Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

course that fulfills the space systems requirement is Astronautics 331, SpaceSystems Engineering.EyasSAT Project Description and HistoryDue to USAFA-wide curriculum changes in the fall of 2002, our Space Systems Engineeringcourse had to be re-scoped from two semesters to one. Upon a thorough review of the coursecurriculum, the opportunity arose to modernize the hands-on laboratory portion of the course.The vision of “students working in teams to build a micro-satellite over the course of a semester”was soon realized by a team of government and contractor engineers and given the project nameof EyasSAT. The name EyasSAT was the logical choice, as “eyas” is the term for a baby falcon,implying that this experience prepares them for the FalconSAT

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

nature. This was to be a new kind of student competition, designedaround a different model than that was currently being used. It was to integrate a specific type ofknowledge that was learned in a very formal way that could be used as a tool in the design anddecision making process. In short, there was a great deal of idealism as to the goals andcontribution it would make in changing the culture of design competitions and in a broader sensethe dialogue in technology education.The competition was a two-part activity. The first part consisted of a series of learning modulesthat introduced various theoretical engineering concepts similar to a science laboratory course.Students tested, measured, recorded, charted and answered various questions

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Swedish; Glenn T. Wrate P.E.; Frederik Betz; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske

thevarious stakeholders is crucial to the success of the project. Instrumentation has beenacquired, installed, and calibrated. A grid connection agreement with the local utility,WE Energies, has been achieved. Milwaukee School of Engineering personnel interfacewith City of Milwaukee engineers concerning dispatch of the unit. During the heatingseason, the unit has been dispatched on thermal demand, and the economics of this modeof dispatch have been evaluated. Website development has continued: all instrumentreadings are accessible on the Website, and equations necessary for a First and SecondLaw analysis have been proofed and placed on the Website. Use of the facility as an off-site laboratory for the Milwaukee School of Engineering has begun. An

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

surveys and meetings 5. Alumni and employer surveys 6. Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam results 7. Common guidelines and rubrics for student reports in laboratory experiments and major design projects 8. Jury evaluation of student work in selected key courses which cover all program outcomes 9. Instructor’s direct assessment of outcomes in exams and key projects 10. Documentation on the Web (http://www.engr.iupui.edu/me/fassessment.shtml), including exemplary student workFindings from the Assessment ProcessA systematic use of the above assessment tools for a period of four semesters revealed certainshortcomings in the programs. The shortcomings were found in the curriculum as well asdelivery of student services

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

Session xxxx 4. Use of Tools Graduates should be capable of utilizing a variety of computer based and laboratory tools for the analysis and design of computer systems, including both hardware and software elements. 5. Communication Skills Graduates should be able to communicate their work in appropriate formats (written, oral, graphical) and to critically evaluate materials presented by others in those formats.Following are comments on each of these characteristics as they relate to our ECE program: 1. This is an appropriate outcome for ECE students, expanding beyond the concept of a computer system to the systems containing analog and digital, electronic and mechanical components which characterize the

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ismail Orabi

vibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has taughtcourses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and Multimedia Engineering Analysis, andundergraduate level thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction toEngineering. One of Professor Orabi's most recent projects involves the development of Learning Modules on theweb. These modules provide information, not only about particular course material, but also about more generaltopics relevant to engineering. He is also working on Computer-Aided Experimentations using LABVIEW. ProfessorOrabi has received a number of research awards from the State of Connecticut and Untied Technologies. He hasestablished two Laboratories: the

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

todisplay evidence of student work that can be used to assess that outcome. For example, thefollowing are the key courses for outcome (g) of the ME program: Page 9.976.3 Outcome (g) Graduates will have the ability to communicate effectively MAE 244 – Dynamics and Strength Laboratory: In this one-credit-hour sophomore-level course, students are required to write and submit laboratory reports for each one of the eight experiments carried out in this class. While grading the reports, the instructor provides feedback to the students and a steady improvement in written communication is expected. MAE 322 – Thermal

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

Session #1526 Design and Development of a New Wireless Cell Site for Powertel: A Multimedia Case Study Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering Auburn University Abstract The Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) atAuburn University develops multimedia case studies that bring real-world issues intoclassrooms. These case studies are currently being used at different universities in order to showthe

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roylance

, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences1 Web URL: http://web.mit.edu/mit-tdp/www/must_overview.html2 The subject unit listings follow the system used at MIT, in which 12 units implies a 12-hour per week workload(e.g. 3 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, and 7 homework hours); this would be equivalent to a 3- or 4-unit subject atmany institutions.3 Web URL: http://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.91/www/4 I.M. Ward and D.W. Hadley, An Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers, John Wiley & Sons,Chichester, 1993.5 Web URL: http://web.mit.edu/course/3/3.91/www/schedule_04.html6 Web URL: http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html7 Web URL: http://stellar.mit.edu/DAVID ROYLANCEDavid Roylance is Associate Professor, Department of

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

and programs. A discipline-specific approach to communications instruction hasbecome a reality in many colleges of engineering. Several examples follow:Virginia Tech:3,4 The Department of Mechanical Engineering, with over 1000 undergraduates,250 graduate students, and 40 faculty has a faculty specialist in technical communications. Thisfaculty member does not teach a specific undergraduate course, but participates in undergraduatelaboratory and design courses. The laboratory courses require either short laboratory reports orboth formal written and oral reports. This faculty member also teaches graduate workshops thatemphasize presentations (thesis defenses and conferences) and writing skills (theses and journalarticles).Georgia Tech:5 The

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

impact ofresearch to a larger student population than would be possible with typical REU funding. Inaddition, the relationship developed between the research university and PUI participants helpspromote faculty professional development, helps to introduce innovative special topics coursesas a sustainable feature of PUI curricula, helps laboratory development efforts and opens doorsto more undergraduate research opportunities for PUI faculty and students. It also helps todisseminate results of Civil Engineering research and can be a source for laboratory and fielddata that would not otherwise be available to research projects. However, accomplishing all ofthis requires research courses that can be transported to PUIs and implemented with a

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Predecki; Albert Rosa; George Edwards

science general education requirement. The course covers the three basic resources oftechnology – Energy, Materials and Information – during the first two quarters. At the start ofthe first quarter a discussion of numbers to include orders of magnitude, charting of data andproper presentation of data using numbers is presented for a better understanding of thenumerical content of the course. The material in these first two quarters remains relativelyconstant and includes numeric and laboratory components. The course culminates with acapstone quarter wherein students working in groups of ten are required to solve a currentnational or global technological issue for either the current US president or Congress. Issueschange every year and address

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

traditionalmechanics of materials courses. Most courses try to balance some amount of finite elementtheory with practice using a commercially-available software package. In this paper, the authorsdescribe a course that adds a third component to a finite element course: a physical laboratory inwhich mechanics of materials experiments are performed and the results compared to FEAresults where practical.When the MET curriculum was revised recently at MSOE, the addition of the physical lab to theFEA course seemed to be a good fit. Although some of the reasons for considering this additionwere logistical ones (elimination of one-credit stand-alone labs to make evening schedulingeasier was a goal), the idea had merit for other reasons. For both the mechanics lab

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

course students are requiredto create a group poster presentation.The syllabus includes learning cycles. Each cycle begins with classroom lectures tointroduce the concept. This is reinforced by a hands-on laboratory “physical experience”to encourage student ownership of the concept. A recitation-style working sessionfollows to provide practice with the tools available in using the concept. Homeworkassignments will provide practice. The cycle is culminated by a team-designed projectrequiring application of the concept in addition to other topics that have been covered.Engineering Science in BMCC and Mechanical Engineering in CCNY use the coursecurriculum in their Fundamental of Engineering Graphic courses. Students haveresponded positively to the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Throne

Session 3632 Modeling, Simulation, and Control of a Real System Robert D. Throne Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractWe have developed a preliminary laboratory sequence in our introductory linear control systemsclass that combines modeling a real system, developing a control system design based on thismodel, and then implementing the designed controller on the real system. After our first timethrough this new sequence we have found three educational benefits: the students realize that (1)their models are only approximate descriptions of the real systems, (2) even

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Burt; Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang

Education"Mechanical Engineering Laboratory to illustrate mechanical cams, motion control, and sensortechnology.Learning Modules for Capstone DesignMany students experience difficulties in a project-based design course because most studentslack prior hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical systems. Unlike students frompast generations, engineering students today typically have little or no experience repairing cars,appliances, or toys. Additionally, student’s lack shop know-how since this requirement has beenremoved from many engineering curricula. Often students are not prepared to tackle the real-world projects that are the basis of a capstone design course. The Gillette Project Center helpsdevelop these skills through training on

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

. During the spring semester of 2004, students in a senior level Mining and MineralsEngineering laboratory course, will use the ePortfolio software to submit laboratory reports andobtain instructor feedback. Since feedback is provided by two instructors, one who addresses thetechnical issues of the report and one who addresses the communications issues, on-linesubmission will allow both instructors to assess the reports at the same time, making thefeedback process more efficient. The ePortfolio software will also provide each student with arecord of all their laboratory reports so that they can learn from past mistakes and view theirprogress throughout the semester. Finally, the ePortfolio software will be used by the instructorto post those

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Ramani; James Fenton; Suzanne Fenton

of the undergraduate curriculum (freshman through senior) andcan be used in multiple classes (Freshman Engineering, Intro to Chemical Engineering,Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Transport, Laboratory Practice, and Electives) to illustrateappropriate material. Figure 1 contains a concept map linking modules to concepts within thecurricula that are addressed in this paper. Use of the modules can be preceded by classroomdiscussions of the hydrogen economy, its projected political, social, and environmental impacts(both locally and globally) and/or the challenges associated with converting to such an economy.The modules can also be modified for use at the pre-college level for a wide variety of projectsand/or simple in-class or public

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

virtually any classroom. Propane fuel canbe supplied either by an on-board delivery system, or separately delivered from a typical supplysystem of the type found in many high school and college science laboratories (house systemsterminating with hose-barb petcocks). See figure 1. Page 9.425.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Session Number 1547Figure 1. The Physical System As development of this system has

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Malika Moutawakkil; Lisa Hunter; J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

students a basis for further work in STEM fields at some later date, therebyexpanding student options rather than closing them off.4Other recommendations for reform of the undergraduate STEM curriculum focus oninvestigative learning, technology, laboratory experience, and collaborative work. Programs thathave provided students an opportunity to engage in hands-on, real-world projects have beensuccessful in increasing female enrollment and retention.1 Establishing the relevance and socialvalue of these fields is another effective retention strategy. Smith College, Rensselaer Page 9.294.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Farida; Nick Safai

-of-the-art telecommunications networks but also exhibit hands-on lab experience andskills with RF equipment and tools.To cater to these changing industrial needs, it is imperative that a wirelessengineering course be incorporated in the Electrical Engineering curricula of allcolleges, technical institutes and universities.The course should include: 1.Core courses in wireless emphasizing wirelesscommunication systems, networks accompanied with wireless communicationlab. 2. It should be supported by hardware specialization in RF electronics, Digitalsignal processing. 3. The laboratory course must include design and developmentof various types of antennas and measurement and testing methods.The following case study deals with the design and

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

presentations returned to the laboratories so students could set upequipment prior to presentations. Computer projectors borrowed to allow PowerPoint presentations inthe labs. All students receive an overall average of at least acceptable and averages for all students wasgreater than 3.5. The 396C students had a higher average this time than the 497 students. Faculty stillcomplained about paper shuffling in the 396C presentations.Fall 2002: Evaluation forms were redesigned to allow multiple individuals to be evaluated on a singlepage. This is particularly in response to faculty concerns in evaluating 396C presentations. All resultswere satisfactory (all students had average score greater than 3.0 and the overall average was greaterthan 3.5), although

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhilasha Tibrewal; Tarek Sobh

University, Egypt in 1988, and M.S. andPh.D. degrees in Computer and Information Science from the School of Engineering, University ofPennsylvania in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He is currently the Dean of the School of Engineering at theUniversity of Bridgeport, Connecticut; the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, IntelligentSensing, and Control (RISC) laboratory; and a Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering.7. AppendicesAppendix A – ABET and CSAB CriteriaABET Criteria • a - apply math, science and engineering principles • b - design and conduct experiments • c - design a system, comp. or process • d - function in teams • e - solve engineering problems • f - be professional

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Plummer; Barry Lunt

dispensing tool. ThePCB is then brought under the robot and the dispensing takes place.This system has been developed and demonstrated in Brigham Young University’s ElectronicsAssembly and Automation Laboratory. Due to the absence of a solder-paste screen, this solder-paste dispensing system is capable of lots as small as 1, yet provides the quality of a screen-printing system. The disadvantage is a lower throughput.IntroductionIn the process of assembly of electronic printed circuit boards, the solder paste is usuallydeposited on the printed circuit board (PCB) by means of an automated screen-printing machine.These machines feature good reliability, high throughput, and high quality, but their majorweakness is that there must be a screen built for

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jung Oh

. The general chemistry course is a required or elective science coursefor engineering technology programs at K-State, Salina and is also considered universityUGE (undergraduate general education) course (http://www.k-state.edu/catl/uge/). UGEcourses are to incorporate an active learning environment, an experiential context forwhatever is studied, and to provide an opportunity for students to connect ideas.The periodic table is one of most important chemistry references, displayed in almostevery chemistry classroom and laboratory, and presented in most chemistry textbooks. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section ConferenceThe standard periodic table

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Anoop K. Dhingra; Al Ghorbanpoor; Joe Rauter

industrial site,through a graduate student working under the supervision of an academic advisor and anindustrial advisor. This internship program is intended to expand academic learning beyond thetraditional classroom and laboratory setting, combining both the art and science of engineeringand computer science.Overview of the Graduate Internship ProgramUWM is a major urban university and enjoys close proximity to several large manufacturerslocated in the Southeastern (SE) corner of the state of Wisconsin. The metro Milwaukee area ishome to many major corporations such as Briggs & Stratton, GE Medical, Harley-Davidson,Johnson Controls, Rockwell Automation, and many others. UWM graduates enjoy high demandfor their services. Upon graduation, over

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carryn Bellomo; Korinne Caruso; Rafic Bachnak

Engineering(FUSE), that uses all these methods to attract underrepresented students to science andengineering through a program that includes presentations at high schools, invitedspeakers, field trips, hands-on laboratory activities, and science and technology exhibits9.Specifically, the program involves attracting 11th grade students to attend a two-weekScience and Technology workshop. The workshop is designed to introduce students tojob opportunities in the food industry and agriculture, expose them to college life, involve Page 9.631.1them in hands-on activities, and encourage them to pursue science and engineering Proceedings of the 2004 American

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brandt; David Hansen; Steven Kuennen; Pamela Neal; Cary Fisher

teams work and what didn’t? We discuss the nature ofengineering, following with an introduction to our five-step engineering method: 1. Define the problem 2. Collect Information 3. Create Solutions 4. Perform Analysis 5. Make Decisions and repeat the cycle as necessaryThe design teams document this process in a team binder, graded at the end of each project,which is really a teaching tool to introduce them to laboratory notebooks. We use the binder, asopposed to a bound lab notebook, so that each team member can add individual exercises, in-class notes, CAD drawings, etc. throughout the semester.For each block of instruction students are required to study (review?) the lesson materialsprovided at the

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Mary McEniry; Cid Freitag

weekly on-line conversations.All submitted a one-page summary including a project description, assessment plan,results, and next steps; some added resources. The topics are listed below as examplesfor participants in future programs. • Introduction to computer and software engineering course incorporating LEGO Mindstorm Labs • Using computers in laboratory: computers interfaced to physics laboratory measurement equipment and computers simulating the use of measurement equipment • Using computer simulation software to help students understand specific concepts • Using Group Instructional Feedback Technique to assess how students were reacting to the “active” classrooms both professors strive to create

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

. The new status may be shown on the LCD and thecontents of the linked lists in response to the status changes may be displayed on the PCscreen. The structure chart for the Car Lot RTOS System is provided in Figure 7. Itprovides the basic features required to operate the car lot scenario. The basic softwaresystem consists of functions to initialize the system and to perform basic linked listprocessing such as print a linked list, insert a new item to the linked list, delete aspecified item from the linked list, and search for a specific item in a linked list. Thiscode could be provided to the students to become familiar with basic linked listoperations. As a homework or laboratory assignment, students could add the necessarysoftware for