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ET Interdisciplinary Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

P. James Moser; Biswajit Ray

starting from the very first semester in campus. This course covers study skills, introduction to the engineering technology curriculum and profession, engineering topic research and presentation, invited lectures by engineers/technologists fro m local industries, and field trip to area electronics manufacturing industries. The effectiveness of this course on student retention will be studied. · The 3-credit/3-hour Circuit Analysis course originally planned for fall offering was changed to a 4-credit/6-hours course with a full three-hour laboratory for offering during the spring semester of the freshman year. Delaying this course by a semester provides an opportunity for entering students to

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Gomez

properly.A system that fits to the existing container is acceptable as a solution for this case study.However, the cost of the system added to an existing container should not exceed $1.00 and havea use period of at least 100 applications. A new container’s cost shall not exceed the cost of anaverage container on the market today (+ $0.10). Safety seals are to be in place to assure the Page 7.520.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcustomer of content integrity. Any new container must not

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

typically will not have a wide range of experience or intuition needed to begin theinductive process. A simple laboratory experiment or demonstration will provide the foundation(observations or data) from which the inductive process is initiated. It is interesting to note thatin elementary school the science subjects are being taught use a text written in an inductivestyle.1We have integrated inductive learning into our coverage of Freshman Clinic, fluids, heat transferand mass transfer. In heat transfer, for example, simple heat exchanger design is the first topic Page 7.1180.1addressed in the course. Discussion of the significance of the

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Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kimberly Barron; Anita Todd; Robert Pangborn

Session 3630 Changes in Perceived Learning Assessed in Stages from Mid-stream Academic through Professional Careers Anita M. Todd, Kimberly A. Barron and Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a new web-based senior exitsurvey in the College of Engineering at Penn State. The electronic format includes an adaptivefeature that accounts for the student’s major, and presents the respondent with both a corecontent and a department-specific component that together meet multiple assessment interestsand

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Christianson; Paul King

of a design isunusual and perhaps more than is required for a student project. Yet without the designsafesoftware, this level of analysis and understanding would not have been practical.Students generally had no problem using this program and did do an adequate job of coverage ofrequired topics. On a few occasions, they forgot the most important user – the patient! This wasdefinitely called to their attention during the grading process.Conclusion: Adequate resources exist to cover the necessary inclusion of safety topics in asenior biomedical engineering design course. These methods have been well received by studentsand have been effective in integrating safety into the design course. The above-discussed level ofcoverage is strongly

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gray

: Competency Management Hall and LeCavalier (2000) define competency management as " individualized, Web-enabled curriculum maps or learning profiles based on job analyses" (p. 66). These maps orprofiles allow the learner to select and proceed toward an educational path by placing theresponsibility of learning in the student's hands. In lieu of pre-determined, static requirements,students would be allowed the opportunity to choose their path of study. As with traditional methods of education, rewards may be incorporated within thelearning process. One thought regarding rewards is to motivate the student through relevance topersonal activities or goals. The more applicable or interesting the subject matter is to the targetaudience, the

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Crosthwaite; David Radcliffe

explicit values statement says something about the orientation of theCentre. It reflects much of what the Centre is about.A Point of DifferenceThe Catalyst Centre differs from conventional engineering or technology based research centresin several fundamental ways. It is a small, agile learning nucleus within a larger organization andit does not depend upon particular pieces of sophisticated experimental equipment. Its modusoperandi is organic, situated and contingent. It is part of the community of practice not remotefrom it. The Centre takes an integrative approach to work, learning and innovation drawing onthe work of the Institute for Research in Learning and Xerox PARC (Brown and Dugid, 2000).The Centre is focused on people, process and

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

A. A. Al-Anezi

thousands of students graduate every year.In this paper, the description of each institute or college will be reviewed. More detaileddiscussion will cover the Technological Studies College (TSC). Also, the chemicalengineering technology curriculum will be examined. Three mechanical engineeringtechnology programs in three different colleges, TSC and two American colleges, will bediscussed . TSC offers an advanced integrated technical program covering the basic andadvance courses, college workshops and industrial field training. On the other hand, it hasa poor program in the basic sciences, mathematics, social science and oral and writingcommunication.Historical BackgroundKuwait, is located at the northwestern tip of the Arabian Gulf. For many years

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

on his/her schedule and with limitedresources to handle the intrusion. In other words, a situation that is the prefect model ofwhat the student will experience after graduation when there are no visible red flags thatwarn of impending danger.INTRODUCTIONTeaching the “art’ of mechanical design is considered by some to be a very difficult,almost ephemeral exercise. As difficult as it may be, it does not compare by an order ofmagnitude to trying to teach engineering ethics to the overworked and (typically) theunder 21, engineering student. In fact, the instruction on engineering ethics can be andoften is encapsulated into its own course within the engineering curriculum. In that eventthe student is already “standing guard”, waiting for the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ofodike Ezekoye; John Doggett; J. Nolen; John Butler; Steven Nichols

engineering ideas and concepts to practical problems.It became evident in the development of the project based curriculum that one aspect of project Page 7.35.1based learning that is not typically addressed in engineering curricula is the integration of Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering ideas into a larger business framework. The disconnect between the coupling ofbusiness/market forces and engineering training is often seen in the product design process.Engineering training often

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

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

Statics On-Line, an interactive multimedia collection of problems and lessonswhich forms an integral part of the statics course currently taught at UMR (2). Dr. Tim Philpot,while at Murray State University, created MD-Solids, used to enhance teaching of Mechanics ofMaterials. Since joining the faculty at UMR in 1999, he has continued to expand and refine thiswork (3). Dr. Nancy Hubing has recently created, using Flash®, some very effective modules forteaching and learning topics in Statics. (4) Page 7.656.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

addition, it is anticipated that it will serve as acontinuing resource that students can return to regularly throughout their education and serve as aresource for practicing professionals. Farther reaching, this research is an integral part of alonger-term and broader vision to build an undergraduate “National Technological University”(NTU) for selected core courses in the engineering curriculum. It is anticipated that through Page 7.1291.15 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcomputer-based

Conference Session

Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Keating

substantially to meet new challenges of the 21st Century. A noticeabledecline in the number of domestic graduate students pursuing engineering has occurred and just underhalf of those who are pursuing the doctorate are foreign nationals. But the drop in Americans engaging ingraduate studies in engineering is also being perceived by industry and by a growing proportion ofgraduate schools as a reflection of a lack of opportunity for lifelong learning and of an insufficiency ofU.S. graduate education to serve the full professional spectrum of engineering. This deficiency isaffecting U.S. competitiveness and the nation’s long-term capacity for innovation. The ASEE-GraduateStudies Division has established a National Collaborative to address the compelling

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

experimentation, and finally, concrete experience(feeling). We believe students learn better when "hands-on" applications (activeexperimentation) are presented concurrently with classroom theory. Traditionally, students oftenwait between 1– 2 years to apply previously learned theory to an actual application in anexperimental laboratory setting. At the University of Kentucky, we offer an undergraduatecourse in the Chemical & Materials Engineering curriculum called "Heat and Mass Transfer".Recently, our department has been making a concerted effort to bring more experimentalapplications back into the classroom. One such experiment we are incorporating into theclassroom environment is the study of heat and mass transfer and how it applies to such a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bartlett

considered important forstudent retention.There were four primary objectives for each student to reach during the course. (1) Understandwhat industrial and manufacturing engineers do. (2) Experience how industrial or manufacturingengineers learn. (3) Appreciate why industrial and manufacturing engineers lean systems. (4)Practice self-directed learning. These objectives were conceived to lead each student into theknowledge and engage each student in the activity of either the industrial engineering curriculumor the manufacturing engineering curriculum, as the two options available in the Department. Page 7.1026.1 Proceedings of the 2002

Conference Session

Learning Styles

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker

methodology used, and lessons learned for future research.1.0 IntroductionWhile cognitive issues have always existed in engineering education, the scholarly application ofpsychological principles by engineering educators themselves is relatively recent. This jointstudy between the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Pennsylvania State University-GreatValley was initiated in Summer/Fall 2001 to support the on-going interest in the integration ofcognitive style research into the engineering classroom. In particular, the cognitive styles of 44undergraduate students enrolled in an Introduction to Environmental Engineering course wereassessed using the Kirton Adaption-Innovation (KAI) Inventory3,6. The students’ cognitive styleswere then

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Barker

CurriculumAbout four years ago, the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech Universitybegan developing an innovative freshman engineering curriculum. The cornerstone of this newcurriculum is the creation of Engineering Problem Solving courses and the integration of thesenew courses with Engineering Mathematics courses and Science courses. The purpose of theintegration is to provide experience with the engineering use of the skills being learned in mathand science. The typical freshman year consists of three academic quarters. During each ofthese three quarters, an Engineering Mathematics course (three semester credit hours or SCH) istaught along with an Engineering Problem Solving course (two SCH). Two Chemistry coursesand a Physics course

Conference Session

Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

their own abilities in those areas. Technology, as stated, isanother area of opportunity. From effective use of the Internet, to providing ideas for topicillustration, to actually teaming with a teacher to teach a Web Page Creation elective for studentsin grades 3-5, our engineering students are proving to be a valuable resource to our teachers.Finally, NCSU students are developing, with guidance from curriculum experts known to theschools, inquiry-based, integrated science lessons for teacher delivery.From an extracurricular standpoint, there are opportunities for engineering students to work asmentors on science fair projects and Science Olympiad teams. The role model aspect in theseoften-voluntary events is crucial, especially for

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Neal; Erlind Royer; Kenneth Soda

Session 2425 Learning Project Implementation and Management Skills in the Culminating Design Experience Pamela J. Neal, Kenneth J. Soda, Erlind G. Royer Department of Electrical Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO1. IntroductionThe contemporary undergraduate curriculum of an Electrical Engineering program is packedwith required courses, making it a challenge to complete in four years. By necessity, nearly allof this work is theoretical, supported by laboratory work that is too often limited in scope. Themore practical aspects of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

fundamentals and; (v) focus on the practice.The author, in principle, argues in favor of adopting the framework of integrated curricula. Thescenario proposed by Everett et al (8) appears to have produced impressive results that have comeabout as a consequence of the synergistic effect of four elements deemed necessary in the designof an integrated undergraduate engineering curriculum today. These elements are: · integration of science and mathematics into problem solving and design; · an emphasis on teaming and cooperative learning; · wider use of computers to improve design and problem solving throughout the educational experience; and · continuous assessment and evaluation of methods and outcomes.The Integrated

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

engineering specialisation, but larger projects will be multi-disciplinary, not only involvingengineers from different specialisations, but other professional and non-professional personneland teams. It is expected that an engineer would progress during their career from involvementin the technical aspects of small projects or small components of large projects under supervisionafter graduation, to the eventual management of large projects with a limited personalinvolvement in the technical design components.Successful completion of projects in practice requires the integration of all areas of an engineer’sundergraduate training. It has therefore been proposed by many in industry that projects shouldbe a major component of student learning during

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

, teamsof students explored innovative uses of handheld computers in a variety of applicationsincluding robotics, GPS systems, music, and circuit design. Based on data from a studentsurvey, the handheld computer was judged to be a useful educational tool.1.0 IntroductionPenn State Abington has integrated the student use of handheld computer technology tofoster active and collaborative learning experiences in the classroom and laboratory in asophomore-level introductory digital systems course in the fall of 2001 and fall of 2002.Penn State Abington has also integrated handheld computers into the InformationSciences and Technology (IST) undergraduate curriculum, robotics instruction, and aFrench language course [1]. The handheld computer is an

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Schmucker; Charles Camp; Anna Phillips; Paul Palazolo; Susan Magun-Jackson

others. But how does constructivism apply to engineering education? Within the constructs ofengineering education, constructivism supports learning activities that are relevant and engaging,where learners become active participants in problem-solving and critical thinking.Constructivism in engineering classrooms encourages learners to test ideas and approaches basedon prior knowledge and experience, then apply the knowledge to new situations; in doing so,they integrate new knowledge gained with pre-existing, intellectual constructs. An examination of constructivism from an ABET perspective reveals similaritiesbetween ABET’s “A-K” guidelines for designing engineering curriculum and the goals andobjectives of constructivism3,11

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edgar Blevins

have demonstrated very good technical skills to higher paying managementpositions. Some of these engineers have become terrible managers simply because they lack thedifferent skills needed to deal with the human element of the job. The way engineers areperceived to manage is comically portrayed in a national comic strip. This comic strip depicts anengineer working for a manager that has no idea how to handle many of what seems to be typicaloffice issues. This image portrays the way many view an engineering manager. The recent focuson engineering management is an attempt to address this problem. Engineering Managementprograms have been developed to provide both a technical and a managerial background toengineering graduates.William Lannes (2001

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Programs & Curricula Feeder System The Integrated Paradigm Figure 1. The Integrated Paradigm Adopted by PRIMEThese are described in next three sections of this paper. The first of these describes the feedersystem, the second addresses the activities at the partner institutions, and the third pertains toinnovations that have recently been initiated in the area of dissemination and asynchronouslearning.II. The Feeder SystemThe creation of new degree programs does not automatically lead to an influx of students – theless than favorable public perception of manufacturing makes this painfully obvious in the caseof

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

Session 2408 Longitudinal Study of Learning Communities in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Patricia C. Harms, Steven K. Mickelson, Thomas J. Brumm Texas Tech University, Iowa State University, Iowa State UniversityAbstractIn 1998, our department turned to the pedagogical innovation termed “learningcommunities” in an effort to enhance student retention and to bring coherence andmeaning to our first-year student curriculum. We have found that our learningcommunity has provided an opportunity for agricultural engineering students to becomeinvolved in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nilufer Gozacan; Reza Ziarati

. Thelatter identifies a number of processes and how these processes can be implemented in theoryand in practice. A university has been selected to test the applicability of the variouselements of the generic and ISO models and how the two approaches could be integrated andwhat else needs to be considered. Special references are made to higher educationinstitutions that have adapted an ISO 9000 based system.Key words: Quality Systems, ISO 9000, Higher Education, Turkey, UK.1. IntroductionThis paper refers to a research programme of study at Dogus Univerisity to develop a qualitysystem for application in a higher education sector in Turkey and in line with Total QualityManagement (TQM) principles 1,2The approach adapted, in this part of the research

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Stan Napper; Melvin Corley

eligibility for ABET more difficult. We had to createan additional form to document all of the changes for each student. However, many of the ABETreviewers commented that this form was very helpful in the review process.III. Lessons LearnedIt is clearly possible to go through a structural change, create an integrated freshman/sophomoreintegrated curriculum, totally revise the junior/senior curriculum, and change the way you do assessment(to fit in with the ABET EC2000 approach) at the same time, for we have done it.We learned that making a large curriculum change shortly before an ABET visit makes preparationmore difficult, for there will be many potential problems with student transcripts.We strongly suggest that other universities set up good

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Whiting; Marion Usselman

simulation machine. q Thinking Like Leonardo: a curriculum created by Dr. Carol Whitescarver, Director of Continuing Education in the Georgia Tech College of Architecture, that entailed designing, constructing, and testing a large chair of heavy cardboard.Equity Professional DevelopmentDuring the two-week summer camp teachers team-taught one curriculum content to two 90-minute classes of approximately 20 students per day. There were approximately equal numbersof girls and boys in the camp, and they were grouped for one class as a single-sex class, and forthe other they were combined in co-ed groups. An integral component in the professionaldevelopment was giving the teachers the opportunity to observe and manage children in

Conference Session

Technology Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Emery; John Feland

, content delivery, anddistributed education (or distance learning).Administrative challenges deal with the lack of institutional and/or community support fordeveloping entrepreneurship education programs and the lack of resources available (includingtime) to assist in program development and management.a. Teaching backgroundWe found that over half (52%) of the survey population taught students within the businessschool environment. The remainder of the respondents (48%) taught classes within the school ofengineering or school of science. Within the business schools, professors were often workingfrom an established entrepreneurship curriculum and were interested in expanding the studentpopulation to include engineers and scientists. In most cases