Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Orling; Lisa Christensen; Blair London; Linda Vanasupa; Katherine Chen

Session number 3664 Travelogue from the Materials World: A first week laboratory activity Katherine C. Chen, Blair London, Linda Vanasupa, Timothy T. Orling, and Lisa Christensen Materials Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CAAbstractA fun, yet educational, laboratory activity was developed for the first week of an introductoryMaterials Engineering laboratory in order to set the stage for the rest of the quarter. The class isbroken up into 8 teams, and each team performs a different experiment during each lab period.The teams then rotate

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elaine Craft

Session 1150 A Mouse Click Away: Information to Help Engineering and ET Educators Elaine L. Craft Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeAbstractThe SC ATE center of Excellence, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), isserving as a National Resource Center for Engineering Technology (ET) education. SC ATEfocuses on success of students in ET programs using "tried and true" strategies, products, andservices that have originated with SC ATE. SC ATE resources are now just a mouse-click awayat www.SCATE.org for review, downloading

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dick Blandford

Session 3232 Softwar e Design of a Digital Filter Using Evolutionar y Methods Dr . Dick Blandfor d Univer sity of EvansvilleIntr oductionEvolutionary computation was conceived and articulated in the 1960's as a method of solvingotherwise intractable problems. Computer programs based on evolutionary techniques typicallyconsume lots of computer resources and until the 1990's the technique was implemented only bythe few who had access to those resources. Over the last ten years, computers have become fastenough and enough memory has become cheaply available that

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ronald Welch

Session 2615 Implementing a Student Design-Build Project in One Semester COL Ronald W. Welch 2LT Brian J. Meister United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a one-semester design-build capstone project in which three senior civilengineering (CE) students designed, completed an environmental assessment, gained approval,and built a 28-foot timber pedestrian bridge. The course was taken as part of the ABET-accredited CE program at the U.S. Military Academy. The team

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn; Craig Somerton

Session 2653 An Engineering Laboratory Experience for a Freshman Engineering Class Craig W. Somerton, Craig J. Gunn Michigan State UniversityIntroductionEngineering laboratory experiences are different from science laboratory experiences in that theyare more focused on problem solving rather than discovery. Hence, it would seem important tointroduce freshmen engineering majors to this difference by giving them an exposure to anengineering laboratory. The mechanical engineering section of the Residential Option forEngineering

Conference Session

BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko

2004-730 Optimizing Student Learning in a BME Capstone Design Course Sequence Richard J. Jendrucko Jack F. Wasserman Biomedical Engineering Program The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleIntroductionThe undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) program at the University ofTennessee, Knoxville (UTK) was initiated in the fall of 2000. The 136 semester-hourcurriculum was designed to prepare students for a variety of careers and to meet ABETaccreditation requirements. Among the most prominent of the ABET requirements is thatthe curriculum include a capstone

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dawei Wu; Chunyan Wu; Aditya Dikshit; Weizhao Zhao

DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING CURRICULUM BY A MULTI-STAGE TEACHING MODEL Weizhao Zhao, Dawei Wu, Chunyan Wu, Aditya Dikshit Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USAAbstract Medical imaging technologies widely applicable to both clinical and basic scienceresearch are crucially important to the biomedical engineering field. Teaching medical imagingbecomes a key component in biomedical engineering education. For undergraduate studentswho learn medical imaging technologies, however, the “classroom-only” teaching style suffersfrom many limitations that make it difficult for students to gain a complete

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eldon Larsen

Session Teaching a Project Management Fundamentals Course to Working Professionals Eldon R. Larsen, Ph.D. Marshall University, College of Information Technology and EngineeringAbstract Project management has become very important in today’s business world. Yet, mostworking professionals have had to learn project management skills almost entirely byexperience, with little formal college training in this field. At Marshall University, the Master ofScience in Engineering degree program includes an emphasis in Engineering Management, ofwhich Project Management is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Edgar; Joel Farber

Session 1763 Teaming "Design of Small Earth Dams" – A Practitioner/Professor Collaboration Thomas V. Edgar, P.E., Ph.D. and Joel Farber, P.E., P.G. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071/ TriHydro Corporation Laramie, WY 82070Abstract The course “Design of Small Earth Dams” is sufficiently broad and involved that theUniversity of Wyoming has taught it for almost 20 years using both a practicing professionalengineer

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ramesh Chawla; Ali Pourhashemi

2425 A Mass Transfer Experiment Using Deoxygenation and Aeration of Water Ramesh C. Chawla1 and Ali Pourhashemi2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 2 Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104AbstractTo demonstrate the phenomenon of mass transfer, an experiment was developed to measure theoverall and individual mass transfer coefficients in the opposite processes of deoxygenation andaeration. Both these processes have practical applications in chemical, environmental andmechanical systems.Streams of N2 (deaeration

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Curtis Carver

Techniques for Supporting Diversity in a Core Information Technology Course1 Curtis A. Carver Jr. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military AcademyAbstract: This paper examines techniques for supporting diversity in an information technology(IT) course taken by all cadets at the United States Military Academy. The Department ofElectrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) has historically had difficulty recruitingwomen and minorities into the computer science, electrical engineering, and information systemsengineering. Part of

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Filsinger

Session 2420Writing Simulation Programs as a Tool for Understanding Internal Computer Processes Michael D. Filsinger University of CincinnatiAbstractThe usual approach to a hands-on understanding of process scheduling in a computer operatingsystem is to either modify an existing operating system or use a pre-written simulation program.In an Engineering Technology program, the first approach can be too difficult for the level ofprogramming expertise possessed by the students, while the second approach does not giveenough of a hands-on feel

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Warren Koontz

Session 2650 A Master of Science Program in Telecommunications Engineering Technology Warren L G Koontz Rochester Institute of TechnologyIntroductionAbout 35 years ago, Bell Telephone Laboratories, the research and development arm of the BellSystem, provided a program to train newly hired Members of Technical Staff. A new MTS, whousually joined Bell Labs just after receiving a BS degree in either electrical or mechanicalengineering, was first sent off to get a Master of Science in EE or ME. But even this was notenough. Upon completing the MS, the still

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Newell

Survivor: A Method for Active Learning in the Classroom that Addresses Student Motivation James A. Newell Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 Phil Wankat (1) succinctly states the importance of active learning in the classroom:“Involved students learn!” As a result of the dissemination of the overwhelming evidencesupporting active learning, more engineering faculty (including presumably almost all of thosewho would choose to read this paper) are utilizing active learning in their

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ismail Fidan

Session 3260 How to Develop the Delivery Components of a Hybrid CAD Tool Ismail Fidan, Ph.D. Tennessee Tech University, 920 North Peachtree AvenueCookeville, TN 38505-5003, E-mail: ifidan@tntech.edu, Web: http://iweb.tntech.edu/ifidanAbstractOver the last few years, there has been considerable interest in using the Internet to enhance thetraditional engineering and technology courses1,2. The reason for this interest is that there are anumber of advantages of Internet educational delivery systems over the more traditionalapproaches3. Many faculty members are expanding their traditional

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

Session Number 1349 New Baccalaureate Degree with a Concentration in Industrial and Enterprise Networking Harold L. Broberg, Paul I-Hai Lin ECET Department, Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, INAbstractThe curriculum and details concerning specific courses and course content are describedfor this innovative program which was developed by faculty from the Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology and Computer Science departments. Theconcentration in industrial and enterprise networking requires courses in programminglanguages, application programming, local and wide area networking, networkingsecurity, and

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

Session 2549 Industry and ET Education Collaborations From A Construction Engineering Perspective Wafeek Samuel Wahby, Ph.D., B.Th. Professor, Industrial Technology Program Coordinator Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IllinoisAbstractThe preparation of ET graduates who can make a smooth transition from their academic traininginto the work force with confidence and maximum productivity in areas of education, research,and business can be achieved through well defined, carefully designed, and appropriatelyimplemented academia

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Elahinia

Session 3566 Teaching Smart Materials to Engineering Undergraduate Students: A Problem Solving Approach Mohammad H. Elahinia Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061Summary and IntroductionThis paper describes a problem solving approach for teaching the subject of smartmaterials to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students. An experiment with aShape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuated robotic arm is designed for the seniorundergraduate laboratory (ME4006) in the

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

AC 2004-196: AIM FOR ENGINEERING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A K-12PROJECTKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMary Crawford, University of Texas at Austin Page 9.153.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 2665 AIM for Engineer ing: Lessons Lear ned fr om a K-12 Pr oject Mar y Cr awfor d and Kathy J . Schmidt Faculty Innovation Center College of Engineer ing The Univer sity

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Turpin

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

Session 2131 A Pilot Investigation of Functional Roles on Engineering Student Teams Ms. Jeannie Brown Leonard, Dr. Janet A. Schmidt, Ms. Paige E. Smith, & Dr. Linda C. Schmidt University of Maryland, College ParkIntroductionThe project team has become a primary learning environment for engineering students.Engineering education accreditation1 has been revised to include the ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams as a required student learning outcome in response to industryidentification of shortcomings in team skills2. Unlike

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

Session 1363 INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Mark E. Cambron and H. Joel Lenoir Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe design of contemporary industrial systems and consumer products is increasingly blurringthe boundaries between electrical (EE) and mechanical (ME) engineering. Many commercialsystems are an appropriate blend of technologies from both disciplines. Traditional approachesto strengthening the educational experiences of engineering students have utilized

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

Session 1566 DEVELOPMENT OF FLUID POWER PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY H. W. Shawn Kim Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Youngstown State UniversityAbstractThis paper documents and presents successful efforts in developing a fluid power research andeducational program in the College of Engineering and Technology at Youngstown StateUniversity. The main incentive of this documentation is to show the engineering community howa small to mid-size state assisted university that emphasizes undergraduate

Conference Session

New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Steffen

Session: 2548 Teaching Local Area Networking in a Secure Virtual Environment Gary D. Steffen Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractSpace, cost and security are all concerns when instructing local area networks. Teaching eventhe most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student withadditional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirementsbecome quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Massoud (Mike) Safavi; James Strueber

SESSION NO.: 1793 THE TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE ENTRY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT Mike Safavi, James Strueber Tuskegee UniversityIntroductionThis paper describes Tuskegee University’s entry in the First Solar Decathlon Contest, sponsoredby The Department of Energy. First, the project goals, design, construction, logistics of movingthe house to the Capital’s Mall, setup, and testing aredescribed; then an analysis of the project success andfailures is presented.In 2000, The Department of Energy (DOE), BritishPetroleum Solar (BP Solar), and The AmericanInstitute of Architects (AIA), challenged all theAmerican Schools of Architecture

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Maxwell; Michael Parten

Session 2003 Development of a Hydrogen Powered HEV as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Project Micheal Parten, Timothy Maxwell Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionOver the past several years, Texas Tech University’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Laboratory(AVEL) has converted six conventional vehicles to hybrid electric (HEVs) and alternative fueledvehicles for the various Vehicle Challenges sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),the three major U.S. automobile

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Dunbar

Session 2213Construction and Testing of a Pilot Scale Drinking Water Treatment Process Paul D. Dunbar*, Lori Morris+, and L. Yu Lin++*Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Paducah Extension Campus,Paducah, KY/+Ensafe Inc., Memphis, TN/++Christian Brothers University, Department of CivilEngineering, Memphis, TNAbstract This project was a senior design project for a civil engineering student. The project’sgoal was to build a cost-effective and energy efficient system to treat surface water on a pilotscale. Due to its relatively inexpensive costs and the safe nature of the project, this type ofproject can serve as an

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Frey; Marisa Wolsky

Session # 3425 A Television Program to Engage Children in Engineering Design Daniel D. Frey, Marisa Wolsky, Nathan Ball, Derik Thomann, MIT / WGBH / MIT / MITIntroductionThis paper describes a television program entitled LAZYBONES which is currently underdevelopment by WGBH, a leading producer of children’s (e.g. ZOOM) and scienceprogramming (e.g. NOVA). The purpose of the program is to allow children, especially 10- to14-year-olds, to become intellectually engaged in engineering design. By this means, it is hopedthe program will improve technology literacy and encourage more young people to pursueengineering as a profession. The concept of the

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Akbar Eslami

2004-2128 session# 3250 A capstone design project- Machine Vision System in Inspection Process Kenneth Joyner, Joshua Shipman, Benjamin Mott, Dana Harper, Edward Morris, Akbar Eslami ITT Technical Institute, Norfolk Campus/ Elizabeth City State UniversityAbstractThe purpose of this project is to design an automated inspection system that will identify, accept,or reject parts on a production line. The project simulates a major goal of industry—to monitordeviations in parts geometry. The project begins by integrating five components that worktogether as a system: a

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 3549 Development of a Fully Online Course in Engineering Economic Analysis Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.AbstractA variety of social, economic and technological factors are converging to create increaseddemand for online and long distance education. This demand is in turn transforming howknowledge is delivered to students. New technologies are emerging to help address this need.From the instructor’s perspective, this presents a challenge to keep abreast with the technologiesand to