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Real-Time and Embedded Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

J.W. Bruce

required if designs are to be successful. Structured laboratory experiences (eachstudent or group of students perform rigid and contrived experiments) require less facultyresources but do little to develop student design and project management skills [10][12]. A com-promise between the two approaches has been created by the author [2].The embedded systems design experience described in [2] strives to develop professional skillsthat will serve students well in their careers in addition to the “traditional” technical skills the stu-dent expect. Overarching goals of the experience are to expose the student to a realistic embeddedsystems design environment and to develop the student’s teamwork and lifelong learning skills.The design experience strives

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

of theCollege of Arts and Letters at Southwest Missouri State University, Special Assistant to the President forStrategic Planning at University of Delaware, and Department Chair of Modern Languages at ClevelandState University.RUSSEL 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: facultymember at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering atUniversity of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University ofDelaware

Conference Session

Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaidy Vaidyanathan, University of Central Florida; Carmo D'Cruz, University of Central Florida

technical entrepreneurship, facilitate technology transfer and make the Central Floridaarea a hub of high tech entrepreneurial activity. This program is strongly oriented into steeringundergraduate and graduate engineering students towards careers in entrepreneurship.The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a growing metropolitan research university withcomprehensive programs of teaching, research and service to more than 35,000 students. UCFconducts high-tech research in Optics, Lasers, Communications, Simulation, Alternative energy,Materials, and other branches of engineering. UCF has developed, in partnership with industry,world-class centers and institutes that focus on these strengths and other core competencies.UCF’s location in the heart

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Vander Schaaf; Ronald Welch

, has got to be the hardest course I have ever taken in my life. It has taught me what real hard work meant to do well. I understand now what it means to study hard, getting help from the P often and working together with classmates. If I had worked hard in the beginning of the semester as hard as I did the end of the semester, I would have done awesome. My P was one of the most motivated P's I had so far in my cadet career. He knows his stuff, and he enjoys being here. He'll do anything to help a cadet; stay late hours after school to work with cadets. • Too much work. • CPT Vander Schaaf is a very good instructor and shows superb understanding of the concepts he is instructing. • I thought that

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Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nasir Bilal; Harold Kess; Douglas Adams

. Harold Kess is a senior undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. He worked as asummer intern to develop many of the roving laboratory experiments discussed here. Harold isthe winner of a John M. Bruce Memorial Scholarship for his research work in nondestructiveevaluation of composites and will be pursuing a Masters degree in mechanics in the fall of 2003.Dr. Douglas Adams is a third year assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and is theinstructor in the course discussed here. He is the winner of the 2003 Solberg Award for BestTeacher in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue and a 2001 Presidential Early Career Award for

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Phillip Thompson; Denny Davis; Larry McKenzie; Kenneth Gentili

least Product Performance one primary design requirement. 9. Communicate for Use formal and informal communications with team, advisor, and clients Project Success to document and facilitate progress and to enhance impact of design products. 10. Pursue Needed Assess and pursue personal professional growth in concert with project Professional requirements and personal career goals. DevelopmentThe ten capstone course outcomes were checked for alignment with two sets of criteria—attributes (and performance factors) of top quality engineers and ABET criteria— to determinetheir versatility and relevance to design educators’ needs. As shown in Table 5, each

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon DeReamer; Nick Safai

. Because of these factors, it is alarmingly apparent that, if the situation continues aspredicted, the United States will have a significant problem hiring Scientists and Engineers. Inview of potential peril to US strength in science and engineering, the National Science Boardendorses the following imperative for Federal action: RECOMMENDED NATIONAL POLICY IMPERATIVE The Federal Government and its agencies must step forward to ensure the adequacy of the US science and engineering workforce. All stakeholders must mobilize and initiate efforts that increase the number of US citizens pursuing science and engineering studies and careers.3 These facts drive the faculty at the Salt Lake

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

fourth difficulty in measuring design knowledge in ENGR 102: students workon teams in ENGR 102 and will likely work on design teams in their careers. It is difficult tomeasure design knowledge on an individual level when design typically occurs in teams. Weaddress this by asserting that each engineer on a design team needs an understanding of theoverall process through which a system is being designed. Therefore, our pre and posttests focuson the processes used by teams that each individual on the team needs to understand. The reasonwe have each student complete the pre and posttests, as opposed to the design teams, is that iftwo students out of the five on a team know a good answer and the other three are not involvedin the response, then we

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus L. Carter; Amy G. Yuhasz; Misty Loughry; Matthew Ohland

received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Education fromthe University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEEDEngineering Education Coalition. His research is primarily in freshman programs and educational assessment.MISTY L. LOUGHRYMisty L. Loughry is an Assistant Professor in Clemson University's Management Department. She received herPh.D. in Management from the University of Florida in 2001. Her research focuses on control in organizations,especially peer monitoring. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Loughry worked in banking for ten years, mostrecently holding the position of Assistant Vice President of Small Business Lending.RUFUS L. CARTERis Coordinator of Institutional

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Carmo D'Cruz

. Page 9.1324.4Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationEntrepreneurship at University of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida has been developing a unique interdisciplinary program topromote technical entrepreneurship, facilitate technology transfer and make the Central Floridaarea a hub of high tech entrepreneurial activity. This program is strongly oriented into steeringundergraduate and graduate engineering students towards careers in entrepreneurship.The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a growing metropolitan research university thatdelivers comprehensive programs of teaching, research and service to more

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

college careers todetermine overall retention through graduation. Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003First Year Students Starting EG 111 369 359 354 366First Year Students Starting EG 112 271 262 259 280 % Retained 73.4% 73.1% 73.16% 76.05% Table 6 A summary of student retention through the start of EG 112Assessment of these retention numbers indicates that the changes made in the first semester havehad positive impact on retention.It must be cautioned, however, that additional study and modification of this

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

help explain how young engineers can avoid such pit-falls as theystart their careers. CASE STUDY No. 3: HISTORY & ENGINEERING: Tracing Engineering Failures (and Successes) due to HistoryEngineering is one of the most human of engaging activities. One does not have to be a professional Engineer in order to BE an engineer;although it has been said that what separates an Engineer from the layman is how long it may take to accomplish a specific task to somegiven desired degree of quality and/or completeness. It is sometimes desirable to think that, unlike other more common activities,engineering is not

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Rosenkrantz

, American Society for Engineering Education”Learning Activity #1: The first three components will be taught mostly in a linear, processoriented style. However, to generate engagement students will be asked along the way to createtheir own retirement plan scenario to illustrate the concepts, terminology and methods in a waythat should interest them. The normal lecture material was supplemented with a four-partPowerPoint presentation on retirement planning that included information about retirement plansand investing options. A basic EXCEL template was provided as a starting point for each studentto develop their own retirement plan and sensitivity analysis. In the end they had some idea abouthow much they will need to save over their working career

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Gowen; Alisha Waller

composition ofthe team affect the communication? When and why do women report negative attitudes towardteam dynamics? How does working in teams of differing gender composition affect students’attitudes toward engineering as a major, a career, and an identity? We suspect that the dailyinformal communication events have a tremendous impact on students’ experiences. Page 7.133.10 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Third, the importance of visualization skills to engineers have been espoused

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Whiting; Marion Usselman

Session 1692 Gender Equity Professional Development for Teachers in a Summer Camp Setting Marion Usselman, Donna Whiting Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe attitudes and classroom behaviors of K-12 teachers can have a substantial impact on whethergirls perceive technical careers as appropriate and available to them. It is well documented thatelementary girls are enthusiastic in their pursuit of math and science knowledge, but thisenthusiasm often declines as the girls reach middle school1. Studies of classroom dynamicsreveal that teachers often

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Forsman; Kathryn Holliday-Darr; Michael Lobaugh

notebooks for future classes.8. Times for In-Office Meetings with students were established and these meeting were worth 5% of the total grade for the course.The rationale for the inclusion of a grade for Office visits/Notebook/Journal was to encouragethe participation of the assessment portion of the class through office visits. It was also anopportunity for the instructor to interact with the students on a more personal basis and to talk toeach student about their progress in the course, other classes, and career choices.One office visit every three weeks was required to both review progress and to determine stepsfor improvement (assessment). It was the instructor’s opinion that some students had no clue asto why they were doing poorly, or what

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott T. Miller; Andrew C. Arvin; Francesco Costanzo

frequency of use of Mathematica as a presentation tool.AcknowledgmentsThe authors wishe to gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the National Sci-ence Foundation CAREER program through grant No. CMS 9733653.References[1] R. M. B OWEN, Introduction to Continuum Mechanics for Engineers, 39 of Mathematical concepts and methods in science and engineering, Plenum Press, New York, 1989.[2] F. C OSTANZO AND G. L. G RAY, “On the implementation of interactive dynamics,” Interna- tional Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2000, pp. 385–393.[3] G. L. G RAY AND F. C OSTANZO, “The interactive classroom and its integration into the me- chanics curriculum,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 15(1), 1999, pp. 41–50.[4] M. E. G

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

careers has been well-documented1,2. These experiencesshould emphasize the application of the technical skills in the classroom as well as the "softer"skills such as communication, working as a team and customer interaction3-5. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to senior capstone design courses6,7 aswell as design courses for underclassmen8-11. The most common model for these courses hasbeen a one semester experience intended to give the students an intense exposure to the designprocess. Page 8.540.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

completing theassignment.The next topic introduced is that of bibliographic citations and correct format. A few real-lifeexamples are provided that are so obtuse it is virtually impossible to find the source material. Aweb page provides detailed information on the importance of citations and links to several guides.While a very mundane topic, it is necessary for a quality research paper. Different style guides arediscussed. The last part of the class is devoted to the topic of plagiarism. The importance of thetopic is emphasized with some real life examples and a visit to the academic integrity site at PennState. For many students, this might be the first discussion of the topic and it is one that must beintroduced early in the academic career. The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey

. URL: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/auabout/goals.ptml#Foreward15. “A Vision for the future”, paper presented to the University of Auckland School of Engineering Policy Group for discussion by Dean of Engineering, November 1998.ELIZABETH GODFREYElizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the Universityof Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and 10 years as the Women in Scienceand Engineering Co-ordinator. She is currently completing a PhD in Engineering Education with CurtinUniversity of Technology on the topic of “The Culture of Engineering Education and its interaction with

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; Robert J. Gustafson; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

experiences has attacked the problems ofpoor retention by getting students involved and excited about engineering right from the outset ofthe college career. Retention is up. The design/build projects completed by small teams ofstudents which included both written reporting assignments and oral presentation requirementshave helped address the shortfalls in the skill areas of written communications, oral speaking andpresentations, teamwork, and problem solving.An important element here was (and is) the use of regular faculty in the freshman courses toprovide significantly more interaction between first-year student and engineering faculty,establishing a sense of identity with or belonging to engineering. ABET criteria are introducedearly as part of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei-Chiang Lin; Mark A. Mackanos; E. Duco Jansen; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Sean P. Brophy

tissue interaction relative to specific goals; and 3) to implement this module and itsgraphical interface in a Biomedical Engineering course in Biomedical Optics. Preliminaryevaluations suggest that the hands-on experience of students using this module results in anincreased conceptual understanding of light distribution in tissue. In addition, this methodexposes students to the value, capabilities, as well as difficulties and limitations of numericalmodeling of processes in Biomedical Engineering in general.1. IntroductionThe field of Biomedical Optics has become an important area for medicine and biology in whichBiomedical Engineering professionals play a key role. Whether students pursue careers inBiomedical Engineering research centers

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

Annual Conference and Exposition copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Throughout a career, a biomedical engineer will 1. effectively gather, evaluate, read, and combine information from varying disciplines for a predetermine objective and understand the culture of the authors of research papers. 2. effectively structure groups to achieve project results 3. effectively evaluate alternative methods of problem solution and select the most appropriate method or sequence based on time and resource limitations 4. effectively listen and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

-base activity that defies consistent product definition. We find that it is highly customerinteractive, contains an abundance of intangible events and is geared to provide a uniqueeducational experience, which borders into individualized instruction. As a consequence of thisnew perspective, we find that educators must negotiate/determine how to better meet the needs ofeach student and provide to them the necessary preparation to compete effectively forprofessional careers in engineering. Page 6.428.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Morley; Jody Redepenning; Bruce Dvorak

precision) which students will be most affected later in their academic career by the intensive chemistry course.6. Although the students who enroll in Chem 111 (Chemistry for Engineers) enter college with better preparation to succeed in chemistry than those in Chem 109 (General Chemistry I), the two groups receive nearly identical grades (in their chemistry class). When chemistry success is considered for groups of students with similar composite ACT scores and class ranks, nearly all groups of students received a lower grade in Chem 111 than their counterparts in Chem 109.7. One of the specific objectives of this study was to create a new set of heuristics for advising in-coming freshman Civil Engineering students concerning which

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

finished during the laboratory session. The laboratory helps studentssee how the probability and statistics concepts taught in the classroom are applied to real-worldcivil engineering problems. In broader terms, the students seem to have developed a sense thatthey will encounter uncertainty in their engineering careers, and that there are methods fordealing with uncertainty. Overall, student comments and evaluations, in addition to instructorobservations of the students, have been very useful tools for assessing the efficacy of thelaboratory. The success of the laboratory also raises another issue. Although most students think thelaboratory helps them, at least sometimes, to better understand the course material, theirperformance on exams does

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William C. Beston; Sharon B. Fellows; Richard Culver

, thischallenges the students to function at Stage 3 in Grow’s SSDL model. Because the projects areinteresting and important to the client, the students rise to the challenge.We anticipate building SDL modules into the DTeC instruction in computer applications andprogramming using on-line modules similar to the ones developed at BCC..Preparing Students for Stage Two – Broome Community CollegeThis is already occurring at Broome Community College (BCC) in second year courses beingoffered in Engineering Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics), Strength of Materials, andEngineering Design (III and IV). While we can justify the development of SDL capabilities instudents as preparation for their professional careers, as asynchronous learning (ASL) becomesmore

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer

limitations of timeand money, the systems students design are quite simple compared to what they can expect tofind once they graduate.Manufacturing Automation and RoboticsThe Manufacturing Automation and Robotics course is one of the last required classes studentstake before they graduate, so preparing students for their careers is a major concern. The proj-ects in this class are part of the laboratory component just as they are in the Fluid Power course,although the projects are sometimes integrated into the course lecture material as well. As withFluid Power, the Manufacturing Automation and Robotics course project is primarily designed toenhance students’ teamwork and project management skills, and their creative problem solvingability. The course

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

between the options within the AE and AST curricula· To develop team skills through the use of collaborative, learning-based assignments· To introduce students to various problems (areas of interest) within the agricultural engineering and technology field· To experience hands-on laboratories related to the AE and AST options· To increase involvement in professional societies and student branches· To introduce technical writing skills during the first year of study· To make first-year composition courses more meaningful to students· To establish career development/job preparation· To receive academic guidance related to curriculum issuesThese general and specific ABE LC objectives were designed to help our departmentmeet the following college