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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Scott C. Pender; Andrew J. Foote

from countries like China and India. To introduce that concept, Figure 1 will show the beginning of the study. To show one ofthe many interesting features that the table shows is that there are less people in manufacturingwith more skill. The table clearly indicated a decrease in what the government labels asmanufacturing. What the tables do not indicate is the growth in the services and tech sector. Alsoleft out is the fact that manufacturing employees though fewer are being paid 30% more thanthey were just ten years ago. So, we cannot necessarily take these tables to show merely theimmense decline in manufacturing numbers but also the staggering increase in efficiency as well. Throughout the second chapter we take a close look

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert Aldi

. Hany Ghonheim is doing research work with tor- sional composite couplings. Using his new idea for fiber orientation was the source of inspiration for this drive- shaft. Essentially Dr. Ghonheim’s method involves wrapping fiber reinforcements directly from one end of the shaft to the other with a radial transverse of less than 180 degrees. An example of this orientation can be seen in Figure 1. The thick rectangular areas in the two-dimensional representations indicate the shaft ends and where the fibers are anchored. The line between the two circles (tube ends) is the fiber and goes straight from one point at the disc to a predetermined position on the other. The position on the other can be located by an angle

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Neville Jacobs

kept the cost down by buildingmost of it from very basic materials, such as piecesof wood, threaded rods, paper clips, cheap motorsand brass fasteners. Two years later thedocumentation was finished, and it was ready to betried out. Figure 1 2-LegRobot Figure 1 shows a finished operational 2-leg robot. Surprisingly, though all robots are builtusing the same manuals, this finished robot will be different to any other 2-leg robot in the competition,and will behave differently as well (details later). Over the years, the design has beenimproved and expanded, such that a team orteacher seeking more challenge can go beyond the2-leg robot, and build a

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andrew Grossfield

. These techniques can provide a quickcheck of computer-generated graphs or be employed when a computer is unavailable orinconvenient. If we desire to recruit more students into the analytical and other sciences, weneed to discover better, easier and more pleasurable ways to present conventional math conceptsbefore attempting to accelerate curricula by moving advanced differential concepts into thelower grades.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Polynomials 3. Arithmetic operations on functions and their effect on curves Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 4. Elementary operations on curves and the algebra needed to produce them Translations, stretches, compressions and flips 5

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Harold R. Underwood

Assistance for Asperger Syndrome from Communications Technology Developed through an Integrated Projects Curriculum Harold R. Underwood, Associate Professor of Engineering Messiah College, Grantham, PAAbstract: Asperger Syndrome (AS), classified among neurodevelopmental disabilitiesbetter known as autism spectrum disorders, affects 1 in every 150 children in the UnitedStates1. Adults with AS experience impaired social interactions with tendency towardrestricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, though gifted with average to above-average intellect. While neither specific cause (although genetics is suspected) nor cureis known for AS at this time

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alfred A. Scalza

1 Motivational Concepts and their Application to Students in Engineering And Construction Management Alfred A. Scalza, P.E. Department of Architecture & Construction Management Farmingdale State College State University of New YorkIntroductionPrecisely, what do we mean by the word “Motivation”? One dictionary defines motivation asproviding a motive; another says to motivate is to excite. A third dictionary says to provide aforce or stimulus or influence. When it comes to motivating a student, they

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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George Munyori; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

volume at 5minute interval.The spectrometer was zeroed with distilled water and the absorbance for each of the filtratecollected for each run was measured, at 570nm and 280nm wavelength. The absorbance of theoriginal wastewater was also measured.The conductivity for the filtrates and wastewater was measured using KCl as the standardResultsFigure 1 shows the change in filtration rate with the number of runs. The filtration rate decreasedfrom 0.016 GPM to 0.009 GPM over five runs. The conductivity remained varied from 0.478 -0.464 µS/cm during the five runs (Figure 2). The absorbance of the filtrate was measured at 570nm to indicate the clarity of the filtrate. The absorbance changed from 0.052 to 0.008 (Figure 3).The absorbance had decreased by

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

was that it could easily be modeledin the classroom with minimal equipment. The only piece of scientific instrumentation necessarywas a sound meter, which can be purchased for under $50 or slightly more for a more precisemodel. However, this is not necessary since the study of the effectiveness of a barrier dependsonly on relative sound levels. Figure 1 shows a schematic of the test set-up. Figure 1 experimental Set-UpAny random noise generator may be used to simulate the road noise but a simple AM/FM radiowill serve very well. Setting the radio to a frequency with static only provides adequatesimulation of vehicle sound. We constructed sound barriers using common materials such asbrick, cardboard, foam, cork

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Parag Magunia

two Poisson random variables. Keywords: Shapiro-Wilk, normality, hypothesis test METHODS AND MATERIALS Possible values for λ1 and λ2 were taken from the set {1,3,5,10,15,20} and onlyincluding those values which lead to nonzero differences between λ1 and λ2 . Pleasenote that sometimes different pairs of lambda values lead to identical differences. For each pair of λ1 and λ2 , samples were generated using values of n = 10, 15,20, and 25 from the two separate Poisson distributions, X 1 and X 2 , with parameters λ1and λ2 , respectively. Each sample from X 1 was paired with a sample from X 2 ofidentical sample size. A hypothesis test was then performed to test the eqaulity of λ1 andλ2 . This test

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ti Lin Liu

. In computationalMethods, the updated computer will be used as the powerful tool for the analysis phase inengineering design. Applications topics include statics (truss, frame), strength of materials (combinedstresses, deflection of beam with finite difference method), mechanical design (spring, joints connections,gear, shaft), and dynamics (rocket, linkage, vibration). Some examples are illustrated below.Examples:1. Frame static force analysis. The frame is supported by a pin at point A and a link DE. Neglectthe weight of the members. Determine the reaction at pin A and the axial forces in members DE,BD, and CD. First, the frame is solved in Excel. The sketch, free body diagram, and equationsfor equilibrium are given. The solution of the

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jeng-Nan Juang; R. Radharamanan

sensing the difference in propagation time between beams of light traveling in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions about some closed optical path [1]. This paper presents a brief overview of optical gyroscopes and examines their suitability to a particular application where the current mechanical device has exhibited poor reliability. Conclusions are formulated that support the recommendation of developing an open loop, analog fiber optic gyroscope which will satisfy the requirements of the particular application of interest as well as those of similar systems. With the advent of laser technology in the 1960’s, a concentrated effort began to replace rotating

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ossama Elhadary

research the author was also able to show that the longer the duration between the creation of the SOW and the project start (kickoff meeting), the more likely that changes will occur in the project which implies that the longer the delay in project start the more there is a need to reevaluate some of the assumptions made during the planning phase.KEYWORDSIT Implementation, Project Management, Change1) IntroductionChange is inevitable in many projects and it would be wrong to assume that allprojects will proceed exactly as planned without any change occurring.Effectively managing projects and the dynamics of change is critical to success[1]. After studying the cumulative effect of change in construction projects,McCally [2] concluded that

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jeanne Radigan

“The practice of gaining supervised practical experience is nothing new” [1]. Internshipsas part of a formal education program can trace its roots back to the Middle Ages where it wascommon practice to learn a trade under the direct supervision of a master craftsman. Apprenticesoften had to agree to “pay back” their employer by agreeing to work for a certain period of timeonce they were considered fully trained. In the early days, most, if not all of the training wasdone on the job, with little formal theoretical education. By the early 1900’s, experiential learning had established itself at institutions of highereducation in several fields. The clinical training programs for medical students were recognizedas a key component in

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Melinda Gallagher; Lawrence J. Genalo

consisted of 22 female education students: 1 secondaryeducation major, 2 early childhood education majors, and 19 elementary educationmajors. The elementary education majors were obtaining endorsements in the followingareas: math, Spanish, English/language arts, special education, health, social studies,art, and science. The secondary education student was majoring in biology while theearly education majors were not required to seek areas of endorsement.The cohort student participants were provided with the opportunity to enroll in courseswith education instructors who were proficient in technology integration and whomodeled exemplary uses of technology in the classroom. One technology rich coursethat the students were required to enroll in during

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Mani Mina; Vicky Thorland-Oster; Roger Bentley

address all or some of the following questions: 1) Determine academic institution’s need for change 2) Define students who are successful in “actualizing” (ready to change, embrace learning, accept self, and willing to take risks) 3) Determine how do we measure that 4) Evaluate the differences or factors 5) Describe the “adapting to change hypothesis” 6) Ways to influence students to adaptation skills a. Change theory b. Environmental theory c. Learning styles d. Case studies e. Peer report f. Self reflection i. Written ii. Discussion iii. Thinking 7) Assess the amount of change (success) from #6Our ultimate

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Gwendolyn C. Archibald

Breakfast8:30 - 9:30 Toilet Paper Ice Breaker & Introduction to ACE9:30 - 10:00 What is Engineering?10:00 - 10:15 Engineering Match Game10:15 - 12:15 Engineering Campus Tours and Presentations12:15 - 1:15 Lunch1:30 - 3:00 Paper Car Crash - Design Challenge!!3:00 - 3:15 Conclusion and discussion3:30 - 5:15 Webpage basics & Create Webpages5:15 - 6:00 Supper7:00 - 10:30 Evening Activities: Scavenger Hunt and Games Night (Currier Game Area)Tuesday, June 17th, 2003The Sky is the Limit (Rockets)7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast8:30 - 9:30 Aeronautical Engineering - TOP GUN Contest9:30- 11:00 Aerospace Engineering - Rocket Science and Fizzy Tablet Take-off11:00 - 11:30 Conclusion and Discussion11:30 - 12:30 Lunch12:40 – 1:30 Polymerization and

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Frank Peters; John Jackman; Sarah Ryan; Sigurdur Olafsson

made apparent. o The modules focus on helping students develop both their cognitive and metacognitive skills. o For each module, students must independently define goals, formulate problems, and develop solution strategies while mastering the course material.This environment, which encourages cooperation and communication with other students, isthus a fundamental shift from the existing emphasis on the traditional lecture format to active andcollaborative learning.Electronic Learning PortalTo help achieve the goals outlined above, we have developed an electronic learning portal (ELP)which: (1) provides scenario specific information based on student-initiated requests, (2)structures the problem solving process, (3

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Karen C. Chou; W. James Wilde; Saeed Moaveni

descriptionand objectives of this design course sequence are not significantly different from the seniordesign courses in other civil engineering programs. We feel that the course at MSU is unique inthe perspective of how the major design experience is organized. This paper presents ourexperience in “teaching” this civil engineering design course and the plan for furtherdevelopment.1 Associate Professor & Coordinator of Civil Engineering2 Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering3 Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Department ChairCivil Engineering DesignWith the goal that civil engineering graduates should experience how a civil engineering projectis planned and designed in a typical engineering office setting, the two-course design

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Rebecca E. Burnett

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Malcolm Sears; Lawrence J. Genalo

engineering.Engineers will also gain a better understanding of learning processes and theimportance of communication skills through the TWT or similar programs.REFERENCESAmerican Career Test Services. 2001. American Career Test. 1 Sept. 2003. Bergmann, Robert. Institutional Research, Iowa State University. 3 Sept. 2003Iowa State University. 1995-2003. Iowa State University Catalog 2003-2005. 1 Sept. 2003. < http://www.iastate.edu/~catalog/2003-05/courses/mate.html#300>Toying with Technology. 2001-2003. History. 1 Sept. 2003.

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Richard Valentine; Keri Hornbuckle; James Stoner; Julie Jessop

Engineering Problem Solving I Richard Valentine,1 Keri Hornbuckle,1 James Stoner,1 and Julie Jessop21 Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2Chemical & Biochemical Engineering The University of Iowa valentin@engineering.uiowa.eduAbstractThis course introduces the student to a multifaceted engineering problem-solving and designparadigm. Lectures provide students with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate specificproblem-solving skills; faculty-directed project team sections provide an opportunity for thestudent to become familiar with open-ended engineering problems/design and their solutions.Course FormatThis 3-credit course consists both of a lecture and a

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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James A. Davis; Melissa Dark

been engaged in targetedworkshops for the past two years, producing the results summarized here (see [1] for a moredetailed description). The long-term objective for the project is to develop a curriculumframework for undergraduate and graduate programs in Information Assurance (IA). Theframework includes: identification of broad areas of knowledge considered important forpracticing professionals in information assurance, identification of key learning objectives foreach of these areas, identification of a body of core knowledge and skills that all programsshould contain, and a model curriculum including scope and sequence. The framework'sdevelopment has been facilitated by workshops and working groups of leading informationassurance educators

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson; Tom Brumm; Anthony Ellertson

ourprogram objectives including students’ abilities to function on multi-disciplinary teams,communicate effectively, and have knowledge of important contemporary issues. Results of ourassessment efforts, which encompass both quantitative and qualitative strategies, suggest thatstudents are overwhelmingly satisfied with the program, are involved in our department, and aresuccessful in their academic progress toward their engineering or technology degree.A brief look at the literatureWith a history that can be traced to an experimental educational program in the 1920s (theMeiklejohn Experimental College at the University of Washington), learning communities cannow be found at four to five hundred colleges and universities across the nation.1 According

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Larry F. Hanneman; Pat N. White; Loni K. Pringnitz; Peter J. Sudbeck

Education Programs College of Engineering Iowa State University lonip@iastate.edu Peter J Sudbeck Mechanical Engineering Student Iowa State University psudbeck@iastate.eduAbstractWith Engineering Criteria 2000(1) the Engineering Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) moved the engineeringeducation community toward the defining of student outcomes in ability-based terms, and setthe expectation that continuous curriculum improvement processes would be based on themeasurement of ability-based outcomes

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez; Marian S. Stachowicz

understand and learn by themselves the basic principles of intelligent toysand sensors, and to design and build the required interfaces to connect the sensors to the68HC12. In relation to fuzzy logic, some of the students took the elective course “Fuzzy SetTheory and Its Applications”, and they were familiar with this subject. However, most of thestudents were not familiar with fuzzy logic and they had to learn it during the intensive review ofthe topic and by self-learning. During the review period, students were assigned individualexperiments and homework using the Fuzzy Logic Package [1] for Mathematica from WolframResearch Inc. For the integration of the groups, the students chose their partners, with therestrictions of having three persons per

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Carolyn D. Heising; Mary E. Goodwin

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh

,and instrumentation.II. Objectives of the CourseThis technique is designed so that students will be able perform the following tasks aftercompleting the course: 1. Design and analyze experiments using statistical tools to estimate mean effects of process parameters. 2. Setup and run designed experiments as a team. 3. Discuss and report results in a journal format. 4. Design and analyze various bulk deformation processes. 5. Design and analyze various thermal and mechanical processing methods of metals, plastics and composites.Objectives 1 through 3 are achieved by formulating a generalized standard laboratoryprocedure. With this approach, groups of students conduct experiments on the differentmanufacturing

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey

(ENGR 225) [1] has been offered and has focused on adifferent kinematics project each year; typically associated with the author’s current research interests. Three years ago theproject was in robot kinematics [2], 2 years ago slop in rigid-part mechanical assemblies was studied [3,4], and this past year thefocus was on kinematic analysis of a classic nonholonomic mechanical system, i.e. the kinematic car. In all of the above cases,project and inquiry-based learning played a critical role in the success of the course. Finally, historically the course has beendesigned to support participation by students in an undergraduate conference, once again this was the case this past year [5].Course Description: Analysis and design of linkages and other

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Fahmida Masoom; Abulkhair Masoom

1 How Well Are We Doing? Focusing on Program Assessment Fahmida Masoom, Lecturer Abulkhair Masoom, Professor General Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville masoom@uwplatt.eduAbstractThe very first step in planning for an accreditation visit by ABET or other agencies usuallyinvolves deciding on assessment methods that can be readily included in the self-study reports.For a non-degree-granting department such as the General Engineering Department at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville, where do

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia Apple-Smith; Dave Holger; Shannon Miner

challenges. A valuableeye-opener." - Pat Patterson, Chair, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering“My time spent [on an industrial sabbatical] was extremely rewarding and I consider it one of thegreatest educational experiences of my life. I gained a greater appreciation for the ways of 3industry as well as a large amount of practical experience in failure analysis. I plan to use thisknowledge to better instruct our undergraduates in the future.” - Scott Chumbley, MaterialSciences and Engineering“It is important that those [faculty] who coordinate exchange programs visit the cooperatinginstitutions occasionally to 1) maintain personal relationships with those they work with; 2) orientthose