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Pedro Arce

Session 2213 GROUP PROJECTS-BASED FINAL EXAMS Pedro Arce Chemical Engineering and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute GFDI, Florida State UniversityI. Introduction and MotivationThis contribution describes the efforts made during the last few years at the FAMU-FSUCollege of Engineering during the teaching of ECH 3264, Transport Phenomena I (FluidMechanics) to integrate efficiently the fundamental aspects, practical applications, andlaboratory experiments. Among the key factors behind these efforts, one can include, forexample, the lack of time to teach everything required in

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Michael L. Marcus

3287 Teaching Methodology for Project Team Michael L. Marcus Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology The Pennsylvania State University – York Campus ABSTRACTStudents from Engineering Technology Programs should be able to work as members of Project Teamswith Engineers to help find solutions to technical problems. Come and learn the methodology forproblem solving by participating on a project team to derive solutions to an actual electromechanicaldesign problem using a hematology

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Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

Session 2660 Working with Projects in Engineering Education Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. C. T. da Rocha Brito Catholic University of SantosAbstractPresently there is a general assent that for the future the new professional has to have some extraabilities to be able to compete in the new global work market. The world has started a new era,the era of global economy where technology and scientific knowledge are moving the worlddevelopment in a very fast way. Now the professional competence is measured not only by thework that a man can realize but also by the results that he gets. And so

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Phyllis Sperling

Session 2606 Educational Innovations through “Learn and Serve” Projects Phyllis Sperling Department of Architectural Technology New York City Technical CollegeIn the beginning of my career as an architecture instructor I had first to learn the rudiments: howto get a point across, how to organize material, how to make this material interesting and vital.Once I learned the basics, I was ready to pursue creative approaches to teaching. I learned thatsessions with students were more productive when I organized the subject matter aroundproblem-solving

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Richard Wilk; Frank Wicks

Session 2633 Electric Utility Sponsored Energy Related Student Projects Frank Wicks and Richard Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union CollegeABSTRACT The industrial world is driven by an uncountable series of energy conversion processes.Engineering curriculums have been developed to provide students with the fundamentals toanalyze these processes in various courses such as physics, chemistry, thermodynamics,transfer, heating ventilation and air conditioning, electric machinery, combustion andthermal energy conversion, but it is also important

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Deborah K. van Alphen; Sharlene Katz

Section 2532 Implementing a Satellite Earth Station – A Student Project Deborah K. van Alphen, Sharlene Katz California State University, NorthridgeI. IntroductionSince traditional communications engineering courses are largely theoretical and provide littlehands-on experience, they often appear dry and impractical to students. Even in lab sections,students may be asked to design and construct simple modulators and demodulators, but theyrarely have the opportunity to participate in the front-end design decisions necessary for acomplete communication system. Consequently, they often leave

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Paul Giolma; Farzan Aminian; Djaffer Ibaroudene

Session 2520 An Autonomous Robot—The Ideal Design Project? Paul Giolma, Farzan Aminian and Djaffer Ibaroudene Trinity University/St. Mary’s UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a senior design project at Trinity University from the 1997-98 academic year. Senior design atTrinity is the culmination of four years of design courses and of integration of design into undergraduate laboratoriesand into engineering science courses. The autonomous robot designed by four seniors (advised by two faculty) is afour wheel vehicle, powered and steered by two DC motors, controlled

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Lawrence Genalo

Session 1364 A Project-Based Approach to DOE in Materials Lawrence J. Genalo Iowa State University1. Introduction At Iowa State University, the Materials Science and Engineering Departmentteaches a course in the statistics of materials. Approximately one third of this two creditcourse is devoted to the design of experiments (DOE). A relatively brief introduction tothe theory of DOE sets the stage for the inclusion of a software package used to assistmaterials engineers to design and analyze the results of experiments. Texts for engineering statistics (1-3) contain chapters

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Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

Session 1308 Biological Engineering Student Design Projects With Real Clients Ann D. Christy, Marybeth Lima The Ohio State University / Louisiana State UniversityAbstractThis paper examines the use of student engineering design problems for real clients that require amultidisciplinary team approach to solve them. Design projects are described including animalhabitats for a variety of wild animals, an inner-city playground, food-grade bacteriocinbioseparation apparatus, environmental control systems for a tiger habitat (in conjunction withthe animal habitat

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Susan Randolph

Session 3586 Case Study Development under the TEFATE Project* Susan Randolph Jackson State Community CollegeThe Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced Technological Education(TEFATE) project was the result of a National Science Foundation ATE grantdesigned to educate an interdisciplinary group of faculty who would provideleadership in communications technology curriculum development1. A primaryproduct of this project was twenty-five case studies designed to deliver academiccontent and develop problem-solving skills in engineering technology courses.Each of the twenty-five cases joins academics with the workplace

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Prawat Nagvajara

Session 2532 Virtual Experiments for Digital Controller Design Projects Prawat Nagvajara Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel UniversityAbstractWe are developing a set of software applications that simulate and animate physical systemssuch as traffic at an intersection, and monorail and elevator systems. We call the softwareapplications “virtual experiments,” and use them to teach digital controller design. Thesesoftware applications run on a PC or a Macintosh to provide real-time

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Maria Amparo Gotes; Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 MEP Summer Bridge Program: A Model Curriculum Project Maria A. Reyes, Maria Amparo Gotes, Dr. Barry McNeill, Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityABSTRACTArizona State University's (ASU) Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has hostedthe Minority Engineering Program (MEP) Summer Bridge Program (SBP) for the past threeyears. The purpose of the program is to promote greater awareness of and to recruit potentialcandidates to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at ASU. The programcontent and curriculum are

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Maria Amparo Gotes; Dr. Barry McNeill; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 MEP Summer Bridge Program: A Model Curriculum Project Maria A. Reyes, Maria Amparo Gotes, Dr. Barry McNeill, Dr. Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityABSTRACTArizona State University's (ASU) Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) has hostedthe Minority Engineering Program (MEP) Summer Bridge Program (SBP) for the past threeyears. The purpose of the program is to promote greater awareness of and to recruit potentialcandidates to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at ASU. The programcontent and curriculum are

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Philip Doepker

Session 2323 The Design and Manufacturing Clinic: Bringing Industrial Projects into the Classroom Philip E. Doepker University of DaytonAbstractFor over a decade capstone design courses and other project related courses haveimplemented projects that have roots in industry. This was done on an informal basisbetween professors and contacts in industry. This process lacked consistency in thatsome projects would be repeated from previous terms or projects would be completelydefined by faculty with no input from industry. With recent findings (1,3,8) from varioustechnical

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M. Mavromihales; K. Sherwin

Session 1613 Design, Fabrication and Testing a Heat Exchanger as a Student Project K Sherwin, M Mavromihales University of Huddersfield, UK1. IntroductionThis paper describes the design-fabrication-test of a simple heat exchanger as a final yeardesign project for undergraduate engineering students. Design can be defined as the use ofimagination, knowledge, experience and judgement to define a particular end project (1).Much of this activity cannot be taught as a body of knowledge, like an engineering science.Students can only learn to design and gain experience by being actively involved

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Don L. Dekker

Session 2225 DESIGN/BUILD/TEST PROJECTS ARE NOT ALL CREATED EQUAL Don L. Dekker Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTProjects which include designing something, constructing something, and testing something arenot all the same, and students will not learn the same set of skills from all of the projects. It is,therefore, important that the characteristics of different design/build/test (D/B/T) projects beunderstood so that the skills that the students learn are the same skills that will be required whenthey enter the workforce. Three very diverse examples of D/B/T projects will be used

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Omar Barkat

Session 3660 Engineering Final Projects in a 5-Year Program Higher Education Institution Omar Barkat, Ph.D., Dr. es-Sc., P.E. McNeese State University College of Engineering and technology P.O. Box 91735 Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70609-1735AbstractIn this paper, final projects work for engineering graduates in Algeria during the students lastyear are discussed. The Industrial Chemistry Institute at The University of Science andTechnology of Algiers is taken as an

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 2263 Experiences in Integrative Research and Education Projects with Undergraduate Engineers Winston Erevelles Kettering UniversityIntroductionAcademic careers offer engineering faculty an array of activities that they are expected toparticipate in - these include teaching, research and publications, laboratory development,student advisement, accreditation documentation, committee work, and service to professionalorganizations, to mention a few areas of involvement. Time constraints, the diversity in the setof responsibilities, and

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Thomas Wagner; Daniel C. Gray

Session 3226 An FPGA Project for use in a Digital Logic Course Daniel C. Gray, Thomas D. Wagner United States Military AcademyAbstractThe Digital Computer Logic Course offered at the United States Military Academy teachescadets the principles of combinational and sequential logic, with an emphasis on programmablelogic design. Classroom principles are reinforced with six lab exercises and two projects. Inprevious versions of the course, cadets were given a digital alarm clock kit that they constructedas credit for one lab.In 1995, a decision was made to replace the alarm clock with

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Michael Sexton

Session 1633 GAS TURBINE ENGINE SIMULATION USING MATHCAD: A STUDENT PROJECT Michael R. Sexton Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA 24450AbstractThis paper describes an energy system simulation project assigned to mechanical engineeringstudents at the Virginia Military Institute. This project is part of a required, senior level, coursein energy conversion design. The class exposes the student to methods of energy system designbased on system simulation

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Michael McGeen; Larry Groser; J. Michael Hassler; Douglas C. Stahl; Craig Capano

Session 1606 Implementation of Project Specific Web Sites in a Capstone Design Course Douglas C. Stahl, Michael McGeen, Craig Capano, J. Michael Hassler, Larry Groser Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractProject Specific Web Sites (PSWS) promise to revolutionize the way designers, constructors,and owners process and transmit information regarding a design/construction project. ThePSWS can be thought of as a clearinghouse for project data, including text, graphical, and videodata ranging from contracts and meeting minutes to final

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

Session 1308 Interdisciplinary Team Projects With Marketing Students To Improve Engineering Capstone Experience R.M. Seymour, Kim McKeage, Darrell W. Donahue, Deborah Skinner and Tom Christensen University of MaineAbstractMarketing and bio-resource engineering faculty developed an interdisciplinary cross-course projectfor their senior students at the University of Maine. Marketing and bio-resource engineeringsenior level courses included the interdisciplinary project to provide students the experience ofworking on multidisciplinary teams

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Bradley E. Bishop; George E. Piper; Richard T. O'Brien

Session 2532 The Light Tracker: An Off-the-Shelf Control Design Project Bradley E. Bishop, George E. Piper, Richard T. O’Brien Weapons and Systems Engineering, United States Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the development of an off-the-shelf design project in applied control. Theproject is aimed toward developing insight into the design process through an open-ended,hands-on experimental procedure. Reinforcement of classroom topics and introduction to thedifficulties of real design are emphasized. Particular focus is placed on the flow of systemdevelopment, from problem statement, component selection and

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

Session 2548 THE SMARTE ENRICHMENT PROJECTS: SUMMER ACADEMY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Mulchand S. Rathod Joella H. Gipson Division of Engineering Technology College of Education Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The Southeast Michigan Alliance forReinvestment in Technological Education Based on the 1986 report, A Nation

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Robin Lovgren; M. Racer

Session 2366 Statistics Projects – Three Examples to Relate Theory and Application Robin Lovgren, Michael Racer University of MemphisAbstractThe application of statistical concepts can play an important role in an engineering analysis ordesign. These concepts and their applications are sometimes difficult to convey to engineeringstudents in a typical classroom setting. To aid the students in making the connection betweenlecture and real world applications, a series of projects was developed, and assigned to thestudents. This paper provides three

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Kurt Frederick

Session 3586 The Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced Technological Education Project an Overview* Kurt D. Frederick Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe various activities making up the Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced TechnologicalEducation (TEFATE) project through the South East Advanced Technological EducationConsortium (SEATEC), funded by the National Science Foundation, will be described in thispresentation. TEFATE highlights include the use of interdisciplinary teams, specialized

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Michael Werner

Session 1647 Using the Internet in a Computer Science Senior Projects Course Michael Werner Department of Computer Science, Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115Abstract:Project courses in Computer Science require a student to discover a feasible software project, doindependent research to see how his/her project fits in with similar and related projects doneelsewhere, acquire the necessary knowledge and tools to build

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Tom Mase

Session 1358 A Virtual Golf Ball Design Project Using LS-DYNA Tom Mase Kettering UniversityAbstractStudent groups design a golf ball by specifying cover and core properties as well as geometry.To have a starting point for the material properties, experimental force deflection curves areprovided (posted on the internet) for Surlyn® and polybutadiene rubber. From these curves thestudent groups must analyze the data to get baseline material properties. Sample two piece ballsare cut up so the students can get reasonable cover thickness values. Each group conducts

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Shahen Akelyan; Rupa Purasinghe; Javed Alam

Session 2520 Virtual Learning Community Model for a Freshman Engineering Design Project Course Rupa Purasinghe1, Shahen Akelyan3 Department of Civil Engineering California State University at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90032 Javed Alam2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555AbstractThis paper

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Emin Yilmaz

Session 3548 WINNING THE WORLD PUNKIN’ CHUNKIN’ COMPETITION WITH A STUDENT DESIGN PROJECT Emin Yilmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853I. AbstractThe World Punkin’ Chunkin’ contest is a yearly affair of the Chamber of Commerce of the city ofLewis, Delaware. Department of Technology students entered the competition with a humanpowered, 20 ft long sling-shot type device and won the first place by