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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Eugene Simmons; Michael Doran

-intelligent robots was desired to build upon prior elements created for the repository. Thecourse would be created to combine a theory-based component, building on AI and othercourses, with a hands-on hardware component.Methodology: Course Concepts: The course topics were selected to build on the prior knowledge of the students from theAI course and other related courses in the curriculum. An understanding of these topics wouldalso be necessary to make a robot perform the desired tasks in the obstacle course. Some of thetopics covered included: the history of robots, applications of robotics, definitions associatedwith robotics, use of sensors, data gathering/interpretation, use of actuators, navigation,landmarks, learning and adaptive

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

robotics as an introduction to Page 7.263.8algebra, geometry, trig and physics, as well as group design processes and mechanical 8engineering. Based on the huge success at Foothill, the whole East Side Union HighSchool District is now starting to use Botball as a permanent part of the curriculum.(Foothill is even receiving some requests from parents of non at-risk students who wishto transfer their students to this school!)At Dallas Public Schools, Perry Mihalakos has used the Botball program as content withthe Hispanic students in his middle school bilingual

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Athula Kulatunga; Bill Hutzel

as fuel cells used as part of a smaller decentralized powersystem, could eventually become required reading. The purpose of this paper is to provide one example of how renewable energy topics canbe integrated into undergraduate MET and EET courses. The context of this discussion is asmall photovoltaic array that was designed by students at the West Lafayette campus of PurdueUniversity. The design project exposed undergraduate students to an alternative energy sourcethat is not typically addressed in an undergraduate curriculum. Once the photovoltaic system isoperational, the long-term educational goal is for MET and EET students to develop a greaterappreciation for alternative energy sources as part of their core coursework.Planning

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

measurement set-up (low to high current), multipurpose electrometers, highperformance digital multi-meters (DMM), sensitive sourcemeter, nano-volt preamplifier,lock-in amplifier, etc. Nevertheless, these instruments are emphasized as essential to provideimmediate training with a target of gradual independent program in the nation. This intentionallows the students to have a strong in-house training and the current program at the UMass -Lowell will eventually be discontinued. Of course this will coincide with the establishment ofthe new Engineering and Technology building by Fall 2003.STATE-OF-THE-ART CURRICULAThe task of designing an innovative non-duplicative curriculum for the VLSI andMicroelectronics option is a challenge. Also it is an

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Vinhas; Joao Paiva

they have expectations of potential interesting income. There have been important changes both in the role engineers play and also in the social andeducational background of the student’s body entering engineering faculties. We now receive indi-viduals from all sections of society, who often have little knowledge of the way mechanical deviceswork as well as a lack of hands-on experience. This is particularly noticeable when heat-pressure-work concepts are introduced. Traditionally located in the second year of the curriculum, thermody-namics requires pre-teaching some basic concepts with the purpose of providing the basis for appliedenergy conversion through heat machines. The goal is, therefore, to ensure an appropriate coverage

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

Electrical engineering this is unnecessary, and displaces other useful techniques from Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationalready full curriculums. Consider the very fundamental case of a falling mass experiencing aero-dynamic drag which results in an equation of the form, 2 My'' + 0.8 ( y' ) = Mg . The velocity squared term will prevent the equation from being converted to a transfer func-tion, and prevent system analysis with Laplacian methods. However, this system can be integratedas a separable equation, or integrated numerically by converting it to a state

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

frompractice to be suitable as the only hands-on experience for students in process control courses.It is common now that chemical engineering programs will include practical exposure toinstrumentation and process control, either through lab exercises in the process control course orother courses in the curriculum, such as a “unit ops” lab course. Even so, students still complainabout the gap between theory and practice in control.Chemical engineering education evolved in the 20th Century with a focus on large-scalecontinuous processing. Consequently, the traditional approach to process control education dealsalmost exclusively with continuous processes and primarily feedback control. Even today, there1 Control Station, Control Station Tech, P. O

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathrine Nguru; Murat Tanyel

taught at Drexel University where he worked for the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visitingprofessor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovativeintroductory engineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received h is B. S. degree in electrical engineering from BogaziçiUniversity, Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University,Lewisburg, PA in 1985 and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philad elphia, PA in1990.KATHRINE NGURUKathrine Nguru is a graphic design

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Djafar Mynbaev

telecommunications isbased on fiber-optic communications technology. In fact, 98% of domestic traffic is carried byfiber-optic communications systems. Fiber optics continues to grow at an exponential rate. This iswhy we call it the technology of the future and why many curriculums for electrical andtelecommunications technology majors include a course in fiber-optic communications 2. This paper concentrates on how to deliver engineering knowledge to engineering-technology students. In particular, we will discuss how to train the future technologists to makethem able to design modern telecommunications systems, understand the scientific foundation oftechnical documentation, and work independently in a modern technological environment.Examples drawn

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

, quantitative analysis, and use of information technology); · Critical Thinking (a sophisticated cognitive process involving the careful examination of ideas and information from multiple perspectives in order to clarify and improve understanding, and to develop ideas that are unique, useful, and worthy of further elaboration); · Integration and Application of Knowledge (articulation and application of concepts or constructs from two or more disciplinary areas to personal, academic, professional, or community activities); and · Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and Adaptiveness (the ability to examine, organize, and apply disciplinary ways of knowing to specific issues

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

transportationproject (policy, planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and rehabilitation) in thecontext of several modes (highway, transit, air, rail, water, etc.). Course objectives includelinking concepts learned in this course to those from other courses and vice-versa, i.e.,integration across the curriculum. In this process, students “learn” the interactions and tradeoffsbetween policy (technology considerations, financing issues, social and environmental Page 7.121.1“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oliver Hensley; Marjorie Donovan; Christopher Ibeh; James Otter

Session 26472. CUES-AMPreviously stated under introduction is that the component elements of CUES-AM are thepre-test, post-test of each student to determine knowledge gain, ability to applyknowledge and student creative thinking from the different delivery systems , CUESProtocol to determine the validity of selected essential knowledge elements for use in theprofessional field, CUES Protocol to determine the efficiency of different instructionalmodes for teaching students the essential knowledge elements (EKE) of thecourse/program, models, matrices and subject/course-specific structures of knowledge fora discipline, universal register of essential knowledge, and ethics and life long learning.These components are integrated and provide the basis

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Yee

students’ learning. Therefore, an environment that can foster suchskill development can be an important part of the undergraduate engineering education. For thisreason, a mechanical design lab was developed last year in the Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering Department (MAE) at San Jose State University (SJSU).Senior Design Project integrates both analytical and teamwork skills into the engineeringcurriculum at SJSU. The newly developed Mechanical Design Lab (referred to as the “Lab”)consists of computer systems that provide CAD and solids modeling, finite element analysis,design optimization, and rapid prototyping capabilities as well as access to the Internet forinformation. How this Mechanical Design Lab environment facilitates students to

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Baron; Matt Batcha; John Estell; Adam Love

appear asexpected. An issue concerning the use of an HTML tag within an HTML tag resulted in unexpected results and required a swapping of the tags in order toachieve the intended result. Another issue that was encountered was the idea of a “comfortable”scrolling distance when reading pages. This is an extremely subjective concept and can only beresolved by testing each page and gathering feedback from team members and beta testers.While on traditional pages one pays little attention to the title bar, with the AvantGo browser itpays an integral role in setting the scene for the page being displayed. The Palm OS title bar doessuffer from size restrictions, but it is a useful feature. By choosing a well-planned and concisetitle for each page

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

Competency MatrixValidationThe contributions by the constituents in developing this unique set of assessment tools forcooperative education and engineering internship were very important. Use of these toolspresents an opportunity for our students to derive value from their workplace experiences andsignificantly enhance their academic preparation for the practice of engineering at theprofessional level. The assessments provided by these tools will significantly enhance our abilityto ensure that the value our students derive from these experiences is measured, understood andfactored into the quality management of our curricula. Without proper validation of theassessment tools, little significance could be given to the use of the tools.To validate the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beth Kolko; Linda Whang

published research. The authors of this paper work as a professor and anengineering librarian respectively, and in our work we have watched as both undergraduate andgraduate students struggle to adapt to an increasingly electronic environment for research. Asstudents come to rely on the Internet to access resources, they are often not critical consumers ofinformation, and they often do not differentiate among resources gained via university-subscribed databases versus resources that reside outside such databases and are part of the‘open’ Web.This paper examines strategies for instructing students about the variety of resources availablefor online research and the necessity of differentiating among database-related resources andindependently posted

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Daphene Koch

lifeboats would not fit 2,227 passengers and crew. 2. Social Studies teachers can show that a ticket in first class is very different from the third class quarters when traveling abroad. 3. Science students can observe the laws of Newton as they apply to forward movement 2.This demonstrates the use of one field trip to cover dissimilar objectives by preplanning andguiding students into the specific objectives. Like any lesson, the teacher is more prepared whenthe experience has been previewed.Another example of the cross curriculum comes from a school that wanted to integrate theproblem solving aspect of science into the math and technology courses. This was a morerealistic

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Jackson; Ashraf Saad; Thomas Barnwell; Monson Hayes

in anybrowser. A portable production system can consist of as little as a laptop and a USB camera.Instructors, even with little or no previous experience with inFusion, can create effective andengaging online lectures without the need for additional production personnel. The presentationformat is flexible, allowing the presenter to change backgrounds, the elements included, and thelayout. This flexibility allows an instructor to tailor his presentations to his teaching style, thelearning style of his students, and the material. Any of the media windows can be made “hot,”with links to supplementary material, readings, or other lectures. These links can change as thepresentation progresses, allowing the creation of context-sensitive links to

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gilbert Wedekind; Chris Kobus

, designed and built at Oakland University, to introduce students toindirect measurement techniques for measuring properties that cannot be directly measured;specifically, properties such as saturated vapor density and heat of vaporization as a function ofsaturation temperature. Typical results of students’ experiences will be presented.I. IntroductionA primary philosophy of the undergraduate fluid and thermal science curriculum at OaklandUniversity is a seamless integration of laboratory experiences in every undergraduate course.This includes the introductory thermodynamics course where the laboratory is carefullyintegrated into the lecture material as a supplemental learning experience. Property relationshipsare very important in any thermodynamic

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheldon Jeter

measurements and the calibration status of critical instruments. In advanced or professional work include error analysis. Avoid introducing any new information in the closure. Paragraph Style. Develop at least one but only one significant topic per paragraph. Avoid incomplete paragraph“fragments”, and avoid multiple, unrelated topics in one “run-on” paragraph. Draft structured integrated paragraphs. Include adefinitive topic sentence. Finish with a smooth transition sentence or a definitive summary sentence. In ME 4053 Thermal/Fluids,identify the topic sentence by circling the first word in the paragraph as has been done for this paragraph. Use a list to simplify ororganize an especially complex paragraph that is burdened with

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

Session 3553 Creating a Learning Community in a Freshman Design Course with a Senior High-School Class and a Freshman Graphics Class Greg Mason and Teodora Rutar Seattle UniversityAbstractThe importance of developing “learning communities” in which students interact with thoseoutside their class has recently been emphasized by several national educational initiatives,including the National Science Foundation. This paper discusses how a learning community isused in an engineering design course to teach students to work on design teams in which teammembers have

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel

simulator adds a visualcomponent to problem solving using computers. The Army and the Nation must ensure that itsfuture leaders understand and are capable of taking advantage of IT; therefore, the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point requires all students to take a course on IT and problem solvingwith computers. This course is an important first opportunity to expose undergraduate studentsto technology and concepts that will be a part of their daily lives and future careers. The LEGOMindStorms robots are used in the introductory computer science course to teach problemsolving skills and fundamental computer programming concepts, and to introduce the conceptsof autonomous vehicles, embedded computer systems, sensors, and computer

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

© 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”placement process, helping to insure that a balance or zero net flow is maintained for eachuniversity member integrated over a few years. The two administrative organizations alsoarrange an Annual Meeting for deans, faculty, program administrators, and industry to gather atone of the member institutions to update themselves on new aspects of the program and toencourage dialogue between and among member institutions, administration, and industry. Sitesfor the annual meetings alternate between the U.S. and Europe, with side trips arranged tovarious member campuses nearby the host campus. In addition, IIE and GE4 also recruit newmember institutions, procure financial support for the program and for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Peg Boyle Single; Naomi Chesler; Borjana Mikic

providing peer-mentoring for untenured women faculty members, an Outward Bound-based Leadership Skillsand Community-Building Workshop was held in August 2001. Participants included 14untenured women faculty in engineering (including two of the organizers/authors), apsychologist (the third organizer/author), and one invited senior woman faculty member inengineering. Based on post-workshop participant reflections, significant positive impact onparticipants’ informational, psychosocial and instrumental well-being was achieved. Allattendees noted that the inclusion of a senior woman engineering faculty member greatlyenhanced the value of the workshop. The peer-mentoring network that resulted from theLeadership Skills and Community-Building Workshop is

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brader; Jed Lyons

Session 1566 Utilization of the Learning Cycle and Design of Experiments to Enhance Understanding of Mechanical Engineering Concepts John S. Brader, Jed S. Lyons Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of South CarolinaAbstractThrough design of experiments, as part of an increasingly difficult series of laboratory exercises,students gain a greater understanding of the relevant engineering theory. This paper outlines athree part laboratory experience specifically designed to introduce freshmen to the variety ofengineering disciplines. The three experiments increase in difficulty

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

, pp. 491-497, 2001.4. Webb, Wendy, “Laptop Lessons,” Online Learning, vol. 5 no. 3, pp 50-54, 2001.5. Wankat, Phillip and Oreovicz, Frank, “An Over-stuffed Curriculum,” Prism, vol. 11 no. 2, pp. 40-41, 2001.Biographical InformationPATRICA M SHAMAMY, P.E. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LawrenceTechnological University in Southfield, Michigan. Besides teaching she currently doesconsulting work in materials and manufacturing and also serves on the University E-LearningCommittee and the College of Engineering Entrepreneurial Program Planning Committee.Address: Mechanical Engineering Dept., Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West TenMile Road, Southfield, MI 48075; e-mail: shamamy@ltu.edu

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Vasquez; Andrea I. Prejean; Sarah Irvine; Teresa Larkin

anopportunity for teams of teachers and students to experience constructivist teaching and learningstrategies using an interdisciplinary approach. Throughout the workshop the teams worked toprepare an integrated, technology-based lesson using materials from science, mathematics, aswell as the language arts. This paper will expand upon previously reported efforts to expose areateachers to a constructivist-based approach in the classroom1. Particular emphasis will be placedon how modeling this approach can be effectively implemented in a workshop setting.Highlights of the curriculum developed for the workshop will be presented. Results of aquestionnaire given to teachers will also be shared.I. Introduction Through a Dwight D. Eisenhower Faculty

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. Joan Delalic; Richard Cohen; Jim J-S Chen; Dennis Silage

-chip Design Methodology in Engineering Education. Proc. ICEE 2000 (IEEE/CS), pp. 224-228, 2000.2. Valenti, M., Furfaro, M., Chen, J., Delalic, Z., and DasGupta, S. The Effect of Uneven Power Dissipation on the Temperature Distribution on a Chip Surface. IMAPS Keystone Chapter, 2000.3. Delalic, Z.J., Cohen, R., Chen, J., Silage, D., Lin, J., Kaku, V., Modi, D., and Moussaoui, C. Numerical and Experimental Simulation of Electro-Thermal Behavior of VLSI Chips. Proc. 2001 International Symposium on Microelectronics (IMAPS), pp. 218-223 (2001). (First Prize in the paper contest)4. Delalic, Z.J., Cohen, R., Chen, J., Silage, D., Lin, J., Kaku, V., and Modi, D. An Integrated Curriculum in Design and Packaging

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

first year, which could be their most critical year in college7. The hope is that if they survive first year of the program they will probably make it through graduation. This is why, the author thinks that it is vital to focus on retention for the health of the technological society in which we are living. Retention is studied from several perspectives as mentioned earlier with more emphasis on curriculum innovations and integration and underrepresented groups. Curriculum Innovation and Integration Curriculum development and implementation is an on-going process in engineering and Page 7.985.2

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Robert R. Krchnavek; Raul Ordonez; Peter Jansson; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

facilitateknowledge-integration. Change can range from adjustments to how courses are configured and delivered, to morefundamental changes in the engineering curriculum. We have used the macroelectronicsapproach primarily as a tool for re-engineering traditional courses. Project-based componentshave been introduced with a goal of enhancing students’ teamwork skills. Cooperative learning isnot a new concept, but it is an effective teaching strategy. For example, it has been revealed thatsmall groups of students working together in a cooperative-learning environment improveproblem-solving skill [22]. We sought to Page 7.326.9 “Proceedings of