Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

, relative to the proposed development. The sketching assignment should require studentsto reflect on the geotechnical conditions at the site and write detailed engineering report qualityparagraphs describing the conditions. If desired, a computer generated cross-section can beprepared once a hand-sketched cross-section is developed.Elastic Stress Distribution. Text books all present elastic stress distribution theories and avariety of tools using those theories to estimate changes in stress beneath different loadconfigurations. Equations and charts are available to predict these changes in stress. Whilehistorically these equations and charts were the standards used in engineering practice, software,based on the same theories, is available today for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Akbar Eslami

. Atconcentrations above that range the times continued to decrease but at a much lesser rate. Geltemperature (Figure 3(b)) showed a similar pattern of little change at the higher concentrations,reaching a plateau around 185 C. The inflection temperature pattern was not as clear.The gel time and temperature behavior reflect the molecular make up of the vinyl ester. Asoriginally made, the resin is much too viscous to be used for composite materials. Consequently,it is diluted with styrene monomer. (It is the styrene monomer that gives polyester resins thecharacteristic odor that many people associate with “fiberglass” composites 2.) Fortunately, thestyrene monomer enters into the gel and cure reactions and thus is a reactive diluent. As part ofthe final

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Velasquez-Bryant; Gokhan Pekhan; Ahmad Itani; Pamela Cantrell

, interpreting, and reflecting. These processskills do not occur within engineering design in any kind of linear pattern, but rather the learneremploys these skills on demand in a single or layered configuration, depending upon thechallenges met during the design process. Teachers were trained in the design process skills andincluded them as teaching strategies within the TLM.Triangulated Learning ModelA study of current literature and best practices led to the development of the Triangulated Page 9.941.3Learning Model (TLM), a major component of the TIES project. The TLM is supported by both Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

sudhakar vadiraja; Hector Cervantes

competency-based curriculum requires application of different educationalstrategies8-10:The first step in a competency-based curriculum is the development of a set of competencystatements to define what knowledge, skills and attitudes the mechanical /materials engineeringundergraduate should possess. This set of competency statements will then provide a standard foridentifying the core content of the curriculum and allowing the assessment of outcomes of thecurriculum. Competencies in the curriculum should be reviewed and modified to be responsiveand reflective of the educational needs of the students, community demands and changes inprofessional practices.2.2 Undergraduate courses on Smart materialsTypical components of an undergraduate course on

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James West; Dennis Miller; Daina Briedis

as possible. Theissue of modernizing chemical engineering curricula has been a newsworthy nation-wideconcern over the past several years.As many chemical engineering faculties across the country have doggedly observed, ourcurricula have not reflected the innovation and dynamics of the profession. Except for minortweaking and title changes, most chemical engineering curricula have remained essentiallystagnant over the past 40 years. Although starting salaries remain high, student enrollments havedropped and unemployment rates have increased (1). Many of the better students are attracted toother engineering disciplines or modern sciences. While reasons for these phenomena may benumerous and complex, it is clear that changes in the enabling

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Rand; Don Bowie; Donald Peter; Anthony Donaldson

significant timereductions by applying strategic thinking. In addition, the engineering students hosted thebusiness students in the electronics lab to both introduce them to the lab environment andto demonstrate to them an electronic circuit, concept or theory. Students were required towrite short reflection papers on these experiences. Below are images of these activities. Page 9.278.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFigur e 1 Dr . Rand explains pr ocess mapping Figur e 2 Business and engineer

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vyas Harinath; Pfumai Kuzviwanza; Jianzhong Lou; Leonard Uitenham; Keith Schimmel

analysis. Students are able to study the relationship betweenpolymer structure and biodegradation properties. They are challenged to use statistical methodsto determine which polymer physical and chemical property measurements best correlate withbiodegradability. Through this process, the students develop a vivid understanding offundamental principles of polymer science, as well as the importance of societal andenvironmental issues with polymer materials design, manufacturing, and applications. Pedagogythat has been demonstrated to be effective in improving student learning, e.g., cooperativelearning, formative assessment and feedback, and reflective writing, is incorporated into thelaboratory materials.I. IntroductionSynthetic polymers continue

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

necessary to become licensed asa professional engineer. It is expected that existing undergraduate and graduate programs Page 9.737.1will be revised to reflect this body of knowledge and that new programs will be created. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2004, American Society for Engineering Education”The ASCE board established the Task Committee on Academic Prerequisites forProfessional Practice in the fall of 2001 and charged it with developing a plan forimplementing Policy Statement 465. That committee has been pursuing three parallellong-term (20

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Shull; John Wise

data on existingpractices in an unobtrusive and consistent manner. Each week, faculty are asked to log on thesystem and enter their goals and objectives for the past week, along with a short synopsis of theireffectiveness in achieving them. This information is stored locally and can be accessed in orderto develop a list of objectives currently being pursued by each faculty member. Collecting thisinformation as near as possible to its presentation to students controls for gaps in memory thatare sure to come up in any post-semester meeting on course objectives. This activity is useful onseveral levels. The faculty benefit from the weekly reflection on each class, something that is alltoo often seen as a luxury. The data thus obtained can be used

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

components in the schematic. Simulate the hot-swapcircuit using MULTISIM. If some component model is not available, either get alternative modelsor build approximate models. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.162.5 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationExperimentConnect the circuit as shown in Fig. 3 and verify the results with respect to the results in pre-lab. Fig. 3 Hot-Swap Controller circuit4.3.2 A Simulation Exercise: Simulation of Transmission lines, reflections and

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Horacio Sosa; Vladimir Genis

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIn this laboratory session, the directivity pattern is determined analytically and measuredexperimentally. During the experiment, a projector and a hydrophone are separated by theminimum acceptable distance, x, to minimize interference from reflections. The standard criteriafor uniform circular pistons are ra 2 x , (4) nwhere n"?"c/f is the wavelength, and f is the resonance frequency of the transducer.The experimental set-up for measuring the directivity pattern

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

retention ofengineering students [2], sparked a complementary investigation into whether the retention offirst-year engineering students could be correlated to the learning styles of these students.MethodsIndex of Learning Styles The Index of Learning Styles (ILS) defines four major domains of learning styles; withineach domain are two descriptors. The ILS, well-described in the literature [3-5] and on the Web[6],essentially summarizes students’ self-reported preferences for receiving information visually orverbally, processing information actively or in a reflective manner, focusing on sensory orintuitive types of information, and understanding information in a sequential or a global fashion.The ILS can be used to identify an overall

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Knox; K. Muraleetharan; G. Miller; D. Sabatini; Randall Kolar

them to expand their knowledge beyond what is typicallyProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education covered in a text. We also discuss this issue in the aforementioned CEES seminar class. In addition, some classes have started using “reflective writing” as another means of assessment, as well as a mechanism to have students look inwardly at their own learning and see if they are progressing toward their personal goals. Finally, the senior capstone project further exemplifies the need for life-long learning. 10. Contemporary issues - Level 2. Again, “real-world” Sooner City projects

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

rigorously scientific, academic andthoroughly committed to the advancement of science. The pillars upon which Humboldt basedthe structure of his model were Investigation and Teaching, and with them he intended to replacethe medieval university. This model is the epitome of the classic humanities and spiritualsciences university, where the main goal was pure and abstract investigation and the training ofhuman resources to that end. Its mission is to train investigators, using teaching methods tocreate spaces for analyzing and reflecting upon the mankind’s broadest issues, the great problemsof culture and human existence.The French Napoleonic University of 1806 had a clear objective of obtaining professionalquality by way of a high intellectual level

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Dockter; Carol Muller

.” MentorNet ProtégéIn addition, MentorNet has found benefits to participating mentors, including 57% of mentorsreporting that self-reflection about their own careers was a positive outcome of their MentorNetexperience, 18% reporting a renewed commitment to their field as a positive outcome, and 7%reporting improved supervisory skills 35. In addition, mentors find benefits in helping anotherperson and some, such as the male mentor quoted below, find MentorNet a means of workingtowards gender equality in science and engineering.“Through all my years since 1969, men have outnumbered women in engineering andscientific fields by a huge margin. It is clear that much more work is required to achievecomplete equality in the workplace. To make a contribution

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Can Saygin

, learners accept that they are legitimate sources of knowledge. They realize thatauthorities help but learners themselves are the active decision makers. The fourth level isCommitment with Relativism. At this level, students synthesize solutions to the consequences ofmaking the commitment, and they realize that the perfect or ultimate solution does not exist butthey are committed to struggle with the process and to continually improve.In the Kolb Learning Style Model, four learning modes exist: (1) Abstract Conceptualization(learning based on explaining concepts), (2) Reflective Observation (based on examining theevents, operations, etc. rather than actively participating), (3) Concrete Experience (based onactively experiencing with an event

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Tammy VanDeGrift; Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

graduate education inwhich the students are currently engaged. A teaching program that has unrealistic expectationsof the students, such as requiring significant time investment, would likely fail. Additionally,design of a program for engineering graduate students should attempt to address the challengesof institutionalization and reflect realistic hypotheses about how institutionalization could occurover time. For example, if possible, the program should be designed to be self-sustaining and tostand apart from specific university administrative or managerial units.The Engineering Teaching Portfolio Program: Description and DesignIn this section, we first describe the primary characteristics of the ETPP, including our programobjectives, the major

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

have been suggestionsthat an institution must have a “culture” that facilitates change, and that change strategiesare often shaped by organizational culture. Recently, as presented in the 2003 ASEEconference, Godfrey1 made a considerable contribution to understanding the culture ofengineering education by providing a theoretical model that may assist change leaders inunderstanding the dimensions of their own school’s engineering education culture. Shesuggests that if the espoused values inherent in any proposed change do not reflect theexisting culture at an “operational level,” change will be difficult to sustain.In the Foundation Coalition (FC) we have been studying the change processes FC partnerinstitutions went through to restructure

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Evans; H. Michael Cheung; Rex Ramsier; Francis Broadway; Sandra Spickard Prettyman; Helen Qammar

, Page 9.685.1pre- and post-tests of project relevant content knowledge, reflective journal and end of“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”project/course evaluations. The preliminary results indicate that, as a result of participating on aVITDP, first year students greatly enhance their knowledge content and have a significantappreciation for the discipline of chemical engineering. In addition, post-project surveys of thefreshman students indicate an overwhelmingly positive attitude toward engineering when theproject is designed to encourage good teaming behaviors. We present the lessons

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Pinkus; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Mark Sindelar; Larry Shuman; Carl Mitcham; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Harvey Wolfe

S.Kitchener’s Reflective Judgment (RJ) Model [30]. These models measure students’ positionsalong a hierarchical construct of stages representing increasingly more sophisticated ways of un-derstanding knowledge and solving complex, open-ended problems.Perry developed his model from clinical studies of Harvard students in the 1960’s. As he inter-viewed student groups at the end of each academic year, probing their views of their universityexperiences, he observed patterns of thinking that were hierarchical and chronological. He trans-lated these patterns into a nine-stage model of development that he validated by a second, moreextensive, longitudinal study. King and Kitchener developed the Reflective Judgment (RJ)model in the late 1970’s from their

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Long

faculty perspectives. The dynamics of the meetings reflect a team-centeredapproach, offering solutions that stem from a network of distributed cognition.The RCS is presented as an educational model that augments undergraduate research whilesupplementing classroom instruction. The research team has developed a multi-dimensionalrubric and a coding system to quantify extensive qualitative data: student deliverables andvideotapes of small group sessions. This paper focuses on the method for quantifyingtraditionally qualitative data, and, based on analyses of those data, reports progressundergraduates have made in their research learning through the distributed cognitionenvironment of the RCS.The Research Communications Studio ApproachThe Research

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrelationships “ought” to be of the later type, because relationships work better if both partieshave a genuine concern for the other’s welfare. However, sometimes our relationships aren’twhat they ought to be, and when we end relationships that are self-regarding, the counsels ofprudence require us to do the best we can for our own interests. As Kant would be quick to pointout, the counsels of prudence lack moral authority. The command of morality—our duty—is to respect moral autonomy, reflect on thecircumstances and needs of other as well as on our

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

, legislatures, governing boards, and ABET. An added impetusfor improving engineering instruction is a growing competition for a shrinking pool of qualifiedstudents. If enrollment falls below a critical mass, the loss in revenues from tuition and otherfunds tied to enrollment could place many engineering schools in serious economic jeopardy. A prerequisite to improving teaching is having an effective way to evaluate it. Standardreferences on the subject all agree that the best way to get a valid summative evaluation ofteaching is to base it on a portfolio containing assessment data from multiple sources—ratingsfrom students, peers, and administrators, self-ratings, and learning outcomes—that reflect onevery aspect of teaching including course

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

-endedresearch and design projects through the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic. The Learning Combination Inventory (LCI) is a survey instrument developed byJohnston and Dainton. The theoretical basis for the LCI is the Interactive LearningModel, which posits that learning processes occur through four distinct learning patterns:sequential, precise, technical, and confluent. The LCI was used to profile the learningstyle of each student in the Rowan Chemical Engineering department. During the fall2003 semester, teams of students reviewed their LCI profiles with faculty, wrote teamcharters and used biweekly written status reports to reflect on their progress throughoutthe semester. These activities were intended to further each student’s awareness ofhis

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Scmidt; Jeffrey Siegel

encourage student-faculty interaction when student generated questions followed from CPS questions and when students sought clarification on CPS questions that they did not understand in class.2) When a large fraction of the class answered a CPS question incorrectly, students worked in groups to find the correct answer. This encouraged student cooperation.3) The CPS system provides prompt feedback.4) The time actually spent in learning activities is often called “time on task” and when students are responding to CPS questions, they are on task. Often the CPS questions give students opportunities for reflection and investigation and the result is engaged students.5) The histogram of CPS results generally showed the level of learning in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

feedback, and in so doing, learn animportant professional development tool.IntroductionSince the 1980's there has been substantial research on the ways writing can improve learning inscience and engineering.1 “Writing-to-learn” research has been guided by the theory thatlanguage does not merely reflect knowledge, rather knowledge is constructed through language.Perhaps because of this theoretical orientation, writing-to-learn research has focused on informalor expressive modes of communication to promote learning. However, research on the effects ofteaching scientific genres of communication has been less well documented.2 In our work, weattempt to understand how learning to write scientific genres of communication can improve theacquisition of

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

industrial relations have led to a number of different modes of co-operation withmutual benefit which has been reflected in other areas of M.Sc., Ph.D. and researchprogrammes.Of course, the lecturing of theories, methods and techniques can best be done at theuniversity. But when students are to learn academia and professional skills, all the cycles ofKolb´s [6] and Cowan´s [7] learning model have to be included. Following the four stages ofthe Kolb or Cowan learning circle, the engineering problem solution let the students to beinvolved in e.g.: 1) analysis and diagnosis of industrial issues, 2) development/design ofsolutions – holistic as well as detailed, 3) planning/implementation and control of solutions 4)a dynamic learning process for

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

leadership skills. For example:“Today, leaders must know much more than just technical proficiency - they must be able to 1communicate, build teams, motivate professionals, embrace diversity, and resolve conflicts.”(ASME)The ApproachA series of team-based and individual exercises were created to meet the “soft-skills” challenge.As the exercises and their evaluation and assessment tools were developed, it became apparentthat leadership skills and effective team member skills share a great deal in common. It isthrough the back-door of completing these exercises and in reflecting upon that work thatstudents simultaneously learn about and develop their

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timokleia Togkalidou; Rudiyanto Gunawan; Mitsuko Fujiwara; Jr., J. Carl Pirkle; Eric Hukkanen; Richard Braatz

required forapplications in aerosol delivery of pharmaceuticals.20 Page 9.47.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFour batch crystallization apparatuses have been constructed, with one apparatus having thein-process sensors: (1) a thermocouple, (2) a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometerwith Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) probe, (3) Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement,and (4) a video microscope with fiber optic probe (see Figure 3). These sensors collect data insitu from dense crystal

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Daubert; Steven Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard

format employs interchangeable,independent discussions and exercises that can be assembled in a variety of ways to suit theneeds of institutions with a variety of demands and resources. Likewise, the consultation formatallows for flexible scheduling and targeted, personalized team attention. The two formats can beused alone or in combination, allowing an instructor to devote as much time as is desired.Customization and implementation support materials were created that highlight these curricularfeatures; the website (http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/actionagenda/index.html)offers reflective questions, anecdotal case material, and experience-based suggestions forcustomizing and implementing an effective version of the curriculum