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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob White; Tycho Fredericks; Steven Butt

education actively rather than just acquirethem build an increasingly rich implicit understanding of the world in which they use the toolsand of the tools themselves."Cobb3 presents a summary of 12 NSF grants concerned with the topic of the improvement of theteaching of undergraduate statistics. A majority of these projects include components of activelearning that allow students to supplement what they have heard and read. Other projects whichfocus on statistics education and which include activity-based learning are found in Barton andNowack4, Smith5, Gnanadesikan, et al.6, Romero, et al.7, Petruccelli8, Alloway9, and Bisgaard10.Recommendations for reforming statistics education also include the use of cooperative-learningactivities, as a form of

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Nelson

minimum. Eventhough this metric has its roots in a classical lecture-oriented form, the CCCE Task Force doesnot seek to endorse the lecture format, believing there to be other styles—particularly givenrecent improvements in educational technology—that can be at least as effective. It should benoted that the hours specified do not include time spent outside of a class for homework,projects, and other academic activities. The core hours, as specified in the Appendix, total 420 contact hours. Assuming a 15-weeksemester, a typical three credit hour course would have about 42 contact hours for presentation ofmaterial. The 420 core hours are thus roughly equivalent to ten three-credit hour courses or 30semester credit hours. This number is

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Metzinger, DePuy Orthopaedics; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

AC 2003-1163: LEAN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES REDUCE LEAD TIMEFOR IMPLANT PRODUCTIONAnthony Metzinger, DePuy OrthopaedicsNiaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet Page 8.808.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 2163 Lean Manufacturing Techniques Reduce Lead Time for Implant Production Anthony Metzinger, Niaz Latif DePuyACE, Purdue UniversityIntroduction The industry project described here was completed as a part of a graduate student’s workin the Master’s Degree program in the School of Technology

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

administration, and resource development.The focus of this paper is on that portion of TQI related to the delivery of the academic programs.Course objectives and learning outcomes are indexed to departmental, college, and universitycollege missions to insure homogeneity in activities, i.e. marching to the same drummer. Adescription of the process used to develop the system, difficulties in achieving the desired timeline for completion of the project, level of achievement in the first phase of implementation, andanticipated activities required to achieve a complete TQI process for every facet of thedepartmental activities is described. A detailed example of one course is presented to provide adetailed illustration of the system.IntroductionSouthern

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Ashby

, increasing enrollment in material courses, and stimulating interactionwith students and colleagues in mechanics, thermodynamics, structures, electricalengineering, manufacturing and design. The approach, described in a little more detailbelow, makes maximum use of computer-assisted methods, further stimulating studentengagement and enabling project work that can be set by the instructor or self-generated bythe student.2 A brief outline of the approach The starting point is the “world” of materials. Figure 1 shows the material families:polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, natural materials, and the composites that can besynthesised by combining these. Figure 2 expands this structure, suggesting a hierarchicalorganisation of the population

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

Session 1526 Clemson University’s EXPerimental Engineering in Real Time (EXPERT) Program: Assessing the benefit of real-time sensors in the curriculum Matthew W. Ohland, Elizabeth A. Stephan, Benjamin L. Sill General Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractEXPerimental Engineering in Real-Time (EXPERT) is a three-year NSF-sponsored project atClemson University to study the benefit of using experiments with real-time sensors to improvestudent understanding of the graphical representation of various physical concepts and auxiliarybenefit in understanding the concept itself. The project builds on

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg

andmonitoring of large dynamic electro-mechanical systems, such as electric motors and/or drives.This paper concentrates on remote control of a group of electro-mechanical devices (variablepower supply, electric motor, dynamometer, and instrumentation) integrated in one complex aswell as visualization of their control parameters (such as voltage, speed, torque, current, andpower).The paper also discusses log-on security procedures, hardware and software development, videostreaming to ensure quality video and sound, and teaching methodologies to provide successfullaboratory delivery.HardwareFor electromechanical part of the project it was decided to utilize existing laboratory equipmentused in the Technology department of Buffalo State College. It

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma; Cheng Lin

reflect the changing needs of industry. This can happen only if the faculty are aware of the currenttrends in industry and are actively involved with industry and research projects. ASEE/NASA FacultyFellowship program offers opportunities for professional development for Engineering Technologyfaculty. A parametric study of water jet cutting (WJC) process was done under the ASEE / NASAfaculty fellowship program at NASA Langley Research Center. This research experience has been usedto enhance undergraduate curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University(ODU).I Introduction Success of engineering technology programs depends upon the effectiveness with which thecurriculum addresses needs of industry, the primary

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carnell; John Lumkes; Joseph Musto

. [1]. The course has been developed using Matlab as the primary programming platform. A low-cost USB interface device is used to connect mechatronic hardware to student laptop computers. Experiments including LEDs, temperature sensors, distance transducers, light sensors, solar cells, DC motors, and stepper motors, as well positioning tables and servo-controlled robots, have been developed. The course culminates in a creative design project, in which teams of students combine the various types of hardware used in the laboratory into a new application of their choosing. Based on both student and instructor feedback, the initial implementation of the course has been overwhelmingly positive.I. IntroductionIn the fall of 1999, Milwaukee School of

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Rennels; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

trips or training material 21% 54% 9% 9% 7%Summer employment for faculty 5% 27% 27% 20% 21%Research/sponsored projects for faculty 2% 32% 29% 14% 23% Comparisons of the data in Tables 3 and 4 indicate that advisory committees for four-yearschools are somewhat more effective in providing resources than two-year school advisoryboards. Nearly 60% of both groups replied that they met with their advisory committees aminimum of two times a year.Table 4. Two-year School Responses in Percentage of Effectiveness of Industry Committees Very

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay

-on experience. Accordingly they try to address the practical aspect in more detail.This is more in line with the philosophy adopted in a majority of engineering technologyprograms in the United States. However in the opinion of the author the instruction forthe course in mechanical design needs to be a balanced mix of theory and practice.Within the US, as already noted, the curricula are divided as to whether to deliver thecontent of the design of machine elements primarily as a lecture format, or to have acombined lecture laboratory format. In the laboratory sessions (typically 3 hours aweek), the students work in groups on a detailed design project in various areas ofmachine elements, usually culminating in the design of machineries, such

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Wherley; David DiBiase; Eric Spielvogel; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

the existing resident class “Energy & theEnvironment” at The Pennsylvania State University. The goal of the project was to enablestudents at any of the University’s 25 campus locations, including its virtual “World Campus,” toparticipate in the same high-quality, online, learning experience. Expected outcomes includedincreased enrollments (overcoming room availability issues) and, by virtue of the fact thatstudents would be enabled to study at times and places most convenient to them, a more student-centered learning environment than is typically encountered in large classroom settings. Themethodologies and techniques employed to transform an existing lecture-based resident classinto a compelling and engaging web-only learning environment

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

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

planned orientation activities, such as coursecatalog tutorials, math reviews for placement tests, campus tours and completion oftechnical group projects, new students can feel better prepared for the demands of scienceand engineering majors. Orientation activities have always included tours of ACES tobring students through the center and have them familiarize themselves with their newsurroundings. Students use the facilities while they are filling out surveys and working ontheir group projects that they present to their orientation group at the end of theirweeklong orientation. By using ACES, new students are encouraged to use the resourcesavailable to them while participating in their group projects. This is a very similarexperience to what

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

– Physical models & de monstrations Role • Enthusiasm Model • Positive rapport with students • Frequent assessment of student learning – Classroom assessment techniques – Out-of-class home work and projects • Appropriate use of technology 6 Figure 1: The ExCEEd Teaching Model2 Used in the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Teaching WorkshopsIndividual Faculty Member TeachingThe Civil Engineering program at the United States Military Academy has several toolsavailable to assess the

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surendra Gupta

members will becollected to formally evaluate the effectiveness of each module.IntroductionIn order to teach well, every instructor should be ready to answer a student’s (often unasked)question: “Why should I learn this?” In fact, an instructor should have several different andpersuasive answers to this question that help provide students a context where they might use thecourse material as well as motivate them to learn it better.This project resulted from bi-weekly lunch conversation series that the two authors had abouttheir teaching styles and their impact on the learning outcomes of students. Carol expressed theconcern that even though the current statistics textbooks did have engineering problems, often theproblems were simplistic in nature

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cameron; Rosalyn Hobson; Gary Huvard

students, and threediscipline-specific laboratory courses. The discipline-specific required courses – UnitOperations Laboratory for chemical engineering, Automatic Controls for electricalengineering, and Engineering Synthesis Laboratory for mechanical engineering – allowspecialization at the advanced level, but preserve an interdisciplinary perspective by sharingexperiments and projects. Students emerge from the sequence with a firm understanding of thephysical principles underlying engineering processes, and practical experience in the design,fabrication and testing of tangible products that synthesize multidisciplinary features.Within the larger scope of the engineering curricula, separate disciplines steer in to the dynamicsystems sequence with

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon; M. Asghar Bhatti

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBuckling), 25, 26, 27, 29, and 35 (design: Design codes, Beam design, Column design,Tension members, Bridges) and statements 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, and 51(ancillary: Soil mechanics, Time value of money, Project management, Marketing services,Business development, International marketplace, Sustainability, Cost estimation, Projectfinancing) between graduation and licensure. These responses, especially the heavyexpectation of an increase of knowledge in the ancillary areas, are most heartening. Itseems most appropriate that students would learn a lot about business development(statement

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Foster; Hoai Le; Li Chen

, etc; //Property-declarations Door_open(), Window_close();//Methods; }Introduce here "The minimum unit of a java project is called a Class. A Java project maycontain several classes." A class is an abstract concept and it can be used to "define" or to Page 8.316.5 5"declare" a real "object" for example Apartment101. Tell students that in order to use theclass to construct the building, we can generate another class that is called building. class building{ public static void main(String [] args

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Subrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University

Page 8.1096.7Hall. Some of the daemons have been reviewed and included in various public domaineducational web sites such as the MERLOT project [8]. Judging from the comments receivedProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright2003, American Society for Engineering Educationfrom educators, it is fair to say that TEST has the potential to become a very useful tool forthermodynamics education. Work is currently underway to develop a chemical equilibriummodule.References: [1] American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Database – Thermodynamics, Combustions and Chemical Balance Analysis, October 20, 2000, http://www.mecheng.asme.org/database/THERMO/MASTER.HTML

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gilbert Wedekind; Chris Kobus

of their common usage, and favorable properties in beingable to control vaporization or condensation utilizing a water jacket with temperature ranges thatwould allow for the use of a mixture of hot and cold tap water. The apparatus was designed anddeveloped by a senior-level student doing a senior engineering design project - a currentrequirement for all senior-level students. Figure 1: Schematic of Experimental Apparatus.Figure 1 depicts a schematic of the experimental apparatus. The refrigerant is contained within a Page 7.126.3sealed stainless-steel vapor chamber. A semi-transparent nylon tube is attached to the

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Jessop

arequired core course for incoming chemical and biochemical engineering (CBE) graduatestudents. The course has been offered two summers with a CBE faculty member coordinatingcourse content and projects. Various CBE faculty members delivered individual lectures, and ateam of CBE faculty members graded student work.This year, course delivery has been modified to increase instructional continuity by assigning itto one CBE faculty member who delivers the majority of class lectures. It has also been movedto the spring semester of the first year for incoming graduate students. In this way, the studentswill move into their first summer prepared to focus on their research projects without thedistractions of coursework.IntroductionNew graduate students are

Conference Session

Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sergey Yarmolenko; Jagannathan Sankar; Juri Filatovs; Devdas Pai

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationany assumptions about shape or arrangement) is difficult in materials science, although it isrequired in medical research in many cases. This means that the various classical stereologicalparameters still prevail and must be clearly understood.ExamplesWe present several examples taken from student projects, which illustrate our approach.1). SiC/SiC compositesSiC/SiC composites exhibit excellent tensile (high toughness, strength and strain) and fatiguecharacteristics at ambient and elevated temperatures. The primary challenge in thecommercialization of these composites has been to come up with an

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Heyman; Aisha K. Lawrey; Ronald H. Rockland

mathematics and science courses.To address these issues, the Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program (PrE-IOP), acollaboration of the Newark College of Engineering and New Jersey Institute of Technology’s(NJIT) Center for Pre-College Programs, was created. This program seeks to increase the futurepool of qualified high-tech workers, including women and minorities. PrE-IOP consists of twocomponents:1. An instructional component that implements pre-engineering curriculum in middle and high school classes.2. An outreach component that consists of a comprehensive information campaign about the rewards of engineering and technology professions.One project of the outreach component is a series of teleconferences on the theme of “Building

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Meckl

. Portions of three lectures were devoted to ethical decision-making, withapplication to several control-oriented case studies. In addition, several homework exercises andthe design project included an ethical component. At the end of the course, students weregenerally appreciative of the added ethical dimension and felt that the right amount of time wasdevoted to it in this course. Most importantly, a majority of the students commented that theyhad gained awareness of ethical issues and decision-making by taking this course.MotivationSince 1999, the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University has articulated a set ofProgram Objectives, which define the capabilities that students should have upon completion oftheir undergraduate program

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Kieta; Christopher Decock; Gregory Dick; Jerry Samples

dealing with learning andinteracting with the student instructors, the result is that the experience was about thesame as a traditional professor taught laboratory course. The only item that received aclear negative response was “I liked this approach.” This response strengthened ourdecision to conduct a follow up evaluation early in the following term.Student Laboratory InstructorsThe student instructors’ reactions were, not unexpectedly, mixed. Both positive andnegative aspects of the project were identified. The student instructors were pleased to beable to help students. They experienced the satisfaction that comes from a successfulteaching experience. (Perhaps we’re recruiting future professors?) For many of us, thebest experience that a

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Srilekha Srinivasan; Robert Palmer; Michael Anderson; Lance Perez; A. John Boye

questions suchas, What does the program look and feel like to the student participants? What does the programlook and feel like to other stakeholders? What are the experiences of the participants? What dostakeholders know about the project? What thoughts do stakeholders, who are knowledgeableabout the program, have concerning program operations, processes, and outcomes? What areparticipants‚ and stakeholders‚ expectations? What features of the project are most salient to theparticipants? What changes do participants perceive in them as a result of their involvement inthe project4? Page 8.208.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

in draft on the World Wide Web and peer reviewed via e-mail.Our project is apparently the first to use the Web for both submission and review of studentwork.2. Peer Review on the WebThere is much to recommend a Web-based approach to peer review. Unlike software that iswritten for a specific academic field (e.g., English composition), a Web-based application canaccept submissions in practically any format, including diagrams, still pictures, interactivedemonstrations, music, or video clips. Of course, the student has to understand how to producesuch a submission, but for each field, that expertise tends to “come with the territory.”Secondly, the Web is a familiar interface. Most students use the Web in their day-to-day studies,so they can

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Wolfe

undergraduateseniors are also permitted in the course. The premise of the course is to combineengineering innovation with business development with the goal of developing a newproduct and giving the student a thorough understanding of what is required to launch anew product. This includes management; finance, including projections and initialworking capital required; market identification; legal issues, including intellectual propertyconcerns; research and development; staffing; funding sources; and sales considerations.Since students are from varied backgrounds, including many disciplines of engineering andsciences, as well as business, teams are made of individuals with different knowledge setsand mind sets.The course requires teams to develop a product and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Burnham; Don Millard

restructuring permits the user to guide oneself through the materials at their ownlevel and interest.9 Our objective was to develop, deploy, evaluate and disseminate interactivelearning modules and educational technologies that address the above issues and attempt toimprove electrical engineering education.Project Description Our goal was to improve electronics-related Studio education through the development andutilization of 24 interactive learning modules (ILMs - listed in Table 1) coupled with web-basededucational information technologies.10 Table 1 CCLI modules developed under project

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thankappan Pillai

Figure 2. These computers are also networked to two HP Page 6.288.2printers so that students can print out their laboratory reports. There is also a permanent Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Live Data Acquisition Universal Lab InterfaceMotionSensor Figure 2: A sample Laboratory Station (For two students) video computer/data projector fixed to the ceiling of this laboratory, so that students can project their results to the whole class for discussion purposes