Conference Session

Teaching Effective Communications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

increasingly more important as students compete for positions in the real world.Early in every student’s academic career the thought of breezing through assignment uponassignment has been short circuited by the amazingly easy process of simply failing to read andfollow the instructions given in that assignment. This is compounded when the assignmentsbecome more critical for one’s grade or the test that is being taken veers away from the objectivebecause the test taker has failed to follow numbers 1, 5, and 8 in the list of steps to accomplishthe task. We see on a daily basis student after student who arrive at one’s office hours trying toargue for a “better” grade because they failed to read the single line that said either “documentyour work” or

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John M. Sankovic; Dmitri Kourennyi

requirements ofthe science and engineering education, including current Engineering Criteria and Objectives bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). In its current form, it consistsof two “tandem” courses, EBME 313 (fall) and EBME 314 (spring), in the junior year, andincludes a number of educational components. These two courses are part of the BiomedicalEngineering Core, and traditionally are among students’ most favorite courses. 1. The course offers unique opportunities for the students to acquire hands-on experience in “real” research in a variety of biomedical engineering areas. Students perform experiments using the equipment and employing techniques that researchers use in their studies. 2. Students are

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rusek; Barbara Oakley

systems. In this paper we will explore how basic aspects Table 1: PSpice macromodules of digital modulation, interference, and system discussed in this paper integration can be demonstrated to students through PSpice simulation; Table 1 provides a summary of the 1. Sampling topics. Some areas related to source coding, such as 2. Phase shift keying pulse width modulation, analog-to-digital conversion, and delta modulation were discussed in previous 3. Frequency shift keying papers,1,2 along with other topics

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Lee; Rafic Bachnak

® CompilerThe MathWorks uses the phrase “MATLAB Compiler,” with a capital letter C, to referto the product that translates M-files to C or C++ source code [1]. The word "compiler"with a lowercase c is used to refer to the C or C++ compiler. The MATLAB ® Compilerversion 2.1 may be used to take M-files as input and produce the following outputs: Csource code for building MEX-files, C or C++ source code for combining with othermodules to form stand-alone applications, C code S-functions for use with Simulink ®, orcode for C shared libraries and C++ static libraries. The four main reasons to compileM-files are: (1) To speed up the execution of programs, (2) To create stand-aloneapplications, (3) To create C shared libraries or C++ static libraries, and (4

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

to suit it to our particular academic circumstances.References[1] Johnson K and Rajai M (2001) “Conquering the hurdles of Promotion and Tenure for Junior Faculty members.Proceedings of the 2001 Annual ASEE Conference, session 2275.[2] Lipscomb J (1999) “Acquiring tenure in Engineering Technology” Proceedings of the 1999 Annual ASEEConference, session 2275.[3] Homkes R, Morales C, Rowe K and Smith M (2000). “New Engineering Faculty for the new Millennium”.Proceedings of the 2000 Annual ASEE Conference, session 3575.[4] Davidson C. and Ambrose A. (1994) The new professor’s handbook . Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing CompanyALBERT LOZANO-NIETO is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State, Wilkes-Barre Campus, teaching in theElectrical

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Course description and goalsWith the previous points in mind, the author has developed an introductory course on satellitecommunications trying to cover the gap between the industry needs and the student knowledgeand background acquired in previous courses in the BSEET curricula in which he teaches. Themain topics of this course are presented in Table 1. These topics are covered using a mixture oflectures from the instructor, experimental work, solution of problems as a group in theclassroom, in addition to several presentations from the students. A clear advantage of thestructure of the topics seen in Table 1 is that

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Cronin

normalized coordinate within the finite element (vertical)n the Poisson’s ratio of the material.x normalized coordinate within the finite element (horizontal){s} column matrix of stresses (sxx, syy, and sxy )1. Introduction.In this paper, the author suggests a computer programming exercise which could be used toacquaint a mechanical engineering technology student, at some level, with the calculation ofstress values within a finite element which has forces applied at its nodes. The author has notbeen able to make use of this concept in courses he has taught since he thought of this idea. Heis proposing it as an idea to consider for a computer programming course specifically gearedtoward

Conference Session

Reaching Out to the Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Gomez

environmental protectionagency estimates that ½ of Americans change their own oil. Using these numbers we can derivethe average number of oil changes completed by do-it-yourselfers. Based on this estimate, usingthe data from the DOT, 107,748,000 Americans change their own oil. The automotive industryrecommends that a vehicle owner change their oil every 3,000 miles, and the average number ofoil changes based on the average miles driven per year is 4. We have to allow for the people whopush the limits of the recommendation, so reduce that number to 3 oil changes per year.If, on average, an oil change for a passenger vehicle requires 5 quarts of oil, and there is 3ml(.101oz.) left as residue in each of the 1 quart containers, there will be a total of

Conference Session

Professional Practice in CE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

an engineering curriculum does not producewell-rounded graduates 1. They also perceive that, today, engineers are needed who areproactively aware of the cultural values of their profession in order to relate to society withsignificant impact. Taking this concept into consideration, engineering may be considered to bebasically concerned with enhancing the quality of life 7.Engineers, in particular, have at times exhibited difficulty working with people 2. This deficiencymay reduce the optimal level at which an employee may contribute to an organization.However, some authorities believe that working with people is a learned skill 11. In fact, ongoingdialogue among professionals is needed for the country to realize the potential that

Conference Session

Educators on the Frontier

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Hoag

recently been product failures attributed to the fact that these development groups have not applied the appropriate techniques.The scenario just described will sound familiar to anyone working in engineering ormanagement roles in a wide variety of industries. Most engineering organizations arecontinually faced with this challenge – to develop very high proficiencies in a smallnumber of people. The challenge is often repeated with similar needs in a large numberof subjects. This is clearly an employee development problem, yet one that few if anycorporate training centers are equipped to handle. This is further illustrated withreference to Figure 1. While most corporate training programs are well equipped toaddress the upper left

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention--Lower Division

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Abaté; Ramesh Gaonkar

Session 2186 Integration of Electronics, Math, & English and Its Impact on Retention Dr. Ramesh Gaonkar, Dr. Charles J. Abaté Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY 13215Abstract:At present, three forces are converging: 1) industry must compete globally in a rapidly changingtechnology, 2) the nature of the workforce is changing; new employees will be older andethnically diverse, and will include more women, 3) the basic mathematical and communicationskills of incoming students

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak

control; characteristics ofsensors and transducers; electronic devices; signal conditioning; and flow, temperature,pressure, force, level, and motion measurements. Two textbooks were used according tothe weekly schedule of Table 1 [1, 2]. The course outcomes, as stated in the syllabus,are as follows.At successful completion of this course, students will be able to: § Model a feedback control system § Use common semiconductor components/devices such as transistors, diodes, voltage regulators, waveform generators, etc. § State the principles of measuring devices and describe how they work § Identify linear and nonlinear components and systems § Design and analyze op-amp and signal conditioning circuits § Design and analyze

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Barrière

maintaining a Frequently Asked Question page, and second,active participation and critical thinking by requiring students to self-mark their assignments.1. Large classes, active learning, and technology: in and out of the classroomTeaching large classes is not a new phenomena when considering the academic world as awhole, with courses such as psychology 101 or biology 101 having size of well over 100 studentsfor many years. Immediate consequences of teaching large classes are the lack of individualcontact with students and more limited feedback on students work. An extra dimension is addedto this problem when Engineering courses are taught to large classes. Courses such asMicroprocessor-based design or Fundamentals of Software Design have a practical

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Kiefer

learned, did independentresearch into more advanced sensors and actuators, and completed the design and construction ofworking mechatronic devices.Basic ProjectsThe microprocessor chosen for this course is manufactured by Netmedia, and is called the“BasicX”. The processor is about the size of a postage stamp (shown in figure 1) and isprogrammed in a form of Basic making it relatively easy for students to learn how to program 1.All of the students who were taking the course had already completed a course in Cprogramming, so they only needed to adapt to the new programming language. A developmentboard made by Netmedia was also used for this course (shown in figure 2). The BasicX issimilar to a processor called the Basic Stamp, produced by Parallax

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Melinda Gallagher; Lawrence Genalo

Session 3553 Practicing Teachers in a Graduate Engineering Course Lawrence J. Genalo and Melinda Gallagher Iowa State UniversityIntroduction:The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Centurystated that “Better mathematics and science teaching is therefore grounded, first of all, inimproving the quality of teacher preparation and in making continuing professionaleducation available for all teachers 1.”The "constructivist" paradigm 2,3 asserts that learning occurs through a process in whichthe student plays an active role in constructing the set of conceptual structures

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

challenge of relating forces in three-dimensions to moments, an apparatus wasdesigned (Figure 1) that consisted essentially of L-shaped arm, which pivots about a single axisand which is maintained in a neutral position by a set of springs attached to a frame and to thearm near the pivot point. Forces can be applied via a spring scale to various points on the arm.Such forces cause the body to rotate about the pivoting axis. Attached to the frame is aprotractor, which allows the rotation of the body to be measured (rotations up to 10° areallowed). Page 7.515.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Gorham

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Haque

andprovide the input from other PEs while the connections on the output side correspond to the axonand transmit the output. Figure 1 illustrates a simple PE of an ANN with the analogy of thehuman brain. The activation of the PE results from the sum of the weighted inputs and can benegative, zero, or positive. This is due to the synaptic weights, which represent excitatorysynapses when positive (wi > 0) or inhibitory ones when negative (wi < 0). The PEs output iscomputed by applying the transfer function to the activation. The type of transfer function to beused depends on the type of ANN to be designed. y y y Outputs (corresponds

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Boronkay; Janak Dave

advisor.In order to simulate this situation, the student teams will be reorganized for the manufacturingand testing phase. The new manufacturing/testing teams will have one member from the originaldesign team and one member each from the other two design teams. (Fig. 1) Now the advisorswill work with the design, which will be manufactured in their own countries. Eachmanufacturing/testing team will be located in the country in which the manufacturing and testingis to take place, for a five-week period. The advisors will be responsible for ensuring that theproduct/prototype satisfies the specifications.Communication/DocumentationAll manufacturing teams will make an oral presentation and prepare a written final projectreport. These reports will adhere

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in CET and MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Kissoff

used several third party softwarepackages to produce in-house designs in conjunction with their CAD platform of choice,Bentley’s Microstation. In order to standardize the use of such software and to providecompatibility across the district offices within the state, ODOT evaluated the options that wereavailable and chose GEOPAK as their preferred third party design software. 1 ODOT does not currently maintain a statewide policy requiring either Microstation orGEOPAK to be utilized on state projects developed outside of the ODOT offices. Ma ndates canbe made by district offices to specify the type of software to be used by consultants in planpreparation on an individual project basis. Nevertheless, the state’s consultant population

Conference Session

Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisle Hites; Eric Nauman; Edgar O'Neal; Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

Session _____ The Tulane University Biomedical Assessment Instrument: Preliminary Validity and Reliability Data Lisle S. Hites, Jr. 1, Kay C Dee 2, Glen A. Livesay2, Eric A. Nauman 2, Edgar O’Neal1 1 Department of Psychology, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118IntroductionAt present, there are no statistically validated and commonly used assessment instrumentsdesigned to evaluate the specialized content and student learning required in biomedicalengineering (BMEN) courses. Accordingly, rigorous assessment and

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Jennifer Turns

reference when discussingengineering design education. More specifically, we sought to address the following questions: · How frequently are engineering design educators referring to works relevant to their field? · How are these educators using this information to improve their teaching? · To what extent are different engineering design communities (educators, researchers, etc.) communicating? · How can these findings be utilized to improve engineering design education?Our method was to conduct a citations analysis of bibliographical references in selected papersby design educators. We used this method to (1) catalog the references cited by engineeringeducators in their papers and (2) discover the extent to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Franzone

the different types ofapplications that can be generated. Visual C++ supports Windows applications, DLLs, andconsole-mode applications, to name just a few.Visual C++ 6.0 is currently used in the C/C++ programming curriculum in the ComputerEngineering Technology Department at the University of Memphis. The department has chosenthis product to teach C and C++ programming for three major reasons: 1) it is a professional andmodern C/C++ programming application platform that is an industry standard, 2) it is relativelyeasy to use and its rich set of features and tools can be taught in parallel with C/C++programming concepts and techniques, and 3) it supports console-mode programming.Visual C++’s console-mode support makes it an ideal application

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Merino

both.)It was hypothesized that those students who took the traditionally taught class and computertutorial would not have a significant difference in post-test scores from those students who usedthe computer tutorial alone. Having previously taken an Engineering Accounting course, thecomputer tutorial covering similar accounting material should have no additional effect on thetraditionally taught students.Please see Table 1 for a tabular outline of expected results.Table 1 – Hypothesized Results Group X – Students who.. Group Y – Students who.. previously Took did NOT Take the traditional course the traditional course Pre-test X1 – High

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Emery; David Mould; Carey Noland; Brian Manhire

andTechnology has begun. However, as will be describe later in this article, this collaboration has beensomewhat inhibited.II. GLC Statistics, Curriculum and PedagogyGLC enrolments are tabulated in table 1 where breakdowns are provided by both year and by homecolleges, i.e.; the GLC certificate program is adjunct to the degree programs offered by the university’svarious colleges. These figures encompass all students enrolled in GLC courses; and except as noted(i.e., engineering students) all enrolment figures are for students pursuing the GLC certificate.  Academic Year  College 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 Totals Arts & Sciences

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Manohar Nekkanti; Alan Fuchs

Separations” by Philip C Wankat. The solutions used in MD are preferably aqueous and sufficiently dilute to prevent wetting of the hydrophobic membrane. In the literature, effects Page 7.352.1 Figure 1. Various models of membrane distillation. such as the use of various solvent and non-solvent “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

fundamental molecular-level and atomic-level phenomena including heat, light,diffusion, chemical reactions, and electricity. [1, 2] The problem is more than simply one ofconfusion or misunderstanding, but instead involves fundamental misconceptions by studentsabout differences in the way that molecular-scale processes differ from observable, macroscopiccausal behavior we experience in our daily lives. [3]Engineering instructors find that molecular-scale phenomena such as viscous fluid flow,conductive heat transfer, diffusional mass transfer, and thermodynamic equilibrium are verydifficult for students to learn and, even after instruction, students persist in their misconceptions.For example, engineering students often describe molecular momentum

Conference Session

Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Rogers; Ferdinand Walbaum

market. 1 One of the outcomes has been the integration of design engineerswho are attempting to interpret design drawings from the U.S. and Europe and take the best fromboth systems, resulting in improved products It was found that major efforts were required toprepare both groups to understand and integrate the technologies. Other outcomes have been anincrease in the design staff in Orlando, FL, a projected increase for the workforce in Charlotte,NC, a stabilization of manufacturing workers in Germany, the development of improved productsthat are now being produced for new markets, increased demands for service or rebuild of olderproducts, and overall improvements in sales and profitability.This integration effort is continuing, and is

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

Session 2478 Courseware for Problem Solving in Mechanics of Materials Paul S. Steif Carnegie Mellon UniversityIntroductionBasic courses such as mechanics of materials focus on principles and methods which studentscan apply to a variety of new situations. This ability to transfer learning and knowledge isdependent on many factors, including the depth of the initial learning 1. Many factors affect thedepth of initial learning, such as, learning for understanding rather than memorizing facts 2, timeon task 3, and having deliberate practice with ample