Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori Cirucci; Joseph Santoro; John Coulter; Herman Nied; David Angstadt; Charles Smith

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2560professional 4 . Some states, such as Massachusetts 5 go as far as to require engineering educationas part of the K-12 curriculum.Regardless of the methods used, efforts should be made to follow up on progress made. Poole, et 5al describe an assessment plan that was developed for a fledgling outreach program todetermine of it was accomplishing its goals as well as to guide future program development. Itcan certainly be expected that a number of studies will be

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikolai Dechev; William Cleghorn

clearer illustration of the relativemotions of the hob and gear. There is not sufficient time to show all animations during the lectures. Some are providedthrough the course website. However, because of the large size of many of these files, it isimpracticable for students to download all of them over the web. Instead, there are plans to compileall animations onto a CD-ROM, and have them available for student use on an individual basis. One of the advantages of using a computer animation is that components can be either added ormade translucent to reveal their position relative to other components of the device. For instance,Figure 4 shows a disc clutch. Starting with two shafts from the engine and to the transmission shownin Figure 2(a

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

fluctuations in the array’s supply current.While plans exist to eliminate this noise in future arrays using filtering, during this proof-of-concept phase the noise was mathematically handled using averaging (smoothing) of the results.Figure 6: A sample test of the prototype array. This chart shows the raw sensor voltagedata collected during movement of the target in a “heart” shape within the working planeof the array. The high frequency oscillations are believed to be linked to noise in thesupply current to the array elements.Using the “Distance Method” to triangulate the target position, the original “heart” figure wasapproximately recreated as shown in Figure 7. Note that the sensed image is distorted from theoriginal image. The most likely reason

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

, 9-177-0787 Understanding the statement of Cash Flows , Harvard Business School Publishing,9-193-0278 Statement of Cash Flows: Three Examples, Harvard Business School Publishing, 9-193-1039 Solving the Puzzle of Cash Flow Statements, Harvard Business School Publishing,BH 013DENNIS J. KULONDA is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida. His researchand teaching is focused in Engineering Management. He has extensive experience in the development andmanagement of industrial engineering projects in operational and financial planning and is developing a thirdedition of Capital Investment Analysis for Engineering and Management with Professors Canada, Sullivan andWhite

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman

of learning objectives. In addition unique learningobjectives are associated with each model. The common objectives include: • Engineering students must demonstrate understanding of the challenges involved in pursuing engineering projects in developing countries (including technical, social, economic and political considerations). • Students must work in a multidisciplinary team to identify solutions to one or more complex problems involving water resources in a developing country. One learning objective unique to the classroom experience is: • Students must comprehend and incorporate non-technical considerations in their development of a project plan for a water resource project in a developing country. Learning objectives

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationsetup. The feedback from our graduates showed that they found these courses useful inindustry. These courses also helped them enhance their career options and enabled them toenter the work-force of the optical communication industry. Future plans includeupdating the labs and introduce equipment in the area of optical amplifiers, opticalnetworking and switching.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank NSF and SUNY Institute of Technology for supportingthe optical networking lab under the ILS program. Special thanks are due to Dr. NaseemIshaq, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Department at theSUNY institute of Technology, for reviewing the article and giving

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cynthia Veit; Chris Swan

2000, St. Louis.Swan, C., Kirshen, P., and Durant, J. “Environmental Engineering Education and Community Service: A Synergistic Partnership”, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal. Louis.CHRISTOPHER W. SWANDr. Swan is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) departmentat Tufts University. His current interests are the use of service learning as pedagogy, reuse of recovered orrecyclable materials, and environmental site remediation.CYNTHIA VEITMs. Veit is currently a graduate student seeking a dual degree from the CEE department and the Urban andEnvironmental Policy and Planning department at Tufts University. She has spent two years in a small town inPoland doing

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

different definitions of common terms such as problem solving, engineering science courses and engineering analysis. In general, faculty members seem to want a great deal of contextual information before making a judgment. Perhaps we did not give the faculty members enough details.3. Threat Three—Details of the Survey Design. There are a variety of details that influence validity. Some of these details that we address in future studies are social desirability, the overall pattern of the questions (ours are highly patterned), and lack of a response choice to indicate that the respondent is unsure of an answer.Design of the Next Generation Survey The present survey is a pilot study--future iterations are planned. To improve

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Henry Welch

senior year. The results of this study will be presented alongwith conclusions on how this metric can be appropriately used in an assessment plan.IntroductionThe current MSOE Computer Engineering (CompE) and Software Engineering (SE) ABETassessment plans calls for faculty to have the students assess the degree to which they feel theymeet the course objectives and how well the course has facilitated this. This longitudinal studywas conceived to determine the usefulness of this assessment rubric and to make proposals for itsfuture use.Starting in the Spring term of 2000 it was decided by the joint CompE/SE curriculum committeeto begin tracking the results of the course objective assessment with individual studentperformance. This required that

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

during your probationary period. While it is fine to work together, exercise judgment on how much you should do with your spouse or partner• Create a separate identity for yourself. Do not accept messages, phone calls, or offer opinions for your spouse. When dealing with this issue with office staff, make sure to communicate with them in private how you would like this handled with you and your partner.SummaryIt is possible for dual career academic couples to both have successful careers. However besidesthe normal professional challenges, dual career couples often need additional planning as well ascontinuous communications about their individual goals within the couple environment to makeit work. In hiring the keys for couples

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sageev Pneena; Kathy Bernard; Carol Romanowski

Page 8.974.5 extensive, intensive, and demanding TC instruction and feedback they require to perform well“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” as practicing engineers.Engineers no longer function in isolation. To put their findings and ideas into practice and tomake the substantial contributions for which they are hired, engineers need more than technicalknowledge. They must be able to share that knowledge concisely and meaningfully.3. The Challenge and Goal: Integrate Technical Communication Instruction and Practice into the Engineering CurriculumAt UB, we are now planning several steps to broaden our TC

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smith; Angela Quick

Quick to be themagnet school’s director. Mrs. Angela Quick (co-author) was the director of another magnethigh school and had pioneered the research-oriented magnet school curriculum culminating inthat presented herein.Beyond initial consultation, Georgia Tech provides access to many of its resources with theprimary contribution being mentors and facilities for the magnet school students’ researchprojects. The high school classes visits Georgia Tech at least once annually as a group toparticipate in college classes and attend various campus events. For example, all magnetfreshmen attend at least one collage introductory biology and chemistry class.RecruitingWith plans to have about 40 students in each of the four high school grades following the

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracey Evers; Gilbert Casterlow; Eric Cheek

for statistical analysis, data collection and measuring. 2. Got fresh ideas for creating lesson plans. 3. Assignments were challenging new and interactive. 4. Learned how to use the TI-83 calculator and how to incorporate its use into lesson plansBibliographyCommittee for Economic Development, “Connecting Students to a Changing World: A TechnologyStrategy for Improving Mathematics and Science Foundation”, Washington D.C.: Committee forEconomic Development 1995Erwin, B., “K-12 Education and Systems Engineering: A New Perspective”, Proceeding of the 2001American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Abuquerque NM, June 2001, Session1280 CD-ROMBiographyTRACY A. EVERSTracey is in the last

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Yang

engineering technologists and technicians to help the region grow and prosper. Itwishes to continue to serve the people of Missouri in this way. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) is the profession in which theunderstanding of abroad range of technologies is necessary to apply and controlmanufacturing processes. It includes methods of production of industrial commoditiesand consumer products. The manufacturing professional must be able to plan, design andimplement the facilities, tools, machines, and the sequence of operations for producinghigh quality products at competitive prices. Manufacturing Engineering Technology is a highly interdisciplinary field,requiring elements from other areas of engineering technology, along with

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Clare Robins; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

their plans for implementing their project in a K-12 classroom. The instructor and the students in the course assessed the presentation. Teams from otherclasses joined the outreach section for this day of class.The week before Freshman Design Day, each team was matched with a teacher in a local school,and the teams went into the K-12 classroom to present their project. All of the projects proposed,except one, involved interaction with the K-12 students in a hands-on manner. The courseinstructor went to the classroom with each group as support, but the conduct of the class was leftto the engineering students. Without exception, each group completed an excellent interaction.The teams then prepared a poster display for Freshman Design Day, and

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

Shafts received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Universityof Cincinnati in June 2002. She had been working at the Nursing Home throughout her college career. Shecontinues to work there while finalizing her future plans. Page 8.267.7“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Lin; Matthew Sanders

, Design ofExperiments, Production Planning and Control, and Operations Research. He has actively involved in research and Page 8.481.9consulting in Product Assurance, Reliability Data Analysis, and Problem Solving Using DOE. He also hasconducted training programs in the area of Reliability Engineering and SPC at various companies and KetteringUniversity. Dr. Lin is a Certified Reliability Engineer and a member of IIE and ASQ.Matthew S. Sanders is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at Kettering University. He received hisPh.D. from Texas Tech University and both BS and MS from Indiana State University. Dr. Sanders

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

technological educationprograms throughout the country.Through the workshops, ABET seeks to:• Develop an awareness of learning-outcomes-based program development.• Develop an awareness of the meaning and linkages among program educational objectives, programs outcomes, assessment, evaluation, and constituencies.• Develop an awareness of a variety of assessment tools and their respective features, assets, utility, relevance, and limitations.• Illustrate the structures and cyclic nature of planning, implementation, assessment, evaluation, feedback, and change in a continuous quality improvement environment.TEI partners include the South Carolina ATE Center of Excellence, the Northeast Center forTelecommunications Technologies (NCTT), the Advanced

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thyagarajan Srinivasan

are surveyed at the end of the course to assess how thecourse objectives are met. In addition, specific course outcomes developed using theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria 2000 program outcomes(a through k) were assessed. Based on one year of data, it appears that students would like moreexamples using the discipline specific software (PSpice, ANSYS). However, results indicate thatstudents did not see the need to learn software from disciplines other than their own. Whenintroducing software, we plan to provide more emphasis to how the software would be useful forall engineering disciplines. In addition, the results are mixed for the desire to have assignmentsusing MS Word and Excel. Some students thought more

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Freeman

of this approach is planned for Fall 2003, along with formal assessment andevaluation.Acknowledgments: This work was supported in part by the CCLI-Educational MaterialsDevelopment Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number DUE-0089035,the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under AwardNumber EEC-9876363, and by The University of Texas System TeleCampus. Page 8.183.15

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

° • Operate in multi-disciplinary teams • Troubleshoot and design • Be effective project managers • Understand limitations Classroom for Clarification WEB To prepare for class Laboratory Project Exploration Figure 1 Execution Figure 1 Microelectronics Curriculum Delivery Format at Arizona State University EastThe content delivery plan that is being tested in the microelectronics curriculum is ahybrid model that consists of a

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Efrat Strassberg; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto in the Department of Chemical Engineering and AppliedChemistry in 1982. He has spent the last five years instituting a complete web-based distancelearning program at the MS and PhD level.Efrat Strassberg is a project manager and web designer. Over the past years Ms. Strassberg hadworked on web development in the business and academic sectors. Current work involvesusability planning, animations and online education development at the University of Texas atAustin. Ms. Strassberg was a teaching assistant and instructor for Internet, Computers,Multimedia and Business courses at Tel-Aviv University and The College of management. Shecombines her academic experience and software development knowledge to create interactivesolutions for

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

UsersThe best approach to design these programs is to team the academia, industry and softwarecompanies to design the appropriate program. As a start, the following is a list of topics that canbe used at the area of design and machining. - Solid modeling - Surface modeling - Benefits of hybrid Modeling - Constraints & Limitations - Clean modeling practice - Modeling parameters control - Benefits of macro and customization - Intensive study on tool path generation - Intensive study on manual programming - Intensive study on GUI and software comparison and testing - Process Planning for CAD modeling

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Cutlip

DepartmentChair. Major ThemeIt is very important to have a major theme associated with each Board meeting. Some possiblethemes include:• Review of the Undergraduate Program• Review of the Graduate Program• Major Research Review Perhaps Limited to Particular Research Areas• Overview of Major Research Centers or Institutes• ABET Review Preparation• Student Recruitment - Graduate and Undergraduate• Placement of Graduates at All Levels• Program Review Activities for the Institution• Major Initiative such as an NSF Research Center Application• Strategic Planning• Future Directions for the Departmental Discipline Continuing ThemesThe Board meeting may be used as an annual forum for the undergraduate students and thegraduate

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dan Parshall; Anthony Buonaquisti; Anita Callahan

presentation, many teachers viewed the Science forSuccess instruction period as free time. It was not uncommon for teachers to catch up ongrading, read books, or (in one notable case) nap. However, those classes in which there wereclear expectations and reasonable teacher involvement always seemed to flow better.Third, the fact that the program operated by pulling out the particular students selected for theScience for Success added to the difficulty. It had been hoped, during program design, thatteachers would be able to incorporate some of the subject material into their own lesson plans,thus reinforcing the information and techniques. This proved difficult for a teacher to do,however, when only a handful of their students had been in the Science

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Rajeshwar Amireddy; Lori Singer; Judith O'Donnell

; Financial Accounting) 3 BA 243 (Social, Legal, Ethical Environment of Business) 4 ECON 2 or 4 (Micro Economics) 3 17 1 7 Semester 7 Semester 8 BA 421 (Project Management & Planning for Business) 3 * BA 422W (Contemporary Business Seminar) 3 IB 303 (International Business Operations) 3 BA 495 (Internship) 6

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

knowledge, communication skills, professional ethics, contemporary/global issues,and environmental/safety issues. The metric is “3.0 on a scale of 1-4 on rated questions1.”The results of this survey are not yet available.Tool #5 Analysis of Written MaterialsTool #5 of the department’s assessment plan is “Portfolio of written materials in capstone andcommunication courses. Faculty and an industrial group will evaluate for communication andteamwork skills.” The metric is “85% pass rate (>80 out of 100 score) 1.”This tool has never been fully implemented as it is largely an overlap of Tool 2. Discussion hasbeen held on replacing this tool with an assessment procedure that reviews the comments aboutstudents working in co-op positions written by

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

opportunities for engineering, science, management, and education majors in mentoring K-12 teachers in a hands-on project-based workshop format. 4. Providing tools and resources to K-12 teachers to assist them and increase their confidence in opening the gateways to engineering, science, management, and education careers. 5. Development of assessment instruments to evaluate: a. Efficiencies to the universities b. Course outcomes for university students c. Impact of K-12 workshop on teachers’ confidence, and d. Workshop outcomesImplementation PlanThe plan for implementation has relied on the strengths of the faculty from the three institutions.Bruce Berdanier (ONU) and William Doyle

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Cutright; Helen Qammar

prepares summary reportEd courses • Course syllabi on effectiveness of Gen Ed courses to • University assessment instruments assist students in meeting engineering outcomes8. Develop plan for improved • Determine goal to be reached and h ow it will be Annually Department faculty submit plan tostudent learning in areas of concern measured Dean’s office