Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacqueline Mozrall; Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

program consists of three blocks spanning the fall, winter and spring quarters.In the first block, a Design Project Management (DPM) course for prospective team leaders isoffered. This course has two top-level objectives: (1) to build skills in leadership, projectplanning, problem definition, concept development, concept selection, and performancevalidation; and (2) to lay the foundation of the project assigned to them in preparation for a teamof 5-7 students who will undertake the project in the winter quarter. The course meets twice perweek for two hours. In the first hour, students are introduced to the multiple facets of productand process design. The second hour is a workshop in which students apply these concepts, andattendant tools, to

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

Session 3625 Incorporating Project Management Methods into Engineering Design Projects: A Spreadsheet-based Approach Madara M. Ogot and Gül E. Okudan School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis paper introduces a spreadsheet-based method of integrating project managementtechniques into project-based engineering courses. The use of a spreadsheet approachalleviates (1) the need for institutions to purchase additional commercial projectmanagement software and (2) additional training of faculty and students on how to usethe

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schumack

friction factor as a function ofReynolds number and relative roughness. The system of equations is nonlinear and thus requiresan iterative solution.Continuity is enforced through the constraint that the net mass flow rate into a junction is equalto zero. The energy equation for steady, uniform, constant property flow through a pipe run (alength of pipe with one inlet and exit, possibly with varying diameter and relative roughness) isas follows: p1 V1 2 W& p p2 V2 2 + + z1 + = + + z 2 + hL (1) γ 2g m& g γ 2gwhere p is pressure, γ is fluid specific weight, V is fluid

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schumack

outcomes and tomake changes if necessary. The annual cycle assesses each of the program outcomes using avariety of tools and reporting mechanisms.Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the two assessment loops. In the three-year loop, the tools on the leftprovide information in order to evaluate the validity of the objectives and outcomes. The tools inthis case contain information garnered from constituencies such as students, industry, andfaculty. Based on this evaluation, changes in objectives and outcomes lead to programimprovement as implemented by the responsible parties in the box on the right. Data from theassessment is also used to evaluate whether the objectives are being satisfied. Alumni surveys

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Reilly; Surya Mallapragada; Mary Huba; Jacqueline Shanks; Kevin Saunders; Charles Glatz; Balaji Narasimhan

Problem-Based Learning Laboratories Involving Chemicals From Biorenewables Charles Glatz1, Balaji Narasimhan1, Jacqueline Shanks1, Mary Huba2, Kevin Saunders2, Peter Reilly1, and Surya Mallapragada1 1 Iowa State University Department of Chemical Engineering / 2Iowa State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesAbstractAt Iowa State University, we have developed a unique and valuable experience for our studentsby giving them an opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams on cutting-edge problemsinvolving biorenewables, while using novel problem-based learning approaches. The focus offour new 1-credit laboratory

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Craft; David Click; P. Paxton Marshall

corporatesponsors, opening the doors for numerouscareer opportunities. Figure 1: The public views UVA's entry into the Fourteen colleges and universities 2002 Solar Decathlon.competed in the first Solar Decathloncompetition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in fall 2002. The UVA team placedsecond overall and first in the design and livability and energy balance categories. Participatingin the Decathlon gives students the opportunity to interact with DOE professionals and otherstudents across the country, developing technologies that can improve the quality of life bysupplying society's energy requirements with non-polluting, abundant solar energy

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carpenter

then easily grasped by students.A brief discussion of concepts from optimization theory is first presented. Then, the moraltheories of Utilitarianism and Respect for Persons are briefly detailed and formulated usingconcepts from optimization theory. The advantages of this formulation are then discussed in theConclusion.2. Optimization TheoryThe ethical decision making process can be formulated as an optimization problem. With thisformulation, there is a function, such as utility, which is to be maximized. The function can beexpressed in terms of some variable x or a number of variables xi, i=1,...n. There may be,however, conditions imposed on the problem so that some values of xi may not be allowed.This formulation is the classical formulation

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nirmal Das

), length, moment of inertia and modulus of elasticity, magnitudes and lengths of Page 9.1354.2Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightø 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdistributed loads, and magnitudes and locations of concentrated loads. Based on the input data,calculations are carried out in the following steps for each concentrated load and each distributedload: 1. Calculate the support reactions for the real beam. 2. Calculate the moment at equal intervals along the length of the beam. 3. Calculate the M/EI at those

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Thompson

increasingly widespread in rating K-12 schools. This approach uses statistical tools to rate schools by their outcomes while controlling for inputs. This paper examines the US News approach through the lens of value-added analysis.Introduction College ratings based on models utilizing data have become increasingly popular in thepast twenty years. The most financially successful are those published by U.S. News and WorldReport in its annual fall college guide.1 These and similar ratings have enjoyed widespreadsuccess with parents and students, but have also received considerable criticism. During the same period, there has been a growth of “value-added” models to evaluate thesuccess of pre-college schools. While these

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

creation could be expanded to include any science topic taught by any teacherenrolled in our course. In 2004, the enrollment was six teachers; however, the enrollmentwould have dropped had we not expanded the potential subjects.The actual programming for the simulations is performed by one of the authors (Nippert)while the in-service teachers prepare additional background material that is incorporatedinto a web site that the class develops as a team. The education course includes severaltopics that are helpful to the teachers in their daily work and are aimed at stimulatinginterest in and understanding of the engineering profession: 1. An introduction to team based design of a science-related project (the design of a

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Richardson

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Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Richardson; Dick Blandford

through severalcourses, but a formal course that concentrates exclusively on real-time systems is usually anelective. In this paper a real-time course proposal is presented. The course concentrates on real-time concepts central to computer engineering. It is offered as a junior-level course and isrequired for all computer engineering majors.The two major objectives while developing the course were: 1) keep hardware and software costslow so that the course can be offered inexpensively and so that students could do courseassignments in their home/dorm and, 2) use hardware and software similar to that currently beingused in industry. Both of these objectives were achieved by using a standard PC as the hardwareplatform and by using real-time

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick Blandford

characters but not the comma). To assess the fitness of each phrase we sum up thedifferences between each character of a given phrase and the corresponding character in the idealphrase using ASCII values. A partial list of the population and the error numbers might look like Page 9.1104.2that shown in Figure 1.“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”If we choose the top 30% to be parents then we have 300 parents and 700 children. We choosetwo random parents to generate each child phrase. For

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Predecki; Albert Rosa; George Edwards

that is known about theuniverse, about our behavior, about the laws of physics, of biology, of everything lies within theboundary of the circle – excluding theology. Knowledge or truths still needing to be"discovered" or created lie outside the circle. Page 9.1214.3We can begin to create our taxonomy by partitioning the circle into two halves as shown inFigure 1. The left half holds all the truths that have been found that are natural, basic or Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

A Potpoturri of Innovations in Physics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Greg Mowry

integration, such as the subsequent course proposal, may serve as anattractive alternative in many instances.One method of visualizing the general dependence of engineering on physics and mathematics isillustrated in figure 1. In general, physics provides the theoretical foundation for all engineeringfields of study while mathematics serves as the descriptive language of engineering. Althoughthere are many possible methods of integrating the general unifying concepts that underlie allengineering fields of study, as illustrated in the figure, two of the many possible fundamentalmathematical ‘pillars’ of engineering are Fourier analysis and Taylor’s theorem. Both Fourieranalysis and Taylor’s theorem have an intrinsic beauty that is worth studying and

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pravin Raut; Jonathan Lambright

ENGR1113 in the development of a freshman index for engineering andengineering technology students. The paper discusses results of the new course and applicationof the new methodology used to assist in advising students to an appropriate engineering major.In addition, the paper discusses the lessons the authors have learned thus far from by using thecourse as a gateway into engineering and engineering technology majors. Page 9.61.1“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"1 Introduction At Savannah State University (SSU) the

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Jeffrey Hodgkins

for basic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics) material that is critical to the solution of engineering problems. Many times thisoccurs since there is no practical relevance of the material presented – as far as the student isconcerned. Unfortunately, all of these underlying courses and related material become verycritical as upper level course material is addressed in the final semesters of a student’sundergraduate educational studies. Often the students feel that they do not command the subjectmatter well enough and sometimes feel that it is too late to catch up and review what they nowrealize they should have already known from previous courses. Figure 1 shows a cartoonexpressing the student’s eventual realization as they

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Jeffrey Hodgkins

herein. The simple MCK system is shown in Figure 1. ACCELEROMETER MASS SPRING FIXED SUPPORT LVDT Figure 1 – Photo of MCK System along with Schematic of ConfigurationThe system is to be measured using an LVDT for displacement and using an accelerometer foracceleration. (The devices must first be calibrated to determine the overall sensitivities and thendigitally

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Tracy Van Zandt

back of the book”. Students learn best Page 9.437.1with hands-on projects and problems with practical purpose [1]. These types of problems tend to “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"be challenging for both the student and professor. Students must be afforded the experience ofproblems that require them to formulate solutions to problems with no specific straight-linestructure to the solution – they must learn how to “think outside the box” [2].The mission for all instructors is to educate their

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Davidson; Mark Johnson; Douglas Eschbach; Curtis Watson

thisproblem decades earlier. Consequently, there are well established tools for plagiarism checkingof computer code1,2, but we have not been able to find any evidence of plagiarism checkerstargeted to HDLs.In the remainder of this paper, we will present an overview of textual plagiarism checkingtechniques, identify requirements peculiar to HDL code checking, describe our implementationof VHDL plagiarism checking, and present results for numerous test cases including artificialtest cases, actual student submitted source code, and a mixture of both.Survey of textual plagiarism checkingTo see where the proposed techniques fit into the universe of existing plagiarism checkers,consider the following dimensions: 1. the type of documents to be compared, 2

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

at the university. The program is offered by the College ofEngineering, Department of Civil Engineering1.The University of Florida (UF), as the oldest university in the state, was founded in 1853 andcurrently offers more than 52 undergraduate programs in a broad variety of instructional fields.The Department of Civil Engineering was created in 1910 and later merged to the Department ofCoastal Engineering in 1999. The civil engineering undergraduate program is widely consideredto be among the top programs in the United States2.In order to acquire admission to UNAH students must have completed the High School grade.Admission at UF is based on the students high school Grade Point Average (GPA), theScholastic Aptitude Test 1 (SAT 1) and the

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

student leadership. This paper will outline suggestedstrategies for implementation by engineering educators ready to serve as leaders at diversifyingengineering.Overview of the Under Representation of Women and Minorities in Quantitative FieldsIt is estimated that over the next ten years, the U.S. will need an additional 1.9 million workers inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).1 Traditionally, the STEM workforce hasconsisted of mostly white, non-Hispanic men, who made up 70% of the STEM workforce in1997.2 In the same year, underrepresented minorities - African-Americans, Hispanics, andAmerican Indians - comprised just over 6% of the general STEM workforce.2 This reliance on a

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

throughsystematic revision and extension of theory based on comparison of prediction withobservation.”1 He stresses this point when he talks about how Plane Euclidean geometry servedthe world well when the theory was that the world was flat. Based on this theory, it was testedand later revised when new learning emerged. Thus, without a theory in the first place, therewould be nothing to revise, nothing to learn.1 Deming cautions that information is notknowledge. Managers have immediate access to a plethora of information, but since informationis not knowledge, that is not enough. Knowledge comes from theory. Without theory there is noway to use the information.1Peter Senge took a similar position. He regarded leadership as a discipline, that is, a “body

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

ed conley

Session 1465 Measuring true strain - an application of the logarithm Edgar Conley Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003Capitalizing on their increasing control of the material world, design engineers will soonincorporate high-strain elastomers and biology-mimicking materials into critically stressedstructural components [1]. ‘High-strain is described by a simple and essential mathematicalconcept to which engineering students are uniformly exposed

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey LaCombe; Eric Wang; Chris Rogers

experiments at home. Students alsohave the ability to conduct personal engineering experiments to investigate phenomena ofpersonal interest.In this paper, we describe several experiments that we have conducted with the LEGO®programmable brick and Robolab (LabVIEW) that give students first hand experience with“typical” engineering concepts that would normally be covered in sophomore or junior-levellaboratory courses. Examples on data acquisition, numerical methods, dynamics, statics, motorperformance, fluid dynamics, feedback control, and strength of materials are presented.1. IntroductionWhether it be a desire to incorporate laboratory experiences in traditional lecture courses so thatthe experiments are conducted at the same time the content is

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Walker; Annu Prabhakar; George Suckarieh

newly hired professionals. Ateam of students and faculty in the Honors and Scholars program at University ofCincinnati and construction professionals at the Messer Construction Companydeveloped an application to tap the experience of professionals for internal use of thecompany. This paper describes the process of conceptualizing, designing, developing,testing and implementing the web based Knowledge base.1. IntroductionLike most industries, the construction industry has a mix of well-experiencedprofessionals who manage projects and new graduates who have just joined themanagement team. Due to the diverse locations of construction projects and their rapidpace, experienced and novice professionals working on different projects are not able

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaakov Varol; William Sparkman; Walt Johnson; Nancy LaTourrette; Jesse Adams; Jeffrey LaCombe; Gary Norris; Ellen Jacobson; Norma Velasquez-Bryant; John Kleppe; Pamela Cantrell; Eric Wang; Ted Batchman

envision.Our vision of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) “pipeline” is shown inFigure 1. Students “flow” through the STEM pipeline from kindergarten to BS degree bypassing through a series of pipes and tees with valves. The valves represent the teachers andclassroom experiences and the pipes represent the students’ personal goals and career objectives(i.e., where they are headed). At each tee-section a valve diverts some students out of themainstream into the STEM flow path. As shown, the flow path from kindergarten to a STEM BSdegree is far from straight. In fact, the path of least resistance delivers the overwhelmingmajority of the students into non-technical careers.At first glance, it would seem to be most effective to

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

AC 2004-1189: GUIDED TOUR OF HOUGH TRANSFORMS ON ELEMENTARYPATTERNSJohn Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch Page 9.650.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 3565 Guided Tour of Hough Transforms on Elementary Patterns 1 John Schmeelk Department of Mathematical Sciences Virginia Commonwealth University Doha, Qatar CampusAbstractStudent motivation in elementary mathematics continues to be a major problem. Theauthor

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Osorno

%TUTORIAL 5%TUTORIAL 1 % Energy tutorial% Energy tutorial % angles are always input in radians% angles are always input in radians % for-end loop and vector formatx=45*pi/180 for j=1:180y=cosx x(j)=j*pi/180;v=sinx y(j)=cos(x(j)); v(j)=sin(x(j)); Z(j)=10*x(j)+i*10*v(j)%TUTORIAL 2 end% Energy tutorial% angles are always input in radians% creating a complex number %TUTORIAL 6x=80*pi/180

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay Raman

services, such as Personal Communications Services(PCS—3G, 4G and beyond), wireless data networks and Internet access, position location,navigation, roadway informatics, and wireless sensor networks. The necessity for low-costand high-efficiency system implementations for these untethered communications capabilitieshas generated an explosion in the development of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits(RFICs) [1]. These RFICs have generally been packaged together with VLSI digital signalprocessing (DSP) and microprocessor control chips on printed circuit boards (PCBs), or inadvanced multichip modules (MCMs). However, on the immediate horizon are mixed-signalintegrated circuits combining RF, analog, and digital functions on the same chip