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Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

noted here: very often, the course in engineering economics imposed to Canadian engineering schools by the CEAB is taught by engineering professors. However, it is also to be mentioned that the expertise students develop in this course is seldom used in other courses except, perhaps, in design courses or projects.3 Contrary to ABET requirements which are based on a programme’s outcome, CEAB requirements are linked to the process, to the programmes themselves. According to CEAB, engineering programmes must include a minimum of 1 8000 AU (accreditation units) and this number is broken down as follows: mathematics (195 AU), basic sciences (225 AU), engineering sciences and engineering design (minimum total of 900 AU and

Conference Session

Teaching Green Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

the environmental impacts of specific chemical on people andecosystems. • Prioritize chemicals that need to be minimized or eliminated. • Optimize design to avoid or reduce environmental impacts. • Design greener products and processes. This presentation will highlight techniques to include green engineering in thechemical engineering curriculum. This may be through stand-alone courses, concepts incore courses such as thermodynamics or engineering economics, design projects, and aspart of the assessment requirements for ABET Criteria 2000. Page 7.91.2Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

not constrained to a particular profession or subject, and may be used byindividuals and teams. The methodology works extremely well in brainstorming sessions. It iseasy to teach, learn and use. The nature of the methodology makes it inter-departmental, inter-disciplinary, regionally unconstrained, and thus nationally applicable with the promisingpotential to be adopted by engineering and science colleges nationwide. The Eight-Dimensional Methodology has been taught using hands-on activities thatinclude 3-D mechanical puzzles, games, brainteasers, LEGO® Mindstorms competitions, anddesign projects, each of which illustrates principles and strategies in inventive problem solving.These activities allow for self-paced, semi-guided

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

and has conducted three program evaluations under EC2000. He also provided college-level, department-level and program-level coordination of activities as MSU sought continued accreditation of its engineering programs during the 1998-99 accreditation cycle under EC2000 8. He has published papers recently on incorporating design in engineering courses 9, 10 , and reforming engineering service courses 11-12 . For the past four years he has served as a PI on the GE Fund Project entitled Reforming the Early Undergraduate Engineering Learning Experience 14.· James S. Fairweather is a Professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at MSU. He has more than 15 years experience evaluating engineering education programs

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Kemeny

Society for Engineering Educationimportant organizations is ARMA, the American Rock Mechanics Association 5. Thisorganization reaches out to the various industries, academic disciplines, government agencies,and international organizations involved in rock engineering, and also hosts an annual rockmechanics symposium. We are starting to work closely with ARMA in building and promotinginterest in the rock engineering digital library. The rock engineering digital library will be opento all individuals to contribute information. In the spirit of the proposed work, these individualsshould be interested in working with us to repackage the material to all of the 5 targeted audiencegroups.3.2 The geotechnical engineering collectionDr. Budhu, the project

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

others. Thus,when we guide engineering students as they develop character, conscience, and socialresponsibility, we recognize the fact that these qualities will play out in the use and/or abuse oftechnology in our society. Engineering programs, therefore, do more than graduate responsiblecitizens; they graduate responsible citizens who determine the future of technology.Given the nature of the engineer’s role in society, I would argue that the current solutions to theproblem—increasing the level of ethics instruction and/or increasing the number of servicelearning projects students complete in the engineering curriculum—ignore the central role ofcommunication in the success or failure of the engineer to address society’s needs, to both speakand

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

feedback; b) triangulation of multiple outcome and process measures; and c) progressiveapplication of multiple experimental methodologies. The model was applied in the form of twoexperiments that took place during the early stages of an on-going project that includes thedevelopment of multimedia modules for Basic Engineering Mechanics of Materials classes. Themodel’s themes and components are presented, followed by a discussion of the exampleexperimental methodology, results, and consequent recommendations.I. INTRODUCTIONA. NeedA great deal of time, money, and effort have gone into the development of learning technologiesof all sorts in Engineering Education courseware over the years, and the pace has increasedexponentially in the last decade

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Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

vectors in creating solid models and thereby provides students reinforcement oftheir linear algebra knowledge. The students normally take EG&CAD during theirfreshman year and then have the opportunity to use solid modeling in their sophomoreand senior design projects as well as some special topic electives. In addition, severalother courses are now using solid models as a way to demonstrate fundamentalprinciples[1]. With an increasing dependence on solid modeling skills required, it isimperative that the course content in EG&CAD be effectively delivered and absorbed.Traditionally, when evaluating students in EG&CAD, the emphasis has been threefold:the creation of parts and assemblies in given orientations, the documentation of the

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

the subject of tissue engineering were presented by the corefaculty of the Drexel University Tissue Engineering graduate program. As a part of this courseselected experiments were also performed by the students as team projects to illustrate theprinciples of tissue engineering. The topics discussed for this course were divided into lecturesand labs from associated faculty and covered the following topics; Introduction to TissueEngineering, Scaffold development and characterization, Cell technology, isolation, andmechanics, Surface Interactions, Drug Delivery, Computer Aided scaffold design, and Factor-Mediated tissue engineering.Year TwoIn Year Two of the curriculum, “Introduction to Computer Aided Tissue Engineering” wasintroduced. This

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Soda

simulation. The essential skills which must be developed for these exercises are the creation of a blank PSPICE project, placement of independent voltage and current sources as well as resistors and capacitors; setting component values and source parameters; creating a simple simulation profile; executing the simulation and printing results. These simple skills are communicated via in-class demonstrations and written exercise guides. These guides consist of step-by-step instructions prepared in Microsoft Power PointÔ briefing slide format. The slides illustrate the sequential process though which the exercise simulation may be created and executed. We use screen captures of the simulator windows integrated with text to illustrate essential

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Kaminski

is one quarter less than two years old and is on track for meeting studentenrollment goals as indicated in the table below. At present, our student population is 38 studentsafter 1-2/3 quarters. To date only 2 students have graduated from the MSET program but at theconclusion of the spring, 2002 quarter, 14 students are anticipated to graduate. Projected Versus Actual Student Enrollment in Puget Sound Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 __________________________________________ Projected 28 40 55 60 Actual 14 38 - -Need for ProgramThe need for a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

discusses the events and experiences associated with thedevelopment and initial conduct of this sequence of C++ programming courses. Itdetails how the courses were designed to assist ET students to better succeed in higherlevel courses taken later in their program sequence. Foundation elements of thesecourses include C++ procedural and object oriented grammar and syntax, programmingstructures and data structures. The paper illustrates how secondary elements of atechnical programming course can be selected so as to additionally promote andencourage student learning of techniques for applied technical problem solving, technicalwriting, software engineering, project management, team dynamics and ethics.IntroductionComputer Programming skills are an

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Thompson

civil engineering sub-disciplines of structural, geotechnical, environmental, water resources and transportationengineering. A different faculty member began each unit with an overview of his or her area ofexpertise. A guest speaker from private consulting, government or industry followed this generaloverview by providing students with examples of typical projects and work environments. Thethird phase of each unit involved a hands-on laboratory, computer activity or site visit, whichalso had the purpose of instilling excitement for civil engineering. This paper will report on theassessment of these activities, which included using the West Point Bridge Design program aswell as a unique water system layout project. The paper highlights other

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

collectdata about the selected EM programs. The following questions were considered for this report:· Who is the target audience and what criteria should they meet? Some programs allowed admission to students just finishing a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering while others required a minimum number of years of industry experience. Also, some programs required a degree in engineering while others were more flexible allowing persons with a degree in math or hard science acceptance into an MSEM program.· How many hours are typical for this type of program? The number of hours required varied slightly and sometimes depended on if a thesis was being incorporated into a person’s degree.· Should a thesis or capstone project be required

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

important and expandingrole in this exciting field, yet undergraduate chemical engineering students are rarely exposed todrug delivery through their coursework. To provide students with the skills directly relevant tothe evolving needs of the pharmaceutical industry, this project will develop and integrate applieddrug delivery coursework and experiments throughout the Rowan Engineering curriculum.To design and produce a new drug delivery system, an engineer must fully understand the drugand material properties and the processing variables that affect the release of the drug from thesystem. This requires a solid grasp of the fundamentals of mass transfer, reaction kinetics,thermodynamics and transport phenomena. The engineer must also be skilled in

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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G.T. Lineberry; David Silverstein

) engineering education(University of Louisville, Murray State University, and Western Kentucky University), alongwith the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) and selectedindependent colleges (e.g., Kentucky Wesleyan) to develop a collection of offerings of pre-engineering courses at community colleges across the state. The courses have been selected toallow students graduating from two-year programs to then enter four-year programs andcomplete an engineering degree within two additional years.As part of this project, the specific needs of certain courses have been considered in the redesignof distance-learning classrooms in order to provide an effective instructional environment. Oneof the courses to be offered is “Process

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

whether Botball will be used as anextracurricular or classroom project. We’ve noticed teams tend to range in size from 5-20 students, with some students focusing on the website project, some the programming,and others the mechanical engineering.The point of Botball is for kids to do things for themselves, to experiment, and to learnfrom the experience. All Botball robots are student designed, built, and programmed.Mentors give guidance and help with project management, but they do not program orbuild the robots. At the tournaments, the pit area is roped off and no adults (other thanKISS Institute staff) are allowed in. An Oklahoma team counts their robots’ points at the end of the match.At the end of the six weeks of building time

Conference Session

New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Sahakian

as a pilot project in the Winter quarter of 2001 in BME 383,Cardiovascular Instrumentation, at Northwestern University. Development has continued basedon that experience and it will be used again in the Winter quarter of 2002. Page 7.402.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusionsWe have developed and evaluated a module on cardiac signal processing for use in a senior (orgraduate) level course in instrumentation. It is accompanied by web-based tools whichdemonstrate some

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Miller; Stephen J. Walsh; James J. Brickley

. Seniors enrolled in capstone design earn four credits,and play the role of founders of a high-tech company. Development of the company’s “product”is the basis of the capstone design project. The one-credit students are “ground floor employees”of the start-up companies. This model allows EEP to fit easily within the already crowdedundergraduate curriculum at NC State, and provides a framework for developing teamwork andleadership skills, mentoring of underclassmen by seniors, and a “real world” experience thatgives the students a feel for life in a start-up company.The EEP model places a great deal of emphasis on the leadership role of the senior st udents.They are told up front that this is the major difference between pursuing capstone design in

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Khalid El Gaidi; Diane H. Soderholm; Doris Brodeur; Dava Newman

4.11 Recognize the importance of the societal context in CDIO System engineering practice. Skills 4.12 Appreciate different enterprise cultures and work successfully in organizations. 4.13 Conceive engineering systems including setting requirements, defining functions, modeling, and managing projects. 4.14 Design complex systems. 4.15 Implement hardware and software processes and manage implementation procedures. 4.16 Operate complex systems and processes and manage

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

usually intheir first semester in college. It covers the following general topics: laboratory practices;mechanical stress, strain and the measurement of strain using a wheatstone bridge; circuitbuilding; engineering design projects; report writing; presentation making; traditionalmechanical drawing; and an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, presentationsoftware, and CAD packages. Structuring and delivering such a course successfully to freshmanstudents is a challenge. Having taught the course over a two-year span, I believe thosechallenges involve: balancing the breath of the topics with the appropriate level of detail,ushering the students through design projects when they possess almost no technical engineeringknowledge, and

Conference Session

New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schumack

roughly into four groups: termdefinition, essay, calculation, and design project. term essay calculatio design definitio n project n Conservation is an Ethic X Energy utilization and X reserves Air- or argon-filled X windows?1 Practical energy conservation X suggestions R-value1 X Validation of

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefan Bartels; Holger Dahms; John Gassert; Jens Thiedke; Owe Petersen

junior and senior year courses. The FHL students take a set of prescribedcourses at MSOE that complete their FHL academic requirements. The FHL students alsocomplete their FHL Diplom Arbeit requirement (Diploma Design Project) while at MSOE. Thisis a major design experience and is normally performed in an industrial setting.All participating students are awarded degrees from both MSOE and the FHL upon the successfulcompletion of all academic requirements, the BSEE degree from MSOE and the Diplom Ingenieur(FH) from the FHL. Anecdotal comments suggest that for MSOE students the experience ofliving abroad is of greater importance than the second degree from the FHL. On the other hand,the FHL students generally have already had extensive

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christa James-Byrnes

the students in the class a group project is required in the course. The students are divided into groups of 3 or 4 at each site. Each group is then instructed to create a mousetrap car. The students are required to use the web site for the course to hold discussions regarding the car, build the car, race the car and then give a presentation about their car to the class which includes problems the car may have had. The final portion of the project is to address the problems with their cars, fix the problems and then participate in a second race with the modifications being made. This project gives the students the ability to feel like they are working on a project together and yet

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

, studentstake a course in fluid mechanics. They are introduced to fundamental concepts in heat transferduring the first semester of the senior year. Some students choose to take Energy SystemsLaboratory at this time. However, most students take the laboratory during the second term ofthe senior year. The course, therefore, also serves as an excellent review opportunity for theEIT/FE exam. Strategies used in the thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer coursesinclude homework problems, reports, presentations, and design projects. These strategies allowstudents to apply and analyze fundamental concepts in energy systems. In the prerequisitecourses, student progress toward learning outcomes is assessed with traditional tools such asforced-choice

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

allows the generation of unique and high quality, out-of-the-box multiple solutions in a short period of time. The methodology can be easily taught,learned, and used, and may be practiced by individuals as well as teams.The new course uses hands-on problem-based learning and emphasizes expanding creativity andthinking skills of students. The activities include 3-D mechanical puzzles, games, mind teasers,LEGO® Mindstorms competitions, and design projects. These activities allow for self-paced,semi-guided exploration. They lead to out-of-the-box inventive thinking, imagination, intuition,common sense, and teamwork. The course and the use of the Eight-dimensional methodologyhave been recently evaluated with encouraging results. Proceedings of

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wenjuan Lu; Mahala Shillingford; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Guangming Chen

Session 2651Environmental Impact and Economic Assessments of Brownfield Sites in Park Heights Baltimore. Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein1, Mahala Shillingford1, Wenjuan Lu2, Guangming Chen2 1 Department of Civil Engineering / 2Department of Industrial, Information and Manufacturing Engineering Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland 21251Abstract:This paper presents a collaborative research project that cuts across discipline (Civil engineeringand Industrial, Information and manufacturing engineering) involving

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Shirley

executives. However, it has been adapted successfully toteaching the end-to-end process of engineering to college students. The paper describes theCreative System which is the basis of Managing Creativity, outlines the class structure andsubjects covered, and describes the overall process. Positive student evaluations and continueddemand for the course are used for assessment. The course covers all aspects of a creativeenterprise, from assembling a creative team, to generating original ideas, to alignment of theteam and its customers and suppliers, to planning, design, risk management, production, anddeployment into the market or operational environment. All classes include business planningand a hands-on engineering project (usually designing and

Conference Session

ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Orlandella; Timothy Zeigler

students have not normally workedtogether these skills must be learned “on-the-job”. The learning comes quickly as thestudents raise funds, search literature, create designs, seek vendors, order materials,write reports, fabricate, and conduct virtual and physical tests. The complete process isconducted in about a five-month period which enhances one more skill learned by teammembers: coping with stress and deadlines.Team ManagementThe steel bridge competition is a total package. The team (of students) completes thebridge project from concept to construction. The students design (and re-design), test(and re-test), fabricate (and re-fabricate), construct (and practice construction), andfinally compete with other teams. In addition, students must

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Xue; Robin Qiu

class should be able to be viewed; • Class profile should be able to be summarized and retrieved; • Lecture materials, assignments, project information, and messages for the assigned course should be able to be manipulated. • Virtual classroom operations (e.g., on-line grading, chat rooms, whiteboard, and video conferencing) should be available; and • Trainees’ feedback should be provided in time. From professional perspective: • Based on individual profile, customized lecture materials, assignments, and project information for the registered course should be able to be retrieved. • Interactive media (e.g., chat rooms, whiteboard, and video conferencing) should be available for having direct