Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Firas Zeineddine; Ahmad Smaili

code allows one to analyze the synthesized linkage to assess its kinematicsperformance. This is an important step because mathematical solutions do not guarantee thatthe synthesized mechanism can traverse the positions in the desired order or it does not sufferfrom branching defects. The simulation option in SoftLink allows the designer to check finedetails in the kinematics before moving to the kinetics design and analysis.Matlab/Simulink is the platform of choice for several reasons: (1) It is a code familiar tostudents and faculty as it is already available and used in many courses in a curriculum tosolve a wide range of engineering problems including control, communications, DSP,optimization, etc.; (2) It has a vast library of functions

Conference Session

Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Laws

African American and women's communities within theR&D organization. Since the numbers of under-represented minority and women studentsgraduating with Ph.D.s in disciplines relevant to the work of the Labs was very small, theLabs leadership realized that they would have to take an active role in identifying,encouraging, and supporting students in these groups to pursue studies in mathematics andengineering. This paper summarizes the common histories and goals of the programs,their launch and operation, their use of internships and mentors and the results of thecombined AT&T and Lucent programs over the 30 year period of their operation.IntroductionDoctoral fellowship and grant programs were launched at AT&T's Bell Laboratories

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Smith-Jackson; Chang Soo Nam; Chanel Thomas

associated with information retrieval. Students are relying on the World Wide Web (WWW)more frequently to obtain information. Given students’ growing dependence on the Internet to accesscredible information associated with research and independent learning, it is important that the Webbe ergonomically designed, as is the case for any other tool used to perform a task. In addition, it isimportant to integrate the new demands for information literacy into the Engineering curriculum, butthis integration will not be successful unless educators are aware of two important factors that can Page 8.1166.1potentially undermine search success -- interface

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Durgamadhab Misra; Fadi Deek; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller

Professor ofInformation Systems at NJIT where he began his teaching career as a TA in 1985. He is also a member of theGraduate Faculty - PhD Program in Management, Rutgers University.VLADIMIR BRILLERVladimir Briller received Ed.D. from Columbia University in 1995. He worked as an Associate Research Directorat Education Development Center International Department in New York and as a Research Project Director at VeraInstitute of Justice in New York evaluating various programs in the US and Europe. Currently he is a Director ofthe Outcomes Assessment at New Jersey Institute of Technology.ROBERT FRIEDMANRob Friedman is Director of Undergraduate Programs for the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT. His researchinterests focus on the integration of

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Gabrielle Williamson; Corinne Daprano

soft skills. There are many forms of experiential learning including co-operative education andinternships, lab experiences, project based coursework, field trips and service-learning. Theconcept of service learning has been interpreted in many different ways ranging from a singlecollege course where the students are required to spend one afternoon doing community service(i.e., picking up trash in the neighborhood, giving blood, etc.) to multi-year, service projects thatare fully integrated into the curriculum and include opportunities for reflection and interactionwith the organization and/or people being served. The former extreme provides limitededucational benefits, but is very easy to implement. The latter extreme has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa Jones

Session 2793 Self-reported Instrument for Measuring Student Learning Outcomes Theresa L. Jones The University of Texas at AustinAbstractProject PROCEED is dedicated towards providing more hands-on and project-centeredclassroom learning opportunities in the mechanical engineering department at TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. One of the challenges of PROCEED is assessing its impacton student learning. We have been developing and piloting an instrument for assessinghow well these PROCEED courses are satisfying the departmental student learningoutcomes. Based upon an assessment instrument used by

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

first step in reachinga judgment is a need to fully understand the goals of the traditional engineering laboratory. Oncethese goals are determined, ABET can determine whether a simulated or remote course is anadequate substitution for traditional hands-on experience. In January 2002, ABET held acolloquy to solicit input from a select group of experts to determine a taxonomy of engineeringlaboratory learning objectives. A list of 13 learning objectives was created that participants feltadequately describes the goals of the engineering laboratory. However, the participants of thecolloquy requested that the list be validated and any new issues or challenges related toachieving the objectives be documented. This paper takes an initial step in that

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

begunmarketing “Oxy-alkaline” batteries that are reported to have extended lives in high drainapplications such as digital cameras (PIR, 2003). Oxy-alkaline batteries use an alkaline powerchemistry with a modified cathode formula that substitutes nickel oxy-hydroxide for a portion ofthe manganese dioxide to provide a higher capacity and more voltage under heavy load.However, this blurs the line between “alkaline” batteries that are classified as non-hazardoussolid waste and nickel-metal hydride batteries that generally fall under a more restricted disposalclassification (“universal” waste or household hazardous waste).Recent trends in U.S. consumer battery marketConsumer batteries come in many sizes such as lantern, multi-cell, button, button stack, K

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jucain Butler; Jay Brockman

tools into traditional courses.Introduction The versatility of the World Wide Web as a learning tool has allowed it to be used Page 8.1296.1in engineering courses. Some courses use web-based, virtual laboratories exclusively toreplace traditional, physical labs, and in other courses virtual labs are not being used at all.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIn this paper, we show how in an Introduction to Engineering Systems course at theUniversity of Notre Dame, we used a combination of a virtual lab and a physical