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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert M. O'Connell

teams of approximately fourstudents each. They were instructed, during a full class period at the beginning of the semester,(with regular reminders throughout the semester) on what was expected of them during groupwork. Those expectations included: 1- following a simple problem-solving scheme, whichincluded brief individual reflection, brief group brainstorming to decide a solution approach, andthen interactive work with discussion until the problem is solved; and 2- using goodinterpersonal team skills, which included participating respectfully, helpfully, and fairly. Sincethe courses were sophomore-level circuits courses, the assigned group work projects couldsimply be increasingly challenging problems from the textbook.During group work, the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert Fithen

calculationcan be seen at the web site of Dr. Polik and the text by Holman2.Matlab ApproachUse of Matlab for this calculation is incredibly simple. A listing of the Matlab code is shownbelow, and a description of the code follows. % Written by Dr. Fithen % Arkansas Tech University N=1000000; % Radius Setup x = 5.5:0.01:6.5; %setup x axis on histogram r = 6+.1* randn(N,1); %generate random normal distribution figure(1) hist(r,x) % create histogram title('Radius') mr=mean(r); Sr=std(r); S=sprintf(' R_{mean}=%8.5f\n R_{std}=%8.5f',mr,Sr); text(5.45,N/80,S,'HorizontalAlignment','left') % print results on

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James G. Steuber

complicated by the traditional assessment tool; i.e., the examination, which usuallyrequires a unique solution leaving little room for design decisions. In the following manuscript: thecurrently most-favored pedagogy for teaching design, project based learning (PBL), is reviewedand discussed; A novel project developed for a machine component design course in an effort tomotivate students and provide practical experience is presented; And, several tools useful for thedesign of machine components and in-class assessment of a students ability to design a machineor machine component are presented.1 BackgroundImproving the design sequence in engineering curricula is the object of intense discussions innearly every engineering department and the topic of

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert Fithen

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jeffery S. Thomas; Malcolm E. Hays; Megan J. Meyer

questions have been written and 240 have been processed with the software to create2500 unique exam questions for use on both printed and electronic exams.IntroductionFaculty, staff and students at Missouri University of Science and Technology have spent the lastfive years developing a streamlined evaluation process in the Mechanics of Materials course.The work began as an attempt to manage increasing section sizes and a decreasing number ofinstructors. Since 2002 the number of students per section rose from 30 to 110 and the numberof faculty members teaching the course was cut in half. Table 1 summarizes how one instructorvaried his exam format over this time period attempting to find a more efficient approach. Aftermuch effort, the authors feel

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sohum Sohoni; David Fritz; Wira Mulia

those decisions are discussed to provide guidance to thosewishing to revamp their „Microprocessors‟ courses to follow this model. Our modified coursewill be first offered in the Fall 2011 semester. The paper also presents metrics and methods thatwill be used to measure the effects that PLP has on student learning and student development.1. IntroductionThe Progressive Learning Platform (PLP)[1] is a system designed to facilitate computerengineering education while decreasing the overhead costs and learning curve associated withexisting solutions. The PLP system is a System on a Chip design with accompanying toolsreflecting a contemporary CPU architecture. It is unique in that it can be used in a number ofcourses (Digital Logic Design

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Michael Reynolds; Nick Huisman

tool to facilitate distance education both in the United States andinternationally. Before the broad adoption of the Internet, distance education was oftenimplemented through satellite feeds or through regular postal mailing of videos. The Internet hasenabled distance education to be both more efficient and effective 1-3. In engineering education,the adoption rate of effective online educational strategies has been lower than in otherdisciplines4. The importance of laboratory and hands-on experiments, as well as ABETaccreditation policies are likely to be part of the reason for this gap. But one part of engineeringeducation has increased much more rapidly online: the Master’s degree. Because the Master’sdegree is typically not accredited

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Heath A. Schluterman; Kellie Schneider; C. Richard Cassady

overview of topics intended to assist them as theytransition from high school seniors to first-year engineering students and ultimately to theirchosen engineering major. These topics include Engineering Problem Solving, the EngineeringDesign Process, Computer Skills, the Major Section Process, and Professional Development 1. Inthis paper, we evaluate gains in student knowledge related to the Engineering Problem Solvingportion of the first semester of the course sequence. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2Engineering Problem SolvingEngineers are problem solvers. Therefore

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Patricia S. Buford

greenwith the use of recycled technology for educational purposes.The two day drive was held the first weekend in February. The results were that two fifty-threefoot tractor trailers and an extra flatbed truck were filled with electronic waste as a result of thisinitial drive. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 5 Figure 1 Students prepare to unload e-waster delivered by a local business.The recycling drive that began with this project has been conducted annually since that time andis in itself a service to the Russellville community. Student volunteers from SIFE

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kenneth J. Fischer; Christopher D. Depcik; Lorin P. Maletsky; Robert M. Sorem; Ronald L. Dougherty

forother disciplines, especially where production of a functional prototype is desired.Primary advantages include 1) students learning the design process and related tools and buildingteamwork skills without the pressure of their capstone project, 2) more time for students to focuson their capstone projects and to fabricate/test a prototype, and 3) reinforcement of the designprocess steps and tools, as they are applied to the capstone project. Primary disadvantages are 1)that it moves the design process course content back into the busy Junior year, and 2) it createsmore work for students using conceptual projects in which they may not be strongly invested.IntroductionThe capstone design curriculum can take many forms to fit a particular

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Douglas R. Carroll

orsoftware are impractical. Faculty time is expensive. Asking faculty to teach in a manner that isdramatically different from their traditional teaching method is also an impractical solution. Inorder to mainstream the use of distance technology in the classroom, faculty must be able toteach in a traditional manner using the same lecture notes they have always used.Proble m State mentThe goal is to mainstream the use of distance education technology in classrooms subject to thefollowing constraints: (1) The solution must use inexpensive equipment so that it is practical toprovide the equipment in most classrooms on campus. (2) The solution must allow faculty toteach using the same lecture notes they have always used, writing on the board and talking

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Marwan Abumahaimed; Joseph J. Rencis

visually oriented insight into the concepts covered in their courses, basic knowledge infinite element theory, and the ability to apply commercial finite element software to typicalengineering problems. Each learning module provides a common step-by-step guide for solvinga problem and also includes solution verification. The learning modules are accessible 24/7/365on the World Wide Web. The target audience of this paper is an instructor who would like tointegrate the four modules into a mechanics of materials course, machine design course, andvibrations course. The modules can also be used in a finite element course.1. IntroductionAssisting students in the learning of imperative analysis tools is especially important with thecurrent techniques

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Julia L. Morse

lifelong learning resources. The exercise requiredstudents to take independent initiative on topics of personal choice or interest and to identifyavailable resources. Specific submission criteria required students to reflect on their activity asa learning experience, comparing it with their goals prior to the activity. The resulting studentsubmissions insure that student-submitted summaries address lifelong-learning outcomes,enabling easy and direct assessment.IntroductionTAC-ABET criteria (h) specifies requires the outcome of “a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in lifelong learning.” 1 Two components of lifelong learning are to beevaluated: (1) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning (2) Ability to engage in

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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B. Zhang; H. Misak; P.S. Dhanasekaran; D. Kalla; R. Asmatulu

Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology and Its Products B. Zhang1, H.Misak1, P.S. Dhanasekaran1, D. Kalla2 and R. Asmatulu1 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0133 2 Department of Engineering Technology Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver, CO, 80014, USAAbstractNanotechnology increases the strengths of many materials and devices, as well as enhancesefficiencies of monitoring devices, remediation of

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Justin Roark; Scott C. Smith

microprocessors as of flash, cache, RAM, peripherals, etc., which are the same instress is introduced and gradually increased. both DI and synchronous implementations. Therefore, the increased area for the DI implementation of the processor II. PREVIOUS WORK core(s) is less significant, especially considering the increased robustness and numerous other advantages [1].A. Asynchronous Logic For the last three decades the focus of digital design has B. NULL Convention Logicbeen primarily on synchronous, clocked architectures

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kellie Schneider; Heath A. Schluterman; C. Richard Cassady

twosemesters as evenly as possible so that students have the same amount of time to work onprojects each semester. Finally, projects for each theme must be developed.IntroductionThe Freshman Engineering Program (FEP) at the University of Arkansas (UofA) was establishedin 2007 with the primary objective of increasing the retention of new freshman in the College ofEngineering (CoE) to their sophomore year. This objective supports college-wide retention andgraduation rate goals. Thus far, there have been increases in both retention and graduation ratesas shown in Figure 1. Therefore, we believe we are providing our students with a solidfoundation for success in engineering study.A key component of the FEP is the Introduction to Engineering course

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Clark Shaver; Crayton Caldwell; Jim Lookadoo

engineering design problem. The objectives of most capstone courses areprimarily design and design implementation. Additional objectives are typically included.Common objectives include teamwork, professionalism, decision making, and communication.Most capstone course structures make these objectives a natural part of the course [1-2]. Forinstance, communication, both written and oral is often an inherent aspect of the course.Programs may also include additional, non-traditional objectives to the course [3]. For instance,many capstone courses focus on interdisciplinary team aspects to help students adapt to workingwith colleagues from differing backgrounds. An intertwined aspect of capstone objectives is thesource from which the capstone projects are

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Bijaya Shrestha

bring any reward. Actually, most of themperceive such courses as unnecessary or rather unneeded burden which they will happilydo without. A lack of engagement in the learning process coupled with a failure to seerelevance have given in to this apathy.At present, various undergraduate engineering departments in our university andelsewhere in other institutions within US or abroad [1] are required to take “ElectricalCircuits” course to meet their departmental requirement for graduation. At MissouriS&T, this course is named “EE281 – Electrical Circuits” This author has been teachingthis particular course for more than a decade. The common wisdom behind such arequirement is perhaps an aspiration among educators to see our engineering

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jeffery S. Thomas

condition andthen develop a care plan. At Missouri S&T, students were asked to analyze broken componentsand then develop a scenario involving all of those components and their associated failuremodes. Figure 1 shows some of the components that were made available to the students.Appendix A contains a photo and short description of each item.The term reverse is sometimes used to describe case studies on what not to do. Students wouldbe encouraged to not repeat the unfortunate situation described in the case study. Highlypublicized building collapses, stemming from an engineering or construction mistake, might beused in this type of case study. In this paper, however, the term reverse has more to do with themanner in which the case study is

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Charles Wright; Reza Ahmadi; Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap; Anagha Rayachoti; Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen; Jonathan W. Kimball

prototype converter, and test results were positive andpromising.The SEPIC converter performs as designed and effectively accepts input voltages between 12Vand 35V to accommodate a range of operating conditions for the PV module, a KyoceraKD215GX-LPU (215 W @ 26.6 V, 8.09 A, with open-circuit voltage of 33.2 V). An outerProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2control loop achieves MPPT using the conventionalperturb-and-observe (P&O) algorithm. Fig. 1 shows theinput voltage of the SEPIC converter when the MPPTalgorithm is reaching the maximum power point. In thiscase the top trace is the

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Alexey Yamilov

guidelines, the content delivery and assessment of student progress at differentinstitutions presented a particular challenge.Content Delivery OptionsAs of fall 2011 semester, two online content delivery options were available at Missouri S&T.1. WebEx3 through Missouri S&T’s Video Communication Center: • High definition video of presenter with Microsoft PowerPoint slides in the background (as in a weather broadcast) • A technician is always present and controls the camera and is available to assist with technical issues • A write-on monitor for comments and annotations in the Microsoft PowerPoint slides or separately • Lectures are broadcast live and their recording are

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Keith L. Hohn

were askedto individually create a piece of artwork and answer several questions about their process forcreating the piece of art. The text used to describe the assignment is shown below.Your assignment is to create an original piece of artwork that depicts the body of knowledge inchemical engineering. This artwork can be made in any media that you choose (painting,sculpture, etc.). While you are making your masterpiece and after you have completed it, reflectand write about the following questions: 1. Describe what your piece of artwork means. How does it depict chemical engineering? 2. How did you come up with the original idea for the artwork? Did you consider multiple ideas initially or just one? How did you choose between your

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lisa Anneberg; Suyun Luo

1 Work in Progress - Global Engineering Collaborative Undergraduate Engineering Program between the USA and China Lisa Anneberg1 and Suyun Luo2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, 1 Department of Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 2AbstractToday, internationalization of higher education is one of the important major developments of highereducation. Shanghai University of Engineering Science [SUES] and Lawrence Technological University[LTU, of Southfield, MI] have had a multifaceted academic

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

Benchmarking the Innovations Capstone Course at Oklahoma State University: Lessons learned and changes made Angel Riggs1, Kirby Smith1, Cindy Blackwell1, Paul Weckler2, Dan Tilley3, Rodney Holcomb3, Shelly Sitton1 and Ron Delahoussaye4 Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership 1 Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering 2 Department of Agricultural Economics 3 School of Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering 4 Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractBeginning January 2010, through April 2010, an evaluation was conducted regarding theInnovations Process course at Oklahoma State

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ramesh K. Agarwal

Transport Intercity Travel (U.S) Air Travel Forecast• 1% of world passenger traffic in 1950, 10% in 2005 , projected to be 36- 40% by 2050 (assuming 3% growth in GDP, 5.2% growth in passenger traffic and 6.2% increase in Cargo) Source: Schafer et al. (2009) Projected Growth in World Travel Demand/Capita with Passenger-Kilometers Traveled (PKT) Increase in GDP/Capita Boeing Market Forecast for New Airplanes• Total market value of new airplanes is estimated to be $2.6 trillions.• Maximum need would be for single-aisles plane. http://www.boeing.com/randy/archives/2006/07/in_the_year_202.html Environmental Impact of Aviation (Current Scenario

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Steve Menhart

consisted of questions related primarily to theinstructor. Each course now has its own custom evaluation form. Figure 1 shows the new end of Figure 1. The End of Course Evaluation Form for ECET 4407. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3course evaluation form for the Digital Systems Design course (ECET 4407), which is typical of asenior-level digital design course consisting of combinational, sequential, and VHDL design.Students answer each of sixteen questions using a letter scale of “A” through “E”, where “A”means “strongly agree”, “B” means “agree”, “C

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James L. Huff; Todd A. Patten; Richard L. Wells; Monte Cox

professional and personal skills.1Furthermore, the inevitable engineering problems of the near future dealing with constrainedresources, akin to the NAE‘s Grand Challenges for Engineering, necessitates that engineers beproficient in their societal awareness as well as their ability to integrate such awareness into theirdesigns.2Human-centered design (HCD) is a significant trend that has recently emerged in engineeringdesign education. This paradigm certainly has merit in that it seems to address the professionalskills and societal awareness needed by the twenty-first century engineer.1 HCD has beencharacterized as ―deriv[ing] its criteria from a community of users in whose worlds designedartifacts may have to find a place together with their users

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Thomas R. Marrero

curves as a function of impeller speed, graphing pumpcharacteristic curves, determining the best efficient point (BEP) of operation, and applyingexperimental results to a simple industrial problem. The overall result of this experientiallearning activity was favorable to the students and additional advances in the lab were suggestedby the students. In particular, a relatively higher number of students appreciated the practicalvalue and hands-on learning experience. Suggestions were made to add more features, such asdifferent size pumps.BackgroundThe history of experiential learning (EL) is known to have started about 5,000 years ago. Thisancient mode of education has evolved. The evolution of EL is briefly summarized in Table 1

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jonathan Cefalu; Timothy Roemer; Pawel Kosakowski; Shankar Krishnan

the leftside of the heart is a major contribution to valve failures.1, 2 One replacement option is anartificial mechanical valve which would mimic the functions of a natural heart valve. Amechanical valve is an effective and frequently used solution, but unfortunately they do havetheir limitations.The aim of this study is to present an available process to teach product design through 3D RPtechniques, including going through the steps of design, prototyping, and simulation testing.Through this study we will be merging many aspects of the Biomedical and MechanicalEngineering fields ranging from biological systems to fluid mechanics. The objectives of thisstudy are: i) to design a mitral valve using 3D RP techniques ii) to prototype a