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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Board for Engineering and Technology(TAC/ABET)* accredits the program. Figure 1 shows the program curriculum.All courses in structural design combine theory, testing and applications. Typically, the problemis presented as a specific application. For example, in the design of a bridge, a 3-D computermodel of the bridge is created according to specified geometry; then loads are applied to the* Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 11 Market Place, Suite Page 8.748.11050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone (410) 347-7700 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education

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Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

profiles in the fin to both analytical and numerical (finitedifference) solutions. This kind of experience enhances the understanding of the transfer ofthermal energy by undergraduate mechanical engineering students and exposes them to severalimportant concepts in heat transfer.I. IntroductionThe Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept has, recently, been used in undergraduate engineeringlaboratories [1, 2] and also in capstone senior design projects in which students design, develop,build, and test [3]. Traditional undergraduate heat transfer laboratories in mechanical engineeringexpose the students to heat transfer concepts presented in lecture classes, but do not provide themwith design experiences similar to what they might face as thermal

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Guido Lopez

weights of the pulley, the mass ofthe cables and frictional effects to be negligible. Also, assumethe cables do not stretch and that the acceleration of gravity isdirected downward.The central principle behind the solution of this problem isobviously Newton’s Second Law of motion. d F = (m v ) (1) dtWhere; Figure 1.- System of moving cylinders and pulleys F = force m = mass v = velocityThe clear understanding

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

undergraduate courses.Substrate conversion using immobilized enzymesIn this experiment students explore the kinetics of the enzymaticdegradation of potato starch as it is hydrolyzed into sugars such asdextrin, maltoriose and maltose. The primary reaction of interest isthe conversion of amylase to maltose: (C6H10O5)n → C12H22O11 (1) Figure 1. Color changeThe experiment involves a simple batch reactor and alpha-amylase associated with starchenzyme immobilized in calcium alginate beads. These beads are conversion using iodineproduced by pumping a solution of enzymes in sodium alginate test.through a syringe, into

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International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

.The Accreditation model adopted evaluates the program’s quality through factors that groupelements or characteristics it should have. These characteristics are dimensions of quality and areevaluated through variables, which are their attributes or manifestations, and more specificallythrough indicators both quantitative and qualitative. The factors this model takes into account are:1. Institutional Mission and ObjectivesIt includes quality characteristics that refer to institutional mission, purpose, goals and objectives,to the educational project, to the formation of an academic community, to the institution’s internaland external interactions and to institutional strategies to maintain an appropriate environment.There are 10 characteristics

Conference Session

Value Added Collection Management

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Virginia Baldwin

CallNumber System), and other data. For monographic series (books in a series that come in on asubscription basis often on an irregular publication schedule), the record included informationabout the previous dates of publication and the cost of each issue. A record was created foreach subscription, and the records were numbered from 1 to 9423. Librarians at the University who were involved with collection development in anyarea were then given a listing of call numbers and the corresponding record numbers in thedatabase. The records were numbered consecutively throughout the call number system,beginning with A (General Works) through Q's (Mathematics and Science), T through TX(Technology) to the Z's (Bibliography and Library Science) and all

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Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Hajek; Audeen W. Fentiman

that a change was needed. The coursewas no longer serving its purpose. It needed to be re-invented.In Spring, 1997, with an enrollment of only four students (Minimum enrollments of 12students are required for a faculty member to receive credit for teaching a course at the500 (junior, senior, and non-major graduate) level.), continuation of the course was injeopardy. However, it was decided not to cancel the course, but to drastically change thesyllabus in real time as it was being taught to this small class.1 Page 8.976.1The primary change was to introduce the breadth of nuclear engineering applications,beginning with a brief history of nuclear

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; Deborah Follman

the students don’t like me? These worries were certainly going through ourminds as we each prepared to teach sections of “Engineering Problem Solving and ComputerTools” to a group of freshman engineering students for the first time. But as each of us walkedinto the lecture hall on the first day of our classes, our worries turned to panic - in front of uswere the optimistic faces of 450 freshman engineers! What would we do if the students didn’tstop talking when we began the lecture? How could we possibly distribute 450 papers withouttaking up the entire class period? One student dropped a piece of paper down the steps and oneof us envisioned an all-out paper airplane fight and riot. How could we possibly read 450 One-Minute Papers?1

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-sharkawy; Charles Yokomoto; Maher Rizkalla

A Process for Screening Capstone Senior Design Projects for Compatibility with Department ABET Program Outcomes Maher E. Rizkalla, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, and Paul Salama Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 1. Introduction:The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) uses its senior capstonedesign course as a major source of data for its outcomes assessment process for ABETaccreditation. Thus, we must insure that the projects we assign address our ProgramOutcomes (PO), which are our version of Criterion 3 in EC2000, to the extent possible.In this paper, this paper presents a description to the process that we have developed toscreen projects before they are assigned to

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Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Jay Martin

the last eight years, the course has evolved through a series of refinementsand improvements based on systematic evaluation and reflection. The basic concept andstructure of the course remains the same; however, activities and assignments for thestudents have seen fundamental changes. For example, when the course was established, inaddition to the weekly lab, there were two 1-hour lectures per week that involved all ~200students. The educational objective of the lectures was to provide an introduction for thestudents to many different aspects of engineering and design ranging from discussions ofengineering ethics and engineering and society to introduction to strength of materials andelementary electronics. As a result of observation of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R.W. Carpick; K.W. Lux; Buck Johnson; Wendy Crone

nanofilter device. A primary focus of thispaper is the laboratory content of this course, which includes an integrated series of laboratorymodules utilizing atomic force microscopy, self-assembled monolayer deposition, andmicrofluidic technology.IntroductionNanoscale science and technology are inspiring a new industrial revolution that some predict willrival the development of the automobile and the introduction of the personal computer.1 Byobserving and manipulating materials at the nanoscale, researchers have been able to developnew materials with novel and extreme properties. These properties have been optimized andexploited, allowing industry to realize nanotechnology-based consumer products, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and computer

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Earley; Dave Lennig; Dave Campbell; Suguna Bommaraju

theactual implementation, testing, and production or simulation of the prototype. Because design isan iterative process, the students may find it necessary to adjust their proposals from that in ENT497.At the end of the second part (ENT 498), the students are required to give a demonstration oftheir developed design. This is done by using computer simulation or by physical testing. Theformat for the final report is similar to that of ENT 497 but contains more information about thefinal design: analysis, mathematical model, cost, and operational procedures.In general, students are graded and evaluated according to their performance in four areas: 1) Finishing the proposed design, 2) Reports, which include final report, minutes, and other

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

problems. In all these cases students learn to write programs that are used withMATLAB to find the solutions to such problems. Since most of these are homeworkassignments, co-operative learning is encouraged to facilitate students working in smallgroups and thus enhancing the learning process. Some examples programs are presentedin this paper.1. IntroductionMATLAB [1] is a powerful software package with graphics presentation capabilities [2]and it is available for use on a wide range of computer platforms. Its computationalcapabilities are powerful, user-friendly and are very well suited for computer graphicsapplications. It is a language that simplifies the process of solving engineering problems ina variety of disciplinary areas with the help of

Conference Session

Activities for the Materials Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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S. Michael Condren; Ken Lux; George C. Lisensky; Donald Stone; Arthur B. Ellis; Anne Bentley; Amy Payne; Robert Carpick; Wendy Crone

personal computer is being inspired by nanotechnology.1 Nanotechnologyexamples, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), shape memory alloys, amorphous metals, andferrofluids, illustrate the increasing impact of this field. Page 8.682.1 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”The importance of this emerging technology to society and industry requires that undergraduateinstitutions take steps to adapt their curricula to ensure a capable future workforce as well as amore scientifically literate general population

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Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Olsen; Jeffrey Peterson; Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

Sendmail wascreated with an infinite loop that would continuously send email. This web page was runfor 5 min with the number of instances show in Table 1. Instances RedHat Windows Sending Emails: Emails Received: Emails Received: 1 1091 1085 5 1067 1061 8 1311 1322 16 1376 1352 Table 1Each of the email services was designed to handle a large amount of email traffic. Testingshowed that each could easily handle small to medium loads

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Bridge Measurement Analysis Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic1, Bryan Waltrip2 and Andrew Koffman2 1 United States Naval Academy, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department Annapolis, MD 21402, Telephone: 410 293 6124 Email: avramov@usna.edu 2 National Institute of Standards and Technology†, Electricity Division Gaithersburg, MD 21899. Telephone: 301 975 2438, Email: bryan.waltrip@nist.govIntroductionAt the United States Academy there are several engineering majors, including Systems Engineering.This program offers excellent systems integration

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Jewell

, American Society for Engineering Education”Experience Thus FarTable 1 shows the breakdown of foreign experiences by calendar year for Union Collegeengineering and computer science students. Computer science is included because it ispart of the engineering division at the College. The data show the increase in number offoreign experiences by engineering students since the additional requirements wereinstituted. It also shows the distribution of experiences among the various categories. TABLE 1 ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FOREIGN EXPERIENCES 2001-2002 CE CSC EE/CSE ME Total Mini-Term

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Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marian G. McCord; Susan Blanchard

Session 2609 Use of a Single Team-Based Written Project to Address Multiple Objectives and Outcomes for a Biomedical Engineering Program Susan M. Blanchard and Marian G. McCord North Carolina State UniversityI. IntroductionMembers of the Biomedical Engineering faculty at NC State have developed a set of studentlearning outcomes based on broader programmatic objectives and ABET criteria.1 Courselearning outcomes are being mapped to program outcomes, and assignments that provideevidence of student learning are being collected and reviewed. Assignments that are identified

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

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2003 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

consists of approximately 700 undergraduate students,currently divided among 5 major fields (Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Science,Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering). Part of Bucknell’s focus on undergraduate education isa commitment to small class sizes. Half of the classes at Bucknell have 18 students orfewer and courses with more than 35 students are typically split into two sections.However, there are several exceptions to this course-size rule, found primarily in first-yearintroductory classes.Exploring Engineering is an introduction to engineering course taken by all 200 incoming first-year engineering students. The objectives of this course are given in Table 1.Table 1: Course objectives for Exploring Engineering

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Capstone Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thompson; Craig Gunn; Craig Somerton

gather theirperspective concerning the technical expertise of the faculty advisor and its impact on the designproject. Their survey is shown in Fig. 2. Unfortunately, only eight of the twenty industrialsponsors responded to the request for information.Results of the student survey are shown in Table 1. On this table the authors have also providedtheir assessment as to the level of relevant technical expertise the faculty advisor brought to thedesign project. Comparing the authors’ assessment with the student design team’s assessment onthe level of relevant technical expertise of the faculty advisor, we see good agreement, though thestudents seem to overrate the advisor’s level of relevant technical expertise. For the twentyprojects, the authors

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

Session 2533 Teaching Design for Energy Sustainability Doanh Van, PhD., PE., CEM Union UniversityAbstract“Increasingly, investors are diversifying their portfolios by investing in companies that set industry-wide best practices with regard to sustainability”1. Sustainability has become yet anotheruniversal trend, besides total quality management, six sigma and total customer satisfaction, thatbusinesses and industries must adapt to remain competitive in the global market. Industries areadapting to Corporate Sustainability and, as a result, engineers

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Burnham; Don Millard

, compelling, and interactive ways.1 Simultaneously, our insatiable desire for more electronics functionality and higherperformance computing – increases the demand for companies to hire students with advancedskills in science, math, engineering and technology. Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)degree programs are exhibiting large enrollments in engineering schools. According to John Wiley& Sons, Inc., the circuit analysis, electronics, and signals & systems market is estimated to involvemore than 100,000 students in 2003-2004. This large population generates a tremendous need forinteractive educational materials that are able to cover a broad spectrum of engineering conceptsand applications. ECE degrees also open doors to other

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

doesnot warrant a conclusion on the effect of the gender orientation of the design task on design teamperformance. Therefore, further experimentation is recommended.1. Introduction Due to their numeric minority in the engineering classroom, female students in engineeringprograms often report feeling isolated and undervalued by their male peers. For instance, a recentstudy reported that women are less likely to plan on attending graduate school because of theirdiscomfort in the engineering academic environment [1]. This discomfort may be furthermagnified in a product design team environment resulting in inhibited performance within a mixed-gender team. Accordingly, homogeneous design teams were found to be better performing whencompared to

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Construction Engineering Advances I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaughn Whisker; Sai Yerrapathruni; John Messner; Anthony Baratta

experiment suggest that students can very quickly gain experience bydeveloping and critiquing construction schedules in a full-scale virtual environment. Thestudents were also very engaged by this type of interactive learning experience. We envisionimportant applications of this type of learning environment to improve construction educationthrough the use of different case study projects. By using virtual reality, we can supplementactual construction site visits with virtual, interactive site experiences. These experiences willallow students to experiment with different construction sequences, temporary facility locations,trade coordination, safety issue identification, and design improvements for constructability.1. IntroductionStudents in Civil

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Wayne Sarasua

Session 2037 Including Geomatics as an Essential Element of the Civil Engineering Curriculum Wayne Sarasua1, William J. Davis2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 2 Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The Citadel, Charleston, SCAbstractMany civil engineering programs at major Universities are struggling with how to accommodatesurveying in an already crowded undergraduate curriculum. Some schools continue to require anintroductory surveying class. Others have decided to abandon a surveying

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Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi; Nick Safai

Session 3560An Institutional Assessment Process in Recruiting, Retention, Orientation and Placement of Minority Students Dr. Fazil T. Najafi1 & Dr. Nick M. Safai2 1 Professor, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida / 2 Chair/Professor, Engineering Department, Salt Lake City CollegeAbstractThe paper presents a model that may be used by an institution of higher education (IHS) toenhance its existing graduate minority enrollment. It is essential for any IHS to have a short- andlong-range strategic plan. As an essential element of any

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

design and nurturing artistic expression can result in the exploration ofrelated technical issues such as structures and construction being relegated to a more cursory role.Architecture schools have been criticized for failing to provide sufficient technical education andpreparation for the realities of practice [1]. Deficiencies in knowledge-development related toconstruction and building technologies has often been a specific point of criticism. This is basedin part on the perception that the emphasis in design studio on aesthetics, history, and theoryresults in the students graduating with limited knowledge base in building technology andconstruction. In response, some argue that the mandate of architectural education is to cultivateskills in

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Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

value to anyone who is interested in providing verticallyintegrated, multidisciplinary, practice-based engineering design experiences.Entrepreneurship and teachingBetween 1980 and 1988, during which time the Fortune 500 companies lost in excess of 3.5million jobs, 17 million new employment positions were created by entrepreneurship start-upenterprises. Then, in 1990 alone, 500,000 businesses were founded by self-employedentrepreneurs.1 Today, nearly 50 percent of the growth in the US economy can be explained byentrepreneurial activity.2 These impressive statistics make a strong case for entrepreneurship asone way to drive economic growth.Since “real world” economic success requires both technical feasibility and economic viability

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Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

FE TABAMO; CRISTINO CARBONELL; Conchita Javier; Clarita Guevara

in the learning unit. Derivations offormulas are explicitly provided. All modules of Plane Trigonometry utilized the Expository type.The Exploratory type provides the learner with guided questions that lead him to the definitions ofthe concepts of the learning unit. The learner experiences deriving mathematical formulas byhimself through self-discovery activities. All but two learning units of the modules on SolidGeometry made use of the Exploratory type.Each module consists of the following sections: 1. Cover Page – which states the learning unit 2. Overview – which discusses the concepts to be learned and, for most units, practical applications of these concepts

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DEED Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

Session 2045 Effect of Guided Research Experience on Product Design Performance: A Pilot Study Gül E. Okudan 1 and Bonnie Osif2 School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs 1 Engineering Library2 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802AbstractTeams are used in industry, not only to increase productivity in solving problems but also to formand sustain strategic capabilities through employee learning. To prepare students for similarproblem