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Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

preferences.With the proper approach and information, the academic job hunt can be a manageable process witha favorable outcome. A logical set of steps to follow when seeking an entry-level academic position,with resources for each step as needed, form the framework of this paper.OverviewJob hunting information will be presented as a 16-step process. Figure 1 gives an overview of thewhole process, showing decision blocks. The rest of the paper elaborates on this breakdown. Page 8.882.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Oro; J Hines

and present the thermodynamic data to thestudents over the Internet. The software uses the temperature and pressure measurementsto calculate thermodynamic properties such as enthalpy, specific volume and entropy. ,These values are used to the calculate specific heat transfers and works of the variouscomponents which are then used to estimate the system efficiency.1. Introduction:Engineering students taking their first class in Thermodynamics at the undergraduatelevel commonly fail to relate the theoretical aspects developed in class with the realworld. One method of bridging this gap is to integrate a laboratory into undergraduateclasses. This is usually expensive and time consuming, especially for classes that have60-100 students in which

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

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Katie Torrey; James Hertel; Douglas Oppliger; Gretchen Hein; Glen Archer; Jason Keith

that the engineering analysis is completed after a discussion about the “reality” ofthis problem. Although the students are told beforehand that this problem is from a sophomorelevel chemical engineering text, an impromptu survey of “Is this a REAL engineering problem?”often results in a resounding “NO!” from the students. Several questions that were used by the EFfaculty to change the students’ perspective on this problem included:1. How many chemical engineers work in the food industry? Many students have the impression that most chemical engineers work in the chemical industry. This was a good opportunity to introduce students to the various industries where chemical engineers actually work. In reality only 23% of chemical engineers

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Programming and DSP Issues in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Franzone

++ programming concepts andtechniques. Many of these concepts and techniques, when taught in a console-modeenvironment, are also more portable to other computer platforms. In the upper-divisionprogramming courses, more emphasis is placed on windowing and GUI concepts and techniquesusing Java rather than C++ in a Windows application environment. Again, it is felt that Java’sportability, rather than Windows programming techniques, lends itself better to teaching suchuser interface techniques.Many beginning and intermediate C/C++ textbooks explain and demonstrate programmingconcepts within a “console-mode application” environment rather than a “Windowsapplication” environment. Listed below are several reasons for this: 1. Console-mode applications are

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schuyler; Kenneth Quinn

. TABLE I JOINT UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD AND NEW HORIZONS COURSE OFFERINGS COURSE:[CREDITS] TITLE STW 391:[1] Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Operating Systems Essentials-MS2151 STW 392:[2] Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server-MS2152 STW 392:[2] Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure-MS2153 STW 394:[2] Implementing & Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Service-MS2154 STW 490:[2] Designing a Secure Microsoft Windows 2000 Network-MS2150 STW 491:[1] Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure-MS1561 STW 492:[1] Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ted Bickart; Pam Newberry; Douglas Gorham

) areas. The ABET list of accredited programs iswidely accepted by employers, academic institutions, professional engineering societies,and the professional engineer licensure boards. Furthermore, ABET criteria and processesfor accreditation are highly regarded internationally by academic institutions andagencies for accreditation.ABET recently completed the transition phase to new engineering criteria foraccreditation of engineering educational programs, initially and still popularly calledEngineering Criteria 2000 [1]. These program objectives and outcomes were nurturedfrom the early 1990’s and adopted in 1995. The criteria are embedded in a frameworkthat invokes continues improvement. Criterion 3 Program Outcomes and Assessment isevidence of

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Mahboub

Engineering class, and there were 60 students in theIntroduction to Interior Design class. These two classes were equally divided into theControl and Treatment groups in a random fashion. The average of these scores arepresented in Figures 1 and 2. The following is a list of some conclusions that could bedrawn from statistical analyses. Table 1 presents a summary of statistical comparisonsthat led to these conclusions. 1. There was no significant difference in the degree of difficulty between Forms A and B of the TTCT. 2. There was no significant difference between the TTCT creativity scores of Control, and Treatment Groups. 3. Replicating items #1 and #2 above in the CE and ID programs led to the same

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Guffner

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Griffin; Paul Griffin; Donna Llewellyn

conducted on past students and sponsors of senior design todetermine the impact of group size (which ranged from 5 to 12 over the study period) onthe student and quality of output.1. IntroductionFor several years, the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech(ISyE) offered a two-quarter sequence in Senior Design. In the fall of 1999, GeorgiaTech underwent semester conversion. It was decided during the curriculum redesignprocess that Senior Design should be converted to a two-semester sequence. Since thattime, there has been much discussion about the appropriateness of a two-semester versusa one-semester version.Critics of the current two-semester version of Senior Design have stated: i) the projectlength is too long and therefore

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Davin Swanson; Christopher Lynch

equipment. For example, the student is asked toturn on an oscilloscope, and must click on the power button on the photo of the oscilloscope.This way, the student can interactively step through the specific features of the equipment thatwill be used in the lab.Figure 1 shows a sample page of the WebLab which explains the operation of the oscilloscopeused in the lab. At this point, the purpose and basic operation of the oscilloscope has beenpresented, and the student has been told that a function generator set to generate a square waveof 1 volt amplitude at 200Hz has been connected to the oscilloscope. The student is told to adjustthe vertical resolution of the scope by using the Volts/Div control. When the student clicks on theVolts/Div knob on the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

areas of science, engineering and technology, PurdueUniversity’s School of Technology experienced no growth in the proportion of women studentsenrolled during the most recent five year period. As shown in Table 1, women continue torepresent only 15% of the school’s student body.Table 1. Students by Gender at Purdue University, School of Technology_____________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 2001 Percentage n Percentage n_____________________________________________________________________________________Male 84.9 3,526 84.8

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Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Evans

-fulfilling. Communityservice projects are key activities for ASCE student chapters, contributing greatly to theeducation of civil engineering students who participate actively 1, 2, 3. In this paper, the studentchapter advisor, chapter leaders, and members will learn proven strategies for conceiving,organizing, and running successful student chapter-lead community service projects.Value of Community ServiceThe objectives of a successful ASCE Student chapter are successfully reached through theundertaking of community service projects 4, 5. Community service gives students the opportunityto practice their civil engineering skills outside the classroom in a “real life” environment. Studentmembers should voluntarily accept responsibility for seeing

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Non-Technical Majors

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Sokol

crimes, cybercrime is especially difficult toinvestigate.1” Computers are used to facilitate traditional crimes, such as childpornography, and are also used to attack networks in a business which, in turn, shutsdown the business2.Dr. Richard Ball, a Professor of Administration Of Justice at Penn State Fayette, is also amember of the Advisory Board for the Training and Research Institute of the NationalWhite-Collar Crime Conference. Dr. Ball, emerging from the White-Collar Conferencemeetings, encouraged the development of a computer security course tailored for non-technical students majoring in criminal justice.Since 1992, we have offered a course at Penn State Fayette using the topic of alarmsystems to cover topics in analog and digital

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Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

‘Total Quality Management’ in the classroom. The author believesthat the following twenty principles (derived from Deming’s ideas) help theteaching professor in a variety of ways to excel in his or her field. 1. Break down all barriers. 2. Create consistency of purpose with a plan. 3. Adopt the new philosophy of quality. 4. Establish high standards. 5. Establish targets / goals. 6. Reduce dependence on lectures. 7. Employ modern methods. 8. Control the process. 9. Organize to reach goals. 10. Prevention vs. correction. 11. Periodic improvements. 12

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Friedman; Durgamadhab Misra; Fadi Deek; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller

8.161.1undergraduates – all of them – must attain a higher level of competence in science, mathematics, “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”engineering, and technology… (make sure that) all students who enter advanced training at theprofessional level are well and broadly trained; and that the process of learning does not end withthe classroom. ”1 The NSF studies prove that research experience during the undergraduate yearsis highly valued by the employees: “… (J)ob experience would appear to be the most salientfactor to employers.2” Jeanne L. Narum says that being involved in research as anundergraduate

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain; Bruce Cain

Engineering Educationeither own or lease a laptop computer beginning with the semester in which the student enrolls inthe first thermodynamics course.While only a few mechanical engineering departments require student computer ownership, evenfewer require student laptop computer ownership [1]. Requiring student laptop ownershippresents many interesting problems and opportunities [2]. The history of data acquisition systeminstruction in ME at MSU, the new methods used for teaching data acquisition systems using thestudents’ laptops, and opportunities created in the classes or laboratories following dataacquisition system instruction are discussed in the following sections.History of DAQ Usage and InstructionBefore 1997, the available data-acquisition

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Koen

Section 1761 On Defining Engineering Ethics: A Challenge to the Engineering Community Billy V. Koen Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas/Austin, USA koen@uts.cc.utexas.eduIntroductionWhen the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) established EvaluationCriterion 3: Outcome #f, it signaled a renewed interest in instruction in ethics at colleges ofengineering in the United States.[1] Outcome #f states that “Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates have an understanding of

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Koen

Section 3430 On Teaching Engineering Ethics: A Challenge to the Engineering Professoriate Billy V. Koen Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas/Austin, USA koen@uts.cc.utexas.edu1. IntroductionWhen the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) established EvaluationCriterion 3: Outcome #f, it signaled a renewed interest in instruction in ethics at colleges ofengineering in the United States.[1] Outcome #f states that “Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their graduates have an understanding

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

remain.While the type of qualitative research used in this study cannot produce findings that aredemonstrably capable of generalization, this analysis of the chronic problems facing womenfaculty at SSU is intended to provide some insight into challenges facing academic women atmany other colleges and universities. It is also intended to suggest specific strategies for meetingthese challenges.Women in AcademeThe issues perceived by faculty women at SSU are hardly unique, and have been a topic of studyfor more than two decades. Hall and Sandler 1 postulated that the source of one major concern ofacademic women, namely their relative lack of representation in high-level academic and facultypositions on college campuses, has its roots in women's higher

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

introductorylaboratory courses since all students need to know is how to connect the input and outputcorrectly. More advanced students can use a variety of software options to improve theaccuracy or usefulness of the input/output comparison.The software system is designed to work with commonly available HP (Agilent)laboratory equipment, but it can be easily modified to use programmable instrumentsfrom other manufacturers. It is available for downloaded via the Web.1. IntroductionIn introductory courses in Electrical Engineering instructors must decide on theappropriate balance between theory, simulation, and experimentation. In recent years,the availability of sophisticated and easy to use software such as MATLAB andElectronics Workbench has led to an increased

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

dictated by the engineeringtechnology division of the ABET organization, as well.ABET TC2K CriteriaCriterion 1 of the ABET Engineering Technology Criteria 2000 addresses “Students andGraduates.” This criterion requires that an Engineering Technology program mustdemonstrate that their graduates possess the following capabilities.(a) An appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines.(b) An ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology.(c) An ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

in Pre-Calculus and Calculus as well as in their subsequentengineering course. Page 8.1248.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Educations Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBackground - First Year Engineering at MTUIn Fall 2000, Michigan Tech started a First Year Engineering program1 . This program consists ofseveral courses that must be taken co-currently: Calculus, Engineering and Physics (see Table 1).This allows the instructors of these first year courses to integrate what students are learning inmath, science, and engineering

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kerry Kinney; Howard Liljestrand; Lynn Katz

course, which had remained essentially unchanged for almost 20 years, can be described as aclass in water chemistry with a major emphasis on the laboratory component.The class meets twice per week, once for lecture (1.5 hours) and once for the laboratory (3hours). At times, one or two air pollution laboratories were included, but in recent years, thesewere discontinued as equipment became outdated and could not be replaced. The laboratoryexercises performed and associated equipment utilized for the past several years are shown inTable 1.Samples and standards used in these laboratories usually included some that were made up in thelaboratory from reagent chemicals to demonstrate quality control. Real samples varied with theexperiment but were

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McCoy

) diameter.4. One jumbo paperclip.5. One large paper grocery bag.6. Scissors, cutting knife, and paper glue.7. A ruler or meter stick.8. A weighing scale or balance9. A computer with MS ExcelProcedureFor each group of students performing this experiment, at least four rectangular barsapproximately 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and 35.5 cm (14 in) long were cut from the Styrofoam sheet.Moreover, at least four paper strips, also approximately 2.5 cm (1 in) wide and 35.5 cm (14 in)long were cut from the grocery bag. The students then constructed the following four Styrofoambeam configurations: A. Styrofoam bar with no paper. B. Styrofoam bar with paper strip glued to the top surface. C. Styrofoam bar with paper strip glued to the bottom surface

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

behavioral, psychological, andmanagement sciences. This understanding will only be achieved if programs to recruit, mentor,and retain minorities and underrepresented groups adopt these identified elements.The participants of the workshop agreed to work at integrating these key elements in theprograms they manage. A revisit to these issues through a follow up conference/meeting willoccur in 2004. A formal proceedings document from the 2002 Workshop is under contract andwill be completed and distributed in the fall of 2003.References: 1. The Changing Face of Transportation, US Department of Transportation, Januar y 2001. 2. Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future, National Academy of Engineering, National

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec

student learning in statics, solid mechanics and other engineering coursesinvolving the concepts of forces, deformations, moments and shear. Since statics and solidmechanics courses are core courses in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs andtaught commonly between these programs, faculty and students in these programs have joinedtogether in this effort. The tools were developed to meet the goals and objectives listed below.Development of the ToolsThe hands-on and visualization tools are primarily for use in the core courses of Statics and SolidMechanics and secondary use in upper level courses in Mechanical and Civil Engineering andthe Engineering Clinics. The tools are used to address the following difficulties students oftenhave:1

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

. Using this system we can offera course from the Vancouver campus to students at other campuses in real time.We plan to offer the ME 375 course to the other campuses of the university but the required Page 8.59.1laboratory component is a challenge to handle in a distance delivery mode. In an attempt to Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationaddress this problem, we recently finished development of an NSF-funded electronic laboratorybook called e-LabBook. The front end of the e-LabBook [1, 2] is on the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Nicholas; Ted Stilgenbauer; Anthony Brizendine

TechnologyIndependent Learning Experiment at Fairmont State College - Track 3: Design. These modules,which are customized to utilize transportation and transportation structures projects, serve asenhancements to the Design Track in the CET program, specifically enhancing instructionalobjectives in Structures (CIV 290), Structural Design (CIV 440), Advanced Structural Analysis(CIV 410), Surveying II (CIV 240), and Highway Design (CIV 400). Using transportationprojects throughout the scheduling modules provides an experience integrating aspects of thetransportation, structural, and water system tracks within the program. The series is comprised ofThree modules: Module 1, Introduction to MicroStation®; Module 2, MicroStation®Applications for Bridge Design; Module

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

seamlessly.A number of colleges and universities across the nation have well-developed, formal EACprograms, for example, Dartmouth College, Fairfield University, Rochester Institute ofTechnology, Towson University, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Western Illinois University,Western Michigan University, and Youngstown State University. 1 Others, such as my institution,Oregon Institute of Technology, have taken a more informal approach: for five years, I offered aseries of seminars designed to prepare faculty to incorporate ethics into their technical classes.Most of the 60 faculty who completed the eight-week series have gone on to include ethics casesand issues in their regular classes.Integrating ethics into technical classes, notes Michael Davis

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Mahaffey; Elizabeth Petry

architecture. A survey of The Architect’s Handbook of ProfessionalPractice, AIA Press, 1994 reveals the following about architects and teams: • “Almost everything we do is interactive. Architects spend their professional lives working with other people. Doing that effectively depends on building relationships with others. When people with different personalities work together on an issue or project, they tend to look at it form different points of view. Often, one person sees a side of things that others miss. The best results come from maximizing and building on different strengths that those involved bring to solving the problems.”1 • “Even the smallest project requires a team of two: an architect and a client