Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Chesler; Leslyn Hall; Mark Chesler

theaterexercises built and strengthened a caring community for the participants, helped the participantsrecognize shared struggles and concerns, and had obvious immediate and potential longer-termpositive impacts on participants. Thus, participatory theater may be a novel and useful strategyfor women in engineering to discuss personal and professional concerns, find community supportaround and develop new ways of working through those concerns.I. IntroductionIn 2001, 17.5% of assistant professors, 11.1% of associate professors and 4.4% of full professorsin engineering disciplines were women [1]. Despite much progress toward provisions for equalopportunities for women, subtleties such as cognitive differences that affect professional choices,socialization

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Urban; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Basics Witha Vision, was initially offered as a means to meet the needs of these students. 1 The first courseoffering was in the Fall 2001 semester. The class met on a Friday afternoon for fifty minutesonce a week during the extent of the semester. With the exception of the meeting time, thiscourse was well received by the students and faculty member.This first course addressed the essential computer skills expected of an entering Ira A. FultonSchool of Engineering student. Students were also introduced to several computer applicationsin a variety of engineering application domains. Thus, the students were provided with a visionof the use and power of computers to encourage them to remain in the course. For those studentswho maintain the vision

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

cycle. Students spend the majority of their time on implementation.Figure 1 shows the distribution of the average students time spent on the different stagesof project life cycle. Forty percent of students’ time was spent on the implementationwhile 15% percent was spent on analysis and testing. Twenty five percent of their timewas design and 5% on training. Page 9.707.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Analysis

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineeringareas; the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to perform civilengineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professionalcomponent of the curriculum; an understanding of professional practice issues such as:procurement of work; bidding versus quality based selection processes; how the designprofessionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project; the importance ofprofessional licensure and continuing education; and/or other professional practice issues [1].Regarding this criteria, the curriculum is design to meet

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Wickert; Jack Beuth

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationteam experience in computer-aided design, analysis and manufacturing was incorporated into theintroductory mechanical engineering course using web-based tutorials. Our experience inteaching the course “Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering” is that early exposure tocomputer-aided engineering can have a major impact on the perception that first-year studentshave of the mechanical engineering profession. Comments from students via course evaluationsdocument that many students at this level are otherwise unaware that mechanical engineers usecomputers on a daily basis for design, simulation, and manufacturing operations. Figure 1

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Chawla; Ali Pourhashemi

2425 A Mass Transfer Experiment Using Deoxygenation and Aeration of Water Ramesh C. Chawla1 and Ali Pourhashemi2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 2 Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104AbstractTo demonstrate the phenomenon of mass transfer, an experiment was developed to measure theoverall and individual mass transfer coefficients in the opposite processes of deoxygenation andaeration. Both these processes have practical applications in chemical, environmental andmechanical systems.Streams of N2 (deaeration

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay

teams were also involved in mock-up situationsrequiring the application of engineering ethics. As a part of instruction the student teamswere assigned to present specific case histories covering different aspects of designprocess. This consisted of engineering successes as well as failures from the accounts ofcase histories [1]. These realistic situations from the case histories were used to illustrateand reinforce the interdisciplinary nature of engineering design. The student teamswould come prepared and present before the class the case histories and what were thelessons learned from them. The entire class participated in asking questions andcritiquing the presentations. Prior to the student team presentations, the instructor wouldoutline

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seetha Veeraghanta; Janice Frost

Integrating Sustainability Within Ethics Discourse: A Freshmen Perspective Seetha V. Veeraghanta, Janice W. Frost University of Utah, Undergraduate Studies ProgramAbstractRecently, engineering academia has recognized the importance of including ethics and the conceptof sustainability into the curriculum. This development is evidenced in the ABET guidelines, viz.,“…engineering standards and realistic constraints - economic, environmental, sustainability,ethical, health and safety, social and economic” [1].In this paper, we present the argument that incorporating theories and concepts of global resourcesustainability into a discussion of ethics enables a first-year student to comprehend

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Greg Spaulding

approach is as follows.Entrepreneurial education: • More "out of the box" thinking. • Methods not only to solve problems but also to determine what the problems are. • Projects that allow students to interact with successful entrepreneurs. • Topics that are more relevant to entrepreneurial situations. 1. Idea Generation for Entrepreneurs 2. Legal Forms of Business Structures for Entrepreneurs 3. Marketing and Sales for Entrepreneurs 4. Writing a Business Plan for Entrepreneurs 5. E-Commerce for Entrepreneurs 6. Finance for Entrepreneurs 7. Patent and Invention Protection for Entrepreneurs

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Constantinos Panayiotou; Yu Song; Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

, essentially motivated us to develop these filter design modules and demos.These modules are incorporated as part of the J-DSP1 tool. In particular, at Arizona State University(ASU), as part of an effort to introduce undergraduates in DSP to application-oriented content, we aredeveloping a series of on-line modules that include Java software, animated demonstrations, computerexercises, and video streamed lectures. In this paper, we describe the web-based educational software andthe associated on-line labs tailored to expose students in a multimedia course to the basics of digital audiocoding and audio effects. J-DSP’s role, significance, and contribution to the teaching process have been presented in somedetail earlier in [1]-[12]; and a summary of

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

• Automated assembly required for some packages • Thermal problems associated with differences in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between certain packages and the PCB substrate – typically FR-4. Figure 1. Typical SMT component packages: left, small outline (SO) transistors, right 132-pin quad flat pack (QFP).The author has been involved with SMT since the early 1990s. Believing that SMT would havea major impact on both the topics that should be taught in BS EE and EET programs, as well ason all lab-oriented courses, he proposed and was granted a sabbatical for the 1992-93 schoolyear. During that time he was employed as a senior project engineer at Delco Electronics Corp.(now Delphi Delco

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Curtis Carver

this difficulty was a result of cadet experiences in IT105, Introduction toInformation Technology and Computing. Cadets saw the course as difficult, technology centric,and irrelevant to the real world. As a result, we incorporated a number of changes into IT105 tomake it more attractive to women and minorities. These techniques can be characterized as:appeal to a broader range of cadets; enhance communications with cadets; empower cadets; and,inspire cadets. We believe these techniques are applicable to other institutions trying to recruitwomen and minorities to engineering disciplines.BackgroundThe United States Military Academy first admitted women in 1976 and currently womenrepresent approximately 15% of the Corps of Cadets [1]. Women do

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson; Mary Vollaro

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul McCright; Joanne Larsen

in practical applications of engineering only through lectures. Engineering facultymembers are being exposed to newer techniques that include active learning and cooperativeproblem solving. Despite some reluctance, they are beginning to apply these newer techniques.1In an effort to make engineering colleges more responsible for assessment of their programs, theNational Science Foundation also has funded educational research and development withconsiderable assessment planning being included in grant proposals. 1 Page 9.343.1“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

advertised specifications.Procedure - Samples of fishing line are provided to the students, along with product descriptionsfrom the manufacturers, and background and application information. The advertising claims,imaginative product names (IronSilk™, SpiderWire™, Sufix® TriTanium™ Plus) and range ofproduct prices readily lead to questions about material properties the students can explore. Thedescriptive information is organized into a table and used to create sample groups for tabulationof results. Table 1 shows descriptions for three sample groups, all of which have the sameadvertised rating of six pounds “test”. The first two sample groups are nylon, and the third groupis a fluoropolymer alloy, described by the manufacturer as a fluorocarbon

Conference Session

Role of Professional Societies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dianne Dorland

engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology, electronics and informationdevelopment or delivery. We need to take an active role in redefining the education pipeline,especially an enhanced awareness of science and math in K through 12, as well as a broadeningof the chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum. We must look to redefining the goals ofindustry and their responsibilities to society, that is, sustainable development, while we continueto support the core industries and knowledge base of chemical engineering.If we define “Industry” as where we work, “Technology” as how we work, “Education” as howwe teach/learn, and “Society” as how we behave/develop, we can readily present AIChE’shistoric role as a professional society in Figure 1. Chemical

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Barbara Gannod

Session 3661 Experiences Using Student Project to Create University Business Applications Harry Koehnemann and Barbara D. Gannod Arizona State University EastAbstractEngineers (both hardware and software) are continually developing and testing processesto create systems “better, faster, and cheaper.” A variety of software processes have beendeveloped by the software enginnering community toward this end. Among theseprocesses are eXtreme Programming (XP), Crystal, Feature Driven Development, and theRational Unified Process (RUP).1 To be attractive to potential employers

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Muslim Worlds: Introductory Workshop

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Osman El-Sayed

increase ofthe no of faculties of engineering. The new staff members earned their PhD's in the USA,Canada, France, the UK, Germany and, for a limited period, from USSR, East Germany andTchequo slovakia.Nowadays, the curricular models vary widely from one discipline to the other, with the anglosaxon model remaining the predominant one. The North American model however prevails inspecific disciplines such as electronics, telecommunications, computer engineering, petroleumengineering, biomedical engineering and aeronautical engineering.IV Student and Staff DemographicsThe number of engineering graduates from Egyptian state universities grew from 140 in fourdisciplines in 1941 to 12213 in 2001 in 14 different disciplines (Fig.1). In the same period

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mousa Gargari

used. However, the satisfaction of observing the enthusiasm demonstrated by thestudents was an added bonus.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Page 9.1022.2Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSystem Design Flowchart Mezzanine Design 1- Deck Design 2- Beam & Girder 3- 4-Base 5- 6- Bill of Column Plate Bracing MaterialsProject DescriptionMezzanines are used for creating added storage space, office, or work

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pete Hanlon; John Hill; Bryan Goda; Lisa Shay

review board members validated the USMA’s modelfor continuous assessment. USMA has developed unique practices for assessing studentperformance, including course diaries and extensive graduate surveys; practices that were inplace before the previous ABET/CAC visit and which continue to be useful. USMA also hasunique institutional structures such as a special faculty council and inter-departmental facultygoal teams that tightly integrate the development and assessment of the engineering andcomputer science programs across the academic program.1. Background The United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, is a medium-size academic institution with 4000 undergraduate students, called cadets. There are no graduatestudents

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajan B Gujjarlapudi; Kaushik Hatti; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

transformations andisolating new compounds which can be done only with Qualitative Analysis.In recent years the development of Chromatographic methods of separation and structuralanalysis by spectroscopic techniques have revolutionized the laboratory practice of organicchemistry. Nevertheless, interest in classic qualitative analysis remains high because it is aneffective and interesting means of understanding fundamental organic chemistry. The classicalsystem of qualitative analysis consists of six steps as shown in figure 1. 4 1. Preliminary examination of physical and chemical characteristics. Page 9.971.3 2. Determining physical constants

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

Session 3453 Adding Mini-Labs to ENGR101, Tulane’s Freshman Intro to Engineering Course Carol Mullenax, Cedric Walker Tulane UniversityAbstractAs part of the effort to improve the freshman engineering experience for the 2003-04 academicyear, labs were added to our required fall semester “introduction” course. The experiments wereprimarily developed and conducted by graduate students in each of Tulane’s five engineeringdepartments.The ultimate goal for these activities was three-fold: (1) get the freshmen into the research labsin small

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

. These activities included a lunch with an engineering facultymember, mini-labs taught by students in the engineering research labs, a site visit to the place ofemployment of a Tulane engineering alumna/us, and an optional field trip to Six Flagsamusement park. Page 9.721.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAdministering the lunches and labs was accomplished through a custom-designed websitedesigned by the Innovative Learning Center at Tulane.[1] Due to time constraints, alumni tripswere

Conference Session

Applications in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chen Lin; Cheng Lin

processes areadopted to achieve this goal: (1) floor-plan design and inventory control of thecomponents, (2) using Automation Studio to dynamically check each design, and (3)using industrial Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) controllers to download PLCprograms.1. IntroductionThe course of Automation and Controls offered in the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Program of the Department of Engineering Technology at Old DominionUniversity has the objective of teaching students: (1) Pneumatic components and pneumatic circuit designs. (2) Feedbacks from electrical sensors and related ladder diagrams. (3) Introduction to Programmable Logical Controllers (PLC) and PLC1,2 programs. (4) Integration of pneumatic, electrical, and/or

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Scott

these are smaller and more portable than most older experiments based onfixed wind tunnels, they are quite expensive. This means that most institutions will have onlyone of each. In large classes, this limits the amount of interaction that any individual student mayhave with the equipment.A number of institutions have created some effective low-cost rigs for various heat transferstudies. For example, Cloette [1] used the temperature distribution in a copper rod acting as a finto measure the forced convection to air from a fan. Erens [2] blew air over vertical hollow tubesof various cross sectional shapes with steam condensing on the inside. Mullisen [3] describesprojects in which students instrument heated cylinders and attached them to

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Scott

expectations are greater and their patience with problems that arenot their fault is small. Because of their relatively low level of intellectual development (Culver,[1]), students expect an experiment to work out with correct results within the time allotted.When these expectations are not met, there is a great deal of frustration which leads todissatisfaction with the course. Most students do not see a broken circuit board as an opportunityto practice problem-solving skills. Nor are they patient when the instructor cannot locate thedifficulty quickly.In addition, fewer of our student assistants (undergraduate helpers or graduate teachingassistants) have much practical experience with electronics or problem solving. In large classeswhere graduate

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Darby; Jane Fraser

programs include little business education. The CSU-Pueblo AIMprogram may be a model that others can follow to combine technical and businessknowledge and to produce graduates that industry wants. The AIM program combinescoursework for basic technical knowledge with a business minor. The AIM program wasdesigned (1) to cover technical knowledge and business knowledge in a reasonablenumber of credit hours for a baccalaureate degree, and (2) to prepare graduates for thecareer paths they follow. The model is not without its problems; articulation withcommunity colleges is difficult.In this paper we first argue that businesses want technical and business knowledge andthat, for at least some jobs, businesses would be willing to sacrifice technical

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

)17; Tullis (2001)39; Dunn-Rankin,Bobrow, Mease & McCarthy (1998)8; (Smith, 1998)37; Bhadeshia (1995)4; and Seville (2000)36.C. Integrating design in the engineering core. The goal in this category is to integrate designinto core courses that are not dedicated to design. Sample references in this category are shownhere. Gosh (2000)13 describes a seven-year experience with integrating design intoundergraduate honors theses at Brown University, Njock Libii (2002)25 describes a ten-yearexperience with integrating design in the first course in fluid mechanics; Lissenden, Salamonand Wagle ( 2002)18 discuss design projects in advanced mechanics of materials; Atherton(1998)1 discusses controls; Schilling & Hagen (2000)34, sanitary