Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

been practiced in prior launches to stop at the tether marks for couple of minutes beforeletting the blimp move up higher. The stair case like reading of the pressure (calibrated to height)reflects this fact both during ascent upto around 240-250 meters (800-850 ft.) and then back down.Although the tether on the winch would allow going upto 2500 ft. care was taken stay within the rangeof the transmission distance of the 2.4 GHz. Audio-Video transmitter on-board the new gondola.Figures 9 and 10 are the readings of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensors reading during thelaunch. UMES-AIR 21 November 2003

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Krishna Vedula

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education" 2national workforce that is scientifically, technically and mathematically strong. Investments inPeople aim to improve the quality and reach of science, engineering, and mathematics educationand enhance student achievement. Each year, NSF supports more than 200,000 people –teachers, students, and researchers at every educational level and across all disciplines in scienceand engineering. Embedded in all NSF programs are efforts to build a more inclusive,knowledgeable, and globally engaged workforce that fully reflects the strength of the Nation’sdiverse

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

4 5 further their own interest. 9. Competition forces business managers 1 2 3 4 5 to resort to shady practices. 10. The profit motive pressures managers 1 2 3 4 5 to compromise their ethical concerns. Students were given an ethical cynicism test at the end of reflection in action. Theclass was pretty non-cynical. The average posttest cynical measure was 21 out of amaximum of 50. Although statistical analysis could not be conducted due to paucity oftime, the score is fairly significant, intuitively speaking. Ten out of ten elements of ethicswere on the non-cynical side. The students

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed; Jacqueline El-Sayed

relaxation of a tolerance of a non-critical dimension. The size of the center bore was crucial and a .0005 tolerance was maintained.The collaboration saved product design & manufacturing lead-time, by reducing late designchanges. This is extremely important, not only because of shortness of the academic term, but italso reflects a real industrial environment. Fixtures to achieve the prescribed tolerance weredesigned and fabricated for work-holding in the mill and lathe. Process plans and operationsequences were laid out guiding the fabrication process. The wheel hub’s aluminum parts wereproduced. Cost was a main concern. Students obtained some support from their co-opemployers in the form of fabricated fixtures that reduced expenditures

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monte Tull; Gerald Crain

is to agree on features and functions of the final product andto affect any changes from the PDR design objective. The final review is an opportunity toshowcase the design to the customer, usually at the sponsor’s site. The presentation segment isset to provide not only design highlights, but to reflect on the lessons learned in projectmanagement (schedule, cost and critical performance parameters.) Grading of the final demo ison the presentation and on keeping the design focused on the requirement. Having a product thatis fully compliant on that day is a key objective, but it is not a driving requirement fordetermining the grade in the course.C3: Lectures are provided by appropriate experts on a just-in-time basis. Introducing thestudent to

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Armando Pellerano

, a useful engineering educators often overlook.Once the treatment has been thoroughly developed, the next step is to develop the "shotsheet". One can look at the shot sheet as a script on steroids. The shot sheet encompassesall of the elements of a script, it indicates audio cues, it describes each scene and theaction contained therein. Where it differs is the level of detail it reflects. The shot sheet Page 9.1155.6breaks up the visual action into individual shots. Each shot is described in detail,including composition, camera movements, action taking place within the shot, theduration of the shot and all of the assets contained within that shot

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Chandler; dean fontenot

the Northeastquadrant of Lubbock, and its student population reflects that of the surrounding community,which has an overwhelmingly majority population of Hispanic and African-American families. Itis also one of the schools mentioned in Texas House Bill 400, which directs State-fundedUniversities in Texas to work in their regions to improve the number of graduates fromunderperforming high schools entering post-secondary degree programs 6.In our original model, Estacado High School teachers were paid stipends by Texas Tech to workwith TTU faculty and students to integrate engineering projects into courses they teach and tohorizontally align their classroom activities with the other teachers participating in the program.For example, the project

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

machine was used to generate the current flow. For the tests describedherein, a unit capable of delivering 850 Amps was used. However, other units of higher andlower amperage can be used to provide the current. Since the application is actually shorting thewelder, the resistance is well below that typically found when welding, therefore, in many units;the amperage readings on the welder may not accurately reflect the actual current in theworkpiece. To overcome this problem, an ammeter can be used to measure the actual amperagebeing supplied.Hardness Testing MachineFor the experiments described below, a standard Rockwell hardness testing machine was used.For our purposes, a mechanically operated unit is used to obtain the measurements. However

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schrader; Jawa Mariappan; Angela Shih

, the current teaching methodologies do not allow for any mistakes and look for one correct answer. This popular approach is too simplistic and doesn’t reflect the reality. The better approach is to let the students make mistakes and learn from them. • Real learning occurs when we can immerse ourselves in a situation in which we are forced to perform, get feedback from our environment, and given chances to correct or adjust our responses. Page 9.1083.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

called Educating Future Army Officers for a Changing World. The overarching goal ofthe academic program is “to enable its graduates to anticipate and to respond effectively to the uncertainties of a changing technological, social, political, and economic world.” 1. Graduates can analyze and solve From this goal, the Military Academy complex problems. • Graduates can apply their knowledge of mathematics, derives a set of ten specific program goals science, engineering, and the humanities to analyze and that address Army needs and reflects the solve problems in nuclear and radiological

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Adams

thermodynamics and fluid mechanicsrequired to understand the heat transfer topic at hand. Likewise, MEMS courses need not Page 9.204.7develop the entire field of chemistry, solid state physics and materials engineering, but just those Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationaspects relevant to an understanding of MEMS. Upon reflection, this is exactly what theinstructors did in this course. The difference lies in how instructors present the material. Ratherthan presenting the student with “Everything about

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Kulkarni; Chung Leung

. An approximation of the original image in most ofthe cases is enough, as long as the error between the original and reconstructed image istolerable.Mean Square ErrorOne of the error metrics used to compare the various image quality techniques is the MeanSquare Error (MSE) The MSE is the cumulative squared error between the reconstructed and theoriginal image. A lower value of MSE is good as it indicates there is very little error between theoriginal and reconstructed images.Peak Signal to Noise RatioSignal to Noise ratios are estimates of the quality of a reconstructed image compared withoriginal image. The basic idea is to compute a single number that reflects the quality of thereconstructed image. Reconstructed image with higher metric are

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Summers

Society for Engineering Education Respondents brought up several interesting issues. The responses reflected a tendency to expect students to learn project management skills on an ‘as needed’ or ‘learn it as they go along’ approach. Project management teaching methods appeared the most solid when utilizing project management skills was considered a critical component of the project itself. Though not necessarily titled “Project Management”, separate courses were found primarily at 4 year institutions. Several respondents stated that the requisite skills were often taught several semesters after projects were required in certain classes. Other respondents stated that project management skills

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Muhlbaier; Peter Jansson

theperformance (grading) reflects the completion of the aggressive deliverables. In the case of thisand all product innovations or inventions under the VCF at a very minimum the team mustdevelop a working prototype by the end of the semester in order to achieve a passing grade forthe Clinic Course. In the case of this innovation, the assessment was not challenging. The teamworked well in excess of the anticipated 10 hours per week and developed in a very short periodof time (one semester) three (3) unique designs for a simple to complex taillight system. As theproject moves to the next stage, the students are negotiating with manufacturers to construct theirdesigns, continuing in-store marketing to gain a better understanding of price points and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Outreach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

critical analyses.Students work very hard on the conversions. Less than 10% of the class is able to complete theconversion from ppm to ug/m3 when asked to do so in the JiTT quiz and a very high percentageof the class (80-90%) is able to correctly complete such a calculation on the mid-term or final Page 9.812.5exam. In the most recent semester, a problem requiring a unit conversion was not on the exam. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationWhen asked to reflect on the exam and provide a

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

working in the ERE Design Studio in both the traditional and group work layouts.Teamwork and Creativity Skill DevelopmentThe course provides bi-weekly Teamwork/Creativity exercises. These exercises are still indevelopment; however the current list of topics is provided below. Detailed explanations can befound on the CCLI Project website4 • Learning Style Assessment- Students learn about their own learning style via a number of paper and web based instruments. They reflect on how their own and others’ learning styles can impact teamwork. • Teamwork Criteria – The second week of class, students work in groups and are asked to submit their criteria on Blackboard for a team member to earn a grade of an

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt; Jorge Rodriguez

collaborative learning sessions about the design process, data collection from potentialcustomers, and tasks to accomplish their goals that result in the manufacture of their prototype.Recognizing that students need to occasionally take a break from the intensive product designprocess, the instructional coordinators have also included “design challenges” that allow studentsto puzzle over a challenging problem for a short period of time. The program also builds in timefor the students to interact with each other in peer evening group sessions in order to reflect onthe activities of the day, address issues of concern, and focus on a topic of interest for highschool students planning to be college students. The program has also included a variety of

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

professionalism and, inparticular, owning an embedded systems kit were cited directly as key instruments of thischange. In spring semester 2004, we found two senior design groups that were using theirPICkitTM programmers to develop subsystems for their capstone projects. One project, in thearea of landmine detection, utilized a PIC MCU to pulse a coil at a fixed frequency and dutycycle and to monitor the time constant of the resulting magnetic field. The time constant is afunction of subsurface materials. The second project is a low-cost electronic “measuringtape” suitable for distances between 30 and 300 meters. In that work the MCU pulses afocused light source, microsteps a stepper motor, monitors the reflected light energy, thencalculates and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Slack

taught this semester.This course already has a set of questions for quizzes from previous semesters, so they will needto be re-categorized to reflect the outcomes. At that time, it may be necessary to add additionalquestions to the database to fill in holes in the assessment of outcomes.At the beginning of the semester, at pre-test will be done to gather information on how thestudents do with the outcomes. This test will not be considered part of their grade. At the end ofthe semester, the final will contain all of the questions from the pre-test, and any additionalquestions that the professor prepares at that time.Student performance data will be collected for all tests done during the semester, and the resultswill be analyzed and presented at

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

, molecular-scale, and atomic-scale technologies that are at the forefront of chemicalengineering research.1 This curriculum would replace a significant portion of the macro-scaletechnology that has been taught in chemical engineering for most of its history as a professionwith multi-scale technology, while retaining a sufficient amount of the traditional technology topermit teaching and learning of manufacturing. Traditional course titles may change, reflecting arearrangement of topics based on length scales.1In any new curriculum paradigm, there will still be a need for a capstone experience. In the newcurriculum paradigm, the capstone experience may include design of a product at multiplescales, from the product at the atomic through the colloid

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

within that division was allowed to focus on a slightly differentapproach to the same given project. This revised approach reduced the total number of projectsto four (from a possible 16 in the fall semester), which allowed the instructors to provide betterfeedback throughout the project timeframe, and also will limit repetition of projects in latersemesters.Another challenge has been to provide the students with guidelines that ensure a systematicapproach while still allowing enough control over the methodology to learn something new.Addressing this issue is an ongoing process, and slight modifications have been made eachsemester to the project handout to reflect changes in the guidelines. It is expected that some ofthe guidelines will

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams; Erick Jones

chart components. In thedevelopment SECtCS SPC charts, we use for our historical parameter data on “n” number ofrespondents, the different “Cognitive Turnover” mean scores for similar professionals. Thisapproach is related to the chart of individuals for manufacturing processes8. Second, the parameter values plotted on the y-axis. SPC charts plot actual measurementvalues. Each point on the chart is intended to reflect the current state of the system. Thisapproach allows for instantaneously detecting of changes in the normally stable process. Becauseit has been noted in our research that the length of time that an individual stays at a companykeeps them from leaving because of benefits and pension investment the propensity for“cognitive

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitch Keil; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationA prototype TDT (Figure 2) has been developed for use with the disc specimen (DTS) as testpiece. The rigid sand/binder test piece undergoes characteristic structural change when heatedand loaded in the TDT. Such characteristics are reflected in the shape of a Thermal DistortionCurves (TDC) obtained for different sand/binder combinations, as seen in Figures 3 and 4. Temperature (C) Time(sec) 0.03 Temperature (C) Time (sec) 0.03

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Nelson

includes consideration of whether to design a broad curriculum or aprogram that focuses on one specific area of computer engineering, perhaps to serve the needs oflocal industries or to reflect interests and background of the faculty. Several sample curriculum models, and syllabi of their component courses, are presentedin Appendices B and C of the CCCE Report to illustrate different ways in which a computerengineering curriculum might be created from the body of knowledge and engineering practiceaspects presented in this report. These curriculum models were designed from different Page 9.332.5perspectives to address the needs of

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

patentedinventions are not conceived by trained engineers? In Canadian French there is even a specialword for such person, “patenteux” 9. Patenteux stands for: creator, innovative problem solver,inventor and artist 9, 8. Based on 10 years of unpublished surveys of engineering technologystudents at sophomore through senior level engineering technology courses at CentralConnecticut State University (CCSU), the students express strong preference for repetitivelearning based on practical examples. That fact alone clearly indicates a preference for multiplesmall projects rather than one complex and time consuming project. The flow of teachingactivities described in this paper reflects experiences gathered in teaching Design forManufacturing senior level course

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw

students will “pick them up”. Thisincludes discussion on how the major works, how the labs work, the working relationships withprofessors, the social environment, etc.Crucial Learning ObjectivesFrom the “standards” presented above specific learning objectives should be developed for thefoundations class in IT. These objectives should be introductory in nature but reflect the entirescope of content for the IT major. Learning objectives are the outcome from the learning and notthe methods of obtaining this outcome. The emphasis should be placed on “student-oriented,learning-based, explicit, and assessable statements of intended cognitive outcomes.”6 Thefollowing list is a good example of a set of learning objectives for the foundations class in IT

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Page 9.200.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe overall global involvement into Brazilian conferences (nearly 1000 participants) isillustrated on Fig.1 that shows the total number of foreign papers presented at four conferences[7]. The Figure reflects the countries that presented not less than three papers at fourconferences. The percentage of “continental” participation is shown on a pie-diagram at the topof Fig.1. As one can see, Brazil, of course, is the chief contributor (558 papers submitted). It isimportant to underline that Brazilian contributors really present

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr; Heather Smith

utilized streaming video and sound to illustrate key corrosion concepts.Anecdotally the CD was well received by the students, but there is no numerical data to confirmits effectiveness per se. We make the assumption that it added to the overall learning experienceof the students and was reflected by their overall higher scores on the assessment. Thisimprovement was encouraging given that the quantity of corrosion information presented wasnot increased, but rather it was made more palatable for the students.Design QuestionIn the design question the student was faced with suggesting a practical solution for a corrosionsystem. The question was left intentionally vague and required students to make assumptions,which was given in the instructions. The

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg

© 2004, American Society of Engineering EducationTeaching MethodologyThe proposed development reflects authors’ vision of laboratory experiments to be conducted ininteractive manner under supervision of a person on site.Certain limitations have to be observed: 1. Due to high voltage application actual physical set up should be monitored constantly 2. A large variety of experiments with different types of motors and/or connection diagrams require frequent change of wiring configurations, which should only be done physically on the site. A student or a group of students should request configuration changes to continue with another experiment 3. As with traditional manual experiment only one person can physically

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

change in the pedagogy ofteaching management has been broadly accepted in the academy. The professor found a new lifein writing about the pedagogy and influencing peers as they struggled to teach managementcourses. As a result of this reengagement, this professor has become the guiding light for newfaculty as they begin their writing careers, by serving as a mentor to those looking for help. Thistransformation of a professor, who had given up on professional development when consultingwas ruled out, reflects the life that the Boyer model has given to the teaching faculty in manycolleges and universities.ConclusionsConsulting is an excellent way to maintain technical currency as long as the consulting istechnically challenging. Consulting that is