Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Frederick Meyers; John Demel; Frank Croft

. Drawing Geometric Const'n. Geometry Geometry Graphing Charts & Graphs Intersections Kinematics Kinematic Simulation** Lettering Mathematics Orthographic Projection Orthographic Proj'n. Orthographic Proj'n. Multiviews & Aux. Orthographic Proj'n. Orthographic Proj'n. Reading Drawings Dwg. Stds. & Codes Reading Drawings Scales

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

April Kedrowicz

. Instead, we have experimentedwith speaking, writing, and teamwork in several courses as figures 2 and 3 indicate.iii I am omitting a deep discussion of ethics for the purpose of this paper. The integration of ethics instruction is in itsformative stages and we have developed a junior level course that was collaboratively created by both engineeringand philosophy faculty. This course is team taught, and relies heavily on guest speakers from industry to share their Page 9.940.5experiences and provide case studies. As a result, my focus is on the communication skills and teamwork aspects ofthis project. Proceedings of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

management and data integrityProject management. The management of the database itself will be enhanced by separating thedistinct functions of database maintenance and database analysis. The former will be managed bya team at Clemson University and the latter by a team at the University of Florida. This approachwill help ensure that the dataset is validated before analysis. The project teams’ familiarity withthe partner institutions and their data management practices in the past 15 years will be asignificant asset in understanding how to correctly interpret institutional differences. Changes infile formats, changes to ensure Y2K compatibility, changes in academic policies, and evenchanges from quarter-hour system to a semester-hour system have

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Willcox; Gergana Bounova

the linkages between engineering, physics and calculus. In a study to assessmathematics proficiency of students at Grand Valley State University, it was determined thatstudent problems in this area are widespread and originate from many sources.1 Some resourcesexist that attempt to address these problems. Examples include the dAimp project, 2 which iscurrently developing online resources for engineering mathematics. The goal is to put together aseries of manipulatives that lend greater understanding of mathematical concepts to engineeringundergraduates. Project Links aims to link the concepts of higher mathematics to real-worldapplications through interactive web-based modules. 8 One of the major challenges associatedwith developing such

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

thelaboratory part of the EDTE 341 course. Servicing of the engine-dynamometer system wascompleted as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurementswere added and the measurements were carried out. The results indicate that, at constant load, asthe engine speed was increased the fuel consumption increased. The same trend was seen atconstant speed; the fuel consumption increased as the load was increased. Simulated fueleconomy (miles/gal) graph indicate that the engine economy was about flat at higher loads, but,was decreasing slightly at low loads when the engine speed was increased beyond about 1500rpm.IntroductionThe two engine-dynamometer systems, one with a gasoline engine (Fig.1) and the other one witha diesel engine

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

. Servicing of the engine-dynamometer system wascompleted as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurementswere added and the measurements were carried out. The results indicate that, at constant load, asthe engine speed was increased the fuel consumption increased. The same trend was seen atconstant speed; the fuel consumption increased as the load was increased. Simulated fueleconomy (miles/gal) graph indicate that the engine economy was about flat at higher loads, but,was decreasing slightly at low loads when the engine speed was increased beyond about 1500rpm.IntroductionThe two engine-dynamometer systems, one with a gasoline engine (Fig.1) and the other one witha diesel engine came with the new building when the

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale

. You will receive 1 point for every dollar that your mixture costs less than $53.56.In addition to the “Scoring System” shown above, students will automatically receive a score of100 percent on the project if their 28 day compressive strength is greater than 15,000 psi. Also,future students will have the option of not taking the final exam for the course if their mixturehas a 28 day strength of at least 20,000 psi.Mixture ProportionsStudents have developed some impressive concrete mixtures over the past two semesters.Groups have developed concrete mixtures with one day strengths of almost 10,000 psi and 28day strengths of over 16,000 psi. For those who are not familiar with concrete compressivestrengths, most home foundations are cast with

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephan A. Durham; W. Micah Hale

. You will receive 1 point for every dollar that your mixture costs less than $53.56.In addition to the “Scoring System” shown above, students will automatically receive a score of100 percent on the project if their 28 day compressive strength is greater than 15,000 psi. Also,future students will have the option of not taking the final exam for the course if their mixturehas a 28 day strength of at least 20,000 psi.Mixture ProportionsStudents have developed some impressive concrete mixtures over the past two semesters.Groups have developed concrete mixtures with one day strengths of almost 10,000 psi and 28day strengths of over 16,000 psi. For those who are not familiar with concrete compressivestrengths, most home foundations are cast with

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph W. Hurst

demand for a skilled talent pool of technologically literate workers.Changes over the past several years have forced organizations to reinventthemselves and individuals to re-educate themselves. No company or employeecan afford to ignore today’s workplace challenges, including the shifts fromtraditional job roles to innovative training that assesses and develops new humancapacity.The new economy is an environment of constant change. It places value onbroad knowledge and skills, flexibility, cross-training, multi-tasking, teaming,problem solving, and project based work. Organizations today have anunderpinning of technology that supports the very basic systems of theiroperations from the front office to the production floor. Workers are expected

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Liao

of 2. However, the experiment shows that a crack appears exactly at thev−reinforcement tips to the weld toes as simulation predicted. It is observed that the welds arean important factor in this simulation and rigid modeling is feasible. This project also serves as acase study to the students in predicting fatigue failure of a real industrial part.1 IntroductionAs shown in Fig. 1, a typical automotive rear suspension consists of the v-beam, v-reinforcement, stabilizing bar, spring seat, spring seat reinforcement, jounce and jounce stop,knuckle, spacer, shock mount, shock nut, trailing arm, sleeve and bushing. These componentsare assembled through bolts and welds. Due to normal use of the vehicle and exceptional roadconditions, it is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

2002.3- Information Systems Theory and Practice • IS 2002.4- Information Technology Hardware and System Software • IS 2002.5- Programming, Data, File and Object Structures • IS 2002.6- Networks and Telecommunication • IS 2002.7- Analysis and Logical Design • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeThe ABET requirement states that at least 30 semester hours of IS must be included in the IScurriculum. Taking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation6, we havedeveloped a course sequence in IS curriculum which integrates problem solving into courses.Moreover, this sequence should

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

from UNAH, the student needs to complete certain number of credit hours coveringmajor areas of the civil engineering practice. These areas include transportation, geotechnics,water resources, sanitation, materials, structures, administration, and project management. CivilEngineering education at UF is a broad engineering discipline that incorporates many differentaspects of engineering. The civil engineering curriculum prepares students to select an area ofconcentration in preparation for practice or continuation for master and PhD degrees. The areaswhere both curriculums meet is aiming education towards the ever changing needs of society andstrive for globalization.Introduction

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

discussion assignments that facilitate meaningful group coherency. Discussions should be focused on a task, and each task should result in a product or measurable outcome, and tasks should engage learners in content. 3. - Students should present course projects. Students learn from seeing and discussing peer’s work. 4. - Instructors need to provide two types of feedback, frequently and continuously. 5. - Online courses need deadlines and intermediate deadlines to maintain progress. 6. - Challenging tasks, sample cases and praise for quality work communicate high expectations

Conference Session

BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

teaching materials in relation to the two questions above issummarized in Table 1. Page 9.459.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society of Engineering EducationTable 1Range of MeanResponse Question 3 Question 4<1.5 Homework problems>1.5-2.0 Lectures Homework problems Design project>2.0-2.5 Interaction with course instructor Example

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Session 3264 Using Everyday Materials to Examine Characteristic Mechanical Properties of Metals, Polymers, and Ceramics Amy C. Hsiao Union CollegeIntroductionThis paper will describe an active laboratory exercise designed to introduce key mechanicalproperties of metals, polymers, and ceramics. The materials investigated are common andeveryday in the sense that they can be found in the desk, classroom, or refrigerator of a student,i.e., in his or her life. The exercise is presented as a “real-world” project, in which the studentsare newly

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Lynch

the IndustrialRevolution which will most likely be complete on the planet during the lifetimes of our students.It is reasonable to project a factor of 5 increase in per capita industrial metabolism, based on theexisting evidence. Concurrently, reasonable projections have population stabilizing at roughlytwice that of today. So on balance, the completion of the Industrial Revolution implies a factorof 10 increase (5x2) in both natural resource utilization and environmental loading.These two common projections presume a just, stable world order with the present materialinequities largely abolished, and some kind of sustainable relationship between industrialpractice and nature. Implied in turn are permanent human dependencies on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khan Saeed; Beverlee Kissick

multiculturalism is just a celebration of thisMinority Student Faculty and Staff All minority students Celebrating minorityReception invited to attend students help createEVENT gathering to foster supportive better relationships environment with faculty/staff necessary for retentionm&m project Laury Kuder Colorful m&ms Another celebration ofEVENT (admissions rep

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

discussions by the students. Noexams were given in the class. Instead, the grading of the class consisted of written papers andtwo team projects. Students were asked to write one to two page reports on several articles thatwere distributed in class. Some of these articles included the following; “Welcome to the Men’sClub: Homosociality and the Maintenance of Hegemonic Masculinity”, (Bird, 1996), “SubtleSexism in Engineering” (Frehill, 1997), “Sex and Suits” (Hollander, 1994), “Gender asStructure”, (Risman, 1999), “Mobilizing Masculinities: Women’s Experiences of Men at Work”(Martin, 2001), “Perspectives on Masculinities” (Kimmel, 2001), “Hegemonic Masculinity andEmphasized Femininity” (Connell, 1987) and “Men of Reason” (Connell,1995). In addition

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

American Manufacturing” that therewill be a projected need for 10 million new skilled workers by 2020. They believe that “A long-term manufacturing employment and skill crisis is developing, one with ominous implicationsfor the economy and national security.” Given the significant job losses in manufacturing, it isbecoming increasingly difficult to attract a new generation of young people into advancedtechnological education programs, which would prepare them for high skill; high wage jobs(National Association of Manufacturers). Manufacturing is severely challenged by old negativeimages about the factory floor and an education and training system that does not promoteengineering and technology careers. New strategic alliances between education and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

the cluster to be composed of different platforms, hardware,architecture, and processing power to be networked together and work as parallel machines.Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a standard Application Programming Interface (API) that canbe used to create parallel applications. Since PVM is built around the concept of a virtualmachine, it has the advantage over MPI when the application is going to run over a networkedcollection of machines particularly if the machines are heterogeneous. However, MPI has theadvantage if the application is going to be developed and executed on a single MPP6.Implementation of the Parallel Computing Laboratory The main objectives of this project are to design and develop a small cluster for

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Page 9.918.4 • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeTaking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation3 we have developed acomplete undergraduate IS curriculum which consists of general education, major core, majorelectives, and general electives courses.3. Criteria for Accrediting Information Systems ProgramsABET5 requirement covers eight areas; these are: Objectives and Assessments

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Nadir; Peter Young; Il Yong Kim; Olivier de Weck; David Wallace

Process: execute appropriate optimization in the presence of constraints - Implementing: hardware manufacturing process - Implementing: test, verification, validation, and certificationThis paper first offers a description of the course, focusing on its structure and flow (Section 2).Next, the target student population (Section 3) and required resources (Section 4) will bediscussed. The design project, including the requirements levied on the students, is the subject ofSection 5. In Section 6, we explain how design optimization can be incorporated in such designcourses. An overview of the student deliverables (Section7), assessment results (Section 8) andconclusions (Section 9) round out the paper.2. Course descriptionThe goal of the course is

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vennes; Phillip Smith

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsketching and orthographic projects with PRO/E1. This course replaces the traditional freshmanlevel computer aided drafting course. Instruction in the use of PRO/E is an integral part of thecourse. The second course, a sophomore level course, Introduction to Product Development,continues student instruction in PRO/E at a more advanced level. Manufacturing methods arealso treated within the laboratory portion of this course. The third course, an elective senior levelcourse called Finite Element Analysis and Design, continues the instruction in PRO/E to includestress analysis of the object under design. The purpose of this sequence of courses is to proceedfrom a design concept to a completed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Cliver; Mike Eastman

First Year Orientation Committee within theECTET department. The project, designed to meet the aforementioned goals, required thestudents to build 3-dimensional maps of portions of the campus and compete in a “robot race” Page 9.623.2through the campus maps. The entire process took place over the course of approximately 6“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”hours during two days. The first day consisted of learning how to program and control the robot,designing the course and

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia

Systems Laboratory toprovide Mechanical Engineering students with hands-on experience on integrated designand manufacturing of intelligent systems [1]. As another example, a case study has beendone in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. In theirstudy, they have integrated shape memory alloy into a first-year engineering course and afirst-year engineering project. The results, that have been reported both qualitatively andquantitatively, showed the successful impact of the experience [2].ME4006 (Experimental Laboratory II) is a successful, large-enrollment laboratory coursein mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. This course interweaves instruction onengineering principles with instruction on engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

Changes. Topic Weeks Fields of Engineering 3 Engineering Design Theory 2 Communication Skills 1 Aeronautical Design Project 1 Automotive/Mechanical Project 2 Electromechanical Design 1 Electronic Design 1 Structural Engineering Design 2 Computer-Aided Design 1 Page 9.1065.5 Total 14 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George DeSain; Farid Tranjan; Ken Burbank

maintains 14 laboratories forinstruction. Five of these laboratories are dedicated to electrical and telecommunicationsengineering technology. All are equipped with modern computers for simulation exercises.Other laboratories are used for engineering computing graphics, rapid prototyping,manufacturing automation, machining, and metrology. A new building, the Center for AppliedTechnology, was dedicated in November 2003, and will provide four of the 14 laboratories withapproximately 15,000 square feet and two additional classrooms.The Department received an award ($4.7 million dollars) which is being administered by theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Approximately seventy percent of thisaward is being allocated to the acquisition

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

willall inherently impose deadlines on you. It will be very likely that journal manuscriptsubmissions will be “pushed to the back burner”. Make yourself meet your deadlines for thisvery important task.Schedule time for your publishing tasks, i.e. writing, editing, creating figures, etc. Whether it is 1hour each day or a 4 hour block during a particular day of the week, having a regularly scheduledtime for publishing is a necessity if you are to meet your goals. Begin writing manuscripts early,while the task or project is on-going; do not wait until you feel the work is near completion [2].Simply, write about the project during your set-aside time. In addition, this time should betreated as special time that cannot be trumped by other work

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ella Fridman

objectives.At the University of Toledo, the union of technology and pedagogy in the development ofan undergraduate thermodynamics course has resulted in the Learning Tool. Fig.1. Intersection of Technology and PedagogyThis project outlines the design of the Learning Tool, a group of multi-media componentsthat present specific course concepts. The design of each Learning Tool component isguided by pedagogical principles to help students understand, learn, engage with, andretain course material. The components of the Learning Tool are designed to 1. deliver course materials through multiple modes (text, image, animation, etc.) to accommodate different learning styles; 2. provide different types of feedback

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

. The basic sub-VIs (sub programs represented by icons in the LabVIEW programmingenvironment) used in developing the various standard experiments are also included in a palettereadily accessible to students. These sub-VIs include sensor, square root extractor, PIDcontroller, P-only controller, On/Off controller, final control element, graphing and timing. Withthese sub-VI students can easily complete open-ended projects designing their own controlsystems. In fact a student doing a class project created the sequence control example.Results The LEGO kits were used in the classroom for the second time during the Fall 2003semester. Twenty-seven junior and senior students were enrolled in two sections of the course.On the first day of class