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Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elton Graves

-five questions asked, the one that the students agreed with most was question 47(t47) “Learning to use technology was a valuable part of my educational experience in college.”This question had an average response of 1.44. Question Quest %SA %A %N %D %S mean s.d. D I use mathematics software or t16 48.1 40.7 3.7 5.6 1.9 1.72 .92 graphing calculators in classes other than mathematics classes. I often use mathematics software or t28 29.6 55.6 3.7 11.1 0 1.96 .89 graphing calculators to check my work on homework assignments. Learning to use technology

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Camille George

studentswas that the equipment in the laboratory could have been of higher quality. Every effort will bemade to upgrade the equipment for future courses.References1. UST, Programs in Engineering Course Offerings and Syllabi, www.stthomas.edu/engineering/Syllabi/2002-03/ENGR297-S03.HTM2. Arvindan, N. and E. Stuve. “Course Notes in Introduction to Fuel Cells”, © N. Arvindan and E. Stuve, University of Washington, Department of Chemical Engineering, (20022003)3. Laramie, J. and A. Dicks, Fuel Cell Systems Explained, John Wiley & Sons, (2000).4. U. S. Dept. of Energy, Fuel Cell Handbook (5th Edition), http://www.fuelcells.org/fchandbook.pdf5. Thomas, S. and M. Zalbowitz, “Fuel Cells – Green Power”; Los Alamos National

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenhhsin Liu; Ken Patton

exciting events andsessions this year. The key contact of the workshop is Dean Ken Patton and his email iskpatton@saddleback.cc.ca.us.References1. Burns, M. Automated Fabrication: Improving Productivity in Manufacturing. PrenticeHall, 1993.2. Kai, C. C., Fai, L. K., and Lim, C. S. Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications inManufacturing. 2nd Edition, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2003.3. Jacobs, Paul F. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing: Fundamentals ofStereolithography. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1992.4. Jacobs, Paul F. Stereolithography and Other RP&M Technologies: From RapidPrototyping to Rapid Tooling. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1996.5. Pham, Duc Truon

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Gatchell; Robert Linsenmeier

feedback on new ideas that arise in earlier round(s) and 3)to determine a level of proficiency expected of biomedical engineering students within eachtopic.Overview of SurveyThe survey is comprised of eighty questions divided among nineteen categories including elevenbiomedical engineering domains, four biology domains, physiology, engineering design, andmathematical/scientific pre-requisites. Within each category we ask the participant to assess hisown level of expertise for that topic, after which, he is asked to assess the importance/relevanceof several concepts comprising that topic to a core curriculum that should be recommended forALL undergraduate BME majors. In addition, participants have the opportunity to suggestconcepts not included in

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rich Shiavi; Christopher Rowe

,focusing on computer modeling and simulation techniques for solving engineering and mathproblems. Since technology was just becoming user-friendly, MATLAB was a good choicebecause of its uncommon combination of ease of use and breadth of functionality.MATLAB originated in the late 1970's when Cleve Moler wanted to provide interactive accessto the FORTRAN linear algebra software packages EISPACK and LINPACK, motivated by hisbelief that a person should not have to learn FORTRAN in order to learn numerical computation.MATLAB was initially focused on constructing and manipulating matrices, and applyingalgorithms for eigenanalysis and linear algebra (“MATLAB” stands for “matrix laboratory”,reflecting these origins). In 1984, Cleve Moler and Jack Little

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

eas topic ar eas infor mation Login – r ole deter mines page Administr ator Author Leader Editor Home Page Home Page Home Page Home Page Manage Manage Upload Download Appr ove Publish User s Content Content Content Content Content Files Page Page Page Page Passwor d-pr otected ar eaFigur e 1: Application Site MapCurriculum developers are partitioned into several roles

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Johnson; Stephen Quint

2609 Formation of a Joint Biomedical Engineering Program between UNC-CH and NC State Stephen R. Quint, Carol N. Lucas, Timothy A. Johnson, Stephen B. Knisley, H. Troy Nagle, C. Frank Abrams, Jr., Susan M. Blanchard, Henry S. Hsiao Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill and NC StateAbstract: Biomedical engineering (BME) was a natural outgrowth of the technology revolutionin medicine in the 1960's1,2. At that time a BME graduate program was founded within the UNC-CH Medical School. Since 1968, this BME program has enjoyed an intimate and interactiverelation with

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keshav Varde

Session 1535 Broadening Engineering Education through International Programs Keshav S. Varde College of Engineering & Computer Science University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MichiganAbstractIn recent years there has been a rapid move to globalize engineering profession throughoutsourcing product development, manufacturing and service. Nowhere has this been moreobvious than in automotive and computer/software industry. Realizing the need to provide someaspects of global education to engineering and computer science

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Breznik

in relation to the message. Take BPSKas an example. By being able to view the carrier inversion points alongside the messagedata transitions, the student is able to more fully understand phase modulation as well asissues relating to zero crossings of the carrier.Responses in the field:This equipment was originally developed in the 1970’s at the University of New SouthWales by then lecturer Tim Hooper. In the late 1980’s, Tim’s idea became the firstmodel of the current TIMS system. Over time many new blocks, or modules, and Page 9.658.2features have been added to the product range, all the time remaining true to the Proceedings of the 2004

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Smith; Joseph Ekstrom

anddesign separately.Upon completion of the required lessons, students are presented with their individualizedStudent Area. The Student Area provides organized access to all the functionality of theSOP system. Menus and customized focus elements provide links to the optional lessons,back into the required lessons, to reference materials and documents, to collections oflinks to external resources, and to the student’s history and notes. They also provideaccess to the community aspects of the SOP system where the instructor(s) and TA(s) canprovide announcements or information, and where students can communicate with eachother in a student forum, fostering collaborative progress and assisted development. Afterbecoming familiar with the Student Area

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

classrooms, Frontiers in EducationConference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual , Volume: 2 , 4-7 Nov 1998, Page(s): 748 -753 vol.24 Neu, E.C., Lectures: laptop computers and the Internet, Industrial Electronics Society, 1999. IECON '99Proceedings. The 25th Annual Conference of the IEEE , Volume: 1 , 1999, Page(s): 96 -99 vol.1BIOGRAPHIESJEFF FROLIK received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of South Alabama, Mobile in 1986, the M.S.E.E.degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 1988 and the Ph.D. degree in ElectricalEngineering Systems from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1995. He is currently an Assistant Professorin the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Vermont (UVM). He is the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

involving a specific problem area. 5. Make a more informed decision on their individual level of interest in a major. 6. Begin building a professional relationship with a faculty member in the chosen area of engineering.The module topics were left to the individual instructor(s) and/or department faculties for thatdiscipline. All of the instructors were encouraged to choose a topic that illustrated currentsocietal issues and/or research activities within that area of engineering.For example, the Biomedical Engineering module focused on brain imaging techniques. Thismodule introduced the physics behind medical imaging modalities including X-ray Angiography,CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, DOT, and Ultrasound, as well as EEG techniques. Students

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kane; Carla Purdy

not readily available in one central location.Bibliography1. S. Greenwood-Gowen and A. Waller, An Introduction to Educational Research, ASEE National MeetingWorkshop, Montreal, Canada, June 16, 2002.2. National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, RFP, 2002,http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02121/nsf02121.htm#TOC3. Report of the Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering,and Technology Development, September 2000, http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02121/nsf02121.htm#TOC, p. 6.4. M. MacDonnell-Laeser, B.M. Moskal, R. Knecht, and D. Lasich, The engineering process: examining male andfemale contributions, Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October 2001, p. 1.5. J.Margolis and A. Fisher

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

Sky" (blue), "Wasabi" (green) and "Chutney" (orange).). The result: your dad's old Schwinn bike on steroids.” 2 [emphasis added]Without realizing it, the author(s) of the above passage make the connection between Rhetoricand successful Product Development. Designers, Engineers, and Marketers are engaged in theact of persuasion. Ultimately, their hard work must persuade a consumer to purchase or use theproduct that they developed. During the process, each partner in the team is trying to persuadehis or her superiors and/or peers that their solution is the correct one.The three overarching components of Rhetoric (Kairos, Audience, and Decorum) clearly apply tothe product development process. In fact restated, the above definition of the

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turns Jennifer; Atman Cindy; Angela Linse; Karl Smith

. Planned and managed changes 3. Unplanned revolutionary changesProbably the most famous step model of change is Rogers’ (2003) Diffusion of Innovation thatdescribes diffusion as the process by which (a) an innovation (b) is communicated throughcertain channels (c) over time (d) among the members of a social system. Rogers conceptualizesfive steps in this process: 1) knowledge, 2) persuasion, 3) decision, 4) implementation, and 5)confirmation. Rogers is famous for the S-curve relationship between time and the number ofadopters. Rogers writes that “The dominant viewpoint is that social change is caused by bothinvention (the process by which a new idea is discovered or created) and diffusion, which usuallyoccur sequentially.”Clearly, defining or

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Janis Terpenny

& Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationof income taxation that a specialist will bring to the table when s/he is needed to facilitatemanagement decision making.References1. Canada, J. R., W. G. Sullivan and J. A. White, Capital Investment Analysis for Engineering and Management, 2nd ed., (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996).2. Collier, C. A. and C. R. Glagola, Engineering Economic and Cost Analysis, 3rd ed., (Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1998).3. DeGarmo, E. P., W. G. Sullivan and J. R. Canada, Engineering Economy, 7th ed., (New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984).4. Grant, E. L., W. G. Ireson and R. S. Leavenworth, Principles of

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Harper

system-level trade-offs among alternative approaches;” and specialization, in which the system is brokenout into its constituent parts, to be “designed and built by specialists … [to manage] their Page 9.1290.2interfaces and interactions.”22 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Central to the processes of systems design and systems management is the definition ofrequirements, from the points of view of the person(s) or entity(ies) requesting the work and theengineers performing it, and trade

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

Session 3261 Life-centered Design – A Paradigm for Engineering in the 21st Century Andrew S. Lau The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThe engineering field, particularly engineering education, is in need of a new paradigm. Weneed a vision of engineering that encompasses traditional technical competence with the enlargedscope of social responsibility and ecological awareness. There have been significantdevelopments in this direction, including the concept of sustainability, the latest engineeringaccreditation outcomes, ethics canons in some engineering disciplines, the field

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences and Funding

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Davis; Roman Stemprok; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

course work and six hours of thesis. This is theplan under which five students graduated.In 2003 the degree was changed again to permit an optional thesis at 30 hours total (24 of classwork and six of thesis) and 36 hours of straight course work with written and oral comprehensiveexam. It might be noted that this last change followed years of greatly reduced graduation ratesin the department in spite of a growing number of graduate students.The university provided support to the students in a large variety of nontraditional ways. In theearliest days of the program the program director would visit the site weekly for meetings withstudents who drove to campus for some courses. In those days, the early 90’s, a student couldtake up to six hours of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjan Zadnik

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Good Teaching Scale - National Comparisons 100.0 75.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 -25.0 -50.0 -75.0 -100.0 Department Mean top 3 Aust. Uni/s Mean bottom 3 Aust. Uni/s Figure 2. Graph showing comparison between department CEQ data and mean of the three highest and three lowest scoring Australian universities’ CEQ data for comparable courses/fields of study

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Simo Lehto

, Finland (2003).2. Lange, O., Wholes and Parts - a General Theory of System Behaviour, Warszawa, Pergamon Press PWN-Polish Scientific Publishers (1962).3. Von Bertalanffy, L., General Systems Theory, New York, George Braziller (1968).4. Wilson, E.O., Consilience, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, Division of Random House, Inc. (1998).5. Virkkala, V., Creative Problem Solving (in Finnish), Vammalan kirjapaino, Finland (1994).6. Bordogna, J., Fromm, E., Ernst, E.O., Engineering Education: Innovation Through Integration, Journal ofEngineering Education, January (1993).7. Lehto, S., Non-traditional courses at the University of Oulu - an Experience in Developing Relations Betweenthe University and the Surrounding Region. Proc. Standing Conference of Rectors

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

LTC Robert Powell

1. AIAD Project Examples Project A Project B Parachute Modeling and Simulation Support of Tactical Vehicle Systems Agency Agency Army Materiel Command Stewart & Stevenson Location Location Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ Houston, TX Project Description Project Description One of Yuma Proving Ground’s missions is to certify a Stewart & Stevenson’s (S&S) tactical vehicle systems division manufactures variety of

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Meredith Knight; Christine Cunningham

] Finson, K.D. and A. Others, "Development and Field Test of a Checklist for the Draw-a-Scientist Test." School Science and Mathematics, 1995. 95(4): p. 195-205.[8] McDuffie, T.E., Jr, "Scientists--Geeks and Nerds?" Science and Children, 2001. 38(8): p. 16-19.[9] Finson, K.D., J.B. Beaver, and B. Cramond, "Development and field test of a checklist for the Draw-a-scientist test." School Science and Mathematics, 1995. 95: p. 195-205.[10] Wilson, B. and M. Wilson, "An iconoclastic view of the imagery sources in the drawings of young people." Art Education, 1977: p. 5-11.[11] Weber, S. and C. Mitchell, That's funny, you don't look like a teacher. Interrogating images and identity in popular culture. 1995

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

who have a high probabilityof success. For a student to struggle through five years or more of engineering education mightnot be an effective use of the student’s time or talents. By identifying at risk students earlier inthe program, this might help more students be successful in an academic endeavor at theuniversity. Students with a marginal chance for success in engineering should not be allowed toenter the program and should be encouraged to explore other opportunities.Bibliography 1. Van Treuren, K. W., Eisenbarth, S., and Fry, C., 2003, “A Retention Study at Baylor University,” presented at the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, 2. Shuman, L. J., Delaney, C

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David McStravick; Marcia O'Malley

students as “stand alones” via the course web pages • VL’s can provide a significant learning enhancement tool for all students • VL ‘s can be used productively as pre-labs for traditional “wet” labs.Future PlansBased on the initial successes of the Wave Tank II Virtual Lab and the XY Plotter Virtual Lab,the authors are planning further development, such as: • Both of the VL’s tested were very specific and related to a given experiment. The VL’s being developed now are not addressing a specific experiment and are more general in scope e.g. a second order differential equation for a mass-spring system with damping. Five more VL’s are to be completed to finish the Brown Grant project. This effort is

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiaxin Zhao

  − sin θe Here {F }e is the elemental force vector that is acting on the ie and j e nodes of the element e.Note the first two components are acting on the joint ie (the i joint of the truss member e) whilethe last two components are acting on the joint j e .On each joint i, we have the force balance of: (−Fiee )i=ie + (−Fjee )i=j e + Ri,f ixed + Ri,sliding + Fi,applied = 0 (4) e eThe first two terms only exist if the i node (ie ) or the j node (j e ) of the element e is the currentnode of interest i, respectively. The last three terms exist if the current node of interest i is a fixedjoint, a sliding joint, or a joint with external force(s), respectively. Applying this

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

by placing them in the work environment of the project partner. New team members areintroduced to the mission of the project partner, while returning members ask for valuable feedback onthe process and substance of the project. After the meeting, students are given time to answer questionsabout their community partner on a reflection worksheet:1. Summarize your project partner’s mission in the community (e.g., What community issue is your project partner attempting to address?).2. Summarize the task (s) your project partner is asking you to perform.3. How do these tasks relate to or advance the mission of your project partner?4. How would you describe the response of your team to the project partner’s concerns at this meeting?5. Describe

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

. Service-learning projectsoffer these students the opportunity to bridge the academic-community gap in a meaningful andproductive way.BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Ambrosini, G., K. Caudle, S. Freeman, J. Mangum, B. Price, and M. Rice, “Benchmarking Ethylene Glycol and Formaldehyde Emissions,” final project report, CHE 451, May 2003. 2. Brackin, Patricia and J. Darrell Gibson, “Capstone Design Projects: Enabling the Diabled,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Quebec, Canada, June 2002. 3. Green, Matthew, Alan Dutson, and Kristin Wood, “Integrating Service-Oriented Design Projects into the Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Quebec, Canada

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary Design and Communication: a Pedagogical Vision," The International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 376-382 (1999).[2] R. A. Buonopane, "Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Listen to Industry!," Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 31, no. 3, 1997, pp. 166-167.[3] S. H. Bhavnani and M. D. Aldridge, "Teamwork across Disciplinary Borders: A Bridge Between the Collegeand the Workplace," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, no.1, 2000, pp.13-16.[4] J. K. Borchardt, "Navigating the New Workplace," Graduating Engineer, Vol. 17, no. 3, 1996, pp. 22-26.[5] Heshmat, A.A., and A. Firasat, "Hands-on Experience: An Integrated Part of Engineering Curriculum Reform

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Schmalzel; A. Marchese; Jennifer Kadlowec; Shreekanth Mandayam; Stephanie Farrell

Pressure decrease in a stenosisO2 consumption as both increasewith exercise, as both rise to meet Q (L/min) r1* V1 P1 P2the body’s increased demand [9]. . (cm) (cm/s) (mm Hg) (mm Hg)A typical volumetric blood flow rateis 5.0 L/min at rest, and the average Rest 4.9 1.6 10 78.3 66.4blood pressure of our typical studentwas 78.3 mm Hg. Assuming that the Exercise 10.2 1.6 40 86.0