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Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education4. Cannon-Bowers, J.A., Tannenbaum, S.I., Salas, E. and Volpe, .E. (1995). Defining Competencies and Establishing Team Training Requirements. In R. Guzzo & E. Salas (Eds.), Team Effectiveness and Decision Making in Organizations (pp. 330380). SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.5. Dutson, A.J., Todd, R.H., Magleby, S.P., & Sorensen, C.D. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(1), 17-28.6. Hilborn, R.B. (1994). Team Learning For Engineering Student. IEEE Transactions on Education, 37(2), 207-211.7. Knight, D., Poppen, W., Klukken, G., Parsons, J., & Seat, J.E. (1998

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Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

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Edmund Tsang

theperformance on graded materials, a great majority of the students were able to achieve theperformance criteria established by the instructor in engineering design process, strain hardeningand annealing, statistics, and communication skills.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama, adopted design-across-curriculum as a strategy to meet the accreditation criteria of Engineering Criteria 2000. Thisnecessitated the need for lower-division (100- and 200-level) courses with a substantial designcomponent in addition to senior capstone design. Furthermore, the department adopted project -based learning to promote active learning. Consequently, realistic and inexpensive hands-onprojects are needed to support this program

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

, participants complete a final project that requires them to reapply the competencies of the entire program. Ideally, the capstone experience is designed to meet a real industry need.Impact and Results Generated by the NCE/AMEThe impact of the work of the NCE/AME is extensive and far-reaching, beyond the ModuleArchitectureÓ, the manufacturing engineering technology (MfgET) curriculum, and theinstructional modules themselves reported thus far in this paper. A summary of impact andresults is available in References 6 and 7. Highlights are listed here. · The MfgET program initiated at Sinclair Community College that implements most of the instructional modules developed by the NCE/AME · Dissemination of the Module

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Krishna Krishnan; Janet Twomey; Vis Madhavan; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

ofTechnology3, and are probably characteristic of many engineering graduates. A recent survey ofgraduating Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering seniors of the WSU program in Table 1shows that they have relatively low confidence in their knowledge of engineering design andscience (the focus of much of their education) and their communication skills (a major Page 7.1285.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcomponent of their terminal projects). This data was collected after their capstone

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

DSP,independent study or faculty directed research opportunities are available through both a project -based course ECE 490 and senior design capstone projects ECE 481 and ECE 482. To expandstudent exposure to include real-time, hands-on work, the department has begun to incorporate anew sequence of experiments into the Digital Signal Processing course, ECE 455, using a newlyestablished DSP laboratory. The laboratory has been jointly funded by the National ScienceFoundation, Texas Instruments, and Western Michigan University.DSP Laboratory SettingThe DSP laboratory consists of PC-based workstations equipped with specialized DSP hardwareand software. The Computer workstations are internally equipped with TI TMS320C6701Evaluation Module (EVM

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Curriculum Development in CET and MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sprinsky

allrecognize.They also had to work with a wide range of data formats and packages, manipulating both inputand output data to accomplish their task. More importantly, they saw what apparently werepoorly-defined projects without discrete answers. Then, working within limits set by theassignments, they overcame the vagueness to define their recommended choices.As seniors, our BCT students study GIS applications with considerably more background. Theyunderstand geotechnical applications, structures, computer programming and materials in somedepth. They have also studied engineering economics and have an idea of what is required inproject planning. In fact, most are about to start their capstone course.The senior course, CET414, is divided into three

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Harwood; David Shaw

. Introduction to engineering design and decision-making. Christian world-view applied to engineering. Use of logic, experimental design and design criteria. Project oriented. Page 7.927.1 "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"The class meets for lecture two hours per week and for a weekly three hour laboratory period.In an audit of departmental objectives1 using the Levels of Learning (LoL) defined by Bellamyand McNeill2,3 it was determined that two of the objectives receiving special

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorcan Folan; David Doucette; Gunter Georgi

communication skills, project management, as well as overview lectures on major technical and non-technical disciplines.2. Creation of a large, interdisciplinary undergraduate laboratory, used by students from many disciplines to plan a variety of engineering experiments in a common space.3. Use of laptop computers as design tools that are integrated into the Engineering courses.I. IntroductionOur world is becoming ever more complex. It is no longer possible to cope by relying onexpertise from a single discipline. Concurrent Engineering is now a practice used throughoutindustry, and its participants are expected to be able to work in an inter-disciplinary environment.A second trend is the renewed emphasis on design, as opposed to analysis, in

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

a new preliminary year curriculum was introduced. It featured two requiredcourses structured to address the distinct, but linked, questions of professional and designeducation. Introduction to Engineering, a one credit course, explores the Engineering professionfrom legal, philosophical and practical perspectives. The objective of this course is to provide anunderstanding of the nature of the profession our graduates will eventually enter. This isfollowed by Engineering Design, a four credit course that is split between instruction incomputer aided drawing and team-based design projects. Lectures in the design component ofthis course cover the design process, safety, interaction with marketing, and designresponsibility. Laboratories involve

Conference Session

Professional Practice in CE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Cleary

Session 3215 Bringing Constructibility Issues to Design Courses Douglas B. Cleary Civil and Environmental Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, NJ 08028AbstractThis paper describes a teaching tool being developed to fill gaps in the typical student’sknowledge of the construction process. A CD-ROM and/or web site is being created todocument construction practices in transportation, bridge, utility and building projects. It

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ruane

Fig. 1 Photonics Teaching Laboratory (partial view)the main teaching lab, and twoProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Ed ucationare in a more secure project space to support graduate projects and also BS capstone designprojects in photonics. Equipment was donated by industry or purchased using CRCD andUniversity funds. The four tables are also equipped with a suite of test equipment and anetworked PC controlling the instruments.In a typical semester, as many as three classes and several projects will use the laboratory. Thereuse of the tables puts more demands on the teaching assistants, but allows one facility to serve alarge

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Petry

baseline information · Determine methods and criteria by which outcomes will be assessed · Articulate level of expected performance · Establish a schedule for assessment · Determine whom you will assess · Determine who will assess · Determine how and with whom results will be shared · Determine how results will inform teaching/learning and decision-making · Decide how your institution will follow up on implementationTo accommodate the requirements of NEASC the University of Hartford utilizes a variety ofassessment mechanisms. These include: Alumni Surveys, Employer Follow-up, Pre & PostTesting, Portfolios, Senior Capstone/Seminar Project, Student Teacher/Field Evaluation, andStandardized

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ralph Buchal

insertingnecessary CDs and clicking “OK”.Due to delays in delivery of the server hardware, SharePoint was not available until a month or sointo the term. After brief orientation with regard to SharePoint administration, the author createdpilot SharePoint webs for student teams in two courses: MME473a – Computer IntegratedManufacturing, and MME 419/499 – Capstone Design Project. Student use of these webs wasoptional, and no training was provided.MME473- Computer Integrated ManufacturingMME473a involves a significant team project, with 38 students working in 11 teams. SharePointwebs were implemented for all teams, and students were encouraged to make use of them. Sixteams made use of their SharePoint webs.MME 419/499 – Capstone Design ProjectsMME 419/499 is a

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

same high standards in the area of writing.The final writing experiences in the curriculum surround the senior project. The senior project isthe cornerstone of our program. It is a required two-term (with optional third term) experiencewhere students complete an engineering project. The experience is designed to be flexible, andcan be based on the individual student’s personal interest and goals. Students may choose towork on a design-oriented project or on a research-oriented project. The design projectstypically involve students working individually or in small teams designing, building and testingmechanical components, devices or systems. Since ABET-required capstone design is coveredin the design courses, the senior project does not

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Turk; David Gattie

as:Technical Graphics The Design Process ANSI Standards & ConventionsLinetypes Scales WorkplanesProjections Isometric Pictorials MultiviewsProjection Theory Orthographic Projection View SelectionEdges & Planes Principal Views Auxiliary ViewsLine of Sight Section Views HatchingGeometrics Locations of Features DimensioningA capstone final project is the primary means of melding together the technical aspects of thecourse. The goal

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

-Teams sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. Studentsparticipating in E-Teams worked on entrepreneurial projects similar to that of the senior designstudents at the UNL. The work of both samples can be characterized as “capstone designprojects”. Students working on capstone designed projects were selected based on the premisethat capstone projects enable students to work in an environment which minimizes the student’sdependence on the professor and prepare students for “real world” experiences. 7 In developing a new instrument such as the TEQ it was important to explore the structureof the instrument. Kline suggests a ratio of 10 respondents per item is needed. 8 Therefore thesample size would need to be

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

application to the ASHRAEUndergraduate Senior Project Program. The proposal was to design a refrigeration system for asmall compartment. Subsequent to the awarding of the project grant in the amount of $1775 fromASHRAE, a student senior design group was selected to work on the project.II. The Design ProcessThe design process that the students follow in the capstone senior design projects is the oneoutlined by Bejan et al. [1] and Jaluria [2]. The first essential and basic feature of this process isthe formulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statementinvolves determining the requirements of the system, the given parameters, the design variables,any limitations or constraints, and any additional

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Lake; John Anderson; Charles Yarnoff; J. Edward Colgate; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

Session 1353 Enriching Freshman Design Through Collaboration With Professional Designers P. Hirsch, J. Anderson, J.E. Colgate, J. Lake, B. Shwom, and C. Yarnoff Northwestern UniversityEngineering educators over the last fifteen years have increasingly emphasized the teaching ofdesign.1 As a result, design courses are not only being offered as a capstone experience inengineering majors; they are increasingly found at the freshman and sophomore level. This latterdevelopment has sparked a controversy about whether it is desirable, or even possible, to teachdesign to

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

Report and FeasibilityStudy by distributing the writing load over the entire semester. Page 7.550.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationConnecting Open-Ended Design and EntrepreneurshipOpen-ended design projects are a key component of most engineering curricula. Historicallyexperienced through a senior capstone course, many engineering schools now include designprojects much earlier in the curriculum2 . The effectiveness of learning by doing is well known3 ,leading many programs to follow a

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Cary Fisher; John Feland

and Page 7.336.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationthe original design of new products. A key element in this course was the use of hands-onexperiences through the use of “reverse engineering” projects. 2 After running successfully for a few years, the course was stable enough to weather a fewdesign modifications. We canvassed our faculty and our Air Force constituents for theirsuggestions on course content and process enhancements. Unfortunately, the list of suggestedenhancements

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Rennels

MET 414#3 standards and MET 344 MET 384 Capstone Project and Assessment scale. disciplines in their intellectual, competencies and further MET 414 Team professional, and community the goals of society. lives. 4a. Demonstrate CGT 110 IET 150 substantial knowledge and Comprehensive Results Analysis 70

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

Proceeding of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfollowing discussion, we will cite examples from the five modules that the three authors of thispaper developed. These modules deal with computational skills in the technical area, with oralcommunication skills in the communications area, project management skills in the professionalarea, and ethical interpretation and global and societal impact skills in the ethical-societal area.Table 1. Instructional modules subdivided by skill category Technical Skills Professional Skills Communication Skills Ethical-Societal Skills Computational

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

grouped into four categories as shown in Table 1. Technical Skills Professional Skills Communication Skills Ethical-Societal Skills Computational Project Management Graphical Communication Contemporary Issues Design Lifelong Learning Oral Communication Ethical Interpretation Experimental Teaming Written Communication Global-Societal Impact Modeling Time Management Problem SolvingTable 1. Instructional modules subdivided by skill categoryBefore beginning to develop the actual instructional material, the developers agreed on a set ofspecification so that the modules met a series of general requirements and, perhaps

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

. Thus, in the spring of 2001, community service-learning concept was introduced into two Manufacturing Systems Engineering senior courses atCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN). In the first community service-learning project,students shared their knowledge and skills gained in a senior level course, Facilities Planning andDesign, with a small company located within a federal enterprise zone. The second communityservice-learning project integrated a senior design class with a local high school as part of theFIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics organization.Engineering students mentored Granada Hills High School (GHHS) senior students in building arobot to compete in both regional and national

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gurdip Singh

analysis of real-time embedded systems, including language and operating system support, schedul- ing, feasibility analysis, fault tolerance, object-oriented design methodology and tools, veri- fication, and validation. Capstone Design Course: This is a project-based course to design and implement a com- plete and comprehensive real-time embedded system. Since this is an multidisciplinary program, we have developed three complementary physicallabs, with one in each participating department. We have also developed a prototype virtual lab tointeractively use our embedded system lab resources over the web. Initial testing conducted to datewith the virtual lab indicates that network bandwidth requirements are quite

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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

where they show offtheir capstone design projects. Furthermore, they are asked to make a journal entry analyzingtheir individual performance with the rubric suggested by Figure 3 and outlining a personal planof action for elevating their skills to the next level. They are also asked to speculate whyengineering students typically score much lower on the teamwork and communication sectionsthan the design process sections and are asked to suggest actions that could be taken across thecurriculum to improve performance in these areas.At Seattle University some freshman classes take the instrument as an ice-breaker in thebeginning engineering course. This experience initiates fellowship among their peers and helpsstudents see the big picture of what

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

earlier paper by Ruben Rojas-Oviedo et. al. [4,5,6]. The SEAARK approach for lectures is also utilized for the classprojects. As part of the vertical and horizontal integration of design and projectdevelopment, a project is required in each course. The ME program strongly encouragesteamwork on a class project for courses in the major. This allows students to develop adesign portfolio starting from the freshman year [5]. Therefore, project training continuesthrough their capstone design course in the senior level. The projects assigned to thestudents are often combined with the on-going externally funded research. These fundedaspect of program keeps the students in touch with leading-edge technology and currentresearch programs are acquired by the

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

leaders during this semester.Senior Capstone Design Project6The students choose to develop an MEA manufacturing system for their senior design project.They determined that the laboratory process they had documented at our commercial partner’soperation could produce six MEAs per day. The cycle time included the technician’s time andoven baking and heated press time, which were limited by the sizes of the ovens and presses. Italso included careful handling of MEAs and electrodes to avoid exposure to CO in the air. Weselected a production rate objective of 1000 2kW fuel cell stacks per year, which would require aproduction rate of 200 MEAs per day (eight hour shift). The project objectives and deliverables(statement of work) are shown below

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

. IntroductionDesign is one of the quintessential characteristics of the practicing engineer. It is perfectlyappropriate, then, for it to hold a prominent position in engineering education—most engineeringprograms in this country culminate in a significant design project as the capstone of the degreeprogram. Also, ABET places special emphasis on design in its accreditation evaluation criteria. 1The activities that typically fall under the category “design” consist of analysis activities, that is,making some determination about an existing idea or solution, and synthesis activities—generating a new idea to address an identified problem. While a good deal of research has lookedat design, and there is much we know about good design and good design processes

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

Page 7.959.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The current courses being studied for connections to the above are: · ME 332 – Fluids · ME 412 Heat Transfer · ME 451 – Controls · ME 461 – Vibrations · ME 371 – Design I · ME 471 – Design II · ME 481 – Capstone DesignThe project requires that all units within the College of Engineering be a part of the datacollection. Each department is being surveyed to gain information on practical uses for the lowertier courses. Hopefully, this will provide departments with a central depository in which to