Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sid Wang; Kenneth Roberts; Joseph Monroe; Ajit Kelkar; Devdas Pai

(cylinders and motors). WM2D then uses its simulation engine to set themechanical system in motion. Video simulation files can be generated from these WM2D files tobe replayed independent of the WM2D program. Figure 3 Photograph of Sojourner Rover Page 9.781.6 6 (a) (b) (d) (c) Figure 4 Working Model schematic of RoverCHEMICAL ENGINEERING MODULES Macromedia software products were used to produce multimedia modules of

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

Computers in Education, Session 1520 Lear ning the Methods of Engineer ing Analysis Using Case Studies, Excel and VBA - Cour se Design Michael A. Collur a, Bouzid Aliane, Samuel Daniels, J ean Nocito-Gobel School of Engineer ing & Applied Science, Univer sity of New HavenAbstr actMethods of Engineering Analysis, EAS 112, is a first year course in which engineering andapplied science students learn how to apply a variety of computer analysis methods. The courseuses a “problem-driven” approach in which case studies of typical engineering and scienceproblems become the arena in which these analytical methods must be applied. A

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Luegenbiehl; Kathryn Neeley; Jerry Gravander

practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political. The professional component must include: a.) one year of a combination of college level mathematics and basic sciences (some with experimental experience) appropriate to the discipline. b.) one and one- half years of engineering topics, consisting of engineering sciences and engineering design

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

interaction between the highschool and college students seemed to have a positive effect on both groups. Table 1: Final Grades posted for Introduction to Engineering A B C D F W total 13 5 2 0 0 0 20 65% 25% 10% 0% 0% 0% EDGE Rates 18 9 3 0 0 0 30 60% 30% 10% 0% 0% 0% Course RatesThree of the seven EDGE students enrolled in College Algebra received productive grades andthree withdrew. Although the

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Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eric Johnson; Jeffrey Will

, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusions The need for students to be able to visualize in three dimensions is essential. Currentlow-cost visualization systems offer great promise for education in that they are cost-feasible andhold promise for new pedagogical methods. The applications described herein have beensuccessfully applied to undergraduate education and form a basis of future work. Systemcapabilities of visualization systems are driven by the application, and it is found that forclassroom instruction, it is necessary to have a tracked wand interface.References[1] P. C. Wankat, F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering. New York: McGraw Hill, 1993.[2] C. Dede, M. Salzman, B. Loftin, and K. Ash, “Using virtual reality

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Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeff Froyd; Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson

describedthe concept of organizational saga in his study of Antioch, Reed and SwarthmoreColleges. He defined it as a “unified set of publicly expressed beliefs about the formal Page 9.298.6group that (a) is rooted in history, (b) claims unique accomplishment, and (c) is held with Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsentiment by the group” (p. 374). Clark wrote that organizational sagas are initiated underthree kinds of conditions: 1) when an organization is being created, 2) when anorganization is in crisis

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian Leslie

. This course does not use most of the advanced Matlab capabilities. The numericalmethods course, ME 329, continues to stress structured programming, while teaching studentsnumerical techniques. Whether advanced Matlab capabilities are used depends on the objectiveof a particular numerical method. An example is the solution of a system of linear equations. If we consider the matrix form Ax ? b , then with Matlab it is a simple matter to find the vector x with the left division operator(\), x ? A \ b . The actual solver used depends on the structure of the matrix A, and is thereforequite sophisticated. When teaching the students methods for solving linear equations they are notallowed to use this capability except as a check. The logic is that in

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Higley; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

Educational Objective 1 Program Outcomes Graduates Assessment Methods (a-k) 1.1. Students will demonstrate proficiency in mechanical a, b, c, d, f 1. Course Embedded design, materials, manufacturing processes, 2. CMfgT exam mechanics, fluids, and heat and power. results 3. Senior Projects Table 1Note that this outcome not only supports MET Program Educational Objective 1 but italso is linked to five TAC/ABET (a-k) outcomes (a,b,c,d,f) from Criterion 2

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Summers; Julie Phillips; Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Solving, Creating the Corporate Future, Revitalizing Western Economies,Management in Small Doses, Ackoff’s Fables, The Democratic Corporation, Re-Creating theCorporation and Ackoff’s Best. He has also published more than 250 articles in books and a widevariety of journals. He is currently working on his latest book, Seven Faces of Leadership.SengeDr. Peter Senge (b. 1947) received his Bachelor of Science in engineering from StanfordUniversity, a Master of Science degree in social systems modeling and a Ph.D. in managementfrom the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Senge is a senior lecturer at MIT. He is alsothe Chair and Co-Founder of the Society for Organizational Learning (S.O.L.), a globalcommunity of corporations, researchers and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carmine Balascio

homework problems from a textbook? b. Do the LON-CAPA problem sets enhance the PBL approach or detract from it? How?3. With the PBL approach, little class time has been used for a traditional lecture presentation during which the topics covered in the course are explained in detail. Instead, students are expected to prepare for class by doing the reading assignments beforehand. Have the reading assignments in this course been adequate? Have you usually been prepared for the class activities? If not, what would motivate you to come to class better prepared (e.g. a brief content quiz at the beginning of each class)?Responses were received from 12 of 16 students. Overall, opinions were split between amajority who seemed to favor the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Kenneth Soda

Page 5In saturation, MX’s drain current is controlled primarily by its gate-source potential,which in turn is controlled via a capacitive voltage divider. Through straightforwardcircuit analysis it can be shown that the static threshold voltage of MX is given by: VthInx = (C1x + C 2 x + CTotal )Vth − CTotal V − C 2x VWx B C1x C1x C1xand the corresponding drain

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

laboratory has been very positive. Comments indicate that studentsare interested in the material and energized by it. The opportunity for genuine discovery, eventhough “engineered” into the laboratory, is considered a strong vehicle to help students developtrue professionalism, even while cloistered in the academic setting.IX. References1. ABET: Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD, November, 2001.2. Bloom, B., 1956 Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook I, Cognitive Domain. New York; Toronto: Longmans, Green.3. D. Walsh, D. Gibbs, A Laboratory Experience with Thermal Gradients, Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Les Kinsler; Thomas Mertz; Troy Harding

.Bruner’s writings on constructivism7,8 provide the practical framework for using real-worldprojects to improve learning and develop useful professional skills: (a) students have apredisposition toward learning; (b) instruction should be designed to fill in the gaps; and (c) Page 9.279.1instruction should to take advantage of students’ experiences and previous knowledge. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationJonassen, Peck, and Wilson9, described five attributes necessary to create the

Conference Session

Support and Partnership Opportunities

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

June 2004 ASEE Conference Entrepreneurship Division #54 Lehigh’s Entrepreneurial Network (LEN) of Alumni: Resources for Student Entrepreneurs John B Ochs, Professor and Director of the IPD Program, Lehigh University Todd A Watkins, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Lehigh UniversityAbstractEntrepreneurship education at Lehigh University has been recently enhanced bysubstantial institutional investments in new academic programs, the development of acampus center for student entrepreneurs and several grants from federal, state and privateorganizations. One such grant is from the Kauffman Foundation to build a LehighEntrepreneurial Network (LEN

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

Session 3161 An Analysis of the Reflection Component in the EPICS Model of Service Learning Lynne A. Slivovsky, Frank R. DeRego Jr., Carla B. Zoltowski, Leah H. Jamieson, and William C. Oakes California Polytechnic State University/Purdue UniversityAbstract – Service learning is a pedagogy providing a structured environment for students to linkservice with course learning objectives. Key to the service learning experience is critical reflection.This gives students the opportunity to examine their coursework in the context

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

Partnership with Industry: A Win-Win Situation,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 3248. 4. Turley, R. S., “The Transition from Industry to the Academy,” American Physical Society, Forum on Education, Summer 2002, http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2002/turley.html 5. Barber, B. H., “Academic vs. Private Sector Research: Surviving the Transition?”, Business of Science Symposium 2003, http://www.gov.mb.ca/est/rit/bos/index.html 6. Brent, R., Felder, R. M., Rajala, S. A., Gilligan, J. G., and Lee, G., “New Faculty 101: An Orientation to the Profession.” 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 7. Cutlip, M. B., Fogler, H. S., and Slater, C. S., “The

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

available time-slot groups were then chosenfor their interest level for the student. Detailed information (Appendix A) was given to thefreshmen on how to contact the senior design groups, what their purpose was in interacting withthe seniors, and the importance of utilizing older students for their expertise in the educationalsystem. A pre-survey was also administered (Appendix B) to discover the current attitudes of thefreshmen toward such a project, teamwork, and communication. Of the 17 student respondents,the majority of answers fell in the Strongly Agree to Agree categories. The students felt that theexperience would be valuable and useful in their education.The senior engineering students were also provided with the same information as the

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Alford

document) \w="50%" Add a horizontal line in the middle half of the screen. \B Bold the text \m="name.png" Insert a graphic (filename: “name.png”) Table 1. Sample PalmReader Text Format CodesPalmReader, Adobe Acrobat, MobiPocket, and a variety of similar programs can be used tocreate functional and extremely useful course-related documents and electronic books forhandheld computers.Calendar ToolsThe ability of handheld computers to hot synch with calendar and other information located onpersonal computers makes calendar and schedule applications a natural target for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.653.11 Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education8. Slocum, J., and Botermans, J., Puzzles Old and New, Plenary Publications, 4th Edition, 1994.9. The Hermann Group, “Diversity Game”, Applied Creativity, Inc., 1992.10. Oviatt, B., “Mousetrap for catching mice live”, US Patent 5,502,918, 1996.BiographyDr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1987, and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degreesfrom the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively. He is currently a professor

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Teerasak Asvahem; Campana Claudio; Devdas Shetty

a motion trajectory based upon the inertial, frictional forces, motor dynamics andother mechanical limitations in motion systems.Types of Profiles Available Description • Simple point-to-point move • Target Position, Velocity, Acceleration • Vector point-to-point move • Target Position (X, Y, Z), Vector Velocity, Vector Acceleration • Blended motion • Target Position A, Target Position B, blend factor • Contouring/Arbitrary paths • [Buffer of

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BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yu Song; Niranjan Chakravarthy; Leon Iasemidis; Andreas Spanias

Page 9.1181.5at 2π/3, whereas non-coding region DNA sequences do not exhibit such a spectral signature (see Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 4). This difference in spectral characteristics between coding and non-coding regions hasalso been used to predict the location of genes in unannotated DNA sequences5. (a) (b) Figure 4: DFT of a coding (a) and non-coding (b) DNA sequence We have developed a Java module to compute the DFT spectra of DNA sequences. TheFast Fourier

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zvi Aronson; Souran Manoochehri; Peter Dominick; Kishore Pochiraju; Beth McGrath; George Korfiatis; Keith Sheppard

successfully in a paradigm that is increasinglythe reality of the global practice of engineering. For engineering educators this is acompelling driving force that we need to respond to. In a recent paper3 from several of the present authors, we drew upon literature fromorganizational psychology and behavior to elaborate on the challenges and possiblesolutions to providing engineering students with learning experiences that can helpprepare them for the global virtual workspace. In particular we attempted to identify key1 V. Wilczynski and J. Jennings, “Creating Virtual Teams for Engineering Design”, Int. J. EngineeringEducation, Vol. 19 #2, pp. 316-327, 2003.2 (a). Jones, R., Oberst, B. (2000). “International Experience for Engineering Students

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers; Jeff Goldberg

highlighted in this paper just a few techniques where informationliteracy skills can be incorporated into engineering courses. The pre- and post-assessmentsshowed that the techniques seem to have exposed students to many new resources theyremember after significant time away from their learning experiences. Finally, further work isneeded to more rigorously assess whether the IL skills may be a strong foundation for lifelonglearning skills for engineers.Citations1. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 1,(2000).2. Williams, B., Blowers, P. (2003) Deconstruction of an Engineering Syllabus for Information Literacy,Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Ibrahim Karaman; Jeff Froyd; Terry Creasy; Winfried Teizer

, students should be able to apply thephysical principles underlying microstructural control on the nanometer scale to design anappropriate synthesis route for nanomaterials. The following topics will be discussed in Theme2: A. Production techniques for nanoparticles and nanomaterials ‚" Nanoparticle synthesis in Gas, Liquid, and Solid State Phases ‚" Bulk nanocrystalline materials: Consolidation of nanoparticles; Vapor deposition; Controlled crystallization of glasses; Mechanical alloying and mechanical milling. B. Mechanical properties of nanomaterials and microstructure-property relationships ‚" Principles, properties and their measurement in

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

role of faculty, practitioners, and students in imparting the BOK by means of B+M/30 programs. Seek input from and support for the preceding from forward-looking academics and practitioners.The Committee defined the BOK as the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become alicensed professional civil engineer. The BOK would be fulfilled by a carefully integratedcombination of pre-licensure formal education and pre-licensure experience. PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the recommendations of the BOK Committee and tointroduce the curricula design project, the current phase of BOK development. For

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pape

9.872.11 7. Panitz, B. The Student Portfolio: A Powerful Assessment Tool, ASEE Prism, March 1996, pp. 24-29. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1922 8. McGourty, J., Sebastian, C., Swart, W. Developing a Comprehensive Assessment Program for Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, October 1998, pp. 355-361. 9. Conner, D.A, and Goldman, J. Development of Assessment Instruments, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999. 10. URL: http

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Schmidt

, we examined the relation of team collective efficacy to external (e.g., instructor) ratingsof team performance. Based on relevant prior findings, we hypothesized that collective efficacybeliefs would be (a) strongly predicated by the combination of cohesion and self-efficacy, and(b) moderately to strongly predictive of team performance as assessed both by team membersand course instructors.MethodParticipants: Participants were 281 students (74% men, 22% women, 4% sex-unidentified)enrolled in an introductory engineering design course at a large Eastern university. They weredivided into 50 project teams. The students were primarily first (78%) and second-year (17%)students. In terms of race/ethnicity, 6% self-identified as Black or African

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Gu

learners. Students get to know their classmates and instructors, and the instructors get to knowthe students and this will build a sense of class climate that centers on the academic side of the school.It is predicted that outcome of the active teaching and learning are but not limited to the following: a) Tend to get high score and complete better project b) Tend to have good friendship with the instructor and among the classmates c) Greater psychological health, social competence3. Active Teaching and Learning TechnologyA) Active teaching strategies: motivating the studentsWhat can instructors do to increase the motivation of the students to learn? Survey shows that there are eightcharacteristics of the class in

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

" B Depends The 8 steps are each addressed in N/A on how the appropriate order (will not be many correct on some questions, this problems should only be mentioned for incorrect aspects). C 2 Iteration should be planned into the Negative: No iteration here. Must clearly state that time must be process. planned in for iterating back to earlier steps when problems are found. (+2 pts) D 1.5 Relative time allotments should be Positive: "Getting needs from shop

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay

Session 168 Teaching of Design in Various Academic Settings Som Chattopadhyay Department of Engineering Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne 2101 Coliseum Blvd East, Fort Wayne, IN 46805IntroductionDesign as it refers to in the subsequent discussions is the design for strength and is taughttypically in junior and senior levels of the mechanical engineering curricula at variousacademic settings. The typical settings that we consider are a) undergraduate teachinginstitutions, b) graduate research institutions and c) institutions in the third