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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Mayhew; Richard Layton

). ANSI/ISA-S51.1-1979. Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, NC.JAMES E. MAYHEWJames E. Mayhew received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in 1999. He is currently an AssistantProfessor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Prior to this, Dr. Mayhew was a USAir Force Officer, working in research, development, and logistics engineering for 6 years and teaching aeronauticsat the US Air Force Academy for 5 years.RICHARD A. LAYTONRichard A. Layton received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1995 and is currently an AssistantProfessor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Prior to his academic career, Dr.Layton worked in industry for twelve years

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

this year are making a point of reaching out to low income schools. They areespecially focusing on middle schools, since these students are at an impressionable ageand are already beginning to start thinking about career decisions.A young man from the Menlo-Atherton High School Botball team, a well-heeled, highachieving school in Silicon Valley was caught on video excitedly stating that as a seniorhe could say that this was the best thing he’d done in his entire time at high school - he’dlearned scheduling, teamwork, engineering, and even some project management. (Hisrobot design was truly outstanding that year.)The point is that robots are intrinsically interesting to most students, whatever theirbackground or situation, and students seem to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Education for Engineering Educators in Developing Countriesvia Electronic Communications”, by T. J. Siller, R. C. Jones, and G. R. Johnson, in theProceedings of the 8 th World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education,International Association for Continuing Engineering Education, Toronto, Canada, May2001, p. 538 – 543._______________________________________________________________________RUSSEL C. JONESRussel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services inengineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of theNational Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty memberat MIT, department chair in civil

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Emery; David Mould; Carey Noland; Brian Manhire

program. The as- sessment process must demonstrate that the outcomes important to the mission of the institution and the objectives of the program, including those listed above, are being measured. Evidence that may be used includes, but is not limited to the following: student portfolios, including design proj- ects; nationally-normed [sic] subject content examinations; alumni surveys that document profes- sional accomplishments and career development activities; employer surveys; and placement data of graduates.9It is self-evident that elements of this criterion coincide with the GLC’s mission and pedagogy, and, as aresult, some collaboration between the GLC and the Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

] Based largely on life experience,these beliefs are formed early in a student’s career (perhaps even before the start of formalschooling) and become the basis for future learning via the construction of increasinglycomplicated mental models. [5] If the student’s prior knowledge is incomplete or incorrect, newconcepts are difficult if not impossible to correctly assimilate and a fundamental conceptualchange in the student’s mental model will be required before the new concept can be understood.For many traditional processes, the macroscopic models and metaphors (“heat flows”) still workwell and students must still be proficient in their use. However, given the increasing number ofengineering systems that explicitly rely upon molecular-level

Conference Session

Assessment in Large and Small Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Heidi Newell; Kevin Dahm

design and could be mapped directly to ABE T A-K as well asthe AIChE requirements and other department specific goals.The difficulty arose when the discussion turned to student portfolios. As Rogers (4)observes, there is no one correct way to design a portfolio process. Essentially everyoneagreed that a portfolio should contain representative samples of student work gatheredprimarily from courses taken in the junior and senior years. The ABET educationalobjectives are summative rather than formative in nature, so the faculty decided to foc uson work generated near the end of the student’s undergraduate career. A variety of Page 7.991.1assignments

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

from several points of view. In addition to the technical perspective,technology leaders need to think like an entrepreneur, like an executive and like a salesperson. Thinking like an Entrepreneur Everyone is the sole proprietor of his or her own career. When thinking about any innovation, one must build a passion for that idea. There are many challenges, and many “obstacles” to overcome. (One entrepreneur recently defined an obstacles as ”what you see when you lose sight of your vision”). Passion is needed to maintain momentum. Thinking like an Executive To communicate effectively with executives, one must learn to think like an executive. How does the new idea fit into the Vision, Mission and Values of the organization? What

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Leach

University ofNotre Dame. Before beginning her teaching career, she worked in product and materials development forautomotive position sensors, switches, multilayer circuits, and sliding electric contacts. Page 7.834.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Aik Mon; Harold Broberg

Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationV. SummaryAn Web-based Lab system, consisting of multiple Web servers, legacy Web servers, I/O,hardware and sensor modules was designed and used to support the distance learning courseentitled Web Programming for Industrial Applications for the past three semesters. ThisWeb-based Lab provided students with an opportunity to acquire new knowledge that mighthelp their careers and prepare students for jobs in challenging areas of the Internet, computernetworking, Web programming, and industrial control and automation. Students were able tolearn Web control technologies and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Naiqian Zhang

improved teaching of the departmental undergraduate and graduatecourses on instrumentation and control and enhanced student team projects in thesecourses. The curriculum developed by the interdisciplinary team has offered BAEstudents opportunities of a systematic education in the subject area of embedded systemdesign. The embedded-system design curriculum has helped two BAE graduate studentsenhance the quality of their dissertation research. The research experience obtained by anundergraduate student through this project has greatly helped him in improving hisproblem-solving skills and preparing him for future career. These benefits would nothave been possible without cooperation among faculty members with expertise indifferent

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

apparatus. Our hope is to make our labcentered experience available to more students at more times.Video-Teleconferencing Center. The video-teleconferencing center is used by groups ofstudents working on thesis or senior project efforts. It is typically used in formal design reviewsessions, but is also used to solve immediate, pressing challenges students have in real time.Usually, these are hardware specific problems best discussed while examining the component.Written Communications Laboratory. Many studies have indicated that communication skills,as manifested in speech or the written word, are essential to the career progression of engineeringprofessionals. The senior project is a integral part of the Cal Poly educational experience, but

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Abraham Michelen

Technology professor at Hudson Valley Community College inTroy, New York. He received his Ph. D. in 2000 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutein Troy, New York. Abraham main interests are in Petri Nets, Computer Simulations,and Computer Programming. In addition to is teaching career, Abraham is aDevelopment Engineer with the Internet Company GlobalSpec, Inc.(www.globalspec.com) in Troy, New York. Page 7.385.16 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

the Illinois Inst. of Tech. He is a licensed PE in IN and IL. Prior to joining Purdue Univ. Calumet, hehad a civil engineering career at Inland Steel Co. Prof. Bennett has held administrative and teaching positions atPurdue. While at Purdue, he has been a civil eng. consultant and an expert witness within the internationalcommunity. Page 7.818.8 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Baillie; Adam Mannis

emphasize the relevance of studying materials to students: § Justify the importance of materials to society § Continually impress on students, what is the point of doing this? § Materials selection, manufacture and design challenge is intrinsically rewarding § Stress the wide range of career opportunities that the study of materials affords § Use graduate profiles to remind students that the course is worthwhile.4) Giving realistic feedback to students is crucial to motivating students: § A good personal tutor system can make a significant contribution here § Use assessment to check for understanding not rote learning.5) Interactive teaching helps increase motivation: § Introduce fun things to do and real examples of

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brow; Carol Click

familiarizing thestudents with equipment and processing that they will use throughout their time at UMR and intheir careers as ceramic engineers. A listing of specific exercises in the sophomore laboratoryclasses is given in Table 2. During the second semester, two of the exercises have strong designelements. The purpose of this paper is to describe these exercises in more detail. The designaspects will be highlighted, and the relation of the exercises to other courses in the curriculumand the specific experimental skills needed for each experiment will be discussed.Table 1. The Ceramic Engineering laboratory sequence at University of Missouri-Rolla. Year Semester Course/Number FocusSophomore Fall

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amyl Ghanem

Circle, but consideringtheir schedules and the limited benefits to them, it was decided that we would bring in guests asnecessary. Some possibilities are: students who can speak on their experiences, researchers whoare acknowledged to be successful mentors, individuals with specific expertise (ex.library/literature search, computing, and statistics).Defining “mentoring”Many definitions of mentoring exist. After research and discussion, the following definition waschosen:“Mentors are advisors, people with career experience willing to share their knowledge;supporters, people who give emotional and moral encouragement; tutors, people who givespecific feedback on one’s performance; masters, in the sense of employers to whom one isapprenticed

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Yuille

formulate the process ofhow a project becomes a SPEED project. This group will also evaluate the existing SPEEDteams to determine eligibility for continued SPEED support. An alumni survey is in the works to evaluate how SPEED has helped prepare Clarksongraduates for their careers. Clarkson is also interested in surveying corporate recruiters to findout how project participation has factored into the hiring of SPEED participants e.g. the studentsare more attractive, they have higher starting salaries, they advance quicker. There is also a discussion to develop an interdisciplinary SPEED course. This coursewould be required for all SPEED participants. Topics to be presented would include teambuilding, leadership, project management, and

Conference Session

MINDing Our Business

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Treva Fitts; Susan Wynn; Martha Absher; Kristen Ford; Judy Russell; Glenda Kelly; Adefolakemi Oni; Gary Ybarra

) routinely administered by the Durham Public Schools at the end of eachyear. Repeated measures design analyses will compare student achievement over the course of 3years comparing progress of students receiving GE Fund Fellows instruction with a matchedcontrol group. (2) To assess students’ attitudes about math, science and engineering concepts andinterest in pursuit of a career in science or math two sets of questionnaires will be utilized. Thefirst is composed of student attitude questions taken from the National Assessment ofEducational Progress and The International Math and Science Study. The second set ofquestionnaires was developed by our program evaluation team and co nsists of a pre/post Mathand separate Science Survey with separate forms

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Lessard

. 4.Design and conducttheir own experiments as well as analyze and interpret data. 5.Improve their skill in using moderntools necessary for mechanical engineering practice. 6.Demonstrate an ability to design a systemthat meets speed and reliability requirements. 7.Develop their ability to communicate effectivelyand work in teams. These are current mechanical engineering program curricular educationaloutcomes.The specific knowledge of DC motor PWM control, vehicle and ball interaction dynamics,mechanical and electrical characteristics of sensors, and robotic vision as used to control motionwill likely have wide application in their later careers. After the competition, later laboratoryexperience requires the students to develop virtual

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Anthony Madonna; Karen Miu

SummerMeeting, Vancouver CA, July.16-21, 2001.[8] T. Gonen, "Electric Power Distribution System Engineering," McGraw Hill, New York NY, 1986. IX. BIOGRAPHIESKAREN MIU received her B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Drexel University,Philadelphia, PA. She was awarded an NSF Career Award in 2000 and the ONR Young Investigator Award in 2001. Herresearch and teaching interests include power distribution system analysis and control.CHIKA O. NWANKPA (S’88-M’90) received the Magistr Diploma in Electric Power Systems from Leningrad PolytechnicalInstitute

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Walter

for industrial workcell-based projects, whilein the winter quarter 2000 all teams opted for Stamp-based projects. At the conclusion of thewinter quarter 2000, it became very clear that micro-controller-based micro-robotics might bethe direction of choice for the future of our course. The fall quarter of 2001 again confirmed thatstudents find micro-controllers more fun, more reliable, more flexible, and more appropriate fortheir careers than large industrial robots. At the end of this quarter, we removed all industrialrobots except the Adept robots, and another major restructuring of the course was undertaken.Two new Stamp labs were included, and all Stamp lectures were moved up to the beginning ofthe course in order to give students as much

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Waters

looks for ways to better fit its present niche. This entailsconcepts such as customer focus, value added product and service offerings, optimumorganizational scale, knowledgeable and motivated employees, and continuous learning,especially from failures. It would encourage investments in knowledge such as idea sharing andmentoring, research, team building, education and training, career development, and job rotation.The continuing production and transmission of knowledge, i.e., Knowledge Management, is akey to the effectiveness of the manager’s role. New knowledge may be imported or created. Tobe proactive, management must experiment and learn, and then apply new knowledge. Reallynew knowledge is only obtained by failure.In the long run, all

Conference Session

New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

we are not preparing students for past career patt erns Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand skills. It is tempting to wait to see what demands arise but the historical evidence isnot comforting for companies (or countries) that fall behind.Fortunately, the prospective evolution of the semiconductor industry is fully documentedin the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) 2. This review hasbeen steadily extended both in detail and scope and is now about the best estimate ofwhat can be expected through fast incremental progress over the next 15 years. For ourpurposes, there are 2

Conference Session

Strengthening Liberal Education in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Steneck; Barbara Olds; Kathryn Neeley

at large (i.e., non-engineers). In today's world, this includes an ability to communicate using written, oral,electronic, and visual/graphic media. Engineers work in a complex professional world. Over thecourse of a day, week, or career, they can find themselves communicating with other engineeringprofessionals, with business and legal professionals, with managers, with support staff, withcustomers, with government officials, and with the general public. One day they might beselling a product to a customer, the next presenting an idea to a group of engineering colleagues,and the day after that introducing a project to the general public. Therefore, an engineering education should provide students with a sophisticatedunderstanding of

Conference Session

Building Bridges in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; John Robertson; Lakshmi Munukutla

, starting from fall semester, 1998.The BAS degree program is a flexible degree plan designed specifically to serve additionaleducational needs of students who have earned the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.The primary admission requirement for BAS program is completion of an AAS degree at aregionally accredited institution. Students with AAS degrees will receive sixty hours of credit asa block transfer toward the university’s 120-hour minimum degree requirement. BAS studentsmust then complete a sixty-hour program offered by ASU East [3]. BAS program goal is toprovide students with management, leadership, critical thinking and communication skills alongwith significant work in an area of specialization that will broaden their career

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Taylor; Randal Goldberg; Oleg Gerovichev; Ian Donn; Anand Viswanathan

throughouta student’s school career. However, making technology accessible for learning is challenging dueto cost, safety and implementation concerns. This paper describes a method for drawing oncurrent, real life challenges faced by researchers in the field and translating such experiences intoa secondary school level program. The concept of the competition, application of LEGOMindstorms® robotics platform, methods of organization and expansion, past experiences andfuture plans are presented. Our goal is to show an example of how to integrate off-the-shelfrobotic technology with current real-world engineering challenges and to engage students in thefields of engineering, robotics, and medicine in a fun and exciting atmosphere.Introduction and

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

present being tested in high school math, science,chemistry and physics courses as well as in community college chemistry courses. At presentthe HSTI team is evaluating plans to expand preliminary classroom trials throughout the scienceprograms of the School District of Hillsborough County, 11th largest in the nation.IntroductionThe High School Technology Initiative, HSTI, is a new approach to adapt and incorporate hightechnology materials into the state mandated secondary educational curricula. Members of theHSTI team believe that instructional modules can be used to engender an interest in pursuingtechnology, engineering, or science related careers by providing students with connectionsbetween technology and its underlying science as part of

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

, our students will be prone to ethicalrelativism, and will continue to have difficulty explaining their ethical resolutions to others.Rawls’ theory of justice as fairness is a good place to start.References:1. Rawls, John (1999/1982). John Rawls: Collected Papers, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.2. Rawls, John (1999/1971). A Theory of Justice, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.3. Rawls, John (1999). Social Unity and Primary Goods, in John Rawls: Collected Papers, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, p. 362. Rawls’ formulation of the these two principles varied significantly during his career.4. Rawls, John (1996). Political Liberalism, New York: Columbia University Press.Biographical Information:My

Conference Session

International Graduate Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joanne Lax

ofprecise details in the lab notebook--are employed throughout the careers of engineers inindustry1.The IssuesGiven the importance of the undergraduate lab report both for ABET purposes and as a keystonein the professional future of engineering students, it seems as if its evaluation of the reportshould be given special attention. In most engineering schools, this task falls into the hands ofthe lab graduate teaching assistant. Not only is the lab teaching assistant often a new graduatestudent, but due to the current demographics of higher education in engineering in the U.S., s/heis also is likely to be an international student and a non-native speaker of English. According to

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bailey-Van Kuren

, Ohio, an assignment was developed to allow students to perform researchinto a process not covered in other manufacturing courses. Because not all processes thatstudents are likely to encounter in their careers can be covered in the curriculum, it is importantthat students gain life-long learning skills to introduce themselves to different technologies. Forseveral years, the end result of the research was a written report and oral presentation to theclass. In an effort to enhance learning, team skills, and communication skills the assignment wasmodified having students work with a partner and prepare a web page report rather than a paperbased report. The oral presentation to the class was maintained. To assess the effectiveness ofthe approach