Conference Session

Information Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Ekstrom; Joseph Ekstrom

request to the central server which then sends therequest to an open node. The node processes the request and returns the results, just as anormal function would. A test application was made for this system that did large matrixmultiplication. The system worked and plans were made for future research.[4]The second implementation of DOGMA was an attempt to separate the scheduler fromthe distributed Java machine. This would allow the running of multiple programs on thesystem at once, something the original version did not support. Instead of working withthe old code base however, and separating the pieces, the graduate student doing the workdecided to do a complete rewrite. His project never reached a usable state.The third version ofDOGMA, called

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Garcia Julio; Patricia Backer

courses.These considerations for engineering-related instruction include, but are not limited to: more “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 10.799.3 Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”self-discipline is required to get through lecture material than in a traditional class; the studentdoes not have the benefit of face-to-face interaction with the instructor; and communicationbetween student and instructor is not immediate and requires more planning (Cohen & Ellis9,Kubala10, Lake11).The laboratory exercises for Tech 167 will be

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Waugaman; Brian Self

Society for Engineering EducationLaboratoriesSeveral different laboratories were planned to provide the students with hands on experiencewith biomedical engineering. Most classes were held in an electrical engineering classroom, sobasic circuitry and oscilloscopes were readily available for smaller projects. Labs werecompleted in teams, which were assigned to maximize group diversity (e.g., one EE or Astromajor per group). It was hoped that these labs would provide the students with appropriatebackground to assist with their final projects.ECG LaboratoryThe first lab accomplished in the course was measuring andanalyzing the ECG signal from the heart. A physiologylaboratory in the Biology Department was available for ourtesting. An iWorx 214

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Ingalsbe; Jess Godbey

-of-datetechnology. Because the majority of JSU technology graduates begin their careers in theNortheast Alabama area, this relationship is particularly important.The need for feedback is also rooted in the requirements of the accrediting bodies3. TheNational Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)7 accredits JSU’s IndustrialTechnology program. NAIT specifies that the institution have an assessment plan thatincorporates evaluation of student learning outcomes and competencies. Programassessment should measure student mastery of competencies and then use these results toimprove the program. While some of that feedback is fulfilled by way of an activeindustrial advisory committee, it is valuable to supplement that feedback with theopinions

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Meckley; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

not be studied because the machines were performing production runs. • The ability of choosing machines, molds, and parts were for their educational value didn’t exist as we were only able to observe what happened to be in operation at the time of the visit. • Floor plans in the facilities that were visited did not allow students to position themselves where they could hear all portions of the discussion or observe the entire process. • Students were not able to experience the total process, only segments of the process.In addition to some of the above issues, many other issues resulted from showing videos of thePIM process. The videos did not captivate the student’s attention or allow them hands

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

information to solve a real-world engineeringproblem. In many engineering curricula, capstone design is the class where students gainexperience with the complete design process including defining the problem, generatingengineering specifications, developing and evaluating conceptual designs, choosing final design,and conducting engineering analysis on the final design. In some cases, students have the chanceto implement and test their design to see whether their application of concept, knowledge, andanalysis on their design work out as planned. With more emphasis on the design contents in theengineering curricula, the importance of capstone classes for students cannot be overemphasized. This paper described the author’s experiences in

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

and is still in operation. The success of thisproject led the EOC to hire 2 of our junior-level students as interns in the semester following thisproject. They also sponsored another senior project in the following year and plan on doing thesame in the future.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank newly graduated engineers Eric Franz and Tim Stotler for theirefforts in this project.Bibliography:[1] EOC website, URL www.electro-optics.org[2] RD Webb website, URL www.rdwebb.com[3] LabVIEW website, URL www.ni.com Page 10.244.11 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

tutoring sessions on that particular topic or ILO.Using the module surveys has helped the students focus on what they need to know and whatareas they may be deficient in. Their questions were more focused and there were fewercomplaints about not understanding the course material. In fact, those students that did notperform as well as they expected on the tests and exams in most cases attributed their lacklusterperformance to test anxiety rather than a lack of understanding of the course material orinadequate course delivery. The student feedback on the two open-ended questions points to theusefulness and effectiveness of this ongoing module survey. The author plans to develop ILOsand module surveys for more courses within the Civil Engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Kidd; P. Paxton Marshall

. This constraint forced designs to be portable and theirsetup to be pre-planned and rehearsed, simulating the real time-constrained nature oftechnical theater. Amazingly, all of the groups completed their setup and take-downwithin the five minute time limit.Structuring the Teams The students were divided into nine teams (nine playwriting students from DougGrissom’s class participated in the project.) Accordingly, each group was assigned four tofive engineering students from the ENGR-162 class (40 students total), and a director andstage manager from the directing and stage management class. The engineering teamswere formed by Marshall and Kidd, using a self-evaluation of leadership, technical, andtheater experiences, which the

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chanley; Michael Pelletier

Thursday, 9:15am-11:55am), students appeared more focused and engaged in thework. Some students stayed after the allotted time to continue working; at one time or another allseemed to be taking work home or planning to meet over the weekend. The lab book used for thedesign problems to be done on the Altera board included a CD-ROM with the MAX+Plus IIsoftware. The software was also available as a free download from Altera. Having the softwareenabled students to develop the solutions at home, save the solutions on a floppy disk and thenspend the time in lab programming the chip on the Altera board and debugging the lab. • Students took responsibility for learning and would ask about topics needed for a particular lab. The instructor

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

students at NIU, we wish to makea broader impact. We plan to make the core software and course materials available toeducators everywhere. These items will be made available after we have had the chanceto go through the course cycle at least once and make refinements.In addition, we hope to integrate the computing and simulation framework into otherparts of the mechanical engineering curriculum. The most natural places to focus on arethe undergraduate and graduate control classes we teach. Page 10.136.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American

Conference Session

Transitioning to an Academic Career

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gregg; Tamara Knott; Jenny Lo

Page 10.1355.4my students continue to be a primary focus of my work. I regularly participate in facultydevelopment sessions on our campus and have been involved with several faculty study groups. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education”I have continued to develop my scholarship portfolio though collaborative efforts with severaldifferent colleagues. My earlier work on the curriculum renewal, supported largely through theSUCCEED coalition, has been an excellent springboard leading to my participation in an NSFBridges for Engineering Education planning grant and a subsequent NSF Department

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Sauser

Company/Organizational Structure BLS Research around the World Project Management Past/Future NASA Exploration Missions Group Interactions/Crew Dynamics Exercise Mission Scenarios for Exploration of Mars Proposal and Business Plan Writing The Moon and Mars How to Make a Good Presentation Robotics for Space Exploration Time Management Gravitational and Space Biology Leadership Styles Why Grow Plants in Space? Evolution of Food Systems for Space Food Nutrition and Processing for Space Waste Processing and Resource Recovery Systems Studies and Modeling Engineering Design BasicsThe proposal would have to support the design of

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Allameh; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

: Structure of the new curricula in Germany with bachelor and master’s degrees, adopted from Global J. of Engng. Educ., Vol. 3, No.2The major difference between the existing and the proposed engineering curricula is thereplacement of a unified system with two consecutive parts. The first part of thecurricula, ending with a Bachelors degree, is less comprehensive than the currentcurricula, but it is sufficient for the graduate to commence their professional career.However, under the new system, a graduate can strengthen their knowledge by opting for Page 10.670.4the postgraduate program. Under this plan, both types of German universities wouldoffer

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Crone

, 10-24, 1/2 in.,100/pk., 90232A505; both from McMaster-Carr, www.mcmaster.com).Before the laboratory period, each student is instructed to design their NiTi wire shape on a papertemplate, created by scanning the jig plate. This planning stage prevents poor designs, allowsstudents to experiment creatively before spending the time building the jig, and avoids waste ofNiTi wire. Once the template is designed, bolts are threaded through the appropriate holes in thebase plate and secured with hex nuts. Students then use string to measure the length of wireneeded, and obtain the proper length of NiTi wire from the instructor. The wire is wrappedaround the bolts and secured with a second hex nut where needed. The jig is then placed in a550°C oven

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

disabled. They also expressed a desire to continuewith community service when they graduated. Page 9.1092.6“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”A continuation of this reflective dialogue is planned for future service learning designprojects and the authors encourage other educators to implement this activity in theirsimilar courses.BIBLIOGRAPHY[1] Tsang, Edward. “Why Service-Learning?”, When Community Enters the Equation: EnhancingScience, Mathematics and Engineering Education through Service-Learning Campus Compact, 1998

Conference Session

TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anwar Hossain; James Fragomeni

powerful research toolfor microcharacterization for understanding the material or species accurately enough todetermine the properties or components. Using the microstructure images determined, the web-based microstructural characterization and analysis tool will be used in courses like science ofmaterials, engineering materials, and mechanical metallurgy.Summary and ConclusionsIn conclusion, the materials web-design can be used to analyze a variety of newly developedengineering materials currently being developed for various industries such as the automotiveand aerospace. The web-design could be developed to incorporate new advances inmicrostructural analysis and materials design. All of this is to be implemented into the collegeclass plan

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Baraniuk; Ray Wagner; Patrick Frantz; Lee Potter; Hyeokho Choi; Douglas Jones

students to personalize them, a Roadmap browser to navigate courses and mod-ules, and a printing tool that converts a course into a ready-to-print pdf text complete with table ofcontents and index. An integrated XML/mathML document editor is planned for the near future,as are wizards to help convert from LATEX, Microsoft Word, and other formats into XML. On theweb, Connexions modules are viewable with a range of browsers, including Mozilla, Netscape Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Joyce

strain to the deformation data. Plot theresulting stress-strain data, the students should recognize the data in this form. If everythinggoes according to plan the three curves of Figure 2 should all collapse onto a single line asshown in Figure 3. From Hooke’s law for uniaxial stress-strain behavior the modulus ofelasticity can be obtained from the slope of the σ-ε data. Using linear regression have thestudents check the modulus of elasticity of each test wire independently. Page 9.1326.5 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Beheler; Wayne Jones

review of the plans proposed by the firm. Access to the AutoCAD files is madeavailable through a freeware product known as Visio. Visio facilitates file-viewing functionsrecommended for the videoconference without requiring the contracting company to have aspecific CAD program loaded on their computers. Here, the students have improved flexibilityfor their client without increasing costs significantly. Listed below is the fundamental procedureand highlights of the CADD Case Study: ‚" CADD instructor and lab prime discuss CADD problem with possible lab solution. ‚" DFTG 2319 (Intermediate CADD) is the course currently utilized. ‚" Students create CADD drawings and transport to the customer over protected network

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

prepare workers for 21st Century jobs. For the NGM Initiative and its objectives to be successful, it must attract students tocareer pathways in manufacturing. Connecticut has been chosen by NAM to be the first statewide “roll out” location in the nation for their new campaign to make manufacturing a preferredcareer choice of 18-28 year olds by the end of this decade. This multi-faceted campaign willrequire strong collaboration between the business community and higher education to achievethe goal of attracting new participants into manufacturing and will build on the strongrelationship that the COT has with CBIA and CBIA has with NAM. This paper will focus on the curriculum pathway and the plan for the implementation ofthe COT and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Minority Bridge, a two-week residential program, which began in 1996.3 During theSummer Bridge program, the students competed for scholarships for the next year. A conditionof the scholarship was that the students attend an Academic Success Workshop the following fallfor two hours of credit.4 The minority students who have gone through this program haveconsistently been retained after one year at a higher rate than minority students who do not attendthe program, as well as non-minority students who enter at the same time. This increasedretention is true both within the University and within the Fulton School.In planning a retention program to support NACME Scholars, we proposed that we wouldinclude the NACME Scholars with the Summer Bridge

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

was implemented with such success in theirclassrooms that the principal asked them to present the curriculum to the entire schoolfaculty. The following spring the ‘I Care’ program was successfully adopted school-wideand continues to be used today. During the 2000 seminar, these two students told thestory of what had happened and presented an overview of the ‘I Care’ curriculum withactual lesson plans and activities. The education majors not only left this seminar feelingrefreshed and energized but now they also felt empowered. They could make realdifferences in classrooms with students.The department has presently completed its third Ethics and Character Educationseminar. Some of the basic components of that first seminar remain. Students

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Bowman

: Airplane Design Process  P − Pr Find: % Excess Power =  a  x100 (1)  Pr  Pa = Power Available (W) Pr = Power Required (W)Power available is often measured for the motor/prop combination you plan to usefor your airplane. Wind tunnel tests are used. Typical wind tunnel results looklike the graph shown below: Pa (W ) max Pa V pmax Velocity, V m ( sec )From the graph, you can determine the maximum possible Pa and the airplanevelocity that

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jared Berrett

competency based. The teacher reviews each Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education WRMS Tech Lab floor Plan plan.activity with the student in a briefone-on-one discussion. The teacherreviews the documented work in theportfolio and asks the studentquestions to check forunderstanding. If the studentdemonstrates the competency in thedocumented work, and answers thequestions intelligently they get itpassed off. Students often documenttheir work with video, pictures, oran actual product they havedesigned and built. Students oftechnology therefore

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lewinski; William Hudson

to this project.Bibliographic Information1 Helmholtz, H. Von (1850). Vorlaufiger Bericht uber die Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit der Nervenreizung,Translated in W. Dennis (1948). Readings in Psychology. New York: Appelton-Crofts.2 Glock Inc., 6000 Highlands Parkway, Smyrna, GA 30082.3 Axiom Manufacturing, 2813 Industrial Lane, Garland, TX 75041.4 HyperTerminal Private Edition, Hilgraeve, Inc., 111 Contant Ave., Suite A, Monroe, MI 48161.5 Casper, J. “Algorithms to Support Experiments Conducted by the Center for the Study of Performance in ExtremeEncounters” Advanced Plan Paper, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2003.6 Lewinski, B. and Hudson, B. “Time to start shooting? Time to stop shooting? The Tempe Study.” The PoliceMarksman, Vol

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht

session corresponding to theconventional 15-week semester course. The client contracts for engineering services equivalentto approximately 4-person months of effort from each design team. Activities for one daycorrespond to the theme for one week during the semester. As an example, Day 3 focuses onbrainstorming activities including sessions, workshops and visualizations activities that generatealternative solutions (options) to the design problem. Students spend 8 hours per day focusedexclusively on the project compared to 5 hours per week interrupted by as many as 15 hours ofclasses. Teams prepare each week for oral presentations with the client, which take place everyFriday. The first presentation defines the project plan with the client

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Urban; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

based on student actions within six months to a year afterthe course.Three of the remaining eighteen students enrolled in and completed a subsequent course in theDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering with one student earning a grade of A andtwo students earning a grade of B. Five of the remaining eighteen students enrolled in andcompleted a subsequent ECE 100 – Introduction to Engineering course with two students earninga grade of A, one student earning a grade of B, and two students earning a grade of C. There is asurvey planned to explain the grades in the subsequent related courses. Also, the survey willcomplement the end of semester course evaluation to provide information on what can be doneto improve the existing computer basics

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

electronic and the rhythm is urgent.Technology budget Every year OEEP receives an operational budget directly from the Deans office. Thisbudget is allocated to salaries and expenses. Equipment purchase monies are not part of theallocation and can only be derived from surplus funds available at the end of a fiscal cycle. Thisrequires careful monitoring of in-use equipment for possible replacement and deciding whereimprovements using newer technology must be made to facilitate the mission.Because part time workers are hired from semester to semester based on courses offered, salariesvary. Expenses vary due to the enrollment. These two items must be accurately predicted sothat the money for technology purchasing can be planned and determined

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Wankat

Professor, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, 2002.12. Wankat, P.C. and Oreovicz, F.S., Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1993. Free at .13. Rogers, G. M. and Sando, J. K., Stepping Ahead: An Assessment Plan Development Guide, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, 1996.14. Light, R. J., Making the Most of College. Students Speak Their Minds, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001.15. Katehi, L., Banks, K., Diefes-Dux, H., Follman, D., Gaunt, J., Hahgighi, K., Imbrie, P. K., Montgomery, R., Oakes, W., and Wankat, P., “Development of Graduate Programs in Engineering Education,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, (in press). Biography: PHILLIP C