Conference Session

Women in IT Fields

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Crystal Hoyer; Crystal Eney

Making a Difference on $10 a Day: Creating a “Women in CSE” Seminar Linked to CS1 Crystal Eney, Crystal Hoyer University of Washington, Microsoft CorporationAbstractComputer Science and Computer Engineering programs across the country are increasinglyconcerned about the lack of women pursuing computer-related fields. To address this issue, wecreated a one credit seminar focused on the recruitment and retention of women in technology.The seminar targeted undergraduate women who were co-enrolled in introductory programmingat a four year research institution. For approximately $500 per quarter, a staff member and anundergraduate teaching assistant ran the

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris

A Learner-Centered Approach to Industrial Technology Education: A Case Study of a Multimedia Team Project L. V. Harris, Ph.D. Graphic Information Technology Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present a case study of a university multimedia team project,taught as a learner-centered alternative and enhancement to a lecture-only traditional approachto industrial technology education. Creation of Flash movies integrated with interdisciplinarycontent can be used not only for student learning in an academic environment, but also fortransfer to the training of the industrial

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Javier Kypuros; Thomas Connolly

system. These systems were chosenbecause of their availability at the participating institutions. Multiple formats will be applied toeach application for comparison and critical evaluation of each laboratory format.Inter-University Laboratory Format Students at the two campuses will work in teams, as they would in a joint ventureinvolving two companies or research groups in industry, to encourage collaborative learning(refer to Figure 1). Students at campus A will develop a computer-based model of the systemusing MATLAB/SIMULINK, which will simulate experimental test conditions and parameters.Students at campus B will perform the actual experiments, acquire data, and perform anynecessary post-processing of the data using equipment

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Burbank

Session 1347 A Wheelchair Navigation System as a Collaborative Senior Project Kenneth Burbank, John Holcomb, Karena Cooper-Duffy, Ken Prohn Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723AbstractSenior projects are common requirements in engineering technology programs. Seniors arechallenged to integrate in one project the knowledge, skills and abilities learned over three plusyears. Recently, the projects at Western Carolina University have ranged from wireless caralarms to three-phase motor test stations to back up energy sources for aquariums. An integralpart of

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Watkins

Equation Chapter 1 Section 1 A VIRTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A DYNAMIC SIGNAL ANALYZER USING SIMULINK John M. Watkins Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount Wichita, KS 67260-0044 J.Watkins@IEEE.orgIntroductionThe ability to understand and utilize the frequency response of a linear system is a criticalbuilding block in many undergraduate engineering disciplines. For example, undergraduatestudents in electrical engineering will often see the

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

Session 3120 A Unique Web Environment for a Remotely Accessed Laboratory Heather L. Cooper, David W. Goodman Purdue UniversityAbstractWeb-based learning is a hot topic; both online courses and remotely accessible laboratories arewidespread. Implementation of various course management systems and other distance learningresources has become common for online courses. Similarly, many new approaches to web-enabled data acquisition have been developed for online laboratory experiments. This paperdescribes a new online framework for laboratory experiments that combines existing

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehran Massoumi

The Utility of a Structured Hardware Language as a Pedagogical Tool Mehran Massoumi Department of Mathematics & Computer Science California State University, Hayward Hayward, CA 94542 massoumi@sbcglobal.netAbstract: Senior/Graduate courses in Computer Organization and Design are most effective ifthey employ a Hardware Description Language (HDL) capable of modeling Register Transfer(RT) behavior. Such a language should allow description of design details and evaluation ofarchitectural alternatives without sidetracking the students with esoteric constructs. Due to

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; George Bodner; William Oakes

A Qualitative Investigation of a First-Year Engineering Service-Learning Program Michael Thompson, William Oakes, George Bodner Purdue UniversityAbstract Service learning is a pedagogy that integrates community service into the academicexperience. Studies have shown that service learning can positively impact student learning,provides a rich environment for students to learn the professional skills that are often difficult toteach in traditional classes, can increase retention in participants, and can broaden the view ofengineering among the participants. Service-learning can greatly enhance the services of localcommunity service

Conference Session

Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Valentina Cecchi; Karen Miu

equipment’s lifespan. In orderto reduce real power losses and relieve overload, network reconfiguration is performed. Network reconfiguration is a process of changing the topological structure of distributionsystems by opening and/or closing normally closed (sectionalizing) switches and normally open(tie) switches. It can considerably improve system operating conditions by transferring loadsfrom more heavily loaded feeders to less heavily loaded ones. This transfer of loads is called loadbalancing. As a result, the real power losses might also be reduced [4] [5] [6]. In addition,distribution systems are electrically unbalanced across phases (a, b, c), and it is known thatunbalanced systems incur more losses than balanced systems. Hence network

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Winton

-terminal devices: The MOS junctionThe only MOS device that exists within the pSPICE schematics library is the 4-terminal MOStransistor as indicated by figure 3.1(a). It can be reconfigured as a two-terminal device asindicated by figure 3.1(b), with effective construct as indicated by figure 3.1(c). (a) 4-terminal library part (b) 2-terminal equivalent config (c) 2-terminal physical cross-section Figure 3.1: Reconfiguration of the 4-terminal MOSFET part as a 2-terminal MOSjunction. Page 10.1391.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Copyright

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venubabu Vulasa; David Grieve; Chetan Sankar; Bob Bulfin; Paul Swamidass

-Technology (B-E-T) program, and the College ofEngineering, University of Plymouth, participated in a joint effort to replicate real-life productdesign process with a mixture of engineering and business students. This paper describes theexperience, its lessons and compares it with other attempts at multinational student design-teamprojects.Introduction In the last ten years, an important change is occurring in new product development inlarge technology-intensive American manufacturing firms. They are tapping into engineeringtalent in countries around the world without actually bringing internationally trained engineers tothe US. Consequently, complex product/process design is undertaken by teams made ofprofessionals located in more than one

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ritsuko Izuhara; Hideo Miyata; Toshiyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

posted by Student A What does the button “Copy” mean, which appears after executing DATABIND3? Why does an error message “An error has occurred” appear after executing DTABIND3?2. Question posted by Student B The Explanation 4 of eXtensible Stylesheet (XSL) is not adequate. Therefore we can not understand how the program works. Please give us a clear and detailed explanation. The above stated learning activities continued from the first week to the fifth week. Fromthe sixth week until the ninth week, all teams conducted the programming development for themost optimal concept or solution. It should be pointed out that the learning method called “a peer-to-peer andinstructor-to-students interactive learning process” making use

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Ahmed Khan

,no studies have been conducted to investigate the associations between the faculty technicalcurrency and student learning and success. Therefore, an investigation is warranted to explorethe relationship between student learning/success with faculty technical currency.Khan, Karim, Gloeckner, and Morgan 1 conducted a national survey to: (a) gauge the status ofprofessional development activities vis-à-vis faculty technical currency at personal, departmentaland institutional levels in the domains of engineering technology, and (b) determine predictorvariables for maintaining faculty technical currency. The survey was conducted through theASEE ETD (American Society of Engineering Education, Electronics Technology Division)listserv which (in

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Lavelle; Joseph Herkert

Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Table I-Engineering Majors by Cohort and Department Cohorts 1-6 7-11 12-14 1-14 (a) (b) (c) Total Number 39 46 45 130 Of Students Engineering Majors By Department Biological & Agricultural 0 1 0 1 Biomedical (d) - - 9 9 Chemical

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education distributed and reviews are anonymous; powerful, built-in algorithms measure levels of performance at key stages in the process.As illustrated in Table B, the complete CPR data log captures a number of evaluation items.Students’ names are listed alphabetically and numbered in the far left column (in this example,names have been removed for confidentiality). The row associated with each name reportsscores on specific segments of the CPR session. At the bottom of the report, class averages aregiven for each of the twelve categories. (The accompanying key indicates what each of thesenumbers represents.) TABLE B: SAMPLE OF INSTRUCTOR’S REPORT FROM A CPR SESSION

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

KaMing Lai; James Webb; Robert Hendricks

Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in Electronic Circuits That Support Introductory Courses for Electrical and Computer Engineers Robert W. Hendricks, Ka Ming Lai, and James B. Webb Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USAAbstract:The objective of Lab-in-a-Box is to give the student hands-on experience with wiring andanalyzing simple circuits, but in such a way as to allow the experiments to be performed at homeor at a study table with simple, relatively inexpensive, student-owned equipment rather than in atraditional university laboratory. Each

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharon Kurpius; Dale Baker; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

but wanted it integrated into other subject matter15.Research on teachers trained to use DET concepts, however, has shown that DET has a positiveimpact on students. For example, The Materials Technology Institute project provided teachersin Singapore with the background and curriculum needed to create a high school course inMaterials Science and DET16. Students reported the courses: a) made them more interested in ascience career; b) increased enjoyment of laboratory activities; and c) helped develop skills forworking with equipment and in the lab, and 96% said they would recommend the class to theirpeers.PurposeThis study documented the effect of a course designed to help teachers integrate Design,Engineering, and Technology (DET) into their

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Bailey; Andrew Ricke; David Spurlock; Susan Murray

traitsand needs more closely than others and could possibly improve recruitment and retention with aless negative impact on time devoted to course work. However, many additional researchquestions must be answered to fully understand the effects of these variables (and others such asfinancial need to work) on student time management.References1. Robbins, S. B., Lauver, K., Le, H., Davis, D., Langley, R. and Carlstrom, A. (2004). Do psychosocial and studyskill factors predict college outcomes? A meta-analysis, Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 130, No. 2, pp. 261-2882. Bailey, D. J. and Spurlock, D. G. (2004). Why are you working on that? Motivational influences on timemanagement decisions in dynamic multiple priority work environments. Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh; David Gibbs

, GA, p51, May, 199837) N. Suutala, T. Takalo, T. Moisio, “Ferritic-Austenitic Solidification Modes in Austenitic Stainless Steel Welds,” Met Trans A, 11A, 5, p717, (1980)38) N. Suutala, T. Takalo, T. Moisio, “Single Phase Ferritic Solidification Modes in Austenitic-Ferritic Stainless Steel Welds,” Met Trans A, 10A, 8, p1183, (1979)39) Bloom, B., 1956 Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook I, Cognitive Domain. New York; Toronto: Longmans, Green.DANIEL WALSH is a Professor of Materials Engineering, program director of General Engineering and AssociateDean for College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He also serves asDirector for the Advanced Technologies Laboratory. He received a B.S

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Brewer; Johannes Boehme; Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed

. c. Document steps for providing the appropriate people (students, Virginia Tech remote sites) access to the Centra session created by a faculty member. Blackboard Process to Organize and Upload materials into Blackboard. a. Review the organizational structure of the courses (Mammalian Physiology and Introduction to Biomedical Engineering). b. Consult with faculty on a good organization for materials within Blackboard. c. Initial areas of Blackboard that will be used during this first semester

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Fanorious Chalkiadakis; Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen

) (b) Figure 2. Hickory Hills Park Hydro Power unit (a) and Proposed Pelton Turbine (b)Figure 3 illustrates a computer-aided ProEngineer (ProE) design of the wind tower and powerhouse after its completion. Figure 4 shows actual construction of the wind tower, which wascompleted in October, 2004.Figure 3. ProE Design of Hydro-Wind System Figure 4. Wind tower construction by undergraduate research students in Hickory Hills Park Page 10.399.5 as part of Phase 2. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

engineering students B. How should it be taught and learned C. Who should teach and learn itThe BOK committee’s primary focus was on What Should Be Taught, though BOKcommittee was also charged with the responsibility of addressing roles of faculty,practitioners, and students.How does the ASCE’s BOK Committee Work Apply to Construction Engineering?In the construction engineering discipline, unlike the civil engineering discipline in whicha professional engineering (PE) license is mandatory to the practice of civil engineering,construction professionals in contrast are not required to obtain professional constructor’s(CPC) certification. A CPC certification is less well known, and is not mandatory for thepractice of construction engineering

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Gerhart; Andrew Gerhart

Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationif the equipment is a good learning tool. A study has been initiated to determine if the RC is aworthwhile and practical tool for the students to study basic electricity generation and cycleefficiencies.Various questions were asked of students on a survey after each had completed the laboratoryexercises. Much of the survey is quantifiable using a 5-point Likert scale, but written responseswere also gathered. While many different experiments are possible with the RC (see LTUsample laboratory assignment in Appendix B), the survey is general enough that it is likelyapplicable to any college using the unit. Questions asked on the survey are shown in AppendixC.A

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

Methods (ENGR 1200) and 15juniors in Electronic Circuits Analysis I Laboratory (EENG 3106). While not the primaryemphasis of this study, the junior cohort was included at this stage of the EWI for the purpose ofcomparing upper and lower-division students and predicting future behaviors of lower-divisionstudents. Each student was asked to write for 30 minutes on the following three questions: A. Why are you majoring in engineering? B. What knowledge and skills do you anticipate developing during your course of study as an engineer? C. What role do you anticipate writing will play in your course of study?These questions were chosen because they can be asked repeatedly throughout the study;answers will demonstrate the extent to which

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

Page 10.700.8Appendix A. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Two participants also consented to be interviewed about their experiences in the program twoweeks after the last session. These semi-structured interviews asked questions regarding theprocess participants used to create their portfolio elements, what types of support they had fordoing this, the impact on them of participating in the program, and the overall impressions thatparticipants had about the program. The interview questions and field notes from the two exitinterviews may be found in Appendices B and C.Description of data

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

Session 1622 Delivery of a certificate program for Chief Engineers J Robertson, P Hruska, D Lowery Arizona State University/Honeywell, Phoenix, AZ/ JACMET, ASUE, Mesa, AZAbstractChief Engineers and other technical leaders in high-tech companies face increasingpersonal demands as the job becomes more diverse as well as more complex. To meetthis challenge, the companies that participate in the Joint Arizona Consortium forManufacturing and Education in Technology (JACMET) have established a trainingcertificate program for future Chief Engineers and other technical leaders. The

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito

Session XX60 Fishing Engineering: A Customized Engineering Program Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and SciencesAbstractIn order to form professionals committed with the creation and development of science,principally in engineering field the research team of COPEC – Council of Researches inEducation and Sciences has conceived and implemented a different kind of engineering program.Brazil despite the low investment in education system is a Country, which in biological andengineering areas is not behind other developed Countries. It is a five years

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Boyer; Taryn Bayles

€ A WORTHY Pursuit for Tomorrow’s Engineers Richard Boyer and Taryn Melkus Bayles Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore CountyAbstractThere is a growing concern for the lack of college students pursuing degrees in technicaldisciplines. As a result, six years ago Northrop Grumman launched the WORTHY (Worthwhileto Help High School Youth) program to provide a unique mentoring/educational outreachprogram with the objective of cultivating and motivating future technical and business talent.Each year, Northrop

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mativo; Arif Sirinterlikci

A Cross-Disciplinary Study via Animatronics Arif Sirinterlikci, John Mativo Ohio Northern UniversityBackgroundThis paper presents the authors’ attempts and consequent challenges in developing a true cross-disciplinary study for undergraduate engineering, technology and art students. The developmentprocess was initiated to enhance the Mechatronics and Robotics Program at Ohio NorthernUniversity (ONU) Technological Studies Department resulting in development of an honorscourse. HONR 218 - Animatronics was developed and offered in Winter Quarter of 2003/04academic year. Animatronics is the art of bringing inanimate objects to life through

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

Session 1648 Automation of a Vacuum Furnace Robert Lynn Mueller The Pennsylvania State University New Kensington CampusAbstractA vacuum furnace is a device used in the production of silicon carbide crystals which are used incertain military applications. In order to create these crystals, a source material must first bemade by combining silicon and graphite and baking it at temperatures which reach 3000° C in aperfectly uncontaminated environment of argon gas. By heating the crystals in a vacuum, it ispossible to reach