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Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Srikanth Pidugu

ASEE 2005-66 University-Industry-High School Educational Partnership: Fuel Cell Energy Project S. B. Pidugu, S. Midturi and A. D. Jones University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Engineering Technology 2801 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR, 72204Abstract The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) partnered with three agencies andselect local high schools to instruct students on the principles and applications of fuel cells andkey

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Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Shane Palmquist

Session 682 Benefiting Professional Practice using Engineering Mathematics: A Project-Based Learning Approach Shane M. Palmquist Department of Engineering Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractTraditionally in the engineering profession, engineers are taught to read a problem, draw thediaphragm, identify the applicable engineering equations and solve for the numerical solution.While the methodology addresses the importance of understanding the problem, the process ofsolving leads to a single numerical value. As a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Troy McBride

Solar Boat/ Solar Car -- Challenging projects for first-year students Troy McBride Department of Physics and Engineering Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 email: mcbridet@etown.edu1. IntroductionIn the Spring semesters of 2003 and 2004, first year engineering students at ElizabethtownCollege were assigned time-consuming, challenging projects in the “Introduction toEngineering” course as part of their required curriculum. In the Spring of 2003, the assignedproject was the design and construction of a solar-powered boat capable of carrying one personaround

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steve Edwards; Hussein Vastani; Manuel Perez-Quinones

Supporting On-line Direct Markup and Evaluation of Students' Projects Hussein Vastani, Stephen H. Edwards, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061AbstractAutomated grading systems have been in use for several years. These systems automate part ofthe grading process by compiling, executing and testing student submitted source code.However, such systems often fail to include a mechanism to allow instructors or grader toprovide free form comments on student work. One must resort to other methods to providefeedback to

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White

Session 1166AN INTERWOVEN MULTISEMESTER DYNAMIC SYSTEMS PROJECT TO INTEGRATE STEM MATERIAL Dr. Peter Avitabile, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department Dr. Stephen Pennell, Professor, Mathematics Department Dr. John R. White, Professor, Chemical Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, Massachusetts USA Peter_Avitabile@uml.eduAbstractStudents generally do not understand how basic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering

Conference Session

Mechanics, Machine Design & Mechanisms

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2005 Annual Conference

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Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2005-118: INCORPORATING OPEN-ENDED PROJECTS INTO A MACHINEELEMENTS COURSEKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMatthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin Page 10.745.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Incorporating Open-Ended Projects into a Machine Elements Course Matthew I. Campbell, and Kathy J. Schmidt Department of Mechanical Engineering/Faculty Innovation Center University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 787121 IntroductionMechanical engineering students typically take a “Fundamentals of Machine

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Charles Feldhaus; Kenneth Reid

Articulation Agreements With High Schools Implementing Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Kenneth Reid and Charles Feldhaus, Ed.D Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisBackground:Recently, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has embarked on anambitious effort to promote and improve K-12 engineering and engineering technologyeducation. Since 2003, the ASEE has created a new K-12 division dedicated to K-12engineering education, created a guidebook for high school students called Engineering,Go for It! that was distributed to almost 350,000 secondary students, created an e-newsletter that

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Saeed Foroudastan

Session 1348 Student Projects: Hands-on Experience with Mechanical Engineering Technology Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ian D. Campbell Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractFor several years, the Engineering Technology Department (ETD) at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity (MTSU) has sponsored a variety of student led competition vehicle programs. Theseprograms have enjoyed considerable success in competitions around the country, and havespawned a thriving research community at MTSU

Conference Session

Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

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Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes

Equipping Multi-disciplinary Student Teams to Manage Multi-Semester Design Projects Carla Zoltowski, William Oakes, Leah Jamieson Purdue UniversityIntroductionA challenge facing many institutions is how to bring “real” design experiences into thecurriculum. Introducing “real” design experiences, where the purpose is to expose students toopen ended problems and multiple solution paths and to encourage creativity, into the classroom,brings many concerns for the faculty. These include guiding the students through the designprocess over multiple semesters with multidisciplinary and vertically integrated teams thatchange from semester to semester

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jung Oh

Connecting Learning with Students’ Interests and Daily Lives with Project Assignment: “It is My Project.” Jung Oh Kansas State University-SalinaAbstractThe General Chemistry course is a required or elective science course for engineeringtechnology programs at Kansas State University at Salina. A hands-on ‘Periodic Table’project in the General Chemistry course was assigned (1) to respect a variety of learningstyles, (2) to foster connection between the basic science and engineering technologyprogram courses, and (3) to connect student learning to personal interests and to havethem enjoy an “ownership” of learning. The outcomes of this non-traditional

Conference Session

Real World Applications

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2005 Annual Conference

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Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

Session 2249 TECHNOLOGY-HOSPITAL COLLABORATION IN THERMODYNAMICS: EXPERIENCE WITH ACTUAL STUDENT PROJECTS Joe Fuehne, Ph.D., P.E. and David Lenart, P.E., MBA Purdue University School of Technology at Columbus-Southeast Indiana/ Columbus Regional HospitalAbstractA previous work1 by the authors outlined a partnership between their institutions thatfocused on providing mechanical engineering technology students some practicalexperience with the thermodynamic systems of a hospital. Several potential projectswere summarized in the paper and benefits to both students and to

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Wafeek Wahby

Session 1621 Teaching Construction Project Management On-line: A Case Study Wafeek Samuel Wahby, Ph.D., B.Th. Professor, Industrial Technology Program Coordinator Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IllinoisAbstract:The author transferred one of the courses he teaches at Eastern Illinois University, Schoolof Technology, into a web course for Internet delivery on-line. The course is entitled“Construction Project Management.” This paper compares on-line delivery mode to thetraditional face-to-face (F2F) mode and summarizes the steps taken by the author

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First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tonya Peeples; Julie Jessop

Engineering Problem Solving Design Project: Emergency/Homeless Shelter Design Julie L. P. Jessop, Tonya L. Peeples The University of IowaAbstractThe Emergency/Homeless Shelter Design Project was developed for “Engineering ProblemSolving I”, a freshman engineering course, based on an exercise presented in Engineering YourFuture: A Project-Based Introduction to Engineering. The purpose of the project is to encouragestudents to apply their design skills to serve society. Students are challenged to design acardboard structure to keep people warm in cold weather, which will be warmed with sunlightand body heat. Classroom activities

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DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mei-yi Lau; Ming-yin Chan

How does ‘Group Project’ facilitate students’ skills in learning? M.Y. CHAN* and M.Y. LAU *Department of Building Services Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong *Tel.: (852)27665836 Fax: (852)27657198 Email: bemychan@polyu.edu.hkAbstract Project-based learning is generally regarded as a comprehensive approach toclassroom teaching and learning in which students are actively involved in investigation ofauthentic original problems from their daily lives. The objective of this paper is to provide ageneral overview of the use of group project as well as to

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

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Lee Young; Sanjiv Sarin; Xiaochun Jiang

Assessment of the NC-LSAMP project: A longitudinal study Xiaochun Jiang1, Sanjiv Sarin2, Marcia Williams2, and Lee Young3 1 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / 2College of Engineering / 3 Academic Affairs North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 E Market St Greensboro, NC 27411AbstractThe North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NC-LSAMP)project is an ongoing project aimed to substantially increase the number ofunderrepresented minorities who will contribute significantly in science, technology,engineering and mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) areas, especially ingraduate degree programs. The NCLSAMP

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lorin P. Maletsky; Charles E. Gabel

1 A Novel Hands-On Project in Computer-Aided Manufacturing Lorin P. Maletsky, Charles E. Gabel Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045AbstractThis paper describes a project that involved designing and fabricating puzzle-type parts to formletters that were machined using a three-axis computerized numerically controlled (CNC) millingstation. The project was part of the Design for Manufacturability course at the University ofKansas. The letters were

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Tim Bower

Incorporating Source Code Reading into Operating Systems Class Projects Tim Bower Assistant Professor Computer Systems Technology Kansas State University at Salina tim@ksu.eduABSTRACTInstructors of operating systems classes have long desired to incorporate programmingprojects into the class that will give students an appreciation for the source code of thekernel of a real operating system. Unfortunately, this lofty goal in practice becomesdifficult to effectively pull off. This paper reviews the motivation and benefits forincorporating programming projects in an

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Martin Waffle; Donald Martel; Peggie Weeks

from the National Science Foundation's Advanced TechnologicalEducation Program. The project is initially providing workshops in the areas ofmaterials/manufacturing and information technologies to high school technology teachersthrough a program that brings together community college technical experts, professionalassociation teacher/leaders, and university pedagogical experts. The overarching goals are toprovide contemporary professional development to technology educators using standards-basedexemplary materials, to forge effective alliances between community/technical colleges and thetechnology education community, and to create a professional development model that theleadership of New York’s technology education community will

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Samuel Colwell; Richard Warren; Rich Warren

verify its functionality. For the next two to three weeks, the students are givenprescribed labs to perform with their trainers. These labs get the students to use the pushbuttons,the PWM module, the A/D module, the EEPROM, and the LCD. The remainder of the semester(about four weeks) the students are allowed to develop their own projects that must meet somebasic criteria. While the entire experience with the PIC microcontroller was exciting for thestudents, this phase brought out the most enthusiasm amongst the students. Students who hadshown little interest in the labs prior to working with the PIC showed great excitement andmotivation when allowed to create their own project. Having the seniors show their projects toother underclassmen also

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Clifford Mirman

Session 1648 An Engineering Technology Capstone Course Which Integrates Theory, Design, and Construction in an Open-Ended Project By Cliff R. Mirman, Professor and Chair Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. 60115 Abstract The culminating experience in many engineering technology programs is typically aone or two-semester capstone design experience. The underlying premise for this type ofsenior design course is that at the submission of the final

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Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sam Geonetta

primaryspecialization from one of three “tracks”, including Software Development, Networking, or WebTechnologies. BS learners also choose at least one secondary track specialization from one offive tracks, including Software Development, Networking, Web Technologies, Database orDigital Media. Co-op experience is a vital part of the curriculum; all learners work in alternatingquarters starting in their second year of study. BS learners co-op five quarters and AS learnerstwo quarters.1 In addition to co-op, learners at the College of Applied Science learn byexperience through the integration of intensive, hands-on activities built into the courses andthrough the Senior Design project completed in the final year of study.2 In the IT program, Senior Design

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Mueller

the necessary temperatures with less lower power as compared to heating atatmospheric pressure. This paper presents the design and implementation of a vacuum furnaceautomation project that was done as an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology capstonesenior design project. The automation was designed for a vacuum furnace that previously hadonly manual controls. The upgrade included additional instrumentation and a LabVIEW HMIfor process monitoring and control, data collection, and recipe entry. This project wassupervised by the Electro-Optics Center of Penn State University’s Applied ResearchLaboratory.Senior Project CourseThe senior project is a capstone project course taken in the final term of the 4-year Bachelor ofScience in

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Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paul Chanley; Michael Pelletier

. Eachstudent is required to submit individual lab reports. This combination of hands-on lab work withcourse lectures strengthens the students’ knowledge in basic digital logic circuits.Changes in Digital Logic LabThe most significant changes to the Digital Logic Lab were the introduction of both designprojects and design assignments. In the fall of 2004, two design projects were given in thesemester. The process of deductive learning was implemented by introducing a specific designproject. Over the course of the semester, various experiments were studied and then used as Page 10.480.1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jamie Workman

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael E. Hay; Recayi Pecen

Session Number: 1648 Design and Implementation of Solar Electric Boats for Cleaner U.S. Waters Recayi Pecen Michael E. Hay Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractSolar electric powered boats may promote zero-emission aquatic transportation and recreationnot only for Iowa lakes and rivers, but for all US and world waters. For three years theUniversity of Northern Iowa (UNI) solar electric boat project has recruited

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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John Marshall

high school. The high school purchased two PLCs and theprogramming software. Together, we found industrial donations of input and outputdevices such as switches, motors, valves, and pneumatic cylinders. The high school classreturned to campus, to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be built from theirnewly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned over the nexttwo months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill sets needed toreplicate our automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale.The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Andrew Vavreck; Rebecca Strzelec

the FDM to make the parts, which the students can handle anddiscuss.The paper describes • the history of the collaboration between art and engineering faculty; • experiences with EMET students and their use of the design tool; • observations of the impact of the FDM outreach effort; • operation, benefits and limitations of the FDM; • interesting senior project applications; • mechanical properties of FDM ABS copolymer; and • planned future directions for the design collaboration.IntroductionPenn State Altoona, one of 24 Penn State campus locations in the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania, is located in the south-center of the state, about an hour’s drive southwest of themain campus in State College. The campus is undergraduate and

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Loker

Session 2147 Remote Data Acquisition using Bluetooth David R. Loker, P.E. Collin G. Frampton, Titan J. McElhaney, Jonathan R. Mook, Anthony M. Sansone Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a remote data acquisition project using Bluetooth technology is presented for asenior technical elective telecommunications course in the Electrical Engineering TechnologyBaccalaureate Program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. There are several noteworthycharacteristics of this project

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Scott Danielson; Jerry Gintz

-disciplinary courses providingthe student an in-depth analysis of industrial automation from project planning throughintegration. Course selection and definition was a joint effort of the Industrial Advisory Board(IAB) automation sub-committee and the MMET faculty. Initially convened in spring 2002, theIAB automation sub-committee is comprised of a diverse cross section of local industry leaderscommitted to higher education. The IAB automation sub-committee is an integral part of theautomation concentration for the mechanical engineering technology program at ASU, providinga voice for industry, general direction for course content and potential equipment donors.Through their collaborative approach, the MMET faculty and the IAB automation sub

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gene Liao

Session FEA Application in Sheet-Metal Assembly Process As A Senior Team Project Gene Y. Liao Wayne State UniversityAbstractAs FEA software is becoming increasingly user friendly, it is feasible to utilize it in a team-basedsenior project. The underlying philosophy of the project is to introduce students to FEA that iscurrently used in manufacturing practice in the automotive sector. In particular, students areintroduced to the FEA through a project evaluating the quality of an assembly process on theautomotive sheet