Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Krause

, studentsunderstand what are the general nature and characteristics of features of solid geometrical objectsand, in particular, those of a cube. This did not prove to be a good assumption. This knowledgewas tested with the MCI questions, one of which is shown below. Mistakes on this questioncould be classified as “prior misconceptions”. In a cube there are *** sides and *** edges. a) 4 and 6 b) 4 and 8 c) 6 and 8 d) 6 and 12 e) 8 and 12The percentage of entering students that chose the correct answer, d), was 61% at ASU and 79%at TAMU. The most frequent incorrect answer was c). This misconception is probably due tothe fact that

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Morales

a. Learner model is loaded b. Summary of available lessons are loaded 2. Student selects lesson and step to start from a. Specific lesson model is loaded b. Interaction model is set to initial values 3. Iterate though steps a. Interaction model is queried for appropriate video to use b. Video is displayed at resolution appropriate for receiving device 4. Randomly insert embedded question 5. Compare to performance to threshold a. Performance is classified into success or failure for current objective. b. Video for sub-objectives is ignored, offered, or forced upon the learner dependent on their

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Schroeder; Figen Lacin; Craig Somerton

Session 1333 Alternative Approaches to Teaching Extended Surface Heat Transfer Craig W. Somerton, Joseph B. Schroeder, Figen Lacin, and Ryan Harrier Michigan State University/ Olivet Nazarene University/ Michigan State UniversityIntroductionExtended surface heat transfer is a topic that is always covered in a standard undergraduate classin heat transfer. In fact, we tell our students that fins are one of the two heat transfer systems thatthey will most likely encounter as practicing mechanical engineers (the other being heatexchangers). Therefore, it becomes clear that the mechanical engineering student needs to havea firm

Conference Session

ELD Technical Papers Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

Session # 3441 Deconstruction of an Engineering Syllabus for Information Literacy Barbara Williamsa, Paul Blowersb a University Library b Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering The University of ArizonaAbstract Information literacy skill sets provide the foundation for lifelong learning, and thedesire to produce engineers with these skills has necessitated the collaboration betweenlibrarians and faculty to meaningfully integrate information literacy instruction into theengineering

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

the assignment is in theAppendix B. Based on the video, students discussed the advantages and disadvantages of damsand how dams influence society and development. For the second half of the assignment studentsconsidered a real project of their choosing and discussed the social, economic, and environmentalsignificance of the project within the local community, including both good and bad aspects.Students were encouraged to discuss a project with which they were personally familiar from theirhometown or their summer work experience. The author provided a selection of local projects,described in varying levels of detail, for student use. For some of the local projects, newspaperarticles were included for student use. Of the 25 students in the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

Page 8.458.2segmentation techniques that can be used in order to achieve the proper license plate extraction. Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2793We explored techniques based on edge detection and thresholding, and selected the later becauseof its superior performance. This technique takes the grayscale image g and produces binaryimage b, by applying a threshold to each pixel according to: if g[m,n] then b[m,n]=1 if g[m

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Morgera; Hanqi Zhuang

AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FOR WEB-BASED INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL Hanqi Zhuang and Sal Morgera Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 Session Number: 1526 Summary The objectives of this project are to demonstrate that (a) it is practical and feasible tooffer engineering undergraduate students a course on Web-based Instrumentation andControl (WIC) that involves recent technological innovations; (b) the proposed coursecan be effectively conducted with two integrated components

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus

, Culture Ethics Skills and Adaptation a b c d a b c d a b a b c a b c b e e c a(a) - An 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2ability toapplyknowledge ofmathematics,science andengineering Page 8.256.13 “Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

iteration) survey to assess studentand faculty beliefs about 8 of the 30 objectives. The survey provided a concrete example(scenario) of each specific objective (or performance) considered. Each scenario was assessedby asking a set of four focus questions. In simple terms, these focus questions are (a) Is thisobjective emphasized in engineering science courses? (b) Is this objective important? (c) Canstudents realistically develop this performance? and (d) What is the present level of studentperformance? Reliability of the survey was estimated by using statistical analysis with theCronbach-Alpha metric. Logical validity was established through the use of expert analysis ofquestions relative to the theoretical construct. The survey was completed

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

biomechanics domain is the design, implementation, and assessment of a newundergraduate course on biomechanics of human movement. This new course, which is currentlyoffered as an elective in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texasat Austin, is based entirely on the HPL model and draws on all the latest learning materialsdeveloped within the biomechanics domain. The course is centered on three challenge-basedmodules, each targeted to freshman- and sophomore-level engineering students. The overallgoals of the course are to (a) teach students about the relationships between musculoskeletalstructure and function in the context of human movement; (b) provide real-life examples ofbiomechanical situations which are familiar

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars; Jim Henry

Control Web Number Description Station exp'ts 1 Liquid Level – Process Dynamics Group A Group B 2 Liquid Level – Effect of gain on P controller Group B Group A 3 Liquid Level – Effect of gain and integral time Group B Group A on PI controller 4 Liquid Level – Closed loop tuning Group A Group B 5 Liquid Level – Open loop tuning Group A Group B 6 Liquid Level – Integrated error tuning Group B Group A 7 Temperature – Use of “rltool” function Group A

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

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Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robinson; Demetris Geddis; Adam Austin; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

Session 2665 Incorporating Engineering into High School Algebra and Trigonometry: An Initiative of the Georgia Tech Student and Teacher Enhancement Partnership (STEP) Program William H. Robinsona, Adam O. Austina, Demetris L. Geddisa, Donna C. Llewellynb, and Marion C. Usselmanc a School of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ b Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)/ c Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kevin Dahm

Learning Experiences for All Team Members Table 1. Summary of Specific Indicators for Areas of ImportanceThe decision to frame the rubrics as distinguishing the “A team,” “B team” and “C or lower team”was a significant one that requires explanation. At one time, many of the other programassessment instruments used by the Chemical Engineering Department at Rowan University useda 5-point Likert scale with qualitative labels (5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 =marginal, 1 = poor), but the qualitative nature of the descriptive labels led to confusion in scoring.Some professors have different distinctions between excellent and very good and tended to usethese distinctions more than the descriptive phrases that define the

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

) pp. 392. Barrier, M. (January, 1999). Leadership skills employees’ respect. (communication, accountability, and trust arewhat employers need from executives). Nation’s Business3. Ezell, E. B. Jr. (Summer/Fall, 1990). Effective leadership can support faculty in the research and publicationactivities needed for promotion and tenure, The Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau V. XVI N. 2.4. Savoie, M. J., & Sawyerr, O.O. (May/June, 1991). Faculty Promotion and tenure decisions: A proposed model.Journal of Education for Business, 66:278-282.5. Homkes, R. (1994). Promotion through publications and politics. 1994 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.Ali E. KashefAli E. Kashef is a Professor of Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He also

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Moeness Amin; Athina Petropulu; Ahmad Hoorfar; William Jemison; Robert Caverly

outcomes and assessment methods for each module subtopic in thearea of smart communications were developed in consultation with published guidelines [1] andthe Villanova University Institute for Teaching and Learning (VITAL). The learning outcomesuse language that specifically indicates the skill set students will have at the completion of eachsubtopic. Some examples of learning outcomes already developed for SCS modules are: • Students will calculate efficiency and PAE (power added efficiency) of class A and B amplifiers and compare with simulations (CMOS Microelectronic Systems); • Students will successfully calculate the channel capacity improvement achieved by using multiple antennas (Digital Signal Processing

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hank Javan; Mark Rajai

electronics, computer, and manufacturing.Students select their field of concentration according to their future professional goal. Thegraduate study leading to M.S. in Engineering Technology requires [1]: A. A minimum of 18 semester hours of upper division credit in an appropriate area of technology or related area. B. A minimum of 12 semester hours must be taken in one concentration area. C. Maintaining 3.0 in all Technology courses. D. Passing Comprehensive exam.Each concentration offers its own graduate courses outlined in the Graduate Bulletin of theuniversity. Although undergraduate program is highly concentrated but graduate program isdiverse and broad. In addition, some of these courses are offered at night

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

Lab Reports B. Writing Software Documentation C. Design Project – Writing Proposals D. Guidelines – HouseAcknowledgements: The authors would like to acknowledge the many people who contribute to EG 1004: theinstructors, the teaching assistants, our dedicated students who continue to surprise and delight uswith their progress, and especially the writing consultants, whose dedication to the importance ofteaching writing makes this program a success.Bibliography:1. “Introducing Design Throughout the Curriculum,” G. W. Georgi, L. M. Folan and D. R. Doucette, presentation at the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 19, 20022. “EG 1004 – Introduction to Engineering and Design

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Blake; kathleen marrs; Jeff Watt; Andrew Gavrin

?”, electronic bulletin boards, and other web-based features were added later.Our results in reducing attrition in the physics courses has been striking. Figures 4 (a) and (b)show, respectively, the DWF rates for introductory mechanics (PHYS 152) and electricity andmagnetism (PHYS 251). In each case, The horizontal lines reflect the periods before and afterJiTT methods were adopted.We would like to stress that these results do not reflect reduced standards or instructor effects.Throughout the period shown, both courses have maintained a strict policy that studentsautomatically fail if they receive less than 50% total scores on the mid-term and final exams.These exams are reviewed by other department faculty, including those who had been teachingthe

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

students, engage,students, and when applied to the classroom environment, test students. Its most effective role todate has been at the University of Kentucky’s Engineering Open House in Paducah, held eachFebruary during Engineer’s Week. A mode of developing questions considering Bloom’staxonomy is proposed.Bibliography1. Smart, J.L., Murphy, W., Lineberry, G.T., & Lykins, B. Development of an Extended Campus ChemicalEngineering Program. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society forEngineering Education, (2000).2. Capece, V.R., Murphy, W., Lineberry, G.T., & Lykins, B. Development of an Extended Campus MechanicalEngineering Program. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Toby Boulet; Joe Iannelli; Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Richard Bennett; Arnold Lumsdaine

can select a new problem. If the same mistake is made, they will be sent to the LO and theymust complete it to be able to return to the question set.The following are potential areas for development of LOs.Development of Learning Objects for the various Modules 1. Statics a. Mass-Weight-Gravity b. Applied Trig c. Free body Diagrams d. Equilibrium e. Friction 2. Dynamics a. Moment of Inertia b. Newton’s Laws c. Energy d. Conservation 3. Strength of Materials a. Mohr’s Circle b. Concepts of Failure c. Beam Bending d. Axial Load e. TorsionThe process for development of each LO requires a planning process

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

calculated as:A ' ¼ ( y¯2 % y¯4 % y¯6 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯3 % y¯5 % y¯7 )B ' ¼ ( y¯3 % y¯4 % y¯7 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯2 % y¯5 % y¯6 )C ' ¼ ( y¯5 % y¯6 % y¯7 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯2 % y¯3 % y¯4 )Two-factor interactions are calculated as:AB ' ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯4 % y¯5 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯2 % y¯3 % y¯6 % y¯7 )AC ' ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯3 % y¯6 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯2 % y¯4 % y¯5 % y¯7 )BC ' ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯2 % y¯7 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯3 % y¯4 % y¯5 % y¯6 )Three-factor interaction is calculated as:ABC ' ¼ ( y¯2 % y¯3 % y¯5 % y¯8 ) – ¼ ( y¯1 % y¯4 % y¯6 % y¯7 ) Page 8.1228.4 Figure 1. 23 Factorial Design for Phase OneTable 1. Eight Sets of Conditions of a 23

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

the fact that the forces should all add upProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationto zero in each component direction to constrain the magnitude of forces acting in that direction– reasoning that would have considerably simplified the completion of the last column in Table 1above. As an example, we notice, from the free-body diagram of the magnet in Figure 1, thatforces represented by vectors A and C are an equilibrium pair. A similar situation holds for theforces represented by vectors B and D. We found a rather interesting pattern when tabulatingstudent responses to these two specific examples.We found that only 16% were

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Eric Luczaj; Chia Han

need to be learned well (i.e., understand, retain in memory, and feel confident and incontrol for tackling applications). Thus, the important role of the teacher is to make sure that theminimum set and the most important pieces of knowledge are taught such that students can retainthem for use after class.All these require that the teacher prepare well. Preparing for a lecture normally includes severalsteps6: a) Survey the subject and gather material from research, collecting as much informationas possible, b) Organize material collected and rank the relevance of the material pieces (e.g., amust, helpful but not required, optional – might help, minimal help, not helpful – might confuse),c) Prepare an outline based on the time, class purpose

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

”, Orielly Publishing, http://www.oreilly.com/openbook, 1999.[6] Tront, J. G., Muramatsu, B., McMartin, J., “A Community to Develop Materials for an Engi-neering Learning Environment”, ASEE National Convention, 2002.[7] http://www.gnupress.org[8] http://www.howstuffworks.com[9] Shamamy, P. M., “Classroom Laptop Use by Students”, ASEE National Convention, 2002.[10] http://www.mrplc.com[11] Raeth, P., “Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)”, http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/praeth/praeth070.html, 2002. Page 8.583.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Kulkarni; Wajiha Shireen

modulatedwaveform similar to the switching function S1. The pulse magnitudes in Van varies from 0 toVdc/2 whereas S1 varies between 0 and 1. The inverter output line currents can be computed as, Page 8.628.4“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, CopyRight  2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Van (ωt )I a (ωt ) = Z ∞ Vdc ( A0 + ∑ An sin n(ωt − ϕ )) = 2Z n =1 (4a) 2πI b (ωt ) = I a (ωt − ) 3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Giurgiutiu; Brian Mouzon

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina (DME-USC) iswell positioned to participate in promoting and developing this emerging engineering educationfield. DME-USC established a course for teaching microcontrollers to mechanical engineeringstudents – EMCH 367, www.me.sc.edu/courses/emch367. The course consists of four majorcomponents: (a) classroom instruction; (b) homework; (c) laboratory; (d) project. The classroominstruction is focused on instilling in students the basic knowledge related to programming andusing the microcontroller. Part of the classroom instruction is performed in a computerlaboratory, where the students interact with simulation software on a one-on-one basis

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Musiak

allowed for posting of training materials for mentors, discussion topics andinterview guides for protégés, program announcements and other materials particular to the needs of either protégésand/or mentors. In order for the mentor and the protégé to understand their roles and have the appropriateexpectations training workshops were conducted and position manuals were distributed. Essential elements for thementor were: a. The role of the alumni mentor is one of establishing a partnership with a currently enrolled student. b. Mentors offer opportunities to their assigned protégés to test ideas, discuss life options, consider challenges, and develop specific and attainable goals for the immediate and distant

Conference Session

Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bryant; Paul Swamidass

entrepreneurialsuccess later in their careers. The program has two major components; one addressessustained development of cross-functional skills, and the other imparts business andengineering knowledge and skills to business and engineering students.An unique two-year joint minor (16 semester credits) for business and engineeringstudents in their junior and senior years is offered through the Thomas Walter Center forTechnology Management, Auburn University; the Center is a creation of the two colleges.This Business-Engineering-Technology (B-E-T) program, which began in fall 2001, is ajoint effort of the colleges of business and engineering. The program admits selected equalnumber of business and engineering students to the program each fall. The program