Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

Copyright ©2004, American Society of Engineering Education” About Lab PreparationLaboratory problems are generally open ended by nature. There are discoveries and observationsto make. You are expected to apply concepts learned from a variety of engineering courses to theexperiment being conducted. The knowledge confirmed from the laboratory must be integratedwith information from other classes to gain maximum benefit from the activities. Preparation forexperiments is of essential importance for a successful laboratory since time is limited. Youshould read the laboratory handouts and introductory reference material, if required, carefully andcome prepared with a “game-plan” to complete the assigned work. This

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

engineeringeducation research, and to those issues touching on matters of diversity and social responsibility.This paper will share the struggle and the insight gained by its authors in transforming a high-quality first year program into one seeking recognition as "preeminent." Planning activities,reactions to opportunities and threats, overcoming resource constraints, showcasing andexploiting of strengths, shoring up of weaknesses, and the overall process of transforming thefirst-year program will be discussed.BackgroundTo successfully compete and to be leaders in the future work place, our graduates must have aworld-class engineering education, be equipped with the latest technical knowledge and tools

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hancock; John Norton

It gave me specific strategies to improve my teaching/course The atmosphere in my class improved as a result of the service It gave me more confidence in my teaching It made me aware of resources and programs relevant to my teaching Students appreciated the process Other: 4. Did you make any changes in your course/teaching this term as a result of this service? Please Explain. Yes No 5. Do you plan to make changes in future terms as a result of the service? Please Explain. Yes No 6. Would you recommend use of this service for colleagues in your

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

fiveyears to obtain the degree. Engineering schools are part of universities in which the GermanHumboldt influence has consolidated over the years. In courses for engineering major, thescientific rigor of the Napoleonic tradition has proven to produce engineers with solidknowledge. The particular situation of Latin American countries requires engineers that quicklyjoin the workforce, which is why the universities there have much likeness to the great Europeanpolytechnic institutes.The Bologna Declaration and its impact on the models for engineer trainingThe Bologna Declaration in 1999 is in fact an actual strategic plan for achieving the integrationof all the higher education systems in the European Union by the end of the year 2010. That’swhat has

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Stroud Rossmann; Clive Dym

fluids.” “The idea of the tensor has expanded my view of the physical world and the way we describe it.” “The most useful things I take out of [this class] are the ways to think about problems. From considering the internal reactions of structures, to design considerations in choosing materials/dimensions, I have learned a great deal about how the world around me is planned and constructed. This is everything I hoped I would learn in this class.”ConclusionsWe feel that our approach has made the complex and challenging subject of continuummechanics accessible to students early in their studies, allowing them to develop a method ofanalysis that will serve them well in future endeavors. The development of continuum mechanicsfrom

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

the faculty membera class to teach. He asks who taught it last time and discovers that the professor is either onsabbatical, just left the university, or can only provide sketchy and maybe inconsistentinformation because he is too busy or doesn’t care. Next, the new hire asks the department headfor historical information on the class and there is essentially nothing in existence but a coursetitle and catalog description. So, this is the beginning point for the experienced, new faculty: notmuch to draw upon, and no one to help him.He creates a set of objectives based on what he thinks is important to the students, orders a textbook, takes a guess at how much material can be covered in a semester, puts together a schedule,then starts planning

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Cullinane; Baris Yanmaz; Ronald Perry

Session Number 2558 Strategies to Attract Information Technology Students: An Extrapolation of Worker Experiences Thomas P. Cullinane, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ronald F. Perry, Director, Graduate Information Systems Program Baris Yanmaz, Graduate Student Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Abstract The predicted dramatic increase in demand for IT workers in the next decade suggests anopportunity for IT educators to establish plans to ramp up to meet these needs. The purpose ofthis paper is to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

peer evaluationinstrument. It is not always clear, however, what characteristics of teamwork these instruments,or the students, are evaluating. In preparation for this multi-year NSF-supported project, the teamreviewed peer evaluation literature and instruments. The research team has an ambitiousassessment plan that will help develop an instrument that is easy to use and yet meaningful forboth faculty and students.IntroductionIn recent years, there has been a great deal of activity in engineering education research aimed atevaluating teamwork. Much of this is a result of the need to measure ABET’s EC 2000 Criterion3, outcome (d), “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.”1 While there has beenconsiderable debate on how to apply the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fong Mak; Stephen Frezza

validity and effectiveness of the correlation between theprogram outcomes and the program educational objectives. As a by-product of the minimumpassing criteria process, faculty are immediately provided with straightforward method fordetermining useful objective evidence in support of meeting course objectives.To evaluate the proposed minimum passing criteria process, two courses were selected in theFall 2003 semester for a pilot implementation: ECE465 Power Electronics and ECE357 SeniorDesign. The plan was to review the effectiveness and effects of this new assessment processbefore a full-scale implementation is pursued. The following section illustrates this newmapping process as it was applied to the ECE465 Power Electronics course in the Fall

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Odis Griffin

® Team. The group went through several iterations of the design over a period ofseveral months.Design of the lab began based on the funding provided by the university. With that funding and10,000 square feet of basically open space, we determined that we would be able to make thespace habitable, build partitions for a machine shop, welding shop, CAD Lab, and possibly putup some temporary partitions for project work areas. There would be little, if any, money left forfurnishing the labs and shops, so the plan was to use the current old machine tools, plus whateverCAD equipment could be scrounged, to furnish the lab. Since there was a fixed amount of space,we deliberately made the machine shop and welding shop somewhat small, but large enough

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mauro

the Robot MazesThe robot Mazes were constructed from 2" plywood and painted black in case later use was made of therobot’s infra-red sensors for navigating through the maze. The plan, if this method were to be employed,would be to place white IR reflective strips on the floor, perhaps with one strip indicating the need for aright turn, and two strips the need for a left. However, in this, the first semester of experience with theserobots, only timing loops and/or bumper sensing were used for navigation through the mazes. Inconstructing the maze the center partition was made removable so that it was a simple matter to convertbetween maze #1 and maze #2 (Figure 5).Figure 5a. Maze #1 - All Right Turns. Figure 5b. Maze #2 - Two Right

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex Fisher

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationthe traditional way. The demonstrations, lab exercises and projects, and field trips that thestudents planned and carried out were outstanding. One student had been an automobilemechanic. He showed the class various sensors and actuators typically found on cars anddemonstrated how they worked. One of the labs was about building electric motors out ofcommon materials found around the house. One project culminated with a tournament of battlerobots. (No, the instructor did not win.) Team-built electric cars were raced up and down thehallway. They built a miniature fire truck that actually pumped water from an external tank andsquirted it out a “water cannon

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Hoit

Page 9.1142.10business programs during the Spring 04 semester. It will be rolled out to the entire university infall of 2004. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2158The system has been used for exit surveys and several special purpose surveys to this point. Itwas designed to be used for a much broader set of questionnaires including class assessments,alumni and employer surveys and more.The system is robust, scalable and flexible. Additional enhancements are planned including: ‚ As the

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Wangrow; Doug Tougaw

expertise is diverse enough to cover every area of emerging technology. Due to the geographic location of the university, it can also be difficult to hire adjunct and visiting faculty to teach part-time while continuing to pursue their engineering careers full-time. Thus, we have occasionally found ourselves in the position of knowing what needs to be taught but not having anyone who can teach it with the level of authority necessary to prepare students for a professional career in that field. 2. The Genesis of a New Course In Spring 2003, as part of the preparation of a departmental strategic plan, the department faculty and its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) identified “wireless communications” as a key field in which our graduates are likely

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

: Fire Fighting Robot: This project involves in design, build and testing a robot that can move through a model floor plan structure of a house, find a fire (lit by a candle) and then extinguish it in the shortest time. Measurement of Longitudinal Wave Speed through Solids: This project involves in design, build and testing a system to measure the speed of sound and energy dissipation through solid materials. Development of an Active Tether: This project involves in design, construction and testing of an active tether capable of assisting a search and rescue robot. Model Aircraft: This project involves in design

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Han-Way Huang

languages without overwhelming burden of understanding the wholelanguage construct. We are currently preparing for an ET introductory microcontrollercourse using Flowcode. If successful, we will extend the Flowcode use to our EETprogram.Flowcode currently supports most of the PIC16 family devices. Although MatrixMultimedia has no immediate plan to extend it to cover PIC18 family, programming inflowchart and C code is largely device independent.The Debug Monitor ProgramAlthough the MPLAB SIM simulator is convenient for debugging the software,eventually the program has to be tested on the target circuit. Microchip offers in-circuitemulator (ICE) and in-circuit debugger (ICD). The in-circuit emulator is expensive andrequires a dedicated pod for each

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

authenticate and download specific IP blocks and supporting materials.E. Deliverables for all IP formatsA specific set of baseline deliverables is required for each IP format and is described thoroughlyat the UMIPS web portal12 and by McCorquodale, et al.10F. Qualification MetricsIP components are incorporated into UMIPS as either “pre-silicon” or “post-silicon” verified. Pre-silicon components must include detailed simulation performance data in the specification. Post-silicon verified components must include the same data from test. The specification must alsoinclude a test plan and set-up.IP components are also qualified as either “instantiated” or “uninstantiated” components. Thisdesignation indicates whether the component has been

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Mary McEniry; Cid Freitag

weekly on-line conversations.All submitted a one-page summary including a project description, assessment plan,results, and next steps; some added resources. The topics are listed below as examplesfor participants in future programs. • Introduction to computer and software engineering course incorporating LEGO Mindstorm Labs • Using computers in laboratory: computers interfaced to physics laboratory measurement equipment and computers simulating the use of measurement equipment • Using computer simulation software to help students understand specific concepts • Using Group Instructional Feedback Technique to assess how students were reacting to the “active” classrooms both professors strive to create

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Messervey; MAJ Dave Borowitz; LTC Keith Landry; Ronald Welch

Design Implementation Planning for Action Execution Asse ssment & Control Assessment & Feedback Figure 1: The engineering design template utilized in CE300 The course begins with forces in two dimensions, introduces the concept of static

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Craft; David Click; P. Paxton Marshall

2002 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.David K. Click is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofVirginia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia inMay 2001, and has been involved with the solar house project since September 2000. After graduating with a Masterof Science degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2004, he plans to work in the field of solar and wind energy.Shana C. Craft is a graduate student in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at the University ofVirginia. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics/Pre-Engineering with a minor in Mathematicsfrom Longwood College in May 2002

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

sites as extremely functional because a wide range of course materials and teaching/learning activities could be organized within a single web site. • They compared their newly acquired skill to a means to achieve greater accountability because their ability to develop web sites afforded them more autonomy in the design of instruction.Anecdotal evidence revealed that the science scholars were disinclined to use the Internetas part of their regular classroom instruction because of the impermanence of the content.Fear that web site content would change was cited as a reason for not developingdetailed, specialized lesson plans around such content. To mitigate this concern, oursolution was to provide the scholars with a

Conference Session

A Potpoturri of Innovations in Physics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Mowry

maturation process that often accompanies the process of developing a command ofany field of study. However, another important source of this deficiency is the lack ofunderstanding, attention to, or appreciation by the students of the general underlying conceptsthat unify all scientific fields of study. This deficiency is starting to be addressed by severalinstitutions1, 2. However, a significant amount of planning and intradepartmental coordination isrequired to affectively achieve a complete integration of the appropriate knowledge.Furthermore, the ability of these integrated approaches to adapt-to-change remains to be seen.Discrete modules that can be integrated into existing courses or new curriculum that focuses onthe desired level of concept

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carsten Ahrens

ofCivil Engineers (ECCE) [3].4.1. Proposed semester plan of module Ethics in the Built Environment1. week General introduction into the subject, definitions2. week Ethics and philosophical development3. week The importance of value systems, in general life and in technology4. week Values in technical action: functionality5. week Values in technical action: economy6. week Values in technical action: prosperity7. week Values in technical action: safety8. week Values in technical action: health9. week Values in technical action: environmental quality10. week Values in technical action: personality development and social quality11. week Correlation between values, types and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bryan Goda; Pete Hanlon; Lisa Shay

(Figure 2) between two cadet teams and two faculty entries. The popularity of theproject is due primarily to its destructive nature and a fair amount of freedom of mechanical Page 9.593.5design. Many cadets enjoy the brain storming phase of the project and trying to gather Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationintelligence on the designs and plans of the other teams. The cadets frequently complain that thefaculty have the advantage in the competition since we have complete access to the

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

of English speaking populations only. The position of thispresentation will involve the ethnography of HCI as applied to a worldwide population withsubsequent planning and preparation directed toward cultures in addition to English speakingHCI systems. Theories of diversity, learning paradigms, cultural mores, and attention to casestudies will be discussed. A focus of recommendations to assist cultural diversity considerationsas applied to web system design and management will be offered for a fully enhanced globalapplication of HCI. The utilization aspect of Unicode compliant standards will further assistwith the UI practices.IntroductionFor the most part, people and therefore cultures, have begun to consider issues of communicationas we

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies. (1999). Engineering and Technology Enrollments - Fall, 1998. Washington, DC: Author.20 21 Pattatucci, A. M., (1998) Women in Science: Meeting Career Challenges. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.22 Wilson, S. S. (2000). Developing a Plan for Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology at Western Kentucky University. Conference Proceedings. Washington DC: American Society for Engineering Education.23 WEPAN Role Models. 24 Clark, M. & McMurchie, D. (2001). Integrating Humanities and Engineering Technology Education in the Classroom: A Case Study. Conference Proceedings. Washington DC: American Society

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gouranga Banik

the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationcurrent (or at least fresh) process experience on the part of the mentor. Such process skillsinclude: • consulting practice skills: the role of the consultant; stakeholders; interviewing skills; client/consultant relationships and "buy-in"; implementation issues and reward systems; • the context of business management; • proposal preparation and proposal "selling"; costing; project planning; • problem structuring methods, methodological issues, ethical issues; • how groups of people work; and • the use of decision support systems

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Linder; Murat Tanyel

already started with a senior designproject and we have even larger goals for the next phase of the senior design project. Oneobjective is that the work on the Advanced Toolkit Manual for intermediate to expert LabVIEWusers will be completed. We plan to do this by developing help documents that explain theprocess in simple terms so that anyone looking at a program file will understand its operations.We also feel the need to develop a template of standard input and outputs for variables. In otherwords we will be determining a standardized way that instruments will be passing signals fromone subVI (subprogram) to another. Another goal is to fully understand how complete the toolkitbased on the Communication Systems (ELE 409) class syllabus. We will

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Dilorenzo; Kurt Gramoll

can be quickly and dynamically generated with the use of the Flash application. Twoprinting features are contained on the menu. A user can either print just the tree structure whichis visible on the screen, or they can print the entire technology tree.ImplementationTechnology trees for several ammunition families have been completed and used. In the comingyear, it is planned that database-based technology trees for all current ammunition families willbe created will be implemented at DAC. Also, addition methods of modifying existing databaseswill be evaluated to avoid unnecessary information logging. Once the application is brought on-line, authorized individuals will be able to access the system and learn from the information itdelivers

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Wanke; Stephen Williams; Michael Scheuerell; Glenn Wrate

conversion principles from this project to their classmates during class.References1. Wrate, G, “Focus on Energy – Wisconsin’s Initiative to Reduce Industrial Energy Consumption,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Page 9.533.122. Wisconsin Division of Energy, Department of Energy, “Public Benefits in Wisconsin: The Focus on Energy Plan” Request for Proposals, October 2000.3. Neun, J.A., “Improving the Efficiency of Plastic Injection Molding Machines: A Case History,” Kadant-AES white paper, September, 2002, Queensbury NY.4. Schaufelberger, W., “Engineering