Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

Session 2109 Design, Implementation, and Assessment of an HPL-inspired Undergraduate Course on Biomechanics Marcus G. Pandy, Anthony J. Petrosino, Ron E. Barr, Laura Tennant, Ajay Seth Department of Biomedical Engineering/Department of Curriculum & Instruction University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712Introduction New developments in learning theory suggest that instructors can improve studentunderstanding by changing their teaching practices. Innovations in instructional design such asproblem-based, case-based, and project-based learning have been designed to combat

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

EducationThe “experiment” was a good candidate, but it was too time consuming. I decided to simulate theexperiment on the computer (once slowly, to let the students experience it) and then to repeat thesimulation many times almost instantaneously to achieve the better estimates. Fig. 5 is a snapshotof the front panel of the VI that I projected on the screen for the statistical exponential decayexperiment. Each student in the class is represented by a LED on the panel. If the LED is on, thestudent is standing. If it is off, the student has “starved”. I gave the students the opportunity toact it out as the simulation ran on the projector screen and soon the simulation turned into a gamewith the last ones standing receiving enthusiastic cheers.At the end

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

solutions.8. Evaluate remaining alternatives - often using more than just technical criteria - and rank results.9. Select - again with the client - the best choices and fix the design.10. Supervise construction or realization. This can involve such diverse aptitudes as project planning and control, labor relations and client interaction as well as being able to alleviate or circumvent immediate technical difficulties that may arrise.11. Supervise and monitor use and lifetime condition. Interaction with users is important here.12. Remove and recycle.Most will recognize that steps 5 through 7 in this list form the heart of the curriculum’stechnical content

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Robinson; Scott Segalewitz; Raymond Lepore

features of LotusQuickPlace.To facilitate the use of technology to support classes, all distance students are required to haveaccess to a PC, in the same manner as is required for full-time traditional students.Program LaunchIn Fall 2002 the first two classes in the program were offered: Manufacturing Design (MFG 240)and Project Management (IET 323). MFG 240 enrolled a total 19 students – 13 in Dayton, andsix in Piqua. IET 323 had enrollments of 34 and 13 in Dayton and Piqua, respectively. Full-timefaculty members at Dayton instructed each class, with students in Piqua participating though thevideoconferencing system. To treat students equitably at each site, all supplemental classroommaterials (handouts) were either posted on the class Web site

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Bishop; Gary Lewandowski; Joel Fried; Carla Purdy; Anant Kukreti

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationacademic job search and time management skills and also includes a proposal writing workshop.Finally, the Mentored Internship, for which a student may earn up to 9 credits, provides amentored teaching experience. Activities and appropriate credit are determined individually bycontract with the student's assigned teaching mentor. Individual mentors for the studentparticipants may come from partner schools in the UC cluster or may be Engineering Collegefaculty, but all students are exposed to the broad range of teaching opportunities throughinteraction with partner faculty in the seminar series. The internship may be scheduled as anintensive one-quarter project or may be spread over a full

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Roselli

PR, Brophy SP, Eggers DE and Brock J. Development of an interactive free body diagram assistant for biomechanics. Procedings of the Joint 2002 EMBS and BMES Meeting, Houston, TX, October 20022. Howard LP. Courseware and Packaging Environment (CAPE). http://www.isis.vanderbilt.edu/projects/VaNTH/index.htm3. XML RPC protocol. (http://www.xmlrpc.com/spec).ROBERT J. ROSELLIRobert J. Roselli is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Healso serves as Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Education Director forthe VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Learn ing Technologies, VaNTH Domain Leader inBiotransport, and active contributor to the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Systems Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

Block- National Instrument DAQ Card-AI-16XE-50- National Instrument Bread Board SC -2075- Festo Sensor Practice SystemLaboratory activities for the Mechatronics course include an introduction to sensors andtransducers, calibration, uncertainty analysis, frequency response, signal processing and analysis,and independent projects. Before shifting to a virtual instrument based experiments for this course,laboratory activities tends to focus on programming examples in order to understand LabVIEWfundamentals. In this step, each laboratory activity is based on a LabVIEW virtual instrumentwritten by the instructor, where the student can easily activate switches to energize the instrumentor start the process.Virtual Instrument Based ExperimentsPrior to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

an unlimited right to reuse their materials in the users’ own courses. Reuse rightsdo not extend to publication in any other form, however. Because of this, the databasematerials are an example of open courseware, and stand in contrast to the proprietary Page 8.39.10databases being developed by publishers. Because it is a database of small units ofProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 10Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationmaterials (individual problems and programming exercises), it is quite different from theelectronic library projects like Merlot [1

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Giesey

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”After deciding on the award, the nextstep is to complete the application. It Nambiaincludes a project title, list of COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ENGINEERINGaccomplishments, list of accompanying Award#1804dependents, and description of past Category · Lecturing/Researchinternational experience. There is a Grant Activity · Teach undergraduate courses infive-page project statement that computer software development, datatbaseaddresses topics such as how the development or network administration; electrical orapplicant’s background relates to the electronics engineering. Assist with curriculumneeds of the host institution, the

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Scales

/D and Geometric Controls was listed most often. For thesecond most commonly listed course selected as the second favorite course, a three way tieoccurred among GC 496N, Introduction to Animation, GC 420, Visual Thinking, and GC 496O,Surface Modeling.Hobbies and ActivitiesOf interest to the faculty in the program were the hobbies of the students in the program.Knowing the interests of the students allows instructors to better tailor their projects to studentinterest. The data revealed that the majority of the students were interested in some form ofsports. The hobbies that the respondents listed second generally involved building or fixingthings in some fashion.SoftwareWhen respondents were asked about their preferences for software taught

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi; Nick Safai

assessment tables should alsobe developed to reflect the student’s research work progress. From these tables, applicants areable to analyze their work, adjust and make improvements on a regular basis, and report to theiradvisors. Reports can regularly be collected by a student advisor and submitted to the IHE’sFellowship Project Director. The director evaluates the reports, makes necessary comments andreturns to the student’s advisors.Time-Line Chart A table can be prepared showing student name, admission date, semester attended (e.g.,Fall, Spring, Summer). For instance such a table can be compared with another table (workprogress) showing student name, list of activities, person responsible, start date, completion dateand status. These types

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

FE TABAMO; CRISTINO CARBONELL; Conchita Javier; Clarita Guevara

modules of PlaneTrigonometry and Solid Geometry were developed to allow its Engineering Freshmen to learnthese courses at their own pace.The authors of this paper were tasked to prepare the learning materials of the courses; to designand implement the program of activities for both the learners and the teacher; and to conduct aresearch on the feasibility of this novel project for continuous implementation and the possibleadoption of other courses in the Faculty of Engineering. The authors perceived the project as atough act considering that learning with instructional modules is a novel concept in tertiaryeducation and in Engineering Mathematics courses at that.2. Independent Learning: Then and NowOxford University in England is credited as the

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Lee Grismore; Dr. Juliet Hurtig; Dr. Barry Farbrother

Western InterstateCommission for Higher Education 9. This means that we cannot depend on an increased inputvalue to create the additionally needed number of engineering B.S. degrees. Considering onlycivil, mechanical, and electrical engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OccupationalEmployment data projects a need of 20,000 additional jobs by 2010 10. The same sourceindicates we might need a similar or even larger increment for computer software and applicationsengineers. These increments are impossible to attain with the present set of system parameters.That problem is evidenced by the number of available H-1B visas in amounts of nearly 200,000,as indicated in Congressional Bill S.2045 (1988) and presently amended upward 11.It is

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Luttrell

. Following the recommendation ofprevious mentors and that found in engineering education literature1, this course focused in-classactivities, lectures and assignments on a limited number of core transportation topics.The course met for three 50-minute periods each week. These class periods were used tointroduce topics, cover material through lecture, activities, discussions and homework review.The classroom portion of the class was operated to provide the students with an active/participatory learning environment.The course was loosely structured for 1,000-points possible: 371-points for homework andquizzes, 100-points each for the WebCT discussions, in-class discussions and final exam, 350-points for a semester long research project, 50-point team

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cassel

, Page 8.499.6were it not for them. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationPedagogic ApproachIn the classroom, the course is taught through the use of mini-lectures, case study discussions,and guest speakers. Faculty, including the author, have significant leadership experience inentrepreneurial technology companies. This provides for anecdotal, experiential sidebardiscussions that frequently punctuate class sessions. Homework assignments include readingsand case studies, essays on the case studies, and problem sets. Student teams also complete aterm project evaluating the market viability of an

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Reel; Christine Allard; Deborah Kaminski; Linda McCloskey

, entitled ProfessionalDevelopment I, provides students with background and training in communication,creativity, team dynamics, conflict resolution, leadership, values, risk taking, andpersonality types. The focus is on experiential teaching of practical applications andteaching methods are highly interactive. Professional Development I is part ofIntroduction to Engineering Design with students receiving 25% of their total coursegrade from the Professional Development portion and 75% from the engineering designportion. Within Introduction to Engineering Design, students are placed in teams andassigned a semester-long design/build/test project. A unique feature of the course is that

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh

simulators avaluable teaching aid as well.At Rowan we introduce process simulators starting at freshmen year and use them as apedagogical tool in several courses throughout the curriculum. This process has allowed us todevelop valuable examples and case studies to show students of the importance of reality checksand the immediate consequences of “blindly” trusting the process simulators results. Examplesapplied to system thermodynamics, distillation and reactor design will be shown.IntroductionProcess simulators are becoming a basic tool in chemical engineering programs. Senior leveldesign projects typically involve the use of either a commercial simulator or an academicsimulator such as ASPENPLUS, ChemCAD, ChemShare, FLOWTRAN, HYSYS, and PROIIw

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wierman; Marybeth Camerer

of education and curriculum matters thanat other universities, particularly in undergraduate education. For example, new courses can becreated without any approvals from outside the home department.Decentralization means that there are few barriers to starting a new project, but little assistanceprovided to support the new effort, or to help a project through temporary difficulties. Funding isalso quite decentralized: In the Engineering School, departments receive a block budget basedprimarily on the level of research contracts and credit hours taught.Due to the selective excellence philosophy, Hopkins has achieved leadership in the fields ofmedicine and public health, but does not have a business school, law school, or education school.(It

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

Design Intent.At which point the person who added the statement gets 30 seconds to explain why it isnot (if they can). The players (including any eliminated members) vote to agree ordisagree with the challenge. If the challenge is upheld, then the person who added thestatement is eliminated from the round and their statement is removed from thespecification. If the challenge is vetoed, then the student who challenged the specificationreceives a black mark. Any challenger receiving a third black mark is eliminated from theround. Play continues until only one person is left. By completing this game, studentsget some idea of the complete nature needed to specify all aspects of a project to bedesigned and manufactured.Communication

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wiley; Hamid Khan

number ofalternatives were examined as potential projects of research with the problem of performanceappraisal systems and their effectiveness. For this research study, the inherent problems ofperformance appraisal using forced ranking system will be investigated and the effects of forced-ranking as an effective appraisal method will be examined for the technical personnel. Page 8.908.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationINTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM AND BACKGROUND According to Oberg

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wickert; Gregory Plett

through extra examples and clarifications.I. Project ObjectivesIt is our premise that students in any class might benefit from electronic course supplements suchas: printed lecture notes, audio or video files of lectures, homework hints, homework solutions,worked example problems, sample tests and computer code to implement or demonstrate sometheory learned. An efficient means to distribute these supplements is via the internet. Theinnovation described in this paper is the result of a project with three main objectives: 1. Develop standards of style and format for on-line course supplements and for the parts of the course web-site documenting the supplements

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicolae Dragulanescu; Carmen Boje

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Almstead; Karen Williams; James Hedrick

design was produced using technologies that had proved successful inintroductory engineering and computer science courses and in Union’s summer Robot Camp.Cost and time for construction were also considered. With this in mind we opted to: (1) use theParallax Basic Stamp II microprocessor since it met the project requirements, was inexpensive,and used a simple programming language, (2) use breadboards for circuits to provide flexibilityand ease of use, and (3) provide the speech capability through a software solution rather thanpurchasing expensive hardware. We chose Microsoft Agent technology since the use of theanimated, speaking characters had sparked excitement in our introductory programming classes.A proof of concept design was built and

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

aerodynamic lift under a wing. Open-ended problem solving was,however, an important component of the program at this institution as demonstrated by acommitment to problem and project-based learning. Exact calculations on load bearing capacity,for example, would be expected but the choice of beam type might itself be a variable. Studentswould be requested for the “best” choice according to prescribed constraints such as cost,weight, materials, required load, construction time etc., with the expectation that they couldvalidate their choice by the application of appropriate mathematics. No two design solutions werelikely to be exactly the same.The focus on problem solving, and in particular the pragmatic necessity within an educationalsystem to provide

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gabriel Alungbe

technologists and engineers capable of supervising a project from its conception through itseconomic analysis and on to completion. Too many schools have permitted their technicalstudents to enter the business world without a sound technical economics background (1976,vii).”2 Page 8.1327.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering Technology and Engineering Education: Their DifferencesIt is not the objective or purpose of this section to exhaustively present the differences

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

program of study and work experience. Prior to joining TheApprentice School in 1985, Jim was an Assistant Professor, School of Education and Psychology, at NorthCarolina State University. Jim also served as curriculum consultant to the Saudi Technical DevelopmentProject for Saudi Aramco and was special projects director for the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation. Jim earned an undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University, amaster’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a doctorate from the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill. Page 8.422.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

outlinedin those documents, we propose to describe the broader impacts of this course for the educationof environmental engineers, in particular, and engineering students, in general.Details of the NSF CCLI-sponsored project.Project objective. The objective of our Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Innovation (CCLI)proposal is the development and evaluation of proof-of-concept educational materials exposingundergraduate students in Civil Engineering to state-of-the-art advances in EnvironmentalBiotechnology research and genome-enabled environmental science and engineering.Specific aims. To meet the objective of the project, we are addressing six specific aims (SA)over a period of two years, including: 1. We converted preliminary teaching materials

Conference Session

Student Interaction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Qiu; Ying Tang

Deliverables Tailored by the Knowledge-based ModuleA knowledge-based module can tailor lecture deliverables based on students’ profile in a class [3]. Thelecture deliverables include course lecture materials, assignments (e.g., homework, projects, reports, etc.),and exams. The general tree structure used to manipulate the archived deliverables. Fig. 3 shows an Page 8.966.3 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationexample of a lecture material tree. The structure is constructed based a well

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Non-Technical Majors

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Sokol

7. Electronic fraud 8. Cyber-terrorismThe number of topics will be growing over time. The “Computer Security Handbook bySeymour Bosworth and M.E. Kabay” provides a gateway to many of these topics.19 Oneapproach would be to use this book to cover selected topics. We decided on a differentmethod to cover criminal justice topics.The current plan for this last portion of the course is to make each of these major topics aspecial project for a number of teams consisting of three students per team. Each studentwill be required to research a team topic drawn at random, prepare an individual ten-to-twenty-page paper with at least five references, and participate in a 30-minute teampresentation to the rest of the class. It is assumed that

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

Page 8.1164.6 noise 66. ConclusionsVersions of the Signals and Systems toolbox have been used for several years in both theclassroom and laboratory portions of an introductory systems course at Union College.Student assessment has been quite favorable, and a number of students have used parts ofthe toolbox independently in later laboratory and project classes. The toolbox may befreely downloaded at http://grinch.union.edu/spinelli/SST. Using it requires a MATLABlicense that includes the Signal Processing and Instrument Control toolboxes.Bibliography 1. B.P. Lathi, “Signal Processing and Linear Systems,” Berkeley-Cambridge Press, 1998