Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Johnson; Jeffrey Will

andproteins using the various software packages. In addition, they were able to download their ownprotein database files and bring them into the visualization laboratory. Molecules or structuresthey were having difficulty understanding were prepared and shown on the system. Page 9.1086.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationVector Fields A challenging concept for many of our students in our third calculus course involves thevisualization of three-dimensional vector fields and associated curl

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James West; Dennis Miller; Daina Briedis

-engineering” students at MSU takethree semesters of required courses before entering a major, there is a significant discontinuitybetween the learning and application of the enabling sciences of math, physics and chemistry.More effective use of the required humanities and social science courses was also encouraged,although this is a difficult coordination and management problem on a campus as large asMSU’s (40,000+ students). In particular, the need for improved writing skills was frequentlyidentified. Alumni further recommended the integration of laboratory experiences with themainstream chemical engineering courses allowing students to exercise problem-solving skills inexperiments with a clear purpose. The need to revise the process control course

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Berliner-Heyman; Nicole Koppel; Rosa Cano; Siobhan Gibbons; Howard Kimmel

objectivessuch as classes, laboratories, hands-on activities, field trips, mentoring sessions etc. arespecific to appropriate grade course work. Each group has a main thematic unit linkingall other subjects and activities. Each group thematic unit and academic curriculum isaligned with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for appropriate grade levelsproviding students with prior knowledge upon which we could build. FEMME groupsand their thematic focus are as follows: FEMME4--Environmental Science FEMME5--Aerospace Engineering FEMME6--Mechanical Engineering FEMME7--Chemical Engineering FEMME8—Biomedical EngineeringLooking at FEMME7 (Chemical Engineering), as an example, the seventh grade girlslearn about chemical engineering and

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael Flynn; Gordon Carichner; Dennis Sylvester; David Blaauw; Catharine June

Table 3: Graduate VLSI requirements. 427:VLSI Design I 470: Computer Architecture OR 478: Logic Synthesis and Optimization 522: Analog Integrated Circuits OR 523: Digital Integrated Circuit Technology 627: VLSI Design II Table 4: VLSI graduate kernel courses. 413: Monolithic Amplifier Circuits 483: Compiler Construction 423: Solid-State Devices Laboratory 522: Analog Integrated Circuits 425: Integrated Circuits Laboratory 523: Digital Integrated Circuit Technology 470: Computer Architecture 527: Layout

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey

normally taught inelectronics is not included, but the material omitted is of little use from a systems perspective.The third benefit achieved by combining digital material with analog in this course is that thestudents complete the course doing something enjoyable. Even the most jaded engineer mustadmit that digital logic is much less stressful to understand than analog. This enjoyable secondhalf of the semester helps keep students enthusiastic about IT.Below are listed the topics covered in the analog portion of this class. The particular aspects ofdigital systems to which each pertains is in brackets. In all cases, laboratory experiments usingreal hardware are used to reinforce the concepts. • DC circuits and Ohm’s Law [This gives an

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

programs have incorporated practice-orientedexperiences into the curriculum by the addition of multiple laboratory experiences, designcourses4, and project classes. Introduction to Industrial Automation is an important course inthe fourth semester of both curriculums, intended to be a blend of these three types of practice-oriented courses. It serves as an important “building-block” in both programs, helping build afoundation for higher level integrated design courses.To help support the project-oriented nature of the course, each individual student is assigned ahardware kit containing an Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and an AtmelAVR microcontroller. The list of assigned sensors, switches, and other input/output (I/O)devices

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

, but, as they learn more process control theory, theycan study, understand and modify the subpanels, which perform the control actions. Thesoftware is designed to work as a general control program for the LEGO RCX brick and willwork with any sensors and control elements that can be interfaced with the RCX brick.Development of the Laboratory Kits Flexible, inexpensive kits were developed which students used to quickly put togethersmall processes and their control systems. The kits contained a pump, two tanks, and a variety ofpiping, fittings and sensors. The main pieces have quick release fittings1 allowing a process,including sensors and control valves, to be assembled quickly and easily. Students connected thesensors and control valves

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

with a 100 ft ethernet cable was located in a nearby laboratory in closeproximity to the launch site within the transmission range of the wireless transmitter to provide aseamless connection to the wired network. Appropriate settings were achieved to transmit the streamingvideo pertaining to the live blimp launch using one of the web servers on campus.Interested readers can acquire more information on the wireless ACCESS POINT and wireless PCNetwork Card from the website of the vendor 6.Blimp launch on November 21, 2003Goal (v) was demonstrated during the launch at NASA WFF on November 21, 2003.The gondola that was developed and instrumented for the Phase-I efforts worked adequately. However,the shape of the gondola did not allow for it to be

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Peerman; Michael Payne; Vivian Chang; Sonya Havens; John Lendvay; Eliot Metzger

data logging system (Loveland, CO) facilitated field measurements ofdissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, specific conductance, and oxidation-reduction potential.HACH CEL/890 advanced portable laboratory equipment (Loveland, CO) facilitatedmeasurements of ortho-phosphates, nitrates, and turbidity. Research Assistants also obtained andstored water samples that were taken back to the USF lab for further analyses. Among these,total coliform was measured using the most probable number technique and Hach MEL/MPNTotal Coliform and E. Coli Laboratory (Loveland, CO); total solids were measured by EPAstandard procedure, biochemical oxygen demand was measured using either a Hach BODTrakapparatus (Loveland, CO) or standard methods specified by the American

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

temperature distribution, the heat transfer coefficient along the fin is assumed to be constant.This assumption is technically not correct as the temperature along the fin varies.Recently, a laboratory exercise in which students were to design, build, and test an “infinitely long”fin was proposed by Abu-Mulaweh [5]. One common question posed by students is “What valueshould we use for the heat transfer coefficient?” Apparently, most undergraduate textbooks do notaddress this issue directly. Thus, the motivation for this work is an attempt to answer that question.This paper examines the assumption that the heat transfer coefficient is constant and proposes asimple approach to estimate the average total heat transfer coefficient for a long cylindrical

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

Session Number 3668 Development and Assessment of Tutorials for Introductory Engineering Dynamics Lesley Ann Low*, Paula R.L. Heron, Brian C. Fabien, Per G. ReinhallDepartment of Physics, University of Washington/Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington/*currently at Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. Introductory engineering dynamics is an important course for (at least) three reasons. First, it is essential to have a strong grasp of the concepts covered in the course when pursuing a degree in engineering. Second, it is a required course for most engineering departments and is the first engineering course that covers both

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

) many students have said that theyappreciated they project, that they learned a lot, or that it was the best part of the course becauseit helps them to understand how the course material comes together. Thus, engineers aremotivated to learn chemistry when they see the relevance of chemistry to engineering.5 The Laboratory ExperienceThe laboratory has been essential to the success of this new course. Evaluations of the previousmaterials science course indicated that lack of a regularly scheduled lab was a seriousshortcoming. Students felt the course material was too theoretical and not relevant to real life.The occasional lab or demonstration in the old course was always mentioned by students asbeing the high point of the course. Incorporating

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education" Session 3130the freshmen year in GE program, theme related problems will be dealt with on a lower level orusing simulation models like the Alice system12 and laboratory exercises that do not requireupper level curriculum knowledge. As the student progresses through the curriculum, the sameand new sustainability problems will be addressed with increasing sophistication using morerecently acquired skills and knowledge from engineering and other courses. Successfulimplementation of this proposal will be used as a model for incorporating similar

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

and then provide service to the students and administration.The FutureWEFIG was formed so that the women faculty would have more of a voice in theCollege. The Dean has been supportive of our request to conduct a self-study to evaluate‘where we are and what we need’ with concerns of equity a driving force. However, self-studies must be used carefully. They may indeed identify problems that can be fixed withrelative ease, such as salary disparities or laboratory space allocation bias. Such Page 9.7.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

colleges and MSU-Bozeman dedicated to providing undergraduate research and scholarship opportunities for American Indian students in career fields of science, math and engineering. • Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP): MAP is a summer academic enhancement program designed for American Indian juniors and seniors in high school. MAP has been running for 22 years and has hosted over 300 students from all over the U.S. MAP is a six- week program that provides pre-college academic preparation, and offers students experience in a scientific-research laboratory. Eighty percent of students from MAP enter college. • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): The AISES student chapter at MSU was chartered

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

. Each week, students participate in acreativity/teamwork exercise. These activities will be described in the paper. Students evaluatetheir peers’ teamwork skills at mid and end semester via web based software. This work isfunded is partially with an NSF Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) GrantAward 0127139. A description of the creatively/teamwork exercises as well as the lessons ondesign, ethics and project management will be made available athttp://www.humboldt.edu/~eae1/CCLI02/.Introduction and Course DescriptionFaculty members in Humboldt State University’s (HSU) Environmental Resources Engineering(ERE) program are revitalizing an introductory course, ENGR 215: Introduction to Design, toimprove the retention and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitch Keil; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

© 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmade. As well, based on the initial mass of a specimen and the mass after thermal distortiontesting, a percent degradation loss of specimen can be determined.Methodology The defined testing methodology consists of four major steps, which are described in the nextparagraphs. It is important to note that all specimens preparation and testing needs to beperformed in a controlled laboratory environment. Temperature was controlled at 23.9±1.1°C,and relative humidity was controlled at 50±3%. The four steps are: • Preparation of Disc Shaped Specimens • Scratch Hardness Testing • Thermal Distortion Testing • Testing Methodology1. Preparation of Disc Shaped Specimens

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

each school) connected in a network, with Internet access.The implementation of the program started in February of 2002; it has been dimensioned to serve10 thousand students per year, including the qualification of teachers and technical staff for thenext four years.7. Infra Structure of the ProjectThe project physical infra structure counts with 16 laboratories with 20 points of network each,in according to the international pattern EIA/TIA 568-A, where each lab contains one Rack withkey and the local network active element (Switch 24 doors 10/100 MBITS).The whole project is compounded by: 320 Celeron computers 800 MHZ/ Disk of 20GB and 128MB RAM/ Colored monitor with 15”/ CDRom/ Stabilizer; Supply of 32 printers, 2 for each lab;Large b and

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Patterson; C. Richard Helps

. The competition also hasto be structured to help ensure its success. Some recommendations for competition include: • Group the students into teams that are balanced in ability so that the competition is fair. • Make sure that the objective is well matched to the engineering technology concept being taught. • Maintain and encourage contact with the students. • Encourage cooperation among the students. • Give prompt feedback to the students. • Emphasize planning and time management. • Maintain an appropriate balance between classroom and laboratory time so that the students are able to work productively in the laboratory. • Encourage students to respect and benefit from each others diverse viewpoints

Conference Session

Innovations in Learning by Doing

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wood; David Hansen; Brian Self

, or could be used in arecitation section. Some examples include a model rocket launch, a catapult project, and aCharpy test demonstration. Details of these projects (Self and Redfield, 2001) as well asdifferent assessment techniques (Self et al, 2003) have been previously reported. During the pastyear, we added a LEGO® car competition laboratory to help students understand the fundamentalconcepts of rigid body kinetics.LEGOs® aren’t just your children’s simple playthings anymore. Educators are using advancedmechanical products to teach students about compound belt drives, gearing, and pulleys(www.lego.com). LEGO® Mindstorm includes a programmable “brick” that is being used toteach robotics (Klassner, 2003), chemical engineering concepts

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 2000 3. COSMOSWorks Online User’s Guide, COSMOSWorks 2003 SP1.2, Copyright 1997-2003, Structural Research & Analysis CorporationRobert G. RyanRobert Ryan received his PhD degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles.He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University,Northridge. He is the coordinator for the department’s Measurements Laboratory and Thermo-fluids Laboratory. Page 9.1348.11 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shakil Akhtar; Alaa Aly

A Course on Computer Networks Based on CC2001 Shakil Akhtar and Alaaeldin A. Aly College of Information Technology UAE University {s.akhtar, aly}@uaeu.ac.ae Abstract cryptographic algorithms and security protocols. It isThis paper presents the laboratory contents of an updated noted that because of the difficulty of both cryptographiccomputer networks course offered at the undergraduate algorithms and security protocols and also the need forjunior or senior level. The

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Rennels; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

laboratories, etc. In this section, the survey did not change considerably from the 1999survey. In 2003 of the 37 four-year schools that responded, 79% reported that they are known asa university. Interestingly, 79% of the respondents in 1999 also said they were called auniversity. The next most used name is college at 13%. Table 1. Type of Institution for Four-Year Schools 1999 and 2003. 60 79% 50 40 79% 30 20 10

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Meade

profitability. I spent two class periods describing our businesspractices. I will briefly review the business issues as described to the students because thebusiness aspects were essential to the ethics instruction.Our mock firm must bill our clients and collect funds totaling a certain amount each month or wewill not be able to cover our operating costs. We did an approximate calculation of our revenueneeds for our firm based on a multiplier of 3. For that specific period I assigned a position toeach class member such as project engineer, laboratory supervisor, technician, drill rig operatorand helper. I assigned typical salaries to each position, totaled them and multiplied by 3 to covertaxes, insurance, retirement, health benefits, and office and

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

programming language that was usedfor data acquisition. The senior telecommunications systems course emphasizes voice and data "Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education"communications techniques. There are approximately seven laboratory experiments coveredwithin this course. Each of the experiments utilizes LabVIEW and typically requires two weeksto complete. As part of the course requirements, students complete a group project in place oftaking a final exam. Students select the team members and the project. Four team memberschose to work on this remote sensing project.A detailed listing of the

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay

-on experience. Accordingly they try to address the practical aspect in more detail.This is more in line with the philosophy adopted in a majority of engineering technologyprograms in the United States. However in the opinion of the author the instruction forthe course in mechanical design needs to be a balanced mix of theory and practice.Within the US, as already noted, the curricula are divided as to whether to deliver thecontent of the design of machine elements primarily as a lecture format, or to have acombined lecture laboratory format. In the laboratory sessions (typically 3 hours aweek), the students work in groups on a detailed design project in various areas ofmachine elements, usually culminating in the design of machineries, such

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

number of the course offerings are taught by full-time faculty.1.7 Class sizes at an appropriate level.1.8 Innovative instructional approaches incorporated into the classroom, as appropriate.Goal 2 – Physical FacilitiesEnsure appropriate physical facilities.2.1 The academic department provides students with adequate information regarding department equipment and facilities.2.2 Students are satisfied with general purpose classrooms, computer laboratory facilities, and support.2.3 Faculty members are satisfied with general purpose classrooms, computer laboratory facilities, and support.2.4 Equipment and technology in support of research is

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Erbe; F. Wilhelm Bruns

investigation to the internal dynamics of the rest. In laboratory work this principle isused to construct reproducible experiments, but also mentally it is used to think about systems inhypothesis and mental experiments. Today laboratories, being more and more penetrated bycomputers, a free and easy distribution of a system between reality and virtuality has someadvantage. Certain well known aspects of a system can be represented in a formal way byalgorithms in the computer, others to be investigated in more detail are represented in reality, butcoupled to a dynamic surrounding. This allows completely new forms of easy experimental workand learning. Here hyper bonds come into play.In order to provide arbitrary boundary conditions, we must have a

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

Session 2615 Alternate Approach in Analyzing Structures Utilizing LabVIEW Shahnam Navaee Georgia Southern UniversityAbstractIn the presented paper a new approach for investigating the behavior of structures subjected to loadsis proposed. In this unconventional and interesting method of analysis, classical theoretical methodsin analyzing structures are formulated using the programming features of LabVIEW to yield thedesired output. The LabVIEW software tool is primarily developed by National Instruments, Inc. toaid the investigators in controlling laboratory

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

, including but not limited to laboratory research, case studies, and tutorials on advancedtopics. If a faculty member is willing to supervise the student project, the student must prepare aproposal for the project and submit the proposal to the department head. The independent studyproposal should include a statement of the problem to be addressed or topic to be investigated inthe independent study, an overview of the proposed research plan or a syllabus, any deliverables,and a timeline for the project. All students who take an independent study are required to presenta seminar to faculty and students and prepare a final paper on the results of their work. A copyof all final papers is kept by the department.HonorsLafayette College specifies that