Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko

2004-730 Optimizing Student Learning in a BME Capstone Design Course Sequence Richard J. Jendrucko Jack F. Wasserman Biomedical Engineering Program The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleIntroductionThe undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) program at the University ofTennessee, Knoxville (UTK) was initiated in the fall of 2000. The 136 semester-hourcurriculum was designed to prepare students for a variety of careers and to meet ABETaccreditation requirements. Among the most prominent of the ABET requirements is thatthe curriculum include a capstone

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Parent

Using open-ended design projects in an open lab to teach lifelong learning skills in an IC design course D. W. Parent EE Department, San Jose State University, San Jose CA 95192-0084, email dparent@email.sjsu.edu, PH 408.924.3863, FX 408.924.3925The ABET criterion, recognition for and the ability to engage in life-long learning, is one of themost important, given that we as engineering educators can not teach every concept that studentswill encounter over the span of a 20-40 year career as an engineer. We believe that one methodto teach and verify this critical skill in the area of Integrated Circuit (IC) design, is to have thestudents learn

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Entrepreneurship Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Batta; Ron Zuckerman

Engenius Solutions: Creating an Entrepreneurial Revolution at RHITAndrew Batta, Aaron Capizzi, Jonathon Fruchte, Ron Zuckerman, and Dan Moore1 Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUndergraduate engineering is changing at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology throughEngenius Solutions. Funded by a grant from the Lilly Foundation, Engenius Solutionsallocates financial and intellectual resources in an effort to help undergraduate engineersthink like entrepreneurs as well as engineers in their careers. Project ideas are solicitedfrom students, faculty, staff and the general public for evaluation by Engenius Solutions.Those ideas that meet the specific criteria establish by Engenius Solutions are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Edgar

of Engineering Educationtypes, and special features which can only be determined by working through thedrawings. The third goal is to teach AutoCAD. “Do you know AutoCAD?” is still the mostcommon question students are asked during job interviews. By learning it during thesophomore year, it becomes a tool that they can use throughout their college career. The course was developed to fit into the curriculum between Surveying in the Fallof sophomore year and the breadth of CE courses at the junior years. Because it usesland descriptions and legal documentation, Surveying is a prerequisite course. It alsofunctionally limits the class to Civil Engineering students. The course also has a co-requisite of Mechanics of Materials to ensure

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mousa Gargari

the reviewers for their constructive suggestions. Biographical Information Dr. Mousa Tabatabai Gargari received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from University of Tabriz, Iran in 1967, and his Master’s degree in Structures from University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois in 1976. After twenty years of engineering career in construction and design of heavy industrial projects he pursued his education towards a Ph.D. in Building Engineering “Behavior Modification of Space Trusses” in Concordia University, Montreal Canada. Dr. Gargari is a registered professional Engineer in Ohio and Quebec, specializing in design and consulting in material handling structures; racks and mezzanines as well as computer aided

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

CAD are usually the first phase inpreparing students for careers in mechanical design. After surveying on-line materialsfrom several institutions, the objectives for an introductory course are strikingly similar.The courses outlines all contain statements about introducing the student to establishedstandards of design documentation through technical drawings. Additionally, manycourses include a phrase about familiarizing the student with machine components.The topics presented in virtually every introductory technical drawing and CAD courseincludes: • Geometric constructions: ability to use graphical methods to solve analytical geometry problems. • Orthographic projection: ability to draw an object at 900 intervals to

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mott

limitations and the ability to manage the process. The use of calculation softwarefacilitates this process and allows students to produce more robust designs. This paper outlinesthe advantages of employing industry-standard calculation software within undergraduatecurricula on mechanical design.Author’s BackgroundThe author of this paper is a professor emeritus of engineering technology at the University ofDayton in Dayton, Ohio. He started his academic career in 1966 teaching a variety of courses inthe Mechanical Engineering Technology program and he continues to teach to this day. Besidesthe course in Design of Machine Elements, he has taught most of the major courses in theprogram and has contributed to the development of the curriculum and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

and moreseasoned engineering educators are being increasingly asked to produce as the building block of theirprofessional careers. New Engineering Educators need to incorporate a strong Teaching Philosophy aspart of their promotion and tenure dossiers, while more experienced educators will use it for advancementand promotion. In both cases, a clear and meaningful Teaching Philosophy is a critical point at the time ofbeing considered for employment at another institution.This paper addresses the author’s visions and experiences in the development of a Teaching Philosophythat conveys his own personal visions of the University and Department while gives the audience aframework to develop their own. There are four main critical points that

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Hutchinson; Larry Erickson; David Steward; Lakshmi Reddi; Alok Bhandari

Engineering Certificate program has also been developed at KSU topromote interdisciplinary education in geoenvironmental engineering. The educational objectivesof the certificate program include (i) preparing graduates for careers related to geoenvironmentalengineering; (ii) promoting interdisciplinary educational experiences in geoenvironmentalengineering; and (iii) enhancing interactions among faculty and students in allied science andengineering disciplines related to geoenvironmental engineering. The certificate program will beadministered and coordinated by the civil engineering department and the geoenvironmentalengineering faculty will review the certificate program periodically. Faculty members withteaching and research interests in

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

Online Campus. Prior to his teaching career, Dr. Trippe worked for 33 years as an engineer andmanager in the defense industry.Rochester Institute of TechnologyElectrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department78 Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, New York 14623Email address: aptiee@rit.eduWeb Site: www.rit.edu/~aptieePhone : (585) 475-6537 Page 9.860.7 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ÆÉ 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Frenzel

-year period of the grant. These topics have been confirmed by industryinput and agreement via the Emerging Electronics Curriculum Task Force (EECTF).However, a complete list of topics and requests for potential new topics is now under wayto provide a more conclusive and better validated topic list. Electronics experts(especially those with current industry experience) are encouraged to visit the web site,review modules under development, and complete the new survey (link provided on theopening page) at www.work-readyelectronics.org • Switching power supplies (regulators, DC-DC converters, inverters and UPS). • Switching amplifiers (class D, E and F) • Introduction to the electronic industry, jobs and careers. • Difference between

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Visco

the first homework assignment, the same of the student. [4]Such an approach, right from the beginning, demonstrates in a clear way that the instructor wantsto know more about the student. While most students will give back what is asked for in oneparagraph, several students take this as an opportunity to reflect on their life and career choice (infive pages!). As an additional benefit, the instructor can determine from reading the biographieswhether or not some situations exist in a student’s life that can affect their performance in class(single parent, disability, off-campus job, etc.)2. Have the students pick up the first exam or first quiz by coming to your office.There are certain students, no matter how much you beg them about

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

appeal to many who arethinking of a chief engineer career but are not yet ready to take the whole certificate.Similarly, the individual course modules that form the bulk of the certificate can be takenin any order or simply as single modules within a different training program. The first Page 9.1246.6complete delivery of the whole certificate has been scheduled throughout 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe approach taken to create this certificate has demonstrated the robustness of the 9

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robbins; Rajapandian Ayyanar; Paul Imbertson; Ned Mohan; Ben Oni

described in the following sections.Learning-Outcome Based Course RestructuringThe learning outcome of each course is solid understanding of fundamentals in a way that makesthem relevant to current industrial practices and prepares students for a lifelong learningincluding graduate studies for a research-oriented career. In addition, we recognized that mostinterested undergraduate students take only one course in each of these areas. Perhaps, theyshould take only one course, thus allowing them to attend courses in complimentary fields suchas digital control, applications of digital signal processors, and so on to receive a broadereducation.In light of these objectives and constraints, we decided to offer only one course in each field atthe

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationRUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services inengineering education in the international arena. He has had a long career in education: faculty member atMIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University ofMassachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware.BETHANY S. OBERST is James Madison Distinguished Professor at James Madison University inVirginia. She has served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and as Executive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Leiffer

work in the medical device industry or in service organizations can be exposed to awide range of career options before graduation.WorkshopsOne or more BME workshops are presented annually at LeTourneau University for students inthe concentration. These presentations are also open to other students, faculty, and the localmedical community. Experts from various disciplines related to BME present material used tosupplement the formal educational component of the program. Junior and senior level studentsparticipate in these workshops and complete additional assignments based on the material.Participation in at least two workshops is required for graduation.Generally, visiting scholars come from collaborating institutions which provide

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Mills; William Cleghorn

, American Society for Engineering Education”With an MMO funded project with industry, students in their final year can potentially achieve significantbenefits from real-life engineering experiences to enhance their experience, better preparing them for theirfuture careers. Additionally, in support of MMO Connections Program, the many industries, both small andlarge, have engineering problems which require solution within the time frame of a thesis project, therebyproviding both practical and useful training problems. The authors have been coordinators of this important program at the University of Toronto since itsinception in 1990. Over 150 students have participated at the University of Toronto. This representsapproximately 15 percent of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leotis Parrish; Devdas Pai

well as successful test-taking and situation-handlingtechniques. Our results have been very encouraging, and an unexpected additional benefitobserved is the increased confidence of SI leaders in their own knowledge and communicationsskills and an increased interest in exploring academia as a career option. Page 9.110.2Results Figures 1 and 2 provide the ethnic and gender breakdown of the 10 course sectionsserved by the program in the Fall 2002 semester. Ethnic minorities constitute a minimum of 80%of the classes and women a minimum of 20% of the classes. Table 1 and Figure 3 show thequantitative impact of the program on student

Conference Session

Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenming Zhang

students so they canhave successful careers in bioprocess related industries, such as food, biochemical, andbiopharmaceutical. Unit Operations in Biological Systems Engineering (BSE 3524),hereafter referred to as “Unit Ops”, is offered to the students in the second semester oftheir junior year, and it consists of two 50-minute lectures and one 165-minute laboratorysession per week. This course is the first technical elective course for students electingthe Bioprocess Engineering option. Before taking this course, the students will havetaken the following courses: calculus, physics, freshman chemistry, mathematics,Biological Systems Engineering Laboratories (sophomore); Thermodynamics ofBiological Systems (first semester in junior year); and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

, it is criticalto get familiar with what the department expects at the beginning of their career. Nevertheless,the current system does not help to build upon the unique strength of individual faculty,contribute to department cohesiveness, or to fit current needs as evaluation strategy.The main elements for the evaluation process can be research, teaching, and service. In researchinstitutions, the emphasis is placed more on research than teaching. However, it is very importantto do a good job in teaching even in primarily research-focused institutions. An employee needsto find out what the chair expects from the faculty in these three areas. For research, areas ofnational presentations, proceedings, refereed and non-refereed journal articles

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

today’s technology, utilizing and integratingcomputers within the control loop is essential. An innovative feedback control laboratory has been developed in the department ofengineering technology at University of Central Florida to fill this need. The laboratory isequipped with some of the most frequently used control systems in engineering and industry. It isdesigned to bridge the gap between theory and real-life problems, and to give the studentsvaluable hands-on experience to help them better prepared for their careers. A number ofpractical feedback control system experiments are being developed that will allow students anopportunity to develop appropriate transfer functions and control programs for closed-loopsystem with a computer in

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

industry in the SiliconValley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. Hisexpertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET andGigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published byPrentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several researchpapers in IEEE journals and conferences.ESSAID BOUKTACHE is a member of the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at PurdueUniversity Calumet. Dr. Bouktache received his MS and Ph. D in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio StateUniversity in 1980 and 1985

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach

large pieceof equipment seemed to make the first year female engineering students comfortable as well.K-12 Outreach ActivitiesAs part of the grant requirement, HSU SWE madeeight outreach visits with the flume during the 2000-2001 academic year. The SWE President VicePresident insured the success of this portion of theproject. Over the course of the year, the flume wastaken to the local indoor shopping mall; two middleschools; one high school; the elementary school forthe Hoopa Native American reservation; the highschool and community college career fair; a workshopfor junior high school girls; a SWE organized icecream social for science fair attendees and lastly, theflume was presented to the Redwood DiscoveryMuseum. Over 750 children

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman; Dugan Um

. Page 9.1166.6 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReference[1] Benjamin C. Kuo, Farid Golnaraghi, "Automatic Control Systems",John Wiley & Sons; 8th edition Sep. 2002[2] Katsuhiko Ogata, "Modern Control Engineering (4th Edition)", Prentice Hall; 4th edition, Nov. 2001[3] http://www.coe.neu.edu/set/listserv.htmlDugan UmDugan Um achieved his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Wisconsin atMadison. After his dissertation, he joined Caterpillar Inc as a research engineer. After about 4years of industrial experience he started teaching career in the Texas State University at

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Stanton; David Murphy

Society for Engineering Educationoffer a degree in Fire Safety Engineering Technology. Of these, only a few institutions offer firesafety engineering classes via the web. A 2000 survey of metropolitan fire departments by Sturtevant indicates thatapproximately three-quarters of fire service professionals currently possess some type of 2-yeardegree, and that less than 25% of the same group has a four-year degree1. However, many ofthese professionals feel the pressure to obtain a four-year degree in order to increase theiropportunities for career advancement. For instance, Deputy Chief Hannan of the Charlotte FireDepartment has stipulated that a four year degree is mandatory beginning 2005 for advancementto a chief officer2.Distance Education

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Gu

which students will have high motivation. They are described as follows2: 1. Enthusiasm: Teachers in these classes have high energy levels, and their interest in and enjoyment of the subject matter are obvious. As the students often put it “how can teachers expect us to be interested in a topic if they don’t seem interested in it” 2. Relevance: The students see course material as relevant, applicable, and important. They can relate it to their experiences and career goals. Teachers often make this relevance explicit to students through explanation and examples. 3. Organization: Teachers of these classes do not “wing it”. Their classes are organized, and their

Conference Session

BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Christensen

students each assemble an electrical circuit analog of the same system. With the models,they make measurements of pressure and flow for both healthy cardiovascular parameters andfor several common diseases.Introduction – We developed our two freshman biomedical engineering courses around three goals: 1) tointroduce beginning students to our Department and the field in general; 2) to teach basicconcepts and principles that underlie several specialties in biomedical engineering; and 3) tochallenge the students with real-world problems, giving them a chance to assess their interest andskill level early in their academic careers. The purpose of this paper is to describe how weaddressed these goals in the first-semester's class by incorporating

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Heaslip

focused.Program Participants (Students)ADMI program participants represent a wide range of industry sectors and large corporationsthrough to smaller companies. They typically carry position titles such as "Project Engineer","Design Engineer", "Maintenance Engineer", "Development Engineer" and various"Manager" titles. As well, a small portion of program participants hold senior positions (VicePresident, President, etc.) in their companies or run smaller entrepreneurial businesses.Most students indicate that they are involved in the program to develop enhanced skills tofurther their career opportunities as well as to pursue academic and professional interests andto develop enhanced professional and industry engineering credentials.Most participants receive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hallacher

and technical colleges.Complementing these programs, 2+2+2 nanofabrication education pathways have beenestablished linking 41 secondary-level Career and Technical Institutes to communitycollege associate degree programs and baccalaureate programs. To promote the 2+2+2pathways, the NMT Partnership offers enormously popular summer Nanotech Camps formiddle and high school students (grades seven and above) at the Penn StateNanofabrication Facility. To date, 479 students have attended Nanotech Camps. Inaddition, intensive, three-day professional development workshops for educators andindustry personnel have been offered continuously at the Penn State NanofabricationFacility since 1999. To date 270 Pennsylvania educators and 275 industry

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keshav Varde

Rates,” NACME Research Letter, Vo. 2 (2), 1991. 6. Snyder, N., and Bowman, B., “Improving the Pre-Engineering Education of Low-Income Minority Youth: Lessons from a Demonstration Project,” ASME Tech. Soc. Publ., Vol. 2, 1-6, 1989. 7. Baker, G., “Pre-College Preparation of Minority Students for Careers in Engineering,” Trans. of the American Nuclear Soc., Vol. 46, 35-36, 1984. 8. Das, M., “Novel Summer Camp for the Underrepresented Minority High School Students,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Washington, D.C., 1997. 9. Engineering Institutions Ranked by Minority Retention Rates and Relative Retention Index, NACME Research Letter, Vol. 4, 1997. 10.Bibliographical InformationKeshav S. Varde is a Professor of