Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran; Chad Marcum

. The results from this project identify and document four key categories, namelyinteraction, navigation, fidelity, and components of education. Each of these key categories isfurther divided into sub-categories that provide the needed guidelines to develop educationalmaterials using virtual environments. It is the intent and desired impact of this paper to establishcriteria for virtual environments for education, which will enrich collaboration and knowledge ofthis technological resource for educational facilities. This is important because with the ever-increasing technological advancements available in most universities, virtual environments couldhelp education to reach new heights1. IntroductionEducational communities are facing many

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mel Mendelson

integrated and facilitated by the materials science faculty member. Thecourse focused on three applications: micro-arrays, micro-fluidics and nanostructures. Thestudents were grouped into multidisciplinary teams for study groups and a class project. Theexamples of our assessment methods (both formative and summative) are in accordance withABET’s requirements.I. IntroductionNanotechnology has been predicted to contribute $1 trillion per year to the global economy andto require 2 million new workers by 2015 [1, 2]. These new workers will have to bescientifically literate in nanotechnology. In order for this to happen, U.S. universities will haveto offer undergraduate courses in nanotechnology. However, few, universities offerundergraduate courses in

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

, American Society for Engineering Educationinvolves students in real-world projects and problem solving from the freshman through the senioryear1-2. This interdisciplinary experience enables students to work on exciting and cutting edgeapplications of the very technologies they learn about in the rest of the engineering curriculum andsee how those technologies improve life for business and people. In this project, a group of utilitycompanies and their hardware suppliers requested that Rowan engineers develop a low cost,hand-held device that would assist them in the management of their field assets. As utilities mergeand the electrical infrastructure changes to meet ever-growing customer electrical demand keepingtrack of the location and maintenance

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Alsaialy; Dalia Tawy; Thomas Schubert; Susan Lord

Instruments.1 It has become a vital tool forengineers and scientists in research throughout academia, industry, and government labs. Mostsignificant to this project is its ability to be used to create an instrument control interface at auser-appropriate level. Thus, LabVIEW is an excellent candidate for creating a user-friendlyinterface for the Tektronix 370. Two USD EE faculty members were motivated to develop suchan interface to alleviate the observed laboratory bottleneck and enhance the utilization of themore complex curve tracer. Fortunately, several USD Electrical Engineering students hadpreviously developed expertise in LabVIEW while working on interfacing projects 2,3. Two ofthese students and the two faculty members thus formed a team to

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Smolleck

Page 9.1044.2 Students in the program have been exposed to a range of projects, as indicated inSection 4 below. The continued development of the undergraduate course laboratory has Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationbeen the most emphasized of these projects in terms of numbers of students and resourceexpenditure. A key challenge in the continued development of the mentoring program hasbeen to provide challenging on-campus opportunities for the students in a way thatsupports their academic endeavors. Students have worked with faculty and advancedgraduate students on their research

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Heer

board isECE 375 Project programmed to be a remote and another AVR board is used as aRemotely Operated Vehicle receiver on a TekBot. All the knowledge gained through the quarter isCombine past knowledge and needed to do this lab. All the previous labs have sections of code thatingenuity to create this final can be reused during this lab.group project. Table 1: The labs used in the Computer Architecture Course Table 1 shows all of the labs used in the Computer Architecture and Assembly Programming course at Oregon State University. The labs begin by assuming that most students will have some basic programming experience in a higher-level language but no experience in assembly level

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

designed allowingfor a great deal of flexibility. The material covered can in many cases even be somewhat tailoredto the particular class’s interests. In reality, no two classes are ever quite the same.Course AssignmentsThis is a writing intensive course requiring that five written projects be completed. The studentsare challenged to respond to technical and historical scenarios by writing a three to five page essay Page 9.30.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsupporting their conclusions

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

data for analysis and application;thus, it is critical to be knowledgeable of these when undertaking a program evaluation project.Knowledge of standards and guidelines does not automatically create an assessment system.Critical elements remain to be developed including specific goals for the assessment system,specific and reliable and valid ways to measure indicators of those goals, and a manageableprocess for the execution of the evaluation.The project described herein was grounded upon substantial contributions in the fields ofassessment and evaluation and the development of system elements based on feedback. Theeditorial work of Bransford, Brown, and Cocking in How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School[7], for example, added much

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

: class grades and possibly attendance. Thisis easily managed with a simple spreadsheet. In classes where team projects are anticipated it isbeneficial to assign team numbers and document the information on the roster. A simple, self-explanatory example of a blank form is given in Figure 1 below.ID# Team Last Name AKA First Name HOMEWORK LAB / FIELD EXERCISE EXAMS PROJ OTHER SUMMARY Projected Grade

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sid Wang; Kenneth Roberts; Joseph Monroe; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai

trained and instructed by faculty mentors on NASA-sponsored Page 9.781.1 1research projects during 8 weeks in the summer. Students were encouraged to pursue advancedtechnical careers via professional development and mentoring activities.NASA PAIR PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVESGoals:1. To increase the participation of underrepresented minorities and women in MSET disciplines2. To foster the integration of NASA-sponsored research into undergraduate education and promote undergraduate research training3. To increase quality of graduates through enhancement of core courses with research-based learning

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

unfortunate, as thesetools may in many cases be of even more value in those courses.This paper will discuss the use of a variety of online tools in the teaching of the requiredgraduate course in chemical engineering thermodynamics at New Jersey Institute of Technology.The tools include electronic lecture notes, online quizzes, web-based bulletin boards, electronicsubmission and grading of projects and papers, and online monitoring of course grades by thestudents. Use of these tools can help students whose learning style may not be well suited to thetraditional lecture format. Many of these tools are also helpful in dealing with the diversity ofbackgrounds found in core graduate courses. Some differences are due to the educationalbackground of the

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Erbe; F. Wilhelm Bruns

Session 3120 Distributed Real and Virtual Learning Environment for Mechatronics F. Wilhelm Bruns, Heinz-Hermann Erbe ARTEC Center for Work, Environment, Technology Bremen University/ Institute of Professional Education Technische Universität BerlinAbstract:A European project DERIVE developed a learning environment where on-site and remotecomponents merge into a cooperative learning process. The envisaged system allows to worktogether with complex real and virtual systems, consisting of parts which may be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan; dulal kar; Rafic Bachnak

microcontrollers. The rest of this paper presentsthe laboratory equipment and describes some of the experiments that were developed infall 2003 to support teaching the microprocessors and microcontrollers course..1 Page 9.464.1 This project is funded in part by the US Army Research Office, award # DAAD19-03-1-0099 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationLaboratory EquipmentComputers, logic analyzers, development boards, and software form a basic set of toolsrequired to teach advanced digital design techniques

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roth

, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Therefore, the internship course allows unique assessment opportunities that may beworthy of consideration by other academic institutions because of its inherent andcontinuous cooperation with industry.Merging Outcomes of Internship Course with Existing Capstone Project CourseABET requires a senior capstone experience (2004-2005 ABET Criteria, Criterion 4,Program Characteristics). The MET program had an existing senior capstone projectcourse that fulfilled this ABET criterion. The question was raised, was there a secondoption for the seniors that would include a senior internship experience? If this was to beaccomplished, it was essential that the course learning outcomes of each of the two-capstone courses be

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Coffin; Catherine Almquist; Amit Shukla; Michael Bailey-Van Kuren; James Kiper; Christine Noble

active learning and requires the development of engineering problem solving skills. Develop projects to engage students in interdisciplinary team-based hands-on design problems. Develop first year activities that bridge the gap between engineering applications and the underlying mathematics and science. II.) Design and develop threads Identify the set of essential skills which will be for each major (existing and explicitly connected

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

necessitates that construction education also focus on human behavior of diverse people in the construction industry from different cultures and backgrounds to prevent conflicts, failures, and jeopardizing of safety. Tithius and Fellow 31 emphasize the need to be aware of the relationship between culture, project organization and technology within the context of a management tool that integrates contact, contract, and conflict. Control of the interrelationships between different cultures involved in a construction project becomes very important since differences in function and conduct of different parties can lead to conflicts. So not only is it important that we get our students used to working in

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

Tutoring with College Success & II Effort of Arts & Program Sciences Figure 1. The Freshman Year Program at the State University of New York at BinghamtonLiterature Review Freshman engineering programs can be categorized using many differentschemas. For the present work, the following model is offered: (1) Introductory lecture orseminar format; (2) “Skills-based” program housed in a separate department; and (3)“Project-based” model, typically placed in the context of a common freshman yearenrollment. Each approach has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. As the StateUniversity of New York at Binghamton’s engineering program has

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajiv Asthana; Richard Rothaupt; Danny Bee

on density and porosity in single-action compaction, 2) the spatialvariation of density and porosity within a part prepared using double-action compaction, and 3)the effect of sintering atmosphere on densification (using Fe and Cu metal powders).3. The ExperimentHigh-purity alumina (doped with 0.05% MgO) was chosen for the student project because it isthe best studied ceramic. The alumina powders specified as RC-HPF DBM were provided byReynolds Metals Company (Bauxite, AR). The average particle size (from sedimentationanalysis) was 380 nm, and the specific surface area (from the BET method) was 8.19 m2.g-1;these data were supplied by the manufacturer. The powder size analysis from sedimentation testshows that ∼60% powders are finer than

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter

these examples, a relevant course can bedeveloped.Course Curriculum Approximately three years ago, interest of the EET/TET programs at Texas A&M beganto grow in the area of electromagnetics and RF electronics. At the time, more and more fundedstudent projects involved some level of wireless communications hardware, and it becameobvious that the students had a fundamental lack of knowledge in that area. While some specificEM and high frequency applications such as basic transmission lines and antennas were beingaddressed in various courses, overall the students lacked an appreciation for the concepts neededto successfully understand and design high frequency systems. Thus, it was decided that allbasic EM related concepts would be

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

focus on the syntax for describinglogic blocks such as combinational circuits, flip-flops, and simple finite state machines as well ashow a synthesizer may infer logic from a VHDL description. Most students, even after theyhave learned the language features, still encounter tremendous difficulty when they begin to usethe VHDL to describe a digital system for synthesis. In this paper, we describe the essence ofmodeling digital functions and present a powerful concept, called clocking schedule, for writinga VHDL program for RTL and logic synthesis. This technique facilitates seamless integration ofall the modules in a digital design. A motion-guide project is used to demonstrate theapplications and effectiveness of the technique to RTL and logic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Caswell; Clifton Johnston

for the students ofengineering design. It is our view that the great number of pedagogical devices, case studiesand design projects that have been developed over the years to demonstrate the application ofthe traditional design process (with sporadic levels of success) is an indication that there maybe a problem with the portrayal and implementation of the design process itself. In short, thedesign process makes sense when taking a retrospective view of a successful design. However,it breaks down when a novice attempts to apply the process to a real design project. Forexample, the first design process step of determining the problem is known by every designerto be the most difficult part of design and often occurs closer to the end of the

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Limberis; Bijan Sepahpour

their chances for receivingResearch/Teaching Assistantship or Full Scholarships in graduate engineering programs. Theauthors hope that their efforts in this project reflect on a successful example for implementationof the proposed approach/model.II- OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTThere were four major objectives to be achieved as outlined below; 1. To develop a modular lumped mass experiments for integration into control systems, vibrations, mechatronics and other potential engineering courses, 2. To create an opportunity for collaborative research and design efforts between engineering student(s) and faculty, 3. To generate a modular, cost-effective, reproducible apparatus with outstanding design

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Farida; Nick Safai

develop hands-on skills with RF equipment to implement and servicewireless systems.Industry could play an important role to produce engineering graduates withexpertise in this area of global importance. To accomplish this, the industry wouldprovide funding/grants for undergraduate projects to be included in theelectromagnetics, RF circuits and wireless communication courses. This projectcould also lead to a master level thesis and could be a part of the graduateprogram in electrical engineering. The industry would then benefit by hiring thesegraduates with expertise in this area.Bibliography:[1]Khan, A.S. and Karim, A, 1997. Development of Wireless Communication Course forElectronics Engineering Technology (EET) Curriculum. Proceedings, 1997

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher

, studentsinvolved with design projects that incorporate embedded (digital) computers have theopportunity to learn how to extend knowledge and skills acquired in introductory courses whileparticipating on multidisciplinary teams to formulate realistic solutions to contemporaryengineering design problems.This paper is intended for both faculty and students actively involved in coursework associatedwith the major engineering design experience. It provides background information on embeddedsystems that builds upon topics typically covered in introductory electrical and computerengineering courses. It then identifies contemporary design methodologies and design constraintsfor components and systems that contain embedded computers to monitor and control

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Osorno

-');% " real value" on the rhs (not a hold on;variable) plot (x, Poc,'-ko');end hold off;% legend ('2 to the 25th power','Open%title of the table circuit losses')%ProjectShown below is one of the many projects given to our students. This project isabout the analysis of magnetic materials using a M-13 sample. This projectconsisted of using Matlab for a half Symmetric 60-Hz Hysteresis Loop of specificmagnetic Steel. The Matlab software will do the following: 1. Plot the data 2. Calculate the area of the Hysteresis Loop in Joules 3. Find the corresponding 60-Hz core loss in Watts/Kg of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Nelson

Emerging Trends Session 1793 Engineering Student Writing Shortcomings and Remediation Strategies Stephanie Nelson, Ph.D. College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032Abstract — Engineering student reports for senior term projects were evaluated from the threeengineering disciplines taught at California State University Los Angeles: Civil, Mechanical,and Electrical/Computer Engineering. The reports were evaluated for

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

conference papers.The Blended Learning Pilot Project (6) started in the Fall quarter 2003 with five courses.Four were traditional face-to-face (F2F) classes which substituted at least 25% of theclassroom lecture and seat-time activities with online group activities and discussions. Page 9.860.1The fifth course, which is the topic of this paper, was originally planned as a fully “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ÆÉ 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”asynchronous distance learning course. The course was offered in two sections

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim Saherwala; Mohammed Haque

Session 1121 3-D ANIMATION AND WALKTHROUGH OF DESIGN AND CONSTRICTION PROCESSES OF CONCRETE FORMWORKS Mohammed E. Haque, Ph.D., P.E., Salim Saherwala Texas A&M University, Texas, USAAbstractEconomy in concrete formwork design depends partly on the ingenuity and experiences of theform designer, whether a contractor or an engineer. The cost of formwork is significant,generally amounting to anywhere from 40% to 60% of the cost of a concrete structure.Judgment with respect to the development of a forming system could both expedite a project andreduce costs. Efficient and economical use

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Nix

methodology for problem solving is critical for thedevelopment of complex, high-end computer programs. A computer programmer may beable to sit down at a keyboard and hack out smaller programs on the fly, but if the same Page 9.1379.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationapproach is taken on larger projects, the results will be a poorly designed, hard tomaintain, buggy system. Students generally are able to correlate the concept of abstracting a specificmethodology for problem solving to a more general

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turpin

project. < 1 ! 3 1 3 % 9 # % . ∀( ∋ = ∀ ( : ∀ ; % ∀ +% ∗, +% 5, +% >, ∗2 ∃ / Page 9.1313.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering