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Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Helbling; Patric McElwain; Angela Beck; Ron Madler; David Lanning

paperconcludes with a discussion of plans for future collaborative efforts between HU/COM andengineering faculty at ERAU/Prescott.ContextERAU/Prescott is a 4-year university in Northern Arizona with an enrollment of approximately1,700 undergraduate students. The most popular engineering degree program is AerospaceEngineering (AE). Students majoring in AE take typical AE courses such as EngineeringMaterials Science with Laboratory, Solid Mechanics, Experimental Aerodynamics, SpaceMechanics, Aerodynamics and Structures. There is a strong emphasis on laboratory and designwork to prepare the students for the senior capstone design courses.Students majoring in AE must choose one of two design tracks: aircraft or spacecraft. Theaircraft track culminates in a

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Thompson; Matthew Roberts

design is on mechanical theory and calculation techniques. Many aspects ofthe field can be lost when the focus of the class plays so heavily on the analytical aspects of thetopic and students can lose their motivation under the onslaught of applied theory and math.Overcoming these difficulties is particularly important at UWP because reinforced concrete de-sign is required of all civil engineering students, not just those with an emphasis in structural en-gineering. Students who are not planning an emphasis in structures may not grasp the worth ofthe class to their future careers.To better engage the students at UWP, the reinforced concrete design course includes a designcompetition in conjunction with the construction of a sample beam that is

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suining Ding

. Need a display case for company’s products4. Need window view facing the street5. There are two existing columns ( Doric Order) at the entrance6. Need a screen for tele-conference7. Ceiling could be a dome, curved ceiling; coffer ceiling; floating ceiling or any other type of ceilings.8. Use 3D AutoCAD to create a 3D rendering for this space.9. You may choose appropriate finishes for this interior space. Please design lighting for this room also.10. Please refer to attached plan for dimensions. (an attached floor plan with dimensions were given to the students) Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

curriculum and teaching decisions aremade based on how best to facilitate the desired outcome. This leads to a planning process that isdifferent from the traditional educational planning. The desired outcome is first identified and the Page 10.1415.2curriculum is created to support the intended outcome2. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationZayed University (ZU) is an academic institution located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Itis a laptop-based university where all classrooms are wired

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen; Iskandar Hack

. The current plan, anticipated for the summer of 2005, will have students fromIPFW going to UKL for a six week period of study and cultural exchange. While in Malaysia,the students will be staying in the UKL dormitories.The advantage of such a program is to provide students the diversity of working on a one-on-oneinternational project. This intense plan of study will provide students exposure of what to expectafter graduation when working in a global market. Completion of the technological project willbe the focus of the program. A second focus will be on the dynamics of working in a small groupinvolving diverse members. This paper provides the preliminary investigation of challenges andachievements involved in introducing such a technology

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Johnson

ultimately responsible for its“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”design and quality regardless of where or how it is manufactured. This shift does not eliminatethe need for manufacturing professionals, but it does change their role in the organization. Program Educational Action Measures Plans Objectives Alumni Survey

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

faculty advisor, the lab instructor and the teaching assistant and withinone week after receiving the project, the project team must develop a detailed project plan. Althoughall projects and project plans are dynamic, it is imperative that a detailed plan is developed initiallyand continually examined to properly execute the project within time and budget constraints. Most of the projects in the EE labs are team projects. Although each team member isassigned specific actions by the team, all team members are equally responsible for successfulcompletion of the project. Team members are measured for their contribution to the team by theiradvisor, lab instructor, lab director's staff and the team itself.2. Laboratory Project Requirements

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Cook; Jim Lyons; Kenneth Gentili

other, which may create a dysfunctional team.Attitude and climate of the team -1. Team uses rewards and positive reinforcement to encourage all team members to do their best job possible and to keep conflicts to a minimum.2. Members are encouraging and conflicts are quickly resolved.3. Members are open to ideas and conflicts resolved over time.4. Members show minimal interest in other team member's ideas, and conflicts are often ignored.5. Members are negative or disrespectful to one another, which might create a dysfunctional team.ProcessEffective use of time -1. Team meets timelines with minimal rushing by creating and following a specified plan.2. Team's use of time could be more effective, but still meets the deadlines.3. Team

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

an opportunity for integration of several technologies and manufacturing managementaspects into an application-based environment, including 3-D CAD modelling, robotics, andproduction system design. Students gain skills and experience in teamwork, project planning,problem solving, and formal multi-media presentations in company environments. Benefitsinclude exposure to in-plant manufacturing operations, and the opportunity to personally dealwith company representatives. Current students have obtained coop/internship positions, andgraduates are finding simulation jobs in the fields of manufacturing and applications engineering. Page

Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Fisher

Science, BE 2377 – ElectricCircuits & Motors, and BE 2303 – Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering. Totalcredit hours for B.S. degrees in the four programs decreased an average of 13 credit hours(approximately one semester) as a result of this initiative. The Basic Engineering (BE) Coredegree plan is listed in Table 1. After completing the two-year core program, a student is eligibleto begin the Upper Division program in his or her chosen disciplineSuccessful on-time graduation from the common core, BE courses, is recognized as a keycomponent for student progress and success in the Upper Division undergraduate programs.Thus, the “sticking point” for minorities and women, who are the major constituents and the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sally Blake; Eric MacDonald; Scott Starks

10.1137.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationA student may participate in TexPREP for a maximum of three summers. Students are organizedinto three groups (Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3) based upon years of program participation.Different activities and curricula are planned for each of the three groups.2.1 Program GoalsThe goals for El Paso TexPREP program are the following: • To acquaint student participants with professional opportunities in engineering; • To reinforce the mathematics preparation of these students at high school and college levels • To increase the number of competently

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

ASCE’sExCEED26. However, we believe an even better model is to instill a continuous educational com-ponent across the Ph.D. program, beginning in the first year. This approach is similar to the NSF-sponsored PFF (Preparing Future Faculty) program27, but we supplement it with innovativeopportunities. Table 2 outlines our education plan for the GAANN Fellows; the plan assumes afour-year timeline for the Ph.D., but milestones are flexible in order to meet the needs of a diverse Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4group of students. A description of each year’s educational activities

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

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T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; R.N. Olson; R.E. Morrison; P.Y. Lee; L.M. Coulson; K. Gonzalez-Landis; J.P. Tidwell; J. O'Brien; Isadore Davis; H.J. Palmer; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; D.H. Quick; Albert McHenry; Jay Snellenberger; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

DevelopmentThe pace of U.S. technological innovations is reflected by U.S. competitiveness in global markets and ournational security posture. This in turn is directly dependent upon the continued professional developmentof the creative and innovative capability of our high-caliber domestic engineering leaders in industry.Development of technology-based systems is a deliberately planned process requiring expertise indefining the need, defining the specifications, planning the technical project/program/system, throughconceptual design and development for feasibility, through advanced development and programmanagement to get the job done.The resulting outcomes of development programs are new technologies in the form of new/improvedproducts, processes

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo Howze; Jefferey Froyd; Kristi Shryock; Arun Srinivasa

that design projects must followto help students build tighter connections among the three subjects. A comprehensiveassessment and evaluation plan has also been designed and implemented. This paper willdescribe the integration mechanisms, project specifications, and systems to address study skills,as well as data that has been collected and analyzed to date. Future assessment plans andstrategies for expanding the program for more students and extending it to two additional first-year engineering tracks will also be described.IntroductionFirst-year engineering curricula have been identified as significant opportunities to improve four-year engineering curricula, and many institutions have addressed the opportunity in differentways. At Texas A

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wang

competitive strength is itsassurance that it will be able to meet these challenges, but it cannot stand still. Withoutcontinuing progress, the nation will suffer setbacks that might have been avoided had moreprofessionals possessed the requisite knowledge to understand larger issues and contexts. TheMinistry of Education (MOE) of Taiwan, in response to the challenges of the new century, hasproposed new directions for the development of higher education to serve as the basis for theadministration of higher education. Among these initiatives, the arts and the humanities havebeen re-emphasized in universities’ planning and development processes (MOE, 1998). Because Taiwan faces unprecedented challenges of economic and social transition and aclear need

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; P.K. Imbrie; Tamara Moore

% (57%) 7% (8%) disciplines. I have talked with someone or have seen a presentation (or show) that has 3% (4%) 13% (8%) 22% (27%) 45% (44%) 17% (17%) captured my imagination about the engineering discipline I have chosen. For the engineering field I am currently planning to pursue, I believe I will have 35% (28%) 43% (41%) 14% (21%) 5% (8%) 3% (3%) little interaction with people from other engineering disciplines. I believe to be a successful practicing engineer I will have to know a little 3% (3%) 9% (9%) 24% (33%) 40% (39%) 24% (16%) about a lot of things rather than a

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationstudents need to have a good understanding of the process, methodologies, and tools commonlyused in industry to design and develop products, good written and oral communication skills, theability to work in an effective and efficient fashion in multidisciplinary teams, good planning andtime management skills, an understanding of ethical and societal issues, and the list goes on.Also, they must be exposed to meaningful practical experiences that closely resemble the “realworld” practice of the engineering profession. In this regard, two approaches that have beenwidely used to provide undergraduate

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Hay; Recayi Pecen

mechanical improvements included; better propeller shaft alignment, a new motor mount andusing a new propeller shaft with more efficient sealed bearings.The team planned activities through a Gantt chart schedule that required testing to start severalmonths in advance of the competition. This was to assure adequate time to find systemweaknesses and address them with time to spare prior to the June event.Details for Meeting these ChallengesThe lighter the boat and its’ contents, the less water it displaces. This displaced water equates todrag in moving the boat through the water. Therefore, it follows that a lighter boat has less drag.The motor mount, steering bracket and control panel were rebuilt out of aluminum. This savedseveral kilograms. The

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Rohrback; Donald Carpenter; Lisa Anneberg; Andrew Gerhart

through expanded K-12 outreach events. This issue was addressed atLawrence Technological University by hosting “exploration days” on campus. The premisebehind these events is to give high school students the opportunity to explore engineering on ourcampus, thereby bringing them to “engineering” instead of taking engineering to them.Currently, there are two types of exploration days at Lawrence Tech, a general EngineeringExploration Day and focused program exploration days (for example, Civil EngineeringExploration Day). These events are joint partnerships between the College of Engineering andthe Office of Admissions. Engineering faculty plan and conduct the hands-on technical sessionsassociated with the events, while the Office of Admissions

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

teaching and learning when it is integrated with other subject matter?" and "what are someimportant things to consider when attempting this sort of integration?" The evidence needed toanswer these questions is ultimately to be found in student learning outcomes. This, however, isnot the only source of evidence. How the integration of engineering into other content areasaffects teacher thinking and behavior also speaks to these questions. The planning and teachingof a novice teacher, as told in her own words, is the focus of this paper. The teacher is workingin the subject area of science, more specifically she is teaching ideas about scientific reasoning tomiddle school students. The instructional approach she follows relies on ideas from

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

teaching and learning when it is integrated with other subject matter?" and "what are someimportant things to consider when attempting this sort of integration?" The evidence needed toanswer these questions is ultimately to be found in student learning outcomes. This, however, isnot the only source of evidence. How the integration of engineering into other content areasaffects teacher thinking and behavior also speaks to these questions. The planning and teachingof a novice teacher, as told in her own words, is the focus of this paper. The teacher is workingin the subject area of science, more specifically she is teaching ideas about scientific reasoning tomiddle school students. The instructional approach she follows relies on ideas from

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Laura Wesson; Bill Elmore; Norm Pumphrey; Kelly Crittenden

, strain and somecommon modes of failure of structures such as buckling. To demonstrate these concepts, basictrusses and evaluation methods for these trusses were discussed. In addition, the students wereguided through the construction of several simple trusses. During the discussion of forces andequilibrium, the concept of X and Y components of forces was discussed. The students showed abasic understanding of equal and opposite reactions, but were not comfortable with determiningX and Y components of a force using trigonometry.After the introduction to structures, the class built and tested a variety of small trusses. Thetrusses were built from to-scale plans distributed by the instructor. The students were dividedinto teams of four and each team

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Tester; Jerry Hatfield

their current plan of study; if allstudents were required to participate in the programming of their robots, then these students wouldhave an opportunity to learn as well.In the student post-class surveys, it was also becoming evident that the 21-person divisions allowedfor significant non-participation by many students as the semester progressed. Though theparticipation of the students were measured with an anonymous student-generated “peer review,” theproblem persisted. Not only were students managing to go through the class with less contributionthan other students, but the outstanding students were becoming discouraged by their less-performing teammates. It was also noted that not all the non-performers were lazy or uninspired;many were

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Pezeshki

outsourcing is a businessstrategy, which may or may not be successful in the long-term. He added emphasis thatthere would be no way that successful employers could completely expect universities todo the type of education necessary for training young engineers in global techniques.Employers would still have to shoulder the majority of the burden.Joe Hoffman, Corporate Vice President in charge of Strategic Planning for L-3Communications, had a different perspective regarding outsourcing in general, and the Page 10.1011.2Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright

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Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

and economic agents of community.The council plans to accomplish its goals through:-Currents Conferences;-Planning segmented and united actions among schools for the development of projects ofinternal and external community interests;-Interchange programs; Projects e researches of supporting;-To work for the creation of conditions and the means for updating, development and thepermanent re-qualification of professionals of the several areas of human knowledge;-And other means appointed by the Council or by an authorized organ.It is a council, which works have the goal to enhance and to maintain relations betweenuniversities, institutions of education, enterprises and the society of the several countries for thediscussion of education

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IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter; David Elizandro

Page 10.185.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 3. Integrated Project Assignments. Course Focus Assignment Reverse engineering, value engineering, Identify component parts and find value engineering and engineering opportunities. Order parts if needed. economy Develop an operations process chart and plan for Charting product assembly and inspection

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Westbrook

below.Attribute 1, Goals - 1Attribute 2, Support - 1Attribute 3, Peer Support - 3Attribute 4, Access to Technology - 3Attribute 5, Support of “Godfathers” - 1Success Environment Measure – 9Conclusion: low probability for success.Case 2In the early 1990’s, the Industrial Engineering Department of Central South University wasstruggling to survive. Enrollment was declining. Two of the ten full time faculty members had left.Contracts and grants were lower than other departments and were declining. There was talk of mergingthe department with Mechanical Engineering, which both departmental faculties were against, or closingdown the department entirely. The Dean agreed to a plan developed by the IE Department. The planincluded hiring a new faculty member with

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erin Cejka; Chris Rogers

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”of engineering, it is quite possible that the way teachers will most effectively learn aboutengineering is quite different from the methods that have proved successful with students.Teachers and DesignThough there has been much research done about students engaging in open-ended engineeringdesign problems 46,47,48,49 and some research about preservice teachers 50,51, there seems to be noresearch about inservice teachers in this area. Campbell McRobbie, Sarah Stein, and Ian Ginns’research with preservice teachers provides the most useful insights for the proposed research.Preservice teachers defined their tasks and stuck with their general plan throughout the activity52.This is in contrast

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Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Sanju Patro

differences, exchange of scholastic and business experiences, andcommunication skills must be considered.We plan to capture the students’ experiences from different countries and use it as a marketingtool for recruiting new engineering students. The project experience will also provide graduatingengineering students a unique advantage in demonstration their exposure to global teamenvironments to potential hiring organizations. Finally, we will provide a clear process forcreating this opportunity at Kettering University by special assistance from WebEx Corporationand Cordys Corporation through the use of their communication and business collaborationplatform technologies, respectively[1].The Global Collaboration InfluenceThe inevitable evolution of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Lynn Alpert; Jacqueline Isaacs

plan tooffer a new course focusing on worker health, safety, and regulatory issues to undergraduates inthe physical sciences and engineering; faculty teaching a course on engineering ethics havestarted to incorporate nanotechnology cases; a faculty member in English has even added acritical review of nanotech science fiction dystopias to his popular course, "Monsters, Apes, andNightmares.”Secondary School Education in an Emerging Nanotech World"We must educate people on what nobody knew yesterday and prepare people in our schools forwhat no one knows yet, but what some people must know tomorrow." - Margaret MeadThe crunch in university engineering curricula would be relieved of course if students werebetter prepared going in. We have already