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Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mounir Ben Ghalia

system; (2) An interactive GUI for control system configuration andimplementation with numerical simulation, data visualization and object animationcapabilities. Work is underway to enhance and further develop the different sections andfeatures of the module. The testing of the module in a formal class setting is planned inthe near future. Evaluation and assessment methodology along with the qualitative andquantitative test results will be reported in the near future.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Dorf, R.C. and R.H. Bishop, Modern Control Systems. Ninth ed. 2001, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.2. Kuo, B.C. and M.F. Golnaraghi, Automatic Control Systems. Eighth ed. 2003, New York: John Wiley & Sons.3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

ManufacturingEducation in Nanofabrication”, Proceedings of the 2002 Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education, June 2002National Science and Technology Council, “Natonal Nanotechnology Initiative: Leading to the NextIndustrial Revolution,” A Report by the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, andTechnology, Committee on Technology, February, 2000).National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on NanoxcaleScience, Engineering, and Technology, “National Nanotechnology Initiative: The Initiative and ItsImplementation Plan,” (July, 2000).Pennsylvania State University, Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education: A Report andRecommendations Based Upon a Workshop Held On September 11-12, 2002 at the

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Wulf; Hazem Said

initially assumed. This was an important finding with major implicationsfor our efforts to recruit students to the field of IT. Given that it is a relatively new field,especially for a college degree program, efforts need to be made to make prospectivestudents more familiar with it.The behavior of the participants was a major concern especially as it was their first timeon a college campus. However, considerable effort was put into the planning process tocreate a comfortable and safe environment where participants would feel comfortable andappreciated. The daily, informal, one-hour session that gathered all the participantstogether with the faculty members and the college student facilitators had a major impact

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

teaching materials developed in SA1 in response to the student evaluations collected in SA3. Page 8.880.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education 5. We plant to utilize the modified course content and teaching materials developed in SA4 to teach an updated Proof-of-concept Course II in the Spring of 2003 with a mixture of undergraduate students in Civil Engineering and graduate students in Environmental Engineering and Science. 6. We plan to evaluate the success of Proof

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

J Hines; Fred Weber; John Prados; Kurt Gramoll

experience using the on-line materials and prompted severalimprovements.A pilot program is planned for the Spring 2003 semester at PSTCC. Students enrolled in theirStatics class will be divided into two groups. One group will complete the conventional course Page 8.1204.3with the other group taking the DE format course. During this pilot program, a PSTCC facultymember will be available to assist the students, proctor tests, and provide feedback for courseProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Davin Swanson; Christopher Lynch

students.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThere are currently three labs (out of thirteen) that do not have completed WebLab materials.One of these three is actually a continuation of a previous lab and a separate WebLab is notplanned. The remaining two are planned to be implemented by the end of the current school year.Although there is convincing evidence for the efficacy of the WebLab, it is anecdotal. In thecoming semesters a survey will be given to students to better evaluate their assessment of theWebLab.Bibliography[1] ME3056 Course Webpage. http://www.me.gatech.edu/me3056/[2] ME3056 Course Description/Syllabus. http

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Chen

the past couple years ofits existence. The design of the lab actually originated from students interested in NiTi, and hasgrown in complexity. The Ni- Ti equilibrium phase diagram, TTT diagram, and knowledge aboutkinetic processes (e.g., diffusion, precipitation, phase transformations) are all invoked for theanalysis. Students enjoy the ability to plan parts of the experiment and witnessing the connectionbetween theory and experiment.Bibliography1. http://www.sma -inc.com/2. http://www.nitinol.com/3. Phase Diagrams for Binary Alloys, ASM International, 2000.4. M. Nishida, C.M. Wayman, and T. Honma, Met Trans 17A, 1505, 1986.5. A.R. Pelton, J. DiCello and S. Miyazaki, Min Invas Ther & Allied Technol 2000: 9(1) 107.6. J. Sheriff

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Carr

thetopics of courses in our then-existing basic courses. All-faculty approval was thengarnered. A multi-year phase-in plan was implemented. Resources were acquiredprogressively. Ample communication with students, parents, University administration,and faculty was a priority. Continuous improvement was based on feedback fromstudents, instructors, grades, enrollments, and employers, and this continuous Page 8.1.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education.improvement will, by definition, remain the by-word for its success.What is Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Cruz-Pol

of the Industrial Engineering Department and Directorof EXITE! Camp at UPRM. She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Dr. Bartolomei-Suárez is an active consultant to manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico, andspecializes in facility planning and simulation. At UPRM, she works with the pre-college programs tointroduce engineering to junior and high school students. Page 8.188.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationSandra

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Lee Grismore; Dr. Juliet Hurtig; Dr. Barry Farbrother

therefore suggest the following problem definition: The problem is to find the coefficients that most easily cause a change in No, and then develop an external action plan which carries out specified tasks directed to changing the appropriate coefficients. As that plan is executed, use the model to verify that the desired changes are being affected in the educational system and, if required, make adjustments to the plan. Incorporate the model into the “evaluation” phase of the plan to accurately quantify results.In order to evaluate the relative steady state sensitivity of the output to changes in systemcoefficients, a simple “what-if” analysis is performed. Holding inputs constant

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Cirucci; Joseph Santoro; John Coulter; Herman Nied; David Angstadt; Charles Smith

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2560professional 4 . Some states, such as Massachusetts 5 go as far as to require engineering educationas part of the K-12 curriculum.Regardless of the methods used, efforts should be made to follow up on progress made. Poole, et 5al describe an assessment plan that was developed for a fledgling outreach program todetermine of it was accomplishing its goals as well as to guide future program development. Itcan certainly be expected that a number of studies will be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikolai Dechev; William Cleghorn

clearer illustration of the relativemotions of the hob and gear. There is not sufficient time to show all animations during the lectures. Some are providedthrough the course website. However, because of the large size of many of these files, it isimpracticable for students to download all of them over the web. Instead, there are plans to compileall animations onto a CD-ROM, and have them available for student use on an individual basis. One of the advantages of using a computer animation is that components can be either added ormade translucent to reveal their position relative to other components of the device. For instance,Figure 4 shows a disc clutch. Starting with two shafts from the engine and to the transmission shownin Figure 2(a

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

fluctuations in the array’s supply current.While plans exist to eliminate this noise in future arrays using filtering, during this proof-of-concept phase the noise was mathematically handled using averaging (smoothing) of the results.Figure 6: A sample test of the prototype array. This chart shows the raw sensor voltagedata collected during movement of the target in a “heart” shape within the working planeof the array. The high frequency oscillations are believed to be linked to noise in thesupply current to the array elements.Using the “Distance Method” to triangulate the target position, the original “heart” figure wasapproximately recreated as shown in Figure 7. Note that the sensed image is distorted from theoriginal image. The most likely reason

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

, 9-177-0787 Understanding the statement of Cash Flows , Harvard Business School Publishing,9-193-0278 Statement of Cash Flows: Three Examples, Harvard Business School Publishing, 9-193-1039 Solving the Puzzle of Cash Flow Statements, Harvard Business School Publishing,BH 013DENNIS J. KULONDA is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida. His researchand teaching is focused in Engineering Management. He has extensive experience in the development andmanagement of industrial engineering projects in operational and financial planning and is developing a thirdedition of Capital Investment Analysis for Engineering and Management with Professors Canada, Sullivan andWhite

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman

of learning objectives. In addition unique learningobjectives are associated with each model. The common objectives include: • Engineering students must demonstrate understanding of the challenges involved in pursuing engineering projects in developing countries (including technical, social, economic and political considerations). • Students must work in a multidisciplinary team to identify solutions to one or more complex problems involving water resources in a developing country. One learning objective unique to the classroom experience is: • Students must comprehend and incorporate non-technical considerations in their development of a project plan for a water resource project in a developing country. Learning objectives

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsetup. The feedback from our graduates showed that they found these courses useful inindustry. These courses also helped them enhance their career options and enabled them toenter the work-force of the optical communication industry. Future plans includeupdating the labs and introduce equipment in the area of optical amplifiers, opticalnetworking and switching.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank NSF and SUNY Institute of Technology for supportingthe optical networking lab under the ILS program. Special thanks are due to Dr. NaseemIshaq, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Department at theSUNY institute of Technology, for reviewing the article and giving

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

2000, St. Louis.Swan, C., Kirshen, P., and Durant, J. “Environmental Engineering Education and Community Service: A Synergistic Partnership”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal. Louis.CHRISTOPHER W. SWANDr. Swan is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) departmentat Tufts University. His current interests are the use of service learning as pedagogy, reuse of recovered orrecyclable materials, and environmental site remediation.CYNTHIA VEITMs. Veit is currently a graduate student seeking a dual degree from the CEE department and the Urban andEnvironmental Policy and Planning department at Tufts University. She has spent two years in a small town inPoland doing

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

different definitions of common terms such as problem solving, engineering science courses and engineering analysis. In general, faculty members seem to want a great deal of contextual information before making a judgment. Perhaps we did not give the faculty members enough details.3. Threat Three—Details of the Survey Design. There are a variety of details that influence validity. Some of these details that we address in future studies are social desirability, the overall pattern of the questions (ours are highly patterned), and lack of a response choice to indicate that the respondent is unsure of an answer.Design of the Next Generation Survey The present survey is a pilot study--future iterations are planned. To improve

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Welch

senior year. The results of this study will be presented alongwith conclusions on how this metric can be appropriately used in an assessment plan.IntroductionThe current MSOE Computer Engineering (CompE) and Software Engineering (SE) ABETassessment plans calls for faculty to have the students assess the degree to which they feel theymeet the course objectives and how well the course has facilitated this. This longitudinal studywas conceived to determine the usefulness of this assessment rubric and to make proposals for itsfuture use.Starting in the Spring term of 2000 it was decided by the joint CompE/SE curriculum committeeto begin tracking the results of the course objective assessment with individual studentperformance. This required that

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

during your probationary period. While it is fine to work together, exercise judgment on how much you should do with your spouse or partner• Create a separate identity for yourself. Do not accept messages, phone calls, or offer opinions for your spouse. When dealing with this issue with office staff, make sure to communicate with them in private how you would like this handled with you and your partner.SummaryIt is possible for dual career academic couples to both have successful careers. However besidesthe normal professional challenges, dual career couples often need additional planning as well ascontinuous communications about their individual goals within the couple environment to makeit work. In hiring the keys for couples

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

Page 8.974.5 extensive, intensive, and demanding TC instruction and feedback they require to perform well“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” as practicing engineers.Engineers no longer function in isolation. To put their findings and ideas into practice and tomake the substantial contributions for which they are hired, engineers need more than technicalknowledge. They must be able to share that knowledge concisely and meaningfully.3. The Challenge and Goal: Integrate Technical Communication Instruction and Practice into the Engineering CurriculumAt UB, we are now planning several steps to broaden our TC

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smith; Angela Quick

Quick to be themagnet school’s director. Mrs. Angela Quick (co-author) was the director of another magnethigh school and had pioneered the research-oriented magnet school curriculum culminating inthat presented herein.Beyond initial consultation, Georgia Tech provides access to many of its resources with theprimary contribution being mentors and facilities for the magnet school students’ researchprojects. The high school classes visits Georgia Tech at least once annually as a group toparticipate in college classes and attend various campus events. For example, all magnetfreshmen attend at least one collage introductory biology and chemistry class.RecruitingWith plans to have about 40 students in each of the four high school grades following the

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracey Evers; Gilbert Casterlow; Eric Cheek

for statistical analysis, data collection and measuring. 2. Got fresh ideas for creating lesson plans. 3. Assignments were challenging new and interactive. 4. Learned how to use the TI-83 calculator and how to incorporate its use into lesson plansBibliographyCommittee for Economic Development, “Connecting Students to a Changing World: A TechnologyStrategy for Improving Mathematics and Science Foundation”, Washington D.C.: Committee forEconomic Development 1995Erwin, B., “K-12 Education and Systems Engineering: A New Perspective”, Proceeding of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Abuquerque NM, June 2001, Session1280 CD-ROMBiographyTRACY A. EVERSTracey is in the last

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Yang

engineering technologists and technicians to help the region grow and prosper. Itwishes to continue to serve the people of Missouri in this way. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) is the profession in which theunderstanding of abroad range of technologies is necessary to apply and controlmanufacturing processes. It includes methods of production of industrial commoditiesand consumer products. The manufacturing professional must be able to plan, design andimplement the facilities, tools, machines, and the sequence of operations for producinghigh quality products at competitive prices. Manufacturing Engineering Technology is a highly interdisciplinary field,requiring elements from other areas of engineering technology, along with

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Clare Robins; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

their plans for implementing their project in a K-12 classroom. The instructor and the students in the course assessed the presentation. Teams from otherclasses joined the outreach section for this day of class.The week before Freshman Design Day, each team was matched with a teacher in a local school,and the teams went into the K-12 classroom to present their project. All of the projects proposed,except one, involved interaction with the K-12 students in a hands-on manner. The courseinstructor went to the classroom with each group as support, but the conduct of the class was leftto the engineering students. Without exception, each group completed an excellent interaction.The teams then prepared a poster display for Freshman Design Day, and

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

Shafts received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Universityof Cincinnati in June 2002. She had been working at the Nursing Home throughout her college career. Shecontinues to work there while finalizing her future plans. Page 8.267.7“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Lin; Matthew Sanders

, Design ofExperiments, Production Planning and Control, and Operations Research. He has actively involved in research and Page 8.481.9consulting in Product Assurance, Reliability Data Analysis, and Problem Solving Using DOE. He also hasconducted training programs in the area of Reliability Engineering and SPC at various companies and KetteringUniversity. Dr. Lin is a Certified Reliability Engineer and a member of IIE and ASQ.Matthew S. Sanders is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at Kettering University. He received hisPh.D. from Texas Tech University and both BS and MS from Indiana State University. Dr. Sanders

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

technological educationprograms throughout the country.Through the workshops, ABET seeks to:• Develop an awareness of learning-outcomes-based program development.• Develop an awareness of the meaning and linkages among program educational objectives, programs outcomes, assessment, evaluation, and constituencies.• Develop an awareness of a variety of assessment tools and their respective features, assets, utility, relevance, and limitations.• Illustrate the structures and cyclic nature of planning, implementation, assessment, evaluation, feedback, and change in a continuous quality improvement environment.TEI partners include the South Carolina ATE Center of Excellence, the Northeast Center forTelecommunications Technologies (NCTT), the Advanced

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thyagarajan Srinivasan

are surveyed at the end of the course to assess how thecourse objectives are met. In addition, specific course outcomes developed using theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria 2000 program outcomes(a through k) were assessed. Based on one year of data, it appears that students would like moreexamples using the discipline specific software (PSpice, ANSYS). However, results indicate thatstudents did not see the need to learn software from disciplines other than their own. Whenintroducing software, we plan to provide more emphasis to how the software would be useful forall engineering disciplines. In addition, the results are mixed for the desire to have assignmentsusing MS Word and Excel. Some students thought more