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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

action” clearly indicate positive attitudes, persistence, openness and willingness to take risks in an enjoyable learning environment. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Page 9.653.1*This work was supported in part by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)1. IntroductionThis paper shares some individual and group activities that have been used to enhanceinnovative thinking skills of undergraduate students in a 3-credit “elective” course at

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TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

in 1997. It resulted in a six-year reviewrecommendation. In preparation for our first review under the EC 2000 criteria in Fall 2003, thedepartment implemented a comprehensive assessment process to satisfy criteria 2 and 3 [1-3].Three or more tools are necessary to accomplish triangulation [1]. Although surveys of varioustypes are the most popular tools for assessment, they are subjective, and over-reliance on themmay be misleading. Alternative tools such as standardized examinations, interviews, and focusgroups tend to be costly in time and resources. The objective of this paper is to describe ourapproach to assembling, assessing, and improving outcome portfolios [4], as an essentialassessment tool for outcome assessment under criteria 3

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Interdisciplinary Approaches

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Olufemi Omitaomu; Adedeji Badiru

the literature. The Standish Groupreported in 1995 that 31% of new ISPs were cancelled before completion at a cost to industry ofover $81 billion. An additional $59 billion was lost due to budget overruns of those projectsreaching completion7. It was further reported that more than 20% of software projects fail andonly less than 18% of software projects are completed on time and within budget. According tothe report, the lost opportunity cost could be in trillions of dollars. Overall, studies continue toindicate that about 85% of all projects end in failure3 and that less than 1% of all systemdevelopment projects were delivered on schedule and met requirements9. The 2001 extremeCHAOS report of the Standish Group indicate that most of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Elizabeth DeBartolo

/Masters program as a second-year student at RIT. The focus ofthis paper is the BS/MS student, who wishes to complete all the standard undergraduaterequirements and graduate from RIT with a BS and MS degree at the same time.BS/MS students have a very rigorous schedule (Table 1) that provides them with two extraquarters of coursework during their five years at RIT. This is done by waiving one of the fiveco-op blocks and allowing them to begin co-ops over the summer after their second year insteadof during the third year. While BS/MS students are required to take two fewer courses towardtheir MS degrees than full-time MS-only students are, they are still required to take an extraeight courses beyond the BS to satisfy the MS requirements. This means

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Legand Burge; John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan; Moses Garuba

Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education”1. IntroductionModeling and Simulation (M&S) is an important course in many engineering disciplines. It isusually found in the upper levels of undergraduate engineering education, an indication thatunderlying engineering principles must be utilized to fully understand and apply its content.M&S is a very diverse subject and incorporates many different areas of expertise, yet mostundergraduate engineering students are only being exposed to application software. There is noneed to have any underlying expertise, merely the means to point-and-click.Obviously, an application-only approach does not require any mathematical skills. This isunfortunate since the engineering student will not

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wiesner; Karen Miu

categorize and contextualize information, the IEEE PowerEngineering Society,1 in cooperation with IEEE Educational Activities, developed thePathfinder on Power and Energy2 with funding from the National Science Foundation.The term “pathfinder” is commonly used in the library world to provide users with aquick way of finding resources. 3 Pathfinders are more informal than annotatedbibliographies that are scholarly in nature. Research organizations, such as Lucent, usepathfinders in the form of handy lists of brief annotated resources in particular subjectareas.Building on traditional librarianship, IEEE developed this pathfinder to vet resources onpower and energy that are already available through the Web. This tool provides afunctional organization

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

instructors used atraditional lecture style approach to teach the course while others combined lectures withactivities such as computer-based simulations and projects. Typically, all classes involved sometype of design project at the end of the semester that included the application of the designprocess and problem solving techniques introduced in the course. However, the variations insections prevented faculty teaching subsequent courses from building on a common set ofconcepts and design experiences. Some of these differences are summarized in Table 1. Thisresulted in curricular inefficiency.For this reason, a group of faculty members during the Spring of 2002 began discussing changesto the Introduction to Engineering course. These discussions

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Strong; Scott Amos; Richard Callahan

that firstcauses hole sizes to become smaller over time as the drill wears. As wear continues the holesizes actually become larger as the tool becomes less stable12. Figure 1 shows a typicaldistribution of hole sizes for such a process. Understanding this process and the associated toolwear pattern can be critical in determining sample size, sample frequency, and the appropriatedistribution model to use in analysis. If a capability study for the immediate performance of theprocess is desired the samples might be taken consecutively or within a short time period.8 Thedashed line in Figure 1 indicates the likely distribution for this scenario. If the process capabilityfor the life of the tool is desired the data must be taken over time as the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

elements of engineeringdrawing practices and manufacturing practices. The format of the course contains the steps in atypical design process in the development of a product. The steps are generally described asfollows:1. Problem Identification2. Preliminary Ideas (Brainstorming, Sketching)3. Refinement Considerations4. Design Analysis5. Decision (Writing Reports, Making Presentations)6. Implementation Page 9.1245.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationDetails of the above steps

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Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cameron Wright; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

switching device. These devices have been successfully and enthusiastically used by a number of undergradu- ate and graduate students to allow their DSP algorithms to control their world, or to put it another way, to Reach Out and DSP Someone!1 INTRODUCTIONFor several years now, we have been suggesting and providing proven DSP teaching methodologies,hardware and software solutions, and DSP tools that have helped motivate students and facultyto implement DSP-based systems in real-time [1 6]. These efforts have emphasized the fact thatDSP is much more than just a collection of theories and problem solving techniques. Students caneasily be motivated to explore and implement DSP-based systems in an environment where theyare limited only

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Butkus

ofengineering in the field. Courses in a curriculum should include these “essential experiences.”Many undergraduate engineering curricula develop introductory level knowledge of commonengineering processes by using highly constrained problems with a single “right” answer. Thisteaching approach meets the intent of providing the student with a basic level of understanding inthe discipline.1 Environmental engineers as well as engineers in other engineering disciplines,however, apply their skills in a dynamic environment where single solutions are the exceptionrather than the rule. A static approach to problem solving cannot fulfill the curriculum goalspecified in most ABET accredited programs. Additional “significant experiences” are requiredto help

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Colleen Duran; John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

software engineers, areaware of the problem. All students who take a programming course must be exposed to the Page 9.260.1dangers of buffer overflow; only then will this programming error be eradicated.“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”This paper will discuss the buffer overflow problems in the history of software engineering, thecurrent state of buffer overflow problems, and ways to combat buffer overflow problems in thefuture.1. IntroductionBO has been a stigma placed upon engineers

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

Session 1625 Selecting a Solid Modeling Software for Integration to Engineering Design Teaching: A Proposed Methodology & Its Application Results Gül E. Okudan School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis study proposes a methodology that would enable design educators and practitioners tooptimally select a design software for varying objectives. Specifically, tasks accomplished topropose the methodology include: (1) reviewing past literature on

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

programs neglectBusiness, Manufacturing, and Industrial Design. Business based programs neglect the needsEngineering and Manufacturing programs.Successful product development teams realize that true success and innovation comes from theoverlapping of the disciplines where they rely on each other for their individual strengths. This isthe overlapping sweet spot - the “Nexus of Product Development.” (Figure 1)However, most of the time, each discipline struggles to put for the argument that: 1. Their discipline carries the biggest burden 2. Their discipline addresses the issues that are most important to the consumerWhat is missing is a larger framework of understanding to show the interdependence of the threedisciplines for success.This paper

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Steven Nichols

Projects FilmCompany in New York City, Incident at Morales is a 36-minute dramatic case study cast in aninternational setting which emphasizes the ethical responsibilities of engineers and the resultingbenefit to the public.BackgroundIncident at Morales is the result of efforts of an 8-member team, serving as executive producers,plus several assistants and advisors, and a producer and writer. The executive producersconsisted of engineers, engineering faculty, philosophy faculty, and practicing professionalsfrom industry.Executive Producers 1. Jimmy H. Smith, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASEE, Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Project Director 2. Steven P. Nichols, Ph.D. J.D., P.E., M.ASEE, Mechanical Engineering & Assoc. VP/Research

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Truax

struggling to address increased enrollments, static budgets,and the desire to maintain educational quality.1 Hands-on laboratories are typically expensive todevelop and support. Involving faculty in this activity generally reduces departmentalproductivity as laboratory classes produce fewer credit hours for the amount of contact timerequired.Still, there is little doubt that a laboratory experience can be beneficial to the learning process for Page 9.711.1undergraduate students. The opportunity to relate the textbook and the lecture to observations Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tsung-juang Wang

adaptability in coping with the structuralunemployment resulted from such readjustment (Lee, D & Wang, C, 1997; Stenhouse, 1975). Accordingly, the primary objectives of the study are: 1. Coping with the rapid transition in the social and economic structures, andincorporating the experts from the industry, the government and the academy to carefully predictwhat professional capabilities and techniques required by the architectural world in future. 2. Compromising those requirements of professional capabilities and techniques by thearchitectural industry in the exploration, planning and setting forth the professional capabilitiesand techniques that should be developed in the curricular design of architecture by the collegesof technology

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

effects ofeach decision upon the result of such process. He stated that, in reality, this causal analysis isbuilt inside human language itself and it was very difficult to reason completely through othermeans, even though it would be tried. He suggested representing the concepts used by decisionmakers by points (nodes), and the causal links, which make relationships of every concept withone another, by edges (arrows). This results in a representation like an oriented graph. Thus, ifwe give weights (values) to those links, we have a cognitive map, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 – Cognitive Map.Nodes Ci represent concepts. Edges wij represent relationships among those concepts and theirweights or, in other

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain

laboratory exercises provide verification of the basic theory and reinforcement of theunderlying principles; acquaintance with physical components and equipment; greater attentionto the theoretical limitations; ability to communicate; critical thinking and observations; and theapplication of logical analysis and computer usage to solve real world problems. This is also trueof the Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) programs at the South Carolina State University(SCSU).The EET program curriculum at SCSU requires six (6) one (1) semester hour laboratory coursescovering areas like Circuits, Electronics and Communications, Digital and Microprocessors,Power Systems and Electric Machines, Control and Robotics, and PLC and VirtualInstrumentation and

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Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Phillips; Joseph Fuehne

the report,“Ten years ago, more than 40 percent of all jobs in Bartholomew County were in manufacturing.Today that figure is about 35 percent.”1 A related issue is that, although the percentage of theworkforce holding a BS degree has increased from 17 to 22 percent, based on data from the 1990and 2000 censuses, Bartholomew County fell in its ranking with other nearby counties. Thearticles states that “There is a clear link between educational attainment and income. Keeping theBartholomew County workforce competitive in education is important for futureprosperity”1.Clearly, lower skilled jobs are permanently leaving the county and a well-educatedpopulace is critical to the economic well-being of a community.With these issues in mind, a program

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Snellenberger; Donald Keating

Session 1455 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce to Perform: Recognizing the Importance of Industrial Engagement In Professional Graduate Engineering Education J. M. Snellenberger,1 D. H. Quick,1 I. T. Davis,2 J. P. Tidwell,3 J. O’Brien,4 R. M. Haynes,5 D. R. Depew,6 D.D. Dunlap,7 D. A. Keating,8 T. G. Stanford 8 Rolls-Royce Corporation 1 / Raytheon Missiles 2/ The Boeing Company 3 Hewlett-Packard Company 4/ Northrop Grumman Space Technology 5 Purdue University 6/ Western Carolina University7

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pierre Larochelle; John Engblom; Hector Gutierrez

Σεσσιον #1153 Στατε οφ τηε Αρτ ιν Φρεσηµαν Προγραµσ Α ΧΟΡΝΕΡΣΤΟΝΕ ΦΡΕΣΗΜΑΝ ΔΕΣΙΓΝ ΕΞΠΕΡΙΕΝΧΕ Πιερρε Λαροχηελλε, ϑοην Ενγβλοµ, Ηεχτορ Γυτιερρεζ Φλοριδα Ινστιτυτε οφ Τεχηνολογψ Δεπαρτµεντ οφ Μεχηανιχαλ & Αεροσπαχε Ενγινεερινγ 150 Ωεστ Υνιϖερσιτψ Βλϖδ. Μελβουρνε, ΦΛ 32901ΑβστραχτΙν 1997 α µαϕορ οϖερηαυλ οφ τηε ιντροδυχτορψ εξπεριενχε το Μεχηανιχαλ Ενγινεερινγ ατΦλοριδα Τεχη ωασ ινιτιατεδ. Τηε πυρποσε οφ τηισ οϖερηαυλ ωασ το δεϖελοπ αν εξπεριενχετηατ ωουλδ σερϖε το: (1) πρεπαρε στυδεντσ φορ τηε ΜΕ χυρριχυλυµ, (2) µοτιϖατε στυδεντσ τοχοµπλετε τηειρ στυδιεσ, (3) προϖιδε στυδεντσ

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Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Glassinger; John Ristroph

strategy motivates students to learn something that they canuse, and it exposes them to realities of interpreting and implementing regulations. This paper reviews current legislation insofar as it impacts the taxation of engineeringprojects. Its objective is to keep professors up-to-date and to provide optional reading for stu-dents (via http://engrecon.home.att.net), rather than to present a more comprehensive treatmentof taxes available elsewhere [1, 2, 3]. The paper’s coverage includes major modifications to thetax code, such as those involving the depreciation of business use assets under the Modified Ac-celerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) and expensing the cost of business use assets underInternal Revenue Code Section 179, as well

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

The Global Engineering College: Lessons Learned in Exploring a New Model for International Engineering Education Eckehard Doerry1, Karl Doerry2, Bridget Bero3 1 Dept. of Computer Science / 2Dept. of Modern Languages / 3Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011AbstractThe increasing globalization of corporate economies has changed the face of engineeringpractice. In addition to core engineering skills, modern engineers must possess cross-culturalcommunication skills, team management skills, and the ability to perform on

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

cash accounting and accrual accounting and are led to theneed for statements of cash flow as the third major accounting report.Developing the Cash Flow UnderstandingUnderstanding the difference between accrual and cash accounting is the first step inunderstanding the importance and value of cash flow statements. Once this is accomplished,much headway can be made by having students read the outstanding tutorial article, Solving thePuzzle of the Cash Flow Statement6. This article provides a short description of the format andconstruction of cash flow statements on both a direct and indirect basis. It also outlines a four-step process for analyzing the statements: 1. Scanning the Big Picture… What are the trends in profitability, growth

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

Copyright © American Society for Engineering Education Session 2661, Spinelli, 1/71. Introduction In 1998, the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Union Collegebegan to offer an elective on the History of Electrical Engineering, motivated by bothstudent and faculty desires to provide a wider range of ways for students to develop non-technical abilities that are essential to an engineering education. Union’s engineeringprograms, benefiting from their presence within a liberal arts college, have traditionallyrequired significant study of literature, civilization, and other cultures. The college’sgeneral education program also has an extensive writing

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Emin Yilmaz; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

thelaboratory part of the EDTE 341 course. Servicing of the engine-dynamometer system wascompleted as an ETME 499 project. Instrumentation for the fuel consumption measurementswere added and the measurements were carried out. The results indicate that, at constant load, asthe engine speed was increased the fuel consumption increased. The same trend was seen atconstant speed; the fuel consumption increased as the load was increased. Simulated fueleconomy (miles/gal) graph indicate that the engine economy was about flat at higher loads, but,was decreasing slightly at low loads when the engine speed was increased beyond about 1500rpm.IntroductionThe two engine-dynamometer systems, one with a gasoline engine (Fig.1) and the other one witha diesel engine

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gad-el-hak; Judy Richardson; John Speich; James McLeskey

are available commercially in kit form, they nonetheless represent thestate-of-the-art in Energy Conversion Systems and both are the subject of ongoing research5, 6.An evaluation of the impact of these modules on student learning was conducted using pre andpost self-assessments and the results of these self-tests are presented. In addition, focus groupinterviews were conducted to gather qualitative expressions of student satisfaction andperceptions of learning.Stirling EngineThe Stirling engine module (see Fig. 1) was based on a model available in kit form from FisherScientific7. The model uses a test tube and marbles as the transfer cylinder and piston and arubber stopper and balloon as the power cylinder and piston. The module was assigned

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda; Thomas O'Neal

mustlearn. It does however eliminate the need for extensive drills that really are teachingbookkeeping rather than accounting concepts. That difference in focus provides theavenue for developing a set of specific learning objectives that can be met in a fraction ofa semester.A Survey Based On the AUC ModelIn order to develop a solid understanding of the topics and the attendant learningobjectives appropriate for budding entrepreneurs, a survey of qualified professionals wasdeveloped and reported in a prior paper.2 This survey was based on the AUC model andasked respondents to indicate, on a scale of 1-5, the depth of understanding needed for anew entrepreneur for each topic in a set of accounting related topics. It also asked each

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

virtual “pin-up” board for the students. Students would post scans of their ideas andconcepts, as well as photographs of mock-ups, in a linear fashion. These images could then beviewed remotely by the sponsor. Phone conferences would be held at least monthly, andsometimes as often as once a week. During these conferences, both parties would have the web-pages up on either a computer, or being projected in a conference room.For reference, a project index can be found at: http://www.et.byu.edu/id.Case study 1: Mercury Marine/Baja BoatFall 2000 semester.Sponsor Location: Fon du Lac, WisconsonThis was the first attempt at a web-based project. The sponsor had used this format tosuccessfully communicate with clients who were at a distance. They had a