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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Duarte; Brian Butz

Kirchoff’s Laws 2.1 Kirchoff’s Current Law 2.2 Kirchoff’s Voltage Law Chapter 3 Sources Chapter 4 Resistive Circuits 4.1 Resistance and Ohm’s Law 4.2 Voltage and Current Dividers Chapter 5 Nodal and Mesh Analysis 5.1 Node Voltage Analysis 5.2 Mesh Current Analysis Chapter 6 Equivalent Circuits Chapter 7 Thevenin Equivalent Circuit Figure 3. Contents of DC Analysis Book Introduction Circuit Example Motor Example Chapter 1 Time Constants Chapter 2 Initial Conditions Chapter 3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Harris; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

school studentsand their communities.At the very beginning it was recognized that the coalition would have to seek National ScienceFoundation (NSF) support to take the next steps in this regional initiative. The SME grant wasused to launch the coalition and acquire essential equipment and instrumentation for thelaboratories at the partner institutions. NSF support through the Advanced TechnologicalEducation (ATE) program is the vehicle for PRIME to develop and implement curricularactivities and carry out widespread dissemination of the courseware and teaching/learningmethods developed (NSF ATE Grant 0101637 dated July 2001).II. Curricular Objectives of PRIMEThe goal of the ATE project is to support the implementation of an industry-driven

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Otieno; Radha Balamuralikrishna; Clifford Mirman

,programmable logic controllers, computer numerical control machines, materials handlingsystems, manufacturing vision systems, computer-aided testing, automated materials handlingsystems and automated storage and retrieval systems. As observed by the SME, “…Studentswith a solid grounding in science and math, strong hands-on project experience and teamworkskills make the best manufacturing engineers”4. Although several changes were made to the program keeping our objectives in mind, wewill focus here on the major issues. In general, the program changes initiated have allowed thedepartment to integrate either new skills or advanced skills into our curriculum. Table 1 showsthe redesigned MET program for the 2001/2002 academic year. As a result of

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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International

Society for Engineering Education and in the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institution (LACCEI) as Vice-President for Research. Page 22.846.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Incorporating Global and Ethical Issues in a Freshman Engineering Design Course through Collaborative Design ProjectsAbstractGlobal collaborative design is a common practice nowadays due to the international nature andbusiness scope of many corporations. More and more, the new engineers are working inconcurrent design teams geographically disperse around the world. They are

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; John M. Jones, East Carolina University; Kris Kareem Augustus, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

, 2009.5. S. Averitt, M. Bugaev, A. Peeler, H. Shaffer, E. Sills, S. Stein, J. Thompson and M. Vouk, “Virtual Computing Laboratory (VCL)”, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Virtual Computing Initiative, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA, 2007.6. P. Li, L. Toderick, & J. Noles, “Provisioning virtualized datacenters through Virtual Computing Lab”, Proceedings of 2010 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 2010.7. X. Wang, G. C. Hembroff, and R. Yedica, “Using VMware VCenter lab manager in undergraduate education for system administration and network security”, Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGITE Conference, 43-52, Midland, Michigan, USA. 2010

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ETD Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and presenting papers at regional and annual conferences, paper reviewer for the Engineering Technology and Engineering Research Divisions, and currently serves as Chair of the Engineering Technology Council and ASEE Board of Directors.Mr. Thomas Reid Ball Page 25.352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Creating a Seamless Pipeline into BS Degree programs for Place- Bound ET Students via a State-Wide 2+2 Articulation Agreement Austin B. Asgill, Thomas Ball, David Caudill, Jeffery Ray, John Sweigart Southern Polytechnic State

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New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University; Adam Scott Carter, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

retention in undergraduate computing and engi- neering education. He is one of the leaders of two separate multi-institutional research studies of the educational impact of studio-based learning methods in computing and engineering education. Page 25.1313.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Impact of Studio-based Learning on the Delivery of Course InformationStudio-based learning techniques have been used in variety of disciplines, most often inarchitecture and fine arts. In a studio-based learning experience, students learn not just by

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Schuyler; Howard A. Canistraro

communicationas well as mechanical engineering theory and application. The program was initiated in 1995and has grown from 8 to 46 majors as of Fall 2000. Page 6.99.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationII. Description of the Software Package IntegrationWith today’s rapidly changing computing environments, it made sense to select the windowsbased operating system. Most students enter the college with some familiarity of windows, andindustry has generally adopted this graphical user

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

Page 6.970.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education1. Elicit customer needs and constraints. 60 502. Develop a product or process design 39 72specification that addresses appropriate issues(such as initial costs, operating costs, power,size, testability, reliability, serviceability,manufacturability, controllability, schedule,ergonomics, safety, and environmental issues).3. Carry out a conceptual product or process 36 69design by generating multiple solutions

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Coppinger; Ray Bachnak

switches close whenever the level is greater than or equal to thestated level. A reset input is provided to initialize the sump at a 50% level. Fig. 4 Electric Drive SystemThe pump control consists of two pump control circuits. Each pump is equipped with aHAND-OFF-AUTO switch. There are four level control inputs (generated by the sumpsimulator and hard wired in). The design meets the following criteria: a) No pump can run in HAND or AUTO if the level is less than 20%. b) In HAND the pump runs continuously (if level greater than 20%). Page 6.68.7 c) In AUTO the primary pump starts at 70% and stops at 30%. d) In

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim

helpful in creating flow charts. Although the Page 6.809.6 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition © 2001 American Society for Engineering Educationstudents initially found the sheer number of icons (over 800) somewhat overwhelming, thesystematic structure of the icon presentation made this task turn out to be less daunting and,indeed, well within reach. By the end of the course, the vast majority of students are able toremember the icons they learned in the very first lab experiment they carried out. Perhaps mostimportantly, this course is able to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi A. Diefes

. the ability to design a system or process to meet desired needs in the area of food process engineering; 6. effective use of appropriate techniques, skills, and state-of-the-art engineering tools necessary for engineering practice; Professional and Personal Skills 7. an understanding of the global and societal impact of engineering practice, research and discovery; 8. a knowledge of contemporary issues; 9. appropriate and effective writing, speaking, and listening skills; 10. the ability to function on, and contribute effectively to, a multi-disciplinary team; 11. the ability to understand and practice ethical responsibility in personal and professional life; 12. an appreciation for the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jody A. Knoll; Jan T. Lugowski; Nancy L. Denton

engineering (reinforcing design documentation course concepts), and some simplecomponents from the machine elements course.5III. Project DescriptionThe cart-tipper, shown in Figure 1, is a hydraulic unit formed primarily by welding. It containsnumerous standard components including fasteners and rod end bearings. A few fits are criticalto its operation. Several sections appeared to be appropriate subassemblies, and were treated assuch to facilitate drawing package completion. The actual unit was more complex than indicatedby initial photographs, so some simplification was necessary in order to complete the projectduring one semester. The hydraulic cylinder subassembly was treated as a “black box” toeliminate one of the more difficult portions of the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sidney J. Brandon; Michael R. Sexton; Justin W. Douglas

provedto be unsatisfactory as flames exited the combustion chamber and entered the turbine. Thisnozzle was replaced with one that had three holes symmetrically drilled in its walls to inject fuelperpendicular to the airflow. These holes were designed to initiate mixing of air and fuel earlierin the combustion chamber and to allow complete combustion before the hot gases entered theturbine. After testing, it was determined that the fuel regulator had to be removed from thepropane tanks to increase the fuel flow rate needed for operation.Electrical and Ignition SystemThe electrical system consisted of a single pole switch used to control the lubrication pumpmotor and an ignition switch wired in series with the lubrication pump switch to prohibit

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis W. Derby; Willie Ofosu

are information managementand data communications. Proper acquisition, analysis, and handling of information are criticalin making the information useful to decision makers, as well as, other users of the information.Computer technology and database management support such applications. Training ofpersonnel in GIS should cover topics in both geography with reference to the population, andinformation systems with a healthy concentration in computer technology. Penn StateUniversity has initiated an IST program and it is intended to make GIS one of the courseofferings.IntroductionIn recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become standard tools for Federal

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew G. Sutton; Ing-Chang Jong

WinTruss is shown in Fig. 2. To solve a given truss, we first execute thesoftware and initialize the parameters in the dialog boxes contained in “Options...” under “Edit”in the menu, as illustrated in Figs. 3 through 8. Fig. 2 Start-up window of WinTruss Page 5.67.2 2 Fig. 3 Selecting “Options...” in the drop-down menu of “Edit” in WinTrussThe first dialog box found under “Options...” is the “Physical Units” as shown in Figs. 4 and 5,which are property sheets allowing the user to select the units for the dimensions of the truss andthe applied forces. Two systems of

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

during the initial class session.The projects included lectures, lab activities, original investigations, personal logbook Page 3.186.1maintenance, computer aided drafting, and finite element analysis. Thirdly, provide interactive associations with regional industries. During the initial courseoffering, spokespersons from the manufacturing sector supplemented class lectures and a plant tripwas also conducted. Longer-term objectives include having design projects whereby industrialleaders can participate as mentors for students fulfilling a business need.3 Project 1 - Line shaft Design The project required students to design a solid, steel

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shy-Shenq P. Liou; Peter Leung; James Kang; Hans Soelaeman

0 -8 Host D C M o to r C o n t r o l le r D y n a m o m e te r C o m p u te r IE E E - 4 8 8 B o ard Figure 6: Experimental Setup for Distance Learning (Remote) Laboratory To receive command from user and download data and waveforms to users located remotelythrough Internet, an Internet Development Kit from National Instrument is used. LabView is alsoused by the host computer to control various instrumentation. As far as user is concerned, he/she islooking at LabView User Interface. Once the program is initiated (after

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay S. DeNatale; Gregg L. Fiegel

been consistently identified as one of the nation’s topstate-funded engineering programs. Its “learn by doing” motto, while cliché to some, is takenvery seriously by the students, faculty, and staff. Undergraduates are required to take numerouslaboratory classes as well as a two-quarter, capstone senior research/design project. The hands-on experience gained in these activities stimulates self-discovery and creativity while preparing Page 3.307.1students for the rigors of professional practice.Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentThe Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEEN) Department is housed within the College ofEngineering. The

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard P. Long; Kandace Einbeck

1 Session 3561DEVELOPING EUROTECH German emerged as the best target for culture and language study in an internationalengineering program, and we had to make sure that industry would support such an initiative.From members of the Connecticut Legislature we learned of several enthusiastic administrativeofficers in industry and discussed the project with them. Letters of support from both thelegislature and industry accompanied the proposal that was prepared and submitted to the U.S.Department's Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. EUROTECH receivedfunding of $250,000 to develop the program. Although Germany is the initial target

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett

industry and the graduate programs in business, software, manufacturing andengineering was formed in the summer of 1996. The work of this team has been critical to thecreation of a timely, relevant program.Students currently have two choices for degree programs, which partially address technologymanagement issues. They are a Master of Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MMSE), Masterof Science in Manufacturing Systems (MSMS) or a Master of Business Administration (MBA)with a concentration in manufacturing. The initial input from students was that they wanted adegree program with 1) more technology than the MBA with a manufacturing concentration and2) more business than the Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems. See Figure 1 for therelative

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Marjorie Davis; John Palmer; Helen Grady; Clayton Paul; Allen F. Grum

. Awareof the innovations and research into engineering education occurring at such places as Drexel,Harvey Mudd, and Rose Hulman, we knew that we could achieve a standard of excellence thatwould prepare our students to be leaders in the 21st century.III. What We Changed: Content and Educational GoalsMercer University’s School of Engineering was already doing a number of things right. We hada strong common core that fostered better communication among engineering disciplines. Wehad integrated design experiences beginning in the freshman year and culminating in aninterdisciplinary senior design project involving almost a full year of realistic engineeringteamwork. We had a strong emphasis on technical communication and on team projectrequirements

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Tarnowski; Sara Wadia-Fascetti

as students attempt to evaluate the M/EI area in theircomputations. Consequently, students have to postulate a discretized physical model that issuitable to approximate the deformations that occur in the real beam when subject to a point loadat its end. Initially, choosing a rather coarse representation (three prismatic elements), themoment area theorems are applied graphically and hand calculated results associated with thecoarse model approximate the end rotation and deflection measured experimentally in the lab.By writing MATLAB routines to discretize the application of the moment-area theorems,students can use a computer to calculate and plot how the approximations improve as the numberof elements is increased.Experiment 4: Influence

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hussein Anis

Session 1260 Developing Engineering Education In Egypt- Experience and Achievements Hussein Anis Cairo University , EGYPTIntroductionAn Engineering Education Development Project (EEDP) was initiated in Egypt in January,1992 1,2. The project has been funded through a loan agreement between the World Bank andthe government of Egypt. The project generally aims at the upgrading or the redesign ofeducational programs at the eighteen Egyptian faculties of engineering. This includes theupgrading of academic curricula, human resources (teaching and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Peck Cho

correctdecision either for wrong reasons or based on experience of solving similar problems would havegreat difficulty in answering this problem. This problem forces the students to be explicitlyconscious of every decision they make in solving a problem and to be able to assess their validitycritically. Any deficiency in students' ability in these aspects can be quickly identified throughthis type of problem.Exam feedback sheetAn integral part of making an exam is the making of an exam feedback sheet. The Example 7illustrates one for Thermodynamics. This feedback sheet achieves several purposes. First of all,it provide a focus for the students to direct their attention to the learning function of exam, afteran obligatory initial emphasis on the exam

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Cal Caswell; Mel I. Mendelson

identify the customer needs, to develop engineering designs, to construct prototypes,and to perform a business analysis on the products. It focused on open-ended, creative problemsolving. The textbook for our course was written by MIT professors, who use it in their course[8].The course included the following topics: planning and integrating multi-disciplinary activities;technology/market assessment; total quality management (product leadership, strategic planning,team building and group dynamics, competitive benchmarking, customer-focus and continuousprocess improvement), market research; customer needs identification; product specifications;introduction to quality function deployment (QFD); design generation/selection; systems levelarchitecture

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Cole

formulation and training. Thus the students can focus on the operating data,data analysis, and network modeling rather than the mathematics of creating a neural network orlearning a new computer program.In creating a neural network model, the overall topology is first selected. This includes the inputparameters to be considered and the output parameter. Two hidden Elements should be selectedfor the initial model. It has been shown that two hidden elements in a single hidden layer canmodel any complex function9. Next the weights in the connections between processing elementsmust be determined to model the database. This is performed by training the network

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

contribution against six criteria. These criteriawere chosen in consultation with the students prior to the introduction of the system andinclude: teamwork, initiative, effort, achievement, participation in meetings andcontribution to the written report.At the end of the first phase, following a period of ideas generation and selection, eachteam has to present a short-list of up to three well-researched, alternative product ideas.This is usually done by showing how current products fail to perform adequately, or bydemonstrating that demand exists, or could be created, for a product which is notcurrently available.At the beginning of year two a choice has to be made between the alternative productideas so that one can be developed further. There is an

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William E. Cole

technology will then be used throughout thecurriculum to teach the basic technical principles that they need in their professional career.These skills include visualization of objects, design, strength of materials, and motion analysis.In essence, the entire Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum can be refocused aroundthe graphics analysis tools initially introduced in the Freshman year, as shown in Figure 1. Page 3.608.2 2 Figure 1: Teaching Engineering Analysis from the Geometric Model COMPUTER ANALYSIS TOOLS IN THE TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMThis vision is to integrate advanced

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lloyd Feldmann

develop knowledge. The last category is active experimentation in whichthe learners actively experiment with the parameters to gain a better understanding of the ideaunder discussion.Kolb has defined a second aspect to the learning process. He shows that by requiring students tomove out of the preferred mode of learning the increase in retained knowledge is dramatic. Hisrecommendation is to help the student move through all four learning styles. Initially just addpractice to what has been discussed in class. Then add situations or problems that requireanalysis, evaluation and experimentation. Both Bloom and Kolb recommend using a variety ofassignment tasks to maximize student learning. Depending upon the time available for theassignment, it is