Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

conferences is an integral part of the educational/learning process and also being powerful ways for disseminating information.Other educational opportunities include comparisons held between the TGDP and othersimilar projects worldwide that would put the project in perspective. Also, buildingsmall-scale replicas, or computer generated models of the TGDP or parts thereof presenta great opportunity for both building the models themselves and then experimenting withthem.ConclusionChina’s massive Three Gorges Dam project provides excellent educational opportunitiesfor environmental engineering educators as they discuss it with their students and engagethem in analyzing its multi-faceted impact. Many individuals and agencies around theworld are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

the SUCCEED“best practices and lessons learned”, and involved local faculty in role playing exercisesin order to create new versions suitable for local piloting and installation. The positivereceipt of such workshops encourages the present summative article on this approach tocreation and piloting of multidisciplinary design courses and projects. A second dimension of course creation is also considered, namely, creationconsistent with the existing or modified administrative requirements of institution andengineering school. In particular, it was found desirable that each college provide anatmosphere conducive to supporting such design experiences via arranging for thefollowing circumstances: (1) The scheduling of courses must

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Fouad; Tarek Rizk; Fouad Fouad

background to act as owner’s representatives or to supervise thework of contractors. Courses taken towards the certificate can also apply to the master’s degreein civil engineering. Graduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in construction orwho would like to learn more about the construction industry can also enroll for the certificate.This describes the construction focus in the civil engineering curriculum that was developed atUAB to produce graduates who are better prepared to tackle the challenges of the future.Highlights of a newly developed construction engineering management (CEM) certificateincluding the coursework and logistics of the program are presented.The Importance of the Civil Engineer in ConstructionCivil

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

two parts, one for undergraduate and one for graduate. Bothneeds to be tackled by undergraduate and graduate program coordinators. The programsneed to be actively incorporated and coordinated within each department of variouscolleges under the main umbrella of the university’s overall mission. The programcoordinators work as team with competition to cooperate and successfully implement thediversity mission under the goal of the institution of higher learning. The success of themodel requires reasoning abilities to understand the vitality of diversity. And teammember’s aggressiveness, motivation, creativity, interpersonal skills, financial support

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Peerman; Michael Payne; Vivian Chang; Sonya Havens; John Lendvay; Eliot Metzger

Public HealthAssociation.7Data PresentationData gathered during each sampling event was stored in a computer database at USF andorganized for analysis and assessment. At the completion of sampling in January 2004, USFpersonnel will complete a water quality report based on the data, to be submitted in June 2004.The beginning stage of the data analysis has focused attention on statistical significance of thedata set, an example of which is shown in Figure 3.Additionally, the water quality report will incorporate Geographical Information Systems in boththe organization and analysis of the data. It is hoped that this format will enhance thepresentation of the data and assist in clearly communicating the results of the study to the general

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Metzinger, DePuy Orthopaedics; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

York, NY: McGraw Hill. Pharmaceutical and healthcare industry quarterly review (2000). San Francisco, CA: Bio-News. RetrievedJuly 4, 2001, from the World Wide Web: http://www.bioportfolio.com/deloitte/00quarter1.htm Rao, K.A. (1999) Lean manufacturing. Monthly Labor Review, 122, 50-51. Rother, M., & Shook, J. (1999). Learning to see: Value stream mapping to add value and eliminate muda.Brookline, MA: The Lean Enterprise Institute. Schonberger, R.J. (1986). World class manufacturing: The lessons of simplicity applied. New York, NY:Macmillan Publishing.Biographical InformationANTHONY METZINGER is a purchasing engineer with DePuyACE in Warsaw, Indiana. He is Six Sigma BlackBelt certified. Previously, he was a

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo-Ann Murray; Urbain DeWinter; Solomon Eisenberg

ABET accredited degree programs: Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, andMechanical Engineering. Our undergraduate degree programs are designed to share asubstantially common curriculum through the end of the sophomore year. The University enjoysa large, long-established International Programs Office with sites in eighteen cities in fourteencountries on six continents. Each international site has a resident director who is employed byBoston University to manage the programs at that site. Depending on the size of the program,additional Boston University and/or international staff provide support to these programs. BostonUniversity was one of the first

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

engineering expose thestudents to heat transfer concepts learned in the classroom, but do not provide them with designexperiences similar to what they might face as thermal engineers in industrial positions. Inaddition, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation criteriarequire that graduates of engineering programs possess “an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data” [1] and “an ability to design a system,component or process to meet desired needs” [1].Very recently, the Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept was suggested by Abu-Mulaweh [2] to beused in creating an experiment for a junior-level heat transfer laboratory. In that experiment,student teams design, build, and test a

Conference Session

NEE Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Houston

serve as a reminder ofissues you need to address.Developing a Smooth Tr ansitionOften students have some preconception of what to expect in a subject, most likely learned fromupperclassmen that have already taken the course from a previous instructor. Some courses mayrequire radical restructuring, but most often a modest change (at least for the first semester) ismore desirable.Obtain a copy of the previous syllabus for each course you will teach if it is available. ABETaccredited colleges should have substantial records available for review. Study the syllabus tosee which concepts you should review and have fresh in your memory at the beginning of theterm. Have copies of textbooks sent to you so you can review key course concepts and prepareat

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Holger Dahms; Stefan Bartels; John Gassert; Jens Thiedke; Owe Petersen

, Comparison of the US-German Accreditation Process: A Case Study, ASEE/SEFI/TUB Conference, Berlin, September 20023. Owe Petersen, et al, ABET Accreditation of an International US-German Degree Path, ASEE Conference, Montreal, June 20024. Owe Petersen, et al, A Model Bi-directional Integrated International Exchange Program for Engineering or Business, NCA/Higher Learning Commission Conference, Chicago, March 2002Biographical InformationOWE PETERSENDr. Petersen is Professor and Program Director of Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs. He received the BSEE degree from theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1963 and the MSEE and Ph.D. degrees from the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in BAE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Tollner

go unappreciated bystudents. Textbooks may address topics such as statistical thermodynamics, irreversiblethermodynamics and other “far out” topics. Students learn that everything in the universe Page 8.1196.1should be approaching a steady equilibrium state, which seems to be at odds with theProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationdevelopment of life processes as we know them. Students frequently have not had or donot appreciate the applications of total differentials and exact differentials that are oftenpresented in thermodynamics

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

, professional and ethicalresponsibilities, and life-long learning). Some examples of questions asked in prior yearsare: 1) List some (if you believe there are any) of the special ethical responsibilities that apply to your profession. 2) Can you recall a discussion regarding ethics you had in the classroom or with a professor while at WSU? What was the issue? 3) What are some of your professional goals and aspirations? 4) What discussion of long-term career goals for people in your profession has occurred in or out of class with your professors?These questions are followed up by additional probes such as: 1) Are you actually talking about these things in classes at WSU? 2) Have you ever talked in courses about ethics? 3

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Volz; David McStravick

exacerbated by our conversion to usingassigned the first week of the semester and are computers for data acquisition. Thisgraded and returned before their first modification leads to data files, which can haveexperimental lab report is due. excessive significant figures, and if the studentsThis process also identifies students who need don’t use good judgment, the results of theirhelp with their writing skills. Faculty who analysis will reflect this same excessive level ofspecialize in communications

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Pearce

Session 2632 Constructing Classroom Role Playing Exercises John A. Pearce Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712AbstractRole playing exercises in the classroom can be used to bring vitality and the feel of realism todiscussions of the impact of technology on society. The key to success is creating a realisticstructure for the exercise and giving the various roles depth and realistic attributes.I. IntroductionThe particular class is Steam Power and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph K. Hitt; Wayne Whiteman

information available at the respective school’s web site on the internet.2-19 Degreerequirements were broken down into ten sub-areas for technical subjects and a lumped categoryof liberal arts and social science subjects. The technical subject breakdown included topics in: 1)mathematics; 2) physics, chemistry, and basic sciences; 3) computer-aided design, engineeringdesign graphics, and numerical methods; 4) statics, dynamics, solid mechanics, and mechanicsof materials; 5) electrical engineering and electronics; 6) thermal fluid sciences and heattransfer; 7) vibration, system dynamics, and controls; 8) material sciences; 9) mechanicaldesign, machine design, and manufacturing; and 10) technical and free electives.Admittedly, the grouping of technical

Conference Session

Integrating Math and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bogdan Adamczyk; Wendy Reffeor

proficiency of sophomore and junior students at GrandValley StateUniversity (GVSU). The study confirmed some of the expected outcomes and revealed someunexpected surprises. The analysis of the test scores is presented correlating the scores with theprevious math classes and ACT math scores. The results of the math assessment prompted thedevelopment at GVSU of short and long term strategies to remedy the problems. These strategiesand their impact are discussed in detail.Introduction Grand Valley State University (GVSU) offers ABET accredited programs in Mechanical, Elec-trical, Computer and Manufacturing Engineering. The program includes a secondary admissionprocess to permit entry into the fifth semester and mandatory co-operative education

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Bailey

quite confident in the accuracy of the Kolbe test, they are somewhatless confident that the Kolbe Index has helped them better understand how to work on a team.Furthermore, when asked if they changed how they worked on their teams as a result of theKolbe Index, the students are clear that they changed little if anything. Correspondingly, thestudents did not feel that their work on the final project improved due to taking the Kolbe Index.In the next section, the meaning of the survey results and the project scores is discussed.DISCUSSION: LEARNING FROM THE RESULTSIn this section, reasons are asserted to explain why gaining knowledge of ones instinctualapproach to solving problems did not improve the performance of student teams in this

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

controller parameters. As a result the students had beengiven many opportunities to use systems that were under/over damped, and relate these behaviorsto controller gains. A list of the laboratory exercises are given below. 1. Web page creation and Mathcad tutorial/review 2. Computer based data collection with Labview 3. Sensors (accelerometers, potentiometers, ultrasonic, etc.) 4. Permanent magnet DC motor modeling 5. Proportional feedback controller 6. Spring and damper modeling 7. Torsional oscillation of a mass on a thin rod 8. Servo control systems - Allen Bradley Ultra 100 drives 9. Servo control systems and programming in C - Allen Bradley Ultra 5000 drives 10. Op-amp audio

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

Session 2268 Observations of Improved Student Comprehension of Fatigue Analysis using a Novel Fatigue Pedagogy William K. Szaroletta, P.E. Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper focuses on the author’s observations of two pedagogical techniques for teachingfatigue related material in an upper division engineering machine elements course, where aworking understanding in fatigue analysis factors heavily in the success of a student. Initially, anon-generalized method was utilized, where every new application area would require slightlydifferent student learning. Using

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Wallace; David Adams

Learning Across theDisciplines1 highlighted some of these approaches; it also serves as a useful summary ofsome of the issues involved at different institutions.The plan that emerged for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineeringincorporated some of these strategies and the practical experiences of the technicalwriting specialist. It also reflected the need to produce some positive results with limitedresources and within three years.This effort is now in its fifth semester. This paper describes the history of the effortwithin the department, the plan that emerged, some reflections of a lead professor from acritical course, the problem of assessment, and some of the issues and opportunitiesencountered along the way.II. HistoryOver the

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

breadth andintegration. Outcome (d) of Criterion 3, for example, specifically requires that allgraduates of accredited programs be able to function on multi -disciplinary teams.[4] The DOE’s Solar Decathlon contest offers an excellent opportunity toovercome the obstacles to integrating interdisciplinary design and managementactivities into the engineering education mainstream. Under the jointsponsorship of the School of Architecture and the School of Engineering andApplied Science, the University of Virginia’s Solar Decathlon Team has attrac tedstudents and faculty from a variety of educational disciplines including electrical,mechanical, chemical, and computer engineering, architecture, landscapearchitecture, and commerce.Both engineering and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

skill building. Informal weekly sessions arescheduled at the end of the week of classes; i.e., the “Friday at Four” series, and agendas includebrainstorming sessions, discussion of program governance as well as opportunities for purelysocial enjoyment among like-minded students. Thus, this community environment facilitatessharing of ideas, developing camaraderie, and team building.B. Technology EnvironmentThe CEOs’ section of the residence hall has conference rooms and workrooms equipped withcopy and fax machines and computers with extensive business and technical software. Thetechnology environment in the CEOs residence hall is more sophisticated than that found inmany companies.One of the program’s corporate partners has provided

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smyer; L. R. Johnson

collaborations between theDesign of Industrial Systems course and three other courses, including one outside the Departmentof Industrial Engineering. The collaborative courses are the two required Industrial Engineeringcourses of Manufacturing Processes and Engineering Administration, plus Mechanical SystemsDesign, a required capstone design course in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Thecourses that collaborate with Design of Industrial Systems act as subcontractors.The collaboration with Mechanical Engineering demonstrates the feasibility and benefits of cross-discipline teamwork, one of five undergraduate enhancement areas adopted by the College ofEngineering in 1997. These areas are communication skills, global awareness, computing skills

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

parents of incomingengineering freshman and to emeritus engineers for the purpose of highlighting how theprofession has changed. Little adaptation is needed, surprisingly enough, for these diverseaudiences.Many of the demonstrations involve basic science as a way of illustrating the application ofscience to the solution of engineering problems. The session is heavily dependent on audienceparticipation, making use of active learning. A sense of humor is also a necessary component ofthe presentation; it seems to help the audience become receptive to the ideas that are beingpresented.For the purposes of the demonstration the working definition of engineering is as a creativeprofession that uses math and science as tools to solve problems. The wide

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ropp; Steven Hietpas

then compared to actual performance data taken in thelaboratory.Initial feedback from students was positive in that most felt that they learned fundamentals ofDC-DC converters and their applications in DC motor drives. Numerous students felt thelaboratory exercises demanded too many results and believed they could be simplified withoutsacrificing the essential objectives.Part 3Part 3 is comprised of all AC-related material. This includes the modeling and analysis of an ACinduction motor followed by the development of an AC volts/Hz 3-phase motor drive. Part 3concludes with the treatment of our second complete “electric drive” comprised of an AC powerelectric converter connected to a 3-phase AC induction motor. The coverage of this

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Horton; Chad Kidder; Mark Yeary; Rainer Fink

communicationsgroup, technical involvement with distance learning for Texas regional colleges, and research into a wireless MRIreceiver coil. Currently, Mr. Kidder is a research assistant in the Department of Electrical Engineering while pursuinga Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in Electromagnetics and Microwaves. Page 6.179.10 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDON HORTONDon Horton is a Senior Staff Wireless Systems Engineer at Ericsson. He is

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3342: A REVIEW OF NON-TENURE-TRACK, FULL-TIME FAC-ULTY AT SYSTEMS CENTRIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SCSE) PRO-GRAMSKahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology Kahina Lasfer is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. Her research area is based on analyzing and creating a systems-based approach for the graduate systems engineering education for the 21st century. She participated in many projects at the school of sys- tems and enterprises including a project to create a model curriculum in graduate software engineering. She has a master’s degree in computer engineering. She worked with Lucent Technologies as a Software Developer and Software Designer/Architect

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

within theconfidence intervals above, then we would be more likely to increase the f-index for future yearsand thus increase overall enrollment within the college. For example, if our minimum k for ourequation Ftotal = k f 2 were to remain near the value computed empirically (k = 6), and we were toincrease the f-index in future years to be consistently 9, or even 10, then our enrollment shouldincrease from roughly 6×82=384 to the numbers 6×92=486 or 6×102=600, respectively.RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR SCHOOLS BELOW THE F-INDEXRecruitment efforts in the College of Engineering and Science have been active for decades,however over the past 7 years, we have taken a more targeted approach to recruiting bydeveloping meaningful relationships with high

Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omonowo David Momoh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #9028DEVELOPING A RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COURSE FORA MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) PROGRAMDr. Omonowo David Momoh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Omonowo (David) Momoh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer, Electrical and Infor- mation Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas. He received the MSc and BSc in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He worked for SIEMENS Nigeria Limited as an

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christel Heylen, Katholieke University, Leuven; Kathleen Geraedts, Katholieke University, Leuven

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

andTechnology and Biomedical Sciences. In 2010 approximately 37000 students were enrolledat KU Leuven. The Engineering Faculty is part of the Science, Engineering and Technologygroup. The engineering curriculum consists of a three year Bachelor’s program that preparesthe students for a subsequent Master’s program of two years. The Faculty organizes Master’sprograms in several disciplines, like Architecture, Electrical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, BiomedicalTechnology, Computer Science, Energy Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, IndustrialManagement, Nano science and Nanotechnology, Mathematical Engineering, Bioinformatics,Statistics, …The Engineering Bachelor’s program is divided in