Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

andimplementation of the adaptive model for assessment of learning outcomes based on the four-year research through coordination and analysis of several academic programs at the Departmentof Technology and Information Systems, School of Business and Technology, NationalUniversity, San Diego, CA. Assessed academic programs included two baccalaureate and fourgraduate degrees: BS in Computer Science, BS in Information Technology, MS in SoftwareEngineering, MS in Telecommunications, MS in Technology Management, and MS in E-Commerce.Criteria leading to the adaptive model of assessment strategy (AMAS) utilize a) ties to theuniversity’s mission and objectives, b) strong focus on improvement of students’ performance, c)ongoing assessment with real-time feedback, d

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Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ford; Nancy White

Obligated to Blow the Whistle? The evaluation of Joe's ethical responsibilities with regard to the Bonfire is based on theTexas Engineering Practice Act, Professional Conduct And Ethics 10, the Code of Ethics of theNational Society of Professional Engineers11 and also American Society of Civil Engineers 12.Other engineering organizations such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 13 havesimilar codes. Note that because the Texas Engineering Practice Act is a law it would notnormally be considered only an ethical standard (despite its name), however it is used here assuch for comparison. The applicable Texas Engineering Practice Act, Professional Conduct and Ethics sectionsare: (b) Engineers shall be entrusted

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

) + ( 12K i ) a) Verify the close loop controller function given. b) Draw a root locus plot for the controller if Kp=1 and Ki=1. Identify any values of Kd that would leave the system unstable. c) Draw a Bode plot for the feedback system if Kd=Kp=Ki=1. d) Select controller values that will result in a natural frequency of 2 rad/sec and damping coefficient of 0.5. Verify that the controller will be stable. e) For the parameters found in the last step can the initial values be found? f) If the values of Kd=1 and Ki=Kp=0, find the response to a unit ramp input as a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manohar Nekkanti; Alan Fuchs

process. In direct contact membrane distillation(DCMD), part (a), the liquid or sweep gas comes in direct contact with the membrane. The majordisadvantage of this process is that most of the heat supplied to the feed is lost by conduction throughthe membrane surface. In air gap membrane distillation (AGMD), part (b), the condensing surface isseparated from the membrane by an air gap. The heat lost in this case is less than the previous case.This is because the gap is filled with air, which has increased conductive heat transfer resistance, butthere is appreciable drop in mass flux. This is mostly preferred for purifying non-volatile species. Inthis model, increasing the air-gap width between the membrane and the condensation surface isexpected to

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

perception, barriers to effective problem Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationsolving, and creativity myths and misconceptions. The fundamental assumptions of Adaption -Innovation theory were also presented, including (a) the difference between cognitive level andcognitive style and (b) the enabling and limiting roles of structure (see Kirton 5,6 for more on thisParadox of Structure). In the final segment of the morning session, the students received afeedback pamphlet with their individual KAI scores. These results were delivered confidentially,although the supportive environment established in the

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko

presentation. Additionally, the individual serves as the editor for the final draft of the written report. iv. Reflector – This individual is responsible for observing and assessing group and individual performance. The individual also assists the team captain on affect management during group activities. These roles are rotated within the group for every major project so that every individual can assess their skills for the various tasks. b. Critical Thinking Questions As a contrast to the reading material, the class was started with critical thinking questions for the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amber Lehrman; Heather Nachtmann

-World Issues through Case Studies,” Journal of Engineering Education, 88(4), pp. 501-508.20. Shepard, A. and B. Cosgriff. 1998. “Problem-Based Learning: A Bridge Between Planning Education and Planning Practice,” Journal of Planning Education and Research, 17, pp. 348-357.HEATHER NACHTMANNHeather Nachtmann is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She receivedher Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include economicdecision analysis, heuristic optimization, engineering valuation, and supply chain management. She is a member ofAACE International, ASEE, ASEM, IIE, INFORMS, and SWE.AMBER LEHRMANAmber Lehrman is a graduate student in Industrial and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Johnston; Lisa Anneberg

constructed as shown in Fig.4, 5, and 6 below4,8. C O A B DFigure 4 Major and Minor Axes of Annalemic SundialCD = 2(sin (φ )( AB )) where φ is the latitude. 11 12 16 AM 6 PMFigure 5 Hour Lines of Annalemic SundialThe horizontal distance H from the 12:00 noon line to an hour line isH = sin (t )( AB) , where t is the time in degrees of the hour line desired

Conference Session

Issues in Physics and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen

yearsof… engineering sciences and engineering design appropriate to the student’s field of study,”and a general education component. This design requirement is different from the oft-recalled“16 design credit” requirement of past ABET criteria.Criterion 3, “Program Outcomes,” states that programs must demonstrate that their graduateshave an ability to:2 (a) apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) designand conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs; (d) function on multi-disciplinary teams; (e)identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (g) communicate effectively; (k) use thetechniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

Session 1625 Taking CAD Integration to the Next Level B. A. Harding, W. K. Szaroletta, M. M. Tomovic Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:A year ago “Using 3D CAD as a tool to integrate topics across the curriculum” was presented atthis forum. 1 That paper discussed the ambitious goal of integrating a 3D CAD tool, primarilyIronCAD™ 2, across the curriculum. Integration is continuing, beginning in the freshman year,through the undergraduate program, and into the graduate program. The major challengepresented in the reference paper was to encourage both students

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer; Sven Bilen; Richard Devon

and thequestion “What is design?” is being addressed more and more successfully. One can now see apartial consensus around a new set of ideas that are closely related to the process of productdesign and development employed by industry. This allows us to employ a pedagogicalconstruct that is standard in other areas of the engineering curriculum: cumulative knowledge.Our students follow curricular paths that are full of necessary prerequisites, but generally notwith respect to the design curriculum. We need to identify a cumulative learning process indesign from the first course to the first job. The ABET definition of engineering design is “the process of devising a system,component, or process to meet desired needs.”1 The design

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Pimpida Punnakanta; Craig D. Lewis; Cynthia Atman

assessment evolved through several iterations to become the three-part TIDEE Mid-Program Assessment instrument 23. This instrument is available online at theTIDEE website 24.In Part I of the Mid-Program Assessment instrument, students are given 15 minutes to respond inshort essays to three written prompts. The focus of Part I is to assess individual designknowledge in three areas: a) engineering design process, b) effective teamwork, and c) effectivecommunication. Design performance is assessed in Part II by having students respond as a teamto a 45 minute structured design task and document their efforts (a self-report). Effectiveteamwork and communication is assessed in Part III by having individual students write areflective essay based on their

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Feland

Design Engineering Conferences September 12-15, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada. 8) DeBono, E., Six Thinking Hats, August 18, 1999, Little Brown & Co 9) Jensen, D., Feland, J., Bowe, M., Self, B., “A 6-Hats Based Team Formation Strategy: Development and Comparison with an MBTI Based Approach”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St Louis, June 2000. 10) Schmidt, L., Mead, P., et al, “BESTEAMS” Building Engineering Student Team Effectiveness And Management Systems,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 1999. 11) Wilde, Doug, “Design Team Roles,” Paper no. DTM-99 003, Proceedings of the 1999

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

, Engineering, and Technology Education", August 1997, National Research Council, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, ;19. Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Library Workshop, July 1998, NSF 99-112, ;20. Digital Libraries and Education Working Meeting, January 1999, ;21. Agogino, A., et al., “Pathways to Progress: Vision and Plans for Developing the NSDL” Draft White Paper, February 6, 2001. http://admin.smete.org/view/nsdl-collections/0018.html22. NEEDS: A Digital Library for Engineering Education. http://www.needs.org/23. Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J., et al, Georgia Institute of Technology, “Aerospace Digital Library”. http://www.adl.gatech.edu24. Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J., Bodo, B

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

Design of ExperimentsThis outstanding experiment was designed in collaboration with sophomore engineering students inMech. Lab. I. The main idea was to utilize springs in verification of the deformation of Non-Prismatic Bars. More importantly, the student designers, their classmates (and future peers) come torealize that "it is quite possible to utilize simple components in design of experiments that may verifyand visualize a relatively difficult theory." The laboratory handout for this highly affordableexperiment is placed in "Appendix B."3. Stresses in a Truss FrameThis experiment enables the undergraduate students to measure the stresses and forces in differentmembers of a truss frame / bridge. Linear strain gauges are installed at critical

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel

environments and feedback of actual robots, carefullyscoped assignments are important for effective teaching. Here is an example scenario the cadetsare given and the assignment that goes with it. a. Your Role The Army has developed an inexpensive autonomous robot that can performreconnaissance, surveillance, and minor manual tasks. You have been assigned as the missionengineer. You build the robots and write the programs that enable the robots to perform theirassigned missions. b. The Situation A militant organization claims to have successfully placed detonator-triggered devicesinside the air-conditioning ducts of the Fleet Center in Boston, with the intention of causing masscasualties during the upcoming Bruins and

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brow; Carol Click

structure-property relations in glasses to design andformulate compositions to meet ever-changing industrial needs. The majority of commercialglasses are silicate-based due to good strength, excellent durability, and low cost. Borates andphosphates are the other two major glass forming systems. For borate formulations, B2O3 is themain glass network former. Alkali and alkaline earth oxides are modifiers that tend to lower themelting temperature and alter properties by de-polymerizing the glass network, i.e., modifieradditions reduce the number of network-forming B-O bonds. Intermediates such as Al2O3strengthen the network, but do not form glasses on their own. At UMR, students learn aboutglasses in a sophomore lecture class, Atomic Structure of the

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alfredo Soeiro

expertise in ICT and ODL and all of themcould gain experience in international projects. The project tries to address several needs:a) To exchange good national practices in Tele-working and in Construction Management;b) To overcome the costs of physical mobility and to ameliorate the busy schedules ofconstruction professionals;c) To respond to the internationalization of building projects within the European Union;d) To create a richer pool of CM Tele-courses with European level which are accredited byindustry and universities;e) To increase the level of ICT and ODL use in a conservative branch like construction industry.On the other hand and in general, technical staff is not aware of the capacity of the of the Internetor of the Web, does not

Conference Session

Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell

Guilt-free Chocolate: Introducing Freshmen to Chemical Engineering Kathryn A. Hollar, Mariano J. Savelski, and Stephanie Farrell Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028AbstractFood processing is an excellent topic to introduce early in the engineering curriculum, asstudents are familiar with many food products but often do not realize that chemicalengineers are responsible for many of the processing and packaging steps in this industry.We have developed a hands-on experiment to introduce freshman engineering or highschool students to chemical engineering principles and measurements through chocolatecoating of cookies

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wood

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationneed for plant-specific instruction and academic requirements for content coverage. Studentshave responded well to the approach and have been successful in returning to the classroom. ThePBL approach, with the emphasis on collaborative learning, has helped them to make asuccessful transition from traditional continuing education courses to academic course work.Bibliography 1. Waintraub, J. L., Mecomtronics Engineering Technology – Educating Technicians for 21 st Century. ASEE Conference, 1996. 2. Brown, B. F., Sr. and Brown, B. Problem-based Education (PROBE) : Learning for a Lifetime of Change. ASEE Conference, 1997. 3. Let Problems Drive the Learning. ASEE Prism

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tina Barnes; Ian Pashby; Anne Gibbons

, Research Partnerships between Industry and Universities: A Guide to Better Practice, 1996.[7] Dryden, R.D. & Erzurumlu, H.C.M., Innovative University -Industry-Government Collaboration: Six Case Studies from the USA, Industry and Higher Education , 1996, December, pp365 -370.[8] Martin, B., University/Industry Interactions, EPSRC, 1996.[9] Gregory, E.H., University -Industry Strategic Partnerships: Benefits and Impediments, Industry and Higher Education, 1997, August, pp253 -254.[10] Shohet, S. & Prevezer, M., UK Biotechnology: Institutional Linkages, Technology Transfer and the Role of Intermediaries, R&D Management , 1996, 26 (3), pp283-297.[11] Guy, K., Georghiou, L., Quintas, P., Hobday, M., Cameron, H. & Ray, T

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kisaalita; Thomas Reeves

end result of an engineering effort - generally referred to as design - is a device,structure, system, process or service that satisfies a need. A successful design is achieved when alogical procedure is followed to meet a specific need. The procedure, called the design processencompasses the following activities, all of which must be completed: a) identification of theneed, b) problem definition, c) search, d) constraints, e) criteria, f) alternative solutions, g)analysis, h) decision, i) specification, j) communication (Eide et al., 1998). As the design teamproceeds through each step, new information or knowledge may be discovered and newobjectives may be specified for the design. If this is the case, the team must backtrack (feedbackloops

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alim

inthe new School of Engineering and Technology Building in Fall 2003.ACKNOWLEDGMENTIt is author’s pleasure to thank Mrs. Sanjida Khanam for her interest and intellectual supportin this work, and Dr. A. A. Mobasher (Department of Mechanical Engineering, AAMU) forextending help in various ways during the preparation of the manuscript. Special thanks areextended to Drs. V. T. Montgomery, A. J. Bond, V. R. Goteti, K. B. Cook, and K. Heidary(all from the Department of Electrical Engineering, AAMU) for their constant suggestions toimprove the VLSI and Microelectronics option program. Page 7.424.7

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

Engineering Education1. Altiero, Nicholas, “Grip and Win,” ASEE Prism, vol. 10, no. 7, 2001, p. 39-40.2. Callister, William D., “Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction,” John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2000.3. Johnston, Stephen F. et al, “Engineering and Society,” Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 1999.4. Popper, Stephen W. et al, “New Forces at Work, ” Rand, Santa Monica, California, 1998.5. Randolph, Gary B., “Collaborative Learning in the Classroom: A Writing Across the Curriculum Approach,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 2, 2000, pp. 199-125.Biographical InformationPATRICA M SHAMAMY, P.E. is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LawrenceTechnological University in Southfield, Michigan

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch; Stephen Ressler

. Initially the students must establish the global coordinatesystem and label all nodes and members (Steps 1 and 2). 1 10’ 2 A 5’ C D F E 30 o Y 250 kips B 4 3 X 5’ Figure 1. Truss Homework

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Callison; Bob Lorence; Dan Budny; Kate Thomes

understanding in a way traditional assessmentmeasures do not permit. Hence, the integration of research and writing components into a coursehas enormous potential within both science and engineering communities.References[1] Jones, T. H. & Paolucci, R. “The learning effectiveness of educational technology: A call for further research.”Educational Technology Review, vol. 9, 1998, pp.10 - 14. Page 7.1000.11[2] Arons, A. B. A Guide to Introductory Physics Teaching. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1990. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

, Lawrence E., and Carlson, Denise W., "Developing Sapiring Engineersinto Budding Entrepreneurs: An Invention and Innovation Course", Journal of Engineering Education, V.90, No. 4, October 2001, p. 571.v Marchese, Anthony J., Schmalzel, John L., Maydayam, Shreekanth A. Mandayam, and Chen, John, "AVenture Capital Fund for Undergraduate Engineering Students at Rowan University", Journal ofEngineering Education, V. 90, No. 4, October 2001, p. 589.vi Ochs, John B., Watkins, Todd, A., Boothe, Berrisford W., "Creating a Truly MultidisciplinaryEntrepreneurial Education Environment", Journal of Engineering Education, V. 90, No. 4, October 2001,p. 577.vii Miller, Sandra J., Doshi, Rajiv, Milroy, J. Craig, and Yock, Paul G, " Early Experiences inn

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Massood Atashbar

the beginnings of integrating design across engineeringcurriculums [1]. This has resulted in a wealth of information on how to effectively develop and Page 7.265.11 This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation, under grant number NSF DUE0088158.implement such courses. Based on these successes, we are offering an introductory engineeringcourse to our ECE freshmen at Western Michigan University. This course is supported by a NSFDivision of Undergraduate Education grant [2]. The centerpiece of this course is construction ofa walking Stiquito robot (see Figure 1) [3]. The goals of this course include

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marek Balazinski; Aleksander Przybylo

. Page 7.205.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe main challenges lie in coming up with the appropriate representations for each phenomenon.With future improvement of software libraries and tools, animations and simulations shouldbecome easier to develop.AcknowledgementThe work presented in this paper was conducted under the support of Center of Teaching andLearning of École Polytechnique de Montréal, which the authors greatly appreciate.Bibliographic information[1] Kadiyala, M., Crynes, B. L., "A Review of Literature on Effectiveness of Use of Information Technology in Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Iken; Mahima Ashok; J.C. Lu; Alexander Quinn; Amy Pritchett; George Nickles

Session 1526 Internet Based Curriculum Innovation in Information Engineering and E-Business: The Integrated Curriculum Delivery System Amy R. Pritchett, Alexander B. Quinn, George Nickles, Mahima Ashok, Mark Iken, J. C. Lu School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe current compartmentalization of educational material into courses limits a student’s abilityto quickly and easily access information from a variety of topics, explore new