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Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wendy Newstetter; Paul Benkeser

disease.If not prevented and irradiated properly, however, it could have a devastating impact on our food as wellas the American meat industry and economy. There is a potential that it could be used as a biologicalweapon by terrorists. The most likely vector for the virus to enter into North America is through theshoes and clothing of airline passengers inbound from already infected areas. Your job is to devise a method to disinfect/inactivate/irradiate the Foot and Mouth virushitchhiking on the clothing and shoes of inbound airline passengers. Do not consider the case ofstopping the incoming passengers. 1) Propose initial models or hypotheses regarding your method ofdisinfection/irradiation. 2) Identify five (5) (and no more) specific

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero; Isaac Crumbly

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Successes of MSEASince 1993, 359 students have participated in MSEA. The average entering class size over theentire nine year period is 39.89 students per year (Table 1). The retention rate of each class ismeasured by the number of students that enter the program as rising 8 th graders and continuethrough the 12 th grade academy. Since MSEA is a five year pre-college program, 1998represented the first MSEA graduating class. Thus, the retention rate is based on the number ofstudents that graduated from 1998 through 2001. The average graduating class size for thisperiod is 20.25

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Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

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Brenda Henry Groff; Carlos Pomalaza-Raez

engineering, technology, and computerscience is limited. This lack of knowledge about engineering is also common in the traditional Page 7.983.1Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfreshman engineering students (1). A large percentage of both traditional and non-traditional studentslack the proper mindset and computer skills for success in both academic and career work in atechnical field. Computer skills and the right attitude towards obtaining a technical degree havebeen strongly

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Catherine Brawner; Rodney Allen; Richard Felder

respondents who reported their sex were men. Tables 1 and 2show the respondents’ rank by primary academic function and engineering discipline. The meantime spent as a faculty member was 15 years (SD = 10.68) and the time at the current institutionwas 12 years (SD = 9.43). The longest service by a current faculty member was 49 years.Assistant professors averaged just over 3 years as a faculty member at their current institution(SD = 3.25), associate professors averaged 11 years (SD = 6.36), and full professors averagednearly 18 years (SD = 8.75). There were no significant differences in the demographic make-upof the 1997 and 1999 samples using the Chi-square test for independence. The demographicprofile of the respondents closely matched that of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Duff

subject semesters. Much of thestructure of the course as it was to be taught in the Internet version was incorporated into those twosemesters of the traditionally taught course. The essential characteristics of learning elements such asquizzes, homework, exams and group projects, were then carried over into the Internet version. As aresult, a number of specific comparisons could be credibly made between the traditionally taught courseand the Internet taught course.Some features incorporated into the Internet course are 1) that both quizzes and homework are nowautomatically graded so that immediate feedback is provided to the student, 2) some course materialhas been animated and student group projects are presented to the rest of the class on the

Conference Session

Comparing National Styles of Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Thibault; Rene Hivon; Danielle L'Heureux; Noel Boutin

one in terms of the negative influence it may have on the quality ofeducation engineering students get.Firstly, by having two sets of professors (the non engineers and the engineers) and two sets ofcourses (the complementary studies and the science/technology courses), the teaching is offeredin a compartmentalized way and students develop two sets of competencies that do not mingle,that are not integrated. This is what we, at Sherbrooke, call the “two solitudes”. This fact is inline with the findings of Al-Holou et al [1].1 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in the United States and Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) in Canada.2 To be fair, it is essential that one widely spread exception be

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the National Research Council,that almost all of them are directly related to manufacturing systems. As such, themanufacturing track of the ME program was designed to address them with the followingpoints in mind:1. Meet accreditation criteria as per the accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)2. Address national trends in manufacturing while ensuring local relevance3. Provide flexibility within the program to allow for the changing needs of industryThe specialization in manufacturing systems is provided during the last two years of theprogram by taking a battery of courses that add up to sixteen credit hours in the option.This is supplemented with five semester hours of

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

in the textbook. In the classroom,the professor would typically draw a side view and a top view of the connection after the boltsbreak. With 3d animation, however, the connection can be broken apart to illustrate the bolt Page 7.719.2 Figure 1. Using 3d rendering and animation to illustrate a double shear connection. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfailure surfaces on the front side and then rotated to reveal the additional bolt failure surfaces onthe backside of the

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Hubing

somestudents were intimidated by multimedia examples while other students expressed the ever-present concern that such examples were not beneficial in preparing for the next exam [1]. Otherstudies have concluded that multimedia modules can improve student learning, such as the studyperformed in a Stanford mechanical systems course, where it was found that test scores weresignificantly improved after including a multimedia motorized systems module [3]. These mixedresults serve to emphasize the fact that effective multimedia modules for the classroom requireperiodic revision based on student feedback and learning, as well as updating based on newenabling technologies.The faculty of the Basic Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando

-language programming: VB-3for the interfaces and Fortran DLL’s for the number crunching and graphical displays.VB6 is compiled; VB3 was not and thus far too slow for the computations we do in thesemodules. Besides greatly enhancing the interactivity, the transition to VB6 will ensurethat these modules remain sustainable over time. Capable staffers who can do mixed-language programming and interface design, plus know the discipline and pedagogy arefew and far between!Figure 1 shows one of the recently completed VB-6 interfaces. One might note that inaccordance with good interface design practices learned during this effort, user text inputto the module has been minimized in favor of sliders (with which the designer can limitthe range of inputs

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Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002. American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionPurpose of the paper is to explore and answer the following important questions raisedfrequently by all stakeholders of an educational program.1. What evidence is there at the university/college/department level that outcomes-based accreditation is fostering an environment of innovation and continuous programimprovement?2. How are institutions/programs sustaining the use of assessment in qualityeducational processes?3. What evidence is there, that outcomes assessment and the implementation ofquality processes are producing innovation in educational programs?4. How has the change in accreditation standards

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Samira Hasan; Tom Roberts

second mentor training session is held the afternoon prior to the first NSOS session. Duringthis training mentors receive all of the materials that will be given out at the session, their groupassignment, and reminders are given about facilitating group discussion.Groups are made up of 12 or fewer students with each mentor. The goal has been to keep groupsunder 10 students in order for more effective group discussions to occur. Clustering of female,honors and minority engineering students is done to build more effective support groups forthese students.Setting the AgendaEntering students are divided into two activity periods with one period meeting at 6 p.m. and onemeeting at 7:30 p.m. NSOS consists of five sessions (see agenda - Figure 1). Each

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Clark Merkel

problem down into smaller tasks that they felt comfortable Page 7.870.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”working through. To address this problem, a stepwise process was put together to helpthe students proceed through the modeling and analysis, testing, and construction.These steps include:1) Establish a formal brainstorming and decision process to create and then chose anumber of 2-dimensional generic models.2) For each model, define and specify a list of the parameters in the model which maybe

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvie Doré

limiting, he eventually elaborated a unifying theory encompassing his ownearlier work and views of some contemporaries such as Alfred Adler and predecessors such asSigmund Freud 1 . Page 7.1236.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2525Jung speculated that our personality is shaped by four basic functions, functions being ways ofknowing and interacting with the world around us, helping us

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

Session 1625 Taking CAD Integration to the Next Level B. A. Harding, W. K. Szaroletta, M. M. Tomovic Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:A year ago “Using 3D CAD as a tool to integrate topics across the curriculum” was presented atthis forum. 1 That paper discussed the ambitious goal of integrating a 3D CAD tool, primarilyIronCAD™ 2, across the curriculum. Integration is continuing, beginning in the freshman year,through the undergraduate program, and into the graduate program. The major challengepresented in the reference paper was to encourage both students

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Soulsby

in high school also work in college? · With heavy academic demands, will I have time for activities other than studying? · Won’t such outside activities hurt my grades? · What if I don’t do well in my courses – can I get some help? · What if my roommates are very different from me?”[1]Uncertain of what higher education has in store for them is only natural. However, in recentyears the academic preparedness of students entering higher education has shown a shift awayfrom those of the ‘academic’ subculture (the undergraduate student subculture of seriousacademic effort) to that of the ‘collegiate’ subculture (a world of football, fraternities andsororities, drinking, and campus fun; indifferent

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean Paradis

exterior world using Email, intranet and Internet web sites.We also want to provide the students teams and the teachers with standard project managementsoftware, with software’s integrating all the project management functions being done bydifferent company employees and with software interconnecting all the projects partners’ troughinternet.The solutionPhysical layoutWe divided the existing laboratory in 5 small rooms and one large conference room as shown onfigure 1. A large windows was installed in the walls facing the conference room of four (4) of thesmall rooms. This way the teacher can sit in the conference room and see all the teams workingin those rooms. For the fifth room the door was positioned in such a way that the teacher couldsee

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

, engineering and scientific notation) are included to facilitate basic understanding of logic devices. The associated basic laboratory course also included discussions of basics of electronic test equipments. The result of a survey among 24 students in electronic engineering technology after the completion of first year during 1988-89 calendar year is illustrated in figure 1 given below: No Effect 25% Positive Effect Negative Negative Effect Effect

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Teaching Green Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott; Jean Kampe

, Page 7.552.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrather than as separate concerns reserved for environmental engineers. This approach issupported by the study of engineering ethics in EF1015, wherein interpretation of thefundamental cannon to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public 1 implicitly requiresprotection of the environment. The balance of this communication begins with a briefdescription of the Division of Engineering Fundamentals, the Division's function within VirginiaTech’s College of Engineering, and EF1015. This is followed by an overview of the plan toimplement

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

integration. 1 Paradoxically, K-12 students are often taught various core subjects in isolation, i.e. they have a language arts class,then mathematics, then social studies and finally science. In the state of North Carolina, thesituation is even more critical due to high stakes testing in grades K-8 in language arts andmathematics only. That leaves science and social studies to be taught when t here is time, aluxury not often present in today’s public schools. Aside from the time issue, K-8 teachers inparticular graduate with little experience in “hands-on, minds on” science instruction, insteadlearning science as taught from textbooks. In lower elementary grades, the curriculum consistsprimarily of life science subjects such as plants/seeds, life

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Alfred Soboyejo; Robert J. Gustafson

Session 3630 Alumni Perspectives on Lifelong Learning Robert J. Gustafson, Edward McCaul, Alfred Soboyejo The Ohio State UniversityAbstractBased on a survey completed by 280 alumni during academic year 2000-2001, the followingobservations can be made:The top four indicators that a person is staying current professionally and technically were: 1. Reading trade or professional journals 2. Attending technical/training seminars or short courses 3. Attending professional conferences 4. Earning an advanced degree.The four most frequent responses to how alumni could have

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

B.K. Hodge

course covers basic principles, economicconsiderations, application potentials, and advantages and disadvantages of the followingalternate energy technologies: (1) active solar (2) passive solar (3) photovoltaic (4) hydroelectric (5) wind (6) gas turbine (7) cogeneration (8) CHP (Cooling, Heating, Power)-Buildings (9) fuel cell (10) geothermal (11) OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) (12) biomass (13) municipal solid waste (14) nuclear fission (15) nuclear fusion

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski

measurements, data analysis, and representation. Thefreshmen spring semester focuses on process and product design through reverse engineering.Students learn engineering tool and concepts by experimenting with real life processes andproducts such as automatic coffer makers, bread-making machines, electric toothbrushes, beerproduction and the human body. This approach has been very successful as is demonstrated byHesketh [1] using the vehicle of a coffee machine. The introduction of SMET principles byapplication to familiar systems is extremely effective in attracting and retaining engineeringstudents [2, 3, 4, and 5]. In addition to the clinic, specialized courses are taught to deliver a well-blendedcombination of theoretical and practical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gulnur Birol; Todd Giorgio; Sean Brophy; Ann McKenna

currently working with learning scientists, learning technologists,assessment experts and students to develop educational modules and tools for bioengineeringeducation. Learning science, learning technology and assessment are continuously beingintegrated into these modules (1-3). Page 7.632.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”As part of this educational endeavor, new courses are being developed and integrated with neweducational modules to offer students a better learning

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

ofthese programs may also have implied recruiting goals, which are not noted. Page 7.241.1Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and ExpositionCopyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Type of Program Contents Outreach Program Goals GK-12 Engineering Engineering students in 1-Long-term teacher/school impact Fellow in classroom once classrooms working with on science attitudes per week for 10 weeks teachers and K-8 students1

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

more when they were using the Web-based materials15.IV. Developing Strong Web-Based Examples The goal of this work was to use the strengths of combining a Web-based componentwith a traditional lecture course to teach introductory problem solving skills to chemicalengineering students. The benefits of using theWeb as a supplement to a traditional course are Student Benefitsshown in Figure 1. First, students can work at • Can be used at the student's pacetheir own pace. They can also have interactive • Can be more interactive than a bookmaterials that respond to student choices, which is • Can use formats unavailable in othernot possible in

Conference Session

Design and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

religious and ethical background to the formal studyof engineering ethics. Third, we describe our list of design norms. Finally, we show how thesedesign norms can be incorporated as a central part of the design process through the decisionmatrix.3 Ethics in Engineering EducationWhat is engineering ethics? According to Martin and Schinzinger 1, engineering ethics is “thestudy of the moral problems confronted by individuals and organizations involved in engineering.”Since all engineers are involved in moral decision-making at some level, we wish to encouragestudents to take active personal and professional interest in their responsibility to others. Asidentified by Unger 2, these issues include, at a minimum, the commonly accepted values of truth

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

cycle when most of the time is used for completing the computations. TheCyclePad software, developed by the Qualitative Reasoning Group at Northwestern University incollaboration with the engineering faculty at Northwestern University and Oxford University 1, isan ideal answer. The software uses the familiar Windows interface, and runs under Windows 95or Windows NT. It is capable of analyzing both open and closed cycles for power andrefrigeration applications. The graphical user interface (GUI) of the CyclePad software is shownin Fig. 1. When CyclePad is started, it asks the user to choose whether the problem is an open orclosed cycle. Depending on the choice, the tool bar changes to display the components for anopen or closed cycle. CyclePad

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Kushner; Jay Martin

relationship with the ideas, concepts and practices being taught. This concept isillustrated in Fig. 1, where both the New (Student) and Experienced (Faculty) Learners areaddressing the unknown. The Experienced Learners have experience with and candemonstrate how to deal directly with the unknown. The New Learners, in addition todealing with the unknown, are observers of the process being followed by the ExperiencedLearners. Of particular interest to us is the new pathway for interaction this activityintroduces, as we think it might yield a new dynamic in the class. New Experienced New Means of Learner, Learner

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkataramanan Mandakolathur; Malur Srinivasan

this technique, severe plastic deformation is produced in the material being extruded, as aresult of bulk shear 6. Conventional polycrystalline material would be subjected to grainrefinement in this method. As an extension, if nanostructured materials are being extruded, it isto be expected that such a structure would be preserved after extrusion by ECAE. This has beenconfirmed in the case of tungsten carbide by the first author and his associates 4. Fig.1 shows aschematic illustration of the ECAE process.Fig.1 Schematic Illustration of ECAE ProcessExperimental:Factorial design of experiments7 is capable of providing information about the effects ofvariables and their interactions upon the properties of interest with relatively few