Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

andproviding unique learning opportunities to its faculty and students. Seminars, workshops andshort courses are regularly arranged at these civil engineering college campuses. Students areencouraged to take part in such extra activities3.The Council of Engineering that accredits academic programs also regulates professionalregistration of engineers at four levels; Associate Engineer, Fellow Engineer, Charter Engineer,and Corporate Engineer. Registration as an Associate Engineer requires a degree in engineeringwith a minimum of a C grade in each of ten specified subjects as shown in Table 1 plus passingan intensive two day course in each of the following areas: Ethics, Environment, Safety, Law andSkills7

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Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

,therefore, requires we think differently about how we approach the classroom.1-6Experiments are an excellent way to provide concrete particulars to begin inductive learning.1Hesketh, Ferrell and Slater 2 recommend the following sequence in using experiments in inductivelearning: 1. Prelab Handout - Students are given a handout to peak interest that asks them to hypothesize about qualitative outcome. 2. Data Collection – Students complete experimental work consisting primarily of data collection with graphical analysis. 3. Discussion – Students identify key patterns and experimental relationships. 4. Lecture – Students are presented with key quantitative

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

academia with idealizations of being exemplaryinstructors and advisors [1-8], even rising above weaknesses of their own professors.They start with a set of “when I become a professor, I’m going to/not going to . . .” ideasformulated in the trenches of student-hood. They are confident that they can achieve bothpopularity and rapport with students, and excellence in teaching, advising, and otherstudent relations. However, unless already well seasoned as graduate assistants in dealingwith students, they are usually disillusioned as realities of undergraduate education sink in,for example, (1) some students don’t care about learning, (2) some students can be lessthan honest if expedient, and (3) many students play the system for maximum results

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Urban; James Collofello; Doris Roman; Faye Navabi; Mary Anderson-Rowland

languages and many provide advanced placementcourses in computer science, they are deficient in providing students with an understanding ofwhat a software development professional does. The lack of focus on professional softwaredevelopment topics, i.e., "software engineering" fails to dispel the "hacker" mentality and "geek-image" myths most secondary school students associate with the field. Female students, ingeneral, are not interested in devoting their entire interest and time to computers and minoritystudents often feel left out of computer groups composed of primarily Caucasians.1 This situationhas contributed to the lack of diversity in the student population taking computer sciencecourses. Recent statistics from the Computer Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Keyser; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

material. As a result they “find it more of a chore than fun tolearn.”2 The attempts to answer these practical problems in process control education have beenaddressed using three broad approaches: (1) computer simulations, (2) laboratory experiences and(3) case studies. A number of authors have reported on their use of simulations to assist in process controleducation.3, 4, 5, 6 One very creative option is a simulator game developed by Woo.7 Rhinehart, et.al. describe a fairly thorough approach using a flash drum as an example that does include controlsystem synthesis and realistic issues such as statistical noise in the system.6 We have used theprocess control simulation software Control Station for a number of years in our current

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Zambon; Rachael Shevin; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Session 2209 Safe Alternatives For Hands On Learning Of X-Ray Imaging Principles Rachael Shevin1, Rebecca J. Zambon1, Stacy S. Klein 1,2, Cynthia B. Paschal1,3 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1631 / 2 University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN 37212 / 3 Department of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Barrett; Steve Kuennen

Geotechnical, Environmental, Construction, andStructures divisions. This unique three-week block of instruction provides the opportunity forour program to introduce practical construction experience to students through 22 hands-onconstruction activities (Table 1). Wood Frame Building Construction I Roadway Development and Geotechnical (Framing) Activities Wood Frame Building Construction II Concrete Beam Design, Construction and (Utilities) Testing Wood Frame Building Construction III Water Treatment Plant/Wastewater (Finishes) Treatment Plant Field Trips Steel Fabrication Shop Field Trip Open

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

in the system, or 365 days divided by turns per year). For exampleToyota's inventory turns per year ranged from 60 to 80 in the 1970's, which meant that inventoryturned every 4.5 to 6 days. Many domestic companies, including Blount International, HarleyDavidson, and General Electric adopted and were successful with JIT about the same time.However, from that time to the present, inventory turns have dropped steadily for many of them.Toyota's turns per year dropped to the 20's in the 1980's to 12.2 in 2001. General Electric had itsleanest year in 1973 and has lost ground since that time. 1 So, some of these companies begancomparing improvement techniques such as "Total Quality Management" (TQM), "EnterpriseResource Planning" (ERP), and "Theory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

the ModelLaboratory. Their understanding of group dynamics and appreciation for cost-effective andsuperior designs has been enhanced.Partial support of NSF, which started in January of 2002 has increased the momentum of theefforts that have started since 1998 for creation of the State of the Art Laboratory. Successfulimplementation of this project has resulted in several measurable outcomes as:1. Generation of comprehensive blueprints for fabrication of apparatuses necessary for precision experimentation in the areas of Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics of Machinery.2. Creation of detailed laboratory manuals-ready for distribution to students.3. A well thought out and comprehensive plan for putting together an affordable model

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Holger Dahms; Stefan Bartels; John Gassert; Jens Thiedke; Owe Petersen

Sciences.Prior papers and presentations provided the general outlines of the international student exchangeprogram or primarily focused on details related to the ABET accreditation process.1-4 The latteris a crucial issue since every degree path must meet all EC2000 accreditation criteria. Over 100students have participated in the program since its inception in 1994. All but one studentsuccessfully completed all requirements of the exchange program and received degrees from bothMSOE and the FHL.IntroductionMany universities offer opportunities to study in a foreign country. The organization of thestudent exchange programs range from a university serving as a gathering point and providing anumbrella program for students from many institutions to

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

TPContInput1.m TeachPistonGUI.mat TPContinue.m TeachPistonGUIpg2.m TPCreate.m TeachPistonGUIpg2.mat TPExecute.m TeachPistonML.exe TPNo.m TPProcess.m TPYes.mAll of these files must reside in the same directory, and this directory must be set as the currentdirectory in MATLAB. To begin the program type TPStart at the MATLAB workspaceprompt. The graphical user interface for TeachPiston will then appear (see Figure 1). The userwill then input the initial temperature, pressure, and volume for the engine, and the number ofprocesses being used to model the engine operation

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Katz; Donna O'Kelly; Sheldon Landsberger

of many national programs having the remainingradiochemistry programs reveals that a comprehensive integrative modern-day approach betweenuniversities and national labs is almost non-existent. We have begun to develop aninterdisciplinary graduate radiochemistry program in conjunction with three academic areas at theUniversity of Texas (Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab, Mechanical Engineering Nuclear andRadiation Engineering Option, and Environmental and Water Resources Engineering), and DOELaboratories. An overview is presented in Figure 1. The program will be comprised of four coreareas: (1) Radiochemistry and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, (2) Geochemistry, Groundwater and SoilLeaching Dynamics, (3) Radioactive Waste Management and Health Physics

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Efrat Strassberg; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

screen size, providing high-quality viewing. Flash players are lightweight (easily downloadable) and widely installed onvarious user systems (1). In the past years Flash has grown into the de facto technology for simpleWeb interactivity.Work ProcessThe work process of transforming static graphics to web animation consists of five steps: 1. Lecture preparation and identifying the elements (graphs, concept, scheme, etc.) to be transformed to animation. 2. Conveying the information to the animation designer. 3. Creating the animation using flash. 4. Correction session. 5. Approval of final animation and incorporating the animation in the class website. One of the challenges was to bring together the theoretical knowledge of

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelvin Kirby

team or “superstars” mustbe carefully selected and willing to accept the charge of making the overall program asuccess. If not, failure will quickly approach and program termination will be the solution toall who must make the investments to support the program.Organizational Culture and StructureOrganizational culture is often not given the attention or analytical assessment truly needed.The definition of organizational culture is “the informal set of values and norms that controlsthe way people and groups in an organization interact with each other and with peopleoutside the organization.”1 Decision makers often influence the organizational culture byimposing various values and norms on selected individuals or groups. On the other hand

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

engineering firms to describe the workforce needed to operateCAD/CAM systems.Giving the industry a broader and deeper look, the need to excogitate a new category of computersystems users is of great importance due to many reasons; of these reasons, the rapid growth ofcomputer systems usage, the increased demand to enhance and improve efficiency andproductivity, and the need to develop the existing systems.In this paper a preliminary investigation is launched to: explore the need for the new intelligentuser workforce, recognize and define the main features of this workforce individuals, and finallyprovide some scientific experimentations to verify that the intelligent user is an independent usercategory.1. IntroductionModern industry has been

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo

werealso tested during their first week of class as to their cross-over knowledge from Statics, theprerequisite class for Mechanics of Materials. Findings included: • 61% of the students believed that they were well prepared based on their Statics background; • 94% of the students believed that their mathematics background had prepared then well for the class; • Yet only 12% of the students were able to correctly solve eight of more of the Statics problems given in the Statics Evaluation Instrument the first week of the class.The testing instrument is included as Appendix 1. Student performance on the specific types ofproblems from the Statics Evaluation Instrument is presented in Figure 1

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Carter; John Feland

- Early Early Late Laggards tors Adopters Majority Majority Artistic & Paradigms/ Scientific & Mass Media Educational Visionary Macrohistory Technical Coverage & Historical Works Literature Materials Exhibit 1: Geoffrey Moore’s Technology Adoption Life Cycle1 and the Wildman’s bibliographic cycle of technological innovations2 with the Innovation Fence included. The Innovation Fence is the hurdle a technology

Conference Session

Retention of Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Denise Driscoll ; Klod Kokini; Linda Katehi; Jeff Wright; Carolyn Percifield

Session 2370 A New Paradigm for Diversity In Engineering D. M. Driscoll1, K. Kokini1, L. P.B. Katehi1, J. R. Wright2 and C. P. Percifield1 1 Purdue University/2University of California, MercedIntroductionMany universities are making efforts to become increasingly diverse, and with this increasingdiversity there comes the need to manage such diversity effectively to maximize the potential offaculty, staff, and students, alike.1 Challenges that women and minorities face in academia oftenrelate to their sense of isolation, the lack of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft

; ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationYear ThemesFour themes have been chosen for the four years. Each theme is designed to bring somewholeness to the year, and the four themes together provide a sense of professionaldevelopment from years 1 to 4. The four themes are:• Transition from school: connecting the student to self and to engineering. The first year should help students make the gigantic leap from a (for many purposeless) school existence, to beginning a purposeful career in engineering. The idea is to help them connect with themselves, their colleagues (staff and students), a sustainable approach to engineering, and the university. Becoming a self-directed, self-evaluating learner is a key

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Cutlip

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Ray

Session 1526 Website and CD-ROM Development: Digital Images of Water and Wastewater Processes for Engineering Education Bill T. Ray1, L. R. Chevalier1, J. W. Nicklow2, L. A. Boruszkowski3, and C. D. McCann4 1 Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, MC 6603, Carbondale, IL 62901; Ph: (618) 453-7774; E-mail: ray@engr.siu.edu/ 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Scott Fogler; Michael Cutlip; C. Stewart Slater

– Topical Seating Optional 1:30 PM Free Time, Choices Computational Laboratory Recreational Activity Hiking Biking Reading Napping Educational Enrichment Activities 4:45 PM Social Period with Mentor Discussions 5:30 PM Dinner 6:45 PM Four Parallel Sessions on Technical Topics 9:45 PM Poster Session and Social HourThe typical daily format shown above starts each morning with a Plenary Lecture or

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wickert; Gregory Plett

through extra examples and clarifications.I. Project ObjectivesIt is our premise that students in any class might benefit from electronic course supplements suchas: printed lecture notes, audio or video files of lectures, homework hints, homework solutions,worked example problems, sample tests and computer code to implement or demonstrate sometheory learned. An efficient means to distribute these supplements is via the internet. Theinnovation described in this paper is the result of a project with three main objectives: 1. Develop standards of style and format for on-line course supplements and for the parts of the course web-site documenting the supplements

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Graham; Ronald Bieniek

researchuniversity” in all fields of study. Specific objectives are outlined within each theme. Mostrelevant to this paper, one of the strategic objectives that UM has set is to “provide meaningfullearning experiences that contribute to the knowledge, skills, and personal development ofstudents.” The UM administration recognizes that faculty must be provided with training andresources to implement systemic change. The New Faculty Teaching Scholars (NFTS) programwas initiated in the 2001-2002 academic year by the Vice President of Academic Affairs for theUM system in attempt to improve the culture of teaching system wide.The University of Missouri has four campuses. The institutional demographics are summarizedin Table 1. As with any multi-campus institution

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

application of dynamics to a wide variety of situations. Thus itis not surprising that many students do not see how the concepts of dynamics are related to eachother. Lacking a solid understanding of how the knowledge is structured, students mayconcentrate their efforts on learning processes to manipulate equations to solve problems. If thisis the case, they will not gain a conceptual understanding of the subject matter, nor will they beable to transfer their knowledge to domains outside the narrow and idealized ones of theirexperience.The National Research Council (NRC)1 summarizes a variety of studies illustrating how expertsand novices differ in the way that they solve physics problems. The NRC notes that, “Expertsusually mentioned the major

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

showing up”. The complete range of numeric values is shown in Figure 1.Quantitative Values for Rating Team MembersTop Did more Did exactly Did less Did far less Did not evenContributor than a fair as expected than a fair than a fair show up share share share+4 +2 0 -2 -4 -6Figure 1: Team Member Ratings Page 8.1056.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bowman

the oscillator circuit.When powered on, the circuit generates an audible tone of 2800 Hz and lights a light-emitting-diode (LED). The PCB requires no external power supply or signal generator for normaloperation. A circuit prototyping area, on the PCB layout, is used by the student to explore newcircuit ideas that are introduced during the last week of the course. Each student receives a lowcost design kit that contains all the electronic parts and board components required for thecourse. Figure 1 shows top and bottom views of the populated, Wein bridge oscillator, printedcircuit board.EE Freshmen Practicum is configured to meet once a week for three hours for a ten-week quarter. Theonly homework assigned is to review the material before

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Michael Loui, Illinois Institute of Technology (Vivian Weil),; Steven Nichols, University of Texas at Austin (Steven Nichols), University of Illinois at

Responsibility: The Role of theEngineer in Society, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 3, No 3, 1997.2 See for example, the special section of Science and Engineering Ethics, Practicing andTeaching Ethics inn Engineering and Computing, Loui, Michael C., Guest Editor, Science andEngineering Ethics, Vol 3, No. 4, pp. 431-490, (1997).See also,Davis, Michael, An Historical Preface to Engineering Ethics, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol1, Issue 1, (1995). For an interesting examining if there is a profession of engineering, seeDavis, Michael, Is There a Profession of Engineering, Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 3,No. 4, p.407-428, 1997.Hollander, et al, Why Teach Ethics in Science and Engineering?, Science and EngineeringEthics, Vol 1, No. 1, p. 83

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Perceived Quality Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

, preoccupation with research,inability to communicate, presenting material at too high a level, and not understandinghow people learn. If all of the student comments were turned from a negative to apositive, it would be a good list of what constitutes good teaching. The ExCEEd(Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Model2 shown in Fig. 1 is used inthe ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshops to define what constitutes good teaching. TheExCEEd Teaching Model is derived predominately from Lowman’s Two-DimensionalModel3 and Wankat’s Compendium of Learning Principles4.The ExCEEd model recognizes both the need for structure and organization as well asrapport with students and an enthusiastic, engaging presentation. The learning objectiveshave to be clear

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

/advocate “products” – are the lifeblood of the profession. Project reports, feasibility studies, proposals, user/client supportmanuals, libraries of design documents, product specifications, risk communication, and amyriad of memoranda and business letters – this list is but a part of the many text forms requiredof a practicing engineer.Second, writing is important to engineering – as it is to any knowledge worker – because the actof placing ideas into language mediates higher-order intellectual activities that are foundationalto critical thinking and multi-staged problem solving.1 Though other symbol systems – notablymathematics – play a major role in engineering reasoning, language fosters mentalmanipulations such as synthesis, analysis