Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Al-Ansary; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

Session 3660 Improving Engineering Programs at Kuwait University Through Continuous Assessment: Preliminary Results Andreas Christoforou, Mohammad Al-Ansary, Ahmet Yigit Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering and Petroleum Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060 KuwaitAbstractThe initial stages of the implementation of continuous assessment plans for the engineeringprograms at Kuwait University have been completed. Assessment is conducted

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Artigue; Mark Anklam; David Miller; Dan Coronell; Atanas Serbezov; Sharon Sauer; Alfred Carlson

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • independently plan and conduct experiments, • statistically analyze and correctly interpret experimental data, • maintain proper documentation and records, and • communicate technical information in written form.We have achieved these goals by making several changes to our 3 quarter chemical engineeringlaboratory sequence. These changes include: 1. creating a new lecture course on experimental data analysis and interpretation to accompany the laboratory, 2. emphasizing experimental

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh

then 46% of them transferred to four-year collegesand universities2. The transfer rate is even lower for the engineering-related programs. Thestudies show that approximately 40% of the engineering-related students went on to four-yearcolleges and universities, and the graduation completion rate is only 20% 2. With the reality ofthese data as a guide, the goals set for the Tech Scholars Learning Community Program was toincrease the number of transfer students by 20% and to institutionalize the program by the end ofthe five-year plan (2007).2. The Target Group: The Tech Scholars Learning Community targets minority students, female students andstudents who are under-prepared academically and/or need financial aid. The criteria forselection

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dunn; John Brauer

engineering programs have recognized this paradigm shift and have begun to offer agraduate level degree taught jointly with their business schools. At the undergraduate educationlevel, fewer programs have been developed. MIT is offering an undergraduate engineeringschool-wide elective course called Management in Engineering2. Topics covered includefinancial principles, management of innovation, technical strategy, engineering project planningand control, human factors, sales and legal issues, and career planning. The University of Illinoisat Champaign is piloting an innovative program in Technology and Management which bringstogether undergraduate students from the college of engineering and commerce and businessadministration3. The students enter

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

College of Engineering &Technology began to explore the possibility of developing a partnership program with localindustry. An initial contact with the Vice President, Operations, the Hydraulics Group of ParkerHannifin, met with an enthusiastic response from the industry and provided a promisingpossibility of a successful partnership. A draft of a proposal regarding the development ofhydraulics research and education program was presented by the author at the subsequentmeeting arranged for Parker engineers and the faculty of the College. A planning committee wasformed to include multiple disciplines in the development. After some consultation with theindustry, a plan to establish a hydraulics research and education center was developed

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David McDonald

machine control problems. The course will use new PLC laboratory equipment that has been developed by the faculty and staff laboratory engineers. The same type of PLC and operator interface that is used in RS365 will be integrated into the new thermal-fluids trainers.Laboratory Development: ProcessThe laboratory has been developed over a multi-year period using university funding along withgrants from Consumers Energy Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Thedevelopment was initiated with concept planning for the new laboratory. This planning then ledto facility changes in the laboratory, upgrading existing equipment and new equipmentdevelopment as shown in Figure 3. Concept Planning

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sherion Jackson; Andrew Jackson; Bob Wilkins

class disruptions.Planning and Preparation Approximately four weeks and again two weeks before the beginning of the GEAR-UPprogram, the three faculty participants met to define course objectives, to identify materialsneeded for the course, and to discuss the course structure, goals, discipline procedures, and finalcourse objectives. Daily lesson plans were created to guide the faculty through each day’sactivities. The lesson plans and activities were reviewed with students at the beginning of eachclass to keep students focused and on track. During these meetings, it was determined that asimplified federal government procurement process4 would be modeled wherein a product wouldbe defined, developed, built, tested, and “sold” to the

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Naomi Gomez; Jan Rinehart; Robin Autenrieth; Karen Butler-Purry; Angie Hill Price

researchers about the “reality” of research, not just the media version, in orderto gain a thorough understanding of topics such as genetic research, the Columbia experience,and alternative energy sources. The teachers then developed lesson plans for their specificcontent area that utilized an engineering/technology application or example from the NSFsponsored program.Educational discussions formed an important part of the on-campus experience as well. Venuesfor these interactions were facilitated peer discussions on the impact of culture on learning, andgroup work on how to incorporate their experience into the classroom. In addition, industry fieldtrips were provided to develop further engineering and technology awareness. In the future

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Bury; Bruce Mutter

capabilities of itsstudents, faculty, and staff. CART operations are subject to an independent audit.The Architectural Engineering Technology (ARET) baccalaureate program has been TAC-ABET accredited since 1992. Students are provided the opportunity to analyze the role ofarchitecture in the building construction industry. Course work has involved developing skills ingraphic communication, CAD proficiency, building design, and the basic engineering andanalysis of building structures. Graduates are provided with a wide range of employment andgraduate school opportunities in architectural design, construction estimating, generalcontracting, government planning agencies, and building material science.Since the inception of the ARET B.S. program, we have

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NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

find engineering positions, particularly for seasoned managers.Never the less, many former colleagues continued to search within these careers, while a fewbranched out and explored alternate professions.But one important question had to be answered. Were the skills learned and practiced as anengineering manager transferable? Engineering managers were usually proficient in planning,scheduling, organizing, exploring, controlling, mentoring, communicating, leading, budgeting,administrating and allocating scarce resources. After independent investigation it was determinedthat these skills were not only transferable but necessary in a wide variety of other fields.Opportunities existed in industry, education, government, project management and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft; Mike Xie

, environmental and social demands of a problem; Protect safety, health, and welfare.• Problem solving and decision-making – Model engineering problems using a systems approach and appropriate assumptions; Use a range of decision making (evaluation) methodologies; Identify the criteria to be used in decision making (eg sustainability); Use a range of engineering analysis tools and software; Access information from a wide variety of sources, discern value and use; Design and conduct experiments• Technical competence (engineering analysis) – Conceptualise, plan, design, construct and manage civil infrastructure systems; Analyse and interpret field and laboratory data• Teamwork and Leadership – Operate within an engineering organisation; Manage

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

prerequisite coursework, 4) database development for class rosters, attendancerecords and grades, 5) coordinating your lesson plan with external schedules, and 6) coordinationwithin your lesson plan including reading assignments, homework assignments, examinations,laboratory exercises, etc.. Page 9.1296.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Intr oduction“How many students are in my class?”, “Where is the classroom?”, “What is a recitationperiod used for?”, “Where can I find a stapler?”, “What have

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

analysis, Engineering design and mecha- Common ground tronic, Manufacturing, Choice of materials 4 Settlement and Consumption of energy and temperature conditions urban planning in buildings, Architecture, Town plan and history of design, Planning, Cad2 3 The urban City-house, Static and construction of buildings, building Materials, Loss of heat and energy consumption, Light, Form and colour, Cad1 2 Implementing a The body-anatomic adventure exploration, Shape design and colour, Techtronic, Croquis, Mathematics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

number of engineering students that enter internships in community or international service. As a result of the newly established agreements with sponsoring organizations such as the US Department of Health and Human Services, Engineers Without Borders, the Namlo Foundation, Golden Independent School, and the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil, we anticipate an increase in students participating in these endeavors. Furthermore, we plan to establish additional agreements with similar agencies during the course of the project.2. Program Implementation2.1. Curriculum Development and EnhancementsSenior Design/Service MissionsSenior design is a linchpin of the program, through which some students engage in designprojects

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ying Sun; Robert Comerford; Musa Jouaneh

products has been selected for further University support.Many educators have reported on project-based product development courses. Some examplesof these include courses developed at Loyola Marymount5, Stanford6, and University of Virgina7.Project Objectives The primary objective of this project is to give participating students hands-on,stimulating exposure to the innovation and entrepreneurial process of business initiation forengineering products with focus on assistive devices. This process includes risk-taking andlearning real-world concepts, setting high goals, performing a marketing study, estimating costand revenue potential, along with design and development of real products prototypes, andbusiness plans for commercialization

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Stanton; David Murphy

personnel management alsopresent on-going challenges to fire service leadership. Additionally, there are multiplegenerations currently in the workplace. Old-time management theory based on authoritarianleadership is no longer effective in the modern fire service. In his 2000 text Fire ServicePersonnel Management, Steven Edwards states: “Today’s workforce doesn’t look, think, or actlike the workforce of the past, nor does it have the same values, experiences, or expectations”(p.19)3. He further summarizes by noting that if your fire service personnel managementpractices are based upon what worked well in the past, and then your organization is in for someserious confrontations. Long term strategic planning must take place in a proactive fire

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards

interests of the EET students. This paperprovides a comparison of the old course structure with the new, a description of the steps thatwere taken toward this improvement, an outline of the new labs that have been developed, andfuture plans for continued improvements.II. Course Improvement Objectives:Several objectives were set for the improvement of the course: The course must be relevant to the needs and interests of the EET students. The basic concepts of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics must be presented, but only as required to understand the principles of thermal management. The lectures and labs must relate to each other in order to enhance the learning experience.III. Course History

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed; Sasima Thongsamak

experience and thecollege benefited from the result. CGEP is a coalition of five Virginia universities that deliverengineering graduate degree programs through distance learning. Three years ago this programwas under review by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Given that the CGEPdirector and administrators were new to this program, it was a high priority to establish metricsto determine the program’s success. Another high priority was to searchfor expertise in the area of performance measurements. During the past three years, progress hasbeen made in creating a continuous-process improvement plan for the program through theapplication of management systems methodologies. This paper discusses how graduate studentexpertise was used

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Kuyath

Yes No/Not Sure Are you planning to go to college? 341 27 Are you planning to enroll in engineering or engineering technology? 3 365 Do you know the difference between engineering and engineering technology? 3 365 Did you know that you could get an AAS degree in ET at the local community college? 0 368 Are you planning to go to the local community college? 0 368 Did you know that you could transfer to UNC Charlotte’s Engineering Technology 0 368 program after

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

than lecturers.• Innovation; to emphasise integrated problem solving, considering social, economical and political aspects as well as technological aspects.From 1990 to 1994 The University of Twente [1, 2] planned the innovation from classical toproject-led education for the mechanical engineering studies. No other institution hadsuccessfully made this changeover when they started in 1994 and this probably remains truein 2004, although some other universities have started developing similar initiatives on ascale which matches their needs and perceptions.In the following some important elements of the concept will shortly be pointed out, somecases will be given together with experience from interaction between AAU and industry willbe

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

experience. This paper presents an overview of the reflection activities that have beendeveloped, interpretations of student reflections from these activities, and plans to evolve the reflectioncomponent in EPICS.INTRODUCTIONService-learning is a pedagogy in which students engage in activities that address societal needs whilesimultaneously addressing student learning objectives. Necessary, and to distinguish itself fromcommunity service, is a reflection component [1], [2]. Students gain an appreciation for the role theycan as an engineer can play in society by reflecting on various socioeconomic and ethical factors. Traditional modes of reflection include journal writing and group discussions [3]. Journal writingprovides a safe environment for

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vish Prasad; Richard Schoephoerster; Ofer Amit; Alan Carsrud

opportunities for itsfaculty and students to participate in the academic, industrial, or clinical settings. Moreover, theprogram creates a framework that allows partners a look into the biomedical engineeringacademic program and to participate in formulating their prospective employees’ professionalpreparation.This paper will present the Biomedical Engineering Partnership Program as a case study for auniversity-lead partnership between academia, industry, and clinical medicine. It will discussprogram structure, mechanics, and other issues arising from this unique partnership. It will alsodescribe innovative joint programs that made the partnership successful: corporate andentrepreneurship options for Senior Design Project, business plan competition

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

activities include in-class exercises, weekly status,approval meetings, team meetings, technical documents, program reviews, web sites, changecontrol, prototyping, and final presentations. Assessment data from the students, faculty advisors,and industry representatives indicate that the course structure improves writing, presentation,interpersonal, professional, and higher-level thinking skills.IntroductionStudent-centered learning paradigms and, specifically, cooperative learning activities haveproven to be very effective teaching methods. This paper reports on applying cooperativelearning techniques to a yearlong capstone design sequence. Using these methods, instructorswho teach or whom are planning to teach a capstone design sequence, will

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Susan Grant; Jo-Ann Cohen; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley; Sarah Rajala

scholars.This paper describes the process for creating and implementing the WISE Village, theassessment results from the first year of operation of the program and plans for the future.IntroductionThe challenges of recruiting and retaining females in engineering colleges are well known.Colleges of science and mathematics face these same challenges, although the pipeline in someof these fields may not become as leaky until graduate school. For nearly ten years, thepercentage of women in engineering colleges in the U.S. has persisted near the 20% level,although during the past several years some engineering colleges have begun to see a drop. AtNorth Carolina State University (NC State) the percentage of women entering engineering asfreshmen has dropped

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cowan

155 course, 5 students noted that ADT saved them a lot of time. Eight othersnoted that it saved them a little time. Thus 13 students, or over 76% of the class, felt that ADTsaved them some time with completing their project.6.4 Drawing Type Most Used In the ART 222 course, elevations were the most popular drawing type produced by ADTwith 10 of 14 students or 71% of the class using ADT to produce their elevations (two elevationswere required). In ART 155, 10 out of 17 students (59%) noted that they used ADT the most toproduce their elevations. In the Commercial Course building sections were the next most populardrawing type, with plans being the second most popular in the ART 155 course.6.5 Greater Use of the Software In both

Conference Session

Support and Partnership Opportunities

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

entrepreneurship focus [Ref 10]. In 2001in conjunction with Lehigh’s Global Village, the Lehigh team from the Iacocca Instituteand the College of Education was awarded a grant for a Pennsylvania Governor’s Schoolfor Global Entrepreneurship. This eight-week residential program brings over 80 highlyqualified high school students to campus and combines them with 60+ entrepreneursfrom Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Finally, with considerable input fromLehigh’s IPD program, the Community of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE), aBethlehem PA based consortium of over 200 schools, received a Pennsylvania grant todevelop a network of entrepreneurship educators at the high school, community collegeand university levels. This planning grant focuses on

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ming-Sung Koh; Mick Brzoska; William Loendorf

underrepresented students with the potential to be replicated in other technology and engineering programs at other institutions. • The design of a curriculum that bridges software and hardware technologies including: team-based projects, experience-based learning and extensive laboratory hands-on experience. • The formation of an SET Program Advisory Board comprised of actively involved individuals with diverse backgrounds in the development and maintenance of software intensive systems from industry and government. • The development of an SET program Assessment Plan to meet the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) criteria

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

name: “The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action3.”Recognition that “success” for any modern organization requires regular assessment andimprovement of multiple perspectives of performance lies at the heart of the Balanced Scorecard(BSC). This is a significant departure from some past practices in which the financial bottomline was accorded overriding priority in strategic planning and performance measurement.Although the insights on which the system was built were the result of a study of for-profitorganizations, the BSC is being adapted to serve the purposes of not-for-profit organizations andgovernmental agencies. “Today over half of Fortune 1,000 companies in North America areusing the Balanced Scorecard. … many public

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

Community College to constantly seek newstudents to enroll in Science, Engineering and Computer Science programs. In addition, one ofthe pertinent mission statements of SLCC is “Community Services Education to provide servicesand activities that promote community involvement.” As a result, a Summer Science Workshopwas developed for teens, age 12 through 15. During the summer of 2003, the Engineering andComputer Science Departments at Salt Lake Community College planned and held two of these1-week workshops. This event was such a great success that the Salt Lake Community College isplanning to continue these workshops in future summers, with different activities each summer.This paper will outline the steps that were taken to plan and hold these

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz

distinct and particular to entrepreneurship in its own right.7Those whodo not favor an entrepreneurship discipline are becoming less vocal in their opposition than inthe past. Entrepreneurship courses and programs are sprouting up in business and engineeringcolleges of esteemed universities. What does remain is the lingering argument that much of whatis applied in the process of entrepreneurship includes material that overlaps in other courses. Inthe early days, a number of large universities claimed that the functions of management –planning, organizing, controlling- are very much evident in entrepreneurship and need not betreated as a uniquely different discipline. The debate did not recognize two critically importantfeatures of an entrepreneur