Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Wild; Michael Ryan

graduates. Engineeringprograms have been affected by these enrollment trends and have become sensitized tothe issue of retention.Two of the major potential reasons for freshmen encountering academic difficulty orleaving engineering stem from insufficient academic preparation for the curriculum orunrealistic expectations. Conventional university admissions criteria, such as high schoolaverage and SAT score, correlate with academic success only in a broad sense. Thesemetrics are unreliable in identifying individual at-risk students. An accurate method forpredicting academic success of an individual student has recently been developed basedupon a detailed analysis of the student’s high school performance in mathematics andscience. This insight

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie Skubic

, and embedded systems. Developing successful, event-driven software requires aparadigm shift from traditional program development, and new curriculum approaches areneeded to help computer science and engineering students develop competencies. In this paper,we describe an effort to address this problem through hands-on projects that provide experiencein developing dynamic, event-driven systems and let the students physically see the results oftheir efforts. We describe our project testbed and exercises, based on the smart home theme, andreport our experiences with using the testbed in an actual course setting. Although the proof ofconcept is being evaluated in a software engineering course, the project theme and testbed couldbe used in other

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Eberhardt

engineering at Boeing. The following six weeksconsisted of individually-tailored "shadowing assignments," centering around eachfellow’s respective area of technical interest. During this time, the fellows wereindividually exposed to different management and technical programs and lived amongBoeing engineers and staff engaged in the day-to-day dynamics of engineering practice. Page 7.821.1These activities included participation in Integrated Product Teams, customer and partnervisits, planned tours of Boeing facilities, demonstrations of rapid prototyping, advancedProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

aredefensive about what constitutes leadership and how to integrate it into the classroom.Moreover, a common belief is that leadership cannot be taught but is instead an inherent gift thatyou either do or do not possess. Crucial components of effective leadership such as properspeaking, articulate writing, active listening, skillful negotiating, and efficient time managementcan be taught and are imparted through university courses, workshops, and publications such asASCE Leadership and Management in Engineering and Harvard Business Review, both of whichregularly publish articles on effective leadership. 18, 19, 21 The problem is that leadership skills arenot consistently taught to civil engineering students. To be sure, some students participate

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Kney; David Brandes; Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Engineering Ethics: Teaching Moral Theories to Engineers Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Mary J.S. Roth, David Brandes, Arthur D. Kney Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeIntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has long required thatengineering programs address professional issues, including ethics, in their curricula. Whileengineering programs have approached this mandate from a variety of perspectives, adding code-based “ethics components” to existing courses in the curriculum seems to be the most commonstrategy.1The Engineering Division at Lafayette College, a small, undergraduate institution, has chosen toaddress this requirement with a course

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Gorham

other technical professionals may have an Page 7.955.2interest in attending. Sessions will describe programs and projects that feature the “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”integration of the SMET disciplines and will focus on collaborations between engineersand educators, both in and outside the classroom. The emphasis of all the sessions will behands-on, demonstrated activities that provide attendees with useful teaching tools orpractical ideas for program implementation.ASME Resources“The

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

have not practiced.Even given this troubling backdrop of faculty perspective, an encompassing view of studentneeds includes several areas that compete for their slice of the instructional pie: Page 7.290.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education ¾ fundamental knowledge of computing, programming and computers ¾ awareness of and preparation in emerging aspects of computing ¾ computing requirements in the other courses of their curriculum ¾ knowledge and skills required by engineers in their

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Liv Ramstad; Ferd Schneider; Audeen Fentiman; Artemus Herzog; John Merrill

6-year traditional collegepreparatory school with a diverse student population. The course is nearly identical to theIntroduction to Engineering sequence required of beginning engineering students at The OhioState University, but has been modified to be taught over an entire school year instead of two10-week quarters. Fifty-nine students are enrolled. A math teacher and a science teacher atWalnut Hills High School are team teaching the course during the 2001-02 school year withsupport from OSU faculty and staff. A grant from General Electric provided the funds topurchase laboratory equipment, textbooks, and software for the course. In addition, the grantsupported the high school instructors’ preparation to teach the course.This paper was

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jasper L Steyn; Tobia Steyn

61.1 53.2 51.8 54.0 51.4 47.4 Second course in Calculus 64.7 60.6 53.7 53.1 58.7 45.0 Linear Algebra 63.6 58.3 48.5 56.6 57.9 47.7ConclusionActive learning and action research provide a suitable principle basis for structuring a supportcourse as it ensures that students and faculty are involved in a dynamic process of gainingexperience in learning and teaching. If this approach is applied more widely and pedagogicalstrategies that are beneficial to students on a support course are integrated into the curriculum ofother engineering first year courses it may aid the academic development of all first

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kisha Johnson; Grace Mack; John Wheatland

Page 7.558.1activities and interaction with faculty and administrative personnel of the college” 8. Tinto Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2002-2103theorized that of all the possible types of social interaction, peer-group associations are the mostsalient in social integration and most directly impact the student’s institutional commitment. TheFast Track to Achievement program is an effort to provide freshmen with a quality, first-timepeer group experience as a means of motivating freshmen to stay

Conference Session

Inquiring MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

G. Padmanabhan

and seniors were included for participation inthese activities. The descriptions of these activities follow.II. Sunday AcademyMany of the activities currently used for attracting and recruiting students to engineeringprograms are sporadic. Though these activities are adequate for informational purposes, moresustained activities are necessary to cultivate a desire in the students for pursuing a collegeeducation in engineering. The activity should be spread through the year providing opportunitiesfor the students to develop skills such as problem solving and decision-making required forsuccessful completion of an engineering curriculum. A cohesive program spread throughout theyear rather than sporadic events need to be used. Sunday academies

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rabb; Ronald Welch

part of national or regional competitions, and some are design and build projects.The quality of work displayed by the students proves that the academic program and capstoneexperience meet institutional objectives and the expectations of the students and customers. Inthe Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Projects Day has become an effective wayto seek multidisciplinary opportunities, assess the curriculum and program effectiveness throughcustomer feedback, and advertise the projects to future students. This paper focuses on theDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s experience in Projects Day, use of it as anassessment tool, and long term benefits of the event. Conclusions and outcomes aresubstantiated with student

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Zribi; Mohammad Al-Ansary; Ibrahim Nashawi; Haitham Lababidi; Faridah Ali; Aziz Tayfun; Adel Aly; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

the 2002 American So ciety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationall department students at Kuwait University, to provide a voice for the students to theadministration, and act in an advisory capacity to the department chair. The council hasmonthly meetings.The Undergraduate Program Committee is a standing committee of the faculty. Itscomposition is such that all program areas are represented. In addition, one membercoordinates assessment activities with the office of academic assessment. The committee isresponsible for curriculum development and review including setting academic policies,approval of new courses, reviewing assessment

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

styles as a guideline for incorporation of thehypermedia into the instructional design of the course.I. IntroductionBackgroundThe study took place in the sixth semester Control Systems course (ELE639) in an undergraduateprogram in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto. The course,redesigned in 1997, stresses the extension of theory to practice, with active learning supported bya lab structured around real-time experiments in servo-motor control. Realistic design, testing andimplementation, advanced computer simulations, demonstrations, and email communications withinstructors are an integral part of the course1, 2 . To enhance active learning and visualization, theauthor embarked on developing instructional

Conference Session

New/Emerging Technologies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

WSU who are taking courses originating from Vancouver; and (4) Boeing Companyemployees in the Seattle area ( about 160 miles north of Vancouver). The Boeing Companyoperates an interactive TV system called BEN. By linking the WHETS to BEN we can offer acourse from Vancouver to students at Boeing and Pullman with the local students attending thelecture in the originating WHETS classroom creating a virtual classroom that is state-wide.Using this technology we have offered several lecture-only format courses of the curriculum at adistance. However, the curriculum also contains laboratory courses.After receiving an MEP grant form the Society of Manufacturing Engineers EducationFoundation, in Spring 2000 we offered a Manufacturing Automation

Conference Session

New MET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Coe; Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

This paper is based on a senior machine is located right on the top of thedesign project. It is an example of a floor. There is no additional adjustmentcomplete work from conception and design tooling that would come up from the bottomto implementation in the industry. This of the vehicle.project also shows how the industry benefitsfrom supporting curriculum based projects. The design of the wheel stop mechanism has been drawn in Mechanical In design process of any device, Desktop V4 – 3D CAD system. Importantthere exists a magnitude of considerations calculations and tests were also made toand a challenge for

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Cockayne; John Feland; Larry Leifer

programs in entrepreneurship inacademia. But the lack of integrated context knowledge, know-how, may limit theeffectiveness of these early programs.The pervasiveness of learning-by-doing curriculum is driving the need to educateengineering students in their future role as knowledge holders, creators, team members,builders and, ultimately as, innovators. This paper hopes to continue the development ofthese curricula by presenting know-how as an intentioned framework.KNOW-HOWKnow-how is not a new concept. Aristotle (384-332 BCE) was one of the earliestthinkers to make a distinction between know-what – content knowledge or disciplines –and know-how – the oftentimes-messy aspects of self-awareness and applied teamwork.In Metaphysics, Aristotle speaks

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Long; Donald Leone

Engineering 1,2,“Integrating Engineering Design with the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences andMathematics”, involved the reshaping of the engineering curriculum through: 1) the integration ofcontextualized, interdisciplinary design projects throughout the four years of the program; 2)experimental and collaborative learning; 3) partnerships with industry in the creation of “real life”engineering projects for students at all levels; 4) cross-collegiate and cross-disciplinary teams of Page 7.1270.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Con ference & Exposition Copyright © 2002

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; Nathan Campeau

, so thatstudents can interact with them on an informal basis. Student leaders of the variousengineering organizations and student projects attend, as well, and are integral toproviding a fun and exciting atmosphere.The typical schedule consists of an introductory meeting and ice-breaking session, astudent-groups fair, an informational session with faculty from each department, a ropescourse, team building sessions, a campfire, and free time to use the camp’s recreationalfacilities. The main activities of the weekend are team-building exercises that allowstudents to get to know one another and build bonds of trust that will be essential duringtheir undergraduate studies.The first retreat in 1999 was very successful. Ninety-three percent of the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphne Chang

versions), is used to generate simple dynamic animation for thepurpose of enhancing student learning and appreciation of “real-world” dynamic systems.Furthermore, the simulation/animation component is directly integrated into the course so thatprogressive learning and coordination with the lecture materials can be carried out.(II) Course DescriptionDynamic animation was introduced into the senior level course “EE482 Instrumentation andControl” in the 2000 academic year and has since been an integral part of this required course. Theold curriculum focused extensively on classical frequency response methods such as complexvariables, frequency response methods (Bode, Nyquist, Nichols), stability assessment techniques(Routh-Hurwitz, root locus

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Feland

Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfocus on first the student understanding themselves and how they interact in team situations, thenworking to understand the context in which the team is working including the context of theother team members and the customer, skills to resolve conflict within the team, and finally inthe management of expectations. This recipe results in an engineer with the ability to work wellin any team. To analyze the impacts of this shift in the curriculum, a survey of design teamperformance and satisfaction before the changes and after has been undertaken. The currenthypothesis is

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

Page 7.1199.2their careers after graduation. The models in the VIS must be designed so that they are Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationconfigurable, to enable exploration of data and experimentation with alternative solutions.Finally, our goal is to facilitate active learning and motivate the learning of methodology throughcase study problems.A specific learning system within the VIS is organized into what we call a course module, whichis a set of curriculum materials and computational models that can be used by an instructor, forexample, as an on-line lab assignment. A course module focuses on

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joan Walker

compared to a criterion map created the design course instructor. Study 3 willinvestigate concept mapping as an innovative form of instruction. In the sections thatfollow, each of these studies is described. The paper concludes with a discussion of thestudies’ findings as they relate to the potential of concept mapping as a method forcapturing and assessing students’ conceptual knowledge, and an instructional techniquethat integrates an array of diverse competencies into the BME curriculum. Future studiesare also identified.Study 1MethodsEight undergraduates, nine graduate students, and three professors in the BMEdepartment at Vanderbilt University participated in the study during the summer and fallof 2001. All participants were told that concept

Conference Session

Intra-college Graduate Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Martha J. Molander; Josh Corra; Bethany Konz; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller; Abdeldjelil Belarbi

. Sponsoredresearch and educational activities incorporate various combinations of technologies asillustrated in Figure1. Smart structures projects require the integration of sensing, materials, andstructures. Associated educational projects apply educational innovation and Web-basedmethodologies in the context of the component disciplines. The projects described in this paper were conducted by masters students who had takenthe supporting interdisciplinary course. These example projects are listed below.· Smart Composite Bridge: 3 An instrumented all-composite bridge for highway loads was laboratory tested and manufactured with the involvement of several government and industrial partners. It featured an integral fiber-optic-sensor network

Conference Session

ET Web Based Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi

each technology. It is obviousthat the type of an experiment, the knowledge level of the developer in LabVIEW and theInternet/Web, and cost are major deciding factors in selecting one method over another. Factorssuch as operational security and safety in an online experiment could also play an important rolein choosing one of these technologies.The development of new technologies such as VI server, DataSocket, and AppletView indicatethat that National Instruments and other companies are constantly improving upon Internettechnologies in LabVIEW or adds-on software systems to make the integration of theInternet/Web in LabVIEW applications as easy and smooth as possible. Therefore, it is evidentthat as these technologies evolve and become more

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisle Hites; Eric Nauman; Edgar O'Neal; Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Cascio, Wayne F., Costing Human Resources: The Financial Impact of Behavior in Organizations, third edition, South-Western College Publishing, United States, 2000.2. Guion, Robert M., Assessment, Measurement, and Prediction for Personnel Decisions, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Mahwah NJ, 1998.3. Myers, Jerome L. and Well, Arnold D, Research Design & Statistical Analysis, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Hillsdale NJ, 1995.4. Pedhazur, Elazar J. and Schmelkin, Liora P. Measurement, Design, and Analysis: an Integrated Approach, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Hillsdale NJ, 1991.5. Tabachnick, Barbara G. and Fidell, Linda S. Using Multivariate Statistics, third

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

learning pieces as well. My Engagement ExperiencesI teach at one of Purdue’s Statewide Technology locations in South Bend/Elkhart. In 1983, the PurdueUniversity School of Technology Statewide System was developed to form a partnership with education,industry, and government. It was created for the purpose of updating presently employed people in theskills they need to function in an ever increasing technical workplace. The statewide systems allow forunique opportunities to vary delivery of curriculum. The faculty at these stat ewide locations modelengagement as we stay current with industrial change by consulting with local industry. This information isthen integrated within the curriculum to meet unique

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazel Pierson; Daniel Suchora

and science courses along with all the socialadjustments required in the transition between high school and college. Without a strongcommitment to obtaining an engineering degree many capable engineering students changedmajors or left school prior to the sophomore year. Also those sophomores who did survive theengineering freshmen year did not have the necessary background and commitment for therigorous sophomore level engineering courses. At Youngstown State University, as with manyengineering schools, a freshmen engineering program was developed and instituted with the goalto improve retention of freshmen engineering students, to better prepare them for the remainderof the engineering curriculum, and to give them a taste of engineering in

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Risa Robinson

Session ___ Improving Design of Experiment Skills through a Project Based Fluids Laboratory Risa J. Robinson Rochester Institute of Technology1.0 IntroductionThe educational community recognizes that the typical engineering curriculum has steadilydecreased the emphasis on the study of experimental techniques for problem solving. 1 Industrypartners suggest there is a need to place a greater emphasis on the study and practice ofexperimentation in the engineering curriculum.2 These recent trends are supported by results fromexit interviews

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

integrated as competent members."Not surprisingly, the facets of retention that engage a student with the university are also onesthat enable the student to make the most out of his/her college experience; i.e., the factorsinfluential in retaining students are the same as those aimed at learning.Learning Skills for Engineers It has been known for some time that a First Year Experience (FYE) orientation course hasan impact on the ability of students to succeed in college. Upcraft & Gardner [6] provide a nicesummary of the FYE movement. Landis [7], is an advocate of providing an orientation coursefor engineering students as a way to make them successful in pursuit of the engineering degree. Knowing the 'smart' way to approach academic and