Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yung-Nien Yang; Julius P. Wong; Anup Kumar; William G. Sullivan; Herman R Leep; Hamid R. Parsaei; Gerald J. Thuesen

protocol stack, e-mailprogram, FTP client, Telnet terminal emuiator, Archie client, Gopher client, WWW browser, news reader,and client and server of TALK protocol. I’his three-disk package is known as the ULNET, which alsoincludes an audio file player, viewer for GE and WE(3 files, movie player, and movie viewer. ‘“~he LJLNEI’collection will be revised periodically to reflect the current status of the Internet connection and usage. The study supporting materials include a detailed course syllabus and study plan, personalinformation manager, and package on how to contact the instructor. The personal information manager willinclude a calendar, address book, and “to do” Iist. The caiendar wili be used to remind the student of itemssuch as due

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

year it is critical that a mechanism be in place within the department to ensure that engineeringgraduates possess all those traits that the world expects of them.Methods Since it is clearly impossible to impart these necessary tools and their practice in single efforts orcourses, departments must prepare students through a development of assignments and activities.Responsibility must be placed on courses that are required by the department to provide the location for oralpresentation skills. If eight courses are required of all mechanical engineering graduates, this is a logicalplace to plan a course of action that will ensure competency and practice. In the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Michigan State University plans are

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

Freedom. The capabilities of thereduced gravity test facilities, in terms offree-fall time and g-level, are summarizedin Figure 2. With the advent of theseunique, space based facilities,experiments are planned well into 21stcentury. Ground-based, microgravitycombustion science research has alreadyestablished a solid base of experimentalresults in the areas of: solid materialsflammability, premixed gas combustion,gas jet diffusion flames, dropletcombustion, liquid pool fires, and particlecloud combustion. As a result of thispreliminary work, many new phenomenahave been discovered. For example inthe area of premixed gas combustion, thedestabilizing influence of buoyancyeffects due to gravity have beendemonstrated

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Kantowski; Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

afreshman Introduction to Engineering laboratory class, and were explicitly designed to be portable to the pre-college level. Two hour “hands-on” laboratories in building bridges using popsicle sticks, exploringmanufacturing technology using Legos, simulating aerospace composites subjected to impact loading using stringand cement, and removing simulated hazardous pollutants using activated charcoal were the four activities.Education faculty provided teachers with an additional 10 hours of instruction in pedagogical technique in areascompatible with the engineering labs and objectives.Engineering and education faculty efforts were coordinated in early planning using the engineering activities asthe focus and through the use of "master teachers

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer T. Ross

simply performing measurements and recording data from prepared experiments,and gaining little knowledge of how to design an experiment, interpret measured results, or report findings in aclear manner. The “simulated corporate environment” is designed to prepare engineers for situations in theworkplace where they will evaluate problems, define potential solutions, form their own plan of action, andcommunicate their ideas with both peers and superiors in written, oral and electronic form (e-mail). In thiscourse, students act as employees in a company and work as members of a variety of teams, all working to solvea common problem. The problems are designed to be open ended yet illustrate specific concepts in VLSIdesign. This "corporate environment

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Untener

additions, deletions, and comments. 3. Identify regional champions at partnering community colleges to replicate the process. 4. Incorporate results into curriculum modules. Page 1.362.2 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Scientific Methods Use Scientific Processes to formulate questions and plan investigations; collect and interpret data; formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence; analyze alternative explanations and models proposed by others; communicate and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Peggy Fussell; Manuel Aroz; EIT, Maria Reyes; Catherine R. Cosgrove; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Students, Time Management for Engineering andApplied Science Students, Accessing the Library and CEAS Student Leaders and Involvement. These topicsnot only met the deficiencies expressed by our students, but also had been taught, tested and found helpful tostudents in a two semester-hour course, “ASE 100 College Adjustment and Survival,” which is taken by at-riskstudents. As we were planning this expanded orientation program, it came to our attention that the FallOrientation Program conducted at the university level was being reevaluated and expanded. In discussionswith the University personnel planning the expanded program, it became clear that we had similar goals andthat our CEAS Orientation could become part of the University

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John Collura; David E. Kaufman

. Page 1.264.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings In a three-year project initiated in February 1996 under the NSF Combined Research and CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) program, we are building on the prior and ongoing research of team members in theseadvanced technology areas, which are generally placed under the rubric of Intelligent TransportationSystems (ITS) research. We are integrating knowledge, concepts, and results from our past and ongoing ITSresearch into existing and new courses in the University's College of Engineering, primarily in theTransportation Program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in order to preparestudents at the undergraduate degree level to help plan

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Howell; Ken Collier; Debra Larson; Jerry Hatfield

division ismanaged by a faculty member who role plays as a division manager. This paper describes the piloted junior level Path to Synthesis course, called EGR386 Engineering Design III - The Methods, which is vertically integrated with thesophomore course, EGR 286 Engineering Design II - The Process. The junior courseemphasizes analytical engineering skills along with sophisticated project managementtechniques including subcontract management. Written and oral communication skillsand topics on professionalism and ethics are also addressed. Greater emphasis is placedon rigorous planning and scheduling, cost estimation and economics, and coordination ofefforts between: the Design II and III teams, the Design III students and the customer,and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark F. Costello; Jerry W. Samples

stimulated a great deal of conversation among the faculty aswe developed the program, How complex? How funded? What deliverables? What methods? Who builds thedevices? Many other questions were aired as we proceeded with the course development. The requirements thateach project should have and an explanation of the design phases follow:. Projects must draw on many engineering analysis tools learned in the program.. The process is not the solution, it is merely a means to an end and projects should be physically based notmethodology based.. The time allotted for each project should be 400-500 person hours.. Each project should be approached in phases to include: - Specification development and planning phase - Conceptual design phase

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael V. Doran; Herbert E. Longenecker; David L. Feinstein; David D. Langan

the fields of computing, computing education and educational psychology, was conducted atthe beginning of the project to critique project planning and initial materials. Materials currently developedwill be class tested and evaluated by other faculty during the remainder of this year. These updated materialswill be refined and further disseminated. The evaluation of materials will continue with the original five on-site consultants, three off-site consultants and several review/adoption institutions. An Undergraduate FacultyEnhancement workshop has been funded and is being planned for June of 1996. This will allow 20participants to be exposed to the methodology and materials developed in this project

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Ahmed-Zaid; James J. Carroll

requisites. Students typically worked in design teams and got involved in a series of design steps including planning,The authors propose an integrated modular design labora- analysis, preliminary design, simulation, construct ion, t e&-tory to enhance the existing senior design experience in Elec- ing and evaluation, class demonstrations, oral presentationstrical Engineering at Clarkson University. This laboratory and documental ion. The goal in each casse was to provideintegratea physically-based device-s and components within the student with the opportunity to develop a complete solu-a PC-based data acquisition and control environment. The tion to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Chin; Amy R. Frank

improvements in student involvement in lectures byconstantly challenging them to solve problems and answer questions (S. Eakins & S. Below, personalcommunication, May 17, 1995).Department of Geology This team’s strategy consists of three components. First, they plan to use the award in a couple ofintroductory courses the team members teach regularly. They envision the integration of interactive tutorialsin small classes and labs, and plan to introduce concepts with the aid short animations and video clips assupplements in introductory lectures held in large classrooms. Second, they plan to improve the delivery ofcomputer models and programs instruction to majors. This will include the teaching of high-level modeling,mapping, and logging

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin T. Hagan; Carl D. Latino

it is usually taken in the finalsemester of the senior year. It follows a preliminary one-semester course which addresses basic skills(debugging, wire wrapping, project planning, small project construction etc.). By off loading some of theeducational requirements into the first course, the main project can be assigned sooner in the final semester. The main objectives of the capstone design course are to teach students how to work in teams and tosuccessfully design, construct and document a complex system. Each team (typically four students) isassigned a project and a mentor during the first week of class. On the twelfth week the system is expected tobe working. If the system is not working each team member suffers a reduction of a

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J. Pavelich; Barbara Olds

institution to report assessmentof general education, discipline-specific education, retention and completion, alumni/student 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Page 1.28.1satisfaction, after-graduation performance, minority student statistics, and costs. According tothe timeline established by CCHE, each institution was required to submit its institutional goalsand objectives for approval in 1988 and then submit an assessment plan after the goals were approved.In 1989 the first assessment reports were submitted. The legislation stipulated that CCHE couldretain two percent of an institution's appropriation

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Yolanda Guran

tremendous benefitfor all of them,3. Whose Benefit? The benefit of international exchanges for students could be evaluated on two planes:. professional and● h u m a n On the professional plan, the students are exposed to similar technologies, but a different approach, adifferent style. They grow to be more flexible, to adapt easier in this ever changing world of technology. Ifthey were using DOS 5, they had to use DOS 6 and Windows or UNIX. If they had more training in softwarethey got more hardware experience. They learned how to network computers, how to use Novell. Going into some anecdotal details, one can show the direct result of the “American experience”:● One of the first exchange students, came to OIT with the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James Moller; D. Lee

Session 2225 Development of a Design & Manufacturing Course J.C. Moller, D. Lee Miami University / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ABSTRACT A Design& Manufacturing course has been developed in which students consider and practice designand manufacturing by proceeding along a path through brainstorming, design, analysis, process planning,manufacture, product testing, and evaluation. Emphasis was placed on design in parallel with manufacture.Course content included properties

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

career potential forpeople with diverse skills, interests, and background.3. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES This course is intended primarily for non-engineering majors in the first or second year of their degreeprograms, and the objectives of the course have been defined from the students’ perspective as follows: 1. Comprehension: Understand the basic manufacturing concepts and the scientific foundations upon which they are built. 2. Application: Learn the application potential of the manufacturing knowledge gained. 3. Creativity: Identi~ opportunities for improvement in a design, plan or function and synthesize acquired knowledge generating new ideas for improvement. 4

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Schachterle

benefits. Please provide as much detail as possible, indicating dollar costs whereverquantifiable. costs Benefits Faculty time -- planning Impact of WPI mission and reputation Faculty time -- implementation New research areas Space needs New funding sources Library and information resources New students: Please distinguish between New faculty net new students and students who will likely replace students in existing programs. IMPLEMENTATION13

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael L. Swafford; Donna J. Brown

. Page 1.307.5 MallardTM was designed to be easily expandable. Available question types are specified in aconfiguration file, and a new question type can be added by writing a grading program in Perl and then simplyadding a reference to this new grading routine in the configuration file. It is not necessary to modify theMallardTM program in any way, because MallardTM will read the new question type using a Perl interpreter at run-time.5. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK We are continuing to develop MallardTM, adding features in order to make running a MallardTM course aseasy and effective as possible. Immediate plans for new features include new question types and an Englishlanguage interface for writing questions. The WWW is growing at

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

: specifies the manufacturing quality plan 3. Manufacturing engineer: specifies the manufacturing process including costs 4. Sales engineer: develops technical sales literature and price informationSome teams assigned one individual to each functioned area, whereas other teams used a shared respon-sibility approach. Exact configurations of the teams was the purview of the project manager, who wasdirectly responsible to the instructor. The electronics course is a four-semester hour course with an integrated laboratory. The con-struction and design of the D/A was integrated searnlessly into the laboratory experience. In a normallaboratory section, students construct three design projects in addition to eight instructional demonstra-tions. The

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ngo Dinh Thinh; Andrew Banta

minute) the tower can dissipate 407 kW (1.39reds in energy cost savings. The criteria for selecting million Btq/hr).a boiler normally &pen& on the desired steam output.Manufacturers of waste heat recovery units were asked to Stacksize an appropriate boiler for the available heat source.The three responses were received from Beaird The exhaust from the boiler will be routed through aIndustries, Clayton Indushies and Enercorp. A vertical, stack and discharged outside at a location on the roof.two drum boiler designed and built by Enercorp was While originally planning to use the existing staclq itfolly chosen as being the most suitable for our needs. became

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Grossman; William H. Mason

commoncourse will stress modern engineering design practice. The second course will be professional issues inengineering, and includes legal and business considerations in engineering. The two courses from the list ofcommon electives include existing courses in manufacturing, quality, systems engineering, optimization andbusiness. The areas are similar to those required for our design research degree described in Ref. 12. In the last part of the program, students from the different departments will do a project together as ateam (we are thinking of 4 or 5 member teams) in the final summer. Our plan is for the projects to be based onindustry suggestions and to be reviewed by industry. POMD

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra K. Varma; Mohammad Najafi

developing subject matter of trenchless technology.INTRODUCTION The demand for improved quantity and quality of community services such as utilities andcommunications has placed an ever increasing burden on planning, engineering, installing, and maintaining theseservices. According to a recent study1, some 800,000 miles of corroded and leaking wastewater systems arecausing environmental problems. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 miles of pipelines are in need ofimmediate repair or replacement. It is also estimated that approximately 3% of the existing systems are beingadded to this need annually.1 Trenchless technology techniques offer an alternative for these situations in manycases.2 Trenchless technology methods by

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques for Freshmen (0630)

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Palmer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John B. Hudson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

building exercise, whichrequired them to work together. Given a picture of a TinkerToy structure, the teams had toassemble the structure, and devise a plan that would allow them to do it blindfolded 7. Inaddition to serving as a team building exercise, it also broke the ice so that the studentswould more readily work together on class exercises.Syllabus and Grading Plan We used the same syllabus and grading criteria as were used in the traditional section ofthe course. Both instructors have had several years experience teaching Chemistry ofMaterials. We first expose the students to a basic set of rules and observations, for examplethat a system tends toward its lowest energy state, or Planck's observation that the energy of alight wave is

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon W. Couturier

software selected was GroupSystems, by The University of Arizona and VentanaCorporation and LOTUS Notes. GroupSystems and LOTUS Notes are installed on eight 486 IBMmicrocomputer networked together on a Novell Ethernet. These computers are installed in a formalmeeting room equipped with an overhead projector (attached to the facilitator’s computer), screen andcopyboard (a white board that allows you to seize, by computer, anything written on it). GroupSystemsconsists of the following tools for facilitating group meetings and brainstorming sessions: a. Meeting Manager - supports session leader and group by initiating activities, accessing files, printing reports, and saving session reports. b. Agenda - assists in planning and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal S. Widmer

how an engine works, So what am I not providing for my students that was provided for me in 8th grade shop class? I believethere are two missing ingredients. The first involves a subject all in itself You see, I had a reason to want toknow how an engine works because engines were in go carts and (planning for the fhture) sports cars, If wecould only make 19 year olds as interested in micros as 13 year olds are in cars our j ob would be much easier.The second vital link to embedding an understanding was the animated video. It allowed me to see therelationships that simply could not be grasped by looking at drawings, hearing descriptions, manipulating amodel engine, etc. There is some evidence of even greater need for this approach due

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Marlene Guers; Maryam Ghorieshi

, andmathematics to 10th and 1lth grade female and minority students. The goal of the program was to create aninteractive environment which allowed the high school students to participate in hands-on activities relatedto engineering, engineering technology and mathematics. The objective of these activities was to increaseself-esteem of the participants through the completion of various projects and promote an awareness ofcareer opportunities in these fields. The ACE Program was founded through a grant from The PennsylvaniaState University-College of Engineering Enhancement Fund and Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.The paper also discusses the effectiveness of the program from the perspective of the high school studentsand the Penn State faculty who

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Catherine R. Cosgrove

all bachelor degnxs in engineering were awarded to womenin 19932. In 1993, women received only 9% of the doctoral degrees in engineering3. In the first quarter of1994 there were 127,000 women employed as engineers, which was roughly 7% of the engineering workforce4. The future does not seem much brighter, either. In 1990, senior males in public high schools weremore than three times as likely to choose a career in science, math or engineering than women5. In January,1994, only 2.9% of all women entering college planned to major in engineering, compared to 11.8% of men6. In an effort to increase the number of women in engineering, numerous programs have been put intoplace. However, few of these programs take advantage of the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

transportation system program in 1994-5. SRI International’s Washington, DC, Policy Analysis groupexpects the U.S. Congress to authorize nearly all of Clinton’s budget request.The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 is designed to be a six-year $151 billioneffort funded by the federal government through 1997. A National Highway System Act was enacted in 1995,with a “son of ISTEA” being planned for 1996. ITS is being expanded into a more comprehensive transportationsystems approach.Transport semices in trucking, air and new services will provide diverse career opportunities and transportation-equipment jobs are expected to realize some recovery by 2000. Trucking seMces will expand its major role inproviding employment through