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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Navarun Gupta; Buket Barkana; Sarosh Patel; Lawrence V. Hmurcik

DISCUSSION ON HIGH VOLTAGES AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION IN TO THE ENGINEERING CLASS ROOM USING REAL LIFE ACCIDENT CASES Navarun Gupta, Buket Barkana, Sarosh Patel, and Lawrence V. Hmurcik University of BridgeportAbstractWe discuss the Engineering principles of Hi-voltage (any voltage above 600 volts). Wecite 3 examples that typify some of the problems facing the Engineer and technicianworking with Hi-voltages, including geometry considerations, the need to follow properprotocol and the laws (both scientific and political) governing Hi-voltage.IntroductionHigh voltage is a source of interest to both the Engineer and to the layman. Interestranges from the sight of speeding electrified commuter trains to

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Ashraf Ghaly; Megan Ferry

advantages of damming a river are, there are always some disadvantagesthat can derail the project. Dams may be built to achieve one or more of several goals such as reducing oreliminating the hazard of floods, regulating water flow in a turbulent river, storing water for drinking orirrigation purposes, generating hydropower, creating an artificial lake for recreational activities, orestablishing a new habitat for fish, birds, and animals. Historically, dam building has always beencontroversial. Currently, arguing about building a new dam and studying its impact can take years. Damconstruction is impacted by technical, political, economical, environmental, and cultural factors. Theconstruction of a new dam may also result in the displacement of

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Shih-Liang Wang

Free Body Diagrams of Gear Trains Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina 27411AbstractMany senior students in the author’s machine elements course have difficulties in drawing aFBD (Free Body Diagram) correctly, which is the first step in force and stress analysis of amechanical system. One of the challenges to those students is that even though the principles todraw a FBD are the same for every mechanical system (A FBD is a sketch of a mechanicalsystem cut free of its surroundings to shows all the

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Promoting Active Learning and Creativity in the Strength of Materials CourseAbstract“Active learning” has proven to be a better way of engaging students in the learning process.Traditionally, creativity has not been one of the requirements in instructional engineering problems. Aprogressive open-ended problem has been incorporated into the strength of materials course. The idea isto allow students to advance from the basic straightforward experiences to more open-ended ones. Abeam has been chosen as the open-ended problem. Given specific restrictions on size, shape andmaterials, students are able to go through a cycle of design, construction, testing and redesign. In additionto meeting the

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Roger Chapman Burk

Using Space Travel to Teach Engineering to Liberal Arts Majors Roger Chapman Burk Department of Systems Engineering United States Military Academy, West Point, NYAbstractThis paper describes the author’s experience developing and delivering a new course for non-engineers ata top-ranking national university. It covers the educational philosophy behind the course, how it wasdesigned, and the results of teaching it. The core idea was to use the natural fascination of space travel asa vehicle to help non-engineering students learn basic engineering principles and have fun doing it. Thecourse was interdisciplinary, including lectures on relevant

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Bahram Nassersharif

Discovery-Based Learning Engineering Classroom Bahram Nassersharif, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Rhode IslandAbstractEngineering design, optimization, and analysis practice in the 21st century is performed using complexcomputer models and graphical visualization of the results. Engineering education must also incorporateteaching and use of computer models for enhancing the depth and breadth of student learning. Today, weuse a computer center to provide access to computers and educate engineering students to understand andapply engineering software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matlab, and Ansys

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Adam J. Czekanski; David-Michael P. Roux

. These objectives were accomplishedin an introductory environmental science course using multiple-choice questions focused on key conceptsat the end of 12 selected lectures. Three class sections (n = 48) answered the questions with clickers,while three sections (n = 48) answered by hand raising. Long-term concept retention was evaluated bylinking exam question performance to these questions. We hypothesized that the anonymity offered bythe clickers allowed each student to respond without feeling indirect pressure from peers to select aspecific answer. Approximately 74.0% of the clicker population and 86.9% of the hand-raisingpopulation answered correctly. This illustrated that a lack of anonymity can greatly skew results byallowing a few

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Ismail I. Orabi

Comparison of Student Performance in an Online with traditional Based Entry Level Engineering Course Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe purpose of this study is to compare course performance over time between online andtraditional classroom students enrolled in an entry level engineering course. The Introduction toEngineering Course is a three semester-hour course. It provides an introduction to the engineeringprofession

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Mir M. Atiqullah

Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties of Composites: Undergraduate Research on Materials Mir M. Atiqullah Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta GA 30060 matiqull@spsu.eduAbstractUndergraduate research in engineering and technology is gaining popularity as an added opportunity oflearning and a gateway to advanced studies. Many students find undergraduate research as a tryout forpotential graduate studies, as well as a way to establish relationship with research faculty

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Robin K. Burk

Project-Based Team Learning: Teaching Systems Engineering When the Data are Sparse Robin K. Burk U.S. Military AcademyABSTRACT: Undergraduate systems engineering courses face several challenges, including the need toprovide students with integrative projects which present sufficient depth and complexity while beingscoped for execution within a one or two semester course.This paper describes the results of providing students with challenging real-world analysis projectsdespite the sparse availability of established technical and operating data. Sixteen teams werepresented with projects regarding evaluation of advanced

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Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

Program Assessment and Alignment Lieutenant Colonel Daniel J. McCarthy, Assistant Professor Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Kwinn, Jr., PhD, Associate Professor Department of Systems Engineering United States Military Academy West Point, New York 10996Abstract.The Systems Engineering program at the United States Military Academy at West Point is quite a youngprogram especially when compared to the other programs at this 206 year-old engineering university. Asa young program we continue to evolve into the program necessary for our constituents - the Nation, theArmy, the Academy and the

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Service-learning in Environmental Engineering: Projects with Local Water and Wastewater Treatment PlantsAbstractOver the past several years, faculty and students in Civil Engineering at the United States CoastGuard Academy have partnered with local water and wastewater plant personnel on a variety ofprojects. Through these projects, student learning is fostered while local plants receive help withtechnical issues and public education activities. The projects are incorporated into theEnvironmental Engineering II course; a junior-level major area elective covering analysis anddesign of water and wastewater systems. The projects provide outstanding opportunities forstudent development in a number of educational

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Paul G. Ranky

-world-focused,customized education. They expect a large number of choices, because theyunderstand the power of simulation. They are very visually focused, becausethis is the video gaming generation. They want personalized, customizedproducts, processes and service, and their education process is not an exception.They look for technical details, and want to see it all; immediately, andvirtually...They look for good quality and low cost and ease of use, andinteractivity, because there is NO time to read traditional manuals and statictextbooks… They like to continuously explore, browse the web, watchinteractive, rather than linear videos, explore multimedia-based publications,versus static textbooks, and always experiment, rather than follow the

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Teaching for Success; Molding Course Syllabi to Support Student Capstone Design Work.Abstract This paper details the curriculum changes made within both the aeronautical and automotive sub-disciplines of the United States Military Academy’s (USMA) Mechanical Engineering (ME) program tosupport student senior design projects. Based on instructor/advisor observations, both sub-disciplinesrealized a need to better support student design by front-loading crucial design concepts andmethodologies in their respective courses. A review of the USMA mechanical engineering curriculum isaddressed illustrating the need for these syllabi changes. The aeronautical and automotive syllabi changesimplemented and their