sensor networkconnectivity requirements.In the latter part of the semester, students work in teams to develop a multi-node network for anapplication of their choice. Example monitoring projects included soil moisture, leaf wetnessand temperature in greenhouses (Fig. 3b), traffic patterns in parking lots, and movement ofpavement during freeze/thaw conditions. Wireless node Inputs Soil moisture Temperature (a) (b) Figure 3. (a
Engineering Education Excellence Award. He is a past-chair of the ASEE IL/IN Section, and board member of Freshman Programs and Educational Research Methods Divisions.Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Frank DeRego, Purdue University FRANK R. DE REGO, JR. is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University. His research interests focus on
√ √ √ Based on information from the website, no courses in these areasUniversity of Virginia offeredWashington University 2 √ √B. Development ConsiderationsAlthough many agree that the body of electrical engineering knowledge is important in a generalengineering program, no agreement exists on what electrical engineering topics should becovered. This is due to a general engineering program’s consideration of its own mission,concentrations, and program outcomes/objectives. An individual course (or courses
AC 2007-1382: REDESIGNING A COLLEGE-WIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARYENGINEERING DESIGN PROGRAM AT RITWayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology WAYNE W. WALTER is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at RIT. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Wayne has worked for the U.S. Army, Rochester Products and Delco Products Divisions of General Motors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in New York State. He can be reached at wwweme@rit.edu.Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology JEFFREY B. WEBB is a Mechanical Engineer with the Engineering Modeling and Simulations group in the Southeast Division of Applied Research Associates. He
background finished these quickly, but the ME and PDM students oftenrequired additional time. Page 12.71.4 Aug 29 Electronics basics – soldering, instruments, tools Sept 12 Amplifier and motor speed measurements - A class A-B amplifier was built with an op- amp for crossover compensation. Students related voltage to speed using tachometers. Sept 19 Build an analog feedback control system - An op-amp based subtraction circuit was added to the last lab and students checked the output response of the system to a sinusoidal input
study assures adequatepreparation in the primary discipline as well as the concentration, and still leaves enoughflexibility for the student to further specialize in a preferred area. To date the following courseshave been developed:LWD 710 – Physiology of Disability (4 hours): This core course introduces the student to theneurophysiological and neuroanatomical basis of commonly encountered physical disabilities,including disorders of cognition (learning disorders), impaired mobility (neuromusculardisorders) and sensory deprivation (vision, hearing). It is cross listed as P&B 710 inNeuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, and as BMS 874 in Biomedical Sciences.LWD 720 – Science of Learning (4 hours): Survey of research and theory on the
* Spring Semester, 2006I. Introduction Week 1 A. Product Life Cycle B. Life Cycle Analysis C. Environmental ImpactsII. Product Life Cycle, Materials Selection and Design Week 2 - 7 A. Extraction B. Manufacturing/Processing C. Packaging D. Transportation/Distribution E. Use F. End-of-Life/Recycling/Landfill/Incineration G. Materials Selection H. Product Design I. Process Design J. Design for Environment Spring BreakIII. Life Cycle Analysis Week 8
Workbench: A Multi-Stage Approach to Bioinformatics Education. Bioscene 31(1): 3-11. 3. He, Y., R. R. Vines, A. R. Wattam, G. V. Abramochkin, A. W. Dickerman, J. D. Eckart, B. W. S. Sobral (2004) PIML:the Pathogen Information Markup Language. Bioinformatics 21:116- 121. 4. Rainey, D., Faulkner, S., Craddock, L., Cammer, S., Tretola, B., Sobral, B.W., and O., Crasta. 2007. A project-centric approach to cyberinfrastructure education. TeraGrid 2007. 5. Our cultural commonwealth: The Report of the ACLS Commission on Cyberinfrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences, July 18, 2006 6. Buetow, K (2005) Cyberinfrastructure
not limited to the UnitedStates. Hoaxes involving threatening letters or powder-containing envelopes were reported fromseveral countries; mail cross-contaminated with B anthracis was distributed to some USembassies, and persons in remote corners of the world were advised to take prophylacticantimicrobial treatment.Recent attacks on corporate and government computer networks have demonstrated the potentialfor damage if terrorists decide to perpetrate a cyber-attack. This is becoming more probable, ashackers and cyber-criminals more frequently target corporate and government IT assets [7].Developing a vigorous plan for defending against such attacks must become more of a nationalpriority. Most terrorist operations follow careful planning
. Page 12.347.15Selected Readings A. “The World is Flat,” by Thomas L. Friedman B. Web-based articles from Business Week magazine on globalization and outsourcingCourse Lesson PlanWeek 1 Supply chain management and logistics Factors affecting manufacturing costs and profitability: Part IWeek 2 Supply chain management and logistics Factors affecting manufacturing costs and profitability: Part IIWeek 3 Limitations on efficiency gains through active management of the supply chainWeek 4 Lean Manufacturing Workshop: hands-on, team-based activityWeek 5 Historical perspective on role of globalization in defining domestic economiesWeek 6 “The World is Flat:” critical assessment of key points raised in bookWeek 7
Education, NY, Collier, 1938.4. Jutras, P. How Service Learning Projects Can Be Catalyst for Faculty Learning, Academic Exchange QuarterlySpring (2000), pp. 54-58.5. Munter, J. The Authority of Experience in Learning to Teach: Bridging the Gap Through Service Learning,Evaluation Academic Exchange Quarterly Spring (2000) 69-73.6. Newell J. A, Marchese AJ, Ramachandran RP, Sukumaran B, Harvey R. Multi-disciplinary design andcommunication: a pedagogical vision. International J Engineering Education. 1999; 15:376-382.7. Shastri A. Examining Content Knowledge Gains in Academic Service Learning: A Study in EducationalPsychology Course Academic Exchange Quarterly Spring 2000, pp. 47-53.8. Shumer, R. and Belbas, B. What we know about service learning. In R
., “Implementing an English and Engineering Collaboration,” in Liberal Education in Twenty-First Century Engineering: Responses to ABET/EC2000 Criteria, (eds: Ollis, D.S., Neeley, K.A., and Luegenbiehl, H.C., Peter Lang Publishers, New York, NY, pp. 270-279.6. Kennedy, A., Ollis, D., and Brent, R, , “Cross-College Collaboration to Enhance Spanish Instruction and Learning,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual conference, 2005.7. Laffitte, B., Ollis, D., and Brent, R.,, “Cross-College Collaboration of Engineering with Industrial Design” Proceedings of ASEE Annual conference, 2005.8. Krupczak, J., “Science and Technology of Everyday Life: A Course on Technology for Liberal Arts Students,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual conference, 19969
the program. After a lot of internal faculty discussion and consultation withWMD experts external to AFIT, the decision was made to design the program to incorporatenuclear (N), chemical (C) and biological (B) weapon technologies, while focusing on thefoundational science behind the production, effects and mitigation. While these are still verybroad, some areas considered WMD by some would be excluded. An example of this is high-yield non-nuclear explosive weapons. In considering the course content and objectives, it was apparent that developing graduateswho were experts in all three major areas (N, C or B) was an unachievable goal in the time givento our master’s students (18 months to 2 years.) It was determined that each student would
as a calling b : a person who is trained in or follows any branch of engineering. as a profession a branch of engineering 4. one who operates an engine c : a person who carries through an 5. colloq one who skillfully manages or enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance carries through some enterprise. 4. a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus engineer (v). 1. to lay out, construct or manage as an 1. to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer
[3]: (a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) An ability to communicate effectively (h) The broad education necessary to understand the
Page 12.912.9encouraging, and suggest that the approaches followed in this course could be adapted tointroduce engineering students to advanced multidisciplinary research topics from many fields ofscience and engineering.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering forsupporting these efforts to develop and improve a new course to introduce biomedicalmicrosystems to electrical engineers.References1. A. Manz and H. Becker, Microsystem Technology in Chemistry and Life Sciences (Springer-Verlag, 1999).2. A. Manz, N. Graber, and H. M. Widmer, Sensors Actuators B 1, 244-248 (1990).3. S. Latta, Scientist 11, 1-7 (1997).4. T. Laurell, J. Nilsson, K. F. Jensen, D. J. Harrison, and P. Jorg
12.584.10During the fall semester of the year-long senior design sequence (3 credit hours per semester),students enrolled in ENGR 4813 Senior Design also enroll in ENGR 4400 Senior DesignSeminar (see Appendix B for descriptions), which is a meeting of all students in senior designone day a week for the fall semester in order to cover material needed by every student. Studentsare required to attend this zero-credit, pass-fail, seminar as a graduation requirement. While nooutside work is required from this seminar, to keep the students engaged, the faculty memberwho is presenting a given seminar may choose to give a pass-fail quiz at the end of the seminarto ensure students have captured the needed material. Students may have no more than twounexcused
AC 2007-1708: TEACHING ENGINEERING CONCEPTS ACROSS MULTIPLEDISCIPLINES USING A SINGLE PLATFORM BASED ON VIRTUALINSTRUMENTATIONShekhar Sharad, National Instruments Page 12.1355.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Engineering Concepts Across Multiple Disciplines Using a Single Platform based on Virtual InstrumentationAbstractMultidisciplinary Labs are becoming increasingly important with convergence of technologies.Continuing budget cuts make it difficult to fund new infrastructure such as physical labs andalternatives that enable educators to reuse existing labs are needed. With the evolution of thedesktop and graphical design
AC 2007-803: MEASURING STUDENT ABILITY TO WORK ONMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS: BUILDING AND TESTING A RUBRICCarolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students, assessment of student learning, and program evaluation. Prior to coming to MSU, Plumb was at the University of Washington, where she directed the Engineering Communication Program. While at the UW, Plumb also worked as an Instructional Development and Assessment Specialist for the School of
sponsor, DPM student, or faculty/staff member.2. PRP draft is submitted to the DPM instructor, MSD Program or Director for initial review.3. PRP draft goes to review team and is assessed against acceptance criteria 1-4. It is at this stage that if the RIT champion is also identified if the project is not going to be rejected. Possible outcomes are (a) rejection, (b) postponement, or (c) identification of RIT champion to complete PRP.4. If the RIT champion is not the project Guide, a project Guide is assigned.5. PRP reviewed by project Guide. The Guide is responsible for securing reviewers from other departments and gaining approval from those reviews. The Guide is also responsible for any final changes needed before releasing the PRP to
AC 2007-2913: MINOR IN ENGINEER STUDIES: A NEW PROGRAM FOR A NEWERAMani Mina, Iowa State University Page 12.1070.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MINOR IN ENGINEER STUDIES: A NEW PROGRAM FOR A NEW ERAAbstractA new program has started in our school. This is a true multidisciplinary program that includesthe whole engineering college and all engineering fields. The major goal of the program is toprovide technological awareness and understanding of the technical issues to non-engineeringstudents. Since many managers, directors, and policymakers (all around the world) are makingdecisions on technological-based
AC 2007-2365: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITHIN A MULTIDISCIPLINARYPROGRAMRobert Grondin, Arizona State University Robert Grondin received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1982. Since 1983 he has been a faculty member at Arizona State University. In 2004 he became a founding faculty member in the new Multi-disciplinary engineering program at the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University in Mesa AZ.Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University Darryl Morrell received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1988. Since then he has been a faculty member at Arizona State University. In 2004 he became a founding faculty member in
AC 2007-1064: A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONINITIATIVEFernando Tovia, Philadelphia University Dr. Fernando Tovia is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University. He joined the faculty of the School of Engineering and Textiles in 2004. He earned a B.S. from the University of the Americas (Mexico) in 1981 and an M.S. from Oklahoma State Univ. in 1987 (both in industrial engineering) and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2004. He spent 20 years working in production planning, strategic planning and as an executive in the textile industry in Mexico. His research interests include supply chain
AC 2007-2810: AN UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEWMULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING PROGRAMChell Roberts, Arizona State UniversityDarryl Morrell, Arizona State UniversityMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityScott Danielson, Arizona State UniversityRobert Hinks, Arizona State UniversityRobert Grondin, Arizona State UniversityThomas Sugar, Arizona State UniversityChen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University Page 12.236.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Update on the Implementation of a New Multidisciplinary Engineering ProgramIntroductionIn 2003, a founding team of seven faculty members was given the unprecedented freedom
AC 2007-1928: CULTIVATING A SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE IN IRISHSECOND LEVEL SCHOOLSSonya Quinn, University of Limerick Sonya Quinn graduated with first class honours from the University of Limerick in 2005 in Technology Education. She is currently a researcher in environmental sustainability in the University of Limerick undertaking a Masters by research in the area of sustainability and second level schools in Ireland. Sonya is also a tutor in the Explore Engineering Summer Camp, which is run as an introduction to engineering programme in the University of Limerick and is a consultant tutor in the technology learning centre.William Gaughran, University of Limerick Dr Bill Gaughran is a Senior
AC 2007-1195: TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH A PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT COURSE SEQUENCE FOR ENGINEERS — LESSONSLEARNEDRichard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLinda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 12.1383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Ten Years of Experience with a Professional Development Course Sequence for Engineers—Lessons LearnedAbstractOver the past decade, the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hasdeveloped a unique educational component in Professional Development and Leadership for allEngineering undergraduates. Taught by the
AC 2007-390: BOUTIQUE ENGINEERING: STUDENT LEARNING IN AMULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND METHODS COURSEJames Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University JAMES D. SWEENEY is Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1988 and 1983, respectively, and his Sc.B. Engineering degree (Biomedical Engineering) from Brown University in 1979. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and is an ABET Program Evaluator.Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf
AC 2007-539: ASEE’S NEW ROLE AS THE LEAD SOCIETY FOR ABETACCREDITATION REVIEW OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGPROGRAMS: AN UPDATE AND A LOOK AHEADJames Farison, Baylor University Dr. Jim Farison is currently professor and chair of the ECE Department at Baylor University, and is also administratively responsible for Baylor's B.S. in Engineering program. He currently serves as chair of ASEE's Multidisciplinary Engineering Division, and is a member of the ASEE Accreditation Activities Committee. He received his B.S.E.E. from The University of Toledo and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, before returning to serve on the faculty at UT in the EE and then the Bioengineering departments, and
bring major concepts in Science, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Sciencetogether in a game-centric action-based project. The game consists of many modules, but we, asa first stage effort, specifically target the game modules which relate to the following:1. Mathematics and Physics a. Relation to vector analysis, probability, transformations, integration and differentiation, physics motion equations, exponential and doubly exponential functions used in fogging. b. Matrix operations for basic translation, rotation, and scaling.2. Computer Science a. Object Oriented Programming (OOP) i. Classes and objects as game components b. Data structures used in maintaining players information and
Education 2005, 21, (1), 139-150.2. Benedict, B.; Napper, S. A.; Guice, L. K., Restructuring for Strategic Outcomes. Journal of Engineering Education 2000, 89, (2), 237-246.3. Guice, L. K.; Napper, S. A.; Nelson, J. D., Interdisciplinary Administration Supports Interdisciplinary Education and Research. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education 2003, 2003-216.4. Nelson, J. D.; Napper, S. A.; Elmore, B.; Carpenter, J.; Deese, B., An Integrated Freshman Engineering Curriculum. Frontiers in Education Conference 1998.5. Nelson, J. D.; Napper, S. A., Ramping Up an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Full Implementation. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference 1999.6