Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

to learn in order to keep up.” • “We learn how to do time management and realize the importance of self-learning.”It is encouraging to receive this kind of feedback from students as it suggests that they seem tobe practicing higher-level learning skills when they talk about time management, understandingteacher’s perspective, self-learning, etc.Based on our experience and the documented positive impacts of active learning, we propose thefull integration of the LTT program into the ME core curriculum. This complements ouroutreach program by systematically stimulating our students with higher-level learning skills tonot only prepare them for their future careers but to also prepare them to be competent

Conference Session

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

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lerzan Özkale; Fatma Küskü; Gülsün Saglamer

not planning to work as an engineer give the fact that “they could not likeand adopt this profession during their studies” as the reason to it. This is another negative effectof the university entrance exam pushing the students to make their preference list based on theirgrades and not on their aspirations and/or skills.The second reason of the girls not wishing to work as engineers is their intention of following auniversity career. Among the replying students to this question 50% of the girls stated their wishto follow a university career while it is only 3.3% among the boys. This resulted is supported bythe findings of previous research in Turkey [17]. The increase of female participation in graduatestudies faculty and researchers is

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

was good to get to know you…” “…He was also very conscious of my career aspirations and experience needs. He provided me with projects that would be most favorable to me. These projects were always things that were meaningful and necessary, but they were also projects that fit my knowledge-level and capabilities perfectly..” “.. He knew what I was capable of and gave me time to learn new things/concepts..” “..It helped me realize that I could use the skills learned in class to create a final product.” “.. We have freedom to learn, experiment and create..” “.. By having a faculty member as my supervisor, they knew what I was

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Darby; Jane Fraser

for Field Service with technical knowledge and business knowledge. Entry-level positions for college graduates open at this time included an Assistant StoreManager at Sony, a Technical Manager of Product Repair Services at Sears, and aService Support Manager for John Deere. The last job (at John Deere) called forBachelors degree in engineering, business, marketing or related field required, implying,we believe, that a combination of those areas of knowledge would be attractive to thecompany.Design of AIM programThe mission of the AIM program is to prepare students for entry-level automotiveindustry management careers by providing automotive management skills supported bythe business and technical background requisite for success in the

Conference Session

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

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hisham Abdulmallik Al-Shahabi

government- sponsored outof whom 210 were taking engineering or engineering- related courses and all of them studyingabroad.Oil industry created the need for skilled & semi-skilled worker as well as engineers. The recruitscame mainly from the Indian sub-continent.To meet the growing demand and to encourage young Bahrainis to seek careers in the oilindustry, the Bahrain Petroleum Company started an apprenticeship scheme in 1956 wherebyprimary school graduates were offered four –year programmes to prepare them for work in thevarious operations associated with oil exploration & refining..Having seen the benefits of the apprenticeship scheme, the Company went further by offeringtheir young & bright employees the opportunity to continue their

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberto Montoya

majorsare a valid and pertinent alternative, so long as a difference can be made in regards to the social,economic, educational and job market value given to technological professions. Otherwise, wewill continue to have first and second class careers. The main task that we must undertake in thisrespect is the consolidation and identity of a modern, first class technological education thatqualifies young men and women to be competitive in the workplace and to be able to continuetheir studies at a higher level. This education is key to the development of productive forces andthe modernization of our country.The professional practice of Engineers in ColombiaThe manner, in which the engineering profession is practiced, not only in Colombia but also

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

destined to join. This paper discusses thetransition from the current single-tracked curriculum into a program with three separateacademic options – Structural Design, Construction Management, and GeneralEngineering and provides a comparative analysis of the separate tracks.Current Curriculum Supporting a Bachelor of Science Degree in SDCET This program is designed to ultimately prepare students for careers in a highlyspecialized construction industry. Table 1 details the current academic requirements forgraduation from the program. SDCET is currently accredited by the TechnologyAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technologyenabling graduates to continue their professional development by sitting for

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fanyu Zeng

skills development, certification,licensing, professional development, professional societies and code of ethics.Necessity of IT Professional CertificationsProfessionals generally begin their careers by completing a university program in theirchosen field, such as computer, medicine, engineering, or law. Then they may choose topursue other important field, for example, certification. Certifications used to be anoption to most of professions. Today there have always been debates on whether or notone should pass a certification test and get certified. There are still a few employers andsome educators who see little value in licensure or certification and don't require orencourage it.But recently it becomes clear for one to get certified in a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

concerned with theirpersonal vocational interests and material goals and uncaring about society at large, particularlythe plight of the developing world.1,3,6-8 Arguably, the development of humanitarian engineeringprograms will enhance the role of the engineer in society, and, while not necessarily increaseoverall enrollments, will act as a magnet for excellent students, who might otherwise refrainfrom careers as engineers.In order to address these issues, a project has been initiated at CSM to develop a new cadre ofengineers, sensitive to social contexts, committed and qualified to serve humanity bycontributing to the solution of complex problems at regional, national, and international levelsand locations around the world in need of “smart

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Cordray

D ia g ra m sFigure 1: Assessment and Evaluation of Teachers and Students in VaNTH ProjectsAssessments of Affective ChangeThis is a highly-used method that relies on surveys or interviews to determine the attitudes andperceptions of the subjects. We have used surveys to examine the views of students regardingparticular courses and have measured changes in HPL content in the courses3. This has beenextended to teachers’ perceptions and has also been used with students to measure theirperceptions of the profession of BME and the maturation of their career goals as they movethrough the curriculum. These surveys have also contained items reflective of desired ABEToutcomes. The surveys are also being used to measure the time progress of change in

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jung Oh

present my research on francium by making thefrancium quilt.” “It allowed me to use my computer skills from previous classes.”I use this project as instructional demonstration tool when teaching relevant topics. Forexample, I take the copper periodic table piece to the classroom when discussing aboutoxidation and reduction and electron configuration. I show the francium quilt with its unitcell drawing to talk about crystal structures. I display the projects to promote science anddiversity awareness during public outreach activities, such as College Open House andTWIST (teen women in science and technology) career day. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll

tests, lab descriptions,and other necessary support work is included, only about one hour of lecture during the semesteris available to cover each of the topics listed above. However, what is crucial for engineeringstudents is that they be made aware of the importance of each of these topics and how thesetopics relate to their engineering careers. No practicing engineer can avoid any of these topics inhis or her job performance. The Engineering Professionalism course will emphasize theimportance of being aware of the issues in each of these areas.Multidisciplinary DesignCreating design experiences for a class that includes Electrical and Computer, Chemical,Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering students is a challenge. Finding design problems

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

, which allow them accessto the Department’s computers, and wireless connections are common on campus.Overall, our facilities provide pleasant and effective means to accomplish our educationalobjectives. They create an atmosphere conducive to faculty-student interactions, cooperationamong student, and promulgate a sense of family in the department.6. Opportunities After GraduationUpon completion of the Bachelor of Science degree, approximately 50% of our graduatesgo directly into industry and business. Trinity’s Counseling and Career Services Departmenthelps to facilitate job placement. Networking among the Engineering Science Board ofAdvisors, faculty and alumni also plays a valuable role in securing jobs for students.Employers include IBM

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yaakov Varol; William Sparkman; Walt Johnson; Nancy LaTourrette; Jesse Adams; Jeffrey LaCombe; Gary Norris; Ellen Jacobson; Norma Velasquez-Bryant; John Kleppe; Pamela Cantrell; Eric Wang; Ted Batchman

envision.Our vision of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) “pipeline” is shown inFigure 1. Students “flow” through the STEM pipeline from kindergarten to BS degree bypassing through a series of pipes and tees with valves. The valves represent the teachers andclassroom experiences and the pipes represent the students’ personal goals and career objectives(i.e., where they are headed). At each tee-section a valve diverts some students out of themainstream into the STEM flow path. As shown, the flow path from kindergarten to a STEM BSdegree is far from straight. In fact, the path of least resistance delivers the overwhelmingmajority of the students into non-technical careers.At first glance, it would seem to be most effective to

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjay Raman

teams will develop test plans fortheir fabricated ICs, and then execute the measurements in a state-of-the-art RF laboratory.At the end of the second term students will present their designs and measured results duringa final project review. After completing the two-semester sequence, students will haveexperienced the RFIC design and fabrication process first hand, working in teams to developIC designs and test plans, and will have acquired highly marketable skills for careers inRF/microwave engineering and IC design.In addition a new senior/first-year-graduate-level (4000-level) Analog VLSI course is beingdeveloped by the primary author that will ultimately become a pre-requisite for the RFICDesign course along with the previously mentioned RF

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2547 Overcoming Problems in Mechanical Engineering Technology Education through Innovative Projects Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractTwo of the biggest problems facing mechanical engineering technology programs areretaining freshmen students and adequately preparing graduating seniors for the realworld. The reasons for these problems are simple. Freshmen students often becomefrustrated early in their college careers because they have to take so many classes yet

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

more than 6.0% in the first quarter of 2003. IEEE-USA is concerned thatthese increases in unemployment may not be a short term, cyclical phenomenon. “Thisunemployment could be as the result of much more fundamental structural changes in theU.S. economy that could have serious, long-term affects-not only on the future viabilityof engineering as a high-wage/high value added career – but on the nation’s economicand technological competitiveness and the continuing ability of small businesses to be amajor driver of innovation and job creation in the United States.”2Economic, Technological and Security Implications of OutsourcingThe prime movers in the conversion of scientific innovation into products and serviceshave been engineers and scientists

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Lynch

university-style affiliation with non-professional students,curricula, and norms of scholarly development. We as custodians of the Engineering disciplinesmust understand this important achievement and what it entails vis-à-vis what should andshouldn’t be taught. We must perform against recognizable scholarly criteria – we must create,conserve, and convey the central animating ideas, the important facts, the useful analyses, andinitiate careers that are authentically productive. And we must look to the intellectualnourishment of a whole professional cadre, which populates numerous external institutions andcreates very specific demands on the time of our students and faculty. To fail on either of thesedimensions is to lose our preferred place in

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

together to evaluate the student teams’ results and to providestudents additional experience of public presentation of their work.II. Program InformationThe EIET Program is a four-year undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree inElectrical and Information Engineering Technology area. The major prepares students for applicationoriented engineering technology careers in conventional and renewable electrical power,analog/digital electronics, microcomputer, telecommunications, and networking areas; there are also Page 9.375.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

theindustrial projects, students tend to be very detailed, for example, “We should have useda different fastener.” or “The production department was not helpful.” In the service-learning projects, students tend to discuss their role in the project. “I was happy that wecould make a difference.” or “I have a new perspective on engineering.”9. Students mature. In the service learning projects, students are the “experts” for thefirst time in their technical career. With industrial projects the students are seen asnovices who might offer help to the company. In the service learning projects, thestudents are seen as the experts who will make a difference. They are the ones with thetechnical background who can make the decisions.The authors have observed that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

the ISU Women’s Studies Page 9.1426.4 Diversity Course 5program in October, 2002, which was in development for the last several years at ISU. Dr.Heising, as well as Drs. Farrar, Bird and Bix, were heavily involved as co-conveners of theconference, which involved the participation of twelve engineering colleges in the Midwest. Thisconference provided a wealth of information on the status of women in engineering, and thebarriers and challenges facing women in pursuing careers in science, math, engineering andtechnology (SMET) fields. Scholarly work based on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Rogers; Phil Lunsford; Paul Kauffmann

focus that emphasizes core science and fundamental engineering principles toposition graduates for an engineering career in a world of rapid technological change. Thegeneral engineering curriculum provides a broad background in the core sciences, mechanics andstructures, information technology, engineering design and decision-making and focuses on asystems approach to engineering. It is enriched by the use of computer-aided engineering toolsand course experiences involving a design-build-test-evaluate ("closed-loop") cycle that echoesthe real world. This learning experience begins at the freshman year and proceeds continuouslythrough the senior year. The senior year culminates in a client driven, commissioned projectcourse in which student

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

technical topics and flexibility to student interest,the Systems Engineering major has become the largest engineering major at the NavalAcademy. The Systems Engineering Department continues to evolve. Recognizing that asnaval officers’ careers advance they take on more management responsibility, twomanagement systems courses are under development that will incorporate some of themore traditional Systems Engineering topics. When fully developed it is anticipated thatthese courses will form an additional elective track.INTRO TO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING At the Naval Academy the midshipmen have a common curriculum during theirplebe (freshman) year that does not include an introductory engineering course. Theirchoice of major, made midway

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Devine

as necessary components of accredited degree programs 1 . Theneed for improved writing skills for engineering students is apparent in other articles as isongoing efforts to improve them over several years2, 3, 4, 6 . The same case is true of engineeringtechnology students. Employers and graduates identify the value of writing skills. Furthermore,the author’s experience of several years of engineering practice reinforces this need for effectivewriting skills.General StrategyThe general strategy of the writing assignments is that stud ents concentrate on writing technicalinformation that they read or learn from personal communications. This is in the third year of anacademic career for the author who has made writing assignments in most every

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pete Hanlon; John Hill; Bryan Goda; Lisa Shay

, Page 9.975.1illustrated in Figure 1, which differs from, yet is complementary to, the ABET AssessmentProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationModel. The mission of USMA is "To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that eachgraduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor,Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the United States Army; and alifetime of selfless service to the nation.1" Therefore, our primary constituency is the UnitedStates Army and our academic program goals reflect this. The overarching academic goal is

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

get really frustrated, work hard to control what you say – what is said cannot beunsaid, and if you intend to pursue a career in your field of research you will likely run into youradvisor again. And again. And again. Don’t make an enemy if you can help it. Page 9.879.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThis research project just isn’t working out…If you find yourself in a situation without remedy, your best course of action may be to changeeither advisors or projects. The consequences of

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

. Page 9.777.1 AProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education@A. Design experiences in first-year courses. Design courses in this category have three maingoals: to introduce the concept of design; to give hands-on experiences in design early in theundergraduate careers of students; and to motivate students to study engineering, thereby,enhancing their retention and persistence in that major. A sample of references to papers thatillustrate these ideas is: Richards & Carlson-Skalak (1997)32; Hall (1998)14; Zhang (1999)45;Ghosh (2000)13; and (Njock Libii, 2002)25.B. Focused-design courses. These kinds of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSince guests, especially, can also have a role model function for the course participants, they areencouraged to tell a bit about themselves and their career at the beginning of their lecture. Theyare also generally allowed to tell a bit about the company for which they work as well.Problems and Solutions1. The guest tries to cover too much; as a result, their content often overlaps with that handled by others within that same course. The best preventative measure is to make sure that the guest lecturer is fully aware of the entire course structure and the topics

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

students in their first semester were in a course taught by engineering faculty,and establishing a group identity among the first year engineering students. Additionally,general physics, a calculus-based physics course previously taken by engineering students in thefirst semester of the freshman year, was moved to the second semester of the sophomore year. Inmost engineering programs, general physics serves to introduce engineering students to conceptsessential to sophomore engineering courses. To replace general physics in the first year, theintroduction to engineering course was modified to include the teaching of basic concepts ofkinematics and electromagnetism along with the usual engineering career exploration andengineering design activities

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Taylor; Jacqueline Mozrall

tools applied in the real-world,trips to both manufacturing and service industries are included.Computer Tools- Computer Tools is a course designed to give students an appropriatebackground in computer software tools to support their future education and career needs. Thestudents are given exercises and case studies in AutoCAD that support both part design and plantlayout. The students use the radiator fan case study that they have seen previously in Intro toISE to design an assembly cell and an overall plant layout. Additionally, the students develop amajor project in Access to do inventory tracking and control. The students once again use theradiator fan assembly as a basis for this project. The students are also required to use MS Officeto