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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Feldman; Wayne Mackey

courses. College Algebra at the University of Arkansas is a pre -requisite for FiniteMathematics and Survey of Calculus, courses required for graduation for most students notpursuing careers in science. In the two-course sequences of College Algebra to Finite or CollegeAlgebra to Survey of Calculus the success rate for modular algebra was 33% higher than that oftraditional algebra students. At the time of the study both Finite Mathematics and Survey ofCalculus were taught in a traditional manner. Page 7.318.2 2In the Fall of 2000, we began instruction in Finite Mathematics using the IMME method. In

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Badger; Geraldine Peten; Anil Sawhney

newmarketable skills that will a permanent asset in their career. Interpersonal skills were greatlyimproved by working with team members, faculty mentor, graduate assistants and interfacingwith construction industry professionals. Successful alumnae of the first REU Site collectively agree that Arizona State University is arecognized leader in construction education and strategically completed the first program byexceeding their expectations. Much of this success is due to the strong industry support for theschool, which validates the nature of research being conducted by the faculty members and alsoshows that the role the school plays in undergraduate and graduate education is significant. Theunique experience and the capabilities of the Del E Webb

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

the fire-fighting robot contest. Freshman and sophomore engineer ingmajors at Penn State Abington have used the robot contest as design projects to satisfydesign components of coursework, and as a focus for undergraduate research in the areasof robot navigation and fuzzy logic. Overall, the robot contest has successfully served as a resource for undergraduatedesign, research, and K-12 outreach. Mobile robotics design competitions of this typeencourage creative problem solving, teamwork, project management, research, andpromote interest in careers in science, engineering, and technology. One of the positivefeatures of the Robo-TrailBlazers contest is that participants are encouraged to consider avariety of solution strategies, including

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

for Engineering Education Session 2452inefficiency, redundancy, and error in any design problem. In short, Mini Design problems are anecessary element in the education of competent engineers.Because Mini Design problems can be tailored to meet the individual needs of the instructors andstudents, they are ideal for introducing students to marine design. The current global conditionshave resulted in an increased demand for engineers with skills in the marine field. Mini Designproblems are an effective method for exposing students to this career. The problems preparestudents to enter the marine field with a solid background and instill students

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omar Zia

perspective 3· In global industrialization, it is imperative that engineers and technologistshave an international perspective. Most employers who plan on placingemployees in international service prefer their employees have internationalknowledge in addition to their technical skills2Engineering education for international practice 4To adequately prepare new engineering graduates for careers in the internationalarena, It takes more than just adding a foreign language course to the existingcurriculum, The minimum requirement must include:· Foreign language proficiency, written and spoken fluency· Understanding culture of peoples in regions of the world where graduates may practice· Understanding of international business issues, such as

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Hoag

a few engineers new to the profession. One of they key steps inprofessional development is that of succession planning. This involves looking to themajority group of engineers to develop the proficiencies required as the expertpractitioners retire or make career moves.The technical leadership of the department, perhaps working with a training director,must identify the combination of subject matter and proficiencies required of the expertpractitioner. A learning matrix can then be defined for the particular area of expertise.This matrix sets the expectations… In what topics or subjects must the engineer developproficiency? What level of proficiency is expected?The next step in supporting technical development is to provide guidance for the

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ford; Nancy White

despite its size the "…design and construction have remained almost theexclusive purview of students. Involvement by the University in the Bonfire design hashistorically been very limited." (SC, p.11).9 Over the years the University and BonfireCommittee had responded to specific concerns such as volunteer safety and the environmentalimpact of the harvesting of the logs with adjustments to operations. But the management andoperations remained student-led and student-run. The Bonfire was primarily considered a spirit-building activity that incidentally involved construction activities. Returning to Joe, since graduation his engineering career had developed steadily andsuccessfully, with regular increases in responsibility. By 1999 he had

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

and encourage them to share their work experiences. When theclass includes non-traditional students with work experience in a technical field, the input fromstudents can enrich the learning experience for everyone in the classroom. Non-traditionalstudents have made contributions in the classroom and to me as an instructor that more thancompensate for the minor inconvenience of teaching in the evenings or at a remote location.SARAH E. LEACH, P.E.An Assistant Prof. of Mechanical Engineering Technology for Purdue since 1999, Sarah received a B.E. inMechanical Eng. from Vanderbilt University and an M.S. in Materials Science and Eng. from the University ofNotre Dame. Before beginning her teaching career, she worked in product and materials

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” interviewing skills, and learn of various career opportunities.16. Students will maintain a somewhat broader perspective of chemical engineering in the spectrum of career possibilities.17. Students will gain business and management skills useful for the advancement of their professional careers.18. Good students will be encouraged to raise their expectations for themselves and their careers, and to consider graduate school.Each of the eighteen outcomes relates to abilities or attitudes that the program faculty andconstituencies felt were important attributes of

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raul Ordonez; Marianne Cinaglia; Kathryn Hollar; Jess Everett; Joseph Orlins; Kauser Jahan; Mariano Savelski; Linda Head; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

studies.INTRODUCTIONResearch experiences expose undergraduate students to the creativity of the researchprocess and enable them to apply their acquired knowledge from formal co ursework.Active research experience is considered one of the most effective ways to attracttalented undergraduates to and retain them in careers in science and engineering,including careers in teaching. Involving undergraduates in research also encourages themto pursue graduate education. The National Science Foundation (NSF) 1 has establishedthe Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in its efforts to recruitdiverse talented students to engineering and science. A REU site focusing on pollutionprevention was established for three years at the College of Engineering at

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Kaminski

knowledge base. Corporate downsizing, global market pressures, and rapidlyexpanding technology require a new type of engineering technologist, one that can functioncomfortably on a changing career path. This requirement produces the need for the technologistto be a lifelong learner. The tools for life long learning and research are the crux of the MSETprogram. The MSET program is multi-disciplinary, having the specific purpose of broadening thetechnological backgrounds of persons holding Bachelor degrees in the ET or IT disciplines. Page 7.1137.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thompson; Craig Somerton

bicycle derailleur.One important aspect of this project was an outreach component to Andrew’s middle schoolhome room. Three times the team made presentations to this class of approximately sixty (60)students. The middle school students were engaged by the team and the project, and evenparticipated in some of the design decisions. Our sense was that this activity showed engineeringin a very positive light to the middle school students and most probably opened many of them upto this as a career opportunity. Furthermore the eclectic nature of the project provided a unifyingtheme woven through the fabric of an apparently unrelated middle-school curriculum. Theeighth graders were provided with a panoramic educational vista. This observation was

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Cummings

an engineering career, only 12% of LD malesexpressed the same interest. Interestingly, 2% of women with learning disabilities wereinterested in a career in engineering, which was the same percentage as the interested womenwithout a learning disability.The 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines learning disabilities as “adisorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or inusing language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in imperfect ability to listen, think,speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations…The term does not include a learningproblem which is primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, of mentalretardation, of emotional

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

, professional and ethicalresponsibilities, and life-long learning). Some examples of questions asked in prior yearsare: 1) List some (if you believe there are any) of the special ethical responsibilities that apply to your profession. 2) Can you recall a discussion regarding ethics you had in the classroom or with a professor while at WSU? What was the issue? 3) What are some of your professional goals and aspirations? 4) What discussion of long-term career goals for people in your profession has occurred in or out of class with your professors?These questions are followed up by additional probes such as: 1) Are you actually talking about these things in classes at WSU? 2) Have you ever talked in courses about ethics? 3

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

diverse educationalbackgrounds.Objective 2: To teach students to use technology such as email, video teleconferencing, and theinternet to communicate technical ideas with colleagues at different geographical locations.Objective 3: To provide students with a design experience, which extends beyond the classroomand develops their awareness that material taught in one course is related to, and applied in othercourses.Objective 4: To develop students’ communication and research (educated and informed decision-making) skills and bestow awareness early in their career that these skills are integral parts of thedesign process.Objective 5: To engage high school students in the design process, and encourage them to pursuea career in science or

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Session 2793 Incorporating MatLab in the Mechanical Engineering Courses at Alabama A&M University Amir A. Mobasher, A.R. Jalloh, R. Rojas-Oviedo, Z.T. Deng, C. Qian Mechanical Engineering Department Alabama A&M University Huntsville, AL 35762 Amobasher@aamu.eduAbstractNowadays, entry-level engineers may find themselves in an environment thatprogramming, simulation and modeling may become an integral part of their career. Ininstances that they are involved with enhancement and

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wheeldon; Glenn Wrate

, hopefully, inthe future to students in the Mechanical Engineering program.IntroductionElectrical Engineering (EE) programs across the United States have seen a decline in electricalpower engineering courses for the last few years 1. This same trend has been witnessed in the EEprogram at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). At MSOE however, there is anincrease in interest in the power systems option among Architectural Engineering (AE) students.The driving force behind this interest is an increasing demand for graduates with a powersystems background for facilities engineering 2. A group of 25 local design firms and contractorsrecently approached MSOE and requested a sequence of courses that would prepare AE studentsfor a career in the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jørgen Hansen; Arvid Andersen

to function in internationalcollaboration and co-operation4. It seems to be an important part of the career of an engineerof tomorrow (ref. 7). The European Project Semester (EPS), which is about internationalteamwork, is a balanced mix of conventional taught courses and team-based project work.After six years with this semester, we find it inconceivable to contemplate former teachingand learning methods. A few years back, before the start of EPS in 1995, a guest lecturer atthe Engineering College of Elsinore made a remark that made us reconsider our situation. Hewas teaching a conventional class and experienced how demanding our students could be. Hecame from a university where they tried to teach students to find their own way and stand

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

facultymust apply the results to the educational objectives as well as the outcomes of the programs. Thedesign content in the curriculum is not an isolated issue from other attributes. It is recommendedto analyze the overall effectiveness of the program in regard to preparing the graduates for aprofessional career in general. This is should be done in conjunction with assessing a desiredattribute. The result from our alumni is shown in Fig. 5. 50 % Numb er o f Res pon s es 40 30 20

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CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

professional skills; (2) Learning Factories at each partner institution, integrally coupled to the curriculum, for hands-on experience in design, manufacturing, and product realization; (3) Strong collaboration with industry; (4) Outreach to other academic institutions, government and industry.The Learning Factory offers students in traditional engineering disciplines an alternative path toa degree that directly prepares them for careers in manufacturing, design and product realization.Its approach to manufacturing engineering education provides balance between engineeringscience and engineering practice, with opportunities for application and hands-on experience.Students who choose this program begin working in the Learning Factory in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

planning for the initiative, and theoperating program is co-managed by the engineering and business schools. The program wasdesigned to attract undergraduate students with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, to create a senseof community and cooperation among these like-minded students, to impact the way that theythink about their careers and destinies and to prepare them to start businesses.Academic year 2001-2002 is the second year that the program has been operating. In the firstyear, 65 students were admitted, and in the second year the number grew to 108 students . It isnot envisioned that the program will involve a larger number of students, but rather that theadmission requirements will continue to be raised so that only students with an

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

senior level. Then two (Semiconductor Engineering, IntegratedCircuit Engineering or Analog Circuit Design and Analysis II) of the remaining three coursesare mandatory for the students of all three options. Thus, they constitute junior levelrequirements. The last course is designated as the advanced integrated circuit engineeringoffered exclusively for the senior level students in this option. The purpose of each of thesecourses and the contents are reviewed, evaluated, and justified to meet the career needs of thestudents. Also these six courses in this option are also addressed to keep continuation orsmooth transition at the junior level from the sophomore level as it is done for the GeneralElectrical Engineering program. The students in the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia LaCourse; Barrett Rock

concern with evidence of low communication skills. Surveys indicateproficiency in communication may be a deciding factor in an engineer’s successful career, 4ABET insists each graduate should demonstrate “both mastery of the subject matter and a highlevel of communication skills”, 6 yet surveys over an eight year span showed little change inwriting requirements in engineering curriculums. 7, 8 Most curriculums require undergraduateFreshman Composition while recommending another course in communications and/or technicalwriting. This may not be adequate for a task with the magnitude and complexity of a thesis.Since technical content demands much of the curriculum, programs search for ways to integratewriting and speaking skills. Two such programs

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

June Ferrill

formally, in a variety of settings: Rice Alliance,business community groups, the student club, and other mentors with whom they may meet. Thestudent club provides speakers followed by discussion and a reception in which students caninteract with the speakers. We also have club roundtables in which students can informallydiscuss their business concepts. MBA students, Rice alumni, and business community mentorsmay come to the club meetings.Theory: A person may favor a particular learning style, but careers often call for adaptingto other styles. Four learning styles have been identified: · Convergent relying primarily on the dominant learning abilities of abstract conceptualization and active experimentation

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Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer; Sven Bilen; Richard Devon

graphics.) As aresult, capstone design courses are often taught as standalone pre-professional courses that owelittle if anything to the entry-level course. This is a result of lack of retention and noaccumulation. Even if cumulative, two courses cannot cover all, or even enough, aspects ofdesign anymore. Perhaps we do not need to require more courses of all students but all thoseentering a career of design should have far more than these two courses. To be fair, there aresome other specialized courses in design as well as other courses that are very relevant to design.But in terms of a trans-disciplinary approach dealing with the advances of the last decade or so,there is very little in the middle years. Indeed, if even some students who were

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leroy Oberto; Sheryl Sorby

of material1-3, however, many teachers are at aloss to provide these types of everyday examples in their classes. Further, we have found thatmany secondary teachers do not have an informed idea of what engineering is all about, and there-fore, they can not easily advise their students to pursue an engineering career. To combat thesetwin problems, at Michigan Tech we have developed an innovative degree program--the Masterof Science in Applied Science Education (MS-ASE). Through the coursework in this program, Page 7.752.1inservice teachers will be able to develop a clear understanding of the engineering profession andwill experience firsthand

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

Engineering in Fall 2001; 955 (212 CE, 423EE, and 320 ME) were identified as undergraduate students and 123 (44 CE, 57 EE, and 22 ME)were graduate students. In Fall 2001 approximately 88% of students were male. The minoritystudent population constituted 59% of the total enrollment. Hispanics are the dominant groupwithin the under-represented minorities (43% of total population).The majority of engineering students at UTSA work while attending school. A large number aremarried and support a family. Some have been out of school for several years and are pursuingengineering education to qualify for a career change. The engineering programs at UTSA havebeen instrumental in providing educational opportunities for individuals who are bound to SanAntonio

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

variety of techniques to control digressive, difficult, or dominating participants, to encourage reluctant participants, and resolve conflict among participants. 4 Training faculty members on how to lead teams could be one of the most importantactivities required to make engineering student teams function effectively. Lack of trainingresults in bad teamwork experiences that hurt students’ attitudes toward teams and affect theirfuture performances and careers. According to Buckenmyer, “organizations that use teamssuccessfully spend long hours and millions of dollars training individuals to work with teams,training team leaders and training managers to manage teams.” 5 The lack of student and faculty preparation on

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John M. Sankovic; Dmitri Kourennyi

requirements serve as a foundation for such competence, the development and enhancement of writing skills must be demonstrated through student work in engineering work and other courses. Oral communication skills in the English language must also be demonstrated within the curriculum by each engineering student” - The ethical considerations (I.C.3.j.): “An understanding of the ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations in engineering practice is essential for a successful engineering career. Course work may be provided for this purpose, but as a minimum it should be the responsibility of the engineering faculty to infuse professional concepts into all

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Schreuders; Arthur Johnson

Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The Capstone Design ProcessOne major emphasis of the capstone Wizard was a process of iterative improvement. This wasimplemented through the series of design phases. Each phase represented one design cycle. Atthe end of each phase of the course, the students were required to present some documentation ofthe project’s status. This iterative process was often discomforting to the students. In mostcourses during their academic career, students have been asked to generate a product (whether adesign or a problem solution) that involved only a single iteration.There were four main design phases in the Wizard, a development of a design concept, an initialdesign proposal, a revised design