Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

. The results benefit our students and the ET community.5. Scholarly activities place the ET faculty within our various institutions in a competitive position as the effect of the applied, practice-oriented, and student centered flavor of ET scholarship positively impacts our students.6. Scholarly activity enhances and promotes the reputation and visibility of our faculty, programs and institutions. It gives ET faculty regional and national recognition, necessary for promotion to full professor at most institutions.7. Scholarly activity by ET faculty demonstrates academic leadership that is necessary for promotion to full professor at most universities.8. Scholarly activities provide opportunity for collaboration among ET faculty

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

Page 8.715.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationtechnology platforms. We are staying abreast of current standards for sharable learningobjects and will support our faculty as sharing digital content becomes a greater priority.Teaching is an evolving process and the FIC is staying current with regards toeducational research and to promoting good teaching practice. Along with otherinstitutions and organizations, the FIC is participating in a Faculty Innovation ProfileProject sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Office of Innovation through Technology. The FIPPInitiative, consisting of design studio events

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Duane Dunlop; Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo; Donald Keating

, which Spitzer and others call for,requires purposeful, planned transformation to develop graduate education as an integrated system forlifelong learning that is concurrent with the working professional’s on-going practice of engineering inindustry. Determining the specifications for integrated professional curricula requires that a cleardistinction be made between the differences of traditional research-based graduate education for academicscientific research and that of practice-based professional graduate education for technology developmentand engineering leadership of systematic innovation in industry. We believe that the characteristics thatdifferentiate these two types of graduate studies can be distinguished best by using modern

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

graduate and undergraduatestudents formed a geosciences workgroup two years ago. Two recent doctorates from the Collegeof Engineering, Dr. Mark Kithcart of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, and Dr. LegunchimEmmanwori of Center for Composite Materials Research, joined the group last year, furtherenhancing the group’s range of expertise and capabilities. This workgroup has sponsored a seriesof lectures and discussion groups on applied seismology over the past two years, andsuccessfully directed a summer undergraduate research program in geosciences in the pastsummer. The workgroup also has worked on several cooperative research proposals thatcombined Dr. Clemence’s expertise in differential equations and wave propagation, Dr. Tang’sexpertise in

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Liapi

concept for a deployable building, further exposes students toadvanced geometric configuration and visualization procedures.Advanced tools for the study and visualization of complex architectural and structuralsystems, such as parametric form development and advanced visualization procedures,including kinematic simulations are gradually added to the material covered by the course.In addition, students are introduced to new research on computer visualization methods,and on geometrically changing structures, conducted in academic research centers worldwide.b) Strengthen interdisciplinary approach to design projects Deployable structures in general, and tensegrity structures in particular, offer an idealexample, where geometric configuration needs

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

employmentopportunities [2].As a concept, ACES is a reflection of systemic change in the preparation of engineeringand science students well into the 21 st Century. It signifies a change in academic culturethat values integration as well as specialization, teamwork, individual achievement,educational innovation as well as research. ACES fosters the building and refinement ofintellectual skills needed by practicing engineers and scientists [3].The motto of ACES is “a center run by students for students,” which indicates thatstudent employees are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Center as well asfor providing workshops, running a website, manning a tutoring center and publishing amonthly newsletter. For student employees, ACES has provided a

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

report and presentation. Page 8.515.5The first KSB that the students covered was KSB T-1, The Informed Design Cycle. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents were given the steps in the informed design cycle model which included: ClarifyDesign, Research and Investigate, Generate Alternative Designs, Choose Optimal Design,Develop a Prototype, Test and Evaluate and Redesign. At this point the students wereasked to create some hand sketches or CAD drawings of their own possible designs andshare them with

Conference Session

Teaching Styles and Peer Review

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

from Engineering Criteria 2000 and NSF-initiated Engineering Education Coalitionsprograms are having an impact on curricula and faculty development 10, 36, 37. There is also agrowing understanding that the societal attitudes about engineering need to change as well. Atthe 2001 Deans’ Summit on Education for a Technological World in Baltimore, MD, much ofthe discussion concentrated on fostering collaborations and community outreach that wouldexcite the public about engineering, and on issues of improving the teaching of it by usingeducation methods and research developed in education schools38. Positive examples of system-wide changes and innovative programs also exist in Australia39 and the U.K.28, 40, 41.However, similar efforts in Canada are

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Budny Dan; Teresa Larkin

research on adultlearners suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved when instruction is designed withstudents’ learning styles in mind [1]-[6]. In addition, several practitioners within the domain ofphysics, as well as engineering education, have noted the importance of teaching with learningstyles in mind [7]-[14]. Furthermore, attention to learning styles and learner diversity has beenshown to increase student interest and motivation to learn. The particular population of students that encompasses the focus of this paper is non-sciencemajors taking introductory physics at American University. Most students take this introductorycourse to satisfy the university’s General Education requirements for graduation. Because thebackgrounds

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Martin; Shailendra Mehta; Ronald Steuterman; Leah Jamieson; Donald Blewett; William Oakes; Edward Coyle

technical issues. Furthermore, R&D manager'scomments regarding new PhD hires from the university indicated a need for training andexperience in team work, market and business related issues, and formulating problems in amanner relevant to the metrics of a market driven enterprise.The process culminated in a successful $2.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF)Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant proposal by Thursby asthe PI, and Professors Warren H. Stevenson (Purdue Mechanical Engineering) Louis A. Sherman(Purdue Department of Biology), William R. Woodson (Purdue School of Agriculture) as Co-PIs.The key parameter for the program’s design was that it truly "add-on" to the PhD and MBAstudents' educational

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

practice of engineering, and how engineering decisions impact society and the environment; and (iv.) Attract women and minority students to engineering, mathematics, and science.We have received funding to design, fabricate, and test several sets of the ETKs, conductworkshops for middle school science and math teachers, distribute these materials tomiddle school teachers, and eventually conduct a national conference on EngineeringEducation in the K-12 Curriculum.What is unique about an ETK?Our engineering teaching kits are being modeled and developed along the lines of the wellproven, carefully evaluated and highly successful science kits developed by the SEPUPprogram for enhancing science instruction nationwide in the middle

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

growing demands for students with integrated designand manufacturing experience and knowledge of advanced CAD software has resulted in manyuniversities developing some form of CAD curricula. For example, many universities includingPurdue have now eliminated traditional graphics course and replaced it with a CAD relatedcourse. Rapid design and prototyping laboratories have also been established in manyuniversities. The laboratories are integrated with CAD/CAM courses including teaching designfor automated assembly 4,5. Computer-aided design (CAD) tools, used in conjunction withpersonal workstations, have already brought about major changes in engineering practice. Web-based services supporting mechatronic systems design is described for a graduate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

productivity, andteam cohesiveness, with several operational definitions (outcomes-statements) beneath eachcategory. This rubric will be completed twice during the semester by faculty advisors, the TWSconsultant, and industry representatives—as a primary indicator of team competence. PhaseThree data are being collected in Spring 2003 and will be analyzed in Summer 2003.Multidisciplinary teaming instruction and assessment Over a three-year period, our NSF team developed three models for multidisciplinaryteaming instruction and assessment. Each model was designed and redesigned in an iterativeprocess based on data from the prior semester. Ultimately, a tailored, competence-oriented modelfor teaming instruction and assessment seemed to fit best

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

development, andchoice of career and institution of higher education. The Center for Pre-College Programshas in place a computer database for the purpose of research and to accurately track all pre-college participants. Statistical information is currently available for students whoparticipated in programs between 1981 and 2000.The total number of CPCP alumni of student programs operated between 1980 and 2000 wasabout 3800 students. All were sent questionnaires in 2000. We received responses from1292 former participants, a response rate of 34%. For these types of surveys, 34% isconsidered a very good response rate.Of the responses received, 984 (76.1%) were either graduated from a post-secondaryinstitution or still in an undergraduate program. The

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

mechanical engineering. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate ResearchFellowship. Last year she also taught in a 3rd grade science and mathematics class through the National ScienceFoundation’s GK-12 fellowship program.MICHELLE MAHER is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration. Her research interests includeundergraduate student development, the use of technology in educational settings, and educational researchmethodology.WALLY PETERS is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Laboratory for Sustainable Solutions,and Faculty Associate in the School of the Environment. His research interests include sustainable design, industrialecology, complex systems, and environmental/Earth ethics

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

, although the students analyze a realsite, they do not see the kind of technology found at places like the “Big Dig” where the AdmiralCombs retreats have been held.The Admiral Combs RetreatAs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s undergraduate civil engineering program was beingreviewed several years ago; we sensed that there was a need for a short, high-intensity event thatshould be made available to all undergraduates. The goal was to combine the best features of co-ops and internships with the integrative nature of capstone design. The result was the AdmiralLewis B. Combs Memorial Design Retreat. (Admiral Combs was a graduate of Rensselaer, afounder of the U.S. Navy Seabees, and a long-time chairman of Rensselaer’s Civil EngineeringDepartment.) The

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julian Kang; Byeong-Cheol Lho

materialsimproved performance in a deceptive reasoning problem. Pressley12 asserted that imposed picturesare almost always learned better than words.Recent research tried to show the construction schedule visually using three-dimensional (3D)computer model1, 13, 15. Bechtel Corporation integrated 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) modelswith scheduling packages to simulate the construction operations7, 13. Bechtel later developed 4D-Planner, a graphical simulation tool, that helps project managers, construction planners, and fieldengineers plan and manage their projects effectively15. The Center for Integrated FacilityEngineering (CIFE) at Stanford University also integrated 3D CAD objects with the constructionschedule to show the construction sequence

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Kellogg

posting of static course materials. A campus distance education linkprovides links to campus resources as well as a page for posting introductory course informationfor students.Both the state and the campus pursued a relatively broad market based primarily on facultyinterest. This approach ensured that participating faculty had a strong interest in technology-enabled learning and provided the greatest opportunity for breadth of innovation. Thedisadvantage is that with limited resources such an approach makes it difficult to concentratesufficient resources necessary to penetrate a particular market niche.Program Level PlanPrior to the distance education initiative, the TM program already had strong support from non-traditional graduate students

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Huba; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

Session 2793 Information Technology Based Active Learning: A Pilot Study for Engineering Economy Sigurdur Olafsson, Mary Huba, John Jackman, Frank Peters, and Sarah Ryan Iowa State UniversityAbstractWe have recently designed a learning environment to add practical problem solving, increasedinformation technology content, and active learning to industrial engineering courses. Inparticular, we have successfully implemented and tested a computer-based module for anundergraduate engineering economy course. In this module, students are required

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Nelson; Osama Abudayyeh; Edmund Tsang; Molly Williams

© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Require student to pursue one of two possible tracks in the “fifth year” master’s program. These tracks would be structural/construction engineering or transportation/construction engineering. • Require a core curriculum in the graduate program that includes one course from each of the three focus areas in the department. • Maintain a “research-based” graduate program for students wishing to pursue research and further graduate study in addition to the professional-practice oriented “fifth-year” program.Given this design objective, and the work done at the undergraduate level, the graduate programis currently under

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

introduced a series of application-focused courses into its Computer Scienceprogram. The Computer Science undergraduate student body is now 42% female.Smith College advocates the inclusion of socially relevant design projects throughout thecurriculum, and projects of social relevance are assigned even in freshman year. The courseDesigning the Future, for example, is a collaboration with the Institute for Women andTechnology. Students develop toys with universal gender appeal, because research shows thatmany competitive, militaristic toys alienate girls. The Smith course includes a workshop for highschoolers called Introduce a Girl to Engineering.13The NSF PROMISE project at University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers an undergraduate coursedesigned to

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

Workplace: TC Skills are Crucial to Engineering Success 2. Background: Taking the Initiative 3. Challenge and Goal: Integrate Technical Communication Instruction and Practice into the Engineering Curriculum 4. General Model: Description and Discussion 5. Steps for Implementing a Communication-Intensive TC Engineering Program 6. Impacts and Conclusions: UB’s Experience; Your Experience1. A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the Workplace: TC Skills Are Crucial to Engineering SuccessNumerous industry surveys, managers’ comments, and academic studies agree: Although today’sfast-paced, competitive workplace requires engineers to convey technical information quickly todiverse audiences, many graduating

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Ibrahim

Deanof Engineering and is currently the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies andResearch. He earned his Ph.D. from McMaster University and served as professor ofMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Manitoba and BradleyUniversity. His research interests include Design for Manufacturability, MaterialsEngineering, Advanced Composites, Fracture Mechanics, Quality Engineering andCurriculum Innovation. He has produced 24 publications, 30 conference articles and holdstwo US Patents. He has received significant grant awards and contracts from federal, stateand industry sources and built successful partnerships with the corporate community inSilicon Valley and other regions of the country

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Dibble; Carrie Hernandez; Abbie Wells; Steven Barrett

, theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department provided seed monies to begin the project.Project Overview: The overriding goal of the project was to best prepare University ofWyoming Computer Engineering graduates for the technological work force. To achieve thisgoal we targeted our first microprocessor course for improvement. This course required updatedpedagogy, instructional aids, equipment, software, and laboratory exercises. In effort to savemoney and provide design experiences for our students, we proposed having students design theprototype teaching aids for the course. Specifically, two undergraduate senior design students,Abbie Wells and Carrie Hernadez, would design a microprocessor laboratory platform for theirsenior design project. Also

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

), a study of participation in that organization was conducted to see if itsignificantly affected retention in computer science and engineering. The Baylor student sectionof SWE was officially chartered in 2000-2001, after their highly successful probationary year.Because of their innovations in recruiting and retaining members, they won the “Best NewStudent Section” in their Region, and the “Best New Student Sectio n” in the nation, awarded atthe annual conference in June, 2001. During the study, data were collected and analyzed todetermine whether participation in SWE had a significant effect on retention. Based on theanalysis performed and presented at the 32nd Frontiers in Education Conference in November,2002, there is support for the

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

K Muraleetharan; Gerald Miller; Dee Fink; Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; David Sabatini; Baxter Vieux; Michael Mooney; Carolyn Ahern; Kurt Gramoll

the quantitative responses and a discussion of the themes that emerged inthe “reasons for your answer” responses.5. Evaluation Results5.1 Student Questionnaires1. Course ObjectivesOverview: The most important finding about the Course Objectives has been that most of thestudents agree that these objectives had been met in Sooner City courses. These major conceptsare at the heart of Sooner City and appear in some form in the questionnaires of all Sooner Citycourses. They reflect the goal of producing engineering graduates who: a. Have developed strong design skills through repeated practice, beginning in the freshman year b. Can perform critical thinking and know how to go about solving complex, open-ended

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

are available upon request.Introduction Almost every day when one reads the daily newspaper or views the evening news ontelevision, one learns about corporate fraud, corporate mismanagement, spinning the mission andvision of the corporation, and as George Bush said, "cooking the books." Corporate layoffs andbankruptcy are widespread. Where is the security that we once enjoyed in corporate America?Where can a young, creative student take his or her ideas and dreams? This research is aboutdeveloping a model whereby a student may take his or her idea from the classroom or laboratoryto the marketplace. The research is designed to develop entrepreneurship teams of young,ambitious, innovative students and to help them mold their creative

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie McBride

capabilities; • To facilitate communication and sharing of best practices information among education organizations and among organizations of all types; • To foster the development of partnerships involving schools, businesses, human service agencies, and other organizations via related criteria; and • To serve as a working tool for understanding and improving organizational performance, and guiding planning and training.The Criteria are designed to help organizations enhance their educational performance throughfocus on dual, results-oriented goals: • Delivery of ever-improving value to students and other stakeholders, contributing to improved education quality; and

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tushar Patil; Ofodike Ezekoye; Justin Cone; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

engineering mindset influence an engineer’s business savvy?Using funding from the Ford Motor Company; faculty from The University of Texas at Austin(UT) in the mechanical engineering department and graduate studies program and staff from theFaculty Innovation Center (FIC) are exploring answers to these questions by creating acurriculum for a short course on business skills for engineers.This paper provides a look at the pilot short course’s curriculum, strategies, and resources usedto present and teach interdisciplinary concepts related to engineering and business. Thefollowing three components were used in the instructional process: teaching notes; a course-package; and interactive multimedia resources. Fundamental to this short course is the

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaidy Vaidyanathan, University of Central Florida; Carmo D'Cruz, University of Central Florida

Gossammer Wind ceiling fan technology developed by UCF’s Florida SolarEnergy Center was successfully licensed by the Office of Research into a resounding marketwinner. This family of energy-efficient fans has achieved a high level of market acceptance andis one of the best selling products in Home Depot since its market introduction.The second annual Central Florida Technology conference co-sponsored by the University ofCentral Florida in May 2002 was a highly successful networking event for entrepreneurs, VCs,and local business service providers, attracting over 300 attendees.The “Bootcamps for Entrepreneurs” an educational outreach program initiated by UCF’s Collegeof Business Administration have already graduated over 150 potential entrepreneurs