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Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Freeman

of this approach is planned for Fall 2003, along with formal assessment andevaluation.Acknowledgments: This work was supported in part by the CCLI-Educational MaterialsDevelopment Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number DUE-0089035,the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under AwardNumber EEC-9876363, and by The University of Texas System TeleCampus. Page 8.183.15

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Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

° • Operate in multi-disciplinary teams • Troubleshoot and design • Be effective project managers • Understand limitations Classroom for Clarification WEB To prepare for class Laboratory Project Exploration Figure 1 Execution Figure 1 Microelectronics Curriculum Delivery Format at Arizona State University EastThe content delivery plan that is being tested in the microelectronics curriculum is ahybrid model that consists of a

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Efrat Strassberg; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto in the Department of Chemical Engineering and AppliedChemistry in 1982. He has spent the last five years instituting a complete web-based distancelearning program at the MS and PhD level.Efrat Strassberg is a project manager and web designer. Over the past years Ms. Strassberg hadworked on web development in the business and academic sectors. Current work involvesusability planning, animations and online education development at the University of Texas atAustin. Ms. Strassberg was a teaching assistant and instructor for Internet, Computers,Multimedia and Business courses at Tel-Aviv University and The College of management. Shecombines her academic experience and software development knowledge to create interactivesolutions for

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

UsersThe best approach to design these programs is to team the academia, industry and softwarecompanies to design the appropriate program. As a start, the following is a list of topics that canbe used at the area of design and machining. - Solid modeling - Surface modeling - Benefits of hybrid Modeling - Constraints & Limitations - Clean modeling practice - Modeling parameters control - Benefits of macro and customization - Intensive study on tool path generation - Intensive study on manual programming - Intensive study on GUI and software comparison and testing - Process Planning for CAD modeling

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Cutlip

DepartmentChair. Major ThemeIt is very important to have a major theme associated with each Board meeting. Some possiblethemes include:• Review of the Undergraduate Program• Review of the Graduate Program• Major Research Review Perhaps Limited to Particular Research Areas• Overview of Major Research Centers or Institutes• ABET Review Preparation• Student Recruitment - Graduate and Undergraduate• Placement of Graduates at All Levels• Program Review Activities for the Institution• Major Initiative such as an NSF Research Center Application• Strategic Planning• Future Directions for the Departmental Discipline Continuing ThemesThe Board meeting may be used as an annual forum for the undergraduate students and thegraduate

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dan Parshall; Anthony Buonaquisti; Anita Callahan

presentation, many teachers viewed the Science forSuccess instruction period as free time. It was not uncommon for teachers to catch up ongrading, read books, or (in one notable case) nap. However, those classes in which there wereclear expectations and reasonable teacher involvement always seemed to flow better.Third, the fact that the program operated by pulling out the particular students selected for theScience for Success added to the difficulty. It had been hoped, during program design, thatteachers would be able to incorporate some of the subject material into their own lesson plans,thus reinforcing the information and techniques. This proved difficult for a teacher to do,however, when only a handful of their students had been in the Science

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Rajeshwar Amireddy; Lori Singer; Judith O'Donnell

; Financial Accounting) 3 BA 243 (Social, Legal, Ethical Environment of Business) 4 ECON 2 or 4 (Micro Economics) 3 17 1 7 Semester 7 Semester 8 BA 421 (Project Management & Planning for Business) 3 * BA 422W (Contemporary Business Seminar) 3 IB 303 (International Business Operations) 3 BA 495 (Internship) 6

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

knowledge, communication skills, professional ethics, contemporary/global issues,and environmental/safety issues. The metric is “3.0 on a scale of 1-4 on rated questions1.”The results of this survey are not yet available.Tool #5 Analysis of Written MaterialsTool #5 of the department’s assessment plan is “Portfolio of written materials in capstone andcommunication courses. Faculty and an industrial group will evaluate for communication andteamwork skills.” The metric is “85% pass rate (>80 out of 100 score) 1.”This tool has never been fully implemented as it is largely an overlap of Tool 2. Discussion hasbeen held on replacing this tool with an assessment procedure that reviews the comments aboutstudents working in co-op positions written by

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

opportunities for engineering, science, management, and education majors in mentoring K-12 teachers in a hands-on project-based workshop format. 4. Providing tools and resources to K-12 teachers to assist them and increase their confidence in opening the gateways to engineering, science, management, and education careers. 5. Development of assessment instruments to evaluate: a. Efficiencies to the universities b. Course outcomes for university students c. Impact of K-12 workshop on teachers’ confidence, and d. Workshop outcomesImplementation PlanThe plan for implementation has relied on the strengths of the faculty from the three institutions.Bruce Berdanier (ONU) and William Doyle

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Cutright; Helen Qammar

prepares summary reportEd courses • Course syllabi on effectiveness of Gen Ed courses to • University assessment instruments assist students in meeting engineering outcomes8. Develop plan for improved • Determine goal to be reached and h ow it will be Annually Department faculty submit plan tostudent learning in areas of concern measured Dean’s office

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Darcy Schein; Cathryne Stein

peoplehave clearly changed their attitudes. In fact, they’re already talking about what they’re planning toshow for next year.KISS Institute for Practical Robotics launched the Botball National Educational RoboticsConference last year, specifically geared to middle and high school students, teachers who useautonomous robotics in the classroom, and the families who love them. The results were moresatisfying than anyone could have predicted. Page 8.1150.1Background: Botball Educational Robotics ProgramThe field of robotics is well suited to education. It is multidisciplinary, combining science, math,Proceedings of the 2003 American Society

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Lawrence Ambs; Julia Sullivan; John Dixon; Janis Terpenny

proportional to the magnitude of the cash flow. Timeflows along the direction of the positive x-axis. The origin usually represents the beginning ofthe project or planning period. The divisions along the x-axis represent time periods beingconsidered, often in years. A cash flow diagram corresponding to Example 1 is shown below. 1948.71 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1000In cash flow diagrams, just as in project economic analysis, it is not necessary to always use totalcosts or cash flows. In many cases only net values are needed. For example, in evaluating aproject such as the addition of a power plant

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zia Razzaq

they tend to be far moreexpensive than the materials. The students are also encouraged to use the campus engineeringworkshops thus providing added opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of thefabrication equipment used in real life.By the time a student has completed both ENGN I and II, she or he has completed six differentprojects in the same number of different engineering and technology areas. This experience alsoprovides an opportunity to the student to re-assess and change, if necessary, her or his plan forspecializing in a particular field.Some Causes of Student DropoutAs soon as a freshman initiates a program of study after high school, she or he is ‘bombarded’with a number of courses in English, Chemistry, Mathematics

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian West

, with classes in Mechanical Engineering, CivilEngineering, and Electrical Engineering. The BSE could incorporate the current electrical, civil,and mechanical ET programs, with plans to add manufacturing engineering courses later. Localbusiness and industry hailed the decision, as did local political leaders. The Indiana Commission ofHigher Education, however, turned the USI proposal down in September 2001. After somepolitical wrangling, the USI proposal was granted in May 2002.With such a small faculty only one program could be supported, so the ET program wasscheduled for termination. Current ET students were notified of our intentions, and advised oftheir options: 1. Change to Engineering, and repeat some technical coursework 2. Remain in ET

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Rafael Rodriguez-Solis; Rafael Medina; Jose Colom

? 2 5V. ConclusionsAccording to the questionnaire results, the students enjoyed the course and they feel ready todecide about specialization area. Even though they can change later on their decision, it givesthe EE Department an idea of the student preferences. For this small student sample we askedthe students to select two specialization areas. The results shows that all of them will considerDSP and Communications as a possible specialization area, 3 in control systems, 2 in appliedelectromagnetics, 2 in power systems, and 1 in electronics. If new facilities are assigned andmore equipment is acquired, the course can be taught to a large sample of students (ideally allof freshmen) and feedback from students can be used to plan

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Peretti; James Spivey; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

Training and Development from North Carolina StateUniversity and a Master's in Health Education and a Bachelor's in Health Planning and Administration, both fromThe Pennsylvania State University. She is currently an Assistant Professor of the Training and DevelopmentProgram at North Carolina State University and has worked as a consultant in a variety of industries.LISA BULLARDLisa G. Bullard received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon. She servedin engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. At N.C. State, she iscurrently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical Engineering.DEANNA P. DANNELSDeanna P. Dannels received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Davoud

software offers asimulation mode in which different production strategies can be tested without actually operatingthe CIM equipment. This allows students to search for optimal production techniques byexperimenting with different production methods. The CIM software provides a realistic,expandable environment through interfaces to hardware including CNC machines, robots, andperipheral equipment. Students learn first-hand how other disciplines such as ProductionScheduling, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Order Entry Systems, and DatabaseManagement Systems can be used to optimize the production process. The CIM system isessential in teaching the students the fundamentals of automated production using robotics,computers, and CNC machines.Sample

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

, these two students told thestory of what had happened and presented an overview of the ‘I Care’ curriculum withactual lesson plans and activities. The education majors not only left this seminar feelingrefreshed and energized but now they also felt empowered. They could make realdifferences in classrooms with students.The department has presently completed its third Ethics and Character Educationseminar. Some of the basic components of that first seminar remain. Students wereengaged in various blocks of time including, reflection and discussion of personal moralsand values, moral dilemma exercises, and delivery of overviews on pre-developed Ethicsand Character Education curriculums. In addition, teams of senior education majorspresented the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristoffer Findley; Mary Emplaincourt

State University. The students obtain a comprehensiveoverview in formal report writing, data collection and analysis, and energy audit practices.IAC students, while working in an office setting, are required to meet deadlines, mastercomputer software packages, learn to plan and organize efficiently, and to clearlycommunicate technical information. Through IAC involvement, students become familiarwith numerous manufacturing processes and are given the opportunity to interact withindustrial facility personnel. Working for the MSU IAC helps students, during the energyauditing process and subsequent report writing phase, to reinforce academic subjects suchas thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, electrical engineering systems,experimental

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mihalasky; Gina Boesch; Keith Sheppard

Grant No. 998720 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationProduct Innovation CenterStudents are able to make use of the equipment and software tools provided by the ProductInnovation and Realization Center to move from the conceptual phase of their projects throughto prototype. This is a key step on the path to potential commercialization. The Centercomprises an open plan, high-bay approx. 4000sq. ft area containing rapid prototyping via CNCmachines, 3-D printing directly from graphics software and also electronic prototyping to createcircuit boards. The Center also has a range of mechanical and

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christie

members as much as possible. Studies have shown that underrepresentedminority students and females do not receive adequate information about the myriad of jobsavailable to engineering and technology majors. Through gender role stereotyping, girls and boys learn early which occupations are suitable for them, with the result of limiting career choices and planning. In addition, girls suffer from limited career awareness because they lack information on nontraditional career choices, particularly those related to mathematics, science, and engineering (Bailey 1992).One of the goals of the Loyola Marymount University Science and Engineering CommunityOutreach Program is to improve students’ knowledge of the different

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationaudience through e-mail so that participants can easily link to the survey page.Additional work is planned to use the results of this survey in the development of new laboratoryexperiments for the introductory thermal science course. It is also hoped that the industryexposure to Purdue’s MET program through the survey and follow-up will provide anopportunity for additional collaboration with industry respondents through tours, guest lectures,or student projects.ConclusionsA web-based survey was implemented successfully to aid in thermal science course developmentin the mechanical engineering technology curriculum. The survey results

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Georg Mauer

, structural design, installation and integration of electrical motors and sensors, machine-computer interfacing, and programming. They experienced the benefits of systematic planning over ad hoc solutions, and were generally more receptive and motivated when

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel Jensen; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

reinforcethe need for correct analytical development. The hands-on, conceptual development reinforcesthe benefit of engineering intuition.3.2. Active Learning Using Hand ToolsAs an extra credit problem used at the culmination of the course, students were given theopportunity to analyze a hand tool of their choice. The instructions for the exercise are shown inAppendix 2. This exercise was a combination of analysis and reverse engineering as the studentsneeded to explore the current design in order to develop an analysis plan. In some cases,students provided recommendations for redesign along with analysis results to back up theirsuggestions. Examples of devices that students used were the “Quick-Grip™ Clamp” (Figure 1),Vise-Grip™ type pliers, an

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Russell Rhinehart; Benjamin Lawrence; Sundararajan Madihally

column tray efficiency. The broader question requires them toconsider the costs of replacement, turn-up/turn-down performance range, the impact of operationpressure on efficiency, and other issues that would impact a business decision (which instructorsraise in the course of the experiments). Page 8.92.1 In the first week, students work to understand the challenge and the equipment, and develop aProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwritten plan describing the theory behind the operation, data that needs to be gathered

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Cheung; Rex Ramsier; Ed Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationHowever, larger devices that fly (airplanes, blimps, hot-air balloons, etc.) or launchprojectiles (ballistas, catapults, trebuchets, etc.) take more logistical planning. Teams thatwish to build large or potentially dangerous projects are faced with obtaining permissionfrom local authorities and our own health, safety, and risk assessment offices. Findingplaces to assemble and test these projects becomes a matter of networking and resourcemanagement for the teams. In addition, the physically large projects must be modular indesign for quick assembly/disassembly to meet the portability

Conference Session

Environmental Justice and Sustainability

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Radhika Kotha

our own research andapply our own problem solving skills to the objective of designing a thermally comfortable, aestheticallybeautiful house which would function with a very low expenditure of energy.What is even more exciting is the prospect of actually building a Natural House. That would be theculmination of a long and rich educational experience. After doing the calculations and the mathematicalmodeling we plan to do a computer simulation of the house under various environmental conditions. Thenext step will be to build a working scale model for laboratory testing under actual outdoor conditions.The design can then be modified and improved as needed.The last step, which we are eagerly looking forward to, is the construction of a small

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

, customizable method developed by Ranky for customers to identify theirneeds, and then offer them (software and other) engineering solutions that satisfy theirrequirements within a competitive environment. Furthermore, the method is successfullyapplied in design, manufacturing, industrial, software, IT, and even biomedical-engineering and related engineering management fields.CORA is a generic Team Oriented Problem Solving (TOPS), method, aimed atminimizing dissatisfaction, and financial loss due to poor communication andmanagement. CORA is applied during the electronic support system planning stages of aprocess, and then updated on a regular basis to document changes in requirements and/or engineering solutions ([4] and [5]).CORA is an iterative

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

systematic method developed by Ranky for disassemblyprocesses to identify and minimize potential failure risks / failures of disassembled sub-assemblies, objects and components, and their effects on the customer (meaning internaland external customers). DFRA is a Team Oriented Problem Solving (TOPS), method,aimed at minimizing dissatisfaction, and financial loss.DFRA is applied during the planning stages of a disassembly process, and then updatedon a regular basis to document changes. It addresses negative quality and is primarilyconcerned with potential events, that can make the disassembly process, or the harvestedcomponents fail. Our approach is component-oriented, meaning that as we disassemblythe product the DFRA Team focuses on each

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jucain Butler

analysis [1] to evaluate student progress. With a properly designed web-based evaluationtool, it should be possible not only to measure if students have acquired simple skills, but also tofollow students through their work on complex problems to see if the path to a solution makessense. In doing this, the instructor can evaluate and even quantitatively measure, the degree towhich students have mastered the process of solving, e.g., design problems that requireintegration of understanding and knowledge by the student.The ”deliverables” of this project will be complete plans, materials and purchased equipment list Page 8.144.1for a ~0.5 l