Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

semester, yet realistic enough todemonstrate the intended concepts. 3.3 Plans for Full Development Upon successful completion of this proof-of-concept project (Phase I) – as determined bythe outcome of evaluation efforts – our full-development plans (Phase II) for this project includedesigning additional experiments for other core and regularly offered elective courses. Thesecore courses include electromagnetics, computer architecture and Electronics II (VLSI design),whereas the electives include image processing, wavelets, pattern recognition, adaptive filters,neural networks, instrumentation, DSP architectures, RF electronics and optics. The experimentsdesigned for electives will be drawn from advanced topics of BME that are closely

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Adams; Faramarz Mossayebi

of Electrical & Computer Engineeringat Youngstown State University pursuing a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.He is interested in the area of Control Systems and is planning to pursue a PhD studywith a control system concentration upon graduation from Youngstown State University.F. Mossayebi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Youngstown State University teaching in the area of digital systemsincluding digital signal processing and controls. His primary area of interest includesmodeling and simulation of nonlinear systems, digital signal processing, and control. Page 9.655.4

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Cordray

the Courseware Authoring and Packaging Environment (CAPE) of Howard6. This systemallows instructors to monitor the way in which students approach a set of homework by lookingat their use record. This shows the degree of difficulty they may have as well as thethoroughness to which they approach a problem set.CognitiveEvaluations of cognitive change in faculty are best observed through an analysis of theirinstructional design plans. We have devised a template for these designs7. These designs can beanalyzed for HPL content. In addition, taxonomies of knowledge and curricula are examples ofcognitive artifacts from faculty. The most used rubric to analyze curricula has been the ABEToutcomes which can be used to assess the content of courses

Conference Session

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

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

environment are different from traditional teachingpedagogy. Instructor tends to be more of a facilitator than a lecturer in a PBLenvironment1. One of the advantages of PBL is that it relates the classroom experience toreal life experience in a way that allows students to appreciate what they learn1.Preparation for teaching PBL courses is quite different. The course material should bepresented in the form of problems or projects and enough references should be availablefor students. Classroom activities and group activities should also be planned andprepared to guide students in their learning.In a typical PBL class, several problems or projects are used to cover the learningobjectives of the class. Students are divided into groups and the problems

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhilasha Tibrewal; Tarek Sobh

apply concepts of engineering economics and project planning. [ABET criteria a, e] 8. Students will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary global and societal issues and their relationship to professional ethics and engineering solutions. [ABET criteria f, h, j] 9. Students will be able to plan and conduct laboratory experiments and interpret and report the results. [ABET criteria b, k] 10. Students will demonstrate basic math and science skills. [ABET criterion a] 11. Students will exercise strong oral and written communication skills including those needed for technical writing. [ABET criterion g] 12. Students will develop appreciation of diversity in the world and in intellectual areas such as

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Min Jou

on engineering educators to provide students with the scientificprinciples of new technologies, and familiarize them with their impact on the modern manufacturing processes.Manufacturing science includes these technical areas: manufacturing technique, manufacturing systems, designand analysis of manufacturing process planning, material handling, monitoring and control, automatedinspection, sensors and interfaces, and management. The manufacturing technique covers: turning, milling,drilling, holing …etc. Much time and cost are used to teach these techniques. Particularly, computerizedmachines are continuously increasing in use. The development of educating engineers on computerizedmachines becomes much more difficult than with traditional

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

portion ofthe program is an off-campus, minimum ten week, paid internship. The internship program wasinstalled in response to companies’ desires to hire graduates with actual exposure to industrypractices. The experience gives students exposure to every day planning and problem-solvingactivities in the organization and puts them in contact with managerial staff in the organization.2The structure and themes of the ILTM program were devised to meet the needs of industry;however, since its founding a decade ago, the business world has continued to evolve in itstechnologies and purposes. In order to meet the changing needs of industry, the ILTM programand others like it must be continually assessed and improved.External assessment of the ILTM program

Conference Session

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

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationnumber of reasons including the student focus on grades instead of focusing on the process oflearning3,4,5. Faculty members on the other hand, have a tendency to give higher grades toachieve better student evaluation6, 7. A number of academic institutions in the US have moved toan outcome-based education framework to move away from the grade point average drivenacademic framework. Outcome-based education is a method of teaching that focuses on whatstudents can actually do after they are taught. All curriculum and teaching decisions are madebased on how best to facilitate the desired outcome. This leads to a planning process that

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

feedback on comprehension of the content. In-class testing of the beta versionof the module is planned for Winter 2004, to be followed by a more systematic evaluation of themodule’s usability and observations of the interactions with the module by volunteers withdifferent learning styles.I. BackgroundLearning ObjectsBorrowing from the concept of object-oriented programming, learning objects can be simplydefined as any computer-based instruction components that can be reused in multiple contexts1,and are generally understood to be deliverable over the Internet, allowing simultaneous access,collaboration and sharing of resources. Canadian Co-operative Learning Object Exchange(CLOE) 2 defines the learning object as “any digital entity designed to

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

assemblyprocess that could be improved in order to achieve maximum throughput in the productionsystem. The team utilized brainstorming techniques to address their concerns and then addressedthe changes that in order to improve the process. Finally, the team developed a plan of action toaid in the implementation of the improved changes.Initially, the team members discussed the obvious deficiencies of the initial simulation and thenidentified the following areas needing to be addressed; the production control system, rawmaterials handling, facility layout, cross training, line balancing, card signaling for rawmaterials, and quality control. These are the primary areas that the team focused their efforts inorder to maximize improvement. These are the same

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

project is expected to be a minimum of 160 hours which isexpected to be 25% of their final year of studies (over two semesters). Either a major reportor a technical paper is prepared and submitted for assessment, a poster is prepared for displayand an oral presentation is delivered in a conference format.Format of Capstone ProjectsThe timeline of the projects extend over two semesters. During the first semester the studentsdefine their project, often in discussions with various staff members. However, if they wishto propose a project, that is often also accepted for their capstone work. This is done inconsultation with a staff member. The next step in the project organization is thedevelopment of project proposal which may include a business plan

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Parker; Paula Zenner

described along with our plan for testing and assessing the ability of the remotelabs to convey practical aspects of control system phenomena.IntroductionThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity developed a required undergraduate Dynamic Systems and Controls laboratory that isa practical and relevant component of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide acombined laboratory experience that reinforces the traditional elements of the course. Faculty aredirectly involved teaching the lecture component of the course and are responsible for thecreation of laboratory experiments. Graduate students work closely with these faculty membersand teach the weekly labs.The primary goal of the

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mara Wasburn

an informal, supportive setting for discussing those issues. Students are encouraged toexpress their concerns about their courses, about life at Purdue, about their career plans, orwhatever else is important to them that week.Presentations by guest speakers. Women who have achieved success in a technology-relatedprofession, many from major corporations, are invited to campus as guest speakers for the class,sharing their knowledge and experience about the many areas and career options available intechnology. The variety of disciplines represented by the speakers serve to acquaint the studentswith the options available to them not only in their own majors but in others as well. Thespeakers also discuss the ways in which women balance their

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson

Improvement. The topics includethe following: History of quality movement, Quality gurus and Deming’s philosophy on TQM, Strategic planning, Customersatisfaction, TQM tools, Effective visual representation of data, Worker empowerment and teamwork, Supply chain management,Statistical tools for controlling quality, ISO 9000 and its role in quality improvement, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award,Deming’s Prize, Industrial practice and Case studies. The course fosters teamwork with Team project reports and oralpresentations. (Lecture-problems 3 hours). Traditional grading only.ENGR391. Engineering and Civilization (3)Prerequisites: ENGL 100 and a Critical Thinking course (A3 category of GE) or consent of instructor. Study of the interactionbetween

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Beheshti; Edwin Dado

. The reason is that the BC industry withits related areas covers some 8% of the population in Europe. This point to the fact that therewill be a need for more engineers with profound IT understanding as discussed in theprevious section.The curriculum should complement the existing portfolio of IT-education programs of thenine participating universities and must be able to meet the growing demand for such skills inthe European Union. The current implementation consists of 12 taught units (subjects) and adissertation element. The curriculum is being developed in such a way that courses will beoffered from several universities in a conventional way (face-to-face) as well as in a web-based, distance learning form. It was planned to start the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nirmal Das

software. They alsohave acknowledged enhanced learning. The higher test scores on this particular topic beartestimony of enhanced learning. Page 9.1354.10Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAlthough no specific feedback information as to teamwork experience was asked in the survey,the author plans to include a specific question on this matter next time. Informal inquiry with thestudents has, however, revealed a positive response from the students.The author also plans to do the following as future measures, in order

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

facilitated by the recent changes to accreditation standards by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.In addition to reform that restructures the first-year engineering curriculum to engage thestudents through inquiry, real-world applications, and social relevance, admissions reform isstarting to reshape the face of the engineering student body. Carnegie Mellon Universityadjusted its admissions criteria to reflect its research that prior computing experience did notpredict academic success by removing its strong preference for highly experienced applicants. In2001, the University of California system adopted an admissions plan that guarantees provisionalUniversity admission to all students in the top 12.5% of every high-school class

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay Raman

teams will develop test plans fortheir fabricated ICs, and then execute the measurements in a state-of-the-art RF laboratory.At the end of the second term students will present their designs and measured results duringa final project review. After completing the two-semester sequence, students will haveexperienced the RFIC design and fabrication process first hand, working in teams to developIC designs and test plans, and will have acquired highly marketable skills for careers inRF/microwave engineering and IC design.In addition a new senior/first-year-graduate-level (4000-level) Analog VLSI course is beingdeveloped by the primary author that will ultimately become a pre-requisite for the RFICDesign course along with the previously mentioned RF

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turner Stuart; Cary Fisher; Jason Bartolomei

responsibility, withsub-teams of the interdisciplinary curriculum design team focusing on individual courses. Theentire design team reviews the overall course plans to ensure logical integration of topics andconvergence among the courses in the sequence. In addition, this integration and reviewfunction guides the development of new courses. Page 9.1392.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe first course in the system engineering course sequence is a graduation requirement for

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Hunter

span distance and crossing speed when supporting the M1 Abrams main battle tank. Although a newer model of AVLB has been released, the M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge, it will not be produced in sufficient quantity to replace the older models. A plan to recapitalize the older models is ongoing and includes significant upgrades to the chassis and new bridges with longer spans and higher load ratings. • The topic can be used as an introduction to ethical issues, including the personal ethics related to working on weapons systems. Page 9.71.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fernandez

and proposes thedevelopment model shown in Figure 1 below4. One can see some overlap with a simplifiedspiral life cycle model within software engineering. However, HCI is user-centered developmentrather than data-centered. HCI involves users in the process of development as much as possiblewith the goal of creating an interactive system that meets individual users’ expectations.6 Plan the human centered process Complete Specify the context of use Evaluate designs Specify user and against

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Charles W. White; Sanju Patro

Exhibitors at the USP 2003 conference included, AmericanProduction and Inventory Control Society (APICS), Sprint, Invensys, Bosch, NoaberFoundation, United Parcel Service (UPS), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), DelphiCorporation, WorldChain, PeopleSoft, WebEx, Cordys, and Riley Media.The faculty and students of the IMEB department planned and organized the event over aone year period. The challenge was to enable the broadest possible attendance ofeducators, students, and government & company executives from various countries andto get support for the event within the context of a difficult world economic situation anda heightened security situation for attendees’ travel. Prior synergies developed throughthe USP platform led to the creation of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

requirement is the multicultural society of the United States. Courses or alternative academic work used to meet the requirement address significant manifestations of human diversity and provide students with insights that enhance their understanding of diversity among people in the U.S.Approval was received in the fall of 2002, and the course was slated for first delivery for thespring 2003 semester. At this time, the authors plan to continually offer the class each springsemester. It was decided that the course would be capped at 30 students, and that the course bepopulated by an equal number of men and women engineering students. As an official industrial

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andy Blauch; Hugh Jack

. By the end of Lab 6 students are able to design and build a sophisticatedmotion control systems, including deadband compensation, an interrupt driven feedback loop, set-point planning and scheduling with a simple user interface. The remainder of the laboratory workexpands the basic controller knowledge into areas that are more practical and/or theoretical. Page 9.68.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Lab 1 - Analog I/O with the 68HC11 - Review material from EGR 226 and use the

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul

market analysis and financial plan. These proposals also allow teams to revise their plans for the remainder of the term. 9. Each team reviews the other product proposals. 10. Finally, students submit a final product proposal and make a final presentation.The initial stages of the product proposal have been adapted as an extended project in a non-majors’ course19, and have been proposed as a framework for a first-year writing seminar.Having each student develop a product concept has several advantages. First, all students havethe experience of developing an idea. Second, there is a larger pool of potential ideas, fromwhich the instructor can select those most appropriate and feasible in terms of scope, cost, etc.Third, team assignments

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

all theirrequirements for graduation in this single semester. In addition to providing assignedlaboratory periods for the project, the design course also explores project management Page 9.1147.5practices, construction practices, shop fabrication practices, and engineering ethicalstudies. The spring semester can be described easily by the word “hectic”. For manystudents this is the first time that they have constructed something of their own design –and many find that things do not go quite as smoothly as planned. Faculty interactionrequirements can be intense as students experience the difference between theoretical andapplied engineering

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Erekson

a Strong Engineering Workforce2. An analysis of ACT data found that thepercentage of high school seniors who took the ACT test and reported plans to major in Page 9.1221.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering in college has declined from 8.6% in 1992 to 5.6% in 2002 (Noeth, Cruce, &Harmston, 2003, p. vi). The declining number of high school students who plan to major inengineering exacerbates the workforce situation noted by the National Science Board. Comprehensive

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Levenburg; Paul Lane; John Farris

first the committee attempted to create a minor bypackaging existing courses. Once the committee understood that a combination oftraditional business and engineering courses would not add up to a coherent plan ofstudy, the committee decided to step back and reexamine their assumptions.Since faculty from the business and engineering schools made up the committee, it wasassumed that business and engineering students would populate the entrepreneurshipprogram. As discussion unfolded, many committee members shared anecdotalinformation about non-engineering and non-business students who were interested instarting their own businesses or had ideas for new products. The committee alsodiscussed the whether to offer a minor or a major program. A survey

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

challenge, but it was accomplishedwith minor downscaling from initial plans. Student satisfaction with the course was increased,and retention numbers will be compared as they come available.IntroductionTulane University, a private university located in New Orleans, typically enrolls approximatelytwo hundred freshmen stating an intention to study one of the fields of engineering. The vast Page 9.721.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmajority of these students’ freshman schedule is dominated

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

students, towork together and escape the circle. In this exercise, the multi-agent team, of humansand robot, works together to supply attributes each possesses to achieve the goal ofescape. The strong attributes of the robot as the central device and the humans asnavigators and thinkers are employed. The experiment is performed with combinationsof the robot and 1 to 4 humans. Each iteration yields a discussion to determine if adding anew person was a help or a hindrance to the team. The performance is evaluated by thelength of time it took to exit the circle. The effect of the team’s organization and how theteam plans are discussed. By conducting this set of experiments, we can also teach asimple example of the scientific process and