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Issues in Computer Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Cooperstock

Intelligent Classrooms need Intelligent Interfaces: How to Build a High-Tech Teaching Environment that Teachers can use? Jeremy R. Cooperstock Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill University 3480 University Street Montreal, QC H3A 2A7 +1 514-398-5992 jer@cim.mcgill.caABSTRACT A second issue of interest is the production and archivingWith the introduction of increasingly sophisticated of on-line

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ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nagi El Naga; Halima El Naga

, it is very hard for teachers topresent this subject and very hard for the students to understand it. In this paper, anefficient procedure to design these type of sequencers based on the use of El Naga'sTransitions technique is presented. This technique is based on the use of the fourtransitions: α, the transition from 0 to 1, β, the transition from 1 to 0, I, the transitionfrom 1 to 1, and ϕ, the transition from 0 to 0. This procedure cuts the design time bymore than 80%. This technique also provides the designer of logical sequential circuitswith various testing algorithms that check the correctness of almost every step in thedesign procedure. If the provided testing algorithms are followed after each step of thedesign, the final design

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sreenivas Sathyanarayana; Saravanan Rajendran; Robert Bolton

Session 1448 Position Control of a Servopneumatic Actuator using Fuzzy Compensation Saravanan Rajendran1, Robert W.Bolton2 1 Department of Industrial Engineering 2 Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843AbstractModern servopneumatic positioning technology has made significant inroads in theautomated manufacturing environment. The advantages cited by end users include

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

modelpresented in Figure 1 guided the cultural analysis. Artefacts Observable and Tangible Cultural Practices manifestations Behaviors Shared and Cultural Values understood but tacitly and Norms rather than explicitly Beliefs and Unconsciously held but Assumptions the core of the culture Figure 1 Theoretical

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Cuello

very well contribute to more, not less, global poverty andhunger. This points to the defect in the current model of operation of engineers, labeled here asthe Partial or Narrow Approach (Figure 1), which has its almost exclusive focus on technicalprogress, and presumes that the engineers’ products and services will always have “good” effectson their customers (individuals, organizations or nations) when released in the open market. Profession Products/Services Customer (Professional Organization) (Individual, Organization, Nation)FIGURE 1. The

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Davoud

andadditional labor. There are, however, many difficulties that manufacturers face in implementing aCIM system. One of these is a shortage of qualified CIM technicians and engineers.Manufacturers have great need for graduates who understand CIM and the integration of all theelements of a CIM system. This need in Southeast Georgia is being addressed by GeorgiaSouthern University (GSU). A course /laboratory in CIM system at GSU provides an industrial-level training in an educational environment.CIM philosophy has been defined in a variety of ways for decades. It also means different thingsto different industries [1]. Overall the best definition suggests that a complete CIM system existswhen all automated physical activities and automated information

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott T. Miller; Andrew C. Arvin; Francesco Costanzo

difficult to make the students visualize the relation between the aforemen-tioned mathematical constructs and the physical reality these are meant to embody.In the authors’ opinion much can be learned about tensors by giving graphic form totheir definition. Provided that tensors can be presented in various ways, the authors havefound the following definition to be the most easily presentable in graphic form: a tensoris a linear transformation from a vector space to another vector space. Hence, with refer-ence to Fig. 1, tensors are introduced as functions returning an output vector wheneveran input vector is given. However, to better convey the nature of the transformation ex-pressed by a tensor, it is not sufficient to look at the action of a

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Anderson; Kim Gilbride

<0.001)Students who had one or more engineer (1+ Eng) in their family were more knowledgeable aboutengineering than the students without an engineer (No Eng) in the family. This was not a surprisesince exposure to role models is a key element in gaining knowledge about any career choice.Table 3Knowledge of engineering, prior to Discover Engineering High School Workshops (engineer infamily)Description of engineering Not Sure Incorrect CorrectTotal students, n=1062 52% 17% 31%No Eng in family, n=688 55% 17% 28%1+ Eng in family, n=374 46% 17% 37%Interest in pursuing engineering careers, prior to Discover Engineering High School WorkshopsPrior to the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Dalton; Daniel Stutts

position, feedback to implement speed or position control. The students were required to model the system, design controllers using root locus techniques, simulate the compensated system using MATLAB and Simulink, and implement their controllers using analog circuitry contained in a supplied breadboard kit. The students, placed into groups of three, then debuged and tested their controllers on the mini-lab to determine the actual performance in comparison to simulation. The outcomes over two trials will be presented along with recommended modifications. 1. Introduction One of the main complaints of students in the mechanical engineering classical controls course at UMR (ME279) is that the material covered is

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

Institution’s Response. Journal ofCollege and Student Values, 9.Palmer, P. (1998). The Courage to Teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pub.Pfatteicher, S. (2001). Teaching vs. Preaching: EC200 and the Engineering ethics Dilemma. Journal ofEngineering Education, 1, 137-142.Ryan, K., Bohlin, K. (2000). Teacher education’s empty suit. Education Week on the WEB. RetrievedMarch 29, 2000. http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=26ryan.h19Ryan, K. (1996). Character education in the United States: A status report. Journal for a Just and CaringEducation, 2 (1), 75-84.Solomon, D., Watson, M., Battistich, V. (2000). Teaching and school effects on moral/prosocialdevelopment. In Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4th Edition (in press).Texas A&M University (1994

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

and they have adependable and trustworthy faculty and staff. But, the fact is that they can do much more forstudents and the profession. First of all, it is a good idea for a department head/chair tounderstand his/ her personal leadership style 1. It can be autocratic, directive, positional power, Page 8.1125.1democratic, personal power, motivational, controlling, visionary, etc. Then, it is important toapply different leadership styles for different situations. In most cases at the university level, itProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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What's New in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Bartus; Snehamay Khasnabis

under compatible assumptions the selection of the optimalproject is not affected by the choice of analytic technique. Principles of engineeringeconomy are used to offer a theoretical foundation followed by empirical demonstrations.1. IntroductionThe purpose of evaluation of public projects is to make efficient allocations of society’sresources in aiding social decision making1. Such economic evaluation is based upon thepremise that in order for a project to be viable, its benefits to whomsoever they mayaccrue, must exceed the estimated costs2. Rational decisions among alternatives, whetherthey are mutually exclusive or independent, depend upon their prospective consequencesthat should include consideration of all benefits and disbenefits

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ted Thiede; James Hereford

(e.g., an electron’s charge) to applied engineering measurements (e.g., a circuit’stime constant), and to incorporation of a significant design component. This paper discusses theequipment, software, and design exercises for courses in analog circuits, digital circuits, andmechanical measurements taught within an Engineering Physics curriculum.1. IntroductionPhysics programs have been in a state of declining enrollment for many years. As dishearteningas this may be for faculty at research institutions, this trend is even more threatening at regional,undergraduate universities where there are no engineering students taking introductory calculus-based physics. There are several reasons for declining enrollment. In the booming economy ofthe 1980

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Meade

engineeringexperience in an exercise that enables the student to live through, react to, and internalize thelesson. The engineer provides the content of the experience from his past. Placement of thecontent in an effective form to deliver as EBI requires that the engineer place the student in stagecenter. Page 8.549.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationEBI Tools (Re-creating a personal experience)Effective EBI is largely dependent on two factors: (1) whether or not the learning activity is inthe 1st person, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Moriarty

product design and development problemsincluding team dynamics. This paper describes the details of the design experience,discusses efforts that were found to be successful, presents sample team prototype results,and discusses student comments and feedback. I. INTRODUCTIONWestern New England College has a long history of incorporating engineering design intoits laboratories and courses. This year marks the College’s 41 st annual capstone designeffort. In addition, interdisciplinary team efforts are initiated in the freshman year andcontinue for all four years [1]. This paper describes one such interdisciplinary lab exercise,performed in the fall of the student’s senior year. This focused effort brings together

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Frisbee; Deborah Sharer

will be presented through WebCT as a continuous improvementmechanism. Finally, impressions, comments and advice are actively solicited from current andformer students, faculty, and members of the student learning and development supportinfrastructure.References[1] Lake, D. “Reducing isolation for distance students: an On-Line Initiative,” Open Learning, 14(3), 1999, 14-23.[2] Cohen, M.S. and Ellis, T.J. “Teaching Technology in an Online, Distance Education Environment,” Session T1F, Proc. 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, 2001.[3] Cohen, M.S. and Ellis, T.J. “Developing a Criteria Set for an Online Learning Environment,” Session T3E-8, 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education

Conference Session

Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

undergraduates,and 16 graduate students. Six teams were assigned by the instructor. Table 1 shows thecomposition of these teams. Table 1: Team CompositionTeam Local Remote Women Men Graduate UndergradErgonomic hand basket 2 2 3 1 2 2Water balloon launcher 0 4 0 4 4 0Screw driver guide 3 1 0 4 4 0E-zzz Wake Alarm 2 2 0 4 3 1Walker/mobility aid 2 2 0 4 2 2Collegiate back pillow 3 1 1 3 1

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Swaminadham Midturi

described in this paper.1. Introduction Engineers work often with a variety of instruments in industry. In real worldengineering, productivity in manufacturing plants, control of temperature and humidity inair conditioning units, and regulation of pressure and volume of fluid media in processindustries depend on appropriate selection and use of transducers, signal collection,analysis, and interpretation of data to ensure safety of equipment and efficiency ofoperation. Some specialized industries, including semiconductor manufacturing, requirefast, miniaturized sensors to acquire large volumes of data. Also, research and exploratoryinvestigation in science and engineering requires innovative methods of developing andapplying new sensors

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Frisbee; Deborah Sharer

education have initiated the progression of supplementalinstruction from the campus classroom to the Internet medium. This paper will examine thechallenges, successes, and shortcomings of an actual engineering distance education course usingInternet based supplemental instruction sessions.IntroductionCollege courses that have been labeled as difficult typically contain highly analytical content andcan often be characterized by low student success rates. Historical data suggests that theimplementation of a Supplemental Instruction (SI) program targeting those difficult courses canhelp students to successfully manage those courses.1, 3 The SI program was developed at theUniversity of Missouri in 1973 by Dr. Deanna Martin and has been implemented in

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Diane Muratore; Jeannette Russ

before it begins will pay big dividendsthroughout the semester. Areas that deserve particular attention include the course outline, thenature and timing of assignments, the grading policy, communication of the plan to students, andtextbook selection.The course outline should be as detailed as possible. Avoid the temptation to have a very broadoutline – for example, an outline that states chapter 1 will be covered in week 1, chapter 2 will be Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Page 8.573.1 Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Toniann Rotante; Sarah Brem; Norma Hubele; George Runger; Kathryn Kennedy

that are simply computationally efficient.• Increased natural language processing (NLP) capabilities that allow more powerful ITS and provide psychologically valid models of language and knowledge representation.• Advances that make technology readily accessible to students.• A demonstrated need for teaching problem formulation skills in engineering curricula, as evidenced by the EC 2000 criteria [1].Our goal is a design for an ITS that teaches key concepts of probability and statistics, encodes andretrieves problems, and assists students in solving problems while based on psychologically validmodels of reasoning. We believe this will have the following benefits:• Students will be able to explore, adapt and augment a large database of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

ZT DENG; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

1693corporations with relevant engineering activities in aerospace, automotive, power generation,industrial manufacturing, and related emerging technologies. In both options, areas such assystem performance, reliability, safety, concurrent engineering, team work and communicationare given special considerations.The basic criteria for the engineering program’s outcomes and assessment requires that graduatesmust have demonstrated abilities (ABET Criteria 3, a-k [1]), in math, science, engineering,design, teamwork, ethics, communication, and life-long learning. In addition to ABETaccreditation criteria 3(a-k) requirements, the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at AAMUwas designed to meet additional requirements by the American Society of Mechanical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Hvid Nielsen

studies – to stimulate the professional learning process by a balancing ofteaching/experience, theory/practice, disciplinarily/interdisciplinary and strengthen the linkbetween research, education and practice. This presentation draws on the author’s experience[1] with the never ended development and implementation of the Aalborg experiment since1974.Introduction: The Aalborg Experiment.The University was established in 1974 as an experiment in higher education with 900students from four different schools, now there are more than 13,000 students. Thecurriculum in Engineering as well in the natural science is project-organised from the day thefreshman arrives until graduation.There were special conditions for establish of AUC. It was situated in a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Nestor; David Rich

of therelationship between chip design and electronics. It also offers hands-on experience withcircuit design at the chip level. The design and fabrication of student projects generatesenthusiasm and motivates students' efforts to grasp underlying fundamentals and theory.1. IntroductionContinued improvements in transistor and integrated circuit technology have broughtabout major changes in the design of electronic systems. While early integrated circuits Page 8.222.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Michael Larson

Session 2366 The State of Mechanical Engineering Design Education: Results of a Web-based Survey Michael C. Larson, William D. Keat Tulane University, New Orleans, LA / Union College, Schenectady, NYAbstractA web-based survey of mechanical engineering programs was conducted, with the assistance ofASME, to assess the manner in which design is spread across the curriculum. Forty-six schoolsresponded to the survey, which consisted of 18 questions per design course identified by theschool. Specific emphases were given to defining: (1) the nature of the freshman

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Michael Larson

Session 2366 The State of Mechanical Engineering Design Education: Results of a Web-based Survey Michael C. Larson, William D. Keat Tulane University, New Orleans, LA / Union College, Schenectady, NYAbstractA web-based survey of mechanical engineering programs was conducted, with the assistance ofASME, to assess the manner in which design is spread across the curriculum. Forty-six schoolsresponded to the survey, which consisted of 18 questions per design course identified by theschool. Specific emphases were given to defining: (1) the nature of the freshman

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Chasnov

permitted to send two students to their RegionalStudent Conference (RSC) each year to compete for the following prize money: $300 for 1st place, 1$150 for second place, $100 for third place, $50 for fourth place, and $25 for fifth place. The firstplace winner at each region receives an all-expenses paid trip to the International Congress andcompetes against the other regional winners for up to $2000 in additional prize money.WHERE IS CEDARVILLE?Cedarville College was chartered as a Presbyterian school in 1887. Its small campus was nestledamong the farms of southwest Ohio. In 1953, the trustees transferred ownership of the college to agroup of Baptists who

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Lyons

common friendship that existed would be a positive motivationto ensure an equitable effort. And, further, due to the continual exposure to the technicalliterature encountered at this stage, it would be reasonable to expect that these (senior) studentswould engage a large number of references towards solution of their team’s design project.On the other end of the spectrum, it would seem quite reasonable to expect that enteringfreshmen, (some of whom were not even sure of their decision to study engineeringtechnology), would (1) find it difficult – if not impossible – to work with ‘strangers’ on anopen-ended, team-based design project, (2) find it unreasonable to be expected to provide auniform team effort, and (3) not even begin to address the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

the SMB daemon refreshes itself or restarts. The fileitself contains hundreds of settings most are not needed for simple implementations. The welldocumented file serves as a teaching tool in itself.Adding the following section, see figure 1, to the area marked “[global]” of your smb.conf file willenable the Samba server as a PDC. Any line preceded by the “#” is for comments only.[global]# The domain you want to be a PDC forworkgroup = SIMPLE# Tell Samba to use domain logonsdomain logons = yes# User-level security. Users must# authenticate themselves with# valid username and passwordsecurity = user# Set to yes so that nmbd participates# in local master browser# electionslocal master = yes

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Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

paper is an attempt to introduce engineeringfreshmen to representative concepts presented in classical simple engineering systems and toexpose them to an understanding of complex system concepts through critical thinking andexperiential learning.IntroductionAccording to the president and a member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE), WilliamWulf and George Fisher, “many of the students who make it to graduation enter the workforceill-equipped for the complex interactions, across many disciplines, of real-world engineeredsystems.”1 Unfortunately, the traditional engineering curriculum is a series of courses that teachsimple systems. There is no emphasis on the true complexity of these systems—how theyinteract with other systems. “Engineers