Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Pezeshki

enough income to expand the student experience with design. This paper willmake the argument that generation of revenues with such programs are necessary to meetpedagogical goals.In addition, a management strategy for generating money and meeting educational goalswill be presented. Techniques for working with university development officials will alsobe discussed, as well as looking for new ways of cultivating an institution’s alumni baseas a ground for project creation. The author’s own successful program, with consistentmodest but sustainable revenues of $60,000-$80,000 will be discussed as a model for alow investment, high-return program for senior design.1. IntroductionMany noteworthy books have been written in the past ten years regarding

Conference Session

Mechanics, Machine Design & Mechanisms

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bongsu Kang

Page 10.832.2 vibrations. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education The topical prerequisites for this subject are fundamental dynamics, ordinary differentialequations covered in typical undergraduate calculus courses, linear algebra, and the state spaceanalysis. In addition, basic programming in Matlab is required.DiscussionNondimensionalization Consider a simple one degree of freedom pendulum shown in Fig. 1. The equation of motiongoverning the angular displacement θ is θ&& + ω n2 sin θ = 0 ω n = g l (1)where

Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Hendricks; L. Glenn Kraige; Don Morris

Page 10.1374.2yellow is used for situations in which further information is available, usually in blank areas of “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”the screen. For example, the governing equation ΣFx = 0 might appear in yellow, indicating thatclicking will show the application of that governing equation to the FBD at hand.StaticsFigure 1 shows the table of contents page for the statics software. The arrangement of chaptersgenerally follows that of the standard sophomore-level textbooks. Clicking on any of the chapterbuttons immediately brings one to the chapter-opening page of that particular

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Craig; Maurice Aburdene

improvements. We refined the formulas, provided spacefor other methods of assessment, and added graphical presentations of the results. We alsodeveloped a second spreadsheet to consolidate the results for all courses on one sheet for theentire program.While this method was designed as an aid to maintaining documentation for ABET accreditation,it could apply to any case where multiple assessment methods are compared and evaluated.Examples from Recent CoursesThe spreadsheet can be explained by the following example. Figure 1 shows data from the EEsenior design course. The spreadsheet template provides for eight course outcomes on the leftside of the sheet, but this course used only six. Moving to the right, the X marks identify theprogram outcome

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Koontz

wavelengths above the cut-off wavelength. • Chromatic dispersion – this occurs because the group velocity, which is the pulse propagation velocity, is wavelength-dependent. Any real optical pulse includes a range of wavelengths and components at different wavelengths propagate at different velocities. • Polarization-mode dispersion – this occurs because the pulse propagation velocity is polarization-dependent. Polarization-mode dispersion is usually significantly less than chromatic or modal dispersion.This paper focuses on chromatic dispersion, which is the most common type of dispersionencountered in optical fiber telecommunication.Figure 1 shows the wavelength dependence of the group delay (the inverse of the group

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Igor Verner

collaboration are presented. Students'reflections on their learning practices are discussed.1. IntroductionA robotics course at the introductory level of engineering education involves students inhands-on practice through which they can learn many engineering subjects and applications.The robotics course can be especially effective if it meets two goals:1. Practical-technical -- designing and producing a working robot prototype capable of performing the given assignment through a project-team effort.2. Instructional -- providing systematic learning of science and engineering subjects by all the students in the robotics course.An experiential learning approach which organizes learning-by-doing processes so that thelearner can acquire both

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Dunn

Page 10.1142.1addition, the popularization of easy-to-use scheduling software has “democratized CPM schedulewriting....but it has also put scheduling in the hands of many inexperienced and poorly trained “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”practitioners.”2. The paper outlines, in detail, several straightforward approaches that can beemployed to achieve accurate updates to CPM construction schedules.1) The importance of accurate updates. Students in civil engineering technology programs often gain practice in developing CPM construction schedules. They are exposed to the essentials of

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Schleicher; Aubrey Hunt; Sean Brophy; Christopher Garay; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Teaching X-ray Imaging in the High School Physics Classroom: Safe, Hands-On and Inexpensive Instruction Christopher D. Garay1, Aubrey A. Hunt1, Stephen M. Schleicher2, Sean P. Brophy1, Stacy S. Klein1, 3, 4, Cynthia B. Paschal1, 4, 5 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN / 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO / 3University School, Nashville, TN / 4Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN / 5Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Nashville, TN A new hands-on curriculum developed at

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

beliefs held by some ofthe very people on whom the nanotechnology initiative depends[1] . The intention hasbeen to elicit their ideas and concerns, beliefs, fears and motivations, as those pertain totheir work as researchers in nanoscale science and technology. The aim here is to help“disparately interested parties overcome their language differences in order to join in acommon cause.”aMy studies follow these scientists over a period of five years, as they move deeper intotheir own abilities and understandings, and as they make more discoveries, broaden theircollaborations and facilitate the development of new technologies. The participants areprincipal investigators who are conducting nanoscaled research in their own laboratories,at universities

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson; Carlos Oncina

the inherent need (to improve any process) and from specific requirements inTAC/ABET 1. Criterion 3 states the need for outcomes and metrics in a CQI process. Similar towork by Besterfield-Sacre 2 and Soundarajan 3, we recognize the need for incorporatingassessment metrics into a CQI process for accreditation purposes. Criterion 4 describes ‘ProgramCharacteristics’ that state the need for a capstone course. At Central Washington University(CWU) we designate this respective course as MET495.A portfolio system, Livetext™ 4, for documenting our CQI efforts has recently been adopted byCWU. Though the TAC/ABET criteria are listed in its database, the metrics and templates mustbe developed to implement it. We are currently involved in developing

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terri Hahn; Nancy Wynn; James Fuller; David Pines

of their impression of the Center ofTown and the elements that they felt were needed to increase the activity and vitality of thecenter. The second phase consisted of analyzing the data and performing several design studies.These studies were performed by architecture, art, and engineering students enrolled inArchitectural Design II, Site Planning, Design Systems, Water Quality Engineering, and CivilEngineering Senior Design Project. The final phase consisted of developing recommendationsbased on analysis of the data gathered in phase 1 and the design studies conducted in phase 2. Page 10.276.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society

Conference Session

Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Ismail Fidan

The Development of an Online Knowledge Based System to assist the Designers of Forging Process Ismail Fidan1, Serdar Tumkor2 1 Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA 2 Istanbul Technical University, Gumussuyu, Istanbul, TURKIYEAbstractThe objective of this project is to develop an interactive system to help the forgingprocess designers, mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering and technologyfaculty, and students by giving them the necessary production information about theforging manufacturing process, and also to lead them with a methodological approach inthe earlier stages of the forging related

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Hoffmann

more class time and can afforddiscussions in more depth than the standard track courses; and problems can be more thoroughlyaddressed. One might speculate that the largely broad approach in the standard track would leadto poor results. However, as shown by Fentiman (1) et al, and Merrill (2), and Demel (3) et al, theapproach seems to satisfy the primary objective concerning retention of engineering students atThe Ohio State University. Demel (4) et al, illustrate the approach is working specifically forhonors students as well. All the authors indicate that students are learning in the providedenvironment. However, any disruption in the classroom can detract from a good learning environmentand negatively impact the learning process. In

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Braun

A Senior Level Polymer Electronics Course: Unique Instruction or Just Low Cost? David Braun, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractAfter progressing from research laboratories to factories to the market, semiconducting polymersnow appear in commercial products and offer educational opportunities. Semiconductingpolymers are excellent materials with which to teach semiconductor device fabricationprinciples, device testing, optical and electronic properties, polymer synthesis, polymer filmpreparation, and structure-property relationships. Previous publications have emphasizedmultidisciplinary course modules based on semiconducting polymers.1 This work

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas H. Miller; Susan Frey

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

engineeringand engineering education. Should these ideas prove useful to a beginning teacher who isworking with a very complex and important subject matter, it would lend considerable supportfor this sort of curricular integration.Theoretical framework“Reasoning scientifically” or “thinking like a scientist” are two expressions frequently used byeducators to describe an important, long held and almost universally shared educational goal; seeDewey [1]. Recent suggestions for reform in science education such as those from AAAS [2],or NRC [3], reflect this by making scientific inquiry a primary learning goal and alsorecommending that the actual conduct of scientific inquiry serve as a core instructional strategy.“Reasoning scientifically” and “thinking

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Harwood; Al Rudnitsky

engineeringand engineering education. Should these ideas prove useful to a beginning teacher who isworking with a very complex and important subject matter, it would lend considerable supportfor this sort of curricular integration.Theoretical framework“Reasoning scientifically” or “thinking like a scientist” are two expressions frequently used byeducators to describe an important, long held and almost universally shared educational goal; seeDewey [1]. Recent suggestions for reform in science education such as those from AAAS [2],or NRC [3], reflect this by making scientific inquiry a primary learning goal and alsorecommending that the actual conduct of scientific inquiry serve as a core instructional strategy.“Reasoning scientifically” and “thinking

Conference Session

Integrating Research into Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Toni Doolen; Rungchat Chompu-inwai

Relationship Matrix (WHATs) Mechanism Target Values, Benchmarking Data and Importance Weights Figure 1. QFD house of quality Figure 2. General elements in IDEF0 modeling approachIDEF0 Overview Page 10.1434.2 IDEF0 is a functional modeling technique. The principle goal of IDEF0 is to provide astructured approach for breaking a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Light, Lewis-Clark State College

and Levine1 identify fourmajor types of learning communities: 1) paired or clustered courses; 2) cohorts in large coursesor first-year interest groups; 3) team-taught courses; and 4) residential learning communities.Most learning communities fall within these categories or are combinations of these primarytypes. The learning community for this evaluation is a combination of three of these generaltypes: clustered courses, first-year interest group, and residential. This learning communitymodel was designed to mitigate high attrition rates and inadequate student preparedness andincrease engagement in college activities.With only one half of a percent of the average postsecondary student body enrolling inengineering,2 and only half of those

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wild; Kevin Firth; Brian Surgenor

same way thatstudents are exposed to elements of manufacturing engineering in a machine shop course. Theobjective in an undergraduate machine shop course is not to turn students into machinists, butto sensitize them to the capabilities and limitations of machine tools. The mechatronics coursedoes not cover the full range of computing, electrical and mechanical engineering topics thatcome under the heading of mechatronics engineering, but instead introduces students to sensorand actuator technologies and sensitizes them to mechatronic systems design issues.Since the introduction of mobile robots in 1999 [1], the course has evolved as the instructorssought the appropriate level of structure and content, that would promote active learning,without

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Steinberg; Ben Stuart

, trigonometry, and vectors.To assure adequate coverage of each topic for students during each year of academic standing, aPI coverage matrix was developed to determine the topical coverage in each required andelective course for the morning and discipline specific afternoon sections of the FE Exam. Thesematrices were continuously updated and are presented in Tables 1 and 2 for the PIs administeredfrom academic year (AY) 2000-2001 to date. Additionally, while it was acknowledged early inthe development process that all subtopics of a specific topic could not be covered, PI questionswere further categorized by subtopic and an effort was made to cover a variety of potentiallytestable subtopics. Subtopic coverage matrices were developed for those topics

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

education, library science and foreign languages. The most significant changes have occurred in law, medicine, business and architecture. Women have made significant advances in science, mathematics, and engineering, but are concentrated heavily in life science, social sciences, and psychology.”[6]Figure 1 illustrates the significant changes in various fields for the percent of thosegraduating receiving Bachelor degrees who are women. While the change in women’srepresentation since 1967 is significant, it is interesting to note that engineering has onlyrecently reached the representation level where physical sciences were in the late1970s, and still has not reached the levels of biological and agricultural sciences prior to1967 when many overt

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

. As is always the case, numerous unanticipated events and activities occurred requiringadditional time and effort.The preparation of new courses is both an exciting and time consuming process. It requireswriting syllabuses, lecture notes, projects or homework assignments, and examinations. This caneasily become an overwhelming task for the new professor. However, by utilizing the lessonslearned from the previous years experience [1] and referring to the many excellent books andpapers written on effective teaching techniques and practices including those by Gupta [2],Wankat [3], Laurillard [4], Ramsden [5], Knight [6], and Yelon [7] the task became manageable.Appointments to department and university committees were an entirely different

Conference Session

Research On Student Teams

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Donald Elger

identify the key mentoring roles.The most significant mentoring roles that emerged are: 1. Facilitate feedback: Giving constructive insights to individuals or teams concerning their performance or products, or facilitating the team to do so appears to effectively enable team formation and improve performance. Though the mentors and students were undergraduates, they were able to construct, give, and process feedback to improve their performance and teamwork. 2. Prompting students to think: Actions such as asking a team to explain their process or prompting an individual to assess a product appear to effectively activate learning. This indirect leading transfers the responsibility of learning to the students. 3

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert McHenry

Session 1455 Constructivism: The Learning Theory That Supports Competency Development of Engineers For Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership Through Graduate Education A. L. McHenry, 1 D. R. Depew, 2 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 2 D. D. Dunlap, 3 D. A. Keating, 4 T. G. Stanford, 4 P. Lee, 5 G. Deloatch 6 Arizona State University East1/ Purdue University 2/ Western Carolina University 3 University of South Carolina 4 / California Polytechnic State University 5 / Morgan State University 6

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zafer Gurdal; Jan Hol; Gillian Saunders-Smits

and numerical solution techniques with graphicalrepresentation facilities embedded in text and equation handling capabilities within an integratednotebook environment, is used as an integral part of the course delivery.STRUCTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION IN THE BSC AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Design education in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University ofTechnology (TU Delft) starts with the first year courses. In their first year, students are requiredto take a simple structural design project of 2 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System, 1 ECTS= 25-30 hrs) as described in reference 1. This project consists of the design to specification, thebuilding, and the testing of a box-beam for a wing or a satellite. The boxes are made

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck; Rebecca Strzelec

for Engineering Educationcampus is one of four campuses of Penn State to offer a BS in EMET, and at Altoona, theprogram emphasizes manufacturing and automation.1 The students gain skills in a wide varietyof technologies and have available state-of-the-art laboratories, including CAD, controls, andautomation. A machine shop and projects area are also available. The projects area is used forannual student design competitions, including SAE Mini Baja and the ASME Student DesignContest and for student projects as part of the EMET capstone design course.One of the most useful tools students have to help with the development of their capstone designprojects or student design competitions is the fused deposition modeling (FDM) system. TheFDM allows

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Whalen; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger

instruction • Real-life and occupation-based applicability • Multistaged-demonstrations of knowing, knowing why, and knowing how • Emphasis on product and process, conveying that development and achievement matter • Rich, multidimensional, varied formats, both on-demand and cumulative • Opportunities for learner self-evaluation and self-correction • Cognitive complexity-requiring higher order thinking skills • Clear, concise, and openly communicated standards • Fairness in scoring procedures and their applicationTo convey the process of integrating authentic assessment into our first-year programmingcourse, the sections to follow will describe: (1) the curriculum in which the subject course isembedded

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Henry Cardenas; Chad O'Neal

“teaching to the inventory” rather than teaching the course they way weotherwise would have done.In their initial report, Krause et. al reported3 gains in overall content knowledge from15% to 20% when comparing the pretest and posttest results. A class that used activelearning reported a larger gain. However, the gain in knowledge was not uniform over allquestions. On some questions students had a large amount of prior knowledge and didnot report much gain in knowledge.Our initial results for the seven sections are shown below in Table 1. In Tables 1-5 theterm pre-test refers to the per cent correct on a test given at the beginning of the course,and the term post-test refers to the per cent correct on a test given at the end of the course

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

are discussed in the paper in detail. In the first part of the paper, we briefly outline the key concepts to develop a verificationmethodology for teaching and research in the digital systems design area. The second and thirdsections of the paper focus on the test bench and provide for a few examples on how to use it. Page 10.462.1The fourth part of the paper concludes with a future assessment plan.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”1. Introduction The main focus of