Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

experience the probability that a student or graduate would have, on average,to actually take those key actions in seven settings: the engineering workplace, the cooperativeeducation/internship workplace, the traditional classroom, the laboratory, the capstone designcourse, professional-related extracurricular activity and non-profession related extra curricularactivities. Examples of these results are illustrated for two ISU Competencies in Figures 5-6.Figure 5. The opportunity to develop and demonstrate analysis & judgmentFigure 6. The opportunity to develop and demonstrate communication Page 7.1292.6“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

student is told to maintain the orientation ofhis or her end of the shaft. A fifth student approaches and cuts one of the shafts somewhere alongits length. The two parts of the cut shaft is seen to untwist, suggesting that previously there was“something” acting across the cut surface. The fifth student returns and, while the four studentsare maintaining the original orientation of their ends of the shaft, applies torques to theneighboring ends of the cut segments, bringing them to the same orientation. The fifth student isseen to be functioning as the internal torque.2b.Relating applied loads and internal loads:These laboratory activities are aimed at getting students to see that applied loads and internalloads are distinct, but can be related

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

fTechnology, has introduced a number of software packages to prepare the students forthe changing industrial environment. Some of these packages are reviewed below:LABVIEW 3 of National Instruments was first implemented in 1986 by providing agraphical tool for measurements tasks in the area of laboratory automation. It containsan extensive library of functions, libraries for data acquisition, data presentation anddata storage. Its four basic operations include virtual instruments, front panels, bl ockdiagrams and icon and connectors.SIMULINK of MathWorks 4 Inc., provides a graphical block diagram simulationenvironment for modeling, simulating, and analyzing dynamic systems. It can be usedto build graphical block diagrams, evaluate system performance

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gardner; Harold Ackler; Anthony Paris; Amy Moll

; Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationComputer assignments were chosen to tie closely to laboratory experiences. In one case,the students discharged a battery through a known resistance, monitoring the voltage overtime. In the computer lab, the students used spreadsheets to graph the voltage over time,computer the power, then integrate the power with respect to time using simplealgorithms. In another, the students use simple algorithms to numerically solvedifferential equations that describe the heating of water over a camp stove.Assessing the Course: Student FeedbackAs with all curricular issues, assessment and improvement are an ongoing process. Inthis case, we performed a survey-based assessment

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard LaRoche; R. Muralikrishnan; Barbara Hutchings

problems without the long learning curve required by today's commercialCFD packages.FlowLab provides students with a "Virtual Fluids Laboratory" which would use CFD to teachand visually reinforce concepts in fluid flow and heat transfer. FlowLab introduces students tothe effective use of CFD for solving fluid flow problems, providing them with exposure tosoftware tools that are increasingly important in industry. FlowLab allows students to get startedimmediately without having to spend the large time commitment to learn geometry and meshcreation skills that traditional CFD software require. It also allows lecturers and teachers toeasily deploy CFD in undergraduate curricula using pre-defined examples and exercises, with theability for the teacher

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

DesignA thin-walled cylindrical tube (ID = 40mm, OD=45mm, L=250mm) fabricated from a fiber-reinforced aluminum composite material having the following properties is to be tension test ed(to 50 kN) in your laboratory. The fibers are aligned in the hoop direction [90º].E longitudinal = 240 GPaE transverse = 130 GPan longitudinal = 0.33n transverse = 0.19G longitudinal = 50 GPaG transverse = 55 GPaThe tube ends are gripped by two collets (chucks) that are 50 mm long. The grip pressure appliedby the collets is 30 MPa. End plugs are used to prevent excessive deformation and cracking inthe tube due to the grip pressure. Your current end plugs are simple cylinders 50 mm long andmade from steel (E = 200 GPA, n = 0.3). Try to improve the design of these

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Cremin

Communications. Background: The Communication Disorders Department at Saint Louis University has an audiology laboratory to train students in the clinical aspects of screening hearing-impaired people. One of the tests consists of generating signal of different amplitudes at specific frequencies and plotting the client's amplitude –vs.- frequency response for each ear. The shape of the curve and its level indicates the type of hearing impairment. There is a need to provide a set of simulated clients for student practice i.e. an electronic device that will simulate the response of a variety of hearing impaired people. The Problem Design a simulated client with hearing impairment that will use the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Case; Binaya Acharya; Bruce Segee; Isaac Horn

Session 2559 Microprocessor Networking with a Minimum Number of External Connections Dr Bruce E. Segee (email: segee@eece.maine.edu), Binaya Acharya (email: bacharya@eece.maine.edu), Isaac Horn (email: isaac.horn@umit.maine.edu), Michael Case (email: michael.case@umit.maine.edu) Department Of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research Laboratory University of Maine, OronoAbstract Networking refers to the connection of multiple systems together to allow

Conference Session

ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

hours of coursework each semester.The MET and CIMT degrees have considerable emphasis on manufacturing, design, andproduction. CGT has a manufacturing graphics track, which also promotes the manufacturingarea. Typical with technology degrees, there are also a large number of laboratoriesaccompanying these courses. A partial listing of the laboratories includes materials and materialtesting, metrology, non-destructive testing, instrumentation, thermo-fluids, a machine shop withmanual and NC machines, and a foundry.Each student progressing through the MET, CIMT or, CGT (manufacturing graphics track)program is required to take a manufacturing processes course, which in part covers the art andscience of metalcasting. The CIMT students are also

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ayre; Julie Mills

other western countries. Curriculum reformis recommended to improve recruitment and retention of students from all of these groups too.What is an inclusive curriculum?Early approaches to teaching diverse students aimed to ensure that ‘different’ students wereincluded, as opposed to excluded, in lectures and laboratories, giving rise to the term ‘inclusive’teaching. Faculty were urged to examine their teaching practices and to ensure that in theassumptions they made about students’ backgrounds, in the examples and metaphors they used,and in the attention they gave to individual students, they were not excluding those students whocame from cultures which differed from the dominant culture represented in the class (usuallyyoung, white and male

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Grant; Semsi Ensari

flood control channels on the coastal waterquality. As part of a class project, 14 undergraduate students, consisting of ChemicalEngineering and Environmental Engineering majors, performed this study during rising (flood)and falling (ebb) tides, and showed the distribution of FIB in flood control channels. While thestudents were exposed to field work and laboratory procedures for the water quality, the resultshave important implications in the design of the diversion systems during dry weather.IntroductionOnce viewed as being a sub-set of civil or chemical engineering, the discipline of environmentalengineering has established a status in its own right worldwide1-3. The industry requires that newgraduates have both increased knowledge in the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jihad Albayyari; Bob Lahidji

that the engineering technology curriculum iscomposed of 33% mathematics and sciences, 25% liberal studies, and 40 to 45% in themajor field of study. Approximately 67% of the coursework in the major field of studyare Engineering Technology subjects that involve some type of laboratory activities3.(Israel, 1995).Accreditation:The Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board forEngineering Technology (ABET) requires a minimum of 124 semester hour credits forthe baccalaureate degree. In addition, the engineering technology curriculum mustinclude the following components:The first component is the 48 semester hours of credit in the following areas:Technical science: Subject matter in this area requires the use of

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey; Allen C. Jaedike; Peter S. Rhode

: Students will learn the basics of engineering graphics including freehand sketching and computer aideddesign/drawing using SolidWorks 2001. The course will include extensive hands-on drawing time (free-hand andcomputer) as well as demonstrations, some extra time on the computers during open laboratory time in addition tothe time provided in class (laboratory hours will be arranged). CAD is used in other courses (i.e. besides Engineering Graphics ) throughout the BSME program as well as inSt. Thomas’ entry in SAE’s 2002 Midwest Mini-Baja competition. Specifically, it is used in Introduction toEngineering, Kinematics and Mechanism Design, Machine Design, and in the Senior Design Clinic sequence [7].Some of the freshman in the Engineering

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

, engineering and scientific notation) are included to facilitate basic understanding of logic devices. The associated basic laboratory course also included discussions of basics of electronic test equipments. The result of a survey among 24 students in electronic engineering technology after the completion of first year during 1988-89 calendar year is illustrated in figure 1 given below: No Effect 25% Positive Effect Negative Negative Effect Effect

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bonnie McCormick; Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

school, and other program. technology professional laboratory programs. environment. Provide Provide leadership, multi- leadership, multi- disciplinary

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schreiner

‘different’ learning experience for most students than atraditional classroom environment.Undergraduate engineering curricula have been slow to adopt online courses as a mainstreamoption. Many professors believe that engineering courses require face-to-face communicationfor several reasons including: · The presentation of complex concepts underpinning most engineering courses is best delivered in person. · The hands-on nature of the laboratory exercises cannot be properly mimicked online. · Real-time feedback from students as to the depth of understanding of the material is needed for effective teaching. · The spontaneous, peer interaction found in a classroom cannot be duplicated using

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann McKenna

Beer’s Law and Monte Carlo. The generalclass structure incorporated a combination of lectures, laboratory experiments, and studentpresentations. One unique aspect of the Winter 2001 offering was the inclusion of laboratoryexperiments. The experiments were included in the class as a way for students to test hypotheses,collect, analyze and synthesize data, and engage in an iterative investigation of the differentmodels of light propagation. Students worked in teams on the different experiments and wereresponsible for submitting laboratory reports as well as preparing presentations for the class.After each experiment was completed students gave presentations to the class on their findings.These discussions served as a way for students to share

Conference Session

MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

Figure 1: The Designed Electronic Circuit Conclusion This project was implemented in laboratory setting to demonstrate its objectives. We used a 12 volt DC motor instead of an actual windshield wiper itself. The project performed perfectly and provided the intended result of the original concept. It was observed that if more components are employed in the system, the better the system Page 7.370.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone

acting upon his concerns, however, he reasons with himself that the faultlies in him for emotionally responding to the cries. He “could have stood it well enough,” hecould have been the stoic researcher, if the animal were mute. He walks out of earshot.The distinction Prendick makes between the value of a human life and the value of an animal lifebecomes clear in the very next chapter, “The Crying of the Man.” This time Prendick believes hehears a human, not the puma, being vivisected in the laboratory. His response this time ismarkedly different: There was no mistake this time in the quality of the dim broken sounds; no doubt at all of their source. For it was the groaning, broken by sobs and gasps of anguish. It was no

Conference Session

Learning Styles

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Knight; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

Session 2430 Skills Assessment in Hands-On Learning and Implications for Gender Differences in Engineering Education Daniel W. Knight, Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, Susan J. Poole and Lawrence E. Carlson Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractA comprehensive course evaluation plan is a helpful tool for the development and revision ofnew curricula. One component of an evaluation plan is the assessment o

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

MARSHALL taught senior high school prior to receiving his Ph.D. from Texas A&MUniversity. He has eighteen years of university teaching experience, and is currently the Coordinator ofthe Industrial Power and Control curriculum and laboratories as well as the Internship Coordinator for theUniversity of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. Page 7.1004.3“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

providesophisticated features such as authentication (security), course registration, grade book, announcements,calendar, and student tracking. Assessment utilities include true-false and multiple choice question pools,random exam creation, and individually-timed exams. As discussed earlier, it is difficult to automateproblem-based exams. For collaboration, the products offer both synchronous (request, immediateresponse) and asynchronous (request, delayed response) services. These include email, chat rooms,bulletin boards, and document sharing. Some educators hold office hours using the synchronous chatroom feature. Lastly, the database facilities include a file system for access to syllabus, lecture notes,laboratory experiments, etc. A user may search the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Soda

template. Student’sreplicate the templates and then add to them to create and simulate their exercise circuits.Templates also carry information on digital signal frequency, simulation duration and initialsettings of flip flops.Solidifying Simulation Skills During semesters 5 and 6, cadets become more skilled in the operation of PSPICE as aconsequence of their study of electronics. Instruction on electron device physics and theirapplication in fundamental circuits is delivered in El Engr 321 and 322. PSPICE supportsprediction of circuit behavior in five of the eight hardware laboratory exercises delivered in thesecourses. While a fundamental understanding of Capture and PSPICE is assumed, cadets reviewfile management, circuit wiring

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Dessert; Subramaniam Ganesan

and TMS320C6X DSK” John Wiley, Jan 2002, ISBN: 0471207543. ( Text book) 2. www.ti.com/sc/docs/general/dsp/programs/booklist.htm list of books are given in this web site. 3. www.ti.com/sc/docs/general/dsp/programs/shareware/typemat_lab.htm lists DSP lab and course details from some of the universities. 4. www.oc.edu/faculty/david.waldo/projects/nsfccli/nsfccli.html gives a paper titled “DSP lab for real time systems design and implementation”. 5. James McClellan et al , “Computer Based exercises for Signal Processing using Matlab 5”, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-789009-5. 6. M. T. Smith, R.M. Mersereau, “Introduction to Digital Signal Processing – A computer laboratory text book”, John Wiley. 7

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Dessert; Subramaniam Ganesan

composer Studio Development Platform (6 hrs) 14) Real Time System Development for PDA / hand held devices Code Warrior software ELAN 104- development board (5 hrs) 15) Automotive Applications (4 hr)Presentation: A number of papers were assigned for reading. Each student had to make onepresentation on one of the topics during the term.Lab type Assignments: The students worked on a number of laboratory assignments which include thefollowing: Real Time Java, Use of CodeWarrior for Palm OS and Linux, Use of RealTime Matlab tool, Use of UC/OS II, DSP System, and HC 12 systemProject: Each student worked on a term project during the second half of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Briller; John Carpinelli

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationprogram specifications, correctness and efficiency, data abstraction, basic aspects of simple datastructures, internal searching and sorting, recursion, string processing and algorithmic analysis.When offered in face-to-face mode, each course meets for three hours of lecture per week, andone additional hour for laboratory work and problem solving. Students in the distance learningversion of these courses do not have set meeting times, but follow roughly the same schedule oftopics throughout the semester as their face-to-face counterparts.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. The hypothesis and research design are presentednext, followed by a description of the data collection and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard K Sase; Julie Wei

names were found through various sources, onrelated topics. The team further conducted several field trips to perform in-depth investigationson the physical parameters of the project. The information search tasks were labor-intensive andtime-consuming. After extensive research, the team found a relevant book entitled “ReservoirSediment Handbook”, by Gregory K. Morris and Jiahua Fan. However, information on theeffect of sediment deposition on percolation was not found. The team contacted the author,Gregory Morris, in Puerto Rico and learned that no such information is available anywhere. Theteam then decided that it would be necessary to design and perform some laboratory or field-testing in order to obtain the necessary data.A number of

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

tests and interviews they become Candidates in the Center for AdvancedTechnologies (CAT)—Focus:HOPE’s manufacturing facility. The Center for AdvancedTechnologies is a not-for-profit entity which is a first tier supplier of manufactured componentsand systems to Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Detroit Diesel, and the U.S. Departmentof Defense. The Candidates are employed by Focus:HOPE and work in a broad range ofmanufacturing, production, and support activities. While this employment provides financialsupport, more importantly it becomes a real-world laboratory to support their learning.Greenfield CoalitionThe Greenfield Coalition at Focus:HOPE is a coalition of five universities, three universityaffiliates1, six manufacturing companies 2

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

Page 7.513.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationour electronics lab, mainly for the purpose of instrument control and data acquisition throughIEEE 488 and RS 232, as opposed to the additional investment required for the alternatives wonthe day for my preference.National Instruments’ LabVIEW (short for Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation EngineeringWorkbench) is based on the concept of data flow programming and is particularly suited to testand measurement applications10. The three important components of such applications are dataacquisition, data analysis and data visualization. LabVIEW offers

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wheeldon; Glenn Wrate

& Methods I 4 0 4AE-130 Architectural Engineering Graphics 2 2 3AE-200 Statics 4 0 4AE-201 Strength of Materials 4 0 4AE-213 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 4 0 4AE-220 Building Construction Materials & 3 2 4 Methods IIAE-222 Construction Materials Laboratory 1 2 1AE-225 Specifications and Contracts