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Kenneth Van Treuren

Letter, Spring 20059. http://journaltool.asme.org/Content/AuthorResources.cfm10. ASME Writing Guide for Baylor University – (Student handout developed for EGR 4335, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory.)KEN VAN TREURENKen Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. Hereceived his B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy and his M. S. in Engineering fromPrinceton University. He completed his DPhil in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford, UK. AtBaylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, propulsion, andfreshman engineering. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Aiman S. Kuzmar, City of Corpus Christi, TX

positive impact on their learning practices.The instructor himself learned many things from this new approach, and that has its pronouncedand constructive influence on his teaching abilities and skills. All of this enhanced theeducation process in this particular course. This approach seems to be useful in otherengineering undergraduate courses as well. Instructors at other institutes are encouraged to trythis new method of teaching, but they have to be careful with its limitations and constraints. References1. American Society of Engineering Education, , Washington, D. C., USA.2. Ogot, M., Elliot, G., and Glumac, N., An Assessment of In-Person and Remotely Operated Laboratory, Journal of

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Tim Coppinger; Hesham Shaalan

. The teach pendant is a hand-heldterminal used for controlling the robot and peripheral equipment connected to the same robotcontroller. The teach pendant is most practical for moving the axes, recording positions, andsending the axes to recorded positions. Laboratory ExercisesThe goal of the laboratory sessions is to analyze and verify the theoretical ideas learned in theclassroom. Some experiments require written reports. In such cases, the report is always dueone week after the experiment is performed. Late reports are not normally accepted.The robot was mounted to a 30 inch square plywood base to perform the laboratory assignments.A gravity feeder and two wooden fixtures that contain holes placed in

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Yavuz S. Tunc; Malur N. Srinivasan

9 4 Mechanical Properties of Bulk Nanomaterials 9 Application of Nanostructured Materials: 5 Tungsten Carbide Parts 3 Sensors 3 Nanocomposites 6*The number of hours shown includes the time allotted for lectures and seminarsNo laboratory program is planned for the present, but once experience is gained in teaching thiscourse, time will be made available for some simple demonstration experiments as typicallydiscussed

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Mary Mary; Emee Ermel

to manually record data. Some hard-wiredfeatures severely limited its instructional effectiveness. Dr. Bryant partnered with the FacultyInnovation Center (FIC) to develop a new PVT Simulation with the goal of improving the userexperience so learning would be less arduous and more efficient for students. This paperdiscusses critical decisions made during the design process to create an optimal learningenvironment for undergraduates. Survey results illustrate the impact on student perceptions ofthe virtual laboratory experience and concept development. In November 2004, the PVTSimulation won a silver award in the Teaching with Technology category of UT’s InnovativeInstructional Technology Awards Program (IITAP

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Jose Amieva; Apolinar Zapata

Session T2A1Visualizing Abstract Calculus Concepts by Performing Virtual Electronic Laboratory Experiments Jose Amieva, Apolinar Zapata Engineering Technology Department University of Texas at Brownsville AbstractTeaching calculus has been a big challenge for the Educational Community. Manyschools and instructors fail to recognize that students have different learning styles.There is a noticeable resistance to change the traditional methods of teaching calculus bynew methods that incorporate techniques that makes learning

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James J. Dooley; Bernard L. Newman

Session T4B1 Application of A Modern Distributed Control System in a Chemical Engineering Laboratory Bernard L. Newman and James J. Dooley Department of Chemical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana AbstractModern distributed control systems are a valuable teaching tool in chemicalengineering and control engineering laboratories. Compared to earlier systems,the entry cost has been greatly reduced, making these systems affordable foralmost all engineering schools

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

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education IntroductionA number of papers have been written recently on methods for improving orsupplementing the teaching of heat transfer including the use of spreadsheets to solvetwo-dimensional heat transfer problems1, a new transport approach to teaching turbulentthermal convection2, the use of computers to evaluate view factors in thermal radiation3,and a new computational method for teaching free convection4. Supplementalexperiments for use in the laboratory or classroom have also been presented includingrather novel experiments such as the drying of a towel5 and the cooking of French fry-shaped potatoes6. As part of the combined requirements for CHEG 3143

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Thomas J. Krueger; Ronald E. Barr

Session F1A2 The Feasibility of Teaching FEA in a Freshman Engineering Graphics Course Thomas J. Krueger and Ronald E. Barr Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 ABSTRACTIn the freshman Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics course, the students areintroduced to various solid-modeling techniques, including simple solid modeling, solid modelassemblies, dimensioning, and sectioning. Along with these basic graphics fundamentals, thestudents are

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James E. Cross

Teaching ROM for theTMS320C6000 DSPs. However, shortly thereafter (early January 2005) TI states that due to itspopularity, there is a back-order and it will be delivered as soon as the stock is replenished. Asan alternate source for finding teaching material, other persons who have experience using thiskit should be sought. A few faculty members have posted their preliminary laboratories on theInternet. A limited number of persons have published books with practical teaching material.One such person is Dr. Rulph Chassaing. Over the last ten years, he has taught DSP workshopsfor other faculty members, such workshops being sponsored by the National Science Foundationand Texas Instruments. He has published books on the TI TMS320C25, C30, C31 and C6x

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Kevin M. Nickels

Department at Trinity University is a unique one. We offer a broad-based curriculum with a grounding in the “fundamentals” of electrical, mechanical, and chemicalengineering, along with some specialization through disciplinary electives. Students earn a B.S. inEngineering Science, and customize their program with help from their academic advisor. Moredetailed information on the program is given in a paper by Uddin1.The “fundamentals” courses, required of all engineering majors, include (in the electronicsportion) Electric Circuits, Electric Circuits Laboratory, Electronics I, and Electronics I Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

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Jorge E. Navarro; Apolinar Zapata

calculus real life problem, there are not specificdirections like: find the area of the region bounded by the function f(x), the x-axis, theline x = a, and the line x = b. Real life calculus problems are introduced by a command:design the cheapest container which satisfies these specifications of volume and shape; orby a necessity: I have to find the center of mass of this machine part.In real life and in engineering and science courses, students need to know and be able touse calculus facts and procedures as quickly as possible. However, research1 makes itclear that how mathematics is taught is as important, or even more important than themathematical concepts being taught. Teaching mathematics through laboratory activitiesis an important way for

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Wayne N.P. Hung; V. Jorge Leon

complement the theory, students are encouraged to explore and integrate rather than following rigid step-by-step instructions. There are more teaching assistants in a laboratory for efficient utilization of the laboratory time and equipment. In all cases, the objective is to understand a manufacturing process capability and its limitation rather than to train students to master a specific technical skill. 4) Expose to globalization. Internet resources and information technology are used extensively for information dissemination and research. We are in the process to form virtual teams with senior students from different departments at TAMU and

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S. Ozcelik; M. A. Faruqi; M. A. Abudiab

analyses. An ELA for ethicseducation is presented. This approach should lead to more effective teaching of ethics inour programs. IntroductionMost programs for teaching ethics are based on behavioral approaches1,2. Students arenormally presented with a case study and a code of ethics, and are told that specificactions violate specific sections of a code. Very frequently, the results of the case studyare included, so the students are not given the freedom to participate in the decisionprocess. A prepared case study leads to the laboratory procedure, and the conclusionsstated as part of the case study corresponds to the results that the students must get ontheir laboratory computation sheets. Such case studies

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Clay Naito

) Figure 5: Computer designThe fabrication process is conducted in the laboratory using knives and saws. The students areassisted by a class teaching assistant and by the faculty. Construction can be a thoughtprovoking and enjoyable experience for the students (Figure 6). The final project is judged on acombination of presentation (Figure 7a), construction aesthetics (Figure 7b), and measured loadcarrying performance (Figure 7c). Figure 6: Construction Design Project DiscussionAs a whole the student projects were well constructed and designed. In most cases, however thestudents over estimated the capacities of their bridges. This was attributed to the variability inthe balsa

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Terry Creasy; Richard B. Griffin

for their assistance withthe students, and the students from MEEN 360.References1 Griffin, Richard, Terry Creasy, and Jeremy Weinstein, “Laboratory Activity Using Rapid Prototyping and Casting,” ASEE Montreal, Canada, June 2002.2 Griffin, Richard B., Terry S. Creasy “The Development of a Combined Materials/Manufacturing Processes Course at Texas A&M University,”ASEE Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.AuthorsDr. RICHARD B. GRIFFIN has been at Texas A&M University for 27 years. He has taught a variety of materialsrelated courses. His research interests are corrosion and engineering education.Dr. TERRY S. CREASY has been at Texas A&M University for four years. He teaches materials related courses inmaterials science. His research

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H. Randolph Holt

://flagpole.mit.edu/10. iLab Heat Exchanger Project Home Page. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 16 February 2005 < http://heatex.mit.edu/default.htm >.11. Lehman, Thomas. Hybrid Science Labs: Flexible and Hands-on. Online Cl@ssroom, February 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2005 < http://www.spjc.edu/SE/newsletter/OnlineClassroom.pdf >.12. Distance-Learning Remote Laboratories using Labview. National Instruments. Retrieved 16 February 2005 < http://zone.ni.com/devzone%5Cconceptd.nsf/webmain/7BD0B01FCF3CF61A86256B510059F0FB/$ File/WP2238.pdf >H. RANDOLPH HOLTMr. Holt is an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology in the Department of Technology atNorthern Kentucky University. Teaching duties are at both the

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Richard Hoehn; Dr. Saleh M Sbenaty

, American Society for Engineering EducationAt the University of Houston (UH) in the Engineering Technology program, senior project wasoffered within Micro-controller Interfacing course (ELET4308) for several years. This was onesemester course with a laboratory consisting of few experiments and then the group project.Teams were formed and each team was assigned a different project. Recently the name of thecourse has been changed to ‘senior project’ and format has been slightly changed. This campushas a large percentage of commuter students with part time or even full time jobs. This situationled to consider this proposal of evaluating the indigenous resource.At PVAMU senior project is a two-semester course (ELET4082 and ELET4092) and carriestotal 4

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Mohan Ketkar

, American Society for Engineering EducationAt the University of Houston (UH) in the Engineering Technology program, senior project wasoffered within Micro-controller Interfacing course (ELET4308) for several years. This was onesemester course with a laboratory consisting of few experiments and then the group project.Teams were formed and each team was assigned a different project. Recently the name of thecourse has been changed to ‘senior project’ and format has been slightly changed. This campushas a large percentage of commuter students with part time or even full time jobs. This situationled to consider this proposal of evaluating the indigenous resource.At PVAMU senior project is a two-semester course (ELET4082 and ELET4092) and carriestotal 4

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Pradeep Bhattacharya; Nikhil Modi; Fred Lacy

Laboratory, Haque, Mohammed E., 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session T1C, 20012. Visualization Techniques for Complex Processes in Solid State Engineering, Scott, C., Wake, D., ASEE Annual Conference Proceeding, Sec 3532, 19973. Documentation from URL: http://www.vrco.com, website of the software company that supports CaveLibTM4. Solid State Electronic Devices, Streetman, B., Banerjee, S., 5th Edition, 1999NIKHIL MODIMr. Modi is a graduate student at the College of Engineering, Southern University, Baton Rouge. He hasalso been a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Electrical Engineering. A proficient VC++programmer, he has great interest in computer graphics, computational fluid dynamics, and

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Rafic Bachnak; Korinne Caruso; cody ross; Carlton Prewitt

summary. Thesummer program includes presentations at high schools, invited speakers, field trips,hands-on laboratory activities, and science and technology exhibits1 [9]. Specifically, theprogram involves attracting 11th grade students to attend a two-week Science andTechnology workshop. At this level, students are ready to make decisions that affectthem for the rest of their lives; selecting the college they wish to attend and choosing the1 This project is funded in part by the CSREES-USDA, award # 2002-38422-12160field of study they wish to pursue. It is anticipated that this innovative approach,focusing on the 11th grade, can serve as a model for other Hispanic-Serving Institutionsand for future national efforts.The workshop is designed to

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Richard Bannerot

particularly the strong support for a “Learning Laboratory”(statement #7) by all (but especially females [column 3] and Hispanic [column 5]) andthe “steep” learning curve experienced by the females. (Ten of the eleven female students“strongly disagreed” (The eleventh simply “disagreed”.) that they had “considerableprevious experience” with their component (statement #5), and yet as a group theyprovided the strongest agreement that they “learned a lot.” (statement #2)) .Table 2 also presents survey results for three ethnic groupings. For the most part theirresponses fell between the responses of the males and females indicating that the issuesaddressed in the survey are more gender than ethnicity related. Please respond to the following statements

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Jim Farison

, nondestructive materials evaluation and optical copying. Image processing, including image enhancement, analysis and compression. Student specialization through assignments and project. (3-0) Course Content SelectionComputer applications are characteristically of interest to engineering students, so an imagingcourse has a lot going for it right away. Associated with that, images are inherently visual andnaturally compatible with computer manipulation and storage. They naturally have the potential forinterest, even fun, for students.On the other hand, many engineering students are more interested in hardware and laboratories thanthey are in mathematics (even computer-based math) and computational manipulation

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Hesham Shaalan

Session T4C1 Design Project for PLC Course: Automation Work Process Control Cody Ross and Hesham Shaalan Engineering Technology Program Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi AbstractDesign projects provide a means to teach students many important skills. TheProgrammable Logic Controller (PLC) course utilizes a project-based approach. One ofthe major goals of the project is to prepare students to apply effective problem solvingtechniques to a problem that simulates a real world situation. This includes the ability todefine the problem

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

the course was required to see a WritingCenter Writing Consultant twice during the semester to discuss his or her ongoing writingproject.The successes of these diverse efforts to teach communications skills convinced the CCEto create the new position of Director of Technical Communications Across theCurriculum within the College and hire a PhD in English for this position in August2004. The Director’s role is to develop and manage ENGI 2304, and to coordinate andmanage all of the College’s communications efforts, including working with the UHWriting Center and the Department of English to establish and develop a comprehensivetechnical communications program and to support communications activities for bothstudents (undergraduate and graduate

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Amir Karimi

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering Seniors Survey: A survey is conducted every semester in the capstone designcourse to assess the opinions of graduating seniors on their success in achieving programoutcomes and on their attitudes toward the department. The results of the surveys are reviewedand summarized by the Chair and senior faculty and presented to the entire faculty at thedepartmental meetings.Student Exit Interview: The department chair interviews a diverse pool of graduating studentseach semester. Students provide feedback on their educational achievements, quality ofinstruction, facilities, laboratory equipment, and future plans. They also make suggestions onhow to improve the

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

process. Also in many cases, students, through working on projects,often perceive the relevance of mathematics and science and see how what they have learned inthese courses might be applicable to their current project. Another, less frequently usedalternative is a first-year course built around discipline, laboratory-based learning experiences[10]. The goal of this alternative is to help first-year students better understand the nature of thedifferent engineering disciplines through carefully crafted experiential learning experiences.Given that one of the challenges faced by the first-year engineering curricula at TAMU was thelack of understanding of engineering practice, EAPO selected the project-based approach. Thedesign challenge could be

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Terry Kohutek; Arun Srinivasa; Andrew P. Conkey

should not require additional lab facilities, 8). Create a workload that is consistent with the credit that is assigned to the class and support the engineering graphics content of the course, and 9). Depth of training required for instructors and teaching assistants on key issues.The first five factors can be categorized as content issues while the remaining four factors fallunder administrative issues. Some factors, such as 6 and 7, are related to both content andadministrative issues. As an example, factor 7 includes issues dealing with additional facilities,such as machine shops and separate laboratory classes. This point is crucial here at Texas A&MUniversity since there are around 1,200 freshmen and it is almost

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

increased interest in other majors. • Poor teaching by engineering faculty. • Overwhelming pace and load of engineering programs. • Discouraging engineering grading systems. Mentoring ScenariosOriginally, Mentor was a friend of Odysseus, entrusted with the education of Odysseus’son Telemachus. Today, a mentor is considered as a trusted counselor or guide6. Mentorscan be divided in to many categories: well trained individual teaching less trained Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Educationindividuals; well trained

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Jeffrey Froyd; Donald A. Maxwell

should not require additional lab facilities, 8). Create a workload that is consistent with the credit that is assigned to the class and support the engineering graphics content of the course, and 9). Depth of training required for instructors and teaching assistants on key issues.The first five factors can be categorized as content issues while the remaining four factors fallunder administrative issues. Some factors, such as 6 and 7, are related to both content andadministrative issues. As an example, factor 7 includes issues dealing with additional facilities,such as machine shops and separate laboratory classes. This point is crucial here at Texas A&MUniversity since there are around 1,200 freshmen and it is almost