Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pines

contactthem. The initial meeting is vital to the success of the project. It is during this meeting that thestudents should fully appreciate that this is a service learning research project and that theirresults will benefit the community. It is the responsibility of the instructor to have focused theproject so that it also supports the course outcomes.The students then propose a plan and schedule to complete the defined tasks. The plan isdiscussed with the instructor and project sponsor and modifications are made, if necessary.Student teams meet with the instructor on a weekly basis where they submit a progress report,review data, and discuss future activities. When necessary, the project sponsor is requested tocome to the weekly meetings. At the end

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki

stages positioned within each Phase. Design stages comprise a universal designprocess known by the acronym -IDEASA+ and are designed to teach students to 0) analyze-, 1)Identify, 2) Define, 3) Explore, 4) Arrange, 5) Sequence, 6) Assess, and 7) synergize+ and 8)realize a comprehensive project proposal that clearly communicates project plans (see fig 0). Ineach design stage students are provided with a Design Stage Page that contains a pair of guidedvisual thinking activities (see fig 0). Design Pages are printed on 11”x17” Tabloid size paper.Both sides of the printed worksheet are used by students as the front of the page contains atemplate for a Design Map while the back presents a template for Design Document. The front ormap side is used for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationstudies of various corporate quality systems. The ET course covered such topics as: Qualitysystems and philosophies, management systems, TQM, leadership and strategic planning, humanresource development, process management and DFM, performance measurement &benchmarking, strategic information management, QC systems design, ISO 9000, and Weibullanalysis. No outside project was required. In fact, the course was more management thantechnology, and obviously did not meet the "hands-on" emphasis that was desired in our model.It would have to be totally re-designed to do so.Could the course be re-designed to offer a six-sigma Blackbelt certification? That question iseasy to answer. It is not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Joseph Hickey, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

additionallesson plan structured activities. There are various resources available that blend into thislesson plan delivery structure. Each of the major topics, HSTI module section, has the samearray of topic index titles; Presentations, Student Handouts, Student Activities, WorksheetKeys, Quizzes, and Quiz Keys.Within each of these module sections there is a set of material that provides classroom readycontent targeted for specific grade level implementation. For example, the Presentationstopic is a collection of PowerPoint presentations. The level of intensity for thesepresentations varies from 9th grade physical science through 12th grade AP Physics or APChemistry. The instructor selects the appropriate presentation to meet the classroom needs.In

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

technical management. Includes leadership, knowledgeManagement management, strategic planning, human resources, process management, total quality, and customer satisfaction.EMEN 5020 Provides the concepts and skills necessary to financiallyFinance and Accounting for analyze projects and assess financial performance of anEngineering Managers organization. Includes time value of money, comparison of alternatives, taxes, risk management, cash flow, and financial statementsEMEN 5030 Presents the basic skills required to manage a wide range ofProject Management

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

1. Example of notes developed in Microsoft Journal Figure 2. Example of imported image (scan from text) annotated in Microsoft Journal The use of Journal improves on the author’s previous paper-based method forincorporating images in notes. Now content from a variety of sources (e.g., scans, Internet andsimulations) become part of the electronic document in their original format (vs. printed andtaped on to paper notes). The author’s initial intention was that he would use the developednotes as presentation material for his lectures and incorporate break points in the lecture todiscuss the material (more on this later). As such, these notes were planned to be complete intheir content.The Tablet PC as an Instructional Tool

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Rider

the PLC concepts just discussed.This course has been filled to capacity each quarter it has been offered. At the end of this coursestudents have rated their PLC programming confidence and their overall satisfaction in thelearning environment very high. Plans are underway to expand this course and the laboratory.IntroductionThe core engineering courses that are taught in most undergraduate programs are primarilystructured around theoretical analysis and design. Often, modern control tools such as Page 9.120.1programmable logic controllers or PLCs are not covered in the curriculum especially inProceedings of the 2004 American Society

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Steven Nichols

environmental considerations related to the chemicals used in the process, thecompany decides to construct their plant in Mexico. Technical, environmental, financial, andsafety problems arise that involve ethical issues.Synopsis: Page 9.714.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPhaust Chemical manufactures “Old Stripper,” a paint remover that currently dominates themarket.On learning that Phaust’s competitor, Chemitoil, plans to introduce a new paint remover thatmay capture the market, executives

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Phillips; Joseph Fuehne

country. Finally, students are asked to put something softlike a piece of paper and something rigid like a LEGO brick in the press and record theirobservations while actuating the press.The final model built during the workshop is a scissors lift, also highlighted in the video. Again,a slight configuration change demonstrates to the students that the lift could go to differentheights depending on the application. As with the vertical press, the students are asked tomeasure with a ruler the height attained by the lift in both inches and centimeters.ConclusionThe genesis, funding, and plan for a workshop for minority and at-risk third to fifth gradeelementary students are described. The Center for Teaching and Learning, an initiative of

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

in their view, unimportant, they tend to side with the latter faculty group. Thiscreates even more impetus for the technology driven argument to avoid the topic altogether.The Rationale for Cash Flow StatementsThe value of cash flow statements has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Althoughnewer and less comfortable than traditional balance sheets and income statements, awareness hasbecome widespread as more professionals recognize that they shed much light on the financialcondition of the enterprise. They help management understand whether their company isgenerating enough cash to support the capital investment plan. They show whether the cash flowengine (operations) is providing cash to support business expansion. They may

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Padmanabhan

pre-college students in such programs need to involve tribal college, university, and school faculty inthe development and implementation of those activities. This paper describes the experience ofthe authors in a multi-year, multi-site project funded by the Office of Naval Research providingenhancement activities for reservation middle and high school students and activities to facilitatesmooth transfer of tribal college students to four-year colleges or universities. The studentactivities in the project were planned, designed and implemented jointly by tribal college,university, and high school teachers. The program has been a success not only in terms of theincreased student enrollment in the activities but also by systemically impacting

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

and in environments with people from diverse culturesand disciplines2. We have found that the way we do project-based learning inspire andencourage students to involve and take ownership of their project. This method of teachingallows students time to wonder and to use their acquired knowledge and find newinformation. They do take responsibility of their own time and learning. Simultaneously theyexpress themselves and feel comfortable to develop in this cross-cultural environment. Eachteam is involved in defining, systematizing, planning and navigation of their own project. Onmandatory weekly meetings things such as project progress, teamwork problems,communication problems and cognitive and political problems are discussed if needed

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Stratton; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson

% Page 9.8.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”The 2002 RIT survey provided 30 different job duty choices for the alumni to identify. The 678alumni who completed the survey identified 1,764 self-described job duties. Design andDevelopment job duties were described as engineering design, consulting, hardware andsoftware design, product development, process design, system design, research and development,and product planning. Management job duties included engineering management, generalmanagement, plant engineering management, and manufacturing operations management.Quality Assurance job duties

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter; Honor Passow; Trevor Harding; Cynthia Finelli

the academic process is at stake because engineers (more often than their businesscounterparts) are responsible for the physical welfare of the consumers of the products theydesign and manufacture.In a study based on their Theory of Planned Behavior, Beck and Ajzen3 surmised that prior andfuture behavior are only correlated to the extent that the underlying determinants, such asattitudes, subjective norms, perceptions of behavioral control and intentions, have not changedover time. Thus, if a correlation exists between high school cheating and college cheating, onewould presume that the underlying determinants, what some would refer to as the morality of theindividual, have not changed from one context to the other. If such a correlation does

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Mater; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1692It is a unique challenge to work with students at both academic institutions since the studentneeds and structure of the two schools is different. The METS collaboration requires bothASU and MCCD to see the student needs from the other institution’s perspective to maintain acollaborative working relationship. This is a difficult task and requires a good management plan.A management plan which gives ASU and MCCD equivalent organizational structure is key toaccomplishing program tasks and encouraging the METS team to work closely

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Woodruff; Farhad Reza

trusses did not allow sufficient clearance for HVAC withoutmaking the ceiling elevation too low. Another story related by a recent ONU graduate, nowworking for a construction company, told of a set of plans that specified pipes which had to crosseach other at the same elevation! These types of errors translate into economic losses because ofconstruction delays and additional costs.The authors believe that some of these problems stem from the fact that engineers may not havefully considered constructability issues. One step in the right direction towards resolving thisunhappy situation may to be to encourage undergraduate student engineers to “try walking in thecontractor’s shoes”. In other words, they need to think in the same way that the

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

needs-driven engineering development that is supportedconcurrently by directed scientific research has evolved. Today, a growing percentage of continuoussystematic technological innovation in U.S. industry and mission-oriented government service isprimarily the deliberate outcome of a purposeful, planned systematic practice of innovative engineeringleadership, which includes directed engineering creativity, design, and development, and which isintegrated with phenomenon-oriented directed scientific research for complex technology developmentprojects. In this deliberate process, engineering development and scientific research are not competitors inthe nation’s innovation system  but they are interdependent and vital components with

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

the freshmen year experience with faculty from mathematics and the sciencesand linkage with the Binghamton Success Program, a federally funded effort to supportstudents from underrepresented groups in engineering. Each of the four elements will bedescribed with attention paid to assessment and planned future directions anddevelopments. The program has changed dramatically over the course of the last twoyears and has witnessed both successes, and to a lesser extent, several failures.Introduction One of the innovative features of undergraduate engineering education at the StateUniversity of New York at Binghamton is the common freshman year program,administered by the Division of Engineering Discovery and Design. Students are notrequired to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Hirleman

attend classes at Purdue during the Spring Semester 2004.The Karlsruhe students will return to Karlsruhe at the beginning of May for the Karlsruhesummer semester.Preparation of Participants: After the selection process is completed, a number of orientationactivities are conducted to prepare the students for their work and study in Germany and China.A Foreign Languages and Literature faculty member meets with each selected student to furtherevaluate language and culture skills. An individual plan of action is developed to ensure thestudent has a working knowledge of the target language prior to departure. Some students arealso asked to prepare a 20-minute presentation in German or Chinese about their ownbackground to introduce themselves to an

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

that are the result of the review. Figure 2 shows a blockdiagram of the design review process.Students are given instructions on the philosophy and mechanics of conducting design reviews. Itis emphasized that the review is a semiformal meeting with a carefully planned agenda. A keyaspect of the agenda is a list of the specific outcomes and decisions that are expected as a resultof the review. Student teams are instructed to select a meeting facilitator, individuals to discussand present each topic/design, and individuals to take notes and provide summaries at key pointsin the review. In addition to providing a lecture on the design review meeting process, sample“mock” design reviews are given to the students. Faculty members play the roles of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivram Sankar; Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

, Tallassee, AL. Mr. Clay Hamblen documented the use of thesematerials in a physics classroom for his Honors undergraduate thesis. In addition, a specialworkshop was held for 4-H students (ages ranging from nine to fourteen) in Birmingham, AL.These studies show that high school students get excited about science once they are able towork with case study CD-ROMs that use STEM extensionsFindings from Using a Case Study at a High School Level A physics teacher at a High School included the Della Steam Plant Case Study in his Page 9.1194.8lesson plan during the Fall semester of 2001. An example of how the case is incorporated intoProceedings of the

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

in St. Louis, Environmental Engineering Science Program, St. Louis, MO 63130/4University of Florida, Office of Academic Technology, Gainesville, FL 32611AbstractA comprehensive evaluation program was developed as part of an NSF Course Curriculum, andLaboratory Improvement grant to develop three undergraduate computer simulation modules.Aerosol science and technology is generally taught at the graduate level and the goal of thisprogram was to develop materials that would bring this subject to the undergraduate level. Toachieve this goal, an evaluation plan was developed that included formative and summative, andcognitive and affective measures. This was a collaboration between content and

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Jacobson

hard time getting students. The four courses were already being taught viadistance education and had off campus enrollments ranging from 10 to 40. Advanced ComputerNetworking has been taught to off campus students since the course was created in 1980.Information System Security and Information Warfare have been taught to off campus studentssince they were created in 1995. Our first few students who enrolled in the certificate programhad already taken one or more of the courses and were planning on taking most of the coursesanyway. We tried several different things to get interest including making presentations atseveral regional business meetings. Iowa State University also issued a press release which waspicked up in several

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

development”. For this paper, sustainable development will be defined as,“The acting out of cultural and economic programs that would allow the currentpopulation to live off of the resource interest provided by environmental, economic, andsocial plans, concepts, projects, and innovations without lowering the value of resourcesfor the following generations.”It is obvious that the clear goal of business is to make money, but responsibility should bespread among international and national businesses that are contributing to the problemof pollution and anti-sustainability. Too many penalties for pollution are less than thecost for cleaning the problem, so often that the option of paying penalties is chosen overfixing the problem. For some companies

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thompson; Terri Fiez; Larry Flick; Edith Gummer

Page 9.562.1problem and the desire for simplicity in a solution. A study of curriculum reform in theFoundation Coalition illustrates this very issue.2 The initial model for curriculum change usedby institutions in the coalition involved implementation and evaluation of small pilot projectsfollowed by adoption. The model became increasingly complex over time as the realities ofscale and institutional differences were factored into adoption plans. Simple pilot projects didnot address the diversity among faculty and students at the larger scale and so curriculum had tobe modified from the original concept. The Foundation Coalition adapted to the complexitiesconfronting its institutions. Addressing complexity as the Foundation Coalition did

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

appropriate now and for the foreseeable future. It also describes the new ECEcurriculum with the inevitable depth vs. breadth tradeoffs, the transition plan from EE to ECE,the preparations for the initial accreditation visit, and the results of the visit.2. BackgroundWhen the decision was made in 2001 to move to the ECE major, only four US universitiesoffered accredited majors in ECE. However, since that time it appears that a small trend hasemerged; at present the ABET web site lists accredited ECE programs at 12 universities(including WPI). The following universities offer only ECE (not EE, computer engineering, orsimilarly-named programs) as their accredited major: • Baylor University • Carnegie Mellon University • University of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Elizabeth DeBartolo

developing a plan of action. The long-term goal is to use the GraduateSeminar course as a way to help entering BS/MS students to learn the soft skills needed tosucceed from upperclassmen and build a support network among these students.BackgroundRIT’s Mechanical Engineering department has a primarily undergraduate focus, and it is a co-opinstitution, where ME students are required to complete five co-op blocks beginning in their thirdyear. RIT also offers an MS or MEng degree, depending on whether or not the student wants topursue thesis research. There are two options for pursuing a master’s-level degree: the studentmay enter as a full- or part-time student who has already completed the bachelor’s degree, or thestudent may apply for a dual BS

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

with some consultants to help to developthe new material, but their input into this course is in evaluating, not planning. A betterintegration of the consultants into the development plan should be included.” (3) “The proposal is a good start towards developing a means of providing atechnical education for non-engineers but it is weak on implementation.” (4) “We are concerned that students will not learn much about engineering”. (5) “This course doesn’t build anything — what references do they leave theclass with, how will they teach themselves in the future.” (6) “There is some concern that this will be a course without an audience. Thereis no indication that students would want to enroll, and no plan on how to

Conference Session

Library Instruction Forum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Derby; Bruce Reid

, Page 9.1113.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education● providing a list of freely accessible digital spatial database centers such as the Pennsylvania Spatial Data center (PASDA), Federal Geospatial Data Center (FGDC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Geodetic Surveys (NGS) and many others, and● planning system maintenance protocols.Most of these issues are administrative in nature. Major administrative decisions regarding theacquisition and dissemination of geospatial data had to be handled at senior levels within thelibrary system. Other decisions such as hardware configuration

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

havetraditionally been measured by engineering technology faculty the same way they are evaluatedin the workplace: “I know it when I see it.” While this method may lead to a letter grade (“Thatpresentation was pretty good – I’ll give it a B”), this is not truly assessing the student, thepresentation or the degree program. Meaningful assessment of the student or of the presentationshould include constructive feedback, and assessment of the degree program should includequalitative measurement of the necessary characteristics of a good presentation. Goodassessment practices also recommend that data be “triangulated”, or measured in more than oneway.Gloria Rogers1 has recommended a variety of assessment techniques for a comprehensiveassessment plan. All