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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

developmentcommittee meetings and have been displayed at major industry conferences on advancedinstrumentation and computer-based control. This paper documents the work to date andthe presents a plan for expansion of the internal competition to include other engineeringand technology programs within the ASEE membership. A complete list of parts andmaterials together with a pictorial fabrication log can be downloaded from our web site toallow other undergraduate student teams to construct their own MPIII. The EET/TETPrograms at Texas A&M University is prepared to host the first open MPIII Grand Prixrace competition during the Spring 2004 semester in College Station, Texas.BackgroundMotivation The mobile platform concept was originally developed as a

Conference Session

EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

into“whether a team member is doing the proper work, working in an appropriate way, or usingcorrect procedures.” It also provides no detailed analysis of the tasks.Methodology and Case Study ApplicationThe methodology employed by the INEG 4433 class is a five-phase process that included: 1)preparatory work, 2) the creation of a work sampling plan, 3) data collection, 4) data analysis,and 5) decision making. These phases are discussed in the following subsections, and a pictorialcan be seen in Exhibit 1.Phase I: Preparatory WorkCreate Checklist of Tasks: Creation of a task list is done primarily by the organization beingstudied, but the course instructor is implemental in the process to insure that the work done by

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Davis; Melissa Dark

outcomes Underlying assumptions, beliefs, and theories about antecedents, and outcomes, and how transactions ar e supposed to work to convert antecedents to outcomes Figure 1: Logic ModelThe solid arrows from left to right indicate how a program is supposed to work when operational; Page 8.355.3the dotted arrows from right to left indicate how the program should be planned. When applied 3to educational curricula, outcomes are a descriptive representation of what students should know

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

faculty membersand observations of the design and execution of teaching activities.One of the challenges of user-centered design, particularly in light of constrained resources, is thechallenge of defining the data collection plan. Given the wide range of information that can becollected about users, how can the information needs be prioritized? How does a designer decidewhat is the most important information? Additionally, given the wide range of methods availableto collect data, what methods should be used in a particular context? Factors that affect thedesign of a data collection plan include not only the availability of time and financial resources,but also assumptions made about the users (e.g., to what extent they can describe their

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti

students to be able to: • List and identify the functions of an industrial engineer. • Describe and explain the role of an industrial engineer within an enterprise. • Describe the typical applications or problems addressed by industrial engineers. • Solve introductory problems within industrial engineering such as break-even analysis, quality control charts, economic order quantities, manufacturing planning, project management, engineering economics, transportation planning, and information systems.Finally, the course emphasizes how to understand and use models. In particular, students areintroduced to different types of models (e.g. conceptual, pictorial, analytical, etc.) They are askedto create and interpret

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

. This person is also usually responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining common network services, including file, print, fax, and Internet access. More senior network administrators may also manage custom or enterprise-level applications and services, including accounting systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and database environments. Some common certifications in this job role include credentials such as Microsoft’s MCSE or Novell’s CNE and MCNE. • Internetworking Professional — Individual who manages complex network infrastructures that are most likely TCP/IP-based, plus related routing

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wolverton; Janet Wolverton

the United States Air Force Academy is discussed, and a plan forimproving ethics across the curriculum is outlined.II. Engineering EducationPrior to 1950 the emphasis in engineering education was on design according to codes and otherstandardized methods outlined in handbooks. It was seen as a very practical subject, with littleapplication of mathematics beyond elementary calculus. During the 1950s and 1960s engineeringeducation experienced a true paradigm shift from this applied, practice-oriented focus to amathematical, academic, ‘engineering science’ focus. 2 Although this model has undergonevarious revisions during the past 40 years, it is still the predominant pedagogy used in engineeringeducation.Since the late 1980s there have been a

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hart; Mike Williams; George Grandle; Alvin Womac

Development of an On-Line Electronic Course in Environmentally-Sensitive Spray Applications Mike Williams1, Alvin Womac2, William Hart 2, George Grandle2 1 Graduate Assistant, 2Associate Professor The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Biosystems Engineering & Environmental Science Department Abstract Software packages, course lesson plan topics, and a presentation format for an on-line engineering course for university credit were identified as a case study. Developmentcriteria included the use of commercial software to minimize the effort required for

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Corradini

, theapproaching retirements of an aging work force combined with low enrollments in nuclearengineering programs in most colleges and universities raise concern about a looming crisis.1 Over the past decade the number of nuclear engineering programs in the United States hasdeclined by half (from 80 to 40), the number of university research and training reactors by two-thirds (from 76 to 28), and enrollments have dropped by almost 60% (from 3,440 to 1,520). Asnoted in a recent planning study by the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy ResearchAdvisory Committee: “Nuclear engineering programs in the United States are disappearing.Without concerted action by the federal government, most of the existing nuclear engineeringprograms will soon evaporate or be

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

M.J. (John) Frye; Myron (Ron) Britton

understood. We focus on problems, not people. If we don't like an idea, we try to offer an alternative. We try to solicit input from one another. Everyone has an obligation to participate. We usually have an agenda/plan for our meetings. We keep good records of what we did and when we did it. We try to have fun. We always try to reach consensus on important decisions. TOTAL: Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Page 8.1087.7 Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003

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Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Eckstein; Charla K. Triplett

coordinator works with theirstudents and industrial contacts to place interns, but through the Alliance, they communicate tohelp place students in non-local opportunities or to share knowledge and experience.Alliance Growth and Development of Resources Currently, the Alliance consists of 34 members with planned expansion to include all programsinterested in placing BME students into strong, educational experiences in industry. As we growand adapt to serve our constituents, we have made efforts to expand our presence nation wide.During the past year, the Alliance has worked to develop a professional image by creating a logo,developing a public webpage and a brochure. These items can be viewed athttps://www.orau.com/bme. The effort has allowed us to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Haley; Calvin Mackie; Sundiata Jangha

toBGSA to direct and organize. This point is important, as the critical mass of students, andtheir active participation in both planning and implementation, from the very beginning,was crucial to the success of FOCUS. Originally the program was aimed at undergraduateseniors. However, in 1996, invitations were also extended to juniors in order to expand Page 8.576.3the demographic exposure and to stimulate graduate school awareness earlier in the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Malcolm Sears; Lawrence J. Genalo

, but not in another. Theprime example here is math ability. Mathematics is essential for most, if not allengineering courses and careers. The level of math required for those engineeringcourses is also typically at the calculus stage or higher. However, although English skillsare necessary, it is not as essential in the majority of engineering courses offered atIowa State University.On the contrary, there are not many elementary education courses which requirestudents to have as vast a math foundation as engineers. Whereas Calculus I and II arerequired by the basic engineering program, no calculus is required by the elementaryeducation program. However, the elementary education program does require studentsto be able to write lesson plans, and

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Richard Valentine; Keri Hornbuckle; James Stoner; Julie Jessop

the overall structure of the course and addresses problemsof continuity of content and purpose. The faculty had to arrive at a reasonably similar vision andphilosophy about the nature of the course (i.e., they had to buy into it) before any of the detailscould be worked out. Although the first year required a nine-month planning period when theentire teaching team met weekly, this course was designed to be essentially "self-actuating".That is, the facultymembers assigned to teach this course are able to do so with minimalcommunication and coordination among themselves.Figure 1. 10-step Engineering Design ProcessTable 1. Common Elements of Engineering Problem Solving1. Design Paradigm/Creative Problem Solving/Generic Engineering2. Information

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

). Page 8.104.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1. Palm Functions vs. Student Use Function Student Use Date Book (use to plan & schedule events) 11 Address Book (store contact information) 12 Note Pad (write notes and brief documents) 8 “To Do” List (track tasks by date, category, & priority) 9 Graffiti Writing (Palm hand

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley

was slowly added until the Tools for Schools Program from the Department ofDefense (DOD) was instituted. This program loaned machine tools to schools from DOD stores,and eight pieces were loaned to PUC. This program has now been discontinued. That is the statethe author found the lab in 1988 when he became responsible for the lab’s operation. Anymachinist from WWII would have felt very comfortable working with the existing equipment.The remainder of this paper describes the 1988 to 2000 transformation of this lab from WWIIvintage to modern. Courses that use the lab, other lab constituents, funding sources, andequipment selection are presented in the following sections.Courses that use the Manufacturing LaboratoryWhen planning, designing, or

Conference Session

TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rod Townley; Stephen Kuyath

formed RITC prioritized its activities as follows:1. Complete the initial research begun by the project director to determine current training needs in the Charlotte Region, but continue research activities to ensure the project stayed on target,2. Develop a plan to integrate the IT Skills Standards into curricula at member colleges by developing a new model for IT curricula,3. Begin integration of IT Skills Standards into IT curricula at member colleges, and4. Develop strategies to secure funding for the continuation of the project. Research: The RITC adopted a model for researching new occupational markets [1]. Using this model, the researchers conducted national scans, regional monitoring, and local surveys. National Science

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Griffin; Paul Griffin; Donna Llewellyn

, first to the class and then to the sponsor). This is aself-contained report that discusses the findings to this point, and an outline for theremainder of the semester. At this point the group continues to collect data and thenanalyze the data and develop initial alternatives. A final report and presentation are thengiven at the end of the first semester.During the second semester, the student groups continued to develop and evaluatealternatives. The best alternative is then chosen and an implementation plan developed.An interim and final report and presentation are given throughout the semester.Since semester conversion, student group sizes have ranged from 5 to 12, with an averageof 8. Faculty assigned to the course will typically advise 5

Conference Session

Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

. Using this system we can offera course from the Vancouver campus to students at other campuses in real time.We plan to offer the ME 375 course to the other campuses of the university but the required Page 8.59.1laboratory component is a challenge to handle in a distance delivery mode. In an attempt to Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationaddress this problem, we recently finished development of an NSF-funded electronic laboratorybook called e-LabBook. The front end of the e-LabBook [1, 2] is on the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghavan Sudhakar; Hanqi Zhuang

stressing greatly on the hands-on experimentation using the equipmentstudents are likely to encounter when they enter their workplaces. The course alsoemphasizes an integrated system approach rather than on the specific algorithmimplementation. By doing so, it greatly enhances the students' ability to address and solvecomplete real-world engineering problems. The laboratory also supports a number of other undergraduate courses, including afreshman course (Fundamentals to Engineering), a sequence of senior Engineering DesignCourses, and a summer course ( Picture Processing) for the gifted high school students. B. LAB DEVELOPMENT PLAN The undergraduate laboratory development programs at other

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cairns; Donna Farrior; Shirley Pomeranz

TMEA is a residentialacademy for rising 8th and 9th grade girls. No academic credit is given. Our academy is fundedby the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education through a competitive proposal process.For residential academies, a maximum of $525 per student per week can be obtained.Developing a Schedule for a Residential AcademyOne of the most daunting tasks originally confronting us was that of keeping rising high schoolstudents occupied productively for an extended period of time. The first step in planning asummer academy is to design a single day. Identifying blocks of time for instruction, recreation,meals, and rest for one day provides the basis for an overall plan. Setting up a structure for oneacademy day, will quickly make clear

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Kline; Jerry Ku; Chin-An Tan; Trilochan Singh; Ronald Gibson

benefit of “defining” a course by itsspecific course learning objectives became clear: this provided the best mechanism we hadencountered for allowing mechanics faculty to understand what was being done in individualthermal fluids courses, and conversely. Although it may not have been crystallized early on, onelasting achievement of our work on EC 2000 is that now all of our courses, those at BS, MS andPhD levels, have course learning objectives. Further, all courses through the MS level follow theABET process that will be described later in this paper.It eventually became clear to us during our EC 2000 planning stage, that the process ofreviewing proposed course learning objectives for each of our required thirteen courses and then,as a full

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

working effectively with theirstudents and their faculty instructional partner. Additionally, some basics for teaching a class Page 8.1173.2such as developing a syllabus and lessons plans are also discussed as well as ethics in teaching. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe modules typically include a lecture or discussion with activities related to ENES 100 that aredesigned to apply knowledge or practice skills. Activities include case studies, simulations,demonstrations, and role-playing

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik De Graaff; Gillian Saunders-Smits

, analysis and designallowing students to combine research from several groups: e.g. Structures and Aerodynamics.Project typesBefore describing the projects at Aerospace engineering it is good to define the types ofeducational projects there are. Kolmos5 and later De Graaff and Longmuss1, 4 distinguish threetypes of projects with an increasing ‘ownership’ by the students. - Assignment projects (AP) – Projects characterised by considerable planning and control by teachers/supervisors, where problem, methods and subject are chosen beforehand. - Subject projects (SP) – Projects in which the teachers define the subject beforehand. Students have a free choice among a number of described methods. - Problem projects (PP

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Hood; Elizabeth Bahe; Fonda Swimmer; Ingrid St. Omer

Hood, Administrative Director of Academic Affairs for the CET, is developing acomprehensive manual for advising and has initiated training sessions for faculty. NAU’s newGateway Center will also be charged with creation of a university-wide advising manual andvarious training programs. Many students indicated that providing programs of study beyond thestandard 4-year time frame would help them to better plan their academic path and assist withadvising.The discussion of persistence in the College reduced to two simple elements: determination andfamily support. In terms of difficulties encountered during their academic journey, the mostunexpected responses came from the Native American students. These students did not feel thattheir retention

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Meyers; Robert Weissbach

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2433 1) Reduce the focus of the thesis. Although the design of hybrid solar/wind energy system involves many areas, it is impractical to have one student work on all of these areas as part of one thesis. An alternative would be to have the student focus on just one area of the system, and then have succeeding honors students work on different areas to develop the overall system. 2) Have a defined plan for each student who goes through the honors program. This includes defining up front

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

can opt for a different three quarter sequenceknown as Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (or FEH). Students are required to select oneof these sequences. The following topics are in both sequences – engineering graphics andCADD, MATLAB, hands-on labs, and a ten-week design/build project.1 Teamwork is requiredfor the hands-on laboratory exercises and laboratory reports and for the design project.2 Studentsreceive instruction on project planning, management, and documentation. At the end of thedesign project, the teams must submit a formal written report and do an oral presentation withvisual aids. For the Honors students, the third course deals with programming and real-time dataacquisition and analysis. The physics and mathematics are

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

delivered simultaneously tomultiple locations, students at both the originating site and the remote site(s) must be purposelycatered for. In particular, learning materials should be designed to capture and retain the attentionof students at both locations. In any case, the students at both sites must remain actively engaged.The successful televised course should not be like a commercial television broadcast, but rather amultimedia presentation including a mix of the following characteristics: • Active involvement by students at all participating sites • Multiple presentation media with planned change elements to help retain student interest • Planned silences are especially important to allow students to think • Animations

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards; Lawrence Hochreiter; Laura L. Pauley

, independent, BS degree in nuclear engineering by taking an additional 20 creditsbeyond that required for the mechanical-engineering degree.Planning for the program is important since courses have to be taken in a particular sequence.The nuclear-engineering courses are offered only once a year, where as the mechanical-engineering courses are offered more frequently. Students who wish to participate in themultiple majors program have a detailed course planning session with Dr. Pauley, theProfessor-in-Charge of Undergraduate Programs in the Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringDepartment, as well as Dr. Brenizer, the Program Chair of the Nuclear Engineering Program.With careful planning, the required additional courses for completion of both majors can

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler

Page 8.1025.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationto the payload. The initial plan was to build a rocket skin of composites. On the basis of benefitanalysis, this was changed to building a nosecone. During the planning stages, the studentsinvolved several of their professors in considering the suitability of composites, determining whichcomposite to pursue, planning the fabrication and performing preliminary performance analyses.One professor was invited by the students to address the class in order to considerthese issues as a group. The result has been an object of great pride among the