Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wirgau; Abhinav Gupta; Vernon Matzen

mechanics.Unfortunately, it can sometimes be difficult for on-campus students to be given sufficientlaboratory time and it may be impossible for those already using distance education due to work,disabilities, or other complexities. The project describes a shake table experiment that is beingconverted to a distance-learning environment. This will include remote access, control, andprotection from misuse. An aspect of the project that differentiates it from simple remoteviewing of a lecture or experiment is the ability to control the experiment and to protect againstthe possibility of damage occurring to this particular setup if left unmonitored. This last pointnecessitates the inclusion of sufficient safety protocols. The environment must allow remotecontrolling

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Weber; John Prados

needed in anintroductory course in chemical engineering. The web site was organized around the reviewsections of the textbook1 and included HTML pages, Word Documents, Excel Sheets, StreamingQuicktime movies, flash, and PDF files. The choice of format for a given situation depended onthe format of existing material and the type of activity to be presented on the web.As part of a larger project, a Windows notebook computer with Internet Explorer, MicrosoftOffice, and other software was lent to each student in the course. With this configuration, a widevariety of media could be seamlessly integrated into the web browser.This concept was first used in the fall of 2002. Students were told they needed to understand thereview material in the text but

Conference Session

Teaching Styles and Peer Review

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

% of the total) have beenhired since 1996, with FEAS accounting for almost 40% of that number17. FEAS facultycomprises 33% of all RFA members. FEAS has established a highly visible profile within theUniversity with respect to the number of research grants, graduate programs, publications, etc.However, the same cannot be said for participation in educational professional development orinstructional technology use. Benchmarks for these are provided by a look at the activities of theLearning & Teaching Office (LTO) at Ryerson (http://www.ryerson.ca/lt/about/index.htm) andof the Digital Media Projects (DMP) (http://www.ryerson.ca/dmp/). The former provides supportand resources to faculty in their teaching, in close collaboration with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sonya Smith; Marian Muste; Ganesh Rajagopalan; Donald Yarbrough; David Caughey; Alric Rothmayer; Barbara Hutchings; Rajesh Bhaskaran; Tao Xing; Frederick Stern

Laboratory-Oriented Studies (DELOS)Simulation technology is integrated into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratoriesthrough the development of teaching modules (TM) for complementary computational fluiddynamics (CFD), experimental fluid dynamics (EFD), and uncertainty analysis (UA). TMinclude three parts: (1) lectures on CFD and EFD methodology and standard procedures and UA;(2) CFD templates for academic use of commercial industrial CFD software; and (3) exercisenotes for use of CFD templates and complementary EFD and UA. The commercial industrialCFD software is FLUENT http://www.fluent.com/, which is widely used in many industries anduniversities and is a partner in the project. Initial TM are based on those developed as “proof ofconcept

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sonya Smith; Marian Muste; Ganesh Rajagopalan; Donald Yarbrough; David Caughey; Alric Rothmayer; Barbara Hutchings; Rajesh Bhaskaran; Tao Xing; Frederick Stern

Laboratory-Oriented Studies (DELOS)Simulation technology is integrated into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratoriesthrough the development of teaching modules (TM) for complementary computational fluiddynamics (CFD), experimental fluid dynamics (EFD), and uncertainty analysis (UA). TMinclude three parts: (1) lectures on CFD and EFD methodology and standard procedures and UA;(2) CFD templates for academic use of commercial industrial CFD software; and (3) exercisenotes for use of CFD templates and complementary EFD and UA. The commercial industrialCFD software is FLUENT http://www.fluent.com/, which is widely used in many industries anduniversities and is a partner in the project. Initial TM are based on those developed as “proof ofconcept

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

Hispanic population, currently at 475,000and projected to increase to more than one million by 2020. Two decades has yielded an increasefrom 1 percent of Hispanics in metro Atlanta to the current 7 percent. The average age ofHispanics in Georgia in 1999 was 26.4 years old. The U.S. Census predicts the average age willbe 28.1 in the year 2015. Nationally, the Hispanic population is younger than other populations;for example, under 15 years of age, • Hispanic 30 %, • African American 21%, • White non-Hispanic 20 %.3What are the implications? We could suggest given this heavily younger population there is adefinite opportunity to impact them while they are concentrated with in the K-12 education. Thisoutreach can translate to opportunities

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

biology,human anatomy and physiology, as well as a graduate level course in statistical inference duringtheir undergraduate preparation. They are expected to obtain a BME faculty mentor and initiate aresearch project by their senior year, and that research will lead to their Master's thesis research.This can be accomplished both via optional (for credit) undergraduate research as well as carefulplanning of their Senior Design Projects. Students wishing to complete a 5-Year Master's program must attain at least a 3.0 GPA intheir major undergraduate course work (courses in Applied Sciences, Biology, BiomedicalEngineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics). While the GRE is not considered in theadmission process for these students into the

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

: 33.3% 11. How many of these proposals have been funded? Average number of funded proposals per respondent saying yes to question 10: 3 12. Percentage of funded proposals through: Federal Agencies? 24% State Agencies? 20% Industry? 21% University funds? 27% Other (private foundations, SME foundation, ASCE) 8% 13. How are the results of these funded projects disseminated? Peer-reviewed journals? 25% Conference presentations? 32% Trade Journals? 19% Technical Reports? 15% Other (websites, workshops, newsletters, White papers to industry, lab exercises/manuals)? 9% 14. Have you collaborated with ET faculty from other departments or institutions in

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

; Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education improvement initiatives however, the concept augments assessment data to make the program improvement process more continuous.Further discussion about the continuous improvement/assessment process will follow in theappropriate sections below.IV. Strategic PlanningTC2K Accreditation can be thought of as a large project, and, as with all large projects,considerable up-front work should precede action. This is the Plan portion of Figure 1. Mostindustry and academic experts agree that a strategic plan should encompass approximately afive-year period, so it fits well with the program objectives mentioned earlier. At PUC, strategicPlanning for the

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kauffmann

engineering management can or should mean in particular towork place success of graduates. Anecdotal examples abound that relate how traditionalengineering programs have eliminated credit hours related to engineering management orientedtopical areas such as engineering economy or project management in lieu of subject matter thathas been outdated by the simple digital computer and commonly available software.This issue can be clearly seen by a cursory review of the well known “a-k” outcomes contained inABET accreditation criteria in Exhibit 1. A comparison of the course titles in many engineeringprograms with these outcomes will quickly reveal a disjoint in being able to tie several of them toany of the titles. Although these schools are currently

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

Instructional Resources for a Technician-Level Plasma Technology Course David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstractText materials, training systems, and supporting laboratory exercises have been developedby Portland Community College to support a technician-level course in plasmatechnology. Faculty workshops are planned for 2003 and 2004 to equip communitycollege faculty to teach technician-level courses in plasma technology. The project isfunded through an Advanced Technological Education Program grant from the NationalScience Foundation.IntroductionPlasma technology, although not as pervasive in the wafer fab as vacuum technology

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Summers

to us by other human beings. A third element that especially applies totechnical students is the availability of parts and equipment to perform laboratory experiments and appliedlearning activities. Most schools have well equipped laboratories, staffed with laboratory assistants toguide the students through assigned projects. Remote students traditionally have had to get parts andequipment on their own, rely on available local facilities, use only computer synthesis of the laboratoryexperiments, or not do the hardware part of the learning exercises at all.Working on a grant from the Utah Educational Council and funding from Orchid Educational Enterprises,Inc. (OrchEd ®); Dr. Summers researched methods of remote presentation of technical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott T. Miller; Andrew C. Arvin; Francesco Costanzo

Educationa project called the Virtual Laboratory” (VL) was initiated four years ago to bring newtools to the theoretical mechanics classroom that better illustrate how the mathematicalformalisms used in continuum mechanics, elasticity, and strength of materials model thedeformation of materials. In other words, the VL project primary goal is not that of de-scribing real materials, but that of illustrating how a material is forced to behave whendescribed by a given mathematical model. Therefore, in a way, the VL project intends toplace the material characterization problem “on its head,” that is, to make students bet-ter modelers by making them pay attention to what the mathematical language they endup using is actually allowing them to say. The main

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamy Fry; Mark A. Nanny; Mary John O'Hair; Teri Reed Rhoads

Session 2530 A Survey of Authentic Teaching in Secondary Math and Science Classrooms Tamy L. Fry1 , Teri Reed Rhoads 1 , Mark Nanny 2 and Mary John O’Hair3 The University of Oklahoma School of Industrial Engineering 1 School of Civil Engineering and Enviro nmental Science 2 Center for Educational and Community Renewal3Abstract The Authentic Teaching Alliance (ATA) is a project funded through the National ScienceFoundation GK-12 program in which University of Oklahoma Fellows from engineering andeducation

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; Deborah Follman

respective laboratories. These teams areexpected to work together, both performing lab tasks related to course learning objectives anddeveloping project solutions outside of class. Nurturing the relationships between members ofthese lab teams is important in assuring a positive experience for all students in the course. Tothat end, laboratory sections are assigned seating blocks in the lecture hall, with studentsinstructed to sit with their teammates. By seating by blocks, instructors are not burdened byassigning seats and the students have the flexibility of sitting in a configuration that best suitsthem. Furthermore, students are prevented from becoming isolated by always being seated withacquaintances, however forced. The direct benefit of this

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Leighty; Recayi Pecen

Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.91.1 Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationadditional power sources, particularly environmentally friendly renewable sources, supplementingenergy needs with clean and renewable sources becomes imperative due to energy crises andgradually growing environmental consciousness [3-6].This research project proposes an Earth- friendly solution for California’s well-known energy crisesby transmitting North Dakota’s rich wind power resources through high voltage direct current(HVDC) power lines. The

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants (including major DOD grants for NJIT) and publications,including the 3D Multimedia Case Based Library (1995 to date).Since then the topic as well as the architecture has evolved into a robust, object-orientedknowledge management architecture with 3D web-objects, supported by severalcompanies and institutions, including FESTO Inc. USA, GenRad, Inc., The NottinghamInnovative Manufacturing Center, IMI, Ford, Rolls Royce

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

-BradleyMicroLogix 1000 micro-controller with 16-bit precision and 1K-user memory capacity. Direct PCto PLC connectivity is achieved through an RS-232 port. The MicroLogix has a comprehensiveinstruction set with 12 basic logic instructions, 43 applied control instructions, and 14 advancedapplication-specific instructions. Execution for a typical 500-instruction program is 1.56 ms. TheRSLogix software permits ladder logic programming (Figure 4) to regulate the PLC. Ladderdiagrams provide a graphical representation of the algorithm using two vertical lines attached byhorizontal lines, called rungs, which contain the logical operators. The project tree and ladderwindows facilitate the creation, editing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of programs. The

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

sheets not just connecting parts. This experiment is not designed to be a mind-bending, cutting-edge project. Rather, it is asimple yet effective way of getting the material across to the students. In designing thisexperiment the objective was generality not efficiency. The idea is to combine the knowledgefrom as many courses as possible and use as many devices as possible. It is important to note,that this project could be achieved using a much smaller, more advanced circuit. Therefore, theissue of efficiency and advancement could be the subject of an in-depth class discussion as wellas being the focus of an extra-credit assignment following completion of the experimentAnalog Temperature Control System Depending on the time

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

of several years of on-going research. It started in 1977-78 whenPaul G Ranky has developed an FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) object-orienteddatabase and then later, in 1984 by Ranky at Nottingham and Siemens-Plessey in the UK,and then in 1992 when together with Mick F. Ranky, supported by CIMware Ltd.,http://www.cimwareukandusa.com and FESTO Ltd. an interactive multimedia CD-ROMwas developed as an electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

, analyze, and document the issues encountered by the personnel in usingthese devices and offer suggestions for improved project management, as well as, enhancements tosome of the features provided in PDAs, in order to provide a more effective management andcommunication tool.Each student was required to complete and sign the PEEP Loan Agreement, which basically establisheda contract between each student and the CME Division (refer to Appendix B: PEEP Loan AgreementContract).Palm FunctionsThe following table lists the Palm functions that were used by the students. The number in the StudentUse column refers to the actual number of students that used that particular function of the Palm (thetotal number of students enrolled in the program was twelve

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Englebert; Tom Owen; Stephen Kuyath

reach.Conversion to Web-Based Instruction:In 1995, the UNC Charlotte Provost decided to implement a Pilot Project in Distance Education.The Electrical Engineering Technology program was selected by the Deans Council as one ofthose to be offered. The Pilot Program used 2-Way Interactive Television and was started in thefall of 1997 with about 71 students. Due to the technology limitations of the NC InformationHighway and other delivery methods, the ET Department proposed and received permission tochange to Web-Based delivery for the second group to be admitted.The rationale used to convert from face-to-face or 2-Way Interactive Television instruction toWeb-based instruction was to provide a means for graduates of AAS programs throughout theentire state of

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

on a team based design project, participation as a team member, and participation inevaluating team products. Therefore, the importance to work on multidisciplinary teams to theperformance of our alumni job was included in the survey when establishing the educationalobjectives of our engineering programs. The results are summarized in figure 2. % Number of Resp onses 80 60 40 20 0 irrelevant 2 3 4 very

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

generate an appropriate solution or, perhapsmore importantly, to evaluate the solution. We have used exercises in specification developmentin both our freshman “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course and our sophomore designcourse. This paper will describe these exercises and provide an example.Preface“The mere formulation of a problem is far more often essential than its solution…” -- AlbertEinstein1“The most critical step in the solution of a problem is the problem definition or formulation.” 2, 3, 4“The starting point of most design projects is the identification by a client of a need to be met.” 5 The client’s statement of need must be refined in the problem definition in which 1) objectives areclarified, 2) user requirements are

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Sylvester

building’s electric demand, integrated PV fenestration can offset theoverall utility costs and produce energy that can be sold to the building’s tenants. This paperpresents findings from student centered research of a prototypical study of multi-family housingutility subsidiary that sells renewable electric energy produced by integrated photovoltaic roofsystems to the tenants. The results show significant economic benefits while increasing thebuilding’s energy conservation.Introduction Projected to provide up to 70% of a building’s electric demand when designed for theiroptimal energy production, research and application of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)systems integrate electricity producing building products to replace traditional

Conference Session

Multimedia Arena

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Crown

of thedesign process, however, are often missing or greatly abbreviated in student design projects forpractical considerations. The first step of the design process is to clearly identify the problem.This is done through careful investigation of the environment. In the engineering graphics coursestudents are challenged to design a catapult that could be used in the siege of a third centuryenemy fortress using tools and materials available at the time. A visit to the third century fortresswould yield many insights into the necessary design requirements and would help studentsunderstand the importance of investigation prior to the generation of solutions. Some of theobservations that students could make from such a visit are the terrain around

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Hogan; Barbara Goldberg

institution that provides multiple layers ofretention initiatives to help students achieve their academic goals.The Critical Thinking (COLL) program already provides a unique opportunity to impact first-termstudents with its focus on problem-solving and critical thinking and encouragement of studentconnection through teamwork and final course projects. Where we can strengthen the connectionis through greater use of both faculty and peer mentors in the classroom in addition to the GeneralEducation faculty teaching the course. Team-teaching by Gen Ed and technical faculty and thelinking of a COLL class to a technical class have already been proven to be successful on campus.7,9 Additionally, many faculty have actively used faculty assistants in COLL

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

improvement process. The first step wasthe creation of a working team of departments and education specialists, the EngineeringCouncil for Undergraduate Education (E-CUE). With broad jurisdiction over decision-makingand resource allocation for education innovation projects in the School, E-CUE’s mission is toact as a School-wide forum for sharing ideas and coordinating and facilitating the educationinnovation process across the School and collaborating units. One of the first action items of E-CUE was to address the problem of the inefficient paper process for collecting subject andprogram level assessment and evaluation data. Drawing on faculty and department input, the newweb-based system under development permits programs to easily access and

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Katrina Townes-Young

educational outreach to facultyand students in an interactive, virtual setting.According to Jeffrey Branzburg, “videoconferencing allows you to bring resourcesinto your classroom that you may not be able to experience in “real life” (2001).Debuting in Fall 2001, NASA LIVE is a series of FREE, 60-minutevideoconferencing programs for colleges and universities. NASA LIVE isdesigned to: (1) communicate NASA knowledge to faculty and students in orderto increase scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical literacy; (2)increase faculty and student interest and participation in NASA and relatedprograms; (3) provide faculty and student with a network of NASA mentors andcolleagues working on programs, projects, and research in aeronautics

Conference Session

Societal Contexts of Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim Elwazani

educationalphilosophies and offerings on engineering heritage are scant. In engineering practice,projects related to heritage resources are, in many instances, dealt with through the eye ofnew construction. Glimpses of hope for engineering heritage come, however, throughFederal programs like the National Register and the Historic American EngineeringRecord.Engineering education has a responsibility towards engineering and industrial heritage.This paper advocates introducing the heritage subject in engineering education. The paperwill address the following objectives: a) defining heritage and heritage preservationcontext; b) exploring the status of engineering heritage as an area of study in engineeringeducation, including efforts exerted by professional