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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Don L. Dekker

. I have worked really hard in some lecturecourses and the student evaluations have not been very high. In this class, the more I tried to getthe students involved the more they liked it. Of course the topic is very different and is excitingand is not the same old analytical course they are used to. Although the course seems loose, theclass assignments and activities in each class session must be planned at the beginning of thequarter. The students have been wonderful and creative in this class. For example, my“creative”? order of the discussions consisted of clockwise, counter-clockwise, and sort ofacross. One student said let’s do something different and he came up with at least two hundredways! Some were shoe size, first letter of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

3.9Conducts class for a reasonable length of time 3.6 3.9Presents concepts in an understandable way 3.1 3.9Presents carefully planned and helpful lectures 3.6 4.0Makes attending class worthwhile 3.4 4.0Answers students’ questions effectively 3.5 3.9* Based on 4=A, 3=B, 2=C, 1=D, 0=FTable 2. Course Evaluation CommentsComment Number Student Comment 1 I especially like the team project and oral presentations. The project was very practical, but made me think

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Baddock; Catherine S. Bolek; Kenny Fotouhi; Ali Eydgahi

Page 5.12.2Department of Technology worked closely with president of Amtek Company and tworepresentatives from Lab-Volt systems. Meetings were held with university officials andrepresentatives from Lab-Volt and Amtek to discuss the design of the laboratory and thenature and scope of experiments that would result in improvements in undergraduateeducation of engineering and technology majors. During these meetings, it wasdetermined that the partnership could expand its original purpose to include atelecommunications training program for non-students seeking to enhance their technicalskills. With the support of the University’s Continuing Education Program, the Universityand corporate representatives discussed plans to offer continuing education

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet K. Allen; Farrokh Mistree; Jennifer Turns

term (see Table 1) and takes the student through the stages of conceptual design and meta-design (planning), through detailed design, to construction, demonstration, and even a littlemarketing. Table 1. ME3110 Class Periods Because teaching such a course Period Weeks Description ID presents serious logistical, Bid 1.5 Bid: Newly formed student teams must submit a report detailing their team’s work ethic and their statement of the problem, resembling a contractor bid. cognitive, and motivational DR1 1.0

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh M. Sbenaty

February 1994 to participate in the Sunrayce 95 competition. The proposal discusseddesign specifications, project planning, fund raising, construction techniques, and testing. Afterreviewing all proposals at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, Colorado),MTSU was selected to be among 65 participants eligible to compete in the race.MTSU’S SOLAR CAR TEAM MTSU is located in the city of Murfreesboro, 30 miles south of Nashville in the state ofTennessee. With current enrollment of approximately 18,000 students, it is the largest and fastest Page 2.351.1growing in the Middle Tennessee area. The Department of Engineering Technology

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick L. Walter

final report, and proposal and finaldesign presentations, provided realistic communication experiences for the studentengineers. IntroductionPrivatized Launch Systems (PLS) has been contracted to deploy its STARFIRE rocket systemto launch a 200M$ payload to support a joint U. S., French, British, Japanese consortium.The payload will image atmospheric contaminants as a function of altitude. The MIDGET IImotor used previously in the third stage of the three stage STARFIRE rocket system is nolonger commercially available. A new STAR VI motor will replace it. One performanceverification flight of this modified system is planned prior to actual payload launch.Verifying the integrity of the STAR VI motor, in

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Reising

included is a section on grammar and style. Theproposal outline used at the University of Evansville is included in the text as an alternateexample to illustrate the fact that, although there is no unique format for a technical proposal, theinformation included is the same. At approximate two-week intervals, starting at the beginning ofthe semester, students turn in to the instructor and to the project advisor rough drafts of theproblem statement and objectives, the procedure to be followed (including both the technicalplan and the management plan), and the entire proposal. Each draft is graded by the instructorand returned with comments. By the time a student submits the final copy of the proposal at theend of the semester, most parts have been

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Riedle; Jill M. Clough

allowed to use class time to discuss theproject. Groups also scheduled a progress meeting with Dr. Clough. These meetings allowed groups achance to discuss their progress, problems, maintain direction and purpose for the written and oralreports. A plan of what to accomplish for the final report and presentation.Each group found its own direction during the course of the project.At the end of the project, each group produced a written report and made an oral presentation using atleast two visual aids. All groups used the original object as one visual aid. The second visual aid rangedfrom slides of components to a cardboard model of an electric razor’s cutters. As shown in Table 5,students completed a brief evaluation of the project

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Matusiak; David Andruczyk; D. Steven Barker; Stephanie Goldberg; Ilya Grinberg

York College at Buffalo. Her current interests are in fault-tolerant computer systems and analog circuits. She isa member of IEEE.RONALD MATUSIAK graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BSEE. He has 13 years of industrialexperience in digital and analog design with the Sierra Technologies. Currently he is an instructional supportspecialist for the Department of Technology at the State University of New York, College at Buffalo.DAVID ANDRUCZYK is a full time undergraduate student in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at theState University of New York College at Buffalo. He works as a system administrator for the college librarycomputer network. His plans are to work in the field of electrical engineering design and to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Sprinsky

the time needed for planning, development andconstruction, up front costs are lowered. Information systems can greatly enhance thespeed and accuracy of development and ensure that design expectations are more fullymet. Students must understand the concept of flexibility in design and constructionbecause of the availability of rapid response to "what if" alternatives GIS provides.Student Project ChosenDecisions about the apportioning of education in the basics as opposed to training in themost modern applications always present course designers with a problem. Both the CETand SU programs require a four-semester series in surveying, with an emphasis on landand civil engineering applications. This was the first area in which we decided to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marshall R. Boggio

The computer system is a Pentium Pro based operating at 200 MHz. Hard Drive capacity is 2 Giga bytes. The system has been configured to operate in a multi- media environment including a video and network card. It is planned that the project when completed will serve multi-purposes. Besides being used as a multi-media demonstration system for a wide range of students it will be used as a laboratory for our civil engineering students studying hydraulics and open channel flow. In addition, the control and system characteristics will be useful topics for integration into updated multi-discipline programs in Mecomtronics.Partial support for this work was provided by the National ScienceFoundations's

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas G. Stanford; Donna J. Michalek; Donald Keating

needs-driven continuousimprovement which is, and has always been, the engineering method for needs-driven creativetechnology development. After three decades, the results of which model is more correct areconvincing. Today, Demming is the talk of the town, but higher education at the nation sengineering schools is still primarily tied to the singular research-oriented model. There, thegoals are viewed primarily as research for the discovery and dissemination of new scientificknowledge and the education of future teachers and researchers.Although the Bush plan has proven to be correct for excellence in graduate science research andgraduate science education, to promote the nation s scientific progress, it is fundamentally inerror for development

Conference Session

Computer Architecture and Algorithms (3520)

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch, Milwaukee School of Engineering

that could draw a whole spectrum of graphical objects ranging frompoints, to wire-frame and filled polygons, to text and arcs. Generally the list included all of thebasic graphical entities for the X Windows System with input coming from a well-formatted file.Students were typically allotted less than three weeks to accomplish this and the race was on.During this time the typical student would generate over 2000 lines of code (in the finishedproduct alone), yet they learned nothing about algorithms and graphics except how to call basicdrawing routines. Subsequent assignments enhanced this initial system to add color and thenbasic object transformations. Most students, due to poor planning or time pressures, would endup having to rewrite most

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James E. Mitchell

more easily and to link betweeninformation allowing overviews to be presented first and then relevant detail to be viewed onlywhen necessary. Similarly, connections between different systems are readily made throughcross-linking. An advantage to students during production is that it allows individuals to workseparately and then to integrate their work rapidly by means of “links”. Page 2.488.2The disadvantages of this new format lie primarily in the (currently) limited visual resolution thatthe computer provides. In past students could present very high densities of information (e.g.building sections or framing plans) so that the entire object

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Shea

thickness of metal washers. Students charged right into the project and many werequick to blame the gage for the high variability that had been measured. But “What-if youcontributed to the variability?” I asked. It was only then that it became clear that the large gagevariability was due primarily to how it was being used, not the gage itself.Exercise #9: Sampling Inspection. Sampling inspection is used to pass or reject a group (lot) of material. A sample of material isdrawn from the lot, which is then passed or rejected based on the number of defective units in thesample. A solid understanding of the statistics involved is necessary. Exercise #9 was a hands-onexercise in How to generate operating characteristic curves for two sampling plans

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Whitwam; James Ridge; Amy Dickinson; Jorge Rodriguez

).Proper modeling techniques require preliminary planning, as well as proper use of CAD systemspecific functionality, to create robust models. By using certain techniques, such as relations, andfocusing on Design Intent, the probability of robust models is greatly increased and wasted timeand wages is virtually eliminated(3). Often in industry, design alterations are made which mayrequire changing the solid model dimensions. A model, created without consideration of DesignIntent, may need hours of labor to implement changes, which typically should require little timeand effort. Consequently, the additional time spent correcting these problems and rebuilding themodels results in thousands of wasted company dollars. Overall, the basic need for using

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert H. Mayer

rubble stone, erosion of both shorelinesis evident and continues unabated. Given its proximity to the new Naval Academy Bridge, thesite is highly visible and supports limited recreational activities including fishing and boating.Provision of shoreline improvements was an excellent opportunity for the Naval Academy tocontribute to the environmental restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.Accordingly, the design teams were tasked to develop plans for the restoration, protection andenvironmental enhancement of the Arundel Estate shorelines. Creation of an intertidal wetlandand a recreational beach was to be given strong consideration. As with the previous capstoneproject, students were expected to investigate the erosion processes; gather

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnold F. Johnson

in 1996-97. Theirfeedback was incorporated into the second phase of the pilot program starting in the fall of 1997, inwhich three students (one mechanical and two electrical engineers) participated in capstone design.Engineering faculty have met to discuss capstone design with representatives of two large corporationswho currently have a number of students enrolled in the CEDP. Industry has been very cooperative andsupportive of the program.A survey of both faculty and students is planned to get their input and perceptions regarding the distanceeducation implementation of capstone design. Results of this survey will be used to modify the coursefurther and to provide faculty development in areas where needed.To date, the capstone design

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Ambrose

which are more coherent than the fragmented knowledge; and figure 3(c) shows ahierarchical knowledge organization. Without connections like those in 3(b) and 3(c), students'ability to use the information at appropriate times in appropriate ways is impeded. (a) (b) (c) Figure 3: Schematic representations of various knowledge organizations. (a) Incoherent knowledge consisting of largely disconnected elements. (b) Knowledge elements linked to form a network. (c) Hierarchical knowledge organization.Faculty should plan to both share with students their organizing schemes for the material in thecourse and in sections of the course as well as periodically check students

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Poppen; J. E. Seat; G. Klukken; D. Knight; A. Glore; J. Roger Parsons

addition,the coaches were to help the team to use this information to further the development of theirpreviously learned communication skills, and to design more effective ways of working together.The coaches accomplished these goals through the use of structured and unstructured approaches.For the more structured approaches, coaches led brainstorming sessions for problem-solving andscheduled practice sessions for the teams' final presentations. In a more unstructured fashion,coaches met with design teams while they worked on their project and intervened when theydeemed it necessary.Program Evaluation The present study was part of an evaluation plan for investigating the effectiveness of thecoaching program. The overall goal of the study

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahla Keyvan; Xiaolong Song; Rodney Pickard

Animation,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 3, 1995. pp. 121-131. [2] M. F. Iskander, “Interactive Multimedia CD-ROMs for Education,” Computer Application in Engineering Education, Vol. 4(1), 1996. pp. 51-60. [3] The Synthesis strategic Plan. WWW Synthesis Coalition Home Page: http://synthesis.org Page 3.150.7 [4] E. C. Neu, “Computers and Overheads vs. Multimedia in the Classroom,” Proc. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 1996, session 2220. [5] S. E. LeBlanc and H. Scott Fogler, “ Interactive Creative Problem Solving,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 4(1), 1996

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Anne Clark, USAF Academy, CO

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

programs. However, making changes to programs requiredcare to avoid misdirecting the formulas and links. Additionally, the students would haveto manually enter the machine code into the .vhd file which governed the HDL that“loaded” the RAM. A student took the initiative to write a macro to format the machinecode so that it would be pasted into the .vhd file, but this was still an unnecessary hasslefor students. The plan to make an assembler grew into a visual simulation to help displaywhat happened within the PRISM system. The final result of the main screen is shown inFigure 4. Page 15.980.4 Figure 4. PRISM SimulatorOnce a

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Turton, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

additional decision variable is introduced into the batch design optimization. Thissimple example illustrates one of the differences between modeling, design, and optimizationprocedures for batch and continuous operations. Another constraint in batch modeling is that thevolume of the batch must be matched with the equipment size. This imposes additionalconstraints on Equation 3. For example, not all combinations of t and A can be accommodated,if t is small and A is large, the volume of process liquid may be too small to cover the coil orjacket.Gantt charts and scheduling: The scheduling of different equipment in a given process is bestillustrated through the use of simple Gantt charts. Gantt charts are used extensively in thescheduling and planning

Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger; Kristine Csavina; Robert O'Neill

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

otherwiseabstract to the students, based on the average in question 2 of Table 1. In the future, theinstructors plan to replace one worksheet in each class period with one student project worksheetfrom previous semesters. The hope is that the models associated with the worksheets will helpthe students better understand what they are calculating, such as velocity of a point. Assessmentof the integrated models and worksheets will continue over the next several course offerings todetermine the best application of the K’NEX models, both as in-class activities and as a groupproject. Included in this assessment will be how the project and in-class activities addressestablished learning styles and specifically, if the project addresses learning styles currently

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois University; Thomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

(non radiological or x-ray) 2325412 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing 1621498 All other outpatient care centers 1524114 Hospital and medical service plans 1922190 Other justice, public order, and safety activities 1621112 MD's (mental health) 1 NOT Identifiable 12There were 82 studies (84.5

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

time and the Temp*time terms reflect the fact that these are notsignificant factors. This equation can be used to predict directly the response (absorbance) thatwill be achieved using specific operating conditions (temperature and time).AssessmentThis project and experimental design module has been run in three consecutive years of theFreshman Clinic. To evaluate student learning of concepts related to experimental design, threeinstruments were used: the final report, a final oral presentation, and the final exam. Thecumulative results over the three year period are presented here. A total of 62 students wereevaluated.An assessment plan was developed to map student work directly to the individual learningoutcomes of these freshmen. Levels of

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Harms, Stevens Insititue of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to develop,pilot and disseminate systems and global engineering instructional modules for use in highschool engineering, technology and science courses.During the early spring of 2008, the project staff, working together with faculty from the Schoolof Systems Enterprises identified the specific systems engineering concepts and types ofactivities which could engage students in mastering these concepts. As Systems Engineering is arelatively new disciplinary field of academic study, our working group has been able to drawupon the expertise of several Stevens faculty members who have written textbooks and areconducting research on systems engineering concept learning. During this planning phase, it wasdetermined that students should: ≠ Learn

Conference Session

Alternate Energy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Chen, IUPUI; David Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI); Afshin Izadian, IUPUI; Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students. Advanced courses in this areawill prepare and enable them for research at the graduate level. I received some positiveresponses in pursuing graduate studies on energy systems when I asked my undergraduatestudent researchers about their future plans and goals.Solar ProjectsOne solar project involved the design of a solar thermal domestic hot water system with anoption for radiant heating. The second project involved the design of a photovoltaic system thatwould provide the electrical power. Then the systems were combined, see Figure 4, to provide allthe energy needs for an Eco Ready Shelter (an intermodal shipping container, sustainablyconverted into a dorm room). The class was initially setup to experience the full range of hands-on

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; MIchael Knieser, ILSI; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 15.974.2engineering. For example, circuit analysis, digital and analog electronics, software, CAD/CAM, automation, and production planning are necessary for students to learn the latest microchip and PCB technologies. We believe that the growing electronic manufacturing industry will demand increasingly of this multidisciplinary area. Microchip ASIC and FPGA based components require innovative changes in computer and board design algorithms, testing, and inspection. The sophisticated automation systems of the future will require planners, designers, and operators who possess a higher degree of knowledge and technical skills. This makes it mandatory that institutions develop state-of-the-art programs to equip their graduates with the

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Joshua Hewes, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Tribal Environmental Professionals, Water Research andEducation Program, and the Arizona Laboratory for Applied Transportation Research.The university is currently undergoing a review to transform NAU into a global campus and toprepare its students for global competency. Although recommendations have yet to be adoptedinto the university's curriculum requirements, eventually the CE curriculum will need to respondto these future demands. One recommendation - each undergraduate plan of study will bemodified in structure to accommodate one semester of education abroad - could require asignificant redesign to the CE curriculum.Motivated by the ABOR 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan6, the university is encouraging itsprograms to streamline curricula