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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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David Shallcross

Session 3660 An Investigative Project in Chemical Engineering for Secondary School Mathematics Students David C. Shallcross Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010 AustraliaAbstractEngineering faculties around the world must always work to ensure that they attract highstandard students to their courses. Unfortunately prospective students have a poor appreciationof the engineering profession. They are often unaware of the diversity of challenges andopportunities that await them in an engineering

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ET International Collaborations

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Jean-Yves Hascoet; Benoit Furet; Marek Balazinski

Session 2649 Application in integrated mechanical design: A concurrent engineering project Benoît Furet, Jean-Yves Hascoët, Marek Balazinski Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Nantes et École Centrale Nantes - France /École Polytechnique de Montréal - CanadaAbstractThis work presents a new educational application of integrated mechanical design. The maingoal was the industrialization of a product by a team of technician students from the InstitutUniversitaire de Technologie de Nantes/IUT (France) with a student engineer 1

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Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

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Shan Barkataki; Bolton Tom

Session 3660 Adding Excitement to Student Projects: Try Web-Based Industry Collaboration Shan Barkataki, Tom Bolton California State University, Northridge/ Northrop-Grumman Corporation, NSDIntroductionThis paper describes an experiment where university students collaborated with an industrialpartner in the design and development of “real-world” software in an actual production project.Students were given real tasks that appeared in the project’s Pert chart; therefore their assignedtasks had real deadlines, and late delivery of the student tasks had the potential for

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Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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Walter Massie

Session 1478 Multi-Background Project Teams in a Masters Degree Curriculum W.W. Massie, MSc, P.E., Associate Professor and Offshore Engineering Curriculum Leader, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsAbstractParticipants in the Interfaculty Offshore Engineering curriculum have entered withbackgrounds in any of the following disciplines:• Civil Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Naval Architecture• Petroleum Engineeringfrom the Delft University of Technology as well as from a number of foreign institutions. Eachyear these

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Student Learning and Research

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Mohamad Ahmadian

Session 2150 Enhancing Students’ Problem-Solving Techniques Through a Special Project Course Mohamad H. Ahmadian Eastern New Mexico UniversityAbstractThe EET program at Eastern New Mexico University is a four-year program serving studentscoming from regional high schools, two-year community colleges, and two-year technicalschools. The course Special Project is a senior level capstone course. Students are required todo two projects. In each project a marketable prototype of the design must be produced.Students enhance their knowledge of

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Construction Engineering Advances I

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Khalid Siddiqi

Session No. 1121 Paper No. 2003-1203 Private Owner Selection Criteria for Design-Build Projects Pouria Mohammadian, and Khalid Siddiqi Construction Program, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta Georgia 30060AbstractPrivate owners, in search of a more efficient method of project delivery, are increasingly turningto design-build option for project delivery. A tremendous growth in number of design-buildprojects and very few literature articles on private sector rationale for choosing design-builddelivery necessitate more studies in this particular area. This paper analyzes

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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Jeff Dalton; Daniel Stutts

Mini-Lab Projects in the Undergraduate Classical Controls Course Jeffrey S. Dalton, Daniel S. Stutts, and Robert L. Montgomery University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65409 Abstract: To address a common complaint from students that the undergraduate controls lecture course in mechanical engineering is too abstract, an electromechanical mini-lab was developed. The term “mini-lab” is used here to emphasize the fact that the lab augments the lecture, but does not replace a full controls lab. This mini-lab consists of a simple DC motor and flywheel with either tachometer speed, or potentiometer

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Teaching Design with a Twist

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Sohail Anwar; Eric Granlund

Session 2653 Enhancing a Freshman Level Engineering Design Course Through Project Based Learning Sohail Anwar and Eric Granlund The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractThe use of engineering design projects provides students with a broad context related tothe material presented in the lectures. Through the use of project based learning, studentsare encouraged to assume responsibility for their learning experience and to shift frompassive to more active learning pattern. This is likely to improve the knowledge retentionas well as the ability to integrate material from

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Linda Hardymon; Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2793 The Positive Impacts of Design Projects in Freshman Courses Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ms Linda O. Hardymon Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies DepartmentAbstractTo enhance learning and encourage freshmen students to continue within the pre-engineering andengineering technology curriculums, Middle Tennessee State University modified itsintroductory engineering course to incorporate not only the fundamentals required to the supportbasic engineering course learning

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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Marvin Needler; Anna Shiver; Elaine Cooney

Session 1833 Integrating Data Acquisition Tools to Accomplish An Automation Course Project Anna Shiver, Marvin Needler, Elaine Cooney Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUIAbstract This automation course introduces students to interfacing a wide-range of equipment:programmable logic controllers (PLCs), conveyors, pneumatic actuators, control relays,hardware sensors; robots, machine vision and smart-sensors; computers and data-acquisitioncards; and to diverse kinds of software: machine vision, Matlab, and PLC software, with a majoruse of

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Joe Hartman

Session 3232 Computer Architecture Design Project using Actual Air Traffic Control Specifications Joe Hartman Boise State UniversityAbstractOur computer architecture course includes the design of a system to solve a real world problem.The system requirements and evaluation criteria are provided in a Request for Proposal (RFP).The class is divided into teams of four with equal numbers of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science majors. The problem chosen is to design a specialized, redundant computer tocontrol individual

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John Watkins; Carl Wick; George Piper; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Session 1320 Design of an Electronic Muffler - A DSP Based Capstone Design Project George Piper, John Watkins, Carl Wick, Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic United States Naval AcademyAbstractActive control of noise has been an emerging technology for the past two decades. Active noisecontrol (ANC) is an attractive means to achieve large amounts of noise reduction in a smallpackage, particularly at low frequencies, where passive noise control may be impractical. Whilethe concept of ANC has long been established, the technological means for implementing ANChave only recently become available. With the advent of high-speed

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Jonathan Barnett; Holly Ault

Session 1360 Development and Implementation of Senior Design Projects at International Sites Holly K. Ault, Jonathan R. Barnett Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractABET 2000 criteria state that undergraduate engineering students should have “the broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societalcontext”.1 For the past 25 years, WPI has addressed this need by establishing a network ofinternational centers where students complete projects focusing on socio-technological issues.More recently we

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William Miller; Stephen Lombardo; Christa Weisbrook; Patrick Tebbe

Session: 1526Development of Software Applications for Thermodynamics Related Courses: The THERMOVIEW Project Dr. Patrick A. Tebbe The College of New Jersey tebbe@tcnj.edu Dr. Christa Weisbrook, Dr. Stephen J. Lombardo, Dr. William Miller University of MissouriAbstract The College of New Jersey and the University of Missouri are collaborating on a NSFCourse, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement proof-of-concept grant to develop educationalsoftware for use in

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Mike Aikens

Session 3286 Engineering Design Graphics: From Table-driven parametric design to RPT Mike Aikens Butler County Community CollegeAbstract:This paper describes a project for students in a first semester Freshman EngineeringDesign Graphics course. The students use 3-D software to design a part and modify thedesign by changing parameters in a design table that is exported to a spreadsheet. Anumber of different designs are sent to two different rapid prototyping (RPT) designfirms that build the parts and give the cost of building each part. A silicon mold is madeand a quick

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Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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Paul Lin; Melissa Lin; Aik Mon

Session 1658 Developing a Web-Enabled Database System: An Academic Project Paul I-Hai Lin - Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Melissa Lin - University of Florida Aik Mon - GE Industrial Systems ABSTRACTDatabase and Web integration offers a cost effective way to provide value added access to datastored at multiple locations through a Web browser. This paper discusses two methodologies forimplementing a remote database query systems using Web browsers.I. IntroductionIn May 2000, we developed

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Bryan L. Gassaway; Masoud Rais-Rohani

Session 3425Manufacturing and Testing in Support of Aerospace Structural Design Projects Masoud Rais-Rohani, Bryan Gassaway Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the experience with two projects conducted by students in the seniorAerospace Structural Design course in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at MississippiState University. One project involved the design, fabrication, and testing of columns withunstable cross sections while the other involved the design, optimization, fabrication, and testingof stiffened panels under axial compression. An overview of each project

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Jr., Richard T. O'Brien

Session 2520 Matlab Simulation Projects for a First Course in Linear Control Systems Richard T. O’Brien, Jr. The United States Naval AcademyAbstractComputer simulation is vital part of a first course in linear control systems. At the United StatesNaval Academy, MATLAB simulation projects are used to reinforce the lecture material andpresent “real-world” design projects at an introductory level. In this paper, a series of threeprojects on the design of an automated steering controller are presented. The projects introducethe students to the

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Thad Welch

Session 1432 An Open-ended Design Project for a First Communications Course Thad B. Welch Department of Electrical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy, MDAbstractThe United States Naval Academy offers a junior level communications systems course thatincludes a significant amount of hardware design. A signals and systems class is the prerequisitefor this course, during which the necessary fundamentals are developed to allow for an immediatediscussion of higher order modulation schemes. The open-ended design project deals withdesigning, building, and

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Rebecca A. Pinkus; Craig A. Simmons

Session 3561 Professional Writing Seminar for Engineering Students: A Pilot Project and Evaluation Rebecca Pinkus, Craig Simmons University of Toronto1. Background and IntroductionThe ABET EC 2000 goals and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board both identify theability to communicate effectively as an essential skill required of graduates of engineeringprograms. Apparently, a large number of engineering students agree. In response to numerousstudent requests for additional writing courses, we have designed a pilot program for a non-creditwriting

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Kenneth Manning

Session 2620 Project Links: Interactive Web-Based Modules For Teaching Engineering Kenneth S. Manning, Ph. D. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractProject Links, an NSF-supported project at Rensselaer, is a cooperative effort by faculty fromseveral departments, schools, and institutions to develop materials linking mathematical topicswith their applications in engineering and science. The primary product of this effort is a set ofinteractive, web-based learning modules that rely heavily on hypertext, animations, andinteractive Java applets.We employ

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Doug Jacobson; Barbara L. Licklider

Session 1453 Project SUCCESS: Sustaining Undergraduate Careers: a Computer Engineering Support System Doug Jacobson, Barb Licklider Iowa State UniversityAbstractLearning Communities, a growing initiative at Iowa State University, aid freshmen in thetransition to college life as students live in the same residence hall and attend a common block ofclasses. By combining learning communities with the concept of student-centered active learning,students will gain control of and adjust more quickly to their new environment, experienceincreased achievement, and persist

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Steven M. Miner; Richard E. Link

Session 2520 A Project-Based Introduction to the Finite Element Method S.M. Miner, R.E. Link United States Naval AcademyAbstractAll mechanical engineering majors at the Naval Academy are required to take a course in Com-puter Aided Design during their senior year. The underlying philosophy of the course is to intro-duce students to computer based solution techniques that are currently used in engineeringpractice. To emphasize the utility of the computer the problems selected for solution are ones thatwould be difficult to solve by hand. In particular, students are introduced to the

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Stephanie G. Adams

Session 3557 Project-Based Learning in a Statistical Quality Control Course Stephanie G. Adams University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractDue to the different ways in which students learn, professors must vary their teaching styles.This variation in teaching styles will aid students in their understanding of course materials andenhance student learning. Richard Felder, a leading scholar in the area of learning styles reports,“Students preferentially take in and process information in different ways: by seeing and hearing,reflecting and acting, reasoning logically and

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Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

Session 1655 Project-oriented MS Degree in Engineering Technology Emphasizes Educational Depth Ralph A. Carestia, Douglas W. Lynn and J. Robert Burger Graduate Faculty, Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR 97601AbstractEngineering technology at Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) today maintains a hands-on,practical mode that not so long ago characterized much of engineering education. Since 1967,the Technology Accreditation Commission of the ABET has accredited many colleges who nowgrant thousands of baccalaureate

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Jeffrey L. Newcomer

Session 1625 Reassessing Design Goals: Using Design Projects to Meet Assessment Goals Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Department Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9086AbstractThe ability to set and assess desired student learning outcomes is key not only to maintaining ac-creditation, but to providing students with a high quality education as well. This paper discussesusing integrated design projects to meet student learning objectives and also to provide

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O. Kenneth Sergeant; Linda O. Hardymon

à à Session 3433 Solar BikeRayce Competition Caps Success in Technology Student Team Project Linda O. Hardymon, O. Kenneth Sergeant Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractAfter a solar bike workshop was held at Middle Tennessee State University, the“we can do this” syndrome hit some of the students and faculty on campus. Agroup of engineering technology and industrial studies students felt they coulddesign, engineer, manufacture limited parts, construct, and compete in a vehicleof their own creation. The ongoing demands of

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Karl Smith

Session 1630 Strategies for Developing Engineering Student’s Teamwork and Project Management Skills Karl A. Smith University of MinnesotaAbstractEngineering students are increasingly expected to work in teams and participate in projects.These expectations are motivated by employer expectations, ABET EC2000 criteria, andresearch on the importance of active and cooperative learning. Seldom is there explicit attentionpaid to helping students develop teamwork and project management skills. This paper outlinesessential teamwork and

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

Session 2257 Successfully Partnering with Industry through the Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project Kim LaScola Needy, Bopaya Bidanda University of PittsburghAbstractThis paper describes a model for successfully partnering with industry through the IndustrialEngineering Senior Design Project. It describes the model for the senior design project at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, the instructor’s role, how projects are assessed, how projects aresolicited, how projects are selected, how project teams are formed, and benefits to thedepartment

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Pedagogical Best Practices

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Philip McCreanor

Session 1451 Project Based Teaching: A Case Study from a Hydrology Class Philip T. McCreanor Mercer UniversityAbstractHydrology is currently taught as one-half of a 3-credit course in the Environmental EngineeringProgram at the Mercer University School of Engineering. The topics covered include thehydrologic cycle, predicting rainfall, estimating runoff volumes and rates, routing runoffhydrographs, and designing stormwater management structures. The first semester this coursewas taught, the material was presented topic by topic. This format did not demonstrate