Conference Session

Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Herbertson; Daniel Cavanagh

relations. The most significant calculations include: a) Calculate the average trans-membrane pressure across the membrane using  Pb ,in + Pb ,out   Pd ,in + Pd ,out  TMPAVE =   −  .  2   2  b) Determine the level of ultrafiltration, i.e., the rate of solvent transport across the membrane, with Qb ⋅ t − Vb ,out U= . t c) Determine the clearance of the chloride ion for the hemodialysis process with

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Fenton; H. Russell Kunz; Suzanne Fenton

). Activationpolarization is related to the activation energy barrier between reacting species and is primarily afunction of temperature, pressure, concentration, and electrode properties. Competing reactionscan also play a role in activation polarization.Kinetic resistance dominates the low current density portion of the polarization curve, wheredeviations from equilibrium are small. At these conditions, reactants are plentiful (no masstransfer limitations) and the current is so small that ohmic (iR) losses are negligible. The TafelEquation describes the current density-voltage polarization curve in this region. • act = B log i − A (3)where ηact is activation polarization (mv), i is current

Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Haishan Zheng; Jason Keith

. Page 8.1294.3 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Display area Parameter input area Control area Figure 2. Screenshot of the JAVA applet for one dimensional mass diffusionTo visualize the mass diffusion process, the color in the tube represents theconcentration of solute at that position. In the JAVA language, a specific color can beexpressed by three integer values for red, green and blue (R, G, B) which rangebetween 0 and 255. In this applet, red (R=255, G=0, B=0) represents the initialconcentration C0, and white (R=255, G=255, B=255

Conference Session

Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Wicks

receiver requires four beacons to definefour equations and four unknowns which are xr, yr, zr ant t error, from the know data ofxa, ya, za, and t measured for the “a” beacon. The “a” beacon equation is based on the lawof right triangles and is given by equation 1.(xa-xr)^2+ (ya-yr)^2+(za-zr)^2= (c*(t measured + t error))^2 (1) Identical equations are developed from measurements relative to the “b”, “c” and “d”beacons. The resulting four equations are solved for the four unknowns of the xr, yr, zrand t error of the receiver. The mathematical challenge is the development of an algorithm that can rapidlyconverge on the solution. It requires an initial trial solution. This is either input to a newreceiver or is based on the last

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gesink; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education"Appendix II EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ECE DESIGN I PROJECT PROPOSALSThe following are a set of questions partially based on the ABET statement describing Engineering Design.Students: use the criteria as a guideline in preparing your proposals. Advisors: use the form to evaluate your team'sproposal drafts by making appropriate entries. Please complete and return a copy to the course instructor. Aproposal grade (A, BA, B, CB, C, DC, D, E) for each team member is required only for the final draft.PROJECT TITLE ______________________________________________DRAFT No. 1 2 FinalTEAM MEMBERS AND (GRADES

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

Session 1649 Engineering Technology Students Gain Insight into Real-World Engineering Problem Solving by Providing Solutions to Industry Provided Senior Design Projects in Industrial Control Systems Jerome Tapper, Walter W. Buchanan Northeastern University, Boston, MassachusettsAbstract  At Northeastern University, students are learning how to solve real life engineeringproblems as they provide hands-on solutions to industrial control systems problems in a real timeengineering environment. Students are required to team-develop solutions to real life problemsas provided to them

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Layton

linear compressor [14] • reproducing a simulation of a stiff elastic tape wrapped onto a drum [15] • reproducing a simulation of a high-speed pantograph [16].5.2 Results of Project 1Electrostatic actuator. In the actuator project based on [12], the model is a third-order nonlinearODE. One of the plots developed by the student to compare his simulation results to thepublished results is shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1(a), the two curves shown are DYMOLA numericalsolutions. The discrete data symbols in Fig. 1(a) represent the student’s best estimate of datafrom the source paper, shown in Fig. 1(b). Difficulties the student overcame in obtaining thiscomparison include: the initial conditions of the initial-value problem were not clearly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Keyser; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

. Cooper, D., and Dougherty, D., “A Training Simulator for Computer-Aided Process Control Education”, Chemical Engineering Education, 34, (3), pp. 252-257 (Summer 2000). 4. Mahoney, D., Young, B., and Svrcek, W., “A completely real time approach to process control education for process systems engineering students and practitioners”, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 24, pp. 1481-1484, (2000). 5. Bequette, B.W., Schott, K.D., Prasad, V., Natarajan, V., and Rao, R. R., “Case Study Projects in an Undergraduate Process Control Course”, Chemical Engineering Education, 32, (3), pp. 214-219, (Summer 1998). 6. Rhinehart, R.R., Natarajan, S., and Anderson, J.J., “A Course in Process

Conference Session

Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Wise; Philip Kosky; Robert Balmer

feedback, b) introducinga problem solving strategy in the presentation of all course material, c) offering a weekly reviewsession that students are encouraged to attend, d) providing the students with a textbookspecifically designed to accompany this course, and e) instructing the students in the skills andadvantages in forming student study groups. Additional design requirements include thefollowing. • Because Union College is on a trimester system, and the Introduction to Engineering and Mechatronics course must be presented to the students in the first trimester, the course must be ten weeks long. • Because all students in any one year should be subjected to as nearly as possible the same basic educational (course

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in EM ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Ochoa

Session 2563 An Embedded Systems Design Course Sequence James A. Ochoa, George B. Wright Texas A&M UniversityI. Introduction.The number and variety of handheld computing devices is rapidly growing and it seems as if theworld is becoming more dependent on microcontrollers every day. After all, these computers arepart of virtually every electronic device, ranging from state-of-the-art instruments to homeappliances. They are strongly integrated into our daily routines as well. It is not uncommon forprofessionals to carry a cell phone, personal data assistant and

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Cutlip

Session 3413 Departmental Advisory Boards - Their Creation, Operation, and Optimization Michael B. Cutlip Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Unit 3222, Storrs, CT 06269-3222 Michael.Cutlip@Uconn.EduMost academic engineering departments should strongly consider having a DepartmentalAdvisory Board. There are many options for the membership, purposes, and usefulness of theseBoards. This paper will present the views and suggestions of an engineering faculty memberwho has been associated with boards for Chemical Engineering Departments

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

advanced communication simulation softwarein undergraduate and graduate courses and research by providing SystemView to the academiccommunity.1. Kamali, B. Development of an Undergraduate Structured Laboratory to Support Classical and New Base Technology Experiments in Communications. IEEE Trans. Education, 37:1, pp. 97-100 (1994).2. Keene, H. and Parten, S. Advanced Communication Test System. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Session 3220 (2001).3. Jennison, B. and Kohne, G. A Coherent Theory/Hardware Course in Communication System Design. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf., Session 2625 (2000).4. Kramer, K. Using MATLAB-based Laboratories to Demonstrate Wireless Communication System Principles. Proc. ASEE Annual Conf

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Stalcup; Javad Hashemi; Edward Anderson

) (b) Figure 1. The metallography experiment showing various preparation stages of the sample: a) mounting and b) etching. To show the impact of the etching stage, the students are presented with a micrographthat shows the featureless surface of the specimen at higher magnifications. The same surface isthen presented at the same magnification after the etching process. The students can compare thetwo micrographs and really understand what the etching process does to the sample. During each grinding, polishing stage, and etching stage, the student is asked multiplechoice questions about the process. With each answer, correct or incorrect, an explanation isgiven to add to the understanding of the

Conference Session

K-20 Activities in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Krause

, studentsunderstand what are the general nature and characteristics of features of solid geometrical objectsand, in particular, those of a cube. This did not prove to be a good assumption. This knowledgewas tested with the MCI questions, one of which is shown below. Mistakes on this questioncould be classified as “prior misconceptions”. In a cube there are *** sides and *** edges. a) 4 and 6 b) 4 and 8 c) 6 and 8 d) 6 and 12 e) 8 and 12The percentage of entering students that chose the correct answer, d), was 61% at ASU and 79%at TAMU. The most frequent incorrect answer was c). This misconception is probably due tothe fact that

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daphene Koch

AdultEducation and Human Resource Development, a book co-authored by Malcolm, Knowles,Elwood Holton III, and Richard Swanson was released in its fifth edition. This 17-chapter bookcovers all of the core principles of adult learning, practices, perspectives and planning guides. Itcontains 612 references. The four basic assumptions by Knowles is that as individuals mature: a. They move from a dependant personality towards one of increasing self- directedness, b. They accumulate an experience that becomes a broad base that they can relate to new learning. c. They are learning because of social roles (career) not because of biological development or academic pressure. d

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Morales

a. Learner model is loaded b. Summary of available lessons are loaded 2. Student selects lesson and step to start from a. Specific lesson model is loaded b. Interaction model is set to initial values 3. Iterate though steps a. Interaction model is queried for appropriate video to use b. Video is displayed at resolution appropriate for receiving device 4. Randomly insert embedded question 5. Compare to performance to threshold a. Performance is classified into success or failure for current objective. b. Video for sub-objectives is ignored, offered, or forced upon the learner dependent on their

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Schroeder; Figen Lacin; Craig Somerton

Session 1333 Alternative Approaches to Teaching Extended Surface Heat Transfer Craig W. Somerton, Joseph B. Schroeder, Figen Lacin, and Ryan Harrier Michigan State University/ Olivet Nazarene University/ Michigan State UniversityIntroductionExtended surface heat transfer is a topic that is always covered in a standard undergraduate classin heat transfer. In fact, we tell our students that fins are one of the two heat transfer systems thatthey will most likely encounter as practicing mechanical engineers (the other being heatexchangers). Therefore, it becomes clear that the mechanical engineering student needs to havea firm

Conference Session

ELD Technical Papers Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

Session # 3441 Deconstruction of an Engineering Syllabus for Information Literacy Barbara Williamsa, Paul Blowersb a University Library b Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering The University of ArizonaAbstract Information literacy skill sets provide the foundation for lifelong learning, and thedesire to produce engineers with these skills has necessitated the collaboration betweenlibrarians and faculty to meaningfully integrate information literacy instruction into theengineering

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

the assignment is in theAppendix B. Based on the video, students discussed the advantages and disadvantages of damsand how dams influence society and development. For the second half of the assignment studentsconsidered a real project of their choosing and discussed the social, economic, and environmentalsignificance of the project within the local community, including both good and bad aspects.Students were encouraged to discuss a project with which they were personally familiar from theirhometown or their summer work experience. The author provided a selection of local projects,described in varying levels of detail, for student use. For some of the local projects, newspaperarticles were included for student use. Of the 25 students in the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

Page 8.458.2segmentation techniques that can be used in order to achieve the proper license plate extraction. Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2793We explored techniques based on edge detection and thresholding, and selected the later becauseof its superior performance. This technique takes the grayscale image g and produces binaryimage b, by applying a threshold to each pixel according to: if g[m,n] then b[m,n]=1 if g[m

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Morgera; Hanqi Zhuang

AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FOR WEB-BASED INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL Hanqi Zhuang and Sal Morgera Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 33431 Session Number: 1526 Summary The objectives of this project are to demonstrate that (a) it is practical and feasible tooffer engineering undergraduate students a course on Web-based Instrumentation andControl (WIC) that involves recent technological innovations; (b) the proposed coursecan be effectively conducted with two integrated components

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus

, Culture Ethics Skills and Adaptation a b c d a b c d a b a b c a b c b e e c a(a) - An 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2ability toapplyknowledge ofmathematics,science andengineering Page 8.256.13 “Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Donald Elger

iteration) survey to assess studentand faculty beliefs about 8 of the 30 objectives. The survey provided a concrete example(scenario) of each specific objective (or performance) considered. Each scenario was assessedby asking a set of four focus questions. In simple terms, these focus questions are (a) Is thisobjective emphasized in engineering science courses? (b) Is this objective important? (c) Canstudents realistically develop this performance? and (d) What is the present level of studentperformance? Reliability of the survey was estimated by using statistical analysis with theCronbach-Alpha metric. Logical validity was established through the use of expert analysis ofquestions relative to the theoretical construct. The survey was completed

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

biomechanics domain is the design, implementation, and assessment of a newundergraduate course on biomechanics of human movement. This new course, which is currentlyoffered as an elective in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texasat Austin, is based entirely on the HPL model and draws on all the latest learning materialsdeveloped within the biomechanics domain. The course is centered on three challenge-basedmodules, each targeted to freshman- and sophomore-level engineering students. The overallgoals of the course are to (a) teach students about the relationships between musculoskeletalstructure and function in the context of human movement; (b) provide real-life examples ofbiomechanical situations which are familiar

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars; Jim Henry

Control Web Number Description Station exp'ts 1 Liquid Level – Process Dynamics Group A Group B 2 Liquid Level – Effect of gain on P controller Group B Group A 3 Liquid Level – Effect of gain and integral time Group B Group A on PI controller 4 Liquid Level – Closed loop tuning Group A Group B 5 Liquid Level – Open loop tuning Group A Group B 6 Liquid Level – Integrated error tuning Group B Group A 7 Temperature – Use of “rltool” function Group A

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

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Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robinson; Demetris Geddis; Adam Austin; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

Session 2665 Incorporating Engineering into High School Algebra and Trigonometry: An Initiative of the Georgia Tech Student and Teacher Enhancement Partnership (STEP) Program William H. Robinsona, Adam O. Austina, Demetris L. Geddisa, Donna C. Llewellynb, and Marion C. Usselmanc a School of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ b Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)/ c Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kevin Dahm

Learning Experiences for All Team Members Table 1. Summary of Specific Indicators for Areas of ImportanceThe decision to frame the rubrics as distinguishing the “A team,” “B team” and “C or lower team”was a significant one that requires explanation. At one time, many of the other programassessment instruments used by the Chemical Engineering Department at Rowan University useda 5-point Likert scale with qualitative labels (5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 =marginal, 1 = poor), but the qualitative nature of the descriptive labels led to confusion in scoring.Some professors have different distinctions between excellent and very good and tended to usethese distinctions more than the descriptive phrases that define the

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

) pp. 392. Barrier, M. (January, 1999). Leadership skills employees’ respect. (communication, accountability, and trust arewhat employers need from executives). Nation’s Business3. Ezell, E. B. Jr. (Summer/Fall, 1990). Effective leadership can support faculty in the research and publicationactivities needed for promotion and tenure, The Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau V. XVI N. 2.4. Savoie, M. J., & Sawyerr, O.O. (May/June, 1991). Faculty Promotion and tenure decisions: A proposed model.Journal of Education for Business, 66:278-282.5. Homkes, R. (1994). Promotion through publications and politics. 1994 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.Ali E. KashefAli E. Kashef is a Professor of Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He also

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hank Javan; Mark Rajai

electronics, computer, and manufacturing.Students select their field of concentration according to their future professional goal. Thegraduate study leading to M.S. in Engineering Technology requires [1]: A. A minimum of 18 semester hours of upper division credit in an appropriate area of technology or related area. B. A minimum of 12 semester hours must be taken in one concentration area. C. Maintaining 3.0 in all Technology courses. D. Passing Comprehensive exam.Each concentration offers its own graduate courses outlined in the Graduate Bulletin of theuniversity. Although undergraduate program is highly concentrated but graduate program isdiverse and broad. In addition, some of these courses are offered at night