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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dardy; William Krantz; Kettil Cedercreutz

Division of Professional Practice at the University ofCincinnati. Participation in the co-op program is mandatory for undergraduate students in theCollege of Engineering and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. It is optionalfor students in the College of Business Administration, College of Applied Science, College ofArts and Sciences, and University College. The focus of this article will be on the co -op programin the College of Engineering and College of Applied Science.The University of Cincinnati operates on a quarter system, in part because it lends itself so we llto the co-op program. All students in the co-op program are enrolled in the Division ofProfessional Practice, which is administered by Professor Kettil

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

assignments of informal and formal reports will encourage students to gather information from recent publications, journals and Internet home pages. If time permits the information and knowledge acquired by one group can be shared to the rest of the class through short presentation. Not only will such experience prepare the students for industry (ultimate goal), it will give them opportunities for positive human relations and goal-oriented behavior. An innovative approach to conduct laboratory courses in an electronics sequence at the University of North Dakota has provided the students with many opportunities for leadership, communication, teamwork, planning and originality. In this approach the

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazel Pierson; Daniel Suchora

made up of students planning to enter the Chemical Engineering program had aQuick Dissolve Benadrylä tablet at the bottom of a ramp. Water trickled down the ramp,dissolving the tablet to set off another event. The students in this group informed the class thatthe Benadrylä tablet dissolved at a very precise rate, hardly changing within a reasonabletemperature range. The machine previously shown in Figure 1, constructed by a group ofintended Electrical Engineering majors, completed a circuit to set off a car alarm using theneedle from a scale. Another team had steel balls push a piece of copper against a piece of steelto complete a circuit. Many groups used levers and dominoes as a transfer between events. Thefavorite seemed to be setting off

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan Burtner

theinvestigation themselves offer their own explanations through their Web sites. 31, 32However, there is one important difference between the two cases. In contrast to the Challengercase, the Ford/Firestone situation is a work in progress. It is unlikely that students have studiedthis case in other courses or formed lasting opinions on the causes of the problem. I plan tointroduce a case study on the Ford/Firestone controversy the next time I teach engineeringeconomy. The use of the Ford/Firestone material will allow me to compare student reaction to acase study with a known outcome (Challenger) with a case study whose outcome is stilldeveloping.ConclusionAlthough including real-world case study materials in an engineering economy course has

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Dabby

of the enemy. (2) I know how, when a place is besieged, to take the water out of the trenches, and make endless variety of bridges and covered ways and ladders, and other machines pertaining to such expeditions. (3) Item. If, by reason of the height of the banks, or the strength of the place, and its position, it is impossible, when besieging a place, to avail oneself of the plan of bombardment, I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were on a rock, &c. (4) Again, I have kinds of mortars, most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Feland

§ Creates action plans and timetables § Ensures team understands goals and prioritize getting results o Process Manager § Keeps team on task during work sessions § Identifies ways to proceed curing sessions o Consensus Builder § Solicits inputs from all team members § Involves team members in decisions that affect them §Team InterventionThe final intervention took place after a major deliverable for the design contest. Each team wasasked to submit peer reviews to the instructor evaluating their teammates as well as themselvesin the task to date. The peer review used a monetary bonus and qualitative evaluation system toassess the

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

functions related to statistical and Fourier analysis of data. While othersoftware can also be used for this purpose, the flexibility of VBA and the familiarity of the Excelinterface make it a good choice for this application. The design of the Excel worksheets will Page 7.1231.12 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcontinue to evolve. Improvements to the worksheet user interface (e.g. provide a graphic of sometype of instrument rather than a plain button) are planned to provide a more realistic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ram Mohan; Steven Parks; Krisnamurthy Jayaraman; Edward Evans; Siamack Shirazi; Ovadia Shoham; Mei Zhuang; Marilyn Amey; Keith Wisecarver; George Chase; Charles Petty; Andre Benard

included a discussion on the state-of-the-art of CFD software, itslimitations, and interpretation of results. These discussions were provided by AEA Technology Inc.and by Fluent Inc. At the end of the bootcamp, each of the design teams presented their plan on howthey were going to solve the problems proposed by the industrial mentors. The students were given Page 7.890.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationinstruction on how to interact through e-mail and a bulletin board supported by the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schreiner

of Internet medium prior to thisfreshmen class shows that efforts of high schools to incorporate Internet communication toolsinto the curriculum are reaching many students. Unfortunately, we do not know the exact type ofsoftware used and we plan to survey the students for this detail next year.The students unitized Manhattan to increase communication with the professor more than withtheir peers. A majority (53%) strongly agreed that communication with the professor increaseddue to Manhattan while 17% were in weak agreement, disagreed, or had no opinion on the matter(see “statements about communication” in the Appendix). Only 15% strongly agreed thatcommunication with their peers increased as a result of Manhattan, while 71% were in

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jacques; Mark Shields; John O'Connell; Matthew Mehalik

your mind when you read each of the following words/phrases: Quality; Customer; Communication; Division of Labor; Performance; Individual Responsibility; Team Responsibility; Productivity; Pay for Performance2. Write a 2-page reflection paper on your experience from the simulation exercise. If you discuss ideas that are already covered in a previous section of this follow-up exercise, cover them briefly unless you plan on using these ideas as a means to discussing a deeper level of reflection. Turn this in to your professor at the beginning of next class.It was particularly interesting to see how the level of voices and individual motion went from theinitial run’s quiet, interrupted by occasional outbursts, to the

Conference Session

Assessing the Humanities in Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lee

-graduation lives. 8 In another study, engineering students werespecifically studied. 9 The investigators reported that 63% of the respondents felt that humanitiesand social sciences (H&SS) courses were meaningful to their engineering education; 57% feltthat this meaningfulness extended to their future professional careers. Furthermore, 67% felt thatH&SS courses did develop their critical thinking skills and 69% thought that such courses madethem more aware of social issues. They also found that 46% of the students planned to furtherstudy an area of the H&SS while still in school.In this paper, the term “humanities” is taken to be the summation of literature, philosophy, art,music, religion, and language. This is consistent with the

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

science, such as vectors, forces, dynamics, stress, and strain. The focus areasfor the program, in the junior and senior years, are telecommunications and computersystems. Once these areas have been fully developed by May 2003, a control systemstrack is planned. Students have the flexibility to take several junior and senior levelelective courses to either broaden their exposure or to attain depth in a specific area.Systems engineering is an emerging discipline with international significance. 1 Systemsengineers must not only design complex systems, they must also deploy and managethese systems throughout the global community.Hendrix College has a program in which students can complete three years towards a BSin Physics at Hendrix and undertake

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

different goals. It is clear even from thesample in this study that there is considerable variation among programs that identify themselvesas summer bridge programs. Plans to take the study in this direction are already underway. Inimplementing this new approach, the focus will shift to identifying a more complete set ofinformation about a more exhaustive list of programs, but focusing on a more limited number ofschools. Page 7.337.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1. Programs

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Consi

. There are no tests, the onlyassignments are readings, and the course is graded pass/fail based on the student’s performancein the lab as judged by the instructor. A simple format is followed for the course; it meets onceper week in the laboratory for a two-hour session. Each session opens with a summary of thestate of the class – what the class has done, what will be done today, what is planned for the Page 7.751.2future. That is followed by a brief discussion of the ocean engineering web site of the week. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Ressler

Decking)Cedar is a highly rot-resistant wood and the decking is available in 4 ft x 4 ft sections that slidein and out of the aluminum rails for easy replacement. Additionally, the frame has leg socketsthat extend approximately 5 inches above and below the decking. The upper sockets connect toan aluminum railing system for pedestrian safety. The bottom sockets would normally connectto aluminum posts; however, the students planned to connect to a flotation system at thesepoints.Through their Internet research, Elliot and Hilton also discovered two suitable devices to use forthe bridge floatation system—a flat bottom boat and polyethylene floatation modules.Historically, flat bottom boats have been used as pontoons for floatation. The Landau

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

be stored as a new data file. The two-way communication of the database allowedfor students to seek help outside of class time. At present, PDM/Works has been fullyimplemented in EG&CAD and the sophomore design course, Introduction to EngineeringDesign (IED). Other design courses plan to start using PDM/Works in the comingsemesters.New Grading CriteriaFrom the analysis of the course done after the Fall 2000 semester, it was decided toprovide more uniformity in the grading of the laboratory assignments[5]. Instructors andteaching assistants normally grade the laboratory assignments in class, providingsuggestions to the students until the assignment is completed. Thus, if a student asks forhelp and submits the work during the laboratory

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Buchal

synchronization/reconciliation (establishing common purpose and goals) · Developing shared meaning and shared memories · Negotiation · Communication of data, knowledge and information · Planning and management of activities, tasks, methodologiesMany of the existing instructional technology tools have been developed to support content-delivery, and support for collaboration is weak. Curtis and Lawson 7 analysed student use of on-line technologies for evidence of collaborative behavior. Their study showed evidence ofcollaboration, but they speculated that the crude collaboration tools available to students probablyaffected the quality of collaboration. Chin and Carroll8 identified different modes of collaborationsuitable for

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Dixon

times of semesters and schedules at differentuniversities make scheduling of the multi-university capstone activity more difficult. Differencesin the curriculum at various universities as to when the capstone course is offered, the duration ofthe course, and the course credit are more difficult to overcome in multi-university designactivities. Technology, such as computer conferencing, can be difficult to use when crossinginstitutional boundaries. These difficulties are a result of differences in, or the lack of, systems atthe various institutions. Another difficulty in developing a multi-university design program isthe cost, which includes extensive faculty time in planning and coordinating the activity, the costof travel, the cost of

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Reinhard

developed and reviewed the modules.Evaluation MethodologyAs part of the evaluation effort for this project, a multi-phase longitudinal evaluation plan wasdesigned to assist in developing and validating the usability and relevance of the curriculummodules. Five phases of evaluation were developed and used, in a cyclical method, for eachmodule. The first phase consisted of a review of the module content; the purpose of this reviewwas to provide outside, expert validation of the accuracy and relevance of the informationconveyed by the module. This included a review of mathematical as well as application contentand theory. Although the authors of each module were selected based on their expertise incontent and teaching, project staff deemed that a

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

each of the ovens. The conventional oven poses noproblem because it can be varied from 38o– 260oC (100o – 500oF). However, the temperaturesettings for the convection and pressure cookers will usually be pre-set by the equipmentmanufacturer. The temperature of the pressure cooker will fixed by the pressure rating of thevessel. For example, our 6-quart pressure cooker is designed for 10 psig, or about 116oC(240oF).Also, carefully lay out all experimental equipment and plans before potatoes are sliced. Rawpotatoes readily turn brown upon exposure to air and this will affect the assessment of productcolor during the cooking test.General Procedure.1. Select large, white baking potatoes (e.g., Russett variety) from one bag (same lot). Peelpotatoes

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Gary Downey

inteams that had the responsibility for defining their problems. The course syllabus described themain goal as “[t]o participate in a design project in which the team members will define theirproblems, develop a plan of action, generate solutions using ideation techniques, analyzesolution using engineering skills, select and develop the optimum solution, and communicatetheir solution using written and oral reports.”Student teams were to meet with advisors for 90 minutes per week, and average 6 hours of workper week developing their designs. Each team was to produce a detailed Product DesignSpecification as well as keep log books and produce progress reports and final oral and writtenreports. We were assigned to Team 19 (of 35 teams total), which

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Risa Robinson; John Wellin

for life long learning.5. Broaden the faculty expertise in state of the art experimental techniques in preparation for future course development in multidisciplinary topics such as MEMS actuators and sensors.3 MethodologyThis program proposes to create a comprehensive laboratory experience for undergraduatestudents, illustrated in Figure 1, by integrating laboratory experiences into several courses andminority outreach programs. Specifically, we plan to develop1. a Data Acquisition (DAQ) Laboratory equipped with industry standard equipment,2. a two sequence Freshmen Laboratory course in Measurements, Instrumentation and Controls. (MIC I and MIC II),3. a two sequence third year Experimental Projects Laboratory course in Fluid Mechanics

Conference Session

Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

individuals (no desire to work in teams). 14. Little project planning skills. 15. Little hands-on skills. 16. Overreliance on computer modeling and little understanding of field-testing. 17. No respect for ergonomics. 18. Always blaming the customer. 19. Low environmental awareness. 20. Lack of business skills.5. Engineers as ‘Inventors’ or ‘Improvers’The discussion between educational psychologists whether to teach previous solutions to build aknowledge base or not to teach for not killing inventiveness of yet uninfluenced young mind is,among all countries, most visible in the USA. It is widely believed in the USA and in hard sciencecircles that a human has its creativity peak before age of 30, hence

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

any time.1 Indeed a journal entry can provide a solution to a future problem in a phenomenon that the author calls the DvD or Déjà vu Design Page 7.1074.2attribute of the journal entry. This phenomenon identifies a solution that is made in the journal for a present engineering problem but onethat does not ultimately gain acceptance as the immediate solution. But then, as if by plan, the solution is found to be perfect for a problemthat arises sometimes years later. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

offering the guidance girls need in future career choices. Another example of advocacy isthe Women in Engineering program at Purdue University that holds summer camps to encourage middleschool girls into the sciences and technologies. These camps offer classes in web design and even robotcreation. The girls are encouraged to make career decisions at that age so they can plan a curriculum inhigh school that would prepare them for college courses in engineering or technology. These are just twoexamples of the minor but growing campaign to encourage girls into technology and engineering careers.Even marketers are recognizing the need to encourage girls into technology. Although their ultimate goalmay be financial, they have recognized that girls have

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

research program. Page 7.981.6“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Evaluating the Success and ImpactThe RISE program evaluation will have multiple components. A formative plan has beendesigned where feedback from the first cohort of student research teams will influence theprogram in subsequent years. Because RISE is designed as an educational intervention, theevaluation of program content and participant success is critical.RISE students’ single gender team experiences will be evaluated for increased satisfaction

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

., Chatterji A., Haas T. W.: A Novel Approach for Teaching Statics 1998 FIE Conference Proceedings14. Woods, Donald R. et al.: Developing Problem Solving Skills: The McMaster Problem Solving Program Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 3, © 1997, pp. 75-91.15. Ambrose S. A.: Reframing our Views on Teaching and Learning; Education Symposium TMS Spring 1997 Meeting.16. Wankat P. C., Oreovicz F. S.: Teaching Engineering; McGraw Hill, New York, ©1993, pg. 181.17. Rogers G. M., Sando J. K.: Stepping Ahead-An Assessment Plan Development Guide; Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology with Support of the Foundation Coalition (National Science Foundation Grant EEC-9529401) ©1996.18

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yusuf Khan; Wei Sun; Mohamed Attawia; Michele Marcolongo; Frank Ko; Dhirendra Katti; Cato Laurencin

Biomaterials focus for both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing either BiomedicalScience or Biomedical Engineering degrees. The long-term plan is to expand the curriculum tothe point where undergraduates can receive a BS and graduate students can receive either an MSor PhD in Tissue Engineering.Curriculum Year Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter BMES 661 BMES 662 Year One Advanced Biomaterials Tissue Engineering No Course BMES 506 BMES 663 Year Two

Conference Session

Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jerz

the ideas put forth in this paper will help you get going quickly.“Learning effectiveness” is a very hard thing to assess and it remains an open question to howmultimedia-based teaching compares with traditional methods. I plan to report some of myresults in future papers. In my limited experimentation, I found that a difficult laboratory Page 7.345.13exercise was completed by 100% of the students with multimedia, while only 12.5% of students Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manssour Moeinzadeh; Jason Czapka; James Leake

spentmanipulating objects, they would likely have a greater effect on the primary (in-class) students’visualization abilities and greater improvement would be demonstrated.The workshop showed more promise than the in-class experiment as far as both the PSVT:R andthe sketching portion of the second written exam results are concerned. The workshop took lesstime and effort to prepare and run than the in-class experiment and provided better results. Assuch, workshops are planned for the Spring 2002 semester prior to both the first and secondwritten exams. Workshop attendance will be suggested for students scoring poorly on thePSVT:R pre-test, but will be open to all students concerned with their visualization skills