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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Pawley

through her research and teaching in each. In a recent article,1 she writes about being an“academic dual-citizen,” and lists several questions of interest that she uses to describe her workin feminist science studies to her scientific colleagues: “It is … quite unusual for active research scientists to devote professional energy to the issues that appear central to feminist science studies. These issues might include such questions as: How do gender-related expectations bias scientific research on seemingly Page 9.1262.1 gender-neutral subjects like biochemistry and agriculture? What difference might it

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Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J.W. Bruce

time-to-market demands lead engineers (andengineering students) to design at a frantic pace, often introducing many design defects. An easyway to improve the quality of design is to get the engineers to simply “slow down”.This paper describes a design process for an embedded systems design course [1] whereformalized hardware and software design inspections are performed. The design inspections areheld before prototyping begins and strives to curtail the far too common cycle of develop, test,change, and test again – a cycle I describe as “hacking”. The design process described in thispaper yields a high-quality product within a short design cycle, while mimicking the designinspections found in industry [2] [3].The design inspections serve as a

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Ramani; James Fenton; Suzanne Fenton

of the undergraduate curriculum (freshman through senior) andcan be used in multiple classes (Freshman Engineering, Intro to Chemical Engineering,Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Transport, Laboratory Practice, and Electives) to illustrateappropriate material. Figure 1 contains a concept map linking modules to concepts within thecurricula that are addressed in this paper. Use of the modules can be preceded by classroomdiscussions of the hydrogen economy, its projected political, social, and environmental impacts(both locally and globally) and/or the challenges associated with converting to such an economy.The modules can also be modified for use at the pre-college level for a wide variety of projectsand/or simple in-class or public

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

Computer Lif e and Related Social & Related Engr Math& Related Science Science Sciences Sciences Full/Assoc Level National 4.8% 7.8% 10.2% 23.8% 22.6% 27.1% Full/Assoc Level TAMU 5.1% 5.7% 1.7% 10.5% 16.2% 15.6% Asst Level National 11.1% 21.6% 29.2% 16.7% 39.5% 47.7% Asst Level TAMU 16.95% 10.7% 30.4% 0.0% 30.6% 42.1%Figure 1 Proportion of Faculty Members who are Women by Field: National

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Oktay Baysal; Mehti Koklu; Ahmed Noor

learning technologies. It is an approach that builds on computer-based training,intelligent tutoring systems, interactive learning, collaborative-distributed learning, and learningnetworks. The present design optimization module has been developed and described herein, asa demonstrator of a learning module in this environment. This module allows for the learners ofdesign optimization to get the course material at their own convenience and time either via theinternet or packaged files. Consequently, it is expected that the learner’s ability to understanddesign optimization and review its pertinent details will be enhanced significantly. On Course Delivery and PedagogyHRLN is configured as a neural network of networks [Refs. 1, 2]. Each of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Keith Clutter; Alberto Arroyo; Amir Karimi

preparation for the ABET accreditation under the Engineering Criteria2000 (EC-2000)1, a set of educational objectives and outcome statements for each program wasfirst developed in 1999 and refined in 20022-4. The program objectives are in line with themissions of the department, college of engineering, and the institution. In addition theseobjectives are consistent with the requirements for ABET accreditation under the EngineeringCriteria 2000. These objectives have been reviewed and approved by the major constituencies ofeach department. A process is in place for systematic evaluation and updating of eachdepartment’s undergraduate educational objectives and outcomes and the engineering faculty aredirectly involved in the assessment process

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lumsdaine Arnold; Jack Waserman; J. A. M. Boulet

have difficulty in applying principles studied in the classroom when tak-ing subsequent courses that build on these principles. The movement from tutoring to largeclasses has greatly reduced the level of learning.1 Bloom demonstrated a move from 50% com-prehension in large classes to 90% comprehension if pathways to mastery were developed.1Mastery of the fundamentals is important not only in the study of increasingly advanced topics,but also in solving realistic engineering problems. The phrase “realistic engineering problem” is used here in a restricted sense. By it we denoteproblems that require some modeling prior to analysis, that require the integration of conceptstypically encountered separately in the undergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Johnson; Martin Morris; Arnold Ness; Richard Deller; Julie Reyer

BEST/STEPS: Hands-On Education and Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups Julie A. Reyer, Richard W. Deller, Martin J. Morris, Arnold Ness, Richard T. Johnson College of Engineering and Technology, Bradley University By the time students enter college, lack of rigorous high school coursework can eliminateengineering as a potential career path[1]. Bradley University has developed new summer campprogram designed to attract students to engineering and to interest students in taking high schoolcourses needed to pursue engineering. The campers were members of underrepresented groupsselected with the input of representatives from local public schools and industry. The purpose ofthe camp, sponsored by the Society of

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

A Multilevel Assessment Process for Student/Faculty Teams in a Project-Based Learning Environment David DiBiasio1, Natalie Mello2, and Fabio Carrera2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering and 2Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionHigh tides, sinking buildings, 12 million tourists a year - all contribute to the problems of Venice,Italy. Canals designed to handle limited human-powered boat traffic are now inundated bypowerboats. Biological, chemical, and mechanical factors damage centuries-old walls, resultingin annual repair costs of several million euros

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

student’s transition from the school setting to industry,1 a doctoralcandidate’s transition to a faculty position,2 and how our universities and industry can cooperatefor the good of both organizations.3 But recently, some practicing professionals with significantexperience have crossed over the line and left industry for academic faculty roles.4-5 The purposeof this paper is to provide guidelines for the professional to quickly and seamlessly assimilateinto this new role. Others interested in this description include department heads or deans as theywill gain invaluable insight to the challenges facing their new hire.We assume that the practicing professional has been employed in industry for 15 – 20 years,obtained a Ph.D. some time ago, and is

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emilia Hodge; Chang-Yu Wu; Anne Donnelly

Session # 1331 A Model for Teaching Materials Evaluation: Development and Testing of Interactive Computer Simulations Modules for Undergraduate Education Anne E. Donnelly1, Emilia Hodge1, Melis Budak1, Heath Wintz2, Randy Switt2, Chang-Yu Wu2, Prakash Kumar3, Pratim Biswas3 Priscilla Chapman4, Anne L. Allen4 1 University of Florida, Engineering Research Center for Particle Science & Technology, Gainesville, FL 32611/2University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611/3Washington University

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

& X, Coax Loss, Capacitance in pF,Inductance in µH, and Frequency Counter. The “Advanced” operating modes features thefollowing measurements: Impedance (magnitude & phase angle), Return Loss/ReflectionCoefficient, Distance to Fault, Resonance, and Transmit Efficiency.Transmission Line ExperimentsLaboratory Activity # 1: Measurement of Reflection Coefficient and Standing Wave Ratio Materials Needed: MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, 2 meter length of RG-58 coaxial cable with BNC connectors at each end, and terminations, e.g. 50 ohm, 75 ohm, and 93 ohm. Pre-Lab Activity: Calculate the reflection coefficient and SWR for a 2-m RG-58 coaxial cable terminated in 75 ohms. Repeat the calculations for a termination of 50 ohms. And finally

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Frederick Meyers; John Demel; Frank Croft

, conventional practice and reading working drawings, bothdetail and assembly. There are five questions in each topical area except “reading workingdrawings”; there are ten questions on detail drawings and five on an assembly drawing. Some ofthese questions, of course, relate back to the seven topics covered in individual questions butrequire study of the working drawing to determine the correct answer. The development of ourtest from the Sorby base was done by examining our curriculum and comparing it to the curriculain use at other institutions or recommended in current literature. Table 1 shows a comparison ofthe topics noted by several authors. Using Crittenden’s work12 as a base we compared to a

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Cheng

issues customization interaction Test patterns Test Patterns for operating for the Navigation system application design Figure 1. Work efforts by the studentsTeams composed of faculty and students are engaged in the development of a robot,which will be capable of being deployed in an unfriendly environment, capable of

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor; David Blekhman

taught to freshman students, and theirproject was to design and construct a straw bridge over a river subject to static loading by a trainand dynamic loading by a truck. Both the building materials (drinking straw, paddle pop sticksand balsa wood) and loading (different truck weights) were periodically changed to provide avariety of challenges. Sophomore students in Steel Structures, in groups of four, were designingand testing in axial compression open, unwelded, cold-formed thin-walled 1 m long steelcolumns with simply supported end conditions using different cross-sectional geometries, gradesand thicknesses of steel. Both projects were evaluated in judged competitions and both haveabout one third of the total grade allocated to the efficiency

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Muhlbaier; Peter Jansson

prototype was ready to undergo a market analysis. These steps wererepeated three times to generate simple, intermediate, and complex tail light prototype. Figure 1shows the final prototype of the intermediate design. Figure 1: Complete intermediate design.Throughout the design and fabrication process of the three prototypes, the students learned andimproved on many skills. The process allowed the students to utilize the concepts and theorylearned in previous classes. Furthermore, the students learned additional skills such as printedcircuit board design, layout, and fabrication; surface mount pick-and-place population; andmechanical CAD design and CNC fabrication. All of the previously mentioned skills will beused

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

Tracey, a diverse 32-member faculty was recruited from topFigure 1. A view from the atrium at Henry M.Rowan Hall. The $28 million, 95,000 SF facility engineering programs such as Stanford, Princeton,was completed in Jan. 1998. Cornell, M.I.T., Michigan, Texas, and Penn State., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (http://engineering.rowan.edu/~marchese) Page 9.351.1% Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering+ Rohrer Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies, College of BusinessThe present

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer; Terri Lynch-Caris; Matthew Sanders

was to design a test bank for the courses that theyusually teach. Therefore, for some courses such as probability and statistics, which are taught bymore than one faculty, there were more than one set of test banks. Note that the pre- and post-test tool used in 1st year courses was inappropriate because no prerequisite courses exist. Each ofthe following examples illustrates the concept known as Test Bank Instructions.Industrial Engineering ExampleThe following example shows the pre-test and post-test test bank contents for an IndustrialEngineering Course IEN333. As Figure 1 shows, the pre-test for IEN-333 has a minimum of 10questions where five questions are from the only prerequisite course (IEN-332) test bank and theother five questions

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

April Kedrowicz

undergraduate education from one with a technical focus to onewith a technical and leadership focus. One such approach involves integration throughinterdisciplinary collaboration. Interdisciplinarity can be described as the interaction among twoor more different disciplines. An interdisciplinary group consists of persons trained in differentfields of knowledge with different concepts, methods, data and terms organized into a commoneffort on a common problem with continuous intercommunication among the participants fromthe different disciplines.1 The purpose of this paper is to highlight the interdisciplinarycollaboration between faculty and graduate students from the College of Humanities and Collegeof Engineering at the University of Utah.The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene P. Deess; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori

the scope of the institution. Non-traditional students in that modelare distinguished from their traditional counterparts by their intense academic and vocationalorientation to college assignments. This model gives the institution the means to intervene inretention decisions. Bean suggests six types of models, all of which have the potential to helpunderstand the attrition process; each model identifies the interrelationships among the variousfactors and the relationships between these factors and the dropout decision.Bean’s study was supported by Allen (1999) who examined the relationships among four Page 9.1001.1constructs: (1

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Jackson

jobs specific to those industries can beevaluated using the functions available in this new modular laboratory configuration. Four suchmodules are planned for integration and operation during the Spring 2004 semester. These fourmodules are: 1) 3D Visual Analysis and Evaluation Module 2) Ergonomic versus Traditional Hand Tool Comparison and Evaluation Module 3) Ergonomic Workstation Design and Evaluation Module 4) Motion-Tracking and Motion-Capture Analysis and Evaluation ModuleWithin each module, common and unique equipment and furnishings are being tailored andintegrated to meet the needs specified for use in each module. Since the laboratory is beingcreated in the same area as a previous electronics

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Artigue; Mark Anklam; David Miller; Dan Coronell; Atanas Serbezov; Sharon Sauer; Alfred Carlson

students’ overall learning in laboratory so as to better prepare themfor industry and/or graduate research, we have (1) created a new lecture course on engineeringexperimentation to accompany the laboratory, (2) increased the emphasis on experimentalplanning and data analysis for each lab project, (3) implemented a peer-review and reportrevision procedure, (4) require students to follow industry standards for recording data inlaboratory notebooks, and (5) completely revised the department’s Lab Manual to reflect thesechanges in emphasis. This paper describes the organization and effectiveness of our revisedlaboratory sequence in comparison with our previous approach.IntroductionThe unit operations laboratory is generally regarded as an ideal

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Vance; Michael Cornachione; Harriet Cornachione

group dynamic components, a focus similarto efforts at other instutions7,8,9. The result is a required three-term sequence,commencing in the fall, incorporating 9 of the required 12 senior level design credits, and6 credits of communication work7.Course Premise The premise of the capstone design sequence is that the students are junior engineersin a civil engineering consulting firm1,8. Faculty act as project engineers and one faculty(rotating) is the chief executive officer (CEO) for the firm for the year. Communicationfaculty are part of the firm’s management as well. To the extent possible, references areto “the firm” and “the project” rather than “the class” or “the assignment.” A typicalorganization chart is shown in Figure 1

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Sherick

timing compelling: the growing momentum for Page 9.393.1broadening college level diversity programs, a larger institutional commitment to improveProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationAmerican Indian recruitment and retention with campus wide support programs, and aheightened level of corporate interest and partnership support for improving American Indianopportunities in this region. Less than a half percent (.5%) of American Indians makes up theengineering workforce nationwide.1 Multi-faceted barriers to

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shaundra Bryant; David Cavallo; Arnan Sipitakiat; Anindita Basu

the GoGo board in a variety of learning projects to integrate robotic control into otherprojects for learning. In this sense simpler and accessible have some advantages over sophisticated and advancedeven if giving something up in terms of power, speed and capability. We converted a traditional stage setting into a responsive environment that could dynamically interact withlighting and music systems, and added an animation system that could be projected into the dance space (Figure 1).After beginning their choreography, the group embedded sensors in the stage floor and the environment, allowingthe students to program triggers for certain events. In addition, we provided a set of sensors that students could wearon their bodies. The

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dilia Alcalde; Stephanie Adams

1 The Role of Informal Learning on the Teaming Process of Engineering Students Dilia Alcalde, MBA, Med and Stephanie Adams, PhD University of Nebraska- LincolnBackground Of special importance in to days fast pace organizations is the fact that employers seekindividuals exhibiting new skills and capabilities and who are “work ready,” capable ofperforming at high levels upon employment rather than having to undergo a long-termorientation training, and maturing. One of these important skills is teamwork skills1,2

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Creese

-based breakeven analysis.. The selection of a cost base determines how a particular cost is considered with respect tobeing fixed, semi-variable or variable. If the cost base is quantity, then a cost item such asmaterial cost would be considered as variable because when the production quantity increases,the total material costs would increase. If the cost base is time and the total production quantityis fixed, then the amount of materials used would be fixed and the material cost would beconsidered as a fixed cost.Breakeven Points The four breakeven points can be evaluated on either the quantity-based system or thetime-based system. The four breakeven points are defined as: 1. Shutdown Point(SD) In the production quantity system

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Dunbar

: • Coagulant Addition and Mixing • Flocculation • Sedimentation • Filtration • DisinfectionFigure 1 shows the typical treatment train for surface water. Surface water flows into the systemand it is mixed with a coagulant. After mixing, the water flows into the flocculation basin whereit is gently mixed to facilitate the coalescence of the colloidal particles into large particles. Thewater flows into a sedimentation basin where the large particles drop to the bottom of the tankforming a layer of sludge. Sludge consists of various particles and microorganism suspended inthe surface water. It is necessary to remove the sludge from the clarifier. Water overflows fromthe surface of the clarifier into the filter

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

order for their internal processes become Page 9.23.3 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”effective. The seven characteristics are: 1) common purpose, 2) clearly defined goals, 3)psychological safety, 4) role clarity, 5) mature communication, 6) productive conflict resolution,and 7) accountable interdependence. Common purpose is defined as the main objective of the team, which should beunderstood and shared by all team members. This element should lead to the development of theteam’s

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Shull; John Wise

to the creation of outcomes and objectives to satisfy ABET criteria, it is important toestablish a reliable baseline of this current state, a snapshot of the existing curricular andinstructional activity. Taking the time to do this will accomplish three important goals:1. The faculty will become familiar with the terms to be used in the development of ABEToutcomes and objectives while working in the comfort of their existing courses.2. The faculty will identify areas of weakness in existing educational practices andassessment processes.3. ABET design groups will be able to locate existing measurement points for collectingembedded data related to outcomes.Penn State Altoona is currently testing an online system designed to collect