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Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sergey Yarmolenko; Jagannathan Sankar; Juri Filatovs; Devdas Pai

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationany assumptions about shape or arrangement) is difficult in materials science, although it isrequired in medical research in many cases. This means that the various classical stereologicalparameters still prevail and must be clearly understood.ExamplesWe present several examples taken from student projects, which illustrate our approach.1). SiC/SiC compositesSiC/SiC composites exhibit excellent tensile (high toughness, strength and strain) and fatiguecharacteristics at ambient and elevated temperatures. The primary challenge in thecommercialization of these composites has been to come up with an

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ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

Session 3550 Using the SAE Aero-Design Competition to Expose Students to Multidisciplinary Design Teams Aaron R. Cowin, Terrence K. Kelly Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractStudents at Saint Louis University have an opportunity to participate in the SAE (Society ofAutomotive Engineering) Aero-Design student competition. The competition challenges studentsto design, fabricate and fly an aircraft carrying a desired weight in a pre-determined flight pattern.Participation in the project draws

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau; Sven Bilen; Elizabeth Kisenwether

Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society from Engineering Education Table 4 Listing of topics covered in Lab 4 Lab Section Title Section Objectives and CommentsSection Lab 4 Temperature Control Design Project 4.2 Exploring Heat Transfer Students first make some qualitative observations about the container in which they are to control the temperature 4.2.1 Heat transfer background Background material on heat transfer making analogy

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristine Csavina

as well asround-out their professional development. These experiences are diverse: one-day shadowing,teaching a lecture, creating a new course with a faculty mentor, creating on-line courses, etc.The program culminates in a Capstone Fair where second year participants showcase theirexperiences in PFF. 3Upon completion of the first year, students receive a certificate stating they have completed theExploratory Phase of PFF. Second-year participants receive such benefits as travel funds forPFF-related projects as well as a Graduate Student Tuition Waiver. If students complete thesecond year they not only receive a certificate from the Graduate College for the ParticipatoryPhase, but they are also recognized as “PFF Fellows” by the National

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Bailey; Ozer Arnas

advanced energy topics such as ME 472.EM 301 is designed to provide a solid foundation in classical thermodynamics throughthe study of three broad topical areas including preliminary topics, methods and tools ofanalysis, and relevant applications. The topics covered include definitions, puresubstances, ideal equation of state, conservation of mass and energy, and the second lawas shown on Table 1. In order to enhance the student’s learning, several applications arestudied in detail including steam power plants, air standard cycles, emissions, vaporcompression refrigeration systems, psychrometrics, and air conditioning. The lecturesare further augmented by a design project, a tour of a cogeneration plant, and four

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Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Promod Vohra

Session 3560 A Potential Barrier to Completing the Assessment Feedback Loop Ed Furlong, Promod Vohra Northern Illinois UniversityAbstractNorthern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology employs acomprehensive nine-component assessment model. Each element in the assessment model (Pre-test, Post-test, and Portfolio; Standardized Testing; Student and Faculty Surveys; StudentInternships and Cooperative Work Performance; the Capstone Experience; Student PlacementInformation; Employer Surveys; Alumni Participation; and Peer Review of the Curriculum

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Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

, functioning of an engineer is viewed in context ofinternational scientific and economic environment. Many examples of approaches that evaluatevalue of creativity, efficiency and overall output of engineering work are available from academicand business point of view 6 - 11 . Experimentation was frequently an integral part of some Page 7.572.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinventive undertakings. Hands-on projects are believed to be one of the best avenues to teach theconcepts of the above

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Matson; Elizabeth Kisenwether

on written and oral communications, ability to work on multi-disciplinary teams, project planning and management skills. · Alumni interest and financial support via endowments for engineering entrepreneurship education is growing. · Participation in REEE2000 and REEE2001 Conferences – Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education, at Stanford University - confirmed that good engineering design in inherently a creative process, and gaining business acumen is key for Page 7.798.1 engineering entrepreneurship education. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Smith; Denny Mahoney

driving principle, supported as necessary by business and Page 7.914.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(systems) engineering disciplines. Targeted students include mid-career engineers andtechnical specialists with career paths to senior management.PD21 began as a two-year pilot project with funding from the National Science Foundation,during which time the consortium grew to four universities, adding the Naval PostgraduateSchool in 2000. PD21 is a consistent educational program based on

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dantzler; Kevin Whitaker; Jim Richardson

grouping, cooperative learning, teamdesign projects, and an emphasis on written and oral communication. Student record dataindicates that the program has improved retention in the engineering program but has hadminimal effect on achievement. Anecdotal evidence from follow-on teachers, however, suggeststhat the TIDE program may have soft skill carry-over effects. Upper-class engineering studentswho participated in the TIDE program may exhibit more confidence, better communication skillsand greater team skills than their traditional program counterparts. To test this hypothesis, engineering faculty who teach downstream design courses thatrely heavily on student soft skills were asked to rate past students on a variety of dimensions.Each rater

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Materials and Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Khanna

in capstone design projects,undergraduate research, and percentage of students pursing g raduate studies in such areas. Thus, Page 7.76.6the total impact of the developed curriculum will be known clearly over a span of about 4-5years.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSupport of the National Science Foundation under grant NSF- CAREER 0196390 is gratefullyacknowledged.REFERENCESAngelo, T. and Cross, K. (1993), Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers(2ed.),Jossey-Bass.Davies, M. L. and Crowther, D. E. A., “The Benefits of Using Multimedia in Higher Education: Mythsand Realities”, Active Learning, V3, Dec. 1995.Herman, J.L. (ed.) (1987

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendell King

the environment as a national security interest. Thediscussion of environmental security will be used to emphasize the first theme of broaderapproaches to engineering education. Consider an illustration, working engineers recognize the importance of conductingdesign integration pulling together the individual pieces of a design into one coherent package.They have learned that bringing the mechanical, electrical, civil, etc., together to assemble theindividual pieces into an efficient and workable design is an essential part of any completeengineering project. There is, however, a level above the engineering design integration step.This is where the social, political, economic, and technological components are integrated. Thehypothesis

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Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Saterbak

universities are designed toillustrate a scientific concept or engineering principle or to teach students basic laboratory skills.In addition, laboratory courses with freshman and sophomore students (e.g. introductory Physics,Chemistry, and Biology laboratory courses) often have high enrollments. Instructors oftendevelop course-specific protocols; many protocols are published on the Web3-5 or in journals(e.g. Journal of Chemical Education, Chemical Engineering Education, and BiochemicalEducation). In BIOE 342 and the “PLLA and PLGA Characterization” segment of the TissueEngineering Module in BIOE 441, detailed protocols are appropriate and are utilized.Open-ended projects are very common in senior capstone design courses across all

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Headley; Sanjiv Sarin

processes is a cornerstone ofEC 20001.Given the limitations of achievement tests in fulfilling outcomes assessment requirements, theassessment community has recommended several alternative approaches for assessing studentoutcomes. These include portfolios, capstone design project evaluations, student, alumni andemployer surveys, and placement data of graduates. Yet, written surveys administered to currentstudents are the most frequently used assessment instruments, due in part to two reasons – one,they are relatively inexpensive to conduct, and, two, a high response rate is almost guaranteed. Anatural question is whether these student self-assessments are valid substitutes for test questionscreated and scored by an instructor.This paper reports the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

%), are White/Caucasian(80.49%) and are male (82.93%). The remainder of the respondents were: Asian Americans(7.32%), Black/African Americans (4.88%), Foreign Nationals (4.88%),Hispanics/Latinos/Mexican Americans and female (14.63%). Participants were asked about their team training experiences and how they use teams intheir classroom. Findings show that more than two thirds (68.29%) of respondents haveparticipated in a workshop on effective teaming or teaming techniques. Among all therespondents, 80.49% use teams for design projects suggesting that they consider this an essentialtraining activity in preparing students for the work place. More than half of those surveyed(51.22%) use teams for homework/problem activities, 70.73% for in

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New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon Lewis; Paul Kauffmann

Society for Engineering Education Session: 22472. ODU Engineering Technology Studies 33Students must complete 33 credits of Engineering Technology courses in their selected studyarea. This group of courses must include a capstone senior project in which the studentdemonstrates proficiency in the selected area. Several popular options are described in the tablebelow.3. Electives 6Selected from technology, business, or other area supporting student career interest.Total Upper Division Credits beyond AAS

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationwould endorse, probably as the prime duty of the engineer. If engineers have any duty to society as awhole, and the authors would argue that we do, then protecting them by our decisions should be one ofour prime duties. A problem could develop when a project might hurt a few people, but help manymore. An example might be a major dam project in the southwestern United States. Is our prime dutyto the few who might be displaced, or the many who might be helped by readily available water andcheaper electricity?A utilitarian approach might approve of this policy as being

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Ethics across the Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

in engineering requires that students understand their professional and ethicalresponsibilities. ABET also asks programs to ensure that students integrate ethicalconsiderations into a "major design project." Even a quick look at these ethics requirementsmakes it clear that the ethical component of this new engineering curriculum cannot becompletely delegated to the ethics expert, for example, a philosopher who would teach afreestanding course in engineering ethics required of all engineering students. For reasons thatwe will discuss below, the freestanding course, while an essential part of a successfulengineering program, does not by itself achieve the integration of ethics into the engineeringcurriculum that ABET requires.One of the

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

supervision are, for many, their capstone experience. · Have a mentor. A ‘mentor’ experience; e.g., mentored internship not done for academic credit, in which students get to create their own project and then implement it under the supervision of a faculty member, provides an effective tool for learning. · Appreciate diversity. The impact of racial and ethnic diversity on their college experience has a highly positive effect; students learn from others who come from different backgrounds. · Manage time. Students who grow the most academically, and who are happiest, organize their time to include activities with faculty members, or with several other students, focused

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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Griffis

(Criteria 4). The matrix is a large table (Figure 3) with a column for eachcourse in the curriculum and a row for each outcome. The main entries in the table arekeywords that we defined to indicate the level or depth at which each course addressesthe particular outcome. The keywords include ‘Introduction’, ‘Bridging’,‘Development’, ‘Comprehensive’, ‘Practice’ and ‘Capstone Experience’ to represent aspectrum of experiences from initial exposure through terminal professional practice.Also included are detailed entries (inserted as ‘comments’, described in the ElectronicTools section below) which give specific examples of how the course contributes. Thesecomments are mapped from the course syllabi, in which our standard format includes

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Madara Ogot

. Page 7.1134.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society of Engineering EducationSpecifically, in Mechanical Engineering, approaches have varied from more hands on learningexperiences - for example, product dissection courses at Stanford3 and the MEEP! coalition4, andindustry-sponsored capstone senior design courses – to the adoption of different teaching stylesin the classroom2,5.Despite these efforts several problems still remain. These include:1. A majority of mechanical engineering students graduate with a poor feel for how common mechanical devices work and the rationale behind their design4.2. A majority of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson

coursewas 66 for biology, 144 for chemistry, 77 for physics, 11 for environmental science, 214for calculus and 17 for statistics (See Table 1).Table 1. AP Enrollment by Science and Mathematics Courses in SY 2000-2001Biology Chemistry Physics Env. Science Calculus Statistics Total66 144 77 11 214 17 529V. ResultsIn answer to the Research Question - Are students who take AP courses in high schoolmore likely to pursue college majors in engineering than students who do not take APcourses? – The following data was collected for projected college majors. In the six APscience and mathematics courses, only career data for seniors in AP physics was

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sukhvarsh Jerath

Units 1. General Education 72 2. Mathematics, Science, and Computer Programming 105 3. Freshman Engineering 24 4. ECE Core 24 5. ECE Breadth 36 6. ECE Depth 12 7. ECE Coverage 24 8. ECE Capstone Design (This can be a course used to satisfy ECE Depth or ECE Coverage) 9. Engineering Elective

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lyle Feisel; George Peterson

severalmore steps to follow, however, if we are to put what was learned at the colloquy into action. Thefollowing is a list of near- and medium-term action items compiled by colloquy participants: Develop a full report on the colloquy, its findings, and its implications. Validate the above final list of learning objectives both internally to the colloquy participants and externally to other institutions, and note any new issues or challenges related to achieving them. Develop a collection of distance education projects being conducted among the practice- oriented professions, and encourage the development of such projects. Develop quality assurance mechanisms for assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato

not difficult to repeat each term. Many timesstructural engineering and construction courses see projects under construction, which are good,but each term the trip must change as the construction evolves and eventually must end. The keyis trying to find an existing project that does not change. This greatly reduces the overhead ofthe field trip. Even better is to find such a structure or location right on campus to minimizetravel requirements. If all else fails, do a virtual tour with photos and video. This approach maybe even better suited to some classes that do not lend themselves to obvious physical applicationsnear campus. The object is to show the student how the education gained in your class can applyto their future professions. “The

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Losaw; Ann Anderson

participate in the SAE sponsored Mini Baja or Formula Competitions whichare seen as an effective way to motivate students to learn (see for instance Rencis, 1999 or Morrisand Fry, 2001). Another example is a program at the University of South Carolina which uses aninstrumented Legends-class race car in a capstone mechanical engineering course to teach studentsto develop a systems approach to problem solving (Lyons and Young, 2001; and Lyons Morehouseand Young, 1999). Several schools such as the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Musto andHoward, 2001; Musto, Howard and Rather, 2000), and the University of Arizona (Umashankar etal, 2001) report using racecar design in outreach programs to high school students. In addition anumber of schools now offer

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Jan Rinehart; Ahmer Inam; Ann Kenimer; Carolyn Clark; Jim Morgan

learning communitieshave grown during the 1990s as documented by the work by Gabelnick et. al. 3 and the NationalLearning Communities project. 4 As evidenced by the diversity of implementations of learningcommunities in engineering curricula across the Foundation Coalition, learning communitiesprovide a concept that can be adopted and adapted by many different engineering programs tooffer increased support for the students who are enrolled in very challenging programs.At A&M, a LC is a group of students, faculty and industry that have common interests and workas partners to improve the engineering educational experience. LCs value diversity, areaccessible to all interested individuals, and bring real world situations into the

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Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Pimpida Punnakanta; Craig D. Lewis; Cynthia Atman

their design activities may differ significantly from their actualperformance in solving “messy” open-ended problems. In the Pacific Northwest, multi-university participants in aNational Science Foundation supported project (Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education, TIDEE)have implemented and disseminated a Mid-Program Assessment instrument for assessing engineering studentdesign competency. One part of the instrument requires student teams to document (e.g., self-report) their designdecisions and processes while engaged in a design task. These written self-reports are scored using a rubric thathas demonstrated a high inter-rater reliability. We are interested in comparing the scores derived from these self-reports with measures of