Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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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

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

Page 9.1163.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Engineering Management (Required) PM 7010 Project Management Techniques ITECHNICAL EMPHASIS COURSES (Total of 9 credits in a single emphasis area) Engineering Design CEE 7830 Optimization with Engineering Applications MIE 6800 Finite Element Analysis MIE 7300 Experimental Design MIE 7550 Product Design and

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Frank Pietryga; Gregory Dick; Jerry Samples

of theelectrical power industry. The purpose of the Power Engineering Institute is to provide basic andadvanced continuing education to power systems and electrical utility engineers as well asfurther strengthen the undergraduate program in electrical power engineering at UPJ. Theinstitute project is now in the planning stage that includes: ‚ Assessing the state of power engineering education in the region ‚ Assessing the requirements of the electrical power utility industry ‚ Exploring cooperative opportunities with other educational/training organizations and electrical utilities ‚ Developing a program which completely utilizes the capabilities of the Power System Simulator for both training and

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keshav Varde

needs of the industry. In fact, the missionstatement of the College refers to this fact. The Advisory Committee also recommended that theCollege consider setting up an international program that would provide students with someelements of international experience expected of current graduates 3.Guidelines were developed that would allow College administration to work with partnerinstitutions abroad in developing international program. The guidelines focused on certainrequirements, such as: • The UM-D students be able to enroll in technical courses or design projects related to their major at the partner institutions. • UM-D students be able to transfer credits earned abroad into their major • The students be not burdened with

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Crossman; Alok Verma

programs can also enhance learning experience ofundergraduate students in the ET programs through direct involvement in applied research projects. Page 9.1027.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 8 2004, American Society for Engineering Education A case study for research in the laser cutting process is presented. Kerf quality is often a criticalparameter during this process. The quality of kerf depends upon several controllable and uncontrollablevariables. For the laser beam cutting process, the controllable variables include: feed

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann

Management was the first program offered as a result of this agreement. TheConstruction Advisory Board had strongly encouraged the development and delivery of thesecourses and it was felt there would be a large demand for the course series. The constructionseries included the following course offerings: • Construction Cost Estimating • Construction Project Management • Planning and Scheduling • Construction Contract Law and NegotiationThe initial offering of the program in spring 2003 was not well received and registration waslimited so the course series was cancelled. However, upon evaluation of marketing efforts, itwas determined that the effort had been limited and had not been directed at the appropriateaudience. The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Heaslip

the programschedule to be presented on a more or less 18-month basis. While there are courses that areinformally "core" to the program, the curriculum is constantly evolving as additional coursesmay be to be added in response to industry and student needs and interests. Similarly, somecourses may not receive repeat presentations if their relevance to ADMI program intent anddirection becomes in question. One beneficial characteristic of ADMI Business ManagementStream courses is that they are developed and presented with an engineering environmentperspective and are highly focused, through course material outline, projects and casestudies, on the realities of business life for working engineers.Courses presently offered in the Technology &

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

suggest the needfor additional outside financing. They show whether the company is creditworthy. They arerelied on to provide a more secure picture of earnings strength than income statements.Their connection with a company’s ability to fund capital projects is ostensibly the major reasonfor engineers’ interest; however, the connection with cash flow and DCF are reason enough to atleast be aware of their existence and use in operating ventures. In entrepreneurial start-ups, thedistinction between cash flow statements and cash burn rate analyses is also important. Theformer is a formal accounting document tied to the accounting system and mandated for allpublicly held companies. The latter is a management projection of the future that is based

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

culturegenerally believed that real human progress was being achieved, and that engineers were greatlyresponsible for that progress.Florman claims that what changed in 1950 was the project to develop the hydrogen bomb.People now faced the potential of a technology so powerful that it could destroy all of life. Thenin the 1960’s came the environmental movement followed by the countercultural critique of thedehumanizing effects of technology. Underlying these new sources of discontent withtechnology and engineers is the realization that the material comforts and reduced drudgerybrought about by engineering have not brought about the anticipated superior human beings, pluswe live with potentially serious unintended consequences.It might be accurate then to

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

whatengineers do.”3 More must be done to help girls understand the usefulness and variety ofactivities inherent in engineering. Clearly more outreach is needed.Adolescence is the time when individuals make crucial decisions regarding their adult identity,according to Whitehead.4 Welty and Puck 5 state that adolescent girls tend to prefer activitiesthat involve cooperation and allow them to work together, allowing for strong bonds amongfemale peers. Welty and Puck suggest that projects be selected that provide opportunities forgroup work and interaction, and that incorporate aesthetics and human needs.During this time young women need to be exposed to programs and experiences that bring outthe fun and the positive, female-friendly aspects of engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; Steve Hsiung

(s) in C, C++, Visual Basic, or Java, runningcommercial software supporting courses in circuit simulation/design or circuit board layout, andacting as a workstation to gain access to the Internet or LAN networks. In most EngineeringTechnology curricula there is a limited amount of linkage between those PC applications. Theactual effort to merge the hard-gained knowledge of hardware & software concepts togetherthrough a useful project implementation is also rare. This article is aimed at using the PC in ETupper-level courses as a focal point to help to reinforce knowledge between different fields ofinterest, such as communication, automation control, microprocessor, software programming,and system integration.I. Introduction If the

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

the aerospace industry. The culturefor innovation exists within engineering components of every forward thinking industry across thenation. However, for the most part, the organizational culture for innovation and method for engineeringleadership of technology development has not been transferred as “best practice” to the nation’s schoolsof engineering and technology nor to other regional industry across the country. To date, the nation hasnot optimized its potential engineering capability for world-class technology innovation andcompetitiveness in professional engineering education because of its almost singular emphasis at thegraduate level on research.Although the technical projects for Skunk works, Phantom works, and Advanced Development

Conference Session

Novel Courses for ChEs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

EducationEngineering Design Projects. (see Appendix 2 for a mapping of core skills to coursemodules )Following the introduction of Engineering Council UK(UK-SPEC),formerlySARTOR regulations (see Appendix 1) in 2002, which developed new standards for“the professional engineer”, the full time programme was extended to MEng level toallow the meeting of corporate membership requirements of IChemE. Thisprogramme provides additional “depth and breadth” of taught materials as well asfurther project design teaching. As part of that extension in curriculum, use is made ofadvanced chemical engineering modules from the existing postgraduate MSc inProcess Technology & Management programme to meet that additional demand for“depth", and as result, MEng students receive

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Tracy; Jin Yoo; Jason Immekus; Brian French; Susan Maller; William Oakes

to enunciate the desired program outcomes. In recognition of thiscomplex task, this paper presents the process the Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) program is taking to develop precise operational definitions of theoutcomes for the design, implementation, and validation of assessment instruments. Fordidactic purposes, the focus is on outcomes related to professional skills (e.g.,communication skills, teamwork) that lend themselves to assessment through self-reportinstruments (e.g., surveys). This paper is designed to serve as an instructional resource toprograms considering the use of self-report instruments to measure professional Criterion3 outcomes.1. Criterion 3 ABET EC 20001 Criterion 3 Programs Outcomes and

Conference Session

ChE Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tracy Carter; Paula Leventman; Katherine Ziemer

provides an opportunity to introduce problem-based learning modules onengineering and technology, to motivate students to pursue math, science and engineeringcareers, and to increase technical literacy of students. Studies show that middle school is acritical intervention point for encouraging the study of math and science, especially for girls.1,2The goal of the NSF-sponsored 4 Schools for WIE (Women in Engineering) project is to use theMassachusetts engineering framework requirement to infuse the curriculum with gender-neutralmodules and activities that focus on engineering and technology.4 Schools for WIE is a partnership of four engineering colleges in Massachusetts: NortheasternUniversity, Boston University, Tufts University, and Worcester

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Merredith Portsmore; Kaitlyn Conroy; Melissa Pickering; Emily Ryan; Brian Gravel

that place engineering students in the classroom, both of whichhave been very popular and successful to date. The two programs, Tufts Engineering the NextSteps (TENS) (An NSF funded GK-12 project) and the Student Teacher Outreach MentorshipProgram (STOMP), employ different models for their structure and allow for different levels ofcommitment. Participants in both programs work with educators to design activities and to helpimplement them in the classroom. They work outside the classroom doing background researchand developing worksheets and resources. The engineering students often play a very active rolein instruction, helping to explain concepts and demonstrate technologies, until the educator iscomfortable taking on those responsibilities

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chell Roberts

: “the American educational system needs to producesignificantly more scientists and engineers …”. However, A draft paper from project onthe economics of advanced training at National Bureau of Economic Research19 raisesquestions about any predicted shortages of engineers.The state of Arizona has established a plan to increase its high-tech economy thatincludes increasing the number of science and engineering graduates14,15,16,17,18. Arizona’spopulation increased 93% from 1989 to 2001. As a result, Arizona is one of the highestgrowth states in the number of high school graduates. It is projected that there will be5,947,000 Arizona Residents by 2008 and 8,305,000 Arizona Residents by 2020. Atabout that time the population of the Phoenix

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

withdiamond-shaped elements9. Several institutions have used LCT at the undergraduate level. Theauthor has used a modification of transient LCT in an NSF RUI project at Baylor University. A.Anderson developed an LCT system at Union College for undergraduate heat transfer instructionthrough an NSF ILI Grant. She uses the system in two lab exercises that focus on temperaturemeasurement techniques and the effects of thermal wakes on downstream components in anarray of electronic components. She reports an increased student interest in heat transfer and abetter understanding of temperature measurement methods10.In the experiments to be developed for this laboratory, students will use the steady-state methodto determine local heat transfer coefficients

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Schmalzel; A. Marchese; Jennifer Kadlowec; Shreekanth Mandayam; Stephanie Farrell

application to the human body. Students are engaged in thescientific discovery process as they explore the engineering systems within the human bodyusing exciting hands-on “reverse engineering” methods. The modules explore respiration,metabolism, pulmonary mechanics, the cardiovascular system, work and power, electricalsignals, biomechanics, and mechanics of materials. Through the investigation of these systems,students learn basic concepts of mass and energy balances; fluid flow; work, energy, andefficiency; forces and levers; material strength and stresses; and electrical signal processing.This paper describes each module and includes an outline of the relevant measurements,calculations, and engineering principles.Introduction This project

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

disabilities and age as forms of diversity. Students need tovalue and gain an understanding of the role these forms of human diversity have in our lives andin engineering design.The lecture schedule and course policy in the syllabus also had added content related to diversityincluding the following examples: • Characteristics of the Driver, the Pedestrian, the Vehicle, and the Road. • Examples of US and world Transportation Projects. • Guest Speaker (from a minority group). • In the lab, diverse teams will be formed by the instructor to resemble a real world situation in transportation engineering practice. The teamwork as it relates to diversity was addressed in the lab portion of the course.Cooperative learning was used as the

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roylance

FNC011 Fundamentals in Chemical EngineeringIn addition to subject work, every MUST graduate student is required to complete an individualresearch thesis continuing over two semesters. The thesis is a scholarly treatment of a subject oran investigative treatment of a problem, which is sufficiently limited in scope to ensurethoroughness. A thesis advisor and thesis committee supervises the work on the thesis, but thestudent is expected to take the initiative at every stage.MIT faculty also act as coadvisors for MUST thesis students, and funding is available whenappropriate for collaborative research projects to be conducted both in Malaysia and at MIT.III. The MIT Subject in Mechanical Behavior of PlasticsMechanical Properties of Plastics (MIT

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey LaCombe; Eric Wang; Chris Rogers

Session 2756Within the realm of educational studies, LEGO® bricks have been used at all ages. The literaturedescribes many uses for K-12 enrichment programs which are not within the scope of this paper(e.g., [2-5]). Restricting the literature review to tertiary education reveals that bothprogrammable and non-programmable bricks have been used to teach engineering principles(e.g., [6, 7]). Further focusing on studies dealing the use of the RCX programmable brick revealsmany papers describing a wide variety of projects and courses ranging from robot competitions(e.g., [8, 9]) to computer programming (e.g., [10]) to project based learning (e.g., [11-17]).What is obvious from the literature is that the RCX can be used in a variety of ways to

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joan Walker

the same web-based tutorialprovided to experts. Once the orientation was concluded, students received their firsthomework assignment: Construct a concept map responding the question, “What is yourcurrent conceptual understanding of what is involved in the BME design process?”Shortly before the final exam at the end of the fall semester, students constructed asecond map focused on this same question. Students were allowed, and encouraged, touse this map as a study guide and final exam “cheat sheet.” The exam marked the end ofregular classroom instruction. During the spring semester, instead of attending class,students meet regularly in design teams, and with the course instructor and an advisor todevelop a design project. Students completed a

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Pfarr

manufacturing enterprises dependsheavily on the availability of highly skilled professionals, technicians, and production associatesbecause of rapidly changing technology, ever increasing customer expectations, and fierce globalcompetition.Many resources exist to assist manufacturing educators in creating effective curricula, courses,and learning activities. However, it is difficult for educators to become knowledgeable aboutwhat is available, how to access it, and how to put it into action in their own programs. Manyfine projects funded by the National Science Foundation, the Society of ManufacturingEngineers, and others have produced exemplary materials, but they have difficulty disseminatingthem to potential users around the country. Identifying

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nigel Middleton; Barbara Olds; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

revised their engineering curricula. As the investigators described it,“this project will help continue our transformation from an institution focused onteaching to one focused on learning (emphasis original). Our emphasis on pedagogicaland process innovations will complement the newly created curricular programs so thatour entire academic culture will be transformed to one of continuous improvement of thelearning/teaching endeavor.” To this end, the grant would help fund development of newtexts, laboratory experiments, and both hardcopy and multimedia course materials.This paper discusses one aspect of the funding: enhancing faculty effectiveness byfunding mini-grants to develop, pilot, and implement new materials, procedures, andcourses within

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Throne

though the modelsare only approximate, feedback control can compensate for these modeling errors, and (3) realmotors have limits on gains, which must be included in their design.BackgroundOver the past few years our introductory controls class (ECE-320) has been taught primarily withlaboratories that consisted of weekly Simulink and Matlab projects. These projects includedtransfer function and state space models of systems. Many nonlinear effects, such as limits onmotor speed or torque, were easily incorporated into simulations with Simulink. However, thestudents often were left with the belief that the system models were exact, and did not appreciatethe nonlinear effects we tried to add to the system models. In short, the students felt the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Niyazov; Mahmoud Ardebili

D P B Motor Drum Brake Belt A E Belt B C D Figure 5. Belt and Torque exercise Photographs of some of the exercises used in the laboratory are presented in appendix. Conclusion Laboratory assignments have become a significant part of the syllabus for the mechanics courses. First two projects- Equilibrium of

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Smith; Scott Dunning

, a necessity for advancement.While a BSEE program was available locally through the University of Southern Maine (USM)it was not deemed appropriate for the particular group of technicians targeted for the program.Rather, a BSEET was felt to be more tractable for these individuals for several reasons. Much ofthe coursework which the technicians had taken was from technical colleges. Credits from theseinstitutions would not transfer into a BSEE program as readily as they would into a BSEET.Also, the particular skill sets projected to be required for these individuals favored the more“hands-on” focus of the BSEET.There were several challenges that needed to be overcome to serve the needs of the technicians.First, the nearest BSEET program

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pape

is being overlooked. Exam and quiz problems,laboratory and project reports, oral presentations, and homework assignments, which arestandard in virtually all engineering courses, generate assessment data that can be usednot only for computing a student’s course grade, but also in a quantitative way forprogram level assessment and feedback. In fact, a few schools have reported that gradeson assignments and examinations in individual courses has been the single most usefulassessment instrument, providing feedback both to the student and to the instructor.Important differences between the method suggested herein and the practice of using rawcourse grades (transcript data), average class grades, or other “smeared” data aredescribed. The system

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

quickly get out of hand when nothing is done to prevent them andto help students deal with them when they occur. The way to maximize the benefits of teamwork is to use cooperative learning, a subset ofcollaborative learning in which the instructor builds in measures to assure that five conditions aremet:1. Positive interdependence. The students have to rely on one another for the effort to be successful.2. Individual accountability. Each team member is held accountable for everything in the Page 9.1226.4 assignment or project, and not just the part for which he or she may have had primary Proceedings of the 2004 American Society