Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Monica Schmidt

been very positive as demonstrated by a 50% improvement in attendance. The objectives of improved communication, problem solving, and team skills in addition to a background in BME applications have been successfully demonstrated with projects, papers, and presentations. This approach has provided additional benefits for the supervision of graduate students and for research planning. Although initially challenging, the benefits to cost ratio is so high that it is planned for incorporation in all courses in the curriculum. I. Introduction This paper presents the results of having students use the instructor’s grading rubrics to assess both oral and written presentation. For the

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Stephen Dannelly; Carl Steidley

impossible toapply standard search algorithms in any straightforward way because the numbers of states andactions are infinite. Much of the work in robot planning has dealt with ways to tame thesecontinuous state spaces.The question of moving a robot around successfully can be considered as problems of motion ina configuration space. Algorithms that handle a configuration space directly assume that anexact description of the space is available, so they cannot be used where there is significantsensor error and motion error. In some cases, no description of the space is available until therobot starts moving around in it. Russell and Norvig 5 identify five major classes of navigationand motion planning algorithms. We arrange them below roughly in the

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

-likesetting1,2. The LF model emphasizes practical experience and consequently, EngineeringTechnology (ET) and other programs that emphasize hands-on experiences for students are wellsuited to implementing the LF model. This paper describes a project whose goal is to adapt theLF model for implementation in regular academic programs oriented to practical applicationswithout having to build an actual factory. This work is being accomplished by modifying five carefully selected courses in ourprograms, leading to the use of coordinated projects across those courses. The projects focus onthe making of functional model engines. In the various courses, students will generate CADdrawings of all the engine components, produce process plans for and make

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee

experiences of “STEPS for Girls” graduatesand the influence this program has had on their high school course and career directions.Evaluation of the program is conducted centrally by SME-EF. Our first graduates are now highschool seniors. Surveys of their college plans will give us our first indication of the impact ofthe program. Results of the evaluation will be shared. In addition, the paper will present theinformal surveys of camp participants taken during their week of activities. UW-Stoutanticipates there will be an influx of female students into engineering programs in our region Page 8.1046.1over the next decade as a direct result of

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Carney; Michael Nolan; James Lampe; Raymond Thompson

language is considered basicfluency.Classroom StudyThe easiest method of teaching enculturation could have included the development and teachingof a class in globalization. Although such a course could be valuable, by its very nature it wouldnot be very engaging or experiential, and by itself would not be the best way to introduce studentsto foreign cultures. There are some advantages to such a course, and it was decided thatcomponents would be integrated into any travel course developed by Purdue.Embedding Globalization in the CurriculumAs part of the development of a globalization experience for students, the faculty decided thatinstead of simply adding another course to a student’s plan of study we would instead makeglobalization a graduation

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Hergert; Ron Earley; Suguna Bommaraju

Miami Plan aswell as courses in their major1, 4-10. The Miami Plan for liberal education is ambitious and complex.It took over ten years to develop. The plan emphasizes four foundation principles, thinkingcritically, engaging with other learners, understanding contexts, and reflecting and acting. • Critical thinking: Critical thinking is to involve imagination, intuition, reasoning, and evaluation in such a way to analyze systematically and solve complex problems1. • Understanding Contexts: The relevance of the problem and the solutions to the society, environment, and the well being of people is as important as the problem and the proposed solution. Knowledge of the conceptual framework and character of the society

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaidy Vaidyanathan, University of Central Florida; Carmo D'Cruz, University of Central Florida

thepast. Entrepreneurship courses and programs are starting up in business and engineering collegesof esteemed universities. What does remain is the lingering argument that much of what is appliedin the process of entrepreneurship includes material that overlaps in other courses. In the earlydays, a number of large universities claimed that the functions of management – planning,organizing, controlling- are very much evident in entrepreneurship and need not be treated as auniquely different discipline. The debate did not recognize two critically important features of anentrepreneur: The role of creativity in entrepreneurship, whereby the new concept, invention andinnovation that literally takes charge of the entrepreneur. Second, there is the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surya Mallapragada; Maureen Griffin; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz

measurements needed, analyze the fluxdistribution, assess areas of reaction network for genetic modification, and determine whethermore tools are needed for future characterization.The plant protein recovery module allowed for exploration of alternative separation sequencesfor recovery of a recombinant protein from transgenic corn. The research aspect was enlivened bythe result being sent to the company planning to commercialize the process. The resulting student-selected experimental effort included selective extraction, precipitation, ultrafiltration, ionexchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography for purification of the protein productfrom the corn extract. The project provided opportunities to consider both process (columnoperation) and

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Thompson

faculty. A more formalized structure isemerging with the offering of five new minors from Aeronautical Technology in materials andpropulsion combined with a joint plan of study for a dual major under developmentIntroductionDuring the past five years, a tremendous change in relationship has occurred betweenAeronautical Engineering and Aviation Technology (specifically Aeronautical Technology) atPurdue University. Previously, the departments coexisted with little interaction. The majorlaboratory facilities for both departments are located adjacent to each other at the universityairport. While many of the faculty and staff knew colleagues in the other department, therelationship did not extend beyond that.The change began to occur when several

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Morgera; Hanqi Zhuang

able tonavigate to the lab site to witness the progress of the laboratory development. We plan tooffer an undergraduate course on WIC in the coming summer semester. Page 8.217.1A. IntroductionThe rapid growth of the World Wide Web provides tremendous commercialopportunities. International Data Corporation has projected that 46 million Americanswill buy $54 billion worth of goods annually by 2002 using the Web. Morgan StanleyDean Witter estimates sales of anywhere between $21 billion to $115 billion annually by2005 [1].While e-commerce is starting to take off at a rapid pace, network infrastructure is alsofollowing suit. In a recent issue of IEEE

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christe

classes includestatistical calculations of discussion board posts, conduct interviews of experts in the student’slocation, research projects, on-line journals, and the development of a portfolio of electronicworks.MethodsIn the television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” why is it not assumed that the “phone afriend” will always get the question correct? Would it not be in the player’ best interest to havethe friend surrounded by reference books? Of course the designers of the questions at the gameshow know this and plan for it. Look at the design of the questions. Mainly, look at the amountof time provided to look up the information. Clearly these are limiting factors in the success ofthe lifeline provided. Lastly, examine the format of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene McGinnis; Denise Theobald-Roberts

great ideato get girls involved. I loved the hands on and getting us involved. Some people don’t thinkabout engineering as jobs—great way to publicize.” The scouts were all very enthusiastic aboutthe workshop regardless of their interest in an engineering career.The possibilities are endless in introducing young girls to engineering. It has been shown thatmaking this introduction in the high school years is often too late since the girls have notdeveloped an interest in math and/or science. Christian Brothers University School ofEngineering plans to develop and offer opportunities for young girls to be exposed to engineeringand science.CBU School of Engineering first plans to meet with girl scout leaders to discuss their interest in

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

, and conclude with a description of our plans for thefuture.Curriculum Students in the program are required to take three courses focusing on different aspects ofbusiness administration. These courses are offered by the Bachelor of Science in BusinessAdministration (BSBA) program in the Business School and are, therefore, courses intended forjunior- and senior-level business majors. While these courses normally require IntroductoryEconomics as a prerequisite, the Business School has agreed to waive that requirement forstudents in the BME Graduate Minor program. Still, the BME Department advises studentsapplying for the program that they should take a course in Introductory Economics prior tobeginning the business coursework. The required

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

project explores a license plate recognition system (LPRS) to monitorthe presence of mini-buses at TU stations as a way to automatically maintain a database withrecords on their quality of service. The database can also be used for other administration orplanning purposes. The other project described consists in the development of a prototype for amulti-modal automatic route planner. The route planner will use real-time information from GPSequipped vehicles. In addition historical data and heuristics will help users plan their trips byefficiently combining buses, rapid transit and walking.Program DescriptionTren Urbano (TU) is a heavy rail transit system currently under construction in the San JuanMetropolitan Area of Puerto Rico. The first phase

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Pauline Sexton; Monique Wade; Bevlee Watford

engineering. • It was helpful exposure to engineering as a discipline. It helped me look in that direction (Architecture). I plan to apply to VT.ConclusionsThe focus of the camp is to introduce middle school students to engineering in a fun and excitingmanner. Even if campers chose not to pursue an engineering career, the camp accomplished itsgoal by exposing the students to engineering at a young age.Overall, there does appear to be a connection between the campers’ experience and theirdecisions in higher education. Even though campers may decide against a career in engineering,they still have a working knowledge of what engineering is and the opportunities that it offers.This allows campers to return to their schools and communities and

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Taylor

Educationteam projects. At the Idea Fair, select companies are invited to present ideas for products orservices that may have commercial value. For those that generate significant student interest,interdisciplinary student teams are formed to develop the product or service. The participatingcompanies provide materials, guidance, and encouragement. The projects also provide credit fordesign or technical elective classes. Students may also form teams around their own entrepreneurialideas. A business plan competition is held each year with a small cash award. Vision of the Jack Hatcher Engineering Entrepreneurship Program • The engineering student who is in business can receive the education and experience to pursue a technical/business

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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

and some ideas forfuture improvement.Effective TeamworkA team is a synergistic group that uses an agreed upon process to reach an agreed upon goal.The critical aspects of this definition are consensus and synergy. Our definition is consistent withthat of Katzenbach and Smith (1993), whose work was cited by Levi and Slem (1995). In orderto reach consensus a team must establish an effective communication plan, a task that is moredifficult when team members are not at the same location. Furthermore, the communicationbetween team members must be based on openness, trust, and fairness. As a result, there shouldbe little or no criticism of people on the team. Synergy is achieved by identifying the strengths ofeach team member and then capitalizing

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Miller

written of these projects. This paper presentsthe details of five courses using this approach in the Naval Architecture and Ocean EngineeringDepartment (NAOE) at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). The first course is themajor’s introductory course for sophomores where after seven weeks each student submits thespecification, calculations, lines plan and construction drawings for a towing tank model. Theseplans are then turned over to another student to build and test. The second course is a junior-levelstructures course focusing on ship structures. The students design a full midship section. Thefinal three courses are at the senior-level and include an elective in marine fabrication methodsand two capstone design courses. In the fabrication

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Stephen Tricamo; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

8.614.3Creating an environment which brings together engagement in professional education and research “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”produces desirable results. New enterprises are created and economic opportunities for all involved in theengagement partnership benefit.Some Questions for TransformationDuring the planning process for this transformation many questions will develop that need to be addressed.The authors of this paper do not presume to know all of the possible questions or answers, which will ariseduring the journey. However, as a beginning point, some of the questions that university

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

changeand looking for new opportunities. The strategic planning process began in 1996 with anEngineering Leadership for the 21 st Century initiative. As a part of Leadership 21, with agenerous grant from the Robert Hearin Foundation of Jackson, Mississippi, five enhancementswere developed for undergraduate students: 1) improve communication skills, 2) expand theintegration of computers in the educational process, 3) develop cross-discipline leadership-teamwork skills, 4) improve entrepreneurial thinking and 5) expand global awareness. Four of theprograms have been endowed and special facilities have been created to enhance student accessand opportunities. A number of special programs have been developed to achieve the enhancements

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

. We also provide a brief overview of the other two case studies. .3.1. The Crist Power Plant case study. We worked closely with the Gulf Power Company to create a written case study, video,and CD-ROMs as part of our project. The objectives of the Crist case study were to teach thestudents:(a) the technical and project management details involved in planning and implementing a real-world project,(b) the importance of developing and prioritizing project criteria in analyzing alternatives, and(c) how to embed an expert system in the decision-making process. The authors discussed with the plant manager the maintenance and planning schedules of aturbine-generator unit in the plant in several

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Havener

Force problems, both well and ill- defined. 6. Know and practice their ethical, professional, and community responsibilities as embodied in the United States Air Force Core Values.We also have six statements that define our program educational outcomes.Upon graduation, cadets will have demonstrated that they can: 1. Use fundamental knowledge to solve aeronautical engineering problems commensurate with a Bachelor of Science degree. 2. Plan and execute experimental investigations, and interpret and analyze data from such investigations to formulate sound conclusions. 3. Develop and evaluate an engineering design that meets customer needs. 4. Use oral and writing skills to

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Prestwich; Fiona McNeill; David Chettle

programmefrom our undergraduate programme have already completed two of the required graduatecourses in the Health and Radiation Physics M.Sc. programme. These students thereforeneed only take 4 graduate courses to complete the requirements of the programme.This refining of the graduate programme has led to a concept of a new 5 year M.Sc.programme, where students can enter from High School. Our proposal is outlined below.The Combined ProgrammeThe plan is to offer a combined five year programme offering a B.Sc. Honours/ M.Sc. inMedical and Health Physics/ Health and Radiation Physics. Students will be awarded aB.Sc. Honours Degree in Medical and Health Physics upon satisfactory completion of fouryears of study. Students who maintain a B+ average in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Murphy

? Thesethoughts are natural and will soon dissipate as you become absorbed in your new duties. Do your homework. Learn as much as possible about your new environment. You haveevidently completed your homework with regard to the interview; now finish the rest of theassignment. Upon an offer of the position, place a pre-arranged phone call to one of yourinterviewers. Prepare a list of questions in order to secure answers that may smooth yourtransition. You may wish to plan an early trip specifically for this purpose. Any informationgathered prior to arrival will provide major personal benefit. If you don’t know – ask! There truly is no such thing as a dumb question. Establishedfaculty members can remember what it is like to be the “new kid

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eldon Larsen; Betsy Dulin

can be helpful in bridging this gap and making the program more accessible to alarger group of individuals. However, the implementation of courses and programs via distancelearning requires much more than mere translation of traditional class materials and methods intonew media, and careful planning is required in order to provide the optimum mix of traditionaland non-traditional delivery methods. In addition, although working professional students oftenappreciate the convenience of an unconventional approach, they and their employers are muchmore focused and assertive regarding their expectations for the outcomes of courses and degreeprograms. This paper discusses positive and negative experiences associated with simultaneousdelivery of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; G. Lineberry

. TheDepartment of Energy initiated a search for a next-generation replacement plant site in the late Page 8.153.11980’s. Before ultimately canceling the search, DOE informed the Paducah representatives thatthe lack of local engineering education was a negative factor in their consideration for locating thenew plant. Local leaders began to develop a plan to improve continuing education opportunitiesfor engineers employed at the plant and to increase the number of engineers for employment fromthe region. Some employers reported attrition rates of over 25% per year, where engineeringgraduates from major universities in the Midwest would return to their

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

element of the pedagogical concept is study plans, which for each semesterdescribes courses and prescribes a theme for each term. Inside the semester theme eachsupervisor together with a student group can choose a project. The project time is calculatedtheoretically to cover half of each semester except in the final one in which the project coversthe whole term. In praxis the students use more time for their projects. The five-year’seducation for a master degree is disposed in 4 phases for gradual individual choice ofspecialisation. Table 1 shows the phases and the semester themes with examples of semestercourses.The main element of the pedagogical concept is study plans, which for each semesterdescribes courses and prescribes a theme for each

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Bradley Golish; Phil Weilerstein; Harvey Wolfe

, assessment database is being developed for NCIIAparticipants to plan assessments/evaluations and to obtain appropriate instruments/methodologies.When completed, the database can be queried to obtain instruments/methods that best suitindividual assessment needs.This paper describes the first phase of this University of Pittsburgh and NCIIA joint effort. Wepresent the results of the survey of PIs as well as a description of the database being developed.2.0 Survey ResultsInformation was provided by the NCIIA on 291 grants awarded between 1995 - 2002. Each PIwas sent the NCIIA Course/Program Evaluation Survey in the fall 2002 with a request that it becompleted for each award. Since some PIs had received multiple grants, a total of 191

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudolph Eggert

years in which a topic or activity was taught (i.e.freshman, sophomore, junior and or senior). Other questions pertained to highest degree offeredat the institution, the CAD platform most used, and the level of faculty participation in designcurriculum planning, monitoring and coordinating.Discussion of survey resultsWho RespondedIndustry respondents submitted 1006 useable surveys and academic respondents submitted 182useable surveys. The industry surveys were completed by individuals listing job titles including: Page 8.496.3engineer, engineering manager, supervisor, project engineer, Vice President, and President. The Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schuyler; Kenneth Quinn

each student more marketable to corporateindustry.DiscussionThis partnership between University of Hartford and New Horizons Corporation was initiated in the spring of 2002with New Horizons contacting the Dean of Ward College of Technology. In the summer of 2002 a plan began totake shape and progress was made as we proposed the program to university officials. Concurrently severalindividuals at the college were trying to identify a suitable college or program that could act as a home for thecurriculum and while discussing a variety of pedagogical methodologies suitable to deliver the material. Universityadministrators agreed that program had merit and we were given the blessing to move forward with initial thedevelopment of the program. We