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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales; Stephen Renshaw

hierarchy ofcomputing skill curriculum design suggests that there is a beginning of computing skillproficiency and a conditional level of mastery appropriate to an identified task by age ofpractitioner and skill level application. Page 10.342.3 1 Of concern with educational practices are those occurrences and formativedevelopments of acquired computing skills over-time. It is hypothetically perceived thatstudents become acquainted with certain computing functions at an early age. Skill levelcompetency is a natural occurrence through early adolescent years and beyond highschool. Students who enter

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Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Thompson; George Bodner; William Oakes

report on the findings from the study using narrative vignettes.Introduction According to ABET’s EC 2000 accreditation guidelines set in 2000 1, 2 students must notonly meet with competence the basic “traditional” engineering knowledge of mathematics,science, and engineering and experience in engineering problem solving and system design, butnow are also mandated to be able to function on multidisciplinary teams, to communicateeffectively, and to understand a wide range of issues in engineering. These issues include:professional and ethical responsibility, the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Service-learning has the potential tomeet these objectives and have been shown

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Innovative ET Leadership

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2005 Annual Conference

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Arnold Peskin; Walter Buchanan

. 1. IntroductionMany Engineering Technology Students earn their degrees through the ‘2 plus 2’program model. The first two years are often spent in community colleges, but finding asuitable institution for completing the Bachelor’s Degree can prove to be a challenge.This is especially true for students whose personal circumstances inhibit them fromenrolling and completing their degree at a conventional school. Page 10.220.1There are many conditions that can prevent a student from graduating. One particularlycommon one is mobility enforced by job requirements that prevent a student fromcompleting a sufficient number of credits at any one school. This

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Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

StateUniversity (EVP at MTSU) was founded during the summer of2004 by the local student chapters of the American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) 1. Both organizations had recently completedtheir own competition vehicle programs, and were in the midst ofanalyzing their respective outcomes. These programs includedthe Formula SAE, sponsored by SAE, and SolerBike Rayce USAand The Great Moonbuggy Race, both of which are sponsored byASME. These events are beginning to attract international ndattention. This new level of global competition gives the student Figure 1: 2004 Solar Vehicle, 2 Placeteams unique insights

Conference Session

Engineers in Toyland - Come and Play

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Bertini; Steven Hansen

means of assessing performance of transportation Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationsystems. While these metrics are familiar to planners, engineers, policy makers and evencitizens, many of them were developed more than 50 years ago, do not necessarily reflect localconditions and are not extensively validated. The use of these simple qualitative (A-F) measuresbegan in response to the lack of data available to create “actual” quantitative metrics.It has been said that “if you cannot tell how your system performed yesterday, you cannot hopeto manage your system today.”1 With this in mind

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles; Harriet Millan

of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcourse in the student’s career, and the first within the ECE Department. The course goals areshown in Table 1, and revolve around learning computer tools that will be valuable in the upper-level curriculum. More detail on the course can be seen on the course web site7. Table 1. ECEL 301 Course Goals • Introduce students to MATLAB and PSpice, industry standard CAD software for electronics (analog and digital) and systems engineers. Use of this software will continue in ECE Labs II-IV as well as other ECE courses • Solve dc bias, dc sweep, ac sweep, and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

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Erastus Njage; Alicia Davis; Solomon Alao; Craig Scott; Yacob Astatke; Bert Davy; Pamela Leigh-Mack; Masud Salimian

Enhancing Conceptual Transfer of Mathematical Concepts and Motivating Students using Engineering Performance Tasks Yacob Astatke, Pamela Leigh-Mack, Solomon Alao, Craig J. Scott, Alicia Davis, A. Bert Davy, Erastus Njage, Masud Salimian Morgan State University Baltimore, MarylandAbstract This paper presents a discussion of the usage of engineering performance tasks in twosections of an innovative Pre-Calculus course to enhance conceptual transfer while motivatingengineering students. A description of the entire process from concept to implementation isgiven including: 1) the role of performance tasks in general; 2) the

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Drnevich

beenongoing since 1960. Drnevich1 provided the evolution of this course from 1960 to 2001. Asummary of these will be provided herein. Table 1 lists the projects designed in this course.Perusal of the table indicates significant diversity of project types. Most of the projects are realin the sense that they were either in consideration or in process at the time that they were beingdesigned in the course. Students worked with actual project information and generally had todiligently search to obtain that information. Design products of the course were not used in theactual construction, but in many cases had an influence on actual designs. This occurred becausepersons actually involved in the real projects almost always participated in the course

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed

educational processdetermines the quality of the educational outcome. Educational quality, however, is themost difficult attribute to define, measure and properly control. In the following thefactors causing the difficulties in defining educational quality in the receivers domain arediscussed. By following the lean thinking approach an educational quality measures andcontrol are discussed.Lean Academics ApproachUnder the pressure to stay competitive improve quality and eliminate waste and focus onthe end customer several industrial institutions adopted the lean thinking methodology[1]. With increasing pressure to produce high quality industry ready engineers, reducethe curriculum time, and include mastery of new technologies educational institutions

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

interestedparties to visit the project website for details: www.cem.uvm.edu/~jfrolik/nsf_ccli_03.htm.Intro to Communication Systems Among other concepts, this course deals with the theory behind modulation, spectralanalysis and the fundamentals of digital communications. These concepts are reinforced usingthe lab exercises described in Table 1. In addition, these labs give students their first exposure toof the use of RF signal generators and spectrum analyzers. The lab assignments constitute 10% Page 10.862.1of the student’s final grade. Students nominally take the course in the junior year as a follow-on Proceedings of the 2005 American

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Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Joslyn

students from the Management andElectrical Engineering Departments participate with Astronautical Engineering majors inthe program. This program uses an evolutionary design approach in which cadets employor refine cutting-edge technologies and procedures developed by their predecessors.Lessons learned are then captured and help USAFA build a catalog of technicalprocedures for future vehicles. Because there is almost a 100% turnover every year,documentation is crucial to the success of the program [1]. The evolutionary approachwould be very useful for many schools. The turnover factor is a great incentive tostudents for good communication skill developmentThis paper briefly discusses the history of rocket activity at USAFA and how it led to anon

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

instructors. They are typically in charge of the capstone process includingstudent progress. The project advising is done by project supervisors who are also facultymembers. However, in some instances, the capstone instructors and project supervisorscould be one and the same. The steps developed for students, instructors, and projectsupervisors to follow are listed below.All students are expected to 1. consult with a faculty member of their choice (project supervisors), select a project, and find a sponsor from an external organization (Typically, the sponsor could be from either a student’s workplace or from an organization with which he/she may have some contact), 2. develop a proposal that defines the focus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Millard

dynamic and compelling media to re-engage and inspiretoday’s adolescents. General Electric (GE) had recognized the potential for capturing the interest “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”of K-12 students in the 1940’s and 1950’s through the creation and distribution of technologyoriented comic books (as depicted in figure 1 below). Figure 1 - Sample Pages from GE Comic Book #1Comic books have historically been banned in K-12 environments, viewed by the administrationas diversions that students would be reading during a teacher’s instruction. Now comic books areviewed as an

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jana Renner Martinez; Ann Darnell

of the Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) project at UTEP. Components of theproject are based on Tinto’s[1] longitudinal model of individual departure that can be analyzed interms of a student’s pre-entry attributes, intentions, goals, and commitments, institutionalexperiences, and integration to academic and campus social life. The Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) component was envisioned to promote faculty-student interaction andacademic integration through laboratory and field research. The funding provided by theprogram has allowed a select group of students the opportunity to work on campus, gain Page 10.26.1experience

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College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Nation; Leah Jamieson; Jill Heinzen; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes; Joy Krueger

society’s needs; technologies are the result of engineered designs created tosolve societal needs and wants4 These common threads can be strengthened when educationalsolutions and opportunities for engagement are consistently, creatively, and thoughtfully applied.In8, the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue University wascreated to provide undergraduates with a real design experience within a service-learningcontext. EPICS teams perform their designs within four main areas of focus: 1.) Education andOutreach, 2.) Access and Abilities, 3.) Human Services, and 4.) Environment. Included withinthe realm of Education and Outreach is a concerted effort to focus on the integration ofengineering within the P/K-12 community

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

, withHispanic people constituting 12.1%, as seen in Figure 1 below. So, one would expect the Page 10.1134.1percentage of Hispanic engineering students to be approximately 12%. Unfortunately, that is notthe current situation. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education” 4.7% 12.1% White 12.2% Black

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Perry Li; David Waletzko; William Durfee

like a problem set.For this project, we focused on introductory system dynamics and control. This core engineeringtopic rests on a rigorous mathematical foundation that causes many students to miss gaining aphysical intuition of basic concepts because they become enmeshed in the equations. Principlessuch as time and frequency response, resonance, poles and zeros, stability and controllerperformance lie at the core of system dynamics and control, but can be abstract and obtuse forfirst-time students. A laboratory experience is essential for students of system dynamics andcontrol.The major design requirements for the take home kits were: 1. Demonstrates fundamental principles (for high learning impact) 2. Rugged (to survive trips back and

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Tracy; Jason Immekus; Susan Maller; William Oakes

Evaluating the Outcomes of a Service-Learning Based Course in an Engineering Education Program: Preliminary Results of the Assessment of the Engineering Projects in Community Service - EPICS. Jason C. Immekus, Susan J. Maller, Sara Tracy, & William C. Oakes Purdue UniversityAbstract Design courses embedded in service-learning are rapidly emerging within the curricula ofmany engineering programs. The learning outcomes service-learning courses seek to promote arewell aligned with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology criteria 2000 (EC2000)1. The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Brian Blake; Gerald Gannod; Kevin Gary

State University EastThe Division of Computing Studies (DCST) on the Arizona State University East campus istasked with developing programs in the polytechnic model. Graduating students are expected tobe “industry-ready”. In the model of a polytechnic, an increased emphasis is placed on hands-onpractice over pure scientific study. DCST has responded by offering a new Bachelor of AppliedComputer Science program that embodies the polytechnic spirit. A central component of thisprogram is a new four-semester project course sequence dubbed “The Software Enterprise”.The DCST at ASU East created an applied software process course titled “Software Factory” inthe Fall of 2001[1]. The initial purpose was to provide a more practical perspective on

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

, andenhancement of their opportunities for graduate school. After students have identified REUprograms that appear to provide these three components, they can move on to other needs, suchas location, community, and their role in a specific program, to help them make a final choice ofprograms. However, once students join an REU program, they quickly discover other factors thatcan play a major role in their satisfaction with the experience, and thus potentially with theirprospect of entering graduate studies. Our three student authors compiled the informationsummarized in Table 1, which depicts some of these factors and their significance to thestudents.Key Factors in Program SuccessNSF emphasizes talented students, interaction with faculty, appropriate

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Patton; Daniel Crunkleton

one another in operating achemically powered toy car. The Chem-E Car competition requires design teams toinclude underclassmen. These competitions all strive to improve student creativity,ingenuity, and group-interaction skills.As useful as these competitions are for their targeted student populations, they can seemimpractical to many underclassmen students and to the general public. As a result, theauthors began a search for design competitions that would meet these criteria: (1) Underclassmen, especially freshmen, would feel comfortable participating. (2) The competition would require use of the newest technologies. (3) The objectives of the competition would be important and easily understandable to the general public.Bringing

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Jacobitz; Kathleen Kramer; Rick Olson

help students mature and cope in non-academic areas ranging from dealing with incompatible roommates to getting involved in extracurricular activities.The Passport sessions are not associated with particular courses and are offered outside ofregularly scheduled classes, usually during the evening or other times when there are fewscheduled classes. Each session is limited to approximately 40 students. At the end of thesession, and after completing an evaluation form, each student receives a stamp that is glued to a“passport” that is turned in to their preceptor at the end of the semester. The Passport programoffers 30-35 sessions during the Fall semester. Table 1 lists the topics offered during the Fall2004 semester. Some

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Innovative Curriculum Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Adams

Page 10.1352.2light sensors in the kit. During the third and fourth lab sessions, the students are free to work in Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationtheir tractors and control algorithms. The tractor pull is held during the fifth, and final labsession in the class.Models of tractors are designed and built using LEGO Mindstorms kits (Figure 1). The LEGOMindstorm kit consists of a total of 718 LEGO pieces of structural blocks, axles, wheels, tires,gears, and pulleys. In addition to the plastic components, electronic devices including 2 motors,2 touch sensors, 2 light sensors, and a light bulb

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Kelly

employers’ criticism thatnew engineers are uninformed of the regulatory driving forces that influence engineering practicein their companies. Young engineers spend a significant amount of time learning regulatoryissues at expense to the company and detriment to their learning curve for the new position. Thecourse was developed by faculty and a pharmaceutical company employee who worked in theareas of validation and quality control.Learning ObjectivesFive course learning objectives were provided to the students at the beginning of the fall 2004term, and two will be added for the next offering. These seven learning objectives are indicatedin Table 1.Course ContentThe course provided an overview of work in a regulated environment, using a

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Kardys; Abraham Michelen

, specifications and features are standardized within an area,which facilitates faster head to head product comparisons.A typical part search using Globalspec can be summarized in the following steps: 1. Link to Globalspec (www.globalspec.com). See Figure 1, below. Figure 1: Globalspec Main Page 2. Enter the component you are looking for (Op-amp, Temperature Sensor, Transistor, FPGA, Analog-to-Digital Converter, Bluetooth Chips, etc.) in the Page 10.1409.2 “Find” box and select “Go” or enter. Alternatively, a user more experienced with “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Satinderpaul Devgan

, complemented bybasic and applied research and public service, to prepare its graduates for startingpositions in industry, government and/or pursue graduate study in related fields.Development of Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes ABET EC 2000 criteria has two new criteria (Program Educational Objectivesand Program Outcomes and Assessment) in addition to the six criteria for programassessment in the old ABET criteria 1, 2 . The B.S. in Electrical Engineering programoffered by Tennessee State University developed its Program Educational Objectives(PEO), as shown in Table 1, that are consistent with the mission of the University, and itsCollege of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science, address the requirements ofits

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

Student Supply Chain Analysis Bruce R. Thompson Rader School of Business, Milwaukee School of Engineering Abstract: Several years ago, an elective in supply chains was added to the Master of Science in Engineering Management program at Milwaukee School of Engineering. A major requirement of this course is student analysis of an actual supply chain. This project consists of three papers over the course of the term: (1) describe a supply chain, (2) identify problems and issues in the chain, and (3) make recommendations for improvement. Since most students are working full-time and attending class part-time, they

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Brophy

Session 2551 Developing students’ reasoning with models and equations through Cequel™ Sean P. Brophy1 and, A. M. Mellor2 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractExpert’s tools can develop engineering students’ ability to reason about complex systems(turbines, rockets, internal combustion engines etc) using thermodynamics principles.These energy conversion systems can be difficult to understand because of the complexinteraction between multiple factors and the wide range of operating

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International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

environment. The approach is through discussion and communication, to recognize thecurrent and different practice in different institutions, to identify the strength and desirablepractice, and to develop commonly used tools and materials for better and more effectiveteaching.It seems reasonable to start the discussion from the educational objectives of engineeringcurriculum. In preparation for an upcoming ABET review, the following are the educationalobjectives established by University of Missouri-Columbia, which should be representative forUS engineering schools:1. Students are able to apply the analytical, experimental, and computational techniques to solve engineering problems associated with the design and manufacture of devices, machines and

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Tonya Emerson

Exchange’s 2002-2003 STEM Retention Reportshows that, on average, only 64.5% of incoming, first-year, STEM students at Carnegie-Masterstype institutions continue to a second year of study in STEM majors. By the end of their secondyear, only 46% are still enrolled in STEM disciplines. Within 6 years, only 28% of those first-year students will have graduated with a STEM degree. At California State University, Chico,the retention rate drops an additional 5% to only 23% percent of incoming students in STEMdisciplines graduating within six years of entering the university. [1] Page 10.1165.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering