Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Stirewalt

. The nature of this body ofknowledge suggests that the best method for teaching it is to use the elaboration theory ofinstruction. Applying this theory to software engineering requires a complete inversionin the traditional coverage of topics. We developed a new course, CSE 370, whichincorporates this "bottom up" coverage. Using this method, we are able to instill a higherlevel of cognitive ability in software-engineering methods than we were able to achieveusing the old method. Analysis System Design Detailed Design Implementation Figure 1. Traditional (waterfall) model of software

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox; Robert Barat

needingimprovement. These included 1) awareness of business needs, 2) written communication skills,3) economic skills, 4) oral communication skills and 5) use of computers. The followingattributes were consistently listed as being the most important 1) problem solving, 2)professional and ethical responsibility, 3) computer skills, and 4) teamwork skills. Severalmembers of the department advisory board have also indicated the need to include somecoverage of biology and more effective coverage of the use computer simulation software in thecurriculum.Graduating Students. A survey of the graduating students showed general satisfaction with theireducation. However, a number of areas were consistently cited as needing improvement. Theseincluded 1) written

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods & Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) defines Engineering Managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technological component”1. This definition is followed by thesentence: “Engineering Management is rapidly becoming recognized as a professionaldiscipline.” Engineering managers are distinguished from other managers by the fact that theyposses both an ability to apply engineering principles and a skill in organizing and directingtechnical projects and people in technical jobs”. The Systems Engineering Management courseuses a systematic approach to both the system design / engineering and management aspects. Inaddition, the course offers the link between

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Heaslip

Mississauga, on thewestern edge of Toronto. Exceptions are technical courses that require access to specialisedlabs and equipment and are presented on the campus of the presenting university.Each ADMI course is two 4-day modules running Thursday morning through Sundayafternoon. As such, the student must give-up two personal weekend days while being awayfrom his/her workplace for two days. This balance of personal and business time for courseattendance has proven to be highly valued by both the student and his/her employer. Betweenmodules there is a 5-6 week period intended to allow Module 1 learning to becomeestablished, provide a period for students to work on a between-module assignment and toallow conduct workplace responsibilities with minimal

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

conducted in-depth interviews of more than 1600 Harvard undergraduates todetermine how to help students succeed in the educational environment.9 Light’s findings haveseveral implications for increasing effectiveness of higher education. Implications that arerelevant to engineering education include: 1) Courses should be highly structured, include many quizzes and short assignments, as well as frequent feedback from the professor and an opportunity to revise and change work. 2) Study groups should be encouraged, or even arranged, because students who learn from other students are more successful in their college education. 3) Students’ best experiences include interacting in-depth with faculty, as well as participating

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeorg Mossbrucker; Dudley Outcalt

light fixtures.- New fluorescent light fixtures are rated for sub-zero temperatures required for outside operation.- New dimmable digital ballasts allow continuous power adjustments between 20% and 100%. Hence, a fully automatic system can be employed.- Fluorescent light fixtures enclosed in housings with the exact same form factor than those of traditional metal-halide fixtures are available. This reduces cost of installation considerably, since new mounting brackets and conduits are not necessary.Light control systemThe light control system consists of a light controller, light sensor, and fluorescent lightfixtures1. The light controller used for this project is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Light

Conference Session

Provocative Presentations & Lunch

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kleppe

subjects at the university level is the lack of “buyin” by other faculty members. The topics are considered “non-traditional” and do not appear tosupport an engineering research program. Young faculty members may therefore consider thefield too “risky” to become involved.A study conducted by the Southern Technology Council found that few universities arerewarding faculty involved in innovation and entrepreneurship [1]. Additionally, the mostcommon reward is simply an acknowledgment. The report recommends that universities adoptinventing and technology transfer as part of the tenure and promotion process. All facultymembers learn that a balance must be maintained between teaching, research, and service.However, entrepreneurial activities often

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

industry isincorporating active learning in the curriculum: learning through listening, observation,interaction, and activity. Today, engaging students in a world filled with information anddistractions, we need to create learning environments for students that promote amultidimensional approach 1. The GO GREEN course at IUPUI is an excellent example ofovercoming the problem emphasized by George Bernard Shaw. The course instructors for GOGREEN used a series of intensified sessions which included short lectures, cultural interactions,international industrial site visits, case studies, readings, class discussions, and independentstudent work. The combination of all these experiences enabled the students to learn from seeingfirst hand examples of

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wagner; Daniel Cavanagh

areused to provide the students with a more detailed and hands-on introduction to two of the sixengineering disciplines offered at Bucknell, biomedical engineering was included in thiscomponent of the course. For this purpose, a three week seminar was designed with a focus ondrug delivery as the focus of the new major is the area of biotransport. The objectives of theseminar included: 1. To introduce the students to drug delivery as an example of biotransport and biomedical engineering 2. To introduce the students to concepts such as dissolution, mass diffusion, mechanical energy balance as related to fluid mechanics, and pressure-flow relationships 3. To provide the students with a hands-on learning environment 4. To require

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

project in three sections. In order to simulate acoursewide rollout, a writing consultant who was not familiar with the program was asked to runthe program in his own section. In addition, one section was monitored but did not participate inthe assessment activities to serve as a control (see Table 1).Table 1: Components of Assessment Project Section C Section D Section E3 Writing consultant Volunteer Same as Section Assessment C developer Enter/exist skills survey Yes Yes Yes “One-minute” papers

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sid Wang; Kenneth Roberts; Joseph Monroe; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai

trained and instructed by faculty mentors on NASA-sponsored Page 9.781.1 1research projects during 8 weeks in the summer. Students were encouraged to pursue advancedtechnical careers via professional development and mentoring activities.NASA PAIR PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVESGoals:1. To increase the participation of underrepresented minorities and women in MSET disciplines2. To foster the integration of NASA-sponsored research into undergraduate education and promote undergraduate research training3. To increase quality of graduates through enhancement of core courses with research-based learning

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

Page 9.1356.6recommended for use in graduate courses. The only drawback is that the instructor must learn to “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”use the tools. The upload/creation of WebCT materials also requires some effort on the part ofthe instructor. However, the ultimate gains in course management and student satisfaction faroutweigh these inconveniences.References 1. Nicoll, J., and N. Laudato. “Assessing the Impact on Students of Online Materials in University Courses,” www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/edu9952/edu9952.htm, accessed January 8, 2004. 2. Rosenkrantz, P.R

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Morales

instructional power of the medium. The most effectiveuse of instructional video comes from showing animations and moving illustrations of theconcepts presented while the instructor is conducting the lecture [1]. Most distancelearning initiatives, whether synchronous or asynchronous, utilize a combination of videoof the instructor with synchronized presentations of PowerPoint slides. Dastbaz foundthat this is not very effective or efficient [2]. This ineffectiveness holds even whenfollowing recommendations for using PowerPoint in the classroom, such as thoseprovided by Howell [3]. Creating effective distance-learning instruction carries with it thesame requirements as creating high-quality instructional television shows such as thosewe see on NOVA or

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Erbe; F. Wilhelm Bruns

in a “hyper-connection” between physical phenomena of the computer-externalenvironment and the logical structure of computer-internal representations, a blend of physicalsystems with their virtual counterparts.Paynter2 introduced the theory of bond graphs as a unifying view on physical phenomena from acontinuity of power-flow perspective. Power flows through system components and connectionsby way that the product of effort and flow is continuous, following typical laws of energyconservation and power-flow continuity. Effort (e) is the driving force for flow (f) and can be aFig 1. 4/2 way valve controlling a double-acting cylinder and its bond graphpressure difference, force and torque, electrical potential difference, temperature difference

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Wentzheimer; Jennifer VanAntwerp; Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

job requirements dictate.Our approach is best communicated by our program objectives: Those graduating with a BSE degree from Calvin College will be: 1. individuals who are firmly grounded in the basic principles and skills in engineering, mathematics, science, and the humanities, for correct, perceptive, and sensitive problem assessment at a level appropriate for both entry level work in industry and in graduate school; 2. designers who are able to creatively bring a project from problem statement to final design while realizing the interdisciplinary and interdependent character of the engineering profession; 3

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Henry; James Bandstra

accomplish the program objectives and provide an atmosphere conducive to learning. Appropriate facilities must be available to foster faculty-student interaction and to create a climate that encourages professional development and professional activities.”1 TAC criteria: “Adequate facilities and financial support must be provided for each program in the form of: Page 9.180.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education a. suitable classrooms, laboratories, and

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Law; Brian Johnson; Herbert Hess

possess a strong foundation in a broad range of fundamentals. This breadth offundamental knowledge and skills must be taught well. In the curriculum at hand at theUniversity of Idaho, these fundamentals are defined within five areas of study: analogelectronics, power and energy, electromagnetics, digital electronics, and systems. In this fivefoldstructure, the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department organizes its facultyexpertise and even its assigned course numbers. To illustrate this structure, the ECEDepartment’s undergraduate course offerings are listed in Table 1, sorted by area of study. Atthe junior level, students must take one course and one lab in each of the five areas (shown inboldface in the Junior Year Courses column in

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

fall semester of 2004. Page 9.154.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright À 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationII. Analysis of a Statically Determinate BeamIn this section of the paper the procedure for determining the shear and moment diagrams andplotting the variation of the slope and deflection of the beam using LabVIEW is discussed. Thisprocedure is illustrated through presenting the solution for a sample beam and loading conditionshown in Figure 1(a). x

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi Thai

andcollaboration features in the lecture delivery task, between teacher and students, as well asbetween students, within as well as outside of the classroom. This report describes theintegration of two collaborative learning software packages "NetSupport Manager" and "SiliconChalk" in the delivery of an Applied Machine Vision course whereas lecture, demonstration andlaboratory activities are merged seamlessly. The system performance for a classroom having 12student PCs and 1 teacher station is reported herein. This class was offered in Spring 04 butunfortunately no students enrolled for this class, thus we do not have student feedback on thisinstructional approach at this time. IntroductionSeveral reports from

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

students working on research with Civil and Environmental Engineeringfaculty are Civil Engineering majors, this is not a requirement. Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering faculty members have worked with students from a variety of majors, includingChemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Arts in Engineering, and Geology.In addition, during the period summarized in this paper, all Civil and Environmental Engineeringfaculty members who were doing research had students working with them.Table 1 summarizes the number of civil engineering majors involved in research in thedepartment for the last five academic years (a total of 43 students). An additional 18 non- CivilEngineering majors worked with Civil and Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Crowley; Susan Miertschin

skills and knowledge, but it also serves as a means to develop student awareness ofavailable career paths.Furthermore, the class originally utilized a traditional lecture/lab format. Now, the facultymember functions more as a guide that helps “… the student construct meaning throughfacilitation and coordination of the learning environment.”1 In effect, the class evolved into onewith increased emphasis on learning.This paper relates significant parts of UH’s three-year experience with online portfolio projects.First, the paper surveys literature concerning portfolios. Then, it presents the portfoliodevelopment process including a discussion of tools and resources. Then ways of assessingstudent portfolios are presented. Potential future project

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Davis Charles; Tony Lin

University is integrating cross-disciplinary engineering courses through integratedcommon projects to ensure that our graduates are equipped with problem solving skills to handlereal world projects.The AQA course offered by the IE program covers Design of Experiments (DOE), ResponseSurface Methodology (RSM), and Quality Control Charts. While the Polymer Processing coursetaught by the ME faculty studies how polymeric materials are affected by processing parameters.One of the major topics in the course is the study of injection molding, its optimization, andtrouble shooting. The integration of AQA and Polymer Processing using DOE as the commonlaboratory project is the perfect vehicle for both courses.The objectives of this pilot study are to:1

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean St.Clair; Nelson Baker

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationwas administered just after the intervention. The posttest was designed to be a measure oflearning. Additionally, the posttest was administered ten and twenty-five weeks after theintervention as a measure of long-term knowledge retention. The results of the posttests werecompared in summative assessments to determine if software use had an effect on learning andretention.The examination question, shown in Figure 1, was a quantitative truss analysis question that waspart of a midterm test. The formative study was conduced in two sections of statics. Theinstructor of these two sections allowed the examination question to be included as part of theformative assessment. The scores on the

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

Session 3464exploration, repetition and the many activities they experience. As adults, we are able tolearn in other ways, but the best way to retain and understand information is not verydifferent from when we were young.One of the best ways to learn something new is to experience it. This is not a newconcept, in general; it just hasn’t always been applied in the college classroom. Manyhours are spent enduring lectures which have been shown to be an inefficient means forstudents to retain the information.1 Several academic units have adopted a more activelearning environment for their students by incorporating real-world activities into thecurriculum. These efforts enable the students to better understand the material they arelearning. Examples

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kane; Carla Purdy

crucial at the undergraduatelevel, such as workplace, climate, critical mass, and support systems, and also issues specific tothe graduate level, such as increased family and financial responsibilities and the structure ofgraduate degree programs and academic engineering research.1. IntroductionThe need for increasing the representation of women and minorities at all levels of engineeringhas been well-documented1,2,3,4:• The overview of the National Science Foundation's 2002 ADVANCE Program for Page 9.138.1 Institutional Transformation states "The pursuit of new scientific and engineering knowledge Proceedings of the 2004 American

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Grommes

and a tribal collegehave been formed to address issues that challenge their respective communities. The objectiveof this exchange is two fold: 1) educate engineering students on concepts of sustainability andthe practices and tradition of native cultures and 2) to partner with individuals in the communityon the deployment of energy efficient and sustainable technologies. These objectives bothpromote lifecycle thinking with respect to the investment in better efficient facilities. This paperpresents early lessons learned in the partnership through team work, leadership, problem solving,project planning and delivery combined with global awareness, cultural sensitivity, andversatility through this cross-disciplined, cross- cultural exchange of

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hughes; Alok Verma

discusses measurement of performance metricsto evaluate the impact of lean concepts. An attitudinal survey has been developed toassess the impact of the training program on student’s thinking.I. Introduction The adoption of Lean Manufacturing philosophy by manufacturer’s worldwidehas created a demand for workers who are trained in the lean principles and have an eyefor the waste in the value stream 1 . The Lean Enterprise training program is designed totrain students who are technically qualified in the implementation techniques of lean. The training program has been developed under the summer faculty internshipprogram offered by Northrop Grumman Newport News. A faculty member in theEngineering Technology Department at Old Dominion

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Feng Jao; Khalid Al-Olimat

/freeshare.html.Meeting the instructional needs of students to learn the material is the keystone of every effectiveprogram. The tools of educational technology and software hold tremendous potential forimproving both teaching and learning processes. Cohen et al [1] performed analysis of 74studies that compared visual-based instruction with traditional instruction. They found thatstudents learned more from visual-based instruction than from traditional teaching. It is evidentfrom the paper by Powell et al [2] that computer based instruction may be the key to improvingthe grade point average of students. Bartsch and Cobern [3] found that PowerPoint presentationcan be beneficial to students’ learning. Papers [4-8] reported that those who integrate technologyin the

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Horvath; Cecilia Lucero

. Shirley Ann Jackson has pointed to“a quiet crisis building in the United States”--the declining production of American scientificand technical talent “that could jeopardize the nation’s pre-eminence and well-being.” 1 Leftunchecked, “it could reverse the global leadership Americans currently enjoy.”2 Among thepriorities and actions that Jackson argues for is to nurture the graduate education ofunderrepresented groups, who must become an integral part of the U.S. technical workforce andmay serve as role models for younger generations.Overall, the status of students in graduate science and engineering programs has beendiscouraging. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics3 show that from 1993 to2000 the total graduate enrollment in

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Ray Diez; Luke Huang; David Yearwood

taking classes, many seniors become tired of listening to lectures, asreported by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.1 Can somethingbe done to address these existing problems? The Carnegie Foundation report, “Reinventing Undergraduate Education: ABlueprint for America’s Research Universities” suggested—following a study ofundergraduate education—that students’ education should “culminate with a capstoneexperience.”1 In this report, it was suggested that the final semester of an undergraduatestudy focus on a major project utilizing to the fullest what students learned in theprevious semesters. To promote this proposal, The Carnegie Foundation, joined by the