Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Yoram Koren; Nazmi Cem Dincer; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

Session 2563 - 968 THE PORTABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM PROJECT NAZMI CEM DINCER, Elijah Kannatey-Asibu Jr., Yoram Koren University of Michigan1. AbstractThe Portable Manufacturing System Project (PMSP) is part of the outreach of the NSFEngineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (ERC/RMS) at theUniversity of Michigan, and is designed to attract new students to the field of manufacturing.The goals of the program are to expose middle and high school students to manufacturingengineering through a hands-on engineering activity, to provide the opportunity to interact withengineering students, and to motivate the students to

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

Session 3625 Incorporating Project Management Methods into Engineering Design Projects: A Spreadsheet-based Approach Madara M. Ogot and Gül E. Okudan School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis paper introduces a spreadsheet-based method of integrating project managementtechniques into project-based engineering courses. The use of a spreadsheet approachalleviates (1) the need for institutions to purchase additional commercial projectmanagement software and (2) additional training of faculty and students on how to usethe

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gregg Dixon

Session 2266 Three Thermal Systems Design-Build-Test Projects Gregg W. Dixon U.S. Coast Guard AcademyAbstract:In an effort to improve Mechanical Engineering (ME) students’ ability to design andrealize thermal systems, three hands-on design projects have been developed for a juniorlevel thermal systems design course. The three projects involve giving small studentteams the tasks of: 1. Heating water in a large coffee can using a natural circulation solar collector that the students design and construct. 2. Producing distilled water with a solar distillation device

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Idowu

2004-558 A strategy for innovative capstone design projects Peter Idowu Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057AbstractThe capstone design course is used by many engineering programs to provide students in theirfinal year of training an opportunity to integrate knowledge from coursework and other sourcesin order to provide a solution for an engineering problem. The strategy for conducting thecourse, the process, implementation, and expectations vary between programs and disciplines.Often, there are

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Les Kinsler; Thomas Mertz; Troy Harding

Session #2249 Business and Education Cooperation through Classroom Projects Troy Harding, Les Kinsler, Pedro Leite, and Thomas Mertz Engineering Technology Department Computer Systems Technology Kansas State University – SalinaAbstractThis paper describes the incorporation of projects supplied by localbusinesses/industries into computer software courses in an attempt to provide studentswith an opportunity to develop collaborative problem solving skills, teamwork,professional responsibility, and most importantly an exposure to design

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peggie Weeks; Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano

Session 1150 ABET's TEI Project: Focus on Program Improvement Maryanne Weiss, Margaret Weeks, Mark Pagano ABET, Inc./ABET, Inc./Purdue UniversityAbstractABET, Inc. has been funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced TechnologicalEducation Program since 2001 to lead the Technological Education Initiative (TEI). Over 500engineering and information technology faculty from 295 institutions have participated in TEIworkshops across the nation. The project’s focus has been on continuous quality improvement ofacademic programs and on outcomes assessment. This paper will describe a methodology behindimplementation of CQI in academe and

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ramesh Chawla

One-Week Design Projects for Chemical Engineering Freshmen Ramesh C. Chawla Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 Chawla@scs.howard.eduAbstractFreshman chemical engineering students along with students from other engineering disciplinestake a two credit Introduction to Engineering course in their first semester. The students areintroduced to various topics including career options in various engineering fields, resume’workshop, communication skills, ethics, intellectual property, problem solving, critical thinkingand time management. Approximately 30-35% of the grade is based on homework, quizzes

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

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Serdar Tumkor; Ali Imre Aydeniz; Ismail Fidan

TEAMWORK AND GALLERY METHOD IN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT Serdar Tumkor1, Ali 1mre Aydeniz1, Ismail Fidan21 Istanbul Technical University Gumussuyu, Istanbul, Turkey/2Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505AbstractIn MAK 422E Engineering Design course, the objective is to present a comprehensive,consistent, and clear approach to systematic engineering design. At the very beginning of thesemester students in the class divide in to groups. All groups consist of 5 – 7 persons with agroup leader. In the course, in order to give an opportunity to a senior students, are making apractice of theoretical knowledge, projects are given to them. All projects are related to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mousa Gargari

1793 Project-Based Steel Design Course Mousa Tabatabai-Gargari University of CincinnatiAbstractThis paper presents an alternative method to teach an undergraduate course in steel design. Thismethod has been experimented for two quarters at the University Of Cincinnati College OfApplied Science. The idea is centered on a project where the structural elements are designedfollowing the flow of gravity forces from the deck to the ground, while paying close attention tothe way loads transfer from one member to another. The focus is on the

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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George Zion; Ronald Fulle; Carol Richardson

Session Number: 1348 Building Ethics and Project Management into Engineering Technology Programs Authors: Ron Fulle, Carol Richardson, George Zion Affiliation of All: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)AbstractOur Industry Advisory Board (IAB) strongly suggested that we include more managerial skills inthe Engineering Technology curriculum. Revised ABET criteria now require such skills. Ourprograms were already so long that they adversely impact student retention. The dilemma washow to implement more so called “soft skills” without adding more hours to the

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephen Kuyath

Session: 1148 Diversity in Engineering Technology: An NSF Project Stephen J. Kuyath UNC Charlotte, Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstractThere is mounting evidence that a nationwide shortage of qualified high-tech workers willjeopardize the country’s economic future unless the United States takes more effective action tonurture the intellectual development of underrepresented groups so that the pool of scientists andengineers expands to include more women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. This paperwill provide a global description of the Diversity in

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti

techniques andeffectively solve today’s complex design problems. In Spring 2003, senior design projectscompleted at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI (Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis) illustrated the results of a harmonious merger of the artistic andtechnical talents of our students. This paper presents information on a unique capstone designproject that involved collaboration between the arts and engineering, and the impact on thequality of the final design. It is very likely that multidisciplinary design projects will beincreasingly developed and implemented in institutions of higher learning across the country asmore art and engineering collaborations lead to creative design projects and valuable

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

Session 1969 Project-Based Introduction to Engineering – Course Assessment Samuel Daniels, Michael Collura, Bouzid Aliane, Jean Nocito-Gobel School of Engineering & Applied Science, University of New HavenAbstractThe School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of New Haven has a newlydeveloped project-based Introduction to Engineering course. This new course plays a central rolein the new Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral curriculum as the first semestercourse for all engineering freshman1. An assessment process was developed to determine theeffectiveness of this project-based course

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Shaundra Bryant; David Cavallo; Arnan Sipitakiat; Anindita Basu

Opening Pathways to Higher Education through Engineering Projects David Cavallo, Arnan Sipitakiat, Anindita Basu, Shaundra Bryant MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames St., E15-319, Cambridge, Ma. 02139 Tel: 617.253.8897, Fax: 617.253.6215 Email: [cavallo, arnans, anindita, bryant]@media.mit.edu Abstract: A major obstacle to attracting minority candidates into engineering disciplines is the difficulty in ensuring a sufficient of interested and qualified candidates. We present our work in K-12 education in both school and informal settings on a constructionist approach to engineering projects based upon

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Beth Lakin; Gary Crossman

Session 2249 Utilizing Experiential Learning for Capstone Project Credit Gary Crossman, Vernon Lewis, Mary Beth Lakin Old Dominion UniversityI. Abstract The typical student at many (urban) universities works a part or full time job whileattending school and may already have several years of industrial experience. This experiencemay very well be applicable to courses in their engineering, engineering technology or othercurricula. In 1998, Old Dominion University established and implemented an assessmentprogram called Experiential Learning with the primary purpose of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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

Session 1793 Taking Senior Design Course Projects to Market Ken Ports, Carmo D’Cruz, Muzaffar Shaikh, Carolyn Fausnaugh Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes an innovative new program that is a synergistic combination of FloridaTech’s technology commercialization-related course offerings in Engineering Management, itsSenior Design course curriculum, and its new business accelerator, Florida Tech Start. Theprogram is designed for the subset of senior design course students who desire to leverage theirdesign course experience by commercializing their innovative products and technologies andcreating start-up

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dennis Silage

Session 1532 Reintroducing Amateur Radio In ECE Capstone Design Projects Dennis Silage Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Temple UniversityAbstractPresented here from experience are the salient steps for the reintroduction of Amateur Radio intothe capstone design project in Electrical and Computer Engineering and diverse examples ofsuch projects. These steps include the involvement of the faculty supervisor, the establishmentof an Amateur Radio station as a communications laboratory sponsored by the department, asurvey

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael McGeen

Session 2406 Recent Architectural Engineering Projects Using Rapid Prototyping Michael McGeen, AIA Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractIn today’s construction industry, with the introduction of new materials, free-form shapesof buildings, special problems with historical preservation, LEED Certification ofbuildings and even buildings with very large components that move, there are many newchallenges for architectural engineers. This paper highlights some of the work done atMilwaukee School of Engineering by undergraduate students in summer of 2002 and2003 that links architectural

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Pamela Dautenhahn

Division: Chemical Engineering Document: 2004-837 Session: 1413 Using Real Industrial Projects to Teach Process Simulation Pamela C. Dautenhahn McNeese State UniversityMcNeese State University offers a computer-aided process design course (CHEG 407) separatefrom the traditional design course. This is a required course and is in addition to two otherdesign courses; therefore, its primary focus is not design, but preparing students to solve open-ended industrial problems using modern engineering tools. The professor of the course teachessimulation by having

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

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Martha Glassinger; John Ristroph

Current Tax Law and Economics of Industrial Projects John H. Ristroph, Martha F. Glassinger University of Louisiana at Lafayette / Harry V. Barton, CPA, LLCIntroduction Income taxes play a major role in the economics of industrial projects, but tax laws fre-quently change, so bringing current material into the classroom can be difficult. Nonetheless,only teaching basic principles and requiring students to learn tax regulations on their own leavesa void, for understanding regulations can be a difficult challenge. An alternative to this is toteach principles using today's laws, or minimally to explain any changes from classroom presen-tations and provide handouts. This

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

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Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

Session 3133 Weaving a Theme of an Engineering Firm through the Projects of Thermal Design Courses Craig W. Somerton, Laura J. Genik Michigan State University/University of PortlandIntroduction “The Rhino Thermal Engineering Company has recently received a contract to provide a residential construction company with technical support for the mechanical aspects of their projects, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and plumbing. One of the first tasks …”This statement serves as the

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Avitabile; Jeffrey Hodgkins

Session 3659 NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF DISPLACEMENT AND ACCELERATION FOR A MASS, SPRING, DASHPOT SYSTEM Dr. Peter Avitabile, Assistant Professor Jeff Hodgkins, Graduate Student Mechanical Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, Massachusetts USA Peter_Avitabile@uml.eduAbstractA laboratory project requires measurements

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Tracy Van Zandt

, laser, eddy current probes, strain gage, etc). The use of a dynamic system model(using MATLAB and/or SIMULINK) to determine the actual response due to impulsive and steploading is required. The optimization of the parameters (signal type, location, transducersensitivity, etc) is required to provide the "maximum" signal for the ADC specified for the dataacquisition. A full formal report is prepared to document all aspects of the project effort alongwith a formal presentation. The details of the project along with some results obtained fromvarious student groups is also presented.I. IntroductionLaboratory experiments are an excellent opportunity for students to provide real-world practicalsolutions to problems that may not have an “answer at the

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eldon Larsen

Session Teaching a Project Management Fundamentals Course to Working Professionals Eldon R. Larsen, Ph.D. Marshall University, College of Information Technology and EngineeringAbstract Project management has become very important in today’s business world. Yet, mostworking professionals have had to learn project management skills almost entirely byexperience, with little formal college training in this field. At Marshall University, the Master ofScience in Engineering degree program includes an emphasis in Engineering Management, ofwhich Project Management is

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Hunter

Session 3153 A Multidisciplinary Team Design Project for First-Semester Engineering Students and Its Implementation in a Large Introduction to Engineering Course Kenneth W. Hunter, Sr. Tennessee Tech UniversityAbstractNumerous studies of freshmen engineering programs have promoted the use of team designprojects and hands-on activities in an effort to provide freshmen with more engineering contentin the early semesters, a better connection to the profession of engineering, and an opportunity toexpress their creativity through the design process

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Kukulka

Session 3133 Development of Energy Design Projects at Buffalo State College to meet TAC/ABET Outcomes David J. Kukulka Buffalo State College, Mechanical Engineering Technology Program, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222Students completing their studies in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program at BuffaloState College (BSC) are required to complete a senior design project. The Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) has developed a set of learning outcomes used to guidefaculty in assessing the effectiveness of

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Engel; Peter Lehman; Charles Chamberlin; Angi Sorensen; Andy Sorter

the three projects and discuss the benefits of involving undergraduatestudents in engineering design projects.In summer 2000, the interns, Lonny Grafman and Angi Sorensen, spent twelve weeks monitoringon-site energy use, tracking solar energy availability, and creating preliminary designs for thetwo systems: a solar thermal water heater and a DC-powered lighting system for the campgroundrestroom at Gold Bluffs Beach and a 2-kilowatt solar electric system for the ranger residence atEspa Lagoon.In 2001, the second year, interns Matthew Rhode and Steven Koldis designed solar thermal hotwater and ventilation systems for the restroom facility at WCOS at Wolf Creek Outdoor School,a new lighting system to illuminate walking paths and the

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vance Poteat; Abdullatif Bagegni

potentially enhancing the PQ Laboratory. Since the course also requires afinal project, a few of the students are focusing on parts of the PQ laboratory. The results of thiseffort will be presented in June.2. Power Engineering and Power Quality (EE-455) - The Power Engineering Course teachesstudents the fundamentals of power system and power quality problems, causes, impact, andsolutions. This course was last taught in the summer of 2003 with 15 students. Page 9.55.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

Session 1353 Relation of Collective Efficacy Beliefs to Group Cohesion and Performance in Student Project Teams Robert W. Lent, Janet A. Schmidt, Linda C. Schmidt, Clay Gloster, and Sarah Mouring University of Maryland, College Park/Howard University/ US Naval AcademyAbstractThis study extends Bandura’s1 concept of collective efficacy to the context of student projectteams in engineering education. Collective efficacy refers to team members’ beliefs about theability of their team to perform its tasks effectively. Members of

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Majumdar; Mehmet Sozen