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Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando

problems andespecially by including “concept” questions along with conventional problem solving inassessing student performance.IntroductionIn recent years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course from atypical “chalk-and-talk” lecture course to include what we call a “studio” session. Thelatter, a two-hour “hands-on” session held in a room provided with a computer for eachpair of students, supplements the two lectures each week that are held in a room having acomputer and projection system just for the instructor. Unlike the two other “hands-on”computer classrooms in our building, the one we use for the heat transfer studio sessions

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Smith; Denny Mahoney

driving principle, supported as necessary by business and Page 7.914.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(systems) engineering disciplines. Targeted students include mid-career engineers andtechnical specialists with career paths to senior management.PD21 began as a two-year pilot project with funding from the National Science Foundation,during which time the consortium grew to four universities, adding the Naval PostgraduateSchool in 2000. PD21 is a consistent educational program based on

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff

them an experience of howproducts are designed and assembled. The main drawback of this approach is scalability. Weoffer this course to nine sections of 32 students each. This still only reaches 20 percent of ourentering engineering students. To address the issue of offering active learning opportunities to allentering freshman, we have worked to develop activities that could be offered during the regularclass time rather than as a separate laboratory.Pilot Project 1Development and implementation of any significant change in course delivery method, in thiscase hands-on early design activities, for the entire entering engineering class at Virginia Techrequires significant planning and trials. There are usually thirty-six sections of EF1015

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dantzler; Kevin Whitaker; Jim Richardson

grouping, cooperative learning, teamdesign projects, and an emphasis on written and oral communication. Student record dataindicates that the program has improved retention in the engineering program but has hadminimal effect on achievement. Anecdotal evidence from follow-on teachers, however, suggeststhat the TIDE program may have soft skill carry-over effects. Upper-class engineering studentswho participated in the TIDE program may exhibit more confidence, better communication skillsand greater team skills than their traditional program counterparts. To test this hypothesis, engineering faculty who teach downstream design courses thatrely heavily on student soft skills were asked to rate past students on a variety of dimensions.Each rater

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Jose Fierro; Daniel Grajeda; Steve Stafford; Rosa Gomez

paper, we willhighlight their student experiences:Before Daniel and Jose began working at ACES, both had worked for the CircLES of Learningfor Entering Students (CircLES) program on campus as orientation leaders: Daniel, as asophomore and Jose, as a freshman. The CircLES program, also an MIE initiative, is a week-long orientation program for freshmen entering the university in the fields of science,engineering and mathematics. For six weeks during the summer, Daniel and Jose facilitatedmodules, led tours, assisted with design projects and constantly interacted with incomingfreshmen. Working for CircLES introduced them to many skills that they are now applying at

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Thomas; Vinod Lohani; Bevlee Watford

Session 2793 Object Oriented Analysis of Weather Data in Virginia Steven Thomas, Vinod Lohani, Bevlee Watford Senior, Computer Engineering/Assistant Professor, Engineering Fundamentals/Director, Minority Engineering Program, Virginia TechAbstract An object-oriented approach is presented to analyze drought patterns in Virginiausing probabilistic analysis of long - term weather data (i.e. Palmer Drought SeverityIndex (PDSI)). The study is a part of an undergraduate research project, funded by theoffice of the Minority Engineering program under a VT-GE program, at Virginia Tech.The purpose of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

requirements." Next,the seniors are asked to evaluate on a 5-point Likert scale the effectiveness of laboratoryexperiences and computer based projects in each ABE core course. Seniors are also asked toevaluate the frequency and effectiveness of exposure to a variety of communication methods(e.g. e-mail, technical writing, business writing, oral communication). Finally the seniors areasked to evaluate their competency in using a number of computer tools (e.g. operating systems,spreadsheets, engineering computation tools, data acquisition tools). A free response section isavailable to the seniors to suggest improvements to the laboratory, computer, and communicationcomponents of the program. This part concludes with a free response section that allows

Conference Session

Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Collins; Matthew Ohland

. This paper will briefly describe the larger project, which will study a variety ofapproaches to improving the success of freshman engineering students, and specifically report onthe catalog and meta-analysis of summer bridge programs. The catalog will classify programs bytheir design options and the meta-analysis will review highlights of assessment results drawinggeneralizations where possible.IntroductionAcross the country, there is an extensive base of experience in the design and implementation ofprograms intended to improve the success of first-year engineering students. Significantresources have been spent to identify best practices in the education of first-year students (ingeneral), including entire organizations and conferences. 1 It

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Scott Moor

key environmental and safety concerns for the process, a review of the key uses of the product, a discussion of key economic issues including quantitative information such as current market price, total annual market, etc.In addition students are encouraged to include a simple flow diagram usually copied from one oftheir sources.I direct the students to eight basic references. Providing these references helps the project meetthe constraint of this being a quick assignment that is within a first year students’ capabilities.Three of the references provide simple introductions to the topics.1,2,3 Three are standardchemical process engineering references which are still fairly accessible to students not yettrained in

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

experiments andstudies. A summary of each exploration is given in the following.Mining Engineering: With the intent of offering an overview of the mining/minerals industry, the session addressed the Mining and Mineral Process Engineering curriculum, potential careers, and a demonstra- tion using a computer to model an ore body. The teachers were introduced to the various phases involved in exploration, development, and the operation of a mine. Images were shown of the various phases of a particular project. A CD of these images was sent to the teachers so they could introduce their students to mining engineering. Page 7.1312.2Environmental

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Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

program and these firms.J. Funding OpportunitiesOne of the primary issues for a startup company is raising initial funding, and the CEOs Program Page 7.314.5provides information about and couples the fledgling companies with potential sources. The Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversity of Maryland’s engineering school conducts a program called the Maryland IndustrialPartnerships (MIPS) Program. MIPS can provide funds to match company funds to supportR&D projects to develop products

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia LaCourse; Barrett Rock

students thought organizing and editing skills would be mostuseful early in their degree program, but they had difficulty finding time in their busy schedules. Adding a writing course is not the answer, because it further burdens a packed curriculumand concepts learned do not necessarily transfer to the thesis task. Steinker describes a coursefor the preparation of a thesis.14 He laments the lack of readiness in research and writing skills ofthe average student. His course, however, was provided prior to rather than in conjunction withthe actual thesis project. Most students have no idea of the effort that a thesis demands. Many tend to begin thewriting stage when research is almost finished. Although this was understandable before

Conference Session

Using Animation and Simulation in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Kuyath

improve the animations before they were placed on theweb. The advantages to creating the animations were: 1) More efficient use of class time. Lessclass time was used to introduce addressing modes so that more time was available to discussadvanced topics; and 2) Better student comprehension. Students’ grades and projects improvednoticeably. The final product took time to develop. Methods used to develop the animations andsome lessons learned will be discussed. Data will be presented, based on students’ grades andopinions that will show that the addition of web-based computer animations made the coursemore efficient and effective.Introduction:For many years the author taught introductory microprocessor courses and found that manystudents had a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

issuesVII. Conclusion & Future activitiesThe above project was undertaken to develop the infrastructure to attain the goal of establishinga fully operational non-site based lab course. The success of this effort has provided us withenough motivation to proceed further. This project has helped us build the followinginfrastructure:♦ Development of a remotely controlled manufacturing cell that can be utilized for web based hands-on CNC training♦ The integration of sensors and digital I/O interfaces with a computer based data acquisition & control system in developing an intelligent control architecture♦ Development of intelligent routines using visual basic, CGI-scripts and HTML for web based cell programming and control♦ A

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vince Prantil; Joseph Musto; William Howard

been redesigned to takeadvantage of PC-based FE and solid modeling software, while providing a solid introduction tofinite element theory. The course covers element formulations for 1-D spring and 2-D truss,beam, and triangular structural plate elements by direct equilibrium and energy methods. Asimple heat transfer element is also considered. Lab exercises are designed to complement thelecture material, and the project culminates in a design project. Solid modeling software isintroduced during the course, and is used by the students to make quick design iterations for theirprojects.This course will be required for all mechanical engineering students at Milwaukee School ofEngineering within two years. Therefore, topics typically included in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Kaminski

characteristics.effort between a faculty member and his students. Although a primative version of the air flowtunnel was available for use after the first year of construction, the final configuration of thisproject took approximately 5 years to complete. Each succeeding class added features and madeimprovements to the facility.The purpose of this facility is to allow students to perform experiments that teach them how tomeasure velocity, pressure, temperature and turbulence of a flowing air stream. Secondly, thestudents have the opportunity to observe air flow patterns in straight and convergent ducts as wellas elbow turns. Other Senior Project experiments are planned for this facility to study externalflow patterns, forces and turbulence levels. The facility

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

mastering new information.[1,2] Furthermore,frequent practice promotes speed as well as accuracy. This point is particularly relevant in thefield of electrical engineering, as students must master core concepts (e.g., Ohm’s law) such thatthey can apply them quickly and effortlessly in order to efficiently solve more advancedproblems. The present project pilot-tested a novel technique for encouraging frequent, fast-paced practice among students in the first circuits course. Nineteen undergraduate engineeringmajors (including civil, mechanical, environmental and electrical) participated in a face-to-facecourse in which traditional course activities (lectures, in-class discussion, exams) weresupplemented by three online homework modules. These modules

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Omar Abuzaghleh, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

Performance Evaluation.Table 1 is a survey of high performance computing courses offered in the US only. As shown inthe table, most HPC courses utilize high performance computing infrastructure such assupercomputer or cluster systems. For example, the Berkeley Network of Workstations (NOW)project builds a distributed supercomputer using a network of workstations, which is mainlysponsored by NSF10. Currently, NOW includes 100 SUN UltraSPARCs and 40 SUN SPARCsrunning on Solaris, 35 Intel PC's running on Windows NT or on PC UNIX variant. All areconnected by a Myrinet switched network. The NOW project stimulated many HPC relatedcourses, such as CS 258 Parallel Processors. However, since the universities listed in Table 1 are

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

(MSE) Outreach Efforts of Evolving Design Standards for Elementary EducationIntroductionThe recently awarded National Science Foundation project, Science Learning throughEngineering Design (SLED) is one of nineteen targeted Math and Science Partnerships (MSPs)focused on science education and one of four MSPs focused on elementary education1. Severalstates, including Massachusetts2-4, Indiana5 and Minnesota6, have established engineering design-based standards that have potential implications for effectively engaging elementary schoolteachers and students with content related to materials science and engineering. Thirty-ninestates, the District of Columbia and the U. S. Virgin Islands, have also adopted

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, and even the measurementscale.2,4 Preliminary work on this project, completed with Yokomoto, examined students’ abilityto assess their performance in Statics and Engineering Ethics.5 In the case of the preliminarystudy, however, students were asked to rate their performance in Statics prior to taking the finalexam and no other factors were considered. This study indicated that there were mild correla-tions between performance and self-assessment (enough to warrant further study).The present study looks to see if comparing students’ self-assessments to performance acrossmultiple problems shows any more correlation than was found in the one question to oneproblem work of Sarin and Headley.1 The analysis is based upon data collected in the

Conference Session

What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Environmental Engineering

the evening (similar to town hall meeting) to debate on environmental issues, their importance’s and impacts. Students are told that there is very limited funding available and only four projects will be funded for further study. After debating the issues they then develop a consensus and align themselves in four different environmental projects of their top interests. Each group then submits a formal written report on their environmental projects. The major thrust of this report is to provide a thorough analysis of the environmental problem, its impact and recommendations for corrective actions. 4. Making a Difference through Individual Actions: In the reflection Journal/Portfolio each student is

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

nano scalelevel, but also experience the impact of design decisions at the device levels. Introduction ofnano devices in VLSI curricula also help the students learn nano technology.IntroductionThe paper describes our experience in teaching nano scale devices in an undergraduatecourse, which convinced us that it is possible to integrate nano scale devices in VLSI coursethrough design projects. As the deep sub micron and beyond technology emerges, trainingefforts in nano scale device characterization becomes more important than ever [1-5].The research is motivated by the significant increase of education and training ability in nanoelectronics areas at undergraduate level. It is estimated that about two millionnanotechnology workers will be

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged in a pluralistic,complex world, we have undertaken a project to develop and assess core liberal educationoutcomes. This paper describes the planning and actions thus far to meet these new requirementsat the university and specifically in our engineering programs. We have begun to expandoutcome assessment to include five “intellectual and practical skills,” specifically, critical andcreative thinking, inquiry/analysis, problem-solving, and information literacy. VALUE rubricsare being used as part of the process to ascertain where the best opportunities are to measurestudent achievement within the engineering and technology programs. An assessment frameworkis presented and successful pilot results are discussed.The ChallengeOur regional

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

projects include the blog STEMequity.com, and a study, with sociologist Mary Ebeling, of economic equity in nanotechnology training and employment. She is also writing on distributions of blame between workers and materials for failures in contemporary building technologies, as economies of scale and automation continue their long incursion on the labor of commercial construction. Page 22.1061.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Metrics of Marginality: How Studies of Minority Self-Efficacy Hide Structural InequitiesAbstractIn ongoing

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Anna Newsome, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-authored three ASEE papers on FIRST LEGO League and engineering in the middle school classroom. My current projects include an NSF research project called Science Learning Integrating Design, Engineering, and Robotics (SLIDER) and a NASA online professional development course for K-12 teacher on Using LEGO Robots to Enhance STEM Learning.N. Anna Newsome, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) atGeorgia Tech Anna Newsome serves as a Program Coordinator for the Center for Education Integrating Science, Math- ematics, and Computing (CEISMC), the K-12 outreach arm of Georgia Tech. She provides input and assistance to various projects at CEISMC, including Science Learning Integrating Design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia A. Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

on loan to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory from 1989 to 1995, managing a project to transition advanced instructional technologies to ten different middle schools located in five states. She is on the editorial board of three professional publications and has served as National Research Council Senior Fellow assigned to the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. In her spare time, Pat enjoys reading and gardening. Page 22.1102.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Nine Years of Calibrated Peer Review™ in Rhetoric

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Competitiveness may be achieved through variousmechanisms such as designing and building distinguished products, offering outstanding service,producing high product quality and of course by developing cost competitiveness1). In this regard,it is recognized that undergraduate education mainly focuses on the technical and design aspectsof the engineering profession while many other aspects including marketing, costing, project andfinancial management, which are the essential needs of the contemporary manufacturingbusinesses, receive much less attention2). While the subject of engineering economy has beenincorporated in undergraduate education for a number of years, it realized that the course contentand teaching methods have not kept pace with time. For

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration; Thavavigna Thanikachalam, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

0 0 3CE9406 Architecture and Town Planning 3 0 0 3 Page 25.310.7 Elective-IIICE9407 Practical Training (4 Weeks) 0 0 0 2 Eighth Semester Course Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical Credits code Elective-IV 3 0 0 3 Elective- V 3 0 0 3 CE9451 Project Work

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Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Robert E. Kleine III, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Collaborate in a Team Setting Learning Outcome Learning Outcome: Effectively collaborate in a team setting Student is able to contribute to team meetings in ways that advances the group’s work, facilitates the contributions of other team members, contributes to the project effort outside of team meetings, fosters a constructive team climate and responds effectively to conflict that may arise within the team effort. Does Not Meet Meets Expectations Developing Expectations Proficient Contributes to Team Meetings

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Xiaodong Zou, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

contextualizedproblem formulation, the ability to lead team-centered projects, the skill to communicateacross disciplines, and the desire for life-long learning of the engineering craft in a rapidlychanging world” (Grasso et al., 2010).The changing nature of engineering will inevitably require corresponding engineeringworkforces, who are “cathedral builders”, rather than” the equivalent of bricklayers” (Irving,1998); who are not only “comprehensive problem solvers”, but “problem definers”(Grasso etal., 2010); who have a basic knowledge of adjacent and connecting fields so as to readilyadapt to address the novel, complex problems that they will encounter, leadingmultidisciplinary teams of professionals and fostering innovation.The presented changes force a