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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong-Kyu Jung

impacts on realistic, pre-industrial experiences at the early stage ofengineering education are also discussed.IntroductionTo teach embedded processor system design, students generally take a series of digital designcourses. For instance, courses on Digital Fundamentals and Logic Circuits [1] followed byComputer Architectures [2] are typically taught in the classroom. To accelerate the practicallearning process in the classroom, rapid digital system design [3] using field-programmable gatearrays (FPGAs) is often added to the existing curricula. Using FPGA-based prototyping requireslearning at least one hardware description language, such as VHDL or Verilog HDL. However,we are continuously challenged not only to reduce the time for teaching the

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Hall

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roy Henk

Personalized Thermodynamics Homework Problems—Pilot Study ASEE 2005-734 Roy W. Henk, LeTourneau UniversityIntroduction Personalized homework problems are enhancing the instruction of engineeringthermodynamics by providing immediate feedback to students and faculty. In the engineeringschool at LeTourneau University, we piloted a set of thermodynamics problems that werepersonalized for each student in the class. These problems followed the protocol for a computer-assisted personalized-approach (CAPA) to learning on-line (LON) that was developed atMichigan State University (MSU). The LON-CAPA system has been successful for instructionof the natural sciences [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8]. At LeTourneau, we

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Chapman; John Brocato; Jim Harden

screening exam consisting of a self-contained passage from an authentic ECE lab report that featuring certain types andquantities of grammatical and stylistic errors. The exam, an excerpt of which appears inFigure 1 below, uses superscript numbers to identify errors or ranges of errors. Studentsread through the lab-report passage (which is roughly 600 words in length) and writetheir answers on the answer sheet provided with the exam (Figure 2 below shows anexcerpt of this answer sheet). This answer sheet contains a list of 25 possible answers inthe left-hand column and 25 answer spaces (corresponding with the 25 superscripts in theexam passage) in the right-hand column. Figure 1. Excerpt from TA Screening Exam and

Conference Session

Innovations in Library Management

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Weiner; Honora Nerz

ourprofession to thrive we must be willing and able to do this. Self-assessment is tough work, and itrequires us to be honest with ourselves and our bosses, but the benefits are tremendous and will Page 10.1022.8have a lasting impact on the individual who is brave enough to take on the challenge. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAddendum: Assessment FormJob SatisfactionOverall: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 dissatisfied satisfied Feeling

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Potpourri Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Eric Davishahl; Denny Davis; Jim Lyons; Kenneth Gentili

. Page 10.926.2Within each element are components that describe skills and knowledge that would be expectedof engineering students after completing their sophomore year in an engineering degree program. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThis set establishes a baseline from which (1) institutions have the flexibility to develop designcourses and curriculum appropriate to their institutional needs, (2) assessment tools can bedeveloped, and (3) design courses can be structured so that students can seamlessly transferbetween institutions within the state and across the nation. The development of a

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Ossman

" distinction at graduation: 1. Maintain a 3.2 University GPA 2. Complete 36 credit hours of Honors level coursework Page 10.573.1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education.The 36 credit hours of coursework must include a minimum of 9 credit hours of Honors SpecialTopics courses. These courses typically count towards students' humanities and social sciencerequirements. The remaining honors hours come from the following categories:  Honors sections of required courses

Conference Session

Vendor Partnerships with Engineering Libraries

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruth Wolfish; Rachel Berrington; Andrew Wheeler; Jay Bhatt

support these events may not havebeen possible.Bibliography1. Kowalenko, K. (May 2001). Pilot program increases student membership at U.S. colleges. The Institute. Retrieved December 1, 2004 from http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/toc.jsp?isno=050112. Newdick, R. (Oct.1994). E4: the Drexel curriculum. Engineering Science and Education Journal, 3(5), pp. 223-228.3. Scoles, K., & Bilgutay, N. (1999). ECE 21: A new curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering. 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. pp. 12b5-10-12b5-14.4. Dowell, E., Baum, E., & McTague, J. (1994)., The Green Report: Engineering Education for a Changing World. Retrieved November 27, 2004 from http://www.asee.org/resources/greenReport.cfm5

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

mathematics course work: Strongly Not Not Strongly Confident Confident Neutral Confident Confident Algebra 0% 0% 3% 30% 67% Calculus 6% 11% 26% 46% 11% Chemistry 3% 4% 25% 59% 9% Computer 2% 3% 21% 45% 29% Physics 1% 4% 17% 62% 16% Trigonometry 0% 3% 13% 47% 36%Clearly

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Wild; Constance Holden; Karen Horton

need to take in the Park to complete the modeling upon their return.During the first two weeks of March the eight student interns, Holden and Horton traveledindependently to the Park to gather the required data. The team performed the tasks at theLeinster Bay site that Wild had set out: they cut and dragged half an acre of brush away fromseveral stone structures, measured the structures, photographed them, surveyed the site andbuildings, and took GPS measurements of the terrain. The photographs of Figure 1 show theteam members working at Leinster Bay. Interns also began modeling the structures and applyingphotographs using computers located at the archeology building at Cinnamon Bay Campground.The students were able to obtain a pilot model

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

send a feedback signal that will stop the motor and shut off the warning light. • There also needs to be an emergency stop switch that, at any time, will stop the motor and shut off the warning light.Procedure for solving this activity:Step 1: Start by reading the equipment operation specifications very carefully and in your own words, develop a sequence of operations.Step 2: Using your sequence of operations, develop a flow chart of the events that should occur.Step 3: Create a symbol table that includes the component’s name, address and description.Step 4: By hand, sketch an input/output drawing that includes the addresses and

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mativo

approach with very minimal theory as in IndustrialTechnology programs. Both theory and practice components are critical to theunderstanding and utilization of materials. A balanced combination of the twocomponents in addition to utilization of software in material selection is highlyrecommended for the Industrial Technology Curriculum. Wood, as a material, will beused for illustration purposes. Any other material may be substituted as desired.IntroductionMost Engineering programs and Industrial Technology programs require students to takesome type of a “materials” course as shown in Table 1. A “materials” course may bebasically theoretical with very little processing component or conversely may be aprocesses oriented course with minimal theory. In

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma

Configuring the VPN Concentrator. Once implemented, this labcan be used for many different purposes and can be very valuable as a troubleshootingand learning aid.IntroductionA Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a secure private network connection that typicallyuses a public or shared network as its transport. Of course, the most widely known (andcommon) public network is the Internet. In essence, a VPN connection is a secure“tunnel” between two devices. There are two main components to a VPN connection: theconcentrator and the client. 1. The concentrator is typically located in the central hub site of a company, and its function is to terminate the VPN tunnels that are generated from remote devices. As you may have guessed, the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holt; Keith Williamson; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

significantly different from on-campuscourses. For this and other reasons, monitoring and evaluating such courses are essential inorder to assess, modify and improve the overall quality of content delivery and to assurestudents understand the subjects clearly and achieve learning objectives.The way of evaluating distance learning differs from one course to another based on the natureof each course. For example literature involving DE course evaluation 1-4 describes a diverseset of approaches including student reports, exams and surveys. As in on campus classes, therecan also be a tendency in DE courses towards multiple choice, fill-in the blanks and, true-falsetests that eliminate writing in context. An important learning objective in Engineering

Conference Session

BME Research and Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gassert; Lisa Milkowski

rubric to assessprogram outcomes for continuous improvement.[1] The faculty at MSOE plan to apply thisapproach and to use their assessment results for student performance assessment and forcontinuous program improvement. Although the rubric presented by Blanchard is applied to Page 10.1408.1a course that has outcomes defined for a single semester course, the MSOE faculty believethat this process could be applicable to MSOE’s four-year design process. It is expected that Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationthis

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Carlson

intuitive powers. Tesla loved thepublicity and deliberately cultivated his image as an eccentric genius.1 Over the years, Tesla has enjoyed a curious and mixed legacy. On the one hand, he isacknowledged by engineers as the father of the AC motor and in 1956, "Tesla" was adoptedas the name for the unit of measure for the flux density of magnetic fields. Tesla’s legacy ishonored and promoted by the Tesla Memorial Society of New York and a group on LongIsland is working to establish a science museum in Tesla's laboratory at Wardenclyffe.2 Onthe other hand, thanks to the many colorful and exaggerated predictions he made about hisinventions, Tesla has become a patron saint for New Age groups. Fascinated by Tesla'sclaims of using mystical powers

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Donatus Cobbinah; Ahmed Rubaai

junior-and senior-levelundergraduate lecture classes.1 BackgroundIn recent years there have been enormous financial pressures on engineering departmentsstruggling to deliver to increased enrollments, unchanging budgets, and the need to maintaineducational quality. As departments look for ways to cut costs, hands-on instructionallaboratories, typically expensive to develop and maintain, are slowly being replaced withsimulated experiments [1-3]. While simulations are an important component for teachingstudents about general system behavior, they cannot always account for all the details that mustbe considered in designing and analyzing a physical system in an interdisciplinary, team-orientedenvironment. Furthermore, a laboratory curriculum based

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas DiStefano; P. Aarne Vesilind; Richard Kozick; Thomas Rich; James Baish; Xiannong Meng; Margot Vigeant; Daniel Cavanagh

education, our approach is achieving our Page 10.589.1outcomes. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroduction It is widely recognized that undergraduate engineers would benefit from formal educationin ethics. In fact, such education is required for ABET accreditation under criterion 3f,“Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility”[1]. However, students are often resistant to ethics in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

to introduce ergo-nomic programs as a way to increase efficiency and decrease the costs of injuries.Courses on ergonomics are still relatively rare in manufacturing programs, and there does notseem to be agreement as to how and where such a course should be taught. Some programsteach ergonomics at the graduate level,1 while other programs are willing to invest more re-sources into ergonomics so that they can include multiple courses, laboratories, and even minorsin ergonomics and safety.2-4 With the MESH course the ET Department at WWU has taken theapproach that all students in MET should be introduced to ergonomics, but there is also a realiza-tion that resources are very limited, so a course sequence or laboratory is not possible. As a re

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Noah Salzman; Christopher Emery; Kevin Kloesel; Sandra Cruz Pol; Omnia El-Hakim; Kathleen Rubin

University established the EngineeringResearch Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)1. Thegoal of CASA is to develop next-generation technologies for tracking and predictingsevere weather events. The current NEXRAD system is suitable for measuring large-scale weather data, but the distance between radar stations makes it unusable forcollecting data from the lower atmosphere (<1 km) where the majority of severe weatherevents like tornadoes and severe thunderstorms that can result in mudslides or flashflooding occur. Each year, these types of storms can cause billions of dollars in damageand take scores of lives. To address this compelling problem, CASA is developing adense network of small, low-cost radars that can be

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

Error messages are shown here L Figure 1. J-DSP™ simulation environmentEach block is linked to software that performs a specific signal processing function. Block parameters canbe edited through the corresponding dialog windows. For example, ‘I’ represents the dialog window Page 10.1302.6corresponding to the PZ Placement block shown in ‘H’. Signals at any point of a simulation can be “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”visualized through the

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Rohrback; Donald Carpenter; Lisa Anneberg; Andrew Gerhart

Engineering Exploration Days – Recruiting High School Students Into Engineering through focused K-12 Outreach Efforts Donald D. Carpenter1, Andrew L. Gerhart2, Lisa Anneberg3, and Jane Rohrback4 1 Civil Engineering Department/ 2Mechanical Engineering Department/ 3 Electrical Engineering Department/ 4Office of Admissions Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI 48075AbstractFaced with decreasing engineering enrollments, many institutions are now forced to considernew techniques for marketing the engineering field, as well as their programs, to high schoolstudents and teachers

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

TECH 421 Solid Modeling for DesignTECH 130 Metallic Materials & Processes 1 TECH 423 Virtual SimulationTECH 140 Microcomputer Applications Production & Management in Technology TECH 430 Non-metallicTECH 221 Computer Assisted Materials & Processes Construction Design TECH 435 Advanced Robotics (2 times)TECH 321 Basics of Virtual Simulation TECH 460 Energy and TransportationTECH 322 Virtual Simulation of Systems TECH 470 Quality Control andTECH 223 Computer Assisted Product Design Work

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Renee Rogge; Loren Sumner

tedious tasks, such as calculations with a slide rule,interpolations for fluid property values, and plotting data by hand, have been assumed bygraphing calculators, powerful computers, and discipline-specific software packages. Theintensive mathematical tasks required in the application of engineering principles are often betterexecuted by a computer.Engineering education must adapt to changes in technology and the practice of engineering orrisk sending unprepared graduates into the workforce [1-3]. One notable example is theincreasing prominence of computer aided engineering (CAE) tools used to simulate engineering Page 10.1238.1systems

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

Strategic Planning for New Faculty: From What to How Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes methods of implementing advice given to new faculty members.Every new faculty member is (or should be) given advice through mentoring, new facultytraining, and development programs. Many times new faculty are told what they need todo to succeed, but not how to do it.1. Introduction Broad advice targets a broad audience, but specific advice is more difficult to givebecause every faculty member’s situation has different priorities. Therefore, theimplementation of the broad advice is left to the creativity of the faculty member

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Moustafa Moustafa; Cheng Lin

Material Condition (MMC).Four steps are proposed to accomplish the task: (1) creation of two-dimensional (2-D)initial template files, (2) generation of hierarchical folders for the template files, (3)creation a 3-D gage model from a specific template file, and (4) dimensioning andgeneration of the gage drawing. Results show that, by following this approach, studentscan effectively generate correct engineering drawings for functional gages.1. Introduction of GD&T and Functional GagesIn the engineering drawing design, GD&T is a means of specifying engineering designand drawing requirements with respect to actual “function” and “relationship” of partfeatures. If the technique of GD&T is properly applied, it will ensure the mosteconomical

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

audience.When determining which action verb is appropriate to use in an objective, thought should begiven to the different levels of learning/performance and how the verb can be applied to thedifferent domains. For example, according to Bloom’s Taxonomy, the cognitive domain has sixdefined levels (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation)3.The first three levels are considered lower level thinking skills while the second three areconsidered higher level thinking skills. Samples of action verbs based on these levels can befound in Table 1 which was modified from Bloom and Krathwohl3. The cognitive domain is thedomain commonly dealt with in engineering courses, however, the affective domain can beimportant too

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg; Bruce Muller

broader standard. In 1979 the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) established aworking group to look at the complete standardization of PLCs1. The PLC standard, called IEC1131, (changed later to IEC 61131) has the following parts. Part 1: General information establishes the definitions and identifies the principal characteristics relevant to the selection and application of programmable controllers and their associated peripherals. Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests specifies equipment requirements and related tests for programmable controllers (PLC) and their associated peripherals. Part 3: Programming languages defines, as a minimum set, the basic programming

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Lessard; Jacques Beneat

for instance is acceptable performanceunder an unusual loading, where an unusual loading could be a physical attack, a natural disasteror a cyber attack. Survivability includes: 1)Redundancy of the system components for morereliable operation, 2)Robustness which depends upon excess capacity and distributed intelligencein the system, 3)Resilience which depends upon the ability of the Remote Terminal Units torecover from attack as well as software which seeks viruses and destroys corruption, 4)Securitywhich includes deterrence, detection, and defense against attacks. Security is introduced in thiscourse with the help of a few articles and on- line seminars provided by the ISA society7

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

laboratory isdesigned to continuously evolve. Each semester has ten one-week fixed assignmentswith a three-week design project at the end of the semester. The fixed assignments areindividual and have specific learning objectives dictated by the course outline. Thedesign projects are team-based and use the same learning objectives as the fixedassignments. The finished design projects are then used as next semester’s fixedassignments. This paper will provide the details and evaluate the effectiveness of thisapproach.1. Introduction The development of the Internet has created a very efficient method ofdisseminating information. It is so efficient, that stopping the flow of protectedinformation is extremely difficult. This has been proven in many