Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

thelaboratory part of the EDTE 341 course. Servicing of the engine-dynamometer system wascompleted as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurementswere added and the measurements were carried out. The results indicate that, at constant load, asthe engine speed was increased the fuel consumption increased. The same trend was seen atconstant speed; the fuel consumption increased as the load was increased. Simulated fueleconomy (miles/gal) graph indicate that the engine economy was about flat at higher loads, but,was decreasing slightly at low loads when the engine speed was increased beyond about 1500rpm.IntroductionThe two engine-dynamometer systems, one with a gasoline engine (Fig.1) and the other one witha diesel engine

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

. Servicing of the engine-dynamometer system wascompleted as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurementswere added and the measurements were carried out. The results indicate that, at constant load, asthe engine speed was increased the fuel consumption increased. The same trend was seen atconstant speed; the fuel consumption increased as the load was increased. Simulated fueleconomy (miles/gal) graph indicate that the engine economy was about flat at higher loads, but,was decreasing slightly at low loads when the engine speed was increased beyond about 1500rpm.IntroductionThe two engine-dynamometer systems, one with a gasoline engine (Fig.1) and the other one witha diesel engine came with the new building when the

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Liao

of 2. However, the experiment shows that a crack appears exactly at thev−reinforcement tips to the weld toes as simulation predicted. It is observed that the welds arean important factor in this simulation and rigid modeling is feasible. This project also serves as acase study to the students in predicting fatigue failure of a real industrial part.1 IntroductionAs shown in Fig. 1, a typical automotive rear suspension consists of the v-beam, v-reinforcement, stabilizing bar, spring seat, spring seat reinforcement, jounce and jounce stop,knuckle, spacer, shock mount, shock nut, trailing arm, sleeve and bushing. These componentsare assembled through bolts and welds. Due to normal use of the vehicle and exceptional roadconditions, it is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

2002.3- Information Systems Theory and Practice • IS 2002.4- Information Technology Hardware and System Software • IS 2002.5- Programming, Data, File and Object Structures • IS 2002.6- Networks and Telecommunication • IS 2002.7- Analysis and Logical Design • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeThe ABET requirement states that at least 30 semester hours of IS must be included in the IScurriculum. Taking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation6, we havedeveloped a course sequence in IS curriculum which integrates problem solving into courses.Moreover, this sequence should

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

from UNAH, the student needs to complete certain number of credit hours coveringmajor areas of the civil engineering practice. These areas include transportation, geotechnics,water resources, sanitation, materials, structures, administration, and project management. CivilEngineering education at UF is a broad engineering discipline that incorporates many differentaspects of engineering. The civil engineering curriculum prepares students to select an area ofconcentration in preparation for practice or continuation for master and PhD degrees. The areaswhere both curriculums meet is aiming education towards the ever changing needs of society andstrive for globalization.Introduction

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

discussion assignments that facilitate meaningful group coherency. Discussions should be focused on a task, and each task should result in a product or measurable outcome, and tasks should engage learners in content. 3. - Students should present course projects. Students learn from seeing and discussing peer’s work. 4. - Instructors need to provide two types of feedback, frequently and continuously. 5. - Online courses need deadlines and intermediate deadlines to maintain progress. 6. - Challenging tasks, sample cases and praise for quality work communicate high expectations

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

teaching materials in relation to the two questions above issummarized in Table 1. Page 9.459.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society of Engineering EducationTable 1Range of MeanResponse Question 3 Question 4<1.5 Homework problems>1.5-2.0 Lectures Homework problems Design project>2.0-2.5 Interaction with course instructor Example

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Session 3264 Using Everyday Materials to Examine Characteristic Mechanical Properties of Metals, Polymers, and Ceramics Amy C. Hsiao Union CollegeIntroductionThis paper will describe an active laboratory exercise designed to introduce key mechanicalproperties of metals, polymers, and ceramics. The materials investigated are common andeveryday in the sense that they can be found in the desk, classroom, or refrigerator of a student,i.e., in his or her life. The exercise is presented as a “real-world” project, in which the studentsare newly

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Lynch

the IndustrialRevolution which will most likely be complete on the planet during the lifetimes of our students.It is reasonable to project a factor of 5 increase in per capita industrial metabolism, based on theexisting evidence. Concurrently, reasonable projections have population stabilizing at roughlytwice that of today. So on balance, the completion of the Industrial Revolution implies a factorof 10 increase (5x2) in both natural resource utilization and environmental loading.These two common projections presume a just, stable world order with the present materialinequities largely abolished, and some kind of sustainable relationship between industrialpractice and nature. Implied in turn are permanent human dependencies on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khan Saeed; Beverlee Kissick

multiculturalism is just a celebration of thisMinority Student Faculty and Staff All minority students Celebrating minorityReception invited to attend students help createEVENT gathering to foster supportive better relationships environment with faculty/staff necessary for retentionm&m project Laury Kuder Colorful m&ms Another celebration ofEVENT (admissions rep

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

discussions by the students. Noexams were given in the class. Instead, the grading of the class consisted of written papers andtwo team projects. Students were asked to write one to two page reports on several articles thatwere distributed in class. Some of these articles included the following; “Welcome to the Men’sClub: Homosociality and the Maintenance of Hegemonic Masculinity”, (Bird, 1996), “SubtleSexism in Engineering” (Frehill, 1997), “Sex and Suits” (Hollander, 1994), “Gender asStructure”, (Risman, 1999), “Mobilizing Masculinities: Women’s Experiences of Men at Work”(Martin, 2001), “Perspectives on Masculinities” (Kimmel, 2001), “Hegemonic Masculinity andEmphasized Femininity” (Connell, 1987) and “Men of Reason” (Connell,1995). In addition

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

American Manufacturing” that therewill be a projected need for 10 million new skilled workers by 2020. They believe that “A long-term manufacturing employment and skill crisis is developing, one with ominous implicationsfor the economy and national security.” Given the significant job losses in manufacturing, it isbecoming increasingly difficult to attract a new generation of young people into advancedtechnological education programs, which would prepare them for high skill; high wage jobs(National Association of Manufacturers). Manufacturing is severely challenged by old negativeimages about the factory floor and an education and training system that does not promoteengineering and technology careers. New strategic alliances between education and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

the cluster to be composed of different platforms, hardware,architecture, and processing power to be networked together and work as parallel machines.Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a standard Application Programming Interface (API) that canbe used to create parallel applications. Since PVM is built around the concept of a virtualmachine, it has the advantage over MPI when the application is going to run over a networkedcollection of machines particularly if the machines are heterogeneous. However, MPI has theadvantage if the application is going to be developed and executed on a single MPP6.Implementation of the Parallel Computing Laboratory The main objectives of this project are to design and develop a small cluster for

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Page 9.918.4 • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeTaking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation3 we have developed acomplete undergraduate IS curriculum which consists of general education, major core, majorelectives, and general electives courses.3. Criteria for Accrediting Information Systems ProgramsABET5 requirement covers eight areas; these are: Objectives and Assessments

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Nadir; Peter Young; Il Yong Kim; Olivier de Weck; David Wallace

Process: execute appropriate optimization in the presence of constraints - Implementing: hardware manufacturing process - Implementing: test, verification, validation, and certificationThis paper first offers a description of the course, focusing on its structure and flow (Section 2).Next, the target student population (Section 3) and required resources (Section 4) will bediscussed. The design project, including the requirements levied on the students, is the subject ofSection 5. In Section 6, we explain how design optimization can be incorporated in such designcourses. An overview of the student deliverables (Section7), assessment results (Section 8) andconclusions (Section 9) round out the paper.2. Course descriptionThe goal of the course is

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vennes; Phillip Smith

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsketching and orthographic projects with PRO/E1. This course replaces the traditional freshmanlevel computer aided drafting course. Instruction in the use of PRO/E is an integral part of thecourse. The second course, a sophomore level course, Introduction to Product Development,continues student instruction in PRO/E at a more advanced level. Manufacturing methods arealso treated within the laboratory portion of this course. The third course, an elective senior levelcourse called Finite Element Analysis and Design, continues the instruction in PRO/E to includestress analysis of the object under design. The purpose of this sequence of courses is to proceedfrom a design concept to a completed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Cliver; Mike Eastman

First Year Orientation Committee within theECTET department. The project, designed to meet the aforementioned goals, required thestudents to build 3-dimensional maps of portions of the campus and compete in a “robot race” Page 9.623.2through the campus maps. The entire process took place over the course of approximately 6“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”hours during two days. The first day consisted of learning how to program and control the robot,designing the course and

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia

Systems Laboratory toprovide Mechanical Engineering students with hands-on experience on integrated designand manufacturing of intelligent systems [1]. As another example, a case study has beendone in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. In theirstudy, they have integrated shape memory alloy into a first-year engineering course and afirst-year engineering project. The results, that have been reported both qualitatively andquantitatively, showed the successful impact of the experience [2].ME4006 (Experimental Laboratory II) is a successful, large-enrollment laboratory coursein mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. This course interweaves instruction onengineering principles with instruction on engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

Changes. Topic Weeks Fields of Engineering 3 Engineering Design Theory 2 Communication Skills 1 Aeronautical Design Project 1 Automotive/Mechanical Project 2 Electromechanical Design 1 Electronic Design 1 Structural Engineering Design 2 Computer-Aided Design 1 Page 9.1065.5 Total 14 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George DeSain; Farid Tranjan; Ken Burbank

maintains 14 laboratories forinstruction. Five of these laboratories are dedicated to electrical and telecommunicationsengineering technology. All are equipped with modern computers for simulation exercises.Other laboratories are used for engineering computing graphics, rapid prototyping,manufacturing automation, machining, and metrology. A new building, the Center for AppliedTechnology, was dedicated in November 2003, and will provide four of the 14 laboratories withapproximately 15,000 square feet and two additional classrooms.The Department received an award ($4.7 million dollars) which is being administered by theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Approximately seventy percent of thisaward is being allocated to the acquisition

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

willall inherently impose deadlines on you. It will be very likely that journal manuscriptsubmissions will be “pushed to the back burner”. Make yourself meet your deadlines for thisvery important task.Schedule time for your publishing tasks, i.e. writing, editing, creating figures, etc. Whether it is 1hour each day or a 4 hour block during a particular day of the week, having a regularly scheduledtime for publishing is a necessity if you are to meet your goals. Begin writing manuscripts early,while the task or project is on-going; do not wait until you feel the work is near completion [2].Simply, write about the project during your set-aside time. In addition, this time should betreated as special time that cannot be trumped by other work

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

Collection

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

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

. The basic sub-VIs (sub programs represented by icons in the LabVIEW programmingenvironment) used in developing the various standard experiments are also included in a palettereadily accessible to students. These sub-VIs include sensor, square root extractor, PIDcontroller, P-only controller, On/Off controller, final control element, graphing and timing. Withthese sub-VI students can easily complete open-ended projects designing their own controlsystems. In fact a student doing a class project created the sequence control example.Results The LEGO kits were used in the classroom for the second time during the Fall 2003semester. Twenty-seven junior and senior students were enrolled in two sections of the course.On the first day of class

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Daugherty; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

purchased orrented) can raise the initial fixed costs quickly. Video web conferencing requires high-speedInternet connections that can also be costly. Depending on system usage and changingbandwidth needs, variable costs can be difficult to project over extended periods of time.A challenge in video web conferencing is keeping up with new technology or upgrades inexisting systems. In addition, video conferencing systems are susceptible to human error. Thesecan occur at a number of locations throughout any video conferencing system and mostcommonly will be experienced at the user’s end. Leaving hardware components unplugged, Page 9.1347.3clicking

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

need for instructional materials that can be adopted with ease and confidence. Page 9.423.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”In this article we describe a pilot project to address this need by developing engineeringtutorials that can serve as supplements to the lectures and the standard textbook andpromote active learning by the students. The tutorials were developed in closecooperation with members of the Physics Education Group (PEG) at the University ofWashington. With NSF support, the

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Grant Norton; Charles Pezeshki

differencebetween India and the U.S. A project sent to India at the end of working day can arriveon the responsible engineer’s desk completed the following morning, ready forimplementation.One of the main deficiencies in newly minted U.S. graduates that was noted by thisengineer was the lack of fluency in a variety of software tools, such as Excel,PowerPoint, and other presentation tools, where their Indian counterparts have a highdegree of skill that makes them more effective in providing entry-level services.However, the engineer also noted that all work from India is carefully reviewed fortechnical errors and omissions. Lower level work is the primary work sent overseas.Since the non-domestic partners do not add a great deal of value to the finished

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

material • If the current has an effect beyond that of the temperature rise alone • If the current has caused a fundamental change in the material’s microstructure or grain size beyond that caused by temperature aloneAfter gaining an understanding of the effects of electricity on the hardness of a material, thestudents should provide a further discussion on where and when these results are important toimplement into the design process.Concluding RemarksAt this point the laboratory set-up has been designed and the experiments have been conductedwith the assistance of several students. These students were several volunteer undergraduateresearch scholars who were actively interested in the project. These students helped to establishthe

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

Indianengineering professionals can offer to projects within their own reservations. American Indiansare a young, rapidly growing population. They make-up over 10% of public school enrollmentin Montana and will be seeking secondary education and employment opportunities within rangeof their reservation communities within the next few years. The DOC program proposes uniqueand new strategies to dramatically increase the recruitment and graduation of American Indianengineering and computer science professionals.BackgroundThe 2000 U.S. Census reported the population of Montana at just under a million people atapproximately 902,195.2 Ninety one percent (91%) of Montana’s population is white; however,the largest minority group is American Indian. American

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Shull; John Wise

semester.The quality of the entries varied as expected. From a faculty development perspective, this wasan excellent way to judge the effectiveness of the pre-semester training in the development oflearning goals and objectives. It was obvious that not all of the faculty understood the shift beingmade from teacher-centered to learner-centered goals and objectives. Some of the entriesreflected teaching strategies rather than goals and objectives: Primary Goals for Week 5 Introduce students to Stress Analysis Project Proposal. Teach students to apply strain gauges to aluminum tensile specimens. Objectives for Week 5 Explain to the students the requirements and purpose of the Stress

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams; Erick Jones

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education" Session 3642week period validated they showed out of control run patterns and had cognitive turnover. Also,respondents who were non-CT’s did not show out of control run patters. This research focusedon white-collar workers who were utilized as knowledge workers and project managers. Onelimitation is that jobs were loosely designed and did not use specific methods and procedures butrequired specific background or training in order to be considered engineers10. Anotherlimitation of the