Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sayward Touton; Cory McDonald; Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

Session 3453 Engineers Need Mentors Too! Sayward H. Touton1, Cory P. McDonald1 Gretchen L. Hein2, Amy E. Monte2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering1 Department of Engineering Fundamentals2 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIAbstractThe Graduate, Undergraduate Initiative for Development and Enhancement (GUIDE) program atMichigan Technological University (MTU) is a unique scholarship program that couplesunderrepresented students

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

Session 1547 Elementary and High School Students Building Virtual Bridges to Engineering Heights with Computer Aided Design David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgIntroduction This paper describes a work in progress. Direct coordination with school officials hasauthorized the use of a computer-aided design (CAD) software package originallydeveloped as a vehicle for outreach to primary and secondary school students. Thisapplication research examines the successful initial implementation at the High Schoollevel and provides a status report on outreach efforts to

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

out employer and employee obligations upon termination. But what ethicalrights and obligations concerning the end of employment is the engineer or the engineer’semployer morally obliged to respect, how are those rights affected by investments or personalbehavior, and ought ethical rights limit or supercede contractual stipulations? This paper will examine the moral dynamics of changing jobs in the engineering marketplacefrom the ethical perspectives of virtue, duty, utility, and care. Examples will be drawn fromHerbert Hoover’s career as a mining engineer. Suggestions will also be made concerning theintegration of this discussion into a lecture or module of instruction on engineering ethics.Engineers seldom stay with the same employer for

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

Session #: 1557 Activity Based Learning - Wagons R Us – A Lean Manufacturing Simulation Rebecca P. Blust University of Dayton, J. Bill Bates Wright Patterson Air Force BaseAbstractThere is no substitute for experience. As educators, we cannot teach our students “experience”.However, are able to provide an environment that simulates real world problems and fosterscreative thinking and the development of possible solutions. Activity based learning is builtupon this premise. Active

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

thecurricular aspects of the programs, outlines the differences in their approach to learning andresearch, and promotes independent research and scholarly publications as an important means toan advanced degree in engineering technology.IntroductionThe doctoral level education has become an essential qualification for anyone interested inbecoming an engineering technology faculty member. Although there are no doctoral levelprograms in engineering technology, producing graduates at the present time, the evolution in thefield will soon lead to the establishment of new doctoral programs. At the present time, for thosewho are teaching in engineering technology and are interested in programs leading to doctoratedegrees in a closely related field, there are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Zia; Roger Seals

The National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL) Program: Progress and Potential Lee L. Zia* Division of Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation Abstract This paper explains the background of the NSDL program and details the program structure along with a short description of progress to date with pointers to complete project descriptions. In addition it provides technical information about the NSDL metadata framework and outlines new program components introduced for fiscal year (FY) 2004

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Rand; Don Bowie; Donald Peter; Anthony Donaldson

BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING PROJ ECT INTERACTION Don Bowie, Anthony Donaldson, Don Peter , J im Rand Seattle Pacific Univer sityAbstract ́ As a result of industry feedback and the ABET 2000 criteria, Seattle Pacific University(SPU) has introduced a multidisciplinary interactive experience between the business school andthe electrical engineering department. This paper reports the way this interaction wasimplemented through a teaming effort undertaken between the School of Business & Economicsand the Department of Electrical Engineering,utilizing professors from both departments who allpossess considerable industry experience. A primary objective is to provide the student

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Swiezynski; Don Myers; Ray Luechtefeld

Session number 2004-2195 Advanced Degrees Pursued by UMR Undergraduates Scott A. Swiezynski, Dr. Donald D. Myers, Dr. Ray Luechtefeld University of Missouri-RollaAbstractThis study discusses a survey whose website link was sent to 10,000 UMR B.S. graduates since1970 to collect information about advanced degrees received as well as interest in pursuingfurther education. The goal was to get a better understanding of the areas of interest in advanceddegrees by engineering and science undergraduates. The primary categories of advanced degreesare engineering, science, engineering management and business

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Roth; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

Undergraduate Research: The Lafayette Experience Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Mary J.S. Roth Lafayette CollegeIntroductionLafayette College is an undergraduate institution with approximately 2200 students. On average,approximately 80 of those students are civil engineering majors; the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering graduates anywhere from 12-25 students per class. The opportunityfor students to conduct one-on-one research with a faculty member is a strength of the LafayetteCollege environment. Lafayette encourages undergraduate research in all disciplines through avariety of programs, including independent studies, honors theses, and paid

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hughes; Alok Verma

2663 SessionEnhancing Instruction in Lean Manufacturing through Development of Simulation Activities in Shipbuilding Operations Alok K. Verma Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University James Hughes Scott Christman Apprentice School Apprentice School Northrop Grumman Newport News Northrop Grumman Newport NewsAbstract Lean Manufacturing is a powerful philosophy that advocates minimization ofwaste within an organization. The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robbie Goins; Kiel Locklear; Gregory Watkins; Chad Spivey

aircraft flies multiple parabolic loops that simulate zero gravity for periods up to25 seconds. Students and their reduced gravity experiments fly in the aircraft s cargoarea.In December 2002, a team of seven students from two North Carolina universities wasselected to conduct reduced gravity aqueous diffusion experiments aboard the KC-135A.The students, from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University ofNorth Carolina at Pembroke, worked together on the project, collaborating viavideoconferencing, email, and occasional face-to-face meetings. They successfullyovercame the obstacle of the 120 mile distance between the institutions, and executedtheir experiments during multiple flights in April 2003.As part of the project, the

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

Session 1620Evaluation of Tablet PCs for engineering content development and instruction Jeff Frolik and J. Brooks Zurn University of VermontIntroduction Over the past decade, there has been a great deal of activity across disciplines attemptingto incorporate computing into the classroom environment. The now near ubiquitous nature ofmultimedia enhanced classrooms is indicative of the perceived benefits of this technology. Interms of instruction, these enhanced classrooms have enabled faculty to replace or augmentchalk/whiteboard lectures with a variety of new pedagogy

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Semahat Siddika Demir

Peer-Mentoring among Female Biomedical Engineering Students can be Extended to Other Engineering Disciplines Semahat S. DemirJoint Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Memphis & University of Tennessee 330 Engineering Technology Building, Memphis TN, 38152-3210, USA Adjunct Faculty of Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Işık University, Istanbul, Turkey Email: sdemir@memphis.edu Abstract— Mentoring is significant personal and professional assistance given by a moreexperienced person to a less experienced person during a time of transition. Transitions fromhigh school to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sven Nielsen

degree of know-how problems which involve a great partof theories and knowledge acquired from lectures. In the problem-oriented project work thestudents deal with know-why unsolved problems in science and profession. The new masterprogramme in Architecture and Design will be used as a case example with its unique use ofproblem-based learning methods. The programme started in 1997 and admits 110 studentsevery year, it consists of a 2-semester basic programme, 3- semester common ground study-programme and a 5-semester specialisation programme. In the specialisation the studentschoose one of the following four specialisations: Architecture, Urban design, Digital designor Industrial design. The benefit of the problem-based learning method is given

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Snellenberger; Donald Keating

Session 1455 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce to Perform: Recognizing the Importance of Industrial Engagement In Professional Graduate Engineering Education J. M. Snellenberger,1 D. H. Quick,1 I. T. Davis,2 J. P. Tidwell,3 J. O’Brien,4 R. M. Haynes,5 D. R. Depew,6 D.D. Dunlap,7 D. A. Keating,8 T. G. Stanford 8 Rolls-Royce Corporation 1 / Raytheon Missiles 2/ The Boeing Company 3 Hewlett-Packard Company 4/ Northrop Grumman Space Technology 5 Purdue University 6/ Western Carolina University7

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad

toaddress diversity. The idea of course transformation was initiated in a two-week facultydiversity seminar sponsored by the office of the Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. Themission of the seminar was to provide an experience that will assist faculty in making theircourses more inclusive in terms of diversity both in content and pedagogy.This paper describes the pedagogical aspects of developing and teaching a course intransportation to reflect aspects of diversity and diverse perspectives. The paper discusses effortsby UPJ to address diversity issues and the mission of the recently organized faculty diversityseminar. The focus of the paper is on course transformation and implementation. Courseoutcomes, syllabus and sample assignments are

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

outreach efforts have not prompted increased enrollments in the courseworkrequired to pursue an IT career, most notably the mathematically rigorous computer sciencecurriculum. In 2002, the Advanced Placement (AP) assessment for computer science recordedthe lowest female participation rate of any AP discipline, with girls accounting for only 10% ofthe test takers for the advanced exam.6 “In secondary schools across the nation, a repeatedpattern plays out: a further increase in boys confidence, status, and expertise in computing and adecline in the interest and confidence of girls.”7 The multiple applications of technology thatattract girls to their use do not seem to have the same effect on their interest in developing anddesigning technology as it

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George York

Session 1520 Teaching Real-time DSP applications (Voice Removal) with the C6711 DSK and MATLAB George W.P. York, Christopher M. Rondeau, Dane F. Fuller U.S. Air Force Academy, COAbstractThis paper describes our efforts to teach real-time DSP applications at the undergraduate level.In particular this paper focuses on the voice removal DSP application, removing the lead singerfrom an audio recording. We find using a real-time DSP application that the students can relateto, like voice removal and other audio special effects, as a course final project highly motivatesthe

Conference Session

Design for Community

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

Session 2625 Service-Learning in Capstone Design Projects: Emphasizing Reflection Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractService-learning offers opportunities for students to help their community whiledemonstrating ABET EC 2000 criteria. This paper gives a brief introduction to servicelearning concepts and then focuses on methods to increase student reflectionIntroductionService learning projects are typically sponsored by a community partner and givestudents the opportunity to interact with

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Cliver; Mike Eastman

thetutorials that were developed and discusses the student survey completed after the orientation.The goals met in the orientation were: faculty-student interaction, student-student interaction,increased student knowledge of the campus, team participation by all, students meeting the officestaff and, students working with their advisors to review their schedule before classes began.Freshman Orientation at RITThe ECTET college day discussed in this paper is part of a week long “New First YearOrientation” program organized by the Center for Student Transition and Support at RIT. TheCenter, in addition to organizing the New First Year Orientation, “assists new students with theirtransition and adjustment to RIT and, through specifically designed programs

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

received twosimultaneous directives: first, each faculty member must have a professional development recordto be eligible for promotion and/or receive tenure; and second, consulting is not to be consideredas professional development1. Since Pennsylvania does not have a professional developmentrequirement for registered professional engineers, consulting was the entrée to academicprofessional development. For many faculty, the removal of consulting as a professionaldevelopment opportunity was a direct blow to their professional development program. Tomany, it was a concern, in that currency in the technical areas can only be achieved througheither cutting edge research or consulting in technically advanced industries. Cutting edgeresearch is not

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Morales

Session 2258 HDTV Distance Lear ning Carlos R. Morales Purdue UniversityAbstr actWhile High Definition (HD) has gained market penetration in the entertainment market,it has not been implemented in any significant scale in the distance learning arena. In thispaper, the author discusses a production process used to create over ninety hours of HDquality distance-learning content. The production process is noteworthy because it canachieve the production of HD content at a cost comparable to that of producing standarddefinition video. The author also discusses techniques

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Wayne Unsell

Session 2549 Course Transformation Using Mobile Technology C. Wayne Unsell Indiana-Purdue University Ft. WayneAbstractA course transformation grant was awarded by the university to implement the PC Tablet,wireless access, and WebCT in a senior level soils and foundations class for the fall semester2003. The course is housed in the Department of Civil and Architectural EngineeringTechnology (CAET), the School of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science (ETCS),Indiana-Purdue University Ft. Wayne (IPFW). The grant was a university “pilot” project as afirst step in

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Spence

engineeringapplications in their algebra classrooms via CD curriculum kits. The curriculum on the CDs willhelp students apply algebraic concepts more effectively while giving them a glimpse into theworld of engineering. Many opportunities and challenges have been encountered during theinitial implementation of the program.The goal of this project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is to increase studentenrollment and student diversity in college engineering programs throughout the state ofMaryland and, potentially, throughout the country. The program incorporates five objectives inorder to attain this goal: (1) develop CD curriculum kits that target different fields of engineering(chemical/mechanical, electrical, and civil/mechanical) that can be

Conference Session

BME Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vish Prasad; Richard Schoephoerster; Ofer Amit; Alan Carsrud

research and teaching, BME aimed at becoming an engine ofbiomedical innovation and a driver of regional economic growth. To achieve these goals, BMEhas developed an integrative approach to biomedical innovation that positioned BME at thecenter of a closed biomedical innovation loop. In that loop, BME faculty, students, and alumniare integrated at the three phases of biomedical innovation and commercialization: theideation/innovation/research stage, at the development/realization step (via partnership withindustry), and at the clinical implementation phase (through partnership with clinicalorganization). This approach propelled biomedical entrepreneurship to the forefront of theacademic discussion at FIU, and created new opportunities for its

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Dautenhahn

Division: Chemical Engineering Document: 2004-837 Session: 1413 Using Real Industrial Projects to Teach Process Simulation Pamela C. Dautenhahn McNeese State UniversityMcNeese State University offers a computer-aided process design course (CHEG 407) separatefrom the traditional design course. This is a required course and is in addition to two otherdesign courses; therefore, its primary focus is not design, but preparing students to solve open-ended industrial problems using modern engineering tools. The professor of the course teachessimulation by having

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Goodnight

Session #1793 University – Community Partnership for Entrepreneurship Ronald Goodnight Purdue UniversityAbstractIn the fall, 2003 several universities were partnered with the City of Anderson, Indiana toencourage entrepreneurship throughout central Indiana. Purdue University’s contribution was acourse entitled “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. Incorporated within this course were seminarworkshops offered by the School of Business at Anderson University. These workshops were “How to Start a Business” “How to Develop and Organize your Company” “How

Conference Session

Rethinking Collection Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Clay

accessibleto the Stanford community. As a first step towards this goal, the Engineering Library hasbegun a project to identify, characterize, and organize these materials. We want to learnwhat is out there, where it is being stored, and how much of it we already have in theLibrary.Documents were identified by systematically searching Stanford School of Engineeringweb space, and by contacting each of the School of Engineering Labs and Centersindividually and asking them if they could send us an inventory of their research output.For every item found with substantive informational content, descriptive information wasgathered and input into a bibliographic database. The database was created usingRefworks, an internet based bibliographic management

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rockland; Levelle Burr-Alexander; Howard Kimmel

and engineering technology (NJCommission on Higher Education, 2003). In 2002, New Jersey Institute of Technologybecame the sixth university affiliate of a national pre-engineering program called ProjectLead The Way (PLTW), as one strategy to increase the pool of New Jersey secondaryschool students interested and prepared to enroll, and graduate from post-secondary,undergraduate engineering-related programs. PLTW trains secondary school teachers toimplement one middle school and six high school yearlong courses.This paper presents a state’s perspective on the impact of the skills development andimplementation of PLTW on secondary school educators, students and guidance counselorsthroughout New Jersey over the past four and a half years

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi

Session Number 1320 ADC Automated Testing Using LabView Software Ben E. Franklin, Cajetan M. Akujuobi, Warsame Ali Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Dept. of Electrical Engineering Prairie View A&M University, Texas 77446AbstractThe focus of this project is to implement automated test algorithms for testing analog-to-digital converters using LabView software. With the increase in bandwidth hungryapplications the need for high speed and high resolution ADCs are needed on the frontends of the