Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jean-Pierre Delplanque; Joan Gosink

Session 2171 Initiating a Program on Humanitarian Engineering: Rationale, Implementation, Problems, and Perceptions Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Joan Gosink, and Juan Lucena Division of Engineering Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401AbstractWith the support of a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, faculty at theColorado School of Mines (CSM) are initiating a new program in Humanitarian Engineering(http://humanitarian.mines.edu/). Our specific goals are

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hazem Said

Session _2660__ Online Learning Center: A Way of Collaboration among International Programs Hazem Said Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiIntroductionCollaboration among colleges and universities can greatly be enhanced with the use ofweb-based applications. One area of collaboration is students’ success. Learning centershas proven to be a valuable asset to assist students. However, not all colleges anduniversities around the world have the resources to support a learning center. Onlinelearning centers could

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gordy Skattum; Clifford Mirman

Session 2148 Community College/University Articulation A Programmatic Approach in Engineering and Technology By Cliff Mirman, Chair Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University (NIU), DeKalb, Ill. And Gordon Skattum, Director Technology Division, Rock Valley College (RVC), Rockford Ill.Abstract The educational missions of the typical Community College and University are

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 3420 Abstraction in Computer Network Education: A model based approach G. Kohli, S. P. Maj, G. Murphy & D. Veal Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstractRapid developments in network technology have resulted in the inclusion of ACM/IEEErecommendations for Net-Centric computing as a part of the Computer Science UndergraduateBody of Knowledge. Accordingly ACM/IEEE networking curriculum now represents anincreasingly significant component of Computer Science curriculum. Furthermore, relativelyinexpensive equipment, such as switches and

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

Session 2004-2532 Evaluating the Communication Component of an Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study Katherine Wikoff, James Friauf, Hue Tran, Steven Reyer, Owe Petersen Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes the evaluation process and findings for teaching and learning ofcommunication skills in the Electrical Engineering Program of the Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE). While the teaching of both written and oral communication skills arefostered in a wide variety of courses, only writing can be claimed to be substantially integratedinto the curriculum. A

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Roslyn Smith; Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

SESSION 1621 A Senior Project in Construction Management Technology Based on Work sampling Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Roslyn Smith SUNY Farmingdale, NY AbstractOne of the problems we face in 4-year engineering technology programs is to motivatestudents to work on a senior project that is based on the research methodology. Moststudents choose instead traditional design projects. The design projects are good forintegrating knowledge from various courses, but students do not get a chance to work onnew innovative areas where they have to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Edward Hensel; Elizabeth DeBartolo

Session 1793 A Graduate Seminar Series for Dual BS/MS Degree Students Elizabeth A. DeBartolo and Edward Hensel Mechanical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractAt the Rochester Institute of Technology, undergraduate students have the unique opportunity topursue a dual BS and MS degree in engineering. Many outstanding students take advantage ofthis opportunity but in order to obtain both degrees in a reasonable amount of time, work on thethesis must begin during the student’s third or fourth year. While the students are technicallycapable of completing the early stages of

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lance C. Perez; Jerald L. Varner; Michael F. Anderson

A TIMS Based Laboratory for Undergraduate Probability and Random Processes Lance C. Pérez, Jerald L. Varner, Michael F. Anderson University of Nebraska, Lincoln/Clarke CollegeIntroductionThe Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska has implemented anIntegrated Signals and Systems Laboratory (ISSL) based on a single experimental platformthroughout a sequence of four courses at the junior and senior levels [1]. This laboratory isfunded by a Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI), Adaptation andImplementation (A&I) track, grant from the National Science Foundation. The four-coursesequence is ELEC 304 Signals and Systems, ELEC

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

A Process Model for Establishing Engineering Technology Programs at Technical Colleges George D. Gray Applied and Engineering Technology Division Wichita Area Technical College Raju Dandu Engineering Technology Department Kansas State University – SalinaAbstractThis paper will outline the procedural steps for starting a new associate degree level engineeringtechnology program at a post secondary technical college. It will include the motivation andreasoning behind establishing the program as

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Karen C. Chou; Jon A. Rippke; John E. Frey

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Birbal Singh; Matco Papic; Johnny Iaquinta

1 Design of a Rotating Tool for Pipe Flash Removal Birbal Singh, Matco Papic, and Johnny Iaquinta Department of Mechanical Engineering Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1 Phone: (807) 343-8628 Email: Birbal.singh@lakeheadu.caAbstractThis paper presents the design of a rotating tool cutter to remove radial flashaccumulated on the outside diameter of pipes due to the upsetting of pipe ends in orderto prepare them for external threading. The project was undertaken to assist amanufacturing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lumsdaine Arnold; Jack Waserman; J. A. M. Boulet

SESSION NUMBER _________ The Transition from Textbook Problems to Realistic Problems J. A. M. Boulet, A. Lumsdaine, J. F. Wasserman University of TennesseeAbstract The vision of this project is to help students make the transition from textbook problems torealistic engineering problems in which modeling precedes analysis and analysis requires inte-gration of concepts from various courses. To fulfill this vision, a self-paced, internet-based suiteof learning tools is being developed. They are structured to provide “just-in-time” informationand to allow a user’s errors to shape the learning

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Hunter

Session 3153 A Multidisciplinary Team Design Project for First-Semester Engineering Students and Its Implementation in a Large Introduction to Engineering Course Kenneth W. Hunter, Sr. Tennessee Tech UniversityAbstractNumerous studies of freshmen engineering programs have promoted the use of team designprojects and hands-on activities in an effort to provide freshmen with more engineering contentin the early semesters, a better connection to the profession of engineering, and an opportunity toexpress their creativity through the design process

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Robinson; Kevin Sutterer

Session 3115 The ASCE BOK – A Case Study of the Evaluation and Design of a BOK Cur r iculum Michael Robinson, P.E., Kevin Sutter er , P.E. Depar tment of Civil Engineer ing Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntr oductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in ASCE Policy Statement 465 advocates apost baccalaureate educational requirement for professional licensure and broadly describes abody of knowledge (BOK) appropriate for professional licensure1. The BOK was morespecifically defined in terms of specific

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

AC 2004-650: BROADENING THE SCOPE OF A MATERIALS SCIENCE COURSEBY EXPERIMENTALLY TESTING THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRICITY ON AMETALLIC TEST SPECIMEN’S MATERIAL PROPERTIESFredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeJohn Roth,Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Page 9.270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session Number: 3264 Broadening the Scope of a Material Science Course by Experimentally Testing the Effects of Electricity on Metallic Test Specimen’s Material Properties John T. Roth, Fredrick A

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Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

Session 1348 A Novel Approach to Integrating Communication and Technical Skills Creating a Seamless Transition into Today’s State of the Art Engineering Technology Industrial Environment Jerome Tapper, Walter Buchanan Northeastern University, School of Engineering Technology, Boston, MAAbstract - Today’s engineering professionals are faced with many technical challenges. It can beagreed that the majority of colleges and universities across the country do an excellent job ofeducating our engineering and engineering technology students. However, not all technicallycompetent students are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

Session 1793 Work in Progress: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Learning Object for Teaching Control Systems Malgorzata S. Zywno and M. F. (Frankie) Stewart Ryerson UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on a work in progress in developing an interactive Control Systems learningobject. The objective of the work is to enhance active learning and visualization, and to providestudents with improved formative feedback and review of the learned concepts despitechallenges of increased class sizes. The module is developed within a framework of the Co-operative

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gilah Pomeranz; James Houdeshell

Session 1648 Preliminary Results From a NSF-ATE Funded Distributed Hybrid Instructional Delivery Project James J. Houdeshell and Gilah Pomeranz National Center for Manufacturing Education at Sinclair Community CollegeIntroductionThe National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) in partnership with the TAC/ABETaccredited Quality Engineering Technology Department at Sinclair Community College receiveda two year National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) grant todevelop and test a distributed-hybrid instructional delivery methodology. The primary outcomeof the

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques & Funding Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Atif Qamar; Zahed Siddique

Session 2438 DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIMEDIA-BASED INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR 3D SOLID MODELING TUTORIALS Zahed Siddique and Atif Qamar School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019Abstract3D solid modeling with CAD software is extensively used during design and development ofproducts. There are several widely used CAD softwares available in the market. Training forstudents and individuals to use these CAD softwares are needed by both academia and industry.One of the primary media to provide training, including self-learning, is by

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kang Yen; Osama Mohammed

A Real-time Analysis of Electr ic Machines thr ough Electr omagnetic Field Computation and Labor ator y Implementation Osama A. Mohammed, J or ge Castr o and Kang K. Yen Flor ida Inter national Univer sity Depar tment of Electr ical & Computer Engineer ing Miami, Flor ida, 33174, USAAbstr act ́ This paper presents a system for visually analyzing the electromagnetic fields ofelectrical machines used in the energy conversion laboratory. The system utilizes the finite elementmethod as well as various modules to achieve a real-time effect in the analysis of electricalmachines while hand-on experimentation is in progress

Conference Session

Learning & Teaching Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Barlow D. Neal; Jason Bartolomei

1331CadetSIM: A System Dynamic Simulation of Cadet Life at the United States Air Force Academy J. E. Bartolomei, D. N. Barlow United States Air Force USAF Academy CO 80840 (719) 333-3379Abstract:Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy face one of the most challenging academic experiencesavailable. In addition to taking a heavy load of courses, they are required to participate in athleticand military training activities. Additionally, many choose to pursue significant

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karim Muci-Kuchler; Jonathan Weaver

Session 2125 Learning How to Identify Customer Requirements: A Key Component of Product Development Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A crucial step in the process to develop a new product is the identification of thecustomer requirements. The

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Clifton Johnston; Diane Douglas

Session 3425 Writing in the Engineering Design Lab: How Problem Based Learning provides a Context for Student Writing D.M. Douglas, C.R. Johnston, D.J. Caswell, M. Eggermont Faculty of Engineering University of CalgaryAbstractIt is the experience of most writing instructors that when students write (or speak) aboutsubjects that matter to them many writing problems, such as grammar and poororganization, fall away. Since the quality of student writing seems to be dependant on thewriting context, it is worthwhile looking at the situations in which we ask students

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch

Connecticut College of Technology: Creating Collaborations between Educators and Industry; The Key to Building a Technological WorkforceHistory of the College of Technology The CT College of Technology is a state-wide, technology and engineeringseamless pathway between Connecticut’s 12 community colleges and six four-year institutions of higher education that was implemented statewide in 1995. In2002, a system to system statewide articulation agreement was signed betweenthe COT and the 17 vocational-technical high schools, creating a 2 + 2 + 2pathway in engineering and technology disciplines. The COT is much more thana series of articulation agreements filed in a file cabinet but includes

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Mater; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 METS Pilot Program: A Community College/University Collaboration to Recruit Underrepresented Minority Students into Engineering Mary R. Anderson-Rowland1, Mary I. Vanis2, Debra L. Banks1, Bassam Mater2, Donna M. Zerby1, and Elizabeth Chain2 Arizona State University1/Maricopa Community Colleges2AbstractMaricopa Engineering Transition Scholars (METS), funded by NSF, is a collaborative projectbetween Arizona State University and five Maricopa Community Colleges. The project aims toincrease the recruitment and retention from untapped labor pools in community colleges intouniversity engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hector Estrada

Analysis of Wind Loads on Buildings and Signs: A Computer Program Based on ASCE 7 Dr. H. Estrada* (corresponding author) and Y. Chiu* *Civil Engineering Program Texas A&M University – Kingsville MSC 194 Kingsville, Texas 78363 Hector.Estrada@tamuk.edu ABSTRACT This paper presents the description of a computer program for the analysis of wind loads onbuildings and signs. The material used to develop this program was derived mainly from theAmerican

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

Session 1793 Increasing Freshman Contact with Engineers – A Revamp of ENGR101, Tulane’s Freshman Intro to Engineering Course Carol Mullenax, Cedric Walker Tulane UniversityAbstractIn prior years, an entering freshman wanting to pursue a career in engineering could not eitherrefute or verify that decision based on anything other than entry-level math and science classesuntil well after his first year of study. At Tulane, a third of the freshmen initially enrolling in theSchool of Engineering decided to pursue other majors by the end of their freshman

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul King; Lloyd Massengill; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

Session 3125 Development of a Joint BME, ME, and EE/CE Senior Engineering Design SeminarPaul H. King, Ph.D., P.E., Donald L. Kinser, Ph.D., P.E., Joel Barnett, Ph.D., Lloyd Massengill, Ph.D., Andrew Dozier, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, 37235AbstractIn the spring term of 2003 the design instructors from the departments of BiomedicalEngineering (PK), Mechanical Engineering (DK, JB) and Electrical and ComputerEngineering (LM, JB, AD) met to discuss the possibility of collaboration oninterdisciplinary design projects and the development of a common design lecture for allfour majors

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joe Hartman

Session 1532 Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) Methodology to Enhance Engineering Design Courses JOE HARTMAN Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents a novel teaching technique that uses a “Request for Proposal” (RFP) as adesign tool to add practical real-world engineering design experience in upper level electricaland computer engineering courses. Design examples and student survey responses from aComputer Architecture and Computer Networks course are described.RFPs are used in government and industry for

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

Session 2547 Combining Computer Analysis and Physical Testing in a Finite Element Analysis Course William E. Howard, Thomas J. Labus, and Vincent C. Prantil Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractFinite element analysis (FEA) has become an essential tool in the product design process ofmany companies. A course in FEA is required in a large number of mechanical engineering andmechanical engineering technology curricula. Most FEA courses necessarily include somebalance of theory and practical use of a commercial FEA program. In a course recentlydeveloped at Milwaukee