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Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Autar Kaw

engineeringeducator. I know you see Efed in yourself, and there are many other traits you would like toinclude in the above list, as each course is different.Acknowledgements The author wants to thank all his students who have taught him as much, if not more thanwhat he has taught them since 1987. Special thanks go to the Teaching Enhancement Center ofthe University of South Florida for teaching me that effective teaching is more than an art; it canbe a learned habit.Bibliography1. Chickering, A., & Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, AAHE Bulletin, March, 3-7.2. Covey, S. (1990). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, New York: Simon & Schuster.3. Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence

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Diversity in Materials

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak

. The concept that the techniques and fundamentals are the same for different disciplineswithin engineering is always a good lesson to teach. The use of the same faculty member(s) toteach the different majors in this (relatively) common subject gives continuity to the material beingtaught. For the professor, the chance to teach the same topic to different majors has (anecdotally)been refreshing, as each major has a different viewpoint on a given topic.Materials Laboratory – Materials Lecture combination:In the area of materials, we had an existing course in materials science (75 minutes twice a week),and a materials laboratory course (two hours and 40 minutes once a week). The latter had beenoperated as part lecture – part laboratory, with a

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

years.Bibliography1. Marvel, J. M. and Standridge C.R., 2003. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Experimentation: A First Co-op Experience, Winter 2003, Padnos School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.2. Standridge C.R. and Marvel, J.M., “Engineering Statistics as a Laboratory Course”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Vardeman, S. B. and J. M. Jobe, Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis, Duxbury, 2001JON H. MARVELJon H. Marvel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He holds a BE fromStevens Institute of Technology, an MS from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. the University of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Krahe; David Loker

actscanrate; static short error; char ChannelStr[2]; sprintf(ChannelStr, "%s", Channel); error=AIAcquireWaveforms (Device, ChannelStr, NumScans, ScanRate, 0.0, 0.0, &actscanrate, GROUP_BY_CHANNEL, waveform); // Write the data to the file 'wave.txt' and sum the data to calculate the mean fpt=fopen("wave.txt", "w"); sum=0; for (count=0; count

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Assessment in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Jackson; Susan Magun-Jackson

.“Strengths” LiteratureSince the 1940’s psychology has been a science about healing or repairing damage to humanfunctioning. As a result, this focus has neglected analyses of the fulfilled or happy person. Theobjective of positive psychology, therefore, is to change the focus from repairing problems to Page 8.666.1building positive qualities. Positive psychology addresses three types or levels of positive “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Wise; Nicholas Scambilis

, Office of Educational Research Improvement; Stats in Brief: Internet Access in US Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-1999, NCES 2000-086.3. Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO), University of California, Irvine. Computer Technology and Instructional Reform, 1998. NSF Grant #: REC-9600614. Available online: http://www.crito.uci.edu/tlc/html/tlc_home.html4. op. cit. Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO).5. D. Wallace and S. Weiner, “How Might Classroom Time Be Used Given WWW-Based Lectures?” Journal of Engineering Education, vol.87, no.3, 1998

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

disciplines.Course(s) can be in any technical area such as structural engineering, pavement design,environmental engineering, soils analysis or design, hydraulics, hydrology, mechanical engineeringor electrical engineering. (Encompassed in pillars: 4)9. Basic understanding of data processing and computer techniques for application to engineeringproblems. (Encompassed in pillars: 1, 4)10. Working knowledge of and ability to apply business and financial accounting principles.(Encompassed in pillars: 1, 3)11. Proficiency in oral and written communications and ability to identify, research, andrecommend alternatives to various engineering problems for presentation to both technical andnon-technical managers. (Encompassed in pillars: 1, 4)12. If a thesis or

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

AC 2003-211: ANIMATION OF NUCLEAR AND RADIOCHEMISTRY PROCESSESEfrat Strassberg,Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin Page 8.225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 2377 Animation of Nuclear and Radiochemistry Processes S. Landsberger, E. Strassberg Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab University of Texas at Austin and

Conference Session

Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Miller

received a B. S. inMechanical Engineering from Tufts University in 1985 and a M. E. in Ocean Engineering from Stevens Institute ofTechnology in 1987. In 1994 he completed a M. E. in Naval Architecture and in 2000 he completed a D. Eng. inCivil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. His research focus is on marine composites. Page 8.948.8 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Johnson

Called Key to Enhancing Use of Computers, Poll Finds”, Andrew Trotter Education Week, April 16, 1997. 4. AB 64 Education technology. Bill Number: AB 64 Chaptered 08/19/97, California Department of Education. Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/digitalhigh/AB64.htm 5. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Website: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/profserv/progstan.html 6. U. S. Department of Education Data. Website: http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp 7. US Bureau of Labor Survey (2000). 8. “Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology”, International Technology Education Association, April 2000. 9. CCTC Industrial and Technology Education Standards, California Commission on

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

lines of businessso rapidly to stay competitive, it seems to follow logically that engineers should be an integral partof the upper echelon of individuals who lead an organization. Probabilistically speaking, to makeengineers more successful, the event of business concepts and applications (call it Event A) is theperfect complement to the event of engineering talent (Event B). The probability of Event A inunion with Event B (P(A U B)) will be equal to P(S), the probability of the sample space, which isa perfect number 1.Conclusions:The management style has changed dramatically over the last few decades. Key managementdecisions are now being made by a team of middle management personnel rather than a sololeader. Teams and groups are now dominate

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Brougham; Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger

, were required to AVERAGES work Quiz Exam Course maintain and submit time logs. Participants recorded (out of 100) Average Average Average Average the date, location, hours worked, student's name(s) and on which component of the assignment they worked. Average Pairs 91.26 79.58 79.34 85.05 Table 3 shows that there is no strong pattern for the Average Solo 79.68 80.22 78.11 80.27 difference in time spent on the assignment between solo Average and pair programmers, with no significant time 85.60 80.37 82.14 84.18

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Burt Swersey

, especially microprocessors and sensors, in new combinations, to create new artifacts that address the unrecognized opportunities.Engineering design has changed. In the 1960’s young engineers were often hired to workon government defense contracts. If an engineer told his boss that he thought that therewas a better way to design something, the reply was likely, “you may be right but theGovernment accepted our RFP and defined the terms of what they wanted. Give themwhat they contracted for.” Of course there were opportunities to solve unforeseenproblems as they arose, but basically, the problem and objectives were clearly defined andthe engineers worked to fulfill the terms of the contract. Now engineers are expected to“make it better, faster

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

advanced communication simulation softwarein undergraduate and graduate courses and research by providing SystemView to the academiccommunity.1. Kamali, B. Development of an Undergraduate Structured Laboratory to Support Classical and New Base Technology Experiments in Communications. IEEE Trans. Education, 37:1, pp. 97-100 (1994).2. Keene, H. and Parten, S. Advanced Communication Test System. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Session 3220 (2001).3. Jennison, B. and Kohne, G. A Coherent Theory/Hardware Course in Communication System Design. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Session 2625 (2000).4. Kramer, K. Using MATLAB-based Laboratories to Demonstrate Wireless Communication System Principles. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Peretti; James Spivey; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/actionagenda/index.html. Assessmentdata, which will be available in the summer of 2003, will suggest the impact of presenting this material inthis format as opposed to less structured methods. Lang, J.D., S. Cruse, F.D. McVey, and J. McMasters. “Industry expectations of new engineers: A survey to assistcurriculum designers.” Journal of Engineering Education 88.1 (1999): 43-51.2 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. ABET Home. http://www.abet.org. 2002.3 There are numerous examples of this type of course in the literature. One example is:Walker, Kristin. “Using genre theory to teach students engineering lab report writing: A collaborative approach.”IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 42.1

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Annette George; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

, G, Chen, G., Johnson, S., Shillingford, M., Spence, K., Lu, W. 2002Environmental Impact and Economic Assessments of Brownfield Sites in Park Heights Baltimore. Proceedings ofthe 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Canada,June16-19, 2002.2. http://www.morgan.edu/admin/planning/data.asp March 7, 2003. Institutional Research Data3. http://www.asee.org/colleges/Engprofile01.pdf2003 Engineering Education By The Numbers 24pp4. George, A. 2000. 2000 Final Report of the MSU/EPA Summer Internship Program 10pp.5. George, A. 2002. 2002 Annual Report of the MSU/EPA Summer Internship Program 10pp .GBEKELOLUWA B. OGUNTIMEINGbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein is currently an Associate professor in the

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Mason

public evidence thatthe institution is working to stimulate economic development. The advantages ofincubators include such things as low cost space, internet connection, shared services,business advice and proximity to the technology, equipment and personnel of theuniversity. At Rose-Hulman Ventures, two grants from Lilly Endowment for a total of$54.6 million have made it possible to provide all of these services and more and at thesame time provide unique opportunities for faculty and students to work and learn.BACKGROUNDRose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been working to engage students in realisticengineering practice as part of their educational experience for almost two decades. In the1980’s, the school established an Entrepreneur-in

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

Institution’s Response. Journal ofCollege and Student Values, 9.Palmer, P. (1998). The Courage to Teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pub.Pfatteicher, S. (2001). Teaching vs. Preaching: EC200 and the Engineering ethics Dilemma. Journal ofEngineering Education, 1, 137-142.Ryan, K., Bohlin, K. (2000). Teacher education’s empty suit. Education Week on the WEB. RetrievedMarch 29, 2000. http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=26ryan.h19Ryan, K. (1996). Character education in the United States: A status report. Journal for a Just and CaringEducation, 2 (1), 75-84.Solomon, D., Watson, M., Battistich, V. (2000). Teaching and school effects on moral/prosocialdevelopment. In Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4th Edition (in press).Texas A&M University (1994

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristoffer Findley; Mary Emplaincourt

Real Learning with America’s Tax Dollars Kristoffer S. Findley and Mary C. Emplaincourt Mississippi State University Abstract The Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at Mississippi State University (MSU) iscurrently one of 26 Department of Energy (DOE) funded centers providing no-cost energyassessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers. The work performed by the MSUIAC is done through the efforts of undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineeringstudents throughout the state of Mississippi and surrounding areas. While the students areproviding opportunities for savings in industry, they are also gaining valuable

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mihalasky; Gina Boesch; Keith Sheppard

labs are shown as boxes within which (in italics) are shown theengineering lecture course(s) to which each design lab is associated. Thus, Design 4 includesexperiments and design projects that link to and provide context for the concurrent lecture courseon Electronics and Instrumentation. The center panel illustrates a range of competencies that aredeveloped primarily through the Design Spine experiences.Project-Based LearningA key pedagogical element of the environment that we are evolving is the permeation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) through the curriculum. This is a means to foster attributes that areneeded for a more entrepreneurial career environment as well as being recognized as a means toimprove learning outcomes. PBL encourages

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Arumala; Ibibia Dabipi

, Hampton,Return to Wallops @ 6 p.m. VA Thursday, August 1 Wallops Student Program Present to Wallops Senior Presentations (PowerPoint) Staff on Project(s) Friday, August 2 Technical Reports Due Reporting Requirement (disc and logbook provided) Monday, August 12 Closing Program at UMES Close outThe Biweekly Meeting Progress Report Format included, Problem Definition and Scope, LiteratureReview Conducted if Any, Problems Encountered, Possible Solutions, Project Status, PercentCompletion, and Project Progress Chart as shown below.Start 2 4 6

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yanfeng Gong; Mike Collum; Noel Schulz

. Figures 3 and 4 show several of the screen shots related to the symmetricalcomponents lab. Page 8.476.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1: Connections between ECE Topics and Protection Test Set ECE Topic Related to Protection Set Appropriate Course(s)Circuits - Three phase circuits (show voltages Intro to ECE: Applications and currents Circuits: all - Simple fault analysis (RLC

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Georg Mauer

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Montreal 2002.http://www.asee.org/conferences/caps/document2/2002-1905_Paper.pdf[10] D.C. Davis, K.L. Gentili, M. S. Trevisan, D. E. Calkins “Engineering Design AssessmentProcesses and Scoring Scales for Program Improvement and Accountability,” Journal ofEngineering Education 211- 221, April 2002.[11] Robolab 2.5 The Lego Group, Inc.http://www.lego.com/dacta/products/productsbyproductline.asp, 2002GEORG MAUERGeorg F. Mauer is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Nevada, LasVegas. Dr. Mauer is active in instructional computing, as well as in research on AutomaticControl, Robot Sensors and Control. He graduated as a Diplom-Ingenieur from the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yu Li; Jiang Li

teaching in engineering.Bibliography1. Gramoll, K. C. (1999). Teaching Statics Online with Only Electronic Media on Laptop Computer, in the Proceedings of the ASEE 1999 Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, CD-ROM Session 1668.2. Holzer, S. M. and Andruet, R. H. (1998). Learning Statics with Multimedia and Other Tools, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle Washington, pp. 120-126.3. Li, J. and Lee, M. Y. (2002). Design a Portable DAQ System for Teaching Geomechanics, in the Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, CD-ROM, Session No. 2793, Paper No. 1629.4. Li, J. and Lee, M. Y. (2001a). Online Modeling in Geomechanics via the Web Site, in the Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

: ImplementationThe first phase began January 2002. It involved us finding solutions to the following questions: 1. What are key elements in concept that must be developed 2. Audience (type, numbers) 3. Platform(s): hardware, software 4. Content: text, still figures, graphics, animation, sound, video... 5. Interface: user interaction 6. Interaction architecture: software vs. hardware capabilitiesWe moved forward with our assigned ITCE graduate student without a definite concept for theoverall system and clear delineation of our roles. Thus, much time was lost in “rethinking” theoverall system. Without a clear system-wide picture, the picture for the individual modulesremained fuzzy.The next two phases involved the design of the major components

Conference Session

Environmental Justice and Sustainability

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Radhika Kotha

water from the collector is supplied to the wall panels forwarming the house.I am a member of the undergraduate student team working on this project. Its tremendouseducational value may be summarized in the words of A.S. Neil, the founder of Summerhill, analternative school set up in England in the 1940’s: “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I doand I understand”. Having studied thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, structuralmechanics etc. in my courses, this is a wonderful opportunity to put the knowledge immediatelyinto practice and thereby increase it many-fold. By actually doing “real-life” engineering I amfinally able to understand what I have learnt in my courses.My paper describes this exciting and completely novel

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Moujalli Hourani

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Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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

a calcium chloride solution. The bead size is 0 .8 0 .7controlled by choice of needle gauge. 0 .6 0 .5 A b s o rb a n c eStarch conversion is measured using spectrophotometric 0 .4 0 .3determination at 620 nm with an iodine indicator. Figure 1 shows the 0 .2color

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Melinda Gallagher; Lawrence J. Genalo

engineering principles.The Engineering ABC Book Project was introduced and assigned at the beginning of thesemester. Through classroom activities and short lectures, students were provided withbackground information about the field of engineering. Students were first asked to thinkabout a field of engineering and then choose a grade level. The preservice teachers thenexamined the curriculum for their target grade level(s) to see how their work would fitwhat students at that particular age were learning in the classroom. The preserviceteachers formed their own groups according to the particular field of engineering thatthey wanted to research.Students spent the first month of the Toying With TechnologySM course researching thefield of engineering that

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Bird; Mark D'Avila; Penny Hirsch

awareness of the ethical implications . . . woven throughout myfield.” Another said that the ethical component “made me think about what I was working on inan entirely different light.” A third said that the ethics project “make[s] you think not only as anengineer but makes you look at the profession from a wider view and . . . see how your workcould affect other people.”Students were also asked to rate the degree to which it was useful for them to learn about the“How People Learn” model, which is unique to the VaNTH summer program compared tosummer programs in traditional labs. Eight students said that it was “very” or “somewhat”useful, with the average answer being 2.9. One said that the “weekly HPL discussion group atMIT . . . [was] particularly