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Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Upchurch; Chi Thai

Microsoft Corp., a classroom session wasconducted where the instructor shared a single application (‘MultiSim 2001’) between threeworkstations. This arrangement created a virtual blackboard on each computer monitor whereeach student could contribute to the same project. A student participated in the class exercise bytaking the control of the software package when requested without leaving his/her workstation.For example, one student was asked to select and place an integrated circuit in the workspace,while a second student inserted and connected a power supply. This process continued until theclass completed the desired amplifier circuit. Although the concept was demonstrated with‘NetMeeting’, it was difficult to setup the interactive session as

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Smith; Denny Mahoney

member schools. Meetings werefacilitated by the PD21 Director, whose position was funded by CIPD. Regular attendeesincluded program directors and at least one senior level administrator from each institution,industry representatives, and several CIPD staff members. Special topics meetings, such asthose associated with curriculum development or transfer, engaged faculty and others asappropriate. Every participant had an equal voice in setting the agenda and participating indiscussions. Meeting durations have ranged from one hour, to half-day or even full-daysessions.Meeting topics have ranged from a discussion of consortium operation, to curriculum, toindustrial input. For instance, the topics slated for discussion during 2000 included: 1

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Chaya

8051microprocessor in our curriculum. My recommendation to the curriculum committee is to placethe present course after the introductory microprocessor course. Then the course couldeffectively cover C programming for the 8051. This would better integrate the course into thecurriculum, and give students a marketable skill. However, if the course must remain where it is,then I would continue to use the OOPic.Further Information About the OOPicThe web site www.oopic.com offers complete documentation on the OOPic including tutorialsand sample projects.Henry ChayaHenry Chaya is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Manhattan College in RiverdaleNew York. His professional interests include robotics and automation, artificial

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

, the course representsan opportunity for our students to utilize the breadth and depth of knowledge gained during theirtime in our program. Obviously, this course is a critical component of our curriculum as itpermits students to demonstrate that they have the ability to design, develop, implement andimprove integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy.The primary objectives of this course are:• An ability to identify the industrial engineering problems faced by a real organization• An ability to apply a broad range of industrial engineering skills to solve these problems• An ability to communicate the scope of and solution to these problems through both written reports and oral

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

experiments andstudies. A summary of each exploration is given in the following.Mining Engineering: With the intent of offering an overview of the mining/minerals industry, the session addressed the Mining and Mineral Process Engineering curriculum, potential careers, and a demonstra- tion using a computer to model an ore body. The teachers were introduced to the various phases involved in exploration, development, and the operation of a mine. Images were shown of the various phases of a particular project. A CD of these images was sent to the teachers so they could introduce their students to mining engineering. Page 7.1312.2Environmental

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Reinhard

Session: 2176 Longitudinal Evaluation of Innovative Technology Based Curricula: Integrating the Learning of Mathematics with Applied Science and Engineering Dianna L. Newman, Kenneth S. Manning, Mark Holmes, Robert Spilker University at Albany SUNY/ Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteThe role of technology as a support to instruction and curriculum is now a major concern ofhigher education faculty. An increasing number of students and instructors are using technologyboth in and out of traditional classroom settings. As these changes are being integrated andimplemented, developers and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationsponsored Foundation Coalition, is a course for first-year engineering students that integratesengineering, calculus, physics, and English Composition. Our integration has involved using thefirst-year-engineering course (delivered both semesters) as an umbrella so that each of the othercourses integrates with engineering. While many students have been successful in the program,we have seen that some students perform less well than standard indicators suggest they should.We realized that for these students, their failure stemmed not from an inability to do the work,but rather from their inability to adapt to the varying literacies required

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo

, more responsibility will be given to the students. They can only bepresented with the basics in each area; the rest is up to them to discover on their own as the needarises. The ability to learn on their own is an invaluable skill that will serve them well in later Page 7.421.1ME courses. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationABET has recently placed more of an emphasis on integrating design across the curriculum.RIT’s Mechanical Engineering department is responding to this need with the

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Bassman; Patrick Little

modified to use the particular strengths available at HMC. An interestingaspect of PEPS has been its use by HMC faculty to conduct pedagogical experiments that havebeen later implemented in the college classroom. The workshop has been examined using formalassessment techniques and instruments and appears to be realizing its stated goals.IntroductionFor the past four years, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) has hosted a workshop for secondaryschool teachers of math and science. The primary purpose of the workshop is to offer theteachers an introduction to elements of engineering design in a way that will encourage them toincorporate engineering design projects into the high school curriculum. The workshop, Partnersin Engineering Problem Solving (PEPS

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder

features of virtual, collaborative engineering environments, state-of-the-artsimulation tools, and advanced learning management systems. An integral part of this projectinvolves the development and teaching of a new, two-semester senior level design course that isoffered synchronously at both institutions and which emphasizes teamwork, collaboration at adistance and multidisciplinary activities. One long-term goal of the project is that the courseprovides the context for feedback on the nature of virtual interactions, and therefore on how toimprove the AIDE. In addition, we aim to study whether multifaceted instructional methods thatleverage emerging information technologies can enhance student learning on fundamentaltechnologies, systems-level

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brandon Muramatsu; Flora McMartin; Joseph Tront

. --Nobel Laureate Herbert SimonComputing and communications technology can be integrated (Kozma and Johnston, 1991)into the instructional design to facilitate the teaching process. By Page 7.23.6 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition6 Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”using a set of guidelines, in the form of an instructional design/development model that assistswith the process of design, an effective learning environment can be constructed. Developerswill be required to answer questions similar

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Josianne Basque; Sylvie Doré

-26). Cambridge, UK : Pergamon.13. Wiggins G. and McTighe, J. (1998). Understanding by design. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, Va. Page 7.1319.914. Jonassen, D. H. (1988). Integrating learning strategies into courseware to facilitate deeper processing. In D. H. Jonassen, Instructional designs for microcomputer courseware (pp. 151-181). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Proceedings of the 2002 Americal Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ET Interdisciplinary Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

requirement, and is open to students of any major andacademic level. The objective of the course is to provide “theoretical and practical knowledge ofelectronic circuits, instruments and devices”. Hands-on experience in building and testingelectronic circuits is an integral part of the course. The class typically meets for three 50-minutesessions per week. This course starts with an introduction to electricity and ends withmicrocomputer architecture.The following sections present student background, course-level assessment approach,curriculum and laboratory methodology, textbook issues, student feedback, and DO’s andDON’Ts in offering such a course. Since a good number of students in this course are

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

Session 2793 An Effective Engineer Design and Teambuilding Experience for Non-Engineers Robert J. Rabb, John S. Klegka United States Military AcademyAbstractPart of the balanced core curriculum of the United States Military Academy (USMA) requiresengineering education for all graduates to promote their ability to be creative problem solvers.This core curriculum provides a fundamental understanding of physical systems for allgraduates. Although all graduates receive a B.S. degree in various disciplines, many will majorin a non-engineering area

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Boyce; Jung-Wuk Hong; Jaspal Sandhu; Eberhard Bamberg

Session 2468 Active Engagement Pedagogy for an Introductory Solid Mechanics Course Jaspal S. Sandhu, Eberhard Bamberg, Jung-Wuk Hong, Mary C. Boyce Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical EngineeringAbstractAdvances in information technology (IT) are enabling universities to effectively integrate com-puters into the curriculum. An initiative to comprehensively transform the pedagogical format of2.001-Mechanics and Materials I, a sophomore-level Mechanical Engineering course at the Mas-sachusetts Institute of

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nariman Sepehri

0.01where 5 is the message header indicating that the user initiates an experiment. The remaining part ofmessage is the body that consists of the following parameters: sampling period, Ts = 10 ms, duration ofexperiment, T = 10000 ms, type of control action (in this example ‘1’ indicates position control),desired set point, θ d = 90o , and the values of the proportional, integral and derivatives gainsK p = 0.10 V/rad , K i = 0.30 V/(rad s) , K d = 0.01 V/(rad/s) , respectively. The messages are embeddedinto IP Internet Protocol (IP) packets and then delivered to the receiver through the Internet usingTCP/IP protocol.3. Sample Experiments and ResultsIn this section, typical laboratory experiments, performed by students, are presented. In order to

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marny Lawton; Donald Wroblewski

Session 2202 REDESIGN OF AN INTRODUCTORY MECHANICS COURSE FOR ONLINE DELIVERY Donald E. Wroblewski, Marny D. Lawton Boston UniversityIntroductionWith the burgeoning growth of distributed or distance education, higher education is attemptingto bring traditional courses online in record numbers. In the rush to accomplish this manyinstitutions have lost sight of the fact that merely convert ing existing course material into anelectronic format in the belief that that constitutes distributed education only accomplishesadoption of a technology without integrating

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Eugene Audette; Debra Ricci

Session 2793 A Qualitative Measurement Method for an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program Debra M. Ricci, Ph.D.; Eugene J. Audette, Ph.D.; and Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. The University of St. ThomasAbstract The faculty of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program in theCollege of Arts and Sciences at a private university wished to know how two groups ofstakeholders, current students and the parents of current students, perceived the program.Program administrators and staff could use these sources of information to gain qualitative dataas it

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Beenfeldt; John Field; Eric Beenfeldt; Edward Williams

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 3. The hardware connected to a test vehicle with two DC motors.A detailed description of the custom software used in our laboratory exercises is presented next.V. The Ultimate Test Environment, (TUTE)Overview - TUTE is an integrated development environment used to expedite the writing andtesting of assembly language programs for the EVBU Board. It can also be used with any68HC11 board that has BUFFALO as a monitor. TUTE was originally written to develop videogame software using high level code in combination with assembly language and was altered foruse in ECE 171. As a result, there are a number of features that are not used, some that havebeen disabled, and some that are only

Conference Session

Inquiring MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Freya Toledo; Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo; Didier Valdes-Diaz

Session 2270 The first Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at the University of Puerto Rico: An experiment in motivating high school Puerto Ricans to study transportation related careers Antonio A. González-Quevedo, Didier M. Valdés-Díaz, Freya M. Toledo-Feria School of Engineering University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezAbstract The Civil Infrastructure Research Center (CIRC) of the University of Puerto Rico atMayagüez (UPRM) managed the first Summer Transportation Institute at the University ofPuerto Rico during the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

experiences and successes in technology disciplines. Girls need to see more female educators and faculty in the sciences and technology disciplines as well. These women need to actively mentor girls at K-12 and university level 2. Computers must be integrated in all curriculum at the K-12 level. This will go a long way in changing the perceptions girls have about technology. The girls should also be educated on how technology skills can be used in many different disciplines. If girls can see technology used in disciplines they enjoy, they will be more receptive to other possibilities. 3. As my research pointed out, boys are encouraged more by parents, educators, and through

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. William Shelnutt; S. Gary Teng

revised the program curriculum tofurther enhance program collaborations with industry. In this paper, the discussion will cover thephilosophy of the curriculum development, the offering of some Engineering Managementcourses with the involvement of companies, and the issues involved in building ties withindustries. The examples of course offerings with industry’s involvement include an advancedproject management course, an industrial and technology management seminar course, and alegal issues in engineering management course.IntroductionThe growth in the demand of Engineering and Technology Management education is evident bythe study done by Kocaoglu 1. Same trend occurred in the fast growing Charlotte area. Becauseof the demand in this area, UNCC

Conference Session

ET Capstone Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Currin

The Capstone Design Course and Its Failure to serve as An Effective Outcome Assessment Tool By Thomas R. Currin Ph.D.,P.E. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstract:This paper presents t he results of a 5 year study at Southern Polytechnic State University of theeffectiveness of a capsto ne design course as an outcomes assessment tool. The study clearlydemonstrated that the course has merit in the curriculum but fails as an outcomes assessment tool.It is shown that the primary difficulty faced when attempting to use a capstone design course asan assessment tool lies with the quantification of

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ottis Hoskins; Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala

. 2Authorities in the field of assessment have asserted that regional or programmatic accreditationcannot be treated as something “different” or something that is completed by a few facultymembers. Data collection should not be done in the sterile environment of accreditation. Rather,it must be integrated into the entire institutional framework of assessment to be effective. 3,4,5“The biggest challenge for assessment with respect to serving dual purposes is to generateinformation based on locally developed methods that can be reported to external audiences inmeaningful ways.”4Knowing that NC State’s engineering programs would come under an ABET and a SACS reviewduring the spring and fall of 2004, the engineering programs began to develop plans

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Miers; Carl Anderson; Paula Zenner

• promotion of active, collaborative learning • promotion of faculty as mentors • integration of design, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving • inclusion of cost, project management, and quality issues • recognition of diverse learning styles and career objectivesThe program consists of an innovative sixteen credit elective path; nine credits of course work andseven credits of project work, that combines traditional classroom learning with realisticengineering practice in a modern engineering curriculum. The course work is delivered in onecredit modules and emphasizes communications, business, and teaming, as well as engineeringtopics. The project work is accomplished in student teams of 20-30 working on a

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

to the units included in the Stress Transformation modules used in the experiment. 4. Make an effort to include novel and memorable experiences in future development as exemplified by the “Top-Drop-Sweep the Clock” method for finding the correct values for the angle term in experiment 1 and the Mohr’s Circle game included in experiment 2. 5. Focus on ways in which the modules can be integrated with class materials and activities. 6. Allow the user more detailed control over playing of animations, particularly when presented as blocks of text. 7. Focus on animations that illustrate concepts that are difficult or impossible to present via traditional lecture or text.Methodological Lessons

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg

museum. The authors will discuss in this paper the unique challenges ofdeveloping a curriculum that attracts young minority students and the teaching strategies toovercome the cultural differences between minority students and faculty.I. Overview of the Upward Bound programSince 1966, Purdue University Calumet has hosted an Upward Bound program developed toimprove the educational opportunities of first generation participants from low-income familiesin an area east of Chicago in northern Indiana referred to as “the Region”. First generationparticipants are defined as those students whose parents do not have a four-year college degree.The demographics of the target area indicate a relatively high concentration of ethnic minoritiesand urban

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schreiner

particular section, fitting their own teaching style and allowing greater buy-in and usage byboth instructor and students.The course evaluation included an opinion survey of the students’ reaction to the onlinecomponents and an investigation of server statistics. These data show that Manhattan: aidedstudent learning; increased professor to student communication, facilitated grading and returningof computer-based student work, aided freshmen academic advising, and improved coordinationof the course between professors. Somewhat surprisingly, the students did not utilize the peer-to-peer communication tools (available to individuals and teams) to the level expected. Overall, wehave successfully balanced the integration of on-line communication into a

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Miller; Carlos Morales

learners.outcomes. The homework component would contain any activity in which the learner is expected toDevelopment of the host UMDS System retrieve the instructional materialsTo gain a better grasp of how the wireless PDA himself/herself, complete an assignment, andmodule integrates into the UMDS, it would be turn-in his or her work. The test areabeneficial to examine the construction and the encompasses activities that asked the student tocapabilities of the UMDS as a whole. The demonstrate his or her mastery of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe Wakeman-Linn; Alex Perry

showsengineering students the applications of the theory would help maintain a high level of interest.This paper introduces a robotics unit to give students that hands-on experience. Designed to beincluded in an introductory engineering class at the University of Wyoming, this unit utilizes theversatile components included in the LEGO® Mindstorms™ system. The unit addresses variousconcepts related to engineering principles and real life applications, such as remote sensing,artificial intelligence, and the integration of different components. Students working through thisunit would design and build a series of robots beginning with one that uses a touch sensor tomaneuver around obstacles and ending with a robot that mimics an animal's behavior, such