Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Spence

engineeringapplications in their algebra classrooms via CD curriculum kits. The curriculum on the CDs willhelp students apply algebraic concepts more effectively while giving them a glimpse into theworld of engineering. Many opportunities and challenges have been encountered during theinitial implementation of the program.The goal of this project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is to increase studentenrollment and student diversity in college engineering programs throughout the state ofMaryland and, potentially, throughout the country. The program incorporates five objectives inorder to attain this goal: (1) develop CD curriculum kits that target different fields of engineering(chemical/mechanical, electrical, and civil/mechanical) that can be

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry; James Farison

criteria for that specific area of engineering. The remaining set of accreditedengineering programs has no applicable program criteria. These programs are accredited underthe general criteria only. Some of these programs also have descriptors that include an adjectivethat accompanies the word engineering in their title but for which there are no applicableprogram criteria. Within this subset of accredited programs for which there are no programcriteria, an earlier paper reviewed the general status and uses of Engineering programs (the set ofprograms for which the program name is Engineering or General Engineering).1 Another paperfocused on the history and trends among both Engineering and Engineering Science programs.2This present paper focuses

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jensen

methodology includethe use of educational objectives as design “functions” and the use of pedagogical theoriesand learning style information as part of the “analysis” step in the design process. Detailsof each step in the process are presented. The methodology is used to compare the use oforiginal and redesign projects. This comparison highlights some distinct advantages ofredesign oriented hands-on projects.1. IntroductionThere is considerable literature that addresses the advantages of using hands-onexperiences in engineering curriculum [1-14]. Although assessment indicates that theincorporation of hands-on experiences almost always improves a given course, thereappears to be a dearth of information regarding the effective design of hands-on

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

of the IME at NED and ISE at UF. Thepaper ends with certain recommendations that should be realized to improve theacademic effectiveness of both institutions.NED University of Engineering and TechnologyThe NED University was initially founded as Prince of Wales Engineering College in1921. The College was renamed as NED Engineering College in 1924, in memory of Mr.Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw, a well-known philanthropist, whose heirs made substantialdonations for its development at the time of his first death anniversary (1).The university runs various undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor ofEngineering (B.E). The disciplines are Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics,Computer & Information systems, Textile engineering

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

ethical behaviorThese characteristics arise both from the PD assignments and from team assessment tools,principally those from Brown5 and Rogers and Sando6. The Autorating form of Brown promptsthe student to evaluate each team member on a nine-level qualitative scale. The scale rangesfrom “No Show” to “Excellent” as shown in Table 1. Note the emphasis here on helping otherteam members and being dedicated to their responsibilities as opposed to academic ability. Thequalitative rankings are assigned integer values from 0 to 8 from which factors to adjustindividual scores may be determined. Table 1 Autorating Team Citizenship Rating Rubric Rating Description Excellent Consistently went above and beyond, e.g

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

the performance of a structure.• Explain the difference between system and component reliability and the implication for design.• Discuss hazard and risk and implications for protecting public safety and welfare.Project DescriptionStudent teams of three each designed, constructed, tested, and assessed a 1/40 scale truss bridgemade of manila folder material. Strength data on tubes and bars made of file-folder material waslimited, so students conducted their own physical experimentation and developed their ownmodels representing structural member strength. Geometric criteria were provided as well asprobabilistic load criteria. Figure 1 shows one bridge being subjected to the probabilisticallysimulated load, which for this case was

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David McDonald

9.837.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationBackgroundLake Superior State University (LSSU) has a unique location in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula onthe U.S. - Canada border. The University is approximately half a mile from the Saint Mary’sRiver, which separates Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan from its sister city, Sault Ste. Marie Ontario.Students can look out of the laboratory window and see the river, Soo Locks, and one of thethree hydroelectric generation plants, which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Figure 1 is an aerial view of the Soo

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivram Sankar; Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

the first time hisengineer and RLS engineer had disagreed on a major maintenance problem at the power plant.He had to decide whether to restart the turbine-generator unit or shut it down, taking into accountfinancial, technical, and safety issues.Add STEM Contents to the Case Study Competency materials in the different STEM subject areas were developed for the casestudy so that students from engineering and other schools would be able to understand andanalyze the case study given their educational background. Table 1 summarizes the STEMcompetency materials that were developed and linked with the Della case study. It also showsthe extent of description of the STEM concepts by computing the number of slides (web pages

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Joseph Hoffman; Gary Pertmer; Chandra Thamire

unique assessmentphilosophy developed.II. Program DescriptionA. CurriculumThe curriculum for the undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering (Table 1) is similar toits parent curriculum at the College Park campus2, including the number of credits andprerequisite requirements. The courses build on each other and are offered in sequence such thatthe students can graduate in a timely manner. In designing the framework, each of the four yearswas structured with a purpose and a focus. The basics and the fundamentals are maintained inthe first two years, while enhancing the excitement and the challenge by adding introductorycourses in design. The technical knowledge to be conveyed was integrated into elements that areoffered in the third

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Michael Bailey

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

Page 9.378.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Educationresponsibilities (promoting ABET outcome 3f and Criterion 4), in addition to delivering afocused lecture and/or discussion that wraps up the module.At the completion of each module an individual (in Module 1) or team (Modules 2 through 4)written Technical Report or Poster Presentation (for Module 5) is due. As Litzinger hasreported3, writing assignments can be utilized well in engineering courses to help focus andrefine student learning and skills for life-long learning, ethics, and the global context ofengineering. We have used a similar

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kraemer; Bijan Pashaie; David Probst

Experimental Methods II 3 CAPE Option Engineering CS155 Computer Science I 4EP100 Phys & Eng Concepts 1 CS165 Computer Science II 4EP240 Circuit Analysis 4 CS315 C & the Unix Environment 3EP305 Dig/Anal System Design 3 EP310 Microcomputer Interfacing 3EP340 Electronic Circuits 4EP372 Signals & Systems 3EP480 Capstone Design 1UI450 Capstone Experience (EP481) 3 Total Hours

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

. Page 9.234.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOne common course syllabus was developed for both the on-campus and DL sections of thecourse, thereby making the assignments, grading scale, and class schedule the same for bothsections. The objectives of the course are: 1. Design various flip-flop (T, D, and J/K) circuits to meet prescribed specifications. 2. Design 555 timers, multi-vibrators, and oscillators to meet prescribed specifications. 3. Design decimal and binary up/down counters to meet prescribed specifications. 4. Design various generator or

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hancock; John Norton

semester of instruction. The GSM program complements the orientation andtraining that the GSI receives by providing mentoring and support throughout each semester thatthe GSI teaches. This paper will elaborate on the details of the GSM program at the Universityof Michigan College of Engineering from a mentor’s point of view and will provide someexamples of typical GSM/GSI interactions. In addition survey data from GSIs will be presentedto characterize the overall effectiveness of the GSM program.1 IntroductionThe Chronicle of Higher Education has reported that many colleges are making efforts to betterprepare their graduate students to teach in the classroom1. These efforts are generally focused oninstructional programs which provide Ph.D

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hanson; Julia Williams

engineers. In this paper, the authors share theassignment template they developed and discuss the evaluation rubric that the instructor used tograde assignments. The authors also identify the learning outcomes specified for the assignmentand show how student writing correlated to their performance in the course. Finally they discussthe advantages and disadvantages of the Writing-to-Learn approach in the engineeringclassroom.IntroductionThis project began with the premise that asking students to write is a means to improve whatthey learn in the engineering classroom. The premise is not new; advocates of the Writing-to-Learn approach have argued for the incorporation of writing in courses outside of the traditionalsites for writing instruction.1-3 As

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Kresta; Alan Nelson

of topics of interest to new faculty members.Approximately half of these sessions are devoted to topics related to teaching, and the sessionwhich we emphasize in this paper is Learning Styles. Many academics, especially young academics, tend to teach in the same manner theywould like to be taught, not realizing that they typically have a different learning style than themajority of their students. Characteristics of different learning styles are contrasted in Table 1(modified from Felder, 1993).2 Comparative data for professors vs. students at the University ofAlberta was accumulated over 5 years using the Index of Learning Styles developed by Solomonand Felder (http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html). We encourage the reader

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

do the following: 1. Complete a minimum of 30 hours of college credit 2. Earn a GPA of 2.5 or higher 3. Complete the following “prespecialization” courses: • ENGL 1010 Introduction to Writing • Math 1210 Calculus I • PHYS 2210 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I & Lab • CNS 1250 Object Oriented Programming I • CNS 1510 Unix Operating System • CNS 1380 Assembly Language & Computer Architecture • CNS 2300 Discrete Structures • CNS 2400 Object Oriented Data StructuresIn order to graduate with a Computer Science degree, students must complete 123

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

Enhancement of Engineering Education and Rock Ethics Instituteare helping in development of this new program for the teaching and study of appliedprofessional ethics as it relates to the construction education. Page 9.759.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”1. INTRODUCTIONThe preamble to the Code of Ethics for Engineers of the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers states in part: “Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members ofthis profession, engineers are

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

being able to increasingly delegate at least the detailednumerical work of analysis and design to software, is finding that more of their job tasks involvemanagement of resources, communications, and general professional practice issues. Given thatstrong technical abilities are still needed to correctly chose, utilize, and check the output ofsoftware, what topics need to be added beyond the “standard engineering” topics? When andhow should be taught to students?Professional Organization Actions Addressing ChangeThe “Engineering Criteria 2000” accreditation requirements of EAC-ABET (AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology, Engineering Accreditation Commission)1 provides someanswers to these questions. “Engineering Criteria 2000

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Mente; Marian McCord; Elizabeth Loboa; Susan Blanchard

performing experiments in the laboratory.Polymer Biomaterials EngineeringAt the completion of TE 466, Polymer Biomaterials Engineering, students are expected to be able to: 1. Identify polymeric biomaterials, describe the properties of different types of polymeric biomaterials, explain those properties based on the chemical composition and structure of the polymer, identify material properties which may affect biocompatibility and explain those effects, provide examples of surface modification techniques that improve biocompatibility, and describe surface analysis techniques. (ABET criterion 3.a.) 2. Describe a number of different polymeric biomaterials in use today, and their primary functions. Select polymeric

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

showed that theypreferred a quick inductive exercise, followed immediately by discussion and lecture to explainwhat they had seen. However, we also saw value in exercises that lasted the entire class period,and are continuing to work on incorporating both types of processes in the course.IntroductionMaintaining student interest in process control is challenging. Lant & Newell note that moststudents find process control conceptually difficult, perceive it as peripheral and have troubleintegrating it with other material.1 As a result they “find it more of a chore than fun to learn”.The attempts to answer these practical problems in process control education have beenaddressed using three broad approaches: (1) computer simulations, (2

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

prior to the real experiments to deepen Page 9.1025.3students’ understanding of an insight into the experiment.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2004 American Society for Engineering EducationThe constructed models are controlled via Lucky logic (LLWin) software that runsunder Windows, as depicted in Figure 1. LLWin is very different from programming in atext based language such as FORTRAN or C. LLWin is a machine control language thatuses a flowchart style language to describe the sequence of logic functions; it isdeveloped by Fischertechnik for use

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Tolan; James Hurny

procedures and positionexpectations provide for continuity.As Juran stated, ‘Quality improvement is achieved one project at a time.’ Following theimplementation of TC2K, the intention is that it serves as the structure and basis for managingquality improvement of the program. There is a distinct advantage to keeping improvementprojects and activities linked to the educational objectives and outcomes that they support. Thislinkage preserves the “big picture”, maintains context relative to the projects, and allows foreffective project and activity management. Figure 1 represents an RIT model used to facilitatethe above.The model was created as a result of immediately discovering at the onset of TC2Kimplementation that the text form of the criteria

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Page 9.1273.3from industry, and the transition of teaching faculty from their roles as instructors to new roles ascoaches. This pedagogical approach is now presented. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIII. The Manufacturing Learning Model (MLM)Research into adult learning has shown that having relevant hands-on activities is critical tostudent learning. Knowles has stated that for adult learning to be effective it must3: 1. Be relevant to employment or job requirements. 2. Have immediate possible application. 3. Provide actual hands-on exercises.In addition, recent work

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

storage of acquireddata for later processing. A digital camera that provides real-time pictures of themonitored equipment is part of the system configuration.IntroductionLaboratory experiments in science and engineering courses play a significant role insupporting the learning process. With the increased demand for distance education,however, institutions are looking for methods that offer their students the opportunity toperform experiments through virtual laboratories [1, 4]. As a result, a number of web-based systems that rely on a variety of software development programs have beendeveloped. Most software programs, however, make developing, maintaining, andupgrading laboratory experiments very expensive and a time consuming process.A distance

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Ping Wei; Thomas Quimby

Session ____ The Impacts of National Faculty Advisor Training on the Success of ASCE Student Chapters/Clubs T. Bartlett Quimby and C. Ping Wei University of Alaska Anchorage / American Society of Civil EngineersAbstractIn September 2000 the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held its first nationallysponsored annual training workshop for student group faculty advisors. The training workshopwas designed to enhance the success of student chapters/clubs through effective advising and hadthree goals: 1) to impart the vision of the value and purpose of ASCE student chapters, 2

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

encounter microprocessors in a first semester, sophomore level course onmicroprocessors, using a Motorola 68HC12. They also use this processor in their first projectlaboratory, also in the sophomore year. The objective in the second project laboratory, in the firstsemester of the junior year, is to have the students design and develop a system using amicroprocessor they have not seen before. In this way, students learn that their basic knowledgecan be carried over to other devices and systems.II Project LaboratoriesThe laboratory structure in the ECE department at TTU is somewhat different than mostuniversity laboratories.1-10 There are 5, 3 hour credit required laboratory classes. Although all ofthe laboratories have pre-requisites, they are not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

of experiments that it canperform. These are summarized below.New Pressure Level Sensor Our original pressure level sensor was discontinued, which required development of anew one. In addition, the original sensor did not have adequate resolution. A new sensor systemwas developed using a Honeywell Micro-switch 26PCAFA6G sensor and a four-wire interface tothe RCX brick developed in cooperation with Pete Sevcik (www.Techno-stuff.com). TheMicroswitch sensor has a range of 0-1 psi. The four-wire interface has been calibrated to use thelower part of this range (approximately 0-10 inches of water) to improve the digital resolution ofthe level sensing. The RCX brick performs a 10 bit A to D conversion of a 0 – 5 volt input.Figure 1 shows

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Planning Grant on the topic of “Information Technology in theIntegrated Civil Engineering Curriculum”, and this paper reflects findings from this effort. Theprimary emphasis of this paper is on the utilization of Information Technology within the civilengineering profession and in the large-scale products and systems the civil engineeringprofession provides, operates and maintains. Instructional technology, both general and IT isnoted more as a part of implementing changes within the educational environment.Information technology as utilized in CE can be placed into four general categories. (1) personalIT/computing tools – which all graduates and civil engineers need at a fairly high level ofproficiency, (2) civil engineering systems tools such

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

students will be aware of the effects of rapid heating on the creationof liquid phases in otherwise solid systems. (Walsh) The abrupt appearance of liquid in a solidbody can have drastic effects on mechanical properties, particularly when the liquid forms acontinuous inter-granular film. Rapid heating can cause the formation of a liquid phase attemperatures far below that predicted by equilibrium treatments.Laboratory Learning ObjectivesBy completing this laboratory participating students will demonstrate an ability to: 1. Apply theGleeble simulator, quantitative microscopy and optical microscopy to make measurements ofphysical quantities, including testing and debugging an experimental system. 2. Devise anexperimental approach, specify