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Yavuz S. Tunc; Malur N. Srinivasan

Session Number: F2D2 Teaching Mechanical Engineering Undergraduates about Nanomaterials Malur N. Srinivasan and Yavuz S. Tunc Department of Mechanical Engineering Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710 ABSTRACTNanomaterials have attracted enormous attention in the recent years. They have small featuresize (crystallite size) in the range of 1-100 nm and are structurally quite distinct from traditionalcrystalline materials whose feature size may extend from several micrometers to severalmillimeters, and traditional amorphous materials, which

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://www.questanalytical.com/ISO9000/2000/2000_FAQ.htm10. Smith, Radley M., Making the transition from QS-9000 to ISO/TS 16949, MRI: Articles, July 9, 2002, http://www.mri-inc.com/articles/qs9k_16949_rad.htm11. Smith, Radley M., Comparison of Requirements: ISO/TS 16949:2002 vs. ISO/TS 16949:1999 & QS 9000, The Informed Outlook, May 200212. Benefits of ISO/TS 16949:2002, AEC Ltd., Benefits, http://www.aecltd.com/benefits.htmFAROUK G. ATTIADr. Farouk Attia is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University ofHouston, where he has taught since 1986. He has over 30 years of educational, research and industrialexperience in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Automation, and MechanicalSystems Design. Dr. Attia

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Mary Mary; Emee Ermel

, implementations, and successes in teaching through the innovative and effective useof digital technologies.”5Plans are underway to use the simulation again with approximately 60 students this semester.Physical and Chemical Behavior of Fluids II will not be taught by Dr. Bryant this semester.Another professor will be taking over the course and is enthusiastic about using the newsimulation because he has experience with the old simulation. Fortunately, the same teachingassistant, Ms. Ermel, is available to provide some continuity in using the simulation. Bibliography 1. Schank, R. and Cleary, C. (1995) Engines for Education, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2. American Society for Training and Development

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1359, CD-ROM, 6 pages, June 2000, St. Louis, MO.4. Radha Balamuralikrishna and Clfford Mirman, “Promoting engineering technology programs at the high school and middle school levels using hands-on approach,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conf., CD- ROM, 9 pages, June 2002, Montreal, CA.5. Mary Vollaro, “Field trips: An innovative approach in teaching Manufacturing Processes to traditional undergraduates,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conf., CD-ROM, 6 pages, June 2002, Montreal, CA.6. R. Bachnak, “Field trips: linking the classroom with industry,” Proc. ASEE-GSW Annual Conf., Session 74C2, CD-ROM, 6 pages, April 2000, Las Cruces, NM.7. Stephen Horan, “Introducing pre-college students and teachers to engineering via a summer enrichment

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Ross Kastor; Robert Askew; Richard Bannerot; Paul Ruchhoeft; Elena Poltavtchenko; Colley Hodges; Chad Wilson; Cari-Sue Wilmot

& Lab* ECE Systems Design^ & Lab*Figure 1. The ECE curriculum flowchart with the communications spinehighlighted. symposium treating several of those issues. In addition, students will produce a lengthy researched argument on a topic relevant to engineering.”This special section of Composition II is taught by a PhD candidate in creative writingwho worked as a technical writer for thirty years. Although she is an exception to thenorm of graduate students who teach Composition II, it is hoped that CCE and theDepartment of English can continue to offer these courses to interested first-yearengineering students. Graduate Seminar in

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Thomas J. Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald E. Barr

, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2002.BiographiesRONALD E. BARR is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught since 1978. He received both his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Marquette University in 1969 and 1975, respectively. Barr is the 1999 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. Barr was voted President-Elect of ASEE in 2004 and will serve as ASEE President in the 2005-2006 term. Barr is a Fellow of ASEE and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas.THOMAS J. KRUEGER is a Teaching Specialist in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught since 1994. He

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J. M. Duff

),data (lab results), or entertainment (videos, music) can be viewed as symptoms of thesame problem.Engineers and technologists contend with intellectual property in patents, trademarks,industrial designs, confidential information, copyrights, and integrated circuit and maskdesigns. This intangible property is often the lifeblood of corporations without which Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationproduct development and innovation would be impossible. With the globalization ofindustrial activity, it has become necessary to treat intellectual property

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Sami Tannous

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education References1. McKeachie, Wilbert J., 2002, Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory, eleventh Edition, Houghton Mifflin, Boston.2. Novak, Patterson, Garvin, Christian, 1999, Just-in-time-teaching: blended active learning with web technology, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ3. Construction engineering technology class (2004). Students’ survey.SAMI TANNOUSA Lebanese-American assistant professor in the construction engineering technology program atIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He is a member of ASEE, and ASSE.His teaching experience

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M.K. Balasubramanya

Session T3D3 Engineering ethics as part of the core course in professional ethics M.K. Balasubramanya Department of Physical and Life Sciences College of Science and Technology Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi AbstractProfessional ethics is taught as a required general education (core) course in manyundergraduate programs. We describe a model for collaborative teaching of professionalethics by a team that consists of (1) philosophers and (2) science and technologyprofessionals. The model requires the

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Wendy Otoupal; Pete Hylton

, and historically have been, significantly underrepresented in Engineering and Technology programs at universities across the country.This has been documented to be associated with a low self confidence in theirmathematics and science abilities1. The authors recently worked with students from anurban school system, selected because they showed potential in science and engineering.The students, over 50% female, and nearly 90% minority, showed an increase in selfconfidence based on behavioral observation and increased intrinsic motivation, as well asa documented improvement in ability, after exposure to a teaching strategy that theauthors call “Mathematics with Real World Correlation.” The approach involvedintroducing students in the 8th and 9th

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Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino

Session T4A3 Challenge-Based Instruction in an Engineering Technical Elective Course Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Vanessa Svihla3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin AbstractThis paper presents the methodology and results of teaching an engineering technical electivecourse using a challenge-based approach. The challenges consisted of eight

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Chad A. B. Wilson

Section T4A1 Meeting Two Needs: Teaching Engineering through Writing Chad A. B. Wilson Cullen College of Engineering University of Houston AbstractThis essay describes the theory behind the use of writing in engineering classes, as wellas several strategies for implementing such content-based writing. Despite thewidespread use of writing in disparate disciplines across the university, writing is notgenerally an integral component of “content” courses in engineering. In this essay, I buildon recent theories of

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Engineering Educationrecord of academic performance and a clearer understanding of “research”. However, if theexperiment of picking out a freshman succeeds, a wealth of positive effects ensues.The faculty member can work with this student for up to four years - which is about the timeequivalent of having a Ph.D. student - and this time span allows for serious progress. Facultymembers at primarily undergraduate institutions often complain about the lack of researchinteractions with students and successfully including freshmen and sophomores in their researchcan bring continuity to their group and an opportunity for more in–depth work.The student benefits by gaining individual attention and mentoring, as well as by learningoutside the classroom and

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S. Easwaran

Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educatiowas used by the author to visually teach discrete convolution from this perspective. Using thesoftware tool and approach described in this paper, it was relatively easy to explain this conceptto the students encountering it for the first time. It was possible to teach this topic in a shortertime than was otherwise possible while enabling the students to understand this concept well. Bibliography1. S. Easwaran, "An Innovative Software Tool for Teaching Discrete Convolution form the Perspective of

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Wayne N.P. Hung; V. Jorge Leon

foundation toadvance science and technology. With the low employment opportunity in the US manufacturingsector, more and more foreign students are going back home after graduating from USuniversities and bring with them the technical knowledge. Increasing trend for graduated foreignstudents seeking employment at home, increasing trend of domestic students avoiding scienceand technology careers, and the alarming rate of manufacturing outsourcing have urgedacademicians to reposition their engineering curriculum, specifically the manufacturingeducational programs.To fit into the current manufacturing scenario, many educators have suggested to: (i) maintainthe core scientific foundation to promote innovation and (ii) modify the current curriculum

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Terry Kohutek; Arun Srinivasa; Andrew P. Conkey

Education, Vol. 87, No. 1, 1998, pp. 79-86.3. Roedel, ,R. M. Kawski, B. Doak, M. Politano, S. Duerden, M. Green, J. Kelly, D. Linder, D. Evans, "An Integrated, Project-based, Introductory Course in Calculus, Physics, English, and Engineering," Proceedings, 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie95/3c1/3c11/3c11.htm4. Elger, D.F., S.W. Beyerlein, and R.S. Budwig, "Using Design, Build, and Test Projects to Teach Engineering," Proceedings, 2000 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2000/papers/1431.pdf, accessed 17 February 2005.5. Eggert, R.J., and S. A. Tennyson, “Re-Engineering Open-ended Problems & Computer Simulations For Effective Development of Student Design Skills

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Jeffrey Froyd; Donald A. Maxwell

Education, Vol. 87, No. 1, 1998, pp. 79-86.3. Roedel, ,R. M. Kawski, B. Doak, M. Politano, S. Duerden, M. Green, J. Kelly, D. Linder, D. Evans, "An Integrated, Project-based, Introductory Course in Calculus, Physics, English, and Engineering," Proceedings, 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie95/3c1/3c11/3c11.htm4. Elger, D.F., S.W. Beyerlein, and R.S. Budwig, "Using Design, Build, and Test Projects to Teach Engineering," Proceedings, 2000 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2000/papers/1431.pdf, accessed 17 February 2005.5. Eggert, R.J., and S. A. Tennyson, “Re-Engineering Open-ended Problems & Computer Simulations For Effective Development of Student Design Skills

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Tim Coppinger; Hesham Shaalan

. Research interests include PowerSystems, Utility economics, and Software Engineering.DR. J. TIM COPPINGER, PE, CMfgEDr. Coppinger is currently a professor of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Hiseducation includes a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and Doctor of Environmental Design degrees fromTexas A&M University. He has worked for Hughes Tool, Trane DPG, IBM, and Southwest Research Institute, andBP Chemicals. His areas of expertise include electro mechanical design and automation. He is a past InternationalDirector of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University

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Amir Karimi

19-21, 20034. URL: www.idea.ksu.edu5. ABET EC-2000 Engineering Faculty Regional Workshop, Houston Texas, June 3-4, 20006. ABET EAC Day, Atlanta, GA, October 25, 20007. Rogers, Gloria, “Lessons Learned: Things I wish I had known…..,”, ABET Communication Link, Spring 2003 BiographyAMIR KARIMIAmir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Dean of Engineering at The University ofTexas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University ofKentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair ofMechanical Engineering twice; first between 1987 and 1992 and again from

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Pete Hylton

entitledManaging Technical Risk,1 when he said “ The risks associated with science basedcommercial innovations are real and often hard to quantify and circumscribe. These risks Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcontribute to business failures, but more importantly to underinvestment in the earlystages of research and to opportunities foregone.” Although it is generally the high-techindustries that have begun to implement TRM processes, the benefits should beapplicable to any industry, regardless of level of technology. Early identification,assessment, and mitigation of

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Tariq A. Khraishi

ways to challenge their students to go beyond basics learned in theclassroom. It is perceived that such experiments will instill more enthusiasm in studentscompared to traditional course delivery. References 1. National Research Council, 2000, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 2. Woods, D. R., 1994, “Problem-Based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL,” Publisher: Donald R. Woods, Waterdown, ON. 3. Edens, K., 2000, “Preparing Problem Solvers for the 21st Century Through Problem-Based Learning,” College Teaching, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 55-60. 4. Major, C. H., Palmer, B., 2001, “Assessing the

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Timothy I. Matis; Linda Ann Riley; James H. Matis

University, and his PhD instatistics from Texas A&M University. His teaching and research interests are in Stochastic Modeling of NaturalSystems, in Statistical Ecology, and in general Statistical Methodology. He has had a longtime association with theAP Statistics program as a faculty consultant for the Educational Testing Service Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

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lifelong learning. Usually there is always a scope to introduce a case study. Case StudiesCase studies have been used in practically every branch of higher education. In engineering andengineering technology programs case studies of real problems are most effective if conducted ina slightly different manner. One approach proposed by the Laboratory for Innovative Teachingand Engineering Education (LITEE) of University of Auburn 3 consists of following steps:formation of teams, assigning different roles from the case for each team, studying the problemwithout knowing the actual solution adopted, conducting research using internet, anddeliberation by each team for their role. Audience and/or instructor

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W. Roy Penney; Lauren N. Leach; Jeffrey R. Dorman; Edgar C. Clausen; Daniel E. Fluornoy; Alice K. Keogh

, Laboratory II,junior level chemical engineering students were required to (1) perform simple heattransfer experiments using inexpensive materials that are readily available in mostengineering departments and (2) compare the experimental results with literaturecorrelations. The design, implementation and analysis of two of these experiments aredescribed in this presentation.Laminar flow heat transfer coefficients were measured for the flow of ethylene glycolthrough 11 ft x 3/16 in i.d. coiled copper tubing by heating the coil in an agitated waterbath at about 150ºF. The temperature of the exiting ethylene glycol was recorded as afunction of flow rate and was used to determine the duty of the copper coil and theexperimental heat transfer coefficient

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Kambiz Farahmand; Kai Jin

evolving processes that are mostlyproviding goods to the US and overseas automobile manufacturers. Program curriculumand teaching methods have also evolved over the years as originally expected. Thestructured curriculum presented originally provides two integrated portions (Industrial &Electrical) based on design, test, and manufacturing with respect to the knowledge baseand needs of the Maquiladora Engineers. This paper describes the program developmentand the long distance teaching techniques used in the graduate engineering degreeprogram offered by the Texas A&M University-Kingsville for educating the Rio GrandValley Engineers. The innovative features introduced to the program, teachingchallenges, student research projects, and the

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Rita Caso; Kristi J. Shryock; Jo Howze; Jeffrey Froyd; Arun R. Srinivasa

collection, analysis, and reporting of first-to-second semesterretention. Other elements of the assessment plan include: • Analysis of progression within the engineering program in relation to Q-drops for first semester students of STEP and non-STEP classes; • An online perceptions survey for students in STEP and non-STEP classes at the beginning of the second semester, similar to that given at the end of the previous semester; • Re-examination of second semester STEP to non-STEP group comparability in light of changes in class composition; • Mid semester perception feedback from STEP class students on pedagogical innovations, • Common problems and questions in engineering, math, and physics exams; and

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thecontext of ABET assessment requirements. The course, in its present form, accomplishesits outcomes however; it is desired to expose the students to these skills earlier in theacademic curriculum so that they can be reinforced in other courses and researchlaboratories. References1. http://www.abet.org/2. Higley, K. A., Marianno, C. M., “Making Engineering Education Fun,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 90, No. 1, pp 105-107, January 2001.3. Davis, B. G., “Tools for Teaching,” Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1993, p 100.4. Avtabile, P, Goodman, C. Van Zandt, T, “Development of a Measurement System for a Response of a Second Ordewr Dynamic System,” Proceedings of the ASEE

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M. M. Darwish; M. H. Akram; B. Green

Session F1D1 LT2-ET: Learning Through Technology for Engineering Technology M. M. Darwish, M. H. Akram and B. Green Texas Tech University Engineering Technology Department AbstractThe traditional instructor-centered teaching process has proven to be less effective ascompared to the use of active, cooperative learning methods. Students can learn moreeffectively when involved in the learning process. Researchers consistently have shown aparadigm shift in engineering education from traditional instructor methods to activelearning methods

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but not be limited to promoting FIRST LEGO robotic education organizations and competitions. Workshops for teachers would be provided to assist them in teaching robotics, programming the robotic devices, and managing their school’s robotic teams and competitions. The project will also conduct research on the effectiveness of robotics education as a learning program for improving in the core academic areas as well as engineering and technology. The research plan will be a qualitative study with appropriate quantitative information to enhance the study.S5. Revise the Technology Education web portal (www.texastechnology.com) through the revision of existing materials to support the STEM Career Expressway. Rationale: The

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Daniel J. Burroughs

Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Central Florida. His research areas include computer security, embedded systems, and datafusion. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education