Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bennion; Jay Kunze; Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar; Michael Lineberry

economy. " Rexburg (25,000) " Idaho Falls (61,000 ) University Place____________________________ " Blackfoot (27,000) 35 milesFigure 1 - The Idaho National Laboratory (Regional population ~270,000) " Pocatello (62,000)-Idaho State Univ.Currently the INL consists of an 890 square mile site in

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Confer; Steven York; Michael Gregg; Jeffrey Connor

their entire hydrogensupply very quickly and must then wait five to ten minutes while more hydrogen isgenerated. A larger hydrogen storage container has been designed and is currently beingconstructed. The larger storage capacity will allow a supply of hydrogen to be constantlyavailable in the lab so that students may quickly refill their individual storage units whenneeded.Equipment ListItem No. Description Source Cost 1 dismantlable fuel cell fuelcellstore.com $132.50 2 Electrolyser fuelcellstore.com $339.00 3 solar module fuelcellstore.com $46.00 4 hydrogen storage cylinder fuelcellstore.com $89.00 5 75 watt lamp

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Catherine Lewis; Susan Etheredge; Thomas Gralinski

to begin to integrateengineering education in their classrooms.The Context for the Professional Development Institute: Background and IntroductionThe Smith College Picker Engineering Program, the Department of Education and Child Study,and the Office of Educational Outreach at Smith College have formed the Engineering EducationPartnership (EEP). This innovative partnership seeks to enhance the quality and expand thereach of engineering education for preK-16. The EEP’s goals are to 1.) support the integration ofengineering education into the preK-12 curriculum; 2.) respond to the call for engineeringeducation reform at the college and university level; and, 3.) address the need to recruit andretain women and underrepresented minorities in

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

DescriptionIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering is a first semester, sophomore year course which isrequired of all biomedical engineering majors. In enrolling in the course, students are expectedto have had at least two semesters of calculus, two semesters of calculus based physics and onesemester of inorganic chemistry. A selection of general objectives of the course is listed below: 1. To introduce students to basic human physiology from the cellular to systemic levels. Page 10.565.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

. In an earlier conference on these design courses, we noted that no consensusformat existed within a group of nine courses on seven of the SUCCEED campuses(1).The intent of the present paper is to celebrate this diversity of design course formats bycreating from them a “basis” set”, as in algebra, from which complete, yet unique,multidisciplinary design courses may be easily constructed, as appropriate for each localsetting. A second dimension considered is the existing or modified administrativerequirements of institution and engineering school. To enhance prospects formultidisciplinary course creation, each college should provide the followingcircumstances: parallel scheduling of design courses to encourage collaboration

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Winton

utility, with the Excelplatform as the complementary spreadsheet utility. Page 10.186.1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationI. Introduction and BackgroundDesign of modern circuit electronics is defined by a cycle for which circuit concepts are confirmedand assessed by means of a circuit simulation utility. The most common platform for circuitsimulation in the academic environment is one of the several versions of the SPICE 1-3 utility, sinceit's emphasis is integrated circuit design. As the circuit design

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

thestudents already have the technical knowledge and engineering equations to carry out theassignments and projects. In addition, the design guides and tutorials for many energy systemswere either provided on the course web site or as class handouts. Some of the design guides usedfor this course were listed here: (1) A Guide to PV System Design and Installation5 (2) Guided Tour on Wind Energy6 (3) Cogeneration Guide7Extensive case studies for different energy systems were used to demonstrate the actualimplementations and related issues to the students. The main goal in choosing the design exercises were to encourage students to apply theirtechnical knowledge in a customer oriented setting where they were required to specify

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler; Martin High

Legal Studies Curriculum for Technical Professionals Martin S. High, Paul E. Rossler Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74063AbstractA novel curriculum has been designed involving the legal aspects of engineering as they apply totechnology practice. The purpose of the curriculum is two-fold: 1) to make technicalprofessionals aware of how engineering practice relates to an organization’s legal duties and 2)to encourage those professionals to engage in policy debates that shape business regulation andthe common law. From an educational perspective, the curriculum is a logical extension oftraditional science and

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leo Benegas; Rick Covington

information onto an existing schema is what differentiatesmeaningful learning from rote learning. Rote learning or memorization occurs when the Page 10.17.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationlearner simply stores the new information as a separate schema (not linked to other similarschema) in long term memory (see Figure 1). The theory of Cognitive schemas and its use in learning by association i.e. Meaningful learning (anchoring

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

separate coursesoffered at the same periods but on different days. The college/high school students areassigned into special class sections for these classes. The adjunct high school teacherteaches the college material one day and on the next day the high school material to thesame class. This alternating schedule was challenging but ultimately rewarding andpopular for both the instructors and students. Implementation costs had to be kept low to successfully launch the program in apublic high school environment. The high school seniors participated at a significanttuition reduction with the University providing grants to reduce the tuition to about 1/2the normal cost. Since the students primarily were using high school facilities,computers

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Duncan; William Swart

contribution ofthis paper are: 1) To suggest that “design for performance” be included as an additionaldimension in the concurrent engineering and design of productivity improvementconcepts; and, 2) That training programs designed to allow the workforce to attainperformance be followed up by reactive and proactive management practices to sustainthe required level of workforce performance.IntroductionBusinesses survive based on their continuous approaches to conducting business in betterways. The phrase of working smarter versus harder is often heard and is the genesis forthe flow of ideas that form the basis for continuous improvement. Business activityresults from the creation of goods and services. Activities that are involved in takinginputs and

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ranjith Munasinghe

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education"first understand what we can and should expect from involving students in research projects.In addition to our primary goal, motivating students to learn basic mathematical and scientificprinciples, what else can we expect from research projects?1. Research projects encourage independent thinking and learning. There are many forcesassociated with college education driving the teachers to encourage just a successful transfer ofconventional knowledge and if not suppress, at the least neglect the importance of independentthinking.2. How many times have we told our students that a certain topic is not in the syllabus and if wedo not follow the syllabus, they would not be able to understand

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

unstructured problem solving, using a focus on globalization as a primary vehicle are: 1. Since the overall intent is primarily to foster the development of a different mindset rather than any specific knowledge, any approach should be in the context of using the Page 10.539.3 entire time the student is participating in the academic program. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Unstructured problem solving, and the ability to address issues such as globalization, cannot be learned by

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Warren; Diana Mellar

recruiting, selection, advising, and counseling."1,2 The focus of this paper is on studentrecruiting.The ABET TC2K criteria also require that a program have a "written continuous improvementplan in place." 1 Both student recruitment and continuous improvement are important from thestandpoint of viability of the program as well as the institution. Given that continuousimprovement methodology is now a key component in the criteria of accrediting bodies, such asABET, there is opportunity for campuses to expand Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)from the program level into other aspects of the institution.A continuous improvement plan was developed specifically for the student recruiting practices.CQI training was conducted for both faculty and staff

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

as well as video clips, magneto-rheological material specifications, and images of current applications. An email addressand telephone number is also provided. mrfluid@lord.com 1-919-469-2500, ext. 2150.http://www.lord.com/Procedure:Safety Considerations:1. Protective eye wear is mandatory for all those in the lab area.2. Read the operating instructions that accompany the active magneto-rheological clutch assembly and power supply.3. Obtain a "Material Data Safety Sheet" on the fluid from the supplier. Read the sheet completely and ask questions to any information you do not understand.Observing the tunable clutch assembly:1. With the power supply off, notice how easily the shafts can be rotated by hand.2. Increase the power output

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Carlson

important accompanying topics of engineering design.In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists who developed theclassification of levels of intellectual behavior important in learning that is known as Bloom’staxonomy.1 As seen in Figure 1, these levels within the cognitive domain become increasinglymore complex and abstract. The goal in learning is to progress up these levels. Figure 1. Bloom’s taxonomy.1Learning to use a CAD program can be done in three progressive steps that essentially follow thefirst three levels of Bloom’s taxonomy, each step more open-ended than the previous:1. Following a tutorial (gaining knowledge

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

higher education.1 Its reporthas just been released and it notes: Global leadership in higher education by American colleges and universities—a hallmark during the past century—is increasingly at risk, ironically by the very forces our institutions helped to create. Advances in technology and Page 10.423.1 telecommunications and a remaking of the global economy have created a world Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society of Engineering Education in which interdisciplinary, cross-border

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xianfgu Zong; Marcia Fischer; Malgorzata Chranowska-Jeske; James Morris; Fu Li; Cynthia Brown; Agnes Hoffman

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hjorth; Barb Eichler; John Morello; Ahmed Khan

theirinterdisciplinary backgrounds in engineering, psychology, history, anthropology and sociology,to develop brain-based and constructivist learning/teaching approaches that promote critical,analytical, and expert thinking in students. This STS course introduces students to the influencesof technologies on society and explores the relationships between societies and technologies.There are essentially four objectives to this course: (1) developing a strong understanding oflocal and global forces and issues which affect people and societies, (2) guiding local/globalsocieties to appropriate use of technology, (3) alerting societies to technological risks andfailures, and (4) developing informed and encompassing personal decision-making andleadership and providing

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry A. Barowski; James H. Cross II; David Umphress

aid in bridging the learning gap between traditionaland non-traditional platforms.1. The problem: how to teach cellular phone software developmentCellular phones have become indispensable tools for providing computation resources in ahighly mobile package. An estimated 1.5 billion phones are in use today, with the numberexpected to grow to two billion by 20061. These devices are so pervasive that many developednations now have cellular communications infrastructures that are more reliable than their legacyland lines. In developed nations, particularly among students and young professionals, cellularphones are increasingly replacing traditional wired phones because they offer mobility, attractivecalling rates, and digital services such as

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

curriculum. In combining both a computer applicationprogram and Markovian techniques, the student will be able to fully appreciate the connection ofmathematics and engineering, required in all ABET accredited programs. Page 10.918.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”1. IntroductionModeling and Simulation (M&S) is an important upper level undergraduate course in manyengineering disciplines. Due to its placement as a junior or senior level course, there is anassumption that primary engineering

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

assist new businesses, with additional modules and featuresadded in the future. Another innovative aspect of CPIC is that it involves students fromparticipating universities to work with faculty experts assigned to each module. Students,especially those majored in entrepreneurial fields will gain valuable practical experience in thisprocess. In this article, we present the development of this unique virtual center in details.IntroductionIt is estimated that nearly 90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Althoughthere are a great number of reasons for these failures, if examined more closely they can becontributed to a relatively short list of mistakes. Some of the main reasons for failure are asfollows [1

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Nowak; Barry Shoop; Lisa Shay

points and maxima and minima.The solution to the second-order linear constant coefficient differential equation traditionallybegins by considering the homogeneous equation of the general form, d2 y dy a 2 + b + cy = 0 , (1) dx dxor, written more concisely, ay + by + cy = 0 . (2)The student is asked what function and its higher-order derivatives have the same functionalform, which motivates the selection of an exponential as the solution. Assuming a solution ofthe form

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhifeng Kou; Sudhir Mehta

Page 10.1076.2statistical analysis program, SPSS. The alpha reliability for the 14-item instrument was 0.84. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationDemographicsDemographic characteristics about the sample were used to provide results for the study. Courselevel was coded using 1 for all 100 (freshman)-level courses, 2 for all 200 (sophomore)-levelcourses, 3 for all 300 (junior)-level courses, 4 for all 400 (senior)-level courses, 5 for all 500professional level courses, and 6 and 7 for graduate level courses. The mean course level was 2.4with a standard deviation of 1.6. Enrollment was based on

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

, taking place over the semesters between Fall 2001 andSpring 2004 (See Figure 1). The study involved hundreds of students in the School ofEngineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who were enrolled in Thermal and FluidsEngineering I (TFI). Each semester students were asked to voluntarily participate in the researchproject by completing a Learning Styles Inventory instrument at the beginning of the semester toidentify their learning preference. Throughout the project, students’ class academic standing wasmonitored and linked to their learning style preference. Analyses included documentingdistributions, investigating correlations, and evaluating significance through t-tests and ETA instatistical analyses that included analysis of variance as

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lenea Howe; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

and ask for a commitment at that time. • Students are then formally admitted by US mail. • Graduate student mentors send any materials ahead of time that the students need to study before coming to campus. • Travel arrangements are made. • Students arrive on campus during the first week of June. • June through July: see summer schedule. • The last week of July students depart Ann Arbor. Page 10.1176.5Advertising“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Figure 1 shows the poster that is being used to

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Turner; Lisa Marshall

nuclear engineering, technology and health physicsmarketing campaign pilot effort in two key areas of the country increasing awareness of nuclearengineering, science and technology as a viable college major and career for high school andcollege students. Subsequently, the pilot project would be expanded into a national marketingeffort. The specific objectives are as follows— 1. To raise the awareness of nuclear engineering, technology and health physics among high school teachers nationwide; 2. To share marketing and recruiting best practices with member universities, thus enhancing their outreach capabilities; 3. To coordinate the outreach efforts of key entities (member universities, industry

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mario Castro-Cedeno

Adding Manufacturing Commands and Features to a CAD Interface Mario H. Castro-Cedeno Rochester Institute of Technology 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5603 AbstractManufacturing features and commands such as cut, drill, mill, turn, etc. can be added to theinterface of computer aided CAD software. The commands can be used to design simple tomedium complexity parts by using commands in a way that resemble the creation of amanufacturing process plan. Students using the software can be introduced to the capabilities andrelative advantages and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

Keying; and d) QuadratureAmplitude Modulation. The rest of this section will describe the theoretical basis for thedeveloped simulation environment for these modulation techniques.Binary Phase Shift KeyingBinary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) is one of the simplest forms of digital modulation techniques.With BPSK, two output phases are possible for a single carrier frequency. As the input digitalsignal changes state, the phase of the output carrier shifts between two angles that are 180° out ofphase. Figure 1 shows the binary input data and subsequent modulated signal. Figure 1: Input data and BPSK modulated signal.Binary Frequency Shift KeyingBinary Frequency Shift Keying (BFSK) is a form of constant-amplitude angle

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

regionscontaining m 2 pixels in each region. There are Total number of pixels m2regions in each image. Averaging the m 2 pixel color vectors ineach region creates a regional color vector: c = m ( j +1) −1 r = m ( k +1) −1 Figure 3.1 Color Cube r 1 r RRGB j ,k = 2 m ∑ c = mj