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Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lerzan Özkale; Fatma Küskü; Gülsün Saglamer

succeeded to continuously improve the quality of its educationand research [11]. Facts that are reflected in the motto used by the present rector, GülsünSağlamer: “pioneer through the ages”. This statement is verified in education by the fact that 12departments got substantial equivalency from ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology), 8 others being in the process; and in research by the fact that ITU is the one of thetop two Turkish universities in SCI publications. This is why the behavior of ITU students can berepresentative of Turkish engineering community.Studies in “women in engineering” are generally conducted with female students [1,3].or womenengineers [12,7]. However this paper aims to study the place of women in

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

noted many program strengths, but did indicate one problem area:discrete mathematics. Review of the course material had not demonstrated sufficient amounts of Page 9.594.8discrete mathematics in the computer engineering courses. Upon review and reflection, the ECE Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session xxxxfaculty agreed with that conclusion. In spite of good intentions, the desired discrete

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dave Williams

never equal.From another perspective, student feedback indicates that the module described in this paper iswell-received. The motivation and challenge provided by an interesting project of progressiveintensity in an appropriately-paced group-learning environment is reflected in positive studentcomments. If only for that reason, the use of this module is believed to be of significantinstructional value. Retaining students in the program is directly linked to retaining their interest,and by their own evaluations, this module accomplishes that goal. Similar progressive modulesin other engineering and computer science-related topics are currently being developed andevaluated for future dissemination.Bibliography1. D. Egbert, G. Bebis, and D

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Wentzheimer; Jennifer VanAntwerp; Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

schools followed a trend of ever increasing focus on thedetails of one particular sub-discipline of engineering. Our program emphasizes breadth not onlyacross engineering disciplines, but also uses a solid foundation in the liberal arts that provides thebroad worldview on which effective leadership arises. Our outcome-based assessment of recentyears appears to reflect an industry need for more breadth and thus less depth. While depthprovides good preparation for entry level positions and the first five years or so of a career,contextualization better supports the full career span, which requires continual self-learning andoften has leadership opportunities in technical and non-technical areas.While engineering analytical skills are important

Conference Session

A Focus on Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tara Gallus; Phil Laplante; Peter Wiesner

currently provide but will in the future.The IEE site is of interest because it has conceptualized communities as an integral partof its overall organization. Unlike the IEEE, the IEE’s has managed to implement a top-down solution in rationalizing its services and products for its members and customers.This reflects the differences in history and culture of the two organizations. One majordifference is that the IEE charters its engineers whereas professional engineering licensesare left to state governments in the United States. The alignment of the IEE with thegovernment creates a propensity for top-down schemes. The IEEE, on the other hand, isa private non-profit organization that was formed through mergers of societies, mostrecently, of two

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Brzoska; Atsushi Inoue; Min-Sung Koh; William Loendorf

currently proposed for the program include Circuits, ComputerArchitecture, Software Design, Digital Logic, Network Security, Senior Project, Microprocessor,Embedded Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, and Senior Capstone. Based oninformation gained from other undergraduate SET programs and industry consultations, theplanning team will refine the list of laboratory needs by identifying equipment, lab configuration,and ideal numbers of workstations and by suggesting appropriate experiments and projects.These needs will be reflected in the overall curriculum design for the program.Objective 3: Recruitment and Retention of Nontraditional StudentsA recruiting and retention plan will be developed as part of the new curriculum design. Thedevelopment

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Bijan Sepahpour

purpose of this paper then, to suggest that a sequence of progressively more complexTeam Work projects be established as part of each level of academic preparation. Further, it issuggested that these activities be based upon a well-founded cooperative learning environment,and that the team work experiences reflect this foundation. It is further suggested that theessential elements of team development be firmly established, and that each team workexperience recognizes the validity of this process as it progresses. Early analysis of the graduatesof this program seems to indicate that they are measurably better prepared for engineeringleadership and management positions, and, those who wish, are accepting the most sought aftergraduate study

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

can help students learn to take control of their own learning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them.We feel that helping students to take control of their learning and develop ownership of contentis key not only to effective learning, but also to developing an interest in physics. We try toempower students in a number of ways including: Making student group discussions a focus of learning, Requiring projects that allow increasing freedom for student-directed learning as the course progresses, Requiring students to develop laboratory extensions, Encouraging extra-credit self-directed laboratory investigations, Requiring students to write and share reflections on

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Beenfeldt; John Field; Eric Beenfeldt; Edward Williams

interface board. The differences are in theaddress locations and what signal is returned (high or low) when a switch is pressed. Initially itwas felt this was a good thing because it allowed us to assign a program for the actual hardwareand then a subsequent one for the simulator. We felt a well-documented program should be easyto modify and this would serve as an example of writing maintainable code. However, manystudents were struggling with understanding the instructions used, e.g., BRCLR, as well as thesimulator so this didn’t work as well as hoped. We are planning to modify the simulator so that itmore closely reflects the actual hardware.The simulator also supports a “Console IO” window that allows exercises using serial IO. Whenthe Console

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Rossetti; Kellie Scheider; Richard Cassady

be more easily matched tospecific course content 6 . In this paper, develop a framework by which the attainment of ourprogrammatic objectives and outcomes can be evaluated and assessed based on senior designmaterials.Evaluation ProcessStudent work from senior design plays a dual role in our department’s program objectiveevaluation and outcome assessment processes. For program objective evaluation, senior designmaterials are an indicator of what might be expected from the student shortly after graduation. Page 7.229.4For outcome assessment, senior design materials are a reflection of how well the curriculum has “Proceedings of the 2002

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Amey; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher

colleagues inseveral conversations during the past four years. A special thanks goes to Susan J. Masten,Thomas F. Wolff, Karl A. Smith, Donald O. Straney, and Diane T. Rover. This work wassupported in part by the General Electric Fund through a grant entitled “Reforming the EarlyUndergraduate Engineering Learning Experience: Phase II.” The opinions expressed here do notnecessarily reflect the opinions of the GE Fund.Bibliography1. ABET/EAC Orientation for Team Chairs & Deans, http://www.abet.org/images/2001_EAC_Deans_Day.pdf, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Baltimore, MD, July 19, 2001.2. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs (Effective for the Evaluations During the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

Session 2793 Paper 910 TEACHING PROBLEM SOLVING IN AN INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS-WRITING CURRICULUM Natalie D. Segal, Sallie S. Townsend S.I. Ward College of Technology at the University of HartfordABSTRACT: It is crucial that students realize that solving equations and writing papersare not exercises done to please teachers, that equations represent real-world events, thatthe process of writing a paper reflects the process of reporting information, that problem-solving is what adults do on the job. Consequently

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barry Lineberger; Larry Stikeleather

computer aided design (CAD) package. This software permits thedesigner to create virtual models of parts or assemblies. In part mode, features such asprotrusions, cuts, holes, and rounds are added to capture design intent and create all the featuresnecessary to represent the complete part. Individual parts can then be combined in assemblymode by specifying constraints to locate the parts with respect to each other or with respect toestablished datum features. Created features are parametric and can be modified at any timecausing the entire model, parts, drawings, and assemblies, to update and reflect the changes.Program modules for analysis, integrated manufacturing, report generation, and drawings enhancethe utility of this software as a

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Spreen

-simulation. Page 8.300.10 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 8 shows flux waveforms obtained from the same co-simulation. Again, using the sensereluctances of 1.0 /Henry, the calculated mmf values at nodes 10, 17, and 11 are equal to valuesof flux in Webers for the left flux path (top trace in red), center flux path (bottom trace in green),and right flux path (center trace in blue), respectively. The vertical axis label has been changedto "flux (Weber)" to reflect this equivalence.Figure 8

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Otieno; Abul Azad; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Session 3449 A Case Study of Faculty Collaboration to Implement a Simultaneous Engineering Oriented Curriculum Radha Balamuralikrishna, Andrew Otieno & Abul Azad Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115, USA Email: bala@ceet.niu.edu, otieno@ceet.niu.edu, azad@ceet.niu.eduIntroductionEducational initiatives that particularly reflect the paradigm of simultaneous engineering areencouraged by the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern IllinoisUniversity (NIU)1. The NIU engineering technology programs

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Lundstrom; Ram Chandran; Arnaldo Mazzei

Motors,Ford and Daimler-Chrysler, Aircraft companies and their suppliers such as United Technology,Moog, Vickers-Airequip, Computer manufacturer IBM, Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool andover 600 other companies. As can be seen, the companies that sponsor Kettering studentsrepresent a diverse cross section of US industries. The changes that have been taking place inthese industries, their need and the challenges faced by them are immediately reflected inKettering University’s classrooms as these students bring valuable experience after 24 weeks ofwork experience per year with their corporate sponsor.Description of the problemThe Mechanical Engineering Department of Kettering University is committed to a large-scalechange in its entire curriculum

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

methods. The journal assignments were used in twosemester courses – an introductory computer class (3 sessions) that met once a week and anengineering economics class that met twice a week. Students ranged from new freshmen tograduating seniors. The computer class (SET153L), an introduction to Excel and VBAprogramming for Excel, was mainly made up of first year students. Engineering Economics (IET317), an upper level class with mostly juniors and seniors, used financial and economic conceptsto analyze cost related engineering decisions.In this study the journal content was not expected to be voluminous but rather to the point andsomewhat reflective. The students usually had a week to respond with their journals to allow timeto complete homework

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

in ethicalissues, given their added classroom, laboratory and work experience at this point in their careers. However,this added practical experience was not reflected in the survey results.Regarding the ethics quiz given to the freshmen, which tested the students’ ability to retain the material givenin the handouts and lectures, the average grade achieved by students taking the quiz was approximately 85%.Although the questions were relatively simple True / False questions, students were required to explain their“False” answers. Thus, the positive quiz results appear to suggest relatively good student retention of theethics material presented in the freshmen lectures.Conversely, the results of the design (with ethics) question given to the

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Diggelman; Michael McGeen

alumni strengthen the institution through their counsel, encouragement and support. • Freedom with responsibility is the foundation of free enterprise. • There is strength in diversity. • Global awareness must be reflected in all activities. • Initiation and acceptance of change is required to anticipate and capitalize on opportunities.Architectural Engineering & Building Construction DepartmentThe AE&BC Department offers a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering,a bachelor of science degree in construction management, a master of science degree instructural engineering, and a master of science degree in environmental engineering(http://www.msoe.edu/ae/).Concentration, on the undergraduate

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Layton

specialized for constrainedmechanical systems such as MEXX by Lubich et al. [9]. The commercial package selected for thiscourse is DYMOLA [10], which incorporates a version of DASSL for integrating initial-valueproblems in DAEs as well as several algorithms for integrating ODEs. DYMOLA was selected forthe course for its ease of use as an ODE/DAE solver (the software’s hierarchical models andcomponent libraries and connectors are not used in this course).The class is a conventional 4-credit-hour lecture course, meeting four times per week for tenweeks. Fourteen of the 50-minute class periods are set aside for lab/project work. Three of theselab/project periods are used for software tutorials; eleven are used for project work. Coursegrading reflects

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Denise Carlson; Janet Yowell; Jacquelyn Sullivan

; math and embedded1 The contents of this paper were developed under a grant from the Fund for Improvement of PostsecondaryEducation, (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education and do not necessarily represent the policy of the Departmentof Education. This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant#9979567. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper ar e those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect NSF or Dept. of Education views. Endorsement by the federal government Page 8.21.1should not be assumed. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kena Burke; Paul Rainey

their self-studies, based upon the student and faculty perceptionof course-level outcome achievement.Courses by Outcomes MatrixWhen course coordinators complete the Course Classification Form, they also provide data usedcollectively for the Courses by Outcomes Matrix, Figure 3, that indicates which outcomesfaculty emphasize in their program's curriculum. Also, this Matrix is reviewed by the faculty tomake sure that the outcomes accurately reflect their own intentions for their own programcurriculum. The Courses by Outcomes Matrix also identifies any courses that need attention inachieving the desired level of each program’s outcome, as indicated by the appropriateassessment tool. Using the data from the Matrix, the program’s curriculum

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Juliano; Ronald Rockland; George Gonzalez; Joel Bloom

placementtests. The twelve articulations that were under development in Year Four reflect the abovecombination of PLTW curriculum models and EST curriculum-based projects (which reflectNJIT Skill Sets and NJCCCS). It is anticipated that most of these agreements will be finalizedduring Year Five.A student tracking system, which facilitates the tracking of student achievement after programcompletion, has been finished. Continuity within this system is maintained through the inclusionof competency-related items in all follow-up instruments. Also, a number of the participatingschools maintain active and detailed alumni connections, and these will be used in the future to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

obstacles andbarriers. The women faculties in engineering have very positive effect on the retention of femalestudents. The environment in the campus is also a decisive factor and issues such asaccommodating education and family (childcare). The elimination of harassment, sexism, anddiscrimination will have a positive impact on the retention of women who have chosen to beengineers. Active participation of woman is also desired to make sure that their perspectives andneeds are adequately reflected in the governance of the profession. The women student enrollmentand retention are even more important when there is a projected decline in male high schoolstudents. Also the ‘chilly campus climate’ has identified the behavior that causes women to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Narasingarao Sreenath

help us in addressing the challenges such as global environmental change. We arguethat the concept of a complex system can be useful in that respect in two ways: inpresenting a more truthful and credible representation of the global change environmentalphenomenon; and in providing a framework for representation of the decision-makingprocess in the global environmental change. Several additional remarks on complexity as reflected in the above notion ofcomplex systems can help clarify the concept: Page 8.462.5 5 • Complexity should not be

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Evans; Gary Gray; Francesco Costanzo; Phillip Cornwell; Brian Self

or curriculum comes to be reflected upon by an academic community, and then is acted upon by that community a department or college within its commitment to get smarter or better at what it does.” Many participants thought that this was a good place to start.In addition, one of the authors, Don Evans, has created a web site at Arizona State Uni-versity for CI teams in Thermodynamics, Dynamics, Materials, Signals and Systems, andStrength of Materials. It includes a reference list, a list of events, a place for shared doc-uments, a place for general discussion, a contacts page, a list of links, and a list of teammembers. This page is currently only accessible to CI teams and their members.Finally, each concept inventory team met

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Kenney; Thomas Jewell

program. You should keep a [separate] diary if you desire to have such a record. § The journal will be spot-checked while we are in New Zealand to determine whether you are maintaining a timely record of your experiences. You are expected to update the journal at least once per day, i.e., the most recent entries should have been made within the past 24 hours. § The spontaneous record of your experiences may be limited to brief (even cryptic) entries in the journal. However, by leaving adequate space, you will later be able to make more complete entries (e.g., in the evening) when you have more time to reflect on what you have seen or heard. This will preserve the

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Bartus; Snehamay Khasnabis

purposes.2. The Four Analytic TechniquesThe four techniques identified are associated with four Measures of Effectiveness(MOE’s) designed to reflect the degree to which a set of mutually exclusive projects areexpected to meet their economic goals. The (C/E) technique essentially identifies theproject with the least cost per unit benefit, while the (B/C) ratio method is directed towarddesignating the project with the highest benefit per unit cost, both at a specified interestrate. The IRR technique attempts to identify the project that provides the highest returnto the investor within a specified project life. The PP technique on the other hand, isdesigned to identify the project that provides a specified return to the investor in thefastest

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marty Frisbee; Deborah Sharer

Test 2 Test 3 Figure 2: Comparison of Letter Grades for Test 1, Test 2, and Test 3Summary and DiscussionThe data gathered from SI programs across the nation show that students who attend SI will haveaverage grades that are one-half to one full letter grades above those students who do not attendSI.1, 3, 5 However, the SI program was originally designed for the traditional campus setting andthe historical data tends to reflect the achievements of the traditional student. The purpose of thisstudy was to provide an initial step in examining the challenges, successes, and shortcomings of anSI program implemented for a totally Internet-based distance education course. Could theimplementation of an electronic SI (eSI

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

emphasize both the simplicity and complexity of the problems that they willencounter as engineers. The Shewhart Cycle was used as a tool for continuous learning andimprovement in the design of this course.3 The Shewhart Cycle consists of four continuoussteps: Plan, Do, Check, Act, and then repeat as necessary. If we discovered that the students didnot learn what was intended in the check portion of the cycle, we would move through the cycleagain under slightly different conditions. The syllabus reflects the Shewhart Cycle, because itleaves room for change by keeping the subjects somewhat vague, such as “Pit and Pit’umLaboratory” or Complex Systems (see the class web page athttp://www.me.sc.edu/courses/U101E/). This allowed room in the course for