Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Banzhaf

Session 3549 Digital Oscilloscopes: Powerful Tools for EET Laboratories Walter Banzhaf, P.E. Ward College of Technology, University of HartfordIntroductionThe digital oscilloscope has gained in popularity as the laboratory measurement tool of choice inEET laboratories, and much has been written about integrating its use into existing courses.1,2This paper will present some innovative ways to use a digital oscilloscope that have proven to beeasily accomplished and highly useful in baccalaureate undergraduate EET courses, from firstyear through fourth year.Digital oscilloscopes are

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

methods to model and simulate systems and to specify arbitrary input functions.This paper describes a toolbox of MATLAB functions, called the “Signals and SystemsToolbox” that can automatically apply a specified input to a physical system using anarbitrary waveform generator and then use a programmable oscilloscope to measure theresulting output. A comparison of the simulated versus actual response of the system canthen be performed. Other more specialized functions allow comparison between thefrequency response of a model and that of an actual system by stepping through a desiredrange of frequencies and measuring the response. Basic functions allow easy generationand manipulation of complex signals. The toolbox is well suited to

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

laboratory work thatincludes motor modeling and feedback control. There is also a major design project in the courseto reinforce theoretical and experimental design. The topics covered in the course are listed below. 1. Translation 2. Differential equation review 3. First/second order systems 4. Numerical methods 5. Rotation 6. The differential operator and input-output equations 7. Circuits (resistors/capacitors/inductors and op-amps) 8. Feedback control 9. Phasors 10. Transfer functions and Fourier analysis 11. Bode plots 12. Root locus plots 13. Analog IO, sensors and actuators 14. Motion control (single and multiple axes)Prerequisites for the course include basic

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Murphy

Session 1355 Practical Advice for the “New Kid on the Block” Dave Murphy Fire Safety Engineering Technology The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nobody told me how hard and lonely change is. – Joan Gilbertson As a new faculty member at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I haverecently experienced many changes associated with starting a new career. I can readily attest tothe unique challenges and expectations of assuming the position of assistant professor afterserving twenty years in the fire

Conference Session

Assessment in BME Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chad Washington; Alene Harris

of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Vanderbilt University have worked to develop an observation instrument to capture specific elements in lesson delivery, including (1) various types of teacher-student interactions, student engagement levels related to type of instruction, levels of indicators reflecting HPL learning theory (knowledge-centeredness, student-centeredness, assessment-centeredness, and community-centeredness) (Bransford et al. 1999), and specific indicators of effective teaching. After three years of testing and revision, we have developed valid, quantitative measurements of the teaching of a lesson. We then set about to organize this data into categories that would

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; Deborah Follman

Session 3275 Tips for Teaching Obscenely Large Lectures Heidi Diefes-Dux, Deborah Follman, Robert Montgomery, William Oakes Purdue UniversityAbstractTeaching any class for the first time may be intimidating; but when that class is a lecture of 450freshman engineering students, it is downright scary. Good teaching practices including the use ofactive and cooperative learning still apply; however, many scale with lecture size. For example,reviewing 450 “minute papers” takes considerable time, even if the students’ comments are brief.This paper will present techniques that will help you

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2003-95: INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY:THE TWO PILLARS OF OURSUCCESSKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin Page 8.715.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Instruction and Technology: The Two Pillars of Our Success Mary Crawford, Kathy J. Schmidt The University of Texas at AustinAbstractImproving the quality of instruction is a key strategic goal of the College of Engineeringat The University of Texas at Austin. The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) plays a crucialrole in realizing that goal. Many colleges of engineering provide teaching

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ruth Davis

Session 1732 Software: Craft, Science, and Engineering Ruth E. Davis, John R. Allen Santa Clara UniversityAbstractWhat is Software Engineering — art, trade, craft, science, or profession? Some believe that, atleast in its current state, software engineering is an oxymoron. If we believe that there issomething worthy of being called software engineering, how do decide what constitutes a propereducation for a software engineer? We argue that it is informative to study the history oftraditional engineering, when and how it became science-based, and when and

Conference Session

Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Rizk; Donald Carpenter; James Hanson

Session 1315 Engineering the World: Hands-on Experimentation for Civil Engineering K-12 Outreach James L. Hanson, Donald D. Carpenter, and Tarek Rizk Lawrence Technological UniversityAbstractThis paper details the development and application of a community outreach program designedto teach children about math, science, and the world in which they live. The program was titled“Engineering the World” and emphasized civil engineering applications. The program wasoffered in an inner-city middle school in Detroit, Michigan. The program was developed by

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones; Jose Colom

Session 1332 AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRY Manuel Toledo-Quiñones, José G. Colom-Ustáriz University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto RicoAbstractPractical problem solving, together with a firm theoretical background and a broad education,play a very important role in engineering education. The Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) isan interesting model of active learning that addresses today’s pressing needs of blending theorywith practice, education with work, academic scientific rigor with

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2003-180: INDUSTRY - EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FORMICROELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJohn Robertson, Arizona State UniversityJon Weihmeir, Arizona State UniversityLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State UniversityRichard Newman, Page 8.699.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session #1547 Industry - Educational Partnership for a Microelectronics Technology Program John Robertson, Jon Weihmeir (*), Richard Newman & Lakshmi Munukutla College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University East

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

Session 1447 Education Through Competition: Mobile Platform Technology J. A. Morgan and J. R. Porter Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843Introduction The Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET)Programs at Texas A&M University have developed a competition-based course projectthat centers on a mobile robot. The robot, named MPIII and shown in Figure 1,integrates wireless TCP/IP networking, streaming video, and data acquisition to allowstudents to remotely sense the environment and

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve Hefley; James Lookadoo; Randy Winzer

Session 3560 TC2K Accreditation: An EET Success Story James A. Lookadoo, Steve M. Hefley, Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the philosophic, policy, and management adjustments of an ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program as it prepared to participate in TAC of ABET’s pilotstudy for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K). These changes included developing a set ofpolicies supporting

Conference Session

Trends in Biological & Agricultural Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Saba Choudhary; Naz Azadi; Mike Ratino; Lauri Kreeb; Jason Congdon; Paul Schreuders

Session 1554 Control Systems in Designing and Programming a Robotic Ant Paul D. Schreuders, Naz Azadi, Lauri Bennett, Saba Choudhary, Jason Congdon, Mike Ratino University of Maryland, College ParkAbstractControl Systems are employed in robotics to successfully achieve a desired task. The mainobjective of this project was to challenge the Biological Systems Control class to learn andimplement control techniques in the designing and programming of a robotic ant. The class waspresented with three different challenges and each group applied its own design

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Margaret Wismer

Design and close loop control in the electromechanical energy conversion course Margaret G. Wismer, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 Abstract Electromechanical energy conversion is currently a required senior year course at Bucknell University. The course has been revamped over the past several years in order to reinterest students and give them a greater appreciation of power systems, power electronics, machine drives and feedback systems. The course is design and experiment oriented and include several multiweek projects in which students have the opportunity and responsibility to execute a design

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hoskin; Ronald Welch

Session 2793 Scope Management for Independent Study projects James R. Hoskin, Ronald W. Welch Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy at West PointAbstractIndependent study projects serve as avenues for mature students to participate in detailed studyprojects on topics of their own interest. These study projects foster student creativity and self-motivated, autonomous work, which frequently results in a student’s best work. Often, theseprojects are inter-collegiate competitions, independent research, or a community or

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Burt Swersey

theirorganizations, i.e., to act as “intrapreneurs.” And if we are successful, they will help tocreate innovative new products, methods and services that will produce growth in theeconomy and improve the quality of life.The following is part of an email message from a recent graduate who was excited abouthis success as an intrepreneur and inventor in a large company. “I just wanted to share with you my success in finding a great job. I've been working at (a major medical equipment company) since June. The position I'm in is a perfect fit for me. I'm working on a small team developing a new medical product from the ground up. I jumped in the first week I was here and totally blew my team away. I will have 2 patent applications in

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

Session 2158 Viewing the Learning Process: Assessment Via Usability Testing Vicki M. Eller, Steve E. Watkins, Richard H. Hall University of Missouri-RollaAbstract Learning through computer-based activities provides a multi-modal approach in which theuser can select the educational media and process. Effective development of these activitiesrequires an understanding of user interactivity. Traditional assessment, such as test scores andsubjective surveys, looks at end results and attitudes. This method does not monitor the learningprocess. In particular developer needs to accommodate

Conference Session

Innovations in Web Site Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Van Epps

Session 2241 Dynamically generated pages using database-to-web technologies: Enhancing library services and operations Amy S. Van Epps Purdue University, West LafayetteAbstractMuch of the information used in libraries is handled and processed through databases. Often anindividual has primary responsibility for data entry of information from many people. If thedatabase has restricted access or is stored on a local machine, then the data entry person may alsohave the responsibility for retrieving information. Database-to-web technologies can be used toallow

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene Eckstein; Charla K. Triplett

Session 2209 Growth of the Alliance for Industrial Internships C.K. Triplett 1 and E.C. Eckstein2 1Biomedical Career Center, Ch andler, AZ 85226 2 U. Memphis & U. Tennessee Joint Graduat e Program in BME, Memphi s, TN 38152-32 10Abstract - The Alliance is a network of coordinators and faculty from BiomedicalEngineering units that place undergraduate and graduate students in industrial internshipexperiences. This network provides tools that aid in placing students in opportunitiesnearer home, in industries specializing in work that matches

Conference Session

Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Wolfe

Issues in Teaching Entrepreneurship to Heterogeneous Groups of Students Harvey Wolfe University of PittsburghAbstractEntrepreneurship for Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh is a course geared towardundergraduate seniors and graduate students in all engineering disciplines. The premise ofthe course is to combine engineering innovation with business development that will resultin new product development plus a thorough understanding of what is required to launch anew product. Since students are from varied backgrounds, including many disciplines ofengineering and sciences, as well as business, teams are made of individuals with differentknowledge sets and mind

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Ansari

with no insulation,resulting in considerable thermal discomfort to occupants several months in a year. Tomeet the objectives of “climate responsive building design & construction”, an initiativeat Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology (MJCET), entitled Centre forEnvironment Studies & Socioresponsive Engineering, has conceived and developed thedesign of “The Natural House”. This has been set up as an undergraduate R&D project,supervised by two faculty members (the two authors of this paper). It is expected thatfollowing the R&D phase the students – a group of twenty-three mechanical engineeringjuniors, including eight female students, will construct a small “Natural House”.The House is being designed for maximum

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Samba at a fraction of thecost. A look will be taken on how existing Windows NT/2000 server experiments can bereplaced using Linux with Samba.The initial presentation discusses the significance of Samba in the local area networkingenvironment. Included is a description of history, availability, and cost of maintaining a Sambabased network. Consideration will then be given on how existing Windows Server experimentscan be modified to use Samba in its place. Important experimental issues such as domaincontrollers, shares, printing, authentication and security will be addressed. Included is local areanetworking experiments based solely on Samba that provide comparable educational benefits toWindows experiments.IntroductionLocal area networks (LAN

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

Getting Engineers to Think and Act like Entrepreneurs Nathaniel Bowe, LaMarr Taylor, Kyle Smith, Ron Zuckerman, and Dan Moore1 Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRose-Hulman Institute of Technology is pioneering the education of undergraduateentrepreneurial engineers. Engenius Solutions is a program funded through a grant from theLilly Foundation. The project, at Rose-Hulman, is offering capital and other resources to helpundergraduate engineers understand what it takes to recognize opportunities and turn them intoentrepreneurial ventures. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit ideas to EngeniusSolutions for evaluation and review. Following an in-depth

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

Session ____ Exploring the architecture of structure: Integrating structures into design studio using object-oriented CAD Dr. Stan G. Guidera College of Technology Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio While the design studio environment has had a central role in teaching fundamental designskills in architectural education, it also provides an opportunity for synthesis of relatedcoursework in developing architectural design solutions. However, the design studio’s traditionalemphasis on conceptual

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session 1292 Computer-Assisted GOAL-Oriented Walking Robot Omer Farook, Chandra R. Sekhar, Jai P. Agrawal, Theo Maryonovich and Chris Netherton Purdue University Calumet Hammond, IN 46323AbstractThe paper discusses a senior design project which was implemented during a two-semestercourse, Senior Design. These two courses are the capstone courses in ElectricalEngineering Technology curriculum offered in seventh and eighth semester. This projectand similar projects provides the student a unique opportunity to design and integrate theknowledge and

Conference Session

Retention of Minority Students

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadine Macauley; Edward Golovatch; Annita Alting; Ardie Walser

Session 2370 The use of Requisite Check as an Academic & Curriculum Advisement Tool in Retaining Underrepresented Engineering Students Annita Alting, Edward Golovatch, Nadine Macauley, Ardie D. Walser The School of Engineering of The City College of The City University of New York 140thSt.& Convent Ave. New York, New York 10031 AbstractThe School of Engineering at the City College of New York in preparing for itsforthcoming ABET accreditation visit in 2004, is in the process of implementing a planwhich incorporates

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz

Session 2793 Strategic Analysis Tools for High Tech Entrepreneurs Carmo A. D’Cruz University of Central FloridaAbstractHigh Tech Entrepreneurship is characterized by high levels of technical, market and financialuncertainties, rapidly declining prices, collapsing markets and shortening product life cycles.Conventional strategic analysis tools are inadequate for effective analysis in developing high techmarketing strategy for start-ups. This paper reviews a portfolio of contemporary strategic analysistools that have been used effectively in developing high tech marketing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jorge Gatica; Anthony Bruzas; Abhishek Gupta

Session 2067 APPLICATION OF INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTER MODULES IN ENGINEERING LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS Abhishek D. Gupta, Anthony E. Bruzas and Jorge E. Gatica Department of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State UniversityAbstractThis paper demonstrates a way of applying JAVA, a platform independent computer language, forComputer Aided instruction in Engineering. An interactive instructional computer module relatedto Unit Operations in Engineering is formulated for in a game like environment. The modules aretested for their flexibility, portability, and security. The results indicate that JAVA

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

T. N. Fogarty; Kelvin Kirby

Session 2286 Innovations in Pre-College Outreach: Scouts Explorer Posts Kelvin K. Kirby Electrical Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas 77446-0397AbstractPublic information indicates that fewer American youth are selecting science and engineering asdesired careers. General discussions with underrepresented populations revealed that moststudents view mathematics and science as very difficult subjects that require a lot of time and hardwork to achieve above