Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

instructor overall 4.50 (4) 4.75 (4)Legend:5 = Very good, 4 = Good, 3 = Adequate, 2 = Poor, 1 = Very PoorNumbers in parenthesis represent number of responsesThe following Z-statistic was used to test whether the difference between any of the pairsof means is significant. X1 − X 2 Z= s12 s 22 + n1 n 2At the 0.01 confidence level, the difference between any pair of two means is attributedto chance if the Z-statistic is less than 1.90. It turns out that there is no

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

SOURCE: American Association of Engineering Societies (2001) © PLTW 2002 Figure 2. Engineering Technology Graduation Rates, 1988-20021series of academically rigorous courses. There is already evidence that PLTW students do betterin their introductory engineering courses in college than do non-PLTW students.2Who Started Project Lead the Way?Project Lead the Way was started in the 1980’s by Richard Blais who is now the ExecutiveDirector of PLTW. At the time he was the chairman of a Technology Department in a schooldistrict in upstate New York. While the program was very successful

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

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Louis Frenzel

Session 392 Rejuvenating Electronic Technology Curricula to Match Industry Needs Louis E. Frenzel Jr., Joseph S. Mattoon, PhD Electronic Design Magazine/Maricopa Advanced Technology Education CenterThere is evidence that curricula for AAS degree community college programs inelectronics technology are lagging behind current industry practices. Recent studiesindicate these programs are both deficient technically and skewed from what industrywants and needs. Rapid technological advancement plus economic and social changesover the past years have significantly altered the competencies and tasks for electronictechnicians. Yet, community

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dennis Depew

Session 22552004 ASEE – Salt Lake CityGraduate Studies DivisionInvited Panel Session:Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward SystemsRelevant to Professional Graduate Engineering EducationInvited Panel Paper #1 Draft Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Education: The Need for Criteria that Support Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership D. R. Depew,1 G. R. Bertoline,1 M. J. Dyrenfurth,1 A. L. McHenry,2 D. D. Dunlap,3 R. J. Bennett,4 S. J. Tricamo,5

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Salim Saherwala; Mohammed Haque

were used in this research employed a generic programming architecture,which was discipline independent and could be adapted to any other similar domain. Thesevisualization techniques can be valuable aids not only in teaching in the classroom but also aneffective self-directed tool for open learning via the web. Page 9.5.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography 1. AbouRizk, S. M., & Sawhney, A. (1994). Simulation and gaming in construction engineering education. Paper

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Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Chen; Albert Peng; Daniel Jones

; Strong, A., Introduction to Engineering Technology and Engineering, Prentice Hall, Upper SaddleRiver, NJ, 2001.6. Cheshier, S., Studying Engineering Technology, Discovery Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1998.7. CMU Engineering Technology Majors Website: http://www.cmich.edu/bulletins/ug-bulletin/programs/cst/iet.htm#Engineering%20Technology.8. Jones, D., Chen, D., and Peng, A., Introduction Course in Engineering Technology: Evolution of Course Contentand Resulting Student Opinions, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.DANIEL M. CHEN, Ph.D., P.E.Daniel Chen is currently a professor and chairperson of the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology atCentral Michigan University. His primary teaching responsibilities are in mechanical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kathy Enger; Sudhir Mehta

learning community program for transforming college education that has integrateddevelopment of leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.3. Initial results of implementing the above program and the future plan.Bibliography1. American Association for Colleges and Universities. (2002). Greater expectations: A new vision for learning as a nation goes to college. Retrieved September 10, 2003 from http://www.greaterexpectations.org. Page 9.1319.42. Astin, A.W., & Astin, H. S. (2000). Leadership reconsidered: engaging higher education in social change. Battle Creek, Michigan: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education • Students submit in the form of a typed, brief paragraph the project that they will complete. The recipient(s) and the specific task to be accomplished are stated. • On the last day of class of the term, students prepare a short briefing focused on what was done, how it was received and the resultant feelings. The briefings are limited to 5 minutes. • Also on the last day of class, a typed two-page document describing the project and resultant reactions is submitted. Students over the past three years have completed a variety of different projectsincluding the following: • Working at a local homeless shelter

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Donald Keating

Session 15552004 ASEE – Salt Lake CityGraduate Studies DivisionInvited Panel Session:Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward SystemsRelevant to Professional Graduate Engineering EducationInvited Panel Paper # 3 Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Engineering Education: Expectations For Adjunct Industrial Faculty D. D. Dunlap,1 J. M. Snellenberger,2 D. H. Quick,2 I. T. Davis,3 J. P. Tidwell,4 A. L. McHenry,5 D. R. Depew,6 S. J. Tricamo,7 D. A. Keating,8 T. G. Stanford 8 Western

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

introduce students and their parents to ourinstitution and to answer questions about the program. We would also like to hold a closingceremony for the EDGE graduates similar to but on a smaller scale than what is done in thePREP Program. The expansion of the both the original program design as well as the marketingstrategy is expected to allow us to enlist a larger number of high school students and increasetheir likelihood of choosing engineering as a potential career choice.References:1. www.texprep.org2. from the 2003 PREP Closing Day Assembly Program3. Gottfredson, L. S. (2002). Gottfredson's theory of circumscription, compromise, and self-creation. Pages 85-148 in D. Brown (Ed.), Career choice and development (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ronald Rockland; Levelle Burr-Alexander; Howard Kimmel

ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, Boston, MA, November 6-9.10. Rockland, Ronald, Gibbons, Siobhán, Bloom, Joel & Kimmel, Howard (2002). “Analysis of stakeholderattitudes for a pre-college outreach program”. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19.11. Gibbons, Siobhán J., Hirsch, Linda S., Kimmel, Howard, Rockland, Ronald, and Bloom, Joel (2003).Counselors’ Attitudes and Knowledge About Engineering. Valencia, Spain: International Conference onEngineering Education.LEVELLE BURR-ALEXANDER is the Project Manager for Instruction for the Pre-Engineering Instructionaland Outreach Program and serves as the NJ Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way®. She has

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mustafa Sanver; Li Yang

://www.computer.org/education/cc2001/final/index.htm 2. C. J. Date. An Introduction to Database Systems, 8th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003. 3. R. Elmasri, S. Navathe. Fundamentals of Database Systems, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003. 4. R. Ramakrishnan, J. Gehrke. Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.LI YANG is an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan University. Hisresearch interests include knowledge discovery, information visualization, pattern recognition and databases. He is asenior member of IEEE and a member of ACM.MUSTAFA SANVER is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan University. Hisinterests include visualization of databases

Conference Session

Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chenming Zhang

07458.Geankoplis, C.J. 2003. Transport processes and separation process principles. 4th.Prentice Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.Belter, P.A., Cussler, E.L. and Hu, W.-S. 1988. Bioseparations: downstream processingfor biotechnology. John Wiley & Sons. New York, NY. Page 9.1342.13 13

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Fazil Najafi

://www.ise.ufl.edu access date: 12 / 31/ 2002HAMMAD S. CHAUDHRYHammad Chaudhry is a graduate student at the UF majoring in Industrial & Systemengineering. Mr. Chaudhry is a research assistant at UF, where he has worked on severalmanagement related projects. He earned his undergraduate degree in ElectricalEngineering from NED university of Engineering and Technology.M. ALI ABBASAli Abbas is a graduate student at the Industrial & Systems Engineering department atUF. Ali has his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from NationalUniversity of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. Ali has worked on a variety of Page 9.725.6management related

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

and compare the performance of on-campus and DL courses; however, the process involves “leveling the field” by equalizing allother variables that can distort the data. In doing so, the assessment is based solely on thestudent performance as measured against the learning objectives.Bibliography1. Angelo, T. A., and K. P. Cross, 1993. “Classroom Assessment Techniques, A Handbook for College Teachers”(2nd Ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.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

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Swan

2002 and whether a community recycled viacurbside pick-up or a drop-off center(s). However, only 291 of the 351 communities hadavailable data on their recycling rates while data for only 335 could be found regardingtheir use of curb-side versus drop-off recycling participation.In addition to these characteristics, communities are separated into one of seven kinds ofcommunity (as described by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue). Kinds ofCommunity (KOC) are • Urbanized Center (KOC 1) • Economically Developed Suburb (KOC 2) • Growth Community (KOC 3) • Residential Suburb (KOC 4) • Rural Economic Center (KOC 5) • Small Rural Community (KOC 6) • Resort, Retirement, Artistic (KOC 7)These various parameters were used in

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George F. List; Stacy Eisenman

conclusions and recommendations for the features that ought to be included in a URPexperience to ensure its success.2.0 Literature ReviewThe idea of a “URP experience” can be traced back to about 1980 when the University ofDelaware introduced an undergraduate research project option [15, 16]. Of course,undergraduates have always worked with professors on research, but the notion of a “URP”made these experiences a more formal and visible part of the undergraduate educational process(as well as the research environment). In part, this new stature was related to the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF) decision in the late 1980’s to have principal investigators (PI)include an “educational” element in their proposals. NSF also encouraged PI’s to apply for

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationrates of approximately 106 K/s. Ribbons made for academic, experimental research are typically10-50 om thick and 1-10 mm wide. The melt-spinning procedure involves melting the startingelements, iron, zirconium, boron, and copper, then pushing the molten sample through an orificeso that it lands onto a spinning copper wheel, as shown in Fig. 1. Once the sample hits thesurface of the cold, copper wheel, it is quickly pulled off in the form of thin, long ribbons. Thelarge change in temperature, i.e. from being above melting temperature to being solidified andcooled at room temperature, facilitates the metastable, amorphous nature of the ribbon produced.The students

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Engineering Economy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kawintorn Pothanun; William Peterson

covered small amountsof new material. End of chapter quizzes comprised 10 percent of the total grade. Themain purpose of end of chapter quizzes was to re-capture the main concept(s) of eachchapter. There were two case studies in my class. Each of them comprised 10 percent ofthe total. Page 9.1175.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education During semester exams (5 exams) 45% Final exam

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alene Harris; Stacy Klein-Gardner

University.She serves as the Director of Education Programs for the VaNTH ERC.STACY S. KLEIN is a Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, She isalso a physics and mathematics teacher at the University School of Nashville. Page 9.500.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ligia Carvallo; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; Raluca Rosca

self-sufficiency of the presentation.A second improvement is to add quizzes and pre/post-tests designed to add the contentnavigation and check the users’ understanding of the studied material. Indeed, because thehierarchical learning networks are designed to be used with limited content support, it isimportant to have built-in self-tests and checks for understanding. If possible we will design foreach module a ‘questions from the public’ database as well as an on-line forum of present andpast students. We also need to add ‘open question’ sections, to describe the unsolved challengesconnected to the presented material.References1. Goldin, Daniel S., Venneri, Samuel L and Noor Ahmed K. (2001) “Fresh Air, Wide-Open Space,”, Mechanical

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Eydgahi; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

part. This is one of the greatadvantages to the PIC. All instructions, except branch and go to instructions, executewithin 1 clock cycle (crystal freq. / 4), which makes it easy to check the execution timing.The ease of programming requires only 33 instructions to be learned. The followings arethe PCB instruction set: • ASM..ENDASM - Insert assembly language code section. • BRANCH - Computed GOTO (equivalent to ON..GOTO). • BUTTON - Debounce and auto-repeat input on specified pin. • CALL - Call assembly language subroutine. • EEPROM - Define initial contents of on-chip EEPROM. • END - Stop execution and enter low power mode. • FOR..NEXT - Repeatedly execute statement(s). • GOSUB - Call BASIC subroutine at

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Keith Clutter; Alberto Arroyo; Amir Karimi

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

description of Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology. Using the concepts developed in the section on theorganizational culture in higher education, we next describe some elements of theorganizational culture at Rose-Hulman. The next two sections describe the processesthrough which the freshman and sophomore curricula were conceived, designed, andimplemented. We then discuss these change processes from a cultural perspective andconclude with recommendations for those attempting change in the future.Organizational Culture in Higher EducationThe concept of organizational culture became popular during the OD (organizationaldevelopment) movement in the 1980’s, gaining exposure in popular books like Peter’sand Waterman “In Search of Excellence.15” The concept

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Karim; Ardie Walser

-year program can be perilous particularly if there is little communication between the institutions. It is imperative that community colleges and universities collaborate to develop a seamless transfer process for these students.1 Tobolowsky, B., “Improving Transfer and Articulation Policies”, ERIC Digest(ED416934), 1998. Website URL [http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC], siteaccessed January 5, 2004.2 Morphew, C. C., Twombly, S. B., Wolf-Wendel, L. E., “Innovative Linkages: twourban community colleges and an elite private liberal arts college, Community CollegeReview, Winter, 2001. Page 9.395.7ARDIE D. WALSERArdie D. Walser is an

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Ward; Robert Martinazzi

. The final grade became an average of the two scores assigned by the teachers. Itshould be noted there was little or no disagreement as to the final paper grades.NOTE: A “Guided Leadership Analysis” form specifically designed to assist students inidentifying the leadership characteristics and traits of the main characters in the film(s)will be available at the session. It can be used by faculty at other universities if they wantto try this approach to teach leadership.ConclusionsOverall this novel approach to writing a term paper on the subject of leadershipcharacteristics and traits of the main character of a film was well received by the students.Since students generally enjoy watching movies, they embraced the concept of what wasbeing

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Derek Maxwell; Kathleen Kramer

Figure 2 - Direct Digital Synthesizer Block DiagramUsing a look up table to produces the DDS output will result in a digital value whose rangerepresents the range of the sinusoid. For example, if it outputs 5-bit words, the 2’s complementvalues 10000 to 01111 can represent -1 to +1. If an analog output is required, the DDS presentsthese samples to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a low-pass filter to obtain an analogwaveform with the specific frequency structure. Samples are also commonly used directly in thedigital domain. A look-up table can store uniformly spaced samples of a cosine and a sine wave,representing a single cycle and corresponding to specific values of the phase argument.The output frequency of the DDS waveform is a

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Stanton; David Murphy

better able to respond to the needs of the public they serve.References:1. Sturtevant, T. B., A Study of Undergraduate Fire Service Degree Programs in the United States (2000).2. Hannan, J., Deputy Chief, Charlotte Fire Department, from a conversation (2002).3. Edwards, S. T. Fire Service Personnel Management (2000), p.19.4. Wallace, M., Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence (1998).5. Lindeman, E. C., The Meaning of Adult Education (1926).6. Grant, N, and Hoover, D., Fire Service Administration (1994).7. Cross, P., Adults as Learners (1986).Biographical InformationDAVE MURPHY retired as Assistant Chief from the Richmond (Kentucky) Fire Department and has industrialexperience as a safety director with AFG Industries. He

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Matsson

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsafety system was installed by enclosing the engine with polycarbonate. Two fans wereadded at the top to blow along the polycarbonate in order to ensure that it would not beoverheated, see figure 3.Fig. 3. Engine test stand showing polycarbonate enclosure and cooling fans.TheoryThe properties that can be measured and calculated using this system are listed in Table1. The thrust measured by the force gauge was compared with theoretical results based onthe turbine s outlet triangle and the mean peripheral speed u related to the mean diameterof the turbine wheel dm = 0.0553m and the rotational speed n.u = πnd m

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki

e a s A Fig 1: Phase Interface or Idea Incubator Fig 2: Design Process Interface showing position and color of showing design phases. design stages. Page 9.680.5 Fig 2a: Caduceus of Mercury Fig 2b: Energy Chakaras “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education