Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Davis

, the measurement of thrust, fuel flow, and engine speed were found to beinadequate and the system had no airflow measurement capability. Several modificationswere made to this system to make it viable for both classroom use and for research. Thispaper presents details of these modifications and the resulting data quality. All of thesechanges can be integrated into the existing computer data acquisition system, which ispart of the base LX 4000 package.IntroductionThe base experimental apparatus is a LX4000 gas turbine engine, manufactured byTurbineTechnologies, Ltd. This system is shown in Figure 1. This engine is capable ofproducing about 22 lbs. of thrust. As shown in Figure 2, there is no bypass flow and thecompressor and turbine are

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

were met, why they took the course in the first place, and would they take another coursein the same discipline.Questions included inquiries about the student majors, the ability of the course to meet theirexpectations, applicability of the course content to their major, their background, and theirperceptions regarding technological literacy. Students were asked to respond by selecting from aset of multiple-choice responses. A sample of the survey questions and responses appears inTable 1. Page 9.1063.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

sample courses including senior design projectsand freshman engineering projects and to describe our assessment of success of educationalrobotics in curricular settings.Undergraduate Robotics Education at Trinity CollegeExperiences at Trinity College indicates five main “effective practices” related to undergraduateeducation: (1) to motivate students through robot competitions; (2) to use robot design as themedium for an entry-level engineering course; (3) to use robot design as the foundation for team-based undergraduate research and design; (4) to use robotics to satisfy ABET learning outcomes.Each is considered below.• Motivate students through robot competitions.Trinity students and faculty have been engaged in autonomous mobile robot design

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ella Fridman

objectives.At the University of Toledo, the union of technology and pedagogy in the development ofan undergraduate thermodynamics course has resulted in the Learning Tool. Fig.1. Intersection of Technology and PedagogyThis project outlines the design of the Learning Tool, a group of multi-media componentsthat present specific course concepts. The design of each Learning Tool component isguided by pedagogical principles to help students understand, learn, engage with, andretain course material. The components of the Learning Tool are designed to 1. deliver course materials through multiple modes (text, image, animation, etc.) to accommodate different learning styles; 2. provide different types of feedback

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Min Huang; Michael Trevisan

-funded engineering education projects are highlighted in this paper toillustrate the variety of reform-oriented projects supported by NSF as well as evaluation issuesthat challenge the success of these efforts. The projects include: (1) an engineering designcurriculum development project that specified the design expectations for the first two years ofengineering education, (2) a new master’s program in opto-electronics, and (3) an IGERT projectin environmental engineering. Evaluation issues faced by these projects are both technical andnon-technical in nature and are central to useful evaluation work. These issues are not onlypresent in NSF-funded projects but also within engineering programs more generally and thus,the NSF-funded projects

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

tool to facilitatesolving an engineering problem. It is anticipated that specific course outcomes will include enabling a student to: 1. Understand engineering fundamentals and basic engineering science concepts so he/she can synthesize said concepts to create higher quality engineering solutions and designs; 2. Translate a written problem statement into a mathematical model; 3. Implement simple algorithmic solutions to engineering problems/designs using the most appropriate computer tool; 4. Perform basic file management tasks using an appropriate computer tool; 5. Work effectively and ethically as a member of a technical team; and 6. Develop a work ethic appropriate for the engineering profession.As part of the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoAnn Lighty; Holly Moore; David Richardson; Nick Safai

the next few years. Page 9.274.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. Student Institutional Profiles Table 1 illustrates the Student Profiles of the two institutions. It should benoted that SLCC also provides training for local companies and operates anextensive concurrent enrollment program with public school districts in the SaltLake valley. When those students are considered, SLCC serves over 60,000students each year, making SLCC the second largest public

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mario Simoni; Marc Herniter; Bruce Ferguson

paper is threefold: 1) to highlight and provideexamples of our process as it relates particularly to the ECI, 2) to inform the community at largeof the existence of the ECI and its current state, and 3) to spark debate over the content in the ECI.A distinction is made between concepts and problem solving performance for the purposes of this Page 9.334.1exam. A concept is a fundamental idea used to understand electronics. Performance is the ability Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ming-Sung Koh; Mick Brzoska; William Loendorf

is incorporated with aninnovative retention and recruitment effort for minority, under-privileged, and nontraditionalstudents.After reviewing materials from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [1] and the AmericanElectronics Association [2] it became clear that an innovative software intensive engineeringtechnology program was needed. As a result, the SET program was conceived largely on thebasis of three major factors: industrial demand within the region and state, the small number ofqualified graduates available to enter the workforce, and the increasing pool of potentialstudents. It is Eastern Washington University’s goal to provide a timely and high-quality SETprogram that includes a thorough understanding of theory and design combined

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; Jian Peng

technologyprogram and start a brand new engineering program. In year 2000, a new engineering jointprogram with University of Louisville was established and first batch of engineering studentswere enrolled. In year 2004, we will have the first batch of graduates, and we plan to apply foran ABET accreditation visit in 2004/2005. Page 9.465.1 Proceedings of the 2004American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFrom day 1, our goal has been to develop an entirely new engineering program that is moresuitable to the relevant local industries and the students

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

from/to the client computer. The client computer connects tothe server using a Java applet that allows the remote user to interact with the motor via agraphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a slider for commanding the motor positionfrom -100º—100º and text input boxes for tuning the parameters of a position control algorithm“on-the-fly.” In addition, a plot provides a visual display of the current position of the motorusing real-time sensor data received from the microcontroller.1. Introduction Microcontrollers provide low-cost computing and automated decision-makingcapabilities to numerous machines, products, and processes. Commonly, microcontrollers areembedded directly into automated machines/products and neither require

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan; Bradley Rogers

way to the advancementof fuel cell technology. To meet this goal, the course includes specific sections on theory, practice, oralpresentations, report writing, and group projects. Consequently, coupled with the relevance of the technology, thiscourse essentially meets all aspects of ABET criterion 1, outcomes a through k.Fuel Cells – A Truly Interdisciplinary SubjectTeaching a fuel cell course is challenging because the field is truly interdisciplinary. For example, the load curveshown in Figure 1 illustrates that operating limitations are influenced by different phenomena depending on theoperating point. Consequently, improvements to the operating envelope requires a team of experts from severaldifferent fields. To address this challenge, at

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Sokol; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Judith Norback

describes the use of theISyE Communication Lab to implement and support the instruction. Lab activities andinstructional tools will be covered as well as faculty and student feedback. The instructionaltools will be made available to other institutions for use in their undergraduate engineeringcourses.I. IntroductionIn recent years, emphasis has increased on preparing engineering students for the communicationneeds of the workplace. In 2000, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) included oral and written communication in its accreditation criteria.1 In 1999, theSociety of Manufacturing Engineers conducted a survey of manufacturing engineers, managers,and training directors. Two of the conclusions were 1) the oral and written

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Burt; Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

Company has made a long-term commitment to NC A&T, funding studentscholarships with internships, faculty fellowships, and the establishment of a Project Center. TheGillette Project Center was created to provide students with an opportunity to gain project relatedexperience of technologies used for the design of Gillette product and manufacturing equipment.The Gillette Faculty Fellowship, similar to the Boeing Faculty Fellowship [1], encouragesfaculty to be more engaged in engineering practice by allowing professors to spend an extendedperiod of time at Gillette to learn of their business and technological requirements. Thefellowship enables faculty to gain in-depth knowledge from Gillette personnel, which helpsminimize the level of industrial

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

Engineering”, we now seekto address the questions: "What more needs to be done to improve female students’ interest andpersistence in engineering?" and "How can we better understand the reasons that female studentsleave engineering despite good academic performance?" Our aim is to (1) incorporateinnovations into engineering education that may be more supportive of women students and (2)research the implementation of these innovations in the education environment that is present infoundational undergraduate engineering courses. This dual focus has provided a unique way ofapproaching issues of gender inequity for female students in the Purdue Engineering program.The innovation that we are implementing consists of small technical team, realistic

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

industry. Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the seniordesign experience at LSSU.The Senior Projects Faculty Board selects the projects from the submitted proposals and assignsthe students to a team. Each team is multidisciplinary and typically has a mix of computer,electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing students. The team creates a name and logo for itsfictitious company. Each team is given an office space similar to one found in industry. Major Components of Senior Design Courses at LSSU S e n io r D e s ig n C o u r s e s P roduct A c cep ta n ce a n d

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

process to design and test an orange juice concentration unit. Students are challenged to provide good-tasting orange juice to Boston Schools for $0.15 a glass. - BU’s project involves genetic coding and decoding. The connection between the codes of the DNA building blocks in genes and physical traits are stressed. Students do hands-on gene manipulation to make bacteria fluoresce and create physical models of DNA/RNA to code and decode genetic traits. - Tufts’ project introduces the concept of number systems and the language of computers (binary). Once students are familiar with patterns of 1’s and 0’s, decoder boxes are distributed and students map binary patterns to letters of the alphabet. Students

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elton Graves

purposes strongly agree was equivalentto a 1 and strongly disagree was equivalent to a 5. About half of the questions were asked in anegative manner. These questions are referred to with an “a” after the question number. Forexample t9a means than question nine was asked about “using technology to learn mathematics”and was worded in a negative way. Note that all 54 students answered every question.ResultsBelow are the results of the survey relating the use of technology in the undergraduate educationof students attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Question Quest %SA %A %N %D %SD mean s.d. In some courses, I am never allowed t9a 7.4 37.0 1.9 27.8 25.9 3.28

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

academic quality under various titles such asTQM, CQI, and TQI etc. Continuous improvement is the buzz word that is used by ABET. Wewill describe a process that has worked for us to improve the learning and retention ofknowledge by the students.I. IntroductionClassroom assessment techniques are widely used to measure students’ acquired knowledge.These techniques include assigning home work problems, quizzes, tests, term papers andothers.Minute papers, Muddiest point, one sentence summary and what is the principle techniques arewell described in literature[1]. At the macro level assessment activities include: 1) Studentlearning as evaluated by test scores, grades, project presentations etc. 2) Curriculum and courseobjectives evaluated by an

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Tammy VanDeGrift; Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

Foundation Centersfor Learning and Teaching program: to provide “professional development for graduate andpostdoctoral students in STEM disciplines to develop their skills as educators”1. The mostimportant outcome for the graduate students who participate in the ETPP is creation of acomplete draft of a teaching portfolio, which includes a teaching philosophy, a diversitystatement, and 2-3 annotated artifacts. The program also provides a forum for participants to Page 9.1006.1discuss teaching issues and an opportunity to develop a teaching-focused peer network. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Michael Laughter; Judith Norback

technically-prepared graduates also be prepared for the communication needs of various jobs, enabling themto get good jobs and move up the career ladder. Examples of workplace materials and curriculabased on the Criteria of Communication Excellence will be provided in the presentation alongwith specific steps for replication. Results will be provided for use by other undergraduateprograms teaching Technical Communication courses.I. IntroductionRecent research has demonstrated that engineers entering the workplace need to acquire moreproficient communication skills in order to excel in their jobs.1 Although the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) has recently passed criteria that include written and* This work was supported by

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Holleran; Elaine Chan; Chad Rasmussen; Alan McGaughey

about theacademic job process and the types of careers available. It consists of four events that eachaddress distinct topics.Future Faculty SeriesThe first event in the series, entitled Future Faculty Series #1 – Faculty Experiences at UM, is apanel discussion held early in the fall semester that focuses on the academic job hiring processand balancing the demands of research and teaching responsibilities at research-orienteduniversities. The panel consists of faculty at various points in their academic careers. The eventwas attended by over sixty graduate students in 2002 and topics such as when to apply, what isexpected in the application, and what qualities the search committees seek in a faculty candidatewere eagerly raised by the audience

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

undergraduate education [1] aswell as increases the perceived value of the educational curriculum [2]. In addition, research thatis project based increases team learning, leadership, communication skills, integration ofknowledge, and more [3], while also increasing the occurrence of undergraduates pursuing agraduate degree [4]. Therefore, how can a professor develop a research laboratory, much less asuccessful one, with a very limited and short-lived talent pool? One could argue that someundergraduate students can perform effective research, however personal mentoring and“bringing them up to speed” requires a substantial amount of time investment – and if this isdone with upper-class students, the attrition rate due to graduation is very punishing to

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Leake

varietyof CAD/CAE tools, the goals of this course include understanding 1) the mathematicalfoundations of geometric modeling, 2) the strengths and weaknesses of surface and parametricsolid modeling approaches, 3) the divergent needs of design and analysis models, and how bestto create design models so that they can subsequently be used for analysis, 4) the analytical skillsnecessary to be a successful design analyst, and 5) how best to move model information acrossapplications. Page 9.449.1“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary A. Nelson; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

“alternateconceptions”).1 The topic has garnered considerable interest among engineeringeducators over the past few years and several concept inventories on engineering-relatedtopics are being developed, most notably by the group led by Evans associated with theFoundation Coalition.2 The goal of our project, funded by the Assessment of StudentAchievement (ASA) program at NSF, is to develop and test an inventory for the thermaland transport sciences, based on the model of the Force Concept Inventory pioneered byHestenes and colleagues.3 Once our CI has been developed and validated, it will be madeavailable to interested engineering faculty for use as a classroom formative assessmenttool that can provide valuable information for tracking student understanding

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Norton

engineering problem-solving, team work, and technical communication skills.This paper first describes the University of Michigan College of Engineering MEPOorganization and goals, with a focus on recruitment, retention, and pre-freshman programs, andincludes several years of longitudinal data. Secondly, it briefly describes the focus, goals,structure and outcomes assessment of the “Introduction to Engineering” course at the Universityof Michigan. Finally, it details the specific aspects of the “Introduction to Engineering: Missionto Mars” course developed and offered as a summer preparatory course and discusses changeswhich will be implemented in future class offerings as a result of student assessment andfeedback data.1 IntroductionIn 2003, a

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

learning is listed in Table 1.Two of the classes in the innovative entrepreneurship curriculum provide the student withfrequent and constructive interaction with regional entrepreneurs. This interaction and dialogwith entrepreneurs from diverse technologies provide students an opportunity to observeentrepreneurs from numerous market segments. The graduate course “InnovativeEntrepreneurship” provides the student with the opportunity to develop a unique business planfor an innovative product or service. The business plan is developed throughout the semester asstudents attend relevant lectures and meet regional entrepreneurs and learn from their experience.Presentation of the final business plan to a panel of area entrepreneurial business owners

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti

learningexperiences for students.Introduction The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET) EC-2000 criteriaemphasizes the need for design rich curriculum providing contemporary and real-worldapplications [1]. Over the years, engineering educators have been modifying and enhancing thedesign curriculum through a variety of means including advanced thinking skills, creative andinventive process and multidisciplinary projects and experience [2-5]. National organizations,like American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) [6], National Science Foundation(NSF) [7], American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) [8], and others have identified"Multidisciplinary Design" as an important topic in the mechanical engineering curriculum

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Olds

Session 2530 Developing a Standards-based K-12 Engineering Curricula through Partnerships with University Students and IndustrySuzanne A. Olds1, Chirag D. Patel1, Bugrahan Yalvac2, David E. Kanter1,2, Neha Goel1 1 Biomedical Engineering Department/ 2School of Education and Social Policy Northwestern University, Evanston, ILBackgroundWe have developed a K12 engineering outreach project that aims to benefit the projectdevelopers as much as the target recipients of the instructional materials. The primary developersin this case are university biomedical engineering (BME) students, both