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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

Islander non-Hispanic, people, are graduating from high school in high percentagesand are attending college in the technical fields.Future Projection of Minority PopulationsAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau9, the year 2100 will reflect different populationdistributions than the 2000 population. As stated above and shown in figure 5, thebreakdown of the U.S. population is 71% White and 29% minority. Of the minoritypopulation, Black people comprise 12.2%, American Indian people at 0.7%, Asian andPacific Islander at 4%, and Hispanic people constitute 12.1%. In the year 2100 thenumbers are predicted to change; the White population will be 40.3% and the “minority”population will be 59.7%. A breakdown of the minority population shows that the

Conference Session

Physics and Math Division Luncheon

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

. Images bytheir very nature require two or three dimensions and the literature is somewhat less available.However some research has been conducted in the multivariable cane and can be found in references9,14,26,42 . We will use these developments extensively in our investigations whereby the transformwill be implemented on an alphabet and its reflection in the following sequel. The overallprocedures will entail a detailed analysis of a two-dimensional “mother” wavelet implementedwithin a wavelet transform on the alphabet, N, together with a comparison to a Fourier transform.All graphics presented in this paper have been conducted on a MATLAB platform. A preliminarymathematical review is provided to reacquaint the reader with the

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Furey; Eugene Brown

—whether“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” it is a simplified engine or TS diagram. It can make your message clearer and it breaks up text. 4. Some essays were merely a recap of someone else’s article with little or no evidence of your own input or critical thinking based on what we have discussed in our course on thermodynamics. 5. And some essays obviously reflected a one-sided or biased view. One can look at the references used in an article on global warming or nuclear power and predict what the thrust of the essay will be. Try for a more

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghavan Sudhakar; Hanqi Zhuang

substantial amount of time to do experiments at thelab-site at specified times. Thus, a new approach is needed to conduct a lab course that is basedon flexible timing and portability of the required work. The developed machine vision labcourses are readily conformable to this new approach, as a large portion of the student workinvolves experimentation with computer algorithms. Another pressing issue in the college is the problem of student recruitment and retention. Page 8.219.2Although our university is fast-growing [9] overall, the enrollment in Engineering college does 2not reflect this trend. Many

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cairns; Donna Farrior; Shirley Pomeranz

of the academy. We review this informationwith both the parents and the girls.The final presentation by students to parents and mathematics department faculty at theconclusion of the academy is an important part of the academy. Preparation of thesepresentations provides small groups of students with opportunities to reflect together about theirexperiences. Generally, the students learn a great deal by having to clearly explain part of whatthey learned. It is empowering to the students to feel that they are presenting something withwhich their parents are unfamiliar. The students enjoy the role of teacher, and we are amazedevery year by their creativity. The final presentation session ends with a reception during whichthe girls, faculty and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Silverman

Structure.IV. AssessmentThe course was intended to achieve a number of outcomes with a high measure of applicabilityto the engineering curriculum. Examples of these include enhancing the student’s ability in anumber of professional activities: to use computers in solving engineering problems; to thinkcritically in analyzing engineering problems; to solve open-ended engineering design problems;to function on multi-disciplinary teams; to communicate effectively. All of these outcomesachieved success ratings of 90% (or better) using several metrics; student work productevaluated by faculty and the VCs and a student survey. Typical of the critique provided by theVCs is reflected in the following comment regarding a team submission:“In this section I would

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

of their discipline, butalso should provide opportunities to develop a sense of awareness regarding the social andeconomic implications of a variety of civil engineering projects. ABET1 recognizes this need andrequires engineering technology programs to include such issues in the curriculum.Professional issues can be incorporated into the engineering technology curriculum. One examplewould be to include social and economic impacts as part of new or revised courses dealing withsustainable development. 2 Another possibility exists in programs offering courses utilizing service-learning with community-based design projects.3 To fully realize the benefits of service-learning,a structured reflection component should be used to consider the social

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Custer; Michael Daugherty

, learning cycles consisting of four phases. These areexploration (asking questions, gathering materials, conducting preliminary research, etc.),reflection (answering questions, analyzing data, formulating generalizations, etc.), engagement(designing and building, testing ideas, solving problems, etc.), and expansion (generalizingconcepts to other contexts, exploring engineering career options, etc.). Each learning cycleactivity is specifically selected and designed to (a) cause students to engage with the enduringunderstandings and (b) collectively, to enable them to transfer their learning to arrive at asolution for the module’s primary problem. A flowchart illustrating the ProBASE curriculumdevelopment process is presented in Figure 1.Enduring

Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Haishan Zheng; Jason Keith

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationlearning includes four processes, which are: concrete experience, reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation [5]. The idealteaching would include all the four processes. For example, to illustrate the concept ofheat conduction, the instructor begins with a heat conduction experiment. Next, theinstructor reflects on this experiment, explaining the meaning, and then applies themeaning into abstract mathematical equations. Finally, the instructor gives studentshomework with similar problems. Additional information about the Kolb model isavailable in the literature [6-8].Unfortunately, the instructor usually cannot perform

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Laila Guessous

. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Figure 4 - Sample 2-D Gambit mesh of the Venturi model; either triangular or quadrilateral elements canbe used. Figure 5 - Close-up of Gambit mesh showing boundary layer in the near-wall regionThe mesh file is next imported into Fluent and rescaled to reflect the actualmeasurement units used in Gambit (Fluent assumes that length dimensions are given inmeters by default). The fluid material is defined as air at standard conditions. Per the labmanual, the inlet boundary condition is set as Velocity Inlet with a value corresponding tothat measured experimentally

Conference Session

Diversity in Materials

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Miller; Oscar Barton

spreadsheet files with them to the fleet), moreemphasis on non-destructive evaluation testing to reflect government practice, and providingspecific examples of the report coverage and format desired. Page 8.310.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusion A cursory view of the importance of composite material to the Navy, if new andemerging designs are to become reality, has been considered. Those that are to operate thesevehicles must have an understanding of the importance and difference

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

another location. This system utilizes Acoustic Emission (AE)techniques to monitor tool wear during machining. In effect, it is intended to reflect an un-attended machining situation where a worn out tool can be detected remotely from anyconvenient location, thus freeing up an operator to physically stay at the station and continuouslymonitor the machining process.Several techniques have been developed for monitoring tool condition during machining. AE isan indirect technique in which waveforms can be analyzed and characterized to correlate withthe amount of wear on the tool. In this experiment, a Kistler 8152B sensor was employed to pickup the AE from the cutting interface (Figure 3). This sensor was attached to the tool shank by anM6X10 hex

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kuhl; Matthew Marshall; Andres Carrano

design of the assembly line based on their analyses. They also hadprojections and estimates of the performance of the proposed system.The final experience was to perform a one-half hour pilot run with the students running theassembly line with the configuration and design they proposed. During this time, they simulatedthree 10- min shifts and rotated around workstations. Data recorded on a continuous basisincluded throughput and number of defective assemblies. Data on the status of the system wascollected every 5 minutes. This included the state of the line such as workstation utilization,accumulations on queue, starving workstations, blocked workstation and WIP in system. Adiscussion at the end of the experience reflected upon the discrepancies

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Goulet

and expertise on the campus practice field to acurious and impressed audience.The formal student evaluations of the spring 2001 course were unusually high with median scoresof 6.0 on a scale of 6.0 in three of four categories: instructional quality, course content andinterest in subject matter. The accompanying student comments reiterated the positive andnegative feedback cited above.Conclusions, Reflections and the FutureThe floating axel trebuchet EPBL project was successful. With regard to the maximizing thelikelihood of achieving learning objectives, the trebuchet challenge turned out to be a good EPBLproject choice because it reinforced the formal classroom knowledge with the familiar knowledgeobtained when immersed in the solution of a

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Hood; Elizabeth Bahe; Fonda Swimmer; Ingrid St. Omer

experience better?Several factors were common among the groups and the recommendations focus on these areas.The comments voiced were consistent with those observed and documented by Seymour andHewitt, Rosser et. al., and Margolis and Fisher.3-5 The responses of the Native American studentsincluded additional information not generally reflected in the literature.Fostering greater interaction between upper level and lower level students was discussed on manylevels. In terms of formal structure, mentoring programs and membership in studentorganizations were mentioned several times as a means to provide a student support network.Creation of a student lounge with comfortable seating and reference materials was also discussed.The lounge would provide

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Cynthia Mann

the boxes and staining tablecloths.This nebulous statement was developed to reflect the nature of industrial problems.Unlike textbook exercises, in industry, we are not given all of the constants, variables, andconditions in a package. Instead, most industrial problems are only realized when thesymptoms become apparent, it is then the job of the engineer to determine what realproblem is causing the symptoms: exactly the type of creative experience that is rare toundergraduate education.Statement of symptoms in hand, and groups of four assigned, students were sent toincubate until the next week when they began a guided journey through the problemsolving process. Strategies for Creative Problem Solving5 was used extensively to craftthe classes

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; dean fontenot

8.1210.1student population reflects that of the surrounding community, which has an overwhelminglyProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2253majority population of African-American and Hispanic families. The Texas legislature identifiedEstacado High School as one of several schools in the state included in House Bill 400 as “amongthe lowest 10 percent of high schools in the state in the percentage of students graduating fromhigh school and enrolling for the following academic year in a college or university” (TexasHigher Education

Conference Session

Multimedia Arena

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Crown

world.Typically several students drop the engineering graphics course in the first few weeks. In the firstsemester that the virtual world was introduced the first student drops occurred after the firstmidterm and fewer students dropped the course. Additionally, a significant increase in groupinteraction and productivity was observed. The quality of student work improved as a reflection Page 8.519.8of a better understanding of the problem, better group participation, and a greater interest inseeing the project through to completion. Logs of the chat revel that students primarily use thechat for personal conversation mixed with discussion and questions

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad; Jerry Samples

a maximum of two hours per hour of lecture after the first offering of a course; Ø spend 30-60 minutes a day on scholarly writing; Ø spend at least two hours a week on discussions with colleagues focused on teaching and research; Ø keep daily records of work time expenditure to help self-monitor how well they are managing their time.Take all measures to improve teaching. Continuously evaluate your teaching by self reflection andby analyzing students’ course evaluations. Seek advice from your mentor and other seniorfaculty. Visit classrooms of other faculty and ask your mentor and other senior faculty membersto attend your classes. You will learn a lot from the feedback.Attend teaching workshops to learn from

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Duda

needs. Add two more courses at the university. Apply for grants for the university and secondary teachers work. Survey re-administered to students/teachers. Winter 2005 Student teaching syllabus revised to reflect increased interest in student teaching (focus of science). Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.20.5 Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Spring/Summer

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

flexibility and they blenddifferently around the globe 2. Renowned management consultant Peter Drucker caused anuproar in academia when he said: "Thirty years from now the big university campuses will berelics… The college won't survive as a residential institution. Today's buildings are hopelesslyunsuited and totally unneeded” 3.The following questions raised by Daniel indeed reflect what institutions of higher education Page 8.423.1should be asking themselves today: Are universities teaching the knowledge and skills that Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler

. Page 8.1025.6Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the first two projects, students did not easily develop relationships with students at ourcollaborating institutions. This is likely a reflection of low professional self-confidence. In theupcoming project with Norway, cultural differences might contribute to the uneasiness ofcollaboration. We expect to expend considerable time and energy to creatively encouragemeaningful relationships13.Finally, the roles of student leadership and social cohesion are vitally important for the completionof a reliable payload. In the first project, the leaders

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

: Freshman/Sophomore Retention, 80%; Two Year Retention, 72%;and Six Year Graduation Rate, 46%. All of the university numbers have been fairly consistentover the years with a small upward trend. Direct comparison with numbers in the above tableshows that the department retention figures are comparable to those of the university, albeit withmore scatter due to the smaller sample sizes. However, the graduation rates are much better forthe department than for the university as a whole. Note that some figures are quoted as “greaterthan” since the requisite time period has not yet expired; those numbers reflect graduates thus far.The most recent freshman/sophomore retention figures in the table are a disappointment, as thatreflects the first class to

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Long; Kevin Sutterer; Frederick Berry

informative (all respondents) and felt that it arrived ashouseholds in time to prepare for upcoming events. Overall, parent opinions included thefollowing statements:• "Best organized program we've ever participated in over the past seven years in Terre Haute."• "Very well organized and extremely stimulating. My child was encouraged to participate and it was OK if she couldn't work on a project."• "It exposes students to various aspects of engineering, team building and socialization. Students make friends from other schools."• "My son enjoyed it a lot."Program Leader Reflection: The program is a highly satisfying outreach to the community.Each leader can recall numerous examples of unsolicited parent feedback thanking RHIT andEXPLORE

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Freeman; Ashok Agrawal

§ Oral communication § Interpersonal skills and team dynamics § Exploration of technical fields/careers § Understanding systems & systematic analysis § Self-evaluation/reflection § Interpretation of results & prediction § Basic computer literacy/ word processing § Create graphs, charts, and visuals to display data § Creative/lateral thinkingThe reading component addresses the following topics: § Ability to analyze and decipher directions for meaning making § Draw inferences from context § Find answers to questions answered explicitly or in paraphrase in a passage

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill; Veronica Burrows

chemistry of semiconductors. Educational research interestsinclude authentic assessment methods, educational impact of reflective practice, and "girl-friendly" education.BARRY MCNEILL, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University, receivedhis B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 19662 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Stanford in 1976. He is a member of the teams that have developed and improved first and third-year coreengineering design courses at Arizona State University.LYNN BELLAMY, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at Arizona State University (emeritus),received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1962, and his M.S. and Ph.D

Conference Session

Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Buchholtz; Reid Vander Schaaf

enter their first class fully prepared to Page 8.1012.6the extent the students cannot distinguish the first year instructors from those veterans professors.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Civil Engineering department is known for top quality instruction and is reflected every yearwhen the department receives student ratings well above the academy average. The ability toprovide quality instruction is an essential element in creating excitement in the classroom and aninterest in

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann

find very helpful for understanding the patenting process. Changes in U.S. patent lawin 1995 and 1999 are not reflected in the book.U.S. utility and design patents issued after June 8, 1995 are effective for 20 years from date ofapplication. Before June 8, 1995, utility and plant patents are effective for 17 years from date ofissue. Maintenance fees are paid on utility patents at 3 ½ years, 7 years, and 13 ½ years. Designpatents are effective for 14 years from date of issue. Rights normally end when the term ends.This allows the invention to go into the public domain. In the United States, inventors or theirassignees may apply for extensions in some cases, for example, pharmaceuticals that have takenlong periods of time for approval by the

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Davalos

experience (Experiment) Grasping via APPREHENSION Active Reflective experimentation Transformation Transformation observation (Testing) via EXTENSION via INTENTION (Analysis) Grasping via

Conference Session

Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Duco Jansen; Sean P. Brophy; Stacy Klein; Patrick Norris; Ming Wang, Vanderbilt University

environment in the classroom” Score: 4.11 ± 0.47. (average ± standard deviation) - “The questions we answered using the VSAS system helped me assess my understanding / knowledge of the topic”. Score: 4.36 ± 0.59. - “In this course, aside from VSAS, we made good/effective use of our laptops which helped in the learning process”. Score: 4.63 ± 0.95.The open-ended questions were used to get additional feedback from students on the use of thelaptops and our VSAS system in particular. Overall students were satisfied and excited to usetheir laptops in the education process. The main negative comments reflected the less-than-perfect reliability of the wireless network and problems logging in. Some of these problems wereindeed