Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Terrance R. Mayes, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Minorities in Engineering

relatinginformation about campus programs and building student awareness of the resources available tothem such as math and computer laboratories, tutoring, and mentoring services in order to ensuresuccess at the university level. These questions saw a significant increase between the pre-andpost-surveys (50% and 18.4%, respectively). Page 25.91.6 Questions 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 13 were focused on evaluating whether the program wassuccessful in conveying tools that would aid the students in the transition from high school tocollege. Specifically, this focused on tips to improve success in coursework such as encouragingstudents to set goals, work in teams

Conference Session

What Are We Learning About Co-op and Experiential Education Experience?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

OneIntroductionProfessional internships are not a new concept to college and university programs.However, to require this experience in the form of a demanding, well designed andimplemented internship is a very time consuming investment, which will yield excellentreturns for your students and for your program. Students, both traditional and non-traditional, are given an opportunity to demonstrate, advance, and refine technical andsupervisory competencies learned in the classroom and in the laboratories. “Internshipsgive you on-the-job experience, help you learn whether you and that industry are a goodmatch, and can provide you with valuable connections and references.” 1Graduates with this type of resume-worthy experience have a substantial advantage overpeers with

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

  Curricular  change  to  address  issue   1. No  opportunity  for  all  students  to   Implemented  a  design  experience  in  a  machine  design   participate  in  a  mechanical  systems  design   course  and  heat  transfer.       experience  AND  thermal  systems  design   experience   2. Almost  all  lab  experiences  focused  on   Two  inquiry-­‐based  laboratory  exercises  were  designed   conducting  experiments  (specific   and  implemented  in  an  engineering  measurements  class   instruction-­‐driven)  and  analysis  of  data.   and  a  fluids  class.    In  both  these  exercises,  students  were

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. 6. Felder, R.M., R. Brent, T.K. Miller, C.E. Brawner, and R.H. Allen. "Faculty teaching practices and perceptions of institutional attitudes toward teaching at eight engineering schools," in Proc. 1998 FIE Conf., Tempe, AZ, 1998, pp. 101-105. 7. Greco, E., and J. Reasoner. “Student Laboratory Skills and Knowledge Improved through Individual Lab Participation,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, 2010. 8. Witkin, H.A., and D.R. Goodenough, “Field Dependence and Interpersonal Behavior,” Psychological Bulletin, vol. 84, no. 4, 1977, pp. 661–689 9. Witkin, H.A., and D.R. Goodenough, Cognitive Styles: Essence and Origins, International Universities Press, Inc., NY, 1981. 10. Todd, R. H., S. P

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert P. Brazile, University of North Texas; Kathleen Swigger, University of North Texas; Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North Texas; Brian Lee, University of North Texas; Brandon Nelson, University of North Texas

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Computers in Education

] T. A. Finholt and G. M. Olson, “From laboratories to collaboratories: A new organizational form for scientific collaboration,” Psychological Science, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 28, 1997.[25] M. Bhandarkar et al., “BioCoRE: A collaboratory for structural biology,” Biochemistry, pp. 242–251, 1999.[26] C. P. Lee, P. Dourish, and G. Mark, “The human infrastructure of cyberinfrastructure,” in Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work, 2006, pp. 483–492.[27] S. Lu and J. Zhang, “Collaborative scientific workflows,” in Web Services, 2009. ICWS 2009. IEEE International Conference on, 2009, pp. 527–534

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Guerra, NASA; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Introduction to Engineering. Cottleville, MO: Great Lakes Press.10. Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. (2000). Introductory Engineering Design: A Project-Based Approach. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado at Boulder. Accessed at http://itll.colorado.edu/index.php/courses_workshops/geen_1400/resources/textbook/11. Design Squad: Teacher’s Guide. (2010) Public Broadcasting Service. Accessed at: http://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/guides/teachers_guide.html12. Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages. (2008). Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering. Washington, DC: National Academy of

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Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

new, and students who have participated in the workshop as part of ateaching-based co-op indicate that their communication skills are generally enhanced by the co-op. Future offerings of the workshop will include additional topics specifically relevant to TAs,and the workshop will be offered for credit.AcknowledgementsSupport for the TEAK Project is provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0737462. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Sarah Cass, an Instructional

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech; Thomas D. Walker P.E., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

make it learner-friendly, contemporaryand research and assessment-driven1,2,3. Several NSF grants under programs like the Department-Level Reform (DLR), Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI),Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education in Engineering (NUE), and Creative IT facilitatedthe development and implementation of these activities. A number of publications have beenbrought out to document these activities 4,5,6. In addition, this course has also providedopportunities to doctoral students to conduct engineering education research7, 8. This course is aprerequisite for ENGE 1104 and ENGE 1114.ENGE 1104: "Exploring the Digital Future" is a two-credit course that is coordinated by Walkerand typically taken in the second semester

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

and extent of design and analysis  the quality of the documentation  the quality of the figures, tables, data, etc.  whether experimentation and laboratory work was involved  the quality and extent of the referencesFinally, the Capstone Review Committee collect and summarize the oral presentation evaluationsgenerated during project presentation day to assess the quality of the presentations, areas in needof work, and long term trends. Once the project reports have been read and analyzed, and the oralpresentation reviews have been tabulated, a report is generated that summarizes the methods,data and observations, and makes recommendations for quality control and overall projectprogram improvements. This review includes a

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Design in Engineering Education

modeling for design, drawing, assembly, mass property analysis andmanufacturing operations on a CAD/CAM/CIM system. Emphasis is on computer hardwareutilization for designing products. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory.ETM 464: CAD Solid Modeling & DesignComputer-aided design and analysis of solid, surface, and sheet metal models emphasizingproduct design. Uses computer software for design, detailing, mass property analysis,dimensional standards, and family tables. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Page 25.222.13Appendix B: Web-based Questionnaire Page 25.222.14Page 25.222.15

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice M. Margle P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Pennsylvania State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 10Mechanical Engineering Technology (2MET) 194 New Kensington*, 14York 7Medical Laboratory Technology (2 MLT) 16 Hazleton 5Mining Technology (2 MNGT) 90 Fayette 4 DuBois, 5Fayette, 6Science (2 SCCC) 16 Greater Allegheny 12Surveying Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4831: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLASS-ROOM LEARNING AND ONLINE LEARNING ON MEDICAL IMAGINGWITH COMPUTER LAB EXERCISESProf. Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Hong Man joined the faculty of electrical and computer engineering at Stevens in Jan. 2000. He re- ceived his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Dec. 1999. Man is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of ECE. He is serving as the Director of the undergraduate Computer Engineering program, and the Director of the Visual Information Environment Laboratory at Stevens. His research interests have been in image and video processing, medical imaging, data analysis and pattern

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering and K-12 Outreach programs and Teaching As- sociate Professor, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in electrical engineering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in electrical and computer engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Bottom- ley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission Systems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN standards. She received an Exceptional Contri- bution Award for her work during this time. After receiving her Ph D

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Wayne G. Jensen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bruce Allen Fischer; Timothy G. Wentz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Construction

applicable BIM-based techniques useful in sustainable building education; 3) to discuss the pedagogical methodsused in this case-study course; and 4) to present the results of and discuss some conclusions of astudent survey administered in this course.A newly developed BIM course served as the laboratory for this paper. One of the courserequirements was for students to gain familiarity with three different BIM software packages(Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, and Autodesk Ecotect®) [11] in order to use the software toconduct “what-if” sustainability analyses during building design and construction later in thecourse. Typical functions of Ecotect®, a BIM based sustainability analysis software, wereanalyzed in relation to their applicability to

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.1084.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Project-based Service Oriented Projects as a way to learn and apply Analog ElectronicsAbstractElectrical and computer engineering students at our university are required during their junioryear to take a three credit lecture course and a two credit laboratory in analog electronics. Overthe past seven years, several attempts have been made to enhance student learning throughparticipation in PBL projects. In Project-based learning “PBL”, since the project is developed bythe instructor and the learning path is predictable, student creativity, ingenuity and innovationmay be diminished. In order to provide opportunities for student creativity

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yi-Ching Liao, University of Texas, San Antonio; Glenn Kuriger, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Yi-Ching Liao, University of Texas, San Antonio Yi-Ching Liao is a master’s student in advanced manufacturing and enterprise engineering at the Univer- sity of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). She is also a Graduate Research Assistant at the Sustainable Manufac- turing System Laboratory at UTSA. She received her B.S. in system and naval mechatronic wngineering from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. Her research interests include lean systems design and implementation, simulation and gaming, and engineering education.Dr. Glenn Kuriger, University of Texas, San Antonio Glenn Kuriger is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Sys- tems (CAMLS) and the Department of

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Feser, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science & Technology Policy ; Maura J. Borrego, National Science Foundation; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Connie Kubo DUPE Della-Piana, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

TUES program solicitation explicitlysupports such aims.The purpose of this analysis is to study NSF’s Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM(TUES) program to understand the engineering education community’s views on transformationand change. TUES and its predecessor, Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement(CCLI), have been an influential and substantial source of funding for U.S. undergraduate STEMeducation change since 199015. For example, CCLI’s emphasis on project evaluation, coupledwith outcomes-based assessment driven by ABET’s EC2000 criteria, is a strong example of howpolicy can influence practice in engineering higher education. This paper also informsprospective PIs of program expectations, provides baseline data for

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Mohamed, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

. Mohammed has been successful in obtaining a number of research contracts and grants from industries and federal government agencies. He has current active and funded research programs in several areas funded by the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Department of Energy. Mohammed is also interested in developing learning environments and educational techniques for Internet based delivery systems and virtual laboratories. Mohammed is a Fellow of IEEE and is a recipient of the 2010 IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Con- version Award. Mohammed is also a Fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society. He is Editor of IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4155: SOLVING THE ENGINEERING PIPELINE CHALLENGE:REVISED, VALIDATED, AND COST-OPTIMIZEDDr. Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University Robert Whalin is Associate Dean, Professor of civil engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Miss. He received his Ph.D. in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a registered Professional Engineer. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998-2003, Adel- phi, Md.), and Technical Director/Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, Miss.). He has authored/co-authored more than a hundred technical papers and

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

complex problems that canbe solved by applying the desired content. Many of the modules that came out of VaNTH’sresearch and curriculum development endeavor3, 7, 12 exemplify this approach. For example,Linsenmeir et al. 11, challenged students to determine “how much food is needed by an astronautper day for a two week space mission in order to satisfy metabolic demands and not gain or loseweight” (p. 213). In this case, students that learned the content in the context of the challengingproblem were better able to apply the concepts to novel situations and more engaged than thosestudents that received more traditional instruction and laboratory activities. More broadly,students in classes that enact VaNTH’s engineering modules that contextualize

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

and readings to provide broad,foundational experiences in cutting edge technologies and applied sciences. Course work and Page 25.1218.2associated laboratory assignments place emphasis on researching, designing, experimenting,fabricating, and managing. The manufacturing program is accredited by ATMAE. 1Beginning in the 2011 to 2012 academic year our school transitioned from quarters to semesters,and required significant adjustments to the subject matter presented in a variety of classes.Several classes have been consolidated, requiring elimination of some specific topics. To assistin the determination of the highest value topics that

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

normally presented in the class and a written report is submitted.Students are required to summarize the procedure used to produce the product and represent theoutput. There are usually two projects given in the class. The first project is defined by theinstructor, which helps maintain a focus on course and curriculum objectives. In the secondproject, students are allowed to pick their own topic, which gives them the autonomy to choosetheir own project formulations and strategies, which in turn increases their motivation.Project based learning at the individual course level is familiar in engineering education. It isused almost universally in capstone design and laboratory courses. There has been growingfrequency of project based learning approach

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O'Connell, University of Missouri, Columbia; Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

functioningknowledge skills, such as problem-solving, written and oral communication, independentlearning, team work, etc4.In our undergraduate electrical and computer engineering programs, students complete a two-course senior design sequence using project-based learning, where, in addition to solvingchallenging design problems, they develop several of the professional skills. They also work inteams in the laboratory components of several earlier courses, but there is little formal instructiontherein on how to conduct good team work. If some of those ideas were learned early in theprogram, they could be used in any number of courses throughout the program, thereby enablingstudents to enter the senior design sequence with strong team skills and thus able to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Regina Zmich; Thomas Wolff

placed a value on the freedom of students to freelyexplore majors during their first two years. For example, all 6500 freshmen could declare one ofthe eleven Engineering programs as their intended major. In fact, nearly 1000 do so. However, theavailability of faculty, laboratories, classes and other resources required beyond the early years arenot kept in balance with declared student interests. Hence, a number of Colleges, notablyEngineering, Education, and Business, restrict admission at the junior level and in turn restrictaccess to upper-level classes to those who have competed successfully for limited upperclass seats.In the College of Engineering, junior enrollments are maintained at 750 to 800 students, includingabout 100 junior transfers

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

program. Our approach stresses minimalist learning– the students learn the essential commands and capabilities of each program, and thenelaborate these on their own. The scripts include some instructions that cause errors orlead to problems. This forces the students to think about the limitations of the software,and how to overcome them. They also learn that all software has flaws. Each lesson hasan associated assignment to be completed outside the lab. Two major projects includedeveloping a personal webpage, and a CAD design competition. This paper includesexamples of student work and sample scripts.1. IntroductionIn their first year at the University of Virginia (UVa), our students are exposed to twocomputer laboratory experiences. The first

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra; Andrew Lau; John Wise; Robert Pangborn

; • exposure to learning support services and career development resources • information on participation in cooperative education, internships, international experiences, professional societies and other student organizations • help in developing effective study, time-management, decision-making, critical thinking and learning skills3. Provide exposure to some of the professional skills and competencies associated with academic study and practice of engineering; • practice in skills such as use of e-mail and the Web, computation, library research • introduction to design, case studies, global perspectives, teamwork and problem-solving • opportunities to use laboratory facilities or engage in hands-on activities4. Encourage

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rami Zarrouk; Andrew Love; Maurice F. Aburdene

Session 1520 Teaching Kalman Filters To Undergraduate Students Andrew Love Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Maurice Aburdene, Rami William Zarrouk Bucknell UniversityAbstractThe Kalman filter algorithm is one of the most common estimation techniques used today, yetgenerally engineers do not encounter it until they have begun their graduate or professionalcareers, even though the concepts necessary to understand it are introduced to sophomoreengineering students. This paper presents an approach

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ty Newell; Timothy Shedd

organization.Students were graded on the basis of homework and project reports. Peer evaluations were usedin order to discriminate among relative team member contributions. As described by Felder andBrent, team member assessments tend to be very honest with few people who appear to have aninflated view of their contributions (but some who underestimate their value). No exams weregiven in the class. No individual work was assigned in the main class, but one quarter of thecourse credit was earned in additional laboratory activities that were graded on an individualbasis.Heat Transfer Class ActivitiesClass activities revolved around a series of homework problems and projects. Homework setsintroduced topics of interest, developed experience with classical solution

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Duley; A Boyanich; S P Maj

arises from hisexperiences in teaching SE principles in programming classes. r.duley@cowan.edu.auDr S P MAJ is a recognized authority in the field of industrial and scientific information systems integration andmanagement. He is the author of a text book, 'The Use of Computers in Laboratory Automation', which was commissionedby the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). His first book, 'Language Independent Design Methodology - an introduction' ,was commissioned by the National Computing Centre (NCC). Dr S P Maj has organized, chaired and been invited to speakat many international conferences at the highest level. He has also served on many national and international committeesand was on the editorial board of two international journals concerned with

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

inCalcutta, India with a honors in Mechanical Engineering in 1983, thereafter, he worked in a multinational industry for 4 yearsbefore joining Tulane University as a graduate student in the fall of 1987. He received his M.S. degree from Tulane University in1989 and Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 1992.GEOFFREY BLANDGeoffrey Bland received a BS degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Purdue University in 1981. Bland is amember of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, Observational Science Branch,located at Wallops Island VA. Primary research activities are focused on the development and utilization of uninhabited aerial