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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald DeMara; Avelino Gonzalez; Annie Wu; Jose Castro; Ingrid Russell; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi; Marcella Kysilka; Erol Gelenbe; Michael Georgiopoulos

affiliated with this project, as well as to otherUniversities. To facilitate this process of on-going feedback and evaluation as well asdissemination of material, we have planned a number of symposia throughout the duration of theproject, where the results of our effort will be illustrated and feedback from the Board memberswill be solicited. Furthermore, more frequent feedback from CRCD members will be obtainedthrough the project’s website at http://www.seecs.ucf.edu/ml.2. Project OverviewOur CRCD project involves a comprehensive approach to the development of a model for theintegration of Machine Learning throughout the entire engineering and science curriculum. Thegoal is increased exposure to Machine Learning technology for a wider range of

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv; Rosalyn Berne

sacred by the local, native Apache people.The University news officials report that in the mid 1980’s the Forest Service carried outcultural surveys on Mt. Graham. Two shrines were located on Hawk and High Peaks.Additional surveys were carried out on Emerald and Plainview Peaks, and nineteen localtribes were contacted to see if they had concerns. Four tribes, the Ak-Chin, Hopi, Zuni,and the San Carlos Apache responded but raised no objections to the proposed plans forthe telescopes. The shrines were protected and the telescopes were located near EmeraldPeak on a site with no known adverse cultural impact. In 1990, two years after thecompletion of the final environmental impact statement, some members of the San CarlosApache tribe raised

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

elsewhere and did not take advantage of that opportunity. For the next version of this class, we plan to ask students if they did so on the end-of-course evaluation and questionnaire.12. Peer evaluations. To promote learning from peer appraisals, on the last day of class we had each student anonymously evaluate each of the other students. The instructors then consolidated the feedback and sent each student their results, including any comments written about them by other students. Although this is valuable feedback, it could cause discomfort if a student’s perception of their own value differs significantly from the perceptions of others. It also is not clear whether a single round of anonymous peer evaluations at the end of

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

join the men at the top and plan to leave the university in June. Respondent A-1Not surprisingly, the women faculty who were employed on campus experienced feelings ofisolation and marginalization. Thirty-one percent of the women who responded to that 1988survey expressed concern about the small number of professional women employed on campusand the resulting impact on women students I feel isolated as a woman, and sense a lack of female role models. In addition, there is a lack of females within SSU’s administration. Without mentors and a support system, it is difficult to thrive in a institution dominated by males. Respondent A-24Table 1 below shows that the percentage of women among

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Doreen Lawrence; Broderick Boxley; Chris Kobus; Barbara Oakley

assignmentsfor completion over the summer to develop a deeper understanding of the linearprogression of the material. On September 4th, 2002, an additional 37 teachers weretrained in the Kumon method. On September 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2002, over 1000 students were given Kumonplacement tests at Twain, Franklin, Crofoot, and Herrington elementary schools, withassistance from Kumon, North America staff. In-service training was provided to theteachers to review the process of testing, comfortable starting point, planning, gradingand monitoring student progress. Lesson plans were created for each individual student,depending on their placement test results. Individualized daily class assignments werecreated for each student. Teachers were asked by

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Reel; Christine Allard; Deborah Kaminski; Linda McCloskey

Page 8.687.10include: How did you generate solutions? Did one or several individuals make decisions?On a scale of 1-10, how committed were you to executing the plan? What are some of theexamples of when you received feedback during the session? This exercise is very popular and induces students to open up in ways that theywill not as members of the design team. A student might complain, “You started bossingpeople around” or “you are a mechanical engineer, you should know about this.” Thetoxic waste exercise occurs early in the semester, and allows the instructor to learn aboutteam issues and work on resolving them.5. Conflict A structure within which to understand team conflicts is presented. Several levelsof conflict are defined

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirankumar Gundrai

could be activated effectively for its brutal activities. Theyhave technological weapons and enormous funding from some countries (state sponsoredterrorism), some fanatic groups. Terrorists have deterministic plans and traps. This makesthem so powerful and effective in their operations.E-Terrorism and psychological problemsWhen terrorist acts occur, people generally look for ways to cope with the acute stressand trauma. Terrorism evokes a fundamental fear of helplessness. The violent actions arerandom, unprovoked, and intentional, and often are targeted at defenseless citizens.Trying to cope with the irrational information that is beyond normal comprehension canset off a chain of psychological events culminating in feelings of fear

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”In evaluating the scholarship of application, a written record of the project such as a technicalreport and/or a patent and an evaluation by those who received the service are necessaryingredients for evaluating this type of scholarship. Since most of the work done may have takenplace off campus, outside experts could be asked to sit on the committee reviewing the scholarlyactivity. Questions to be asked when evaluating the scholarship of application include:“Is the activity directly or indirectly related to the academic field or expertise of the professor?”“Have project goals been defined, procedures well planned, and actions carefully

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Engineering Education Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

information on schools,parents and students often rely on school rankings as they contemplate which institutions to applyto. One study revealed that up to sixty percent of some student populations cited a school'sratings as being an important selection criteria.25 Graduating high school students from uppermiddle and upper class families tend to rely more heavily on these types of rankings in selectingwhere they will apply16, 26 and which schools they will visit. In addition, researchers have foundthat the number of applications to a school increases when a school moves up in a ranking,showing that parents and students are affected by the rankings.27 Some claim that the proliferation of “early-decision plans” whereby students must indicatetheir

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blaine Lilly; John Merrill

light of the constraints and requirements of the FE program. Finally, theimprovements from the second quarter trials are further explained. This paper will provide clearexamples of the project’s various cycles, discussion of the planned implementation process, andexamples of the final roller coaster design.The collaboration model is reviewed, with experiences gained and future plans presented.I. IntroductionThe Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) course sequence is part of the First-Year EngineeringProgram at OSU, and is mandatory for all students not enrolled in the Honors equivalent. The FEsequence consists of two courses (ENG 181 and ENG 183), in which students are exposed toEngineering drawing, MATLAB, Excel, hands-on labs, and a quarter-long

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

2002). “Australia has slammed its door to the ‘less civilized,’ the U.S.border with Mexico has been strengthened, Britain plans to increase requirements forimmigration, and Germany is grappling with integration of immigrants. Some of theincreased barriers to immigration are the result of 9/11 concerns, while others areeconomically motivated” (Digest 8 April 2002).We should note that mobility to some is brain drain to others. Students and engineeringfaculty have proven to be particularly adept at following the best the world has to offer,regardless of national borders. US engineering educators have been provided with largequantities of statistics describing fluctuations in the national origins of their students(Digest 22 October 2002). Figures

Conference Session

Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas J. Brumm; Larry F. Hanneman; Brian Steward; Steven Mickelson

, are made available to the department curriculum committees aftereach work period for evaluation. The Agricultural Engineering Curriculum Committee at ISU hasused this feedback to develop curriculum plans and changes. Feedback from co-op/intern studentfocus groups has been used to clarify the competency data received from the Engineering CareerServices office. This feedback, along with other sources of feedback, has been very helpful to thecurriculum committee in assessing our current program.Mentkowski et al. (2000)4 addresses this type of initiative for a curriculum group. “ Forcurriculum designers – any faculty or staff group who designs learning for students – theessential question is, “What elements of a curriculum could make a difference

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wook-sung Yoo; Fong Mak; Stephen Frezza

from the Computer andInformation Science (CIS) department also participate in this project, as they plan to seek ABETaccreditation in the near future. The committee is responsible to evaluate the process in place fordepartments and to ensure consistency between departments in meeting the ABET’s criteria.The committee developed a common format for end-of-semester course (e.g. course-exit)evaluations that pertain to ABET evaluation. It consists of the course name, instructorinformation, course objectives, assessment methods, a qualitative questionnaire section, aquantitative questionnaire section, and an ABET criteria section. This web-based course-exitsurvey facilitates the process in collecting the data in a timely manner. The web-based tool

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

participation in the concrete canoe and steelbridge projects enhances the skills and personal development of the students involved. The CETprogram at RIT plans to use the ideas generated from this study for the continuous improvementof the design project teams and to enhance student participation, thus “closing the loop” withregards to the ABET TC2K. It is the authors’ hope that the ideas presented in this paper can beused as a tool by other CET programs and institutions to enhance student participation in theconcrete canoe and steel bridge project teams.Bibliography 1. Engineering Technology Criteria 2000 (1999). Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Baltimore, MD. http

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

used the previous time that the course was taught unless specifically invited by senior faculty and/or the chair to choose an alternative.I. Do not come in and try to immediately revamp the curriculum with new courses or changes in degree plan. This will enrage faculty colleagues. Again, over time, acquire experience and then diplomatically suggest curriculum changes or new courses [9]. To come in like an arrogant, overly confident “bull in the china cabinet” will label one as Page 8.262.9 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wickert; Gregory Plett

concerned with any “invasion” of privacy (by logging accesses).The most frequent comments in the write-in section were “please add more practice exams”,“please add worked problems” and “please add solutions to practice exams”. Other commentsindicated that ‘night-owls’ were very appreciative of the convenience of being able to downloadsupplements at any time. Some students wanted the supplements displayed in a differentorganization on the internet site, and we are planning to do so next course offering.IV. Conclusion and Future PlansWe have described an internet-based course supplement management system that we havedesigned and implemented. We hypothesized that benefit to student learning would be significant.Our findings from the access log show

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

, andaddressed whenever students evaluate each other. However, with the appropriate checks-and-balances as proposed in this paper, the ethical considerations can be minimized.Teaching Teamwork:Attempts have been made in the past, to define the best dynamics of a successful team. However, Page 8.1056.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education.as is the usual case in nearly every professional settings, teams are formed more as a randomselection of employees with the necessary skills, rather than via a cohesive plan for a best fitregarding

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fredrick Cowan; Alan Gravitt; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

onemathematical relation is substituted into another expression, thereby enabling the valuation of adifferent variable. However, we observed that students frequently struggled to make sense ofthese problems, instead becoming mired in identifying the given information, distinguishingmissing information, and then utilizing appropriate mathematical expressions to relate one withthe other. Their deficiencies in planning and implementing mathematical solution proceduresmake these physics students ideal subjects for our study.Initially, our investigation was piloted with two students during one-on-one physics tutorials in anafter-school setting. Here, the representational formalism of constraint graphs was explained anddemonstrated utilizing web-based forms of

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

Session 3513 Table 1. Chemical Process Statistics: Course Outline Topic 1. Typical steps in analysis of data: AIChE Salary Survey 2. Measurements of central tendencies and dispersion 3. Graphical treatment of data (e.g. Box Plots and Pareto diagrams) 4. Probability 5. The normal distribution and other probability distributions 6. Variation: common causes and special causes 7. Measurement System Analysis 8. Sematech Qualification Plan Case Study: Gauge capability of video micrometer 9. Sampling from populations - Student t

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

a Mechanical/Electrical engineering courseentitled Design for Energy Sustainability. The primary course objective is to train the futureengineers to think sustainability as a matter of second nature by seeking engineering designs (1)that slow down the rate of energy consumption, (2) that use more of the resources most available,and (3) that use more of the resources renewable. This course is being planned to offer at UnionUniversity to graduating seniors during the fall 2004 or spring 2005 semester. Syllabus Engineering Course: Design for Energy Sustainability Prerequisites: Heat transfer, ThermodynamicsEducational outcomes: at the end of the course, each

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

contribute to the team activities at a technical level consistent with theiracademic expertise.Each team has a faculty advisor. The primary role of the faculty advisor is to serve as mentor andfacilitator for the team, and to make sure that team organization and role definition takes place.Managing the group dynamics is probably the most important and challenging role for the advisor.While the EEP does not include a formal lecture, it does include a weekly seminar. The seminarsare best if presented by outside speakers, and may be on any topic relevant to the theme of theprogram (e.g.: teambuilding, developing a business plan, obtaining venture capital, consulting,legal matters, and marketing). Seminar speakers have included attorneys

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

a design team (0-4) Dependent Variables Explanation 1. Design project performance 2 team quizzes (5%) Team quizzes (23.75%) Peer project evaluation (71.25%) Blind review of reports3. Guided Research Experience: Content and DeliveryThe planning of the library sessions for ED&G 100 carefully considered the research done onsuccessful information literacy programs and the specific situations in the engineering classrooms.Before any sessions were planned or web pages developed long discussions of course goals,assignments, syllabus and projects were held. Guided research experience topics and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Leighty; Recayi Pecen

atmosphericgreenhouse gases”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 24, Issue 2, Oct. 2001, pp. 235-243[4] S. Mathew, et al., “Analysis of Wind Regimes for Energy Estimation”, Renewable Energy, Volume 25,Issue 3, March 2002, pp. 381-399[5] Repowering the Midwest, The Clean Energy Development Plan for the Heartland, Environment Law andPolicy Center by IA-WI-SD-ND-MN, February 14, 2001[6] T. Ackermann, L. Söder, “Wind energy technology and current status: a review”, Renewable andSustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 4, Issue 4, December 2000, pp. 315-374[7] URL: http://www.eren.doe.gov/wind Eren Network for Renewable Energy[8] Renewable Energy Annual 1997, Volume I October 1997 Energy Info. Adm. Office of Coal, Nuclear,Electric and Alternate Fuels, U.S. DOE, Washington, DC 20585.[9

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

use Techspray® heat sinkcompound to insure good thermal conductivity. All air-sensing thermocouples are placed 1/4 inchfrom the nearest surface to minimize unintended movement or contact. Page 8.372.3“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 3 – TCS Installation (schematic)TCS/Computer PerformanceAfter installation, the complete TCS/computer system was tested and its performance verified.The following test plan was implemented, with Figure 4 graphically showing the data

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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

. Page 8.605.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFinalizing the Software DevelopmentThe software development platform arrived much earlier than the hardware; thus, this part of theproject was completed earlier than anticipated on the original project plan. Once the hardwaredesign was completed, there were additional modifications that were made to finalize thesoftware. The biggest change was adding hardware specific information within the program.Using this information, the program sets up the hardware and obtains the digital reading of theglucose level. Error checking was also added to the

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kissock; Rebecca Blust

, MA.7. Kissock, K., Hallinin,K and Bader,W.,2001. Energy and Waste Reduction Opportunities in IndustrialProcesses, Journal of Strategic Planning For Energy and Environment, Vol.21,No.1.8. Kissock, K.,2000. CoolSim Simulation Software.9. Kissock, K.,2000. HeatSim Simulation Software10. Kissock, K.,2000. LightSim Simulation Software11. Kissock, K.,1999. ESim Simulation Software12.Martin, M.,Tonn,B.,Schomoyer, R., Industrial Assessment Center Program Impact Evaluation, Oak RidgeNational Laboratory. Report. December 1999. Page 8.1038.12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

an as-needed basis, and still othersexhibit strong preferences for a number of patterns. Each pattern is distinguished by a number offeatures. A few hallmarks are listed below: § Sequential learners prefer order and consistency. They want step-by-step instructions, and time to plan, organize, and complete tasks. § Precise learners thrive on detailed and accurate information. They take copious notes and seek specific answers. § Technical learners like to work alone on hands-on projects. They enjoy figuring out how Page 8.406.2 something works and insist on practical objectives for assignments. Proceedings of

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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

during the lectures as well as during office hours and during the lab sessions. • 2002: Working with a team of interdisciplinary students to complete an open-ended lab assignment.In response to the question, “What part of the course would you suggest improving?” studentsresponded: • 2001: More theoretical basis especially for the background of molecular biology methods. • 2002: Help us to make more of the experiments work – its great to conduct these research projects, but what should we do if all of our work doesn’t go as planned. • 2002: Some group members overpowered less experienced group members and the less experienced people ended up learning less because they weren’t allowed to do as

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Chao

enrolled in suchcourses in three years. Students are now learning with extended and alternative cognitive skills and faculty arechanging traditional collegiate instruction for web-mediated approaches. Engineering contentand materials are being put on the Web at an increasing rate. Much progress has been made in the delivery of recitation type material either over thenet or by other audio and video means. For example, in a generous gesture, MIT plans to put allof its courses on the internet. This 100 million dollar undertaking will make MIT caliber coursematerials available for free to anyone in the world. By doing so, MIT is certain that it will raisethe standard of science and technology education all over the world. Schools in poor