Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivia Dees; Saeed Foroudastan

these fields. These students should beexposed to creative methods of sustainability that reverse the current effects ofmonoculture. It is especially critical that environmental engineering students beintroduced to intercropping as they may very well be called upon to deal with such issuesin sustainable development.This paper will review ways to integrate intercropping for sustainable development intoan engineering curriculum. It will also cover the various components of this topic.Additionally, it will explore solutions to inspire creative development in future engineers.Integrating intercropping into engineering curriculumBefore the various components of intercropping for sustainable development arediscussed, it is important to understand when

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

, and to continue leveraging what is learned from one method intoredesign of the other methods, so that the combination of methods form an integral studydesign.19 Page 9.1133.11 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Implications of the Study for Further ResearchUsing the longitudinal research in this study, we will develop a conceptual map, or a “navigationchart” that is synthesized from individual findings of the study. This map will identify, analyze,and illustrate the various observed pathways

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

. To develop project management skills. To develop skills in planning and executing an innovative project. To undertake a major project and complete the task satisfactorily within time and budget To develop an understanding of the processes of research To demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills acquired during the course. To develop advanced skills in literature review, report writing and oral presentation. To develop skills in writing and presenting a major project report. To demonstrate the ability to communicate by presenting a professional seminar. Table 1. Institution of Engineers Australia and Swinburne attributes for capstone projects.Aspects of Capstone Project OutputsFor both the

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Xueshu Song; Phil Pilcher; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Session 3120 Virtual Laboratory for Machine Tool Technicians – Concept, Development and Examples Xueshu Song1, Radha Balamuralikrishna1 & Philip Pilcher2 Northern Illinois University/Rockford Abilities CenterOverviewThis paper is an outcome of an NSF sponsored project designed to pave the way for an Internetbased learning tool for training machine tool operators and technicians (Song et. al., 2000). Theobjective in using this novel approach is to accelerate and improve the process of learning anddevelopment of skills in machine tool technology. We present concepts using

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson; M. Sami Fadali; Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Eric Wang

able to look at the diagrams and design different robots without my help. Having the concrete robotics materials to work with serve as visuals as well. The small group discussions also help the LEP students practice English.5. No, I don’t think that these students need science connections from the curriculum to society anymore than other kids. They all probably need it. What I notice about these kids in MESA is that they are different from most of their peers. They watch TV shows like Nature and Discovery a lot without being told because they are interested in the subjects. They seem to have an intellectual spark already, and I’m not sure where it came from.6. The only part of the 5E Model I used to any extent was the Exploration

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joan Walker

9.950.2 2Figure 2. Example of non-hierarchical concept map.Regardless of their structure, map elements identify key concepts and define the nature oftheir relationships (i.e., direction and quality). Clear map segments suggest knowledgedifferentiation while crosslinks among segments suggest knowledge integration. Becausethe technique is a useful way of making thinking explicit, it has been used as a teachingtool, an assessment tool, and a tool for curriculum development [3-8]. In this study, weused concept mapping to identify expert and student conceptions of the biomedicalengineering design process, and as a tool for supporting students’ awareness of

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Jeffrey Hodgkins

were doing to find out who was right." - NWStudent #3 (Senior level status during course) - “This class has taken an approach to materialpresentation that is unlike any previous class. The theory and materials are presented in the classperiods, and are driven home during project preparation. The projects have forced the studentsto indeed “think outside the box”. This course curriculum has undoubtedly tied many ideas andpreviously learned material together. As a student that learns through hands on experience, asmost students in this field are, I can say with conviction that due to the lab work associated withthis class, I now understand the practical application of differential equations. As a part timestudent, it is common for there to be

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Technology 7/ Western Carolina University 8 AbstractThis is the fourth paper in the special panel session focusing on issues driving reform of faculty rewardsystems to advance professional engineering education for creative engineering practice and leadership oftechnological innovation to enhance U.S. competitiveness. This paper explores the conceptual beginningsof a template for improved faculty reward systems that better reflect the practice of engineering for full-time, tenure track professionally oriented faculty in schools of engineering and technology.1. Background and HistoryThe United States has built an excellent system of research-oriented graduate education that is second tonone for the

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

).For the second project the students are asked to write a MATLAB program that will simulate theoperation of a turbomachine. The program requirements include the simple thermodynamiccalculations for an ideal or adiabatic turbomachine and the calculation of an actual efficiencybased on manufacturer’s operating data for the turbomachine. Additionally, the students areprovided with more advanced software that will enable them to explore design issues associatedwith the speed and diameter of the turbomachine and the selection of a turbomachine for aspecified flow system.Thermal environmental engineering design is the focus of the third project. Provided with in-house software, the students are asked to conduct a thermo-economic analysis for an

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

.” Integration of previous knowledgeShared individual knowledge with others • “becoming evident that we are going to need a lot of• “we had a study group the night before [the mid- stuff from other classes” term]…we coordinated so we all knew what was going Strategies for learning on with the project” • “I immediately go for people…who have skills in an• “each member still works under the person that’s area where I know I am weak…you can learn really good at it and like, helps out” something from them.”• “I have learned…I watched the building and wiring” Learned how to pick members for aAppreciate how engineers think

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Limberis; Bijan Sepahpour

their cost.Consequently, students may be deprived from being sufficiently exposed to important conceptssuch as verification of the theory through experimentation, interpretation and analysis of dataand gaining sufficient background for designing experiments. [2] However, if blueprints of thedesigns of the apparatus are available, a major cut may be expected in the final cost. Suchdesigns and blueprints may be generated in-house in collaboration with undergraduateengineering students.Incorporation of design all through an engineering curriculum provides opportunities for youngengineers to recognize their full potential and increase their confidence level significantly. Thus,they would be better prepared to meet the most critical demands of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

concept, errors as well as the time needed to solve an Equivalenceproblem decrease. The generally accepted approach is to teach the concept by presentingnumerous applications of the definition. This paper presents an alternative by integrating thepreviously learned concept of moments from Statics and Mechanics of Materials. In thisapproach, students are able to perform the calculations with little understanding and then learnthe concepts. The result is that much less time is allocated to learning these topics.IntroductionIn order to reduce the cost of higher education, engineering faculty are under pressure to reducecredit-hour requirements for their degree programs. For example, engineering programs inTennessee recently were mandated to reduce

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Coleman; Jennifer Craig

through the use of communication deliverables.We present early work that demonstrates a strong correlation between student teams’ lowwritten communication scores and subsequent poor design performance. Then, wedescribe an intervention model designed to strengthen communication ability and teamperformance and thus to influence design performance.Background:At the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, 2nd year engineering studentsare introduced to the principles of flight in a rigorous, two-semester course, Unified Page 9.1390.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Gaughan; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

because they dislike SEM, but because they wish to pursue abroader range of academic interests20,21,22. Similarly, students from lower socio-economic levelhigh schools may find that there is no opportunity for easing more slowly into the rigoroustechnical curriculum, a strategy that might give them a better chance for long-term success.Comfort is an important indicator for success in the first CS course23.Flexibility in degree paths would appear crucial for attracting a diverse population of ITprofessionals, but is generally not encouraged in traditional colleges of engineering, nor in newercolleges or departments of computer science. The higher educational system needs to provide avariety of training paths to IT careers. The system will be

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

EducationUse of Technology to Improve Student FeedbackThe University of Notre Dame has recently acquired an Audience Response System (ARS) forcourse use. In a companion paper, Silliman and McWilliams4 describe the ARS technology inuse at Notre Dame and present their observations on benefits and limitations of such atechnology in various educational settings.The use of an ARS was an integral component of the College’s response to the issues identifiedin the assessment of EG 111/112. The ARS establishes a means of providing real-time, two-waycommunication between the student and the faculty during lectures. The faculty has a means toengage the student during the large lectures, identify topics that may need to be revisited andgather additional relevant

Conference Session

TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Parker; Paula Zenner

elementsof a curriculum—available to everyone, anywhere. As part of a quarter to semester conversion atMTU a Dynamic Systems and Controls laboratory was integrated with the traditionally requiredtextbook course. The goal of the lab was to illustrate some of the abstract concepts of the courseusing "hands-on” experience. A secondary goal of the lab was to strengthen a student’sunderstanding of Computer Aided Control System Design (CACSD). The second phase of thedevelopment of this lab was to determine and overcome the challenges and barriers ofimplementing the lab remotely. This paper describes our approach to converting traditional on-site control system labs to remote versions. In addition, limitations inherent to remote experimentexecution are

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Cox; Janice Bordeaux; David Caprette; Beth Beason; Ann Saterbak

major teaching objectives can be established. Then, changes can bemade to individual courses within and outside of a department to shift to the desired emphasis.For example, a graded assignment has been added in BIOE 342 that helped students improvetheir technical communication skills and their ability to integrate their experimental results.This process provided a solid foundation for beginning collaborative activities such as changingthe context and content of existing separately developed laboratory courses so as to make thempart of an integrated program. However, much work in laboratory redesign to align andcoordinate objectives remains to be done.Development of Web-Based MaterialsWe have developed an interdisciplinary web site for common

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chong Chen

, wiring, and troubleshooting. Althoughthe student had many years of industrial working experience, he still learnt a lot from thisproject. He is thinking about to develop the lawnmower into a commercial product that has amicro-controller and sensors. Page 9.1036.7 Proceedings of the 2004American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences[1] Chong Chen, An Automated Inspection System, ASEE Annual Conference, June 18-21, 2000, St. Louis.[2] B.S. Sridhara, Curriculum Integration of Engineering Technology Courses with the Solar

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dara O'Neil; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

Partnering Across Cultures: Bridging the Divide between Universities and Minority High Schools Marion Usselman1, Donna Llewellyn2, Dara O’Neil3, Gordon Kingsley3, 1 Center for Education Integrating Science, Math, and Computing (CEISMC) 2 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) 3 School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe historical mission of most engineering-dominated Research-1 universities is to create newknowledge and to train students in technological fields. In the

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Koichi Iwasaki; Kazuo Morita; Chi Thai

computer andInternet resources such as gigabits network, video conferencing and remote control software. Butwe found that it could be adapted to minimal IT resources such as cable modem at 1 Mbps andaudio-only feedback between teacher and students. System performance and student feedbackfor the first 7-week class period are reported herein. IntroductionOne of the thrusts in the UGA/Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department curriculum isto enhance the experiential learning aspects for our engineering students during class lectures aswell as during laboratory experiments needed for the course. Based on Student Technology feesand departmental funds, the Collaborative Distance Education (CDE

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia Morse; Jung Oh

may at first seem burdensome, the task of developing the teachingportfolio can be spread out over time, sections can be applied selectively, and sectiondevelopment can coincide with other activities. Content should be streamlined for ease of use tothe reviewer, making use of selective use of support documentation, generally in an appendix.The literature concludes that student evaluations of teaching are not able to fully depict theteaching role of the faculty member. Multiple sources of data are necessary for teachingperformance evaluation, but difficult to obtain. The teaching portfolio concept provides aflexible means of communicating the integration of teaching goals, methods, and outcomes. Thereflective process involved in the development

Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Criswell

bending moments and flexural shear. Othermethods then existed (e.g., slope-deflection, direct integration) which for a “reasonable sized realstructure” quickly produce a set of simultaneous equations that was impractical to nearlyimpossible to solve by hand methods. Practical analyses before moment distribution necessarilyhad to be of an approximate nature for most structures.In the moment distribution method, all joints of the structure are initially assumed to be fixed toprevent both rotation and translation. Next, the moments at the member fixed ends resultingfrom the applied loads acting on the beam are determined. In the usual case, the moments fromall members entering a joint do not result in the joint being in equilibrium. The joint

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Turns Jennifer; Atman Cindy; Angela Linse; Karl Smith

).The winds of change in engineering education have been blowing for some time, and thequestion arises “Why hasn’t more change occurred faster?” Wulf’s (2002) “hypothesis is simplythat the faculty don't believe that change is needed. They are following the wise adage, 'if it ain'tbroke, don't fix it.' If one hasn't had recent experience in industry, …, and if the change is amosaic in multiple dimensions whose pattern is hard to discern, then the fact that it's 'broke' isnot easy to see." This allegation of resistance from faculty is ironic given Koen’s (2003) claimthat change is fundamental to engineering; in fact it is an integral part of his definition of theengineering method – “the use of heuristics to cause the best possible change in a

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Brian Jenkins; Samara Firebaugh

that row or column is pressed and a logical “low” otherwise. The project is focusedon the design of the filter stages, using both Laplace analysis and convolution to demonstrate anunderstanding of the frequency response of circuits. The students must not only design, buildand test their filters, but also model and analyze the circuit using MATLAB. Elements of theproject, such as the design of an individual filter stage or the use of MATLAB to performconvolution, are integrated into laboratory exercises during the semester. The digital portion ofthe design connects this course with the introductory digital logic course that the students takeconcurrently. This project also introduces students to peak detectors and comparators, whichrelates the

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

voltage in steps of 0.5 V until the desired lighting wasachieved.Student feedback on project experienceThe process of developing, implementing, and testing a project from scratch was an excellentexperience for most students. The majority of students were pleased with the project structure,though a few suggested that the project duration within the instrumentation and data acquisitioncourse be extended to at least six weeks instead of the currently allocated four weeks.Qualitative feedback from students is presented below through their comments. Liked working with software and hardware integration Enjoyed working with partner Applying classroom knowledge to real-world examples was interesting Great to have specification

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Johnson; John Weese

(CSAB), the Computing Accreditation Commission(CAC) was created, which deals with the accreditation of programs in computer science.Soon after the reorganization from ECPD to ABET, it was recognized that there was a need forthe accreditation of programs that are related to but different from either engineering orengineering technology. This led to the formation of the Related Accreditation Commission(RAC), which began to function during 1984-1985. The RAC name was changed to the AppliedSciences Accreditation Commission (ASAC) at the time of the merger of ABET and CSAB.With almost two decades of operational experience with the RAC and ASAC, it is mutuallybeneficial for ABET and ASEE to bring an update of the features of this organization to

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adam McGough; Coral Nocton; Ken Patton; Ismail Fidan

neither the current TTU curriculum nor any other school in the state ofTennessee had an RP laboratory in which to practice8, Middle Tennessee State University,Murfreesboro, TN has recently purchased some rapid prototyping machines for theirmachine tool technology lab. These machines were planned to be used in industrialprojects and senior level capstone courses9. At TTU, all the CAD design labs are currently done with AutoCAD2002 in thecomputer lab, and the CNC production labs cover only Milling and Turning Processespracticing CNCez and MasterCAM. Establishing the RP laboratory and enhancing thecurrent courses with RP help the course instructor to convey the cutting edge technologyto current students in CAD, CNC, and CAM courses

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sexton

Institute are exposed to the method ofenergy system design based on system simulation and optimization in several of the required andelective courses in the curriculum. These courses include a required course in Energy ConversionDesign, and elective courses, such as, Internal Combustion Engines and Aircraft Propulsion.These energy systems design courses contain design projects that require the application ofthermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer in the design of energy conversion systemsand system components using simulation and optimization in the design process. Several of thesedesign simulations have been previously published. Sexton [2] described the simulation of a gasturbine engine that was used as a project for a senior energy

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alex See

9. Custom-written virtual instrumentation (VI) can be easily delivered by relatively low-cost personal computers (PC). With the use of LabVIEWTM software, it instantaneously transforms the PC into a virtual instrument. It is believed that software is the most important component of a virtual instrument 10. Table 3.1 shows some comparisons between traditional and virtual instruments. As mentioned in 10, LabVIEWTM software is an integral part of virtual instrumentation because it provides an easy-to-use application development environment designed specifically to meet the needs of engineers and scientists. The ease of using LabVIEWTM and rapid prototyping were

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Blanton

they complete the requirements for graduation at EastTennessee State University. Presently, the Industrial Technology Program has 50 students in itscohort program, and the Construction Engineering Technology Program has 35 students. The Electronic Engineering Technology Program at East Tennessee State University haswatched with envy while these cohort programs have flourished, realizing the dilemma ofteaching a laboratory equipment intensive curriculum using the cohort system, especially off site.Required laboratory equipment is too expensive to be used irregularly and too cumbersome tohaul the back and forth to offsite locations.The Solution ELVIS has left the building! National Instruments has pioneered a new educational suite, NIELVIS