Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Rajappa; Steve Watkins; Ray Luechtefeld

Session number 2004-1340 Differentiated Team Training in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Projects Course Dr. Ray Luechtefeld, Dr. Steve E. Watkins, Vijay Rajappa University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThe ability to function effectively in teams is an important contributor to career success inengineering. Unfortunately, specific training designed to improve team effectiveness is not oftenincorporated into engineering education. Even when such training is provided, the absence ofclear comparisons makes it difficult to evaluate effectiveness. Providing two kinds of teamtraining to

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; Jian Peng

’ learning styles. Project-based learningmodel was adopted for this purpose [1]. Project-based learning is gaining more support in theAmerican undergraduate engineering education [2, 3]. Our Electrical Engineering program hasstrong emphasis on the implementation of design experiences. The program is committed toproducing graduates who are well prepared for the start of productive, successful careers asengineering practitioners. We believe engineering practitioners are those with a foundation ofbasic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge andhands-on experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems.In addition to our integrated project-based curricula, we are building a new learning

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

UVSC in 1993. The program’s goal has been to provide a qualityprogram that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set thatallows them to succeed in computing careers.6Computing Curriculum – Computer Engineering draft 20047 specifies eighteen knowledge areas;sixteen of which relates directly to Computer Engineering and two relate to mathematics(probability and statistics, discrete structures). Comparing Computer Engineering area ofspecialization curriculum at UVSC with the knowledge areas specified in that draft, it can beseen that our curriculum addresses all the 18 areas specified.To be considered for matriculation into upper division status for a Bachelor of Science degree inComputer Science, a student must

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Tolan; James Hurny

costs of outcome assessment? • How do you embed outcomes assessment into the culture?Implementation: Challenges and Systems IssuesOrganizational complexity complicates outcomes assessment. Rochester Institute of Technologyis a privately endowed, coeducational university that includes eight colleges and a student bodyof approximately 11,000 full-time and 1,900 part-time undergraduate students and 2,300graduate students. There are approximately 1,100 deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled.Cooperative Education provides career-related work experience in many degree programs.This material in this paper is based on the experiences of the College of Applied Science andTechnology (CAST). The college includes civil engineering technology

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mel Mendelson

1. Apply nanoscience basics for Provide descriptive view of how nanotechnology improving the ‘quality of life’ affects the human body 2. Evaluate nanotechnology on society 3. Design, build micro-biosensors Outcomes (Outputs) 1. Comprehend newspaper and magazine articles on nanoscience and technology 2. Be conversant in nanotechnology terms Classroom Environment 3. Have an interest in it as a career 4. Appreciate the multi-disciplinary, ‘multi-lingual nature of nanotechnologyFigure 1. Diagram of Outcomes Derived from Learning Objectives and Course Goal.Developing common theme and central

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

difficult and abstract concepts. Third, for many capable students this course can become a roadblock to a career in engineering. This is especially true for the student who has not yet decided if he or she wants to pursue engineering when entering college. For this student the course is often the catalyst for choosing a major that seems less intimidating than engineering. Success in this course is necessary for choosing to, and being able to, enter a department as well as for success in subsequent courses. Engineering tutorials are being developed at the University of Washington (UW) to respond to the need for increased conceptual understanding and development of problem solving skills early in the engineering student’s academic career

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

careers and often just did not “get it” as material was traditionally presented.Making room for chemistry began with eliminating a 2-credit, second-semester freshman designcourse. Assessment data indicated students found this course too simplistic and too repetitive ofthe first semester. We feared we were losing some top students due to lack of challenge. Our 3-credit materials science course had some significant overlap in topics with the chemistry wewished to add. By combining the courses, some room was saved. Even more importantly, we feltthat the two disciplines would complement each other and enhance the overall education in both.In a novel approach, the course is team-taught by faculty from chemistry and engineering.The next challenge was

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

programs that are relevant to their future careers. The NEcurriculum was developed to meet all ABET accreditation requirements, and will undergo an Page 9.406.2ABET accreditation visit in 2008. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” In developing the courses to be offered for our nuclear engineering major, we reviewedother ABET certified programs and benchmarked our program against theirs. However, sinceour graduates will serve as officers and leaders in the Army, during each course in

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Granlund

existing product, material or process. Students were askedto describe their idea in a business letter and forward it to industry for evaluation. Insome instances a response from industry was actually received by the students concerningthe feasibility of their ideas. We feel this contact with industry so early in theireducational career was very exciting for the students and may aide in student retention inthe major.The paper also briefly describes an instructional module entitled Design for Manufacturethat was also used in ED&G 100. This module was used in teaching studentsfundamentals of engineering design and design for manufacture. The module wasdeveloped by The New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technology Education(NYSCATE). In this

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples; Andrew Rose

with fullconfidence in their technical ability and the education they received as undergraduates. Afterobtaining employment, students are very eager to demonstrate their ability and competence.Assigned to a particular project or task the former students quickly delve into their new role,knowing their technical education will provide them with all that is necessary to accomplish theirjob. Working with other technical professionals also gives the students a sense that all will goaccording to the project schedule. They begin to live their career dream envisioned aftergraduation.As problems begin to arise during the course of the project or task, the former student begins toget suspicious of why things are not going as well as was expected. They

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University

, letters, short reports, long reports, oral reports, briefings?2. What are some of your reasons for communicating in these tasks and who is your audience?3. How much time per week do you spend planning, writing, and editing documents?4. How much time per week do you spend planning, creating, and presenting oral presentations, either formal or informal?5. How important are communication tasks to your success at work?6. Have you had any formal training or courses in technical communication, speech, or writing?7. What do you wish you had known about communication tasks before you began your career?8. What advice do you have for prospective engineers?After analyzing the sample questionnaires, each group designed their own. Some groupsdesigned

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Siegenthaler

Conference & Exposition Copyright À2004, American Society of Engineering Education”Hexadecimal Math, Random Variables, Gaussian Math, Fourier Tansforms, LinearAlgebra, Logic, Linear Systems, Bessel Functions, Decision Theory, Discrete Theory,Sampling Theory, Laplace Transforms, and Fourier Math[6,7].All of that is in addition to the rudimentary math used everyday. The study ofmathematics is probably a life’s work. The Dean at the Colorado School of Mines hassaid he expects the average graduate to have seven careers in their lifetime. NOT sevenjobs with different companies, seven different careers. Therefore, the emphasis at theColorado School of Mines is on a very solid foundation in mathematics, physics,chemistry, and good

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tremayne Waller; Bevlee Watford

Virginia Tech. Students have the opportunity to become familiar with theseresources such as career services and the cooperative education program, the Center forAcademic Enrichment and Excellence, academic advising and course registration and studentorganizations. Additionally, guest speakers from the local area discuss their leadership skills andwhat company’s expect from college graduates.The students meet weekly with academic advisors. In these weekly meetings, students discusstheir performance in ASPIRE. In this manner, students are pro-actively learning self-disciplinewith respect to accomplishing the requirements of the program. This particular activity wasimplemented following the first year of ASPIRE. It was determined then that unless

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

credit-hour senior year project in the major field. Called the Major Qualifying Project (MQP), this finalproject serves as ECE students’ capstone design experience.The ECE Design course was originally motivated by assessment5 indicating the need to improvestudents’ understanding of the process of design in preparation for the MQP. A second objectivefor the ECE Design course is to assure that students, who typically take the course at the end ofthe second year, are able to apply the fundamentals of ECE in the context of an independent,team-based design project. The course takes place roughly midway through ECE students’undergraduate careers, and is intentionally a formative design experience, rather than asummative capstone design project. At the

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sid Wang; Kenneth Roberts; Joseph Monroe; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai

trained and instructed by faculty mentors on NASA-sponsored Page 9.781.1 1research projects during 8 weeks in the summer. Students were encouraged to pursue advancedtechnical careers via professional development and mentoring activities.NASA PAIR PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVESGoals:1. To increase the participation of underrepresented minorities and women in MSET disciplines2. To foster the integration of NASA-sponsored research into undergraduate education and promote undergraduate research training3. To increase quality of graduates through enhancement of core courses with research-based learning

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

-engineeringtechnology curriculum for slightly under-prepared students. The Technology Gateway integratesthe study of mathematics, communications, and technology (three courses) around industry-typeproblems, providing relevant, hands-on learning experiences, and addressing career exploration.Curriculum products and evaluation data may be found at www.scate.org.IntroductionStudents often fail to make the connections among the various courses within the engineeringtechnology curriculum. Particular difficulty arises with the general education courses of physics, Page 9.478.1mathematics, and communications (English and speech). An engineering technology

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Christy

inventions as well as his paintings. Many engineering students think thatany time spent on non-technical subjects is not beneficial to their future careers. Over two years,the author assigned essays specifically inviting students to reflect on these attitudes. Fewer thanhalf expressed an appreciation for the value of their general education courses, especially in artsand humanities. This goal of this project was to explore Renaissance learning within a biologicaland agricultural engineering (BAE) program. The primary methods included weekly essayassignments and an annual departmental poetry contest. As a component of regularly assignedhomework, weekly essays were assigned to BAE seniors to give students the opportunity toreflect on various

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

countries around the world. In Western Australia, vendor-based curricula, such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program, the CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP) program and the Microsoft Certified SystemsEngineer (MCSE) program are offered for credit in TAFE Engineering and InformationTechnology (IT) Diplomas and in Bachelor and/or Masters Degrees in three of the fiveuniversities based in the State. In this paper we seek to examine the reasons why studentsenroll in the courses, and what career benefits they believe will accrue as a result of theirstudies. The paper will conclude with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses ofoffering curriculum over which universities and college have no control of content

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kavetsky

led to the establishment of ONR’s NationalNaval Responsibility (NNR) Program in undersea weaponry to address S&T topics of uniqueinterest to this community. As part of the NNR in Undersea Weapons a University/LaboratoryInitiative (ULI) was established. The objective of this initiative is to develop a consortium thatwill attract, develop, and retain highly capable individuals in career fields that support sciencecritical to undersea weapons technologies. A secondary objective is to build confidence thatwithin the universities, where the Navy has had historical success in hiring new employees, thereare departments with students well suited to pursue research in areas aligned with topics germaneto the ONR undersea weapons NNR program.This

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Dimensional Pictorials (Oblique and Isometric)Throughout the semester, the students work in groups of two to four students to prepare finaldesign drawings and reports on their projects. Typically, the students write one final report perteam during the semester. In some case the students may also build a prototype.Outline of the TSGC Design Challenge ProgramThe Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) administers the Design Challenge Program4sponsored by NASA. It is intended to provide the student teams with an opportunity to engage inscientific research, hands-on design, meeting presentations, career opportunities with NASA, andeducational / public outreach activities. It provides the undergraduate students with a uniqueopportunity to choose projects from

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Farid Tranjan; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley; Deborah Sharer

who had completed their freshmanand sophomore year curriculum were especially recruited for the program. The purpose ofengaging students in SFS early in their undergraduate career was to ensure that they hadsufficient time prior to graduation to engage in relevant and challenging research, becomecomfortable with the College’s procedures, and begin to define a focus of interest for theirgraduate studies.Based on discussions with prospective participants, all of whom were underrepresented minorityengineering students, most of them were not aware of the benefits and opportunities of agraduate degree. None of them were knowledgeable of the requirements and process foradmission, including admission to the College’s early-entry master’s programs

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Zainulabeddin; Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

employing. This approach to curriculum bridges the gapthat exists between the classroom practices and industrial practices. This unifiedapproach would deliver students with career-bound knowledge essential for the industry.I. IntroductionIn the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) department of PurdueUniversity Calumet (PUC), the faculty by choice have taken upon themselves to makethe changes, the essence of which is reflected in this paper. After a lot of deliberation thecurriculum committee agreed to make the changes to the curriculum that essentially,prepares the student to function in the market place as the System Designer. It wasrealized that the ECET curriculum should impart to the graduating student enoughexposure to pursue

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury

assessment tools. Black engineering students are highly under-representedwith respect to all engineering students and percentage of their population. It is shownthat, frequent faculty-student contact in and out of class, expressing faculty concern aboutthe students problems, especially those who miss class frequently, trying to help withtheir studies, sharing experiences and attitudes with the students, help these students toget through their rough or difficult times and move forward to achieve their career goals.The percentage increase of student overall learning performance due to personal contact,measured using the above outcome assessment tools, in turn demonstrates the percentageincrease in satisfying the ABET criteria, the desired goal

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pat Ackerman; Kathy Brockway; Raju Dandu; Pedro Leite; Jimmy Splichal

. • Planned and designed a moving vehicle using the Mindstorms construction set. • Wrote a computer program to test the vehicle design and construction.Students met at the high school’s library to plan, design, construct, and write the computerprogram. Throughout the process, testing was conducted on the gym floor. Data was collectedfor later analysis and design modification.AeronauticsIn the third seminar, the KSU Department of Aviation offered a seminar in aeronautics. Theworkshop objective was to expose students to the historical background of flight andaerodynamics and to provide information about careers in aviation. The workshop includedwork with flight simulators and culminated in each student experiencing an actual airplane ride.A summary

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James W. Boggs; R. Chris Williams; Kris G. Mattila; Todd Scholz

primary education system bycoordinating a number of Summer Youth Program scholarships for women and minoritystudents from the metro Detroit area between the ages of 12 and 18. The summer youthprogram (http://youthprograms.mtu.edu) offers young people the opportunity to familiarizethemselves with careers and to develop new skills through laboratory, classroom, and fieldexperiences. The program offers several options called "explorations" that allow different targetaudiences to come to campus and experience college life. The scholarships offered focus ontwo explorations in particular: Women in Engineering and Explorations in Engineering. The"Explorations in Engineering" track is for students underrepresented in engineering and sciencefields

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Robinson; M. Sami Fadali; Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Eric Wang

teachers and given engineering presentations to thestudents that answered the following questions: What is an engineer? Who are some famousengineers? Why are engineers important? What is the difference between an engineer and ascientist? What are the different types of engineering? Why become an engineer? How do youbecome an engineer? In addition they talked to the students in detail about mechanical, electrical,civil, and computer science engineers since those are the main fields offered in most engineeringprograms. As a result of the presentation, the students know a lot more about engineers and havea clearer sense of how to prepare for a career in engineering. As might be expected from middleschool students, some of them liked the idea of

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Joseph Hoffman; Gary Pertmer; Chandra Thamire

year. The final year is devoted to a significant design experience and anumber of technical electives that can be arranged to permit the students to shape their educationso as to provide an entry to a number of different career opportunities.The curriculum consists of the following curricular areas (Fig. 1): Page 9.83.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationA.1. Basic SciencesThis component primarily consists of 15 credit hours of mathematics (three calculus courses andone differential

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George F. List; Stacy Eisenman

experiences give undergraduates a chance toparticipate in discovery-based education. Students can see if a research-based career is of interestand if a graduate school is something to pursue. Students can be integrated into a research projectand given duties and responsibilities that otherwise might be given to a graduate student; andthrough this experience, they can assist in advancing the frontier of knowledge. While thisdescription of a URP experience does not fit all cases, it typifies what this faculty member hasobserved and seems typical of what academics describe [13].Given this sense of a URP, the authors see issues that should be addressed, especially from the

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Jayant Rajgopal; Bryan Norman; Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • “Prepare students for a broad range of careers and lifelong learning … feature multidisciplinary, collaborative, active learning and take into account students’ varied learning styles,” 1 • “Include early exposure to ‘real’ engineering and more extensive exposure to interdisciplinary, hands-on, industrial practice aspects, team work, systems thinking and creative design” 2, and • “Create an intellectual environment where students can develop an awareness of the impact of emerging technologies, an appreciation of engineering as an integral process of societal change, and an acceptance of responsibility for civilization’s progress.” 3More

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Jeffrey Hodgkins

approach the latter part of the undergraduateeducational career. Professor, why didn’t you tell us that the material covered at the beginning of the semester was going to be really important for the work we needed to do ? Student views material Professor clearly sees in a disjointed fashion how pieces fit together Figure 1 – Professor vs. Student View of Material PresentedThis is especially true in a senior level Dynamic Systems course where