Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

.2. J. R. Hackworth, "A Video-Taped Laboratory in Electrical Power and Machinery. ASEE 2001 AnnualConference Proceedings.JOHN R HACKWORTHJohn R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old DominionUniversity. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree inElectrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty,John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation.RICHARD L. JONESRichard Jones has been teaching at ODU since 1994. He is a retired United States Navy Submarine Service Lt.Commander with sub-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

and U.S. competitiveness or in ensuring continuing, deliberate systematic advanced technological developments for our national security.3,4Although the United States has achieved preeminence in research-based graduate education and has developeda strong U.S. scientific workforce, at the nation’s research universities and government laboratories, it hasneglected the fullest professional graduate development of a strong engineering workforce in industry duringthis same time span largely because of the flawed belief originating in 1945 U.S. Science Policy 5 that themajority of technology developments flow primarily from basic research. Although scientific research isimportant to gain a better understanding of phenomenon, technology is the

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Roe

refined andrepresented to the group.Once the presentations are well defined both in the core science and technology examples, theother materials for each unit are reviewed and adjusted to conform and support them. Thehandouts, worksheets, and quizzes developed by the teachers at the summer institute, are updatedto include the prevailing technology examples. The interactive components of the units,computer based html flashcards, laboratory exercises, and computer-based java applets arecreated. Concurrently, the script and storyboard for the module video is started. The videoconcept is developed by the university and community college team members. It is designed asan overarching bridge connecting all of the units within the module. In most classes

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Riley

housing units on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation using theemerging technology of loadbearing strawbale construction. Course research will focus on theoptimization of strawbale wall systems and their compatibility with solar and wind energies. Thisvital research is helping to refine and integrate multiple “green” technologies for use in facilitiesto be constructed with tribal members. Under the guidance of faculty, research assistants, andselected students who have completed the course series, students from various disciplines willbuild wall sections and building assemblies in an instructional laboratory to prepare them for on-site construction. These projects will then be used as test specimens for experimentation by theclass with the

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

hurdles and adopt a capstone project experience, which is industry sponsored,interdisciplinary, and includes both design and build tasks. The following sections describethe administration involved in the course. Interdisciplinary Capstone The most recent change was the institution of a common 2 credit hour, laboratory format, capstone project for all our engineering technology programs. Surprisingly, convincing faculty members that all disciplines should require an open-ended, free- formatted project was not a problem. The largest hurdle was to convince everyone that a single project would technically challenge students from several majors. Many faculty members were not willing to sacrifice

Conference Session

Trends in Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Lacey; Ann Kenimer

. Beyond theirmanagement responsibilities, many senior leaders provide mentoring to the freshmen in theirteams. Senior leaders provide freshmen with information about instructors, summer internshipopportunities, departmental laboratory and computer resources, and student clubs, among othertopics. Placement of senior leaders in freshman design teams yields numerous benefits. Seniors getan opportunity to obtain management experience before graduation. Freshmen get an opportunityto meet others in their major and to receive much greater mentoring than can be provided throughtraditional instructor/student contact.This paper describes the process through which senior/freshman teaming is achieved in thesecourses. In addition, the paper explores freshman

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Smith

M.Sc. degrees from The Ohio State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Prior tojoining the University of Wyoming, he was employed with Xerox and IBM. His academic interests are in the areasof Mechanical Component Design, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, and Computer Aided Design. Currentresearch activity is focused on web based mechanical component design and computer aided laboratory instruction. Page 8.843.9 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

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Zambon; Rachael Shevin; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

possible to purchase for laboratory use small x-ray tubes similar tothose used for x-ray based imaging techniques, but these start at about $2,000 withoutdetection systems. This is too expensive for most educational programs. More critically,exposure to such sources of ionizing radiation is associated with a number of safety risksincluding serious skin burns 13 and increased cancer risks 14. While biomedical imagingequipment abounds in the radiology departments of any major hospital, the availability ofsuch equipment for learning purposes is extremely limited due to the requisite prioritypatient examinations have for the machines.Materials and MethodsThe basic approach of this work is to use a lamp with an incandescent light bulb tosimulate an x

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Bugliarello

students, a serious challenge for the industry and for a university interested in fostering technological innovation in the service sector.To respond to the challenge, Polytechnic University has established, with industry support, aCenter for Technology in Supply Chains and Merchandising, which is at various stages ofdevelopment, ranging from undergraduate courses to internships in the retail/supply chainsindustry for high school students interested in pursuing technical careers in that industry, afterthey graduate from Polytechnic, to the creation of an Executive Master's in TechnologyManagement focused on innovation in retailing (MOTIR) which started in September 2002, tothe creation of a Technology Laboratory. In Fall 2002

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Sorby

: Introduction to Engineering GraphicsGN131 was a 2-credit course in the fundamentals of engineering graphics. The course formatincluded 2 two-hour laboratory periods per week. In each lab, the topic for the day was introducedduring the first 20-30 minutes of the period. Students then worked problems on the topic for theremainder of the time. Solutions to the problems were available so that they had immediate feed-back on their level of understanding of the topic. The course was completely sketching based--nodrawing instruments were utilized by the students. The topics included in the course were: points,lines and planes in space (cartesian definition), points, lines and planes in space (descriptivegeometry definition), pictorial sketching, object

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B.K. Hodge

Society for Engineering Educationparadigm shift from conventional grid-based energy to CHP-B can occur only if the architecturaland engineering communities routinely consider CHP-B as a viable option. Routineconsideration CHP-B requires that architects and engineers be familiar with CHP-B concepts,and one place to start building such familiarity is at the undergraduate level. However, whilecurrent textbooks contain elements of CHP-B, these textbooks do not explicitly address either theCHP-B concept or the details. What is needed is an instructor-friendly collection of CHP-Binformation suitable for integration into undergraduate courses using currently-availabletextbooks. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) funded the Department of

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

coursematerial or other issues. During exams, which were given simultaneously to resident anddistance students, the instructor traveled to the distance location while an instructor fromThe University of Dayton monitored the exams at the resident classroom. The linkbetween the two classrooms was maintained in case either group had questions. Theinstructors also traveled to the distance site when oral presentations were being given bythe distance students. This was possible due to the relatively short distance. Future plansare in place to have a technician available at the distance location to proctor exams and tofacilitate laboratory exercises.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Braddom; Charles Campbell; Shad Reed; Robert Floersheim

. Intermediate websites supplement and reinforce concepts learned inthe classroom, while advanced websites promote increased active learning in the classroom.4Poindexter, Heck, and Ferrarini divide website features into communication supplements (email,chat, bulletin boards, etc.), course management aids (administrative information), and coursecontent supplements (interactive tutorials, simulations, virtual laboratories, etc.). 5 Page 8.332.6 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education In examining which

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Jo Cartwright; Allie Knowlton; Donald Falkenburg

importantly it becomes a real-world laboratory to support their learning. Focus: HOPE Mission Statement Recognizing the dignity and beauty of every person, we pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice. And to build a metropolitan community where all people may live in freedom, harmony, trust and affection. Black and white, yellow, brown and red, from Detroit and its suburbs of every economic status, national origin and religious Persuasion. We join in this covenant. (Adopted March 8, 1968)Greenfield’s Instructional Design StrategyThe design strategy of the Greenfield Coalition is predicated on the set of beliefs about teachingand learning. In order to

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Traig Born; Joel Glidden; Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

; Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2003-1604The FIRST competition starts in January, shortly before the beginning of the Springsemester. Due to the short time frame and the pre-semester start, it is not possible toteach skills and then have the students practice them. Therefore, the design course hasbeen split across two semesters. The first semester is lecture and training, and the secondsemester is the design competition and is structured like a laboratory. The two coursesequence is named FIRST in Engineering I (three academic credits) and FIRST inEngineering II (one academic credit).The sequence provides an

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

duringhuman gait; (b) to be able to describe how individual joint movements contribute to sagittal-plane movements of the center of mass and the head during gait; and (c) to be able to describemethods commonly used to record kinematic data in a gait laboratory. There are two challenges,with one week of classroom instruction allocated to each challenge (2 lecture periods plus timespent outside class); thus, the VBL module accounts for two weeks of the entire course syllabus.Challenge 1 is “How does the center of mass of your body move when you walk?”, whileChallenge 2 is “What pattern of force do you exert on the ground when you walk?”. Eachchallenge focuses on a specific method used to measure biomechanical performance of walking;specifically, high

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

more realistic about the rate of development of the project, providenetwork environment for communication of CAD and manufacturing information, and design acomprehensive assessment system.AcknowledgmentThe authors wish to thank the IMEB Department chair, David Poock for his support of thecollaboration, and ME Department chair, Joel Berry, for adjusting the MECH-312 class schedule.References1. Drake, R. L., Driver, M. A., and Welch, E. B., 2002, “A Low-cost, Interdisciplinary, Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory Course”, Proc. Of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 20022. Goff, R.M., Vernon, M. R., 2001, “Using LEGO RCX Bricks as the Platform for Interdisciplinary Design Projects

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

list.Although there is use of mathematics, computers, and a laboratory experience, the centralpedagogy of this course is reading, writing and discussion.Students are expected to write, edit and revise essays in response to their readings. The iterativecycle of writing is essential to improving one’s clear expression of ideas. The writing iscollected in a portfolio format so that students are able to have an appreciation of the breadth oftopics covered and their progress throughout the course. A visit to the writing tutor (“The WritePlace”) to enhance the editing and revision process will be required. Students also share theirwriting in class or in smaller groups.Students both singly and in teams make oral presentations during class. They also share

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Martin; Shailendra Mehta; Ronald Steuterman; Leah Jamieson; Donald Blewett; William Oakes; Edward Coyle

process of commercializing of new technologies.DONALD A. BLEWETT is the Associate Director of the Burton D Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship andDirector of the New Ventures Laboratory within the BDM Center for Entrepreneurship. The Center is challengedto provide learning opportunities in th e field of entrepreneurship for students and faculty of Purdue Universitythrough seminars, speaker presentations, workshops and experiential based coursework. His background spans 30years in private industry in a variety of marketing and management positions including founder, President andCEO of Precision Cutoff of Toledo.MARIE C. THURSBY is a Professor of Strategic Management and Hal and John Smith Chair in Entrepreneurshipat the Dupree College of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Miller; Monica Schmidt

specimen). Use prepared slides or make your own specimens (#6). Use a range of magnifications (such as 50X, 100X, 200X) to examine specimens with the microscope.4. Use a compound microscope to examine specimens in reflected light (where light is reflected from the surface of specimens, but does not have to go through). If possible, use a range of magnifications (such as 10X, 20X, 50X) to examine specimens with the microscope. Look at crystals of table salt under both transmitted and reflected light microscopes (if available), and compare how differently the crystals appear.5. Tour a laboratory or other work site where microscopes are used. Observe a microscope in use. Look at an image through the

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

ASEE North Midwest Section Meeting, Madison, WI, Oct. 2002.8. Couch II, L. W., Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Sixth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (2001).9. Gorter, H., Matherly, B., MPSK Demo Project Report, EGR 363 Project Report, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA, May 2002.MURAT TANYELMurat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Dordt College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses.Prior to teaching at Dordt College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Drexel University where he worked for the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a

Conference Session

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

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shan Barkataki; Bolton Tom

adverselyaffecting the whole project schedule. This required the students to have frequent interactionswith the industry partners to resolve technical issues, report status, and participate in peerreviews. For all practical purposes, the students worked as members of the project developmentteam, except that they worked in a laboratory at the university. However, we wanted thestudents to act like students, i.e., work part-time (they had other courses) and keep irregularhours (typically by starting in the afternoon and working late into the night and, of course, theweekends). Finally, we wanted to investigate the feasibility of conducting all collaborationactivities through the Internet. Accordingly, all interactions with the industrial partner weredone

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

2306school and a variety of professional careers in the design and building industries. The major is structured to providea proper foundation in mathematics and the basic sciences, while retaining the hands-on laboratory and studiofeatures that are the hallmark of all architectural and engineering technologies. The program is accredited by theTechnology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET)and is as follows: TABLE I [1] 2000-2001 Architecture CurriculumSem 1 Course Credits/Contact HrsAET 110 Introduction to Architectural Process 4 Credits/8

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Burlington Northern Foundation Teaching Award, Regents Award for Superior Teaching, ASEE MidwestSection Outstanding Teaching Award, and the ASEE Fluke Corporation Award for Innovation in LaboratoryInstruction. At University of Oklahoma he also received the David Ross Boyd Professorship.TIM C. KEENERTim C. Keener is a professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Air Pollution Control Laboratory ofthe University of Cincinnati. Dr. Keener also directs the University of Cincinnati Environmental Training Institutewhich provides short course training to environmental professionals. Dr. Keener is the recipient of the Lyman A.Ripperton Award from the Air & Waste Management Association in recognition of his distinguished achievementsas an

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

the Media Laboratory: A Case Study in Web-based Course Creation,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Frontiers in Education Conference. 2. Green, K.C. (2001) “eCommerce Comes Slowly to the Campus,” Summary of the 2001 National Survey of Information Technology in US Higher Education, The Campus Computing Project, http://www.campuscomputing.net/. 3. Vogel, D. and Klassen, J. (2001) “Technology-supported learning: status, issues, and trends,” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, volume 17, pp 105. 4. “Guidelines for Recognizing Faculty Teaching Effectiveness and Related Contributions,” Memorandum from Dean Ben G. Streetman to College of Engineering Faculty

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King

learning portfolio isshown in Table 1. Students complete the portfolio so that their lowest grade is dropped.The IPR method is illustrated for the first section of our Process Control course that was taughtduring the spring semester to a mixture of junior and senior chemical engineers. The course plan Page 8.651.4includes 23 LOs that are assessed using three mid-course exams, a final exam, eight Control “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStation10 laboratory experiments and a plant-wide

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Sean Brophy; Stacy Klein-Gardner

familiar with the technologies involved in cardiology and electrocardiography, • be aware of the societal ramifications of heart related research. • identify definitions of some medical terminologyThe ‘traditional’ methods of instruction for the course have been organized around aseries of topics related to these learning goals. Class meetings are used fordemonstrations, lectures, discussion and guest lectures. Various field trips have beenmade to laboratories at the university including the Human Patient Simulator and themouse lab that utilizes implanted ECG devices to study the effects of varyinginvestigational cardiac drug therapies. Based on prior course evaluation surveys studentshave enjoyed the course and reported that they have

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Norris; Duco Jansen; Sean Brophy

? a) strongly absorbed b) somewhat absorbed c) very weakly absorbed 4. Based on the answer to the previous question (this wavelength is almost not at all absorbed) how can the laser still succeed in cutting the flap?After the lecture students were asked the same questions again, and performed much better,providing clearer and more accurate descriptions. Also, recall of facts such as wavelength alsowas increased. This illustrates that the laboratory visit provided an orientation for much of theinformation, helping raise students’ awareness. The lecture had a strong impact on their ability toanswer the questions. The combination of the field trip, the reflection activity using

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Giesey

Mechanical Engineering. In September of 2000 the Polytechnicinaugurated a new Engineering Building consisting of 15 classrooms, 13 laboratories, 34 offices,and auditorium and study areas for students. In 2002 the Polytechnic offered its first B Techdegrees in Mechanical and Civil Engineering. A B Tech in Information Technology is planned tobegin in 2003 and the B Tech in Electrical and Electronics in 2004.I found the academic environment in Namibia to be very similar to what it is in Ohio. Facultymembers are primarily concerned with how to help students learn while fulfilling their other dutiesrequired in the job. In addition to this, they also worried about how to assess student learning,what employers desire from graduates, and what needs to be

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Miroslav Velev