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Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Michael Loui, Illinois Institute of Technology (Vivian Weil),; Steven Nichols, University of Texas at Austin (Steven Nichols), University of Illinois at

of Texas at Austin (Steven Nichols), University of Illinois atUrbana/Champaign (Michael Loui), Illinois Institute of Technology (Vivian Weil),University of Arkansas (Walter LeFevre) and consultants from engineering industry (PhilUlmer, Eagle River, Alaska and Carl Skooglund, former VP and Ethics Director of TexasInstruments, Dallas).“Incident at Morales” Synopsis and Ethical IssuesThe story in “Incident at Morales” is fictional but realistic: Phausst Chemical manufactures Old Stripper, a paint remover that dominates the market. On learning that Phausst’s competitor Chemitoil plans to introduce a new paint remover that may capture the market, executives at Phausst decide to

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Rebecca Bates

with a session to plan activelearning modules and two sessions to present the modules to the class. Thus, every studentparticipated in the development, implementation and learning stages of a learning activity.Guest lecturers were used frequently to build familiarity with campus resources and to helpstudents build a network of contacts for education information.The order of the classes was obvious in some cases, such as the introduction and discussion ofstudent learning, but less so for some intermediate topics. For example, the ClassroomAssessment Techniques, Group Learning, and Active Learning sessions could have beenpresented in almost any order. The order used made sense for the guest lecturers and materialcovered in this class. (The class

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

Education Center and view the TAMpresentation, then met once in a mock “project planning meeting” where the operation of TAMand the project requirements were explained. In the meeting, the customer specifications weregiven, and the “designers” could ask questions. Specifications included: • Inputs: 6 bits from the comparator circuit giving TAM's current position and 5 position bits representing TAM's desired position from the I/O card (through the connector block) • Two outputs: Motor On and Left/not Right • +5V Logic • Documentation that would explain the IC’s operation after 15 years, even after the technology was obsolete.This project was presented in a different manner than students were accustomed to - typicalweekly

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationimproved graphical user interfaces. Software in various domains became more specialized, andmechanical CAD was born in the present form. Along with CAD, other Computer-AidedManufacturing (CAM) software for planning and developing manufacturing, such as cutterpaths, improved significantly. Analysis software using finite elements became an integral part ofthe design process. Today, it is possible to purchase different software that can help in severalaspects of the design process and manufacturing simulations.The rapid increase of computational power continues to empower designers and engineers toperform more of the design and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Mahmut Fetvaci; Ismail Fidan

, and Computer-Aided Technical Drawing. His teaching andresearch interests include computer integrated design, process planning and manufacturing, gear andcontinuously variable transmission manufacturing, design for optimum cost, online design catalogs, andweb-based collaboration.ISMAIL FIDAN Dr. Ismail Fidan is a faculty member at the MIT department of Tennessee Tech University,Cookeville, TN. He began his academic appointment in August 2000. Dr. Fidan received his PhD inMechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1996. He is a senior member of IEEEand SME, and member of ASEE, NAIT, ASME, TAS and SMTA. Dr. Fidan also serves as an associateeditor for the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing a nd

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

role models for the girls participating the program.Our team consisted of 13 individuals (10 women and three men) including: (1) the director, whooversaw the financial aspects and submitted a report to the Schenectady County HealthDepartment which grants the permit for operating a children’s camp; (2) the coordinator, whoworked with the director and staff to plan the schedule and work out all of the logistical details,distributed application materials, and communicated personally with all of the participants; (3) Page 8.128.2three Union faculty - one from mechanical engineering, one from computer science, and one Proceedings of the 2003

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Franz

Page threeThe development of Fieldbus technology and its dissemination was alsoaccomplished through workshops. The center presented Fieldbus workshops foreducators during two summers. About twenty educators from two-year and four-year programs attended each of the workshopsThe first summer (2001) workshop introduced Fieldbus technology in general.In addition, a roundtable discussion on development of courses in the subject washeld. Ideas from the educators were received and a plan for future workshops,training, and credit courses was made.The second workshop held the following summer (2002) was more technical andhad an extensive hands-on lab.Topics in the second summer workshop included an introduction and history ofinstrument signals, types

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle Upadhyaya

(ITC) at the University on instructional module development and design and planning for online instructional material.• Development of windows applications for instructional modules and interactive problem solving examples. These are incorporated into the text as well as the presentations.• Preparation of animations and video clips for incorporation into the modules. This will enhance students’ appreciation of engineering principles and minimize the boredom associated with non-synchronous web-based delivery.• Development of web-based machinery data acquisition and visualization for a vibrations laboratory using an Internet Toolkit.• Preparation of a CD-ROM text with windows applications, interactive engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

-point in the semester proved tobe of even greater importance. By forcing the students to consider the written proposal weeksbefore its final due date, the program encouraged the students to think like technical professionalsdo when engaged in planning a document. The writing consultants do a careful reading of thedraft proposal making specific suggestions for improving the final proposal. By adding this step,students learn the value of draft preparation, document review and editing for grammar,punctuation, clarity and content.Conclusion: Page 8.1067.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chad Washington; Alene Harris

that flowed easily from one category to another. We then turned to data in the SEO and in the GR. We found that student engagementwas easily plotted directly from the categories as they stand. For each data sample in the SEO, abar representing 100% could be divided into segments of “definitely engaged,” “probablyengaged,” and “unengaged.” For each summary GR at the end of a lesson, we simply plottedthe data as a straightforward bar graph. In the spring semester of 2003, we plan to provide observed professors with formativefeedback based on data from their VOS observations. Eight observations will be spacedthroughout the semester, with cumulative feedback provided after the fourth and eighthobservations. Prior to receiving feedback

Conference Session

Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationthe solution of the simultaneous algebraic equations using these schemes are found in Özisik [7]. Figure 2: Nomenclature for finite-difference nodes.VI. ImplementationThis design of experiment is planned to be integrated into the junior level heat transfer laboratoryin the spring of 2003. Each student team will be given a handout that describes the nature of theexperiment, their design objective (see Problem Statement section above), and safetyconsiderations. The student team will be asked to perform the design calculation first, to checkwith their laboratory instructor about their

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

to expose them to the various engineering disciplines. The first module was very similar informat and content to the previous version of the class. The only significant change was that lessemphasis was placed on discipline-specific problem solving, which was instead handled within theseminars.In addition to the lectures, there was a team-based laboratory design component for the firstmodule based upon designing a park for an unused 20-acre parcel of university property. Eachthree-student team was given a plot of land and asked to come up with a plan for the land usingthe engineering design process.2 The expenses of their plan could not exceed a given financialconstraint. They worked together as a team to develop and rank criteria for this

Conference Session

Information Literacy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanine Mary Williamson

needsto plan with both types in mind. 1. For intuitive students, mention the principles illustrated in the lecture. For example, when teaching about “and” and “or” the librarian could mention that these operators follow Boolean logic. Also, in preparing an outline, make sure that it is not overly detailed. Have some “big categories” organizing the lecture that are indicated, while also providing a wealth of factual information. 2. For sensing students, make an effort to provide at least one real-world example for every generalization made. Luckily the database demo forces the librarian to go step-by-step and to

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norb Delatte

demonstrated how specific cases may be linked to engineering mechanicscourse topics2, 3. Later, a more comprehensive plan linking courses, topics, and cases within theUSMA civil engineering curriculum was developed, although this has not been published.Based on this earlier work, a more comprehensive master plan was published in 20004. Theplan was developed further, adding more topics and cases, and the revised version was published Page 8.1250.4in 20021.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Table 1: Courses, Topics, and Case

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Travis Harrington; Keith Coleman; J. Douglas Sterrett; Robert LeMaster

temperaturerange of 60 to 90 oF. These cooling towers are shown in Figure 2. The domestic hot water(DHW) system for these guilds is provided byelectric resistance hot water heaters. Theexpense of operating and maintaining thechiller/boiler system and the age of the heatpumps prompted the Department of Correctionsworking with the Tennessee EnergyManagement Office to examine alternativemethods for providing HVAC and DHW to theguilds. In 1999, a decision was made to run ademonstration project by replacing the heatpumps in one guild with new heat pumpsconnected to a closed-loop, vertical well,geothermal system. The UT at Martin wascontacted during the design of the geothermalconversion to develop a plan to determine the Figure 2. Cooling towers

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Englebert; Tom Owen; Stephen Kuyath

programs weresurveyed to determine how many of them would pursue a baccalaureate degree if the opportunitywere available. The survey results showed that many students were interested in completing thefinal two years and obtaining the degree; however, significant numbers of them were unable toattend one of the two universities where the program was available because of distance, job,family obligations, etc. To meet this demonstrated need, the Engineering TechnologyDepartment in UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering developed andimplemented a plan to offer the instructional courses that comprise the junior and senior years ofthe BSET, via the web to students where-ever they happen to be located.The University’s Distance Education

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

that if, in fact, Women in Technology were to survive, it would have tomove from a faculty-driven to a student-driven organization. Hence, we decided to let thestudents plan and implement all of the programs the members wanted. As we would soondiscover, too much responsibility can be as detrimental to a student organization as too little.Planning the Outreach WorkshopDuring the spring 2001 semester, the Women in Technology officers decided to fulfill theoutreach portion of the organization’s mission by holding an on-campus workshop. Theobjective was to recruit more women into the School of Technology. As faculty advisors, theauthors applied for and received funds from General Motors to underwrite the workshop, whichwas to be held the following

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

Session 2560 Diversity in Transportation Workforces: A Summary of the September 2002 Midwest Regional Workshop Jason Bittner Midwest Regional University Transportation Center University of Wisconsin-MadisonSeveral organizations sponsored the Midwest Regional Diversity in Transportation WorkforcesWorkshop September 23-24, 2002, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Workshop focused onrecruitment, retention, and mentoring success stories for diverse groups in transportationworkforces in the upper Midwest region. Pre-college programs, college level plans, and post-college, employer based programs formed the structure for the Workshop

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arunsi Chuku

of the global ecology are among today’s pressing goals. This first ever-solardecathlon event has forced the students to seriously consider renewable technologies, inparticular solar energy for sustainable living. It has demonstrated to administrators andeducators the following: • The importance of working with nature in developing national priorities • The importance and practicality of developing sustainable energy technologies. • Efficient energy utilization as a cardinal component of future national energy planning. • The importance of interdisciplinary cooperation between engineering, architecture, computer science and business students. • The importance of involving students in future

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

monitoring the project schedule the faculty mentor is responsible to ensure thatthe planned course objectives/outcomes are met. Also the faculty mentor serves as aresource to the student and the industrial mentor through the course of the program. Thisprocess provides a two way sharing of information between the two mentors, whichbenefits everyone involved. The program budgets for twenty days during the summer,although this time commitment can be adjusted upward if desired by both parties. It isexpected that all students will have the option of working full time for the summer. Asmentioned earlier, the student participating in the program enrolls in a three-credit coursein each of the two semesters of the program. The student normally takes four

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering programs to have published goals and mission statements. Furthermore, engineeringprograms were required to have an assessment plan to measure the effectiveness of the programs.This has been replaced by criteria 2 and 3 of the EC2000.ABET Criterion 2. Program Educational ObjectivesEach engineering program for which an institution seeks accreditation or reaccreditation musthave in place:(a) detailed published educational objectives that are consistent with the mission of the institution and these criteriaABET has reduced its rigid descriptive requirements so that educators can establish theirprograms uniqueness that are consistent with the institution’s mission

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Wang; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

contribution by groupmembers in completing the project. The low student to teacher ratio ensures that students aregetting individual attention and encouragement.Although the goals for Techtronics I and Techtronics II are the same, the composition of eachclass makes the curriculum development slightly different. Since many students returned fromlast year, Techtronics II is created in part as a continuation course with more challenging hands-on projects that build on what was learned in Techtronics I. Consequently, mostly 7th and 8thgraders fill this class while Techtronics I is composed entirely of sixth graders.There are four units that focus on the four different engineering disciplines offered at Duke.Units are approximately five lesson plans in

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

know how to be creative and think outside of the "box" of conformity.§ We want Americans to be prepared to compete effectively in the new global economic environment.What is Entrepreneurship Education? Entrepreneurship education is the process of providing individuals with concepts andskills to help them: 1) Recognize opportunities that others have overlooked, and 2) Have theinsight and courage to act where others have hesitated. It includes instruction in opportunityrecognition, marshaling resources in the face of risk, and initiating a business venture. It alsoincludes instruction in business management processes such as business planning, capitaldevelopment, marketing, and cash flow analysis. We want to impact collegiate

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

-mediapresentations that enhance traditional lectures. (3)This becomes even more important, given other factors such as the variety of students’backgrounds, visualization natural abilities, the wide range of subject matter content, therelatively limited time for lecture, lab, or homework, and the teaching styles of instructors --all of which require more insight, flexibility and careful planning to accommodate.Multimedia is a powerful instructional, pedagogical tool for the teaching of ArchitecturalDrafting and Blueprint Reading. (4) Lecturing on architectural engineering theories andconcepts in a tangible way polishes the students’ imaginative ability, helps them visualizeobjects more easily, and leads them to a better comprehension of the subject matter

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Govind Puttaiah

the instructor.Sometimes the problem was the time taken by the instructor to realize that a student has aquestion, since it involved watching for audio or visual signs on the system rather thanrecognizing a physical sign such as a raised hand. However with passing time and growingfamiliarity with the arrangement, these problems became easily manageable.Preliminary Planning and Preparation Teaching a course in this mode requires extensive planning and preparation. Ithas been the author’s experience that it takes about four hours of instructor’s time foreach hour of class presentation, particularly the first time the course is taught. A majorpart of this time is for the preparation of hand-outs for distribution at the start of

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Micheal Hanyak; Matt Higgins; Marie Wagner; Ed Mastascusa; Dan Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Bill Snyder; Michael Prince

their modules eitherwith other faculty or on small groups of students. The value of starting small andprototyping activities is also emphasized here. The Catalyst team has found that havingfaculty present their instructional plans and receive feedback from their colleagues is aninvaluable part of the course design process.Implement Instructional Activities: Here we stress with faculty the value of not Page 8.497.5implementing collaborative or problem based learning alone. The Catalyst team has “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Armstrong, University of Texas at Austin; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

, tenure and promotion related sessions,particular attention was given to develop new faculty’s pedagogical expertise. Topics such asaligning teaching plans with learner objectives and an introduction to the “How People Learn”model were addressed. 3 In addition, the new faculty participated in two, videotaped microteachesor mini-teaches which gave them an opportunity “to get a glimpse of their teaching by placingsmall aspects of instruction under a microscope” in a safe environment among peers. Themicroteaches also helped faculty, “become aware that a paradigm shift, from a teaching paradigmto a learning paradigm, is underway in higher education.”4 Although the new faculty did notreceive specialized training with respect to ABET EC2000, outcome

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Michael Klein; Matt Walker; Kevin Organ; Dan Gerbus

targetedat the development and use of these non-technical skills such as trust, leadership, organization,personal accountability, and management skills. One of these developing activities completed inthe initial team-building stage of the group is a rope course that is used to cultivatecommunication, trust, and teamwork within the group. Other activities include coursework, inwhich organization, planning, and mentoring skills are developed; a shop introduction andpractical whereby valuable shop skills are developed and employed; and BHAG projects that drawon the developed trust and communication skills from the ropes course and allows the group tocomplete an amazing assortment of challenging projects.Unified CommitmentThe majority of those involved

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Poling; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske; Glenn Wrate

. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationMilwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) InvolvementMSOE (www.msoe.edu) is involved with Focus on Energy at two levels. MSOE is the primarycontractor for the Business Programs segment of Focus on Energy. As such, it handles theadministrative aspects of the program and the awarding of contracts to subcontractors. Alongwith other entities, MSOE faculty and student teams can bid on Focus on Energy projects.This paper focuses on the teaching opportunities and the student involvement in one suchproject. It is planned that subsequent papers, addressed to business and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerrolyn Hebert; Dawn McKinney

(AT), a division of Mentor Graphics, is an internationalcompany based in Mobile and is focused on embedded real-time processing. It was recognizedthat a partnership would be mutually beneficial to both parties by providing much neededequipment, resources and expertise to the university as well as giving students - potentiallyfuture AT employees - practical experiences using state of the art equipment to supplement theircourse concepts. It was understood and planned that no theoretical changes would be made to thecourses but that practical laboratory experiences would be integrated in order to reinforce thecore concepts. The following courses were targeted for this joint venture: operating systems,networks, real-time systems and advanced