Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hanson; Julia Williams

keeping the evaluation load reasonable while giving students anactivity that would be totally integrated with their technical work. For these reasons, the authorsconsidered the homework problem context and decided that was the best area for development.Using writing in the engineering classroom can help students discover what they do and do notknow, help them visualize the problems on which they are working, and generally assist them inreflecting on their work in the classroom.The course selected for assignment development is Engineering Statics. The students enrolled inthe course are predominantly civil, mechanical and biomedical engineering majors in thefreshman or sophomore year. The course lasts ten weeks and is an introductory

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Smolleck

across the curriculum and providing an early introduction to the relevanthardware. We believe the latter is important to increasing student interest and involvement,which directly impacts recruitment and retention. Of particular benefit will be the inclusion Page 9.1044.31 We have a separate computer laboratory for simulation-based studies. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationof laboratory experiments in the Electrical Engineering service course for non-majors and,perhaps, in Mechanical

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Visser; Carrie Steinlicht; Teresa Hall

productdevelopment themes into the curriculum in a variety of ways. First year students in theintroductory processes course are brought into the consortium center and given an overview ofRP technology and its capabilities.Second year and third year MNET majors take a minimum of three courses that utilize theGPRPC for learning opportunities. In the safety class, workplace hazards are addressedincluding: hazardous materials handling, ergonomic analysis of workstations and personalprotective equipment requirements are covered. At this point in their academic career, studentsmay be hired as employees of the consortium. For those with paid positions, students maintain

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Stratton; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson

satisfied). Two of these questions were asked on the RIT 1997 survey. Page 9.8.8 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Both of the RIT surveys also requested information on the favorite/least favorite course and theprogram emphasis that was most important to the graduate. Engineering Economics, Ethics, andTechnical Writing and Presentation were listed as the most important courses in the 2002 surveywhich should be included in the curriculum. No courses were really the least.RIT graduates felt that

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roland Thomas; Albert Rosa

circuit element early and fully integrate it throughout thecourse. DC circuits are designed using voltage and current dividers to deliver specified currents,voltages or power; interface circuits are designed when neither the source circuit nor the loadcircuit is alterable; and instrumentation systems are created to interface transducers to aparticular output device. A major departure from most circuits courses occurs in our approach todynamic circuits. We begin by introducing a separate block on signal waveforms includingsingularity functions, exponentials, sinusoids and their combinations. This better prepares thestudent for finding solutions of first- and second-order circuits using the classical differentialequation approach. The most

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

Session #2586 The Formation of a National Telecommunications Collaboration: Critical Issues in the Development of Partnerships By Gary J. Mullett NCTT Co-Director, Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, Massachusetts1. OverviewThe National Center for Telecommunications Technologies (NCTT), an NSF sponsoredAdvanced Technical Education (ATE) National Resource Center located at SpringfieldTechnical Community College in Springfield, MA has entered into a new phase of its evolution.As a national resource center, NCTT is undertaking the

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kishore Kotteri; Joan Carletta; Amy Bell

, and canonical signed digitrepresentation of coefficients.Intr oductionThe typical electrical and computer engineering curriculum includes courses in both digitalsignal processing and digital design, but treats the two subjects completely separately. Studentsin a digital signal processing (DSP) course learn various techniques, such as windowing and theequiripple Park-McClellan methods, for the design of finite and infinite impulse response (FIR,IIR) filters subject to specifications such as passband ripple, stopband attenuation andpassband/stopband edge frequencies. A typical DSP filter design project uses MATLAB,MathCAD, or C to create a floating-point design as the end product. The design is consideredhigh quality if it meets the frequency

Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Morris; Dawn Conniff; J. Ledlie Klosky

Session # Lights, Camera, Engineering: Energizing and Motivating Students to Enhance Learning Dawn E. Conniff, Matthew R. Morris, J. Ledlie Klosky United States Military AcademyAbstractEngineering classrooms are an ideal setting for the dramatic presentation of material. Dramaticpresentation can include using multimedia content, employing surprise, humor, dramatic voice,exciting physical models, and other non-traditional, highly engaging presentation techniques.These techniques seize the attention of the students and are phenomenal tools in increasingstudent

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

Session 2653 Providing Connections Between Freshmen and Senior Engineers Through a Design Experience Craig J. Gunn, Craig W. Somerton, Brian Thompson Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824IntroductionThe typical engineering curriculum in most programs revolves around math, physics, andchemistry components. Students prepare for future engineering activities by building afoundation that will allow them to function at the upper levels of their majors. Little or

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

medium-scale, closed-circuit subsonicwind tunnel facility used for undergraduate aerospace engineering laboratoryexperimentation and research represents a substantial investment in resources. Thelaboratory building housing a wind tunnel is often constructed around such a facility, andsupport facilities are sized and located accordingly. The facility housed in Patterson Hallat Mississippi State University (MSU) was moved into the building upon completion ofconstruction in the 1960s. Wood and machine shop facilities were located adjacent tothe tunnel to provide research and educational support. The tunnel has an octagonal Page 9.924.1

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

group learning process of an open-endedcreative mechanical design course for technological creativity cultivation. Surveys andsemi-structured interviews were collected and analyzed to evaluate the curriculum, and tounderstand students’ learning difficulties to determine directions of improvement. Overall, thetop three abilities students gained were: (1) Efficient use of time to reach consensus; (2) Growthof problem-solving ability; and (3) Development of teamwork strategies. Finally, lessons learnedfrom this study are presented to help develop a cooperative classroom atmosphere and toimprove the effectiveness of this course in following years.I. Introduction In this study, we follow the principles of Seat and Poppen [1] that students must

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vyas Harinath; Pfumai Kuzviwanza; Jianzhong Lou; Leonard Uitenham; Keith Schimmel

Session #3613 Biodegradable Polymer Characterization Laboratory Unit Keith A. Schimmel, Jianzhong Lou, Pfumai Kuzviwanza, Arvind Vyas Harinath, Leonard Uitenham North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractA current research area of significant environmental, economic, and scientific importance isbiodegradable polymers.1-4 Biodegradable polymers is also an area that has great promise forbeing used to integrate life science into the chemical engineering curriculum. To this point,however, high quality laboratory manuals on biodegradable polymers have not been developed.Therefore

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

Session 2560 Grade Inflation, Ethics and Engineering Education Brian Manhire Ohio UniversityAbstractAn overview of grade inflation in American higher education is presented and its ethical implica-tions are examined and found to be troubling. A synopsis of the ethical ethos of engineering isprovided and an account is given of corresponding expectations regarding ethics instruction inengineering education. Because it is unethical, grade inflation is contrary to the ideals and goalsof engineering education; and recommendations are

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris

Session 1725 Marketing Enhances Engineering Product Innovation John Farris, Paul Lane Padnos School of Engineering / Seidman School of Business Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractProduct innovation is increasingly a multi-disciplinary undertaking. In an effort to prepareleaders for this interdisciplinary effort, the authors are developing a methodology and a guidingmodel to teach the product innovation process to graduate engineering and marketing students.In this innovative program, two parallel courses are offered in one semester. The

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kukulka

academic programs. The Mechanical Program uses theABET's Technology Accreditation Commission's (TAC) criteria to help assess student learningin our courses. TAC/ABET learning objectives help students understand what general skills andknowledge they are expected to have demonstrated upon completion of the course. Prior toentering the senior design course at BSC, students will demonstrate their basic mechanicalengineering technology skills by presenting a portfolio of work and passing a comprehensivetest. This paper examines the process for students in the energy areas.Once in the course, students use their skills to propose an applied thermal sciences project to aboard consisting of their professor, industry sponsor and student representatives

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Nasr; Raghu Echempati; Arnaldo Mazzei

theireducational focus, examine teaching and learning styles, experiment with new and innovativeapproaches to assess students’ learning, and above all put in place an improvement process[1].Kettering University, like all accredited engineering schools, has adapted and responded toABET EC 2000[2,3]. A formal curriculum reform process occurred over 1999-2001, and produceda curriculum that embodied EC 2000 criteria. Trial assessment practices began on Fall 2000,both for core courses and capstone design courses as well, and a formal multi-tier, multi-methodassessment process began on July 2001. In relation to ABET EC 2000’s Criterion 3, ProgramOutcomes and Assessment, assessment and demonstration of outcomes achievement are not onlya part of the improvement

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivia Dees; Saeed Foroudastan

these fields. These students should beexposed to creative methods of sustainability that reverse the current effects ofmonoculture. It is especially critical that environmental engineering students beintroduced to intercropping as they may very well be called upon to deal with such issuesin sustainable development.This paper will review ways to integrate intercropping for sustainable development intoan engineering curriculum. It will also cover the various components of this topic.Additionally, it will explore solutions to inspire creative development in future engineers.Integrating intercropping into engineering curriculumBefore the various components of intercropping for sustainable development arediscussed, it is important to understand when

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

, and to continue leveraging what is learned from one method intoredesign of the other methods, so that the combination of methods form an integral studydesign.19 Page 9.1133.11 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Implications of the Study for Further ResearchUsing the longitudinal research in this study, we will develop a conceptual map, or a “navigationchart” that is synthesized from individual findings of the study. This map will identify, analyze,and illustrate the various observed pathways

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

. To develop project management skills. To develop skills in planning and executing an innovative project. To undertake a major project and complete the task satisfactorily within time and budget To develop an understanding of the processes of research To demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills acquired during the course. To develop advanced skills in literature review, report writing and oral presentation. To develop skills in writing and presenting a major project report. To demonstrate the ability to communicate by presenting a professional seminar. Table 1. Institution of Engineers Australia and Swinburne attributes for capstone projects.Aspects of Capstone Project OutputsFor both the

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Xueshu Song; Phil Pilcher; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Session 3120 Virtual Laboratory for Machine Tool Technicians – Concept, Development and Examples Xueshu Song1, Radha Balamuralikrishna1 & Philip Pilcher2 Northern Illinois University/Rockford Abilities CenterOverviewThis paper is an outcome of an NSF sponsored project designed to pave the way for an Internetbased learning tool for training machine tool operators and technicians (Song et. al., 2000). Theobjective in using this novel approach is to accelerate and improve the process of learning anddevelopment of skills in machine tool technology. We present concepts using

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson; M. Sami Fadali; Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Eric Wang

able to look at the diagrams and design different robots without my help. Having the concrete robotics materials to work with serve as visuals as well. The small group discussions also help the LEP students practice English.5. No, I don’t think that these students need science connections from the curriculum to society anymore than other kids. They all probably need it. What I notice about these kids in MESA is that they are different from most of their peers. They watch TV shows like Nature and Discovery a lot without being told because they are interested in the subjects. They seem to have an intellectual spark already, and I’m not sure where it came from.6. The only part of the 5E Model I used to any extent was the Exploration

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joan Walker

9.950.2 2Figure 2. Example of non-hierarchical concept map.Regardless of their structure, map elements identify key concepts and define the nature oftheir relationships (i.e., direction and quality). Clear map segments suggest knowledgedifferentiation while crosslinks among segments suggest knowledge integration. Becausethe technique is a useful way of making thinking explicit, it has been used as a teachingtool, an assessment tool, and a tool for curriculum development [3-8]. In this study, weused concept mapping to identify expert and student conceptions of the biomedicalengineering design process, and as a tool for supporting students’ awareness of

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Jeffrey Hodgkins

were doing to find out who was right." - NWStudent #3 (Senior level status during course) - “This class has taken an approach to materialpresentation that is unlike any previous class. The theory and materials are presented in the classperiods, and are driven home during project preparation. The projects have forced the studentsto indeed “think outside the box”. This course curriculum has undoubtedly tied many ideas andpreviously learned material together. As a student that learns through hands on experience, asmost students in this field are, I can say with conviction that due to the lab work associated withthis class, I now understand the practical application of differential equations. As a part timestudent, it is common for there to be

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Technology 7/ Western Carolina University 8 AbstractThis is the fourth paper in the special panel session focusing on issues driving reform of faculty rewardsystems to advance professional engineering education for creative engineering practice and leadership oftechnological innovation to enhance U.S. competitiveness. This paper explores the conceptual beginningsof a template for improved faculty reward systems that better reflect the practice of engineering for full-time, tenure track professionally oriented faculty in schools of engineering and technology.1. Background and HistoryThe United States has built an excellent system of research-oriented graduate education that is second tonone for the

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

).For the second project the students are asked to write a MATLAB program that will simulate theoperation of a turbomachine. The program requirements include the simple thermodynamiccalculations for an ideal or adiabatic turbomachine and the calculation of an actual efficiencybased on manufacturer’s operating data for the turbomachine. Additionally, the students areprovided with more advanced software that will enable them to explore design issues associatedwith the speed and diameter of the turbomachine and the selection of a turbomachine for aspecified flow system.Thermal environmental engineering design is the focus of the third project. Provided with in-house software, the students are asked to conduct a thermo-economic analysis for an

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

.” Integration of previous knowledgeShared individual knowledge with others • “becoming evident that we are going to need a lot of• “we had a study group the night before [the mid- stuff from other classes” term]…we coordinated so we all knew what was going Strategies for learning on with the project” • “I immediately go for people…who have skills in an• “each member still works under the person that’s area where I know I am weak…you can learn really good at it and like, helps out” something from them.”• “I have learned…I watched the building and wiring” Learned how to pick members for aAppreciate how engineers think

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Limberis; Bijan Sepahpour

their cost.Consequently, students may be deprived from being sufficiently exposed to important conceptssuch as verification of the theory through experimentation, interpretation and analysis of dataand gaining sufficient background for designing experiments. [2] However, if blueprints of thedesigns of the apparatus are available, a major cut may be expected in the final cost. Suchdesigns and blueprints may be generated in-house in collaboration with undergraduateengineering students.Incorporation of design all through an engineering curriculum provides opportunities for youngengineers to recognize their full potential and increase their confidence level significantly. Thus,they would be better prepared to meet the most critical demands of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

concept, errors as well as the time needed to solve an Equivalenceproblem decrease. The generally accepted approach is to teach the concept by presentingnumerous applications of the definition. This paper presents an alternative by integrating thepreviously learned concept of moments from Statics and Mechanics of Materials. In thisapproach, students are able to perform the calculations with little understanding and then learnthe concepts. The result is that much less time is allocated to learning these topics.IntroductionIn order to reduce the cost of higher education, engineering faculty are under pressure to reducecredit-hour requirements for their degree programs. For example, engineering programs inTennessee recently were mandated to reduce

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Coleman; Jennifer Craig

through the use of communication deliverables.We present early work that demonstrates a strong correlation between student teams’ lowwritten communication scores and subsequent poor design performance. Then, wedescribe an intervention model designed to strengthen communication ability and teamperformance and thus to influence design performance.Background:At the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, 2nd year engineering studentsare introduced to the principles of flight in a rigorous, two-semester course, Unified Page 9.1390.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Gaughan; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

because they dislike SEM, but because they wish to pursue abroader range of academic interests20,21,22. Similarly, students from lower socio-economic levelhigh schools may find that there is no opportunity for easing more slowly into the rigoroustechnical curriculum, a strategy that might give them a better chance for long-term success.Comfort is an important indicator for success in the first CS course23.Flexibility in degree paths would appear crucial for attracting a diverse population of ITprofessionals, but is generally not encouraged in traditional colleges of engineering, nor in newercolleges or departments of computer science. The higher educational system needs to provide avariety of training paths to IT careers. The system will be