Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

. Two three hour courses will be taught at UCL. The technical course, ME 379M--International Engineering: Practice and Professionalism in the 21st Century, will be taught byTed Aanstoos, while the second, which is provisionally titled Artists, Pirates, and theManagement of Innovation, will be taught by UCL faculty. The ME 379 course will include awide variety of topics in an international setting, using a project-based team approach. Topicswill include international technical standards, international environmental regulation, corporateresponsibility, and multinational business structure. The UCL-taught companion course willaddress the management of innovation in corporations and in society. Various case studies fromhistory and business will be

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anwar Hossain; James Fragomeni

foundation in a broad range ofvarious courses in the different disciplines across engineering by using the web. This wouldprovide undergraduate students with access to various opportunities and capabilities in theircurriculum using the web to access different materials engineering related goals, activities, andlearning experiences. The web development work illustrated in this communication will provideundergraduate engineering students a user friendly approach to learning and better understandingthe principles of basic fundamental engineering materials, chemical engineering, materialsdesign, engineering science, chemistry and metallurgy necessary for a more fulfilling andexciting undergraduate engineering experience.IntroductionThis project is

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mikaya Lumori; Ernest Kim

BalunsThe laboratory exercise design and development goals were: ‚ Analysis of the product chosen: Develop a theoretical understanding of the topic chosen. Perform required research. Use appropriate mathematical relationships and electromagnetic theory. The operational wavelength is the 2-meter amateur radio band (144.0-148.0 MHz) 3. ‚ Design the product: Use sound design techniques to develop the project chosen. The end result must be the electromagnetic product (e.g. antenna). Use appropriate design equations and software. ‚ Use appropriate means to test the product. Test appropriate parameters and compare to theory (radiation pattern, radiation resistance, and efficiency if possible).In developing

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

pilot characterprograms. As of May 1999, nine states have initiated such projects. In Virginia, Georgia,Florida, and Mississippi legislation has been passed mandating that Character Educationprograms be implemented statewide. As a result, teacher education programs are nowbeing called on to provide a basic framework of Ethics and Character Education topreservice teachers. Greer (1998) believes that matters will certainly grow worse if theschools of education-and their colleagues in the liberal arts colleges-do not prepare thenation’s future teachers to teach effectively about morals and character.Developing an Ethics Education ComponentIn the fall of 1998, discussions began in our traditional four-year teacher preparatoryprogram on how to

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineeringareas; the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to perform civilengineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professionalcomponent of the curriculum; an understanding of professional practice issues such as:procurement of work; bidding versus quality based selection processes; how the designprofessionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project; the importance ofprofessional licensure and continuing education; and/or other professional practice issues [1].Regarding this criteria, the curriculum is design to meet

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Curtis Carver

treatment. The initial assignment addresses simple programs that provide prescreening data and data conversion. The second assignment examines using that data to diagnose childhood diseases while the third assignment employs a robot to deliver medicine to patients in a small room. The final projects adds minefields and a more open-ended scenario that challenges the cadets to solve general as opposed to specific problems. These types of problem solving appeal to females and minorities more so than solving problems for technology’s sake. Instructors focus on the problem-solving aspect of the course and deemphasize programming as not the primary purpose of the course but instead a tool for

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

Society for Engineering Educationpossess and describe the AmigoBot robot shown in Figure 2, which is the standard robotused in our program. Figure 2: AmigoBot RobotThe movie shown visually describes a potential Mars exploration project usingbiologically inspired robots, from the field of biomimetics. The Entomoptor movie4shows a space craft flying through space, moving into Mars orbit and landing on the Marssurface. After a successful landing, a team or robots unfolds and starts to explore theplanetary surface. The main idea of the movie is the nature of the robots. There are robotbase stations that look like standard Mars rover robots and they are accompanied byrobots that appear similar to butterflies or birds

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Stern

undergraduate engineering courses and laboratories.Project part of a three-year National Science Foundation sponsored Course, Curriculum andLaboratory Improvement - Educational Materials Development project with faculty partnersfrom colleges of engineering at Iowa, Iowa State, Cornell and Howard universities along withindustrial (commercial CFD code) partner FLUENT Inc, including complementary experimentalfluid dynamics and uncertainty analysis. The design of the educational interface teaches studentsCFD methodology (modeling and numerical methods) and procedures through interactiveimplementation that automates the CFD process following a step-by-step approach. The CFDprocess mirrors actual engineering practice: geometry, physics, mesh, solve, reports

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Lugowski

, for the students to do this on their own. However, students lost a greatopportunity to build the systems, and learn by doing this. Students often asked us if they couldbuild the systems themselves. They wanted to learn even more hands-on.The Project Has Been FundedThe MET fluid power project has received $170,000 from the Otto J. Maha endowment for fouryears, till 2005. The MET Fluid Power Laboratory has been equipped with new pressure sensorsand display units, Automation Studio 4.1, and upgraded to LabVIEW 6.1 software for dataacquisition. LabVIEW 7 will be introduced in fall 2004.At first, Automation Studio software was introduced into several fluid power courses with greatsuccess. Students learn to design hydraulic, pneumatic, and electric

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Weber

Securing Microsoft Windows® for On-line Testing Dr. Fred Weber Department of Chemical Engineering The University of TennesseeAbstractBeginning in fall of 2002 the Chemical Engineering department at The University of Tennesseerequired all sophomores to bring a laptop computer to class. One use of the computer was on-linetesting in the classroom. This paper focuses on techniques for securing the windows operatingsystem (NT or later) for on-line assessment.Criteria for the project included: • As secure as traditional paper and pencil testing • No additional applications installed on the student’s computer

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; Jerald Varner

304 lab or understandings that were reinforced through multipleexperiences such as the lab, the homework assignments, or the lectures. However, of theseventeen students interviewed from ELEC 462 and ELEC 464 all were able to generallyidentify concepts that were reinforced in earlier lab experiences. Here is another student responseto a direct question about concept retention and the TIMS laboratory experience. I think so. To be honest, I hadn’t done anything in the lab really for outside of senior design project, I hadn’t done anything in a lab course since I took 307 so it was nice to have that experience again, because you lose sight of that, you know, it eventually comes

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Luke Campagnola; Frank Kowalski

Society for Engineering Education http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie98/papers/1359.pdf.12.Griffiths, D.J. (1989). "Introduction to electrodynamics," second edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. See discussion, pp-348-349.Biographical InformationFRANK V. KOWALSKI (Ph.D., Stanford University) is a professor of physics at CSM. As a strong proponent ofusing technology to improve engineering physics instruction, he uses both classroom communicators and applets ona regular basis in the courses he teaches. He encourages other teachers to explore the possibilities this technologyfacilitates.SUSAN E. KOWALSKI (M.B.S., University of Colorado, Boulder) has been project coordinator for CSM’sClassroom Communicator Project since its inception three

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell

sessions offer expert advice on ASU resources, departmental policies, where togo for advising, time management, and how to study.ECE 100: Introduces students to engineering design projects and the Integrated ManufacturingEngineering Laboratory (IMEL) where semester projects are housed. All students taking ECE100 are required to work with team members to solve problems for real-life situations.Team Training: A team training session is offered on the first evening to ensure proper trainingto work in groups. Students are given information developed by Fulton faculty as well as expertadvice from program counselors.Time Management: Information for proper time management and suggestions are made to helpstudents realize the importance of balancing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Edgar; Michael Urynowicz; Jerry Hamann

device and are limited to a cost of $15.00 to$20.00 or less. The students have indicated that the Design Challenge has been the mostinteresting aspect of the course.A second consequence of the university requirement relaxation has been to give more time forprofessors to present topics which they believe the students would find useful and interesting inengineering. Currently there are about five 30 minute blocks of time available throughout thesemester during which topics such as design process, team building, creativity and the designchallenge are discussed. This paper is focused on a project which relates to several areas ofengineering, deals with experimental design and errors and provides an opportunity to discussthe nature of decision making

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pete Jankovsky; Matt Valerio; Jack Skinner; Khalid Al-Olimat

impedance, complex power of combined line impedances,complex power of combined load impedances, total complex power, complex power supplied bysource, power factor angle of the load, power factor of the load, and the value of the reactiveelement to correct the power factor to a desired value. The choice for the “Show Steps” was setto “No”, so the output shown in Table 1 is without showing any intermediate steps. Table 1 Program output without calculation steps Project 2 – Three Phase Circuits ECCS-336 Power SystemsSource reference voltage: (110.000 @ +0.000 deg) V (Y Connection)Line Impedance: (5.000 , -2.000) ohmLoad Impedance: (10.000 , 8.000) ohm (Y

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Bates

academicinstitution. In larger universities, knowing about administration differences may help innegotiations for compensation or release time. Coming into contact with people from otherdepartments will also contribute to the atmosphere of ideas that stimulate any researcher and mayinspire interdisciplinary research projects. One known benefit of having a mentor is help in Page 10.345.3integrating into the academic community.5 When viewed at multiple levels, integration into a Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Warren; Diana Mellar

5-15-04.doc2. ABET Technology Accreditation Commission Team Chair Report, form TC14, 5/15/04, http://www.abet.org/documents/tac/TC014 Evaluation of Administration 5-15-04.doc3. Cornesky, Robert A., "Six Steps to Quality: How to Plan and Implement a Continuous Quality Improvement Program for Colleges and Universities," Cornesky & Associates, Inc., Anderson, SC, 19964. U.S. Census Bureau, "Projections of the Population, By Age and Sex, of States: 1995 to 2025," http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/stpjage.txt5. Thomas, Michael K., "Migration Patterns among New England’s College Freshmen," Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, Summer 2003 http://www.nebhe.org/pdfs/Connection

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

showed a higher engagement in higher-level classes and also thoseclasses with fewer students. In addition, the level of engagement was typically higher in thoseclassrooms with more Problem-Based Learning (PBL). This paper is a followup study ofAhlfeldt et al’s research and reports the whole university student engagement level in classroomsin five consecutive semesters from spring 2001 to spring 2003.Research context and methodParticipants and ProcedureThis study is a campus-wide project to survey the student engagement at a class level. Fromspring 2001 to spring 2003, there are five semesters in total covered in the survey. At the end ofeach semester, the students were asked to fill out an engagement survey, which is describedbelow. In total

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences and Funding

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Hertel; Michael Shannon

the medical applications of radiation. This course, unlike NE 4315, was alaboratory course so the focus was directed toward hands-on learning. Students were alsoexpected to complete 4 major laboratory projects as well as perform Monte Carlo simulationsand deconvolution (unfolding) simulations. Figure 2 shows the course description, goals andcredit from the 1997 Georgia Tech General Catalog and Table 2 presents the breakdown oflectures for the course.5Course Credit 3 Credit Hours (2 Lecture / 3 Laboratory)Course Description Numerical and experimental methods for the application of radiation in industry and

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Calixto; Glaucia Almeida; Frederico Rodrigues; elizabeth maia

under the hypermedia project paradigm. Thisway apprentices will have autonomy, which, through their findings, will enable them, buildconcepts and knowledge from their own searching procedures. It is therefore a heuristic typeapplication 3. In addition students will have access to basic concepts in reinforced concrete,glossary for clarifying technical terms, and visualizations of the design and the detailing ofreinforced concrete elements.To achieve the above-mentioned characteristics, the following pedagogical aspects wereconsidered during the development of the virtual reinforced concrete teaching-learningenvironment: • information on the application procedures is always available to the users; • subjects are presented in a relevant and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Geoffrey Egekwu; Prince Anyalebechi

,students, in addition to the ISAT courses, must also satisfy a required 30 credit hours ofliberal studies (general education) electives. Twenty-one credit hours are available asapproved electives to encourage the student to develop further in an ISAT related area ofinterest. The capstone of the program is a senior project, in which students work in teams offour to six members to solve an industry or government-related problem. These problems Page 9.212.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightø 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationare usually

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chintan Parekh; Anthony Warren; Elizabeth Kisenwether

CommercializationCourse: Week 1: Course kick-off; introduction of two inventions (Chest Brace, NORI) Week 2: Secondary Market research - start Week 3: Review of three patents (2 Chest brace, 1 NORI); Week 4: Travel to Hershey Medical Center; visit neonatal intensive care unit Week 5: Review, analysis and discussions on Chest Brace license and NORI option agreements Week 6: PA Life Sciences Greenhouse presentation; role and investment in NORI; students select NORI or Chest Brace project to focus on Week 7: Senior representative – PA medical products company; presentation/Q&A Page

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Johnson; Jeffrey Will

recentlypowerful enough to drive graphics-intensive applications. Such systems are typically PC-basedutilizing a high-end graphics card and LCD projectors. These devices project a three- Page 9.1086.1dimensional image onto a large screen, giving the user a sense of immersion and allowing a Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationperson to see depth through binocular disparity. An overview of current hardware is given in[13]. The system used in this research is the Visbox virtual reality system

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Tatum; Mannur Sundaresan; Devdas Pai

is complex and interpreting the results can take time. Theinitial objectives of this project were to make sensors that can produce measurable data related tothe condition of the insulation of the wire. By manufacturing piezoelectric sensors that canmeasure the amplitude of a wave passing through a wire and changing the condition of the wiresinsulation, information can be collected and analyzed to determine the condition of the wiresinsulation.This project was successfully able to manufacture these sensors and demonstrate that they canmeasure the amplitude of the wave and detect the differences in the wave form as it is affectedby the change in the condition of the wires insulation. The sensors used are moderatelyinexpensive and easy to make

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

. Page 9.1.7“Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Applicants’ Accessibility to Their Data Record Each UG and G student has full access to his or her work progress. Studentsmaintain their work progress records (e.g., courses, grades, etc., Table 1). Similarassessment tables should also be developed to reflect the student’s research workprogress. From these tables, applicants are able to analyze their work, adjust and makeimprovements on a regular basis, and report to their advisors. Reports can regularly becollected by a student advisor and submitted to the IHE’s Fellowship Project Directors.The

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Striz

; and two three-hour ‘Engineering Practice I and II’offerings. In order to keep our curriculum to the desirable 128 hours, only ‘Engineering PracticeI’ was added while the ‘Engineering Practice II’ material will be covered in the capstone designcourses, which will include projects proposed and sponsored by industry.Requirement #5: Return Old Engineering Core Courses to SchoolsIn a long standing agreement between the various CoE Schools, certain engineering core courseshad been taught by faculty members from given Schools for all CoE students that required thematerial. Since more and more Schools left this agreement to substitute their own specializedcourses, the core courses will now revert back to the respective Schools. This means that

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Berliner-Heyman; Nicole Koppel; Rosa Cano; Siobhan Gibbons; Howard Kimmel

chemistry, in particular how the world looksthrough the lens of a chemical engineer Topics covered include chemical kinetics,chemical equilibrium, and separation methods and how they affect our everyday life.They learn topics such as cosmetics and household products and create their own formulafor toothpaste, testing for smell, taste, texture and color. As a final project, the studentstest claims made by manufacturers about a chemical product in their laboratory Page 9.582.3experiments. For example, students were involved in toothpaste development, where Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vyas Harinath; Pfumai Kuzviwanza; Jianzhong Lou; Leonard Uitenham; Keith Schimmel

to play an important role in the nation's economy as one of thelargest sectors of the chemical industry.5 Application of polymers in biotechnology isexperiencing the fastest growth. Large investments by both government and industry inbiotechnology are reshaping the career paths for both faculty and graduates of the traditionalpetrochemical-centered chemical engineering programs. Hiring by traditional petroleum andchemical companies has stagnated for the last two decades, whereas the health care andbiotechnology sectors are hiring more chemical engineering graduates. The U. S. Department ofLabor projects that the employment of chemical engineers will grow more slowly than theaverage for all occupations though 2010, and the overall employment

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey

, decoders, registers, and PLAs), Boolean logic and minimization, physicalconsideration (gate delays and fan-out), binary number representations and arithmetic, and CPUorganization. As recognized by the Computer Science curriculum committee, this is excellentbackground material for computer professionals, including IT practitioners. In the ITcurriculum, aspects related to digital communications and data busses and networks areemphasized (i.e. tri-state registers for use with busses, shift registers for serial networks).The laboratory experiments associated with these courses include projects with discretecomponents as well as programmable logic devices. Dealing with such components givesexcellent troubleshooting practice to the students. There is

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Damian Watkins; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

activitieswere conducted in a co-operative learning type environment were the group size varied betweentwo to four students. Outside of class the students were encouraged to collaborate but all writtenassignments were collected on an individual basis. The student was required to research andreport on the technology, implement the technology, and show its usefulness. The studentlearned the intricacies of the device, wireless networks, computer networking, andcomputer/device architecture. Projects range from using the pocket pc and/or laptops to create Page 9.230.4peer-to-peer networks over 802.11b or Bluetooth. An