Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Sheng Qian, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the pedagogicalpuzzle. This feedback is used to refine and optimize the course for the student to get the mostfrom the experience. This optimization is heavily based upon the premise that students haveresponded to the best of their ability using their own work.When this premise is found to fail, a common response by the instructor is to reduce the courseweight of the component(s) where academic integrity may be questioned (e.g. computerprogramming laboratories). While this appears to limit the gains of the dishonest student, it willalso demotivate the honest students by: 1) Placing less emphasis on core aspects of the course building blocks, and 2) Continuing to reward questionable methods with high marks.In the effort to limit the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

introductory course. A possible solution is to keep thesesubjects at a conceptual (or qualitative) level and allow students to visualize the physical effectsthrough lab exercises.Developing and maintaining a medical imaging laboratory is quite expensive, and it may requiremany specialized equipment and hazardous materials. Although many schools and programshave been offering some kind of lab exercises for this course, not many of them can actuallyafford and support a comprehensive laboratory that can cover all the aspects and modalities ofmedical imaging4,5.The objective of this CCLI Phase 1 Project is to develop a computer simulation labenvironment—SimuRad, that can help junior or senior undergraduate students from differentmajors to understand the

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

-choice examination, and a studentsatisfaction survey, they have found out that web-based modules for instruction used inconjunction with a face-to-face lecture delivery mode resulted in higher levels of studentperformance and satisfaction. Fidan, et al8 have restructured their rapid prototyping class andtaught it as a web-enhanced course. Their students were able to prototype their parts through aremotely accessible rapid prototyping laboratory. The students were able to interact withstudents in Western Nevada College and prototype joint project parts. The authors of Reference8 have used D2L as their course management software and briefly described the usefulness of afew tools of D2L. The summary of Reference 8 indicates that that they were able

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University

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Instrumentation

in soils during seismic loading. While most frequently associated withcohesionless soils such as sands and silts and the dynamic loadings due to earthquakes, it hasbeen reported in many types of soils under both dynamic and static loadings.Liquefaction of soils in the field is evaluated either by in situ testing or by laboratory testing.Both liquefaction evaluation and parametric studies of the factors affecting liquefaction areperformed in the lab using cyclic triaxial tests.Cyclic triaxial tests are used to model the loads applied to a soil mass by an earthquake. Theliquefaction resistance of a soil is often measured in the laboratory using reconstituted specimenstested in cyclic triaxial tests. The specimen is formed within a latex

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, 8:00 a.m. to noon, is devoted to welcome bythe Project Director, introductions, and presenting: general project schedule; alternative daymeeting format; weekly group leaders’ concept and responsibilities; biweekly reports andpresentations schedule; seminars and workshops; field trips; safety rules for use of the laboratoryfacilities; policies for use of office equipment and facilities; evaluations to be conducted; finalday presentations; and activities beyond the summer REU experience. Finally, the facultymentors(s) and GRAs give an overview of the three research projects to be executed. In theafternoon the students are taken to the laboratory facilities and are introduced to the labtechnicians and other graduate students working in the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

sophistication and interconnection. In this networked model, the traditional analysis, laboratory, and design components would be deeply interrelated: engineering knowledge remains central but is configured to include both technical and contextual knowledge; competencies of practice, laboratory, and design experiences are integrated into the whole, as are professionalism and ethics.”1 Page 14.900.2In addition, the merger of the two centers has provided the NCME the opportunity to expand notonly its scope, but also its mission. During its inception, the overarching goal of the NCME wasto provide curriculum materials and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals.Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001 Outstanding Faculty

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Sriharsha Sundarram, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ozkeskin, University of Michigan; Mike Powers, Agilent Technologies; Juan Manriquez, Cideteq; Venkata Vasiraju, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

educational project. Some researchobjectives have been achieved by dividing an objective into manageable laboratory projects thatcan be completed by undergraduate students in a few weeks.The anodic dissolution µECM process effectively forms and shapes micro components from anyconductive material. Unlike classical ECM technology, the novel µECM utilizes very highfrequency pulses and proprietary electrode shapes/motions to remove materials at the micro ornano scales, and can mass-produce micro components with exceptional quality and surfaceintegrity. A theoretical model is developed which agrees with experimental data for 316Lstainless steel and copper beryllium alloy. The environmentally friendly technology showspromise as a high-resolution production

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard L. Marcellus; Jr., John Felver; Joy Pauschke

academic skills, career, and professional development. Several of these activities are scheduled eachmonth in order to offer students a choice of activities and times to fit into their schedules. The College providesbus service for industrial tours and trade shows.Table 2 - Academic Residential Program Academic-Related Activities Informal Activities Guest Speakers Skills Seminars Field Trips/Tours Team Projects Fall kick-off party Dean Study skills National laboratories Design competition Lunches/dinners Department Chairs Team building Fermi ● Academic Bowl Faculty Time management Argonne ● Lab tours

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter K. Liaw; N. Yu

Session 1626 Ceramic Matrix Composites: A Combined Mechanics-Materials Science Educational Program N. Yu, P. K. Liaw Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.Introduction The development of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is of industrial and national importance. Forexample, continuous fiber-reinforced CMCs, which have been successfully fabricated at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory (ORNL) and several

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulo S. F. Barbosa; Enno 'Ed' Koehn; J. G. P. Andrade; E. Luvizzoto Jr.

public concern inseveral areas such as hydropower generation (only 25°/0 of the total potential has been exploited), urban floodcontrol, sanitation works, fluvial navigation, etc. Therefore, we have other reasons to explain the decline oftraditional hydraulics in the Brazilian context. Firstly we think the impact of informatics was a major factor in shifiing move students and professorsfrom the laboratory to computers. The pace of this movement towards computers modelling was accelerated bytwo simultaneous factors: (a) the scarcity of financial fi.mds for research, mainly those requiring highermagnitudes (e.g., hydraulic physical modeling); (b) the decreasing cost of personal computers, nowadaysaccessible to a great majority of graduate

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

laboratories. Could Joris be our network technician, our UNIXadministrator, our equipment technician? Some of this questions were answered with yes some with maybe,some with “I will learn”. Nevertheless, this is how we started the internship program at Metro Campus inPortland. Students are taking classes in Portland, but also work as computer/electronics technicians in ourlaboratories. All of them spend between one week and three weeks traveling in United States. Last year, the author spent part of her sabbatical leave at Hogeschool Enschede. Along with aninteresting professional experience, she met our former and our future Dutch exchange students. Talking tothem and from our own observations, we concluded that the American experience was of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

remaining twelve modules were equally divided amongelectrical, mechanical, and automated manufacturing topics. The students assembled and tested electronicscircuits; designed, made, and tested a small mechanical part; and programmed robots and operated anautomated manufacturing system. The course was taught by six faculty and used six different laboratories. The course provided the students with an engineer’s view of engineering problem solving. Itincluded the engineering approach to the design of products and processes, engineering heuristics, anddiscussions of engineering ethics. The course included structured, engaging laboratory sessions, and thisexperiential learning aspect of the course was particularly well received by the students

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

series of three describing the development, implementation,integration, and evaluation of a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing(CIM) laboratory at GMI. The first year of the project saw the acquisition and installation of the majority ofthe capital equipment for the cell. Over the same period of time the author was able to attend several trainingsessions to gain proficiency in the operation and maintenance of the equipment. Several experiments weredeveloped and a planning evaluation was conducted internally. Over the second year of the project the cellwas further developed and integrated into the CIM environment at GMI.FAC Implementation and Integration The implementation of FAC was an effort that

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald P. Krahe; Thomas E. Russell

Session 1426 Low Power Embedded Control Design Ronald P. Krahe, Thomas E. Russell Pennsylvania State University at Erie Behrend College ABSTRACT This paper describes laboratory design exercises to introduce the added constraints of low power consumption tomicrocontroller design. Many new hand-held, portable, and remote instruments must operate several years on small,commercially

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York

alsoincludes a power supply, protoboard area, and enough storage to house the power cord, serial cable, wire kitand logic probe. Each student signs a unit out for the semester, and can take it to their dorm room. Thisallows students to program and run examples from the text as they are learning the concepts, rather thanwaiting for certain hours when labs are available. Students can also work on laboratory exercises and buildassociated circuits at their convenience. We are able to use this unit for courses ranging from basicmicroprocessor programming through our senior level microprocessor interfacing course. Our lab exercisesrange from simple tutorials, to stoplight controllers, to LCD and video controllers, to building a simplenetwork. This unit is

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvi Teixeira

though any spreadsheet could be used tothis end. The design and analysis procedure, developed by the student, when written in MathCad can performautomatic calculations, answer “what if” type of questions and facilitates any trial and error needed for finetuning. There are also some drawbacks as we shall see later. Many students have used Spice at theirintroductory circuit analysis course, however, few of them have used MathCad. Despite some complains athaving to learn yet another software package, all of them do learn MathCad. A walk through the computercenter, at the end of the quarter, invariably shows students taking advantage of their newly acquired skills, forcompleting projects and laboratories in other areas as well

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John A. Fillo

professional manner. Over each of the past several years between 25-30 Binghamton students havepursued their MS or Ph.D. thesis research at Universal Instruments Surface Mount Laboratory. A word ofcaution is necessary when we talk about industrial research applied towards thesis work. It must satis~ thecriteria set forth for a Master of Science thesis, and not simply be a project that does not forward the basicknowledge or understanding of a discipline. 4) Industrial Exposure. While industry research opportunities are improving for graduate students (aswell as for faculty) and their access to them, the opportunity for the student to work in industry during his or hergraduate program is also becoming available. The GOALI program is again an

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho

commissioned by Michigan Technological University (MTU) to develop anew teaching assistant (TA) training program for the Department of Mechanical Engineering and EngineeringMechanics (ME-EM). At that time we had a TA training program that was administered by the University Centerfor Teaching Excellence and offered to new TA’s from all departments during the week preceding the first day ofclass. The program consisted of a two-hour long session on “what to do on the first day of class” followed by atwo-hour long practice session. Foreign TA’s underwent additional six-hour long discussion session onAmerican classroom culture. These sessions were thought to be inadequate in preparing TA’s for effectiveclassroom and laboratory instruction, and we were

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

asgraduate students. It would be foolish indeed not to tap this source of valuable expertise and use it toimprove communication skills at the undergraduate level. It is important, though, to take formal steps toplace graduate students into the role of communication mentors.Implementation Four laboratory courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State Universityare targeted in the communication effort: Heat Transfer, Vibrations, Controls, and Fluid Mechanics. Twenty-five teaching assistants will eventually grade both technical and composition areas. That is, the TA’s willgrade not only the technical abilities of undergraduates but also the methods that these students use topresent that information completely, clearly, and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvind Ramanathan

not aware of how various modalities of bioengineeringaccomplished this. Thus the goals set for the course matched very well with student expectations as well. Perhaps a course of this type will be appropriate in a specialized biomedical engineering department also.Even though students pursing an undergraduate degree in BME many specialized courses, it might be quiteuseful to offer an overview of the field in a semester long course. The function would be to serve as a birds eye-view of BME, thus allowing aspiring bioengineers to gage the field in its entirety, before selecting advancedclasses. To draw a parallel in the graduate setting, it is not at all unusual to offer a laboratory course withexperiments in several areas of research

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

T. N. Jones; P. K. Allen; P. A. McCoog; J. P. Crosby

, runtime algorithm codes, live and canned digital imagery, interactive modification of program parameters and insertion of student developed code for certain parts of the tutorial. It aims to translate a research paper in robot vision into a usable and understandable laboratory exercise that highlights the important aspects of the research in a realistic environment that combines both simulated virtual components and real camera imagery. The task the tutorial uses to demonstrate some basic principles of robotics and computer vision is the “pick and place task” which is implemented using a movable robot mounted camera that produces stereo imagery inside a robotic workcell. 1 Introduction The Virtual Vision Lab (VVL) is a project

Conference Session

Hands-on Approach to Teaching: Computers (3532)

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruth D. Fogg, United States Air Force Academy; George W. P. York, United States Air Force Academy

. 3,August 1987, pp. 135-141. AuthorsGEORGE YORKGeorge graduated from the US Air Force Academy with a BSEE in ‘86 and from the University of Washingtonwith a MSEE in ‘88. He developed guidance computers for missiles at USAF Wright Laboratories from ‘88-’92. Then he served two years as an exchange engineer at the Korean Agency for Defense Development.Currently he is teaching Microcomputer System Design courses at the US Air Force Academy.RUTH D. FOGGRuth D. Fogg currently teaches the Digital Logic Design and Electrical Circuits courses at the US Air ForceAcademy. She earned a BSEE (‘83) and MSEE (‘85) from the University of New Hampshire and a Ph.D fromthe University of Colorado (‘95) where she

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

digital counter laboratory resulted in a(college) freshmen design project. In this case, two high school teachers played the role of “customer” inmaking the design specifications. Without performing a longitudinal study assessing the results of this program, is difficult. However,several of the teachers involved have performed pre- and post-testing of the students with positive results.Future Plans We feel the project is well developed after this second successful year. The primary concern iscontinuing to fund VISION. It is anticipated that the Eisenhower grant obtained for VISION 95 will not berenewed since it was previously funded. Current plans are to solicit funds from businesses who do not wish tobe hosts. At present, the plan

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler; Colonel Kip P. Nygren; C. Conley

of concrete, and one where they designed a truss using the WEST POINT Page 2.93.3BRIDGE DESIGNER. This third workshop was set up in the Department’s Computer-Aided 3Figure 3. The Load Test Animation, showing a collapse caused by buckling of the top chord.Design Laboratory, equipped with 36 computer workstations. The time available for each groupwas limited to just 30 minutes. Within this available block of time, each group was given a verybrief introduction, then coached through the design of a simple (but sub-optimal) bridge design.After this 15 minute tutorial, the students were allowed to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad B. Dadfar

Laboratory" ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. IV, Number 1, January-March 1991, pp. 1-5.[2] Comer, Douglas, "Computer Networks and Internet," Prentice-Hall, 1997.[3] Dadfar, Mohammad and Evans, Stephen, "An Instructional Token Ring Model on the Macintosh Computer," ASEE Computers in Education Journal, Vol. IV, Number 1, January-March 1991, pp. 28-32.[4] Halsall, Fred, "Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems," (Fourth Edition), Addison- Wesley, 1996.[5] Hughes, Larry, "Low-Cost Networks and Gateways for Teaching Data Communications," ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 21, Number 1, February 1989, pp. 6-11.[6] Kamel, K. and Riehl, A., "An Instructional Model to Build a Computer Network by Adding

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

practice.Manufacturing Engineering Track-Specific ABET Outcomes are: Engineeringgraduates have: (M1) proficiency in materials and manufacturing processes, understandthe influence of manufacturing processes on the behavior and properties of materials, and Page 14.134.6(M5) had laboratory experience, which enable them to measure manufacturing processvariables and make technical inference about the process.ABET outcome assessment for ENGR 2180 is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Class performance with respect to ABET outcomes. (The current benchmark for class performance is 80%).Most of the outcomes assessment criteria are being met except Outcome

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

, we have two concentrationsnamely electronics and biomedical (newly added). In electronics we have two programsentitled Electronic Engineering Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology. Thestudents will have to take 22 hours allocated for biomedical concentration. This is theminimum number of hours required by the TAC of ABET for the concentration of anarea. The courses are biology, physiology, chemistry, medical instrumentation, digitalsignal processing and associated laboratories. The students need to take other corecourses such as digital communication, classical controls, advanced electronics,microcontroller, etc. As an elective they can take a wireless communication coursewhich is offered in the department. These courses will

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Timothy Keener, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Research (thesis) Course Delivery Traditional or Internet based Traditional classroom and delivery laboratories Tuition Common tuition rate applied; In / Out of state tuition; UGS employer tuition remission (full and/or partial) awards for mostCurriculumThe curriculum is structured to provide a foundation of advanced engineering topics whileallowing students flexibility to meet their specific educational objectives. The curriculumincludes: ≠ Program core courses taken by all Master of Engineering students ≠ Track required courses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Chester Wilmot, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

outstanding college chemistry teaching, and the UCLA Brian Copenhaver Award for Innovation for Teaching with Technology for the development and implementation of CPR.Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson has taught a variety of professional writing courses at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and has held ten ASEE Summer Research Fellowships. She is on the editorial board of three professional publications for advanced educational technology and has served as a National Research Council Senior Fellow at the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. Email: patricia.carlson@rose-hulman.eduWarren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Warren N