Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mordechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

solving and develop his/her abilityto select the appropriate numerical method to be used with the particular problem underconsideration.In this paper we will demonstrate, using two examples, the potential benefits of the use of thePOLYMATH package to code and debug the mathematical model of the problem in hand. ThePOLYMATH model can then be easily converted to an Excel worksheet or to a MATLABfunction. These packages can then be used to carry out the repetitive and/or iterative calculationsrequired by the particular numerical method.Example 1 - Calculation of the Flow Rate in a Pipeline Using Successive SubstitutionThis example is based on Problem 5.10 presented by Cutlip and Shacham1. The detailed problemstatement is shown in Appendix A. The

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chun Ling Huang; Jiecai Luo; Asad Yousuf

Session XXXX Using the SIMULINK as a Teaching Tool 1 Asad Yousuf, 2Jiecai Luo, 3Chun Ling Huang1 Engineering Technology Department, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA31404/ 2Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA70813/ 3Mechanical Engineering Department/ Southern University, Baton Rouge,LA 70813AbstractSIMULINK is a tool for modeling, analyzing, and simulating physical and mathematicalsystems, including those with nonlinear elements and those that make use of continuousand discrete time. As an extension of MATLAB®, SIMULINK adds many

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis

proposed by a faculty focus group at Western MichiganUniversity in 2002 and refined by the authors of this paper. This effort is part of a largerinitiative by inter-disciplinary process educators across the country to establish a Classificationof Learning Skills that provides a complete set of transferable learning skills in all four domainsof human performance—cognitive, social, affective, and psychomotor (Beyerlein et al., 2003).The Classification of Learning Skills is predicated on four findings from pedagogical research.1. Learning involves building a tapestry of conceptual, procedural, and meta-cognitive knowledge (Bransford et al., 2000).2. Learning results in subject matter mastery, transferable long-term behaviors, and mature

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carsten Ahrens

MOE-country (MOE stands for the German wording of middleand east Europe). This year ECEM discharges into the international market the 8th generationof graduated managerially skilled civil - and construction - engineers (about 400 graduates inall eight years after the 1st graduation in 1996).Now an international group of 12 European institutions of higher education from 12 differentcountries (including Russia) are running this integrated programme [1 - 12]. Even studentsfrom a Chinese partner university [13] are studying the „part abroad“ of the curriculum andvice versa some of our students study in China. The education profile normally includes the„Construction“ part, too.ECEM is an eight semester (four years) full time study program and

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carsten Ahrens

construction engineers at the involved universities. - SOCRATES is a powerful EU-programme that supports under the sub-name ERASMUS numerous co-operation programmesbetween European universities [1].1. BackgroundAt least there are two backgrounds, the student‘s and the employed engineer’s view.Students of the FH OOW who go to a foreign country and foreign students who come toOldenburg now not only realize that there are different sociological and cultural conditions inthe host countries and different teaching and studying conditions at the partner universities.Meanwhile this is European students´ common knowledge, which has been given to them by Page

Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

, incubation, synthesis, and evaluation (Osborn 1953); and • Problem definition, preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification (Farid et al. 1993).The creative process must go through a series of four stages, beginning with 1) a notion or need(sensing, problem definition, and orientation); 2) an investigation of that notion or need (testing,preparation, incubation, analysis, and ideation); 3) an articulation of a new idea or solution(modifying, illumination, and synthesis); and 4) a validation process of that idea or solutionresulting in an idea, theory, process, or physical product (communicating, verification, andevaluation). These four stages should be familiar to engineers, as they more or less mirror thedesign

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Susan Grant; Jo-Ann Cohen; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley; Sarah Rajala

3192mathematicians, scientists, and statisticians will engage in focused inquiry within theirdisciplines and begin to develop the skills and talents necessary to become successfulprofessionals.WISE Village GoalsThe goals for the program were divided into participant and programmatic categories. Methodsfor evaluating the achievement of the goals were also defined. Table 1 contains the list of goalsand corresponding methods for evaluation. Table 1: Program and participant goals for WISE program WISE Participant Goals Evaluation Methods Begin to develop an identity as a Administer Pittsburgh Attitude Survey (Pre- and Post-);engineer, mathematician or scientist Additional customized

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

order to challenge the students we tell themwhat is expected of them. Such as: We consider you all as responsible grow-ups, we expectyou to take an initiative if needed. Don’t just sit on your butt pretending everything is ok, ifit is not. Do something about it. Teamwork on EPS is concerned with not just theprofessional content of the group report submitted with individual professional contributionfrom each team member. We pay great attention to the 3 Ps i.e.: 1. The PRODUCT produced (the documentation set submitted) 2. The PROCESS performed (teamwork i.e. interaction between people) 3. The PEOPLE involved (multicultural and multidisciplinary participation)During a compulsory weekly meeting between a team and its supervisor, the

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bales

that they know how to use. The final section of the subject isthe service-learning-based final project.Section 1–FundamentalsDuring the first section of the subject we introduce the following fundamental concepts • Voltage and current. • Ohm's Law • Circuits and Kirchhoff's Laws. • RC time constants.The following components and items of test equipment were also presented • Resistors, Capacitors, and LEDs. • Protoboards • DPDT knife switches. • Digital Multimeters (DMMs). • Function Generators. • Oscilloscpes • Three-terminal, linear voltage regulator (e.g., 78xx)The pace is fast, and we try to maximize the time spent building circuits while allowing enoughtime for reflection and discussion. As an example, here is the

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Reising

Session 2425 Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering Delivery and Assessment of ABET Criterion 3 James A. Reising University of EvansvilleIntroductionSeveral changes have been made to the Senior Design Project Course Sequence at the Universityof Evansville as previously described in “Senior Design Project Course Sequence, Electrical andComputer Engineering”1 to provide students with additional exposure to the non-technicalaspects of engineering and to enable assessment of the outcomes of ABET Criterion 32, listedbelow for

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder

design, classroom instruction, assessment of learning,advising, and mentoring.1–4 A schematic diagram of a comprehensive evaluation system thatincorporates these elements is shown in Figure 1.5 This paper deals with the peer reviewcomponent of the system. Other references may be consulted for information regarding studentratings of teaching6–9 and teaching portfolios.4,10–12Why, How, and How Not to Do Peer Review For the last half century, the standard way to evaluate teaching has been to collect course-end student rating forms and compile the results. While student ratings have considerable Page 9.89.1validity,6 they also have

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bryan Goda; Pete Hanlon; Lisa Shay

with ME, EE, and CSmajors. Documenting this multidisciplinary process in preparation for the ABET evaluation visitis also discussed.1. Introduction In this paper we describe our experience with several multidisciplinary (electricalengineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science) senior design projects. We start bydescribing how the projects have grown from individual design, to single discipline groupdesign, to multidisciplinary group design projects. Then we make some general observationsabout some of the issues that have to be addressed when undertaking these multidisciplinaryprojects including: selecting the design team members, project administration (schedule, grading

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Drez; Deepthi Werapitiya; Jerald Rounds

the evaluation techniques used for this online delivery program. Inparticular, it looks at the case study of two courses taught by Professor Jerry Rounds of UNM:Construction Safety and Methods Improvement.Course designers felt it was important to integrate evaluation methods upfront not only becauseof the newness of the online course delivery format for engineering courses, but also the need tomeasure the effectiveness of the design and implementation (Picciano, 2001, Moore & Kearsley,1996)1. Moreover, it was determined that evaluative instruments will provide information aboutthe effectiveness of the online teaching and learning environment as well as the platform(WebCT) and related technologies used to deliver the course. Formative

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

which current practices align with ABET EC 2000 expectations. Phase 1 provides thefindings from a nationwide survey of engineering disciplines in the U.S. with accredited engineeringprograms. One hundred nineteen of 274 institutions surveyed returned usable surveys for aninstitutional response rate of 43%. Faculty at these institutions were asked a variety of questionsabout the nature of the capstone experience, type of assessments employed, and the extent to whichcurrent practices align with ABET EC 2000 Criteria 3 and 4 expectations. Faculty members reportthat some ABET EC 2000 Criteria are currently not well assessed in capstone design courses andexpressed interest in collaborating with colleagues across the country on capstone

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

the students know and what do they need to learn to accomplishcourse objectives. Formative assessments attempt to determine whether the students are learningwhat they should be learning. [1] Summative assessments tell how well the course went; they areconducted at the end of the course to give information on how to improve for the future. Page 9.1312.1Summative evaluation assesses the completed course, and helps instructors know how well theyhave achieved goals and learning outcomes established before going into the course. [2]Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

Engineering Education, written in 1968, contained a discussion of theimportance of lifelong learning.1 In 1978, the theme of the ASEE Annual Conference was“Career Management – Lifelong Learning.” Over the years there have been a number of studiesto investigate the types of activities involved in lifelong learning, their frequency of use, the typesof support systems required for lifelong learning, barriers to lifelong learning, and impact oflifelong learning for individual engineers. Many of these studies are summarized in a 1985report by an NRC panel.2Lifelong learning is an issue of importance for engineers around the world. UNESCO sponsored

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

processes that optimize local operations. Larger units haveestablished standards for levels of web page implementation (e.g., level 1, level 2, level 3headings) and have provided templates to facilitate the overall design process. A level isnumbered as first, second, third, etc as viewed by the hosting domain site. Levels one, two, andperhaps three are controlled by designated administration. Lower levels of web site design areadministered within the local unit by a webmaster. In addition to controls regulating levels ofweb site hosting, more recent corporate or industry practices have required those administeringweb sites to attend training.Working on a StandardTraining for web site hosting has included those design issues of font selection

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Natasha Beretvas; John Pearce, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

environmentwere evaluated using survey responses. In general the response was positive with students’recognition of the value of in-class demonstrations to help them visualize concepts and withstudents advocating further use of ELVIS in other Engineering courses.Motivation One reason that students have a difficult time understanding the functional aspects ofelectrical circuits is that they are difficult to visualize: you can't see electrons, but you can seewhat they do in real devices. Grasping concepts like electrical circuits or even basic electricity isnot an easy task for many students 1. Engineering students’ difficulties are often compounded bytraditional instructional methods that fail to engage their thinking 2. Instruction that goes beyondthe

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Tricamo; Dennis Depew

Session 1455 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce to Perform: Building Organizational Sustainability for Innovation in Professional Graduate Engineering Education S. J. Tricamo,1 D. R. Depew,2 A. L. McHenry,3 D. D. Dunlap,4 D. A. Keating,5 T. G. Stanford 5New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 / Purdue University 2/ Arizona State University East 3 Western Carolina University 4 / University of South Carolina 5 AbstractThis is the second paper in the panel session of the National

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

: - Step 1 - Determine purposes based on initiators - Step 2 - Identify sources - Step 3 - Select tools Page 9.38.5 - Step 4 - Conduct the needs assessment in stages - Step 5 - Use findings for decision makingThe Rossett model suggests that Step 1 includes three typical situations that form theinitiators, they are: . Performance problems . New Systems and Technologies . Automatic or Habitual trainingPerformance problems are often attributed to the design of the curriculum materials. A wellcrafted course should have meaningful assignments that are supported by strong instructionalapproaches involving meaningful discussion groups and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

H.Y. Shadow Huang; Ernest Tollner

much productiondesign but as a pedagogical tool for introductory purposes. Model descriptionThe shaft design considers the shaft with loadings of the type shown in Figure 1. In thissketch, x is collinear with the shaft, y is vertical and z is into the plane of the sketch.Loadings in the x-y and x-z planes are possible, along with thrust in the x-direction (allthe shaft axis). Normal loadings in both planes arise from the various gear, belt or chaindrives. Thrust forces may arise from misaligned belts or helical gear drives, or othershaft-powered applications.The Microsoft excel spreadsheet is arranged by functional pages. Each page will bedescribed beginning with the calculation pages. The fundamental input

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Mukai

Session #3630 Effectiveness of Various Components in a Mechanics of Materials Course David J. Mukai University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural EngineeringIntroductionThe pressures on undergraduate Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (SME&T)education are well documented (1). Some of these problems include: undergraduateSME&T courses tend to filter out students, leaving only a few highly-qualified graduates;low retention in SME&T courses because students find them boring; and an increasedamount of knowledge that needs to be transmitted. This project modifies materialsdeveloped by Gregory Miller at the

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Javad Hashemi

) (c)Figure 1. Introductory stages of the experiment. (a) Definition of hardness, (b) Page 9.421.3Relevance of hardness, and (c) Usage and application of hardness.Various hardness tests and scales are then introduced and important concepts areconveyed. For example, when discussing the Rockwell hardness tester, the image of thetester is presented and various important components of the tester are identified. Thisgives the student an idea of what the equipment is and what are its important componentsand their proper names, Figure 2a. Various Rockwell scales are then presented noting thedifferences between scales, Figure 2b. (a

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

Session 1348 Technology and Women (Social & Behavioral Sciences Course Content): Taught by Engineering Technology Faculty Michael R. Kozak University of North TexasAccording to Hollis MacLean, Director of Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering &Mathematics, 34% of high school girls do not take senior math on the advice of a teacher orcounselor.1 The United States Census Bureau (2000) and the National Science Board (2000)reported that while women constitute 51% of the United States population and 46% of the laborforce,2 of 1,397,100 engineers

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina; George Clark; Aniruddha Mitra

Engineering Technology,(B) Statics, a sophomore level course for Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technologymajors,(C) Statics and Dynamics, a sophomore level course for engineering majors, and(D) Electrical Devices and Measurements, a sophomore level course for Electrical and MechanicalEngineering Technology majors.The survey included two sections. The first section collected information about the students’mathematics background. Questions in this section addressed which courses had been completed,what grades had been achieved, and the amount of time elapsed since each course was completed.The students’ names and the course in which they were enrolled were also collected. (See Fig. 1)The second section of the survey was a set of ten

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch

issues of safety andconstructability, coping with construction management difficulties such as placing the concretewith a 1 cubic yard mixer and bags of concrete, miscommunication, delayed constructionapproval, and most importantly, bringing a project from concept through completion. Studentassessment data demonstrates that such projects contribute much, not only to students’ learning,but to student’s motivation and self-awareness as well. Any design-build project forces thestudents to develop resourcefulness, perseverance, adaptability, and creativity. One student’scomment: “I learned more in this course than any other I have taken in the program.”I. IntroductionOne of the many pillars of any educational endeavor is to gain understanding from

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Evans; Ronald Welch

students to influence new Army technology that they may use after they graduate andenter the Army.A complete list of research projects and clients from just the past four years is shown in Table 1.A sampling of projects from the past 8 years is described briefly below to give the reader a senseof the types and complexities of these projects that students have undertaken at USMA. Table 1: Research Projects Research Project Clients Academic Year 1999-2000 Frost/Heave Cold Regions Lab Strengthening RC Beams with FRP Army Research Laboratory Ice Jam Prediction Investigation

Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jammie Hoskin; Brad Wambeke; Ronald Welch

example of a Page 9.309.1typical student homework problem as well as student assessment data demonstrating the “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”effectiveness of the methodology in promoting better understanding of: (1) the DirectStiffness Method itself; (2) the relationship between the Direct Stiffness Method andclassical structural analysis techniques like Slope Deflection and Moment Distribution.I. IntroductionAlthough a computer will undoubtedly provide results much faster than performing oneof the

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik