Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Nelson; Keith Williamson; Hassan Ndahi; Sharon Waters

tended to see these resourcesmostly in terms of monetary value. Some teachers argued that these resources ignored thereal problem facing at-risk students. They echoed district wide concerns15 that at-risk 4thand 5th grade students often arrive at school hungry, without enough sleep or unpreparedbecause they were baby-sitting siblings instead of studying. Although the goal of thestate’s intervention program was to affect changes in teachers’ knowledge and beliefs andconsequently changes in classroom practice and higher student achievement, teacher andprincipals reflected research findings14 that such intervention programs often neglectsocial factors and follow misleading models for teacher professional development.Within the school district

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

, includingforming martensite. The students perform a tensile test to evaluate the yield strength and ductilityand take micrographs of the alloys.IntroductionBloom’s Taxonomy is key to the author’s philosophy of engineering education1. Rather thanemphasize the lower levels of learning: Knowledge, Comprehension, and Application, the authorfeels that lower level undergraduates should be required to perform at the Analysis level andupper level undergraduates at the Synthesis level. It is felt that this better reflects the maturity ofthe students. Engineering Materials is a core engineering course designed for the junior year. Thecourse has three objectives: 1) Specify suitable materials for a given application using the relationship between

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Richter

projects that require new or different end effectors, feed or orientationaccessories. The students will design and fabricate the needed items as part of their project. Thiswillingness to go the extra mile to make a project work is a direct outcome of the fact that theyare doing a project that they want to do.Conclusions, Reflections and the FutureThe student response to the self directed projects vs. preplanned experiments has exceeded allexpectations we had hoped for the course revision.Students are fully engaged and need to use higher order problem solving skills before they candesign and demonstrate their project. The student must learn about the particular type of robotincluding its strengths and weaknesses, they must learn and understand how

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Barbara Stewart; Carole Goodson; Susan Miertschin; Luces Faulkenberry

://online.sfsu.edu/~perttula/ratings/ on February 11, 2003.7 Marsh, H. and Duncan, M. Students’ evaluations of university teaching: A multi-dimensional perspective. HigherEducation: Handbook on Theory and Research. J. C. Smart (Ed.). New York: Agathon Press. 143-234.8 McKeachie, W. Student ratings of faculty: a reprise. Academe, 6S (6). 1979. 384-397.9 Adams, J. Student evaluations: The ratings game. Inquiry, 1 (2). 1997. 10-16.10 Braskamp L. and Ory, J. Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 1994.11 Centra, J. Reflective Faculty Evaluation: Enhancing Teaching and Determining Faculty Effectiveness. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 1993.12 Feldman, K. Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Maixner

particular, it isuseful in the analysis of combined cycle and/or cogeneration plants.AcknowledgementsThanks are due to Mr. David McDaniel, CPhil, of the Department of Aeronautics at the UnitedStates Air Force Academy, and to Dr. Larry Caretto of the Mechanical Engineering Departmentat the California State University at Northridge for their assistance in troubleshooting variousaspects of the Thermal Fluids Toolbox during the author’s work. Mr. McDaniel also graciouslyagreed to review and comment on an early draft of this manuscript.DisclaimerThe views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe US Air Force, Department of Defense or the US Government.1 Caretto, L, McDaniel, D., and Mincer, T

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernd Chudoba; Alfred Striz

Engineering Educationthey know, …” This quote from Vincenti5 reflects the responsibility of the academic institutionand the individual educator. The proper implementation of aerospace education has been widelydebated throughout the last two decades. Industry in general6, government sources7, and designeducators8 have begun to emphasize engineering education beyond the normal concentration onengineering sciences.ACCREDITATION CRITERIA. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) ingeneral requires six months of engineering design. There must be at least one conceptual orpreliminary design course that integrates pertinent technical areas through the use of trade-offstudies. These studies must highlight the compromises necessary to

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

McDaniel William; Ferguson Chip; Aaron Ball; Phillip Sanger; Wesley Stone

communication onissues and keeping the communication from being personal. Helping others succeed andcoaching fellow team members are uncommon skills in the work force. Team self assessment islargely unsuccessful, and a fear of retaliation is a major barrier. A general negativity towardteam activity is also exhibited at the college level. As noted by Buckenmyer, “the announcementthat there will be a team project is received with moans, complaints, or other indications ofdispleasure”3. From informal samples, less than 20 percent of students report favorable andpositive experiences with team activities. The reasons reflect the workforce experience andinclude lack of cohesiveness, lack of mentoring and guidance as if teaming skills are presumed tobe

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

ofadministrators, faculty, and staff, salaries of people in each of these categories who deal withassessment in some shape or form and the number of such people were obtained. The data interms of types of positions, the number of people in each of these positions, and their salarieshave been displayed below. Data reflect the Fall 2003 semester situation.TABLE 1 POSITION/GROUP NUMBER AVERAGE SALARY ($)Deans 3 125, 516Chairs 7 95, 720Assistant Professors 25 56,940Associate Professors 12

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

student actually can do the computations.Round-Off. Directly typed entries usually cause a problem due to round-off errors. For example,student who uses a calculator will compute $7,867.22, whereas an answer based on tables woulddiffer slightly. Coach addresses this problem with functions that accept an answer if it is withineither an absolute error or absolute percent error specified by the professor, in this case 0.02 or0.025%. Entering 7,867 is acceptable although its absolute error is too large, since its absolutepercent error is within limits.Personal Touches. Coach can reflect a professor’s classroom persona, or lack thereof. When thestudent types 7,867 and presses enter, the computer groans audibly and displays the notice shownin Figure 6

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bogue

$1500/girl) and $142/girl by daily participant. (Sixty-eight girls “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education and Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright , American Society for Engineering Education participated overall but some of those attended multiple modules. The participation count was 190.) MTM ’04 came in at $191/girl overall and $121/girl by daily participation.• Serve and recruit more girls. The day module camp has the potential of serving 350 girls, as compared to 50 girls in the residential model. (The 350 total reflects our ability to add concurrent sessions to a day with increased demand and as our staffing and coordination allow. In theory, the

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stewart Prince; Robert Ryan

tasks such as: kinematic, finite element stress, fluid flow, manufacturing, andheat transfer analysis (and much more). There is complete associativity between the suitemeaning changes in one program are reflected in another[3].Using the suite, the student begins by modeling a part. A series of default features (threedefault datum planes and a coordinate system) are automatically created and are visible inthe feature manager window. The student begins the creation of the solid by creating asimple sketch onto any plane available. This sketch is then either extruded or revolved tocreate the base solid (also a feature). Material can then be added or subtracted using thistechnique until the model (single model is a part) is complete.With the part

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Vallone

Page 10.1045.5The project post-mortem is the time for the students to reflect on the team performance for thecycle and evaluate opportunities to improve. The written post-mortem follows the TSPi Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÀ 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationguidelines and goes into great detail about the roles and experience of the individual studentsalong with the overall performance of the team. Similar to the thrust of the TSPi, this documentfocuses on the process experience. As a companion to the written post-mortem, the teams arealso required to do several presentations on each cycle’s results with the primary

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stewart Prince; Robert Ryan

conclusions aboutthe relative merits of each approach.The geometry for the case study was originally inspired by designs for Formula-SAE engine inletsystems created by students in the senior capstone course. In these inlets, a converging sectionleads to a throat size mandated by SAE rules, and then a diffuser section leads to a manifold. Forthe pedagogical goals of this assignment, the throat was stretched out into a long constantdiameter section, and dimensions were changed to reflect convenient values. A picture of thegeometry used is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Flow Geometry Used For Analysis Page 10.469.3An

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrance Lovell; Dale Litwhiler

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education speed of sound = (wavelength) x (frequency)Distance measurements of the wave crests are made while a known frequency tone istransmitted. The speed of sound is then calculated.3Other experiments involve the measurement of the time of flight of reflections (echoes) from asurface at a known distance from the source and microphone. Here the outgoing and returningsignals are usually captured with an oscilloscope and the time of flight is estimate by observingthe displayed signals. Some have used computer hardware (microphone) and software(GoldWave© shareware audio processing

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

‘confounders’, which are derived from common studentmistakes or misunderstanding. Students are given time to reflect on the question posed, discussit with their peers, and then must select from the possible solutions. The major differencesbetween the two feedback methods are that the PDA/software-based method allows for (1)quantitative and permanent recording of the student responses for future review and (2) a displayof the tallied student responses that is projected up on the screen nearly instantaneously after thestudents respond.Data analysisThis project is comprised of three major components: The development of a suite of conceptquestions and skills quizzes for the course, the use of rapid feedback and peer-assisted learningin the classroom, and

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Reaveley; Nick Safai

70% of thestudents are enrolled in transfer programs. Formal articulation agreements are in place with allof Utah’s public institutions. In addition, students regularly transfer to private colleges(primarily Brigham Young University and Westminster College) where their transcripts areevaluated on an individual basis.Student ProfileSLCC is the second largest public institution of higher education in Utah, and has the mostdiverse student body. (See Table 1) The data in Table 1 reflect credit bearing classes. SLCCalso provides training for local companies and operates an extensive concurrent enrollmentprogram with public school districts in the Salt Lake valley. When those students areconsidered, SLCC serves over 60,000 students each year

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

technologies.These models are capable of providing state information of different internetnetworking devices e.g. switch, routers, and also to model routing protocols. Theauthors provide a method of integrating state diagrams along with CBAs.IntroductionAs a reflection of the computer industry requirements there is an increasing emphasison computer network and data communications in the Computer science curriculum.This has been supported by ACM / IEEE 1. Networking courses are often based oneore more of the following areas as noted by Davis et al 2: • The OSI Model; • Performance Analysis; • Network SimulationWithin computer networking, data communication, Information Systems (IS), andmanagement units the OSI model based instruction is

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe Stanley; Daryl Beetner; Donald Wunsch; Rohit Dua

designSeveral observations can be made as a result of this survey. Most of the students found theproject to be an enjoyable experience. Also, most students found the problem specificationadequate for this kind of project. More than half the students found the project gave them a betterappreciation of course material and a better understanding of hardware design proceduresresulting in motivation to learn more about digital circuit design. Some of the groups hadproblems with collaborations. The rating on question number 7 reflects this. But, solutions toproblems in teamwork were solved with meetings with all the group members. Of the foursections, groups from three sections were required to purchase components from vendors. Thisexercise proved to be an

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

paper, A4 or larger Blank paper allows 360º of freedom to express the full range of your cortical skills, whereas pre-drawn lines restrict the natural flow of your thoughts2. Use the paper in landscape orientation Words and images have more space in the direction we write, so they don’t bump into margins as quickly3. Start in the centre Thoughts start in the centre of our mental world. The Mind Map page reflects this4. Make a central image that

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanislaw Maj; Anuradha Sutharshan; D Veal

needs, and ChallengesEnterprise Architecture groups exist to nurture enterprise assets and to support othergroups, such as development teams, within the organization. These enterprise groupsshould act in a manner that reflects the expectations of their customers and the waysin which their customers work.The authors suggest the following key points for developing and improving the EAprocess: - Focus on People, Not Technology - The quality of the people on a project, and their organization and management, are much more important factors in success than are the tools they use or the technical approaches they take [18]. - Keep it Simple - A critical concept is that enterprise architecture models and documents just

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanchana Jayasuriya; Doreen Thomas

perception of the Faculty 7. More accurately reflecting the gender and cultural profile prevailing outside the University environmentConclusionsThe Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne has followed affirmative actionpolicy to create new women-only positions. An exemption was granted by VCAT to enablethe Faculty to advertise these positions only for women. The advertisement attracted 48applications from candidates, many of whom had excellent research track records. Followingthe selection process four appointments were made, which was one more than originallyplanned.As Table 1 indicates, this initiative has contributed to a dramatic increase in the number ofResearch only women academics in 2004 (compared to 2002). However

Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

but contains several procedural procedural errors affecting the problem solution. or two minor procedural errors. errors. problem solution. Final result is correct and Final result is correct, presentation Final result and/ or presentation Final result is incorrect, answer Final Result presented in the most appropriate of answer generally appropriate reflect noticeable errors

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

principles, they must also play an integral rolein reviewing and updating these principles to reflect the needs of the constituents whichthey serve. So whereas in the past being unfamiliar with the guiding principles of theinstitution did not necessarily affect a faculty member’s ability to do their job, now itdoes. Therefore, all pertinent documents must be readily assessable to all facultymembers. In light of this it only makes sense to place all important documents on anintranet or internet in order to insure accessibility of the latest version of all documents.The METS faculty found that both intranet and Internet locations are of value for thispurpose. The editable version of documents subject to on-going change are kept on LANdirectories

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Bailey; Andrew Ricke; David Spurlock; Susan Murray

scales themselvescomprise multiple items. This convention allows for a somewhat more immediate interpretationof results and already reflects the necessity for reverse scoring negatively worded items. Variable Group Mean SD Mean 95% C. I. of Sig. (GPA) difference the difference (2-tailed) (Lower-Higher) LL----------UL Organization Lower 3.19 .63 -.24 -.47 -.00 .047 Higher 3.43 .64 Activity Lower 3.58 .67 -.29 -.53 -.04 .021

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Wollin; Ronald Bennett; Melanie Steinborn; Al Dombrowski

. Question 1 Question 2 Mean 4.80 4.40 Median 5.00 4.00Question 1: “Live cases gave us a way to analyze actual cases, before knowingthe outcome. They made a connection between course curriculum and real worldsituations of actionable relevance. Learning was enhanced by group dynamicsthat ensued as a result of the realization that our analysis would have tangiblemeaning to the live case host. They allowed me to reflect on my own industryexperience and formulate questions and ideas that could be beneficial to resolvingthe issue.”Question 2: “Live Cases are a better method than other case study methods sincethe student becomes an active participant in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

proposed to improve thecourses.Assessment of student work and the results of the Peer Review of Course Effectiveness showthat students are exhibiting an improved performance. This process will continue to be acornerstone of the program’s ABET assessment plan.Reference:[1] www.wku.edu/engineering[2] J. Lenoir and J. Russell, "The roles of the students in a project-based engineering curriculum," International Conference on Practice-Oriented Education: Transforming Higher Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2001.[3] J. G. Harris and etc., "Journal of Engineering Round Table: Reflections on the Grinter Report," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 81, pp. 74-94, 1994.[4] F. L. Huband

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ram Mohan; Narayan Radhakrishnan; Guoqing Tang; Kenneth Murray; Ajit Kelkar

integration of knowledge and methodologies fromall these disciplines, and as such is a subject which is distinct from any of them." The followingfigure, which has been widely accepted in the CSE community, reflects the view that besidesconnecting the sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science, CSE also has its own Figure 1: Interdisciplinary Nature of the CSE Programcore of elements that draws together and bridges all these disciplines. Such a CSE core is madeup of a collection of computationally intensive problem-solving methodologies and robust tools,which constitute the building blocks for the study of scientific and engineering problems of everincreasing complexity and realism.As suggested by Yasar and Landau 8

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George York; Daniel Pack

) imposes for all accredited undergraduate engineering programs [1]. The requirementis a reflection of the engineering customers’ (industry and, in our case, the United States AirForce) desire to hire engineering graduates who possess teamwork skills. This paper presentsour collective experience, both students and faculty mentors, of conducting a team-based seniordesign project at the United States Air Force Academy. We present challenges associated withthe administrative and technical aspects of completing a team project and share the lessons wehave learned. The paper is organized as follows. In Section 3, we provide background Page

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

practicalembellishments: (1) A sports area for watching events a 54” television in front of aroaring fireplace; (2) Revamping the clubhouse decorum to reflect a Texan motif; (3)A deck/patio with a Jacuzzi with over-head cover that overlooks the course; (4) An Page 10.681.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”office/work area for managing the club house and golf course financial affairs. For thestudent, new design submittals included the following: • A refined projection representing a realistic picture of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Walker; Hayden Griffin

administrative space at Virginia Tech [11], withadditional increases of coverage planned, this capability will soon reach the entire campus.Conclusions• The basic conclusion is that the laptop requirement is a success.• The laptop requirement has been well-received by students, who no longer worry about the same things they anticipated in 2001 (theft, damage).• Students enjoy in-class work on software systems using their own computers. Files created during class are available for later review, reflection, and modification.• Students believe their learning is enhanced by this mode of presentation• We are somewhat surprised at the relatively small number of students who have opted to purchase external monitors.• Students tend