Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. Maria Kreppel; Max Rabiee

. Learning objectivesacross academic programs focus students and faculty alike on the development of appropriateresearch plans, on technical work plans including budget and scheduling dimensions, on thedevelopment of drawings and analytical procedures, and on test plans logically related to theirresearch questions and design problems.2In addition to this ongoing, developmental evaluation, capstone project review occurs through anumber of oral presentations for internal and external, academic and industrial audiences. Writtenfeedback from these evaluators may be shared immediately with students and faculty advisors andused to strengthen the project’s outcomes. A valuable result of these assessments is the evolutionof new roles in the learning process

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

seen in high-level conception learners include (a) planned timefor reflection on their learning, (b) nurturing of skills for transferring knowledge and analyticalapproaches to situations beyond the learning context and to the real world, and (c) informal peerdiscussions around wider issues connecting with the learning material. This leaves one toconclude that power engineering courses should intentionally build in time for reflection,exposure, and discussion. Regular and multiple minimally weighted examinations, laboratorywork, and simulations may help students better organize and reflect on materials learned.Regularly planned and targeted field trips or purposeful internships would offer exposure andmeaningful vital connections to the real

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanda Cleja-Tigoiu; Raluca Rosca

the following class periods, up to the module completion, we intercalatesteps in the solution with immediate MATLAB applications.Lab and Assignment PlanIn the following section, we present the detailed plan for introducing different MATLABfunctions and the assignments used to verify the learning. While some assignments are specific tothe problem we have studied, most of them can be used to review fundamental notions ofMechanics of Materials while introducing the most common MATLAB functions. It is theauthors’ hope that others will be able to use these plans in their class, with minimal modifications.Lab 1: Introduce the MATLAB software and the search procedures (in-line help andlookfor, help menu search). Introduction to matrix operations

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

courses assist thedevelopment of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development and use of moderndesign theory and methodology, formulation of design problem statements and specifications,consideration of alternative solutions, and feasibility considerations. A capstone design sequenceat the senior level provides an opportunity to apply and integrate the knowledge gainedthroughout the curriculum to the development of an instructor-approved project.Starting in Fall of 1998, ME 4811-ME Design Project Planning was added to the list of requiredcourses, creating a capstone design sequence, thereby providing additional time to be devoted to

Conference Session

Simulation Courses & BME Laboratories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Jansen

rate in context of thermal diffusion (thermal damage) and practicality (time of treatment). H. Student identifies and discusses beam delivery strategies. I. Student identifies and considers biological effects. J. Student presents plan that will le ad to adequate treatment. Such a plan should start with appropriate experiments to measure important parameters and via limited clinical (in vivo) trials ends up with an optimized treatment. K. The overall response provides an appropriate integration of all the issues that should be considered in the design .Figure 4. Rubric for analysis of question 1. The categories of the rubric were designed to assesslearning objectives. Three independent domain experts, blinded to the student’s

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo-Ann Murray; Urbain DeWinter; Solomon Eisenberg

2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAdministrative & Logistical IssuesDuring the planning stage, faculty from TUD visited BU and met with BU faculty teaching thesame courses in Boston. In addition, Dr. Eisenberg, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programsat the College of Engineering and Dr. DeWinter, Associate Provost for International Educationmade several visits to TUD to meet with faculty, senior administrators, and the resident directorin Dresden.In addition to the resident director, a resident assistant (RA) is assigned to each group. Thus far,the RA has been a non-engineering graduate student who had previously studied at TUD

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; John Hackworth

any “seat-of-the-pants”method, nor can it be initiated after a course is completed. To effectively assess a course, onemust instead begin planning for assessment prior to the beginning of the course, and keepassessment in the forefront of the planning throughout the course. Assessment planning and execution can be divided into several unique but integratedtasks. These are a) determine the course objectives, b) map graded assignment, test, and examquestions and problems to the course objectives, c) compile the data, d) make adjustments.a) Course Objectives Selecting the course objectives is the most critical step in the assessment process. These are not only the list of learning goals for the class, but they are also the goals to

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ishrat Mirzana; Ali Ansari

world ofthe need for sustainable development, in the form of what one corporate leader has called “avirtuous circle between the success of our business and sustainable business practice” (emphasisadded) (3).Needless to say, these are hopeful visions - especially the long overdue recognition of the needfor sustainability in business and technological planning. But how will this impact engineeringeducation? Will the changes in education foreseen by Schank happen automatically in responseto changes in the business world? Or would they involve a process of catalysis in the form ofinitiatives by educational innovators?The role and responsibility of the teacher, especially the innovative teacher, in this somewhatconfused scenario remain undefined

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa Jones

and error. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Page 8.1005.1 Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”One way to determine what is and isn’t working is through feedback from students. Ourassessment goals are to provide feedback to these adventurous instructors so that they canmake timely adjustments to their courses.The first step in designing any assessment plan is to determine what is to be assessed. Inassessing a course we must first ask “what are we expecting the students to gain from thiscourse?” For traditionally taught engineering courses using

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

get the support they need. Through other support programs, such as CircLES, studentscan make the initial connection to other students in their majors early on in their academiccareers to reap the maximum benefit of utilizing the ACES center.Before the second facility was developed in our Physical Sciences Building, studentswould utilize hallway space for studying by bringing in old tables and chairs and settingthem up to study in groups and tutor one another. Since the students were already inclose proximity to the area, and new requirements for a computer component in each ofthe introductory physics and chemistry courses were eminent, plans for Physical ScienceACES began to take shape. Designs for the site included a computer studio

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Hadgraft

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Understanding self Social Cultural awareness Motivation You and GlobalCareer direction and planning Engineering Sustainability Environmental

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Crahen; Bina Ramamurthy

adapting the pedagogy are given in this section.3.1 Proposed Pedagogy 1. During the planning stages of the course decide on the one or more major concepts or ideas that you desire to introduce. For example, application level interoperability between J2EE platform [3] and .NET platform [5]. 2. Establish the context and importance of each of the concepts for the course goals and make sure they warrant a laboratory project. In our course the concepts or ideas are solutions to many unsolved issues or problems with existing processes and systems. For example, transforming a simple naming service into a location- independent naming service. 3. Design the project description for the laboratory that explains

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Emily Mowry

treatment.Future Plans We feel that this project has been extremely successful, and we see huge potential with thecourse itself. We plan to revise and fine tune the course and present it to the departmental andSchool of Engineering curriculum committees to be included in the undergraduate BMEcurriculum. Other plans also include submitting a version of this work for publication in theInternational Journal of Engineering Education.Acknowledgements• Dr. Cynthia Paschal, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University• Dr. E. Duco Jansen, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University• Dr. John Lachs, Dept. of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University• Dr. Stuart Finder, Center for Research and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anil Khatri

wire to patients’ patient can not comprehend. Finham andhouse. These innovations are making new levels Werthimer [6] found that physicians little spentof data and information available to educate time with patients in educating then about healthpatients and health professionals as well. care prevention. Our research hypothesis is thatAccording to Felkey et al. [3] eighty two percent better-informed patients will:of Americans learn better visually than by any i) receive better careother means. But patients typically receive very ii) better comply with the treatment plans andlittle visual information about their health. One therapiescommon and

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Max Schwesig

building, andworking methodologies where processes, communication and other business activities arecarried out using ICT-tools are gaining importance. Additionally, capacities in knowledgemanagement are becoming more relevant. According to the overall comparison between fieldsof competencies, it is interesting that today management capacities like innovationmanagement, productivity improvement an strategic planning gain importance. Within thefollowing 5 years, individual capacities like teamwork capabilities and interpersonalcommunication skills seem to become more important.The outcome of a worldwide internet inquiry on existing master programs manufacturingengineering is going to be used to get an overview about the content of the existing

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

distance-learning students at Edison are primarily non-traditional, part-time students who are working in full-time jobs. Some even have jobtitles that include the word ‘engineer’. Contrast this with the resident students who aremostly traditional full-time students with little or no job experience outside ofcooperative education jobs or internships. To make the course consistently interesting toall parties, class materials and discussions must take into account this mix. Carefulpreparation must go into designing and developing course materials that bridge this gap.Enhancements to topic coverage included the use of a variety of applicable current eventnews articles, speakers from industry, and examples of project proposals and plans

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy King; Jacqueline El-Sayed

collaborative effort between two courses. The procedure outlined in this paperinvolves two concurrent courses from different programs of engineering forming teams with jointlabs to complete a full spectrum design and manufacturing project.Addressing Industry NeedsDue to the leaps and bounds in technology development especially those involving electronics andmechanical systems and appropriate manufacturing processes, industries need engineers who haveworking knowledge of multi-disciplinary topics. Due to keen competition, industries need tostreamline design, planning, and manufacturing lead times. Thus they need strong team workerswho can engage in processes producing the highest quality products, at the lowest cost, in theleast amount of time.In order

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack McGourty

were revised to fit the language and task required forthe course. Using the web-based version of the Team Developer‘ [8 9, 10,11] software studentsrated themselves and their teammates on twenty items covering four innovation areas as well asseveral other items related to effective product teamwork. Each student was required to accessthe Team Developer‘ on-line and asked to give honest, critical answers about themselves andtheir teammates. Average team members’ (peers) ratings for each individual were thencompared to the individual’s own responses. Students were encouraged to review thesecomparisons and develop a plan for addressing those skills where improvement was indicated.Additionally, student teams were encouraged to discuss the results

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

) architects. In additions,new buildings are being planned by Robert A.M. Stern and Frank Gehry.The University of Hartford’s adjacency to the state’s capital and legislative bodies provides opportunities for contact Page 8.733.1and interaction with legislators and others concerned with the issues facing the design and construction industry.For example the State of Connecticut Licensing Board is located in Hartford.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition  2003 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa Lin

. Through the available built-in softwarefunctionalities, a CRM system can help a company understand key customer behaviors,plan effective marketing campaigns/strategies, and increase the business growth rate.Mainstream vendors recognize that information technology and business functionsincluding marketing, sales, customer services and support must work together to build asuccessful CRM that can support a typical Customer-Life Cycle in daily businessoperations. A CRM hierarchy is in shown Figure 1. Increased Profits & Customer Loyalty

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Wolfe

sets.The course requires teams to develop a product and move through all of the steps towardslaunching a company culminating in a prototype, a business plan, an executive summary,and a presentation suitable for obtaining venture capital. Evaluation comments by thestudents identified a number of significant issues. These include:1. The heterogeneity of students: Students included full time undergraduate students,full time U.S. educated graduate students, full time foreign educated graduate students,and part time graduate students working full time. This mix is exacerbated by the differentacademic backgrounds, time constraints of the student groups, and diversity. Thechallenge is how to put together teams that get along, have different talents, and

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Giesey

development, in-service training and tutorials.activities planned for the term, and Conduct research in area of specialization.how the experience will incorporate Location · Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoekinto the applicant’s work when they Length of Grant · 11 monthsreturn home. Also needed are Starting Date · January 2002references including a teaching reportand sample syllabi of courses relevantto the proposed activity. Applicationsare due August 1. Figure 2: Typical Description of Award.I had begun corresponding with the Polytechnic and was able to include a letter of invitation thatspecifically supported my application. I also found that the program officer at

Conference Session

Value Added Collection Management

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Virginia Baldwin

Library of CongressSubject Heading letters in between (all letters of the alphabet except I, O, W and X). The Q's,(General Science), for example, were records numbered 5022 through 5094 and the T throughTX's were records numbered 8162-9160. Librarians "signed-up for" record number ranges,for the most part those that represented their subject areas. Each librarian was given access tothe database and the ability to add information to each record. Some of this information wasmandatory, (price for each format purchased, whether the subscription was part of a PackagePlan, a Membership, or other plan, and whether or not it was available electronically, withspecific designation as to whether or not the electronic version was part of a package plan

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Jewell

to 1996Union’s engineering curricula were not set up with terms abroad in mind. Since theprograms are relatively small, most required and elective courses in the major are onlyoffered once a year. Therefore, it took very careful planning and advisement to allowstudents to go abroad without seriously jeopardizing their chances of finishing in fouryears. Union also bucks the national trend in that most of our students actually graduatein four years.Students who were successful in juggling their schedules invariably came back from theirforeign study saying it was well worth the effort, and many said that it was a lifechanging experience. However, it took the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Engineering Criteria 2000

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyria Alfaro; Michael Mooney

CurriculaVolcano Engineering is a 6-8 day curricular unit composed of seven obstacles described inTable 1. In Volcano Engineering, 8th grade students assemble into engineering teams anddesign a rover to obtain information from inside a volcano. Student teams are launchedinto the curricula by reading the following scenario: Several engineers at Volcano Engineering Inc. have been injured in recent years attempting to investigate volcanoes. They have been attempting to develop technologies that can predict the exact time of eruption and the severity of eruption so that nearby towns can plan accordingly. You are now given the responsibility of designing an automated rover to go into the volcano and do the work of a human

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Peter J. Sudbeck; Amy D. Schlechte; Thomas W. Ligouri; Pat N. White; Larry F. Hanneman

fulfillcurrent or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.Key Actions: o Collaboratively establishes development goals o Collaboratively establishes development plans o Creates a learning environment o Monitors progressThe award winning student organization, Engineers’ Week (E-Week), is responsible fordeveloping and delivering a week-long collection of activities that include the largest, indoorengineering career fair in the United States, a high school Senior Visitation program servingover 400 students and parents, and a collection of intramural sporting, social and communityoutreach activities. The core leadership team of E-Week, E-Week Central Committee, iscomposed of approximately fifteen students that

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robinson; Demetris Geddis; Adam Austin; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

, and Computing (CEISMC) Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThere is a growing awareness among educators that engineering can enhance the K-12curriculum by providing “real world” scenarios that help develop problem-solving skills instudents. This paper presents activities designed to incorporate engineering concepts into highschool mathematics education. Three graduate students of Georgia Tech’s Student and TeacherEnhancement Partnership (STEP) program directly assisted high school mathematics teachers todevelop hands-on approaches for algebra and trigonometry classes. These laboratory activitieswere incorporated into the normal lesson plan. Both the high school

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

plan is in place to repair and upgrade existingequipment, design and fabricate new equipment, procure basic measurement equipmentincluding computers, programs and interfacing hubs to central computers, replacement ofoutdated equipment and acquisition of new laboratory benches. The laboratory experiments aredesigned to provide hands-on experience in application of classroom theory through use of state-of-the-art measurement and instrumentation techniques. Design of experiments is required inupper level laboratory courses. Laboratory experience is also included in elective courses usingthe same basic laboratory equipment in an “Open laboratory” approach. This paper describes therestructured laboratory sequence, explains how the data acquisition

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George List; Stacy Eisenman

should plan, design, andfabricate systems of their own, so they see whether the performance they predicted matches thatwhich is observed.The sections that follow present the plan that has been devised for Rensselaer and initial findingsfrom a pilot implementation. Section 2 reviews similar efforts that have been undertaken at otherinstitutions. Section 3 describes the plan that has been devised. Section 4 discusses initial findingsfrom a pilot implementation and Section 5 presents plans for the expansion and implementation ofthe experiences.2.0 Other Hands-On InitiativesIt is clear that many schools are embarking on efforts to introduce hands-on experiences. AtRensselaer, sophomores now participate in ENGR-2050 Introduction to Engineering Design

Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-hung Chang; Skip Rochefort; Shoichi Kimura; Milo Koretsky

practices to be incorporated include effective oral andwritten communications, project planning, time management, interpersonal interaction,teamwork, and proactive behavior. This is an area of weakness in engineering education. Thenewly endowed Linus Pauling Engineer serves “project director” for all student teams. Shecoordinates the professional practices learning exercises, the physical facilities and the executionof team projects. Page 8.753.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education