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How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

outcomes. A standard format forthese reviews is now prescribed. This, along with the fact that our teaching assignmentstend to remain constant over a three to five year period, provides an opportunity to bothcompare student performance with expectations as well as make meaningful year-to-yearcomparisons. It was obvious that a detailed discussion of all 12 courses was not possible eachyear. Thus only selected courses are reviewed each year, although all courses arereviewed on a set cycle. Because of their importance in the curriculum both semesters ofthe unit operations laboratory and both semesters of the design class are reviewed eachyear. In addition, one other required course is reviewed. To date four the eightremaining required ChE

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Jalkio

on a weighted percentage of points scored in exams, homework,and other graded assignments2. However, if a course has ten learning objectives that receiveequal point weighting, a student can theoretically score 90% of points without demonstrating anycompetence in one of the learning objectives. Competency testing3 provides direct evidence ofthe accomplishment of learning objectives, but typically only on a pass/fail basis for eachlearning objective. Our goal was to develop a grading system that would allow us to assigngrades based on demonstrated mastery of learning objectives. Since the successful completionof many laboratory experiments and exam questions require the attainment of several learningobjectives, it is difficult to determine the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karthik Soundararajan; S. Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

& international conferences and journals.MANIAN RAMKUMARManian Ramkumar is a Professor in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department atthe Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. He teaches courses in CAD, CAM, CIM, FMS, robotics,surface mount electronics manufacturing, assembly automation, and controls for manufacturing automation. He wasinstrumental in developing the CIM and Surface Mount Electronics Manufacturing laboratory at RIT. Theselaboratories are equipped with production scale equipment that is used for hands-on training and conducting appliedresearch projects for companies.KARTHIK SOUNDARARAJANKarthik Soundararajan is a Controls Design Engineer at Alliance Automation Systems, Rochester, NY

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

contributions of material?· What does the DL need to satisfy user needs: “inspire learning of undergraduate SME&T”?· What is the need for adaptive, flexible and responsive to unforeseen needs and problems?While the aim is to bring digital resources into the hands of students in technical disciplines, theapproach to the above problems so far has been conducted from the perspective of the librarianand the social scientist. In the 1990s, there was a major thrust at NSF to bring psychologists andresearchers in the cognitive sciences into the business of engineering education, and to apply theresearch literature on cognitive sciences to the teaching of engineering. However, there has notbeen a commensurate effort to educate the social scientists about

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

, HowardGardner, a professor of education at Harvard university, wrote that students learn in diverse ways Page 7.677.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand instructors should value and nurture that diversity by attempting to address their individuallearning styles and needs in the preparation and presentation of the material they teach 19. There isrecognition that a traditional “chalk & talk” lecture does not accommodate all types of learners,which has lead to an increased interest in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

: Page 7.15.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education The academic environment is not directly concerned with the realms of practice and designing real structures and works of civil engineering. The primary emphasis is, therefore, the teaching of the theory upon which practice is supposed to depend. It usually goes without question that this is a suitable preparation for its being put into practice.… students concentrate too much on the quantitative and theoretical aspects of engineering and too little on certain other aspects. They consequently graduate lacking

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert B. Stone; Nancy Hubing

product (Otto et al., 1998).As students learn how to design, production of a physical artifact is essential. Unfortunately,undergraduate engineering education has long divided learning activities into lecture and hands-on laboratory courses, with lecture courses greatly outnumbering lab activities. Learningtheories and studies on learning and teaching styles indicate that integrated lecture and laboratoryactivities are better suited for complete learning (Kolb, 1984; Wankat and Oreovicz, 1993; Stice,1987; NSF, 1996; Felder and Silverman, 1988). Many courses have applied these learningtheories to their courses by adding hands-on activities to supplement the theory (Agogino, 1992;Carlson, 1995; Hibbard & Hibbard, 1995, Niku 1995, West et al

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Kaminski

similar or related degrees.Program Objectives 1. Develop advanced competencies associated with the latest innovations in engineering technology. 2. Broaden the career potential of individuals through a program of course work, research, and exposure to new ideas. 3. Develop future engineering technology faculty having the proper academic background to teach in two and four year universities and technical institutions. 4. Promote the notion of life-long learning as a way of professional life.Learner OutcomesUpon completion of the MSET degree program, the graduate student will be able to: 1. Access information databases on details of recent

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King

career. A successful application of what skills anearly engineering student has can lead to increased retention and interest on the part of thestudents. Finding the right personnel to man such a course, and finding the right designchallenges, is necessary for a good experience. This paper will address the challenge of findinggood design problems for use in Biomedical Engineering projects in a freshman course.Methods: Several of the methods to generate these projects are enumerated below:1. Go beyond your teaching team: The engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University weresurveyed by the faculty in charge of the freshman introductory engineering course for designprojects. This course covers the use of Excel, MATLAB, VRML programming, and very

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathrine Nguru; Murat Tanyel

taught at Drexel University where he worked for the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visitingprofessor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovativeintroductory engineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received h is B. S. degree in electrical engineering from BogaziçiUniversity, Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University,Lewisburg, PA in 1985 and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philad elphia, PA in1990.KATHRINE NGURUKathrine Nguru is a graphic design

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

loading. The report must include all finalspecifications and design criteria, calculations and analysis, as well as dimensions. EMch 400students should lead the design for overload and EMch 500 students should lead the design toprevent fatigue failure. Due 11 October.B. [10%] Analysis Validation. EMch 400 ONLY.Part I: Suggest a laboratory experiment or set of experiments that will enable you to validateyour crank arm analysis. Note that this is not intended to be field testing of a prototype. Thesolid model of the crank arm is shown in Figure 1 and a dimensioned drawing in Figure 2.(Figures not included in this paper.) Due 25 October.Part II: Validate your team's analysis with the experimental results. At points A & B comparemeasured strain

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Lawrence; Michael Warner; Douglas Bayley

evaluated to provide some insight into cadetperformance. Data will be analyzed to determine whether cadet performance is tied tothe technical complexity of a given project. Some insight into teaching this course isdiscussed, and finally, the paper will discuss the benefits and the challenges involved in acourse like Engineering Systems Design. The paper will conclude with some feed backfrom recent graduates of the United Stated Air Force Academy and a look toward thefuture of the course.BackgroundEvery cadet graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree from the USAF Academy,whether majoring in science and engineering (technical majors) or the humanities andsocial science (non-technical majors.) As part of the curriculum, each cadet takes

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rusek; Barbara Oakley

how general communication functions can be practicallyimplemented in circuitry. This paper discusses PSpice models illustrating how digital modulation and demodulationcan be achieved and applied in support of conventional and spread spectrum communicationsystems. The PSpice models of PSK and FSK systems described in the article can be directlyreferred to existing hardware. The most popular spread spectrum methods, CDMA and frequencyhopping, have been considered and introduced to demonstrate encoding and decoding processes.The PSpice circuits and simulations discussed here would make excellent additions to theclassroom or laboratory of any undergraduate communications system course.I. Introduction PSpice is the most venerable of

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

in which a course is presented is only loosely relatedto student learning (2). There is a process for teaching and there is a process for learning. Page 7.62.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”The teaching process is managed by the faculty member and the learning process ismanaged by the student (3). Experienced classroom faculty know that they must presentmaterial and assignments which lead to and promote student learning. Likewise, thefaculty member who prepares and presents a distance

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sérgio Franco; Marco Silveira; Luciano Costa; Guillermo Creus

2420 GPAREDE – A automated evaluation system for web L. A. C. da Costa, M. A. L. Silveira, G. J. Creus, S. R. K. Franco CEMACOM (Center of Applied and Computational Mechanics) / Department of Education / UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul)I – INTRODUCTION Learning assessment is one of the most polemic aspects of the teaching/learning process.This work is the result of the collaboration of a professor and students of Civil and ElectricalEngineering with a professor of Education. The objective is to reduce the traumaticcharacteristics of evaluation exams, and to increase their

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrequired to have one formal meeting with the faculty, during which they submit and discussconceptual plans and specifications for their design, and discuss plans for implementation. Classsessions during Phase 1 are divided between formalized discussions of concepts related to thedesign process and informal sessions during which teams can meet, discuss their plans, and seekhelp from the faculty.The students perform the majority of the construction on their projects using tools available tothem in the junior design laboratory. This laboratory is a combination of workshop and office,with an assortment of hand tools, power tools, and workbenches, as well as with space for teamsto hold meetings

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain

potato gun to determine its chemical efficiency. The effects ofair-fuel ratio, barrel diameter, and barrel length were explored. Each of the groups faced manyproblems and challenges in achieving their objectives. The problems, the innovative solutions,and the surprising results of both projects are discussed. The benefits seen in ME 4731 ofallowing students to choose their own projects are also briefly discussed.IntroductionThe undergraduate laboratory sequence in mechanical engineering at Mississippi StateUniversity consists of ME 3701—Experimental Orientation, ME 4721—ExperimentalTechniques I, and ME 4731—Experimental Techniques II. Each of the laboratories is worth onehour of credit. In ME 3701, students study engineering measurements

Conference Session

Collaborations with Engineering Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

PK Raju; Chetan Sankar; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

Session Number: 2102 Dissemination of Innovations from Educational Research Projects: Experience with Focused Workshops P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering, pkraju@eng.auburn.edu Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management, Gerald Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Glennelle Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology Auburn University, AL AbstractDuring 1996, we formed the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE). The

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

between the options within the AE and AST curricula· To develop team skills through the use of collaborative, learning-based assignments· To introduce students to various problems (areas of interest) within the agricultural engineering and technology field· To experience hands-on laboratories related to the AE and AST options· To increase involvement in professional societies and student branches· To introduce technical writing skills during the first year of study· To make first-year composition courses more meaningful to students· To establish career development/job preparation· To receive academic guidance related to curriculum issuesThese general and specific ABE LC objectives were designed to help our departmentmeet the following college

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Badger; Geraldine Peten; Anil Sawhney

themes of improvement that has developed from these studies encourages dualemphasis on teaching and research at the undergraduate level (Coppula 1997). Rather thanviewing teaching and research as opposite ends of the spectrum of undergraduate education,integrative strategies can be adopted to benefit the student’s educational process. Synergismbetween teaching and research can be beneficial for the undergraduate engineering student(Sabatini 1997). Involving undergraduate students in the research process enables them to learnthe methods and processes of research, i.e. what scientists and engineers do, how to make informedjudgments about technical matters, and how to communicate and work in teams to solve complexproblems (NSF 1996).Motivated by

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

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

Session 2142 Maintaining Industry Partnerships in Integrated Product and Process Design Education Norman Fitz-Coy, David W. Mikolaitis, R. Keith Stanfill, Loc Vu-Quoc University of Florida Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science / Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science/ Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering ScienceAbstractThe University of Florida Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) faculty have becomeexpert at teaching

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusuf Khan; Wei Sun; Mohamed Attawia; Michele Marcolongo; Frank Ko; Dhirendra Katti; Cato Laurencin

, material structure, material properties (mechanical,electrical, chemical, and surface), and materials processing. Because the study of biomaterialsinvolves such different endeavors, it is truly a multi-disciplinary field. As such, students maycome from broadly different backgrounds; therefore to be an “expert” in biomaterials, studentsmust embrace the significance of each discipline’s contribution to the use of materials inmedicine. The general focus of this course is to introduce all pertinent topics regardingbiomaterials, and by the end of the term to have all students on the same platform in the subjectof Biomaterials.For “Tissue Engineering” taught in the winter quarter of year one, a team teaching format wasimplemented. The basic elements of

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph C. Musto; Vincent C. Prantil

sequence. The first courseis a four-credit, quarter-long course entitled Modeling and Numerical Analysis. This is a traditionalnumerical methods course, including topics such as matrix computation, root finding, numericalintegration, and numerical solution of differential equations [1]. This course also includes a laboratorycomponent, where modeling and numerical solution techniques are applied to a variety of mechanicaland thermal systems (such as a draining bottle, a heated and quenched object, and a spring-mass-damper system). Student feedback from this numerical methods course indicates two negative aspectsto this traditional approach to teaching numerical methods: • Despite the presence of a laboratory component, students cite a lack of

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationeffectively”.4 Engineering faculty members have been thrust into the situation of teaching andevaluating communication skills, even though they may not be confident of their own skills. Notsurprisingly, many are finding this more difficult than teaching and evaluating technical content.Fortunately, on many campuses, communication faculty have joined with engineering faculty todesign courses, activities, and processes for teaching and evaluating communication skills.Additionally, conferences such as Frontiers in Education and the Annual Conference of theAmerican Society for

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Osborne; Bill Carroll

teaching and research awards and has served as an IEEE Distinguished Visitor (1993-96)as well as an ACM Lecturer (1993-97).C. D. CANTRELL, PH.D.Dr. Cantrell is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics at UT-Dallas. He is also Director of the PhotonicTechnology and Engineering Center (PhoTEC). Before joining UT-Dallas, Dr. Cantrell was a staff member at LosAlamos National Laboratory. He is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of an IEEE Third Millennium Medal. He isauthor of the textbook Modern Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers.SAIBUN TJUATJA, PH.D.Dr. Tjuatja is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at UT-Arlington.He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in wireless and data

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NSF Opportunities for Undergrad Eng Ed

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Neal

Technology (Web-Net Tech) Certificate Program beingdeveloped as part of the project, distinctive features of the program, innovative teaching/learningstrategies being incorporated into the program, and first year accomplishments and results.The Web-Net Tech Program is being developed by Erie Community College in collaborationwith the University at Buffalo, guided and supported by education-industry partners. This NSFproject (Jeanette Neal, PI; Peter Scott, Co-PI) is designed to assist industry to meet its needs for awell-trained Information Technology (IT) workforce and prepare student s for professionalcareers in IT, focusing on the high-demand area of web-network technology. We define web-network technology to be the design, deployment and

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Krishna Krishnan; Janet Twomey; Vis Madhavan; Don Malzahn; Lawrence Whitman

, “in addition to imparting general concepts and knowledge, education must alsoprovide students with the overall image of manufacturing systems actually operated inindustries”4. Recent notable increases in co-operative education programs, industrial internships,design laboratories, and industry-based design problems are attempts to bridge this gap. Many ofthese may be viewed as a return to “apprenticeships.” Over 60% of the Industrial andManufacturing Engineering students at Wichita State University have had at least one semesterof co-operative education or equivalent industrial experience. This exposure is valuable in manyrespects but our experience indicates that this does not directly lead to an integration ofengineering knowledge and skills

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Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gunter Sharp; Jack Lohmann

location or schedulespreclude their attendance at on-campus classes.1,2,3 Increasingly, however, such technology isbeing used for the delivery of course materials for on-campus courses where neither location norschedules are issues. Generally, the use of such technologies in these situations has been only toeither facilitate or supplement face-to-face classroom instruction and laboratory exercises4,5.However, several factors are now making electronic technologies a principal mode of instruction,even for on-campus courses: most students now either own or have easy access to computingtechnology, and thus access to the internet; electronic technologies offer some pedagogicaladvantages over live lectures, such as repeatability and graphical

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sherion Jackson; Andrew Jackson

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationQuality versus Quantity Other important questions must also be addressed during the online curriculumdevelopment process. After the online system is “up and running”, it becomes much moredifficult to implement changes for students who are currently enrolled in the system. Forexample, the development must consider what educational elements can be (or should be)integrated into the online experience. How should laboratory experiences be handled, or do welimit the types of courses available online to a subset of those required in a given discipline?Can an online degree program satisfy the standardization and performance

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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Val Stamboltsian; Robert Dennis; Khy Huang

. ix, 265.6. Markham, K.M., J.J. Mintzes, and M.G. Jones, The concept map as a research and evaluation tool: Further evidence of validity. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994. 31(1): p. 91-101.7. Markow, P.G. and R.A. Lonning, Usefulness of concept maps in college chemistry laboratories: Students' perceptions and effects on achievement. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998. 35(9): p. 1015-1029.8. Novak, J.D., Concept mapping: A strategy for organizing knowledge, in Learning science in the schools: Research reforming practice., S.M. Glynn and R. Duit, Editors. 1995, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc: Hillsdale, NJ, US. p. 229-245.9. Novak, J.D., Learning, creating, and using knowledge