Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena; Gary Downey

. [1] This attitude focusesattention on the relative timing and quantitative mix of design and science. For example, somedesign initiatives expand design experiences in the first year, with the hope of introducingstudents to what engineering is all about as early as possible.[2-5] Other initiatives integratedesign throughout the curriculum with the goal of helping students in "making the transitionfrom the `seat-of-the-pants' freshman design approach to the engineering design approachrequired for the capstone experience and engineering practice." [6] Finally, senior designcapstone courses aim at exposing engineering students to the key elements of design --designmethods, project management, teaming, engineering economics, ethics, risks, and

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Lawrence; Michael Warner; Douglas Bayley

the USAF Academy to haveexperienced some form of engineering design whether he/she was a technical major or anon-technical major. Engineering 410 is the course that fulfills this requirement. Theofficial educational goals and outcomes of Engr 410 are listed below, excerpted from theDepartment of Astronautics Course Goals and Requirements. Operational Goal: By the end of this course, you will be able to: (1) Apply knowledge acquired in previous core engineering courses to design, build, test, and deliver an operational engineering prototype system. (2) Apply knowledge acquired in previous management courses and leadership experiences to form a contractor team and successfully meet all milestones of the

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Kauser Jahan

experiment, we developed several formulations of various consistenciesbased on recipes we found at supplier’s website1. These lip gloss samples were available(and color-coded with catchy names) for the girls to sample and use to determine whatrecipes to use to achieve a desired consistency of their products (from slippery lip glossto more waxy lipstick). Page 7.33.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe girls were given a handout (Figure 1) that helped lead them through the activity. Thefaculty

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mayer

Bother?” Advantages and potential disadvantages (and dis-benefits) of “staying the course” with the current ROR/IROR emphasis are considered. Alter-natively, a more innovative trail is suggested that seeks a better balance between engineeringeconomy fundamentals and (applied) economic decision analysis.IntroductionThe fundamental purpose of a course in engineering economy is to provide students with thetools to (i) make effective assessments of engineering projects and other investment alternatives,and to (ii) select the best project from a mutually exclusive set. As suggested in Figure 1,(engineering) economic decision making requires but a few basic steps. But, there are variousmethods for making project assessments and selection including

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

or oralcommunication across the curriculum5,6,7. This latter approach was recommended forcommunication skills as well as for the other contextual and process abilities 1. Regardless of themethod, it is believed that development of effective communication skills in students requiresthat they exercise these skills frequently and receive constructive feedback.In the mid 1990’s a major effort was taken to redesign the undergraduate mechanical engineeringcurriculum at Union College. A mission statement was developed along with program objectivesand specified student outcomes. In the fall of 1996 a significantly new curriculum wasintroduced. This curriculum maintains a strong emphasis on fundamentals and is reinforced bysignificant laboratory

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhilasha Tibrewal; Tarek Sobh

the simulation specific results tend to highlight the role of optimizing the value of the roundrobin quantum in the modules, the importance of average seek and average latency times versus the systemperformance and the comparative performance of the various memory placement algorithms and disc schedulingalgorithms. Lastly, an attempt to integrate the four specified modules is discussed to attain the final goal ofdesigning an optimal operating system with the right permutation of design parameters to achieve excellentperformance measures for various process mixes.1. IntroductionThe intended focus of the proposed research is to study operating systems design and concepts by way ofparametrically optimizing critical operating systems functions

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hilsen; David Wyrick

concept. An alternative definition of these steps isdoing, thinking, modeling, and checking. This cycle is shown in Figure 1. More total learningoccurs when each of these four steps occurs 5, 6.It can be argued that learning can begin with any step of the process. Engineering, for example,is often taught by introducing a concept or model and assigning homework to reinforce theconcept. In a course that has a lab component, the students can sometimes put the concept into Concrete Experience (experiencing/feeling) Active Experimentation Reflective Observation (applying/doing) (examining

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Whitmal

indicate that the course was generally successful in meetingits goals, and also point to areas of improvement for future offerings.1. IntroductionDSP has, in recent years, become a driving force in the advancement of multimedia andtelecommunications technology. In many applications requiring embedded computing (e.g., faxmachines, modems, cellular telephones, disk drives), DSP platforms can provide lower cost andhigher computational efficiency than general-purpose microprocessors can. Many students haveresponded to this demand by pursuing additional training in DSP. Munson and Jones [1], forexample, note that the percentage of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students at theUniversity of Illinois choosing DSP for one of their three

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daina Briedis

-assessment from students on theirabilities in the ABET-designated outcomes. Students are asked to evaluate themselves onoutcomes of which they do not even understand the meaning. E.g., a survey question might readas follows: “On a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), rate your abilities in and understanding of life-long learning skills.”What might we read into the answer? How much trouble do we as faculty have in understandingwhat life-long learning skills are; yet we ask our students to rate themselves. Do the studentshave a clear understanding of the expectations that faculty members have for studentperformance in each of the outcomes— i.e., what is a “ high” level of performance? How can weexpect objective answers from students? At best

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and New Directions

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shehu Farinwata

ofengineering. Again, these are exercises that require honest understanding and not justclick, drag and drop, or the use of a super calculator. Diff Equ. Calc Stat / Algeb/ dyn Trig CURRENT Physics COURSE Chem Circuits Fluids Thermo "Technotoys" Figure 1

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Bernhardt; Paul Imhoff; Michael Pearlman; Diane Kukich; Darren O'Neill; Michael Chajes

2000, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) establishedEngineering Criteria 2000 (more commonly known as ABET 2000)1. ABET 2000 represents amajor change from previous accreditation criteria in that (1) it offers engineering programs moreflexibility in determining how to meet objectives and (2) it focuses on outcomes rather thansimply on input.One of the outcomes that has received increased emphasis is improved communication skills.According to Criterion 3, “Program Outcomes and Assessment,” basic-level engineeringprograms must demonstrate that their graduates have abilities and knowledge in eleven areas,including “an ability to communicate effectively.” Criteria for advanced-level programs are thesame as for basic level

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michel Beaudin; Kathleen Pineau

wouldcorrectly assess student learning. To some extent, and in an effort to minimize inequities, wewere led to essentially supplying the answers to questions. For example, we would ask studentsto show that the derivative of f ( x ) = 3 x x + 1 is f ' ( x ) = 2 2 ( 3x 3x 2 + 2 ) x2 + 1instead of asking them to find the derivative, and simplify the answer. One can understand ourmisgivings about using this type of assessment. In fact, these symbolic hand-held calculatorsforced us to re-examine not only the assessment tools we used but

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Madison; Gloria Melara; Robert Lingard

participation" [1].According to a report [2] issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, only 23.6 percent ofHispanic households had access to the Internet compared to 41.5 percent of all households.Although this number for Hispanics more than doubled in the period from December 1998 toAugust 2000, the gap between Hispanics and the national average widened from 13.6 percent to17.9 percent. Since California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is a federally designatedHispanic Serving Institution (HSI), this is a problem of particular concern. Hispanic studentsentering CSUN are much less likely to be computer literate than students of other ethnicities.Especially in technical fields where computer skills are essential for success, the university

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonardo Rivera

Session Number 2793 Designing an Operations Research Course Under Active Learning Strategies Leonardo Rivera C., M.S.I.E. Universidad Icesi, Cali, ColombiaIntroductionIn Figure 1 a general structure of this paper can be observed. There are two important referencepoints: Icesi University as an institution and the context in which this document develops and ourinterpretation of and commitment to Active Learning concepts.From there, we will get to outline activities and resources that we consider useful for an O.R.class in this or another university.Icesi University as an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Johnston; Lisa Anneberg

true north, finding latitude and longitude, sundial corrections and theequation of time. Finally we include a brief discussion of the results of using this material in a section ofFall 01 Intro to Engineering.Equatorial sundials: The equatorial sundial is the simplest of the dials we shall discuss since the hourlines are equiangular1. The dial consists of a circle (or semi-circle) with the ends of the hour linesspaced equi-angularly around the circumference. (6 AM and 6 PM fall on the diameter of the circle.)The gnomon consists of a thin rod placed perpendicular to the circle and passing through its center.(See Figure 1.) To use the equatorial dial it is necessary to know the direction of true north (Thegnomon must point north.) and the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Santhosh Thampuran

thetechnical aspects of Multimedia Systems. The paper discusses a number of pedagogicalchallenges that we attempted to meet through a wide range of teaching innovations, and alsodiscusses approaches to assess the students. Finally, we discuss the production of a completeCD/DVD set of all course materials with synchronized and searchable video lectures andsamples of student work to facilitate future offerings of the course.1. IntroductionThe primary objective of the course was to expose students from non-technical majors to thetechnical aspects of Multimedia Systems. This included basic representations of media incomputers, algorithms for image, video and audio coding, me dia architectures, media hardwareand media authoring and delivery tools.The

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

support of NSF (which started from spring of 2002) has increased the momentum of theefforts that started in 1998 for creation of the State of the Art Laboratory. Successful implementationof this project will result in several measurable outcomes including:1. Generation of comprehensive blueprints for fabrication of apparatuses necessary for precision experimentation in the areas of Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics of Machinery.2. Creation of detailed laboratory manuals-ready for distribution to students.3. A well thought out and comprehensive plan for putting together an affordable model laboratory that successfully addresses the fundamental requirements of undergraduate laboratories in mechanical and civil engineering as well as

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

design process of the pizza warmer. The students are presented then withquestions that provoke critical thinking and logic reasoning and are asked to answer thesequestions in cooperation with their teammates. Amongst these questions, the students are askedto find the resistance of the heating element of the warmer, shown in Figure 1 below. 3” Polytherm TM 3/8” 2” 1/8” 7/8

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Wrate

were evaluated on the level of service they provided, i.e., outrage rates, power quality, Page 7.568.1and response to customer’s complaints. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationDeregulation can be traced to several causes. One of the primary causes was the rush toderegulate all industries that started in the 1970’s, in particular, in 1977 when then PresidentJimmy Carter named Alfred E. Kahn to head the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) 1. Kahn’s jobwas to abolish his own position, thereby

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Cooper; Wayne Burleson; Ken Watts; Santhosh Thampuran

ofobtaining classroom lecture material, and on-campus students who used CD-MANIC as anadjunct to another instructor's teaching of the course. We provide a brief overview of CD-MANIC and the logging facility and then report on gathered data. We discuss our findings onthe extent to which students viewed material in long-term, continuous play modes versus short-term, highly-interactive modes; the manner in which students navigate through course materials;and student use of the various components (audio/video, slides, index, and electronic book)available.We describe how results are being used to evaluate the existing version of CD-MANIC anddevelop future versions which more closely meet different student's needs.1. IntroductionAs computing, media

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Marvin Harris; Kevin Dahm

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationWhile many excellent videos and virtual lab safety tools exist3, there is no substitute for honingstudents’ observation skills through active learning.The Scavenger HuntThis activity can be accomplished in a 1-2 hour lab period and is designed to familiarize studentswith the location of personal protective and safety response equipment and materials, alertstudents to common housekeeping safety violations, and help students develop methods foravoiding and responding to safety issues. Before the class period, 10-20 examples of commonhazards are placed throughout the lab. Setup requires less than an hour for 3

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brandon Muramatsu; Flora McMartin; Joseph Tront

Session 2793 A Community to Develop Materials for an Engineering Learning Environment Joseph G. Tront 1 Brandon Muramatsu 2 Flora McMartin 2 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 2 University of California, Berkeley, CAAbstractFaculty members attempting to create materials for collections of engineering education contentin a digital library face several challenges. Lack of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Long; Donald Leone

, Virginia, for whom our mentorworked, was responsible for designing the bridge. They provided site drawings, copies ofspecifications, and other design materials. Under the guidance of the mentor, the studentsdesigned an interior beam and the roadway slab, using AASHTO’s (American Association ofState Highway and Transportation Officials) 16 th Edition of the Standard Specifications forHighway Bridges, and VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) modifications toAASHTO’s standard specifications.The results of a course assessment questionnaire indicate that engineering, communication andcomputer skills were enhanced while management skills were not.1. IntroductionThe focus of a recent NSF grant awarded the University of Hartford’s College of

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kirshen; John Durant; Chris Swan

the strong technical expertise needed to solve environmental problem solving. It is alsodue to the desire to specifically satisfy the technical requirements established by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); namely points a and c ofCriterion 3 Program Outcomes and Assessment of ABET's Criteria for Accrediting EngineeringPrograms. In a typical course, the pedagogical process, as illustrated in Figure 1, would be linearwith the emphasis on technical evaluation. Curriculum based on this process would involvehomework assignments, exams, and a final project; all emphasizing analysis and evaluation ofcollected data followed by design calculations. Figure 1 Traditional Pedagogy in an Engineering Design Course

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Riesbeck; Joseph Walsh

learning in well defined tasks by encouragingdeeper reflections by the student. We have used SASK to build the Dialysis Mentor, a programthat uses Socratic questioning to improve student performance and learning in an undergraduatebiomedical engineering lab. Small usability tests and a pilot run in a dialysis lab suggests thatDialysis Mentor and SASK systems in general can improve the value of pre-defined learn-by-doing task experiences. We are now working on improving our SASK Mentors 1 and buildingauthoring tools for them.KeywordsLearning Technologies, Rule-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Socratic Tutoring, Inquiry-Based Education, Advanced Classroom Technologies, Interactive Learning Environments,Improving Classroom Teaching, Human-Computer

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sybillyn Jennings; Sunderesh Heragu; Robert Graves; Charles Malmborg

when should it be applied? When should it not be applied?What are the benefits if it is correctly applied? What may result if incorrectly applied? The 'TenPrinciples of Materials Handling' module is currently being developed and distributed on CD media forfeed-back and evaluation purposes. Work on the ten principles, as well as information design for theIntroduction and Integrate layers have been completed (Figure 1). The information design wascompleted with the help of the content development team, cognitive psychology experts andundergraduate students. The information itself is structured in five layers, namely Discover, Explore,Contrast, Extend and Integrate. All the layers include rich media including, text, voiceovers, animation,video

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Bernal; Sheryl Duggins

are to: 1. Characterize the contents of the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge; 2. Provide a topical access to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge; 3. Promote a consistent view of software engineering worldwide; 4. Clarify the place of, and set the boundary of, software engineering with respect to other disciplines (computer science, project management, electrical engineering and mathematics, etc.); 5. Provide a foundation for curriculum development and individual certification and licensing material.Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) ProjectSWEBOK is a four-year project with three scheduled reports: Straw Man, Stone Man and IronMan. Each report builds upon the previous one. Straw

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

along with their assessments of the overall process. Finally, suggestions foridentifying and implementing service-learning are discussed.IntroductionStudents attend universities across the nation with the intent to gain knowledge so that they maycontribute to society upon graduation. Steven Covey stated, “the definition of a liberaleducation-the ability to examine the programs of life against larger questions and purposes andother paradigms.”1 Service-learning provides an avenue to apply skills, lessons and courseknowledge to a real life situations. There are many definitions for service-learning with slightvariations in their description

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Sci&Eng to Non-Majors

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Bahr

increasing the knowledge and awareness of all students, as citizens in asociety increasingly dependent upon science and technology, to areas of science and engineeringis of paramount importance. For more than two decades materials science has been highlightedby federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) as one of the key areas forsupport in both research and education. The National Research Council has stated that:“Materials have been central to the growth, prosperity, security, and quality of life of humanssince the beginning of history”1. Yet the field, and its importance, remains little known,understood, and recognized outside of those in the Science, Mathematics, Engineering, andTechnology (SMET) areas. As Martin Green, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Young

Session #1526 Course Assessment of the Microelectronics Process Engineering Program at SJSU Gregory Young 1, Stacy Gleixner1, David Parent 1, Yasser Dessouky 1, Emily Allen1, and Linda Vanasupa 2. San Jose State University 1,California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2AbstractThe program assessment strategy of San Jose State University's new interdisciplinary curriculumin Microelectronics Process Engineering is described. Vertical integration of specific class andprogram learning objectives allows for a clear and efficient method to evaluate the continuedgrowth and