Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei

the student can run examples andobserve mechanism behavior. One common example is MSC – Working Model®. The currenttextbook [1] used by the author in this course incorporates examples and exercises that can besolved by using this software. Demonstration versions (limited by number of elements in themodel) of this software are readily available for students. Although not difficult to learn, studentsinterested in creating models must follow tutorials and work their way through some examplesbefore being able to handle simple dynamics problems. The software can also be used for Page 8.742.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

N. K. Anand; John Weese

Foreign Language (TOEFL)examination.The Texas A&M University Doctoral Program Review Process1The doctoral program review process at Texas A&M University has evolved through suggestionsprovided by deans, department heads, the Faculty Senate, distinguished professors, the Council ofPrinciple Investigators, the Graduate Council, the Graduate Operations Committee, the AcademicProgram Council, the University Research Council, and the Graduate Student Council. Thereview process was tested and refined during a year-long test period. Seven key characteristicsdefine a quality doctoral review, and provide a clear description of the importance and potential ofthe doctoral program review process. 1. Internal University initiates and administers

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Lundstrom; Ram Chandran; Arnaldo Mazzei

Thisproject is based on the Design Clinic [1] approach practiced at Harvey Mudd college, Claremont,CA., and uses this as a model with suitable modifications. At the design clinic the students take asingle engineering system and go over the process of modeling, simulation, analysis andperformance improvement using computer simulation and hardware building [4,5,6]. In our model,the scope of the problem is reduced and handles more number of problems introducing variety andflexibility. The central theme hands-on approach remains unaltered.Funding is being pursued for purchasing laboratory hardware, computers, software packages andrelated interface components. One of the main features of this laboratory is seamless integration ofdata logging, analysis and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Ferguson; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

examination [8] has increased itspercentage of questions that relate to computers in recent years. Web programming willbe very useful for the engineer preparing for professional registration. Actually, questionson practice exams [8] are increasing emphasis on knowledge of the Internet. Webdocument design is a valuable skill that has increasing emphasis.INTRODUCTION TO MODULESA description of the developed modules is presented: 1. Pre-packaged web-page development 2. HTML basics 3. Colors, RGB, and the spectrum 4. Graphics, megabits, and file formats 5. Hypertext and linking to the World Wide Web 6. JavaScript and the alert box 7. Java applet text applicationsThe modules, in one form or another, have been used for four years and undergo

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dyani Saxby; Saeed Foroudastan

order to keep up with current growthtrends, its taxpayers would need to spend a whopping 83 billion dollars annually. 1 That is a lot ofgasoline taxes. With so much heavy traffic moving across America’s roads, it is inevitable thatrepair costs will continue to escalate. Anyone who drives a car knows it is a way of life to sharethe roads with semi-trucks. Hazardous materials and hazardous wastes shipped in these trucksadd to the danger of already unsafe and overcrowded roads. One truck only gets fifty-nine miles Page 8.602.1to one gallon of fuel when shipping one ton of cargo. On the other hand, railroads get 202 milesProceedings of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hamilton

history of civil engineering, may be defined in severalways. Such a course would generate a point of contact with the student body at a point whenthey are half way through their college career and have seen little or nothing of their major. Thiscourse is a vehicle to present the students with an historical overview of the profession,illustrating the triumphs and failures through noted projects with name recognition that thestudents may be vaguely aware of. In addition this course will give faces and context to theaccomplishment of various individuals and their contributions to engineering and society as awhole.Bibliography 1. Retention Summary Statistics, Office of Institutional Research, Boise State University, 2002 2. “Commentary on EdAC

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zia Razzaq

the student. The freshmen are too eager to get involved in studies directly relatedto engineering and when that is absent, the urge for so many to drop out of the program increases.These findings are based on extensive interviews with the students during the advising periods.A Strategy for Motivation and RetentionSeveral steps can be taken for increasing the motivation and retention levels of engineeringfreshmen:1. Assign as freshmen academic advisors only those instructors who are well-known for theireffective teaching. These advisors need to spend more time with the freshmen during advising inorder to periodically make them aware of the challenges and possible difficulties particularly inchemistry and mathematics courses. They can also

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

systems (modulators, demodulators, filters) in the context of themeasurements provided by complex instruments (modulation and spectrum analyzers, sweepfrequency generators) and techniques (bandwidth, distortion and bit error) 1. The operation ofthese instruments is often daunting to the undergraduate and somewhat out-of-context with thecourse text and with the computer-aided techniques employed in undergraduate laboratoriesoffered in other course sequences, such as electronics, control systems, and digital logic.A reasonable solution to this dilemma is to provide an undergraduate communications laboratorywith a computer data acquisition and interactive process control system, such as LabView2.Another modern, fully interactive, computer-aided

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marian Stachowicz; Rocio Alba-Flores

wereassigned individual experiments and homework using the Fuzzy Logic Package [1] forMathematica from Wolfram Research Inc. After the review period, the students had a clear ideaof the basics behind fuzzy logic and the way they were going to use it for their projects. For theintegration of the groups, the students chose their partners, with the restrictions of having threepersons per group, and at least one member of the group should have taken the “Fuzzy SetTheory and Its Applications” course. With this, we ensured some homogeneity in the groups andthe success of the projects. Since students worked in teams, each team was responsible for their own designs and the properfunctioning of their project. However, in order to keep a close contact among the

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hermes Calderon; Amilcar Quispitupa; Scott Kiefer

, while it helped them visualize the three-dimensional characteristics of different ceramic compounds. In order to build the computermodels, the students were required to provide the geometrical features of each crystal.Specifically, they were required to provide the distances between atom centers, latticeparameters, atomic radii, and ionic radii, which helped them familiarize with the particularities ofcrystal structures of ionic, covalent and metallic solids. A student survey helped determine theirperception of this crystal structure learning technique compared with the construction of foamball models.1. IntroductionIn basic engineering materials courses, visual teaching tools have become a necessity to enhancethe instruction 1. Particularly

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

help the students tie their classroom knowledge to the real world.1.0 IntroductionThere is a national trend to increase the amount of hand-on experiential learning seen by civilengineering undergraduates [1]. Educators are recognizing that classroom-based learning canbenefit substantially from experiential learning wherein the students see how their classroomknowledge applies to real-world situations. Through these experiences, theory becomes real andreality adds depth to theoretical understanding.This paper considers basic questions about these hands-on experiences. What kinds of experiencesare important? How should they be integrated into the curriculum? Should they be independent orinter-related? What duration should they have? Should they

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

these people agree that theywould have attended such an event if it had been available at their school during theirundergraduate career.The Admiral Combs Design Retreat addresses all four of ASCE’s main objectives: developingleadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning, and promoting the civilengineering profession [1]. Through the retreat’s team-building projects, students learn not onlyto lead but also to follow their peers. They learn how to work as a group, highlight the strengths Page 8.1100.9of each team member, and focus on goal-oriented tasks. Multi-disciplinary teams now oversee all “Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Sanver; Li Yang; Eric Gillispie

rich visualization of content hasgreat value in computer science education because of its illustrative and interactive nature,seamless integration of the subject technology into education, and instant, wide availability.We have chosen computer graphics as an example course because of its demand forvisualization and the technical challenge of 3D rendering. Specifically, we have chosen CS527 -Computer Graphics at Western Michigan University as an example course that is expected tobenefit from the supplementation of web-based tutorials. Educators have given the majorpoints of the philosophy of the first computer graphics course [10]. Some of these points are:(1) Computer graphics is inherently 3D and courses should be also; (2) Computer graphics

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shan Barkataki; Bolton Tom

Policywas a significant factor in successful completion of the experiment. We would recommend theFair Compensation Policy to others planning similar work.Students submitted time cards for hours worked. This gave us an opportunity to teach themabout ethical and responsible time keeping, an important professional practice. We were pleasedto observe that although the students mostly worked unsupervised, they did keep honest recordsof the hours worked.Role of Teamwork and Industrial Practices in EducationThe IEEE/ACM final report on Curriculum 2001 specifically recommends incorporation ofcollaborative team projects and industrial experience [1]. Not surprisingly, projects involvingcollaborative teamwork have become an integral part of engineering and

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chmielewski

needs. Raven does not create the sun,but steals the box containing the sun and then enables the world to be lit up.2:503;4:14;16:I,298;21:3,83 Hedistributes fresh water. 4:26;21:83;5:302 Fire he obtains, preserves, and distributes.4:32;21:11,83 Ravenarranges for tidal cycles so that along the beach persons can obtain shellfish.21:8,121 In addition, healso teaches people the processes both for obtaining and for processing fish foodstuffs. Forexample, in order that humans can fish in the zone beyond the shelter of rivers and bays, heprovides the halibut hook. 1:11;21:84 From Raven, humans learn how to catch eulachon fish andrender the oil from it.16:I,89;21:11 Concerning the mythic and culture-central salmon, Raven offersguidance on freezing and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Craver; Darrell Schoder; Charles Turner; Anthony Tarquin

the exam a second time, he/she is counseled on remedial measures. Theresults from 354 attempts are shown in Figure 1.Grades for the competency exam in Figure 1 are distributed as shown in Series 1 data and thecumulative frequency of those grades is shown in the Series 2 curve.Pass and fail rates are shown in Figure2. A score of about 49 on the competency exam isconsidered passing depending on the grade distribution. The authors have determined that astudent must answer approximately 50 percent of problems correctly on the NCEES FE exam inorder to receive a passing score. Therefore, a similar score on the competency exam was thoughtto be a good starting point. The mean score for all competency exams administered is 49.4percent. Using this

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

them to practice in acollaborative environment while prototyping a working toy. The learning environment combines(1) hands-on use of the Intranet for computer-based learning, (2) a team-based project toprototype a real product, (3) virtual design and assembly of the student-created toy using CAD,(4) realistic budgeting and design constraints, and (5) advanced prototyping techniques. The firstphase of the course focuses on learning advanced CAD tools using web-based learning software.Both the instructor and teaching assistants help students in the laboratory. The students design atoy conceptually as they become familiar with CAD tools. In the second phase, each groupdesigns a toy using a budget to buy standard parts such as motors and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian West

more.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET) criteria [1] point todistributed emphasis on the “soft skills”, such as technical writing, public speaking, and workingon teams, while maintaining student performance in the technical areas.Two of the author’s classes, which were originally developed to enhance student performanceduring the Capstone course, were scheduled for deletion. However, the experience level neededto be maintained, so this material needed to be absorbed into other courses while maintainingcourse and program dynamics.This paper explores the issue of relocating critical material from deleted classes into classes thatare transitioning into the new program.BackgroundThe University of Southern Indiana is

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

intention of the program is twofold: 1) to educate engineers on what it takes to run andmarket and organization like this in the business world, 2) to encourage engineers to submit ideasfor new inventions for product development. Students that are employed by Engenius Solutionshave the chance to gain real world experience in developing a new idea (in many cases an idea oftheir own) while still having access to the faculty expertise at Rose-Hulman and other schools thatare working with Rose-Hulman. Engenius Solutions is running a pilot program this spring withKelly School of Business at Indiana University. Engineers from Rose-Hulman will work withMBA majors to discover what it takes to do a feasibility analysis and marketing survey to studythe

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy

thedevelopment of each level is given in Figure 1. The president of the Universityestablishes the vision and mission at all levels of administration and academic units. TheOffice of Institutional Study develops and implements an assessment plan that isconsistent with the University’s mission, to graduates from all academic units(colleges/schools). The Dean’s office for each academic unit (college/school) developsan assessment system for students within the respective academic unit that is consistentwith the University system. UNIVERSITY MISSION (President) UNIVERSITY LEVEL ASSESSMENT (Office of Institutional Study

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Driscoll

data from thequestionnaires in real time in a matter that permitted adjustment of the lesson in progress. Inaddition, the assessment methodology should enable the instructor to adapt subsequent lessonplans based on the feedback. The author developed Windows applications in Visual Basic to aidin meeting these criteria without an excessive investment of faculty resources. Visual Basicsupports the development of Windows applications having graphical user interfaces that can beaccessed over an Intranet. This made it an excellent vehicle for meeting the design criteria.1. IntroductionAccreditation requires6 – among other things – continuous quality improvement by assessingstudent outcomes 2 and using the attendant feedback to influence and impact

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

. Thislife-cycle extends from problem definition in step 1 through detailed design and ends withremoval and recycling of the object at the end of its economic or useful life in step 12 alongthat line. The result is a one-page graphical curriculum profile.The succeeding steps by which this profile has been transformed into a working curriculum(made up of courses) are outlined. A few of the resulting innovations and surprises areindicated as well.IntroductionThe curriculum profiling methodology being presented here was first used in a very primitiveway by Vugts (1994) 1 when first mapping out a curriculum for Offshore Technology at theDelft University of Technology. Later, this was refined by Vugts et al (2001)2 when re-designing the Delft Civil

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

of the 5-year engineeringcurriculum in that year. Originally, the course was quite isolated (relative to other offshoreengineering courses) in the second semester of the third of the five curriculum years.The Delft University of Technology recently adopted a 3 + 2 BSc - MSc curriculum structurewith English-language MSc curricula. Along with this, OE has become purely a MSccurriculum since the Fall of 2002. An early form of this curriculum was described by Massieand Vugts (2001) 1. The curriculum has continued to evolve since that paper was written; somedetails of the discussion below will be effectuated only in the coming academic year as thisevolution continues. In spite of this on-going and gradual process, the basic objectives of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

future research could not only impact the ways inwhich multidisciplinary teaming is taught and assessed, but also the ways in which studentstransition into industry and work within organizations that demand multidisciplinary teamingskills.1 E.M. Olson, O.C. Walker, R.W. Reukert, and J.M. Bonner. “Patterns of cooperation during new productdevelopment among marketing, operations and R&D: implications for project performance,” The Journal ofProduct Innovation Management, 18, 258-271(2001).2 M. Klein. “Managing Knowledge drives key decisions,” National Underwriter, 103, 17-19 (1999).3 B. Olds and R. Miller, “An Assessment Matrix for Evaluating Engineering Programs,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, 173-178 (1998).4 R.G. Quinn, “Drexel’s E 4

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

that documented the results of usingjournals in engineering classes. The premise of this paper is that journals should be more widelyused in quantitative classes, including engineering, as a way to help students learn importantconcepts more thoroughly. According to ABET standards, “Technically trained individualsshould not be considered educated regardless of the depth of their technical capability if theycannot communicate, both orally and in writing, their technical findings, thoughts, and philosophyto others around them.”1 Writing about learning in core classes provides practice for futureengineers for communicating engineering concepts. The authors surmised that verbalizing the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

Session 2160 Undergraduate Engineers Get Credit for Saving Venice Fabio Carrera1, David DiBiasio2, and Natalie A. Mello1 1 Interdiscipilinary and Global Studies Division 2 Department of Chemical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609IntroductionEngineering students, like their peers in other areas of study, enter college today with an openmind. They have hopes and dreams, fears and priorities . . . and when students begin theiruniversity career, their goals include

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gurney; Daniel Bankston; Allen Battles; Edgar Reyes; Carl Steidley

following points p, T(p),T2(p),…, Tn(p).We have divided the paper into sections. Section 2 illustrates how one can presenthyperbolic geometry to students by using the applet. Section 3 shows how thePoincare disk can be made into a medium on which data structures, such as trees, canbe represented graphically. Section 4 discusses how the applet interfaces Visual Basicand Mathematica, and Section 5 is the summary of the paper.2. Using the Applet in Introducing Hyperbolic GeometryTo introduce hyperbolic geometry2, we will use the Poincare disk D = { z ∈ C : z < 1}where C is the set of complex numbers, and z is the absolute value of z . We digressbriefly to motivate the idea of hyperbolic lines

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Robinson; Scott Segalewitz; Raymond Lepore

immediatelyruled-out. Faculty felt that this population of students should still be a part of the UD community,have full access to University resources, and interact fully with faculty and other students in theprogram. Furthermore, UD faculty justified that if the same faculty offered classes in both Daytonand Piqua, and if the same equipment were utilized for labs, the program at ECC could be justifiedunder TAC/ABET (II.B.10)1 criteria to be “accredited as integral with the regular on-campusprogram.” The only viable option would be to bring Dayton faculty to Piqua, but the full facultyloads and scarce additional resources quickly eliminated hiring additional faculty to commute toPiqua for each class. All parties involved agreed that, at present, the best

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

ways.Further, if the process is repeated over the course of a semester or several semesters, bothsubstantial learning and self-improvement can occur.The effectiveness of multisource assessment and feedback processes is grounded in two majortheories of human behavior: Control Theory [1] and Goal Setting Theory [2]. Both theoriesprovide a useful framework for explaining how these assessment and feedback programs affectthe behavior and skill development of participants. First, both view behavior as goal directed.Second, both suggest that, in order to achieve goals, people need feedback to evaluate theirperformance relative to their goals [3]. The two theories share several other key activities,namely: self-monitoring of behavior; followed by self

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

Development of an On-Line Electronic Course in Environmentally-Sensitive Spray Applications Mike Williams1, Alvin Womac2, William Hart 2, George Grandle2 1 Graduate Assistant, 2Associate Professor The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science Department Abstract Software packages, course lesson plan topics, and a presentation format for an on-line engineering course for university credit were identified as a case study. Developmentcriteria included the use of commercial software to minimize the effort required for