Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Emanuel

presentations, they still get a good picture of the issues that are facing local industry.College and University• Pillar of Excellence – The IMET capstone design course has been identified as one of theEngineering College’s “Pillars of Excellence”. The Dean of the College includes past projects inhis presentations and also uses IMET projects as a way to approach potentially beneficialindustrial contacts. Most industrial representatives that visit Bradley’s College of Engineering andTechnology are given a tour of the IMET Dept.’s Capstone Design facilities and a presentation ofproject activities.• Industry Contacts – Industry contacts developed through the capstone projects often serve as astarting point for the university’s development efforts. Any

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

Figure-3 Simulation exercise starts with the traditional manufacturing model involving pushsystem and functional layout. During the second phase, lean concepts like 5-S,standardized work and empowered teams are incorporated. Finally, during the third phaseconcepts like cellular manufacturing, pull system and point-of-use-storage areimplemented. The first simulation activity has been offered in pilot programs both at theApprentice School and at ODU. Initial feed back from students and faculty are positive.VIII. Other Course Components The complete training program consists of: 1. Power point presentations 2. Instructor’s Guide 3. Student’s Guide 4. Simulation Exercises and kit of parts. 5. Video Cassettes on Lean Society of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norb Delatte

: • Design and Construction • Collapse • Cause(s) of Failure • Legal Repercussions • Technical Aspects • Professional and Procedural Aspects • Ethical Aspects • Educational Aspects6. Submit selected cases to the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. This journal has already published two papers written by the author’s students6, 7 and has accepted another for publication.7. Develop the materials in three formats – web, CD-ROM, and print.8. Disseminate the materials during a one-day workshop hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham on 12 July 2003.Web Site MaterialsAs shown in figure 1, the web site has an introduction that describes the background andrationale for the project, provides the detailed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

trained in response to the 1960’s space race.Engineers have strong backgrounds in mathematics, physics and chemistry; practiced analyticalskills; and an appreciation for integrated systems. To remain competitive, tomorrow’sengineering undergraduate must have a strong background in biology as well. Our long-termobjective is the development of a curriculum that integrates biology to a degree comparable tothe current integration of chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Ultimately, our goal is todramatically overhaul existing engineering curricula and integrate biology for engineers withinall levels of formal engineering education. Some of the short and long-term benefits of thechanges we propose include developing a pool of qualified undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stephan; Vedaraman Sriraman

thatgraduates of U. S. programs currently enter, the study of traditional subjects only such asprocesses, materials, tooling, etc. does not prepare students for the increasing variety of systems,components, and processes used in modern manufacturing. Accordingly, when the firstengineering program at Southwest Texas State University was initiated in the fall of 2000, wemade plans to redesign existing courses and develop new courses to meet the educational needs of21st-century manufacturing engineers.Background Southwest Texas State University was founded in 1899 as Southwest Texas State NormalSchool. Until the school adopted its present status of a university in 1969, its mission wasprimarily to provide the state of Texas with K-12 teachers

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

J Hines; Fred Weber; John Prados; Kurt Gramoll

Science Foundation, Division of Engineering Educationand Centers, through the Engineering Education Program grant number 0212224.Bibliography:1. American Society for Engineering Education, “Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges”, 1998.2. Hines, J.W., and R.H. Jackson, "Web-Based Distance Learning Works", Maintenance Technology, September, 2002.3. Groer, P.G., J.W. Hines, R.H. Jackson, L.F. Miller, R.E. Pevey, L.W. Townsend, B.R. Upadhyaya, and H. L. Dodds, "Distance Education Programs in Nuclear Engineering at The University of Tennessee", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, vol. 85, p. 456, November, 2001.4. Gramoll, K., and S. Qiuli, "Internet-based Distributed Collaborative Engineering Analysis

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Davin Swanson; Christopher Lynch

Session 3566 WebLab: a New Approach to Undergraduate ME Laboratory Training at Georgia Tech Davin K. Swanson, Christopher S. Lynch George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0405AbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of Internet-based technologies into arequired undergraduate laboratory course, ME3056, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Theeducation of a large group of undergraduates (120 per semester) in

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

Curriculum." http://onlineethics.org/essays/ education/ davis.html.3. NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers. http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1-code.asp.4. Lockheed Martin. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/about/ethics/.5. "Code of Ethics." http://www.thesmokinggun.com/enron/enron.pdf6. Gunn, Alaistair S., and P. Aarne Vesilind. Hold Paramount: The Engineer’s Responsibility to Society. Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson, 2003.7. Martin, Mike W., and Roland Schinzinger. Ethics in Engineering. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.8. Davis, Michael. Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.MARILYN. A. DYRUD is a full professor in the Communications Department at Oregon Institute ofTechnology, where

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Christe

question in reverse form, that is, leave out the key word(s) and provide thedefinition or supporting information. For example, an unsuccessful question would be “What iscapnography?” A more successful question would be “What is the procedure used in theoperating room that monitors the expired gasses from a patient under anesthesia?”Text Books and Class NotesAlways begin with the assumption that the student has opened their text book and class notes.Therefore, the instructor should open the textbook to the index and/or glossary when testquestions are written. See if the questions can be answered with a glance toward these sectionsof the book. Instead, focus on questions which are answered deep within a paragraph within achapter. Try not to ask

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Simpson

.• A belief that the French language would remain a major force on the world’s linguistic stage, on a par with the influence exerted by English, and that no special effort was necessary to encourage international students to choose to come and study in France.As a result of this mistaken attitude, the numbers of international students registering at FrenchUniversities and “Grandes Ecoles” declined sharply in the early 1990’s, as many internationalstudents saw greater career opportunities for themselves by registering at English-speakinguniversities in countries such as Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. The French are alsoonly just beginning to become aware of the economic potential of attracting internationalstudents to France, both

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

Stress, σ(x) 0 Figure 4: Simply supported beam with a surface flexural Z(x) bending stress, σ(x), that mirrors M(x) for a constant cross-section beam..Constant Surface Flexural Stress as Optimization Goal:More efficient utilization of the material (not necessary the optimum) to produce a givenmaximum surface stress requires some changes in the beam cross-section along the x axis. s t isclear from the above discussion that a constant-stress beam will have flexural bending stress graphthat is a horizontal line as shown in Figure 5 below. Surface Flexural Stress, σ(x) σmax = σmax from Figure 3

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal

, task-oriented software development strategy for handheld systems.Bibliography1. Bailey, R.W. (1996) Human Performance Engineering. Using Human Factors to achieve Computer System Usability. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.2. Constantine, L. L., L. A. D. Lockwood. (1999) Software For Use. Addison Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts.3. Mayhew, D. (1999) The Usability Engineering Lifecycle. Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, California.4. Nielsen, Jakob (1993) Usability Engineering, Academic Press, Boston.5. Preece, J., Y. Rogers, H. Sharp, D. Benyon, S. Holland, and T. Carey. (1994) Human-Computer Interaction. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts.6. Ratner, Julie. (2003) Human Factors and Web Development. Lawrence Erlbaum

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

modern elements. Paper - Many people still want paper copies. There are some services that will store elec- tronic books and produce paper copies, but more are needed.References[1] Jack, H., “Dynamic System Modeling and Control”, Version 2.2, http://claymore.engi-neer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/books.html, 2002.[2] Jack, H., “Automated Manufacturing; PLCs”, Version 4.1, http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/books.html, 2002.[3] Jack, H., “Integration and Automation of Automated Systems”, http://claymore.engi-neer.gvsu.edu/~jackh/books.html, 2002.[4] Robinson, W. C., Lecture Notes for 561-Contemporary Book Publishing in the U.S., http://web.utk.edu/~wrobinso/561_lec_textbk.html[5] Raymond, E. S., “The Cathedral & the Bazaar

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdolmajid Lababpour

into different fields. The purpose of the technical–vocational education system isproviding human resources for industry. Figure 1 shows the structure of the education system in Iran Some of the reasons that biotechnology education has not been developed in K-12 educationsystem of Iran are as follows:1. Biotechnology is a relatively young field that is interdisciplinary. As a result, it has often not beenclear which department(s) should offer biotechnology topics.2. Managers, curriculum planners and teachers in related departments are not sufficiently familiar withbiotechnology.3. There is a lack of skilled biotechnology specialists and teachers in K-12 educational system.4. There is scarcity of appropriate textbooks and other

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

(like parting lines, machining marks, flow lines, etc.), and then to make educatedguesses identifying the material and the manufacturing process used to create the part(s). Theanalysis was done in teams of two or three students, and each team was required to make an oralreport on the object and discuss their conclusions. The entire class was then involved with adiscussion of alternative material and process choices that included performance and costdifferences. Objects analyzed for this exercise included: simple one-piece food containers,containers made as one piece but with differently colored sections, small toys, and plasticbeverage bottles.This exercise can be made more difficult with more complicated objects or assemblies, or madeeasier

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

shoulddevelop into more well-rounded, global thinkers and leaders - an ABET criteria.From a community’s perspective, the projects provided a tangible benefit in that an actualproblem is being evaluated. In fact, the community can now look to the university to partner inevaluating and solving other problems. Therefore, there is a pedagogical rationale for using CSLand an opportunity to establish collaborative relationships with community partners. If properlyimplemented, this service can bridge across the various academic disciplines of the university andbecome a vital part of the students’ educational experience. This implementation andpartnership(s) must be maintained continuously.Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the Fall 2002

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

recoveryimplementations should be included as part of the design process.Bibliography 1. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 2000. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Page 8.291.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education 2. Leonid Preiser, “Emerging M-Education Model Utilizing Wireless Internet Technologies”. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference. S. 2558. June 16-19, 2002.Montreal, Canada.LEONID B. PREISERPh.D. in Electrical

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

Engineering Education Session 2230Results of the SurveyResponse The survey was completed by 66 students (51 mechanical, 13 civil, 1 electrical, 1unknown), for a response rate of about 8% of students we contacted. The survey was completedby 15 faculty members (7 mechanical, 3 civil, 3 chemical, 1 agricultural, 1 other), for a responserate of about 15% of the college of engineering faculty.Data Fig. 1 presents data for scenarios 6 and 10. On the horizontal axis is the question number(S6a, F10b, etc.), where the capital S (e.g. S6a) denotes a student response, and the capital F (e.g.F10a) denotes a faculty response. Letters a to d

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

Session 2309 Biomedical Engineering Masters Degree Coupled with a Graduate Level Minor in Business Administration David S. Lalush, Tiffany Harris, Timothy A. Johnson, Stephen B. Knisley, and Stephen R. Quint Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAbstractThe Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at The University of North Carolina atChapel Hill (UNC-CH), in close association with the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-CH, has developed a graduate minor in Business Administration

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Bolaños

of individuals to collectively handle the stressesassociated to an engineering project; that is, reaching goals on time, presence of imprevisibleissues during the project, distribution of work while maintainig a proper coordination of theproject, satisfactory resolution of conflicts, and meeting the challenge of successfullycommunicate the results.In the scheme implemented by our group, we assembly each design team looking forheterogeneity in its composition. In fact, the basic idea is that in real life, each engineer has towork succesfully with people different from him or her. Working with people with differentstyles is important for learning to respect and value differences, taking advantage of suchdifferences in team´s benefit. We

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracey Evers; Gilbert Casterlow; Eric Cheek

taughtin a vacuum. Philosophies were presented and students recited them, principles were “taught”, butmany times without the students being able to apply them to any real life situation. Math waspresented in such complex ways that students were often discouraged from pursuing careers thatwould require strong math backgrounds. Math educators in the U.S. recognized this was aproblem and in the 1980’s they embarked on a movement to improve the way math is taught. Theprimary goal was to extend instructions beyond rote learning by tying in real life lessons that givethe students the ability to visualize the concepts, and as such improve their retention andunderstanding. An out come of such an approach would be to given the correct activities

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

Session 2003-2531 AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING COURSES IN ENGINEERING Robert P. Hesketh, Stephanie Farrell, and C. S. Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701 Reviewer Comments: This was an interesting and informative paper. One thing that I would like to see is an assessment of student learning using the inductive approach vs. the deductive approach. This

Conference Session

Design Projects in Manufacturing

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

examined some existing and also new methods and technologies needed toglobalize CD projects. We also presented our own personal experience with ipTeam software inseveral funded pilot projects. We believe by adopting these technologies into design curriculum,engineering schools will have the same potential of improving their programs that leadingmanufacturing companies have enjoyed through the integration of these technologies into theirs.Bibliography1. Trippp, S.D., Bichelmeyer, B. “ Educational Technology Research and Development”, 38 (1), 31-44, 1990.2. Bunderson, C. V., Gibbons, A. S., Olsen, J. B., & Kearsley, G. P., “Work models: Beyond instructional objectives”, Instructional Science, 10, 205-215, 19813. “Ford, GM Announce

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

Ocean Energy Resource Systems.” Proceedings of the 1995 MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference. Part 1 (of 3), Oct 9-12 1995, San Diego, CA, USA, p 1084-1091. 7 Braun G, McCluer H, “Geothermal Power Generation in United States.” Proceedings of the IEEE, v 81, n 3, Mar, 1993, p 434-448. 8 Energy Citations Database (ECD), http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ 9 MATLAB 6.5, The MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA. 10 PowerWorld Simulator V8.0 (Educational), PowerWorld Corporation, Urbana, IL. 11 Idowu, P. “Development of a prototype resource optimizing, access delimited (ROAD) laboratory.” Proceedings, IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting 2002, Page(s): 1405 -1409 vol.2.BiographyPeter Idowu obtained his Ph.D

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones; Jose Colom

production world and to society in general.Bibliography1. D.R. Woods, Problem Based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL. Waterdown, 1994.2. Rugarcia, Armando, Richard Felder; Donald Woods; and James Stice, “The Future of Engineering Education: aVision for a New Century”, Chem. Eng. Education, vol. 34, no. 1, 2000, pp. 16-25.3. Ataai, Mohammad M., Gerald D. Holder, and Robert F. Toplak, “Research Experience for Undergraduates at theUniversity of Pittsburgh Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering”, Proceedings of the Frontiers inEducation Conference, 1997.4. May, Gary S., “An Evaluation of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Georgia Instituteof Technology”, Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

Intelligent SystemsMagazine, November/December 1998. – must be added6. Báez-López D. and Ramírez J.M., Pattern Recognition in automotive Plates, Midwest Symposium and Circuits,1998.7. Cui Y. and Huang Q., Automatic license extraction from moving vehicles, Int. Conf. On Image Processing, 3-volume set, 1997.8. Kamat V., Ganesan S. An efficient implementation of the Hough transform for detecting vehicle license platesusing DSP'S, in the Real-Time Technology and Applications Symposium, 1995.9. Setchall C.J. Applications of Computer Vision to Road-traffic Monitoring, PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering,University of Bristol, September 1997.10. M. Shridhar, J.W.V. Miller, G.Houle and L. Bijnagte, Recognition of License Plate Images: Issues andPerspectives

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Medoff; Stephen Stace; Janice Margle

. They will notbe asked to develop the equations, but to search for, select, and use appropriate equations usinglibrary supplied references and appropriate websites (reviewed by faculty). This is similar toactivities performed by engineers in industry. These students will be asked to conceptualize adesign, build their design, test their design, and compare their test results to the standardtheoretical model supplied by the faculty. New instrument designs will include (a) varying thestring length with the tension constant and (b) varying the string tension with the length constant.Both processes will use Sound Forge5 to record results.Bibliography 1. Penn State Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin, 2002-03. 2. Margle, J. M. and S. Stace

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hoskin; Ronald Welch

problems Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Educationwithout constant supervision. This is a wonderful opportunity for self-development - it is not aneasy 3 hour course with a guaranteed A.Inherent professor responsibilities often include resourcing, which includes materials, testingequipment and travel funds and ensuring the required funding is approved and available.However, the critical step is determining the appropriate scope of the project based on thecapabilities of the student(s).III. Project ObjectivesTime requirements should be comparable to other courses having the same hourly credit

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler

engineering technology on the University of Tennessee at Martincampus extends back to the 1930’s when the school was a junior college. The University wasknown as The University of Tennessee Junior College, and the engineering program consisted ofthe first two years towards a baccalaureate degree in the student’s chosen field of engineering. Page 8.1151.1The University became a four-year college in 1951. Most degree programs were transformed Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationinto full four-year

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thyagarajan Srinivasan

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering Department, Wilkes University) for her contribution to this course by developing theCITYgreen software sessions and assignments.BiographiesJAMAL A. GHORIESHI, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Division ofEngineering and Physics at Wilkes University. He has extensive teaching experience in solid mechanics, thermalsciences, and computer aided engineering.THYAGARAJAN SRINIVASAN received an M. S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma StateUniversity, Stillwater, OK, in 1979, and Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania StateUniversity, University