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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Edgar

college. The Civil and Architectural Engineering Department at the University ofWyoming instituted a sophomore level course in Spring 2003 to help combat theseshortcomings. Entitled “Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems Via AutoCAD”, thethree-hour course has three objectives. The students are introduced to elements of themajor areas of civil engineering practice, to plan reading and drawing, and to AutoCAD.This is accomplished through the process of modeling land development engineering.The course has been offered two semesters and is a required course for this year’ssophomores. This paper will discuss the background of the course, its objectives, its

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

new courses. A course on Systems Engineering Management is beingdeveloped by the author and will be offered online beginning in 2004. The Master of Science inProject Management program is also exploring the possibility of including the course in itscurriculum. Key elements in the development of the Systems Engineering Management courseare addressed. They include an overview of the Master of Engineering curriculum, backgroundof Systems Engineering Management, the role of Systems Engineering Management in thecurriculum, major topics planned for coverage in the course, strategy for teaching / learning, andaddressing other factors relating to the online mode of offering the course.Why Systems Engineering Management in the Program?The American

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Goodnight

to Market and Sell your Product or Service” “How to Manage and Operate your new Company” “How to Develop your Financial Plan”Another supporting entity was Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana through their IndustrialResearch Liaison Program. This university provided guidance for obtaining financial start-uphelp via the Small Business Innovative Research Grants program.The Innovation and Entrepreneurship course was designed to maximize available sources andresources. Rather than using a textbook, the course content was found at seven Internet websitesconcentrating on entrepreneurs and business start-ups. The material covered the necessary“What” and “How” Business Plan elements: the Executive Summary, the business/task

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

. Project Management WorkbooksProject management involves two primary tasks: (1) planning and scheduling, and (2)directing. Planning and scheduling involves activities for understanding the project scope(tasks, time and budget) and organizing. These activities are to define objectives, listtasks, estimate work and duration, determine interdependent tasks, schedule tasks andschedule resources. Directing, on the other hand, involves implementing approved tasksto achieve project objectives. Specific directing activities might be assigning tasks,reviewing criteria for task completion, controlling, reporting and reviewing progress, re-planning, reviewing completed work, resolving issues and closing project. Sections 2.1and 2.2 will discuss how planning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

process is presented.For example, Vasilius integrates a large number of independent sensors such as stereoscopicvision to incorporate short-range reaction as well as long-range planning. In addition, the GRVuses two computers in a decentralized control scheme.Secondly, the paper reports the performance of Vasilius, relating theoretical predictions to actualbehavior. Performance measures include object avoidance, lane following, waypoint accuracy,follow-the-leader, ramp climbing, turn reaction time, battery life, stop reaction time, behavior indead-ends and traps, pothole avoidance, and safety. Finally, the paper discusses current on-goingresearch topics with Vasilius, including the incorporation of Kalman Filtering, mapping, andlearning. The

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Rossi; Herbert Ingley; Erik Sander; Dow Whitney; Marc Hoit; R. Keith Stanfill

technology start-up company led by a so called “serial” entrepreneur—a technologyventure start-up specialist—who serves as a CEO. The company is composed of the CEO, abusiness development team of 2 to 5 MBA students (coached by entrepreneurial faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers (coached byengineering faculty). The company is supported by a variety of commercialization specialists andlocal technology incubators. The technology development team participates in the two-semesterIPPD course, which has been supplemented with an Entrepreneurship Lecture series. Thecompany is responsible for creating an alpha system prototype and collateral materials such as abusiness plan and presentation for entry in

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

study of eleven business incubators conducted in 2002 and located onthe eastern seaboard5,6; indicate that most university and many privately managed technology-based business incubators use students from MBA programs to assist their client companies. Forexample, business students from Lally School of Management (MBA) at RenssselaerPolytechnic Institute are required to perform a field project with clients residing in their UMTI.These students may rewrite business plans, develop marketing plans, write technical brochures ormanuals, perform specific marketing research programs, and create advertising plans or otherbusiness related issues7. The benefits to students learning in this type of environment are multi-fold. Tovey8 states that students

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chell Roberts

Multidisciplinary Programs: Session 2171 Developing a Multidisciplinary Engineering Program at Arizona State University East Campus Chell A. Roberts, Albert McHenry College of Technology and Applied Science, Arizona State University EaseAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present an update on the planning of a new engineeringprogram and Arizona State University (ASU) East. Planning began in the Summer 2003and implementation is expected in 2005. This paper presents a background of ArizonaSate University East Campus and discusses the need for a new engineering program atASU. A draft set of program

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

effective time and task management, coupled with professionalnetworking, to help a new engineering faculty member navigate their careers along a path tosuccess.1 IntroductionOne of the greatest challenges associated with transitioning into a position, as a new engineeringprofessor is the challenge of time and task management. Rather than having two to three tasks atany given time, the new professor is likely to have eight to ten tasks that need addressing withina given workday. In Reis’s interviews with over 70 faculty members, he found that all werechallenged to find creative ways to manage the large number of tasks on their “plates”, that iscomplete them, do them well, and still find time to sit, think, and plan [1]. A second, and oftenequally

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

. It is essential for any IHE to have a short- and long-range strategic plan. Toachieve the dynamic requirements of diverse growth, it is mandatory to increase theexisting undergraduate and graduate (UG & G) minority student enrollment to a specificnumber by a target year including the existing institutional enrollment trend. The modelsuggests that a UG & G minority program must be established first and should be housedin both undergraduate and graduate school as part of the IHE organizational structure.Dedicated and committed efforts are needed throughout the university colleges anddepartments to actively participate in the implementation of such mode throughrecruitment, retention, orientation and professional development workshops

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Ray Diez; Luke Huang; David Yearwood

designed to integrate course work covered throughout thestudents’ experience at UND, specifically those within the IT program. Severalelements–reflective of the structure of most manufacturing businesses, have beenidentified to provide students with experiences akin to a ‘real world’ scenario. These are Page 9.301.3as follows: strategic planning; product design and manufacturing; production planning, “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”and distribution strategies; and

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

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Nix

solving methodologies tend to tie process to products [1]. At eachstep in the process, one or more products are developed to help bridge the gap betweenthe problem space and the solution space. Our methodology is no different. We beginwith the standard lifecycle process for a system (see Figure 1) [2]. Each step in theprocess has an associated product. During the analysis phase, the students are taught todevelop a simplified Problem Specification. During the design phase, the studentsdevelop an algorithm using either pseudocode or a flowchart that attempts to answer theProblem Spec. At this point, the test plan is also developed. Implementing the algorithmconsists of converting the pseudocode or flowchart into a computer program – in our casethe

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports; Carolyn Fausnaugh; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

companies.Florida Tech’s engineering management curriculum offers innovative courses in technicalmarketing, high tech product strategy, fast cycle time product development & launch, andengineering entrepreneurship. In these case study courses, students develop real world marketingand business plans for commercializing innovative new products and technologies. Some of theinnovative product development and technology commercialization ideas have won accolades atregional business idea pitching competitions.Concurrently, Florida Tech’s intensive undergraduate engineering programs (in ECE, CS, ME,CE, ChE, AE and Ocean Engineering) have resulted in a number of outstanding crossfunctionalSenior Design Projects. The Florida Tech Senior Design program has

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann

first series of courses and outlines future plans toimplement additional course series.IntroductionThe requirements for faculty in engineering technology programs are changing and externalsupport requirements have become a key component in tenure decisions. Departments andfaculty must think in an entrepreneurial way to consider and value all types of external fundingoptions. One possibility that produces a wide range of ancillary benefits is continuing educationprograms. Our department has developed an agreement to design, develop, and deliverprofessional development and continuing education programs in the field of engineering,engineering technology and related disciplines. The certificate programs are based upon corecourses in the existing

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lobaugh

engineering and manufacturingrequirements necessary to produce the assembly. The engine, called a Pip-Squeak engine4, is asingle cycle air driven unit with 12 manufacturable components. The plans are available on-lineat Nimcoinc.com for a low cost. The original plans were simplified in order to reduce thenumber of components to 12. This was done to allow sufficient time to manufacture all of theparts necessary for the assembly. Since the intent of this pilot program was to introduce moremanufacturing engineering to the students, the first step included reverse engineering the unit bydisassembly, inspection, and documentation. The next steps were to create CAD componentdrawings with proper dimensioning and tolerancing, assembly drawings, and a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

inherent ability of a processto produce planned results. This paper presents an overview of the CMM and proposes threeCMM-based models for improving the process capability of the engineering institution, theengineering faculty and the engineering student.IntroductionIn 1986, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University with the MitreCorporation began developing a multi-level model-based process improvement model called theCapability Maturity Model1,2 (CMM). The CMM model was based on earlier qualitymanagement work by Deming3, Crosby4, and Juran5. The model determines an organization’sprocess capability, the inherent ability of a process to produce planned results, as the capabilityincreases the results become predictable

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Smith; Scott Dunning

available was at Maine’s land grant institution, the Universityof Maine (UM). UM is located in Orono, Maine which is a two hour drive from South Portland.Second, the company required a program which would allow this selected group of techniciansto receive a baccalaureate in two and a half years. Finally, this program was projected to be aone-time-event, rather than a continuing program. To work into UM outreach plans, the effort todevelop the off-site classes would have to complement their plans to develop on-line outreachcourses. For this unique program to succeed, a cooperative arrangement between UM, USM andNSC would be necessary.Student cohortThe first step in the process was to garner a cohort of students that were willing to commit

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Planning Grant on the topic of “Information Technology in theIntegrated Civil Engineering Curriculum”, and this paper reflects findings from this effort. Theprimary emphasis of this paper is on the utilization of Information Technology within the civilengineering profession and in the large-scale products and systems the civil engineeringprofession provides, operates and maintains. Instructional technology, both general and IT isnoted more as a part of implementing changes within the educational environment.Information technology as utilized in CE can be placed into four general categories. (1) personalIT/computing tools – which all graduates and civil engineers need at a fairly high level ofproficiency, (2) civil engineering systems tools such

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mathew Hyre; James Squire

primary goal of theseconferences is the promotion of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activityperformed in partnership with faculty or other mentors. A secondary goal is to help facultydiscover new and more sophisticated ways to incorporate undergraduates in research and toencourage students to undertake research projects of their own.In this paper we describe how to create and direct a first-time undergraduate research conference.Specifically we examine the steps of planning, budgeting, forming and managing the necessarysubcommittees, raising interest among potential presenters and attendees, managing abstractsubmissions, and orchestration of the conference event itself. We also describe some of thepitfalls that can occur to

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhanmin Zhang; Susan Tighe; Gerardo Flintsch; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

been used todescribe the high-level planning and implementation of good stewardship of these facilities.While there is no standard definition for the term “infrastructure management,” “assetmanagement” has been defined as “… a systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, andoperating physical assets cost-effectively”3. Although in its broadest sense the term assetmanagement also includes the management of non-physical assets, in practice the terms havebeen used interchangeably. For consistency, the term “infrastructure management” is usedthroughout this paper.Technological advances in the last decade have resulted in significant growth in theinfrastructure management field. For example, improved sensing technologies provide betterinformation

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hung Nguyen; Charles McIntyre

Session 2221 ELECTRONIC PROJ ECT DELIVERY VIA STUDENT GENERATED WEB SITES " LESSONS LEARNED" Char les McIntyr e and Hung Nguyen Civil Engineer ing and Constr uction Nor th Dakota State Univer sityIntroductionIn traditional “project-based” courses (senior level design and capstone courses), the finalproducts are typically paper-based reports and plans (CAD drawings) which include informationrelated to the design and construction aspects of the project. On occasion, the final projects aresubmitted in some form of electronic format

Conference Session

Information Integration and Security

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Cecil

VirtualEnterprise (VE) model in manufacturing, there is a substantial interest in Americanindustry in the availability of engineering students who possess skills in this new workenvironment [3]. In a VE, the partner organizations are physically distributed, possess adiverse set of core skills (design, manufacturing, planning, testing, etc.) andheterogeneous computing resources, and communicate electronically to rapidly developproducts and / or respond to customer requirements (see figure 1, Internet Encyclopediapaper). This VE model is being widely heralded as the collaborative model of the futureas it holds distinct advantages and benefits for organizations worldwide [5, 6]. Supplier Assembl

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris

classes followthe same schedule, and participate in the same experiential learning component but havedifferent curriculum, texts, and faculty. The classes meet together or separately in order tofacilitate a learning community surrounding the product innovation process. Faculty membersevaluate students in their own disciplines. The objective of the project is to design a new to theworld product and create a market entry plan. The engineering and marketing students worktogether to research and develop a product that the customers want and that can be produced fora price the customers are willing to pay.The complex collaboration between marketing and engineering students is facilitated using amodified product innovation process. The model provides a

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eldon Larsen

people, (2) the importance of setting good project objectives, and (3) theimportance of good planning. In this paper we will call these the Vital Three principles. Theseprinciples and concepts are the foundation of Marshall’s graduate Project Management course.Of necessity, other important concepts, tools, and techniques are taught in the course, but theseare all founded upon or are outgrowths of the Vital Three.Vital Principle One: The Importance of People Experienced, practicing engineers respond quickly to the concept, “People aren’t justimportant in project management, they are project management.”4 Although engineers are notalways known for their social abilities, they do regularly participate on or lead many projectteams. They know

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Gill; William Haering

significantly in scope and complexity. The three-yearportfolio is more extensive and includes sections on assessment, continuous improvement, andstrategic plans that were not part of the one-year portfolio. The one-year portfolio was composedmainly of a statement of teaching philosophy and goals and objectives for individual courses. Asthe personal experience is detailed, several conclusions and observations about teaching andlearning portfolios are made. Those conclusions and observations are then placed in a contextrelative to the perspectives presented while discussing background literature.I. Overview and Literature BackgroundTeaching and learning (T&L) portfolios have been used in academia for many purposes; themost widely recognized are for

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Alenskis

methodologies deal well with the crucial aspectsof problem assessment, analysis and solution planning. Yet even if students successfully evaluatethe problems, they still struggle with executing and professionally presenting the mathematicalsteps of their solutions. The author has developed an elegantly concise, yet focused, approach tounderstanding and presenting these mathematical steps. Termed “Solution Step Discipline”(SSD), faculty for all engineering technology courses at Purdue University School ofTechnology’s Richmond location incorporated it in the Fall 2002 semester. Surprisingly, thestraightforward approach has challenged the students—indicating that the focus remains on thetruly key elements of structured thinking. With instructor feedback

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stewart; David Elrod

engineering graphicscourse serves. In addition, institutions differ in the methods used to assess student learning. Anumber of authors have presented their work in the area of grading criteria and assessment ofstudent work in the freshman engineering graphics course.In the latest revision of the engineering graphics course at Georgia Tech, a backward designapproach was used to identify goals for student understanding, to establish assessments formeasuring student understanding, and to plan instruction. This paper describes the evolution ofthe freshman engineering graphics course at Georgia Tech, in terms of course content andassessment methodology. The paper includes a statement of learning objectives, an assessmentmatrix, and examples of student

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Syed Ali; Marcia Rossi; M. Javed Khan

configured for multiple out-of-the-window views and a synthetic heads down display with joystick, rudder andthrottle controls. While the environment is being utilized to investigate andevaluate various strategies for training novice pilots, students were involved toprovide them with experience in conducting such interdisciplinary research. Onthe inter-disciplinary level these experiences included developing experimentaldesigns and research protocols, consideration of human participant ethicalissues, and planning and executing the research studies. During the planningphase students were apprised of the limitations of the software in its basic formand the enhancements desired to investigate human factors issues. A number ofenhancements to the flight

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

environment” as students in the Gulf Region. The paperdwells on those strategies, believed to be appropriate for the development of a “positiveteaching-learning” environment; and in particular, those activities that are more relevant to theArab Gulf States. Strategies pertaining to:(i) planning courses, (ii) conducting courses, and(iii)developing positive learning environment, in and outside the classroom, are discussed andsupplemented with general advice and suggestions based on the experience of the author. It isalso argued that “reformation” and “active learning” ought to start within the public schoolsystems of the Region, where existing “traditional” teaching methods tend to suppressindependent thinking, and have failed in equipping students