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ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Whitmal

required e lective courses rose from50% to 80% over a four-year period. For this reason, DSP-oriented labs and senior designcourses have become very popular in recent years. A number of these courses focus onprogramming of DSP chips: typical examples are given in [2,3,4,5,6,7,8].This paper describes the implementation and assessment of a DSP-based laboratory course that istailored to the particular needs of students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In 1970,WPI developed a unique outcome-oriented, project-based engineering curriculum, referred tolocally as the WPI Plan [9]. The WPI Plan is distinguished by several features: · Courses are offered in four seven-week terms, identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. Students

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bartlett

General Aircraft Electronics General Manufacturing HospitalManufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Industrial Industrial Industrial Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering EngineeringTable 2. Student Professional Contribution Interest Planning Group Table IIE or SME Contribution Planning Groups Nail Defect Rapid High Industry Invitation Wright Flyer Arrangement No Sorting Prototyping of School Tours or of Guest Metal Part of Industry ClueAutomation Fractal Using Presenta- Other Field Speakers

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education “In his paper at the 12th IABSE Congress in Vancouver in 1984 T. Y. Lin pointed out the importance of structural control. Engineers are being asked to design and build ever more ambitious and complex structures and to assure that they are safe, economically practicable, and environmentally acceptable. One of the best approaches to these challenges is Control Technology. In Japan, my group is working to plan and design a large floating complex called the Moby Dick Project. It covers a circular area about 600 m in diameter and is intended as a multifunction sports, recreation and conference center with its own

Conference Session

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Penny Knoll; Lisa Bullard; Ann Saterbak

started to explore career options, I realized that my most fulfilling roles atEastman involved coaching and development of other personnel. When the department’scoordinator of undergraduate advising announced his retirement plans, I pursued the position andwas named as his replacement. I was fortunate that he stayed on for seven more months to trainme in the role. During this time, I taught two new classes and worked closely in parallel withhim to learn the advising process.”How do you feel about the position now? “After two years in the position, I’ve finallyestablished my roles and responsibilities as part of the faculty and feel accepted by thedepartment. My three predecessors in the coordinator’s role were full professors who “evolved”into

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ali Satter; John Pumwa

achieve the desired objectives. The second most important attribute ofan engineer is the ability to synthesize or combine natural laws and principles to achieve thedesired objectives. The ability to elucidate is the third import ant attribute of an engineer.With this attribute, an engineer is able to discover underlying principles by interpreting datacorrectly and conducting effective experiments. The fourth most important attribute of a goodengineer is the ability to judge between alternative solutions and choose the best one.The non-technical attributes are mostly related to personal abilities and skills. These includeabilities and skills in report writing, team work, management planning, problem solving,working under pressure and meeting

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Epstein

committee was charged with “developing a vision statement of full realization ofASCE Policy Statement 465 … and a strategy for achieving this vision.” In May 2001, the TCissued a 147-page (including over 60 pages of appendices) draft report.The TC report states that the fundamental issue of Policy 465 is that “The current four-yearbachelor’s degree is inadequate formal preparation for the practice of CE at theprofessional level in the 21st Century.” The report goes on to list strategies and animplementation plan. The report closes with the thought that although a “no action” option ispossible, it is not prudent and that, “No action would lead to a diminished role for the civilengineering profession and its members.”Shortly after release, the TC

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Baron; Matt Batcha; John Estell; Adam Love

secondary one for handheld access – would be constructed for ourdepartment. Balancing content between versions called for planning the site design morecarefully than normal. In order not to subtract from the quality of the main version, it wasdecided to first design and implement this version, with the restraints of the handheld in mind,then transcribe that content to the handheld version. Because both versions would be presentingthe same information in a similar manner, this served to restrict the languages and tools that wereavailable. Limitations such as display size, language support, color restrictions, navigation, andcontent detail had to be carefully balanced between making the main version presentable for full-size viewing and making the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Doran; Leo Denton; Dawn McKinney

or course goals relevant to theassignment, which will motivate the students throughout the project and upon completionprovide a sense of high accomplishment and self-esteem. Positive feedback for achievement isessential at this level. From an educational perspective, self-actualization needs could bedescribed as the goals corresponding to the student’s fullest completion of a significant learningendeavor. Research indicates that students, who set specific goals to be met, will attain higherlevels of motivation and achievement.2, 15, 25At each level in the project planning phase, a student proactively identifies or discovers whatsupport is needed (Bloom affective level 1: receiving), what student actions are needed (Bloomaffective level 2

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Torvi

, along with how I have addressed these challenges. This discussion will include adescription of instructional technology used in this course and how partnerships with the local firedepartment and the university fire safety office have been developed in order to allow students toaccess the facilities and expertise of these groups. As I am developing my own fire scienceresearch laboratory on campus, future plans to integrate these facilities into my course will also be Page 7.1080.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lyle Feisel; George Peterson

traditional laboratory instruction. Initiate experiments in distance delivery programs that demonstrate the achievement of these learning objectives and that assess the quality of these programs.The colloquy discussed in this paper was meant to address the first two actions above.ABET’s interest in distance education is simple: As a quality assurance organization thataccredits programs in practice-oriented professions—engineering, technology, computing, andapplied science—and as an organization whose own published strategic plan aims to “encourageand accommodate new educational paradigms” and “develop the capability to evaluate programs

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Single; William S. Carlsen; Christine M. Cunningham; Carol B. Muller; Peg Boyle Single

undergraduates and Ph.D. students, selected “yourfuture career plans” most often. Again, this choice of a most important topic coincides with amajor decision point in the academic careers of students at these levels. The three leastfrequently selected topics were the same for mentors and students. Five Most Useful Topics Discussed Lower Ph.D. Community Div Upper Div Post All College Undergrad Undergrad Masters doc Combined*Your backgrounds (education, interests, etc.) 30

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor

theirlearning of design tools such as mathematical modeling programs, mechanical drawing programsand physical modeling programs, learn the value of carefully planning projects, and learn thatdesign is an iterative process even when calculations are carefully performed. Page 7.652.1In order to enhance the mission of the GVSU curriculum and to further pursue the intent goals ofABET 2000, a project was implemented in the Dynamics course at GVSU. For this project,students designed and built catapults to compete in a contest which tested the accuracy of theirdesigns.The “Program Outcomes and Assessment”1 section of the ABET evaluation criteria for 2001

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Vasquez; Andrea I. Prejean; Sarah Irvine; Teresa Larkin

the pre-institute. Thus, the teachers and studentswere given a considerable amount of time to work together within their teams to plan anddevelop their lessons. Each morning, the institute began with a group discussion of the previous day's "reflectionquestions." Each day participants were given several questions to ponder after the conclusion ofthe day's events and activities. Participants were asked to go home and keep track of theirreflections in a journal. The reflection questions were typically associated with informationpresented during that day's sessions. The intent of the reflection questions was to give teacherstime to digest information they had received during the day, and to reflect on how thatinformation might have relevance

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Rasmussen; Matt Smith; David Gattie

courses that do not count toward their degree in order to pick up courses inwhat many might consider to be fundamental areas (for environmental engineers) such asgeology, soils, and “pure” hydrology. Geology, soils, forestry and other science majors thatmight benefit from engineering courses such as fluid mechanics are often prohibited fromregistering due to lack of prerequisites such as differential equations and statics. No matter howconscientiously laboratory exercises are planned, limitations on physical facilities, travel time,and conflicts with other classes prevent many natural resource-related majors from getting toobserve and quantify such things as water quantity and quality over a wide range of conditions“in the field.” Such

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Resit Unal; Charles Keating; Paul Kauffmann; William Peterson

’ curriculums.Bibliographic Information1. Criteria For Accrediting Engineering Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 20012. Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI, 1997BibliographyWILLIAM PETERSONWilliam R. Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management at the Old DominionUniversity. Dr. Peterson received a BIE from Auburn University, a MBA from Kearney State College, and a Ph.D.in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. His industrial experience spans 20 years andincludes positions as a plant manager and as a manufacturing services manager. He is currently

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Madsen

about planning of education.After three years the IPN proved to be such a great success, that it was prolonged for another periodof three years, still financially supported by the Ministry of Education. This conclusion was basedon an assessment report produced by the Governmental Evaluation Centre in `Evaluering afIngeniøruddannelsernes Pædagogiske Netværk´. In the report p.31 it was concluded that: “…it ishard to believe that the pedagogical process of change within engineering education in Denmarkwould have had the same depth and comprehensiveness without The Pedagogical Network forEngineering Education in Denmark.”Pedagogical challengesBut there are still tasks to solve, since the students´ identity changes, the expected identity of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duke; Don Morris

described and examples of the data collected presented. Thecourse assessment outcomes assessment process is part of an overall effort to sustain anoutstanding undergraduate educational program in engineering science and mechanics at acomprehensive land grant Research I university, Fig. 1. The undergraduate program objectivesare maintained consistent with the needs of its constituents as well as the University and Collegeof Engineering strategic plans through this process.Course Assessment Process – The Big PictureThe overall process for course assessment is depicted schematically in Fig. 2. Page 7.238.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationago4-5 However, there are some things about our entering students that have not changed overtime, mainly having to do with their preparation for college. Even though we have seen an upward trend in student SAT scores4, many of our enteringstudents are still not able to do simple algebra. Despite having taken advanced high schoolmathematics, students just are not able to do math once they reach college, which has been along standing problem6. Other students may not be able to write a complete sentence or have anappropriate science background to begin engineering7. Other students may be unable to copewith daily stresses8 or to plan for

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kauffman

(some required coursesplus a small additional “cafeteria”; 7 schools, 8%). A few added notes saying that thecore is not required by their official catalogs, but it is enforced virtually 100% throughadvisement.A summary of the results is given in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the number ofschools requiring each of the four most common core courses either as required or aspart of a “cafeteria” plan. Table 2 shows the number of schools requiring two, three,four, five or six or more semester hours in each of these core course areas.Thermodynamics and transport phenomena tied for being required most often.Thermodynamics is required as core or part of a “cafeteria” core by 82 of the 83schools. Transport phenomena, in one form or another, are also

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng Min; Robert Weber; Feng Chen; Ben Graubard; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 1. A user in the C6 virtual reality system communicates with his/her environment using awireless tracking system, infrared shutter glasses, 6-D wands, and datagloves. These devicesmust be designed to avoid interfering with one another and other devices in the environment.Second Year PlansThe curricular plans for the second year include offering courses in the basic functional skillsneeded for interdisciplinary teams: • Offering an embedded systems course in spring 2002 that features the specification and analysis of real-time wireless systems taught by Dr. Rover. • Introducing a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

Graphics, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Vol.65, No.3, pp. 13-24. 5. URL: http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html, Bloom’s Taxonomy. 6. Crittenden, J. B., Requirements for Successful Completion of a Freshman-Level Course in Engineering Design Graphics, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Winter, 1996, 5-12. 7. Barr, R. E., Planning the EDG Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Proposed Team Effort, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Spring, 1999, 4-12. , F. D., First Year Engineering Graphics Curricula in Major Engineering Colleges, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Spring, 2000, 23-28. 8. Meyers, F. D., Fentiman, A. W., & Demel, J. T., Assessment of

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Hadim; Sven Esche

associatedwith collaborative planning, executing and monitoring of project progress. The interdisciplinarynature of the project assignments was introduced in order to help to overcome thecompartmentalization of knowledge that often results from the students taking various courses onwhat appears to them as being disconnected subjects and thus failing to realize theirinterconnectedness. This educational model therefore attempts to reflect the realities in thecorporate work environment.In the revised course, the total number of contact hours remained unchanged. Also, the generaltechnical topics that were covered in the course in the past were not altered in the revisedversion. The course content was organized into six two-week educational modules

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

completing thisdrawing students will have made their first CAD layout drawing utilizing the principalorthographic view and calling out its depth by the metal gage.Problem 3The following is a more complex Mini Design problem. The students are given an isometricsketch for which they develop plan and elevation working drawing of the frame foundationbelow. Page 7.836.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Omar Zia

perspective 3· In global industrialization, it is imperative that engineers and technologistshave an international perspective. Most employers who plan on placingemployees in international service prefer their employees have internationalknowledge in addition to their technical skills2Engineering education for international practice 4To adequately prepare new engineering graduates for careers in the internationalarena, It takes more than just adding a foreign language course to the existingcurriculum, The minimum requirement must include:· Foreign language proficiency, written and spoken fluency· Understanding culture of peoples in regions of the world where graduates may practice· Understanding of international business issues, such as

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bertrand Côté

. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Most of our Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics laboratory protocols will be documented ina PowerPoint environment in the near future and will incorporate multimediaapplications. This will enable our students to work in smaller groups and according totheir own planned schedule (even at night), thereby helping them become moreresponsible citizens.Bibliography1 Fundamental Principles of Flow, IIHR Video Tape2 Characteristics of Laminar & Turbulent Flow, IIHR video tape3 Young, D.F., Munson, B.R. and Okiishi T.H., A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 2nd Edition, JohnWiley

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The plan is to assist students in identifying career related goals early in their educationalexperiences through novel and unique interventions that allow students to deliberately andsystematically explore career development issues in curricular and co-curricular venues: · By stimulating career awareness · By assisting students in decision-making at transition pointsThe above criteria are addressed within the proposal by providing students with a means to lookclosely at the connections between their current courses and those courses that will be requiredof their majors through quick reference materials (brochures) and more detailed materials(website content

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ford; Nancy White

, insurance, and bonding. Public and private insurance plans cover design errors andomissions and worker safety (primarily through workman's compensation). Surety bonds protectowners and general contractors against the risk of business failure of firms they hire. In contrast, Bonfire participants engaged in little, if any, risk management. Students suchas Joe may well have not recognized the dangers of the practices used in the Bonfire, including: 1. An informal design change process 2. Inadequately trained workers 3. Permitting the consumption of alcohol on the job 4. Planned around-the-clock operation as the fixed deadline approached. This left little flexibility in schedules, which is necessary to adjust for

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

covering polymers, a student asked whether the material used by hisemployer would be considered an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. He identified thematerial only by its proprietary trade name, and it was not a material that I was familiar with, so Ihad to tell him that I did not know the answer to his question. I then focused the class discussionon resources for identifying and evaluating polymer materials. In this case, we were able to usereference materials in the classroom to identify the material in question. Making a shortdeviation from the lecture plan was time well spent because the students were able to participatein a problem-solving activity stemming from a real-world question

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Soboyejo

actions based on decisions from ranked data of probabilities P(Y j) forj=1,2,…n from the highest to the lowest. Higher considerations in the decision-makingprocess should be given to indicators with higher probabilities.CONCLUSIONSThe new statistical models can be used as essential tools for planning of qualityimprovement of programs. These will enable engineering students to prepare properly forlife long learning and also enable them to make more meaningful contributions to thedevelopment of their societies in future.A technical report of this paper and a second related technical paper (R. J. Gustafson, E.McCaul and A. B. O. Soboyejo, 2002), will be made available to those who may want thetechnical report, at the 2002 American Society of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Zola; Eugene Deess; Vladimir Briller

required to take placement tests in English andMathematics. In addition, the students who plan to major in Chemistry take a Chemistryplacement test. Placement test results, high school grades and SAT scores are used to determineindividual course placement.The Mathematics placement is based on Elementary Algebra, Pre-Calculus, SAT Math score,and High School Rank in Class, when applicable. The English placement is based on score s onthree New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test and SAT Verbal score. Toledo ChemistryPlacement Exam is used to place students in Chemistry classes. Table 1 provides information oncurrent NJIT requirements for placement in Math, English, HSS and Chemistry GUR courses