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Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

value(s) of nominal rate and/orcompounding frequency and note the effect on the effective rates. The computerautomatically calculates the values of resulting effective rate per period and effectiveannual rate. Table 3: Simulating Effects of Compounding Frequency Nominal Rate Compounding Effective Rate Effective Rate (r%) Frequency (m) (per CP) i% (annual) i a % 8.00% 12 0.6667% 8.3000%Simulations like the ones described here take advantage of the fact that the course isbeing accessed via a computer, and utilize the built-in computing power to enhance the

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

setup to allow the students to leave the site between taking the initialexam and the final exam; so the majority of students were not able to take the final examor to document the time spent the next time they used the CD. The following table is forthe students who did complete the information. Although the learning styles areprovided, the degree of emphasis was not available. Page 9.889.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education A/R S/I V/V

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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

, manufacturing andmarketing.The Greek letter б (sigma) in the context of mathematical statistics represents standard deviation.However, in industry, б is used as a measure of performance variation. Industry’s performanceis measured by the sigma level of their business performance. Traditionally industry operates onthree sigma (3б) which translates into 670,000 defects per million opportunities. Six Sigma (6б)means 3.45 defects per million opportunities, which is near error free business performance.Six Sigma has become one of the most powerful emerging management tool used by the Fortune1000 companies today. Six Sigma continuous quality improvement concepts were pioneered byMotorola in the early 1980’s. Due to the profound success of Six Sigma by

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi P-2 P-3 Rev. 2 3/2003 S. Verma Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationPage 9.1010.6 Figure 2. Details of the Fluids Section of the Process Bench To V-102 P ~30 ft horizontal run for all

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Session 2155 Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Engineering Education: Differentiating Characteristics Between Scientific Research and Engineering D. A. Keating,1 T. G. Stanford,1 J. M. Snellenberger,2 D. H. Quick,2 I. T. Davis,3 J. P. Tidwell,4 D. R. Depew,5 G. R. Bertoline,5 M. J. Dyrenfurth5 A. L. McHenry,6 D. D. Dunlap,7 S. J. Tricamo8 University of South Carolina 1/ Rolls-Royce Corporation 2 / Raytheon Missile Systems 3 The Boeing Company 4/ Purdue University 5 / Arizona State University East 6

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Visco

Society for Engineering Education"Bibliography1. Hamermesh, D. S., and A. M. Parker, Beauty in the Classroom: Professors’ Pulchritude and Putative PedagogicalProductivity, unpublished (http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Hamermesh/)2. Cutlip, M.E., Fogler, H. S., 2002 ASEE Chemical Engineering Summer School, University of Colorado,Boulder, CO. (2002).3. Felder, R., Woods, D., Stice, D., Rugarcia, A., Chem. Eng. Ed., 34, 26 – 39, 2000.4. Ludlow, D. K., Schulz, K. H., Newell, J. A., Workshop 11: Incorporating Communication Skills, 2002 ASEEChemical Engineering Summer School, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. (2002).DONALD P. VISCO, JR.Dr. Visco is an Assistant Professor in the Depart. of Chemical Engineering (ChE) at Tennessee

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ChE Department and Faculty Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie Young

, not arepository. The author of a learning object retains full copyright and full control. MERLOTmembers are encouraged to add any useful online learning object, not just objects they author.When you add a learning object, you provide a brief description of the object and identify thesubject area(s) under which it should be filed. The object will appear in the database Page 10.994.2immediately; peer review follows. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Each major discipline areas in MERLOT has

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Janice Duy; Scott Dunning

. Papadaratsakis, Self-Assessment Workbook for Small Manufacturers, Version 2.0, Rutgers University Industrial Assessment Center, October 2003; 5. B. Segee, S. Dunning and E. Chowdhury, “An Electronic Energy Self- Assessment Software for Industrial Manufacturers,” Proceedings of the New England ASEE Annual Meeting, May 2003. 6. B. Hashi, M. Lal, R. Pandey, S. Samorodin, “Securing systems against external programs,” IEEE Internet Computing, vol.2, no.6, Nov.-Dec. 1998, pp.35–45. 7. History of PHP; 8. PHP: PHP Usage Statistics; < http://www.php.net/usage.php> 9. Sun Java Tutorial. Anatomy of an Applet

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gonzalez-Barreto; Antonio González-Quevedo; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

Society for Engineering Education” Table 1. Best Subsets Models for Different Number of Predictors for FYGPA A P A A A A T P P P P _ T R R R V _ _ _ _ G E M E M S Cp P R A N A P Vars R

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

Session 1793 Partnering with Secondary Schools: Bridging Education from High School to College Dave S. Cottrell and Joseph J. Cecere Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgIntroduction The last year of high school is supposed to be one of the best times in a student’s life.However, being a high school senior can be overwhelming with sports, band, studentcouncil, debate and youth groups, and after-school jobs, not to mention the high schoolclasses themselves. But being a senior also means it’s time to prepare for the future andfor an increasing number of seniors this

Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Refai; James Sluss

Society for Engineering Education6. ConclusionThis paper describes the Telecommunications Laboratory course, an integral component in theTelecommunications Systems curriculum at The University of Oklahoma – Tulsa. Studentscomplete a series of laboratory modules that enhance student understanding of fundamentalcomputer networking principles covered in prerequisite lecture courses and to expose students toresearch tools that may prove essential for carrying out their capstone research projects.Instructor evaluation of student performance and qualitative student feedback indicates thatcourse objectives are being met.Bibliographic Information1 J. J. Sluss, Jr., G. E. Crain, S. V. Kartalopoulos, Hazem. H. Refai, and P. K. Verma, “A graduate degree

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Schmucker, Trine University

the Past, Present, and Future of Mechanical Engineering.” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE, Salt Lake City, UT, 20042. Lenoir, J., and Russell, J., “The Roles of the Student in a Project-Based Engineering Curriculum.” Presented at the International Conference on Practice-Oriented Education: Transforming Higher Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 24-27 April, 2001.3. Schmucker, D, “Leadership Through the Backdoor: Exercises for Teams and Individuals,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.4. Ressler, S., et.al., “Using Information Technology for Nationwide Engineering Outreach to Middle-School and High-School Students: Assessing the Outcomes,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

number of times the upper code is hit, and A(0) is the number of timesthe lower code is hit. To find the ideal sine wave distribution of hits expected fromperfect ADC excited by a sine wave we utilize the offset and amplitude of the input sinewave. The formula for ideal distribution sine wave is: N s  -1  i + 1 - 2 N -1 - offset  -1  i - 2 N -1 - offset  Asin ewave (i ) = sin     - sin

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan; Bradley Rogers

&G Services Parsons, Inc., for National Energy Technology Laboratory, DOW, November 2002 (CD)[3] B. Rogers, G. Tamizhmani, R. Sundararajan, and S. Danielson, “An Innovative Fuel Cell Theory, Testing and Manufcaturing Course”, ASME, 2003[4] Charlie Zhou, Fabrication and Testing of PEM Fuel Cells, Laboratory Report for the Fuel Cell course, ASU East, May 2003[5] Ray Alfini, Fabrication and Testing of PEM Fuel Cells, Laboratory Report for the Fuel Cell course, ASU East, May 2003[6] George Kroeger, Fabrication and Testing of PEM Fuel Cells, Laboratory Report for the Fuel Cell course, ASU Page 9.70.6 East, May

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elton Graves

-five questions asked, the one that the students agreed with most was question 47(t47) “Learning to use technology was a valuable part of my educational experience in college.”This question had an average response of 1.44. Question Quest %SA %A %N %D %S mean s.d. D I use mathematics software or t16 48.1 40.7 3.7 5.6 1.9 1.72 .92 graphing calculators in classes other than mathematics classes. I often use mathematics software or t28 29.6 55.6 3.7 11.1 0 1.96 .89 graphing calculators to check my work on homework assignments. Learning to use technology

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Camille George

studentswas that the equipment in the laboratory could have been of higher quality. Every effort will bemade to upgrade the equipment for future courses.References1. UST, Programs in Engineering Course Offerings and Syllabi, www.stthomas.edu/engineering/Syllabi/2002-03/ENGR297-S03.HTM2. Arvindan, N. and E. Stuve. “Course Notes in Introduction to Fuel Cells”, © N. Arvindan and E. Stuve, University of Washington, Department of Chemical Engineering, (20022003)3. Laramie, J. and A. Dicks, Fuel Cell Systems Explained, John Wiley & Sons, (2000).4. U. S. Dept. of Energy, Fuel Cell Handbook (5th Edition), http://www.fuelcells.org/fchandbook.pdf5. Thomas, S. and M. Zalbowitz, “Fuel Cells – Green Power”; Los Alamos National

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenhhsin Liu; Ken Patton

exciting events andsessions this year. The key contact of the workshop is Dean Ken Patton and his email iskpatton@saddleback.cc.ca.us.References1. Burns, M. Automated Fabrication: Improving Productivity in Manufacturing. PrenticeHall, 1993.2. Kai, C. C., Fai, L. K., and Lim, C. S. Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications inManufacturing. 2nd Edition, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2003.3. Jacobs, Paul F. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing: Fundamentals ofStereolithography. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1992.4. Jacobs, Paul F. Stereolithography and Other RP&M Technologies: From RapidPrototyping to Rapid Tooling. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1996.5. Pham, Duc Truon

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Gatchell; Robert Linsenmeier

feedback on new ideas that arise in earlier round(s) and 3)to determine a level of proficiency expected of biomedical engineering students within eachtopic.Overview of SurveyThe survey is comprised of eighty questions divided among nineteen categories including elevenbiomedical engineering domains, four biology domains, physiology, engineering design, andmathematical/scientific pre-requisites. Within each category we ask the participant to assess hisown level of expertise for that topic, after which, he is asked to assess the importance/relevanceof several concepts comprising that topic to a core curriculum that should be recommended forALL undergraduate BME majors. In addition, participants have the opportunity to suggestconcepts not included in

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rich Shiavi; Christopher Rowe

,focusing on computer modeling and simulation techniques for solving engineering and mathproblems. Since technology was just becoming user-friendly, MATLAB was a good choicebecause of its uncommon combination of ease of use and breadth of functionality.MATLAB originated in the late 1970's when Cleve Moler wanted to provide interactive accessto the FORTRAN linear algebra software packages EISPACK and LINPACK, motivated by hisbelief that a person should not have to learn FORTRAN in order to learn numerical computation.MATLAB was initially focused on constructing and manipulating matrices, and applyingalgorithms for eigenanalysis and linear algebra (“MATLAB” stands for “matrix laboratory”,reflecting these origins). In 1984, Cleve Moler and Jack Little

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

eas topic ar eas infor mation Login – r ole deter mines page Administr ator Author Leader Editor Home Page Home Page Home Page Home Page Manage Manage Upload Download Appr ove Publish User s Content Content Content Content Content Files Page Page Page Page Passwor d-pr otected ar eaFigur e 1: Application Site MapCurriculum developers are partitioned into several roles

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Johnson; Stephen Quint

2609 Formation of a Joint Biomedical Engineering Program between UNC-CH and NC State Stephen R. Quint, Carol N. Lucas, Timothy A. Johnson, Stephen B. Knisley, H. Troy Nagle, C. Frank Abrams, Jr., Susan M. Blanchard, Henry S. Hsiao Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill and NC StateAbstract: Biomedical engineering (BME) was a natural outgrowth of the technology revolutionin medicine in the 1960's1,2. At that time a BME graduate program was founded within the UNC-CH Medical School. Since 1968, this BME program has enjoyed an intimate and interactiverelation with

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keshav Varde

Session 1535 Broadening Engineering Education through International Programs Keshav S. Varde College of Engineering & Computer Science University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MichiganAbstractIn recent years there has been a rapid move to globalize engineering profession throughoutsourcing product development, manufacturing and service. Nowhere has this been moreobvious than in automotive and computer/software industry. Realizing the need to provide someaspects of global education to engineering and computer science

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfred Breznik

in relation to the message. Take BPSKas an example. By being able to view the carrier inversion points alongside the messagedata transitions, the student is able to more fully understand phase modulation as well asissues relating to zero crossings of the carrier.Responses in the field:This equipment was originally developed in the 1970’s at the University of New SouthWales by then lecturer Tim Hooper. In the late 1980’s, Tim’s idea became the firstmodel of the current TIMS system. Over time many new blocks, or modules, and Page 9.658.2features have been added to the product range, all the time remaining true to the Proceedings of the 2004

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Smith; Joseph Ekstrom

anddesign separately.Upon completion of the required lessons, students are presented with their individualizedStudent Area. The Student Area provides organized access to all the functionality of theSOP system. Menus and customized focus elements provide links to the optional lessons,back into the required lessons, to reference materials and documents, to collections oflinks to external resources, and to the student’s history and notes. They also provideaccess to the community aspects of the SOP system where the instructor(s) and TA(s) canprovide announcements or information, and where students can communicate with eachother in a student forum, fostering collaborative progress and assisted development. Afterbecoming familiar with the Student Area

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

classrooms, Frontiers in EducationConference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual , Volume: 2 , 4-7 Nov 1998, Page(s): 748 -753 vol.24 Neu, E.C., Lectures: laptop computers and the Internet, Industrial Electronics Society, 1999. IECON '99Proceedings. The 25th Annual Conference of the IEEE , Volume: 1 , 1999, Page(s): 96 -99 vol.1BIOGRAPHIESJEFF FROLIK received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of South Alabama, Mobile in 1986, the M.S.E.E.degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 1988 and the Ph.D. degree in ElectricalEngineering Systems from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1995. He is currently an Assistant Professorin the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Vermont (UVM). He is the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

involving a specific problem area. 5. Make a more informed decision on their individual level of interest in a major. 6. Begin building a professional relationship with a faculty member in the chosen area of engineering.The module topics were left to the individual instructor(s) and/or department faculties for thatdiscipline. All of the instructors were encouraged to choose a topic that illustrated currentsocietal issues and/or research activities within that area of engineering.For example, the Biomedical Engineering module focused on brain imaging techniques. Thismodule introduced the physics behind medical imaging modalities including X-ray Angiography,CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, DOT, and Ultrasound, as well as EEG techniques. Students

Conference Session

Recruiting and Building Diversity

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Kane; Carla Purdy

not readily available in one central location.Bibliography1. S. Greenwood-Gowen and A. Waller, An Introduction to Educational Research, ASEE National MeetingWorkshop, Montreal, Canada, June 16, 2002.2. National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, RFP, 2002,http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02121/nsf02121.htm#TOC3. Report of the Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering,and Technology Development, September 2000, http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02121/nsf02121.htm#TOC, p. 6.4. M. MacDonnell-Laeser, B.M. Moskal, R. Knecht, and D. Lasich, The engineering process: examining male andfemale contributions, Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October 2001, p. 1.5. J.Margolis and A. Fisher

Conference Session

Assessment Strategies in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Kenimer; Jim Morgan

instead of someone just dictating it to me.” • “I like this way. It encourages thinking and conclusion.” • “I enjoy reasoning through a problem then having the solution explained. I learn the material better this way. It is a refreshing change from simply restating facts the instructor gives you to show understanding of a concept.”Bibliography1. Bloom, B. S. (ed.). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Vol. 1: Cognitive Domain. New York: McKay, 1956.2. Fuhrmann, B. S., and Grasha, A. F. A Practical Handbook for College Teachers. Boston: Little, Brown, 1983.3. Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching, Jossey-Bass, 1993.4. Chickering, A., and Gamson, Z., "Seven Principles for Good Practice," AAHE Bulletin, 39:3–7, March

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

28% 46% 24%(3/23)Thermo. (2/23) 35% 40% 19%The scores on all four portions of the exam show a significant decline from 2001, while the scoreson the thermodynamic portion of the test were the lowest of all scores. But only two of the 23questions covered thermodynamics, and one faculty member who teaches the subject argued thatthe questions asked did not represent the material taught in the class. We expect that in the futureif the questions are more closely matched to classroom material, they should show a rise;therefore, in the spring 2003 semester, the instructor(s) responsible for the thermodynamicssequence will design the problem set for the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Craver; Darrell Schoder; Charles Turner; Anthony Tarquin

60 50 Score 40 30 20 10 0 Th i s l er y El i d s Ch ics o Ec ath D ics . c ca M mic at r m lS ist tri om