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TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

institutions that have the mostawardees are the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Michigan, and GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, which have 23, 13, and 11 awardees respectively 3.3.2. NASA Research Associateship ProgramsNASA has participated in the Research Associateship Programs (RAP) administered by theNational Research Council (NRC). RAP was established in 1954 to provide postdoctoral andsenior research awards at participating federal laboratories. The awardees of NASA/RAP will doone-year research at NASA centers, and the number of recipients varies from year to year. Therewere 76 postdoctoral students who received the RAP awards to work at NASA centers in 2002 4.The stipend of the RAP associateship starts at $46,500 plus

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

, and microprocessorsystems. He received his Ph.D. from Marquette University in 1978 and has done research and extensive consultingin the areas of DSP and communications.OWE PETERSEN is Professor and Program Director for Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School ofEngineering. He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. His areas of interest areintegrated circuit technology, high-speed integrated circuit design, and quality in manufacturing. He received hisMSEE and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1965, 1971) and his BSEE from the University of Wisconsin(1963) Page 9.578.8

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Anita Gandolfo; Ken Alford

which students at each of the military service academies seekto protect their computer network against infiltrators from the National Security Agency, and thedeveloper of an innovative seminar on terrorism. Figure 1. A New Faculty Member Teaching in the ATCL.The Center for Teaching Excellence also maintains an advanced technologyclassroom/laboratory (ATCL). This classroom, a gift of the West Point Class of 1954, providesan excellent evaluation environment for instructors to test the introduction of new classroomtechnologies. It was from instructors’ experience with various technologies in this classroom thatthe decision was made to equip all Academy classrooms with computer projection and VCRcapabilities. Similarly, faculty

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Litwhiler

work on the software on there own schedule withoutrelying on laboratory access.The choice of the computer interface hardware is more challenging due to the plethora of dataacquisition and control devices, boards and systems available on the market. Available computerinterface components include those using the IEEE-488 bus, PCI/ISA plug-in cards, VXI/PXIcards, PCMCIA cards, USB, parallel port, and RS-232 (serial port). Each of these interfaces hasits particular application-specific benefits. However, most student projects require themeasurement and control of very few parameters that does not justify the purchase of anelaborate analog and digital I/O system. In these situations, the Dallas-Maxim 1-Wire devicesprovide an elegant solution.The 1

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Raviv

communication.2. The activitiesA) Activities for stimulating the mind; discovering and exploring problems andsolutions; learning new concepts in thinking3D Puzzles. Almost every class starts with solving 3-D mechanical puzzles. The purpose ofthis 5-minute activity is to stimulate the students’ minds and to help introduce an upcomingconcept in problem solving. A few times per semester the students meet in a laboratory withmore than 250 different 3-D puzzles where they simply play. In a way it is a “playground forthe mind” where they explore problems and solutions at their own pace. An example for abook from which puzzles may be designed and built is8. Puzzlebusters1 and brainteasers arepart of their homework assignments. Proceedings of the 2004

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Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Strong; Scott Amos; Richard Callahan

relating to quality control education were identified. The followingrecommendations are made considering this input: • Provide additional coverage of the most common applications in quality such as capability studies, statistical process control, and gage control. These areas should be practiced enough to become second nature so that students are ready to apply them as they begin their careers. • Supplement problem solving with hands on exercises that encompass the entire process. If a laboratory section is not included in the course, bring sample parts to Page 9.416.7

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Farid Tranjan; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley; Deborah Sharer

.Institutionalizing SFSIn the past two years, the College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at UNC Charlotte have committed $66K in matching funds to the SFS program tosupport student salaries. Faculty have eagerly assumed teaching and mentoring responsibilitiesand provided opportunities for undergraduate research to ensure student success and facilitate aneasy transition to graduate school. The department has also provided support for internships inthe microelectronics clean room and in research laboratories, thus incorporating SFS into itsacademic infrastructure and annual budgeting process. The program is now part of the Collegeculture and this commitment will continue once external funding is no longer

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Liv Brakewood

andanalyzed. It might also serve as an effective technique in other engineering courses.This assignment also addressed several of the attributes in the New Engineering EducationParadigm, particularly, using an inquiry-based learning approach, teaching a technique that canbe used for life-long learning, using a complex construction site to stress a ‘system’, andfocusing on health, safety and sustainable development issues 6.Bibliography1 Shapira, A. (1995) Bringing the SIte into the Classroom: A Construction Engineering Laboratory. Journal of Engineering Education 84 (1), 1-52 ABET. (2003) ABET website http://www.abet.org/.3 Felder, R.M. and Brent, R. (2003) Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABET Engineering

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dae-Wook Kim

ornaments at a low cost. The teamsbrainstormed their production strategies, and the team spokesperson then communicatedthe plans to the larger group which incorporated public speaking. After listening to allthree presentations, Mr. Leonard then conveyed Dillon Works’ strategy for making thisproduct for an actual client. The PSCME staff concluded the field trip by linking themorning activities in the Material Science Laboratory with the process that Dillon Worksemployees undertake when experimenting with ways to manufacture innovative products.5. Pr ogr am AssessmentAll aspects of the workshop were evaluated by the students. At the end of each field trip,students were asked to complete an evaluation form. The questions inquired aboutdemographic

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

Conference, 2003.[3] Kramer, K. A., "Laboratory Innovations for a Wireless Communications Course Via Collaborations with Local Industry," Proceedings 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.[4] Todd, R. H., et al, “A Survey of Capstone Engineering Courses in North America,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995.[5] Brackin, M.P. and Gibson, J.D., “Methods of Assessing Student Learning in Capstone Design Projects with Industry: A Five Year Review,” Proceedings 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.[6] Archibald, M., et al, “Reconciling Well-Defined Capstone Objectives and Criteria with Requirements for Industry Involvement,” Proceedings 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Koontz

faculty of RIT after completing a 32-year career with Bell Laboratories. Page 10.1316.12 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

; electronics, and materials, as well asME courses in design, fluids, mechanics analysis, materials & manufacturing, anddynamics & vibrations. Controls and heat transfer courses may have been completed bysome of the students. At Texas A&M University, the ME department had only onetenure/tenure-track woman faculty member and she has been on professional leaveworking at a national laboratory for the past two years. Thus, it is unlikely that any of thestudents involved in this study have taken a course from a woman ME instructor.Beginning with the fall semester 2004, this condition changed significantly since three ofthe six newly-hired tenure-track ME faculty members are women. Within the College ofEngineering, of the 47 new tenure/tenure

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

inputs. Therefore, the software should be designed to consider all these, and deliver a predictable, safe and effective response. All modes of operation and failure should be consciously considered and addressed. 2. The variety of organizations and standards: a. UL11 (Underwriters Laboratories Inc., USA) is an independent testing and certification agency, and author of over 800 standards related to product safety world-wide. b. CSA12 (Canadian Standards Association, Canada) functions as a neutral third party providing a structure and a forum for standards related to community safety and well-being. c. VDE13 (Association of

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Graunke; Jeffrey Will; Peter Johnson

.[12] V. S. Pantelidis “Virtual reality in the engineering classroom.” Computer Applications in EngineeringEducation, vol. 5, no. 1, 1997, pp. 3-12.[13] D. Tougaw and J. Will "Visualizing the Future of Virtual Reality" Computing in Science and Engineering,vol. 5, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 8-11.BiographiesPeter E. Johnson is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at Valparaiso University. Hisresearch interests include engineering education, complex adaptive systems, virtual engineering, and thermalsystems.Jeffrey Will is an assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at ValparaisoUniversity. He is director of the Scientific Visualization Laboratory, dedicated to promoting applications

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Janice Singleton

laboratory facilities using their native language of Spanish. On a smallerscale, a difference in technical diction between the three parties involved was also apparent atthis stage. A Northrop Grumman specified tolerance of “one thousandth”, for instance, would beconstrued as “0.001 or 1.0 x 10-3 inches” by an engineering technology student or “0.025millimeters or 25 thousandths of a millimeter” by M. Torres engineers. The students often foundit difficult to properly phrase questions when addressing the industry representatives. Thiscommunication barrier was gradually improved through continued interaction. Additionally,research assistants often consulted published information as a means of troubleshooting CNC

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rassa Rassai; Mensah Patrick; Jean-Pierre Bayard; Valerie Young; Joseph Tront; Edward Perry

notes or tutorials about prerequisite (butoften unmastered) material. If you give students tools to remind and reteach themselves, andencourage them to use them, then you help them develop as independent learners. Of course, theway that you direct students to these tools is important, particularly for the new engineeringeducator for who teaching ratings may be of particular concern. “Hmm, yes, to do this, you haveto remember how to calculate the pH of a basic solution. Here, let me show you a tutorial. Tryworking through this; I think it will help you. After you’ve been through it, come back if youhave some specific questions.” For chemical engineers encountering distillation in their seniorunit operations laboratory, point them to

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

Heat Transfer Coefficient in the Internal Combustion Engine,” SAE paper 670931.11. Patton, K. J., Nitchke, R. G., and Heywood, J. B., 1989, “Development and Evaluation of a Friction Model for Spark Ignition Engines,” SAE paper 890836.12. “CHEMKIN Database”, Sandia National Laboratory.13. Lea, R., Matsuda, K., and Miyashita, K., 1996, “Java for 3D and VRML worlds,” 1st Edition, New Riders, Indianapolis.BiographyVINOD MATHAM is a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. Hejoined Lamar University in January 2003 and is expected to receive his Master of Engineering Science degree inMay 2005. This paper is based on his Masters thesis.KENDRICK AUNG is an assistant professor in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Winton

higherdegree of accuracy than the simplified models ordinarily identified in the classroom orlaboratory. And this paper has found a practical means to investigate aspects of devicebehavior from simulation that is more accurate and less complicated to implement than simpletheories or laboratory measurements.The capability to analyze devices is a demand item, since circuits of micron and sub-microndimensions are difficult to assess both before and after the fact, since the devices are onlyassessed as part of a test vehicle, which leaves the engineer at the mercy of the complexrelationships developed thereto. For example the level-49, BSIM3V3 model[3], as acceptedand continuous form simulation model as it may be, is an engineer’s nightmare, since

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan

isdeveloped as a teaching program for analyzing determinate trusses and frames. Theimplementation and testing of such program is underway, and is expected to becompleted next year. Hence, no interface figure is available at this time for this paper. Inthe interim, the MATLAB script in Figure 5 can be used for 2D truss member forceanalysis using the method of joints. The student will use Figure 5 script for each joint onthe truss. Similarly, the MATLAB script in Figure 6 can be used for 3D truss memberforce analysis using the method of joints.Classroom Use of Statics Mini-programsThe statics mini-programs have been offered in the MET Statics course during the 2004Fall semester, as a set of optional virtual laboratory exercises. No special

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Millard

, audio and video will also be used to help teach scientificprinciples. Primary source materials, including articles, correspondence, laboratory notebooksand patents, are being used to research, develop, and produce multimedia materials presentingelectricity and its application to the technological development of products. The Museum’smoving image collection consists of more than 1800 films and video relating to the developmentof the electrical industry that often feature inventors discussing their discoveries. For example,Exploring with X-rays features Dr. William Coolidge (the inventor of the X-ray tube in 1913),discussing the history of X-ray research and development along with the scientific principlesbehind X-rays. Selected artifacts from

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Piechota; Shashi Nambisan

engineering education, is the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) programat Purdue University (http://epics.ecn.purdue.edu) that partners undergraduate students and localcommunity not-for-profit organizations to solve engineering-based problems in the communityService-learning is a type of experiential education where the students learn through "real-world"experiences that meet a community’s needs4. In the engineering curriculum, other forms ofexperiential learning include projects, clinics, internships, laboratory classes, field trips.Moreover, service-learning promotes student understanding of the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global/societal context, a requirement in the Accreditation Board of Engineeringand Technology (ABET

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fike

, the services that telecommunications provides will, inthe broad sense, be fundamentally the same, and the approaches will still combine bandwidth,electronic (or photonic) intelligence, and connectivity to implement them. If we can help thestudents to view systems from that perspective, we have done our job.Traditional Communications FundamentalsSo where are all of the fundamental topics that were formerly covered? They are now taught in aone-semester-hour laboratory that is part of ENTC 215. It was decided to utilize a modular, self-contained “Training System” produced by Degem Systems. This consists of hardware trainersand associated software, known respectively as the Modcom and TeleSim Training systems8.While the idea of a lab to provided

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Miller; Gayla Neumeyer; Matthew Schmidt; David Jonassen

learning in a chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory. IEEE Frontiers in Education, 350-354,3. Armarego, J. (2002). Advanced software design: A case in problem-based learning. IEEE Computer Society: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training.4. Mitchell GG, Delaney JD. (2004). An assessment strategy to determine learning outcomes in a software engineering Problem-based learning course. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20 (3): 494-5025. Van Kampen, P., Nanahan, C., Kelly, M., McLoughlin, E., & O’Leary, E. (2004). Teaching a single physics module through problem based learning in a lecture-based curriculum. American Journal of Physics

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

. The grading distribution for the Lecture Assignments 500course is shown in Table 3. Most of the points are Final Team Project 500garnered in the laboratory setting where students work Tests and Final Exam 900individually on engineering and computers graphics Total 3180exercises, and take their tests. However, the large lectureallocates 1000 points for assignments and for a final team project, which is also assigned andmonitored in the large lecture. The rest of this paper focuses on the one-hour common large Page 10.130.3lecture, where the

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

butstudents will benefit from using it once it has been completed. Making measurements to verify the modelincreases our understanding of the developed system.Measurement SystemIn the field of precise measurements, it is often desired to balance voltage differences. In the example thatwill be presented in this paper, a generalized circuit that operates in the audio frequency range is given (seeFig. 1.) Voltages V1, V2 V3, and V4 are node voltages derived from an impedance bridge. These voltages Page 10.925.1† Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fengfeng Zhou

-12education and cope with the rapid advancement in science and technology, the National ScienceFoundation has funded a number of research projects at dozens of universities nationwide. Oneof these projects is the Science and Technology Enhancement Program (STEP) currently beingconducted at the University of Cincinnati. Graduate and undergraduate fellows of Project STEPare placed in different secondary schools to work with math and science teachers. The mainresponsibility of a fellow is to develop and implement hands-on activities that are creative,engineering-focused, and technology-driven. Activities are incorporated into lessons,demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and field experiences. By doing these activities, studentswill experience authentic

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelly Torres; Aimee Mostella; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

of Artificial Intelligence to Environmental Science, Long Beach, California, February 2003. 15. The MathWorks, Inc. 1998. Neural Network Toolbox for use with Matlab 5.3/version 3, The MathWorks, Natick, MA. 16. Campolo, M., Andreussi, P., and Soldati, A. 1997. River Flood Forecasting with a Neural Network Model. Water Resources Research, 35 (4), pp.1191-1197.Biographical InformationCARL STEIDLEYCarl Steidley is Professor of Computer Science and Chair of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. His interestsare in the applications of artificial intelligence, real-time computing, and robotics. He has had research appointmentsat NASA Ames Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, and Electro Scientific Industries

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nirmal Khandan

INFORMATIONDr Nirmala Khandan holds the John Clark Professorship in the Civil Engineering Department at New Mexico StateUniversity. He received his MS and PhD degrees from Drexel University in Environmental Engineering. He hasreceived several awards for teaching and research. His current research is focused o n educational materialsdevelopment, teaching, and learning.ACKNOWLDGEMENT Page 10.330.5This work was supported in part by a grant from the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program ofNational Science Foundation. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Peeples; Julie Jessop

South Africa and the sustainable housing developmentsshe and her company are creating in their stead.Virtual Building AssignmentSince many engineers use simulation packages to design processes, plants, and pieces ofequipment, we introduced our EPSI students to one of these tools during theEmergency/Homeless Shelter Design Project. In this project, we wanted them to gain anappreciation for adequate materials for their shelter by completing a sustainable designassignment using the Energy-10 software. For the purpose of researching ideas, they were alsoinstructed to visit internet sites regarding building design such as the Oak Ridge BuildingInstitute18 and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory building site.12 Teams evaluated theenergy

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Innovation for ChE Student Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationspent per student on the project was intended to be 3-6 hours, not including training.Treating the project as a laboratory exercise, this corresponds to a lecture class time lossof 1-2 hours, which is typical during the AIChE Annual Meeting week.As part of the assignment, students were provided a grading rubric to make expectationsclear and to guide them on their writing. Newell, Newell and Dahm13 provide guidelinesfor rubric development appropriate to this sort of project. The rubric used in this projectis provided in Figure 2.Students are given creative freedom to define their objectives to take advantage