Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez; Marian S. Stachowicz

related to the application of fuzzy logic to intelligent toys were given as references.During week six, each group presented a written and oral proposal of its project. Feedback fromfaculty and peers was given in order to ensure an even set of projects with the same complexitylevel. During weeks seven and eight students worked in the simulation part of their projects.This means that before starting to build their real toys, students simulated their intelligentbehaviors using the Fuzzy Logic Package. During week nine, written reports and oralpresentations were given by each group, in which they presented the results of theirsimulations. Starting week ten, students began to build their intelligent toys and to write theprograms to implement the

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

workplace, making studentsaware of ethical issues in the professions, and providing students with decision-making processesfor ethical situations.BackgroundEthics across the curriculum (EAC), similar to the writing across the curriculum movement of twodecades ago, attempts to place ethics squarely in the context of a given course. The rationale isthat students do not necessarily transfer information from an ethics course into their technicalclasses. By offering ethics via a technical course, students can more clearly understand therelevance of ethics to their major. While the amount of time spent on ethics in any course willvary according to course goals and objectives, it should be closely tied to core course materialand, ideally, be integrated

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack; John Farris

authors conceived of this combined course designproject to improve the quality of the design projects in both courses. Although the projectwas not completely successful in improving the quality of the design project otherimportant, if not anticipated benefits were observed. This project created social andprofessional ties between juniors and freshmen that lead to a higher level of enthusiasm forthe engineering program. It also provided the freshmen an opportunity to observe juniorlevel students including work habits/organization, use of calculus and other fundamentalsand writing. The freshmen also benefited by being mentored by the juniors. The juniorsbenefited by getting some 'management' experience and reducing the total time required

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Autar Kaw

First impressions last a whole semester. Often, Efed sees his peers excusing the first dayof class right after taking the attendance and passing their one-page course handout. However,for Efed, it is the most crucial day of the semester. After taking the attendance, he remembers asmany names possible and before giving the handout, asks students, “When you signed up for thisclass, what did you expect from this class?” Many will give him “that” look which says, “Is it notwhat we are here to know?” Efed asks them then, "Do you go to a movie and not know anythingabout the movie except its name?" As the students open up with their thoughts about the course, Efed clears any rumorsheard from former students. He dispels myths that they may have

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

avisible validation for their sometimes-secretive writing activities.The particulars of the poetry contest, assessment by writers and readers of the submitted works,and an overview of why poetry contests should be instituted in all colleges and schools ofengineering is detailed in the paper. Since the contest now attracts entries from students (bothcollege and high/middle school), faculty, staff, and alumni it is clear that this one simple genre canbe used as a means to get students, especially engineering students, to write with enjoyment as thefocus.'Variety's the spice of life, that gives it its flavor." These lines in "The Task, I" by WilliamCowper (English poet 1731-1800) reflect an attitude that must he fostered in the minds ofengineers. No

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanette Garr

ondesign and capstone content, allowing universities to set their own general educationrequirements (GER). Hypothesis: the biggest constraint to student growth and maturation incollege is posed by university GER. This presentation serves as a formal “call for action” todelineate and discuss the engineering students’ best interest in a university education, GER inparticular, and discuss the feasibility of change in liberal/social arts –dominated universities. Whatare the basic skills required of an engineering graduate, for whom math and natural sciences arealready superb? Consider the following: (1.) nonfiction ACS-style writing and presentation skillsfor various audiences, particularly MBA and legal backgrounds; (2.) healthy ways to balance

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Musiak

students form studyteams that they use for other courses. As with the dormitory experience, many of the design/study teams formed inthe freshmen year have persisted into the present junior class.III. Classroom EnvironmentThe College’s freshmen engineering courses have been redesigned to employ a strong, interactive learningcomponent. On average, about a third of the allotted class time is spent on lecture. The remaining time is spent insome form of ‘hands-on’ learning activity that involves laboratory-type activities with a LEGO-DACTA kit ordesign/analysis work on a computer (such as working on engineering graphics problems, writing reports, creatingpresentations, participating in classroom discussions, performing engineering design work). Also

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

/laboratory format and is designed for Electronic, Computer, Mechanical, andManufacturing Engineering Technology students organized into cross-functional teams.The outline of the paper follows the course outline described in TAC of ABET “Self-Study Questionnaire - TC2K Visits” 1IntroductionStudentThe course is an interdisciplinary course with mixed teams of Mechanical (MET),Manufacturing (MFG), Electronic (EET), and Computer (CET) Engineering Technologystudents. In general, the course is an integration of LabVIEW-based virtualinstrumentation and data acquisition techniques and a physical/mechanical measurementslab 2. Since the teams contain students from multiple majors, we cultivate a peer-learningenvironment where the EETs and CETs help the METs

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

Page 8.784.6 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education”a car are requested. The students are also required to identify their skills in writing, graphics,leadership, teamwork, analysis, drafting, planning and research/library, as well as their strengthsand weaknesses. This information is then used to assign the teams12, which consist of 4-6 teammembers. Teams are balanced using the following criteria: major13, background, academicperformance, gender and ethnicity14, and access to transportation off campus to purchasematerials for the construction of the project. The team application also requires the

Conference Session

Design in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

group’s output is another group’s input. We believe this to be tantamount to working on amulti-disciplinary team. Additionally, there are always required pieces of equipment that were Page 8.825.2not treated in routine undergraduate classes, particularly if solids handling is required. In order Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationto complete the project, students must learn how to design these units on their own. Since thebatch-processing project is not complete, as of the writing of

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Pinnell; Gabrielle Williamson; Corinne Daprano

MAEinstructor. Additionally, each MAE student was required to submit an individual technical reportthat summarized their research and their team’s design. These papers were evaluated for bothtechnical content and technical writing and were worth one test grade. In the report, studentswere required to demonstrate the material selection process and address any ethical concerns orissues associated with the project. The MAE students were required to evaluate their teammembers’ performance in the following areas: technical contribution, participation at teammeetings, attendance at team meetings, performing and completing assigned tasks on time andoverall team involvement. Scores from the peer evaluations were averaged for each student andeach student was

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

restructuring. As examples, two goals of this restructuringwere: the valuing of communication and professional skills which were manifested by theinclusion of a Professional Development course in each year of the degree, and the valuing of aperceived “engineering way of thinking” manifested by implementing a restructured first year setof courses taught entirely “in-house” to replace a first year of fundamental science courses. As aconsequence of making these values explicit in the curriculum and teaching practices, studentsdeveloped shared understandings exemplified by these comments: You do have to think about that, they have been drumming it into you. Engineering is communicating, you have to know how to write, and how to talk with people

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

. As such, a rigorous six-weekteacher training program is conducted each year where new instructors observedemonstration classes from veteran faculty members, attend seminars on how to teach,and then teach seven sample classes to an audience of their peers and senior facultymembers. The instructor is videotaped and receives a detailed assessment after eachclass. A standardized teaching assessment worksheet is used to cue the observer. Theworksheet provides space to write the strengths and areas of improvement as they occurthroughout the class. The observer specifically gives a rating of “needs work”, “good”,or “excellent” in specific areas relating to technical expertise, lesson organization,conduct of the class, an the class room environment

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Walter

performance, e.g., examination grades. What’s wrong with this picture? Thisindividual assessment process is largely disconnected from the industrial world where they willwin or lose in teams. 1,2,3 Engineers in industry who rise through the managerial ranks are almostalways initially identified as a byproduct of being associated with successful engineering teamsearly in their careers. Assessment of the effectiveness of an industrial team is principally basedon three criteria: (1) schedule – did they get the project completed on time, (2) cost – did they getthe project completed within budget, and (3) performance – did the delivered product(s) satisfythe customer? Thus, to create engineers capable of rising through the ranks of their peers,engineering

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

doesnot warrant a conclusion on the effect of the gender orientation of the design task on design teamperformance. Therefore, further experimentation is recommended.1. Introduction Due to their numeric minority in the engineering classroom, female students in engineeringprograms often report feeling isolated and undervalued by their male peers. For instance, a recentstudy reported that women are less likely to plan on attending graduate school because of theirdiscomfort in the engineering academic environment [1]. This discomfort may be furthermagnified in a product design team environment resulting in inhibited performance within a mixed-gender team. Accordingly, homogeneous design teams were found to be better performing whencompared to

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sterling E. Skinner; Eric G. Chapman; Sheldon Jeter

Total:___ ___Picture taken _____ Measurements complete: _______Comments: Page 8.675.10“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Addendum 3: Peer Assessment Form Team Citzenship Rating Form: Name: __________________________ EM103 Introduction to Design Date: ________________ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Please write the names of all the members of your team, INCLUDING YOURSELF, and rate the degree to which each member fulfilled his

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

Total:___ ___Picture taken _____ Measurements complete: _______Comments: Page 8.610.10“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Addendum 3: Peer Assessment Form Team Citzenship Rating Form: Name: __________________________ EM103 Introduction to Design Date: ________________ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Please write the names of all the members of your team, INCLUDING YOURSELF, and rate the degree to which each member fulfilled his

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

software engineering)tools for software modeling and development, GUI (graphical user interface) design, case studiesof several kinds of software applications, writing skills, and programming assignments. Examplesystems include typical business data management software, soft real-time control of devices,direct manipulation visual models, and distributed computing. Programming is done primarilyusing Java, with some work using C++. With the foundation of object oriented structure, there islittle difficulty in using the equivalent subset of C++. The course is offered within a track ofsoftware engineering (within a computer science/ information systems curricula); however, thecourse is also taken by electrical and computer engineers and some students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Urmila Ghia; Rebecca German; Lisa Hogeland; Brian Kinkle; Carla Purdy

participants are enthusiastic about this program.1. IntroductionMentoring relationships have the potential to help women engineering students master specificskills (e.g., giving talks, writing proposals, writing dissertations / theses, managing one’s career,supervising and mentoring students, running a lab); explore career choices; obtain a differentperspective on research problems; and learn how to cope with stress, manage time, and meetfamily and work responsibilities. A mentor can also be a role model to encourage the student tocomplete her degree, and can provide valuable information on how to establish oneselfprofessionally. Because of the unique research advisor / student relationship and the isolation in a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

Windows 98 and Windows XP operating systems. 5. Create a small peer-to-peer network (1) between two systems and (2) among 3-5 systems, including manufacturing the necessary cables and entering the correct settings on each. 6. Compare and contrast different home networking methods. 7. Describe the functions of IRQs and DMA: list specific information on system reserved settings. 8. Describe plug and play including characteristics of the operating system, hardware, and system settings. 9. Describe the operation and characteristics of each system bus and system ports: parallel, serial, USB, AGP, PCI, ISA. 10. Compare and contrast sound and graphics cards. 11. Prepare Visual Basic programs using basic

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paulette Beatty; Jackie Revuelto; Dianne Kraft; Carolyn Clark

assistants, graduate assistants,peer teachers, or mentors, these persons are found in classrooms, in libraries, in thedormitories, and at other venues on the campuses working with students one-on-one andin small groups. They help to review the course material, assist in problem-solvingassignments, and prepare students for upcoming examinations.In some programs there is a link with industry. Some of the programs offer internshipsand co-op experiences as part of the student’s academic preparation. These may beoffered for credit or not-for-credit, and students are typically paid. Several of the Page 8.680.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAs a new faculty member, either recently graduated or entering academia from industry, it isimportant to recognize what is expected of you early in the quest for tenure. Unfortunately, thepreparation of most faculty does not include a course on tenure implications, nor does it includeextensive guidance about teaching and publishing. Teaching may have been emphasized duringgraduate study or it may have been totally neglected. Perhaps the best preparation for publishingcomes in the form of writing a thesis or dissertation and having it published in various venues. AsAaron S. Carton, Professor of Linguistics at the State University of New York at Stony Brookrelates: “My warrant to teach has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

improvements that could improve the general flow of the class.Students were evaluated based on their 3 reports. They get a team grade as well as individualgrade for each write-up and the presentation for content, knowledge, visual aids and preparation.A grade sheet was given to each student with the project assignment sheet. The students knewwhat they would be graded on. On the whole, 90% of the student knew exactly what to write ortalk about. As a result, there were no surprises and the grades were fairly high. Each person isalso rated for his/her participation during the term. In addition, peer grading was taken intoaccount although the students were very generous with each other. The assessment surveysshowed that students were enthusiastic about

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

FE TABAMO; CRISTINO CARBONELL; Conchita Javier; Clarita Guevara

learning module on Partial Fractions in College Algebra and most of the students were able to perform the exercises correctly. 6. Extra care must be observed when writing modules especially with the solutions and answers to the illustrative examples and practice exercises. Any error present in the module will lead to confusion and may result to lack of interest on the part of the learner. Credibility of the author is highly at stake.There is one area that has become a matter of concern to peers at the ES Department. They worrythat evaluating and marking Unit Assignments is an exercise in futility because of the highprobability of students merely copying someone else’s work. The authors contend that while it istrue

Conference Session

What Makes Them Continue?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Staci Provezis; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Dan Budny; Harvey Wolfe

Page 8.1304.1math and writing courses.At the University of Pittsburgh, we not only use the CIRP to provide insight into our freshmanengineering class, but we also have been using our Pittsburgh Freshman Attitudes Survey © since19952,3. This latter instrument has not only enabled us to learn much about the attitudes of ourentering students, but through its adoption by other engineering programs, it has enabled us tomake cross-institutional comparisons4,5. Three years ago we introduced a “Math Inventory”Assessment survey modeled after a similar such instrument developed and used by LeBold andBudny at Purdue6. We currently administer both instruments as well as an Algebra andTrigonometry placement test, a Calculus placement test 1 and an English

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patsy Brackin; Clark Merkel

problem,ask each member of the class to write an idea for the solution on a sheet of paper. Theninstruct the members to make a paper plane out of the sheet of paper. After each classmember makes an airplane, have them throw the airplane into the air. Each student picksup one of the thrown planes. (Students are not to pick up their own idea and should tradeif they get their own idea back.) Each class member adds an idea to the idea on the planeand throws the airplane again. This continues for about four rounds. Then each studentfinds their original idea and reads what has been added to it. Have the students formgroups and discuss the ideas that they have seen. Each group then presents their best tothe entire class.Activity 4: GoggleMaterial

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

in the real world from start to finish. The simulated projectdeveloped involved creating a park for a local community. The requirements requiredincluded writing and presenting a project proposal, a detailed project plan, a mid-termproject review, and a project audit at the completion of the term.The structure of the course followed the same format with lectures and assignments in thefollowing sequence: • Lectures - characteristics and responsibilities of a Project Manager, the different organizational forms for managing project, conflict and negotiation, project initiation procedures and proposal documentation. • Project teams were formed. The students chose their team members and

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Powers

science and engineering within a larger social, political and economic context.Assessing whether we have achieved these objectives is often difficult. Journal assignmentshave been very useful for addressing several of these components. Peer review and focus groupdiscussions are also used.A semester project, which is expected of each student in the class, contributes the greatestpercentage of the student’s grade (Table 2). This project has varied as the curriculum has beendeveloped. Examples include developing and testing one laboratory activity at a college level toensure success and then adapt that activity and write instructions for a middle school student, andwriting unit and lesson plans for one component of the curriculum

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammoad Saifi; Julie Wang

ethics, engineering majors and careers. In the design project, we emphasesteam work, basic engineering calculations, units, design process, hands-on experience,communication skills, report writing and project presentation.Sophomore engineering classesAt the sophomore level, the students have studied the first two courses of calculus and basicscience courses. And most students already have a good idea about their major. And they studythe basic engineering courses including laboratory hands-on experience.Teaching through Learning ActivitiesAs the studies from Caldwell etc. [1] show that the average attention span of our students isapproximately 20 minutes. If we try to give a lot of information to students during a 50-minuteclass period, students

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

engineering students. Toastmaster members often introduce guestspeakers to large audiences and serve on the platform at public ceremonies and gatherings. Each semester the Bagley College sponsors speakers and activities to enhance students’communication skills. Past topics have included such areas as effective communication skills forengineers, personality type preference inventories and effective writing techniques through theengineering curriculum. The College has also dedicated facilities and equipment to assist students in becomingbetter communicators. The Communication Suite is a dedicated room with the technicalresources for students to videotape speeches and presentations, practice PowerPoint presentationsand other group projects