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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Han-Way Huang

, improve performance, and simplify theprogramming of all peripheral functions. 1The PIC16 FamilyThe PIC16 devices have been well-established in the market and are widely used in theindustry and by the hobbyist. New devices of this family continued to be introduced withmore memory and newer peripheral features. Among them [1] are General I/O Parallel slave port Page 9.591.2“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2004, American Society foe Engineering Education” 2 Timers with capture, compare, and

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Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Orling; Lisa Christensen; Blair London; Linda Vanasupa; Katherine Chen

1. Objectives of the First Week Laboratory Activity • bond with team members • give real world examples of each of the basic Materials Classes (i.e., metals, ceramics, polymers, composites) • describe characteristics of each of the basic Materials Classes • identify the key property of an engineered object • discuss the role of materials engineering in everyday objects Page 9.1322.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence O'Connor; Nghia Le

that utilizes a variable capacitor as a pressure switch. The variablecapacitor is constructed by using two conducting plates with a foam layer in between asin Figure 1 on the next page. Page 9.1283.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2004, American Society for Engineering Education TOP CONDUCTING PLATE MIDDLE FOAM LAYER BOTTOM CONDUCTING PLATE Figure 1 – The Variable CapacitorWhen

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

project has twooverarching goals: 1) to give students the knowledge and understanding they will need to workwith nanotechnology in the future, and 2) to recruit and retain students in science andengineering by using nanotechnology as an example of the excitement and importance ofscientific and engineering innovations.Engineering designers are using and will increasingly continue to use options made available bynanotechnology. Therefore, engineering undergraduates must be able to integrate concepts andprinciples of nanotechnology into their knowledge bases as soon as possible. The proposedproject will introduce elements of nanotechnology throughout the undergraduate curriculum. Thelevel of detail and sophistication of the material taught will

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

repository could be grew quiterapidly. It became evident that UMIPS could certainly serve the integrated circuit research com-munity as a whole.A second generation of the project, pictured in Figure 1, was developed but with additional func-tionality as compared to the original design. This design was completed by converting all of thepreviously disparate projects into IP blocks per a developed specification. These blocks markedthe founding contributions to the repository, the details of which were presented by McCor-quodale, et al.10 Shortly after its founding, UMIPS has received several submissions from bothwithin and outside of the University of Michigan.Figure 1. Die micrograph of the fabricated microsystem developed from independent research

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sandra Moore Furneaux; Randa Shehab; M Jayne Fleener; Kim Warram; Elizabeth Kvach; Betty Harris; Anne Reynolds; Teri Reed Rhoads; Susan Walden; Teri Murphy; Deborah Trytten

" engineering. The participants also thought that the discipline is invisible, even toother engineers. While the meta-perception of IE might seem to be problematic for the discipline,many of the participants reject the meta-perception. Some participants recognized that IE’s focuson people and systems is simply different than other engineering disciplines, not necessarilyeasier. Other participants felt the potential to enter into management outweighed the disciplinemeta-perception. One student summarized the response particularly well when he noted that IE is"inviteful" engineering.IntroductionIE: does it mean "Imaginary Engineering", "Imaginative Engineering?"1, or, as one of theparticipants in this study described it, “Inviteful Engineering?” The

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Seaker; Jignesh Rathod; Farouk Attia

Lugs Carbide Inserts Figure 1: A typical rock bit. Obtained from the official website of the Reed Hycalog company. (ReedHycalog.com/rollercone/products/ems.htm)The present study investigates the concepts of WIP deployment and management usingcommercially available computer simulation software. Real production data from ReedHycalogwas used to model an actual manufacturing process instead of resorting to assumptions andspeculations, and test the effects of the theory on a real and complex process. ReedHycalog is anoilfield service company and worldwide manufacturer and distributor of rock bit drilling tools.An illustration of a roller cone bit and its

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Beheshti; Edwin Dado

2221 Developing a European Master in Construction IT E. Dado1, R. Beheshti21) Assistant Professor. Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Designand Construction Processes, Building Informatics Group, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands.E-mail address: e.dado@ct.tudelft.nl / 2) Associate Professor. Delft University of Technology, Faculty of CivilEngineering and Geosciences, Design and Construction Processes, Building Informatics Group, Stevinweg 1,2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands. E-mail address: r.beheshti@ct.tudelft.nl1

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Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Mary McEniry; Cid Freitag

2230 Professional Development On-line: Ways of Knowing and Ways of Practice Sandra Shaw Courter, Cid Freitag, Mary McInery University of Wisconsin – MadisonAbstract“Ways of Knowing and Ways of Practice” is an on-line professional developmentopportunity for faculty and instructional staff at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.This pilot distance learning experience occurred during Spring Semester, 2003. Theproject was designed to help faculty 1) engage in reflection and continuous improvementof learning, both their own and their students, 2) facilitate conversations

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barlow D. Neal; Jason Bartolomei

discretionary time. Athletic timeincludes all activities associated with fitness. Approximately 33% of the student bodyparticipates in an intercollegiate sport and all cadets participate in mandatory physical education,physical training and intramurals. Military time represents all of the activities cadets spend onmandatory weekly military activities. Military activities include formations, parades, attendanceat sporting events to name a few. Academic time includes all weekly classroom and studyrequirements. Figure 1 Cadet Time AreasInformation Gathering:The first step in developing a model to analyze how cadets spend time was to interview the staffresponsible for the previously defined time areas, as well as to

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ansary; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

Engineering Criteria2000 (EC 2000) 1. This paper presents the thus far experiences in implementing theassessment process and in using the results for improvement. The process includes astructured methodology for establishing educational objectives and outcomes at the programand course levels, development of required assessment instruments, identification of keyinstitutional practices that need to be aligned, and training programs to help instill the mindsetof the new criteria in all concerned parties2-4. The process has been in place for the last twoacademic years and it is producing results. At the course level, faculty are re-examining thecourse outcomes to ensure higher levels of student learning based on Bloom’s Taxonomy5,and that they can be

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Susannah Howe; Donna Riley

. Page 9.3.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for EngineeringStudents readily recalled ethical training they had received in specific courses (Table 1). Thebreadth of courses that were recalled is a testament to the distribution of ethics throughout thecurriculum, but the fact that not all students recalled the same content or put the pieces togetherin the same way points to the startup situation in which we have been operating and the need forbetter coordination and an overarching structure.Table 1: Number of Focus Group members naming a specific Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Coffin; Catherine Almquist; Amit Shukla; Michael Bailey-Van Kuren; James Kiper; Christine Noble

Session: 1793 Integrating Skills, Transforming Culture: Reforming all Engineering Curricula in SEAS Amit Shukla1, Michael Bailey-Van Kuren2, Catherine B. Almquist3, Douglas W. Coffin4, James D. Kiper5, Christine D. Noble6 Miami University, Oxford, OhioIntroduction The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) [1] at Miami University of Ohiois undergoing significant growth by adding new majors and increasing enrollment. To supportthis growth SEAS has developed a

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Messervey; MAJ Dave Borowitz; LTC Keith Landry; Ronald Welch

Session # 2549 Showing Non-Engineers the Ropes: An Introductory Engineering Course for Future Army Officers CPT Thomas B. Messervey, MAJ David T. Borowicz LTC Keith A. Landry, and COL Ronald W. Welch United States Military AcademyIntroduction“Army Leaders must be sophisticated users of advanced technologiesand comfortable in employing scientific, mathematical, and engineering concepts to solvenational security problems.” 1- Excerpt from the Operational Concept for the Academic Program of the United States Military AcademyThe complexity and ever-changing nature of

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

course as a process for getting students in their finalyear of engineering training to integrate knowledge from coursework and other sources toprovide a solution for an engineering problem. Clearly, and as should be expected the strategyfor conducting the course, the process, implementation, and expectations vary between programsand disciplines.Heitman and Manseur 1 discussed the organization of a capstone design course. Students comeup with project ideas, discuss and seek pre-approval from a faculty mentor. Sometimes, studentsinvolved in the cooperative education program propose industry-based projects.Hanton 2 highlighted the organization and conduct of a capstone design course. The workaddressed critical issues of what constitutes a “design

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scogtt Magids; Sarah Djamshidi; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

education, acceleration,and incubation as well as to have programs that assist companies after they mature.Each program and activity will be discussed in detail later in this paper; however; we firstprovide an overall view. Table 1 provides a listing of whom each program is designed toserve. Figure 1 illustrates the way these programs fit together to form a holistic culture toassist faculty/students, young and mature firms. It is expected that the reader will refer to Page 9.1249.1the table and figure as details are provided. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma

administrators are either trying todiscover what the problem is and rule out what the problem is not. They are alwayslooking for simple solutions. This paper attempts to instill proficiency in basic networktroubleshooting skills.IntroductionThis section briefly introduces all the ten basic commands discussed in this paper. 1. IPCONFIG is useful because it helps you determine a lot of relevant network information such as IP Address, Subnet Mask, DNS, and DHCP Servers. This command would generally be used to confirm proper network configurations that are in place. It is a very useful tool for troubleshooting as well as informational purposes 2. PING is an excellent test for basic network connectivity that allows verifying a

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

2004-569 Real-Time Operating Systems: A Visual Simulator Steven F. Barrett1 , Daniel J. Pack2 , Charles Straley1 , Lew Sircin1 , George Janack1 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wyoming 2 Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Abstract A Real-Time Operating System, or RTOS, is an operating environment wheremultiple events

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

retention strategiesinto the structure and delivery of the SC ATE curriculum, retention rates have improved.Significantly improved retention and student success have, in turn, decreased time to graduationand increased graduation rates by ten fold.Figure 1. Graduation RatesFigure of ATE and Traditional 3-6: Graduation ET Rates of ATE andStudents Traditional ET Students Cumulative Percentage of Cohort Graduating 100

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cyrus Hagigat

Copyright2004, American Society for Engineering EducationII: Mathematical Formulation of Vibrating Systems As Finite Element ModelsThe general equation of motion for a single degree of freedom vibrating system with viscousdamping can be expressed as shown in equation (1).1mu&& + cu& + ku = p (t ) (1)In equation (1), m is the mass, c is the damping coefficient and k is the stiffness for the singledegree of freedom vibrating system. p(t) is the excitation force applied to the system as afunction of time. u, u& and u&& are the displacement, velocity and acceleration of the single degreeof freedom system respectively.Figure 1 is an illustration of a generalized single degree of a freedom system.1 Figure

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Leslie

graduate engineering analysis course. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Goals for UndergraduatesThe two basic goals for our mechanical engineering students at NMSU are: 1. Learn the basics of structured programming. 2. Learn to apply programming to solve engineering problems.The primary goal is really item 2, with item 1 as a necessary first step to obtain that goal.Programming languages such as FORTRAN, BASIC, C, and C++ have similar programmingconstructs. These are familiar to programmers and include: 1. Variable types 2. Conditional branching 3. Looping 4. Data input

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marina Pantazidou; Paul Steif

, modeling can be described with ten components. All Page 9.681.4interviews contained versions of problem statement (1). Students spent a good portion of the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationinterview identifying the setting and quantities that are relevant for the problem, namelyphenomena (2), parameters (3) and variables (4). They also talked about the elements of thesolution approach: analysis type (5), subsystem specification (6), qualitative form of solution(7) and solution method (8). Various

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

features: ‚ features and highlights the primary steps of a commercial finite element program (specify domain, material, element type, mesh, and boundary conditions, and solve and obtain results) ‚ has limited capabilities (only 2-D rectangular domains, uniform mesh, linear elasticity, force or displacement at each node) and is simple to learn and use ‚ displays deformed state immediately, and permits the usual quantities (displacements, forces, stresses and strains) to be evaluated at any point.The program, which includes only a single screen, is shown in Figure 1. The programhas been written in Java and can be run over the web. (Triangular elements are alwayspaired as part of a rectangle, and triangles are not

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

of the conceptual errors behind each wrong answer.Example of question on free body diagramsA free body diagram is to be constructed of the assemblage which includes three of theweights (W1, W3 and W6) and the cords connecting them.Which is the correct free body diagram? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Figure 1. Example of concept question addressing free body diagrams. Page 9.733.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Cheney; Heather Brown

(CIM) program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and therecent graduating seniors expressed a need for high level training of laboratory qualitycontrol and technical research. The skills necessary for graduates to become labmanagers, research consultants, or graduate students were touched upon in sophomorefundamentals lab but long forgotten by graduation. Actions were taken within thecurriculum that can serve as a model for other institutions to follow when consideringactive undergraduate research programs and the benefits therein.Steps taken in the curriculum included development of a Senior Concrete Laboratorywhich included 1) industry collaboration 2) multidisciplinary collaboration 3) technicalwriting and presentations and 4

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Lau

techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.While outcomes d,f,h and j are related to this ecological, holistic world view, they are astatement about what is to be measured, they are not a focused vision. They give us anindication that education is already directing their efforts consistent with a new paradigm.At Penn State in 1994, our Leonhard Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education putforth a vision of the World-Class Engineer, see www.engr.psu.edu/LeonhardCenter/eec/wce.htm.They have identified six characteristics of a World-Class Engineer: 1. Aware of the world 2. Solidly grounded 3. Technically broad 4. Effective in group operations 5. Versatile 6. Customer

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Cherith Moore; Mieke Schuurman; Barbara Bogue

a survey instrument designed to measure self-efficacyin engineering, feelings of inclusion and outcomes expectations, and collected responses fromundergraduate women studying engineering at four institutions: Penn State University (PSU),Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech), University of Texas – Austin (UT Austin) andRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).The paper describes the development process for ensuring reliability and validity and also reportsthe preliminary results of the analysis to answer the following research questions. 1. Do students’ feelings of self-efficacy vary from one institution to another? 2. Do students with different year-standings answer the module items differently regardless of institution? 3

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yuko Hoshino; Masakatsu Matsuishi; Wayne Sanders

eachassignment, the collaborative communication functions of the e-learning system are very helpful.The entire EDE faculty is now Japanese and visiting faculty from other countries comes to KIT tostudy the Program. A collaboration project is now under way between Singapore Polytechnic andKIT. Page 9.587.1 1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Chen; John Tharakan

Leveraging the NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) to Enhance Graduate Chemical Engineering Education at Howard University John Tharakan1 and Philip Chen2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059 2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771Abstract This paper addresses the enhancement of graduate education at Howard University’sDepartment of Chemical Engineering brought about through leveraging of the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Administrator’s Fellowship

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris

Marketing course. Each semester project, nowsponsored by local industry, was assigned to an interdisciplinary team of marketing andengineering students. The goal of the parallel courses was to take the teams from the client'sintroduction of ideas to a product design and a market entry plan in fifteen weeks.I.II Product Innovation ModelThe class was organized around the Product Innovation Model illustrated in Exhibit 1. Thedifferent stages of the process are shown as they lead up to the traditional product life cyclecurve. The circles with arrows at the top of the exhibit represent iterations that are a critical partof the product innovation process. The authors, colleagues and practitioners from industrydeveloped this model.2