Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

, 3D Virtual Reality interactive multimedia with optional on-line tutor support in an asynchronous fashion. This allows instruction to be de-coupledfrom a fixed schedule live classroom, enabling enjoyable interaction, feedback andassessment of learning and problem-solving literally anywhere, anytime. Problem-basedlearning is by its nature very interdisciplinary.This learning methodology simulates, and at times replicates, real-world situations andenvironments. The core of problem-based learning consists of the followingfundamentals ([1, 2, 3 and 4]):Understanding is based on § experiences with content, § context, the § learner’s goals, the § educator’s efforts, the § live and/or DL institution’s infrastructure

Conference Session

Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

-based / Problem-based Learning (PBL) isperformed using web-enabled, 3D Virtual Reality (3DVR) interactive multimedia withoptional on-line tutor support in an asynchronous fashion. This allows instruction to bede-coupled from a fixed schedule live classroom, enabling enjoyable interaction, Page 8.12.1feedback and assessment of learning and problem-solving literally anywhere, anytime.Problem-based learning is by its nature very interdisciplinary.This learning methodology simulates, and at times replicates, real-world situations andenvironments. The core of problem-based learning consists of the followingfundamentals ([1], [2], [3] and [4]):Understanding is

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

, assuring thediversity, the relevance and the quality of this rapidly growing library and teaching / Page 8.87.1learning method.Requirements Analysis in the Engineering Management ContextRequirements analysis is considered to be one of the most important features of anyengineering management project because if done professionally, it helps to specify andthen research / develop appropriate features, processes that customers need / want.In this particular paper we focus on our generic methodology, and illustrate someengineering management applications ([1], [2] and [3]).Our generic Component Oriented Requirements Analysis (CORA), represents asystematic

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

. Often these objects and components are text, high quality digital video,animation, 3DVR and animated 360 degree panoramas. They are open source, web-enabled, delivered on the web, or in some cases in CD-ROM or DVD (to overcometransfer rate and in some countries expensive web-access bottlenecks) or fast companyintranets for continuous professional development purposes ([1], [2], [3] and [7]).The ways we present challenges are very similar to the way professional engineers solveproblems. This is because we first look at the real-world customer requirement, then weoffer one or more solutions by explaining real-world machines, or processes, or systems,or management tasks and then we discuss further development, service, maintenance,integration

Conference Session

Student Interaction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

practical, hi-tech industrial topics.IntroductionIn our advanced learning environment Case-based / Problem-based Learning (PBL) isperformed using web-enabled, 3D Virtual Reality interactive multimedia with optional on-line tutor support in an asynchronous fashion. This allows instruction to be de-coupledfrom a fixed schedule live classroom, enabling enjoyable interaction, feedback andassessment of learning and problem-solving literally anywhere, anytime. Problem-basedlearning is by its nature very interdisciplinary.This learning methodology simulates, and at times replicates, real-world situations andenvironments. The core of problem-based learning consists of the following fundamentals([1], [2], [3] and [4

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

/learning method.IntroductionIn the advanced learning environment Case-based / Problem-based Learning (PBL) isperformed using web-enabled, 3D Virtual Reality interactive multimedia with optional on-line tutor support in an asynchronous fashion. This allows instruction to be de-coupledfrom a fixed schedule live classroom, enabling enjoyable interaction, feedback andassessment of learning and problem-solving literally anywhere, anytime. Problem-basedlearning is by its nature very interdisciplinary ([1], [2] and [3]).Our approach mirrors real-world issues as closely as possible in an open source, Page 8.762.1networked virtual classroom, i.e. on the students

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

, product creation, integrated product and process design(IP2D), engineering management, and product marketing.In the industrial world leading companies are discovering that besides minimizing designand manufacturing costs while maximizing quality, they can achieve competitiveadvantage by introducing new, innovative products that satisfy individual consumers ona global basis. Gains of such 'hot new products' in academia, as well as industry can notonly increase the company's market share but can create an entirely new marketcategory, in which the company is the leader, therefore enjoys the efficiency gains by Page 8.962.1orders of magnitude ([1], [2], and [3

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

anadjustable cam-style gravimetric force indicator. The force indicator is based entirely on visiblemechanical principles to assist student analysis and understanding of the concept of fluid viscosity.Refer to Figure 1. Page 8.11.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 1 – Garrard Rotary Viscometer (Top View)The turntable portion of the system, minus its tone arm and changer mechanism, serves as therotary platform holding the fluid cup. Being from the 1970s era, the platter has speeds of 33

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

first summarizes the design and behavior of the TCS/computer that makesstraightforward and inexpensive exploration of a desktop computer’s thermal behavior possible.It then proposes a pedagogical approach to the exploration of thermal systems such as this thatwould be appropriate in a 2-year engineering technology program.TCS/Computer DesignTo present a viable computer project to a class for laboratory-based analysis, the computer shouldbe both generic and inexpensive. An older system of modest speed and capability was selected.This system began its life as a basic circa mid-1990s desktop IBM clone containing a 166megahertz Pentium 1 processor, 2.8 GB hard drive, Verge video card, 12X CD drive, and a250W power supply. Software consisted of the

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Josh Lemke; Jeremy Saunier; Jeff Haar; Adam Smith; John Estell

glucose meters the design group had already reviewed.One patent was found which had specifications on how the glucose level was obtained. Thepatent for the Bayer Glucometer Elite1 explicitly stated that the glucose reading could beobtained by applying 600 mV to the electrode containing the blood-testing strip, waiting fiveseconds, and then measuring the current flowing through the circuit. Figure 1 contains the graphof the response current to glucose concentration relationship as taken directly from the patent. Page 8.605.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tammy Gammon

language is quite programmer friendly and the PBASIC2 instruction setfeatures specialized commands which simplify interfacing the microcontroller with the externalworld. Several of the custom commands frequently used in the course and their functions arelisted in Table 1. Table 1. Specialized PBASIC CommandS COMMAND FUNCTION EXAMPLE APPLICATION Freqout Generates one or two sine-wave tones for a Speaker sound specific duration. Pulsout Outputs a pulse for a specific duration. Servomotor operation Rctime Counts time that pin remains is a specific Measure light intensity with a state

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

for hardware and software skill achievement. The electronic circuit exercisesintroduce signal conditioning concepts, as well as the selection of semiconductor components.Programmable logic controller (PLC) algorithms are created using ladder logic on Allen Bradleyequipment. A National Instruments multiple input/output board and LabView software regulatethe operation of pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, as well as the dc servo-motor with electricbrake for performance studies.1. IntroductionThe twenty-first century engineer must be proficient at working on multi-disciplinary engineeringteams for manufacturing, consumer, and defense products. The integration of electrical,mechanical, chemical, aeronautical, and marine systems with assorted

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

automatic control [1], students learn about basic control system components such asthe controller, the actuator, the process and the sensor and how they interact together to make acontrol system. In electronics [2], students learn about transistor amplifiers and switches. Theyalso learn about power supplies and regulators. In digital systems [3], students learn aboutcomputer hardware and interface. In programming courses [4], students learn assembly and Cprogramming. In the technology program, each of these courses is associated with a lab in whichstudents can test and then validate the theory learned in lectures. The experiment presented inthis paper utilizes the knowledge from all of these different courses and could be used in any oneof the

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

and responsibility. Teaching the course in an interactive mannerhelps students relate to the real world complexities of managing a large project. Byutilizing an interactive project in class, students developed key project managementdocuments, presented them to the customer and reacted to problems associated withmanaging a project. Through the use of carefully created problems, the instructor wasable to mimic the actions and changes prevalent in real world projects. This dynamicinteractive experience took a static list of assignments and demonstrated theinterrelationships between the components of a project.Bibliography 1. www.pmi.org 2. Angus, R. B., Gundersen, N. A., and Cullinane, T. P., Planning, Performing, and Controlling

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

design projects in advanced mechanics of materials; Atherton (1998) 1 discusses controls;Schilling & Hagen (2000) 34, sanitary engineering; Lightner, Carlson, Sullivan, Brandenmuehl &Reitsma (2000)17, the concept of a living laboratory in Colorado; and Westerberg &Subrahmanian (2000)43, product design.D. Senior year: Capstone Design courses: These courses are offered toward the end of theundergraduate career of students to allow them to integrate what they have learned. Typically,they solve a practical problem that is both substantial and relevant. Capstone design courses aretaught in a wide variety of approaches. Two sample references to capstone designs are: a casestudy in which senior designs were supervised and evaluated by

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Bullard

Flour (5 lb bag) $1.99 Baking Soda (1 box) $0.59 Salt (1 carton) $0.44 Butter (4 sticks) $2.89 Sugar (5 bag) $1.99 Brown Sugar (2 lb bag) $1.29 Vanilla (1 bottle) $1.99 Eggs (half dozen) $0.65 Chocolate Chips (1 bag) $1.99 Total

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kissock; Rebecca Blust

Session #### Student Learning At The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center Rebecca P. Blust, John Kelly Kissock, Ph.D.,PE University of DaytonAbstractThe U.S. Department of Energy, through its Office of Industrial Technologies, funds twenty-sixuniversity-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) to train graduate and undergraduateengineering students to provide medium-sized manufacturers with energy, waste, and productivityassessments (http://www.oit.doe.gov/iac/).1 Presently, the IAC Program uses a well-establisheddatabase to track

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

Session 3613 Developing Metacognitive Engineering Teams James Newell, Kevin Dahm, Roberta Harvey, Kathryn Hollar and Heidi Newell Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028Background and Pedagogical TheoryIncreasing numbers of college students believe that the most important outcome of college iseconomic gain [1]. Many engineering educators reinforce this belief by arguing that theundergraduate engineering curriculum provides credentialing that leads to

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Cronin

solid polymers and their inherent displacement versus time properties are notusually included in such books. However, students in the mechanical design/analysis disciplinescan benefit from an understanding of the stress and deformation of a solid polymer when externalloads are applied to it. Many common engineering materials exhibit viscoelasticstress-strain properties. Some of these materials are: foam ear plugs, asphalt roads, woodstructures, spinal disks, soil foundations, and gaskets.2. Structure of solid polymers.Solid polymers consist of a large number of very long strings of organic molecules such as shownin Figure 1 1. The arrangement of these millions of long molecule chains is chaotic andintertwined. A schematic of such an arrangement

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Jarosz; Ilene Busch-Vishniac

than a minor change from the existing standards, and will require trial,assessment, and revision before it is ready for adoption. We plan to work with a number ofpartnering institutions to perform the requisite tests and assessment.While it is clear that there are two parts to making education attractive – content and pedagogy –our effort is aimed at only the content part of the equation. We do not wish to minimize theimportance of pedagogical innovation in making education attractive and accessible, but we notethat content has received far less scrutiny than the delivery methods, and thus we believeimprovements are more critical at this juncture.Our approach to revision of the undergraduate engineering curriculum involves six steps:1

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Schroeder; Figen Lacin; Craig Somerton

the students as being the simplest and probably most effectivedesign alternative. It needs to be pointed out to the students that there are two major downsidesto adding fins: (i) may negatively affect the flow of air around the circuit board and hence hc (ii) because of conduction the fin cannot be entirely at TboardAt this point it proves useful to discuss the various types of fins. Physical models of fourdifferent fin types are available to pass around the classroom, so that the students may get a“feel” for what a fin array consists of. These physical models are shown in Figure 1. They wereconstructed by one of the authors (Ryan Harrier) as an undergraduate at Michigan StateUniversity. Detailed drawings and fabrication details may be

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

reach, therefore offer uniqueexperiences for the students, as well as for the faculty.)In terms of challenging to learn and investigate the illustrated case further we give severaldirect URL (web) contacts, e-mail addresses so that the learner can get in touch with keycontacts and start to collaborate. We focus our questions and address excitingtechnology, engineering, management, and computing science/ IT (InformationTechnology) issues. This approach helps distance learners as well as educators to workwith the material in real-world classroom and / or virtually web-networked teams, andexplore the appropriate mix of challenging problems with their learners ([1], [2], [3], [4]and [5]).Specifically, our methodology suggests the following

Conference Session

Teaching Styles and Peer Review

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

together to set goals and to interpret student reactions to instruction strategies. The process isintentionally limited to formative assessment, and the peer assessment data is owned by the individualfaculty members. Project participants are required to observe the teaching materials and teachingactivity of a peer for at least one class per semester, provide meaningful feedback to his or her peerrelated to his or her syllabus and teaching strategies, and provide a measure of evaluation andassessment related to enhanced student learning. The contents of this paper document, 1.) thebackground and development of the PRT program, 2.) the selection and coordination of the peerteams, 3.) the development of the peer philosophy and project deliverables

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

degree programs in construction engineering and construction management. Based onour most recent Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the AmericanCouncil for Construction Education (ACCE) accreditation reviews, it was recommended that theCME Division acquire additional space dedicated primarily for construction education, i.e., aconstruction classroom / laboratory (CCL). Based on this recommendation we developed a planto acquire additional space for the dedicated CCL.The contents of this paper describe: 1) the overall conceptual plan of the CCL, 2) the requiredtechnology systems, 3) the phased construction schedule, 4) the funding mechanisms used toconstruct the classroom/laboratory, and 5) student and faculty

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

Personal Digital Assistants (m105 Palm) to select constructionprograms throughout the country. Their intention was to provide the students with an example of thetype of tools that are used in the day-to-day operations of the home building industry. A limited numberof m105 Palms were available. The exact number distributed to each applicant was dependent on therequested use and student interest. On average each applicant received ten (10) m105 Palms. Theunits were shipped on July 15, 2002, in time for the start of the 2002 Fall Semester. The Division ofConstruction Management and Engineering (CME) at NDSU applied for, and received, 10 PDAs. Thecontents of this paper: 1.) describe the Palm Education and Evaluation Program (PEEP), 2

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Luttrell

associated with creating a student-centered learning environment. Developing questions that facilitate exploration and growth isamong the seven teacher roles in assisting students to take an active role in their own learning4.These questions must be combined with adequate time for the student to respond to their ownhighest potential. “When speed is an important factor, it interferers with measurement ofknowledge and understanding of slow students.”1 The web based discussions allowed students toparticipate at their own pace and to their own potential while allowing the professor to monitortheir progress.The WebCT discussions were a required part of the class, were graded and the combinedsemester discussion grade counted for approximately ten-percent

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

as shown in Figure 1, one of which is Engineering &Applied Science. This division encompasses all engineering disciplines except Chemical Physics, Physics, Geology Geology&& Engineering Engineering Chemistry Chemistry&& Humanities Humanities Math Math&& Planetary Planetary &&Applied

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

real andobservable educational accomplishment.Conclusion.The use of mini-design projects in a quarter-based introductory instrumentation course proved tobe an effective teaching method to expose students to the subtleties of practical engineering workwhile simultaneously imparting the underlying theory of the subject. The idea for theimplementation of this teaching method was inspired by the eleven requirements of accreditation,Criterion 1 of the TC2K established by ABET-TAC to assess the educational effectiveness ofengineering programs (See Appendix A). In effect, requirements a through g of Criterion 1 canbe satisfied if this mini-design method is implemented in courses that conform to engineeringcurricula in disciplines including mechanical

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Vander Schaaf, US Army MICOM-AMCPM-UG (Redstone Arsenal); James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

mechanical concept; the pressurized cylinder and pistonsystem. Equipment: The equipment required for this demonstration is shown in Figure 1. Whilesomewhat more costly and complex than the other systems presented in this paper, the total costfor materials is still less than $250. Some machining is also required. The device consists of a 3ft acrylic tube having an inside diameter of 3 in, capped at each end with a threaded PVC cap.The top cap has a hole for the pushrod, and the bottom cap has an access port to which a 15 psipressure gage and bleeder valve is attached. Additionally, the top of the half-inch pushrod isfitted with a load platform. The bottom of the pushrod is fitted with a soft rubber wiper.Initially, a tight-fitting reinforced

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley

installing a manufacturing laboratory, the laboratory constituentsmust first be considered. For PUC, the constituents are the MET and IET programs with fourcourses containing manufacturing components and the ME program with one course with amanufacturing component. Table 1 lists the five current courses that use the manufacturinglaboratory. Specific course objectives are available at the MET and ME web sites1,2. Based oncourse objectives, the laboratory provides metal casting, welding and machining experiences forstudents with a primary emphasis on machining. One could certainly argue that manufacturingprocesses encompasses much more than metalworking, so additional discussion of otherprocesses is required. Additionally, previous ABET visits and