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Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

development are examples that students may not easilysee, but may be significant issues for projects they will encounter during their careers. Developingan appreciation of such issues should be an important aspect of their engineering technologyeducation.Students InvolvedThe students involved were juniors in a B.S. degree program in Civil Engineering Technology(CET). The course was Soil Engineering, a four-credit course that includes a laboratory. Thecourse is designated as “writing enhanced” by the University indicating that 25% of the coursegrade is based on writing assignments. In addition, feedback and opportunities for revision areprovided by a student peer-review process. 8 There were 25 students in the class.Initial Assessment SurveyPrior to

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

Associate Dean of the School of Engineering, we have had the privilege of teaching anentrepreneurship class at the freshman level. The concept behind the class is to bridge the gapbetween the development of new innovation in either classes or in the laboratory and newbusiness ventures. This class helps the young, creative mind to connect his or her theoreticalwork with real work and live experiences. Engineering students also inter act with Human andOrganization students. Learning TheoriesWhole-Part-Whole Teaching and Learning A key part of this curricular design is that of a “whole-part-whole” instructional approach(Clouse, Goodin & Aniello, 2000). Rather than beginning with the parts and expecting

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Goulet

Undergraduate Courses in AnyDiscipline Edited by Barbara J Duch, Susan E Groh, Deborah E Allen, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2001.2 R. Goulet, J. Owino, Experiential problem-based learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory,Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, June 2002.3 Yilmaz, E., Winning the World Punkin’ Chunkin’ Competition with a Student Design Project, Paper 3548,Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June1999.4 Huang, M, The Catapult Experience –A Learning Project on Taguchi Method for Design Optimization, Paper2525, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Albuquerque,June 2001.5 P.V.Hanson, Experimental

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Subhi Bazlamit

of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” The syllabus for this class covers a period of ten weeks and the meetings for this courseconsist of two weekly fifty-minute lectures and a two-hour laboratory session in the computerroom. Two textbooks are used in this course; one is primarily used to introduce the engineeringdesign process and the other to help students learn the Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) 2,3. Thecomputer session is used primarily for introduction of CAD while the other two class lectures areused for instructions related to the design and problem-solving portion of this course. A typicalclass

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yell Inverso; Rachelle Heller; Dave Snyder; Charlene Sorenson; Catherine Mavriplis

associate professor at Gallaudet University. She teaches Chemistry,Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Forensic Science. She is also the co-director of theuniversity's Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) sponsored by the Department of Health andHuman Services.H. David Snyder is a professor at Gallaudet University where he teaches physics, Earth science andastronomy. He currently is working with the NASA Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics using 1960s spysatellite photographs to document changes in Bolivian vegetation. His wife keeps him busy working oninteractive visualization tools for educational websites. Page

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Ossman

experiments in the lab. The experiments studentsseem to enjoy the most are on FIR and IIR filtering. Students are required to pick filters, designthe filters using the Filter Design and Analysis Tool in MATLAB, then implement and test thefilters on the TMS320C6x DSK. These labs really highlight the versatility of a DSP chip.Student evaluations of both the lecture and the laboratory have been very positive.ConclusionThe increasing use of DSP in engineering applications makes it necessary to include digital signalprocessing courses in the engineering technology curriculum. MATLAB and SIMULINK arevaluable tools for illustrating mathematically intense DSP concepts. Some of the MATLABexercises used in lecture and lab to explain the important issues of

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Govind Puttaiah

recent scholarly activities includeM.E. Laboratory Manuals, Handbooks on Mechanical Engineering & Academic Advisingand Workshop on Professional Ethics. He is a member of the ASEE and ASME. -------- Page 8.212.8

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Shooter; Micheal Hanyak; Matt Higgins; Marie Wagner; Ed Mastascusa; Dan Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Bill Snyder; Michael Prince

professor assumed all students have similar learning styles. • The professor focussed on the content rather than on how you should approach learning the material. • Teamwork was generally not encouraged. If anything, engineering was viewed as a solitary profession, except for laboratory work. • A clear presumption existed that the goal of the professor was to transfer the material to you.Although much progress has been made, this model still survives today in far too manyengineering classrooms [1]. This style is characterized by subject-based, teacher-directedlearning. The success of the course is measured by how much material is covered—oftenspecified by the number of book chapters that are covered. Success is not

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Sylvester

2177 Improving Economic Benefits in the Management of Multifamily Housing Using Solar Energy Conservation Strategies Keith E. Sylvester, Ph.D., Associate AIA 3137 TAMU, Texas A&M University Department of Construction Science Energy Systems Laboratory College Station, Texas 77843-3137,USA Ph: (979) 458-2692, Fax: (979) 862-1572 ksylvester@tamu.eduAbstract With a shift from large

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Michael Klein; Matt Walker; Kevin Organ; Dan Gerbus

of Idaho eleven years ago. Dr. Odom maintains an avid interest in the literature of creativityand management and is especially well versed on the subjects of team dynamics and leadership styles. He wasrecognized for his role in development of the IEW by a university teaching award in 1998.DR. STEVEN BEYERLEINDr. Steven Beyerlein is a leader in the design implementation of process-oriented engineering curricula thatstresses cooperative learning, computer technology, and mini-projects. Since joining the UI fifteen years ago, hehas regularly taught introductory courses, shaped the senior laboratory course, and collaboratively taught seniordesign. He was recognized for his faculty development and outreach activities by a university teaching

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Scaroni; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

. Figure 2 is a picture of students working in groups to generate a list of steps that individuals can take at home to reduce their water heater energy costs. This is not meant to be a laboratory course or a research project. However, peer-to-peer learning is found to be more effective than delivering formal lectures. Activities required for the

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Long; Kevin Sutterer; Frederick Berry

quality of educational programs - from simple "hobby shop"-type projects using spare partsfrom Rose-Hulman department laboratories to challenging projects, like mousetrap-poweredcars, hot air balloons and K’Nex® building projects. EXPLORE ENGINEERING also gave WabashValley students a chance to participate in the Indiana Regional Botball Robotics Competition andthe Junior Engineering and Technical Society's TEAMS academic competitio n. These studentsshowcased their skills by earning top marks in each contest (finishing 10th nationally in the 2001National Botball Robotics Championships.) EXPLORE ENGINEERING members and past membersalso made up 40 percent of the students participating on their high school team's in the 2002Wabash Valley Regional

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Freeman; Ashok Agrawal

§ Observation and meaning § Measurement systems § Basic statistics § Estimation and computational skills § Laboratory experimentation, observation & reporting § Simple machines § Basic electricity/electronic § Optics § Heat Transfer § Analogs § Operational & manipulative use of technology § Data analysis § Ethics The Gateway to Technology curriculum is presented around several problems designed tocapture the interest and imagination of the students. The initial phase of the program focuses onorientation, teambuilding, study skills, the technology team, and a history of technology

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; jana renner-martinez; Ann Darnell

ReviewUTEP, with funding provided by the National Science Foundation’s Model Institutions forExcellence (MIE) initiative, implemented an entering student program for pre-engineering and pre-science students in 1998. The Circles of Learning for Entering Students, or CircLES, programincorporates three intervention activities: a weeklong summer orientation, course clustering, andproactive advising and scheduling.All first-time entering students attend a mandatory one-week orientation in the summer. Inaddition to participating in the general university orientation with all entering students, CircLESstudents also participate in engineering and science oriented sessions. Students have lunch withprofessors and staff and participate in a weeklong laboratory

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer

. Page 8.743.4 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ? 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”The required junior year class, SOIL MECHANICS, has had limited exposure to sustainabilitythrough faculty expert dialogue and case history presentations about using fly ash and similarmaterials as structural fill. This constitutes language development and comprehension levels ofcognitive learning. To this point, no class assignments have included sustainable earthwork, butthe instructor for that class is currently developing a laboratory and multi- lecture moduleaddressing use of recycled materials in earthwork. This will raise the cognitive

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Russell P. Kraft; Ismail Fidan

for noncontact gauging and co-author of severalpublications. Dr. Kraft is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Machine Vision Associationof SME. His research is in electronics manufacturing, inspection, and fast digital IC design, and his teachingresponsibilities include control and communication laboratory applications and CIM systems. Page 8.1118.11 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann

PatentsFaculty and students who are writing journal articles, conference papers, and theses shouldunderstand how these publications may limit the ability to obtain a patent. Differences amongcountries should be expected. United States law is based on first-to-invent while other countriesare based on first-to-file. The importance of documenting one’s work in a laboratory notebook ishighly recommended.In the United States, a patent must be filed within a year of publication: In order for an invention to be patentable it must be new as defined in the patent law, which provides that an invention cannot be patented if: “(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Prince Anyalebechi; Okechi Egekwu

& Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education• It did teach me a lot; however, it was also extremely overwhelming and stressful at times.• The ability to learn topics assigned without being lectured to.• Interesting way it is taught, all through the projects. Encourages teamwork environment, good presentation for real world activities".Question: How can the course, teaching, or laboratory component be improved?Students Responses:• "I understand the importance of learning how to work with others and be able to solve problems without direction; however, I think it is unfair for an entire grade to be based on a group project.• It was very difficult working with an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Speakman; Joel Perlin; Daniel Pack; Barry Mullins

Electrical Engineering in 1995 fromArizona State University, Harvard University, and Purdue University, respectively. During the 2000-2001academic year, he was a visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Lincoln Laboratory. He is amember of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, IEEE (Senior Member), and ASEE. He is a registered ProfessionalEngineer in Colorado. His research interests include intelligent control, automatic target recognition, and robotics.Email: daniel.pack@usafa.eduBARRY E. MULLINS is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chief of the Computer SystemsDivision at the U.S. Air Force Academy, CO. He received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University ofEvansville, a M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Air

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

CRISTINO CARBONELL; FE TABAMO; Clarita Guevara

graduate of the University of SantoTomas. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Education from the University of the Philippines,Diliman, Quezon City. He was a Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia wherehe took courses on Optimization and Power Operation, Generation and Control. He attended ISTAS 00, Rome, Italyand presented papers at the ISTAS 01, Connecticut, USA, ICEE 2002, Manila, Philippines and SEC III, Dortmund,Germany. He is the Phyhsics Laboratory Supervisor of the UST Faculty of Engineering.Associate Professor CLARITA R. GUEVARA is a Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of SantoTomas. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of the

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Creese

scheme by administrators is the naming campaigns where wealthyalumni or benefactors can make an appropriate donation to have a college, department, building,classroom, laboratory, or facility named after them. In some instances, universities havechanged their name in appreciation after donors have made substantial donations. Thus the Page 8.1215.3naming of buildings after dedicated faculty or administrators most likely will occur only if “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright, American Society for Engineering Education”backed financially. Of course if a

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ventura

x x xELECTRONICS II x x xSYSTEMS, SIGNALS AND NOISE x x x xJUNIOR LABORATORY I x x x x xELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY x x x x x xELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING x x x x x x x x x x x Page 8.230.2PROJECT Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education

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International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ernest Goeres; Elisabeth Sanchez; Alejandro Lozano; Victor Mucino

Session No. _____ An International Industrial Outreach Program in Engineering Education: The Cultural Impact Elisabeth Sanchez1, Ernest Goeres2, Victor H. Mucino3/ Alejandro Lozano4 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV/ CONCyTEQ, Queretaro, Mexico ABSTRACTThere is more to engineering education than science and technology; there is more that is beyondthe textbooks, the classrooms and the laboratories; there is more that relates to the cultures of theprofessional worlds in which graduates aim to work. It relates to the gap between the competitiveprofessional world and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Johnson; Harold Larson; Charles Standridge; Shirley Fleischmann

? This question should be addressedindependently of engineering discipline. Thus the activities of the course are organized accordingto the issues common to engineering disciplines: product design, process design, and operationsdesign.The course meets for two hours (110 minutes) once per week in a laboratory room. The nominalclass size is 20 students. This meeting time is divided approximately as follows: Page 8.193.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Discussion of engineering

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

effectively during the regular school year.• Reports from the teachers of the middle school NOAA summer camp participants indicate that a large number of them are likely to pursue careers in MSET fields. The teachers have also reported improvements in grades of some low performing students who participated in the camp.• The schools involved in the camp have invested in setting up Lego based Robotics Laboratory and Science Workshops for the middle school students.IX. ConclusionIt seems intervention at the middle school level with enrichment programs such as theone reported here is highly effective in terms of positively impacting the students’ careerchoices. Some of the electives the students pursue during school helps

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski

-making, engineeringethics, and solid modeling. In addition to these topics, experience is gained in working in teamsand using common shop tools and equipment. The course consists of two hours of lecture andthree hours of laboratory work each week. The typical class size is 24 students with lab sectionsof 12 students. Page 8.1051.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThree major activities are used as lab projects associated with this course. Solid modeling andan introduction to

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Page 8.280.4 Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”When fresh engineering doctoral graduates from universities in developed countries returnto their developing countries to take up university faculty careers, they need startupfunding for laboratory equipment, computers and communications, and curriculumdevelopment. Such funding should be a priority for international aid agencies committedto local capacity building.Curriculum development for engineering education programs in developing countriesshould be informed and guided by the state-of-the-art of engineering education indeveloped countries – but tailored to local needs and constraints. Considerations such asthe amount and type of mathematics and science to

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Young

, American Society for Engineering EducationThe stock Dragonfly model (left) constructed from the factory kit and the aircraft as redesigned(note wing modification) by an MIT student for competition.DBF Project InceptionUnified Engineering is a required multi-disciplinary course for MIT Aero-Astro students enrolledin their second year. First developed and implemented in the mid-1970’s 1,2, Unified Engineeringis a two-semester course sequence, 24 credit hours per semester, that covers Materials andStructures, Dynamics, Signals & Systems, Fluid Dynamics, and Thermodynamics & Propulsion ina fast-paced curricular schedule that includes lectures, recitations, laboratories, and objective teststaught in an intensive 5 day/week schedule. Unified

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

course to course but may include PowerPoint charts, class notes or text lectures, online laboratory submissions, online testing, and possibly, even, class discussion forums.The research presented in this paper examines student satisfaction and learning levels fortraditional and online courses. A lack of variation between these two course formats is a strongindicator of the value of the blended format.Examples of Blended Hybrid Course EnvironmentsBlending at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Besides being required to take at least one onlinecourse per year (8), all freshmen at Fairleigh Dickinson University are required to take an onlinecourse called "The Global Challenge," which is a revision of a class the university has

Conference Session

TYCD 2003 Lower Division Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Goff; Hugh Rogers, University of Central Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

learning laboratories. Students who need developmental courses and remedialstudies can prepare themselves very well before taking the university prerequisite courses. Therequired transfer program prerequisites at the 1000 and 2000 levels can be taken at thecommunity college following the statewide course numbering system. This necessary processmay require them to take additional hours in preparatory work for their total program.Current marketing efforts of A.A. to B.S. degrees are being coupled with marketing efforts forthe new A.S. to B.S. transfer options giving students more choices, as well as more opportunitiesto continue their education. Elevating A.S. degrees to a status similar to A.A. degrees will makethem more attractive to incoming