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Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Session 3155 Bringing Practitioners (and Practice) into the Curriculum Walter W. Massie, MSc, P.E. Offshore Engineering Curriculum Leader Delft University of Technology Delft, The NetherlandsAbstractMany of the Delft University of Technology curricula have a rich history of bringing practice intothe classroom. The most common and most obvious way that this is done in Delft is to seekcandidates for full professorships almost universally from industry as opposed to having themprogress ‘up through the ranks’ as

Conference Session

Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Diane Schuch Miller; Donald Falkenburg

Session 1163 Strategies for Creating Web-based Engineering Case Studies Donald R. Falkenburg, Diane Schuch Miller Wayne State UniversityAbstractLinking academic learning with real-world experiences motivates students and significantlyimpacts depth of learning. The Greenfield Coalition is developing and deploying case studies tosupport its programs in manufacturing engineering and technology. This paper describes theGreenfield case methodology, and presents a four-step design process used to author anengineering case.Integrating LearningMost engineering problems are not like the problems at

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Dick; Russell Aubrey

electronic construction project to be completed by the end of the semester. Theseassignments range from an introduction to conventional house wiring to Printed Circuit Board(PCB) layout and etching, culminating with the fabrication of a variable voltage DC powersupply. Providing a course with well defined objectives within the constraints of a project-oriented atmosphere serves as a major confidence builder for students with little or no previouselectrical/electronic experience. The course’s philosophy, objectives, assignments, learningplatforms and student evaluations are presented.IntroductionElectrical Engineering Technology (EET) on most campuses has a reputation for being tough onstudents in the early semesters. The introductory course, EET 196

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Viva Austin; Keith Koenig; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

Session Number 3159 Revision and Translation of Existing Programs as a Tool for Teaching Computer Data Acquisition and Control Systems Design and Implementation Thomas Hannigan, Keith Koenig, Bryan Gassaway, Viva Austin Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State UniversityAbstractKeeping data acquisition and control systems (DACS) used in a graduate and under-graduate laboratory current in a rapidly evolving technological environment is anexpensive and time-consuming task. Computer architecture and software have evolvedmore rapidly than the curriculum repeats, and the interfaces commonly used for

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Kulkarni; Wajiha Shireen

how it can beimplemented using a Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The paper will include the analytical Page 9.484.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationequations, software flow diagrams and experimental results from a laboratory prototype drivesystem. Electric motors are taught very justifiably in almost all Universities along with some basicmotor control methods. However, in order to keep pace with the industrial changes, present dayElectrical Engineering or Technology students need

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson

engineering and engineering technology students. It isa fundamental course prerequisite for other important courses like dynamics and strength ofmaterials. Success in these latter courses is directly correlated to success in statics.1 Page 9.834.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationDemonstrated proof of student learning and mastery of engineering concepts is now required inthe Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology’s (ABET) outcomes-basedenvironment2. Tools are needed for assessment

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Xueshu Song; Phil Pilcher; Radha Balamuralikrishna

, and 6)repair actions.This module incorporates five underlying themes developed and recurred throughout the threemodules to reveal the math, sciences, and engineering technology concepts in task performancethrough the virtual laboratory and to foster the ability for safe, efficient, and creative problemsolving and professional task performance throughout the curriculums. Theme 1 is the recursivesafety principle. Theme 2 is technical communication skills through blue print reading andrecords keeping. Theme 3 is critical and analytical thinking ability development via troubleshooting the machine tool systems. Theme 4 is the efficiency of problem solving, designed toinspire students to seek their own optimal learning efficiency. Theme 5 is the

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Kukulka

Session 3133 Development of Energy Design Projects at Buffalo State College to meet TAC/ABET Outcomes David J. Kukulka Buffalo State College, Mechanical Engineering Technology Program, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222Students completing their studies in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program at BuffaloState College (BSC) are required to complete a senior design project. The Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) has developed a set of learning outcomes used to guidefaculty in assessing the effectiveness of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan; dulal kar; Rafic Bachnak

Session 1520 Digital Systems Laboratory for Teaching and Research Rafic Bachnak, Dulal Kar, and Hesham Shaalan Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has developed a Digital Systems Laboratory that affords ComputerScience and Engineering Technology students state-of-the-art training tools. Thelaboratory also enhances the ability of the College of Science and Technology todemonstrate science and engineering concepts to

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographyHENGZHONG WENHengzhong Wen is currently a Ph.D. student of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University ofOklahoma. Her research work focuses on online training system development and implementation. She received herbachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mechanical Engineering College of Beijing Union University. Shereceived her master degree in School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Sheworked as an instructor and mechanical engineer in Beijing Chemical Equipment Factory for seven years, and thenas a chief engineer at Beijing Hanwei Engineering Blasting Company of High Technology for one year.KURT GRAMOLLKurt Gramoll is the Hughes Centennial

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Pinkus; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Mark Sindelar; Larry Shuman; Carl Mitcham; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Harvey Wolfe

dilemmas for which the student provides a written analy-sis. The analyses are then holistically scored using the rubric that allows us to classify the stu-dent’s level of achievement. We present the results of these tests and discuss the lessons learnedfrom this experiment. Our long-term objective is to develop a web-based assessment instrumentsimilar to CSM’s Cogito system for assessing intellectual development that can be effectivelyused by engineering faculty to assess students’ ability to recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas.IntroductionLed by national commissions, industry leaders, and progressive educators [1-4], the Accredita-tion Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) adopted its innovative Engineering Criteria2000 in 1997 [5-6

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

. (2001). Scaffolding learning in virtual environments. Annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, Candelabra, UK.Heffernan, N. T. (1998). Intelligent tutoring systems have forgotten the tutor: adding a cognitive model of human tutors. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Los Angles, CA, USA.Jackson, S. L., J. Krajcik, et al. (1998). The design of guided learner-adaptable scaffolding in interactive learning environments. SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems.Palm, W. (2001). Introduction to MatLab 6 for Engineers, McGraw Hill Higher Education.Quintana, C., J. Krajcik, et al. (2002). A Case Study to Distill Structural Scaffolding Guidelines for Scaffolded

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mel Mendelson

Curriculum,"International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE), Proceedings of 2001 ICEE, pp. 8B2-6 to 8B2-9, Oslo,Norway, Aug. 6-10, 2001.[4] Uddin, M., personal communication, November 1, 2002.[5] M. Mendelson, G. Kuleck, J. Roe, J. Sanny, R. Noorani, “Nano/Micro-Technology Undergraduate Course,”NSF Grant EEC 0304677 (Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education), July 2003.[6] Akay, A., "New Directions in Mechanical Engineering,," Redefining Mechanical Engineering and It's Impacton Engineering Education, ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, January25-27, 2002.[7] M. Mendelson, G. Kuleck, J. Roe, J. Sanny, J. Bulman, R. Noorani, N. Ula, “Integration of the Basic Sciencesand Engineering Through Nanotechnology

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

Technology Nature, Evolution, and Evaluation. Proceedings, ASEE AnnualConference.Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. 186-191.CRAIG JAMES GUNNCraig James Gunn is Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering atMichigan State University. In this role he directs the integrated communication program in mechanical engineeringwhile providing help to the cooperative engineering education division of the College of Engineering. He serves aseditor for the CED Newsbriefs and MCCE Co-op Courier. Page 9.881.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Brelin-Fornari; Betsy Homsher; Laura Sullivan

1505 Kettering University’s Bioengineering Summer Program for High School Women Janet Brelin-Fornari, Betsy Homsher, Laura Sullivan Kettering UniversityAbstractIt has been documented that young women are more likely to pursue a career that they perceiveas contributing to the common good of society. Also, the number of young women that obtaindegrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is steadily decreasing orremaining stagnant. To address these two issues, Kettering University has developed a summerprogram that introduces high

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2004-757: AN ONLINE COURSE MANAGEMENT TOOL TO DEVELOP ANDDELIVER THE MICROELECTRONICS LABORATORY CURRICULUMLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Page 9.195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 1526 Micr oelectr onics Labor ator y Cur r iculum Development and Deliver y Via Online Tool Lakshmi V. Munukutla, Richar d Newman, Har r y Koehnemann, and J ohn Rober tson Ar izona State Univer sity East College of Technology and Applied Sciences

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Choate

Thermal-Fluid Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3. 2004-05 Engineering Criteria, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore. (http://www.abet.org/criteria.html)4. Y.A. Cengel and R.H. Turner, Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, McGraw Hill, 2001.5. R. Brent, R.M. Felder and J.E. Stice, National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) Workshop, 2003 Annual Page 9.116.6 Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

. 3, pp. 177-181, July 1996.Biographical InformationJ.W. Bruce received the B.S. degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1991, theM.S.E.E. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993, and the Ph.D. degree fromthe University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2000, all in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Bruce has servedas a member of the technical staff at the Mevatec Corporation and the Intergraph Corporation.Since 2000, Dr. Bruce has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering atMississippi State University, where he is an Assistant Professor. Dr. Bruce teaches courses onembedded systems, VLSI, and systems-on-a-chip design and was named the Bagley College ofEngineering Outstanding Engineering Educator in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aranggan Venkataratnam; Ashok Goel

Session 1332 Undergraduate Research in Nanotechnology Circuit Design Ashok Goel, Constance Rimatzki, Dean Gores and Aranggan Venkataratnam Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931 AbstractUndergraduate research in the area of nanotechnology circuit design is described. Twoundergraduate students worked with electrical engineering graduate students and afaculty member on projects related to designing nanoscale logic gates and circuits usingsingle electron transistors

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

Session 3464 Materials Science Course for Non-Majors: An Exercise in Experiential Learning Jamie Workman-Germann Indiana University Purdue University, IndianapolisTeaching Materials Science courses can be difficult. Teaching Materials Science coursesto non-majors can be even more difficult, but teaching Materials Science courses tofreshmen non-majors who have no chemistry or engineering background can beextremely challenging. The students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)program in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI are required totake an

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

Effective Practices in Robotics Education David J. Ahlgren, Igor M. Verner, Daniel Pack, Steve Richards Department of Engineering, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106 USA/ Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 32000/Department of Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy/Acroname, Inc., Boulder, COAbstractLinked to the authors’ 2004 ASEE Annual Conference CoEd workshop on Educational Robotics,this paper evaluates educational strategies and activities from the perspective of four engineeringeducators who have extensive first-hand experience in integrating robotics in the curriculum—from first year courses through senior

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Jamiel Trimble; Thomas Boronkay

Session #3649 Portable Video Intubation Stylet Thomas G. Boronkay, Janak Dave, Jamiel Trimble University of CincinnatiStudents working toward the Baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Cincinnati are required to complete a “Design, Build & Test” Capstone designproject. Some of these projects are geared to meet the needs of the local community.Intubation is a procedure by which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea of a patientwho requires assistance in breathing. It is a blind procedure that relies on imperfect, indirectmethods

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Fodor; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Intelligent Fuzzy Controllers Laboratory Janos L Grantner1 , Ramakrishna Gottipati1 , George A Fodor2 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5329, USA grantner@wmich.edu, r0gottip@wmich.edu 2 ABB Automation Technology Products AB, S-721 67 Vasteras, Sweden george.a.fodor@se.abb.comAbstract The Intelligent Fuzzy Controllers Laboratory has been developed in the Department ofElectrical and Computer

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

, American Society for Engineering Educationinvolves students in real-world projects and problem solving from the freshman through the senioryear1-2. This interdisciplinary experience enables students to work on exciting and cutting edgeapplications of the very technologies they learn about in the rest of the engineering curriculum andsee how those technologies improve life for business and people. In this project, a group of utilitycompanies and their hardware suppliers requested that Rowan engineers develop a low cost,hand-held device that would assist them in the management of their field assets. As utilities mergeand the electrical infrastructure changes to meet ever-growing customer electrical demand keepingtrack of the location and maintenance

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Session: 2548 Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment Gary D. Steffen Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractSpace, cost and security are all concerns when instructing local area networks. Teaching eventhe most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student withadditional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirementsbecome quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gumaer

, students in upper divisionengineering technology classes all had laptop computers. The laptops in use were Intel Pentium-class machines running either Microsoft Windows Me or Microsoft Windows XP as theoperating system. All laptops had the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0installed on them.One goal was to utilize these computers to improve the student learning experience in a data Page 9.1169.1acquisition course without significantly increasing the cost of course delivery. Another goal was Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

the United States, will provide acompetitive edge upon entering into their chosen field. Within the civil engineering and construction technology professions, the Germans areable to sustain resources by reusing most materials, typically disposed of upon demolition in theU.S., either directly or through recycling processes. Instead of destroying existing structures, Page 9.1237.4 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"unique rehabilitation methods were used to improve utility. In

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K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

Promotion of Final Year Capstone Projects Aaron S Blicblau School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, AustraliaIntroductionIn many engineering courses around the world one of the key aspects required of the studentsis that they complete an independent project in their final year of studies. Project work is nowconsidered to be an important part of an engineer’s training4-6. Students enrolled in their finalyear of mechanical engineering at Swinburne University of Technology are required toundertake and complete a final year project (major capstone project). Students may select aproject from a list

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kraemer; Bijan Pashaie; David Probst

. Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD, 2000.2. David K. Probst, “Advance Laboratory as Liberal Education,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2001.3. University Studies Handbook, Southeast Missouri State University. Also see http://ustudies.semo.edu .4. David K. Probst, “A proposed interdisciplinary senior capstone course,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002.BIJAN PASHAIEBijan Pashaie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast MissouriState University. He received the B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and the M.S. in Mathematics from TexasTech University, and he

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James W. Boggs; R. Chris Williams; Kris G. Mattila; Todd Scholz

The Pavement Enterprise- An Educational Partnership with IndustryJames W. Boggs,1 R. Chris Williams,2 Kris G. Mattila3, and Todd Scholz4 1 James W. Boggs, Pavement Enterprise Assistant Director Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 jimboggs@mtu.edu (906) 487-2646 phone (906) 487-2943 fax 2 R. Chris Williams, Assistant Professor Pavement Enterprise Director Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 williams@mtu.edu (906) 487-1630 phone (906) 487-2943 fax 3 Kris G. Mattila, Associate Professor