, a laboratory that emphases a multi-disciplinary teamapproach to problem solving best reflects current industry practices.VI. ConclusionAt the University of Central Florida the new approaches in engineering and

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jacobs

further information about EMSET2'scontent, contributors andprovides help in gettingstarted. The ADDITIONALRESOURCES sectioncontains supplementalteaching material includingphoto galleries with manyphotomicrographs, “AShort Courses onMicroscopy of Fiber-Reinforced PolymerComposites” and manyurls of engineering andtechnology websites. The EXPERIMENTS &DEMONSTRATIONS sectioncontains over 400demonstrations andexperiments. It is the heartof the NEW:Updateworkshops.Experiments & Demonstrations Section-This section includes over 400 experiments and demonstrations in PDF format from theannual NEW:Update workshops. They have been reproduced in their original peer-reviewed form, preserving the individuality among the papers and reflecting the

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Vinhas; Joao Paiva

the Aristote-lian vision of phenomena, with which mankind lived for more than twenty centuries. Among othersare those related with kinematic concepts, their relation to forces, the concept of force itself, andheat as a fluid. So, it might become important to, using simple situations from day-to-day life andexperimental tasks with working groups, accustom the student’s mind to be able to live with two in-terpretations, hoping that ultimately he will choose the one that suits him better. Results Time was considered to be a major factor. Time to analyse, to reflect and revisit. To letthings settle, as opposed to the habitual instant grasp in today’s world. Regular study and class at-tendance was, gratifyingly for the teacher

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Litzinger

artificialhearts to rocket propulsion. Based upon these essays, student teams were formed aroundcommon interests, which set the general area of their papers. The selection of themes based uponstudents’ interests was aimed at increasing the students’ motivation to engage in the task, and theuse of teams was intended to provide a supportive environment for undertaking the self-directedlearning. The teams were charged with selecting a paper topic and writing a single term paperbased upon independent research. Three class periods were dedicated to this assignment: one forthe initial team meeting and selection of a topic, one for peer review and editing, and one forfinalizing their papers.Upon completion of the paper, the students were asked to reflect on

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

problems (as reflected by the Kolbe Index) will improve the performance ofa team.FRAME OF REFERENCEIndicators relating how an individual interacts with the environment measure ones conativeskills. The conative dimension concerns drive, motivation, and ones instinctual approach tosolving problems. This is in contrast to the cognitive (concerning intelligence) and affective(concerning the temperament of an individual) dimensions. While cognitive abilities andtechnical skills of individuals on a team undoubtedly affect team performance, a growing view isthat even the most skillful team cannot reach its potential without complementary conativepersonalities. Hence, if ones goal is to form and guide a successful team, the conative abilities ofthe team

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

their client as an individual who is trying to cope with aserious problem.6. Students gain great personal satisfaction from helping others. As they developempathy for their clients, the students want to help them. In some cases, the group knowsthat their client will only get worse as the disease progresses. In other cases, the groupknows that the client will not live a normal life span. This knowledge gives an urgencyto their work: they want to help right now. Being able to see a person use their designand improve the quality of their life provides enormous satisfaction to the groups. Theyfeel that they have made a difference for someone, and they see the results of their work.7. Student reflection is more global. All students who take the

Conference Session

New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

practiced at this moment in its evolution, reflects similargrowing pains. The participants in the Utah conference, while all believing they represent thediscipline, brought a perspective shaped by their roots within their institutions and thebackgrounds of their faculty. After all, none of the faculty who participated has a degree inInformation Technology. The authors of this paper, for example, have graduate degrees from thedisciplines of Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and Instructional Technology. Wequite naturally bring our discipline's approach to problems, methodologies and temperaments tothe new discipline. In fact, many of our participants felt obligated to represent faculty with evengreater diversity of backgrounds. Guidelines

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

: The students spent most of their class time discussing the systemeither in small groups or with the full class. However, throughout the process, visual learnerswere also stimulated. The introductory class was carried out in the lab with a real, workingcolumn. Students were asked to transcribe the simulated data from HYSYS into graphical formand these graphs were the basis of the discussion.Active vs. Reflective Learning: 16 Small group, active learning exercises were a feature of theentire course. The full-class discussion led by the instructor allowed the instructor to insure thatthe work from these activities was accurate and that no salient points were missed. But theywere also intended to benefit the reflective learners in the

Conference Session

Technology Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Emery; John Feland

customizable to the classroom environment and to the context of theentrepreneurship program. It is also possible that these results reflect a lack of awareness ofpertinent resources to assist with courses.d. How educators want to use new resources65% Customizable material58% Enhance an existing course w/supplemental material35% Pre-requisite33% Entirely new course, asynchronous20% Entirely new course, synchronous20% Enhance entire program offeringsIt is interesting to note that the need for customizable material is at the top of the list for howeducators want to use new resources. 65 % of respondents requested customizable material, and58% would like to enhance an existing course

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Halvard Nystrom

slowed down,while the interest in the engineering master’s programs has increased.If the integration of engineering and management are in high demand by firms that hireengineers, higher growth rates should be achievable. There are numerous studies showingthat employers are seeking engineers that not only solve technical problems but alsoeffectively integrate within their business environment. Many engineers reflect on theireducation and wish they had learned more about business. On the other hand EM alumnido appreciate their education2. If the education that is provided in the EM programs is sovaluable, why hasn’t there been a faster growth of our programs? One reason has beenthe introduction of technical MBA programs. In the master’s arena