Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Shallcross

bund is known as the spillcollection compound, the containment area or the bunded area.Figure 1 shows plan and elevation views of a typical spill collection compound that contains twoequally-sized tanks. The two tanks are completed surrounded by the bund which is essentially awall between 1.0 m and 1.5 m in height. Also shown in the diagram are the paved road and pipetrack networks. A network of paved roads is needed in a bulk liquid chemical storage facility topermit free and unobstructed movement around the site. The pipe tracks contain the network ofpipes used to move the liquids stored in the facility between the tanks and the loading andunloading points. In Figure 1 the pipe network is shown as being in a trench, passing beneath

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Denise Hayman

. Page 7.4.10 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” This issue in the Roadmap brings into question how a student might respond to thetechnical course load. It is true that students typically have the freedom to select the number andtypes of courses they wish, but when not carefully planned the behavioral responses to a heavytechnical course load can result in an unwelcome challenge. There are several behavioral resultsthat may surface. A student may 1) become stressed out; (2) experience time managementproblems; (3) feel overwhelmed; (4) experience burn out; (5) lack a social life; (6

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Koen

Personalized System of Instruction More than one asynchronous self-paced learning strategy exists. We focus on one of them,the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) or the Keller Plan, because of the extensive researchin its effectiveness in a non-web-based situation. Theoretically, it puts students on a variable ratioschedule. To implement the PSI method,5,6 course material is divided into units, each containing areading assignment, study questions, co-lateral references, study problems, and any necessaryintroductory or explanatory material. The student studies the units sequentially at the rate, time,and place he or she prefers. When he feels that he has completely mastered the material, a proctorgives him or her a readiness test

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jasper L Steyn; Tobia Steyn

Estimates Simultaneous Sequential Organise Explore Planned Kinaesthetic Verification Feeling based Individualised Cooperative Structured Intuitive feeling Linear Global Procedural Interactive learning learningActive

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

the Brigham Young University College ofEngineering and Technology demonstrates that the effort to include ethics instruction wasalready gaining momentum in 1995. Responses from 360 engineering departments in NorthAmerican showed that ethics were taught in more than 40% of all capstone engineering designcourses. Topics taught at higher percentages were as follows: Oral Presentations (61%);Creativity, Concept Generation (48%); Teamwork Essentials (44%); and Project Planning andScheduling (42%). Engineering Economics (40%) and Ethics were tied. 5 Absent from theBrigham Young survey, however, is information regarding the nature of the instruction offeredto students. Survey respondents were not required to assess the quality of instruction in

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Promod Vohra

multiplesources. Qualitative methodologies such as focus groups, in-depth interviewing, expertappraisals, and feedback from both program faculty and external clients of various types areextremely valuable data resources that should be incorporated in whole or in part into everycomprehensive assessment plan. Equally valuable are assessment data derived from the enteringcharacteristics of students, performance on standardized tests, portfolio assessment, anddemonstration projects. Similarly, aggregate institutional data related to program rankings innational publications, student enrollment, time to degree, and retention and graduation rates havetheir place in every comprehensive assessment plan. By triangulating survey, qualitative, andinstitutional

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Samir Moujaes

matter it becomes a little bit more challenging to present them with a situationthat can be satisfying for them. This paper presents three cases regarding studies oftypical projects that somewhat more experienced students were involved in to satisfy partof their degree requirement. The first one was an actual “consulting job” on campus thatthe student was involved in to perform an indoor air quality study at the Hotel Collegebuilding at UNLV. The second one was a job to perform an independent seniorundergraduate study on the comparison of lifecycle costs of two HVAC systems thatwere of interest to the office of Rehabilitation/ Facilities/Planning department for thelocal County School District. The third case is an ongoing project where UNLV

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oscar R Gonzalez; James F Leathrum; Amit Kumar H; Vishnu Lakdawala; Stephen Zahorian

number of data points obtained thus far. The mean values did trend in the right direction, in terms of more advanced students generally scoring somewhat higher.7. Conclusions and Future WorkThis paper presents the preliminary results of an alpha version of a concept diagnostics test forassessing student understanding of the fundamental concepts for an introductory course in circuittheory in an electrical and computer engineering program. Preliminary results obtained indicatethat our students are not improving by a significant amount in grasping the importantfundamental concepts in circuit theory as they progress through the program. This is of obviousconcern. Further work is planned to continue to administer the test to additional

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Rompelman; Maarten Uijt De Haag; Jos Uyt de Haag; Brian Manhire

within the university, variations may exist. The first or propadeuse yearconsists of two components; in-class lectures and a laboratory. The topics of study aremathematics, electronics, computer and digital systems, and various areas of physics. The secondand third year are referred to as the ‘Kandidaats’ (Candidate doctoraal) program [12]. Again, thisprogram consists of a laboratory component and a class component in the areas oftelecommunications, computer systems, electromagnetics, physics, and electronics. The fourthand fifth year are referred to as the ‘Eind-doctoraal’ or Final doctoraal program. At this stage, thestudent must make a choice between three directions; 1) research, 2) design, 3) and product-systems (the planning, organization

Conference Session

Learning Styles of Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Scott; J. Elaine Seat; J. Roger Parsons

with lifestyle orientation. This preference has perhaps theleast descriptive names, because it has nothing to do with being judgmental or perceptive.Judgers are scheduled. They prefer life to be planned and orderly. They don’t like change, andare anxious to get things executed and finished. Perceivers are spontaneous, flexible andadaptable. In fact, they won’t make a decision until the very last minute so that they can gatherall their options and make the best decision. Page 7.1235.2 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expositi on” Copyright © 2002, American

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Newstetter; Paul Benkeser

because we are all piloting theproblems. After we have stabilized the problems, we plan to focus on reliable and fair ways toscore the maps. Whether this is the best instrument for assessing the topography of learning isyet to be determined. An example of a section of a student concept map is provided below. non-human Mad Cow Disease form aka BSE human form is cause of TSE CJD Prion a type of

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve York

in action. Whenenabled, the students can be quite creative, not all designs are variations on a singletheme and extra points are awarded for thinking outside of the box.Student Response to the MacGyver programStudents were asked to write a brief paper describing what they had learned aboutworking in teams during the semester. Overwhelmingly, students were glad to haveparticipated in the MacGyver projects. More importantly, students recognized the valueof contributions made by fellow teammates and the importance of team skills. Numerousstudents added that they had become friends with people with whom they might neverhave interacted, but for the projects. Many students also stated that they had forgedalliances that they plan to continue in the

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Chandra Thamire

was conceived eight years ago. Thedriving force behind the idea was to provide the regional students with an opportunity to receivean engineering degree from a nationally recognized engineering program while remaining in thesmall-university environment (about 150 miles away from the engineering university), and in acost-effective manner for the universities. A second major purpose of the program was to serveas a vehicle to enhance the economic development of the region. Based on the inputs from localrepresentatives and industry, only mechanical and electrical engineering options wereconsidered.After elaborate planning and procuring of the laboratory facilities, the programs began in the fallsemester of 1997, with an enrollment of 39 students

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

been successfully transmitted via transmitters mounted onthe gondola and subsequently received on the ground using a receiver antenna anddisplayed and recorded on the TV-VCR Combo unit on the ground. The captured imagesare currently being analyzed using Multispec1 an image analysis package developed atPurdue University. ERDAS2 , a commercially available software package, will also beused for image analysis in the future. Future plans of the project includeexperiments/applications in the infrared region. The scientific objectives of the projectinclude generating information concerning vegetation data for precision farmingapplications, shoreline erosion, changing land use patterns and wildlife management.Initial tests and software analysis have

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Krueger

. 1). The overall learning experience, the instructors hoped, would teach studentsresearch methods, make a practical contribution to public life in the region, and have a uniquelearning experience. Service learning is adaptable to many types of course offerings and thus does not lend itselfto a rigid performance model. Some common threads in service learning are notable, however.Hepburn et al. (2000) remarks that: [s]ervice learning in college is structured into the curriculum to relate specifically to course objectives. Experiences are planned to enhance reading, lectures, and classroom discussion. It involves students in reflection on their service experiences, either in writing or in discussions or both

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Zern; Richard Grabiec

) Interviewing (4) Networking (5) Preparation for the “Real World” (6) Lessons LearnedPrompts were planned to be introduced once every three weeks beginning with the weekof the program kick-off dinner. The dinner was held during the eighth week of thesemester on October 16, 2001. This later than anticipated start date of the program onlyallowed for the first two prompts to be introduced before the end of the semester. Thefirst prompt required protégés to submit to the program director (First-Year Seminarinstructor) both their resume` and their mentors’ resume`. The second prompt requiredthe protégé to write a one-page summary of the communication with their mentorincorporating in the paper answers to several questions

Conference Session

Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

. However, a good idea must be economically feasible. For the Stirling engine project,we are constrained by the $50 fee that we assess our students for laboratory courses. If we makefees too high, we discourage students from participation in our curriculum.We began this project by contacting the MIT faculty who developed the project to find thevendors who supply the basic Stirling engine kit and two castings, the engine base and theflywheel, as well as a set of plans for the engine. We ordered a kit3 for $110.00 to build ourprototype but decided to make the engine base from sheet aluminum and the flywheel from brassround stock. The kit assembled easily, and the engine ran with only minor difficulties in theengine timing. We explored several

Conference Session

Instructional Technology--What Works

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Fig. 4. Sample of a Case Study PageCase studies are the final learning method employed (Fig. 4). Case studies are effective becausethey provide actual example of what can be created once the EMET topics are mastered. EMETstaff and School of Engineering faculty developed the initial case studies available on the site. Asthe program matures these case studies are planned to be supplemented/replaced by case studiessubmitted by actual EMET users. The intent is to illustrate how particular computer aidedengineering design and analysis tools could be or are being used to improve or prove engineeringstudents’ design

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Groff; Paul Greger; Kim Groff; Joseph Orlins

requires dams in thishazard category to be inspected every 2 years, and they must have Emergency Action Plans andOperation and Maintenance manuals. The Dam Safety Section of the New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection (NJDEP-DSS) regulates all dams in the state. When dams are not incompliance with the Dam Safety Act, then dam owners may be subject to litigation from thestate Attorney General’s Office. Page 7.22.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Wadsworth Dam

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason White; Hardy Pottinger; Daryl Beetner; Vicki Eller

possible need for Windows users to download andinstall any software.Implementation Implementation of a web seminar requires considerable planning and preparation, asdepicted in the suggested seminar timeline shown in Figure 1. Time must be set aside toadvertise the seminar, to register participants, to provide participants with instructions on how toattend the seminar, to prepare slides, to rehearse for the seminar, and finally to conduct theseminar itself. If possible, first time presenters should begin planning even earlier than shown inFigure 1 to allow time for software training. Page 7.401.5 “Proceedings of the 2002

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

every aspect of the design, rather than just a component of a largersystem. The students will follow the project all the way from preliminary design concepts toinstallation of the final product into the truck.Mr. Fackrell noted that, “…working personally with the end-user has been very rewarding,especially when that user will gain so much from the project result. We have extra incentive tobuild a device that will serve beyond his expectations for years to come.”7 The incentive andsatisfaction that come to students who are involved in such “human need” projects provideadditional motivation for including such projects in the engineering curriculum.The administrators of the capstone course at BYU plan to continue providing projects thataddress

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Willis; Duane Dunlap

Academy of Engineering. Focus on the future: A national action plan for career-long education for engineers. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Engineering (ERIC Document ED 300251) (1988).20. Baker, M. Sharpening the focus of viewpoints between higher education and employers of the expertise required for contemporary and future technical managers. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 40 (3), 211-223 (1993).21. National Society of Professional Engineers. General characteristics, typical duties and responsibilities of engineers for Levels I – IX. Available WWW: http:www.nspe.org (1999 access date).22. Estrin, T. Educating the engineering manager: The UCLA experience. In, L.P. Grayson & J.M

Conference Session

Issues of Concern to New Faculty

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

, innovative, etc.) 6) the container(mostly esthetics) and 7) operations manual. The Design Evaluation is worth up to 20points.The next “work session” is free, and the Final Report (worth up to 25 points) is due in thefifteenth week.ObjectivesThe intent of the major project is: · to provide an opportunity to practice design · to provide an early focus on design in the curriculum · to demonstrate aspects of engineering, e.g., team building, planning, scheduling, communicating (orally, written, and pictorially), constructing, and selecting materials, that many in the class have not yet experienced. · to provide an opportunity for a directed, cooperative group activity · to allow students to experience the potential difficulties

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Carpenter; Harvey Smith; Murali Krishnamurthi

andmotivation, reduction of repetition in the curriculum, and the opportunity for a meaningfulframework for learning are some of the benefits that will follow from developing an integratedcurriculum in EMS [5, 10, 15, 29].3. Project MethodologyThe project follows a four-stage methodology: (1) needs analysis, (2) design and development,(3) implementation and evaluation, and (4) dissemination and continuation of effort. During theneeds analysis stage, the project advisory team was convened, scope and requirements of theproject plan were finalized, and the evaluation plan was initiated. In the design and developmentstage, pedagogical techniques for conveying EMS content were identified and the instructionalmodules were designed, with input from the

Conference Session

Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hartono Sumali

for a few years, the course is planned to be a required course in the curriculumof Purdue University’s ABE Department. Two major issues related to requiring the course are asfollows. First, building up the laboratory equipment may require a few years’ fundingaccumulation with careful planning. For example, to ensure effective learning the course isconducted so that each student uses one PC with data acquisition hardware and software, a dataaccessory box, and a hands-on course kit for learning data acquisition and graphicalprogramming. Each team of 2 or 3 students use one instrumentation test stand as describedabove. The Department wants to keep its current practice of having faculty members instead ofteaching assistants to run undergraduate

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Janet Schmidt; Gary Pertmer

teaching pedagogy can be rapidly implemented andProceedings of the 2002 American society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationimproved. The plan aims at fostering collegiality and providing positive feedback and interactionsbetween the members of the teams, in particular, and all of the faculty in general.The procedure for the evaluation is structured as follows: Self-evaluation. In order to provide the other three members of the group with a basis to provide constructive input, the faculty being evaluated provides a self-evaluation statement which describes his/her objectives for the course, means for assessing the success of the

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Brazel

Semester: Carrying out the Plan With one of the goals of this laboratory being to introduce long-term experiments,students were required to work in the laboratory for extended periods, which is distinctlydifferent from typical undergraduate laboratories, and this laboratory was not listed with specifictimes. Therefore, it was necessary to describe the expectations early in the semester, so that thestudents would ‘buy-in’ to the concept of the laboratory and be able to carry out the experiments.This was done at the beginning of the semester and again as the topics were discussed, so t hatstudent comments such as those described by Sharfstein and Relue 7 that the lab time wasunexpected or inadequate could be avoided.Selection of Teams

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anneliese Watt; Jeff Froyd; Julia Williams

adoptingfor their teaching of design strategies that writing teachers typically use to encouragestudents to craft documents that will meet the audience’s needs effectively. Thesestrategies include an initial analysis of the rhetorical situation (including audience),planning and drafting that takes into account the findings of this analysis, documenttesting, and final revision to ensure audience accommodation.One key to an efficient and effective writing process is learning how to analyze therhetorical situation productively before one even begins drafting a document. Thus, atechnical writing teacher will encourage students to determine their target audience, theirexact subject matter, their purpose, the genre (memo, report, evaluation, etc.) they

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo

theyhave not been taught everything, but where they will have enough basic knowledge to learn thespecifics on their own as needed. During the second quarter, the lectures will be less structured,allowing for more time to develop the project and more time to explore topics that ariseunexpectedly during the project work. An outline of topics planned for coverage in IMD II isgiven in Table 2.The first project, design on paper only, is an exercise in following a logical process to learnabout an unfamiliar topic, define goals, develop working design options, and select the best one.This project would be one “sponsored” by an organization in the Rochester community. Sincethere would be no construction, no monetary support was required, but the sponsor

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

development of business plans for SpaceCommercialization around ideas for technology-based startup firms.VI. Usage experience with the Aerospace Digital LibraryThe Aerospace Digital Library (ADL) at Georgia Institute of Technology (GT)(www.adl.gatech.edu) 23-25 is a learner-centered resource for solving engineering problems acrosslevels and disciplines. ADL was originally inspired by the commissioned papers listed in Wilsonet al 18 as the authors sought ideas to enhance learning by iteratively presenting the same materialin different classes and problems rather than the traditional sequential curriculum. ADL has beenin existence for 3 years. Current usage rate averages several hundred users per day. In March2000, roughly 70% of the usage came from