Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon Matzen

view the experiment being performed and share the data, but only one person is able to control the experiment variables and parameters.‚ In case of unexpected “client computer” shut down, the host computer continues to collect data as originally planned by the user. While this is a desirable attribute, it may also pose a safety hazard if control is not re-gained quickly. On the other hand, if the host computer is unexpectedly shut down, the experiment may have to be physically reset.‚ Security and safety constraints need to be worked out to prevent unintentional or intentional overloading of the equipment or exceedance of equipment performance constraints.Key conclusions of the LabVIEW based implementation for the shake-table

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

well as any other ABET-approved program, is continuousimprovement. The department has a plan to assign the CQI directorship to a faculty member todirect and be responsible for this program. Currently this job rests with the department Chair foraccountability of the program startup. Please refer to Table 6 for the CQI processWeek 0: One week prior to the start of the semester, CQI director will send a reminder to eachteaching faculty about the need  To specifically explain to the students the stated educational outcomes, which are expected from the teacher (to deliver) and of each student (to attain).  To inform the students that the stated educational outcomes will be measured.Week 12: In preparation for week 13, CQI director

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Jennifer Beller; Donald Elger

participate.In addition, it can be unclear when creating a cooperative educational event for engineeringclasses whether it will work as planned. Our question is: “What are the important design features when tailoring cooperative educational events for engineering classes?”We designed and applied fifteen distinct cooperative learning events while teaching anundergraduate materials science course of twenty-five students. Three separate instruments wereused to collect student perceptions of the learning events and the data was then triangulated todetermine and verify trends. The first instrument was a student survey immediately followingeach event to collect “snapshot” perceptions. The second instrument was an end of term activityin which each

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Gerhart

. Theshock and awe method opens communication between instructor and student. Once the lecturebecomes dynamic, learning becomes fun.1. IntroductionIn 2003, the United States entered the Iraq War. The opening campaign was intended to stun theopposing forces (hopefully into quick submission). This battle plan is based on a concept Page 9.1094.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdeveloped at the National Defense University called “Shock and Awe” and “it focuses on thepsychological destruction of

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

unconscious trade-off engineering educatorsmake between team efficiency and effective team learning.References1. ABET Engineering Criteria 2000. (1997). http:/www.abet.ba.md.us/EAC/eac2000.html.2. Society of Manufacturing Engineers. (1997). “Industry identifies competency gaps among newly hiredengineering graduates,” Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report.3. Barra, R. (1993). Tips and techniques for team effectiveness. New Oxford, PA: Barra International.4. Smith, K.A., & Waller, A.A. (1997). “Cooperative learning for new college teachers.” In W.E. Campbell & K.A.Smith (Eds.) New paradigms for college teaching (pp. 185-309). Edina, MN: International Book Company.5. Belenky, M.F., Clenchy, G.M., Goldberger, N.R., & Tarule, J.M. (1986

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”command changes. The reader can remotely access and evaluate the current version of ourexperimental setup by accessing and following the instructions on [4]. Figure 9: Java applet GUI screen capture7. Future Enhancements The following hardware and software enhancements are planned to extend thecapabilities of our microcontroller environment. 1. Implementation of a scheme for user prioritization/queue. 2. Enable software-based switching of control architectures (PD, Proportional plus Integral plus Derivative (PID) control, Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

array of existing campus activities supported the Biomedical EngineeringSpecialization, the prior informal arrangement did not have the unifying organizational structure,nor the dedicated faculty associated with a formal BS degree granting program. The Universityand the College of Engineering Strategic Plans both identified Biomedical Engineering as acritical emerging technology for the coming decades. It is also recognized as a crucial growtharea for the college. The University and the college are prepared to make the changes necessaryto meet the identified and articulated needs of industrial partners and our students. Our vision isto create an internationally-recognized, premier undergraduate Biomedical Engineering degreeprogram. The program

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shaundra Bryant; David Cavallo; Arnan Sipitakiat; Anindita Basu

innovations and ideas of the students led to a rich and engaged learningexperience. The content that they covered in their pursuit of succeeding with their projects is rich. It is organicallyinter-disciplinary, where the knowledge in the fields supports their quest, and thus is situated both in the context aswell as in their construction of their thoughts. The math or physics is not abstract and isolated, but is put to use bythe learners. Since their ideas were truly innovative, we could not plan beforehand what should follow what.However, we did not sit by idly either. When they began the ramp climbing, we introduced the methodology oflooking for limiting factors, we brought in the language and concepts of force, torque, friction, etc., and when

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivia Dees; Saeed Foroudastan

and honor societies,and has many publications to his name. He also holds U.S. and European patents.OLIVIA DEESOlivia Dees is an undergraduate student at Middle Tennessee State University. As a plant emphasis biologymajor with a minor in environmental studies and technology, she plans to graduate with a career inenvironmental conservation. Page 9.1144.13 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Albee; Laura Dillon; Jonathon Oleszkiewicz; George Stockman

tooambitious in trying to assess so many advanced outcomes in one programming exam and so soonafter students were first introduced to them. In the future, we plan to use shorter programmingexams, each designed to assess a single outcome, and to administer more exams. Moreover, wemay replace some of the more advanced outcomes for assessment in programming exams withmore elementary, but equally important outcomes.In CS2 (Spring 2003), we were pleased that students did well on arrays (94% success) andclasses (93% success) and conclude that our students are learning those topics well. Someweakness was shown on the use of pointers/links (67% success rate) and on recursion (76%),although by our definition the class successfully learned recursion. Pointers

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

individual scores by studentand evaluator each semester. Finally, the actual score sheets for the most recent semester are includedas backup in the notebook.All of the assessment and evaluation procedures should be detailed in the program’s continuousimprovement plan, which should be and attachment to the self-study report. My department has arelatively large faculty and we have a number of committees for the curriculum, hiring, promotion,faculty affairs, etc. All of these committees have a role in the continuous improvement process and helpto demonstrate faculty control of the program. I recommend that you examine your operation and besure to include descriptions of your committees and how they contribute to the continuous

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Cupp; Paolo Moore; Norman Fortenberry

. Daghestani S F. "Multivariate Analysis of Student Performance in Large Engineering Economy Classes."1997 Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. Session 1239. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 1997.38. National Research Council . Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 1996.39. McCray, Richard, Robert DeHaan, and Julie Ann Shuck. Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Report of a Workshop. Committee on Undergraduate Science Education of the National

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Orth Wright; David Robinson; Carol Mullenax

project wasgauging when and where to draw the line on “version 1” without compromising the active use ofthe application. A list of “version 2” features is growing and is planned for a Fall 2004 release.User response to this website was very favorable, and all required web functions wereaccomplished competently. Use of the website made the task of coordinating a large class with Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.20.1 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmany activities distributed over all engineering departments

Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Criswell

; Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPreparation of the Graduate to be a Responsible User of SoftwareOne of biggest concerns of experienced designers working with recent graduates is the youngengineer who proves to be better at making software work than in making sure the results fromthe software are reasonable. Workshops with practitioners carried out as a part of a NSFDepartment Reform Planning Grant directed by N. Grigg and including the author5 repeatedlyincluded the observation that it is generally much easier to teach new engineers to usespecialized software for specific applications than it is to teach them either (1) to appreciate thatthe numbers produced relate to real things and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Toshiyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

presentations effectively.Evaluation MeasureWeekly Assignments 20%Final Presentation 15%Project Log Binder 35%Contribution to class and team activities 30% Total 100%TextbookEngineering Design I: Project Planning ManualBy Division of Engineering Design Education at Kanazawa Institute of TechnologyNotesClass activities are conducted based on the textbook, Engineering Design I: Project PlanningManual. Therefore, it is essential for students to preview the assigned reading prior to classcontact hours.Weekly SyllabusWeek In-Class Learning Activity Method To Do

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yan-Fang Li; Sang-Hoon Lee; Vikram Kapila

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Lamb; David Ollis

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Susannah Howe; Donna Riley

deal of technical material. • Include More Positive Cases, to address concerns about ethics being discouraging or frightening. • Provide more structural frameworks/Analytical Tools to support case study work.IV. Curriculum DescriptionThe faculty had already begun working on many of the issues that arose in the focus groups,which served to reinforce much of our own efforts in this area. We have developed a vision foran integrated curriculum, in which structural frameworks for ethical analysis are taught in thefirst year, and revisited in several core courses and advanced electives. This plan is discussedbelow, in the typical order in which students might take the courses.A. Design-Based Introduction to Engineering.The first

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Cherith Moore; Mieke Schuurman; Barbara Bogue

analysistogether with the plans and actions already under way to strengthen and add to our current resultsprovide a strong evidence that this instrument will be a useful tool for WIE directors to 1) trackthe progress of their students on important factors that impact the success of women studyingengineering and 2) provide data essential for understanding the effectiveness of the activitiesbeing offered at each institution. Page 9.233.15Proceedings

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

the capstone design course; approximatelyone half of these outcomes (b, h, j, and i) are assessed significantly less than believed possible. Thedisparity between actual and potential assessment of outcomes may reflect early stages ofmodification. These findings suggest a lack of preparedness among faculty to effectively developand manage assessments of some of these outcomes. Many respondents commented on the surveythat they were in the process of revising, or planning an extensive revision of, their senior designprogram outcomes and associated assessment instruments.Confusion Surrounding Criterion 4. Fifty percent (50%) of the design constraint considerations (c, g,d, and h) were reported as being appropriate for assessment in capstone

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

the enrollment was finalized at the start of instruction, a meeting washeld of all students enrolled and a mutually agreeable class schedule was devised. The smallenrollment in the pioneer offering of the course made this a viable plan of action. However, withlarger enrollments, establishing a set schedule in advance may be preferable.Western’s engineering curriculum is fully articulated to the College of Engineering at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno (UNR).3 Most notably, Western’s Computer Science classes haveadopted many of the instructional modules produced by the Combined Research-CurriculumDevelopment program in Computer Vision at UNR.4 These C++ instructional tools permitintroductory and intermediate programming students (CS1 and CS2) to

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher

to the making of a profit and the turnover of good product. Time tomarket is constantly getting more and more difficult to meet as competition in the embeddedcomputer realm increases with more demand.Hierarchical Design ProcessThe design process of an embedded computer system will ultimately make or break a design. Forexample, the design process will affect the time-to-market, the reliability of the design, and theability to re-use portions product (IP) previously designed and tested. There are severalcomponents necessary to a successful design cycle. Organization of the design steps comes first.It should be easily understandable from many other life experiences that a successful design isone that is planned well. When designing a system of

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay C. Dee

Page 9.1045.7 Table 1, Continued. Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Helpful outside Tried to find Interested in Evaluated The course Provided The homework The text was: The The amount of the classroom out if material teaching and performance increased frequent was carefully instructor’s work was: was students accurately / knowledge, feedback planned / peformance understood fairly

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

more creative because of the materials they are able to work with15.5. I don’t think so. All students can benefit from such a curriculum. A richer curriculum might help make up for the lack of outside experiences that more affluent children have.6. I did not use the 5E Model in a direct fashion. Most of the instruction was informal with small groups and one on one coaching and writing 5E Model lesson plans did not work well with Page 9.914.5 this. The exploration part of the 5E model fitted in with inquiry and problem solving when Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ameel; Ian Harvey; Bruce Gale

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

of 14 seniors felt that interacting with the freshmen did have a positive effecton the grades received by the seniors. Eight disagreed, and 4 were neutral.Item i asks the seniors about continuing the practice of involving freshmen in senior designprojects, and the majority of the responses (8 of 14) are negative. Only 6 of 14 thought it should becontinued.The plan is to continue this project for one more cycle, so that freshmen in Fall 01 who served asco op students will be seniors in Fall 04. This uniquely experienced group will help provideassessment data that will determine whether the freshmen senior collaboration should continue.Also, it is hoped that the unusual numerical imbalance of Fall 2003 will not be repeated next

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat