Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Reising

, severalsimple projects involving repeated trials of an experiment are used in a course in probability orrandom signals. MATLAB programs simulating the same experiment are assigned as part ofeach project.This paper describes several such experiments and the associated MATLAB simulations.Students working in groups of three or four compare their experimental results with theMATLAB simulations and to the results of other groups in the class.By comparing the actual and simulated results, students may develop some confidence in the useof computational software to simulate experiments for larger numbers of trials than they canrealistically perform in practice.IntroductionRandom variables are a key concept in the study of probability and random processes

Conference Session

Building New Communities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yifat Kolikant; Bugrahan Yalvac; Ann McKenna

experience as former students, which is certainly not representative of their entireclassroom.Thus, our project created cross-disciplinary teams to develop instructional materials togetherwhere each member brought unique knowledge: (a) Engineering faculty possessed subject matterexpertise and teaching experience, (b) learning scientists (LS) possessed expertise in learningtheory and instructional methods/pedagogy, (c) learning technologists brought knowledge aboutinformation technology, and (d) assessment consultants helped design assessments and analyzeresults. As a result, the process of collaboration was not straightforward and required that certainconditions be fulfilled. First, the collaborative work required the development of a

Conference Session

TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

20% of the students receiving the grant werefrom underrepresented groups in science and engineering, and approximately 40% of therecipients were women. The scholarships and fellowships are managed by each state consortiumand detailed information can be obtained through Space Grant’s websitehttp://calspace.ucsd.edu/spacegrant.Space Grant also sponsors the NASA Academy for undergraduate students of the memberinstitutions. NASA Academy is a ten-week summer program at several NASA centers.Participants work as research associates on projects under the guidance of NASA scientists.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Ames Research Center inMoffelt Field, California have maintained regular Academy programs. The Goddard

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda; Thomas O'Neal

Research at the University of Central Florida. In that role, he directs theoperation of the UCF Technology Incubator, perennially ranked among the top incubators in the country.He has served as business development manager for several entrepreneurial ventures and has UCF degressin electrical engineering, business administration and engineering management. He is currently a doctoralcandidate in Engineering Management at UCFDENNIS J. KULONDA is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida. Hisresearch and teaching is focused in Engineering Management. He has extensive experience in thedevelopment and management of industrial engineering projects in operational and financial planning andis developing a third edition of

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Jones; Beth Tieszen; Dennis Schulte; Ann Koopmann

usingCoET-required courses such as freshmen, sophomore and senior seminars, and required AGENand BSEN courses. These seminars and course include the selected survey requirement on the Page 9.640.4syllabus assuring completion of the surveys at the “right times.” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education ResultsThis section provides a snapshot of the kind of data being acquired, but the project is very earlyin its evolution and conclusions at this time

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tristan Utschig

Fundamentals, Analysis, and Design course, care was taken toinclude many current best practices. First, a focus on outcomes was utilized. This practice isconsistent with systematic instructional design principles in the literature, where goal analysis ison of the first steps in the process3. The following outcomes are primary to the course: 1. Awareness of differences in the engineering profession and what type of work is involved in each major field. 2. Ability to work effectively in teams 3. Successful experiences with 2 or more design projects of moderate difficulty and 3 or more simple design projects. 4. Achievement of moderate skill in producing solutions to engineering analysis problems and communicating them

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Louise Green; Barbara Quintiliano; Andrea Welker

-view bias25. extend initial synthesis, when possible, at a higher level of abstraction to construct new hypotheses that may require additional information26. draw conclusions based upon information gatheredProject PlanThe major issues facing any educator when developing new instructional modules are when andhow to teach the material and how to assess what has been done. These issues are addressed inthis project plan.Place in CurriculumInformation literacy skills can be taught in a for-credit library course, or through variousassignments integrated throughout the curriculum. The literature supports the latter approach.Dupuis (1997) states that “most librarians agreed that broad information literacy skills are besttaught within the academic

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kemi Ladeji-Osias

Planning and Teaching an Undergraduate Course Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 21251AbstractPlanning a course involves many issues including choosing the objectives, scope and content,preparing a syllabus, developing lectures, laboratories, projects and assignments, and evaluationof students. Teaching the course is the implementation of the plan while developing a rapportwith the students and monitoring classroom dynamics. Teaching requires adapting your plan toyour current group of students and to the changing educational

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Guoping Wang

to use these tools in their future work. 2) Xilinx has an excellent university program supporting web site. This site includes lots of laboratory exercises, student projects collections and links as teaching resources. 3) An excellent step-by-step tutorial plus FAQs are available as Xilinx on-line documents8. Extensive collections of FPGA/CPLD application notes are also available on the Xilinx web site. 4) In the CPLD library of Xilinx ISE 5.2, there are lots of 74xx symbols 9. The library includes the popular logic blocks such as 74x138, 74x139, 74x151, 74x163, etc. In the lab

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Wolter

and how it helps engineering managers understand the relationships between acquisition Page 10.466.2 planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling of projects.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” 6. Apply information technology solutions to improve the data and information exchange within the acquisition process and identify ways to foster a culture of innovation. 7. Prepare and present the results of an acquisition system analysis in oral and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rassa Rassai; Mensah Patrick; Jean-Pierre Bayard; Valerie Young; Joseph Tront; Edward Perry

theUniversity of Guelph (www.chemical-stoichiometry.net, or search for Chemical Reaction inMERLOT).Example 3: use simulations and virtual tours as the basis for demonstrations, in-class projects,or out-of-class projects. Simulations and virtual tours let your students see and try things thatare too small, too far away, too expensive, or too dangerous to experience physically. However,undergraduates will rarely think deeply about a simulation or virtual tour if they are just sent to“try it”. It is important to decide what you want students to learn from the tour or simulation, Page 10.910.5then guide them to and assess that learning objective by

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lane; John Farris

so that all students understand the ground rules of theclass. To save class time, the detailed syllabus can be posted on the Blackboard site so studentshave plenty of time to review it before the first class meeting. This allows the professor toquickly cover the syllabus by answering the students’ questions and highlighting the importantparts of the syllabus. Professors can enhance the value of their syllabi by including theirexpectations in the syllabi. Information like how much time students are expected to commit tothe class, the teaching methods employed and the types of class projects required can encouragereluctant students to opt out of the class or at least be prepared.Many professors like to know about their students in order to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Bender; Amy Hoover; OraLynn Manweller

sponsor professionals who go into middle and high schools tointroduce young people to the technical professions. Despite the efforts of these technicalcommunities, enrollment of women in non-traditional professional degree programs has grownby only 4 percent during the 1990's4. This may be due to the lack of direct hands on interactiveexperience for these young women to explore those fields.A workshop format has been selected for this project because it provides an interactive deliveryand has been shown to be an effective methodology to allow participants to make informeddecisions5. A workshop offers the opportunity to have a captive audience doing fun activities togenerate interest in technical career fields. This project synergistically

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

described and the balance voltage derived. Thevalidity of the assumptions will be checked using software simulation. This is preliminary work thatrequires experimental confirmation. Based on the results of the proposed algorithm an experiment may beplanned in which the system will be constructed and the suggested measurement procedure tested.In the Systems Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, we strongly emphasize capstonedesign projects. The proposed research presents a very good opportunity to teach students the full designcycle. This experiment is well defined using mathematical tools and in that sense it is a straightforward taskto develop a software simulation. The actual construction of the measurement system is rather complex

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Scherr; Bevlee Watford

. A listing of this programwith short descriptions is provided in this section. All of these projects are aligned withWEPAN’s mission to be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in theengineering profession. Making the Connection: Funded by the Lucent Technologies Foundation, this tested curriculum which supports university and industry outreach programs brings engineering into the classroom for boys and girls in grades 3-12. Page 10.1464.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Thompson; Harold Broberg

Society for Engineering Educationfundamental difference between ECE and ECET courses. This same basic differenceexists between ECE and ECET lab exercises. Even though lab exercises in ECE andECET may cover similar subject matter, one must look at individual requirements and thefocus of the exercises to distinguish discipline specific characteristics. The many coursesthat also required students to complete a project were not specifically included in Table 6,although some portions of selected projects are shown as lab exercises. Table 6: ECE & ECET Lab Exercises Lab Exercises ECE ECET I/O All All ADC

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis; Hugh Jack

with over a billion people and a laborforce of 472 million people. The car market has grown from 559,522 four wheeledProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Educationvehicles in 1996 to 934,880 in 2003. The annual motorcycle sales are 5.5 million. GMhas invested $260 million in India and its market share has increased from 3,966 vehiclesin 1996 to 15,155 in 2003. The sales for 2004 were projected to reach 23,763. Indiagraduates 275,000 engineers annually, 200,000 are educated in English.In the past, U.S. companies have been unable to hire enough American engineers andhave had to import engineers from other countries to do technical

Conference Session

Innovation in ChE Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

. Ed., Fall 1998.4 Skiliar, Mikhail; Price, Jesse W.; Tyler, Christopher A; “Experimental Projects in Teaching ProcessControl”, Chem. Eng. Ed., Fall 1998.5 Joseph, Babu; Ying, Chao-Ming; Srinivasagupta, Deepak; “A Laboratory to Supplement Courses inProcess Control”, Chem. Eng. Ed., Winter 2002.6 Ang, Siong; Braat, Richard D.; “Experimental Projects for the Process Control Laboratory”, Chem. Eng.Ed., Summer 2002.7 Muske, Kenneth R., “Simulation and Experiment in an Introductory Process Control LaboratoryExperience”, Chem. Eng. Ed., Fall 2003.8 Toghiani, Hossein; Toghiani, R. K.; Hill, Donald O.; Wierenga, Craig, “Enhancement of Instrumentationand Process Control Studies at the Undergraduate Level”, Proceedings of the 2000 American Society

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Morgan; Beverly Davis

engineers rose during the same period from4.1 percent to 4.8 percent.Many engineers work on long-term research and development projects or in otheractivities that continue even during economic slowdowns. In industries such aselectronics and aerospace, however, large cutbacks in defense expenditures andgovernment research and development funds in the past, as well as the trend towardcontracting out engineering work to engineering services firms, both domestic andforeign, have resulted in significant layoffs of engineers. Some would say that engineersare being treated as expendable labor, especially when economic times are bad. Page 10.1038.2In 2002

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jefferey Froyd

(1999) 517–54220. Baxter Magolda, M.B. (1999) Creating Contexts for Learning and Self-Authorship: Constructive- Developmental Pedagogy, Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press21. Cowan, J. (1998) On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher. Buckingham: Open University PressBiographical InformationJEFF FROYDJeffrey Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Developmentat Texas A&M University. He was Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, one of the NSF EngineeringEducation Coalitions and now serves as Project Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning Communities,” aproject sponsored by the NSF Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

or more computer software packages for technical problem solving appropriate to the electronics engineering technology discipline. Demonstrate technical competency in electronics, circuit analysis, digital electronics, 7 electronic communications, microprocessors, and systems. Integrate knowledge of the functional areas of electronics engineering technology. 8 Demonstrate the ability to analyze, apply design concepts, and implement systems as 9 appropriate to electronics engineering technology. Participate effectively in groups, and apply project management techniques as appropriate to 10

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Soundararajan; S. Manian Ramkumar; Immanuel Edinbarough

materialEven though the above list of benefits is impressive, web-based delivery of hands-on coursesrequires a thorough understanding of the following issues: 1. Student motivation 2. Training and adaptation time required with new technology 3. Problems with new technology implementation (should be addressed effectively and on time) 4. Limited instructional methods because of current hardware and software limitations 5. Equipment operational safety 6. Security issuesIX. Conclusion and Future workThis project helped us successfully accomplish the following: 1. Development of a remotely controlled cell that can be used for web based quality control. 2. The integration of robot and other various input and output devices

Conference Session

New ET Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Crossman

to enhance the individual's technicalcareer progress in either the military or in a civilian capacity. In particular, the graduate shouldbe well prepared to progress into technical leadership or management positions requiring both aknowledge of the technology as well as the ability to manage personnel and projects of anengineering nature."That goal remains as the primary thrust of the program. To accomplish the technical portion ofthe program, careful scrutiny of available courses within the department was made. It wasdecided, wherever possible, to utilize existing courses. The following criteria were utilized inselecting the courses: (1) Courses should be as broad-based as possible to accommodate a varietyof technical ratings. (2) Courses

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Gehringer

is not widespread at the moment, but will be an increasingproblem as online assessment and testing systems become more commonplace. This paper willexplore the reasons for restricting course materials, the current extent, and the implications ofsuch restrictions.1. IntroductionIn the process of working on our Course Database project [2, 3], we have occasion to visit manycourse Web sites. Recently we have been noticing that many of them are hiding behindpasswords, inaccessible to the public eye. This is a discouraging development, for it seems thatthe relatively open world of academe is becoming more cloistered. In practical terms, it meansthat if I or my students surf the Web for new material related to our fields of study, we are likelyto

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daina Briedis

. Simply including a few of these instudent design projects has not been viewed as effective compliance. Page 7.453.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationLooking for the Easy Way Out—Self-AssessmentMany engineering programs perceive that effective implementation of EC2000, Criterion 3 inparticular, will take a major input of human and financial resources. It is clear that the start-up ofthe processes needed for criteria-compliant assessment of outcomes requires a high initial inputof resources.3

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Madison; Gloria Melara; Robert Lingard

university is also collaborating on a national study conducted by theConsortium of Assessment and Policies (CAPS) to assess basic skills in General Education. Theexperimental effort to assess CSUN's computer literacy course was undertaken in support of thatstudy.III. Project GoalThe goal of this project was to evaluate an instrument for assessing student learning outcomes ofComputer Science 100 (CS 100). CS 100, Computers: Their Impact and Use, is a GeneralEducation course taught at CSUN to give students an overall background in the use ofcomputers. Since teaching computer literacy is an important goal at the University, our major aimwas to find an instrument that would be effective in assessing this course. The CSU Chancellor'sOffice asked some of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Fragomeni

necessary for a more fulfilling and exciting undergraduate engineeringexperience.IntroductionThis project is designed to improve the interactive learning environment that students have inlearning material science in their undergraduate studies. Various courses such as metalprocessing, strength of materials, machine design, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics,manufacturing processes, mechanical behavior of materials, principles of engineering materials,materials laboratory, senior lab, senior design, and metallic corrosion require a goodunderstanding of engineering science and materials for the success of the undergraduate students.The goal would be to enhance and improve the student's materials & engineering sciencebackground and knowledge and also

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Adams

%), are White/Caucasian(80.49%) and are male (82.93%). The remainder of the respondents were: Asian Americans(7.32%), Black/African Americans (4.88%), Foreign Nationals (4.88%),Hispanics/Latinos/Mexican Americans and female (14.63%). Participants were asked about their team training experiences and how they use teams intheir classroom. Findings show that more than two thirds (68.29%) of respondents haveparticipated in a workshop on effective teaming or teaming techniques. Among all therespondents, 80.49% use teams for design projects suggesting that they consider this an essentialtraining activity in preparing students for the work place. More than half of those surveyed(51.22%) use teams for homework/problem activities, 70.73% for in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Haitham Logman; Ronald Barr; Cynthia Finley; Michael Hagenberger

for learning: Dr. Philip Schmidt, Dept. ofSeminar February 12, 2001 Project PROCEED (Project Chemical Engineering Centered Education).” Dr. James Jirsa, Dept. ofBrown bag lunch November 29, 2000 Open discussion. Civil Engineering Dr. David Dolling, Chair, Dept

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

. o Creative assessment of the teaching and learning. As the new ABET criteria becomes more widely used, there will be an increasing need in the sharing of approaches to learning assessment. - Scholarship in their Field o Dissemination of knowledge is the key word in this area. Faculty sharing their professional and technical experiences contribute to the knowledge of the ET community as a whole. o Article s on applied research submitted and published by the appropriate journals and professional conferences. o Reports of student projects supported or funded by industry. o Non-proprietary information on technical activities and outcomes