Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Leslie

the programming language being taught. This language is still sometimesused for code development at the graduate level. Research level computational work at LosAlamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories is often done with FORTRAN.Despite FORTRAN’s historical importance, C (also C++) programming has become much morewide spread. Thus, several years ago FORTRAN was dropped in favor of C. Because of thischange it was possible for ME students to take a programming class from the Computer ScienceDepartment as well as through their own department. This scheduling flexibilitynotwithstanding, C programming was dropped this academic year in favor of the higher levelprogramming available with Mathcad and Matlab.Once the decision to drop

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay Raman

1998,where he is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Wireless Microsystems Laboratory.ADAM KLEIN received the B.S.E.E. degree from Cal Poly Pomona in 2001, and will receive the M.S.E.E.degree from Virginia Tech in 2004. In the summer of 2002, he interned with the Wireless Broadband SystemsGroup at Motorola SPS. He joined the Wireless Microsystems Laboratory at Virginia Tech in 2002 where hisresearch has involved RF VCO design in SiGe and Si CMOS technologies. He was also the GTA for the RFICdesign course during Spring 2003.RICHARD SVITEK received the B.S.E.E. degree from The University of Pittsburgh in 1998 and the M.S.E.E.degree from Virginia Tech in 2002. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turner Stuart; Cary Fisher; Jason Bartolomei

: 1. Application of the fundamental concepts of systems engineering to solve engineering problems. 2. Laboratory techniques including procedures, recording, and analysis. 3. Design, fabrication, and testing techniques. 4. Use of contemporary systems engineering analysis, design, test, and management tools. 5. Written and oral communication skills. 6. Knowledge of ethical and professional responsibilities. 7. Breadth and depth of knowledge and skills in systems engineering, human systems, information systems, operations research analysis, mathematics, program management, and other disciplines necessary to effectively identify and solve the types of

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Kuznetsov

Divisionof the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)where she was teaching for the last twenty years. All this time she was involved indeveloping, testing and implementing in her classes a variety of computer-basedcourseware. She got involved in developing computer-based courseware in 1982 whenshe worked at Computer-Education Research Laboratory at UIUC where the PLATOsystem was developed. Later the PLATO evolved into the NovaNET system1. HelenKuznetsov also authored a package of lessons and simulations on Road Design andConstructions for US Army Engineering School. These lessons as well as NovaNETlessons in Statics and Strength of Materials for Engineering and Architecture studentsare available on the

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

settings. Inaddition to the advanced level technical classes with computer simulations, the program incorporatesextensive practical laboratory exercises and a variety of industrial-based project experiences.The design team for this project was multi-disciplinary consisting of students from the EIET,Manufacturing, and Construction Management programs. Two students were selected to function asproject coordinators for the EIET and Manufacturing components of the project. Individual groupmeetings were held by the program coordinators in addition to scheduling weekly meetingscombining both groups and the authors. Interaction within the combined meetings was interesting toobserve. Initially, the students were talkative within their respective groups

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

important role. In those days, a sizeable portionof the engineering technology faculty members had vocational education as their highereducation background. Over the years, the composition of the engineering technology faculty haschanged to almost 100% of the faculty members having higher degrees in engineering. Industry’sdemand for engineering skills and competencies, the extent of engineering fundamentals thatbecame part of the technology programs and the accreditation criteria for faculty have helped theengineering technology programs to shed the vocational element entirely. [2]. Strongengineering fundamentals, extensive laboratory experience and integrated co-operative educationbecame the hallmarks of well received engineering technology

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Dimitris Lagoudas

traveled in three minutes. More details about the introduction of smart materials into the first-year curriculum can be found in [19]. ‚" The project prepared modules on SMA and piezoelectric materials into a sophomore introduction to materials course, ENGR 213 Principals of Materials Engineering. ‚" A project on synthetic jet actuators (SJA) was introduced into a junior aerospace engineering laboratory course, AERO 302 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory I. ‚" The project introduced material on analyzing SMA components into a structural analysis course, AERO 306 - Structural Analysis II. Specifically, students studied how finite element analysis can be performed on structures that contain SMA

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lewinski; William Hudson

the manyprescribed laboratories and their cumulative design experiences in both the single semesterJunior design and the year long Senior design sequence. Both students also had completed therequired Microprocessor design course in which they completed a multitude of assemblylanguage programming exercises. The students had project design experience at the device levelbut had little experience in system integration and designing using commercially availablesubassemblies. Also previous to this activity, the students did not have significant researchexperience. Page 9.862.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht

and the other half observe teamwork based on an observations technique developed byEberhardt. During the forming phase of the project, teams emphasize task (75%) functions butlearned the value of team (25%) functions. By the end of the semester, team performance relieson a balance of task (52%) and team (48%) skills. Essentially all observations collected foreach function are statistically similar over six semesters of data collection. Following the Second World War, the National Training Laboratory for Behavioral Studiesdeveloped a method for describing team performance based on a balance of task and teamfunctions. Task functions, critical to producing a quality product, focused on activities aimed atthe project goal. Team functions

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineeringareas; the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data inmore than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to perform civilengineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professionalcomponent of the curriculum; an understanding of professional practice issues such as:procurement of work; bidding versus quality based selection processes; how the designprofessionals and the construction professions interact to construct a project; the importance ofprofessional licensure and continuing education; and/or other professional practice issues [1].Regarding this criteria, the curriculum is design to meet

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajan B Gujjarlapudi; Kaushik Hatti; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

Engineering EducationLiterature reviewMost of the literature required for the project, books and journals were suggested by the expert,in this case Mr. Kaushik Hatti working as a Teaching Assistant for the Organic lab at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi. The most useful book in this project was The ExperimentalOrganic Chemistry by Gilbert and Martin 5. Other books which were helpful in this case wereExperimental Organic Chemistry by Daniel R. Palleros. Many important points were noted downfrom the Organic Chemistry Laboratory Manual by Dr. Mark C. Morvant.10Most of critical information required for this project was obtained from Gilbert and Martin 5which addresses a critical need faced by researchers in all fields of the human sciences - how

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dilip Mirchandani; Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran; John Chen; Yusuf Mehta

21st century. One ofthe hallmarks of the program is the truly multidisciplinary curriculum in which laboratory/designcourses are offered simultaneously to engineering students in all four disciplines. Indeed, thehallmark of the engineering program at Rowan University is the multidisciplinary, project-oriented, Engineering Clinic sequence. Every engineering student at Rowan University takes theEngineering Clinics each semester. In the Engineering Clinic, which is based on the medicalschool model, students and faculty from all four engineering departments work side-by-side onlaboratory experiments, real world design projects and research. The solutions of these problemsrequire not only proficiency in the technical principles, but, as importantly

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

withtraditionally low grade point averages. The second case study addressed changes made tothe laboratory component of a required junior level laboratory course. In an attempt toimprove conceptual learning, prescribed procedures for each experiment were eliminated,and students were encouraged to develop their own measurement goals and plans. Studentreporting of their work was modified to include an electronic log book – essentially arunning diary of the experiment - as well as a formal technical report. Required studentevaluations, submitted electronically after each lab, provided a means to qualitativelyassess these changes which, on the whole, seemed to instill a sense of excitement andinterest in the students that had not previously been present

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Welker

a critical component of learning, the students receive training on teamfunctioning at least once a year during their sophomore, junior, and senior years. The classes inwhich the teamwork modules are included are shown in Table 1. The most intensive module,which lasts two class periods, occurs during the sophomore year. The tools the students receiveduring this first module will be used in their other CEE classes that require them to work inteams.Table 1. Placement of modules on teamwork within the CEE curriculum CLASS YEAR MODULE CEE 2602, CE Measurements Sophomore Team Work: Awareness and Tools CEE 3901, Soil Mechanics Laboratory Junior Conflicts CEE 4601, CEE Professional

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vennes; Phillip Smith

with what we havecalled field theory software in a separate paper.II. A Brief History of Computer Aided Design at NMSUComputer aided design in the Mechanical Engineering Department at NMSU has its roots in themid-1970's when the department received a gift of an Applicon computer drafting system fromSandia Laboratories. The Applicon was integrated into the freshman level drafting courses, butby the early 1980's it was replaced by more economic PC's using such software as AUTOCADand CADKEY. Students were urged, but not required, to use these systems in ongoing designcourses. In the 1990's it became evident that there needed to be more integration between thecomputational drafting and computational design calculations and the department began

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Molu Olumolade

program deletionThis paper discusses how the implementation of industrial exercises as a component of a regularclass laboratory experiments has benefited the industries involved as well as maximized studentslearning even in the absence of industrial internship. It also shows how industries can beencouraged or motivated to participate in academic endeavors in a non-financial way.Introduction:College students everywhere experience various forms of problems. These problems have beenexpressed in such areas as course work, teaching methodology, interaction patterns in theclassrooms, and inadequacy of facilities and equipment. In addition to these problems are themost recent observed problems in the areas of communication skills, comprehension

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Johnson; Jeffrey Will

andproteins using the various software packages. In addition, they were able to download their ownprotein database files and bring them into the visualization laboratory. Molecules or structuresthey were having difficulty understanding were prepared and shown on the system. Page 9.1086.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationVector Fields A challenging concept for many of our students in our third calculus course involves thevisualization of three-dimensional vector fields and associated curl

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James West; Dennis Miller; Daina Briedis

-engineering” students at MSU takethree semesters of required courses before entering a major, there is a significant discontinuitybetween the learning and application of the enabling sciences of math, physics and chemistry.More effective use of the required humanities and social science courses was also encouraged,although this is a difficult coordination and management problem on a campus as large asMSU’s (40,000+ students). In particular, the need for improved writing skills was frequentlyidentified. Alumni further recommended the integration of laboratory experiences with themainstream chemical engineering courses allowing students to exercise problem-solving skills inexperiments with a clear purpose. The need to revise the process control course

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Berliner-Heyman; Nicole Koppel; Rosa Cano; Siobhan Gibbons; Howard Kimmel

objectivessuch as classes, laboratories, hands-on activities, field trips, mentoring sessions etc. arespecific to appropriate grade course work. Each group has a main thematic unit linkingall other subjects and activities. Each group thematic unit and academic curriculum isaligned with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards for appropriate grade levelsproviding students with prior knowledge upon which we could build. FEMME groupsand their thematic focus are as follows: FEMME4--Environmental Science FEMME5--Aerospace Engineering FEMME6--Mechanical Engineering FEMME7--Chemical Engineering FEMME8—Biomedical EngineeringLooking at FEMME7 (Chemical Engineering), as an example, the seventh grade girlslearn about chemical engineering and

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael Flynn; Gordon Carichner; Dennis Sylvester; David Blaauw; Catharine June

Table 3: Graduate VLSI requirements. 427:VLSI Design I 470: Computer Architecture OR 478: Logic Synthesis and Optimization 522: Analog Integrated Circuits OR 523: Digital Integrated Circuit Technology 627: VLSI Design II Table 4: VLSI graduate kernel courses. 413: Monolithic Amplifier Circuits 483: Compiler Construction 423: Solid-State Devices Laboratory 522: Analog Integrated Circuits 425: Integrated Circuits Laboratory 523: Digital Integrated Circuit Technology 470: Computer Architecture 527: Layout

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey

normally taught inelectronics is not included, but the material omitted is of little use from a systems perspective.The third benefit achieved by combining digital material with analog in this course is that thestudents complete the course doing something enjoyable. Even the most jaded engineer mustadmit that digital logic is much less stressful to understand than analog. This enjoyable secondhalf of the semester helps keep students enthusiastic about IT.Below are listed the topics covered in the analog portion of this class. The particular aspects ofdigital systems to which each pertains is in brackets. In all cases, laboratory experiments usingreal hardware are used to reinforce the concepts. • DC circuits and Ohm’s Law [This gives an

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

programs have incorporated practice-orientedexperiences into the curriculum by the addition of multiple laboratory experiences, designcourses4, and project classes. Introduction to Industrial Automation is an important course inthe fourth semester of both curriculums, intended to be a blend of these three types of practice-oriented courses. It serves as an important “building-block” in both programs, helping build afoundation for higher level integrated design courses.To help support the project-oriented nature of the course, each individual student is assigned ahardware kit containing an Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and an AtmelAVR microcontroller. The list of assigned sensors, switches, and other input/output (I/O)devices

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

, but, as they learn more process control theory, theycan study, understand and modify the subpanels, which perform the control actions. Thesoftware is designed to work as a general control program for the LEGO RCX brick and willwork with any sensors and control elements that can be interfaced with the RCX brick.Development of the Laboratory Kits Flexible, inexpensive kits were developed which students used to quickly put togethersmall processes and their control systems. The kits contained a pump, two tanks, and a variety ofpiping, fittings and sensors. The main pieces have quick release fittings1 allowing a process,including sensors and control valves, to be assembled quickly and easily. Students connected thesensors and control valves

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

with a 100 ft ethernet cable was located in a nearby laboratory in closeproximity to the launch site within the transmission range of the wireless transmitter to provide aseamless connection to the wired network. Appropriate settings were achieved to transmit the streamingvideo pertaining to the live blimp launch using one of the web servers on campus.Interested readers can acquire more information on the wireless ACCESS POINT and wireless PCNetwork Card from the website of the vendor 6.Blimp launch on November 21, 2003Goal (v) was demonstrated during the launch at NASA WFF on November 21, 2003.The gondola that was developed and instrumented for the Phase-I efforts worked adequately. However,the shape of the gondola did not allow for it to be

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Peerman; Michael Payne; Vivian Chang; Sonya Havens; John Lendvay; Eliot Metzger

data logging system (Loveland, CO) facilitated field measurements ofdissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, specific conductance, and oxidation-reduction potential.HACH CEL/890 advanced portable laboratory equipment (Loveland, CO) facilitatedmeasurements of ortho-phosphates, nitrates, and turbidity. Research Assistants also obtained andstored water samples that were taken back to the USF lab for further analyses. Among these,total coliform was measured using the most probable number technique and Hach MEL/MPNTotal Coliform and E. Coli Laboratory (Loveland, CO); total solids were measured by EPAstandard procedure, biochemical oxygen demand was measured using either a Hach BODTrakapparatus (Loveland, CO) or standard methods specified by the American

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

temperature distribution, the heat transfer coefficient along the fin is assumed to be constant.This assumption is technically not correct as the temperature along the fin varies.Recently, a laboratory exercise in which students were to design, build, and test an “infinitely long”fin was proposed by Abu-Mulaweh [5]. One common question posed by students is “What valueshould we use for the heat transfer coefficient?” Apparently, most undergraduate textbooks do notaddress this issue directly. Thus, the motivation for this work is an attempt to answer that question.This paper examines the assumption that the heat transfer coefficient is constant and proposes asimple approach to estimate the average total heat transfer coefficient for a long cylindrical

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

Session Number 3668 Development and Assessment of Tutorials for Introductory Engineering Dynamics Lesley Ann Low*, Paula R.L. Heron, Brian C. Fabien, Per G. ReinhallDepartment of Physics, University of Washington/Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington/*currently at Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. Introductory engineering dynamics is an important course for (at least) three reasons. First, it is essential to have a strong grasp of the concepts covered in the course when pursuing a degree in engineering. Second, it is a required course for most engineering departments and is the first engineering course that covers both

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

) many students have said that theyappreciated they project, that they learned a lot, or that it was the best part of the course becauseit helps them to understand how the course material comes together. Thus, engineers aremotivated to learn chemistry when they see the relevance of chemistry to engineering.5 The Laboratory ExperienceThe laboratory has been essential to the success of this new course. Evaluations of the previousmaterials science course indicated that lack of a regularly scheduled lab was a seriousshortcoming. Students felt the course material was too theoretical and not relevant to real life.The occasional lab or demonstration in the old course was always mentioned by students asbeing the high point of the course. Incorporating

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Connor; Vinod Lohani

& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education" Session 3130the freshmen year in GE program, theme related problems will be dealt with on a lower level orusing simulation models like the Alice system12 and laboratory exercises that do not requireupper level curriculum knowledge. As the student progresses through the curriculum, the sameand new sustainability problems will be addressed with increasing sophistication using morerecently acquired skills and knowledge from engineering and other courses. Successfulimplementation of this proposal will be used as a model for incorporating similar

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

and then provide service to the students and administration.The FutureWEFIG was formed so that the women faculty would have more of a voice in theCollege. The Dean has been supportive of our request to conduct a self-study to evaluate‘where we are and what we need’ with concerns of equity a driving force. However, self-studies must be used carefully. They may indeed identify problems that can be fixed withrelative ease, such as salary disparities or laboratory space allocation bias. Such Page 9.7.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004