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Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

Session 3464 Materials Science Course for Non-Majors: An Exercise in Experiential Learning Jamie Workman-Germann Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisTeaching Materials Science courses can be difficult. Teaching Materials Science coursesto non-majors can be even more difficult, but teaching Materials Science courses tofreshmen non-majors who have no chemistry or engineering background can beextremely challenging. The students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)program in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are required totake an

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

Effective Practices in Robotics Education David J. Ahlgren, Igor M. Verner, Daniel Pack, Steve Richards Department of Engineering, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106 USA/ Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 32000/Department of Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy/Acroname, Inc., Boulder, COAbstractLinked to the authors’ 2004 ASEE Annual Conference CoEd workshop on Educational Robotics,this paper evaluates educational strategies and activities from the perspective of four engineeringeducators who have extensive first-hand experience in integrating robotics in the curriculum—from first year courses through senior

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ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Jamiel Trimble; Thomas Boronkay

Session #3649 Portable Video Intubation Stylet Thomas G. Boronkay, Janak Dave, Jamiel Trimble University of CincinnatiStudents working toward the Baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Cincinnati are required to complete a “Design, Build & Test” Capstone designproject. Some of these projects are geared to meet the needs of the local community.Intubation is a procedure by which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea of a patientwho requires assistance in breathing. It is a blind procedure that relies on imperfect, indirectmethods

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

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George Fodor; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Intelligent Fuzzy Controllers Laboratory Janos L Grantner1 , Ramakrishna Gottipati1 , George A Fodor2 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5329, USA grantner@wmich.edu, r0gottip@wmich.edu 2 ABB Automation Technology Products AB, S-721 67 Vasteras, Sweden george.a.fodor@se.abb.comAbstract The Intelligent Fuzzy Controllers Laboratory has been developed in the Department ofElectrical and Computer

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Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

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

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Session: 2548 Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment Gary D. Steffen Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractSpace, cost and security are all concerns when instructing local area networks. Teaching eventhe most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student withadditional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirementsbecome quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gumaer

, students in upper divisionengineering technology classes all had laptop computers. The laptops in use were Intel Pentium-class machines running either Microsoft Windows Me or Microsoft Windows XP as theoperating system. All laptops had the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0installed on them.One goal was to utilize these computers to improve the student learning experience in a data Page 9.1169.1acquisition course without significantly increasing the cost of course delivery. Another goal was Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

the United States, will provide acompetitive edge upon entering into their chosen field. Within the civil engineering and construction technology professions, the Germans areable to sustain resources by reusing most materials, typically disposed of upon demolition in theU.S., either directly or through recycling processes. Instead of destroying existing structures, Page 9.1237.4 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"unique rehabilitation methods were used to improve utility. In

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

Promotion of Final Year Capstone Projects Aaron S Blicblau School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, AustraliaIntroductionIn many engineering courses around the world one of the key aspects required of the studentsis that they complete an independent project in their final year of studies. Project work is nowconsidered to be an important part of an engineer’s training4-6. Students enrolled in their finalyear of mechanical engineering at Swinburne University of Technology are required toundertake and complete a final year project (major capstone project). Students may select aproject from a list

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kraemer; Bijan Pashaie; David Probst

. Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD, 2000.2. David K. Probst, “Advance Laboratory as Liberal Education,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2001.3. University Studies Handbook, Southeast Missouri State University. Also see http://ustudies.semo.edu .4. David K. Probst, “A proposed interdisciplinary senior capstone course,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002.BIJAN PASHAIEBijan Pashaie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast MissouriState University. He received the B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and the M.S. in Mathematics from TexasTech University, and he

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

2003-data 2002-data 4.0 2.0 0.0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Question (Q)The students were also asked to openly comment on the process. One unexpected benefit thatstudents commented on was the increased exposure and contact with engineering professors. Asfreshmen, their schedule is dominated with classes from different disciplines such as math,chemistry, and physics. The feedback made it clear that the freshmen appreciated the connectionto the Engineering Technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

). Technologies receiving alot of interest include liquid cooling using microchannel heat exchangers or microchannelsetched into silicon, heat pipes (already used heavily in laptops and many non-electronicsapplications) and thermo-electric devices. Whatever the methodology, cooling must be a part ofan integrated, chip-to-system design1.Who will perform this research and develop these new designs? While undergraduate mechanicalengineering curricula include a class on heat transfer, the cooling of electronics typically receiveslittle or no attention. Most industrial work in this area is performed by engineers with advanceddegrees and significant training on-the-job. Some universities (such as Stanford and Maryland)offer classes on electronics cooling at

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and NSF's PFI

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

for broadeningimplementation. Page 9.489.1 1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe National Science Foundation in February 2001 funded the University of Arkansas under thePartnership for Innovation program to initiate a new effort based on the “teaching through doing"paradigm. This program is a new concept targeted at providing a stimulative effect on very earlystage technology-based company development. Importantly, the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

experience.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the important contributions by Chuck Pateros, Member ofTechnical Staff at ViaSat Inc. and Chair of USD’s Electrical Engineering Advisory Board.Significant contributions were also made by board members Jarvis Tou, Scott Denton of AppliedMicro-Circuits Corporation, Keith Pflieger of Trellisware, Inc., Terry Hache of CopperMountain, Cathleen Quick of Sun Microsystems, and Donald Reed of SAIC.References[1] 2003-2004 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 2002.[2] Kramer, K.A., “Work in Progress -- Successful Industry Advisory Board Involvement in the Capstone Design Experience,” Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alene Harris; Monica Cox, Purdue University

, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University Abstract- This paper explores and compares global teaching patterns of biomedical engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University as captured by the VaNTH Observation System (VOS). The VOS is a four-part classroom observation instrument developed in 1999 for use within VaNTH Engineering Research Center bioengineering classrooms at Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Science and Technology. Revised from the Stallings Observation System for K-12 classrooms, the VOS is used by trained

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

Session 2548 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Projects by Sophomore-Level EET Students Biswajit Ray Matthew Colosimo, Gregory Kehoe, and Benjamin Naylor Associate Professor Undergraduate Students Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 17815AbstractStudent-initiated projects as part of an instrumentation and data acquisition course forsophomore-level electronics engineering technology students are presented. The

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Commercial Water Heating Page 9.748.6 http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/sh_use_water.html Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education7. Data Translation, Inc., 100 Locke Drive, Marlboro, MA 01752-8528.EMIN YILMAZEmin Yilmaz is Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He has MS andBS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; and a PhD degreefrom the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Nuclear Engineering

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sally Waldron; Rose Robinson; Michael Gregg; Jenny Lo

allows faculty and course administrators to determine if a particular topic needs to be addressed in a different fashion or in greater depth during class. • A similar analysis can be made concerning common answers to generate statistics concerning possible cases of collusion or cheating.The detriments of common time testing are also numerous: • Security of original exam is more critical • Advances in technology makes in-class cheating more possible • Common tests may not test those topics of importance to, and stressed by, individual instructors • The committee approach to generating a common test can be logistically, administratively and politically painful.The Division of Engineering Fundamentals, which

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mohamed El-Sayed; Jacqueline El-Sayed

areas at Lawrence Technological University. As Chair ofthe Design Engineering Education Committee (DEC) of ASME she was active in organizing sessions in TotalQuality in Design Engineering Education, Engineering curricula in pre-college education, and is the liaison andmember of the Board on Pre-College. Currently, she is responsible for collaborative effort to incorporate MfgEcourses into ME curriculum.Mohamed El-Sayed, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has been teachingfor 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design, Design Optimization, and MultidisciplinaryOptimization on both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has over fifty research papers of topics ranging fromfinite element

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

Session Number 1320 ADC Automated Testing Using LabView Software Ben E. Franklin, Cajetan M. Akujuobi, Warsame Ali Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Dept. of Electrical Engineering Prairie View A&M University, Texas 77446AbstractThe focus of this project is to implement automated test algorithms for testing analog-to-digital converters using LabView software. With the increase in bandwidth hungryapplications the need for high speed and high resolution ADCs are needed on the frontends of the

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

ensure adequate reinforcement oftheir observations and perceptions.In order for this exercise to have an assessment value, it became essential to findsomeone on the faculty who possessed an expertise in film analysis. Fortunately in theHumanities Division the second author had a reputation for offering a course entitled“Film as Literature.” Also, numerous Engineering Technology students take this coursebecause of the excellent instruction and appreciation they gain for understanding moviesfor more than their entertainment value. Team teaching this segment of the course wasnow completed with this faculty member agreeing to provide his input.His expertise provided the critical scrutiny in the three major areas of assessmentrequired of the students

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

Session # 1331 A Model for Teaching Materials Evaluation: Development and Testing of Interactive Computer Simulations Modules for Undergraduate Education Anne E. Donnelly1, Emilia Hodge1, Melis Budak1, Heath Wintz2, Randy Switt2, Chang-Yu Wu2, Prakash Kumar3, Pratim Biswas3 Priscilla Chapman4, Anne L. Allen4 1 University of Florida, Engineering Research Center for Particle Science & Technology, Gainesville, FL 32611/2University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611/3Washington University

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ivan Maldonado; Henry Spitz; John Christenson; Eugene Rutz

the BSME 12 credit technical elective requirement and three credits of the BSME guided elective requirement. • The first required NE class, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, is taken on-campus during the first quarter of the second academic year. • The other four undergraduate NE classes will be delivered using a mixed-mode distance learning technology, permitting MNE-ACCEND students to take these courses while they are on co-op sections. • Credit for a total of five NE courses taken for undergraduate credit will qualify the ME students for a nuclear engineering minor certificate and an appropriate entry on their transcript.5. The combination of one more on-campus undergraduate quarter and the

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Zheng; Dong Young Jang; Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

Teaching Capstone Design in Globalization Environment Yuyi Lin, Donald Harby University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 LinY@missouri.edu Dong Jang, Seoul National University of Technology, Korea Wei Zhen, Xiamen University, China AbstractIn an effort to improve the mutual understanding and communication among future engineers in aglobalization environment, the authors have started to establish a set of common course material anddesign tools for capstone design education. Internationalized course material will be web

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

world. 7. Demonstrate competence in selection,modification, and operation of appropriate engineering tools and resources. 8. Recognize health,safety, and environmental issues related to technological processes and activities and deal withthem responsibly. 9. Communicate effectively with a specific audience, both orally and inwriting, ranging from executive summaries to comprehensive technical reports. 10. Demonstratethe ability to work in teams, including structuring individual and joint accountability, assigningroles and responsibilities, partitioning work, monitoring progress, meeting deliverable deadlines,and effectively integrating individual contributions into a final deliverable. (ABET

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Leake

) • Product design analysis • Group Technology • EdgeCAM software • Autodesk Streamline • Inventor welding environment • OthersTable 1 shows that the course is loosely organized into four sequences. In the first segmentlectures and homework assignments focus on computer graphics and geometric modeling topics.Concurrently lab time is used to model a backhoe mechanism, as well as to start the modeling ofthe product design/reverse engineering project.In the lecture portion of the surface-modeling segment, the Rhinoceros software is used toillustrate such concepts as control points, order, knots, continuity, Gaussian curvature,developable surfaces, etc. After working through the Rhinoceros training

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Gandolfo; Ken Alford

largeballroom so that new arrivals can quickly gather information about any organization on campusthat may interest them or their family members.During the summer teaching workshops, academic departments typically share information aboutdepartment organization and policies. Departments provide new employees with computers,email and network accounts, and other discipline-specific tools and technology. Departmentsalso provide new civilian faculty members with information about the military, in general, and Page 9.666.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

educate “technological humanists”, the authors had a desire to challenge futureelectrical and computer engineers consider the ways in which technology can be of more directbenefit to society and communities than through the economic stimulus resulting from the designof consumer electronics. Third, WPI’s extensive experience with project-based learning hasmade clear that enhanced learning typically results when students are given a meaningful “realworld” problem to solve for some external organization, rather than a problem fabricated byfaculty. An opportunity for teaching design through real-world problem solving and presentingengineering as a socially relevant profession appeared in the form of Design that Matters.III. Design that Matters and

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Julia Williams

-Hulman Institute ofTechnology. Dr. Miller has previously taught at Michigan Technological University and The Ohio StateUniversity. He received his B.S. degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. from Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.Julia M. Williams is Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of Technical Communication at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1996, she developed the campus-wide Programin Technical Communication, which currently assists all engineering students in developing theircommunication skills in a variety of technical and non-technical courses. Her articles on writingassessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

technological advances to achieve nationalobjectives. Analyses have shown that there may be a significant shortage in the entry-level science and engineering labor pool, and that scientific and technical fields could besignificantly affected. Demographic data show a future with proportionately fewer youngpeople and a work force comprised of growing numbers of minorities and theeconomically disadvantaged. These groups, which the economy must increasingly rely,have been historically underrepresented in science, engineering and related fields. Theadded dimension of a projected shortage of qualified science and mathematics instructorsat the pre-college and undergraduate levels could have serious consequences for thenation’s scientific and technological