Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

concerned with theirpersonal vocational interests and material goals and uncaring about society at large, particularlythe plight of the developing world.1,3,6-8 Arguably, the development of humanitarian engineeringprograms will enhance the role of the engineer in society, and, while not necessarily increaseoverall enrollments, will act as a magnet for excellent students, who might otherwise refrainfrom careers as engineers.In order to address these issues, a project has been initiated at CSM to develop a new cadre ofengineers, sensitive to social contexts, committed and qualified to serve humanity bycontributing to the solution of complex problems at regional, national, and international levelsand locations around the world in need of “smart

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Cordray

D ia g ra m sFigure 1: Assessment and Evaluation of Teachers and Students in VaNTH ProjectsAssessments of Affective ChangeThis is a highly-used method that relies on surveys or interviews to determine the attitudes andperceptions of the subjects. We have used surveys to examine the views of students regardingparticular courses and have measured changes in HPL content in the courses3. This has beenextended to teachers’ perceptions and has also been used with students to measure theirperceptions of the profession of BME and the maturation of their career goals as they movethrough the curriculum. These surveys have also contained items reflective of desired ABEToutcomes. The surveys are also being used to measure the time progress of change in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

, which allow them accessto the Department’s computers, and wireless connections are common on campus.Overall, our facilities provide pleasant and effective means to accomplish our educationalobjectives. They create an atmosphere conducive to faculty-student interactions, cooperationamong student, and promulgate a sense of family in the department.6. Opportunities After GraduationUpon completion of the Bachelor of Science degree, approximately 50% of our graduatesgo directly into industry and business. Trinity’s Counseling and Career Services Departmenthelps to facilitate job placement. Networking among the Engineering Science Board ofAdvisors, faculty and alumni also plays a valuable role in securing jobs for students.Employers include IBM

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

envision.Our vision of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) “pipeline” is shown inFigure 1. Students “flow” through the STEM pipeline from kindergarten to BS degree bypassing through a series of pipes and tees with valves. The valves represent the teachers andclassroom experiences and the pipes represent the students’ personal goals and career objectives(i.e., where they are headed). At each tee-section a valve diverts some students out of themainstream into the STEM flow path. As shown, the flow path from kindergarten to a STEM BSdegree is far from straight. In fact, the path of least resistance delivers the overwhelmingmajority of the students into non-technical careers.At first glance, it would seem to be most effective to

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay Raman

teams will develop test plans fortheir fabricated ICs, and then execute the measurements in a state-of-the-art RF laboratory.At the end of the second term students will present their designs and measured results duringa final project review. After completing the two-semester sequence, students will haveexperienced the RFIC design and fabrication process first hand, working in teams to developIC designs and test plans, and will have acquired highly marketable skills for careers inRF/microwave engineering and IC design.In addition a new senior/first-year-graduate-level (4000-level) Analog VLSI course is beingdeveloped by the primary author that will ultimately become a pre-requisite for the RFICDesign course along with the previously mentioned RF

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2547 Overcoming Problems in Mechanical Engineering Technology Education through Innovative Projects Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractTwo of the biggest problems facing mechanical engineering technology programs areretaining freshmen students and adequately preparing graduating seniors for the realworld. The reasons for these problems are simple. Freshmen students often becomefrustrated early in their college careers because they have to take so many classes yet

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

more than 6.0% in the first quarter of 2003. IEEE-USA is concerned thatthese increases in unemployment may not be a short term, cyclical phenomenon. “Thisunemployment could be as the result of much more fundamental structural changes in theU.S. economy that could have serious, long-term affects-not only on the future viabilityof engineering as a high-wage/high value added career – but on the nation’s economicand technological competitiveness and the continuing ability of small businesses to be amajor driver of innovation and job creation in the United States.”2Economic, Technological and Security Implications of OutsourcingThe prime movers in the conversion of scientific innovation into products and serviceshave been engineers and scientists

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Lynch

university-style affiliation with non-professional students,curricula, and norms of scholarly development. We as custodians of the Engineering disciplinesmust understand this important achievement and what it entails vis-à-vis what should andshouldn’t be taught. We must perform against recognizable scholarly criteria – we must create,conserve, and convey the central animating ideas, the important facts, the useful analyses, andinitiate careers that are authentically productive. And we must look to the intellectualnourishment of a whole professional cadre, which populates numerous external institutions andcreates very specific demands on the time of our students and faculty. To fail on either of thesedimensions is to lose our preferred place in

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

together to evaluate the student teams’ results and to providestudents additional experience of public presentation of their work.II. Program InformationThe EIET Program is a four-year undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree inElectrical and Information Engineering Technology area. The major prepares students for applicationoriented engineering technology careers in conventional and renewable electrical power,analog/digital electronics, microcomputer, telecommunications, and networking areas; there are also Page 9.375.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

theindustrial projects, students tend to be very detailed, for example, “We should have useda different fastener.” or “The production department was not helpful.” In the service-learning projects, students tend to discuss their role in the project. “I was happy that wecould make a difference.” or “I have a new perspective on engineering.”9. Students mature. In the service learning projects, students are the “experts” for thefirst time in their technical career. With industrial projects the students are seen asnovices who might offer help to the company. In the service learning projects, thestudents are seen as the experts who will make a difference. They are the ones with thetechnical background who can make the decisions.The authors have observed that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

the ISU Women’s Studies Page 9.1426.4 Diversity Course 5program in October, 2002, which was in development for the last several years at ISU. Dr.Heising, as well as Drs. Farrar, Bird and Bix, were heavily involved as co-conveners of theconference, which involved the participation of twelve engineering colleges in the Midwest. Thisconference provided a wealth of information on the status of women in engineering, and thebarriers and challenges facing women in pursuing careers in science, math, engineering andtechnology (SMET) fields. Scholarly work based on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Rogers; Phil Lunsford; Paul Kauffmann

focus that emphasizes core science and fundamental engineering principles toposition graduates for an engineering career in a world of rapid technological change. Thegeneral engineering curriculum provides a broad background in the core sciences, mechanics andstructures, information technology, engineering design and decision-making and focuses on asystems approach to engineering. It is enriched by the use of computer-aided engineering toolsand course experiences involving a design-build-test-evaluate ("closed-loop") cycle that echoesthe real world. This learning experience begins at the freshman year and proceeds continuouslythrough the senior year. The senior year culminates in a client driven, commissioned projectcourse in which student

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

technical topics and flexibility to student interest,the Systems Engineering major has become the largest engineering major at the NavalAcademy. The Systems Engineering Department continues to evolve. Recognizing that asnaval officers’ careers advance they take on more management responsibility, twomanagement systems courses are under development that will incorporate some of themore traditional Systems Engineering topics. When fully developed it is anticipated thatthese courses will form an additional elective track.INTRO TO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING At the Naval Academy the midshipmen have a common curriculum during theirplebe (freshman) year that does not include an introductory engineering course. Theirchoice of major, made midway

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Devine

as necessary components of accredited degree programs 1 . Theneed for improved writing skills for engineering students is apparent in other articles as isongoing efforts to improve them over several years2, 3, 4, 6 . The same case is true of engineeringtechnology students. Employers and graduates identify the value of writing skills. Furthermore,the author’s experience of several years of engineering practice reinforces this need for effectivewriting skills.General StrategyThe general strategy of the writing assignments is that stud ents concentrate on writing technicalinformation that they read or learn from personal communications. This is in the third year of anacademic career for the author who has made writing assignments in most every

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pete Hanlon; John Hill; Bryan Goda; Lisa Shay

, Page 9.975.1illustrated in Figure 1, which differs from, yet is complementary to, the ABET AssessmentProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationModel. The mission of USMA is "To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that eachgraduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor,Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the United States Army; and alifetime of selfless service to the nation.1" Therefore, our primary constituency is the UnitedStates Army and our academic program goals reflect this. The overarching academic goal is

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

get really frustrated, work hard to control what you say – what is said cannot beunsaid, and if you intend to pursue a career in your field of research you will likely run into youradvisor again. And again. And again. Don’t make an enemy if you can help it. Page 9.879.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThis research project just isn’t working out…If you find yourself in a situation without remedy, your best course of action may be to changeeither advisors or projects. The consequences of

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

. Page 9.777.1 AProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education@A. Design experiences in first-year courses. Design courses in this category have three maingoals: to introduce the concept of design; to give hands-on experiences in design early in theundergraduate careers of students; and to motivate students to study engineering, thereby,enhancing their retention and persistence in that major. A sample of references to papers thatillustrate these ideas is: Richards & Carlson-Skalak (1997)32; Hall (1998)14; Zhang (1999)45;Ghosh (2000)13; and (Njock Libii, 2002)25.B. Focused-design courses. These kinds of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSince guests, especially, can also have a role model function for the course participants, they areencouraged to tell a bit about themselves and their career at the beginning of their lecture. Theyare also generally allowed to tell a bit about the company for which they work as well.Problems and Solutions1. The guest tries to cover too much; as a result, their content often overlaps with that handled by others within that same course. The best preventative measure is to make sure that the guest lecturer is fully aware of the entire course structure and the topics

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

students in their first semester were in a course taught by engineering faculty,and establishing a group identity among the first year engineering students. Additionally,general physics, a calculus-based physics course previously taken by engineering students in thefirst semester of the freshman year, was moved to the second semester of the sophomore year. Inmost engineering programs, general physics serves to introduce engineering students to conceptsessential to sophomore engineering courses. To replace general physics in the first year, theintroduction to engineering course was modified to include the teaching of basic concepts ofkinematics and electromagnetism along with the usual engineering career exploration andengineering design activities

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Taylor; Jacqueline Mozrall

tools applied in the real-world,trips to both manufacturing and service industries are included.Computer Tools- Computer Tools is a course designed to give students an appropriatebackground in computer software tools to support their future education and career needs. Thestudents are given exercises and case studies in AutoCAD that support both part design and plantlayout. The students use the radiator fan case study that they have seen previously in Intro toISE to design an assembly cell and an overall plant layout. Additionally, the students develop amajor project in Access to do inventory tracking and control. The students once again use theradiator fan assembly as a basis for this project. The students are also required to use MS Officeto

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Rajappa; Steve Watkins; Ray Luechtefeld

Session number 2004-1340 Differentiated Team Training in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Projects Course Dr. Ray Luechtefeld, Dr. Steve E. Watkins, Vijay Rajappa University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThe ability to function effectively in teams is an important contributor to career success inengineering. Unfortunately, specific training designed to improve team effectiveness is not oftenincorporated into engineering education. Even when such training is provided, the absence ofclear comparisons makes it difficult to evaluate effectiveness. Providing two kinds of teamtraining to

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; Jian Peng

’ learning styles. Project-based learningmodel was adopted for this purpose [1]. Project-based learning is gaining more support in theAmerican undergraduate engineering education [2, 3]. Our Electrical Engineering program hasstrong emphasis on the implementation of design experiences. The program is committed toproducing graduates who are well prepared for the start of productive, successful careers asengineering practitioners. We believe engineering practitioners are those with a foundation ofbasic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge andhands-on experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems.In addition to our integrated project-based curricula, we are building a new learning

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

UVSC in 1993. The program’s goal has been to provide a qualityprogram that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set thatallows them to succeed in computing careers.6Computing Curriculum – Computer Engineering draft 20047 specifies eighteen knowledge areas;sixteen of which relates directly to Computer Engineering and two relate to mathematics(probability and statistics, discrete structures). Comparing Computer Engineering area ofspecialization curriculum at UVSC with the knowledge areas specified in that draft, it can beseen that our curriculum addresses all the 18 areas specified.To be considered for matriculation into upper division status for a Bachelor of Science degree inComputer Science, a student must

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Tolan; James Hurny

costs of outcome assessment? • How do you embed outcomes assessment into the culture?Implementation: Challenges and Systems IssuesOrganizational complexity complicates outcomes assessment. Rochester Institute of Technologyis a privately endowed, coeducational university that includes eight colleges and a student bodyof approximately 11,000 full-time and 1,900 part-time undergraduate students and 2,300graduate students. There are approximately 1,100 deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled.Cooperative Education provides career-related work experience in many degree programs.This material in this paper is based on the experiences of the College of Applied Science andTechnology (CAST). The college includes civil engineering technology

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mel Mendelson

1. Apply nanoscience basics for Provide descriptive view of how nanotechnology improving the ‘quality of life’ affects the human body 2. Evaluate nanotechnology on society 3. Design, build micro-biosensors Outcomes (Outputs) 1. Comprehend newspaper and magazine articles on nanoscience and technology 2. Be conversant in nanotechnology terms Classroom Environment 3. Have an interest in it as a career 4. Appreciate the multi-disciplinary, ‘multi-lingual nature of nanotechnologyFigure 1. Diagram of Outcomes Derived from Learning Objectives and Course Goal.Developing common theme and central

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

difficult and abstract concepts. Third, for many capable students this course can become a roadblock to a career in engineering. This is especially true for the student who has not yet decided if he or she wants to pursue engineering when entering college. For this student the course is often the catalyst for choosing a major that seems less intimidating than engineering. Success in this course is necessary for choosing to, and being able to, enter a department as well as for success in subsequent courses. Engineering tutorials are being developed at the University of Washington (UW) to respond to the need for increased conceptual understanding and development of problem solving skills early in the engineering student’s academic career

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

careers and often just did not “get it” as material was traditionally presented.Making room for chemistry began with eliminating a 2-credit, second-semester freshman designcourse. Assessment data indicated students found this course too simplistic and too repetitive ofthe first semester. We feared we were losing some top students due to lack of challenge. Our 3-credit materials science course had some significant overlap in topics with the chemistry wewished to add. By combining the courses, some room was saved. Even more importantly, we feltthat the two disciplines would complement each other and enhance the overall education in both.In a novel approach, the course is team-taught by faculty from chemistry and engineering.The next challenge was

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

programs that are relevant to their future careers. The NEcurriculum was developed to meet all ABET accreditation requirements, and will undergo an Page 9.406.2ABET accreditation visit in 2008. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” In developing the courses to be offered for our nuclear engineering major, we reviewedother ABET certified programs and benchmarked our program against theirs. However, sinceour graduates will serve as officers and leaders in the Army, during each course in

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Granlund

existing product, material or process. Students were askedto describe their idea in a business letter and forward it to industry for evaluation. Insome instances a response from industry was actually received by the students concerningthe feasibility of their ideas. We feel this contact with industry so early in theireducational career was very exciting for the students and may aide in student retention inthe major.The paper also briefly describes an instructional module entitled Design for Manufacturethat was also used in ED&G 100. This module was used in teaching studentsfundamentals of engineering design and design for manufacture. The module wasdeveloped by The New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technology Education(NYSCATE). In this

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples; Andrew Rose

with fullconfidence in their technical ability and the education they received as undergraduates. Afterobtaining employment, students are very eager to demonstrate their ability and competence.Assigned to a particular project or task the former students quickly delve into their new role,knowing their technical education will provide them with all that is necessary to accomplish theirjob. Working with other technical professionals also gives the students a sense that all will goaccording to the project schedule. They begin to live their career dream envisioned aftergraduation.As problems begin to arise during the course of the project or task, the former student begins toget suspicious of why things are not going as well as was expected. They