Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

-level academician. Thus, the burden of effort falls to the jobseeker. In this paper the author lists helpful locations to check for information, both high-tech andlow-tech, regarding entry academic job openings as well as institutional data which might be of usein evaluating job opportunities.To add to the fun, the schools which need new faculty members are widely varied not only ingeographic location but also in focus. Schools value different experience and abilities based ontheir departmental needs and school academic or research mission statements. Determining andfinding the right mix for the candidate is imperative for a good pairing, so the author discussessome considerations which aid in determining whether openings match a candidate’s

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Jeff Williams; Beth Milligan; Andrew DuBuisson; Robert Drew; Karl Rink; Edwin Odom

early external leadership aremore prepared for a successful capstone experience than teams that are left to their own devices.This paper outlines how graduate student mentors facilitate team development. Strategies includeleading the teams in introductory meetings and organizing team-building activities such as a ropescourse, a shop orientation, tracking early progress on a present condition board, and visualizingaccomplishments in team documentation. Successful teams tend to immerse themselves in theproject very soon after team formation, generating insightful customer interview questions andproducing a realistic schedule for the year. Graduate student mentors increase the likelihood of asuccessful transition by providing a model for effective

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Johnson; Bill Kitchen

The Case Files James Johnson, William Kitchen Nashville State Technical Community CollegeThe Case Files is a National Science Foundation funded project designed to produce a readilyaccessible inventory of case studies and professional development workshops to help facultyimplement case studies in their technology classes. This project is built on two previous projectsthat explored techniques for training faculty how to use authentic case studies that incorporate the“Case Files Learning Cycle” defined by project partners from the Learning Technology Center atVanderbilt University.Four case studies were developed and tested in colleges and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

requirements. Thesesimilarities are to provide necessary preparatory courses such as mathematics, chemistry, andphysics, which serve as a foundation for the engineering degree. A number of basic engineeringcourses are taken to complete the core curriculum required of all engineering students. In upperdivision, students concentrate on their major field of study- civil engineering, which is composedof Structural, Construction Management, Transportation, Geo-technical, Water Resource, andGeneral Civil Engineering. UF-Civil Engineering education mainly concentrates on technicalexcellence, communication skills, and a well-rounded general and multidisciplinary education.Whereas, the MUT focuses on balanced distribution of fundamental knowledge and practice

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Sundaresan; Devdas Pai

Session 3264 The Use of Piezoelectric Materials in Smart Structures D. M. Pai 1 and N. R. Sundaresan2 1 Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures 2 Summer Research Student, NASA Center for Aerospace Research Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411Abstract A piezoelectric material is basically a ceramic that outputs a voltage upon beingmechanically strained. Sensors made of this material

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Spreen

Session 3632 Co-simulation of Electric and Magnetic Circuits James H. Spreen Indiana Institute of Technology, Ft. Wayne, INAbstract: This paper reviews magnetic circuit models of magnetic structures, developed asanalogs of electric resistor networks. It demonstrates magnetic simulation by circuit simulationof a magnetic circuit representing a three-winding magnetic structure, using known windingcurrents to calculate magnetic fluxes. Simultaneous simulation of both a magnetic circuitrepresenting a magnetic structure and electric circuits connected to the windings

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Ashby

do we teach engineering students about materials? Materials science is a discipline, like any other branch of science. There are powerfularguments for the approaches to teaching of any one of these: the scientific method, therigour, the ability to apply logical thought and reasoned experimentation to physical problemsin the broadest sense. And the subject of materials is a broad one, drawing togetherunderstanding from physics, from chemistry, from mathematics and – these days – fromcomputer science 1-11. But while the study of materials bridges these “pure” disciplines, it is,in the end, an applied science. Engineering schools include and value its teaching becauseengineers make things, and they make them out of materials. The

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

Session 2147 An Interdisciplinary, LabVIEW Based, Data Acquisition and Measurements Course James E. Globig University of DaytonAbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary data acquisition course that teaches the creationof virtual instruments (utilizing LabVIEW) and their application in mechanical, physical,and electro-mechanical measurement systems. It includes pedagogical recommendationson how to teach data acquisition to multiple majors and some tactical recommendations onhow to teach LabVIEW to multiple majors. The course follows a combinedlecture

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walden Rio

Session 2160 INTERNATIONAL LINKAGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION WALDEN S. RIO & DANY C. MOLINA Central Philippine University Iloilo City PhilippinesAbstract Sending members of the faculty of educational institutions of third world countries to firstworld countries for short training programs is vital to the upgrading of Engineering education.Participants in such programs are exposed to and so observe firsthand the varied moderntechnology in the advanced countries, thereby learning from such educational experiences.Faculty members from a country as

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

protect his orher interest, whether it be an invention, expression of idea, or some other non-tangible property,without understanding these three IP areas. Engineering educators should understand that IP hasnot been incorporated into the discipline. Educators should also note that by the lack of IPinstruction, engineering graduates are ignorant as to the protection of their creations. Thisimpacts their futures as they will be entering the creative field of engineering without IPknowledge and may not protect their rights. Of course, this does not help the student or theprogression of engineering. This paper, written by a patent agent and patent attorney, bothholding doctorate degrees in computer science and electrical engineering, respectively

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Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hugh Jack; John Farris

Session 1153 Enriching the Freshman Experience with Juniors John Farris and Hugh Jack Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractDesign teams consisting of three first year students and three third year students werecreated to design and manufacture a device to meet the entrance requirements for theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student design contest. The first yearstudents were enrolled in a course entitled “Introduction to Computer Aided Design andManufacture” and the third year students were enrolled in a course entitled “DynamicSystems Modeling and Control.” The

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Merredith Portsmore; Ethan Danahy; Philip Lau; Chris Rogers

Session XXXX Remote Sensing and Tele-robotics for elementary and middle school via the Internet Merredith Portsmore, Chris Rogers, Philip Lau, Ethan Danahy Tufts UniversityAbstract The Science, Engineering, NASA Site Of Remote Sensing (SENSORS) project aims tohelp bring remote sensing and tele-robotics to upper elementary and middle school audiences.By creating a network of simulated environments, ranging from the Moon to Mars to Antarcticato a working city-scape, SENSORS gives student opportunities to explore and automate remoteenvironments via the web. The

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Dibble; Carrie Hernandez; Abbie Wells; Steven Barrett

AbstractOften, engineering departments are faced with the need to update laboratory exercises andequipment. However, adequate funds do not always exist to accomplish these upgrades in atimely manner. Another challenge faced by departments are satisfying Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) requirements for a major design experience within thecurriculum. ABET guidelines state, “Students must be prepared for engineering practice throughthe curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraintsthat include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability;manufacturability; ethical

Conference Session

Current Environmental Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ishrat Mirzana; Ali Ansari

Session No # 2151 THE “NATURAL HOUSE” PROJECT: AN EXPERIMENT IN LEARNING BY DOING Ali Uddin Ansari, Ishrat Meera Mirzana Mechanical Engineering Department Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology Hyderabad, IndiaAbstractThe “Natural House”, a design and construction project of Centre for EnvironmentalStudies & Socioresponsive Engineering (CESSE) at Muffakham Jah College ofEngineering & Technology (MJCET), is directed at involving engineering students in a“real life” project with direct social benefits. The Centre’s primary objective is to

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Smith

Session 3220 Mechanical Component Design via the Internet – An Update Donald A. Smith University of WyomingAbstractThis paper reports the current progress to implement a new paradigm for students in a typicalMachine Components Design course in Mechanical Engineering curricula. The fundamentalconcept is to have design algorithms for various mechanical components (springs, gears, powertransmission shafts, cams, etc.) available to students as Applets on the Internet. The students canthen focus on the constraints and functional requirements associated with a

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

Session 2615 Performance-Based Curriculum Design by W.W. Massie, MSc, P.E. Associate Professor and Curriculum Leader Interfaculty Offshore Engineering Delft University of Technology Delft, The NetherlandsAbstractToo many faculty members approach curriculum revision or design from the standpoint oftheir own course. The question:“Where does my course fit in the new curriculum?” is heardtoo often. One of the primary difficulties when revising a curriculum is to focus first on

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hardymon; Saeed Foroudastan

experience, but to include a design project. The hands-ondesign concept makes the course more interesting and more challenging, and gives the students ataste of real-world applications as motivation to continue with engineering or engineeringtechnology as their major. Through a design project, students gain a better understanding ofengineering or engineering technology as a career through exposure to the various disciplines theproject requires. Several years ago, the professor of the introductory course initiated the conceptof project involvement with one requiring simple drawings and models involving redesign of adoor to solve an actual ventilation situation at the cogeneration plant. Realizing that small designassignments added value to the course

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

academia with idealizations of being exemplaryinstructors and advisors [1-8], even rising above weaknesses of their own professors.They start with a set of “when I become a professor, I’m going to/not going to . . .” ideasformulated in the trenches of student-hood. They are confident that they can achieve bothpopularity and rapport with students, and excellence in teaching, advising, and otherstudent relations. However, unless already well seasoned as graduate assistants in dealingwith students, they are usually disillusioned as realities of undergraduate education sink in,for example, (1) some students don’t care about learning, (2) some students can be lessthan honest if expedient, and (3) many students play the system for maximum results

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee

1997 camper, when asked in a newspaper interview about the most memorableWisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout), in partnership with the thing she had ever done.Society of Manufacturing Engineering EducationFoundation (SME-EF), initiated an outreach program for girls entering the seventh grade.“STEPS for Girls” is a one-week introduction to the world of manufacturing. The girlsmanufacture radio-controlled model airplanes from raw materials. The components arefabricated in various laboratory activities using real production equipment. Each girl has anopportunity to fly her airplane with the assistance of skilled radio-controlled aircraft pilots.“STEPS for Girls” campers gain

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Bittner

Session 2560 Diversity in Transportation Workforces: A Summary of the September 2002 Midwest Regional Workshop Jason Bittner Midwest Regional University Transportation Center University of Wisconsin-MadisonSeveral organizations sponsored the Midwest Regional Diversity in Transportation WorkforcesWorkshop September 23-24, 2002, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Workshop focused onrecruitment, retention, and mentoring success stories for diverse groups in transportationworkforces in the upper Midwest region. Pre-college programs, college level plans, and post-college, employer based programs formed the structure for the Workshop

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Corradini

The Use of Undergraduate Minors to Meet National Needs in Nuclear Fission Power Engineering Michael L. Corradini, James J. Duderstadt, William R. Martin University of Wisconsin/University of MichiganAbstractWith the renewed interest in nuclear power as a key component of the nation’s energy portfolio,there is a growing concern about the availability of engineers trained in nuclear technology inview of the very significant erosion in university nuclear engineering programs and facilitiesover the past two decades. Even with a rapid infusion of new resources, the time required torebuild the necessary faculties and facilities and stimulate student interest makes it

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Godbout; Hisham Alnajjar

Session 1532 Web-Based Circuit Animator to Aid in Teaching Circuit Theory Hisham Alnajjar & Louis Godbout Electrical & Computer Engineering Department College of Engineering University of Hartford alnajjar@hartford.eduAbstractAs we all know, motivating students to work on certain subjects in their major is sometimes atough thing to do. It can get even harder when trying to motivate students in one major to workon a subject they have to take in another major. When Civil

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

Session 3460 An Innovative Co-op Program at WVU Tech M. Sathyamoorthy Office of the Dean of Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThe paper describes the development and proposed implementation of an industry-university collaboration in experiential learning. West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology (WVU Tech) and various industries in the Upper Kanawha Valley region havedesigned a co-op program for undergraduate students that will require them to spend aday every week of the spring and

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremy Poling; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske; Glenn Wrate

Session 2233 On-Campus Comparison of Energy Saving Technologies for Vending Machines Glenn Wrate, Emily Blakemore, Jeremy Poling, and Lee Greguske Milwaukee School of Engineering/Wisconsin Focus on EnergyAbstractAs part of the Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy Program, the Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) investigated two possible technologies to save energy involving vending machines.MSOE is interested in this research for two reasons: involvement of our students in emergingtechnologies to save energy and to provide a service to our community. Two soda vendingmachines were installed

Conference Session

Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Mills; Tonya Emerson

Session 3215 Student Chapters – An Adjunct to Engineering Education Tonya L. Emerson, Russell S. Mills California State University, ChicoAbstractNew engineering graduates are expected to possess an ever-expanding array of skills. Yet,classroom synthesis is not conducive to many of these proficiencies. Student professionalsocieties can help cultivate valuable interpersonal, professional and technical skills through avariety of extracurricular activities.The success of a student chapter can be as valuable as the curriculum in defining the quality ofan engineering department

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

Tools for Assessing Student Outcomes: Use of Faculty and Student Assessments Ann M. Anderson and Richard D. Wilk Department of Mechanical Engineering Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractWith the adoption of an outcomes-based approach to engineering education, it has becomenecessary to develop methods for assessing students’ abilities to meet program outcomes. In themid 1990’s, a major reform was undertaken in the mechanical engineering curriculum at UnionCollege. This was preceded by the development of a mission statement, program objectives, andspecification

Conference Session

Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Emanuel

written and oralcommunication skills. Such a course prepares the students to work in industry followinggraduation and also provides the industries involved with excellent solutions to some of theirproblems. This paper presents many of the secondary benefits that go beyond the immediateimpact on the students, the client and the department.BackgroundSince 1967, Bradley’s Industrial Engineering program has completed more than 250 capstonedesign projects for more than 100 area and regional clients. In all cases, the primary objective hasbeen (1) to provide the students with a high quality professional educational experience and (2) tohelp the client solve a significant problem. Our experience has been that meeting the secondobjective also fulfills

Conference Session

Three P's in Introduction to Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Clare Robins; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

Session 3453 Service Learning in the Freshman Engineering Course Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins, Elizabeth Parry North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe College of Engineering at NC State University has had an NSF-sponsored GK-12 project forthe past four years that sent engineering students in to K-8 classrooms as science and/or mathresources for teachers. Using the same model, in fall 2002, the Introduction to Engineeringcourse that is required of all freshmen offered a design project that included service learning as anoption. The “Outreach Project” required students

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Chasnov

Helpful Hints for Success at Old Guard by: Robert Chasnov, Ph.D., P.E. The Elmer W. Engstrom Department of Engineering Cedarville UniversityABSTRACTCedarville University enrolled its first class of mechanical engineering students in 1990. ABETevaluators visited the school in the fall of 1994 following the first graduation of B.S.M.E. students andaccreditation was granted. After attending a few Region V Regional Student Conferences (RSC) ofASME to get an idea of how the Old Guard Oral Competition was judged, Cedarville students begancompeting in the spring of

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

Session 3486 The National Center for Telecommunication Technologies: A Look Back and a Look Ahead By Gary J. Mullett NCTT Co-Director, Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MassachusettsI. OverviewThe National Center for Telecommunications Technologies (NCTT) is a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Center of Excellence in Advanced Technological Education (ATE). Firstfunded in September of 1997 for three years, the then Northeast Center for TelecommunicationsTechnologies (NCTT) joined ten other ATE Centers all funded