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Dan Budny

Session: 2793 THE FRESHMAN SEMINAR: ASSISTING THE FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENT’S TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE DAN BUDNY UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHAbstract — The transition from high school to college can be very difficult for many students.This adjustment involves three major areas of concern: Academic Transitions, FamilyTransitions, and Personal Transitions. At the University of Pittsburgh, we have a system ofcourses and academic counseling that is designed to address theses issues and help the student inthis

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Martin Pike

degreegraduates with exposure to FEA have been in demand by some industries. The sophistication andrelative user-friendliness of modern modeling and analysis software has made it possible for anearly introduction of FEA. This paper relates the experience and advantages of introducing FEAin a Statics course. The application of FEA was used to verify manual calculations and helppredict if failure would occur where expected and in an expected mode. Through the analysis,build, and test process the students gained an appreciation for the power and limitations of FEA.Students also gained a first use experience that serves as a foundation for more sophisticatedmodels and analysis for FEA use in future courses.IntroductionFinite element analysis (FEA) has become

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Janice Margle

Session 3575 TO GO or NOT TO GO Relocating for the Summer - Is It Worth It? Janice M. Margle Engineering, Penn State Abington College Abington, Pennsylvania 19001Abstract Shortly after beginning my teaching career, I had the opportunity to spend a summerconducting research at a government lab. It meant packing and relocating for three months. Itwas an interesting summer followed by a second summer that was equally interesting. I alsospent several summers at a government lab where I did

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William Saunders; Donald Grove; Charles Reinholtz

Session 2366 On the Vertical Integration of Mechatronics at Virginia Tech Donald E. Grove, William R. Saunders, Charles F. Reinholtz Department of Mechanical Engineering Virginia TechAbstractThis paper focuses on the vertical integration of mechatronics in the mechanical engineeringcurriculum at Virginia Tech. It reports the details of an experimental strategy to integratemechatronics at an early level in the education of engineers. A proposal was submitted to andaccepted by NSF/SUCCEED to fund this experiment. Through this assistance, the experiment ofvertically integrating mechatronics was initiated

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Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

1520 Application of the Studio Model to Teaching Heat Transfer Robert J. Ribando, Timothy C. Scott, Gerald W. O’Leary University of VirginiaAbstractOver the past five years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course froma strictly lecture format (with an associated lab the following semester) by replacing onelecture a week with a two-hour “studio” session. These sessions are held in a classroomequipped with a computer for each pair of students. Much of the studio work revolvesaround a set of locally developed, research-based numerical algorithms that solve in realtime the governing

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Richard McNitt; Cliff Lissenden

: • initiate meaningful dialog between students and faculty, • inform students as to ethical expectations, • orient students as to particular options of study, • demonstrate via case studies what engineers ‘do’, and • provide laboratory awareness and experiences.Catastrophic FailuresEngineered systems sometimes fail in catastrophic ways.... bridges collapse, buildings burn,airplanes explode, ships break in two, spontaneous combustion occurs, autos crash, etcetera.Virtually all such failures occur because the designers, builders, and/or users have overlookedsome unexpected combination of inputs; they seldom fail due to simple overload. For example,a bridge designer may have overlooked the potential danger of aerodynamic loading andmechanical

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Anant Kukreti

Session 2615 An Open-Ended Research Project for Undergraduate Students Anant R. Kukreti University of CincinnatiAbstractThis paper describes a project conducted to provide research experience to engineeringundergraduate students involving discovery through actual construction, experimental testing,observing and recording, synthesizing the data collected, and generalizations. The project was partof a Research for Undergraduates (REU) Site grant sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation, and administered in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at

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Todd Morton

Session 1420 New Laboratory Tools and Techniques for Embedded Microcontrollers Todd Morton Western Washington UniversityAbstractSome modern microcontrollers are being introduced with on-chip debug facilities calledbackground debug modules (BDM) along with on-chip Flash EPROM. These microcontrollersopen new doors in education. For the first time they make development of single-chip finalproduct designs practical in the laboratory at a reasonable cost. This paper covers thedevelopment tools, both software and hardware, and processes used to take advantage of thesenew devices

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Roger Minear

Session 2551 DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Roger A. Minear, Ph.D. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractCurrently, undergraduate students in environmental engineering at the University ofIllinois and many other schools have very limited laboratory experience. This is a greatdisadvantage in a profession where field and laboratory techniques are crucial skills forthe job market and for graduate school. With the assistance of The National ScienceFoundation and the University of

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Leslie Dorworth; Barbara Mania-Farnell; Susan Scachitti

Session 1392 The TEAMS Leadership Institute: Encouraging Women to Take the Road Less Traveled Susan Scachitti, Barbara Mania-Farnell, Leslie Dorworth Purdue University CalumetAbstractThe TEAMS Leadership Institute is a program at Purdue University Calumet (PUC) that wasdesigned to promote women into leadership roles in fields that are generally known to have anunderrepresented female population. The mission of the institute is to aid current and futureleaders in the fields of Technology, Engineering, Architecture/Construction, Mathematics andSciences in

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Beatrice Isaacs; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2793 Integration of GIS in Civil Engineering Curriculum M. Saleh Keshawarz, Donald Leone, David Pines, Beatrice Isaacs Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractGeographical Information System (GIS) has traditionally been used in geography and naturalresources curricula in the United States. The University of Hartford is among a few institutionsthat early on recognized the impact of the new GIS technology on Civil Engineering programs.GIS technology is rapidly expanding into most areas of Civil Engineering. As part of a

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N.J. Salamon; Renata Engel

Session 3268 Design Projects for Mechanics Courses Nicholas J. Salamon and Renata S. Engel The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractIn teaching undergraduate mechanics, it is important to regularly relate the theory to applicationsin a meaningful manner. We believe mechanical design is the most important and convenientapplication to employ for the following reasons: (1) it closely follows the mechanics theory, (2) itrequires an understanding of the theory, (3) it introduces markets and mechanical technology tostudents, (4) it connects students with information

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Eugene Russell

graduate civil engineering course, “Pedestrian andBicycle Facilities Design and Safety” was taught on the web interactively, i.e., a “Chat room” model. Our systemallowed (when it worked properly) voice communication (lecturing, etc.) by the instructor. The students had torespond via a chat room. The paper describes our system, problems that had to be overcome, teaching techniquesthat were developed to promote feedback and interaction among members of the class and instructor. It also containscomments from two students that completed the course. Overall, it was a rewarding experience. One student claimedhe learned more than from any course he had ever taken. The author concludes that this method for deliveringcourse material, in spite of some

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Beatrice Isaacs; Donald Leone

Session 2525Combining Engineering Design with Professional Ethics Using an Integrated Learning Block Donald Leone, Beatrice Isaacs University of HartfordAbstractThis paper deals with the development of a new sophomore level engineering design course atthe University of Hartford. The new course is part of a NSF grant, “Integrating EngineeringDesign with the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics”, which impacts all fouryears of the undergraduate curriculum. The new engineering design course shares a one creditintegrated learning block (ILB

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Rodolfo Molinari

experimental teachingmethodology, in face of the high costs of laboratory facilities that only a few Schools of Engi-neering can afford. As a consequence, a significant number of professionals are not really pre-pared after finishing their courses, demanding a long time of training after graduation and, fre-quently, a personal deception with the career. It is in this scenario that the availability of compu-tational resources adapted for mathematical simulation appears as a methodological alternative toexperimental classes, with the creation of virtual laboratories that imply in a very significant re-duction in costs.Introduction. With the accelerated development of computers technology verified especially in the lastdecade of 20th century and

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Asad Yousuf

Session 2559 Data Acquisition Laboratory Asad Yousuf Savannah State UniversityAbstractThe essential element to automate your system for data collection and analysis is termed as thedata acquisition. The data acquisition system is the process of making measurement of physicalevent and storing them in some logical fashion. Having a formal background in engineering orscience is helpful but the best way to learn is by implementing the system with hardware andsoftware components.The popularity and acceptance of computer-based instrumentation has created a need to providethe

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Jeffrey Newcomer

Session 3548 Development of Pneumatics-Based Fluid Power Laboratory Exercises Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Department Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9086AbstractThis paper describes four pneumatic laboratories used in a Fluid Power class in the EngineeringTechnology Department at Western Washington University. These laboratories introducestudents to the fundamentals of pneumatic components and control of pneumatic circuits, as

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Norman Dennis

Session Number 1315 Experiential Learning Exercised Through Project Based Instruction Norman D. Dennis, University of ArkansasAbstract This paper describes the use of students with work experience as team leaders to promotepeer-to peer teaching and learning. This concept is employed in a senior-level design coursetitled Foundation Engineering. The course utilizes a scenario based semester-long designproblem as the major learning vehicle. The design problem requires the development of afacility; typically a shopping mall, office complex or hospital, that is set on a real 100-acreagricultural site owned by the University

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William Lovegrove; Timothy Owens; Matthew Bronkema

Session 2793 The HallWalker Robot: An Interdisciplinary Design Project William P. Lovegrove, Timothy S. Owens, Matthew S. Bronkema Bob Jones UniversityAbstractThe fall 2000 Bob Jones University capstone design project is presented as a model of a successfulinterdisciplinary design project. It directly addresses the hardware/software co-design that is anintegral part of many modern electronic devices by employing a software team of ComputerScience majors and a hardware team of Electrical Engineering majors. In order to facilitatehardware/software co-design, the software team implemented a

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Rachel Murdell; Piper James; Gary Kinzel; Blaine Lilly; Anthony Luscher

Session 3225 Instructional Modules to Support Senior Capstone Design Classes Gary Kinzel, Blaine Lilly, Anthony Luscher, James Piper, Rachel Murdell The Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn senior capstone design courses, the instructor typically presents lecture material in addition toguiding the students in design. The lecture material often includes a wide range of topics, and it isdifficult to identify a single textbook that covers all relevant areas. This makes it difficult for newfaculty to teach capstone design courses and considerable effort is required to develop the lecturesfrom varied sources

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Michael Ruane

effortsto a freshman design module and to a junior/senior elective course in spacecraft instrumentation,creating a thread of design work across the curriculum. This paper describes the studentspacecraft design problems, the new freshman module and their curriculum context. We alsodescribe spacecraft design connections beyond the formal curriculum.IntroductionBoston University has about 1200 undergraduate engineering students in six programs(Aerospace, Biomedical, Computer Systems, Electrical, Manufacturing, and MechanicalEngineering). Design is introduced at many points in the present curriculum, usually in thecontext of exercises in an independent course. There is infrequent design collaboration byinterdisciplinary student teams across departments

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Shirley Fleischmann

Session 2793ABET 2000 and Community Service Projects for Engineering Students Shirley T. Fleischmann, Ph.D. Seymour and Esther Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractABET 2000 criteria require that students show a knowledge of professional ethics as wellas a knowledge of cultural and global issues. These topics are not often easily addressedin traditional approaches to engineering courses, however they are a natural part ofcommunity service projects. The author will discuss how community service projectshave been used with great success in the ASME student

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Michael McGeen; James Friauf

Session ---- Division 06 The Evolution of an Advanced Communication Skills Course James Friauf, Michael McGeen Milwaukee School of Engineering AbstractWith industry leaders constantly citing the need for and importance of effective communicationskills, educators must ensure our engineering curriculum does meet this end. Is a single,mandatory public speaking course sufficient to prepare students for the expectations anddemands of the workplace? Is the traditional speech course, with

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 2480 Illuminating Engineering Laura J. Bottomley and Elizabeth A. Parry North Carolina State University/Science SurroundAbstractEngineering is a difficult profession to explain to the average person, much less student, and isprobably one of the most frequently misunderstood. The session described in this paper wasdeveloped to put engineering in common terms for the lay person, as well as provide aninteresting and fun way to explore different concentration areas of the profession. Thedemonstration has been given to children as young as six years old, to

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Sridhar Condoor; Richard Weber

objective: Enable the development ofconceptual engineering reasoning abilities. In other words, our goal is plant the seeds ofreasoning that develop the student’s intellectual independence.We adopted a teaching model, which involves developing an appreciation for the design processand the functionality. Students developed thinking skills though cognitive inquiry based on“Identify an interesting configuration – Understand the core concept/functionality – Observesimilar configurations.” After this exercise, students understand the concept, identify newsituations and apply the concept. The students can then observe new everyday things in theirenvironment and create a library of possible innovative ideas. The paper describes a teachingmodel with

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Charles Moore

Session 3286 Add Sizzle to Your Electronics Curriculum Charles Moore Arkansas State Technical InstituteI. IntroductionThis paper, of particular interest to the new educator in a two-year electronics program, presentsinnovative classroom and laboratory techniques which have proven to enhance student learningand interest. Technology students, often kinesthetic learners, may not learn easily from lecturesbut respond well to alternative methods and will listen if their interest is piqued by an element offun or sizzle.II. Improving Classroom AttitudeSince attitude

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John Olson; Georgia Ehlers; David Lovelock; Ali Mehrabian

(Reference 1), “a higher percentage of students with disabilities than of those without disabilities drop out of high school. Among students who were eighth graders in 1988, 10 percent of those with disabilities and 6 percent of those without disabilities had dropped out of school by 1994. Students with disabilities were less likely than those without to have received a high school diploma by 1994. Dropout and graduation rates vary by type of disability, with those with visual, hearing, or speech impairments least likely to have dropped out. Those with orthopedic impairments, learning disabilities, or "other" disabilities (including health problems, emotional problems, mental retardation, or

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Glen Smerage

Session 1520 Instructing Courses With Mathematical Content Via the Web and Computers Glen Smerage University of FloridaIntroductionEngineering courses involve mathematics in presentations of theory and skills, demonstrations,exercises, and work by which student learning is evaluated. The Web, a personal computer, andmathematical software are excellent means for incorporating mathematics into courses. During thepast four years, the author has developed and applied approaches to employing those means incourses with

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Regina Zmich; Thomas Wolff

Session 1653 The ROSES Program at Michigan State University: History and Assessment Regina T. Zmich, Thomas F. Wolff Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES program) at Michigan StateUniversity is in its eighth year. This program provides a variety of integrated residential, social andacademic for students in their freshman year, aimed at easing the transition to collegiate life andthe engineering educational experience. This paper summarizes the objectives, evolution

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Robert Anderson; Paul Duesing; Marty Zoerner; Kevin Schmaltz

Session 3266Lessons Learned from Teaching Industry-Based Senior Projects Kevin Schmaltz and Paul Duesing Lake Superior State University Robert Anderson Continental Teves, Inc. Marty Zoerner Northern DiecastI. IntroductionA two-semester senior engineering design course sequence has been used at LakeSuperior State University (LSSU) for more than a decade to develop ties with industryand to give our graduates a taste of real-life project engineering. Over