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Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; Nathan Campeau

professors believe it as well.The other recurring comment deals with the structure of the program. The informationalsessions many times overlap with what students have learned at the pre-college summerorientation and in the SEAS-orientation class that is held in the fall of their freshmanyear. This redundancy has led the students to find the informational sessions boring.There has been a tendency to try to fit too much information in one weekend. Thesolution is to have a clear objective from the beginning and ensure that all programmingpromotes that objective. To achieve this goal, the planning process will begin severalmonths earlier than in the past, and more student input will be sought, especially fromfreshmen who have recent experience with the

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ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

page development to enhance course presentation materials and finally refresher courses on improving your syllabus or one that reviews the basic principles of planning and conducting a distance learning course.4. An ongoing system of faculty evaluation can provide opportunities for facultymembers to request/receive peer feedback. Experienced faculty members might perform Page 7.1211.5in-class observations and hold feedback sessions to assist their faculty peers in further “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edgar Blevins

Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has also putmore focus on including engineering management education in undergraduate engineeringprograms.4 This growth may be the result of a better understanding of the discipline and itsimportance. Industry and ABET recognizes that engineers today need not only have strongtechnical skills, but also must have management skills to help them with the organizational,staffing, planning, financing, and the human element in production, research and service issues Page 7.134.1they will soon face. Palmer (2001) states that a different type of engineer wants a degree that Proceedings of the 2002

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Eberhardt

engineering at Boeing. The following six weeksconsisted of individually-tailored "shadowing assignments," centering around eachfellow’s respective area of technical interest. During this time, the fellows wereindividually exposed to different management and technical programs and lived amongBoeing engineers and staff engaged in the day-to-day dynamics of engineering practice. Page 7.821.1These activities included participation in Integrated Product Teams, customer and partnervisits, planned tours of Boeing facilities, demonstrations of rapid prototyping, advancedProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Virginia Elkins; Roy Eckart; Catherine Rafter; Eugene Rutz; Cathy Maltbie

studies with engineering students, and wehope to build on that current knowledge base. We plan to use the data gathered todetermine implications for teaching and using technology to enhance learning.Description of ProgramAll classes received in-person instruction which varied depending on the specificinstructional technology used in that class. The traditional class and the interactive videoclasses were standard lectures. Students in the web-based class and the streaming videoclass were required to preview the Mechanics I course material prior to the class. Theinstructor’s role changed from the traditional lecturer to that of mentor; he revieweddifficult concepts, answered questions, worked problems and gave practical examples.A statistical

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

, and is integrated withMATLAB and Stateflow for modeling event-driven behavior. It is used interactivelyfor DSP design, communications system design and control system design as well as forother simulation applications.SystemView of ELANIX 5 Inc., is a comprehensive dynamic systems analysisenvironment for the design and simulation of engineering or scientific systems. Itprovides sophisticated analysis engine for digital signal processing, RF/Analog, filterdesign, control system, communications systems and other general mathematicalsystems. It combines an intuitive block diagram interface and extensive libraries foreasy system design.EDX SignalPro is based on powerful wireless network planning tools developed by theEDX 6 division of Comarco

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Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Yee

of theproduct design projects are initiated by identifying the needs for the market. The productdevelopment can be either market-driven or new technology-driven. Once the needs areidentified, the first thing to do is plan for the design. This may include forming the design team,developing the required tasks, and establishing a project schedule. Employing concurrentengineering, design team usually consists of project manager, design project engineer,manufacturing engineer, material engineer, and quality assurance engineer. Depending on thesize of a company, a person may serve in multiple roles as mentioned earlier.Secondly, engineering specifications are developed based on who the customers are, what theirrequirements are, and what the

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moshe Hartman; Harriet Hartman

inengineering, and future plans and commitment to engineering were also collected at the beginning of theacademic year. At the end of the academic year, students were asked for their perception of the climateat Rowan, their satisfaction and dissatisfaction with specific aspects of the program, their participation invarious types of activities over the course of the year, their attitudes toward engineering at this point intime, and future plans and commitment to engineering. For purposes of comparability, the surveys weredesigned after reviewing several other survey instruments used in recent studies and incorporating elementsfrom them.1 Focus group interviews with about a third of the female students and interviews with facultyfilled in some of the

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Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo

-U.S. citizens with permanent visas. A survey of the latter group of graduatesthat focused on their plans after graduation showed that 14.4% of the total wanted to pursueacademic careers while 49.9% planned for employment in industry. Thus, an educationalprogram that includes partnering with industry would better meet the needs of one-half of thedoctoral students in the study group. One can only speculate on the effect that such a program Page 7.1159.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering

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Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

and promote leadership in engineer's service to society. Strategic Plan College of Engineering The University of Texas at AustinThe College of Engineering at UT-Austin has developed (and continues to develop)courses in engineering entrepreneurship, viii creativity and innovation, and product Page 7.1073.2development ix for a broad cross-section of students. The College has also developed Proceedings of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin L. Sill; Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

Session 2793 Thinking about the Scheduling of the Introduction to Engineering Syllabus: Using a Just-in-Time Approach Matthew W. Ohland, Benjamin L. Sill, Elizabeth R. Crockett General Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractThe Introduction to Engineering course at Clemson (1 semester hour) has undergone significantchange in the past year to become Introduction to Engineering and Science. This paper describeshow this significant change was managed in terms of the course schedule. The timing of variouscourse components was carefully planned for maximum effectiveness. A

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Vojin Nikolic

author taught a freshmen design course entitled Engineering Graphics andDesign at Indiana Institute o Technology, Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the process, he alsofurther developed some of the categories within the course. This course was intended forall freshmen students planning to pursue an engineering major. It was offered twice ayear, and one half of the entering engineering class would take it in the fall and the otherin the spring semester. Some of the major characteristics of the course include itsemphasis on providing the incoming students with explanations of what engineers do,how engineers communicate among themselves and with other technical and non-technical personnel, as well as introducing them to the specific requirements of teamwork

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Pedagogical Best Practices

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker

more of these types ofproblems to solve. This may be interpreted as a reluctance to delve deep into the more open-ended conceptual problems, or rather a fundamental need for engineers to solve problems to feelthat they have mastered the material.Perhaps the most common complaint voiced by students is that they felt that they needed anintroduction to the topic. They felt like they were being forced to solve problems and understandconcepts without being aware of where these concepts fit into the “big picture.”Planned ModificationsI have planned the following modifications, to be incorporated during the Spring 2002 semester.1. Quizzing students on the reading will be replaced by requiring students to turn in outlines of the reading

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

. James O. Nichols 1, Director of the University Planning and InstitutionalResearch at University of Mississippi, has been developing assessment portfolios. Importantfeatures of this process included involvement of each and every faculty assigned to the programs,participation of the members of academic administration at the departmental, school anduniversity levels, annual iterative adjustments of the assessment process, and validationprocedures through utilization of independent external reviewers.Why Adaptive Assessment Model for IT and Engineering Programs?Dynamic developments in the areas of information systems, computer science, softwareengineering, telecommunications, and Internet-based technologies pose very unique challenge tothe

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugenia Fernandez

, or an equivalent course in problem solving (see Table 1), wasmade a prerequisite to the introductory programming course. The introductory programmingcourse was changed from a first semester course to a second semester course. These changeswere codified in the 1998 Plan of Study which took effect in Fall 1998. Both the QA1 courseand the introductory programming course are required of all CPT majors. Table 1. QA1 Equivalent Courses Department Course MATH Finite Mathematics PHIL Elementary Symbolic Logic EET Digital Fundamentals 1The study population consists of 183

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Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jerz

probably catch these problems earlier.IV. Future Course ImprovementsFall2001 was the first semester this course was offered under this new format. As such, it wassomewhat experimental. Several improvements are planned for the Spring2002 semester.To improve student learning, multimedia (AVI) courseware will be developed so that studentscan see the professors completing some assignments, especially the SolidWorks assignments.Using multimedia support should increase student success, and it should allow the instructor tocover more topics. From the Jensen textbook, I am considering including chapters on geometrictolerancing. My goal is to help students gain as much EG knowledge as possible in this one-semester long course.During the Fall2001 semester

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Kramer

geographic regions and a brief tour of facilities. Thelead engineer then had the students participate in exercises he had planned that had students usetheir proprietary software, Mozaik, to determine expected coverage based on a given scenario oftransmitter placement and antenna direction. Figure 1 - Student Simulation Activity at Motorola Page 7.791.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Minnie McGee; Audeen Fentiman

invited to participate. The students had varying mathematical backgrounds. Anumber had taken high school calculus. Only four of these students enrolled in the program.The course facilitators met with the group weekly in one-hour sessions. The first 10-15 minuteswere reserved for discussion. Topics included: developing a personal mission statement, Page 7.315.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationselecting or developing an academic skills-building plan, and an ongoing evaluation

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Weinmann; Michele Miller

first offering, the machining lab exercises required the students to spend a lot oftime learning M&G code. Our intention, however, is for students to learn the capabilities ofmachine tools rather than become programmers. In subsequent semesters we have relied moreon canned part programs and detailed step-by-step tutorial notes to lessen time spent learningmachine code.To improve the course, we plan to better integrate design concepts. Also, in the lab we plan togive students more opportunities to develop the solid modeling skills they learn in the freshmanyear. Finally, this course will further evolve as we assess student performance in the juniordesign classes and senior capstone design class

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in CET and MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon Lewis; Paul Kauffmann

Engineering Management andrelated topics. A twelve -credit hour minor was developed and the courses in this minor arelisted below with a brief description:ENMA 301 Engineering Management - An introduction to principles of management andorganizational behavior as they apply to the engineering profession.ENMA 302 Engineering Economics - Economic analysis of engineering alternatives.Valuation techniques, time value of money, cash flow analysis, cost estimation, taxes anddepreciation, operations planning and control, project evaluation accounting and budget tools.ENMA 401 Project Management - Foundations principles, methods and tools for effectivedesign and management of projects in technology-based organizationsENMA 420 Statistical Concepts in

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yonael Teklu; Saifur Rahman; Peter Wiesner

bolded taxons indicate the path that would classify orlocate an LO as a resource in electrical power transformers. Table 3 – Example of an LO Path in the Three-Level Taxonomy Used in DLNET Level 1: Eng. Fields Level 2: Engineering Topics Level 3: Engineering Sub-Topics Aerospace Circuits and Systems Direct Energy Conversion/Energy Storage Chemical Communications Power System Analysis and Computing Civil Control Systems Power System Design, Operation & Control Computer Power Systems Power System Planning, Load Forecasting Electrical Electronics

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

evaluated.IntroductionStructural Engineering is one of four main specialist areas of Civil Engineering (the others aregeotechnical, water and transportation engineering). It may be defined as The science and art of planning, design, construction, monitoring and inspection maintenance, rehabilitation and preservation, demolishing and dismantling of structures taking into consideration technical, economic, environmental, aesthetic and social aspects. The term “structures” includes buildings, bridges, in-ground structures, footings, frameworks and any other structures composed of any structural material. [1].The fundamental core of structural engineering is design. To structural engineers, design is what

Conference Session

Professional Practice in CE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Cleary

concerns through the introduction of capstone courses and design projectswithin other courses. Most students are now graduating with some relevant instruction andexperience in design1, 2. However contractors note that the designs they are asked to buildinclude features that are difficult or even non-buildable. Often significant field revision occursto correct oversights, inconsistencies, or omissions in the plans at significant cost to the owner orcontractor. Sometimes field revision is required to improve the economy of the work. Lack ofexperience or knowledge of construction practices on the part of the designer is often cited forthese problems. One survey notes that employers are least satisfied with the proficiency ofentry-level civil

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Atashbar

thinking, identifying the best solution to the problem, preparing reports, plans,specifications, and scheduling, etc.Team work was emphasized throughout the course. In order to facilitate effective team work,students were taught how to work as a teams and specific protocols were established forresolving problems within students groups. Also as in [7], homework and lab assignments arecompleted within the student teams. Students also maintain a laboratory notebook and the needfor planning their project is stressed in order to ensure completion.In the lecture the instructor addressed questions and introduced concepts needed for the currentexperiment. This has avoided the passive style of learning, which tends to inhibit learning by allbut the most

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jihad Albayyari; Bob Lahidji

ValidationKnowledge Transfer and LearningMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS MGMNT BUSINESS MANAGEMENTManufacturing System Performance Business KnowledgeEnterprise Information Systems Customer FocusFacilities, Operations and Process Planning Financial ManagementOperations Management Leadership and SupervisionSupply and Materials Management Project Management Regulatory Standards and External AffairsMANUFACTURING TECH & MATERIALS

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Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul LaPlume; Michael Ruane

plan for CenSSIS includes introducing imaging technology to undergraduates. Theplan seeks to generate undergraduate interest in subsurface sensing and imaging, in undergraduateresearch opportunities related to CenSSIS, and in careers in this area. An initial freshman coursewas offered at Northeastern in winter 2001, which primarily dealt with acoustic imaging 2. In2001 an ‘Introduction to Engineering’ module on imaging was developed at Boston Universitythrough CenSSIS. The module reported in this paper, ‘Exploring Hidden Worlds’ is beingoffered for the first time in spring 2002. This paper describes the module and its role inintroducing engineering (and CenSSIS) to freshmen.Exploring Hidden Worlds – Imaging Module GoalsFour specific goals were

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

criteria for ABET2000 accreditation emphasize continuous quality improvement 3 . Tooleyand Hall believe that capstone design courses are one of the most effective ways for engineeringdepartments to meet specific ABET criteria 7 . They have developed such a course for the CivilEngineering Department at the University of Arkansas. Within this course, the civil engineeringstudents “don’t really meet the client and their plans and specs are not used for biddingpurposes.” 7 Deleveaux and Rudd describe an industry-based senior capstone course within thePenn State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 . In thiscourse, students are exposed to uncertainties such as change in problem parameters, insufficientdata, lack of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wheatland

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that continue toplay a significant role in increasing the number of African Americans who successfully obtaindegrees and establish careers in SEM. 5 HBCUs are institutions of higher education foundedbefore 1965 with a primary mission of providing higher education access and opportunities toAfrican-Americans. 6 MSU conducted two SEM bridge programs during the summers 1994 to 1998. Thisdissertation study analyzed the academic records of SEM students who entered MSU as first- 1 Alexander Astin, Minorities in American Higher Education (New York: Jossey-Bass, 1980), 52-69, 178;Report of the Planning Commission for Expanding Minority Opportunities in Engineering, Minorities

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Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kemeny

for Engineering Educationlayer will contain all the processing logic of the site, it will perform searches and return results,take metadata content and write it to the database, perform a login/logout of a user or respond toa NSDL harvest of the GROW metadata. The logic layer will be coded in Java and will possibleuse XML and XSLT. We plan to use Apache as a web sever with Tomcat running on it. Tomcatis a servlet container and will be used to house our java servlets and JSPs.The metadata schema will be a combination of Extended Dublin Core records and records thatwill be specific for the GROW website. Each learning module or singular piece of content willbe provided a metadata record. This metadata record will contain descriptive information

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor; Jeffrey Ray

exceedinglyimportant for students to understand the importance of planning when conducting experiments.To complete this project, students were required to either design a combined loading apparatusthat models a real situation or to choose a real apparatus to study. They were then required tomodel the apparatus analytically and using finite element analysis (FEA). Finally, studentsdesigned and conducted an experiment to evaluate their analytical results.Through completing the project assigned in the Mechanics of Materials course, students learnedthe importance of designing experiments prior to conducting them, how to compare theoreticaland experimental results and how to analyze a real apparatus. In addition, the use of strain gagesand combined loading