Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach

EngineersProgram Development Grant sponsored by ExxonMobil. However, the first proposal was neverreceived, so in the spring of 2000, a new set of student SWE leaders submitted an updatedproposal that included a request for funding to complete the building of the flume. The secondproposal also included funds for the development of physical inserts designed and built by seniorhydraulics students for studying the change in water flow around devices such as bridges andweirs. The funded proposal requested $3300 and included a K-12 outreach plan, thedevelopment of web based interpretive materials, and promised over 300 hours of volunteertime.Design Implementation and Flume DescriptionThe Environmental Resources Engineering department donated the time of the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman; Dugan Um

dynamic stability based lecture discussions.EvaluationDuring the first offering of the controls course, no laboratory sessions were incorporated. Thus,the course was one hundred percent taught as a lecture. Formal student evaluations, informalcomments, and the level of student participation in the lectures suggested a low level of interestand an inability to comprehend the practical value of controls engineering in manufacturing.This feedback primarily encouraged the authors to adopt the approach presented in the paper.Detailed evaluations have been planned for the end of the Spring 2004 semester. Informalstudent responses and class attitudes have been considerably positive in comparison to the firsttime the course was offered.ConclusionsDue to

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Johnson; Stephen Quint

recognized as graduatestudents of both institutions. During the first eleven months of 2003, the two departments heldseparate departmental faculty meetings, with occasional joint planning and committee meetingsprimarily focused on organizational issues. In December 2003, the two departments wereformally merged as the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and a founding chair wasappointed for a three-year term of office. The department will begin a national search for apermanent chair of the joint department in two years.Faculty: With the formation of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering between theCollege of Engineering at NC State and the School of Medicine at UNC-CH, the facultyappointed to biomedical engineering at the two

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Clare Robins; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

their plans for implementing their project in a K-12 classroom. The instructor and the students in the course assessed the presentation. Teams from otherclasses joined the outreach section for this day of class.The week before Freshman Design Day, each team was matched with a teacher in a local school,and the teams went into the K-12 classroom to present their project. All of the projects proposed,except one, involved interaction with the K-12 students in a hands-on manner. The courseinstructor went to the classroom with each group as support, but the conduct of the class was leftto the engineering students. Without exception, each group completed an excellent interaction.The teams then prepared a poster display for Freshman Design Day, and

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Janak Dave; Thomas Boronkay

Shafts received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Universityof Cincinnati in June 2002. She had been working at the Nursing Home throughout her college career. Shecontinues to work there while finalizing her future plans. Page 8.267.7“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition” Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Lin; Matthew Sanders

, Design ofExperiments, Production Planning and Control, and Operations Research. He has actively involved in research and Page 8.481.9consulting in Product Assurance, Reliability Data Analysis, and Problem Solving Using DOE. He also hasconducted training programs in the area of Reliability Engineering and SPC at various companies and KetteringUniversity. Dr. Lin is a Certified Reliability Engineer and a member of IIE and ASQ.Matthew S. Sanders is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at Kettering University. He received hisPh.D. from Texas Tech University and both BS and MS from Indiana State University. Dr. Sanders

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

technological educationprograms throughout the country.Through the workshops, ABET seeks to:• Develop an awareness of learning-outcomes-based program development.• Develop an awareness of the meaning and linkages among program educational objectives, programs outcomes, assessment, evaluation, and constituencies.• Develop an awareness of a variety of assessment tools and their respective features, assets, utility, relevance, and limitations.• Illustrate the structures and cyclic nature of planning, implementation, assessment, evaluation, feedback, and change in a continuous quality improvement environment.TEI partners include the South Carolina ATE Center of Excellence, the Northeast Center forTelecommunications Technologies (NCTT), the Advanced

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thyagarajan Srinivasan

are surveyed at the end of the course to assess how thecourse objectives are met. In addition, specific course outcomes developed using theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criteria 2000 program outcomes(a through k) were assessed. Based on one year of data, it appears that students would like moreexamples using the discipline specific software (PSpice, ANSYS). However, results indicate thatstudents did not see the need to learn software from disciplines other than their own. Whenintroducing software, we plan to provide more emphasis to how the software would be useful forall engineering disciplines. In addition, the results are mixed for the desire to have assignmentsusing MS Word and Excel. Some students thought more

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Freeman

of this approach is planned for Fall 2003, along with formal assessment andevaluation.Acknowledgments: This work was supported in part by the CCLI-Educational MaterialsDevelopment Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Number DUE-0089035,the Engineering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation under AwardNumber EEC-9876363, and by The University of Texas System TeleCampus. Page 8.183.15

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Murphy

safety behaviors required to perform a task. 3. We must find a systematic way to provide effective instruction that will provide the difference. When the aforementioned questions have been answered, we can determine the amount ofsafety instruction that is necessary and incorporate it into to a lesson plan. The next section willprovide a suggested emphasis regarding proactive safety instruction.The Three E’sThe factors contributing to a work injury can be categorized into three general areas4: 1. Environmental 2. Personal 3. Behavioral These human factors formulate the basic tenets of the safety profession commonly known asthe Three E’s: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement. An effective engineering disciplineshould

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Joel Hernandez

','I2t',0),xlabel('Is(A)'),ylabel('I2 and I2t (A)'),gridVI-Conclussions:This comprehensive laboratory plan allowed the achievement of the goals pursued. Page 9.514.8Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFirst, students gained hands-on skills in the assembly and testing of circuits on the proto-board,as well as in the operation of electric instruments in stand-alone and automatic control modes.Second, the triple solution to the same problem ( analytically at the beginning, followed by

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

1 2 3 Figure 3. Plan view of Anelva 1015 sputter tool.Each process chamber has its own cryo-pump with a shared backing vacuum line. Theother main tool features are: ‚" 20 minute cycle time for a cassette of 25 wafers (150 mm). ‚" Sputter rate > 0.9 mm/minute ‚" Alloy composition ± 15% within wafer and wafer to wafer ‚" Thickness uniformity ± 5% within wafer and wafer to waferThe reverse-engineering projectThe project is designed as a self-paced lab-based activity for a team of 4 students. Thereare 4 phases.1. Parameterize the sputtering conditionsThe starting point is a conventional treatment of the physics of ion creation in a plasmaand subsequent metal sputtering from a target as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Sener

to demonstrate for their graduates. Specifically, theCriterion 3-(b), 'an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpretdata,' addresses the assessment of the following skills of the students and graduates of theprogram: • Recognition of the need for experimental work; • Ability to plan and formulate an appropriate experimental program; Page 9.356.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • Ability to setup, design, manage and conduct

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Brelin-Fornari; Betsy Homsher; Laura Sullivan

, and thatmentors can be key in assisting with program assessment2.The LITE pilot program was implemented at Kettering University in August 2002. The programwas continued in 2003, and is planned for July 2004. This twelve-day program brings Page 9.830.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationapproximately 36 young women who have just completed their junior year in high school tocampus. Participants are recruited nationally through direct mail targeted to young women whohave expressed an interest

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mulchand Rathod

spread throughout the world including a large number being settled in USA. A group of those alumni living in the metropolitan NY/NJ area had a vision of organizing the first ever convention of SPU graduates in the USA. The following sections provide a brief overview of that vision, logistics for arrangements, and successful inaugural gathering during the 2003 Labor Day weekend in North Brunswick, NJ.1 CONVENTION VISION A significant portion of our life revolves around "work," however according to the "Work in America" survey about 40% of us plan our careers.14 The remaining numbers rely on chance, take the only jobs available, or follow tips from friends and relatives. The SPU alumni are no different from this

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Horch; Douglas Christensen

• Research planning – case • Career paths for studies bioengineers • Literature searching and • Communication skills, discovery written and oral • Effective communication • Preparing posters and • Ethics and dilemmas conference talks • The development process • Preparing for the thesis • Patents and intellectual defense property Page 9.157.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wien Lohachit; Gary Jeffress; Alex Sadovski; cody ross; Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

time consuming, this task when performed manually has a highprobability of disturbing the test area. Investigators in the Department of Computing andMathematical Sciences (CAMS) in conjunction with the Division of Nearshore Research (DNR)of the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC)currently collect water quality data in areas with water 3 ft. or deeper and not covered by one ofour stationary Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) stations, from a man-controlled boat. A number of research centers have been developing autonomous boats [1] – [4].These boats, however, require course planning prior to deployment. As a result, the course is noteasily changed once the boat is in the water

Conference Session

The Fundamentals of Fun

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Hanus; Stephen Ressler

. Page 9.682.4 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 2. A student’s analytical model of Sir Bedivere’s scale.The Trojan RabbitAs the quest for the Holy Grail continues, Arthur comesupon a castle inhabited by a group of obnoxious Frenchmen.The Frenchmen claim to have possession of the grail but willnot allow Arthur to “come up and have a look.” Arthur’sknights concoct a plan to gain entry into the castle bybuilding a large, wheeled wooden rabbit—a Pythonesqueequivalent of the Trojan Horse. Photo from Reference 2One student team performed a

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Ohland

planned course content made itimpossible to accommodate the request, but the conversation led to a project partnership.Clemson’s fall 2002 General Engineering students, as one of three design projects in the term,were asked to build a device that would cause a Fuji QuickSnap camera to take a picture 20seconds after the device was activated (no intervention was allowed during this 20 seconds). Thiswas one of three design-build projects during the semester, and students generally met theperformance specifications. Project testing was a hectic seven-hour-long ordeal during which theprojects were evaluated both for their performance and according to a design rubric. This wasidentified as requiring improvement.A more ambitious project was introduced

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Smith; Joseph Ekstrom

submitted code feedback may be morelimited than if private variables were not used. However, accommodations have beenmade for most cases that can be currently anticipated.Future work: The first course to use the SOP system will be taught during Spring 2004. We willuse this class as a field trial to collect data and draw conclusions about the effectivenessof the SOP system. We will also undoubtedly gain experience with limitations, strengths,and applicability of the system to online, lab, and distance learning situations. Additionaldevelopment plans include a contextual help system derived from collected data andfeedback. We expect that development and improvement of the system will continue overthe next several semesters as we use the system

Conference Session

Provocative Presentations & Lunch

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kleppe

, located in the Electrical Engineering Department on the campus of theUniversity of Nevada, Reno, was uniquely qualified to host this course.The class was very well received by the teachers, and many plan to incorporate what theylearned into their high school classes. A representative from the State Board of Educationattended and offered comments on how the material could easily be incorporated into the highschool curriculum. It is expected that this class will result in an ongoing program of cooperationbetween the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada's high schoolmath and science programs.ConclusionsIt is concluded that in order to create, establish, and sustain collaborative relationships to teachinvention

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Keshav Varde

extent of their success or failures, and results of the College’s attemptsto increase retention and graduation of minority students in engineering.Background Analysis and SupportAt around the time the College embarked on the plan, the University was invited to participate ina joint proposal to be submitted to the National Science Foundation for funding under theAlliance for Minority Participation (AMP, now called LSAMP) program. The focus of the AMPprogram was to increase and graduate more minority students in the SEM disciplines. The UM-Dwas one of six institutions in the coalition that participated in the program, which was funded fora period of 5 years beginning in 1995.Prior to this funding and as part of the initiative to increase and

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Albert McHenry; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

° • Operate in multi-disciplinary teams • Troubleshoot and design • Be effective project managers • Understand limitations Classroom for Clarification WEB To prepare for class Laboratory Project Exploration Figure 1 Execution Figure 1 Microelectronics Curriculum Delivery Format at Arizona State University EastThe content delivery plan that is being tested in the microelectronics curriculum is ahybrid model that consists of a

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Efrat Strassberg; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto in the Department of Chemical Engineering and AppliedChemistry in 1982. He has spent the last five years instituting a complete web-based distancelearning program at the MS and PhD level.Efrat Strassberg is a project manager and web designer. Over the past years Ms. Strassberg hadworked on web development in the business and academic sectors. Current work involvesusability planning, animations and online education development at the University of Texas atAustin. Ms. Strassberg was a teaching assistant and instructor for Internet, Computers,Multimedia and Business courses at Tel-Aviv University and The College of management. Shecombines her academic experience and software development knowledge to create interactivesolutions for

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

UsersThe best approach to design these programs is to team the academia, industry and softwarecompanies to design the appropriate program. As a start, the following is a list of topics that canbe used at the area of design and machining. - Solid modeling - Surface modeling - Benefits of hybrid Modeling - Constraints & Limitations - Clean modeling practice - Modeling parameters control - Benefits of macro and customization - Intensive study on tool path generation - Intensive study on manual programming - Intensive study on GUI and software comparison and testing - Process Planning for CAD modeling

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Cutlip

DepartmentChair. Major ThemeIt is very important to have a major theme associated with each Board meeting. Some possiblethemes include:• Review of the Undergraduate Program• Review of the Graduate Program• Major Research Review Perhaps Limited to Particular Research Areas• Overview of Major Research Centers or Institutes• ABET Review Preparation• Student Recruitment - Graduate and Undergraduate• Placement of Graduates at All Levels• Program Review Activities for the Institution• Major Initiative such as an NSF Research Center Application• Strategic Planning• Future Directions for the Departmental Discipline Continuing ThemesThe Board meeting may be used as an annual forum for the undergraduate students and thegraduate

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dan Parshall; Anthony Buonaquisti; Anita Callahan

presentation, many teachers viewed the Science forSuccess instruction period as free time. It was not uncommon for teachers to catch up ongrading, read books, or (in one notable case) nap. However, those classes in which there wereclear expectations and reasonable teacher involvement always seemed to flow better.Third, the fact that the program operated by pulling out the particular students selected for theScience for Success added to the difficulty. It had been hoped, during program design, thatteachers would be able to incorporate some of the subject material into their own lesson plans,thus reinforcing the information and techniques. This proved difficult for a teacher to do,however, when only a handful of their students had been in the Science

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Rajeshwar Amireddy; Lori Singer; Judith O'Donnell

; Financial Accounting) 3 BA 243 (Social, Legal, Ethical Environment of Business) 4 ECON 2 or 4 (Micro Economics) 3 17 1 7 Semester 7 Semester 8 BA 421 (Project Management & Planning for Business) 3 * BA 422W (Contemporary Business Seminar) 3 IB 303 (International Business Operations) 3 BA 495 (Internship) 6

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

knowledge, communication skills, professional ethics, contemporary/global issues,and environmental/safety issues. The metric is “3.0 on a scale of 1-4 on rated questions1.”The results of this survey are not yet available.Tool #5 Analysis of Written MaterialsTool #5 of the department’s assessment plan is “Portfolio of written materials in capstone andcommunication courses. Faculty and an industrial group will evaluate for communication andteamwork skills.” The metric is “85% pass rate (>80 out of 100 score) 1.”This tool has never been fully implemented as it is largely an overlap of Tool 2. Discussion hasbeen held on replacing this tool with an assessment procedure that reviews the comments aboutstudents working in co-op positions written by

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

opportunities for engineering, science, management, and education majors in mentoring K-12 teachers in a hands-on project-based workshop format. 4. Providing tools and resources to K-12 teachers to assist them and increase their confidence in opening the gateways to engineering, science, management, and education careers. 5. Development of assessment instruments to evaluate: a. Efficiencies to the universities b. Course outcomes for university students c. Impact of K-12 workshop on teachers’ confidence, and d. Workshop outcomesImplementation PlanThe plan for implementation has relied on the strengths of the faculty from the three institutions.Bruce Berdanier (ONU) and William Doyle