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Patricia Davies; Leah H Jamieson; Laura A Guedelhoefer; Edward J. Coyle; James D. Jones

Session 1526 Engineering Education, Beyond the Books Laura Guedelhoefer, Jim Jones, Leah Jamieson, Ed Coyle, Patricia Davies Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper will focus on the process and benefits students receive through practical manufacturingexperience. Included in the paper are two examples of small projects that can be completed in 1-2hours, yet still provide a valuable introduction to the machining process. The Purdue hammer project,which is produced in a sophomore introduction to mechanical design course, is a brass hammer with awood handle. Using hexagonal brass stock, the

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Lawrence Technological University (LTU)], to better prepare students for the high-tech, global environment in which they will be working in the next millenium.2) to share what was learned from an NSF-ILI grant awarded to WSU with the two partner universities through (a) the set-up of the WSU’s digital laboratory and (b) making the laboratory materials and the Altera User Manual developed by the WSU available at these schools.3) to diffuse what was learned in the WSU setting into K-12 educational settings, in an effort to infuse “the joys of technical education” into youngsters, particularly young women.4) to facilitate the exchange of ideas, practices, and application about digital design courses through service as a national

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Sara Washburn; Amy Hossain; Elizabeth A. Parry; Rachel Meyer; Laura Bottomley

students and students for whom English is a second language. Anunderlying theme of the entire program will be encouragement of underrepresented groups inSMET through role models and particular teaching techniques. This theme will be emphasized inboth the recruitment of the Fellows and the teaching of the students. Benefits to the K-12 schoolswill include curriculum that integrates science, technology and engineering topics with math,reading and writing. Benefits to the Fellows will include improved communication skills andself-image.The team uses hands-on learning activities to enhance the educational experience of learners ingrades K-5 in science, math, engineering and technology subjects. This experience is tuned tostudents of different learning

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Richard W Freeman; Carl J. Bern; Steven Mickelson

assessment study. Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 85(2): 123-131.6. Jenison, R. D., S. K. Mickelson, R. Sidler-Kellogg, and C. Bouton. 1996. Mechanical dissection and design-build integrated into an introductory design graphics course. Paper presented at the 1996 ASEE Annual Conference, June 24, Washington, D. C.7. Cyr, M., V. Miragila, T. Nocera, and C. Rogers. 1997. A low-cost, innovative methodology for teaching engineering through experimentation. Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86(2): 167- 171.8. Aglan, H. A. and S. F. Ali. 1996. Hands-on experiences: An integral part of engineering curriculum reform. Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 85(4): 327-330.9. Johnson, D., R. Johnson, and K. Smith. 1991. Active

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Sheikh A. Akbar; Prabir K. Dutta

Session 2464 A Research Driven Multidisciplinary Curriculum in Sensor Materials Sheikh A. Akbar and Prabir K. Dutta Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements (CISM) The Ohio State University 291 Watts Hall, 2041 College Road Columbus, OH 43210, USAAbstract The multidisciplinary research at the NSF Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurement(CISM) at The Ohio State University (OSU) has led to the development of an innovativecurriculum. The new multidisciplinary industry-oriented curriculum is currently being

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Kandace K. Martin; Justin Benna; Donald R. Flugrad; Anthony W. Hron; Barbara L. Licklider

theactive, collaborative model becomes more challenging to implement when the students are miles apart and fromdiverse backgrounds and experiences.How does the instructor who has made this philosophical shift enhance communication, build community, andfacilitate learning through the use of collaborative strategies in a distance education class? A mechanicalengineering instructor, with the help of two Project LEA/RN™ facilitators, set out to answer this question in onedistance education class. This paper describes our efforts.II. Faculty DevelopmentAs the learning revolution slowly infiltrates college campuses, one of the keys to making a paradigm shift is throughfaculty involvement in an interactive development program that allows instructors to

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Margarita Takach; Yiyuan J. Zhao; Reza Langari; Ray Taghavi; Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad; Luigi Martinelli; Linda Ann Riley; K. Krishnamurthy; Janet M. Twomey; Degang Chen; David Radcliffe

Session 2793 Visioning Transition: A Framework for Collaborative Change Degang Chen, K. Krishnamurthy, Reza Langari, Luigi Martinelli, Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad, David F. Radcliffe, Linda Ann Riley, Ray Taghavi, Margarita D. Takach, Janet M. Twomey, Yiyuan J. Zhao Iowa State University/ University of Missouri-Rolla/ Texas A&M University/ Princeton University/ University of Hawaii at Manoa/ University of Queensland/ New Mexico State University/ University of Kansas/ Seattle University/ Wichita State University/ University of MinnesotaAbstractTomorrow's

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Page 5.423.2learning?There is no doubt that institutional culture is a major obstacle to learning. So, too, is a lack of knowledgeon the part of professors about teaching and learning. While professors are experts in their disciplines,they have not been trained as teachers. Indeed, many professors lecture because they don’t know anythingelse. They were taught by lecture, therefore they teach by lecture. Breaking through this pattern is wherewe begin our efforts.At Iowa State, we have designed a faculty development program that helps faculty to see and experiencean alternative to traditional teacher-centered environments. Put another way, we have designed a programthat creates a learning-centered environment for faculty. In this environment, we

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assessment is done at the end of or beyond the curriculum. An alternativeassessment plan would include many of the above summative instruments plus ongoingformative assessment activities where the time lag for feedback is much shorter. This latteralternative is the subject of this paper. Some may consider the ideas presented below to be afantasy, especially at research-oriented universities. However, if EC 2000 is to be successful andif those who publicly claim that their universities will focus more on undergraduate education areserious, the ideas presented in this paper may become more of a reality than a fantasy.According to Boyer, curricula are disjointed, fractured, and unstructured.1 Courses in thecurriculum do not always have a relationship

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keep the faculty mentor up to date between reviews. Insome cases, however, the faculty mentor has needed reinforce this process. Page 5.33.2 2The faculty mentor is responsible for monitoring the project schedule and ensuring thatthe course objectives are met. Just as importantly, however, the faculty mentor servesas a resource to the student and industrial mentor through the course of the project. Thisprocess provides a two way sharing of information between the two mentors, whichbenefits both parties involved.Table 1 outlines the participation in the program over the 4 years of it’s existence. Theprogram has

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beam is not obstructed.Table 3 contains a verbal description of each test signal when the IR light beam is partiallyobstructed by the levitating ball. Page 5.66.2Table 1. Electrical Components and Equipment List (See Fig. 3) ID Description ID Description C1 CAP\MA20, 10 µF C2 CAP\MA20, 1 µF C3 CAP\MA20, 1 µF C4 CAP\MA20, 10 µF R1 R1/4 W, 1 kΩ R2 R1/4 W, 1 MΩ R3 R1/4 W, 1 k Ω R4 R1/4 W, 18 kΩ [Note 1] R5 R1/4 W, 10 kΩ R6 R1/4 W, 10 kΩ R7 R1/4 W, 10 kΩ R8 R1/4 W, 330 Ω R9 R1/4 W, 1 kΩ

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Robert K. Christianson; Jeffrey F. McCauley; Denny Davis; Michael S. Trevisan; Kenneth L. Gentili

Session 1625 Measuring Learning Outcomes for Engineering Design Education Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Kenneth L. Gentili, Tacoma Community College Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Robert K. Christianson, Green River Community College Jeffrey F. McCauley, Green River Community CollegeAbstractFoundational to the assessment of engineering degree programs is the definition of learningoutcomes for engineering design. This paper presents a framework within which engineeringdesign learning outcomes can be defined and

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Gay Canough; Linda M. Head; Ravi Ramachandran

an opportunity in the first semester to explore allfour of the disciplines taught at Rowan (Electrical & Computer, Civil & Environmental,Mechanical, and Chemical) while learning about engineering measurement techniques. Thenthat same year in the second semester the principles of design are introduced through the use ofan experience in competitive assessment. Small groups of students work on the investigation ofa single product during the full semester. Along the way they are introduced to new analysistechniques and computer tools while learning in a “hands-on / minds-on” method themultidisciplinary nature of product design. By the sophomore year these students are ready forthe next stage – actual design assignments in a well

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. Casucci, J. A. Hoeh, C. G. Jensen, “Integrated Metrology Process for Use in Collaborative Design andManufacturing,” QprrqvtÃsÃurÃ8DSQà ((&ÃDrhvhyÃ9rvtÃTrvhà HyvrqvhÃUrpuytvrÃsCollaboration Design and Manufacturing (1997). 286-291.27. K. Bischel, E. G. Harvey, A. Overman, A. A. Tseng, “Telemanufacturing and Rapid Prototyping ofEngineering Components Through the Use of the Internet,” Proceeding of the CIRP 1997 International DesignTrvhà HyvrqvhÃUrpuytvrÃsÃ8yyhihvÃ9rvtÃhqÃHhshpvt (1997). 246-255.28. B. F. Loss, R.F. Riesenfeld, R. D. Fish, “Distributed Design Collaborations Embedded in the Web,”ProceedvtÃsÃurÃ8DSQà ((&ÃDrhvhyÃ9rvtÃTrvhà HyvrqvhÃUrpuytvrÃsÃ8yyhihvÃ9rvtand Manufacturing (1997). 222-229.29. D. Spath, U. Osmers, “Virtual

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engineeringstudents’ schemas of civil engineering. In our study, 30 graduating civil engineering studentscompleted a word association task using the probe “civil and environmental engineering.” Inthis paper, we describe and interpret some results from this experiment, focusing on therelationships of student’s schemas to the engineering schema implicit in the new ABET learningoutcomes.IntroductionA goal of engineering education is to prepare students for professional practice. This preparationinvolves helping students acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes associated with being aprofessional engineering practitioner. In a typical engineering curriculum, students beginacquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes through course experiences. Additionally

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Robert P Hesketh; Kauser Jahan; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

integrated reactor will be used for the production of ethylene from thedehydrogenation of ethane. This reactor is modeled after that of [Cha90,92]. The basic principlebehind this membrane reactor is to remove a reaction product through the membrane and drive thereaction beyond the equilibruim contstaints set by the feed mixture. This reactor consists of a stainless steel shell with a Platinum coated ceramic membrane tube.The ceramic membrane is obtained from US Filter with a pore size of 5nm. A local company, Johnson-Matthey will coat the catalyst tubes using a choroplatinic acid process. The reactant and productconcentrations will be measured using a Nicolet FTIR spectrometer. Summary Through

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Igor M. Verner; Jacob E. Mendelssohn; David J. Ahlgren

Texas, New Mexico Tech., Ohio State, Drexel, the U.S. Naval Academy,the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Moreover,thirty-two robots were entered in the 1999 contest’s junior (K-12) division. High-schoolparticipants came from Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania, middle- Page 5.300.1school teams came from Georgia and New York. There were also five high-school teams with 24students from Israel where the Ministry of Education authorized robotics as an optionalmatriculation subject [3]. While engaging university and high-school students from a widegeographical area, the contest has

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bring a rich variety ofinterests and experiences to the classroom; instruction that takes advantage of this varietybecomes deeper and richer for all involved (Caffarella, 1994). Taking advantage of theexperience of students is something over which we have a lot of control; this was givenheavy consideration when designing and developing courses and will be discussed inanother session during this conference.Distance The miles that separate us from our students are beyond our control, but thereare two factors buried within this issue that we can influence greatly. The first is theemotional distance that separates students from peers, instructors, and support staff. Thevery means that we employ for students to interact with course materials, with

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William C. Oakes; Leah H Jamieson; Edward Coyle

their own substantial growth as individuals, engineers, and citizens.The Phases and Structure of EPICS ProjectsEach EPICS project involves a team of eight to fifteen undergraduates, one or more communityservice agencies, and a faculty or industry advisor. Each team is vertically integrated, consistingof a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Each team is constituted for several years-- from initial project definition through final deployment -- with students participating forseveral semesters. This structure enables long-term projects. Over time, each project has fivephases: Finding Project Partners, Assembling a Project Team, Project Proposal, System Designand Development, and System Deployment and Support.Phase 1 - Finding

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number of publications have discussed the topic (e.g., Glassick, Huber, &Maeroff, 1997; Bass, 1999; Silva, 1999) with over 120 campuses making public commitments tothe scholarship of teaching through the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching andLearning (CASTL) Campus Program (Hutching & Shulman, 1999). The CASTL CampusProgram challenges campuses to undertake a public process of evaluation and planning for waysto support knowledge-building about teaching and learning. These discussions about teachingand learning intend to create support systems, sanctuaries, and learning centers across disciplinesfor scholars who are interested in the scholarship of teaching.For an activity to be designated as scholarship, argues Lee Shulman

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Rudolph Marloth; Rafiqul I. Noorani; Mark A. Hinton

thermocouples (Type K), one at the base, and therest at one inch spacing along the length. The reference junction for all thermocouples isembedded in a steel block sitting on the table. The thermocouples are connected to a NationalInstruments Data Acquisition Board to permit automatic scanning and recording of temperatures. Page 5.188.7 Figure 9: Complete Experiment SetupFigure 9 shows a photograph of the complete experimental setup. The Data Acquisition Boardused for this experiment is the National Instruments NBM1016 for the PC. This board isconnected to a National Instruments SCXI 1000 chassis. This chassis allows for the

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Nathan Stott; Gregory B. Markus; Diann Brei; Deanna M. Winton Hoffman; William W. Schultz

started as a vision to integrate engineering design skills into community. Whilestudents are taught to solve industrial type problems throughout the engineering curriculum,relatively little focus is devoted to the application of such skills in more common circumstances,such as community service. ProCEED was initiated as a vehicle to help plant the seed forcommunity-oriented service into the students of the mechanical engineering department.Through the use of community-responsibility lectures in ME450 and through designing acommunity project, students learn the personal satisfaction that comes from helping thecommunity in a meaningful way. Students also gain knowledge of the civic responsibility theyhave to “give back” to the community.ProCEED is

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information1.The Internet’s potential, as a powerful communication tool is becoming more and more apparent,as individuals as well as organizations begin to rely on it as a means to communicate informationabout themselves and services. Because of this reliance, it becomes increasingly important thatwe understand the importance of the relationship between community, communication, andlearning. People seek information by communicating with members of existing and potentialcommunities; they look not only for materials and specific answers, but also for corroboration,new interpretations, and new methods of finding information2. It is through this act of seekinginformation that they learn from their community. Learning, seen as a social phenomenon,3

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thus creating a more active learning environment as well as enriching the content beyond what the presenters bring. Page 5.430.24. Any faculty development activity must take into consideration the characteristics of its audience. New faculty members tend to be highly motivated and accomplished professionals. These are individuals who have not only completed a Ph.D. but also have chosen to go against the grain and pursue an academic position when positions in industry abound and generally pay better [3]. Given these characteristics, a faculty development curriculum should be designed to be challenging and stimulating. This provides

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Fall 1999. Regardless of evaluation visit results, the educationalexperience for faculty and staff in going through the assessment model development process hasalready made the effort a success.The SJSU College of Engineering was recently reorganized into five engineering departmentshosting nine degree programs of which all but one has historically enjoyed continuousaccreditation. Also, the SJSU Department of Aviation and the Division of Technology wererecently transferred into the College. As technology programs, they are not involved in theaccreditation process incumbent on the engineering programs. Page 5.192.1Characteristics of the SJSU

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and development, physical structure design, and control.A broad range of mobile robotics projects have been successfully implemented in undergraduateeducation over the last several years, from MIT’s famous 6.270 course9 to esoteric competitionssuch as the BEAM robot olympics10.Traditionally, mobile robotics courses at the undergraduate level have focused on issues in theconstruction and programming of these devices for tasks that rely on the use of either pre-defined map-based techniques or reactive architectures. Recently, development of a navigationmap through exploration has become a primary goal of many mobile robots2, and cooperationbetween individual robots is an increasingly accepted method for generating complex systembehaviors and

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certainly believe that this approach of usingcooperative learning to this extent will synergistically enhance both the technical andinterpersonal skills of our graduates, making them to become extremely qualified professionalsat the service of the society.REFERENCESCatalano G. D. and Catalano K. (1999). Transformation: From teacher-centered to student-centered engineeringeducation. Journal of Engineering Education, pp.59-64Dutson, A J. et al (1997) A review of literature on teaching engineering design through Project-Oriented capstonecourses. Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 17-28Katz, S M (1993) The entry-level engineer: Problems in transition from student to professional. Journal ofEngineering Education, pp. 171-174Mourtos, N.J. (1997) The

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in time. Theories considering the advancement of the science of architecture aremore often introduced to students through lecture, lab work and site visits but the historicalbasis of these theories is lacking. The context of technical course material and labs is not set intime. It is too often static.As an extension of history and theory, criticism provides a constructive role on two fronts:1) as a means to constructively evaluate the past and present and 2) a dialectical method forstudent evaluation and assessment. Typically, criticism, in technical courses, has been limitedto the professor’s evaluation of the student’s work. I seek to broaden the criticism to includepeer review and outside professionals. With the inclusion of history and a

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Douglas M. Mattox; Bahador Ghahramani

. Ceramic Engineering University of Missouri-Rolla Rolla, MO 65409-0370 (USA) Tel: (573) 341-4402 Fax: (573) 341-6934 E-mail: dmattox@umr.eduABSTRACT Management of nonpoint source pollution management, consisting primarily of education andregulatory efforts, has had little success to date. Indeed, nonpoint source pollution is gettingworse, not better, and the Environmental Protection Agency rates it as the leading cause of waterquality problems. We must deal with the problems through a systems approach to achievingworkable, feasible solutions. Unlike point source input, where the

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Frances S. Johnson; Carlos C. Sun; Anthony J. Marchese; Heidi L. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Roberta Harvey; Ravi Ramachandran; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

Orynx Press, 1995.5. R. Harvey, “Beyond missionaries, colonists, and English department imperialism: WAC as dual citizenship,” Midwest Modern Language Association, 1994.6. R. Harvey, Engineers and English teachers: a case study of writing instruction in a chemical engineering course, unpublished master’s thesis, University of North Dakota, 1991.7. D. Ludlow and K. Schulz, “Writing across the engineering curriculum at the University of North Dakota,” Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 82, 1994.Biographical SketchesRoberta Harvey is an Instructor in the College Writing Department at Rowan Universityand has been teaching writing to engineering students since 1992. She is completingwork towards a doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric