Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Dunn

educator, I found that I needed to present the basic and most currentinformation to students such that they could understand the state of practice. The academicrequirements formed through the Industrial Advisory Committee and the ABET accreditationprocess introduced a different perspective to me that demonstrate the progressive development ofmodern educational standards.IntroductionThere is an old saying, “those that can do and those that can’t teach.” This saying reflects thebeliefs of many practicing engineers who feel that students are not taught practical information.Practicing engineers recognize that students learn the important theories of engineering inacademic settings, but students need to be “trained” to the work environment before they

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Jeff Jackson

should describe the problem athand, your proposed solution to the problem and why it is of importance beyond a local scope.Objectives and outcomes should be clearly summarized.The proposal organization should reflect the suggested sections and length noted in the programsolicitation. Consideration should be given to the limited time panel reviewers may have toreview the proposal. Also, panel reviewers may be experienced or novice and may or may not beexpert within the proposals technical area. A proposal that is well organized and easy to readwill, in general, be better received by a review panel. Use of bulleted or list structured text fordescribing the major points of the proposal simplifies the review process and make for a wellreceived

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Bradley Jenkins; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

of initial goals and objectives,and an effective operational structure that matches the State's needs and desires. As a result, FL-ATE reflects a holistic vision for an NSF ATE regional manufacturing education center thatcatalyzes the individual manufacturing stakeholders within the region to evolve into a viable anddynamic manufacturing community- a central resource for educational institutions to collaboratein order to meet the education and training needs of this manufacturing community.AuthorsMARILYN BARGER is the Executive Director of FL-ATE, the Florida Regional Center for ManufacturingEducation housed at Hillsborough Community College. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College,and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a

Conference Session

Innovation in ChE Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

does the student prefer (sensory or intuitive)? Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education 2. Which route allows course information to be most effectively presented (visual or auditory)? 3. By which method is information best organized for the student to learn (inductive or deductive)? 4. How does the student process information (active or reflective)? 5. How does the student progress in their learning (sequentially or globally)?The teaching style of a course instructor can also be described by the same categories.This paper will focus on an aspect of the fourth classification, active vs

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Mays

. Students are required to write a technical lab report,which presents their results and reflects upon their understanding of the exercise. The designprocess for the initial labs is non-existent and each lab requires a preliminary setup by alaboratory technician and assistance from the professor during the experimental process.Following the completion of the five professor designed experiments, student designedexperiments are introduced to create an environment of active learning.The student designed exercises cover bending stresses in a beam, shear and bending moment in abeam, beam deflections, and column buckling. Each of the aforementioned experiments areconducted on fixed structural frame that allows students to accurately conduct their

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Kathryn Neeley

such as TheNew Yorker, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and the Times of London. There is alsoa thriving discourse about PowerPoint on the Web, most notably the weblogswww.edwardtufte.com and www.sociablemedia.com. The range of these publications and thevivid, emotional language used to discuss PowerPoint reflect the key role that PowerPoint hasplayed in a cultural shift in the way information is presented. As one critic put it, “PowerPointhas become as much a part of the fabric of professional life as power ties and protein bars”(Zielinski 2003). In our own efforts to get students to adopt the alternative design, we, too, haveperceived the extent to which PowerPoint and the traditional slide design have becomeembedded in engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

competitions are well known student activities in civilengineering. Almost without exception, students who participate in these events carry awayrewarding memories and reflect positively on their experiences. Another positive benefit frominvolvement is the ability to establish talking points during interviews with potential employerswho were also involved during their college years. Page 10.740.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Many institutions integrate the Steel Bridge competition into the

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Barry Mullins

seesuch projects as extremely valuable to student learning. Some of the more germanereasons are (1) an opportunity to reflect on the course materials and apply the knowledgelearned, (2) experience to improve independent learning skills, (3) a chance to solveopen-ended design problems, encouraging students to use their imaginations, and (4) anopportunity to exercise both software and hardware skills. The overall experiencesupports and enhances the students’ probability of success in their senior capstone designcourse.ConclusionIn this paper, we presented a case study of a student project, the Tetris game, in a secondmicrocontroller/microprocessor course at the US Air Force Academy. The projectprovided the student with ample opportunities to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

Mathcad in the Civil Engineering Curriculum Brian L. Houston University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownIntroductionThe core curriculum for civil engineering and civil engineering technology programs has notchanged significantly over time. Courses in statics, dynamics and strengths of materials attemptto teach the same concepts as were taught decades ago. The difference lies in how theseconcepts are visualized, the teaching methods employed by the instructor and the development ofcomputer-aided design.Many institutions have added entry-level courses specifically aimed at providing students withbasic skills in various software packages reflecting the

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Palmer; Terri Lynch-Caris; Laura Sullivan

the capstone project reflect reality, the outcome of the project had to beinterdisciplinary in nature. In an attempt to make the capstone project interesting and mutuallybeneficial, the students were given a variety of project choices. All projects required a degree ofinteraction between the IE students with ME and EE students. EE professors and ME professorswere identified as consultants or resources for information within their respective disciplines.Students were also responsible for adding resources to the reference room that proved useful tofuture capstone students. Four capstone project choices for the Winter 2004 semester wereidentified as described below

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Tannous

the subject at hand, JiTT can also bring benefits by helpingstudents structure their time and their ways of approaching a new subject. Most instructors agreethat students get more out of classroom time if they prepare for class by reading the text ahead oflecture (2). It also helps students to develop and practice writing skills. JiTT promotesconstruction classes instruction as dialogue whether student-student or student-teacher.The give and take in the classroom suggests future discussions/questions that will reflect themood and the level of expertise in the class at hand. In this way the feedback loop is closed withthe students having played a major part in the endeavors.The JiTT assignments are designed to encourage students come to class

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor; Jean Kampe

active classroom learning, we have also developed out-of-classwork/questions for the exercises that offer individual reflective components to compliment andstrengthen the in-class learning experience. Along with a review of the exercises that highlightsthe learning objective and student response to each activity, the paper offers notes on deliverylogistics that have been successful in our classrooms and an account of the expenses associatedwith each exercise. The worksheets that we have created for these activities are provided as anappendix to the paper for reader use, and solution keys to the worksheets are available from theauthors upon request.Introduction In the past, experiential learning was often reserved for formal laboratory

Conference Session

Internet Computing and Networking

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Luiz Perrone; Maurice Aburdene

their presentation. In addition, we presentand analyze the textbooks used, hands-on exercises including projects and laboratory exercises.The analysis will help us reflect on the design of wireless education in both the electricalengineering and the computer science departments. We believe this information will be useful toour colleagues in other universities and colleges as well.Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Forman and Zahorjan [3] stated “Mobile computing – the use of a portable computer capable ofwireless communication – will very likely revolutionize the way we use computers.” Mobilecomputing requires the support of wireless communication networks. Wireless networkscommunicate by modulated radio frequency (RF) or infra-red

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine

communication skills forengineers is a part of this program that has been enthusiastically endorsed by the engineeringfaculty.IntroductionRecent literature reiterates the importance of information literacy for engineering students andthe role of librarians in promoting that process 1,2. The challenge is to develop a program thatdelivers the instruction when the students need it, and in a manner that catches their attention,allows them to practice new skills, and appeals to a variety of learning styles. The use of lecturesas the primary instructional vehicle has become increasingly devalued, as reflected in studentevaluations of bibliographic instruction as well as studies by learning theorists 3,4. Successfulcombinations of lecture/demonstrations with

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peggie Weeks; Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano

achieveaccomplishment of the outcomes. The outcomes as stated in TC2K Criterion 2 are minimumstandards, not intended to be an exhaustive list. This list provides a template that programs canuse to define their outcomes. Programs must look at their own institutions, their own students,their own communities and constituents—and develop a process that supports achievement oftheir specific outcomes and demonstrates that the program is, in fact, achieving them (closing theloop).How, then, are these and other standards to be addressed? One way is by implementing acontinuous quality improvement process. CQI has existed as a process for many years, and itsuse by industry is ubiquitous. In the spirit of not wanting things to grow old or stale, CQI hasevolved to reflect

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Hankley

CS112o course is close to what we suggestin this paper. One key aspect of CS112o is that it deals with use of standard collections datastructures but not implementation of them. For Java, this means students should understand theconcepts and the use of the existing collections library rather than building lists and trees fromscratch [ 2]. The ACM objects-first sequence reflects a software engineering emphasis, withfocus on building software. Some schools, for example, the Bachelor of Software Engineeringprogram at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, follow this structure [3].Software Design ArtifactsThis section give a small tour of the items by which one forms a design for software, whichincludes requirements, the static structure, and dynamic

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

theMassachusetts higher education sector and STCC, and both information and telecommunicationstechnologies were still evolving rapidly with an apparent continued convergence towards thenewly coined, blended discipline of ICT. Furthermore, as NSF financial support had beenshrinking in a by now, known manner, NCTT staffing had been reduced and the Co-PI’s releasetime had also been reduced (as they returned to the classroom on a part-time basis). After muchdiscussion and reflection, a grant application was submitted to the NSF for funding for anadditional four years as an ATE National Resource Center. The proposal indicted that NCTTwould continue many of its previous activities albeit at reduced levels. However, in a newinitiative that had been considered

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay

projects in the limited time that was available in a typicalcommuter campus, and the fact that they worked pretty much without the guidance andintervention of the instructor, the results were mixed. Some of the presentations werefairly detailed touching on every aspect of the design process reflecting the interest andmotivation level of the students. The others were sketchy with some last minute efforts.This was particularly revealing in the 4 projects that were centered on the wheelchairdesign (Projects 5, 7, 10 and 11 in Table 1). The problem was to come up with a designthat would be effective for the wheelchair to climb an eight-inch curb. One team (Project5) decided to employ rocket-like thrusters for their design despite requests by

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Muslim Worlds: Introductory Workshop

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Osman El-Sayed

the graduating students over the different disciplines varied over the yearsaccording to job market variation. In 2002 32% of the graduating students from the Faculty ofEngineering, Cairo University specialized in Electrical Engineering, 21% in CivilEngineering, 13% in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, 13% Architecture, 13%Petroleum, Mining and Material Engineering 8%, Chemical Engineering 5% (Fig.2). The staffdistribution among the different disciplines reflects globally the same trend.One of the most striking features of engineering education in Egypt has been always therelatively large percentage of female students compared with their percentage in westernschools of engineering.In 1999/2000 this percentage varied between 25% for

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacy Hutchinson; Larry Erickson; David Steward; Lakshmi Reddi; Alok Bhandari

Industry needs assessment One time, Fall 2003 survey Expert review Fall 2003 and Spring 2004Selection of course content Student mid-semester and Every time course is taughtand learning experiences end of semester feedback Faculty feedback Annual Student self-reflection Every time course is taughtAssessment of studentlearning Expert review 2003-2004 2004-2005Effective Use of Web-based

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

environments and discusses the lessons learnedabout faculty and student satisfaction and student performance.BackgroundBlended learning programs combine the best aspects of the classroom based format andthe asynchronous learning network (ALN) format for course presentation (1). Researchconducted at a number of leading higher education schools (2), (3), (4) has reportedpositive results with respect to faculty and student preferences for more flexible learning.One of the often stated benefits is the increased opportunity for students to reflect onwhat they are learning. In the blended environment, there is time to think and rethinkindividual responses. Topic discussions can continue over extended times allowingstudents to consider and prepare their

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

a complementary path of professional graduate education for the further graduate developmentof the nation’s engineers during this same time period contributing to a long-term underdevelopment ofthe U.S. engineering workforce and subsequently reflected in the loss of U.S. competitiveness fortechnology innovation. Page 9.826.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”1.2 Engineering Graduate Education, Creative Professional Practice, and ResearchAs the nation competes in the 21st century

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Visco

the first homework assignment, the same of the student. [4]Such an approach, right from the beginning, demonstrates in a clear way that the instructor wantsto know more about the student. While most students will give back what is asked for in oneparagraph, several students take this as an opportunity to reflect on their life and career choice (infive pages!). As an additional benefit, the instructor can determine from reading the biographieswhether or not some situations exist in a student’s life that can affect their performance in class(single parent, disability, off-campus job, etc.)2. Have the students pick up the first exam or first quiz by coming to your office.There are certain students, no matter how much you beg them about

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cordelia Brown

, provide a reflection time for the teaching experience, and acquire feedback from the fellows to improve the program design for future cohorts of fellows. These sessions are designed to give the GTFs assistance in any activity related to the classroom. GTFs are also responsible for preparing and presenting lessons on effective instructional strategies. Some of the topics have included: process skills, constructivism, cooperative learning, learning styles, inquiry, and effective questioning strategies. 4. Evaluation and Assessment: Extensive evaluation tools such as interviews of GTFs, partner teachers, and students, pre and post content assessments of

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

prerequisite requirements so that they are adequately understood andachieved by all program faculty members. These types of review activities are also in place atother institutions 4.Peer Evaluation reports for each course contain a portfolio typically containing the followinginformation: a current syllabus including student-based outcomes, copies of materials providedto students and examinations, selected examples of graded student work and the student gradedistribution, as well as other material or discussion deemed important by the instructor. Inaddition, student self-evaluation and faculty evaluation of achieving course outcomes arepresented. Faculty often use these report to present reflective criticisms of their ownperformance, and invite other

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas

captures the time domain data of the vibration), the values of low order harmonicfrequencies can be determined via Fourier transformation of the corresponding timedomain data, without the need for any special excitation device. After completing thiskind of experiments, students should be able to convert time-domain data into frequency-domain by means of algorithms such as FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) which can befound in Excel, and be able to interpret the frequency-domain representation for themodes of vibrations.Frequency Analysis Based on Impulse responseIn the field of control system engineering and signal processing, it is a well-known factthat [4] a system output response completely reflects its dynamic properties whensubjected to an impulse

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

secondary track.Successful completion of course work in either track would provide the same number of collegecredit hours.The 2003 EDGE Program was advertised through posters, mail-outs, press releases, and visits tolocal high school classes. Although a great deal of interest had been consistently expressed inthe program, that interest was not reflected by the number of applications received. For 2004 we Page 10.90.1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 1Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationshifted our marketing emphasis from high school classes, teachers, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Jackson; Mani Mina

a singlesemester. This reduction, along with more condensed introductory courses (in the case ofelectrical engineering) in areas such as circuit theory and electromagnetism, has taken place inorder to make room for an increasing number of advanced elective courses. The proliferation ofthese higher-level courses reflects the ever-expanding field of engineering4-5.One result of this shortened introduction is that many courses now cover only computerprogramming (C, C++, Fortran, etc.) and perhaps a short introduction to a design tool relevant tothe particular field. The attempt is then made to teach the other subjects mentioned above in acomputer programming context.Iowa State's EE185 ClassFor the past few years, freshmen in electrical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Enger; Sudhir Mehta

/HigherEducation from the University of North Dakota and holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciencefrom the University of Iowa. Her dissertation examined the literature of higher education to determine how theliterature reflects the discipline’s development and practice. Through her work at North Dakota State University,she participated in the creation of a unique learning community that integrates service learning with leadershipdevelopment and problem-based learning methods for undergraduates. Using the Kellogg transformationalleadership model as background material for student leadership development, she is currently studying the theoriesand practices of John Dewey, Jane Addams, Paulo Freire, and bell hooks to support the model. She

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Donald Keating

).23. Kocaoglu, D.F. Engineering management: Educational strategies for leadership in technology management.Industry & Higher Education, 10 (6), 332-336 (1996).24. Schön, D.A. The reflective practitioner. New York: Basic Books (1983).25. Kostoff, R.N. Science and technology roadmaps. Springfield, VA: United States Defense Technical InformationCenter. Available WWW: http:// http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/kostoff/mapweb2index.htm (2001 access date).26. Keith, K.M. The responsive university in the twenty-first century. In, William G. Tierney (ed.), The ResponsiveUniversity: Restructuring For High Performance (pp. 162-172). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1998).27. Oblinger, D.G., & Verville, A. What business wants from higher