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Assessment in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tricia Varvel; Stephanie Adams

included in the MBTI are used byevery person at one time or another10. The value of the test is derived by learning more aboutyourself and others and being better able to understand the behavior of someone who has adifferent type preference. The use of the Myers-Briggs test in a team setting can help to overcome teamperformance obstacles by encouraging team members to better understand each other. Accordingto Culp & Smith, understanding individual preferences can “identify potential blind spots or Page 8.124.2areas of vulnerability on a project team”, “demonstrate the value of having diverse styles on the Proceedings of the 2003

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Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

stems from every aspect of the project, from pre-project planning with varied stakeholders to building with minimum environmental andcommunity disturbance. The ASCE report “Engineering the Future of Civil Engineering”(www.asce.org/raisethebar) has highlighted the significant and rapid changes confronting theprofession, while recent events have demonstrated our vulnerability to human- made hazards anddisasters. The risks and challenges to public health, safety, and welfare will continue to escalate Page 8.235.1in complexity, and the civil engineering profession must respond proactively. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

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Angela Linse; Rebecca Bates

engineering students titled "Active Learning inEngineering Education." The objective of the course was to provide engineering graduatestudents with information about the learning process and resources on teaching and academia tohelp them make informed decisions about teaching as a career and to help them be betterteachers. We believe this course is unique because it provides a curriculum taught to graduatestudents by a graduate student. This work was funded by a Huckabay Teaching Fellowship, aprogram that provides support for teaching projects conducted by graduate students paired withmentors.1I. IntroductionPreparing engineering graduate students for a future in academia should include providingmethods and support for teaching as well as guidance in

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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

was to conduct detailed mathematical analysispertaining to the study flexure of beams, with particular emphasis on bendingmoment and shear force diagrams, stress, strain, deflection, catenary curves andother properties. The students will be able to generate appropriate and relevantengineering data that would be successfully utilized in a real-world situation, suchas building a bridge to transport heavy equipment.In this project, the author reports on the results, accomplishments and milestonesachieved. Eventually, when student groups work on their experimental project,they would be able to understand and appreciate the needs and necessities ofengineering design methodologies. They will also be able to effectively utilize andapply the

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

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E. Perry Deess; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori; John Carpinelli

mentors, callededucational learning assistants, resided in the residence halls, as did most of the students in theprogram. They maintained regular contact with the students, and served as trusted liaisonsbetween students and professional staff. With timely feedback from the mentors, the professionalstaff members were able to implement effective intervention for problems that were academic,financial, and social/emotional. The mentors also developed group study sessions for the studentsand conducted bi-weekly student meetings. The ELA program is a relatively low-cost strategyfor improving student retention and graduation rates. An implementation manual [1] and programreport [2] for this project are available for download at the Gateway Engineering

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christe

located.Also critical in the design of assessment tools is the importance of “different types of samples ofa student’s work [rather] than to base all the grades on a single type of assignment.”1 This is alsoa key point in the creation of any learning environment which well serves its students, web-basedor in any other format. As an instructor, it is important to “think outside the box,” to “provide awide range of opportunities for the student to demonstrate the mastery of the same content orskill.”2 Some examples of alternatives to traditional multiple choice exams include Power Pointpresentations, simulation projects using software, preparation of a sample policy or letter, orcreation of a videotape. Other suggestions for assessment tools in on-line

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

for this distortion is actual motion differences betweenthe top of the target stand (the location of the magnet) and the pen tip at the base of the standassociated with tipping of the stand during movement. Steps are underway to produce a moreprecise test fixture for the next phase of the project. Page 8.220.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Array Results Actual Figure SketchFigure 7: A sample

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Mehmet Ozturk; Hatice Ozturk

Integrated Project Teams have beeninvestigated [1]. It was observed that teams with even gender breakdown performed better thanthe teams with a single female member. We have been looking into team performance in ourcourses ever since some core courses in the curriculum were paired up with problem laboratories.Problem laboratories presented us a challenge because students had to communicate and workwith one another in the absence of instruments or computers. Initially, we used the grades to formthe groups making sure that every group contained an A student while observing a uniformdistribution of women and minorities in the groups. At the end of the semester, course evaluationforms which contained additional questions to check the group performance

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

-way street. Theeffectiveness of any service, in particular the effort of developing a new IS infrastructure,depends on the effectiveness of interaction between the IS professionals (servers) and the users(clients). The interaction, on the other hand, is based on each player’s perception of their ownroles and skills needed to make the IS project a success, as well as on mutual perception eachplayer has of each other’s roles and skills.This paper examines the concepts leading to modeling of the dynamics of working relationshipbetween clients and servers in the IS industry.In what follows, the providers (IS experts, system analysts, IT professionals) will be referred toas servers, S, whereas those who are served (users, clients, IT/IS customers

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hank Javan; Mark Rajai

fourth important instrument discussed. Although with the emerging newIC technology the use of such instruments is less comman than it once was, we decided toinclude it anyway. It shows important circuits functions such as the generation of a staircasewaveform and the ability to sweep the collector current over a range of values. We alsodiscussed the project of a previous student, who succeeded in designing such a circuit usingcomputer software [2]. Page 8.166.4In the digital vs. analog section we discussed the average and the rms values of digital and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Rehg; Peter Shull

Inter-operable Systems Project (ISP) and the other major SP50 companies, including Honeywell, Allen Bradley, and others formed the WorldFIP standard group [2]. Figure 3 Fieldbus LAN Options [2] Further consoli-dation occurred in 1993 when the ISP and WorldFIPjoined to form the Fieldbus Foundation (FF). As a result, two protocols have evolved forLAN based process control applications: the Fieldbus Foundation, a standard

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler

5 0Engineering 412 Management SemesterMath 455 Design of Even Year 7 1 Experiments Spring*Most recent completed semester Table 2: Course Frequency and EnrollmentsIn addition to the electives in a specialty area, each student is required to complete a seniorresearch/design sequence of four semester hours. This sequence allows the student to work onan engineering problem (project) requiring integration of previous knowledge and possibly theacquisition of new knowledge relevant to the specialty area. Industrial specialty projects havedealt with human factors, quality

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationprovided on this page. The Control Panel (Fig. 2) allows the course instructor to post or modifyannouncements, course material including syllabi, contest guidelines, homework, projects, andsolution to test/quiz problems. Fig. 2. Control Panel. Many of the above mentioned sites have menus that can be accessed by all users. As anexample Communication Center menus are shown in Fig. 3. The instructor can access the classroster and optionally send e-mail messages to all students or selected individuals or groups. Thistask is made easy because the class roster is created automatically when the students enroll for thecourse. However, the instructor

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tim Anderson; Marc Hoit; Richard M. Felder; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

the benefits of an integrated curriculumin a less ambitious way that had the potential of serving more students. The two year projectincluded the following courses: Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations, General Chemistry I Page 8.718.2and II, and Physics I and II and a Freshman Engineering class. The project started in Fall 94 with Session 2630planning, developing course structures and enlisting students. There were 92 students entered intothe program starting Fall of 95.III. Structure of IMPECCourses• MA 141—Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Fall

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chernik; Josh Lambden; Brent Young; Bill Svrcek

Tar Sands Upgrader Expansion project and completed his process control course via distance education.JOSHUA LAMBDENJosh Lambden is an undergraduate student in his final year of Chemical Engineering at the University of Calgary,Alberta, Canada. As part of the University of Calgary’s Engineering Internship Program he completed a year withSNC-Lavalin Inc., an Engineering, Procurement and Construction company. Whilst at Jacobs he worked on avariety of projects and completed his process control course via distance education.GLEN HAYGlen Hay is a post-graduate student in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary, Alberta,Canada. He received his B.Sc. degree in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Yau

(tenweek) undergraduate course in Web technology. The second half of the quarter covers client-sideWeb programming with JavaScript. Again, programming assignments are implemented using thepersistent student web sites.In the past, I have taught this course with more of a focus on Web design and development. Inthat context, I used the last half of the quarter to cover Web design methodologies and the use ofprevalent industry tools for Web site generation, instead of covering client-side programming. Iadded a project component in which the students develop a Web site for an external partner.Originally, this was a faculty member (course web site or home page), student group, or familybusiness. Later I made the project into a Service Learning one that

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Katz; Donna O'Kelly; Sheldon Landsberger

studentsper year with the anticipation that the National Laboratories will then fund the student after thefirst year is completed or funding will be found from other radiochemistry or nuclear chemistryresearch projects. In such a way, funding will be used to maximize the number of graduatestudents receiving graduate degrees in radiochemistry, thus being a pipeline to DOE labs.Undergraduate students will also be recruited and encouraged to apply for summer internshipprograms. This will allow easier recruiting of graduate students. Adequate training will be givenat the University of Texas so that “down-time” is minimized. The National Laboratories haveexcellent facilities in a wide range of radiochemistry and actinide research including state-of-the

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

by education and/or experience at the filed of application. 3. Equipped with general knowledge (can be specific if necessary) on the basis on which CAD/CAM systems operate such as: Geometric modeling, solid modeling, surface modeling, computer graphics, etc. 4. Is capable of customizing the CAD/CAM system. 5. Is capable of discussing his/her needs and communicate effectively with the R&D staff. 6. Performs maintenance and develops short cut solutions to improve system utilization. 7. Be able to develop, direct, and mange projects intended to develop subroutines, sub- programs or work relate material intended to serve the CAD/CAM system.3. Building a Curriculum Program for Intelligent

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Adrezin; Marty Wood; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). In the PLTW consortium, students willcomplete their capstone project and one senior level course at a neighboring communitycollege. The implementation of a seamless pathway program in Engineering andEngineering Technology was first piloted with the Engineering Department at theUniversity of Connecticut and with the School of Technology at Central Connecticut StateUniversity. This paper will highlight the strategies that were used to overcomearticulation and transfer barriers between two-year community colleges and four-yearengineering programs including the following: 1 Organizational Structure 2 Administrative procedures 3 Articulation using program outcomes 4 Mentoring 5

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ira Lockwood; Caleb Chitwood; Byron Newberry

discussed, each subject to arbitrary forcing. The model presented, generated aspart of a student project within the senior Machine Vibrations class at Oklahoma ChristianUniversity, allows the students to integrate several analytical techniques into a singlecomputational design tool. With the simulation process automated within Mathcad, the studentdesigner is free to concentrate on parametric studies and optimization of the suspension response.Moreover, the presented model allows the designer to consider realistic (i.e. arbitrary) off-roadground profiles. The educational strengths of this integrated Mathcad model are discussed.II. BackgroundMost practical dynamic systems incorporate multiple degrees-of-freedom and are subject tocomplex, if not

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Craver; Darrell Schoder; Charles Turner; Anthony Tarquin

project in Ciudad Juarez and a water resources book on the Rio Grande.DARRELL SCHRODER is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students.His field of interest is student development and assessment. He is an adamant tinker and is constantly workingwith students on projects involving microprocessor applications.ANTHONY TARQUIN is a Professor of Civil Engineering. He has been at UTEP for 30 years. His primary filedof research is water treatment and he is currently working with the El Paso Water Utility on disinfection anddesalination projects.WILLIAM L. CRAVER is a professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. He has been atUTEP for 30 years. His research interests include engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

engineering students. Toastmaster members often introduce guestspeakers to large audiences and serve on the platform at public ceremonies and gatherings. Each semester the Bagley College sponsors speakers and activities to enhance students’communication skills. Past topics have included such areas as effective communication skills forengineers, personality type preference inventories and effective writing techniques through theengineering curriculum. The College has also dedicated facilities and equipment to assist students in becomingbetter communicators. The Communication Suite is a dedicated room with the technicalresources for students to videotape speeches and presentations, practice PowerPoint presentationsand other group projects

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Zehnder

between experimental variables and data, and to validate theory. We are strong proponents on hands-on laboratories; they must never be eliminated fromengineering education, however, hands-on laboratories are not always an option due to space,cost and time constraints. Thus other means of providing laboratory like experience are oftendesirable. There are currently a number of projects to develop virtual laboratories. These can beclassified broadly into three categories. (1) Simulation based virtual labs that provide a softwaremockup of an experiment, sometimes including controls, meters and such to emulate the physicallab [1]. By changing parameters of the simulation, students can observe changes to the system.(2) Remote but physical labs in

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

pedagogical view and recent tragedies such as the Columbine, Heritage, and Santeeschool shootings have impelled school boards and administrators to view Ethics andCharacter Education as a way to counteract and prevent violence. The result has been thedevelopment and implementation of Character Education programs in public schoolsacross the nation. Federal monies from the U.S. Department of Education have beenavailable to school districts since 1995 to support the development of pilot characterprograms. As of May 1999, nine states have initiated such projects. In Virginia, Georgia,Florida, and Mississippi legislation has been passed mandating that Character Educationprograms be implemented statewide. As a result, teacher education programs are

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

estimated that 90 percent were from ASHRAE. It was not possible todetermine exactly how many returns came from each society since not all respondents providedcontact information.Of the 42 survey returns, 50 percent indicated that they “almost always” encounter projects inthermal systems, while 93 percent indicated they encounter projects in thermal systems at least“occasionally”. This alone confirms that the response to the survey was limited to participantswith the appropriate background in thermal systems as was desired. For thermodynamics as anoverall discipline, 17 percent “almost always” and 76 percent at least “occasionally” encounterthermodynamics. For heat transfer as an overall discipline, 45 percent said they encounter heattransfer

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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gardner; Freddie Frazier; Kelvin Kirby

performance in mathematics? Since the teacher is the primary facilitator ofthe student learning process, the teacher must utilize the optimal techniques identified tocovey various concepts and subject matter. In addition, the order of presentation mustbe logical and well designed to offer the greatest opportunity for the student to learn.The student must be subject to a well-designed performance evaluation process, whichpositions the student to master the course content. This project established a team withthe focus of enhancing teacher and student performance in mathematics. Dr. FreddieFrazier, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, leads the team. The team focused onteaching techniques and methodologies, order of instruction and course content for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yu Li; Jiang Li

materials. The online materials include online courses (more than thirty online graduate courses and three undergraduate courses), online seminars, online galleries, online presentations and online publications. Students can also conduct the online project using provided online software via this wireless network, such as online modeling, numerical simulation, analysis, etc.2. Data transferring within the Lab for shear testing. The Geotechnical Laboratory is equipped with three multiple axes shear devices such as static triaxial shear device, dynamic triaxial device and soil resonant column. These not wired testing machine are used frequently for research projects and teaching in Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Using such

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

electrical engineering and is programmer analyst in the InstructionalSoftware Development Center at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Her interdisciplinary research projects involveweb-based learning resources for engineering courses. She has been appointed the Student Representative to theUniversity of Missouri Board of Curators for 2002-2003. She received a B.S. in electrical engineering from theUniversity of Missouri-Rolla in 2000.STEVE E. WATKINSDr. Steve E. Watkins is Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory and Associate Professor of Electrical andComputer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a member of several interdisciplinary researchteams with projects addressing educational improvements in technical communication an d

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

believe that the digital result is absolutely accurate. But the skill to evaluate theresult comparatively to the other components of the project has to be developed further among manyof the students.Bridge MeasurementsLet us now consider bridge measurements. The bridge must be constructed using a voltage source, adetector and a set of resistors. Practically, we can set the experiment in such a way that tworesistors, R2 and R 4, are used to set the range. So their ratio is relevant to the measurement process.One resistor, R3, has to have very good resolution in order to fine tune the result.In the case when complex impedance must be measured, bridge components should be variableimpedances. The bridge should have isolation transformers in order to

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

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 (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