Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Oxtoby

external controller to handle the acquisition and scaling of data and theappropriate handshaking for slower I/O devices along with relaying data to and from the DSPprocessor via direct memory access. Simple circuitry to implement the data transfer andhandshaking has been developed and is now included in selected laboratory exercises. This wayone can extend the interfacing options in the course, take advantage of a wider range of I/Odevices such as push buttons, LCD displays, multi-channel ADCs etc. and provide a direct link toearlier micro-processor courses. Student projects can also take advantage of this technique.Microprocessor HardwareThe DSP course uses the ADSP-2181 based EZ-Kit Lite, an inexpensive yet versatiledevelopment system from

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wiggins

for construction projects; c. Utilizing modern surveying methods for construction layout; d. Determining forces and stresses in elementary structural systems; e. Estimating material quantities and costs, and; f. Employing productivity software to solve technical problems.Baccalaureate degree programs must demonstrate that graduates, in addition to the competenciesabove, are capable of: a. Producing and utilizing design, construction and operations documents; b. Performing economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction and maintenance of systems in the construction technical specialties. c. Selecting appropriate construction materials and practices. d. Applying

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Oner Yurtseven

publications and tradejournals in microprocessor and embedded systems. I plan to submit full-length and shortpapers and letters to some of these publications to stay current in my field.I plan to submit project proposals to Raytheon Technical Services in the area of userinterface protocols for embedded computer systems, jointly with Professor Sam T. Betterin the department. I will also seek for equipment funding for department’s signalprocessing laboratories from the National Science Foundation. I am in the process ofdesigning some new experiments for students that will use the new proposed equipment.The development director of the school indicated that she would help me submit the sameequipment proposal to few local instrumentation companies as well

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

rapport with studentsplanning and quality, • Frequent assessment of student learningorganized classroom • Classroom assessment techniquesinstruction. • Out of class homework and projects • Appropriate use of technologyPutting theory into practice,senior ExCEEd staff actually Page 7.389.3demonstrate their Figure 1. The ExCEEd Model for Classroom Instruction “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002

Conference Session

Achieving Diversity in the CE Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Norma Mattei

depends on some catalyst tospark the mentor/mentoree relationship.A recent study by the Catalyst Research Group (CRG, 1998) on minority women in the generalworkplace surveyed 1700 African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American female managers. Thestudy found that 22% of the women surveyed intended to quit their companies. Although mosthad graduate degrees, many found that they are not moving up in their corporations. Keyconcerns include: 47% don’t have an influential mentor, 40% site lack of informal networkingwith influential colleagues, 29% lack company role models of the same race/ethnic group, and28% don’t get high visibility projects. What can be done to avoid this type of backlash inengineering? Remember, in the Catalyst Research Group study

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shehu Farinwata

@ 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationFurthermore, we often go ahead and build these systems and continue to validate and testthe models until satisfactory expected and projective results are obtained. This innocentlymentioned process is by no means trivial or simplistic. It could be a painfully iterativeprocess, depending on the physical significance and relevance being sought, andsometimes, expected outcomes do not result, and we go back to the drawing board, timeand money permitting. The author’s seeming obsession that students get a good handle ondifferential equations by graduation can be summed up an in-class sermon for a seniors’course in automatic control. Other engineering educators may apply it to their pertinentcourse

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Miller; Carlos Morales

delivering full- provided mainly with video and graphics-basedscreen full-motion video, but only had a range of instruction. On the other end of the spectrum, aone hundred fifty feet. Multiple access ports can user that is having problems with the visualbe placed throughout an organization to provide content, will be given sound files and on-screena wireless access area beyond the 150 feet text. This is determined through functionsrestriction of a single access hub. Within the present within the Active Server Pages that passconfines of the development phase of this project variables through the A* Star algorithm and area single access hub was used. It worked as compiled in a user-specific

Conference Session

Teaching Effective Communications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

fail to follow each part of aninstruction more and more error intrudes until a total breakdown of the project ensues.Word finds, Anagrams, Crosswords, Brainteasers, frame games, and the above logic puzzleseach require students to read and then carefully work through a variety of thought processes.They see the challenge and the fun of tackling these mind games and see a satisfaction inreaching conclusions that speak of their mental abilities. These activities can be fostered in everyengineering course offered at the university and require no loss of class time or instruction. Theyare simply passed out to students and the challenge begins. The above types of activities providestudents with subtle tools that carry over to the careful reading of

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

Engineering Education 90(4): 653-657.[2] Gray R and Weissbach R (2000) “Integration of Satcom and GPS into a Technology Curriculum”. Proceedingsof the 2000 Annual ASEE Conference, Session 3549.[3] Van Alphen, D. and Katz, S (1999) “Implementing a Satellite Earth Station – A student project” Proceedings ofthe 1999 Annual ASEE Conference, Session 2532.[4] NASA Website for orbit prediction: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/[5] Shaeiwitz, J (1998) “Classroom assessment” Journal of Engineering Education 86: 179-183AcknowledgementThe satellite experiments described in this paper have been partially funded through a Mini-Grant from theEngineering Technology Division of ASEE.ALBERT LOZANO-NIETO is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State, Wilkes-Barre

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Haque

. 481-490.10. NeuroShell 2 User's Manual (1996) Ward Systems Group, Inc., Frederick, MD, USA11. Design Handbook, vol. 2, Columns, ACI Publ. SP-17a(78), 1978.MOHAMMED E. HAQUEMohammed E. Haque is an Associate Professor of the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&MUniversity at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, andinvestigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and privatesectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, andmembers of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering andTechnology, a MSCE and a Ph.D

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Merino

founderand Program Director of the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program. He was founder ofthe undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) at Stevens. He won the MortonDistinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The SelectionProcess for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two Centennial certificates from the ASEE in EngineeringEconomics and Engineering Management. He is past Chair of the Engineering Management Division andEngineering Economy Division of ASEE.Dr. Merino was awarded the B. Sarchet Award from the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM)and the B. Sarchet Award from the Engineering Management Division of the American Society of

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Mines; Andre J. Butler; Laura Lackey; Philip McCreanor

musthave an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.Based on this criterion, the MUSE environmental engineering lab experience was re-structuredto emphasize experimental design by including four open-ended problems in the laboratoryexperience. These supplementary projects required the design of experiments to evaluate abench-scale wastewater treatment plant, an adsorption process, a coagulation/flocculationexperience and an investigation of the interferences associated with the measurement of chemicaloxygen demand (COD). These experimental design experiences were added to the coursewithout eliminating content included in the former format and the workload experienced by thestudent was not significantly

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

descriptions, or regularperformance reviews. In response to the introduction of these concepts in the textbook, onestudent asked, “Do any companies really work this way?” Other students were able to shareformal procedures and processes with the class, which emphasized the range of practice presentin manufacturing management. Presentations by student teams included time study projects,budget approval flowcharts, and physical facilities planning examples all drawn from current,local manufacturing organizations.The second group of students all worked for a large, US – based multinational corporationsupplying low-volume, high cost parts to the aircraft industry. Through corporate mergers andtakeovers these students had changed corporate identity three

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

A. A. Al-Anezi

) 3 Fluid Power 3 Tolerancing Mechanics of Materials & Lab 4 I.C.E 2 (Diesel Engines) 3 Machine Design 3 Fluid Mechanics & Lab 3 Gas Turbine 2 Engineering Project 2 Applied Thermodynamics 3 Boilers & Steam Turbines 3 Electro-Mechanical Systems 4 Instrumentation & Lab 3 Fuel & Lubricants 1 Basic Electricity for Mech. Equip 3 Maintenance 1 (Lecture) 2 MET Elective

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Madara Ogot

© 2002, American Society of Engineering Education2.5 Specific Aim #5: Encouraging More High School Seniors to Consider Careers inEngineeringAs previously mentioned, the 'product' of the Creative Design Workshop, are multi-mediapresentations on CD-ROM of common mechanical devices/systems work. On completion ofeach project, student R&D teams visit local high schools to make their presentations andhopefully arouse the interest of high school students to engineering. We have been working withtwo local high schools in New Brunswick and Franklin Township (NJ), both of which have highminority populations.In the near future, we shall have all developed materials available for download from theprogram website to allow high school teachers to

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

investigation have recently been reported. 3 The experiment described here isbased on these results, which are a combination of the work done by two engineering senior Page 7.818.1design teams and a senior project in the Department of Construction Technology. The “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”objectives of this experiment are to: (1) introduce the student to the concept of dynamic loading,as compared to static loading, (2) demonstrate a method for determining dynamic loading, (3) compare

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck

such as noise, distortion, andtiming imperfections.Capturing signals from real systems and processing them using simulated systems has theadvantage of using real world signals recorded directly from actual systems, and at the same timeretaining the flexibility and convenience of using simulated systems. Only the instructor needsto have access to the actual system to record the signals, and the students can process the resultsusing appropriate software, experimenting with different methods simply by making changes insoftware.To demonstrate this teaching method, a project is described that captures the caller identification(CID) signal that is used to transmit the name and number of a telephone caller, and demodulatesthe signal using the numeric

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirankumar Gundrai

. Page 7.547.4Moreover, the collective wisdom of the entire nuclear industry is brought to bear on thisProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationimprovement process. All plant operators share best practices and operating experiencesthrough industry wide lessons learned procedures, benchmarking projects and the TopIndustry Practice Awards program.Plant longevity through license renewal.Nuclear power plants are a valuable asset to their owners because their initial licenseperiod can be extended. The initial license period of 40 years can be renewed for anadditional 20. So far, eight plants have applied for license

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brow; Carol Click

Materials Lab I/111 Equipment usage, raw materials Winter Materials Lab II/122 Traditional processing methods, glassesJunior Fall Processing Lab I/231 Processing methods, design of experiments Winter Processing Lab II/242 Microstructure design and characterizationSenior Fall Charcterization/362 Mechanical, electrical, & optical properties Fall Design Lab I/261 Capstone project Winter Design Lab II/262 Capstone projectTable 2. Sophomore laboratory exercises in Ceramic Engineering. Fall Semester Winter

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamal Rojiani

students with a means for checking their work, reinforces fundamentalconcepts learned in class, and enhances their learning experience by allowing them to experiment bybuilding different types of beams and studying the effect of moving loads on these beams.Acknowledgements This project was supported in part by the Center for Innovation in Learning, Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University, and by the National Science Foundation. Their support for this effort isgratefully acknowledged.Bibliography American Institute of Steel Construction (1993). LRFD Manual of Steel Construction, Chicago, Illinois. Barker, R.M., and Puckett, J. A. (1997). Design of Highway Bridges, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. Hibbeler, R. C

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Glavinich; Patricia Brown

Loads and Displacement Issues 1 4. Codes, Regulations, and Statutes 2II. Construction Management (15%) 1. Economic and Financial Issues 5 2. Construction Processes 3 3. Project Management 4III. Electrical and Lighting Systems (23%) 1. Basic Electrical Knowledge (includes 7 grounding, lighting, emergency systems, grounding) 2. Theory (includes Power, circuits

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Waters

planning is probably apoor investment' flies in the face of sound, proven management theory employed throughout theconstruction industry for the last half century." I was for several years involved in corporateplanning at TRW; I know that those results were a waste of money. However, I am unsure thatthe reviewer and I are discussing the same thing. I would agree that the successful prosecution ofany largescale endeavor requires extensive formal planning and coordination, but it also requireson-going adaptation to changing circumstances, as any project manager would testify. The pointhere is the farther in the future one attempts to determine events, the less likely the desiredresults

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Miller

significant amountof HAZOP work on the final design project. The assessment program was also revised tomeasure students’ ability to identify and correct hazardous operations issues during the design of Page 7.977.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationa new process or modification of an existing process. Overall, the process of self-study followedby the ABET site visit is a much more useful and meaningful exercise that it has been in the past,and a true partnership with ABET is now possible.In addition

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson

coursewas 66 for biology, 144 for chemistry, 77 for physics, 11 for environmental science, 214for calculus and 17 for statistics (See Table 1).Table 1. AP Enrollment by Science and Mathematics Courses in SY 2000-2001Biology Chemistry Physics Env. Science Calculus Statistics Total66 144 77 11 214 17 529V. ResultsIn answer to the Research Question - Are students who take AP courses in high schoolmore likely to pursue college majors in engineering than students who do not take APcourses? – The following data was collected for projected college majors. In the six APscience and mathematics courses, only career data for seniors in AP physics was

Conference Session

Strengthening Liberal Education in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Steneck; Barbara Olds; Kathryn Neeley

at large (i.e., non-engineers). In today's world, this includes an ability to communicate using written, oral,electronic, and visual/graphic media. Engineers work in a complex professional world. Over thecourse of a day, week, or career, they can find themselves communicating with other engineeringprofessionals, with business and legal professionals, with managers, with support staff, withcustomers, with government officials, and with the general public. One day they might beselling a product to a customer, the next presenting an idea to a group of engineering colleagues,and the day after that introducing a project to the general public. Therefore, an engineering education should provide students with a sophisticatedunderstanding of

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

range of high qualityfacilities that were made available made it possible to create a peerless coterie.ASU East opened for business on August 26, 1996. It was designed as a student-centeredcampus that welcomes and interacts with the community. This new campus is destined to helpArizona State University meet the needs of some 36,000 new university students projected forMaricopa County over the next 15-20 years. ASU East is expected to be ready to serve 15,000 to20,000 students by that time. Educational excellence at ASU East is defined by the value addedto students’ intellectual capabilities and skills [2]. Over the next five years, ASU East will focuson developing an array of high quality programs that respond to student demand and societalneed

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

open-ended engineering problems as part of a cooperative learning strategy,requires careful planning, good coordination of manpower and resources, an open mind andthe right mental attitude from all staff members involved. It promotes student teamworkskills and personal responsibility, as well as their self-organising and conflict-solvingcapabilities. It develops the students’ capacity to analyse, interpret and criticise results, whileintegrating diverse fundamental concepts in a structured, operational way. And, last but notthe least, it most often constitutes a rich learning experience for the teachers involved in suchcooperative exercise.We end by quoting student feedback (as conveyed by PP)."At the start of this whole project, that prompted

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Terry

be able to identify equilibrium phases on either PT or PV projections of 3.2.1 the PVT surface, and be able to obtain vapor pressures for pure components for a given temperature. Students will be able to solve the mechanical energy balance for frictionless flow 3.3.1 with and without shaft work. Students will be able to (1) describe qualitatively the physical significance of 3.3.2 viscosity in terms of fluid behavior; (2) define and describe the physical significance of Re; (3) describe flow regimes that correspond to different values of Re. Students will: (1) be able to assign appropriate modes of HT to a given physical 3.4.1

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

. Engineering education is good, but it doesn’t reach everyone—and so there needs tobe a continuing and meaningful dialog between engineers and non-engineers.Conclusions:So why should we, as engineers, pay particular attention to the theories of John Rawls? First,engineering is dependent on the health of the social contract. I can use engineering to design abeam for my house, but I could just as easily use my 15 years of experience as a carpenter toselect the same beam. The point is that engineering isn’t needed until “engineered works”expand beyond the envelope of vernacular experience. Engineering is only necessary whenresources are pooled and projects become sufficiently large and complex. Without thewillingness of a majority to exist within the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Tragesser; Gregory Agnes

fuel slosh.AcknowledgementsSix individuals deserve recognition for the work that came before on this project. JamesColebank, Robert Jones, George Nagy, Randall Pollak, Donald Mannebach, and Mike Hankebegan the work on SIMSAT as the initial design team. Working under the guidance of advisorsGreg Agnes and Stuart Kramer, these individuals' hard work and systems expertise madeSIMSAT possible.References1. Colebank, J. et al., SIMSAT: A Satellite System Simulator and Experimental Test Bed for AirForce Research, Master's thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology (AU), Wright-Patterson AFBOH, March 1999.2. Hanke, M. P., Design of the Computer Subsystem for the AFIT Simulation Satellite (SIMSAT),Master's thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology (AU