Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Hendricks; L. Glenn Kraige; Don Morris

the deformable-bodies software. Prime features of the software include professionallyprepared figures from textbooks, font sizes chosen for use in the largest (up to 300) classrooms,fast navigation, fine user control of progress within a page, a concise review of the theory,numerous sample problems, and good use of animation to help the student to comprehend theaction being considered. Plans for distribution of the software are currently being studied.AcknowledgementsThe Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech has provided much ofthe graduate-student support necessary for the software development described in this paper.The following students have contributed to the software: Chris Abada, Saurabh Bisht, YunkaiLu

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Engineering in High School

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Schleicher; Aubrey Hunt; Sean Brophy; Christopher Garay; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Vanderbilt University focuses on teaching medical imaging at the high school level as a means of both covering physics and mathematics content and engaging students in real- world applications of engineering and biomedical imaging. This curriculum was tested in the summer of 2004 on seven high school students. The testing revealed that the curriculum had a very positive impact on student interest in biomedical imaging and resulted in several improvements and additions to the curriculum. The curriculum, testing, and future plans are described in this

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

-track faculty hired for the fall 2004, 11 (23.4%)are women.COURSE Preparation of two written papers and two oral presentations on mechanicalDESCRIPTION: engineering topics; generation of a professional résumé; development of a life- long learning plan; presentations by different faculty and industry representatives on: effective communications, preparation for engineering practice, becoming a professional engineer, contemporary issues, engineering ethics, career-long technical competence, the impact of technology on society, and being well-read and well-informed. One Credit (1-1). Prerequisite: Upper level ME

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

publish the associated paper. The moreserious issues have to do with lack of other perspectives. During the planning and conducting ofresearch the absence of someone else’s independent ideas presents significant challenges. Toovercome these challenges, the solo researcher must be especially careful when performingliterature reviews so that no important prior work is overlooked. However, the greater threatcomes from the possibility of suffering from getting lost in the details, which could be calledtunnel vision. This is a pitfall that all scientists and engineers need to carefully avoid. Allscientific and engineering endeavors occur in two interrelated frameworks. The first is astrategic or overall framework that represents the big picture. At

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”microcontroller that are covered in the lab. ECE 595 students are also assigned a midterm project(the development of a LCD interface). All students are required to purchase their ownMicrocontroller EVB, a student license of the ICC12 IDE software, and a Parts Kit for the labsand projects. In the first section of the paper, we will summarize the work done in the class. Thesecond section will focus on the laboratory experiments and the projects in detail. The thirdsection will outline a few planned future developments of the course.1. Introduction Microcontrollers are a result of the evolution in microprocessor architectures andmanufacturing technologies which produce smaller

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Que Nguyen; Jennifer Tafoya; Catherine Skokan; Barbara Moskal

, engineering, and mathematics courses, both in high school and beyond. Overhalf of all students and up to almost two-thirds of minority students plan to drop science andmathematics at the first opportunity12. Only 55% of non-minority students and 33% of minoritystudents have the appropriate skills in mathematics, science, and engineering to ensure theirfuture job options will not be limited12. Of even greater concern is the finding that only 6% ofgraduating minority high school students in the U.S. have completed the appropriate course workto enter college as mathematics, science or engineering majors. In summary, in order to increasethe number of students that continue their education into higher mathematics, science, andengineering, students

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

research literature in the field,gone to conferences to hear about the latest experiments and innovations, partnered witheducational researchers and classroom teachers to plan and pursue programs. They insist oncareful experimentation and evaluation of impact.”16In How People Learn,17 a publication sponsored by the Commission on Behavioral and SocialSciences and Education and the National Research Council, the authors emphasize theemergence of a new science of learning that is based in the growing body of research on humanlearning. The authors point out that "Overall, the new science of learning is beginning to provideknowledge to improve significantly people's abilities to become active learners who seek tounderstand complex subject matter and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rassa Rassai; Mensah Patrick; Jean-Pierre Bayard; Valerie Young; Joseph Tront; Edward Perry

useful tools for new (and old) engineering educators. First,MERLOT provides links to free, public domain, online learning objects for engineeringcoursework in a variety of disciplines. These learning objects include course notes, diagrams,tutorial programs, demonstration and interactive applets, and even online mini-courses. Alongwith the link to the learning object, MERLOT provides a description of the content and, often,sample assignments demonstrating methods for incorporating it into courses. Second, MERLOTprovides links to free, public domain, online pedagogical tools such as learning preferencessurveys and guidance on constructing rubrics, writing course outcomes, and planning learningactivities at all levels from Knowledge and Application

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Olson

first day of class each student was asked whether they normally read the book before, orafter a lecture. The plan was to use this information along with a limited understanding of someof the students’ abilities to assign people to each group. As it turned out, eight people said thatthey normally read before lecture and eight said they wait until after. Consequently, everyonewas assigned to their “natural” group. Table 1 summarizes the composition of the groups.Again, all students were assigned pre-lecture reading.After 10 of the lectures corresponding to the reading assignments were completed, students wereasked to complete the brief anonymous survey shown in Figure 2. Each student used their ownperceptions of words such as “most” or “fully

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education because the King and his team of people were not only dressed in the traditional royal clothing, but they also practiced their traditional royal customs when greeting new people and communicating through linguists. After our meetings, we spent the rest of the day working indoors because of the rain, but with frequent power outages, were stuck with headlamps and very slow progress on the objectives we had wished to accomplish. Our planned schedule from that point forth became increasingly complicated since so many things depended

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weber; Nathan VanderHorn; Rashmi Bahuguna; Arun K. Somani; Mani Mina

aspects, methodologies, and knowledge bases inNetworking, Communication, RF, Microwave, VLSI, Electromagnetic, Optics, and OpticalCommunication/Networking into a series of classes to be added to a regular/traditional EEprogram. We will introduce our plans and current implementations of HSSE at the department ofelectrical and computer engineering at Iowa state University. Our recent work is presented thatshows very promising trends in utilizing High Speed Systems Engineering as integratingpedagogical and research platforms to train modern engineers and future researchers. The newlydeveloped classes and changes in the curriculum will be introduced and discussed. We will showhow the new HSSE laboratory (with an electronically controlled optical

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Glenn Steele; Judith Schneider

. This process provides a logical methodology to interpret test results through the application of uncertaintyanalysis in the planning, design, construction, debugging, execution, data analysis, and reporting phases ofexperiments [1]. Accuracy of the experiments is investigated along with the appropriateness of a theory or modeland its simplifying assumptions. This concept is an extension of the verification and validation research that iscurrently being done for CFD and other computational design codes [2, 3]. The approach is communicated at theundergraduate level through a three-laboratory sequence consisting of Experimental Orientation (EO), ExperimentalTechniques I (ET I), and Experimental Techniques II (ET II).In the undergraduate

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Chawla

shell fish like mussels • DC WASA plans to replace all the city’s 23,000 lead pipes by 2010 at a cost of $300 million. Homeowners wishing to replace the line into the residence can pay WASA contractors $100 per linear foot and $500 to run pipe through the wall into the home. The net cost is expected to increase by 5% in water bills averaging $22 more annually. Page 10.1390.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education The chemical engineering analysis of the solvent extraction

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnold Peskin; Walter Buchanan

students know, rather than where or how they learned it. Its School ofBusiness and Technology offers a variety of degree programs, including professionallyaccredited Baccalaureate programs in Electronics Engineering Technology and NuclearEngineering Technology. [3]Excelsior College students may advance with a customized degree completion plan andchoose from among many credit-earning options: • Distance courses from Excelsior College and other regionally accredited institutions Page 10.220.2 • Traditional courses at a campus local to the student • For-credit examinations including Excelsior College Examinations • Credit through

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Millard

writing) with a full-scale evaluation/assessment planned for fall 2005. Subsequently, the pilot materials will beofficially launched and made openly accessible via the Internet.A key objective of the project is to develop a successfully piloted educational prototype forstudents in fourth grade (electricity) and lower level undergraduate courses (engineering) - thatinspires them to pursue and complete a science or engineering degree program. Anotherobjective is to provide innovative educational materials to help students in grades, 4, 8, and 12meet the rigorous New York State (NYS) science standards – in compliance with the No ChildLeft Behind (NCLB) efforts.Sample Pilot Module: “Exploring Connectivity”Electricity is first introduced in the New

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

to stay ontop of the material, as well as making it relevant and interesting for students. Masteringits fundamental concepts from textbooks alone is difficult for students, and a primarygoal is active or participative learning. This will underscore important concepts and aidsin fortifying concept applicability in various settings leading to more active and moreparticipative learning experiences [10-13]. Completed surveys indicate that many educators use network simulators in theirnetworking curricula to help students master concepts. Simulators such as OPNET orPredictor can be invaluable tools in achieving this purpose as they are frameworksnovice students can use in designing a proposed network, planning for future growth,testing the

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Miller; Gayla Neumeyer; Matthew Schmidt; David Jonassen

methods. The only researchable issue that has beenreported compares the effects of PBL on declarative vs. procedural knowledge. Manyeducators believe that in PBL coursework, the focus on problem-solving know-how reducesthe acquisition of domain knowledge. Matthew and Hughes24 refute that claim, arguing that itis difficult to quantify whether PBL works. However anecdotes from employers suggest PBLstudents are more capable of independent work their first year out. We are planning toimplement and research the efficacy of the learning environments that we develop.PBL Environment for Utilization of Nuclear Technologies in SocietyIn order to facilitate a problems-based approach to teaching Utilization of NuclearEngineering in Society (UNES), a web

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Keller; Jeff Frolik

motivating example forthe lecture on data analysis. Students are also queried later in the semester for suggestions onadditional lab activities, presentation topics they would like to see and their plans for futurestudies. Some key findings from the surveys are presented in Table 3. Table 3. Key Results from Course SurveysStudents having a good idea after taking the course of what 36%engineering entails and what practicing engineers do (an additional 52% already had a good idea)Students more or much more enthused about their choice of 56%studying engineering after

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei

discussed in this text. The approach requires lecture planning to allow for quizsolution and discussion time, but it does not require the use or development of new course toolsand/or equipment. The author has used this simple approach successfully in three distinct basicengineering courses and has obtained positive feedback from participating students, leading tothe conclusion that this can be an effective way of improving learning.References[1] N. J. Vye, S. R. Goldman, C. Hmelo, J. F. Voss, S. Williams, and C. a. T. G. a. Vanderbilt, "Complex mathematical problem solving by individuals and dyads," Cognition and Instruction, vol. 15, 1998.[2] P. Black and D. William, "Assessment and classroom learning," Assessment in education

Conference Session

Real World Applications

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

suggestions and ideas. B My team plans our project actions. My team completes tasks within the C project schedule. My teammates actively participate in D team meetings. My team used electronic media to E aid communication with each other. My team recognizes when additional F technical help is needed. My team members take G responsibility for accomplishing their assigned project tasks. My team works to ensure the team H understands all aspects of the team project My team resolves disagreements in a I

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

for Engineering Educationbidding, contracting, identifying various responsibilities of different construction projectparticipants, quantity estimating, planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, riskmanagement, and safety. Below are samples of these assignments:Assignment # 1: Identify a new construction project in your community and describe it asfor its purpose, size, location, and the trades that are presently working there as well asthe specific work currently underway for each trade. Decide which sector the project fallswithin, and defend your reasoning. What differences would you expect to see amongprojects from different sectors? Is the job union or nonunion? Is it funded privately orpublicly? Include at least one photo of the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wm Evans

lab may be added or changed but no major changes occur annually. Onthe other hand, with the equipment changes occurring in the PLC market, changes in thesecond course may be wide ranging.A move to incorporate more course work to include more experiences pertinent to thenewer ControLogix platform may be necessary. More work with networking PLC’s,computers, and use of process networking across the Web may be needed. Use of aprogramming class to include either Visual C or Visual Basic to teach principles ofaddressing the PLC and providing an automated HMI screens is also a subject to beexplored.Conclusion:Whether planning a new curriculum or additions to a present course, programming of thePLC should be considered a fundamental part of course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

student demographic and background sheet.Results and ConclusionThe results of the pilot test on a fairly small group of students (20 in all) did not show asignificant improvement in learning within the experimental group over the control group orvice versa. That is an optimistic result. Nevertheless, if the results in a similar study with alarger sample size turn out the same, this research is an indication that the interactivemultimedia is a reasonable substitute for traditional style of teaching in a technicalenvironment. The challenge; however, still remains in careful consideration of designing anddeveloping the right interactive multimedia tools. The authors plan to continue this studywith a larger sample to see the true effect of design

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Miller; Joyce Pittman; Virginia Elkins; Max Rabiee; Eugene Rutz

Technology-Enabled Content in Engineering Science Curriculum Eugene Rutz, Virginia Elkins, Joyce Pittman, Max Rabiee, and Richard Miller University of CincinnatiAbstractEngineering technology technical courses often have both lecture and accompanying laboratorysessions. The laboratory assignments reinforce the understanding of the topics studied during thelecture sessions. A planning grant was awarded from the National Science Foundation throughtheir Bridges for Engineering Education Program to develop technology-enabled content inengineering science courses. Content was developed to appeal to a variety of learning styles andto support student-centered learning. This paper will describe the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

. The authors plan to fully analyze the resultsfrom the Spring 2005 pilot and add these results to the Fall 2004 pilot to provide a betterfoundation for the statistics.An interesting note is that the undergraduate teaching assistants were the most vocal in Page 10.326.8their objection to the course format. They felt the new format made the course too easy. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Some justification to their concern may be noted. The course average grade point averagerose from 3.1 to 3.3

Conference Session

Ethical Roles: Admins, Government, Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

theirclassrooms that the principal asked them to present the curriculum to the entire schoolfaculty. The following spring the ‘I Care’ program was successfully adopted school-wideand continues to be used today. During the 2000 seminar, these two students told thestory of what had happened and presented an overview of the ‘I Care’ curriculum withactual lesson plans and activities. The education majors not only left this seminar feelingrefreshed and energized but now they also felt empowered. They could make realdifferences in classrooms with students.The department has presently completed its fifth Ethics and Character Education seminar. Page 10.622.5Some of the

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First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Peeples; Julie Jessop

Introduction to Engineering. Okemos: Great Lakes Press, Inc.4. (2003, December 13). Area’s homeless need our help. Iowa City: Iowa City Press-Citizen.5. Miller, Vanessa (2004, January 27). Churches plan to open for shelter. Iowa City: Iowa City Press-Citizen.6. (2004, March 17). City must move swiftly on shelter. Iowa City: Iowa City Press-Citizen.7. (2004, May 26). City finally finds spot for Shelter House. Iowa City: Iowa City Press-Citizen. Page 10.555.88. Engineering Accreditation Commission (2003). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore: ABET. Inc. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

students plan to work (but do not actually work) on their Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationsemester projects due soon after the holiday. It is the week of the AIChE AnnualMeeting, when most of their chemical engineering classes will be canceled, no homeworkwill be due, and no exams will be given. Additionally, many of those students will beparticipating in the National Student Conference the weekend before, earning another dayor two reprieve from class responsibilities.Faculty, naturally, see this break as not only unnecessary but as potentially harmful, andoften attempt to rectify the situation by

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Tanuj Oruganti; Peter Schuyler

bi-modal distribution with one cluster of students from 1pm to 5pm and anotherfrom 8pm-12pm. Very few students performed distance labs between 5am and 1pm. This wasvaluable information in ALTE capacity planning. Page 10.1000.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 9. Usage by Time of Day 30 25 20 No. of Lab Sessions

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Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Sekmen

with the TSU students were designed to help foster acollaborative project environment. The results of the TSU student teams efforts were right-on,and enabled the Saturn and EDS team to evaluate several potential solutions to our businessproblem. The CSS experience brought a fresh set of creative ideas to help us solve our businessproblem. We have benefited from our experience with our TSU education partner.”5. ConclusionThis paper describes an elegant way of partnering academic institutions with industries todevelop problem-based projects that improve students’ technical and soft skills for immediateemployment. The DoCS at TSU has successfully completed three (3) such projects and it plansto expand this initiative in future. We plan to expose