Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elaine Craft

, an English course, and amathematics course only to find that they are unable to link their writing skills to speakingpersuasively to analytical analysis and research to prepare an excellent proposal once employed?In South Carolina a new approach to the first year of engineering technology education has beendeveloped and implemented to help students make these important connections. This newapproach is producing better results in terms of retention, graduation rates, and diversity.Implementation sites have increased graduation rates more than ten fold, students fromunderrepresented populations are as persistent and successful as traditional students inengineering technology, minority enrollment has increased, and employer satisfaction

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Jones; Robert Wright

.BiographyWAYNE A. JONESWayne A. Jones is currently an associate dean and professor at Collin County College in Frisco, Texas. He receivedthe B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University with Latin Honors before matriculating to L.S.U. andearning a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering where his research focused on the semiconductor physics of III-Vcompounds. His thesis is titled “Emitter Size Effects in InAlGaAs/InGaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors”.ROBERT WRIGHTRobert Wright is currently a professor at Collin County Community College District in Frisco, Texas. He isaffectionately referred to as the “father” of the convergence lab for the initial concept and for the countless hourscontributed to establishing the lab. He has many years of

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

initiatives were introduced to addressthe transition from textbook problems and real world situations [2, 3, 9, 14]. A great dealof dialog at technical society meetings, and accreditation boards, centered on application-oriented courses and incorporating business scenarios and communication into technicalcourses [1]. Page 8.282.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationCapstone CoursesThe most significant result of the discussions was that nearly all technical academicprograms adopted a capstone course. These

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

interaction will broaden in scope and frequency with the newMaster of Architecture program at the University of Hartford.The CommunityThe Department of Architecture will prove to be a major and vital part of the life of the academic and publiccommunity it serves. The community focus of the program could build a bridge to the City of Hartford as alaboratory for our architectural projects and research. The program could provide some “gowns to towns”opportunities the University so desires. The advantage to the University of Hartford of committing to create such aprogram is to attract more quality students while adding to the reputation we have already established in art, music,business, education, and engineering.The UniversityThe University of Hartford

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Vieth; Kazem Kazerounian

(ESMWT) to administer the training and development of technicians working withindustrial and defense machinery and in other defense-related plants. In Great Britain,similar legislative acts and governmental initiatives were established. In the post-war era,large numbers of war veterans with significant informal, hands-on technical trainingentered formal engineering programs. The particular circumstances of these events shapedthe subsequent culture and pedagogical paradigms of engineering education. In the 1950sand early 1960s, in the United States and in Europe, engineering education heavilyemphasized learning by doing and hands-on skills. As a result, students emerged fromthese programs as highly trained engineering technologists who were able

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Larson; Melanie Landry; Donal Collins

application. The machines described would require virtually the same amountof labor as is currently employed to achieve only slightly improved peeling rates. Hence,no processing plants have utilized machinery (aside from grading equipment to separatecrawfish by size) to facilitate the peeling process.By the spring of 2000, a team of Tulane faculty and graduate students was able to design,patent (#6,042,465) and construct an initial prototype that demonstrated the feasibility ofautomated peeling undertaking. The task designated to the aforementioned first group forthe fall semester of 2000 was to refine and fully automate the design partially displayed

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrzej A. Markowski; Harry Petersen

directly to the university labs. This synergy will provide dividends for all: a fresh lookat problems and methods of solving the open-ended problems similar to those encountered inindustrial settings for students, and industrial and student access to the advice and expertise offaculty for participating industries.Nationally, the need for this type of arrangement is generally understood by everyone involved,and there is an increasing realization that return on investment in training and development canbe significant [2]. Educational initiatives sometimes have a very large scale. Six large, diversemanufacturers and three state universities are working together cooperatively to define industryeducation needs and jointly design new experience modules

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Litzinger

artificialhearts to rocket propulsion. Based upon these essays, student teams were formed aroundcommon interests, which set the general area of their papers. The selection of themes based uponstudents’ interests was aimed at increasing the students’ motivation to engage in the task, and theuse of teams was intended to provide a supportive environment for undertaking the self-directedlearning. The teams were charged with selecting a paper topic and writing a single term paperbased upon independent research. Three class periods were dedicated to this assignment: one forthe initial team meeting and selection of a topic, one for peer review and editing, and one forfinalizing their papers.Upon completion of the paper, the students were asked to reflect on

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando

Session 3430 Using Software with Visualization to Teach Heat Transfer Concepts Robert J. Ribando, Timothy C. Scott, Larry G. Richards, Gerald W. O’Leary University of VirginiaAbstractOver the past six years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course froma strictly lecture format by adding a two-hour “studio” session held in a classroomequipped with a computer for each pair of students. Much of the studio work revolvesaround a set of locally developed, research-based numerical algorithms that solve in realtime the ordinary and partial-differential equations describing heat and fluid flow. Withthe complete

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Harwood; David Shaw

freshmenin the fall of 2001.The initial freshman surveys and peer evaluations showed• that they enjoyed the hands-on aspects of building the part, but were sometimes frustrated with the real-world aspects of tolerances.• that some students became very enthused about the FEA software, while others avoided it.• that the teams generally functioned well, with only a few "slackers".• that the interactions with seniors were viewed positively, although scheduling issues were often cited as a problem.The initial senior surveys and evaluations showed• just over half of the students felt they learned more about FEA by doing this project• just over half felt they had learned more about working in teams• a large majority

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Moldova, was sponsored by the Soros Foundation insupport of the Moldovan government’s recent decision to implement a credit hour systemin their universities. As the presentation was being written, initial worries aboutcommunicating effectively with a wildly diverse audience gave way to a larger concern. Page 6.505.1The credit hour system in the U.S. is under active attack from within, as public pressure Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationfor accountability has forced U.S. colleges and universities to look

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Lars Cederqvist; Jed Lyons

= distance traveled and v0 = initial velocity. The initial velocity v0 equals zero because thewater has no vertical velocity at the hole. As a result, the time for the water to hit the ground is: 2⋅x t(x) = (6) gBy substituting h in equation 2 with H-x, an equation for the distance, s, that the water hits theground at as a function of x is established. s(x) = V(x) ⋅ t(x) = 2 ⋅ (H ⋅ x − x ) 2 (7

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

directs the implementation of change.III. Faculty InvolvementThe message "involve the faculty in the assessment process early and often" heard atprofessional conferences whenever the discussion of turns toward preparation for EC 2000 wastaken to heart by APC. While APC has lead the development and implementation of thedepartment assessment plan, the ABE faculty has undergone training concerning the assessmentprocess, been asked for input to the process, and been kept apprised of implementation progresssince the very beginning. Table 1 is a timeline of interactions between APC and the faculty overthe initial two-year planning and implementation period. Table 1. Timeline of Interactions with Faculty for Training and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Roth

was no difference between the experimental and controlgroups, but in most of these the job terminations were non-voluntary.The ME faculty judged the experimental course to be sufficiently worthwhile that, beginning infall 1993, the course (ME38, Introduction to Engineering Design) became a degree requirement.The DetailsThe objectives of ME38 expanded somewhat from the initial conception to become: 1. To motivate the students to continue study of engineering 2. For the students to learn a process for designing mechanical systems 3. To give the students opportunities to be creative Page 6.564.2 4. To encourage

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Sharber, Northern Arizona University BSEE 1979, University of Arizona Currently teaching at undergraduate EE and engineering design courses at Northern Arizona University Page 22.744.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Getting to Carnegie Hall: Novel Timed Homework Practice to Develop Basic Circuit Analysis SkillsAbstractUndergraduate education in electrical engineering can be improved by drawing on research onhuman learning and cognition. One main result of this research is that frequent practice and self-testing are effective and efficient strategies for

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-953: INDUSTRY-DRIVEN POWER ENGINEERING CURRICU-LUM DEVELOPMENT IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEER-ING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMAleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev is earned his bachelor degree in electrical engineering in Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2007. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev research interests include

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2793: JUST-IN-TIME DAILY QUIZZES AS LEARNING TOOLFOR SELF ASSESSMENT AND CONTENT MASTERYWilliam J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University William J. Sawaya is an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in quality management and process improvement. He has done work and research on the topics of inter-organizational collaboration, inventory management, new product development, product introduc- tion, healthcare products, transportation systems analysis-focusing on railroads and multi-mode container operations, product testing, customer satisfaction, quality management

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-2293: UTILIZING PEN-BASED WIRELESS DEVICES IN PHYSICSCLASSROOMSSudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology I am a professor in Physics and Optical Engineering depart at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. I have been teaching for the past 17 years, and am aRana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Maarij Syed got his Ph.D. at University of Notre Dame in 1998. He joined the department of Physics & Optical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1998 and has been there since. His pedagogical interests include studio teaching and curricular development in the area of nano technology. His research interests are in the

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Modern Industries, Pittsburgh (2003-2004) and Assistant Manager (Metallurgy Group), Engineering Research Center, Telco, India (1985-1993). He has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, in- cluding a 2007 Best Paper Award by the Manufacturing Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), three review papers, and three book chapters. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a member of ASM International, TMS, ACerS, AIST, ASEE, IMEA, and a registered Chartered Professional Engineer. Manohar’s research interests include mathematical and computer modeling of materials behavior, thermomechanical processing of steels and other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

 Preparation of a Balance Sheet for Day one of the first Year  Cash Flow Projection for the First Year  Profit and Loss Statement for the First year  Current Personnel Cost including Fringe Benefits  Supporting Documents Resumes, References, Recommendations, Equipment Cost, Supplier Price List, Needs AssessmentPre-Planning Stages(sixth week)  Select the Business  Initial Research  Acquire the SkillsDefining the Business(seventh week)  Feasibility Study and Business Plan  Market Research and Plan Financial Projection  Cash Flow ProjectionGetting Ready(eight and ninth weeks

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University; Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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Two Year College Division

facultyand administrators should be especially cognizant of retention rates, and the relationship of SATscores to the successful completion of their programs by their students.A linear regression model to predict an expected campus freshman retention rate was producedusing average campus SAT scores. Initial examination indicates that some campuses have loweraverage freshman retention rates than other campuses due substantially to the level of freshmanhigh school preparation as reflected by Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores. Studentperformance on the SAT is a primary indicator of first year student success, but other factors mayalso influence retention and provide opportunities for faculty and administrators to improveretention rates above

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Feldman, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Mathematics

AC 2012-5540: USING ONLINE ASSESSMENT AND PRACTICE TO ACHIEVEBETTER RETENTION AND PLACEMENT IN PRECALCULUS AND CAL-CULUSAlex Feldman, Boise State University Alex Feldman is Associate Professor Emeritus of mathematics and computer science at Boise State Uni- versity. He received a M.A. and a Ph.D. in mathematics and a M.S. in computer science from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, Madison. He is presently doing statistical studies on lower division courses in the Mathematics Department.Dr. Doug Bullock, Boise State University Doug Bullock is Chair and Associate Professor of mathematics at Boise State University. His research interests are in low dimensional topology, representation theory, quantum topology, and STEM

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Engineering Technology

, and global issues pertaining to the electronictechnology field.k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.l. the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software,analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers to the building, testing, operating, andmaintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems.m. the application of physics to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematicalenvironment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.It must be noted that at the time of the initial accreditation of the AAS ET program nodifferentiation was made between the a. - k. Program Outcomes of two-year and four-yearengineering technology programs. At the present time the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tomás Gómez; Maria Velasco; Joséantonio Turégano

Page 6.1055.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationindustrial facilities and plant optimization,1 more than to be used as what we could call didactictools in a constructivist learning environment.Programs such as EES2 or Interactive Thermodynamics3 are among the most broad-basededucational software dealing with thermodynamics. This kind of tool makes it possible to evaluateproperties of equilibrium states for different substances. Thus, the software derives a solution for aspecific problem from a set of initial data or by editing appropriate equations that the user definesand solves with an

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Lomander; Paul Schreuders

adequate rates tosustain the various biota in the ecosystem.Primary ProductionPrimary production includes the organic matter that supports all biological activity in freshwaterecosystems. Primary production is the process by which inorganic carbon (as carbon dioxide) isfixed into organic forms in biomass, producing oxygen, which other organisms use forrespiration. The energy and matter that is fixed in this biomass is transferred to various levelswithin the ecosystem by transfer routes initiated by herbivores that graze on live plant biomass,or by detritivores that consume waste of organic matter after the senescence and death of theproducer (Valiela 1991). In this project, only anacharis was considered for this trophic level,although the modular

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Lu; Mark Smith; Craig Somerton

mayinclude a few simple lines of MATLAB script code or it may call a MATLAB script program orfunction. For example, the push button on the first dialog box has the following MATLAB scriptcode for its Callback: Clc {clears the MATLAB Command Window} fig2 {runs the MATLAB script file fig2.m} NumProb=0; {initializes this variable to zero} NumCorrect=0; {initializes this variable to zero} close gcbf {closes the current figure}The comments in the brackets indicate the action that is taken when the Callback is executed.When more extensive action is required, such as generating the problem statement or

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William L. Call; Saleh M. Sbenaty

identify the problems and develop possible solutions;4. Questions for the student to answer—to promote additional critical thinking and also to guide the analysis that the readers and student groups must conduct;5. An instructor's guide—to provide comprehensive support for the teacher through instructional strategies, possible solutions, alternative problems to solve, and tailored support material based upon the content areas and the intended student level of the problem and material contained in the case.The twenty-five initial case studies of the TEFATE project contained each of these components.Some cases were brief, specific, and limited in terms of student activities; others were morelengthy or open-ended.In their recent investigation

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

remedy this problem, the course sought toincorporate smaller projects that were initiated well into the semester. Discussions with industrypersonnel led the author to offer the robotics course in a 100% project format in the Spring of1999.III. Robotics – the Project ApproachIn mid-1997, the university hosted Mr. Eric Mittelstadt – President and CEO of Fanuc Roboticsand also an alumnus of the institution. During the course of his visit, Mr. Mittelstadt guestlectured the Robotics class and toured facilities for automated manufacturing. Following thatvisit, the author submitted a proposal targeting the donation of robots to the facility. The co-investigator for this effort was Professor Laura Sullivan – a faculty member working in the areasof

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2000 Annual Conference

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Stanley J. Pisarski

/O ports to learn port interfacing and I/O programmingtechniques. Memory allocation was 256 bytes with an additional 4 Kbytes extension. Programswere manually cross-assembled and they were eventually entered through the keypad to beexecuted, but saving programs was initially non-existent. Several years passed and along camecomputer generated cross-assembly of the source code. Computer downloading capabilities soonfollowed and the ability to easily modify the file and retest it abounded. Programmingassignments were written in assembly language and the ability to write fairly complicatedprograms progressed over the years. Since this was the EET students first introduction toassembly programming, the microprocessors course was focused on

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Danny Bee

of engineering education. Thisis truly a back to the future approach to engineering education.The Manufacturing Engineering ProgramIn August 1994, a new and unique program within the University of Wisconsin System began atUW-Stout. This ABET accredited program is fulfilling the needs of regional as well as nationalmanufacturers in their quest to maintain competitiveness in today’s global marketplace. Themission of the undergraduate manufacturing engineering program at UW-Stout is to “preparepragmatic manufacturing engineers who will respond aggressively to the changing needs of theglobal marketplace, apply research and theory in the development of marketable products andefficient processes, and design with an awareness of the realities of