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New Computer ET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyle Hebsch; Jefferey Stevens; Andrew Gilchrist IV; Joel Weinstein

Page 7.958.4meetings, teams could update the status of their projects or ask questions about project Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ® 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrequirements that were unclear. Meetings varied in length and the client (instructor)frequently (and deliberately) had prior “engagements” to attend or might skip the meetingentirely without notice. This was part of the industry simulation. Students learned thatclient meetings don’t always go as planned and often interruptions prevent companiesfrom being successful. The student teams had to learn how to deal with this problem.Nonetheless, this format gave the

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Loc Vu-quoc; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; R. Keith Stanfill

/ Verification Production System Req'ts & Detail Design Code/Unit Test/ Product Release Design Process Design Product Design & Test Plan Build & Intgrtn Verification Time Time Major Topics Major Topics Product Realization Practices Software Engineering Practices Processes, Organization, Management, Economics

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson

obtaining an objective point of view in determining possible solutionsfor these health-related ethical issues. My class examined the issues of stem cell research. Wealso discussed the increasing cost of health care with a case study of Brian Williams, a youngman that received a heart transplant after being on an experimental extracorporeal left ventricularassist device for four months. (See the case study “Was Brian Williams’s Treatment Worth thePrice?” in Appendix 4.) I remember a wide array of opinions about this subject. At that time,about a third of the class wished to attend medical school, a third wished to continue withgraduate school, and the remaining third were planning to enter the biomedical engineeringindustry. Many of the students

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gaby Hawat

surrounding counties, and we plan on increasing the scope of those events. These include day and night time events where high school students get the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Valencia engineering faculty and faculty in other disciplines. This increases the students’ exposure to what engineering is and what it entails as far as high school and college prerequisites. This also gives the student a vital early focus on what his or her goals are whether in the engineering field or not. This year, Valencia has significantly increased our participation with the local high schools, including among other events participation in the Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair held February 2002.Another tool available to us to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

in class with hands-on experience. 2. Economy: As much as possible, space, money and student time should be economized. A multidisciplinary facility, shared between ECE and MAE classes would allow efficient use of space and equipment, better use of available funds, and elimination of overlap among individual departmental labs. Focusing experiments on a single device rather than a plurality of devices would result in economies of space, money and student time.To achieve these goals we carefully planned the new laboratory. As part of this process, weconsulted with local industry. The advice we received was very helpful to us, and thehardware-in-the-loop laboratory configuration we implemented is useful for both educational

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Melanie Daniel; Joshua Becker; Carlos Ortiz

of 0.01 –5.0 mg/L. All pH values were determined using an Accumet Basic pH meter Model AB15 (FisherScientific Co.), calibrated with certified Fisher Scientific buffer solutions at pH 4.0 and 7.0. Totalsuspended solids analyses were conducted according to the Standard Methods (9) on the recycledsludge. Page 7.1034.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Experimental PlanThe experimental plan of this study was developed to establish a base line for copper precipitation(one-component system

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Goodwine; Steven Skaar; Robert Nelson; Mihir Sen; James Mason; Stephen Batill

theirMechanical Engineering degree with course content in Business may opt to take one ortwo of their five Technical Electives with two business-related courses newly offered bythe College of Engineering. The first of these provides a foundation in financial, human-resources, supply-chain, organizational and innovation aspects of the modern corporationthat are pertinent to the career of a new engineering employee. The second course goesinto more depth on these matters, and also touches on issues pertaining toentrepreneurship and business plans. Developing an understanding of how engineeringactivities fit into the broader social and business context is a complement to thiscurriculum initiative

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S.Y. Eidgahy

department 2.The selection and evaluation of faculty by an administrator is one of the most critical tasks.The selection of faculty is most accomplished through search committees; which in turnreduces the strain on the chair. However, the evaluation of department members is a majorresponsibility of a chair. Professional development and performance counseling should bethe cornerstones of an effective faculty evaluation system3. For example, in professionaldevelopment of faculty, a chair’s objective should be collective as well as individualdevelopment by involving faculty in planning activities, by taking calculated risks and bysecuring maximum institutional support. As for performance counseling, this should be acontinuous process rather than an

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Hossein Salehfar; John Watson; Arnold F. Johnson

. Further trials are being planned and it is consideredthat this method of delivering distance courses has great potential. For an actual demonstration of the method discussed in this paper, the readers areinvited to visit the following Web site:http://power.ee.und.nodak.edu/courses/ee313/spring2002/Lectures/demo/ee313-lectures-demo.htmReferences[1]. Virtual Link Corporation, “Mimio,” [Online]. Available: http://www.mimio.com/index.shtml.[2]. TechSmith Corporation, “Camtasia,” [Online]. Available: http://www.techsmith.com.[3]. RealNetworks, “RealOne Player,” [Online]. Available: http://www.real.com.[4]. MicroSoft, “Windows Media Player,” [Online]. Available: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Subrata Roy; Karim Nasr; K. Joel Berry

performance of thermodynamic systems.3. PROJECT-BASED, DESIGN-DRIVEN THERMODYNAMICSKettering is well known for its successful cooperative education program where each studentgains valuable industrial experience while working for an industrial sponsor. The current EST,however useful, is still lacking in providing practical design experience to these students. Page 7.413.2Addressing this issue, the authors started formulating an educational plan that would integrate“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joao Vinhas; Joao Paiva

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationplaying the role of producing and producing badly, high school teachers, when it should be graduat-ing scientists and technicians able to bring about the modernization plan that the country needs” [1]. The enlargement of the recruitment pool that followed soon showed the main hindrance to bea shortage of teachers who could adequately prepare high school livers for further studies. These facts and all the doubts concerning the direction educational systems in the EuropeanUnion must follow, particularly at k12 level, result in a widespread uncertainty and also in what isconsidered an

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Edwards

amongst others who teach and learnengineering mathematics. Production of further applets is planned but, even with themodularity and rapid application development capabilities of Java, this is a time-consumingexercise (but “watch this space”!).ConclusionIt has not been possible yet to assess fully the efficacy of MathinSite in reducing failure rateson engineering courses due to mathematical subjects. This may be difficult to assess anywaysince the diagnostic testing / follow-up support combination has already paid dividends inthis area at Bournemouth University. A comprehensive review of MathinSite’s use obtainedfrom user feedback is planned for 2002 – 2003, the third year of the project. However, fromclassroom observation and questionnaire

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Jessop

session leadsthe students through a series of exercises that alternates among individual, small group (twostudents) and large group (all students) brainstorming to compare the quality and quantity ofideas gathered. Finally, the small groups develop a “business proposal” for their best solutionand present it to the entire class. The class votes upon the viability of each proposal to determinewhat plan would most likely be funded and implemented.Critical ReadingThe philosopher John Locke said “reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge;it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”13 Reading provides the fodder for idea generation;however, creativity is not fostered by simply reading, but by critically reading. The keydifference is

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; Aly Valentine; J. Richard Weggel

. The trend of improving analytical skills is shown under the “5” ranking in Table 1. Thepercentage receiving a “5” increased from about 13.8% to 31.6% to 40.0% as the teams movedfrom Proposal to Oral Report to Final Report.Communication SkillsThe evaluation regarding communication skills in each assessment form states: “Articulates ideasin a clear and concise fashion and uses facts to reinforce points. Written materials flow logicallyand are grammatically correct. Plans and delivers oral presentations effectively. Uses technologyand graphics to support ideas and decisions.” Table 1 Advisor's Evaluation of Analytical Skills (Numbers indicate percentage of teams receiving given ranking.) Ranking

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Lacey Prouty; Erik Rushton; Brian Gravel

limited educational applicationfor teachers and students.An appropriate engineering activity integrated into regular school curriculum can have two majorresults: first, teachers become able to see how engineering can compliment and tie togethertraditional classroom content. When shown how engineering and computer science content canfit into existing lesson plans, teachers become more ready to use the this material, which enrichesstudents’ educational experiences. The second major result of integrating engineering activitiesis that students are shown how engineering relates theoretical science, mathematics, socialstudies, and language arts material being taught. Quite simply, engineering often providesrelevance to students, a factor often lost in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Bruning

roles, (c) sharing the objective of the research – to identify how girls explore andcome to know engineering profession (what is seen, heard, and discovered), (d) brainstormingideas and research methods and (e) planning data collection. Exploration was encouraged,however, a timeframe and general timeline was agreed upon.Data CollectionAt the Engineering Career Expo held on the researcher’s university campus, all participants’tape-recorded their interviews with company representatives as well as their own personalcomments and observations. To assure the participants are familiar with the purpose of the Expoand floor layout of event including the locations of the companies, background materials aboutthe event were reviewed in advance. I served as

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Masters; Renata Engel

concepts prior to the recitation sessions;iii) efficiency of lecture class time—rather than constructing the notes on the board or overhead Page 7.1015.1the lecture instructor spent class time emphasizing certain details in the notes, offering alternateexplanations, elaborating on subtleties, and connecting the notes to experience. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationWe recognized during the planning stages of the course that this method of delivery wouldprovide some opportunities for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

). In line with ABET criteria, itwas decided to develop programming courses which address the unique, specific needs ofET students. Unlike Information Technology or Computer Science students, ET studentsneed to understand hardware and interface issues associated with programming andsoftware development. In addition, it was planned that these courses be structured tobetter prepare RIT’s ET students for success in courses taken later in their programsequence.In June of 2000, the author was assigned responsibility for the development and initialteaching of a three-course C++ technical programming sequence. The courses were to beinitially presented in the classroom environment but that distance learning versions wouldsubsequently be offered.At

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brenda Henry Groff; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez

that are then downloaded to the robotcontroller via an infrared link. The third phase of this project is a demonstration of each team’srobot. On the demonstration day, the teams show how their robots perform their assignments in theEngineering and Technology Building’s main lobby. In this way, not only students taking thecourse, but also other students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to appreciate the projects.Teams are also required to write a project journal and a final report (on a web page) that describesthe planning, design, building, programming, testing, and demonstration of the robot. They areasked to include pictures and diagrams of their robots and programs

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

and faculty to take the first stepto utilize the software in their classes and class work, thereby leveraging the advantages of thispowerful and highly visual CAD system. Subsequently, the intent was to encourage widespreaduse of solid modeling, not only in CAD-based classes requiring creation of technical geometryand/or engineering drawings, but also in other technical classes, non-technical classes or anyexercises, requiring tools for geometry, display, animation, and/or web content creation. Based onthe initial 4-year plan, ultimate success will be indicated when solid modeling use among facultyand students becomes as ubiquitous as spreadsheet use is now.This paper constitutes a follow-up report on the continuation of that initial effort

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

Different Action Modes FACT FINDER FOLLOW THROUGH QUICK START IMPLEMENTER probe structure invent build define coordinate risk fix calculate arrange challenge practice specify plan originate construct prove budget devise demonstrate evaluate integrate reform form formalize consolidate improvise

Conference Session

New Information ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

-topics mentioned (55 in this case), but they wereconsidered minor topics due to their infrequent mention.The remaining topic areas had several sub-topics also, but essentially none with multiplementions. However, further clarification is in order for most of them. The topic area ofHardware: architecture & circuits included such sub-topics as computer hardware andarchitecture, computer storage, and hardware fundamentals. The topic area of User advocacyincluded the sub-topics of user need identification and analysis, system life cycles, applicationintegration, and seeing things from the user’s perspective.The topic area of Enterprise topics included enterprise resource planning, outsourcing, advancedword processing and spreadsheets, and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Pauline Melgoza

library collection. Given the savingsthat was realized when the IHS database was cancelled, the additional reference staff timerequired to monitor the orders generated by the ILI database is acceptable. Typically, the staffspends less than fours a month on ILI database orders.The money that is left over in the standards account each year will be available to thescience/engineering reference unit for current or future purchases. This year the library plans tospend the money in purchasing current ‘hot issues’ standards such as those that deal withlifelines, structural integrity, and anything else that may be pertinent to the issues presented bythe events of September 11. In addition, the teaching faculty will be asked to identify standardsthat will

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Jalkio

demonstrated level of performance in most cases. As aresult, this rubric would result in prohibitive levels of effort on the part of an instructor if theinstructor had to determine the level of mastery demonstrated by each student.The second issue, that of course level assessment, has been discussed in the literatureconsiderably in recent years. It is critical for the formation of any meaningful plan for thecontinuous improvement of our courses, as well as being a crucial portion of the programassessment required by ABET. Many assessment instruments have been discussed in theliterature4 and their advantages and disadvantages have been weighed. A number of schoolshave considered student portfolios as a tool for documenting student achievement of

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Loshbaugh

receive classroom instruct ion, meetregularly with faculty members—known in the program as mentors—spend long hours in thefield, and work closely with teammates to develop a solution to the team’s project.Students make 3 presentations to their clients; the final presentation is open to the public. Thepresentations routinely take up to 1 hour, both for delivery of information and for exchanges withthe client. Teams are also responsible for 3 technical reports: a project plan developing thestrategy the students intend to follow to solve their assigned problem; a component breakdown inwhich individual students discuss their particular area of expertise within the larger project; and afinal report, detailing the team’s analysis, actions, and

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beth Todd

hiring entry-level engineers. A coupleof sample student resumes for John N. Gine and Sally R. Tide are included with the module, sothat students can compare what John or Sally have to offer with what may be required in anentry-level position. An active learning exercise is given to plan for the types of professionaldevelopment John or Sally need to be more competitive in the job market. The students areasked to go through a similar exercise with their own resume and begin to plan their own careerdevelopment.Additional MaterialThe instructor’s guide describes the three class periods, active learning exercises, and homeworkassignments discussed above in much greater detail. It concludes with a discussion of gradingrubrics for in-class and homework

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

programs were required to have an assessment plan to measure theeffectiveness of the programs. This has been replaced by criteria 2 and 3 of the EC2000.Criterion 2 requires that each program to have educational objectives that are consistent with themission of the institution and EC2000. These objectives should address one or more needs ofone or more constituencies. Furthermore, the objectives are understandable by the constituencyaddressed.After approving the educational objectives of a program, educators are required by ABET criteria3 to establish the program outcomes. The outcomes should describe an area of knowledge that aperson can possess, be stated such that a student can demonstrate before graduation, and besupportive of one or more

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yves Van Hoenacker; Philippe Micheau; Patrik Doucet; Patrice Masson; Jean Lapointe; Aymeric Kron

definition of the required additional outputs at the design reviews in the IMC 900 and IMC 906 (Design Project I and II courses), and the production of templates for the planning of the major design project activities for the conceptual design stage and for the preliminary design stage of the PDP.ConclusionsAs the project to unify the approaches to engineering design unfolds, the advantages to futurestudents become obvious. The benefits to the Faculty members involved in the supervision ofthe major design project are clear: a better understanding of each other discipline and anincreased confidence in the supervision of the design of complex systems. It is also clear that theproject will not come to an end with the implementation of the

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myron (Ron) Britton

containingdetailed instructions is posted on the NSERC Web site.Review ProceduresAll eligible applications will be sent out for external review. A Selection Panel, comprised ofdesign experts from academia and industry, will rank the proposals and make the finalrecommendations to NSERC.Selection CriteriaApplications will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the candidate, the impact of theuniversity design strategy, and the relevance and creativity demonstrated by the action plan inachieving the program goals. Detailed criteria are described in the program’s Guide forApplicants posted on the NSERC Web site. Page 7.628.8 Proceedings of the 2002

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel; Jerry Schumacher; Ed Mattison

can request a PDA to personally use. Faculty whoteach the introduction to computing course that all freshmen must take are highly encouraged touse a PDA. Instructors can also sign out additional PDAs, folding keyboards, GPS modules,camera expansion modules, and wireless ethernet modules for classroom projects, exercises, anddemonstrations. The department has also set up a wireless network so that students in computingcourses can access the school’s local area network and the Internet wirelessly. The department’swireless network is part of the school’s plan to eventually interconnect the entire campus via awireless network.3. Motivation Despite the fact that all freshmen have PDAs, we found that, for the most part, thefreshmen were