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Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak; Laurence Gould; Hisham Alnajjar; Diego Bernardete; David Pines

presentation of problem solutions and be able to defend the procedures and solutions.(3) Utilize technology for problem solving and understand basic principles behind problem solving with current technology.Not all outcomes were common to each course. For example, the following were specificoutcomes of the Principles of Design course:(1) Learn to utilize engineering methodology to solve problems throughout their engineering career.(2) Work effectively as a member of a team.(3) Obtain a basic understanding of the ethics required of an engineer in society.(4) Write a technical report and make an oral presentation.Joint projects were selected as the activity to integrate the three courses. There were a number ofcriteria that had to be met for a

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphne Chang

), performance criteria (sensitivity, steady accuracy, transient response),and compensation (lag, lead). Although it may be argued that the course contents possesseducational values, it is generally agreed that significant revision is necessary to reflect the changein technologies and modern engineering career challenges. In particular, computer-aided analysis,state space methods, and nonlinear systems are introduced into the curriculum, replacing lag, leadcompensation, Nichols chart, and parts of the performance criteria. That is, the emphasis of the Page 7.508.2course is on analysis rather than control design which is relegated to a second course

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Puttiphong Jaroonsrisphan

), and compensation (lag, lead).Although it may be argued that the course contents possess educational values, it isgenerally agreed that significant revision is necessary to reflect the change intechnologies and modern engineering career challenges. In particular, computer-aidedanalysis, state space methods, and nonlinear systems are introduced into the curriculum,replacing lag, lead compensation, Nichols chart, and parts of the performance criteria.That is, the emphasis of the course is on analysis rather than control design which isrelegated to a second course “EE486 Control Systems Electives”. An outline of thelecture is shown below: · Introduction to Systems, Review of LaPlace Transform · Transfer Functions, Signal Flow Graphs

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Livingston; James Squire

course it is still too early in the students’ academic careers todetermine whether this preference translates into increased subject mastery. The previous year’sclass has shown a slight average improvement in their performance in Circuits I, however theimprovement did not reach statistical significance, and by Circuits II their performance wasindistinguishable from previous years’ classes. If the early difference is real it will becomestatistically significant with greater numbers of students, and we plan to report these findings inthe future.IV. Future plans for courseAs with any course, EE 101 is continuously evolving. One major goal is to strengthen it as thebase of a spiral curriculum. To accomplish this, upper-class ECE courses will

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

CDROM)2. Skvarenina, T.L. and DeWitt, W.E. (2001). Electrical Power and Controls. Prentice Hall,Biographical InformationTim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 27, 1947. He received the BSEE and MSEE degreesfrom the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1969 and 1970 and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from PurdueUniversity in 1979. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel South Works as an assistantelectrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He then served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force,including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety offacilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Lizette Chevalier

. LIZETTE CHEVALIER received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University, and herM.S. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She joined the faculty at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale in1995. Her main interest is environmental engineering with an emphasis on soil remediation involving nonaqueous phaseliquids. In addition she is active in engineering education using modern technology. MR. KUDZAI MUSUMHI is an International Graduate student from Zimbabwe at SIUC in the InteractiveMultimedia Program. Upon graduation, he plans on pursuing a career in Multimedia. He plans to get into full timeChristian Ministry and to use Multimedia as a means of communicating the message of the gospel. “Proceedings of

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

(MTI). Alternatively, students may also choose to pursue a career pathwaythrough Focus: HOPE's Information Technologies Center.MTI is a thirty-one week program in which students earn certification in the operation ofmaterial processing equipment (machining), metrology, computer-aided design, computernumerical control, and the associated math, computer, and communication skills . Focus:HOPE Mission Statement Recognizing the dignity and beauty of every person, we pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice. And to build a metropolitan community where all people may live in freedom, harmony, trust and affection. Black and white, yellow, brown and red, from Detroit

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; Aly Valentine; J. Richard Weggel

the teams received “2” for their proposals suggesting thatmany teams/students had not developed independent learning/study skills. It would seem that lifelong learning skills are fundamentally important to the success of a student even while still inschool and failure to develop these skills early in his/her career leads to failure. The teamsreceiving “2” at the Proposal stage may be those receiving “1” or “NA” at the Final Report stage. Table 4 Advisor's Evaluation of Life-Long Learning (Numbers indicate percentage of teams receiving given ranking.) Ranking Proposal Oral Presentation Final Report n = 32 n = 21 n

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Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean Roberts; David Pines

the Same Better Figure 4. Students Impression of Their Project Compared to Other ProjectsThe final question asked the students to rank the overall water quality engineering laboratoryexperience. Given the four choices of excellent, good, fair, and poor, about one-third of thestudents thought it was an excellent experience and two-thirds of the students rated it as a goodexperience.The project sponsors and other practicing engineers who attended the project presentations wereasked to evaluate the water quality engineering laboratory experience. Specifically, they wereasked to comment on the following topics: · Effectiveness of the laboratory in preparing students for a career in engineering · Technical

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omid Ansary; Walter Buchanan; Alireza Rahrooh

must have an assessment process with documented results. Evidence must begiven that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program.The assessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of theinstitution and the objectives of the program, including those listed above, are being measured.Evidence that may be used includes, but is not limited to the following: student portfolios,including design projects; nationally-normed subject content examinations; alumni surveys thatdocument professional accomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; Page 7.328.2and

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Litzinger

the assignmenthad been a confidence booster and another wrote that it had affirmed his interest in a career thatinvolved using thermodynamics. As part of an end of the semester course evaluation thestudents were asked whether the course project had improved their ability to locate informationand use it to learn on their own. Approximately 50% of the students agreed or strongly agreedwith this statement, and only 10% disagreed or strongly disagreed; the remaining 40% indicateda “neutral” response. Thus, the assignment appeared to be successful for many of the students.In the two semesters that this assignment has been used the classes wrote a total of 25 papers.Within their papers the students were required to identify the lead author of each

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Ford; Vincent Wilczynski; Gregg Dixon

” course which was previouslyrequired for all majors, both technical and non-technical. The primary course objective is toprovide a foundation in some elements of the design process on which the students will build intheir further studies and their engineering career. The course includes both lecture and laboratoryactivities culminating in a creative team design effort. In the first offering of the course, thisactivity also involved teams in building small radio controlled robots to execute a variety ofsimulated Coast Guard missions. The air engine project described in this paper helped thestudents prepare for the more open-ended robot project.Many schools have recognized that a significant challenge we are facing in engineering educationis that

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

( 1.21) 377 5.35 (.99) 341 -.18 (.08) 2.14 (709.1) .033Attended 1 teachingseminar last year 5.19 (1.15) 108 5.61 (.93) 142 -.41 (.14) 3.04 (202.3) .003Attended ³10 teachingseminars in career 4.97 (1.21) 111 5.35 (1.04) 62 -.38 (.18) 2.09 (171) .038Table 5Importance of effective teaching and innovation in the faculty reward system 1999 1997 DifferenceResearch Institutions M (SD) n M (SD) n M (SE) t (df) pImportance of effectiveteaching in reward 3.63 (1.48) 403 3.84 (1.39) 373 -.21 (.10) 2.07 (774) .039systemImportance of innovativeteaching

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvie Doré

Services Organizations. ERIC Digest #ED4494369. Zemke, R. (1992). Second Thoughts about the MBTI. Training; v29, no. 4, 43-47.10. Pittenger, D. J. (1993). Measuring the MBTI. . .And Coming Up Short. Journal of Career Planning and Employment. Vol. 54, no. 1, 48-52.11. Gardner, W. L and Martinko, M. J. (1996) Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to Study Managers: A Literature Review and Research Agenda Journal of Management, vol. 22, no. 1, 45-83. Page 7.1236.712. Briggs Myers, I. (1980) Introduction to type. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologists Press.13. Kroeger, O. and Thuesen, J.M. (1992) Type Talk at Work. New York: Delacorte

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

2002, American Society for Engineering Education”8. 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.There are some drawbacks associated with service learning projects. The students do notget to work with and be mentored by a practicing engineer. The technical requirementsare generally not as in-depth as an industrial project. However, the merits of the servicelearning projects balance the drawback. Students

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff

students follows:The statements that the students responded to were:1. The thought of a career in engineering is exciting2. I am learning in this class3. This class has helped me understand engineering4. This class is relevant5. This class is usefulFor the first five statements the HO students consistently responded more favorably than the TRstudents. A pooled t-test was used, at a 5% level, to determine if a significant difference ofopinion existed between the HO and TR students. The significant differences were: · The HO were significantly more exited about engineering. (0.9%) · The HO perceived that they were learning more. (4.9%)In conclusion, the collaborative active learning opportunities met the goal of increasingmotivation and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King

career. A successful application of what skills anearly engineering student has can lead to increased retention and interest on the part of thestudents. Finding the right personnel to man such a course, and finding the right designchallenges, is necessary for a good experience. This paper will address the challenge of findinggood design problems for use in Biomedical Engineering projects in a freshman course.Methods: Several of the methods to generate these projects are enumerated below:1. Go beyond your teaching team: The engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University weresurveyed by the faculty in charge of the freshman introductory engineering course for designprojects. This course covers the use of Excel, MATLAB, VRML programming, and very

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cary Fisher; John Feland

course:1) Better CAD/Solid Modeling SkillsThe baseline CAD software was Mechanical Desktop, a package that required much classroominstruction time and did not expose the students to the advanced world of solid modeling.Additionally, the CAD tools were used for documentation purposes after the design wascomplete, and not during the design process in lieu of iterative prototyping. This led to a studentperception of CAD not as a tool but as an academic chore.2) Improved teamwork skillsAlthough thrust into teams throughout their USAFA careers, our cadets received little to noteam-specific training before they enrolled in our design course. As a result, team meltdownsoccurred often, and "hero-based" design was rampant. This gave rise to an

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Hopcroft

., Organizational Learning II, Addison-Wesley, 1996.[16] Langer, E., Mindfulness. Addison-Wesley, 1989.FRANCIS J. HOPCROFT: Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology,Boston, MA., specializing in the areas of hazardous waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and in-situbioremediation.BARBARA A. KARANIAN: Professor of Social Science and Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology,Boston, MA. Research and teaching areas focus on the applied psychology areas of motivation and career path,leadership, and transformation. Works creatively with changing organizations. Page 7.830.7 “Proceedings

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

learning styles vs deliverymethods.With the construction industry demands on graduates of construction programs constantlyincreasing, it is important that students in the program receive "real-world" experiences early andoften in their academic career. The importance of integrating real-world professionalconstruction experience, team work/team building, construction company operations andinteractive communication guided the objectives for the second phase of this project.DESCRIPTIONIn order to implement this pilot study, the faculty changed the name of the capstone course toConstruction Senior Projects, and rewrote the description to reflect the proposed methodology.A pseudo-construction company called "PSU Construction" was developed along with

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jose Fierro; Daniel Grajeda; Steve Stafford; Rosa Gomez

important in future endeavors. Being affiliated with ACEShas also helped him in the graduate school application process. His immediate goal after heachieves his Bachelor of Science degree in biology in May 2002 is to attend graduate school.ACES provides workshops that aid students in the difficult process of completing graduateschool applications. Professionals from graduate schools come to the Center to give theseworkshops and give students the best advice on how to get into the schools of their choice.ACES has played a very important part of his college career and he feels very strongly that everystudent should get the opportunity to experience the great facilities and resources that it offers.As an industrial engineering major, ACES has helped

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

her teaching career, she spent five years in the space industry, at Hughes Aircraft Co.(currently Boeing), working as a spacecraft systems engineer, with a specialty in spacecraft attitude dynamics.DR. RONALD MADLERDr. Ronald Madler is an associate professor and chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity in Prescott, AZ. He received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado,Boulder. Page 7.1099.8Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Obenchain; Keith Bearden; Dan Diaz; Brian Self

education. The experimental setup and stress distributionfor the photoelastic testing are shown in Figure 5. Page 7.104.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 5. Experimental setup and representative fringe patterns for photoelastic testing.By applying several different experimental and analytical approaches to the same basic problem,cadets were able to gain a great deal of insight into their future careers as engineers. Instructorswere there to provide guidance, but the majority of

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Archibald

that doesnot rely on industry-sponsored projects. The manifold benefits of industrial participationare obtained by 1) providing industrial advisors; 2) requiring students to conduct designreviews with engineers from industry, and 3) using industry representatives for projectevaluation. This paradigm is very successful in Grove City College’s mechanicalengineering capstone design program. Full control of projects remains in faculty hands,yet students work with engineers in a real-world setting. The results are successfuldesign projects. Grove City College believes that its mechanical engineering graduatesare better prepared for their careers due to this approach

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

continue working with this team in the future45 Conflict I agree with what people say so we can continue46 Role/Inter I do need help from other people in the team47 Inter Members of the team depend on me to get their tasks done48 Purpose Team members felt ownership of the team purpose49 Perform My experiences in the team will contribute to my career success50 Inter Each of the team members is responsible for the performance of the team51 Commun The team is always open to discussing ideas52 Role I understand clearly what other members duties are in the team53 Commun I receive valuable feedback from the team54

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Thompson

ranged from 3.1 to 4.3. This assessment will helpdetermine future choices for guest speakers.Active Learning ToolsThe approach in designing CEEGR 100 assumed that if a Freshman course was to be successful,active learning tools must grab the student’s imagination and demonstrate a fundamentalconcept. The course must also focus on technology by introducing the students to engineering-related software at the crucial, early-stage of their careers 2. A review of the literature indicatedthat a number of engineering programs across the country have begun to develop freshmanoriented classes similar to the one described here 3,4. For example, faculty at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology have developed a compilation of Civil Engineering laboratories

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Felder; David Ollis

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationBoice1 also found that about 10% of new faculty members are what he terms “quick starters,”who climb the learning curve to full effectiveness and productivity in 1-2 years. At N.C. State,new faculty members participate in a week-long orientation workshop2 designed to provideguidance in all important aspects of faculty careers, thereby increasing the chances that thosecapable of being quick starters will in fact do so. The workshop takes place two weeks beforethe start of the fall semester and includes two days on effective teaching, two days on buildingand managing a research

Conference Session

Intra-college Graduate Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Martha J. Molander; Josh Corra; Bethany Konz; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller; Abdeldjelil Belarbi

contact. The reviews by John H. Belk of the Boeing Company, Angela O'Donnell ofRutgers University (Psychology), P. N. Balagura of Rutgers University (Civil Engineering),Bruce Brailsford of the Navy Center of Excellence for Composites Manufacturing Technology,and Chris Criswell of the Missouri Department of Transportation are gratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. T. W. Hissey, “Education and Careers 2000: Enhanced Skills for Engineers,” Proceedings of the IEEE,88(8), 1367-1370, (2000).2. Engineering Accreditation Commission, “Engineering Criteria 2000,” 2000-2001 Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs, (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, New York, NY, 1999), pg. 32.3. Martha J. Molander, “Instrumentation

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

to address problems in a complex real-world setting.Problem-based learning (PBL) techniques help students develop the above skills necessary inorder to succeed in their post college careers. Students in PBL courses are challenged to "learnto learn" so that they can achieve their highest potential in their chosen professions. Studentswork cooperatively in groups, seeking solutions to "real world" problems by asking andanswering their own and their peers' questions. In helping to teach each other, students achieve ahigh level of comprehension of the concepts of the course. Page 7.939.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

as well as speakingto students and staff. Dr. Henry Petroski has been nominated as the 2002 Knight DistinguishedSpeaker for the University of Manitoba and he will present his views on engineering and designto the profession and the community. By bringing these distinguished speakers to Manitoba, theprofile of the profession is raised.The common first year design course is now being taught by an E-i-R. This brings practicaldesign experience into the classroom for students at the beginning of their careers. A secondTechnical Communications professor has been appointed as a member of the Design Group withteaching responsibilities in the undergraduate program. The search for industry based projectsrequired for the capstone design courses in each