Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Jackson; Susan Magun-Jackson

limitless and different for each person. Accordingto the Gallup Organization and based upon feedback of over two million surveys and discussions,there are thirty-four prevalent strengths or themes that encompass the majority of the strengths.2The table below summarizes the strengths and themes:Table 1. Strengths/ThemesRelating Themes Impacting Themes Striving Themes Thinking Themes-Communication -Command -Achiever -Analytical-Empathy -Competition -Activator -Arranger-Inclusiveness -Developer -Adadaptability -Connectedness-Individualization -Maximizer -Belief

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

schools. The demographics of Page 8.311.1the five teachers were 1 white female, 1 black male and 3 white males. Each teacher had earned Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationan undergraduate degree in Wood Science and Technology, Mathematics, Biology, ChemicalEngineering, or Chemistry before receiving teacher certification. They were highly qualified tocontribute intellectually to the research. The RET principal investigator from Mechanical Engineering has taught the ENGR 101course on

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly Ault

to integrate graphics with text to describe products and processes.Verbal descriptions alone are not sufficient. We are all familiar with the old adage “a picture isworth a thousand words”, and this is nowhere more true than in the area of mechanical design. Inorder to develop the students appreciation for the use of graphics in design communication, theauthor has developed several exercises to be used in an introductory mechanical design course.Communications Exercise #1 – Gizmos and ThabblethratchetsIn this exercise, the students are given an object constructed using 10-20 parts from a familiarconstruction toy set such as LEGOs, K’Nex or GeoShapes. A typical object is shown in Figure 1.All of the objects were constructed by the teaching

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

served as a tutor and a facilitator to help teachers learn concepts and work with themin developing curriculum.This paper provides a brief account of how we conducted the workshop to address the content issueand the experience learned from this endeavor.Program OrganizationOur program was designed to provide professional development activities in the core academicsubjects of mathematics and science to middle school teachers with the goals to enhance theircompetency in (1) subject matter knowledge; (2) skill in computer usage; and (3) teachingtechniques. Fulfillment of these goals would lead to significant improvement in middle schooleducation of mathematics and science. The emphasis of the workshop was on teacher-curriculumdevelopment and

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani

this paper, the details of the panel design-build-test project, itslearning objectives as well as the assessment of its outcomes are discussed.II. ASE 4623 - Aircraft Structures IIIASE 4623 is the third in the sequence of three aircraft structures courses in the aerospaceengineering (ASE) curriculum at Mississippi State University. While the first two, taught in thejunior year, are primarily focused on structural analysis of simple and built-up structures fordeflection and stress distribution, the senior-level ASE 4623 is mainly focused on structuralfailure and design as indicated in Table 1 below. Table 1. Description of topics covered in ASE 4623 Topic

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Wise; Nicholas Scambilis

. However, the opportunity for students toengage in professional Internet communication skills is limited to available resources andapplications. Computer hardware and software are constantly changing thus inflicting a monetaryburden on most educational institutions. More computers are needed for the students. ThePresident’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology concluded that a ratio of four tofive students per instructional computer is desired for effective use within the schools. (1) Thepercentage of public schools connected to the Internet has increased from 35% in 1994 to 95% in1999. Furthermore, the ratio of students to computers with Internet access in 1999 ranged fromseven-to-one among schools with the lowest concentration of

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Smith

iterative approach to determine anappropriate set of parameters that satisfy the requirements and constraints associated with thespecific design problem. For example, in the design of an extension or compression spring for aparticular application, the engineer must specify the following parameters: 1. Type of spring to be designed 2. The material to be used to fabricate the spring 3. One or more pair of force-displacement requirements 4. Other requirements as determined by the specific design problemFrom the set of design requirements, the engineer then attempts to implement the design withappropriate selection of wire size and spring geometry so that operating stresses will result insatisfactory performance. These types of design

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly Ault

at the beginning and end of the course. The test wasadministered on-line in sections of ten questions, to facilitate web access. Students that took theon-line tests were awarded one perfect quiz grade as an incentive to complete the test. The on-line test scores did not otherwise impact the students’ grades. In addition to the fifty questions onthe Sorby test, students recorded the time taken to complete the tests.ResultsTable 1 shows the results of the test scores for both sections of the course. Table 1. Results of Sorby Visualization Test for Introductory CAD students Pre-test Post-test Score Pre-test Post-test Change inSection Score Score Change Time (min.) Time (min

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wiley; Hamid Khan

fearcausing its staff to question their reason for continued employment. This research was designed to determine the effect of forced ranking system (FRS) onemployee performance and productivity. It is hypothesized that performance and productivity arenegatively affected by a forced ranking system of performance appraisal. The null hypothesis is H o : µ 1 = µ 2 . The alternate hypothesis is H 1 : µ1 ≠ µ 2 . (controlgroup = 1 and experimental group =2.) The hypothesis will be tested by the responses of asample of respondents from business and industry.PROBLEM STATEMENT Literature review found that performance appraisal systems are not above reproach, andthat there are inherent problems in any kind of performance appraisal systems. A

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Shoemaker

contentsof the curriculum and other curricular matters would be handled by a joint curriculum committeestaffed by faculty from ECE and OSC.The BSOE program was formed by replacing about eight courses in the BSEE with new requiredoptical engineering courses which, after some initial shakedown, evolved into the following setof courses (3-credit semester courses, except 210L and 226L which are each 1-credit): OPTI 210 Geometrical Optics OPTI 210L Geometrical Optics Laboratory OPTI 226 Physical Optics OPTI 226L Physical Optics Laboratory OPTI 342 Fourier Optics OPTI 350 Radiometry, Sources, and Detectors OPTI 370 Lasers and Electro-Optical Devices OPTI

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

for programs? It means that faculty and administrators must beprepared to prove that their students at the end of the program satisfy the required a through koutcomes of Criterion 1. Program criteria developed by professional societies must be satisfiedand continuous improvement processes based on assessment data evaluation must be in placeand producing results. Additionally, program objectives that satisfy constituents and areconsistent with the institution’s mission, goals, and objectives need to be defined and datagathered on graduates to show the quality of the program in meeting these objectives.The authors are drawing on their TC2K program evaluator experience and on their TC2Kevaluator training to prepare their programs at Purdue

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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

arevery different; they are computer literate, mature, and prefer to integrate their studieswith work and family to achieve their career goals.Today, almost every higher education institution is engaged in educational programcontent delivery over the web at some level. However, the survey conducted for thispaper only includes those institutions that are engaged in distance delivery of laboratorycourses (Table 1). Table 1 Institution Course MIT Microelectronics WebLab. Rochester Institute of Technology On-campus laboratory. University of North Texas Circuits laboratory accessible by

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

environment that meets the needs of allstakeholders – industry, academics and students.1. The changing educational landscapeA long-standing characteristic of good technology education has been its blend ofclassroom and laboratory work. High technology subjects such as microelectronics facemany new pressures to sustain this goal. The weak business conditions since Fall 2000have dramatically affected the semiconductor industry and its workforce while the knock-on effects on the State economy have put severe pressure on University budgets.In spite of weak sales growth, the pace of semiconductor technology development has notslackened. The Technology Roadmap has become more aggressive (1) and globalcompetition has noticeably increased. One of the results

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

Session 1279 The Global Engineering College: exploring a new model for engineering education in a global economy Eckehard Doerry1, Karl Doerry2, Bridget Bero3 1 Department of Computer Science Engineering 2 Dept. of Modern Languages 3 Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011ABSTRACTThe increasing

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Bebis; Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

tools is becoming common at all levels of education. The motivation forintroducing computer vision and image processing into the high school (and even middle andprimary school) curriculum is vividly described by Thomas et al [1]. “Vision is the sense through and by which we perceive and understand our world. … Learned eye-body coordination makes it possible for us to act and/or react smoothly and efficiently in all sorts of vision-guided situations. … It is also a powerful medium for communicating complex scientific ideas, especially those involving scientific processes. … We have never seen a technology so appealing to students of all ages as scientific visualization.”Thomas describes visiting a one-room elementary school in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

support system, the synergygenerated by the ACES, REU, and CircLES staff, and the outcome of the effort.1. IntroductionThe student population at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has graduallychanged over the past twenty-five years [1]. Current student demographics make UTEPthe largest Mexican-American serving institution in the nation (See Table 1). Its missionis to serve the economically underdeveloped region from which it draws most of itsstudents. In 1995, the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration recognized this effort and designated UTEP as one of six minority-serving Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) nationwide. UTEP was charged with thedevelopment of pathways for the success of

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad Dadfar

multiprogramming environment where there are several processes running concurrently.The operating systems projects use different methods for process synchronization and cooperationincluding message passing and the use of semaphores. We use different methods for establishingcommunications between processes, including bi-directional pipes. Other projects are concernedwith data communications aspect of the course.1. IntroductionDue to the increasing demand for people with expertise in the area of data communications andnetworks and the importance of operating systems concepts, our department decided to include arequired undergraduate course that covers the fundamental issues in both areas (CS 327). Wehave been offering a course in each of these two areas for

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hofinger

would be a bad idea.3 You mightsay he was playing the “Devil’s Advocate”. Every good project team has one, or should haveone, to inject a series of “checks and balances” into the project as it progresses. Usually this isdone during the weekly, or monthly, project review.By having the students read and write about their technical articles, they 1) Build up enthusiasm for Engineering Technology as a career 2) Possibly introduce the student to a whole new world of electronics 3) Show the importance of good written communication Page 8.402.4 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roli Varma

whatconstitutes a realistic workload based on their work and family situation.AcknowledgmentThis research was supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (B2000-72).1. Alberts, D.S. & Papp, D.S. (Eds.) The Information Age: An Anthology on Its Impact and Consequences. Washington D.C.: National Defense University (1997). Available at <>2. Astin, A.W. What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisited. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass (1993).3. Bryant, R.E. & Irwin, M.J. Current and future Ph.D. output will not satisfy demand for faculty. Computing Research News, 2001, March, 5-11.4. Caldwell, F. & Dickinson, R. Closing the digital divide in K through 12 education" Research and Advisory Services

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

to find an objectplaced in a room by analyzing data from its own internal sensors and instructionstransmitted from a local PC. The local PC is equipped with a user interface programwritten in Borland C++ (Figure 1-1). When an individual accesses the user interface, theywill be asked to enter the appropriate grid pattern for the hexapod to follow. The userwill be provided with a “hexapod path” sheet to plan the path for the robot. Each box onthe path sheet represents 1-foot square on the floor. It is up to the user to “roughly”estimate the distance to the GOAL object. Complete accuracy is unnecessary because therobot’s infrared sensor will take over when it gets within 4-feet of the GOAL. Figure 1: Floor

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

Session 3260 Proposed Graduate Curriculum in Public Works Engineering and Public Works Management LCDR Michael R. Tasker 1, LCDR Erick A Arroyo 2, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi3 1,2 Graduate student, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida/ 3 Professor, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of FloridaThe Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida has a graduate levelPublic Works Division curriculum, one of a kind in the state of Florida. This program’scurriculum prepares students to become future public works

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Middleton; Cheryl Gengler; Antonio Garciq; D. L. Evans; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Peter Crouch; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

technologicalliteracy of all students, with particular emphasis on underrepresented minorities and women.Arizona State University has had several programs aimed at in-service training of teachers,counselors, and administrators to better understand DET and to teach to the standards,particularly those standards that involve DET concepts. However, the institution currently offersno pre-service or graduate courses for education majors that address DET concepts andprocesses. This project is intended to remedy that situation, using the knowledge and interest offaculty in both the College of Engineering and the College of Education. To facilitate thetransition to sustainability, we have 1) conducted a needs assessment so that what is developedwill meet the needs of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; Vincent Capece; John Baker

exampleare shown in Figure 1. This simple example was followed by an example where stresseswere calculated through finite element analysis of a much more complex system, acentrifugal compressor blade. The students were also given an overview of rapidprototyping using SLA.III. ProjectsThis part of the enrichment program involved hands-on projects for the students. The 22students were divided into groups of 11 and rotated between the mechanical engineeringand the chemical engineering projects. For the ME portion, initially, half the students inthe ME area went into the lab to perform the wind tunnel experiment. The other halfFigure 1: Powerpoint slides from the lecture on solid modeling and finite elementanalysis of a hook. The model, with constraints

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

class, writing instrument in hand and a board to write on, and avoice to narrate the concept being taught.2 The process of digitizing what is written on theblackboard and recording what is spoken is a very time consuming and arduous process2.This iseven more so if the lecture needs to be modified periodically. Carter reports that each of hisweb-based courses requires no less than 10,000 PowerPoint slides, and 5 to 10 hours to preparematerials for a one-hour web-based lecture.2 Brobers and Lin also report that a 50-minute lecturefile with audio and video could be larger than 200 Megabytes.1 This is obviously not very costeffective when compared to a typical on-campus course.According to Felder and Silverman, “most people of college age and older

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Lord

(UCSD) andSouthwestern Community College. The high schools represented are located throughoutsouthern California. La Jolla, Poway, and Eastlake high schools provide a large percentage of Page 8.954.1the competitors. Figure 1 shows spectators watching as students trek across the pool. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: High school students racing across pool.Original and innovative designs are encouraged for the Walk On Water contest. As such

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

, teamwork, projectmanagement and leadership.1 One way these skills could be acquired and enhanced is byparticipation in student project teams such as the concrete canoe and steel bridge teams andcompetitions. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Master Builders, Inc., and theAmerican Institute of Steel Construction sponsor these competitions annually. Approximately Page 8.243.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”200 teams from civil engineering and civil engineering technology programs across the US

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Brzoska; Atsushi Inoue; Min-Sung Koh; William Loendorf

problemsolving techniques, obtaining an active role of regional industry, and creating aggressive non-traditional student recruitment and retention plans.The incipient construction of a new building to host the recently formed School of Computing andEngineering Sciences will provide a state-of-the-art facility to house the SET program. The newbuilding has been designed keeping in mind the space requirements for laboratories for the SETprogram.The ETMD Department’s close ties with the Computer Science Department, and the new buildingextended facilities, will provide the necessary infrastructure and human resources to offer a Cyber-security option. This option is consistent with the current research and academic trends innational security.1 This paper is

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

MICHAEL HOLTZ; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

view past lessons and grades, this is also where they are given the option to take the next lesson. . Fig. 1 Flow Chart-. Page 8.771.3 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Perl CGI Script ODBC HTML MySQL Form

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

retention of minority and non-minority students was conducted by the NationalAction Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME).27 The retention in engineeringinstitutions was examined relative to five characteristics: (1) institutional control (public versusprivate); (2) college cost; (3) selectivity; (4) number of accredited engineering programs; and (5)number of student support programs. Selectivity was found to be the most important predictor ofdegree attainment for both minority and non-minority engineering students. Selectivity ratingsare self assessments made by each college based on three criteria: percentage of applicantsaccepted, high school class rank, and standardized test scores of freshmen who actually enrolledin the

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Bijan Sepahpour

part, a productof “racer’s luck”. The best engineered, most finely prepared vehicle does not guarantee a win.Conversely, a poorly engineered and haphazardly prepared vehicle will almost always guaranteea placement with the “also entered”. The common denominator, the basis for any success that wemay enjoy, and the reason why all these activities were organized in the first place, is theinvolvement of students in a cooperative learning environment – a team effort. Edgar Dalerelates an “ancient proverb” that states, “Tell me, and I forget; Show me and I remember;Involve me and I understand.” (1) It is this involvement that has led us to formalize the activegroup learning experience, and equate this team structure with the recognized