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Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Devine

another town was accepted. Consequently, the assistant professor, tenure track job was accepted later in the summer. Teaching on a tenure eligible appointment opened resources for better teaching and instilled a desire to plan for a career in the field. Campus resources to improve teaching were used including CELT (Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching) and FACET, the Indiana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching. An application was submitted for the ExCEEd program in the first year of this appointment. ExCEEd stands for Excellence in Civil Engineering Education. ExCEEd and the ETW are well documented in past ASEE Conference Proceedings, particularly by Estes and Ressler3 and by Welch et al6 . ETW is a

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seth Bates; Patricia Backer

the minicurriculum face design challenges whilebeing instructed about the constraints of manufacturability. In each course, students developthree to four products. All products are developed using advanced solid modeling software,donated by EDS Unigraphics, capable of high levels of simulation and analysis. Instead ofsegregating the design, materials, and processing instruction, the minicurriculum uses designprojects as a medium to learn product design basics including CAD, manufacturing materials,design for assembly, planned innovation process, and functional aesthetics. This initiative, apartnership between the College of Engineering and the School of Art and Design, modelssuccessful industry examples of integrated design and manufacturing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Jones; Karen Berger; Tamara Knott

major engineering concepts of problem solving and teamwork. Exploring Engineering Dayaimed to promote engineering as a stimulating, exciting, and rewarding field of study as well asto dispel the idea that engineers must wear hard hats or work on trains. It was also our goal tohave the children see that engineering is not just for men but to show the young women that theytoo can pursue a career in the fields in engineering, math, and science.Previous experience has indicated that educational outreach events such as ExploringEngineering day benefit not only the participants but also the volunteers involved in the project.This paper provides details of the organization, planning and implementation of the event, aswell as an analysis of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alvin Lester; Bruce Mutter

. Software Applications (COSC 201), Statics and Strength of Materials (CIET203), Hydraulics (CIET 212), Environmental Systems (CIET 301), and Construction Estimating(CIET 220). We plan to have all civil engineering technology courses facilitated by the web by Page 10.464.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Educationthe fall of 2006. The students will have global “24-7” access to course materials, as well as,meeting face-to-face in the classroom. B. Blended/Hybrid Course DevelopmentBlended/Hybrid

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

solves that problem. Equally important, this four-semester program models theindustry process: engineers pass their original designs to designers who prototype and model;designers pass the designs to drafters who complete the working drawings.While this program was designed for a four-semester, community college setting, it isadaptable to other timelines and other college settings. It is a replicable, cost-effective model.The origin of the capstone projectTen years ago, the engineering design instructor and a business instructor at Illinois ValleyCommunity College developed an innovative plan to provide their students with workplaceexperiences. As a project in one of their courses, the instructors integrated their students intoteams to develop

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knox; Randall Kolar; Teri Rhoads; Kurt Gramoll

Paper 2005-2156 A Pilot Study for a “Course-less” Curriculum R. L. Kolar, R. C. Knox, K. Gramoll, T. R. Rhoads University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019AbstractIn 2002, we received an NSF planning grant (NSF EEC 0230681) that builds upon our SoonerCity project, which was funded through the Action Agenda program (NSF EEC 9872505).Briefly, Sooner City is a comprehensive, integrated, infrastructure design project that is threadedthroughout the OU civil engineering curriculum, beginning in the freshman year. For practicalpurposes, the original Sooner City project was implemented in the

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Valentina Cecchi; Karen Miu

reconfigurationcan also be performed to balance load across three phases using single-phase switching. For the above reasons, electric power utilities plan for the installation of network switchesand perform network reconfiguration to balance loads and reduce losses. Therefore, it is veryimportant to provide students with practical experience as well as theoretical analysis skills onnetwork reconfiguration, specifically planning and operation techniques. At Drexel University, a network reconfiguration experiment has been developed to providestudents with hands-on experience on how to balance loads and reduce real power losses usingnetwork reconfiguration. The objectives of this experiment include for the students to: 1) Understand the need for

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Bryan Norman; Jayant Rajgopal; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

programs, with the capability for adaptation by other fields of study.The authors also presented a conceptual model for integrating and synthesizing the industrialengineering curriculum. We began by identifying the core knowledge areas of IE and theexpected life-long engineering proficiencies. We then developed a plan that builds on andcontinually reinforces these areas throughout the curriculum in support of our first objective ofintegration. Following this we detailed a plan for combining the technical skills with life-longengineering proficiencies, in support of our second objective of synthesis. Finally, we discussedcurricular implications of the changing role of science and technology in society. Pedagogicalissues related to each of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Drummer; James Frendewey; Sheryl Sorby; Kris Mattila; John Sutherland; Leonard Bohmann

in the era of manufacturing, have a focus on thedesign and fabrication of “products” rather than the design and creation of service systems.While curricula such as engineering management and industrial engineering provide somesupport to service systems engineering, their legacies are tied to the manufacturing sector, and asa result, they are not optimized to support the service sector. With this in mind, a Delphi Studywas performed to identify the features, characteristics, and topics relevant to a service systemsengineering curriculum. This paper describes the planning, conduct, and results of the servicesystems engineering Delphi Study and how this information is being used to establish a newdegree program.IntroductionThe modern-day

Conference Session

Innovations in Library Management

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Weiner; Honora Nerz

for that and tohave a plan for dealing with it. Thinking about it ahead of time, free from the stress and emotionof a change in progress, will lessen the blow and make the change easier to handle. Likewise, itis folly to spend years waiting for a negative to change if it is never going to happen.Learning and Development “The term development implies a positive step forward towards the future, with better personal well-being and professional growth as the outcomes. Career development no longer implies onwards and upwards for the broad mass of people, and perhaps it never did. Career development is coming to mean developing the workplace in a way which is personally satisfying. Development can occur when people

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge; Loren Sumner

material. An infrastructure of learningmodules complements the general analysis thread in engineering education while imposingcontrolled exposure to CAE software. Learning modules expose students to state-of-the-art CAEtools without requiring a specialized CAE course. Encouraging the development of CAE skills,the project aims to facilitate and enhance undergraduate scholarship such as capstone seniordesign projects. This paper discusses the project strategies, concerns, plans for assessment, andsome formative assessment results. The project reveals a practical means for faculty to begindeveloping and implementing active learning techniques.IntroductionThe Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE) strives to prepare graduates to serve

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Louise Yates; Maura Borrego

engineering remains a problem.In this paper, we describe development of a seminar course to address other ABETCriterion 3 outcomes in the freshman year, particularly global and societal context (h),contemporary issues (j), and lifelong learning (i). Objectives-based course design wasused to develop activities directed toward these outcomes. Assessments of both the pilotand the full program involving all USC engineering freshmen are presented.Improvements made and future plans will also be discussed.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) EC 2000 Criterion 3mandates 11 program outcomes common to all engineering degree programs seekingaccreditation to ensure that engineering graduates have the nontechnical skills

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger

students time to plan their answers, and therewas no defined element of presentation of their final solutions.In the mid 1990s there was a concerted movement in education to research, identify, andincorporate effective methods of authentic assessment. This effort was supported and funded bythe US Department of Education (Kerka, 1995). The results were as expected: Authenticassessment methods that incorporate a wide variety of techniques designed to correspond asclosely as possible to 'real world' student experiences are most effective and representative(Custer 1994; Rudner and Boston 1994). Further research has shown that projects and workbased on authentic assessment have longer-lasting influences on students’ confidence andmarketability

Conference Session

New Endeavors

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Bergel; Jean Fullerton; Troy McBride

required to give practice presentations to the professors. One week later (followingThanksgiving break) a final presentation was made (open to the public) showcasing the projects.The final presentation required photographs of the product, as well as design, materials, andbudget information. Additionally, a final paper was required summarizing the project andproviding essential data such as budget information. A more detailed assignment list is providedin the Appendix.5. Gener al concer nsAn initial concern of ours was that the students would need substantial supervision in the processof contacting the customer and completing the project, requiring much travel and time on ourpart. While it was important for us to discuss design plans and maintain

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

GPS receivers tends to be somewhat inflexible.• Association of features with geographic locations. By recording electronically where in space different characteristics were observed these data could later be accessed with a geographic information system (GIS) either alone or in comparison with other archived data for interpretation and analysis. This is of particular interest in places like Portland, Oregon, where large amounts of transportation and planning related data are already available in GIS formats for use by engineers and planners.• Recording the occurrence of individual events over time at a specific point. Some of the more common applications in this case include tabulating turns at intersections or determining

Conference Session

Accreditation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Brannan; Kevin Bower

involvement both within their own group and across disciplines Future plans for research and improvements in the environmental engineering capstone classLiterature Review/ Course DevelopmentThere were two motivating factors which resulted in the change in the course pedagogy. First,the authors were looking for a better way to incorporate some of the key ABET outcome criteriainto the capstone class structure. As part of the department’s improvements in the ABETassessment process5, the department determined that the ABET program outcomes identified inTable 1 would be addressed by all of the capstone classes. So, the question at hand was howdoes the literature on PBL measure up to the ABET program outcome criteria? In the

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mei-yi Lau; Ming-yin Chan

sense of commitment and personal responsibility for the task.(2) Projects give students practice in learning to learn by undertaking a piece of personal research involving activities such as planning the work schedule, monitoring the work progress, searching for resources, collecting material, selecting and deciding on ways of presentation.(3) Projects enable students to experience the satisfaction of working on a complex task over a period of time with the possibility of producing a result of permanent value and interests to the work involved. Page 10.699.1 “Proceedings of the

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rorrer; Richard Sanders; Daniel Knight

about running amusic recording business and the technical aspects of music recording. In this course the projectis focused on recording bands and then sweetening the original tracks into finished CD tracks.There are other courses planned that would appeal to a wider student demographic.One goal of the program is to tailor courses to the students and their interests, not tailor thestudents to the courses. Additionally, we want to show students that their interests can be turnedto an academic path and also future careers, albeit not necessarily as lead guitarists in deathmetal bands! Often as academicians, whether at the secondary or post-secondary level, weinherently push career paths that can be labeled traditional, as opposed to the myriad of

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

. Page 10.354.5 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”⇒ Assessment Plan We will develop and implement an assessment plan consistent with the ABET EC 2000 outcomes-based criteria, which will serve the first-year engineering program, including the science, mathematics, and social science components, and the engineering departments during the upper-division courses through the capstone experience. • This will allow us to better attract to the engineering profession a more intellectually diverse and greater number of students, to better retain students once enrolled in the engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Uwakweh Benjamin; Richard Miller; Bryan Dansberry; Kettil Cedercreutz; Cheryl Cates

impact ofchanges in curricular design upon student work performance; d) piloting and contrasting projects in both different academic fields and at differentcolleges; and e) developing a set of best practices to be used for further refinement and dissemination of the process. Initial collaborators includeUniversity of Cincinnati (UC) academic units as follows: the Department of Architecture (College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning);the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (College of Engineering); the Department of Civil and Construction Management(College of Applied Science); the College of Business Administration; and the Division of Professional Practice. The assessment data will beanalyzed by the UC Evaluation Services

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Moore; Mary Raber

-development processes and the implications and consequences of team-based decisions.We are still working to strike a balance in choices of texts – case studies, stages of teamdevelopment, and team communication strategies – with the time needed for teams to plan,discuss, and implement projects. We’ve moved away from textbooks to more industry-basedreports and studies, and choose strategic planning documents that teams can use to support theirefforts during the actual problem-solving projects. Our plan for the 2005 iteration of theprofessional-development workshop is to provide more digital versions of texts, especially thosethat allow annotating, editing, and collaborative text attributes such as PDFs and via CD-ROM.IV. Sample Workshop Curricula

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap

for responsible leadership of continuous technology development & innovation at project level.5. Drawing the Right Conclusion: A Work in Progress in Implementing the U.S. Innovation Agenda for CompetitivenessThere is a strong need for the vast majority of the nation’s domestic engineering graduates, in all statesacross the nation, to have the opportunity to pursue high-quality postgraduate professional education inorder to further their development as leaders of U.S. technology development & innovation to enhancecompetitiveness. A major aim of the National Collaborative Task Force is to provide this opportunitythrough planned educational change. The National Collaborative Task Force is on-target and steadyprogress is

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Carlson

, studentsinvolved in PBL are required to seek out the information they need to solve one to severalwell planned problems presented to them. PBL is commonly used for medical schooleducation and for chemical engineering education at McMaster(http://chemeng.mcmaster.ca/pbl) and is being promoted by the National ScienceFoundation at the University of Delaware (http://www.udel.edu/pbl) and SamfordUniversity (http://www.samford.edu/pbl). Currently there are only a limited number ofreports of using PBL for chemical engineering education, though Bucknell University hasused the method for at least several years. There are numerous websites touting the use of Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong Tao; W Bao; R Moreno; Marc Zampino; Yiding Cao

engineering to thermal-fluid systemsdesign, that the students can have a platform to practice teamwork, professional and ethicalresponsibility, and that the reformed curriculum contributes to an increase in student’s interestsin thermal/fluid subjects, better retention rate, and more attraction to prospective students.Finally, the developed process ensures a favorable cooperative learning environment with astrong sense of accomplishment for the underrepresented student population. This presentationfocuses on the progress of the project in the following areas: (1) Planned activities, (2) studentdesign team’s efforts, and (3) pre-project evaluation serving as a benchmark for projectimplementation evaluation

Conference Session

Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes

credits each semester. The credit structureis designed to encourage long-term participation, and allows multi-year projects of significantscope and impact to be undertaken by the teams.Each student in the EPICS Program attends a weekly two-hour meeting of his/her team in theEPICS laboratory. During this laboratory time the team members will take care ofadministrative matters, do project planning and tracking, and work on their project. All studentsalso attend a common one-hour lecture each week. A majority of the lectures are by guestexperts, and have covered a wide range of topics related to engineering design, communication,and community service. The long-term nature of the program has required some innovation inthe lecture series since

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein; William Janna

system performance; and writing a report about the design of the system.Table 2 is an example of a task planning sheet for the Fireplace Heat Recovery Project. The planshows a completion date selected for each task. By the end of the fifth week of the semester, forexample, a CAD model is to be developed. Also included in the task planner (although not shownin Table 2) is the name/initials of the individual responsible for completing the task.Each group member maintains a notebook or diary of all tasks completed for the project. The diarycontains any and all details of the work done by that particular member on the project. This wouldinclude something as short as a phone call, or as detailed as calculations to predict when a pumpwill cavitate.The

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch

• Clear written and verbal communication • High degree of contact with students • Physical models and demonstrations Enthusiasm Positive Rapport with Students Frequent Assessment of Student Learning • Classroom assessment techniques • Out-of-class homework and projects Appropriate Use of TechnologyII. Daily Classroom ActivitiesSuccess in any endeavor requires proper organization, preparation, practice, and rapport. This isespecially true in higher education. Without an organized plan for teaching preparation

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jane Parmentier; Rajeswari Sundararajan

522 Strategic Multi-Model Transportation Planning 3CommerceITM 540 International Management 3AGB 552 International agricultural Policy 3AGB 494 E-Commerce and Trade 3GTD 598 Area Studies Courses 3Sustainable DevelopmentETM 526 Current Environmental Technology Issues 3ETM 428 International Environmental Management 3EET 598 Introduction to Green Technology 3GPH 405 Energy and Environment 3Core SeminarsThe following two core seminars form the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Orono; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire

practice to concernthemselves with the practices of research and manufacturing, such as environmental concernsand cost.Step 4: Disassemble, measure, and analyze data Disassembly is the step commonly considered when thinking of reverse engineering.However, to be effective, this step must be coordinated with measurements and experimentation.Two documents should be created during the disassembly of the trimmer: the disassembly plan(to be converted to assembly manual) and a summary Bill of Materials. The disassembly plandocuments when the trimmer was disassembled, who disassembled it, and a step-by-step plan fordisassembly. The plan should include a number of entries, including the step number, a