Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Dark; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

solving process itself using problem space theory and how to use data miningto help us understand both the states and the transitions in the problem space.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant EEC-0230700.Bibliography[1] Berardi-Coletta, B., Dominowski, R. L., Buyer, L. S., & Rellinger, E. R. (1995). Metacognition and problem solving: A process-oriented approach. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 21, 205-223.[2] Bjork, R. A. (1999). Assessing our own competence: Heuristics and illusions. In D. Gopher & A. Koriat (Eds.) Attention and performance XVII, Cognitive regulation of performance: Interaction of theory and

Conference Session

Mathematics Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

. J., On the use of Windows for Harmonic Analysis with the discrete Fourier Transform, Proceedings of the IEEE, 66, No.1, (January 1978), 51-83. 6. Liverman, T. P. G., Generalized Function and Direct Operational Methods, Prentice-Hall, NJ (1964). 7. Logan, B., F., Integrals of High-pass Functions, Siam J. Math. Anal., 15 No.2 (March 1984), 389- 405. 8. Oppenheim, A., & Schafer, R., Digital Signal Processing, Prentice Hall, NJ (1975). 9. Papoulis, A., Signal Analysis, McGraw-Hill, NY, (1977). 10. Sage, A. P., Linear Systems Control, Matrix, Champaign Il., (1978). 11. Swisher, G. M., Linear Systems Analysis, Matrix, Champaign, Il., (1976

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Chapman; John Brocato; Jim Harden

Figure 2. Excerpt from Screening Exam Answer Sheet Possible Answers Answer Sheet (letter + correction) A. Subject-verb agreement error 1. B. Error in verb form C. Vague subject or inactive verb 2. D. Sentence fragment E. Overly lengthy sentence 3. F. Unnecessary passive voice 4.After a one-semester trial administration, we administered the exam twice to the samegroup of TAs – once before the TAs began their first semester of grading and once afterthey finished this first semester. At roughly this same time, TAs began enrolling in ESL5323

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina

that they can see a path to the problem solution as resultingfrom the data without carrying out any computation and (b) that the method boosts theirconfidence that they can do standard-design computations, even if they have no full or previousknowledge of the topic, or if the involved mathematics is not clear to them from the start.Remarks and Future ResearchThe author plans to further use the FPD in his sophomore design class. A study is under planning Page 10.1386.7and it will be conducted during the spring semester of the year 2005 on the comparedperformances of students when solving problems with and without the help of the FPD

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Moffitt; Jennifer van Rij; Jeffrey Wolchok

in capacitance and the frequency at which it is vibrated. Therange of capacitances possible and the frequencies to which the device will respond are affectedby the geometry. As a result it is possible to design the device such that it is optimized forspecific frequencies.Electromechanical Modeling:To simulate the physical system a mass and spring model is used to describe the transfer ofambient vibration kinetic energy to a vibrating mass (Fig 1).m&z& + f e ( z ) + f m ( z& ) + kz = −m&y& (1) A B Figure 1. The in-plane comb drive capacitor (A) can be modeled as mass, spring and damper system (B).The in-plane gap closing converter (Fig

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Narang

. h. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning. i. An ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities. j. A respect for diversity and knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues. k. A commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Program outcome a is based on and exceeds the outcomes specified in the program criteria1 forindustrial engineering technology as established by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.Program outcomes b-k are established based on Criterion 2 of The Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Technology Programs1.The program outcomes lead to the achievement of the program objectives through an

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Hudson; Laurence Merkle; Joshua Holden; Richard Layton

module. Theessential behavior of the software is described by the following pseudocode: 1. Read actual launch codes from file 2. Open the parallel port 3. While the contest is ongoing a. Prompt for a scenario number b. Execute the scenario: i. Prompt for the launch code ii. If the launch code is incorrect, go to step (i) iii. Signal the electrical switching module through the parallel port iv. Prompt for user acknowledgement of launch v. Signal the electrical switching module through the parallel port vi. Goto step 3 4. Close the parallel portThe software is written in C, and

Conference Session

Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arnaldo Mazzei

(based on the adopted course textbook [13] - see Appendix Afor course syllabus). These eight topics were divided by the actual number of lectures (about 17lectures) with time allowances for the quizzes. Experience leads to the amount of time allocatedfor each topic and sub-topic that should be taught, and the time that should be spent on thequizzes, for the entire course schedule. The same approach was used by the author in hisVibrations [14] and Dynamics [15] courses.As a simple example of time allocation for subject and quiz, a flowchart for a Statics lecture ontrusses is given below. (The schedule for the course is given in Appendix B

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

, Quebec, Canada, June,2002.12 Sacks, Arthur B., “Human-Environment Interactions: The Initiation of a New Curriculum”, Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, WA, 1998.13 Van Poolen, Lambert, “Towards a Christian Theory of Technological Things,” Christian Scholar’s Review, v33,n3, Spring 2004, p. 368.STEVEN H. VANDERLEEST is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College. He has an M.S.E.E. from MichiganTech. U. (1992) and Ph.D. from the U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1995). He received a “Who’s Who AmongAmerica’s Teachers” Award in 2004 and 2005 and was director of a FIPSE grant “Building IT Fluency into aLiberal Arts Core Curriculum.” His research includes responsible technology and software

Conference Session

Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Laura Wesson; Bill Elmore; Norm Pumphrey; Kelly Crittenden

from each other? Rockets carry their own oxidizing agent. Both jet engines and rockets carry their own fuel. Jet engines take in air from the atmosphere. 2 All terms correctly defined and difference between rocket engines and jet engines correctly delineated. 1 Most terms correctly defined and for the most part, the difference between rocket engines and jet engines correctly delineated. 0 Most or all terms incorrectly defined or difference between jets and rockets not delineated or no answer.REFERENCES1 Jordan, W.M., Elmore, B., and Sundberg, C., A Model for Reform in Teaching in Engineering and

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, 2002.[20] J. A. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary design and communication: a pedagogical vision," The International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 15, pp. 379, 1999.[21] J. L. Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese, and R. Hesketh, "What's brewing in the engineering clinic?," Hewlett Packard Engineering Educator, vol. 2, pp. 6, 1998.[22] J. A. Newell, S. Farrell, R. Hesketh, and C. S. Slater, "Introducing emerging technologies into the curriculum through a multidisciplinary research experience," Chemical Engineering Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell

differ in molecular weight.. Caffiene is the active ingredient (drug), and POLYOX is the polymeric gel matrix material which controls the release rate. Lactose is a commonly- used binder/filler, and magnesium stearate is often used as a powder lubricant in tablet formulation. The effect of drug concentration is shown in Figure 2, and the effect of polymer concentration is shown in Figure 3 Table 1: Tablet Formulations Ingredients A B

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thanassis Rikakis; Jiping He; Hari Sundaram; Andreas Spanias

graduates will leverage the effects of engineering and science on society and helpevolve our information society into a society of digitally enabled knowledge. Page 10.189.5 Fig. 3. Disciplines and Research Areas in Experiential Media4. Relationships of participating disciplines to experiential media construction.The central research thrust of this program AME is in the development of experientialmedia systems. This is driven by three social needs, that require integrated trans-disciplinary research and education to be successfully addressed. (a) biofeedback forrehabilitation, (b) experiential learning environments for children (c) development

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

Page 10.599.9with their previous experience. For example, many students struggle with the idea that A = B in “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education ”a programming language is an assignment operation and that B = A is not an equivalentstatement. These are problems that will need attention as the course is further refined. 0.7 0.6 0.5 Percent D or F Grades 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aminul Karim; Yakov Cherner; Ahmed Khan

-life processes and objects,such as those related to fiber optics, wireless and wired communications as the context forscience and technology investigations. This enables students to: (a) learn the relationship betweenthe scientific theory and its practical applications in technology, and (b) explore the processesoccurring in the system and constraints between its parts and parameters, and (c) observe systemlimitations and bottlenecks. ALSuite is based on a proven pedagogical assumption that studentslearn effectively and master science and technical concepts efficiently if they can understand theconcrete phenomena that are being studied and if they become aware of the potential applicationsof the theoretical knowledge they are acquiring.The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Meredith Aronson; Reid Bailey

formation with available students, managing teaminformation, and administering the program.All of the changes described in this section were driven from the bottom-up by local forces.Only two of the changes, aligning course times and credit-hours, required approval frominstitutional committees. Not surprisingly, these two changes required the most time toimplement. The common themes to the process of making each of these changes are A)persistence among the local champions of the changes, B) continuously learning about the visibleand implicit policies within the departments and college, and C) moving forward with changesnot requiring committee approval as a means of showing the benefits of integration.Institutional ElementsInstitutional forces have

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

of New Haven Press, 2001.11. Sandler, B. R., The Campus Climate Revisited: Chilly for Women Faculty, Administrators and Graduate Students, Washington: Association of American Colleges, 1992.12. Fitzgerald, L., Shullman, S., Bailey, N., Richards, M., Swecker, J., Gold, Y., Ormerod, M., & Weitzman, L., The incidence and dimensions of sexual harassment in academia and the workplace. Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 32, 152-175, 1988.13. National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers: A Literature Review, NSF 03-322, Project Director, Alan I. Rapoport (Arlington, VA 2003), also available at http://www.nsf.gov

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Perry Li; David Waletzko; William Durfee

Bernstein (2001), Enhancing undergraduate control education, IEEE Cont Sys Mag, 19(5):40-43.5. DS Bernstein (2001), A plant taxonomy for designing control experiments, IEEE Cont Sys Mag, 21(3):7-14.6. R van de Molengraft, M Steinbuch, B de Kraker (2005), Integrating experimentation into control courses. IEEE Cont Sys Mag, 25(1):40-44.7. M Hites, M Sekerak, L Sanders (1999), Implementing and evaluating web-based "hands-on" laboratories for undergraduate education, Proceedings of the ASEE IL/IN Sectional Conference, March 1999.8. CC Ko, BM Chen, J Chen, Y Zhang, KC Tan (2001), Development of a web-based laboratory for control experiments on a coupled tank apparatus, IEEE Trans Ed, 44(1):76-86.9. A Valera, JL Diez, M Valles, P

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

Internetsimulations with embedded animations; iii) accelerate learning by exposing students to hands-onmanipulation of signals and systems; and iv) provide intuition and complementary information usuallynot available in lectures and text books. To accomplish these objectives, pedagogical structures havebeen formed that are described in [14]. In addition, an assessment process has been designed to measure:a) the progress towards accomplishing these objectives, b) the effectiveness of the pedagogies adopted,and c) the overall impact of the software tool on an undergraduate course. 4.1. The J-DSP EditorJ-DSP provides a user-friendly environment that exploits the graphical capabilities of Java. Figure 1shows the J-DSP simulation area. In this figure, section

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vaishalee Naruka; Stephen Raper; William Daughton

students’ responses toshow some kind of a pattern [Appendix A]. Based on those questions survey forms were created[Appendices B & C] and given out to other Engineering Management undergraduates. Also, many ofthem were interviewed and asked about their inducement in choosing this area as their field of study andhow they perceive it. They were also asked what they think about others’ perception. To make sure whatthey feel is in fact the general perception of engineering management by others, ten non-engineeringmanagement students were interviewed and their responses were matched against t EngineeringManagement student’s comments and perceptions.ResultsIt should be noted that selected comments from the interviews and surveys are used

Conference Session

Design and the Community

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes

more significant but integrated into the same overall design 2.00 = A redesign that significantly changes the design or adds new featuresRedesigns in service-learning projects may be additions or fixes to keep a fielded project inoperation or they may involve a new prototype to replace a defective or obsolete project.Step 7.b - Retirement/DisposalRedesigning is not always the best solution for an existing design. After analysis of a productand the costs and resources needed to either maintain the current design or to replace it with anew design, a team may conclude that the existing product needs to be retired from service. Thisis also a natural part of the life cycle of a product. The decision to retire a piece is be made inconjunction with

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Troy McBride

at 2:15 pm Box4 UC2 (NEAR LAKE PLACIDA) Solar-Powered Endurance Vehicle Design Project Objective: The project objective was to design and construct a vehicle powered solely by solar energy, capable of transporting one person, that can complete the most laps around the outside of Lake Placida in the least time. Team Box4 Team Hummer Team Phoenix Team UC2 George B. Jake P. Mee Mee H. Jose C. Chad W. Mark L

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

ethnographic observation, will betranscribed and coded using a grounded theory type analysis as outlined by Atkinson andHammersly.10 Web-CT postings will be analyzed via discourse analysis methods and willbe coded following the guidelines of Titcsher, Meyer, Wodak & Vetter.11 Two surveys willbe administered during the start of spring semester 2005. These surveys will assessattitudes towards the university, service learning and team work. At the end of springsemester 2005 the surveys will be administered again to the students. The team worksurvey will be identical, while the attitudes and service learning survey requires minorchanges to the post-test (see appendix A, B and C). Each of the surveys will then beentered and analyzed via SPSS

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Li; Kai Li; Jing Zhao; Xin Tang

. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationreceived his M.S. degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, both from theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte.JING ZHAO is a Research Associate at Virginia Tech. She received a MS in Biology from the GeorgetownUniversity and MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.TANG XIN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Technology at East Carolina University. Hereceived his B. Sc. and M. Sc. from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1989 and 1992respectively, and his Ph.D. in 2002 from New Jersey

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kedmon Hungwe; Seyed Zekavat; Sheryl Sorby

students’ future needs.A number of universities recognized the problem and tried to find solutions usually just for oneEngineering area (e.g., Mechanical Engineering) by including an additional course for non-EEmajors [1], [2]. This is not an optimized approach because this additional course: (a) meets theneeds of only one area of engineering, (b) needs more university resources to offer the course,and (c) costs students their time and funding. In other words, it increases the number of requiredcourses rather than optimizing the current course. This experience formed the basis for apreliminary study conducted at Michigan Tech University and presented in ASEE 2004 [3].In our previous paper [3], we discussed the preliminary work for evaluating the

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Denny Davis

observable actions (see Appendix 2).Focus group review of the second draft profile was obtained through an electronic survey sent toan expanded group of individuals. The focus group included people responding to the firstsurvey as well as new contacts interested in the work. Twenty one academic and ten non-academic respondents provided data requested. They were asked to rate the importance of thirtyobservable actions for engineers at two stages of their careers: (a) upon graduation and (b) 5years after graduation. Importance ratings used were: 5 = essential for all engineering disciplines in the US 4 = essential for some engineering disciplines, moderately important for others 3 = moderately important for all engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Glenn Wrate; Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen

(an ME course) that was dropped from the curriculum. b. Systems Interfacing – one of the most fundamental long term trends is the higher level of integration used in design. There is a major increase in the use of specialized integrated circuits and design at the system or subsystem level. c. Digital Signal Processing – the dominance of digital signals and the need to process such signals make this course essential. This course will precede the traditional continuous-time signal processing course. d. Electromagnetic (EM) Waves – with the advent of wireless technology, the critical importance of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

ABEToutcomes. Here we were particularly interested in how the course improved students’ abilitiesalong four ABET outcomes: (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as toanalyze and interpret data, (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meetdesired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, (e) an ability to identify,formulate, and solve engineering problems, and (g) an ability to communicate effectively.To directly address how students were able to better synthesize skills developed from multiplecourses to new problems, concept maps2 are being employed as a direct measure of the students’ability to better

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fanyu Zeng

combination of these Microsoft® Office software. 3. The Components of Microsoft Office Specialist Courses • Microsoft Office Word 2003 a. Microsoft Word : What Will Word Processing Do for me? b. Gaining Proficiency : Editing and Formatting Page 10.152.8 c. Enhancing a Document : The Web and Other ResourcesProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education d. Advanced Features : Outlines, Tables, Styles and Sections

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Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Cummings; John McMasters

Interns Boeing Fellows Coops on Campus Faculty (Welliver Fellow) TIG TIG TIG Aux. Aux. Aux. University C University B Cream of the crop Student Population Figure 4. A Comprehensive TIG Concept.The students involved in the program would be required to work through the conceptual designprocess, including