Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Burbank

and Altera Page 8.959.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationMAX+PLUS II software, with these two modeling programs providing complementary views.The circuit can also be assembled in the lab and tested using conventional test instruments. Inboth cases, the students can verify the bandwidth requirements for transmitting an input datastream.Overview of Phase Shift KeyingThe Public Telephone Network (PTN)1 is a well-established and characterized analogtransmission system. The existence of the PTN to nearly every home and

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Emily Mowry

Session 2209 CREATION OF A BIOETHICS COURSE FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM E. Mowry, J. Collins, S. Brophy Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235Abstract “Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have…an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility….1” To address this need, we are creating anundergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) ethics course, which serves to raise awareness instudents and better prepare them for careers in medicine, research, and engineering. Theprinciples and methodologies of

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; Stefani A. Bjorklund; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

preparing students for lifelong learning is new, thesignificance attached to lifelong learning, and in particular continuing education, within theengineering profession is not.Lifelong learning in engineering has been recognized as critical for decades. The Final Report ofthe Goals Committee on Engineering Education, written in 1968, contained a discussion of theimportance of lifelong learning.1 In 1978, the theme of the ASEE Annual Conference was“Career Management – Lifelong Learning.” Over the years there have been a number of studies toinvestigate the types of activities involved in lifelong learning, their frequency of use, the types ofsupport systems required for lifelong learning, barriers to lifelong learning, and impact of lifelonglearning

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Wilcher

, structural analysis, and statemachine development. Mechatronics based machines and devices will serve as the corepedagogical multidisciplinary tool of instruction for development of the LEGO P-Brick basedprojects.Understanding an Electronic Control Unit Architecture: Hately/Pirbhai MethodThe LEGO P-Brick although a child's play toy is a really a powerful 8 bit microcontroller basedelectronic control unit. It has a Hitachi H8/3929 series microcontroller capable of running at aclock rate between 10 and 16MHz [1]. The Hitachi H8/3929 microcontroller contains 16 Kbytesof on board ROM (read only memory) and 512 bytes of RAM (random access memory).Embedded within the ROM is an algorithm use for downloading the firmware, and displaying dataon the LCD

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stefanone; Jae-Shin Lee; Geraldine Gay; Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder; Scott Jones; John Dannenhoffer

Session 2525 On the use of Advanced IT Tools to Facilitate Effective, Geographically Distributed Student Design Teams Barry Davidson1, John Dannenhoffer III1, Geraldine Gay2, Anthony Ingraffea2, Scott Jones2, Jae-Shin Lee2, Michael Stefanone2 and Alan Zehnder2 1 Syracuse University / 2Cornell UniversityIntroduction In industry and government, teams of scientists and engineers need to work together closely toachieve their project goals. In large projects team members may live and work at geographicallydistant sites, and may work for different organizations

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Ramsier; H Michael Cheung; Edward Evans; Francis Broadway; Helen Qammar

the scoring sheet is shown in the appendix.) Atthe beginning of the project students are told that active participation at all meetings is mandatory.Therefore, team members who receive a score of 0 or 1 for any meeting receive no credit forparticipation at meetings.Technical memos are the principal mode of communication between the team and the VITDPinstructors and are evaluated by a faculty member. The memos and subsequent evaluations aredelivered via email. The teams are told in advance what is expected in the memo. The technicalmemos are evaluated based on style, organization, presentation, and completeness. A smallamount of the memo score is reserved for elements that exceed expectations. This is intended tomotivate the team via high

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

ofthese Case Studies taken from the author’s Instructional Lecture Notes, keep in mind thegeneral common features that are intended to attract the attention of the reader (thestudent engineer):1. The attempt to seamless integrate (some would say “sneak up on the student”) theengineering problem or life situation into a cultural setting,2. The clear references to names and dates in a readable style that is done in a writingstyle that is less of the sterile engineering that is often found in technical papers and textsand more of a common language.3. The action item(s) at the end of the Case Study presentation that attempts to have thestudent study or at least appreciate the human or social content of the situation as well asengineering content.4

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

students inthese areas.1 The September 2000 Report of the Congressional Commission on theAdvancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Development(CAWMSET), entitled Land of Plenty; Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science,Engineering and Technology, states that “Unless the SET (science, engineering, and technology)workforce becomes more representative of the general U.S. workforce, the nation may likelyface severe shortages in SET workers, such as those already seen in many computer-relatedoccupations.” “Yet, if women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities wererepresented in the SET workforce in parity with their percentages in the total workforcepopulation, this shortage could largely be

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B.K. Hodge

(CHP-B) is an important twenty-first centuryemphasis area for the U. S. Department of Energy (USDOE). By coupling local electricitygeneration (gas turbines, fuel cells, internal combustion engines,…) with thermally-activatedbuilding systems (absorption chillers, desiccant dehumidifiers, heat recovery steamgenerators,…) system thermal efficiencies in excess of 80 percent are possible. The high thermalefficiencies of CHP-B systems contrast with the near-30 percent thermal efficiencies of stand-alone, simple-cycle, fossil-fuel power plants. The USDOE perspective on CHP-B is available onthe web site (1) www.chpb.net. The USDOE is interested in CHP-B because the wide-spreadadoption and use of CHP systems would markedly reduce fossil fuel

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

error, offset error, gain error anddifferential non-linearity (DNL) are some of the tests conducted with successful results. A simulatedversion of the developed Flash ADC system was used to correlate results.1. IntroductionAbout 25 years ago, the circuit discussed in this paper was only known as an Analog-to-DigitalConverter (ADC) – Data converter. The terminology “Mixed-Signal System” was not thought ofat that time. A mixed signal system can be defined as the interfacing system that connects theanalog and the digital subsystems in any communication system. In effect, it interfaces the analog“world” with the digital “world”. In this paper, the basic idea of a flash ADC system is explored inthe context of a mixed signal system. ADC is an

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hall; Kelly Crittenden

Session 1368 Design, Fabrication and Testing of Wooden Trusses for Undergraduate Mechanics David Hall, Kelly Crittenden College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech UniversityAbstractThe sophomore engineering curriculum at Louisiana Tech University includes a mechanicscourse that integrates topics from statics and mechanics of materials. This three semesterhour course, which is officially listed as 2/3 lecture and 1/3 laboratory, attempts toseamlessly integrate lecture, laboratory, and group problem solving. The laboratorycomponent of the course focuses on the design

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

engineering career • Overview of engineering education, including curriculum, facilities, resources and opportunities for studentsThe approach taken in presenting many of the topics was to provide fun ‘hands on’ activities,during which the participants competed for a variety of ‘prizes,’ including UMBC t-shirts,key chains, and gift certificates. Pre and post-surveys were conducted to assess the knowledge,abilities, and understanding of the participants in the following categories: 1. Knowledge of the various engineering disciplines. 2. Understanding of the opportunities and rewards of an engineering career. 3. Understanding of what high school preparation is needed to pursue an engineering degree. 4

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Somerton

contention. Most facultywould support the use of homework from their own experiences as students, as well as from theirteaching experiences. Wankat & Oreovicz observe that homework is beneficial as there isevidence of a strong correlation between homework effort and test scores. To furthersubstantiate this contention, data is presented in Figures 1 and 2, in which a student’s homeworkscore for a course is plotted against their course score. Figure 1 is for a senior level mechanicalengineering course in heat transfer, while Fig. 2 is for a sophomore level course inthermodynamics taken by mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, engineering arts, andcivil engineering majors. The correlation coefficient for Fig. 1 is fairly strong (0.76) and

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

learning.”1 When given the chance to provide input for thedevelopment of a curriculum they will be very quick to tell what is wrong but slow to tell how itmay be fixed. By getting undergraduate students involved in all stages of the curriculumdevelopment insights are gained by both students and faculty. Students gain insights into teachingand learning environments as well as new learning and career opportunities. Faculty also gaininsights into collaborating on curriculum development with undergraduates that may have verydiverse viewpoints.Curriculum developed through the collaboration of faculty and undergraduate students gains theadvantage of both points of view. Faculty contribute experiences in both the subject matter and inteaching

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anil Khatri

on how webvaluable patient data to manage and improve technology can bring changes that would affectpatient care and patient satisfaction with health health care delivery systems and make then morecare delivery system. Mannai [1] reported that efficient and effective. Healthcare providers andresearchers need the data to support and validate computer professionals, specially in webresearch, healthcare providers need these development have introduced many applicationsautomated systems and clinical data to support in healthcare systems with system integration,and enhance the quality of their services, and designing effective and efficient systems to helpregulators need such

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Adams

project such that itcould be successfully accomplished with the resources that were available to the student team.Year 1999-2000: “Optimization of a Helicopter Engine Exhaust System”The team was comprised of four Leeds students and two ASU students with one of the Leedsstudents in residence at ASU. The objective of this project was to optimize an existing helicopterengine exhaust system. Goals included reducing the weight of the exhaust system by 10%, a 2%reduction in fuel burn, and a reduction in the cost of ownership by at least 10%.A multitask plan was developed by the team in order to accomplish the goals of the project. Thefollowing task breakdown is presented to show how broad the scope of the project was:• Phase 1 1. Characterization of

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhixue Wang; Guangpi Lai; Feiyue Wang; A. Terry Bahill; Jeff Goldberg

Session 2426 Distance Learning of Engineering Courses with Web-based Real Experimental Experience Fei-Yue Wang 1, 2, Guangpi Lai 1, 2, Frank Wu 1, 2, Jeff Goldberg 1, A. Terry Bahill 1, and Haijun Gao 2 1 Systems and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA 2 Lab for Complex Systems and Intelligence Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaAbstract

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

to these goals. Engineering practice and socialissues are other dimensions of engineering and should be integrated into the education system forfuture engineers. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.206.1 Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education1. Background and MotivationThe background and motivation of the present work is based on ideas and concepts discussed inreferences 1-17. Main ideas, observations and concepts from these references will be used tointroduce the main theme of the present work.Technology has prompted

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Rosenkrantz

traditional teaching formats. The author's proposal to teach EngineeringEconomy (EGR 403 Capital Allocation Theory) was accepted. To prepare for teaching on-line, allparticipants engaged in a summer-long on-line course in collaborative, on-line teaching, a one-week course in Dreamweaver (web page development and management software), and a one-week course in WebCT. Release time was provided to prepare on-line materials. This paperdiscusses the teaching strategies and learning activities used, testing strategies, communicationmethods, learning results, and the strengths and weaknesses of WebCT as an on-line web hostingsystem.The paper is organized into the following five parts:1. Introduction2. On-line teaching options, strategies, and

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Monica Schmidt

8.677.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education ES 271 Presentation RubricITEM Audience Delivery Effectiveness Organization Knowledge Vocabulary 10% 30% 20% 15% 20% 5%Exceptional Understands needs 1. Strong Emphasis Message clearly First slides clearly Current information Concise 90-100% of audience and on key ideas

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dan Parshall; Anthony Buonaquisti; Anita Callahan

Page 8.999.1The Science for Success program was a cooperative venture between the Museum Of Science & Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIndustry (MOSI), CitiGroup Corporation, and the Hillsborough County School District (HCSD).The program delivered hands-on science lessons, administered by MOSI instructors, at publicschool classrooms in Tampa, Florida. The lessons were delivered to seven different class groups,spanning grades 3 through 7, at five schools within the HCSD. The schools selected were allTitle 1 schools that had received a “D” grade under the Florida school accountability

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ettema; James Stoner; Forrest Holly; Wilfrid Nixon

resultingcurriculum vision [1] was voted on and adopted by the faculty after incorporation ofcomments and suggestions on a draft distributed to a broad constituency, includingfaculty, staff and student organizations, the College Advisory Board, the CollegeDevelopment Council, university administration, and external consultants in September1997.The CATF document put forward two defining characteristics of all engineering programsat The University of Iowa:• Flexibility in support of individual student aspirations, and• A commitment to student successAn important motivation implicit in the flexibility characteristic is the thought thatengineering students should be able to avail themselves of the breadth of educationopportunities that the University of Iowa

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

properly to the social sciences, will lead to new insights to the socialproblems and their solutions.1. IntroductionThe philosophy of education has changed from the past to the present and will change in thefuture. The future of higher education, for the engineers in the 21st century, can be envisaged asdifferent from its past and present. Whether this will be better or worse depends on what is Page 8.1167.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationperceived as the best way of managing change in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps

anembedded systems course with the goal of helping students become competent in implementingmultiple types of embedded systems. As an introduction to these systems, it is desirable topresent a broad perspective of the many different systems, applications, processor types, operatingsystems and development environments that are now available. It is also desirable to acquaintstudents with professional on-line documentation of varying quality.This article describes an on-line introductory module that helps students develop an understandingof available microcontroller systems. This topic is well suited to web instruction for severalreasons: 1) The web is the most current repository of information on processors. 2) The state-of-the-art in processors is

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Michael Kilbey; Richard Rice; Scott Husson; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Debi Switzer

Educationsophomore- and junior-level chemical engineering courses. Figure 1 describes the cognitivelevels of the model and summarizes other key aspects of the program. The Hierarchical Model of Mental Growth In this model, Ironic → exceptions, learning by modeling development of Philosophic → logic, learning by formal reasoning high-level skills Romantic → graphics, written learning requires mastery Mythic → language, oral learning of skills at lower Somatic → body, tactile learning levels. Implementation of Activities Implementation

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps

Parameters” we used to studyseveral existing competitions. The criteria and method of analysis in the analysis data tables(appendix, Tables 1 through 3) are explained below. Page 8.223.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationCompetition Analysis ParametersMechatronic Balance – 33/33/33% GoalSince Mechatronics is an integrative discipline the course and competition analyses look for an abalanced emphasis on the three major disciplines, namely: 1. Computer/Software programming 2

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dean; Carol Considine

Session 1477 Active Learning in Distance Education Carol Considine, Tony Dean Old Dominion University ABSTRACTAlthough there are many strategies for incorporating active learning exercises into the traditionalclassroom, incorporating active learning exercises in a distance education delivery format is morechallenging. Active learning has been shown to enhance student performance and attitudes whenused in conjunction with a traditional lecture format.1 In order for students to be activelyinvolved they must read, write

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jitendra Tate; Ronnie Bolick; Ajit Kelkar

emphasizes mechanical engineering concepts such as ability to applyknowledge of science; ability to design a process to meet desired needs; knowledge ofcontemporary issues; ability to solve engineering problems which are listed in course contentevaluation form of ABET (American Board of Engineering and Technology). The experiment isdivided into three laboratory sessions. Each session runs approximately one hour and fiftyminutes.LABORATORY SESSION 1: In this session students are introduced to composite materials and different manufacturingtechniques. The VARTM process is discussed in detail.Overview of Composites A composite material is made of two or more chemically different materials with adistinct interface between them. The

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven O'Hara; John Phillips

programs.During the interview sessions, the studio professors arrange for practicing architects andengineers to meet with and be interviewed by the students. This is often the student’s firstexperience with a practicing professional, and the first meeting with the architectural engineersor faculty, who participate in the interviews. The process of architectural engineering is“Interview a Professional”1 “Construct A Tower”2 Page 8.690.2“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”explained to the students

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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