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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blaine Lilly; John Merrill

light of the constraints and requirements of the FE program. Finally, theimprovements from the second quarter trials are further explained. This paper will provide clearexamples of the project’s various cycles, discussion of the planned implementation process, andexamples of the final roller coaster design.The collaboration model is reviewed, with experiences gained and future plans presented.I. IntroductionThe Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) course sequence is part of the First-Year EngineeringProgram at OSU, and is mandatory for all students not enrolled in the Honors equivalent. The FEsequence consists of two courses (ENG 181 and ENG 183), in which students are exposed toEngineering drawing, MATLAB, Excel, hands-on labs, and a quarter-long

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Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

2002). “Australia has slammed its door to the ‘less civilized,’ the U.S.border with Mexico has been strengthened, Britain plans to increase requirements forimmigration, and Germany is grappling with integration of immigrants. Some of theincreased barriers to immigration are the result of 9/11 concerns, while others areeconomically motivated” (Digest 8 April 2002).We should note that mobility to some is brain drain to others. Students and engineeringfaculty have proven to be particularly adept at following the best the world has to offer,regardless of national borders. US engineering educators have been provided with largequantities of statistics describing fluctuations in the national origins of their students(Digest 22 October 2002). Figures

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Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Brumm; Larry F. Hanneman; Brian Steward; Steven Mickelson

, are made available to the department curriculum committees aftereach work period for evaluation. The Agricultural Engineering Curriculum Committee at ISU hasused this feedback to develop curriculum plans and changes. Feedback from co-op/intern studentfocus groups has been used to clarify the competency data received from the Engineering CareerServices office. This feedback, along with other sources of feedback, has been very helpful to thecurriculum committee in assessing our current program.Mentkowski et al. (2000)4 addresses this type of initiative for a curriculum group. “ Forcurriculum designers – any faculty or staff group who designs learning for students – theessential question is, “What elements of a curriculum could make a difference

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wook-sung Yoo; Fong Mak; Stephen Frezza

from the Computer andInformation Science (CIS) department also participate in this project, as they plan to seek ABETaccreditation in the near future. The committee is responsible to evaluate the process in place fordepartments and to ensure consistency between departments in meeting the ABET’s criteria.The committee developed a common format for end-of-semester course (e.g. course-exit)evaluations that pertain to ABET evaluation. It consists of the course name, instructorinformation, course objectives, assessment methods, a qualitative questionnaire section, aquantitative questionnaire section, and an ABET criteria section. This web-based course-exitsurvey facilitates the process in collecting the data in a timely manner. The web-based tool

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Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

participation in the concrete canoe and steelbridge projects enhances the skills and personal development of the students involved. The CETprogram at RIT plans to use the ideas generated from this study for the continuous improvementof the design project teams and to enhance student participation, thus “closing the loop” withregards to the ABET TC2K. It is the authors’ hope that the ideas presented in this paper can beused as a tool by other CET programs and institutions to enhance student participation in theconcrete canoe and steel bridge project teams.Bibliography 1. Engineering Technology Criteria 2000 (1999). Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Baltimore, MD. http

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Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

used the previous time that the course was taught unless specifically invited by senior faculty and/or the chair to choose an alternative.I. Do not come in and try to immediately revamp the curriculum with new courses or changes in degree plan. This will enrage faculty colleagues. Again, over time, acquire experience and then diplomatically suggest curriculum changes or new courses [9]. To come in like an arrogant, overly confident “bull in the china cabinet” will label one as Page 8.262.9 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American

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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wickert; Gregory Plett

concerned with any “invasion” of privacy (by logging accesses).The most frequent comments in the write-in section were “please add more practice exams”,“please add worked problems” and “please add solutions to practice exams”. Other commentsindicated that ‘night-owls’ were very appreciative of the convenience of being able to downloadsupplements at any time. Some students wanted the supplements displayed in a differentorganization on the internet site, and we are planning to do so next course offering.IV. Conclusion and Future PlansWe have described an internet-based course supplement management system that we havedesigned and implemented. We hypothesized that benefit to student learning would be significant.Our findings from the access log show

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

, andaddressed whenever students evaluate each other. However, with the appropriate checks-and-balances as proposed in this paper, the ethical considerations can be minimized.Teaching Teamwork:Attempts have been made in the past, to define the best dynamics of a successful team. However, Page 8.1056.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education.as is the usual case in nearly every professional settings, teams are formed more as a randomselection of employees with the necessary skills, rather than via a cohesive plan for a best fitregarding

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fredrick Cowan; Alan Gravitt; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

onemathematical relation is substituted into another expression, thereby enabling the valuation of adifferent variable. However, we observed that students frequently struggled to make sense ofthese problems, instead becoming mired in identifying the given information, distinguishingmissing information, and then utilizing appropriate mathematical expressions to relate one withthe other. Their deficiencies in planning and implementing mathematical solution proceduresmake these physics students ideal subjects for our study.Initially, our investigation was piloted with two students during one-on-one physics tutorials in anafter-school setting. Here, the representational formalism of constraint graphs was explained anddemonstrated utilizing web-based forms of

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Innovative Curricula and Outreach

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Hise; Jim Clark; Bryant Kiedrowski; Aaron Jennings

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

Session 3513 Table 1. Chemical Process Statistics: Course Outline Topic 1. Typical steps in analysis of data: AIChE Salary Survey 2. Measurements of central tendencies and dispersion 3. Graphical treatment of data (e.g. Box Plots and Pareto diagrams) 4. Probability 5. The normal distribution and other probability distributions 6. Variation: common causes and special causes 7. Measurement System Analysis 8. Sematech Qualification Plan Case Study: Gauge capability of video micrometer 9. Sampling from populations - Student t

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

a Mechanical/Electrical engineering courseentitled Design for Energy Sustainability. The primary course objective is to train the futureengineers to think sustainability as a matter of second nature by seeking engineering designs (1)that slow down the rate of energy consumption, (2) that use more of the resources most available,and (3) that use more of the resources renewable. This course is being planned to offer at UnionUniversity to graduating seniors during the fall 2004 or spring 2005 semester. Syllabus Engineering Course: Design for Energy Sustainability Prerequisites: Heat transfer, ThermodynamicsEducational outcomes: at the end of the course, each

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Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

contribute to the team activities at a technical level consistent with theiracademic expertise.Each team has a faculty advisor. The primary role of the faculty advisor is to serve as mentor andfacilitator for the team, and to make sure that team organization and role definition takes place.Managing the group dynamics is probably the most important and challenging role for the advisor.While the EEP does not include a formal lecture, it does include a weekly seminar. The seminarsare best if presented by outside speakers, and may be on any topic relevant to the theme of theprogram (e.g.: teambuilding, developing a business plan, obtaining venture capital, consulting,legal matters, and marketing). Seminar speakers have included attorneys

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DEED Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

a design team (0-4) Dependent Variables Explanation 1. Design project performance 2 team quizzes (5%) Team quizzes (23.75%) Peer project evaluation (71.25%) Blind review of reports3. Guided Research Experience: Content and DeliveryThe planning of the library sessions for ED&G 100 carefully considered the research done onsuccessful information literacy programs and the specific situations in the engineering classrooms.Before any sessions were planned or web pages developed long discussions of course goals,assignments, syllabus and projects were held. Guided research experience topics and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Leighty; Recayi Pecen

atmosphericgreenhouse gases”, Renewable Energy, Vol. 24, Issue 2, Oct. 2001, pp. 235-243[4] S. Mathew, et al., “Analysis of Wind Regimes for Energy Estimation”, Renewable Energy, Volume 25,Issue 3, March 2002, pp. 381-399[5] Repowering the Midwest, The Clean Energy Development Plan for the Heartland, Environment Law andPolicy Center by IA-WI-SD-ND-MN, February 14, 2001[6] T. Ackermann, L. Söder, “Wind energy technology and current status: a review”, Renewable andSustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 4, Issue 4, December 2000, pp. 315-374[7] URL: http://www.eren.doe.gov/wind Eren Network for Renewable Energy[8] Renewable Energy Annual 1997, Volume I October 1997 Energy Info. Adm. Office of Coal, Nuclear,Electric and Alternate Fuels, U.S. DOE, Washington, DC 20585.[9

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

use Techspray® heat sinkcompound to insure good thermal conductivity. All air-sensing thermocouples are placed 1/4 inchfrom the nearest surface to minimize unintended movement or contact. Page 8.372.3“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 3 – TCS Installation (schematic)TCS/Computer PerformanceAfter installation, the complete TCS/computer system was tested and its performance verified.The following test plan was implemented, with Figure 4 graphically showing the data

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Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Josh Lemke; Jeremy Saunier; Jeff Haar; Adam Smith; John Estell

. Page 8.605.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFinalizing the Software DevelopmentThe software development platform arrived much earlier than the hardware; thus, this part of theproject was completed earlier than anticipated on the original project plan. Once the hardwaredesign was completed, there were additional modifications that were made to finalize thesoftware. The biggest change was adding hardware specific information within the program.Using this information, the program sets up the hardware and obtains the digital reading of theglucose level. Error checking was also added to the

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kissock; Rebecca Blust

, MA.7. Kissock, K., Hallinin,K and Bader,W.,2001. Energy and Waste Reduction Opportunities in IndustrialProcesses, Journal of Strategic Planning For Energy and Environment, Vol.21,No.1.8. Kissock, K.,2000. CoolSim Simulation Software.9. Kissock, K.,2000. HeatSim Simulation Software10. Kissock, K.,2000. LightSim Simulation Software11. Kissock, K.,1999. ESim Simulation Software12.Martin, M.,Tonn,B.,Schomoyer, R., Industrial Assessment Center Program Impact Evaluation, Oak RidgeNational Laboratory. Report. December 1999. Page 8.1038.12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

an as-needed basis, and still othersexhibit strong preferences for a number of patterns. Each pattern is distinguished by a number offeatures. A few hallmarks are listed below: § Sequential learners prefer order and consistency. They want step-by-step instructions, and time to plan, organize, and complete tasks. § Precise learners thrive on detailed and accurate information. They take copious notes and seek specific answers. § Technical learners like to work alone on hands-on projects. They enjoy figuring out how Page 8.406.2 something works and insist on practical objectives for assignments. Proceedings of

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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Oerther

during the lectures as well as during office hours and during the lab sessions. • 2002: Working with a team of interdisciplinary students to complete an open-ended lab assignment.In response to the question, “What part of the course would you suggest improving?” studentsresponded: • 2001: More theoretical basis especially for the background of molecular biology methods. • 2002: Help us to make more of the experiments work – its great to conduct these research projects, but what should we do if all of our work doesn’t go as planned. • 2002: Some group members overpowered less experienced group members and the less experienced people ended up learning less because they weren’t allowed to do as

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Chao

enrolled in suchcourses in three years. Students are now learning with extended and alternative cognitive skills and faculty arechanging traditional collegiate instruction for web-mediated approaches. Engineering contentand materials are being put on the Web at an increasing rate. Much progress has been made in the delivery of recitation type material either over thenet or by other audio and video means. For example, in a generous gesture, MIT plans to put allof its courses on the internet. This 100 million dollar undertaking will make MIT caliber coursematerials available for free to anyone in the world. By doing so, MIT is certain that it will raisethe standard of science and technology education all over the world. Schools in poor

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

variances when determining whether asalary offer is adequate [www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html].Benefits are a big part of the employee compensation package, typically costing an employer ~40%of the actual salary offer. Look at health benefits – coverage information should list requiredemployee premium costs, deductibles, office and drug co-pays. Another part of the packageincludes programs such as pre-tax spending accounts, employee savings plans, tuitionreimbursement, family benefits, and pension.Relocation benefits should be enumerated. These will include moving costs (either by directpayment of a moving company or reimbursement of allowed expenses), any initial startup bonuspaid, and the tax ramifications of all that. Do you get a

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Mahboub

about nature and existingartifacts and figure out how they can be altered and improved to better achieve objectivesconsidered beneficial to humankind”. Furthermore, the likelihood of creativebreakthroughs multiples when both the structural or purely technical aspects of a problemand the larger aesthetic, economic, and social value questions are addressed. The plan in this study was based on the premise that aspects of creativity inengineering and design can be taught and learned. Creativity in these disciplines involvedboth adaptation and innovation, doing things better and doing things differently.Engineering and design fields share an interest in materials and technology and operate

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain; Bruce Cain

a list of about 30 experiments that have been approved as five-weekprojects. Half of the projects concern material behavior or solid mechanics, and half of theprojects are related to heat transfer or fluid mechanics. The groups must complete onematerials/solid mechanics five-week project and one heat transfer/fluid mechanics five-weekproject.For each experimental objective, the groups are expected to select the apparatus construction,materials, instrumentation, and test plan that minimize the expected uncertainty in their result.The designs are presented in a formal proposal. After the formal proposal, the students mustbuild the apparatus, run the experiment, analyze the results and uncertainties, and present theresults in formal oral and

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Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lauren Neal; Jr., Robert J. Clougherty; Ismail Fidan

Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 12: Information Links in WebCT-based CNCi. Calendar The “Course Calendar” feature lets the instructor maintain a course calendar that students canaccess at any time. All upcoming activities are placed in the calendar to remind students aboutimportant dates and events for the entire semester (i.e. lab schedule, report due dates, exam dates,etc.). Some examples are shown in Figure 13. Placing this calendar information on the course WebCT site helped the students to be betterprepared for course events and to plan ahead efficiently.j. Communication Tools The “Communication Tools” link lets students communicate with faculty and other studentsin the course

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ristroph

Planning for the Louisiana Department of Natural Re-sources where he performed numerous large-scale economic analyses. Page 8.446.9 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education constituencies are used to determine and periodically evaluate the educational objectives • specific outcomes and the processes to realize these outcomes and the extent to which outcomes are being assessed • ongoing evaluation that demonstrates achievement of the educational objectives and program outcomes and uses the results to continuously improve the effectiveness of the program • an integrated plan to meet the accreditation requirements with respect to students, the professional component, faculty, facilities, institutional support and financial

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

UMES Math, Science, Engineering andTechnology students (MSET) for an ongoing NASA sponsored experiential learningproject 5 .VII. Future PlansThe Mechatronics facility will be further developed in the future. The immediate plansinvolve acquiring a conveyor system as well as a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)once appropriate funds are identified/raised. There are a variety of educational andresearch activities that can be pursued in the facility. In the near future experimentationswill be performed with a hand-mounted camera with the ADEPT robot. Advancedflexible automation concepts will also be developed by integrating LEGO mobile roboticdevices and ADEPT industrial robot.Future plans also involve designing novel one degree of freedom

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Diversity in Materials

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Miller; Oscar Barton

incorporating more composite material systems into its ships,aircraft and land vehicles. The paper describes a dual effort to expose midshipmen to composite materials andstructures. Theory of composite materials is presented in a senior-elective course in theMechanical Engineering Department. Here the midshipmen, using computational tools such asIDEAS, are taught the mechanics of composite materials including classical laminationtheory(CLT). An elective course in the Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Departmentfocuses on experimentation and fabrication. This senior-level course combines both theory andpractice in the selection and planning of methods, materials, and equipment to fabricate, upgrade,and repair marine structures (ships and

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

monitoring. He has experience in hardware/software interfacing with special applications inmachine vision. He is a member of the ASEE and the SME.OMAR GHRAYEBReceived his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from New Mexico State University, NM in 2000. He is an AssistantProfessor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Northern Illinois University. His research interests are inProduction Planning and Scheduling , Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, and Soft Computingapplied to manufacturing systems.NAVIN ANANDNavin is presently a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Northern Illinois University. Hegraduated from the Department of Technology at Northern Illinois University with an MS in Industrial Managementin