Conference Session

A through K and Beyond

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim McLernon; David Hughes

‘assessment’ in higher education”. Heywood explainsthat the term assessment in this instance applies to the assessment of institutions, programmesand teaching as well as to the assessment of student learning.For example, with the establishment of the Quality Assurance Agency and the focus of thefunding agencies on the ‘quality assessment’ in higher education in the early 1990’s, highereducation institutions have been attempting to interpret ‘best practice’ in assessment in an attemptto achieve high scores in the Teaching Quality Assessment and, latterly, Subject Reviewexercises. These exercises correspond to quality assurance inspections in industry and commercein that they concentrate on processes with little attention to the product. As a result

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education1 http://www.asee.org/about/publications/profiles2 “Should We Mandate the Master’s?” ASEE Prism, v9, n1, September 1999, pp. 20-21.3 Bloom, B. S. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook 1, Cognitive Domain. Longman, New York, 1956.4 VanderLeest, Steven H. “The Built-in Bias of Technology,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004.5 Gardner, H. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic Books, 1983.6 Gardner, H. Intelligence Reframed. New York: Basic Books, 1999.7 Dienes, Z. and Altmann, G, “Transfer of implicit knowledge across domains? How implicit and how abstract

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kessler

students also determine the natural period of oscillation by raising and releasing thependulum and recording the RVDT output. By recording and reviewing the RVDT output, thestudents can easily find the period of oscillation which is used to calculate the polar moment ofinertia in the analysis.Analysis DescriptionThe following nomenclature is used in the analysis of the data T - Time period of oscillations (s) g - Acceleration due to gravity (9.807 m/s2) mt - Total mass = mR+mL = mass of rocket + mass L1 Lf of leg (kg) Lcg - Length from pivot to center of gravity of rocket assembly (m) J - Polar moment of inertia

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina

whicheach student was handed a different standard mechanical-component computation as presented ineither a computation handbook [11] or an advanced machine-component-design textbook, asShigley et al.’s [14]. Students were then given half-hour to develop the corresponding FPDs;examples of student work are presented in Figure 2 and following figures 3 to 5. The mainpurpose of this exercise was exploring the applicability of the method at sophomore level. Page 10.1386.5 Figure 3. FPD for belt-drive computation (See Appendix for summary of computations from reference [13] ). “Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Farison

pm Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs 1671 4:30 - 6:00 pm Business Meeting Tuesday, June 22 2171 7:00 - 8:15 am Multidisciplinary Programs: A Look Ahead 2471 12:30 - 2:00 pm Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by DesignThe business meeting, chaired by Dr. Gosink, was attended by 9 members. The following werethe primary items of business: Dr. Gosink announced that, on Sunday, June 20, the ASEE Board of Directors had approved the concept of assuming the role of “Lead Society” for “EAC programs in engineering (without modifiers), engineering physics, and engineering science(s), and TAC programs in engineering technology (without modifiers).” The ASEE

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak

the 1-degree variation of an un-tuned system is too small to matter for practicalapplications.ConclusionThe system described in this paper illustrates the design and development of a feedbackcontrol system that employs a proportional, integral, and derivative controllerimplemented using LabVIEW. The system provides a very good tool for learning howto implement PID control and is being converted into an experiment for use in an upper-level control systems course. The setup is straightforward provided that the PWM methodfor powering the fan is supplied to the student. The LabVIEW environment is intuitiveand allows much to be done in little time.References1. M. Naghedolfeizi, S. Arora, and S. Garcia, “Survey of LabVIEW technologies for

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Session # 2560 MEGATRENDS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION TODAY Bethany S. Oberst, Ph.D., United Arab Emirates University (UAE) and Russel C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., World Expertise LLC (USA)AbstractIn 1982, John Naisbitt published Megatrends, summarizing themes he detected fromcontent analysis of media reports. Since 2000, the editors of the InternationalEngineering Education Digest have been conducting a similar scan and summarizing theresults in a monthly electronic publication distributed as a

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russel Jones

1 Session # 2560 Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineering Students Bethany S. Oberst, Ph.D. United Arab Emirates University (UAE) Russel C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E. World Expertise LLC (USA) Ion Tiginyanu, Ph.D. Technical University of Moldova (MD)AbstractIn 2003 the Technical University of Moldova

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Jackson; Jesse Petway; Doreen Lawrence; Patrick Dessert; Barbara Oakley

received the John D. and Dortha J. Withrow Teaching Award and the Naim andFerial Kheir Teaching Award.DOREEN S. LAWRENCEDoreen S. Lawrence is Vice President, Kumon Children's Research Institute, Kumon North America, Inc.in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is a part time faculty member of the Business School at the University ofPhoenix. She received her BS in Business Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit,Michigan, as well as her Masters of Arts in Industrial Relations from the same institution in 1985.JESSE PETWAYJesse Petway is the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Service for the Pontiac SchoolDistrict. He is responsible for core subject areas for K-12 and grade level content standards.MARK JACKSONMark Jackson, Ph.D

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

final numerical results. In short doesthe answer make sense?Students frequently have difficulties stating a physical problem in mathematical terms. Inaddition, they often have in more or less degree lack the ability to do the symbolic manipulationsnecessary for solving the relevant equations. To really learn EE students must learn to dosymbolic analysis of circuits, systems, EM field problems, antennas, etc, the first and the laststeps in problem solving, and this should be the main focus of our teaching efforts. Our effortswe have as teachers are therefore how to handle the situation that many students have to alimited ability in symbolic manipulations. The literature is full of good suggestion s, one ofwhich is to use Computer Algebra Systems

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

Strategic Planning for New Faculty: From What to How Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes methods of implementing advice given to new faculty members.Every new faculty member is (or should be) given advice through mentoring, new facultytraining, and development programs. Many times new faculty are told what they need todo to succeed, but not how to do it.1. Introduction Broad advice targets a broad audience, but specific advice is more difficult to givebecause every faculty member’s situation has different priorities. Therefore, theimplementation of the broad advice is left to the creativity of the faculty member

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

Engineer I Dentist Artist Prestige S Nurse And Teacher Police Officer Pilot Photographer Difficulty Librarian Auto Mechanic Social Worker E Electrician Bookkeeper Secretary R Mail Carrier

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zafer Gurdal; Jan Hol; Gillian Saunders-Smits

symbolic geometry variable(s)and internal force variables, and symbolically solve the values of the internal forces from thoseequations. A portion of such a nodal equilibrium equation is shown in Figure 3, in which theequations of equilibrium at point D of Figure 1 are solved. First, vertical and horizontalequilibrium equations represented by the symbolic names EQDy and EQDx, respectively, arewritten as two equations using the symbolic variables FAD, FCD, and θA. In a similar fashion theexternal forces at node D, PappDy and PappDx, could also be left symbolically, but in this casethey are specified numerically. Out of these two equilibrium equations, we can solve for twounknowns. We choose to solve the equations for the values of the internal

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kemi Ladeji-Osias

what topics to cover, the delivery format of your course and the textbook, you are almost ready to create your syllabus. Your syllabus sets the tone for your course and provides students information on instructors, the course and your expectations of them. Also include information on course management software that will be used. • Instructors: Important information about yourself and teaching assistants include name, phone number, office location, and office hours. • Course: Include the course name and number, course description, objectives, meeting times, textbook(s), reference material, grading policy and course content. I like to provide my students with a tentative weekly listing of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Owe Petersen

. Often it is the students who have a drive and a passion to work on their projects whichresults in the best success. We believe our Senior Design approach complements the range andvariety of operating styles found in a normal group of students.Bibliography1. Farr, J., et. al, “Using A Systematic Engineering Design Process to Conduct Undergraduate EngineeringManagement Capstone Projects,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 2, 2001, pp. 193-197.2. Doty, R., and Williams, S., “A Practice-Based Senior Design Experience,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conf. andExposition, June, 2002.3. Born, R., “A Capstone Design Experience for Electrical Engineers,” IEEE Trans on Education, vol. 35, no. 3,Aug. 1992, pp. 240-242.4. Wikoff, K., Friauf, J., Tran

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Wolter

Topics • Identification of • Acquisition Theory and Link to SE Topics •Ethics Interests • Needs Determination •Contracts • Players • Functional Analysis and •Legal Issues • Generating • Contractor the use of M&S •Managing Risk Alternatives • Business •Knowledge IT

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

Service Learning on an International Scale: The Experiences of Tufts University Christopher W. Swan, Charline S. Han, and James F. Limbrunner Tufts UniversityAbstract There has been tremendous growth in the use of service learning in environmentalengineering, especially in experiences beyond the U.S. This growth has been fostered by groupssuch as Global Village Engineers and Engineers Without Borders who seek to help communitiesin developing nations have a “better way” of life. Tufts University, long recognized forproviding service to its host communities in Massachusetts, has also seen an increase in student-driven initiatives that are beyond U.S

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dean

successfulassembly of a working model. Traditional labs on campus usually require a written reportcontaining the student’s interpretation of the results, or an assembled working system that isacknowledged by the instructor as correct. If the lab on campus would require such a report orassembled system, then the virtual lab should as well. Student Schematic of the System Using MS Visio Program 1 .0 1 1 .1 3 1 .0 1 S ol 1 S ol 2 Figure 4. Creation of System Model in VisioSimilarly the working system model

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

scale measurements are performed at a single frequency and the small scaleeffects are measured as a function of time, space and frequency. Our labs have concentrated onthe 915 MHz and 2.4 GHz ISM (Industrial, Medical and Scientific) bands. As such, these labsrequire both a spectrum analyzer and a sweeping RF signal generator that are portable andrugged enough for field use. Both Anritsu and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) offer suitable spectrum Page 10.862.5analyzers units for such investigations. At UVM we have utilized the R&S FSH-3 (Fig. 5-left) in Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eduardo B. Fernandez; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

root attacks address space violation unauthorized file access lack of protection Hardware Page 10.1435.5 Figure 1. Typical layers of a system. Proceedings of the 2005 Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education S u bje ct P r

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Miller; Gayla Neumeyer; Matthew Schmidt; David Jonassen

Computing Machinery: Report of the ITiCSE’98 Working Group on Problem Based Learning.9. Cirstea M (2003). Problem-based Learning (PBL) in microelectronics. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19 (5): 738-741.11. Zywno, M.S. Kennedy, D.C.I (2000). Integrating the Internet, multimedia components, and hands-on experimentation into problem-based control education. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 1, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA,00CB37135. T2D-5-T2D-10.12. Stonier, H; Marshall, L. (2002). Moving to problem-based learning in the NZ engineering workplace. Journal of Workplace Learning. 14 (5) 190-197.13. Albanese, M. A., & Mitchell, S. (1993). Problem-based learning: A review of

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

in the awareness of programoutcomes and their importance in the curriculum. Many students see them as overly generalizedstatements that have no bearing on the concepts they need to pass a given course. Thus,dissemination of the notion and value of program outcomes is a major hurdle for the faculty.This paper suggests that engaging students at the freshman level in the departmental programoutcomes is one strategy to foster a climate of their acceptance in later courses. Examples offreshman class assignments and projects that address specific program outcomes in a MechanicalEngineering department are presented.IntroductionIn the mid-1990’s, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) developeda new set of criteria for

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Page 10.925.2‡ In order to describe the procedures discussed in this paper, commercial products are identified. In no case does such identification imply recommendation orendorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or that the materials or equipment specified are necessarily the best available for the purpose. S S V1 W A1 W Z I I 1 T T D1 C C Balance H A2 H indicator Z V2 I I 2

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Thompson; Harold Broberg

controls, handheld tools, PDA’s, motorcontrols, computer peripherals, and educational and entertainment devices. While theirimportance is well established, selection of the device(s) to be taught in introductoryuniversity courses is problematic because of the plethora of available choices. Forinstance, the most used embedded controllers are 8-bit devices; however, these oftencontrol peripherals or are connected to higher capacity processors in networks. As thecapability of an embedded processor increases, the amount of available memory increasesand higher level languages are used more often for programming. Thus, the selection of aprocessor is linked to selection of the programming language used in teaching thefundamentals of embedded computing

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wanda Dann; Stephen Cooper; Ashlyn Hutchinson; Barbara Moskal

the final investigation.References1. Frechtling, J., The 2002 User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation. Washington, DC: National ScienceFoundation (NSF 02-057), Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication, 2002.2. Moskal, B., Leydens, J. & Pavelich, M. (2002). "Validity, reliability and the assessment of engineeringeducation". Journal of Engineering Education, 91(3), 351-354. (Journal)3. Cooper, S., Dann, W., & Moskal, B. Java-Based Animation in Building viRtual Worlds for Object-orientedprogramming in Community colleges. NSF-DUE-0302542.4. Alice v2.ob Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics, http://www.alice.org (accessed December 2004)5. Cooper, S., Dann, W., & Pausch, R. (2005) Learning to Program with Alice Beta

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

aspects in learning and teachingenvironments. To explore the effects of time on the change in test scores, ANOVA withrepeated measures will be performed. The “within” variable will be time with two levelsrepresenting posttest and the follow-up test, respectively.References[1] Franklin, S., Peat, M., Lewis, A., & Sims, R., “ Technology at the cutting edge: A large scale evaluation ofthe effectiveness of educational resources”, In C. Montgomeries & J. Viteli (Eds.), Proceedings of Ed-Media2001. Tampere, Finland, June 25-30, 2001; Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education(AACE).[2] Pike, R. W., “Creative training techniques handbook”, Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Books, 1994.[3] Anderson, T., “An Updated and Theoretical

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Landaeta; Bryan Magary; William Peterson

Economy, Sixth Edition, Leland Blank and Anthony Tarquin, 2005 3 • Contemporary Engineering Economics, Third Edition, Chan S. Park, 2002 4 • Engineering Economy, Applying Theory to Practice, Second Edition, Ted G. Eschenbach, 20035 • Engineering Economy, Twelfth Edition, William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, and James T. Luxhoj, 2003 6 • Capital Investment Analysis For Engineering And Management, Third Edition, John R. Canada, William G. Sullivan, John H. White, and Dennis Kulonda, 2005 7There was one exception found to the use of tables - Modern Engineering Economy by the lateDonovan Young. This text 1 from 1993 uses nomograms in lieu of the tables.The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Supplied-Reference Handbook, 6th

Conference Session

Innovation in ChE Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

key to industrial practice and will draw upon an engineer’stheoretical knowledge and practical experience to be effective. Still, the effect of monthsspent talking about “s” seems to be a lack of motivation for students to grasp thefundamentals of process control.The goal of the changes made to this course’s structure has been to restore the student’sperception of the linkage between the course and engineering practice. Additionally, the Page 10.170.1changes are tied to improved pedagogical methods for student learning, inductive Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Tanuj Oruganti; Peter Schuyler

-kindequipment that now must be shared in large groups. This is especially true in upper term courseswhere advanced test equipment is most used.Bibliography1. Eppes, T. and Schuyler, P., “A Robust and Scalable Distance Laboratory Platform” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Session 2426.2. Eppes, T. and Schuyler, P. “A Distance Laboratory System Using Agilent Test Equipment” 2004 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Session T3C.3. Esche, S.K. & Chassapis, C. “An Internet-Based Remote Access Approach to Undergraduate Laboratory Education”, Proceedings of the 1998 Fall Regional Conference of the Middle Atlantic Section of ASEE.4. Esche, S. K. & Prasad, M. G. & Chassapis, C. “A Remotely

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Sekmen

Page 10.801.3objectives and contents so that the curriculum can keep its integrity. The draft project is usually “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”designed before the semester starts. However, it is tailored to the exact needs of the studentsduring the first half of the semester.Interaction with Students: The interaction occurs at different levels: 1. The industry partner(s) and students meet face-to-face at least four (4) times during a semester. The industry partner teams visit the classroom in the second week of the semester to introduce themselves, present the business