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Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Waters

undesirable waybefore the systems responds—but now a vision-based system may allow preemptive actions tobe taken before the vessel reaches the wave. Recent laboratory model tests investigating areactive ride control system show the impressive heave, pitch and acceleration reductions; theseimprovements may be further enhanced incorporating a proactive wave-sensing system.After an extensive literature review on vision-based wave sensing was conducted, it was revealedthat many unsuccessful attempts to sense waves in a laboratory setting using stereo vision havebeen documented. However, several concepts contained in the literature such as threedimensional imaging prove to be useful background information. A novel laboratory tank-testing methodology was

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

Creasy (Mechanical Engineering), are team teaching the course. Eachfaculty member will develop lecture materials and laboratory experiments for about one-third ofthe course.Theme 1: Methods and Techniques for Nanostructure FabricationThis theme will cover various methods for direct fabrication of nanostructures. Planned topicsinclude: electron beam lithography, self-assembly, functional nanomolecules, patterned thin-filmdevices and neurons. Initially this class will focus on techniques for fabricating metallicnanostructures, and later will discuss molecular self-assembly techniques. This module willemphasize hands-on experience in a series of laboratory experiments.While bottom-up nanomanufacturing techniques will be discussed, Theme 1 focuses

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tadeusz Majewski; sudhakar vadiraja

Session # 1464 TEACHING ABOUT MICROMECHANICS OF FRACTURE AND OTHER FAILURE ANALYSIS APPROACHES FOR BIOMATERIALS K.V. Sudhakar, Tadeusz Majewski Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Santa Catarina Martir, Puebla 72820, MexicoAbstractThis paper discusses some of the relevant teaching methodologies and supplementalexperimental tools for studying biomaterials. Austenitic Stainless Steel (316L grade) andVitallium-2000 Plus (Cobalt-Chrome alloy) metallic biomaterials

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson; Mary Vollaro

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”At first glance, a number of statistics may be of use for planning purposes. The topicsthemselves are of interest, as well as how many abstracts were submitted. Attendance figures aswell as background and interests of our audience, has not yet been acquired. In the latter,planning and assessment may be improved by surveying our audience with respect to their role attheir academic institution, e.g., primarily teaching or research, majors or non-majors,undergraduate and/or graduate program, etc. Specific qualitative observations based on thisinformation have been summarized below:Activities, laboratories and experiments of

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Niemi

paper covers the following sequence of events: a sabbatical leave by the course instructor todevelop improved capability in this area, textbook selection, course syllabus, and first yearexperiences teaching the course. A small wave tank was designed and built by some students inconjunction with the first offering of the course, and this is now being used for demonstrations infuture offerings of the course.Introduction Several years ago, the University of Massachusetts developed a new program called theIntercampus Graduate School of Marine Sciences and Technology (IGSMST), or simply “IGS.”This program is a joint program offered through four of the campuses of the UMASS system(Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell). It is a graduate

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

Session 2238 A New Approach to Teaching Engineering Graphics Using Active Learning and Product Realization Mahmoud K. Ardebili1 and Ali M. Sadegh2, 1-Engineering Science Program, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York 2-Mechnical Engineering Department, the City College of New York, New YorkAbstractUndergraduate engineering programs are modifying their curricula to incorporate variousforms of active learning. This paper presents a modified engineering graphics course thatis instructed in an active learning

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bruno; Alistair Greig; Robert Mayer; Jennifer Waters

Cockney College”, because of its aim to extend access to universityeducation from the very rich to the growing new middle class.The first academic sessions of the University started in October 1828. Chairs were established inseveral subjects which had not previously been taught in English universities, for instancemodern foreign languages and English language and literature. The systematic university studyof law began at UCL. Instruction at UCL was primarily by means of lectures and writtenexaminations - reflection of practice in Scotland and Germany rather than Oxbridge. Theteaching of engineering was pioneered at UCL, the first Professor of Mechanical Engineeringwas appointed in 1847. Also the first undergraduate teaching laboratories in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

for relevance and incorporated into existing or new courses. This processwith faculty externships will provide an ongoing opportunity for the RCNGM faculty to staycurrent. NSF’s ATE program has already invested in the development and implementation of sixonline technology courses in photonics and telecommunications (NSF 0101654). The results ofthese piloted courses have demonstrated the need for a blended delivery of online courses, usingon-site laboratories to augment online delivery of thereby. In addition, the followingcurriculum elements were identified as being critical to the development of a Next GenerationManufacturing focus within the COT: (1) quality control courses; (2) Information Technology;(3) Precision

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

, Girona, Spain, 2003ABHIJIT NAGCHAUDHURIAbhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University ofMaryland Eastern Shore. Prior to joining UMES he worked at Turabo University in San Juan , PR as well as Duke University inDurham North Carolina as Assistant Professor and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member ofASME, SME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of applied mechanics,robotics, systems and control and design of mechanical and mechatronic systems. Dr. Nagchaudhuri received his bachelors degreefrom Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India with a honors in Mechanical Engineering in

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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

emphasis on differences in student performance between the two schools. Bycomparing teaching methods (individual styles), students’ work, and attitudinal surveyscompleted by students after the implementation of the project, insights can be made intothe factors that influenced the motivation level and quality of the work of the studentsinvolved. Particular note is made of how best to implement this project, or a similar one,in other classrooms.1. IntroductionAccording to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of undergraduateengineering degrees has been decreasing over the last decade [1]. It is vital to stem thattrend and encourage junior high and high school students to actively pursue futures intechnological fields. With this

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

software. Spreadsheet programs, for example Microsoft Excel, are alreadyentrenched in college computer laboratories with students and faculty having familiaritywith their use. We present our experiences in implementing this approach in one section(32 students) of a freshman introduction to engineering design course. A preliminaryassessment is also presented.1. IntroductionThe use of team projects as a way to teach engineering design is pervasive across allengineering disciplines and throughout the curriculum. The success of any design team --both in learning design concepts and performing well -- requires that students have agood grasp of technical and management aspects of the design process. Accordingly,poor management or lack of communication

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

and thetime element assigned to the particular project. In addition, the user must have a thoroughunderstanding of the software functionality and the ability to gather information related toimplementing a particular modeling strategy. This process of strategy development andimplementation coincides with components of learning theory. As engineering graphicseducators, it is helpful to reflect on how students learn in our classrooms and laboratories as wellas reflect on how we develop instruction. This paper outlines three theories of learning that areapplicable to graphics education, discusses the assumptions about the learner and the learningenvironment, presents the components of learning for each theory, discusses major issues relatedto

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Stern

laboratories teach students experimental fluid dynamics (EFD)methodology and uncertainty analysis (UA) procedures following a step-by-step approach,which mirrors the “real-life” EFD process: setup facility; install model; setup equipment; setupdata acquisition; perform calibrations; data acquisition, analysis and reduction; and UA, andcomparison computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and/or analytical fluid dynamics (AFD) results.Students conduct fluids engineering experiments using tabletop and modern facilities such aspipe stands and wind tunnels and modern measurement systems, including pressure transducers,pitot probes, load cells, and computer data acquisition systems (LabView) and data reduction.Students implement EFD UA for practical engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Stern

methodology and in some cases UA.Recent developments have focused on development of CFD courses using specialty3, 4 andcommercial5-7 software, which are sometimes combined with EFD8, 9. Computer assistedlearning has also impacted fluid dynamics courses, such as using multi-media in teaching fluidmechanics10, application of studio model11, and development of computer-based textbook12.These studies have shown enhancement of the curriculum, increased learning efficiency andunderstanding, effectiveness of novel and hands-on learning methods, importance and need foreducational interface design and pedagogy, and positive student response.Authors2 have contributed to integration of simulation technology into undergraduateengineering courses and laboratories

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ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

Session 1648 Assessment Methods for Comparison of On-Campus And Distance Learning Laboratory Courses In an Engineering Technology Program John R. Hackworth, Richard L. Jones Old Dominion UniversityI. Abstract Assessment methodology and results for two Electrical Engineering Technologylaboratory courses are shown. In these cases, courses are offered in both the traditional on-campus and non-traditional distance learning format, assessment methods are prescribed,assessment data are taken, and the results compiled

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Hietpas

flexible, both in configurabilityand multipurpose use, the layout for this laboratory is shown in Fig. 2. The undergraduatelaboratory (EL) has six stations, the research lab (RL) has three stations, and the instructional lab(IL) has one station. The EL has six fully functional power workstation benches (PWBs) that aremounted on locking-type castors, whereas the RL has only one fully functional PWB, with theother two stations provided with basic benches. The primary use of the IL is for teaching lecturecourses, but has a station equipped such that a PWB can be moved from the EL allowing for in-class demonstrations. PWB PWB DC Sources 480

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

A Low-Cost Approach to Teaching Transmission Line Fundamentals and Impedance Matching David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstract:As part of a NSF-funded Project, Portland Community College has developed a series of low-cost experiments to teach transmission line fundamentals and impedance matching techniques.Using a MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, experimental exercises to measure reflections coefficients,standing wave ratios, and input impedance have been developed and used in the teachinglaboratory. With the addition of a matching unit and simulated load, impedance matchingexercises can also be implemented. These laboratory exercises

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

sudhakar vadiraja; Hector Cervantes

thinking byhaving small group discussions and frequent quizzes on laboratory exercises. The direct benefitsof experimental exercises to materials science/mechanical engineering education have beendiscussed. Detailed course assessment for evaluating students’ performance as well as fordetermining the effectiveness of the course is also discussed. These assessments help in regularlymonitoring the course and then modify/improve the course as and when required.Keywords: Teaching tools; Smart material; Laboratory experimental methods; Mechanicaltesting and microstructure; Engineering education; Methods of course assessment.1. IntroductionThe typical undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum has a basic course in materialsscience that deals with

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Matis; Linda Ann Riley

Session 1526 Teaching Theoretical Stochastic Modeling Courses Using Industrial Partners and Their Applied Problems Timothy I. Matis, Linda Ann Riley New Mexico State University Department of Industrial Engineering P.O. Box 30001 – MSC 4230 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001 This paper describes a pilot project funded by the National Science Foundation’s CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement program that addresses the common learningchallenges of engineering students enrolled in an undergraduate stochastic processes

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bullen Frank

#3557 Strengthening Teaching and Research: The Use of Industry Links and Case Studies Vishy Karri, Frank Bullen School of Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, AustraliaAbstractOne approach to develop teaching and research in an engineering school is collaborativepartnerships with local industry. The School of Engineering at the University of Tasmania,Australia has adopted this approach systematically and now enjoys a number of productivecollaborative research and training partnerships with businesses and industries across thestate. The partnerships foster scholarly and scientific cooperation at both

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

, Robert C.(Univ of Oklahoma); Sabatini, David A.; Hughes, David E.; Lambert,Robert; Ketner, Russ, Teaching engineering design with practitioner supervision: A case study,Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 124, 4, Oct, 1998, p 105-109.17. Lightner, Michael R.(Univ of Colorado); Carlson, Lawrence; Sullivan, Jacquelyn F.;Brandemuehl, Michael J.; Reitsma, Rene, Living laboratory, Proceedings of theIEEE, 88, 1, Jan, 2000, p 31-40.18. Cliff Lissenden, Nick Salamon, Gautam Wagle (Penn State), Design projects for advancedmechanics of materials, Session 2468- Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes, 2002 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2002.19. Thomas Litzinger, Stefani Bjoklund, Sangha Lee, John Wise

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Kuznetsov

Divisionof the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)where she was teaching for the last twenty years. All this time she was involved indeveloping, testing and implementing in her classes a variety of computer-basedcourseware. She got involved in developing computer-based courseware in 1982 whenshe worked at Computer-Education Research Laboratory at UIUC where the PLATOsystem was developed. Later the PLATO evolved into the NovaNET system1. HelenKuznetsov also authored a package of lessons and simulations on Road Design andConstructions for US Army Engineering School. These lessons as well as NovaNETlessons in Statics and Strength of Materials for Engineering and Architecture studentsare available on the

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

Session 1171 Chemistry and Materials Science for All Engineering Disciplines: A Novel Interdisciplinary Team-Teaching Approach Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Jeremy G. VanAntwerp, Douglas A. Vander Griend, W. Wayne Wentzheimer Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan1 AbstractA novel first-year course (Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science) was created to broadenthe technical foundation in the BSE program at Calvin College. The content of the new coursewas drawn from two established courses – an engineering course in materials science (which wassubsequently

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

Session 3441 Engineering Ethics and the Drexel University Library: A Collaborative Teaching Partnership Jay Bhatt, Mark Manion, & Eli Fromm Drexel UniversityAbstractAt Drexel University, the present undergraduate engineering curriculum has evolved from theEnhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project and the GatewayEngineering Education Coalition, both National Science Foundation (NSF) funded initiatives tore-engineer undergraduate engineering education. Since its institutionalization in 1994, thecurriculum has served as a model

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Gu

1532 Active Teaching and Lear ning Ver sus Tr aditional Lectur ing in Electr ical and Computer Engineer ing Cour ses J ason J . Gu Depar tment of Electr ical and Computer Engineer ing Dalhousie Univer sity Halifax NS, B3J 2X4, CanadaAbstract –Colleges and universities are developing all kinds of innovative instructional technologies into thevarious aspects of their teaching environment. Sometimes, it is hard to distinguish the effectiveness of theseinnovative technologies from traditional ones

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Janet L. Yowell; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan; Lawrence E. Carlson

Coordinator for the Integrated Teaching andLearning Program’s K-12 Engineering Initiative at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A former middle and highschool math and science teacher, she received her MAT in secondary science from Johns Hopkins University andher MS in civil engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is a founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory andProgram. She received her Ph.D. in environmental health physics and toxicology from Purdue University. She spentthe first 13 years of her career in leadership positions in the energy and software industries, and served nine years asthe director of a CU water resources engineering simulation and optimization research

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Ford; Jana Goodrich; Robert Weissbach

Session 1654 Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Multidisciplinary Teamwork and Teaching of a Small Product Realization Course Robert S. Weissbach, Jana G. Goodrich, Ralph M. Ford Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeIntroductionThe Small Product Realization course has been offered for two semesters (Spring 2003 & Fall2003) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The course is 3 credits, meeting for 50 minutes3 times a week. In addition to the scheduled class periods, the students spend one weekend at thebeginning of the semester attending a seminar at an off-campus location. This weekend

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George York

students and makes basic DSP concepts more meaningful. While MATLAB simulations areuseful for teaching the basic theory, many of these concepts are more easily taught toundergraduates if appropriate real-time demonstrations and laboratory experiences are available. The challenge of transitioning from MATLAB to real-time hardware is often the expense and asteep learning curve for the students. This paper describes a real-time DSP educational platformbased around the programming ease of MATLAB and the low-cost Texas Instruments C6711digital signal processing starter kit. Classroom uses of this platform are discussed.1. IntroductionWhile there are many interesting real-time audio DSP applications to choose from, we havefound the relatively simple

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Geoffrey Egekwu; Prince Anyalebechi

present in class for all common lectures. Individual members usually will have responsibility for different sections of the course and may meet once a week separately with their sections for recitation or laboratory experience. They give common examinations and jointly grade and perform all evaluation activities.4. Benefits and Challenges of Team Teaching in the ISAT Pr ogr amAs eluded earlier, the ISAT program demanded a paradigm shift in the approach to teachingof science and technology principles. The interdisciplinary nature of the program demandedsome form of team teaching. Success of the program so far has invariably depended oneffective teaming of faculty. Team teaching in the ISAT program benefited both

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

Session 1348 Mistake-Proofing as the Base for Teaching Principles of Engineering Problem Solving Zbigniew Prusak Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes how to employ principles of Mistake-Proofing in the teaching ofengineering problem solving. The problem solving process starts with an intentionally briefintroduction to the concepts of variability, robustness and sensitivity. Through solving a numberof problems of increasing complexity or conceptual difficulty, students develop a list of mistake-proofing principles