Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hanus; Stephen Ressler

transferred to entirely new and unfamiliar contexts. When transfer oflearning happens, students can effectively apply new learning to the solution of problems unlikethose experienced in the classroom environment. As a National Research Council report notes,“A major goal of schooling is to prepare students for flexible adaptation to new problems andsettings.” [1] This is particularly true for engineering graduates, who will likely encounter manyreal-world situations that are vastly different from the types of problems they learned to solve asstudents. Thus transfer of learning should be a explicit objective of engineering education and anintegral component of instructional design.All too often, however, it is not. Engineering educators generally

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma; Cheng Lin

customer. It can be argued that facultydevelopment and curriculum development are inter-related 1. Curriculum development is often a by-product of faculty development effort while curriculum development is part of the job requirement formost faculty. A number of articles have been written on issues involved with curriculum development2,3,4 . Most of these publications discuss the common approaches to faculty development likeparticipation in conferences, continuing education programs and internships in industry. This articlediscusses a faculty fellowship program, which faculty members in an undergraduate engineeringtechnology program can use for professional growth. The ten-week summer faculty fellowship program offered by ASEE and NASA

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Marionneaux; Michael Edmondson; Matthew McDaniel; Jay Daly; Eugene Ressler; Stephen Ressler

, U.S. preeminence inscience and technology will eventually erode.1 Page 9.1375.1 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThis problem cannot be solved merely by attracting more American college students intoengineering. As Sue Berryman has shown, the talent pool from which we future engineers aredrawn appears in the elementary grades and is fully formed by the 12th grade. After high school,the pipeline to the engineering workforce has many leaks, but no further inflows.3 Thus, toincrease the size

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

seminar has been subject to substantialrevisions since its first inception. Evaluations from both course instructors and students haveresulted in the creation of a course that satisfies the specified design and outcome goals. Thissection will detail course content and implementation.The students are divided into two sections of twenty-six as greater class participation is foundwith smaller class size. One section meets on Monday, and the class is then repeated on Tuesdayfor the second section. On Thursdays the entire group meets as one. Each class period is fiftyminutes in length. The course topics are provided in Table 1.As stated in the course syllabi, the course is designed to assist students in their efforts to becomea successful engineering

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

. This combination is expected to increase retentionand develop a broad view of engineering and its role in society. Coordination among theengineering courses in the first few semesters will also enable the development of professionalskills (project organization, team management, communications, etc.) which will help students tosucceed in upper-level courses and in professional practice.Tr aditional Engineer ing Cur r iculumThe current problems in engineering education can be summed up in terms of two primaryconcerns: 1) attracting and retaining talented students in our engineering programs and 2)developing graduates who have the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in today’senvironment. Likewise, the two areas which have received most

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thomas; Carolyn Skurla; Walter Bradley

selected two design-build-test projects and four laboratory Page 9.1180.1experiences. The design projects and laboratory experiences were selected to include bothelectrical and mechanical engineering topics, because this is the first engineering course for both Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmajors. Furthermore, most of our freshman engineering students have not yet decided whichdiscipline they will pursue as a major. The topics we currently cover include: (1) reverseengineering; (2

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Ohland

in any way with the camera or yourapparatus.Preliminary testing appointments will be available as shown on the course schedule.Coins trigger an action ___ (10 pts.) Action has a 5-second delay ___ (10 pts.) Specifications 20 pts each 10 pts each 5 pts each 1. Camera activates after multiple coins are inserted 2. Camera activates after at least one dollar in coins is inserted 3. Camera activates after exactly one dollar in coins is inserted 4. Camera activates if a single “gold” dollar is inserted 5. Camera activates at least 5-seconds after coins are inserted 6. Camera activates at least 10-seconds after coins are inserted 7. Camera

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ying Tang

AbstractThis paper focuses on the project of design and simulation of a disassembly-to-order system that providesa unique “hands-on and minds-on” research experience for undergraduate students. This project iscompleted by a multidisciplinary group of faculty and students from Electrical & Computer Engineeringat Rowan University and Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Pacific Lutheran University(PLU). In such a system, the disassembly of discarded products is processed to satisfy certain demandsfor parts and/or materials, while economic and environmental goals are achieved. Two scenarios in thesystem are analyzed and their performance is compared.1. Introduction Due to the increased awareness of the state of environment by consumers

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Harvey

#### 1. Affective: how we feel, our engagement, including values, self-esteem, and self-efficacy 2. Conative: what we do, our action, including skills and aptitudes, pace or “tempo” of learning, and degree of desire for autonomy or for social interaction 3. Cognitive: what we think, our understanding, including multiple intelligences, internal reflection, level of abstraction, and prior experience7Learners experience these three dimensions through four patterns of mental processes, each ofwhich engages affect, conation, and cognition in distinct ways. The extent to which a learnerexhibits each of the four patterns is captured in an instrument called the Learning ConnectionsInventory (formerly the Learning Combination Inventory) or

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Bradley; Walter Bradley

while a classsignificant part of learning in college is outside of class, Learning Directed Self-directedrequiring up to 500% more outside study time than was Environment Dependent Independentrequired in high school. The slower pace and shorterassessment periods students have in high school allow Assessment Short Long Periodsthem to develop the habit of procrastinating andcramming, with considerable academic success. Table 1. High School vs. CollegeUnfortunately, the much faster pace and longer intervals between assessments in college makethe procrastinating and cramming strategy untenable.This problem is particularly acute

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Breznik

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

Session 1526 Designing a Peer Evaluation Instrument that is Simple, Reliable, and Valid Matthew W. Ohland, Misty L. Loughry, Rufus L. Carter, and Amy G. Yuhasz General Engineering, Clemson University / Management, Clemson University / Institutional Research and Assessment, Marymount University / General Engineering, Clemson UniversityAbstractAs a result of ABET’s EC 2000 Criterion 3, outcome (d), “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams”1 this multi-university research team has focused its attention on teamworkand how it is assessed. Teamwork in engineering is often assessed using a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

which the curriculum enhancements were based, thedevelopment of two new instructional laboratory benches and the adaptation of laboratoryassignments to enhance the new curriculum. UVM’s ECE program is relatively small (~100undergraduates) and thus the presented approach may serve a model for similarly sizeddepartments.Curriculum Development Prior to this project’s inception, UVM’s offering of undergraduate telecommunicationcourses was limited to a junior-level Intro to Communication Systems course and a self-studylaboratory course (Senior Lab II) based on Feedback Instruments Ltd.’s computer based trainingequipment 1. Beginning in Fall 2002, the telecommunication curriculum was restructured due tothe hiring of the author whose background

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Froula; Matthew Ohland

data. Providing students sufficient data to computethe rank in class of all students is a clear violation of federal statutes.1 As a result, a list ofstudents who are scholastically eligible that is given to the student officers of a Tau Beta Pichapter must not contain any student grade or rank data. Generally, this takes the process of Page 9.1097.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationevaluating scholastic eligibility away from those who understand it best—the members of TauBeta

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Kenrow

in maintaining anIC fabrication laboratory.We propose using professional Technology CAD (TCAD) simulation tools [1] as a powerful, yeteconomical aid in teaching undergraduate students about silicon wafer processing,semiconductor device physics, and device operation.Who uses TCAD?TCAD simulation tools are widely used throughout the semiconductor industry to speed up andcut the costs of developing new technologies and devices. Since a decade the R&D departmentsof semiconductor companies have incorporated TCAD in their design process, and recently themanufacturing sector has begun to utilize TCAD as well, e.g., to analyze the impact of ICprocess variation, and to investigate possible IC process optimizations as well as for

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Smith; Joseph Ekstrom

for instruction purposes.Bibliographic Information:1 Lunt Designing an IT Curriculum: The Results of the First CITC Conference, ASEE2002 Session 16262 BYU 2003–2004 Undergraduate Catalog. Retrieved fromhttp://ar.byu.edu/catalog/undergrad_cat/2003/departments/Tech.pdf3 Resource: perl, v5.8.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi (with 1 registered patch).4 Resource: Template Toolkit version 2.10, released on 24 July 2003. Author: AndyWardley.5 Text retrieved from http://www.template-toolkit.org/info.html6 Resource: Safe version 2.09, released on 06 Oct 2002. Author: Arthur Bergman.7 Resource: BSD Resource version 1.23, released on 07 Oct 2003 Author: JarkkoHietaniemi.8 Resource: Red Hat 9.0 OS (2.4.20-8smp)Biographic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

assembly are available, and the fields presently included in the database are includedlater.1-3 The database is a unique resource that has been studied extensively.1,2,4-17 Highlights ofpublications related to the present work include • studies of retention and performance of students in a number of special programs implemented in the SUCCEED Coalition, including various freshman programs, integrated curricula, an entrepreneurship program, minority engineering programs, Page 9.1244.1 • descriptive studies comparing the characteristics of engineering students with each other and with non-engineering students

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

with vision impairment are also considered especiallyin light of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation. Other devices developed toprovide diagram transmission to the blind or partially sighted are described.1. IntroductionMany people classified as blind have some residual vision. The New South Wales Royal BlindSociety notes that:“The definition of blindness used by medical professionals, support services and governmentagencies (most especially the Department of Social Security) is a visual acuity of 6/60 or less orfield restriction of 10%, i.e. the person sees at 6 metres what a person with ‘normal’ visionwould see at 60 metres, or can only see up to 10% of the normal visual field” 14.Furthermore, even though some people with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Amy G. Yuhasz; Matthew Ohland

-timesensors) is described briefly to provide context, but is more fully addressed elsewhere. Thispaper focuses on the challenges of designing the experimental protocol in a classroomenvironment. The design selected and implemented by the research team will be presented as amodel.IntroductionClemson’s EXPerimental Engineering in Real-Time program is a three-year project to developmaterials to improve instruction in lower-level engineering courses. The objective is two-fold:(1) improve learning and (2) design techniques that will be implemented by instructors. Acombination of in-class active learning exercises that use off-the-shelf easy-to-use electronicsensors in combination with the best of existing instructional formats will be developed.This

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William J., Jr. Park; Elizabeth A. Stephan; Benjamin L. Sill; Matthew Ohland

documented.This work focuses on documenting a number of creative ways in which sensors have been usedto illustrate concepts to students. There is particular emphasis on ways that the sensors elucidateconcepts that defy other types of teaching aids such as models and computer simulations.Pedagogical approaches used in these curriculum materialsToo often students are given too much direction in the learning process. For best results, studentsmust be coached, but not “directed” to the solution.1 Discovery learning is shown to have clearbenefits in regard to deeper understanding and long-term retention,2 but has never gainedwidespread use because many fear the potential time-inefficiency of discovery learningapproaches.3 Our proposed format, however

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holden

be shown. Figure 1 shows an example of an operational Navigator.Vehicle DescriptionThe Navigator’s purpose is to drive itself along a pre-programmed path at a given speed. Thepath is made up of straight-line legs between waypoints, and the car follows the path at a speedspecified for each leg. Figure 2 shows a sample path. The waypoints define the path, and thespeed associated with each waypoint defines the speed the Navigator will hold while heading forthat waypoint. Page 9.875.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

and Exposition Copyright  2002 American Society for Engineering EducationCurriculumThe program curriculum through 2003 with individual course titles is illustrated in Table 1. Thecurriculum is divided into three focused tracks. These tracks are in quality and processmanagement, R&D management, and operations management. Students are required to selectone of the three core curriculum track options when they begin their course of study. Threetechnical electives and a final capstone research project are also required to complete the degree Table 1. Program Curriculum Core Technical Management Curriculum (18

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

staff involved in the CIM unit need to be proactive in respect tohazard awareness. Veal and Maj note that:“Unlike traditional, standard computer science tutors, laboratory CIM workshop tutors mustalso be aware of potential safety hazards and legal requirements. They need to pay particularattention to other potential safety hazards elsewhere in the laboratory even though they may beengaged in dealing with the problems of a particular student” 11.Bell uses virtual reality to simulate potential accidents: “not so much to teach new information orto test students’ knowledge, but rather to stimulate reflective thoughts and discussion” 1. Butrejdraws on case studies of accidents to enhance safety awareness 3.It might be thought that a 5V line inside a

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Tavares; Anthony Duva; Mansour Zenouzi

condenserat a pressure of 20 inches of Hg. The boiler produced saturated steam at approximately 200 psi,the steam rate was in the area of 1700 lb/hr. Analog gages were placed at strategic locations inorder to perform various tests particularly the A.S.M.E. test code for Power Plant Systems.Due to safety issues, high-pressure steam systems were eliminated from all of the labs inthe1970s. The real power plant system was substituted by a tabletop version. This systemconsisted of a boiler with superheat ability and a simple turbine-generator (Figure 1). It was anopen system, meaning that the steam from the turbine was exhausted to the atmosphere and notcondensed. The energy generated was supplied to resistors in order to consume the energydeveloped and

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

this flexibility, the GDI software shows a visualsimulation of what is being inspected as the six DOF robot performs the task on-line.This would allow monitoring of inspection process at a remote location with feedbackprovided to the operator.VII Acquisition of data Pin defects were created on ICs of PCB boards. Since there were insufficientboards available to create defects and obtain sufficient data, several images of ICswith no defects were obtained and new images were created that simulates defects.Table 1 shows the defect criteria used by Matlab defect generation program. TheMatlab defect generation program reads in a text file (containing one integer value foreach pin defect wanted) and a real image containing no pin defects

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

OverviewThe Professional Component of the ABET assessment plan for the ME program at WKU has astrong emphasis on design, as documented in the program’s Design Plan.1 The Design Plandeveloped by the Mechanical Engineering faculty recognizes that the Engineering design processmust be integrated into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum as a continuous process from thefirst year to the final semester. This is necessary to provide students with the opportunity toacquire design tools and skills, as well as competency in mathematical and technical analysis,and communication.2The Mechanical Engineering faculty accepts the following as a representative statement of theattributes of Engineering Design taught in this department: • Engineering design is

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shakil Akhtar; Alaa Aly

only one course in networks, and thereI. Introduction are already numerous topics to be covered in that course. The importance of offering an undergraduate It has always been a challenge to offer a single coursenetworks course that includes cryptography and network considering the new trends in computing [5]. The currentsecurity is becoming obvious as we see the rising rate of trends suggest inclusion of additional topics on securitycomputer crime and its effect on the society [1]. Security with hands-on activities. In this paper, we propose ain networks is an important topic. The foundation of course on networks based upon the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

, Vice President of the NationalAcademy of Engineering, there are two primary reasons why women don’t go into engineering: 1. Lack of understanding of the connection between engineering and the problems of our society. Lack of understanding about what engineers do. 2. Lack of visible role models and other women students in engineering10.A lack of understanding of what engineers do is common in the general U.S. population.William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering, describes engineering asfollows: “Science is analytic – it strives to understand nature, what is. Engineering is synthetic – it strives to create what can be. Engineering is creating, designing what can be

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Winzer

Appendix E.6.3 EET shall rely upon the procedures maintained by the Engineering Technologydepartment for measuring and evaluating longer-term alumni performance goals.”The current instrument the Department of Engineering Technology uses to assess alumniperformance goals is an ‘Exit Survey’ coupled with a follow-up survey of the same informationwithin 1 to 5 years following graduation. Any longer time period than that and the individual’ssuccess or failure is more attributable to post graduation experiences rather than their attendanceat Pittsburg State University. The current PSU exit survey is included below with some minoredits for space consideration, the complete unedited instrument may be obtained by e-mailing theauthor.“FALL 2003 SENIOR

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Joordens; John Long; John Florance

by means of on-campus lab “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”classes, with real test equipment, in the presence of a lab instructor, with students working insmall groups.The past 25 years or so have seen the rise of distance education and the “open university,”where students are given the opportunity to take courses in part or completely at home.1 Thisat least partially eliminates the need for the student to attend classes during normal workinghours. It thus extends the opportunity for a university education to students who work fulltime, are unable to leave home (due to a disability, for