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Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gaston N'Guerekata; Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

this problem. This paper presents a freshman mathematics course reformaimed at reducing Calculus I preparation time by at least one semester, improving pass rates andultimately increasing the retention of engineering and computer science students. TheDimensions of Learning pedagogy, the use of technology and performance assessment are themain components of the framework used. A wireless mobile classroom was the keytechnological feature used in the redesign. The innovative Pre-Calculus course (IPC) redesignwas performed by a multidisciplinary team of faculty from the Schools of Engineering, Scienceand Education. The project design, implementation aspects, assessment techniques andevaluation results are given. The first course offering shows a

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

Session 1793 Civil Engineering Accreditation at the University of Florida and the Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile Patricio Tapia1, Kitti Manokhoon1, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi2 Graduate Student University of Florida1, Professor University of Florida2AbstractAccreditation is an important component in the long process of assuring the quality in theengineering education. Whereas universities in the USA have dealt with accreditation for a longtime, universities in Chile are having the first steps by applying both the American and theEuropean experience. This paper is intended to compare the

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

use it, and compare answers to those obtained by other methods. 104 ENGR 15 Principles of Controlled Flight Construct & modify paper airplanes and pilot a computer simulation to demonstrate the basic principles which govern controlled flight. 105 BMEN

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TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Scott

Session VERSATILE, LOW COST CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER LAB Timothy C. Scott, Claude H. Mitchell University of VirginiaAbstractIllustrations of external convection generally require wind tunnels or expensive purchasedmodules. This paper describes a versatile, bench top rig for external free and forced convectionwhich may be constructed for less than $200. The low cost allows enough units to be built so thatstudents may work in small groups. The rig uses a common hair drier as the air source with asimple box to create a hot or cold jet. Various objects placed at different

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Filsinger

-existing simulation programs or, in the case of Operating Systems, to modify thekernel of an existing operating system. I have found that, given the lack of a strong ComputerScience background among our students, a better approach to this problem is to have the studentswrite simple simulations themselves. This technique provides a more intimate understanding ofthe processes they model while simultaneously giving the students valuable programmingpractice.In this paper, I will examine one such problem from my Operating Systems course – modelingprocess scheduling algorithms. Computers are time-sharing devices: only one process canactually be using the CPU at any given instant. The procedure for selecting which process to runand for how long can have

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Roya Javadpour

scope. • Work breakdown structure • Plan for integration with other teams • Time estimates • Recruiting Plan • Training Plan • Assessment of needed technical assistance • Gantt schedule • Risk assessments and contingency plans • Quality assurance and performance measurement plans • Material and other resource requirements • Safety PlanThe overall project plan is developed by the Project Coordination Team and includes thefollowing: • Overall team structure • Gantt schedule for whole project • Reporting times • Responsibility matrix • Project close-out planThe project Coordination Team is also

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Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Luke Campagnola; Frank Kowalski

complementary exam problems.” The Physics Teacher 35, 150-154.9. Vygotsky, L.S. (1962). “Thought and Language.” Trans. E. Hanfmann & C. Vakar. Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press. Page 10.1190.910. Emig, J. (1977). “Writing as a mode of learning,” College Composition and Communication 28, 122-128.11. Olds, B. M. (1998). “Technical writing across the curriculum: process, problems, and progress,” 1998 Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe Arizona. Available online at Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2005, American

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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

canpotentially serve as a cost-effective way to provide additional instructional support.This paper presents a pilot offering of a peer-focused teaching training program in whichundergraduate instructors discuss, reflect, and share strategies about their teaching within thecontext of creating a teaching portfolio documenting their instructional activities. This pilotoffering also included a preliminary research study that had two major goals: to gather someearly stage user data about the initial curriculum design, and to gain insight about howundergraduate instructors think about teaching. The purpose of this research study was not toconduct an exhaustive, in-depth, generalizable investigation of these issues, but rather to take asnapshot that

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Cunningham; Cathy P. Lachapelle; Anna Lindgren-Streicher

engineers do [8-10]. Adearth of information currently exists that probes students’ understandings of these fundamentalconcepts. This paper reports the creation of one instrument developed to assess these concepts instudents. It presents some statistical data from 504 students who have completed the survey anddraws some preliminary conclusions about what the average child thinks engineering andtechnology are. It concludes with some further uses for the instrument and next steps for theresearch agenda.METHODSThis study grew from a previous study that probed students’ conceptions of what engineers do[11]. We modified the “Draw A Scientist Test” [12] to focus on engineering as a “Draw an

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NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xinyu Wang; Manohar Konchady; Joshua Mason; Jagannathan Sankar; Sergey Yarmolenko; Balasubramanian Kailasshankar; Devdas Pai

FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF COATINGS D. M. Pai, B. Kailasshankar, M. S. Konchady, X. Wang J. Mason, J. Sankar, and S. N. Yarmolenko Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures NC A&T University Greensboro, NC 27411IntroductionCoatings are thin layers of materials that are deposited onto a bulk material to achieveproperties not easily attainable with substrate alone. They have attracted considerableresearch interest because of their numerous technical applications. Coatings are usedwidely in optical, microelectronic, packaging and decorative applications as they impartgood mechanical, chemical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cheryl Willis; Susan Miertschin

Page 10.283.1different from face-to-face collaboration. This paper shares their experiences. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionWith increasing globalization, organizations frequently rely on electronic means of collaborationas they form more virtual project teams. A virtual team is a team of people for which the primarymeans of interaction is something other than face-to-face, although team members may meetface-to-face occasionally. Often the team members are separated geographically, sometimes evenacross multiple time zones. Reasons for creating virtual teams include

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Murphy; Jamie Phillips

Mentoring Graduate Students In Engineering Education Through Team Teaching Jamie Phillips and Timothy Murphy The University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109AbstractThe preparation of science and engineering graduate students for careers in academia is ofconcern due to the lack of formal professional training in teaching required for new science andengineering faculty members. In this paper, a team teaching project resembling a teachinginternship is described. An undergraduate electrical engineering course was team taught by afaculty member and graduate student in the goal of preparing the graduate student for a futurecareer in academia. The

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Geoffrey Egekwu; Prince Anyalebechi

range of disciplines of engineering science and technology. These courses were suchthat they involved more than one faculty and therefore required some form of team teaching.In this paper, we discuss some of the merits and demerits of the team teaching concepts thathave been employed in some of the ISAT courses.1. Intr oductionThe call for reform in the scholarship and teaching of science and technology has been partof the public debate on improving education in general, and in particular, in the effort toattract and retain engineering students. One of the common recommendations made by theearly reformers is that the academy must make a conscious effort to prepare engineeringstudents in the "overlapping neighborhoods" of engineering

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Dunn; John Brauer

engineering programs have recognized this paradigm shift and have begun to offer agraduate level degree taught jointly with their business schools. At the undergraduate educationlevel, fewer programs have been developed. MIT is offering an undergraduate engineeringschool-wide elective course called Management in Engineering2. Topics covered includefinancial principles, management of innovation, technical strategy, engineering project planningand control, human factors, sales and legal issues, and career planning. The University of Illinoisat Champaign is piloting an innovative program in Technology and Management which bringstogether undergraduate students from the college of engineering and commerce and businessadministration3. The students enter

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

Paper No. 2004-1253 A Peace Paradigm for Engineering Education: A Dissenter’s View Dr. George D. Catalano Department of Mechanical Engineering, The State University of New York at Binghamton Abstract Proposed modifications to ABET Criterion 3 are described which are based on apeace paradigm for engineering education. The Integral Model of Education for Peace,Democracy and Sustainable Development developed in response to the Earth Charter isused as a basis for the implementing the model in engineering education. Examples areprovided for beginning an implementation of the integral model

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Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Seals

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education forall students, including: majors in STEM disciplines; prospective K-12 teachers; studentspreparing for the technical workplace; and all students as citizens in a technologicalsociety.The Division’s grant programs sponsor projects in the two broad areas of curriculumdevelopment and workforce preparation. The scope and objectives of these programs areherein described. Some of these programs are congressionally mandated but administeredby the Division. Greater attention is given to the Course, Curriculum and LaboratoryImprovement Program that was developed by the Division to provide leadership andresources for the improvement of STEM education. Guidance is provided on how toprepare a successful

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Bettez; G. Lineberry

more beneficial inproviding an education in “soft” than in “hard” (technical) skills, which is consistent with theUniversity of Kentucky experience thus far. This IIE study of the impact of study abroad onengineering careers, along with the similar approach taken at the University of Kentucky, are insharp contrast to others’ pre-2000 laments about the difficulty in assessing study abroad programs.8-11 Page 9.221.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American

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TIME 6: Web-based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

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James G. Brasseur; Laura L. Pauley

Paper 2004-1374 Session 3166 Mechanical Engineering Case Studies on the Web Laura L. Pauley and James G. Brasseur Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Penn State UniversityAbstractWe describe the application of “case studies” and a case study web site developed for use injunior-level undergraduate courses in Mechanical Engineering. Case Studies developed by othersin the past often focused on design problems while our case studies focus on data analysis

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pramodh Viswanathan; Molu Olumolade

) do both; that is,produce more with less input. The question often faced is whether this is possible. The answerto this question depends on the extent to which the company is willing to go to achieve its goal.In any of (a) through (c), many alternatives can be explored. These include productivityimprovement through time study, ergonomics, and investment in new technology, worker’smotivation, and attitude of the management towards productivity. All of these alternatives arenot the same but they can be implemented individually or collectively.This paper discusses how a student used the combination of time study and redesign to help amid-size company improve its manufacturing processes. This effort ultimately resulted inimproved quality and

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

, odorless, lightweight, and/or waterproof.This collaboration is a model for a consortium of colleges to leverage each other to do outreachto K-12 and girls. It’s a mixture of gender inclusive approaches with role models, hands-onactivities, collaborative learning, and real world applications. This paper discusses project goals,implementation, evaluation, and dissemination plans.IntroductionDespite significant gains in math and science, women continue to comprise only 20% ofundergraduate engineering enrollments1. Research suggests that middle school is a criticalintervention point for encouraging girls to pursue studies in math and science related fields2.Research has also shown that exposure to competent females can change biased attitudes

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Grant Norton; Charles Pezeshki

obsolete.Because of the cost differential between engineering services in the U.S. and othercheaper alternatives in countries such as India, U.S. graduates will need to have a value-added increment to justify their higher salary requirements. In this paper, the authorstake a case study approach toward understanding the educational needs of mechanicalengineers that academia supplies to various multi-national corporations, and suggest acurricular revision roadmap necessary to accommodate these changes. In particular, thevehicle to carry these curricular changes to fruition is the same set of tools that industry iscurrently using—PLM software. In the PLM environment, students can quickly access avariety of analysis and design tools that offer the ability to

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

temperature of the specimens,the laboratory was designed such that students can study the effect of temperature on thehardness of a material and isolate the effect of the electricity from the effects due to temperaturechanges. Worksheets were developed to aid in the recording of the data collected. Informationsuch as calibration, hardness readings, electrical current, and specimen temperature wasrecorded.In this paper, the fixture and specimen designs were provided, along with the laboratoryobjectives, set-up, procedure, analysis and results.IntroductionThe goal, of the laboratory experiments that are incorporated into a material science course, is toexpose students to the various techniques by which material properties are obtained and to helpthe

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Barry Farbrother

may invite the EiR to participate in class activities. Forup to 15 hours per academic quarter the EiR may be called upon to address workplace-related issues,thereby providing students with a better preparation for professional practice. Example topics includeengineering standards, economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health andsafety, social, and political issues. This paper describes the program, includes comment from theEngineer in Residence, undergraduate students, and the dean of engineering at Ohio Northern University.Index Terms  Professional practice, Co-operative education, Experiential work, and Innovative program. INTRODUCTIONThe Engineer in

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Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Oktay Baysal; Mehti Koklu; Ahmed Noor

Design Optimization Module for Hierarchical Research and Learning Environment Oktay Baysal, Mehti Koklu, Ahmed K. Noor Aerospace Engineering Department Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0236 E-mail: obaysal@odu.eduAbstractThe present paper describes a learning module on design optimization courses within ahierarchical research and learning network (HRLN). In this environment a knowledgeorganization can be created as a hierarchical learning network to link diverse inter- and trans-disciplinary teams from a consortium of universities, industry, government agencies and theproviders of

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Creese

moretime during exams and this can be arranged but a few students have so many conditions that itdoes prevent using all the teaching techniques. It is no longer possible to give short pop quizzesof problems in class for it is impossible practically to give one student twice as much timewithout the other students complaining. Engineers must be prepared to make quick decisions inemergency situations and the pop quiz was one method of evaluating rapid decisions. If astudent with disabilities complains to the disability services, the university special services willthreaten you as they fear a loss of federal funds. One will get a special appointment with thedean faster with a special student disabilities problem than by publishing a paper or

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kelley

Department The Computer-Aided Design area of the Department of Computer Graphics Technologyat Purdue University is addressing many of the PLM philosophies and technologies covered inthis paper. The area is integrating product lifecycle management philosophies and systems intoits curriculum to meet the CAD, PDM, and interoperability issues of extended enterprises. TheDepartment of Computer Graphics Technology as a whole applies computer graphicstechnologies to industries as diverse as manufacturing, construction, film making, animation,multimedia, Internet, and computer-aided design. There are four areas of specialization:Animation, Interactive Multimedia Development, Computer-Aided Design, and ConstructionGraphics Communication. The

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanette Garr

Page 8.345.1Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum and gen ed committees, as well as other groups responsible for “certifying” courses assatisfying critical thinking, writing, and speech requirements, are usually not well-represented byengineering and other professional schools such as business. Hence, the needs of each uniqueschool or college within the university are not equally served. The thesis of this paper is asfollows: the current general education curriculum, typically a set number of required semesterhours (sh) under an umbrella of categories, does not serve the present or future needs of a

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

engine. This experience is a response to the broadening gap between thebackground of new engineering students and the diminishing opportunties to learn practical skillsin modern companies actively moving production overseas.This paper documents three years of this course and will share lessons learned by faculty,responses from industrial constituents, and student course assessments. Examples of enginedesigns are presented, along with a description and budget for the necessary infrastructure.IntroductionEvery student who begins the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at Western KentuckyUniversity (WKU) enrolls in ME 101: The Mechanical Engineering Freshman Experience. Aswith most freshman seminar courses in engineering, components of this course

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Hunt; Eduardo Ortega; David Miller; Alfred Striz

developing a listof requirements that met the needs of both the sensors and the digital–to-analog converter (DAC)proved to be very time consuming. Schematics for the thermocouples and strain amplifiers werefound in technical guides from Analog Devices. In a similar source, schematics were found forthe use of the Motorola accelerometers and pressure sensors, which were modified for theirintended use in our rocket system. From the schematics, layouts for the circuit boards weregenerated and transferred to an outside manufacturer who “burnt” the circuit boards. The rest ofthe components were soldered to the circuit boards, and the boards were tested. Each of the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

ScienceFoundation, but small strides are being made to support some of the centers activities andoperating costs by charging for services such as printing in the computer labs. Thecharges imposed on the students are being placed in an account that is used to purchaseconsumable supplies such as paper and printer toner. One way to fund the cost of thecenter in the future would be to assess a $50.00 student fee for all science and engineeringmajors per semester at registration.3. Orientation and Mentoring ActivitiesCircLES is a program that assists entering students in the difficult transition from HighSchool to College. CircLES offers summer orientation sessions, course clustering, andproactive advising. Students who work for the CircLES program serve as