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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe Hartman

designs and development. This Page 9.1366.6technique has been used to introduce capstone design projects in computer networks andcomputer architecture courses. The RFP problem is based on real world problems with some “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”modifications to accommodate a one-semester course. The use of this technique has been shownto provide a high level of motivation for the student teams. The RFP methodology providestraining in design of systems, cost trade offs, presentations

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Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Niemi

be used for demonstrations and experiments inconjunction with the course. Two of these students were from the Ocean Engineering course.These students built the wave tank for their senior year Capstone Project. The tank was nine feetlong, capable of producing waves of various periods and wavelengths, and came out very well, aprofessionally done project. This wave tank is being used in subsequent offerings of the course.Course Development for IGS Students For IGS students, and in the second year offering of the course, the original OceanEngineering course has been modified into a course called “Ocean Engineering for MarineScientists.” This course is being offered as a “Technology Elective” in two of the option areasthat graduate

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turner Stuart; Cary Fisher; Jason Bartolomei

course wasoffered in spring semester 2004.The sequence concludes with the heart of the systems engineering program, the capstone designexperience. Cadets will be given the opportunity to apply their expertise on interdisciplinaryprojects. Cadets majoring in systems engineering will work alongside other engineering majorsto form true interdisciplinary teams. Existing engineering capstone projects include the Air ForceAcademy’s unmanned aerial vehicle work for the Air Force, the Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) Formula Racecar, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Human Powered Vehicle student competitions as well as the unique small satellite program, toname just a few.The details of the preliminary design were presented to an

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Richardson; Dick Blandford

. Objectives3.1 Objectives in Creating the CourseIn looking at the computer engineering curriculum at the University of Evansville (UE) it seemedthat the spring term of the junior year was the best time to offer such a course. This allowsstudents to obtain adequate prerequisite preparation. It also gives them the opportunity tofollow-up and complete a major capstone project which includes real-time and embeddedsystems during their senior year. The objectives in creating the course were: • Keep hardware and software costs low so that the course can be offered inexpensively and so that students can do course assignments in their home/dorm as well as in a lab. • Use hardware and software similar to that currently being used in industry

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Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"potentially enhance the portability of the equipment at the remote site and also integrate materialfrom more courses into this project.This project could also be expanded into a capstone design project by integrating the remote GPSsensor with remote data collection systems. This application would include collecting data fromvarious sensors in mobile systems. The cellular modem would allow both GPS data and datafrom other sensors to be accessed at remote sites.Bibliography1. National Instruments, LabVIEW, Version 6.1.2. GPS Guide for Beginners, web page http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSGuideforBeginners_Manual.pdf.3. GARMIN International, Inc., Garmin 15L wired OEM sensor, Part # 010-00240-02.4

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

the minimums listed above, at least 2 additional courses in math or science. Engineering Science and Design: At least 15 courses (or project credits) within the Electrical and Computer Engineering area. These must include at least 3 courses from an approved list of Electrical Engineering courses and at least 2 courses from an approved list of Computer Engineering courses. Must include 1/3 unit of Capstone Design Experience. Beyond the 15 courses referred to above, the program must include at least two computer science courses, with at least 1 course at the sophomore level or above, and at least one engineering course outside of ECE.Note: The approved lists of electrical engineering and computer engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

is being taught to what is being shown in the course syllabus and theuniversity catalog.In my teaching of the course on Current Topics in Construction at our institution, thissenior level course which is a senior level seminar-cum-capstone course, the descriptionof the course has been given a broad description: “Study of selected topics, such asunderground construction, underpinning, formwork and other project supportrequirements; evaluation and review of current practices in construction. The courseincludes study and research in a specific area that combines major elements fromprevious construction engineering technology courses culminating in an integratingexperience through individual and/or group projects, technical reports and

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter E. Thain Jr.

, Rutledge explains the philosophy behind his approach to the textbook asproviding a practical, real-world connection between communication theory and circuitimplementation, a connection that is often lost in modern Electrical Engineering curricula.Indeed, Electrical Engineering Technology programs seek to include this connection as much aspossible in their courses and this is one of the key motivations behind the introduction of thiscourse at SPSU. One important difference in philosophy between the Caltech and SPSUimplementations is that at Caltech, the course serves to familiarize students with basic ElectricalEngineering concepts through experimentation with a practical system; while at SPSU, it is usedmore as a capstone course that draws

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Rogers; Phil Lunsford; Paul Kauffmann

, information systems, and senior design capstone courses.An important integral part of ICE3 is ECU Engineering, Inc., a dynamic, student run showcase ofECU capabilities that will be designed and managed to attract project opportunities. Allengineering students will participate in projects and senior students mentor and/or lead theproject teams. This initiative brings students together to engage in effective formulation andsolving of real world engineering problems every semester through graduation. Students moveup through the ECU Engineering, Inc., organization as they progress through their academicprogram. The final stage in this progress is a capstone senior project as a final experience, wherestudents will propose and manage their project with ECU

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

engineering and information sciencedepartments, primarily within the United States. The data analyzed include the course titles,course structure, textbooks used, major topics and how they are covered, projects, and laboratoryexercises, if any. We found that the courses can be divided into three categories: those that coverthe general topics of computer networks using some practical examples, those that specificallydiscuss Internet protocols, and those that work through a set of programming projects afterstudents have had a previous network course.1. IntroductionPervasive use of the Internet, especially the World Wide Web (the web) has made teachingcomputer network courses a necessity for many universities and colleges. Students take networkrelated

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Barker; David Hall

instruction was motivated by several factors. One is therelatively new emphasis at Louisiana Tech University on entrepreneurship. This emphasis has acentral focal point on campus, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, orCEnIT. The mission of this center is to create an innovative entrepreneurial culture at LouisianaTech University. In order to change a culture, it is reasonable to begin with new members of thatculture. Another factor is the authors’ desire to see an improvement in the senior design projectsfor the capstone mechanical engineering design course sequence. These projects could benefitby attempting to have a marketable product as a final result. A third factor is the belief thatentrepreneurship begins by having ideas

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Hassan

when they solve these examples since often verycomplicated problem may have a very simple solution(s). In addition to regular teachingassignments, there are many informal teaching opportunities that arise in which creativity andinnovation can be injected into the curriculum. Most notably, capstone design courses can beeasily utilized for creative thinking to produce quality projects, provided that the instructor andthe project advisor are willing to devote a significant amount of time to advising the student teammembers.Creativity is a process of generating and manifesting a new idea1. This idea may come in secondsand goes with the winds in seconds unless it is recorded and explored. On the other hand,innovation is taking creative ideas into

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mingle; Tom Roberts

basic question remains; will the professors teaching design courses teach the required infor-mation with considerable added knowledge? Further, does the professor perform knowledging? Page 9.1177.8The capstone course involving design analysis generally has a team of students working on a pro- Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationject, and the class has a number of projects going simultaneously, each with a different set ofspecifications. The knowledge involved in these classes occurs in at

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Wyrick

required courses in simulation, manufacturingsystems integration, and two semesters of project management and senior design. The seniordesign projects are team-based and are frequently sponsored by industrial clients. The remainingcourses are technical electives and social science and humanities electives. This relatively openschedule was developed so that this exchange could be facilitated when the University ofMinnesota system switched from quarters to semesters.The fourth year for IE students going to Luleå requires that they take courses in simulation,automated systems integration, a team-based industry-sponsored capstone project, computerintegrated manufacturing, a technical elective, and an integrative course in Swedish language,culture, and

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

demonstrate theskills they acquired in the class. In addition to designing and building dynamic data-base drivenweb sites in the course, each student also built and secured his or her own web server. They thenshowcased all the skills they learned in the course by building an on-line portfolio illustratingwhat they had learned in the course.The faculty involved immediately saw the potential of the portfolio assignment and developed itas a semester-long senior ‘capstone’ project with a primary goal of showcasing technical skillsstudents acquired during their undergraduate education. Specifically, it provided students with anopportunity to communicate and demonstrate their Internet, programming, and database skills.As the portfolio project developed

Conference Session

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

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

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

thirteen years and has recentlybecome involved in the teaching of the College of Engineering’s capstone design coursewhich is taken by the seniors in three departments (Electrical and Computer, Industrial,and Mechanical Engineering). Both courses are project courses in which students workin teams of four. The students have always (22 years for the sophomore course and atleast 35 years for the senior course) self-selected to form their teams. There are optionsto allowing teams to self-select, but, as noted above, the literature provides little help.Thus this project to identify the characteristics of good and poor team players is the firststep before addressing the more important issue of determining the makeup of a goodteam.MethodologyThe plan was

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Walters; Albert Lozano

respond to this demand, the Commonwealth College at Penn State University has developed aunique associate degree in Nanotechnology Manufacturing Technology that was started at fourcampuses in the Fall 2003 semester. This program is a unique and pioneering two-year program,with two different tracks: the engineering technology option (ET) and science option (SC). Bothof these options converge in a hands-on capstone semester that all of the students take at themulti-million dollar Nanofabrication Manufacturing facility at the University Park campus ofPenn State. The goal of this paper is to describe this innovative program as well as to share theauthors’ experiences in developing a cutting-edge degree in engineering technology

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Swedish; Glenn T. Wrate P.E.; Frederik Betz; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske

important aspectof this second phase has been the handoff of the project from one team of students to thenext. Information transfer has been smooth, and continuity has been maintained. Theexperiences of the students in working through this phase of the project are described.IntroductionThe Microturbine Demonstration Project is a collaboration among the Milwaukee Schoolof Engineering, the City of Milwaukee, WE Energies, and Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy.The City of Milwaukee was planning the renovation of a city-owned building into a smalloffice complex. City engineers hoped to incorporate cutting-edge energy technology intothe building redesign. Their choice was installation of a 60-kW microturbinemanufactured by Capstone Turbine Corporation, along

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”relating to structural as well as foundation systems, applied computer methods, andawareness of integrated applications of the project are included in the curriculum. In fact,the current curriculum is so robust and relevant that SDCET currently has a 100% jobplacement for all graduates for the last seven years. Graduates can look forward toserving in various positions of leadership and responsibility dealing with structural designand construction of building, bridges, or other similar public or commercial private sectorprojects. Graduates may also see opportunities working for government agenciesincluding construction of state or

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Gabriele

(using local labor), stored, recharged, andeventually, recycled. A ride simulator configured each bikes physical dimensions andperformance characteristics to their potential rider. Students conducted focus groups andproduced a website and animated TV commercial as part of their marketing effort. PDI Studios VII and VIIIThe final two design studios comprise the capstone experience for the PDI students. The first isthe Multidisciplinary Design Lab (MDL) at Rensselaer that involves multidisciplinary teams ofstudents solving industry-sponsored projects. The teams are made up of engineering studentsfrom several different disciplines, depending upon the needs of the project. The project ideas areprovided by industry

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

capture the knowledge and train the next generation of Chief Engineers. JACME2T provides training for its member companies by sharing internal resources and also by commissioning academic presenters to develop and deliver new course material. Topics are usually focused into 1 or 2-day courses which may then be combined as certificates. A certificate typically requires about 100 hours of class time. In the past 3 years, JACME2T has delivered more than 250 Project Management and 70 Software Engineering certificates. The challenge from the Board was to develop a Chief Engineer Certificate as the first step in the path to a long-term solution. Solution methodology New JACME2T programs are defined and commissioned by Learning and Competency

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Rogers

disciplines take a departure course in which theseblocks are introduced. They continue working toward majors in their own departments beforereturning for a design and synthesis course at the senior and graduate student levels. This course,developed at the University of Nevada, Reno, is entitled “Nanotechnology System Design andSynthesis.” It is an integrated microtechnology/ nanotechnology course in which the five blocksare reinforced and expanded upon, drawing on students’ new knowledge in their respectivedisciplines, while at the same time challenging them to apply their knowledge to a real-worldnanotechnology system design. The senior-level course serves as the capstone experience coursefor a newly created nanotechnology minor, and a graduate

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Luegenbiehl; Kathryn Neeley; Jerry Gravander

approaches to integrating humanities andsocial science content to make capstone engineering design courses more “real world” and lessabstracted from the context of engineering practice, a history replete with many failures and afew long-term successes. A constant throughout, however, is the recognition that the humanitiesand social sciences are essential for helping students understand not only the messiness of the“real world” but also the ways that components of very different types interact in complexsystems. A full understanding of the integration of humanities and social sciences content incapstone design courses requires a systematic approach, beginning with the identification ofparticular instances of successful integration, and then

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

top of the storage tank buoyancy force. As thehot water leaves the heat exchanger, cold water is added from the bottom of the storage tank tothe bottom of the heat exchanger. In this arrangement, whenever refrigerant flows in the coilwater circulates between the water heater and the storage tank. Figure 1: Schematic of the thermo-siphon heat recovery systemII. The Design ProcessThe design process that the students follow in the capstone senior design project is the oneoutlined by Bejan et al. [3] and Jaluria [4]. The first essential and basic feature of this process isthe formulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statementinvolves determining the requirements of the system, the given

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

, two senior design groups are using theprogrammers to develop subsystems in their capstone projects.Table 4. Selected Statistics from Survey 2Question ResponseI have a clear idea of the skills I must master to have the career I want. 3.7 / 5I know which classes in my curriculum will provide those skills. 3.8 / 5I prefer working with the PICkitTM to a tradition course structure. 4.3 / 5 TMOwning a PICkit , I can envision projects I would like to pursue. 3.4 / 5Creating a functional prototype changes my perspective from academic to career. 3.3 / 5Conclusions A method for teaching computer systems for both

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Healy

chapters has a discussion of the issue in question followed by anumber of problems or cases that students can be assigned.Of the eleven above issues we have added three, usability, compassion and lifelonglearning. The other eight are the issues specified by ABET in Criterion Four of EC2000.ABET requires that these issues be addressed in senior capstone projects. We added Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Page 9.45.2usability to the list because we believe that it is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

. Instructorsand students in both programs can demonstrate key engineering and technical principles andconduct laboratory exercises on the Process Bench. It has sufficient simplicity, flexibility andversatility so that it can be redesigned or modified quickly to accommodate project work invarious courses including Capstone projects.AcknowledgementsThanks to Dr. J. T. Coppinger and Dr. R. Bachnak in the Engineering Technology Program atTAMU-CC for valuable discussions on the Process Bench.Bibliography1. Department of Chemical Technology, Brazosport College, www.brazosport.cc.tx.us.2. Process Operator Technology Program, The Victoria College, www.vc.cc.tx.us/programs/workforce/ptech.html.3. Applied Fluid Mechanics, R. L. Mott, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaakov Varol; William Sparkman; Walt Johnson; Nancy LaTourrette; Jesse Adams; Jeffrey LaCombe; Gary Norris; Ellen Jacobson; Norma Velasquez-Bryant; John Kleppe; Pamela Cantrell; Eric Wang; Ted Batchman

Session 2171 First Year Engineering Experience Initiative1 E. Wang, N. Velasquez-Bryant, J. Adams, T. Batchman, P. Cantrell, E. Jacobson, W. Johnson, J. Kleppe, J. LaCombe, N. LaTourrette, G. Norris, W. Sparkman, and Y. Varol University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThis project is one of nine projects supported by the Hewlett Foundation’s Engineering Schoolsof the West Initiative. At the University of Nevada, Reno the College of Engineering and theCollege of Education are working together on the 5-year project: The First Year