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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eric Bell

numerically evaluates to thecorrect answer. The system is looking to find components, which when eliminated,match the designer's solution with one or more of its components eliminated.An interesting note is that this process takes much less time than I would have fearedbecause newer machines are so much faster (800MHz - 1.8GHz) than machines that wereavailable when this project was started. Thus, the problem of CPU usage has not been asignificant factor.Evaluation of Student Input - Part 2A second routine examines the problem of identifying the probable error the studentactually made. The primary limitation here is that the set of solutions for the studenterror is merely a good guess, but a reasonable start.The system proceeds in much the same way

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eric Bell

Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationand it would have been evaluated as correct, because it numerically evaluates to thecorrect answer. The system is looking to find components, which when eliminated,match the designer's solution with one or more of its components eliminated.An interesting note is that this process takes much less time than I would have fearedbecause newer machines are so much faster (800MHz - 1.8GHz) than machines that wereavailable when this project was started. Thus, the problem of CPU usage has not been asignificant factor.Evaluation of Student Input - Part 2A second routine examines the problem of identifying the probable error the studentactually made. The primary limitation here is that the set of

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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Isha H. Jain

demonstrated between the two technologies. Sincecandy making is inherently interesting to students, the proposed demonstrations provide amemorable experience to the students for learning several principles of glass formation.Acknowledgement : The authors gratefully acknowledge the Diamond Chair endowment andNational Science Foundation (DMR 0074624) for supporting this work.References:1 A. K. Varshneya, Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses , Academic Press, New York, 1994.2 The experiments discussed in this paper are a result of an Elementary School science project. Often Collegeteachers outreach pre-college students by introducing advanced scientific concepts. In this respect, the present workis just the converse; it is an 'inreach' effort where the

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marie Dahleh

covered which may differfrom the department syllabus, any laboratory projects, design experience, oral or writtencommunication projects and any social or ethical issues discussed in the course. The curriculumcommittee, to determine if the department syllabus needs to be changed, reviews the coursereports annually.Senior Exit surveyAll graduating seniors are asked to fill out a survey just before graduation in the spring. Thissurvey is quite detailed consisting of 23 questions many with multiple parts. Several questionsspecifically ask the students to give an opinion about how well the department met the MEprogram outcomes. The rest of the questions were included to correspond to questions o n theone-year alumni survey and will be used for

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New Information ET Programs

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Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

Encryption 3Data modeling objects/UML 4 Identification & authentication 2Data mining 3 Information assurance 2Data warehousing 3 Viruses, worms, Trojan horses 2Database management 2 Table 9: Sub-topics for the DataTable 6: Sub-topics for the Database topic Security/Privacy topic area.area. Math Sub-topics # Project Management Sub-topics # Discrete math 9Project management

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New Information ET Programs

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Jalaluddin Ahmad; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

engineers and engineering technologists, computer support Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationspecialists, computer systems analysts, and database administrators constitute the four mostrapidly growing occupations in the US economy and are expected to increase by 108, 102, 94,and 77 percent, respectively [1]. According to the BLS, engineering technicians and relatedsupport occupations are projected to grow by 22 percent, adding 1.1 million jobs by 2008 [1].Workers in this group provide technical assistance to engineers, scientists, physicians, and otherprofessional specialty workers, and operate and

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Technology Entrepreneurship Education

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Katherine Emery; John Feland

topics such as accounting, and simulations of particular concepts such ascash flow. A list of business plan competitions has been compiled, to assist educators inidentifying real-world collaborative projects. To aid in the instructional design process,additional resources have been compiled and include reading lists and course outlines.c. Tools and MethodsThis section includes instructional methods for entrepreneurship education, lessons learned fromdistance learning efforts and online collaboration tips and tools. Leading entrepreneurshipeducators around the world are developing hands-on guides for the following: · Best instructional methods for teaching entrepreneurship to engineers · Using video in the classroom

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Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

education to solve difficultproblems that have been prepared for them by the instructor. PBL is an instructional method,which uses real world problems to facilitate students’ critical thinking and problem solvingskills, while accomplishing the course objectives. Students learn not only from the instructor, butalso from the printed instructions. They may choose to use Internet, ask a team member, consultwith other teams, or make their own experiment. They get involved and take responsibility fortheir learning. Instructor becomes mediator, counselor, consultant, and subject matter expert,guiding students as they solve their problems.In this paper, we discuss how PBL can be applied to industrial projects, within the constraints ofa laboratory. We

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Strategic Issues in EM Education

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Halvard Nystrom

, they have providedan alternative means to gain this educational combination.Another reason for the slow growth might be the difficulty for universities to start up orgrow EM programs. Since the scope of the discipline is so broad, it takes considerableresources to start a new program. A viable program would want to have a variety ofcourses that could include technology management, project management, e-commerce,marketing, finance, information systems, leadership and management, quality, operationsresearch, strategic planning, manufacturing, organizational behavior, entrepreneurshipand business law. This diversity requires that the organization have appropriateresources available from other organizations, such as a local business school, or

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Beth Kolko; Linda Whang

carefullyconstructed sites. Instructors, then, are left with the question of how to best direct students toappropriate resources even when searches are conducted outside the boundaries of the elect ronicversion of refereed journals. Since engineering education poses discipline-specific challengesand incorporates discipline-specific expectations, we believe it is important to develop guidelinesthat respond to the needs of engineering educators and students, even under the unrestrictedconditions of the open Web. Following are some specific curricular suggestions we havedeveloped in order to address this need.1. Require students to find, use, and cite journal or conference literature in their research projects or papers. As Davis and Cohen point out, “students

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Tools of Teaching

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad

Design classes. The students expressed an understandingand appreciation for the concept, endorsing the additional learning opportunity provided. Thispaper covers the details associated with the concept inception, development, implementation, andstudent responses of using After Action Reports as a method to extend the learning capabilitiesof an examination.IntroductionExams are usually the basis to evaluate how well students learned course material. The value ofexams as a learning tool has always been questioned. Some courses use papers or projects as thebasis for evaluation instead. These methods possess the advantage of directing the attention ofstudents to their writing but have the disadvantage of providing the instructor with noopportunity

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Basavapatna Sridhara

the use of faculty and students. This author attended anon-campus workshop about CourseInfo and learned several new tools and techniques. In the Fallof 2000, Fluid Power course site was developed using CourseInfo. Course syllabus, handouts,and staff information were posted on the course site with links to appropriate files and images.Announcements regarding guest speakers, tests, assignments, useful web sites, and lab groupsand meeting times were posted and upgraded periodically. Homework assignments, projects andextra-credit problems were posted with necessary links. Lab instructions, lab quizzes andsolutions to test problems were posted on the course site. Students communicated with eachother using the discussion board and virtual chat

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Leyla Newton; Shawna L. Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

specifically geared toward female engineering students as well asfuture projections of implementation and direction of student programs.I. IntroductionAcross the nation, academic institutions have found that summer bridge programs have helped tosignificantly increase student retention in engineering disciplines. Summer bridge programsspecifically designed for female students not only serve to meet academic needs, but also serveto aid students in developing networking relationships and foster community building. Studieshave indicated that obstacles women face in attaining engineering degrees may be categorized asboth societal/cultural barriers as well as institutional1. For many women, lack of information

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Techniques for Improving Teaching

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Beth Todd

lifelong learning is contained intheir curricula.Since the addition of a “lifelong learning” course does not seem practical or attractive, a shortmodule on this topic has been developed. The module is designed to fit logically into manyupper division courses, particularly those involving open ended projects requiring the discoveryof additional information. The classroom material will fit into three 50-minute class periods in astandard course. Although the module would take about a week of lecture away from a course,an improvement in the students’ abilities should be seen further along in the curriculum to justifythe time spent.The module is organized to provide instruction on the objectives and associated tools as well asan opportunity to practice

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Trends in Engineering Economy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ted Eschenbach

Paper: 2002-1081 Session: 1639 The Engineering Economy Course of 2020 Dr. Ted G. Eschenbach, P.E. TGE ConsultingAbstractHistorical and current trends in engineering economy texts, self-directed and assisted instruction,classroom and distance delivery, and spreadsheet use are analyzed to project the engineeringeconomy course of 2020. This presentation contrasts descriptions of what has and is likely tohappen with prescriptions of what could and should happen.IntroductionAt one level the question of what the future engineering economy course will be like can beanswered by

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Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Dempster

reasoning behind the changes.2 Review of Teaching DifficultiesMechanical engineering students in the third year of a five-year course were presented with adesign and build project consisting of the creation of a monowheel cycle. A photograph of atypical design is shown on Figure 2. The general brief was to take the basic concept of a largesingle wheel and design it to be driven by a recumbent rider inside the wheel. The students Page 7.476.2were to work over a period of 12 weeks with an allocation of about 5 hours a week with 3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Combs; Ahmad Zargari

hardware connections are complete the software programming phase of the project maybegin. Simple software routines may be programmed quickly for testing.ProgrammingThe 82C55A is simple to program due to it containing only two internal command registers(Brey, 1997). These registers are used to configure the 82C55A for operation by the user. Thefollowing three programs are used to test the stepper motor interface application to insure properwiring and configuration. All of the following programs all ports are set as output and port A isused to generate a pulse train to drive the stepper motor. The first program generates a pulse trainset by the user by entering a delay value. The duty cycle is set at 50%.100 REM 8255 PPI Set Ports A,B,C to Output101

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Salvatore Marsico

software to enhance the experience. Thisphase of the course content, based on thirty class hours per semester, required: • 1 class for Qpro, Photoshop, and Adobe Premier training • 1 class for PowerPoint and FirstClass training • 1 class for tensile testing of round and flat specimens • 2 classes for fabrication of specimens • 2 classes for testing of lap and butt joints • 1 class for updating of projects • 2 classes for presentationsDue to the increase in the workload students were required to conduct library researchand to photograph various types of bridges on their own time. In addition, the fabricationof welded and riveted specimens occurred outside of the classroom setting.ExpectationsAs with

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Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

undergraduate studies in the late seventies tograduate studies in the eighties. Numerical recipes in C, either in software or printed bookform17, have helped many a graduate student in getting through different projects. With theexception of SIMULINK and the graphical interface for PSpice, these different computer toolsof the trade are text-based environments, as opposed to a newer breed of programmingenvironments that take advantage of the more recent development of the graphical interface. Page 6.513.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001

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Stephen Zahorian; Sacharia Albin; William Swart

with the OldDominion University curriculum, the following specific procedure was agreed upon. Eachcourse to be taught in India would have a companion Old Dominion University faculty member.This Old Dominion University faculty member would provide a syllabus, suggest a textbookand even specific homework and project assignments, and remain in email contact during thecourse of each semester. The Old Dominion University faculty member would also create andgrade a final exam for the course he or she was overseeing. These final exams were to beadministered by a single Old Dominion University faculty member who would go to India at theend of each semester, give and proctor all exams, and then bring them back to the US forgrading.One difficulty with

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David Miller

develop Page 6.530.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationteamwork and interpersonal skills. Thus, the instructor must dedicate time in and out of class toeffectively set the stage for cooperative learning. Virtually all engineers in industry work as a part of a team. Typically, communication andteamwork skills are not required in courses until near the end of the curriculum when studentssuddenly are required to work in groups to complete a design project. However, in surveys ofindustry

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Jeffrey B. Connor; Richard Goff

engineering problem such asfinding the density of a geometrically complex block of wood using a tape measure and a postalscale. After the hands-on portion is completed, the students have several questions about theexperience that they complete for homework. Each experience is designed to introduce andexplore, in a very practical way, the concepts presented in the lecture material.The paper will discuss the need for hands-on activities, the difficulty in implementation in a large(1200 students), freshman program and the rationale for the choice of activities. We will providea list of the activities with their goals and compare these with the goals of the traditional lectures.Further, we will discuss the lessons we learned in the pilot project of eight

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Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener

with the proliferation of the Internet into many aspects of society, it is notsurprising to find web-based learning sites on almost any topic. One early trial of the Internet asa knowledge provider was “distance learning” which began as an aid to students who were moreisolated and couldn’t get to a physical school. Today it’s hard to find a school, either urban orrural, which isn’t connected to the Internet. Besides being able to research most topics on-line,students are also using the Internet as an extension of their education. Students increasinglysubmit papers, projects, and assignments electronically without ever printing on paper, and

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Andrew Rose

for the task of criticallyreviewing and correcting calculations prepared by themselves as well as others.II. Concept DevelopmentAlthough most consulting and industrial firms strive to minimize errors in technical calculations,errors still occur. Quality assurance and loss prevention procedures are utilized to identify andcorrect these errors prior to project completion to provide safe and reliable engineering designs.1Consulting civil engineering firms require checking of engineering design calculations prior to afinal design being delivered to the client. Checking usually includes consideration of whetherappropriate theories and equations were used. Numerical operations involved in the calculationsare checked as well. Additional checking may

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William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

., Hochstein, J., Benson, T., & Marchetta, J., “Using Computers in Teaching Gas Dynamics,” 1999ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1999.MARC PERLINMarc Perlin is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. Dr. Perlin has held positions inacademia (UM and previously at the University of Florida), industry, consulting, and government. He is a Fellow ofASCE, is a Professional Engineer registered in Virginia, and has published extensively in the areas of small-scalenonlinear water-wave dynamics, contact-line and interfacial dynamics, and coastal engineering. Professor Perlin isfunded presently by NASA, NSF, and a Joint Industry Project. Professor Perlin has taught courses in fluid mechanicsat the undergraduate and graduate level in

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Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

roles directlyaffect other lives than their own. These future engineers must struggle with conflicting desires offinancial growth, enhanced reputation, social progress, and employee satisfaction in their choicesof projects for their companies.Making ethical decisions is difficult for anyone in our present face-paced, competitive world;however, the stakes are sometimes even higher for those in the engineering profession because ofthe tremendous effects on human life. Therefore, before these engineers are embroiled in toughchoices and decisions in their professional lives, we must encourage them to discover the valuesthat drive their decisions and how these relate to the professional codes that legislate theirbehavior and actions. Paul Dombrowski

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William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

initiative, each new student was provided with aCompaq Armada 1750 notebook computer and a standard suite of software. Conventionalclassrooms were provided with network connections and projection equipment to facilitate theintegration of notebook computers into select classes. In conjunction with this program, a revisedMechanical Engineering curriculum was launched, designed to exploit the availability ofnotebook computing technology. The highlight of this curriculum revision is ComputerApplications in Engineering, a freshman-level Mechanical Engineering Department course Page 6.630.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

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Jr., Eugene Niemi

in government, industry and academia. Research projects include anundulating towed vehicle known as ECOShuttle that allows researchers to obtain high resolutiondistributions of chemical, physical, and biological parameters to study complex processes in theocean. Researchers at the Boston campus are also working on miniaturizing laser based sensorsfor incorporation into autonomous underwater vehicles for long term monitoring of the ocean.Dartmouth: Eleven departments are involved in teaching and research programs in marinesciences and technology at this campus. A graduate program in electrical engineering orientedtowards marine sciences and technology is one of these. This program offers both MS and PhDdegrees. A recently established School

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M. Chaudhry; Jr., Bonifacio Doma; Edwin Obra; Consuelo Flora; Adrienne Cooper; Joseph R.V. Flora

approved by CHED.Mapúa is currently in the process of augmenting library book holdings in several key areas ofenvironmental engineering, subscribing to technical journals in the field, preparingadvertisement/information materials for the program, preparing course syllabi and trainingfaculty members. Furthermore, the newly created Office of Research Coordination will prepare alist of research funding institutions in the Philippines, develop lines of communication with theseinstitutions, and orient faculty members on the application procedures of these fundinginstitutions.Towards the end of the three-year period, it is expected that the enhanced graduate curriculumfor Mapúa will be in place, and funding for several collaborative research projects

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Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

4,19,20,21,23, 24,255,10,17 12 14 technical economic 3,8,9 7,11,13,18,22, 27,29 32 Posttest Results product Figure 3. Posttest Results of MDS Analysis for Senior Design TermsIn the pretest (Figure 2) four distinct clusters of terms were observed:1- A cluster containing all terms that pertained to the economic analysis of a project: capital cost (Term 1), cash flow analysis (Term 2), economic optimum