Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Jalkio

how the students would self assess these items.Next we set out to develop a grading rubric based on demonstrated accomplishment of learningobjectives. We believed that a passing grade should correspond to a minimal acceptableaccomplishment of all objectives, since we wish to know that every graduate of our program hasaccomplished all learning objectives. This led to the problem of defining A and B levelperformance, since if a C indicates that a student has accomplished all objectives, what could anA mean. Our conclusion was that we would differentiate between demonstrated levels ofmastery. C level performance on a learning objective was demonstrated by a student just barelyable to perform the task, perhaps with some assistance. B level

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

A B C 5V 10000 W Display Neighboring 1 2 3 Inputs Terminals of Input 2 (ab) Figure 1. Schematic of RCXOne can infer the value of R s by adding any resistance across the terminals. For example, R ab =10,000 W, the raw value is 512. Thus, one can compute R s = 10,000 W

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zheng Min; Robert Weber; Feng Chen; Ben Graubard; Julie Dickerson; Carolina Cruz-neira; Diane Rover

. Starting on piconet A, the bridge node will systematically interrogate each device for data to be transferred to piconet B. The bridge node holds all data until it switches to piconet B. 2. The bridge node switches to piconet B and passes along any data to the appropriate devices. 3. The bridge node starts the process over, except it will interrogate the devices on piconet B instead of A 10.Issues with BluetoothTo establish piconets there must be a method for devices to identify and communicate with eachother. Since this is a frequency hopping system, devices must be able to find each other, this isreferred to as inquiry and paging. Inquiry is a protocol to find other devices and paging is how to

Conference Session

Special Topics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Alfred Soboyejo; Robert J. Gustafson

Respondents 2nd Yr 50% Combined 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Indicators in Rank Order (See Table 2) Figure 1. Response Rate vs Indicator – All Years and CombinedIn the open response to Other Indicators

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Masters; Renata Engel

. lˆ lies in the same plane as r and F 1. r and F are parallel vectors 3. r and F are perpendicular vectors 2. lˆ lies in the same plane as r and F 4. lˆ is perpendicular to r and F a. 3 only b. 1 only b. 4 only c. 2 only c. 1 or 2 d. 1 or 2 d. 3 and 4 Page 7.1015.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Titus; Guoqing Tang

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe next example involves use of the integration by substitution technique to evaluate a definite 2 3integral ò x 2 ex +d3 x. The problem is modified first through randomization of the integration 0 a +b nlimits, the power of x term, and the constant term in the exponent of e: ò x n -1e x d+ c x , where a a= -5,…,0, b = 1,…,5, c = 1,..,5, n = 3 or 5. Several questions related to

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

groups from both ECCand CMU.4.2. Relationship between Spatial Visualization Abilities and Course GradesThe grades at ECC are A (4.0), B+ (3.5), B (3.0), C+ (2.5), C (2.0), D (1.0), and F (0.0).Students who withdrew from the classes were not included in the investigation of the relationshipbetween spatial visualization abilities and course grades. The training class for high schoolteachers did not give grades, so they were also not included.The mean scores on the PSVT-R test and course grades for all of the classes except the trainingclass for high school teachers were 21.00 (70%) and 2.74 (69%) respectively. The mean scoredifference is not statistically significant [t(135) = 1.59, p > .05].Analyses of individual groups give the following

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Morton; John Nydahl; Nancy Peck

stopwatch. The drag devices generate kinetic friction ( Fm µ constant), eddy currentfriction (Fm µ w) and aerodynamic friction (Fm µ w2). Trend lines that undergraduates typicallyuse to correlate data are inappropriate here because none have the proper functional form. Excelis utilized because a) it is a natural platform to record and manipulate experimental data, b) itsSolver package permits an iterative nonlinear regression analysis to determine the unknownempirical coefficients by minimizing the error between experimental and model predictions, andc) Visual Basic function modules may be utilized to calculate the empirical model values. Thediscovery-based experiments, run as coupled or independent experiments, may also be utilized

Conference Session

Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Colin Grant; Brian Dickson

intangible firm-specific knowledge which enables it to add value “ Spender, J. C. `Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm', [11] “Firms exist to facilitate the acquisition, creation, exploitation and transfer of knowledge, with advantage being gained by the `speed and efficiency of the creation and transfer of knowledge' Kogut, B. and Zander, U. `What do firms do? Co-ordination, identity and learning', [12]The University of Strathclyde gives the Chemical Engineering Community that support throughour Distance Learning and Integrated Graduate Development Scheme Programmes by providingthe opportunity for individuals to learn new skills, and then have an impact on their business.4

Conference Session

Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

produces student interactionand ultimately leads to a high level of student satisfaction with the entire learningexperience.Bibliography 1. Thomerson, J.D. and Smith, C.L. (1996), Student perceptions of the affective experiences encountered in distance learning courses, American Journal of Distance Education, vol.10, no.3, 1996, pp.37-48. 2. Graham, C., Cagiltay, K., Lim, B., Craner, J., and Duffy, T. M. "Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses." The Technology Source, March/April 2001. 3. Gross, Ronald (1991), Peak Learning, ISBN: 0-87477-610-4, published by G. F. Putnam’s Sons, New York. 4. Carlson, R. (1999, September), Migrating Your Course to the Online

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Kuznetsov

. Page 7.1115.4Here is the problem set up that was used for a homework assignment on Mallard. A longproblem was divided in several reasonable parts and each part was formulated as a separate Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationquestion. Similar problems were developed for a variety of question versions. However theproblems were significantly different to present a new challenge to students. The sequence ofquestions in one quiz never had the same problem covered in the questions displayed at thesame time. An example of such an approach is shown in Figure 6. a) b

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zachariah Chambers; Clark Merkel

be judged and graded on the following criteria: 5 points… Inclusion of required elements: a) safety rules b) picture or drawing of vehicle c) efficiency calculation d) team name and members names. e) smaller than 3 x 4 feet. 10 points….Thermodynamic analysis: (completeness, correctness, etc.) 10 points.... Mechanical analysis: (forces and energy of lifting mechanism) 10 points…..Neatness ( are you messy or not messy) 5 points…..Clarity (is poster well organized, easy to understand, and interpret) 10 points….Vehicle performance based on: Lifts ball at least 3 ft during a heat..... ...10 pts. Lifts ball at least 1 ft during a heat

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Writing on Achievement in and Attitudes toward Mathematics,” School Science and Mathematics, Dec. 1998, pp. 412-419.8. “Journal Writing in the Mathematics Classroom: A Beginner’s Approach,”Mathematics Teacher, vol. 93, no. 2, Feb. 2000, pp. 132-135.9. Myers, James L., “Self-evaluations of the ‘Stream of Thought’ in Journal Writing,” System, vol. 29, 2001, pp. 481- 488.10. Burrows, V. A., B. McNeill, N. F. Hubble, and L. Bellamy, “Statistical Evidence for Enhanced Learning of Content through Reflective Journal Writing,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 4, Oct. 2001, pp. 661-668.11. Korgel, B. A., “Nurturing Faculty-Student Dialogue, Deep Learning and Creativity through Journal Writing Exercises, Journal of

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Haque

eccentricity ey.Po = nominal axial load capacity of a column when the load is placed with a zero eccentricity.The input for model-2 was h, ρg, e/h, and γ. The value of γ was estimated using the equation:γ = 1 –(5/h), where the column size, h was in inches. Figure 2 shows the column dimensions. 2.5” (TPY) 2.5” (TPY) γh=h-5 γh=h-5 h” h” (a) (b) Figure 2. (a) Square tied column dimensions; (b) Circular spiral column dimensions.The number of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Torres

A, B, and C select pins. A0 – A2 will also beused to select one of the eight I/O addresses. The remaining 12-bits, A3 – A14 are all low levels,therfore, are all OR’ed together as seen in figure 5. This is then connected to G2A of figure 4.Finally, G2B is connected directly to ground. Figure 5: Address DecodingFigure 5 can be simulated in the Lattice software also. This will save valuable time in designand wiring. As seen in figure 4, A3 – A14 represent inputs to the PLD. These inputs can beassigned to specific pins of the PLD. The OR gates are internal to the PLD. TheispDesignEXPERT software also allows the user to view timing simulations. Test vectors areprovided by the user, and the software will

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Sun

Neutral Agree Agree Strongly Agree 39% Strongly Agree 47% a. Fall semester b. Winter semester Figure 1. Usefulness of Blackboard 5 Microphone has been useful? Microphone has been useful? 0% Stronlgy 0

Conference Session

Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Anita Todd; Robert Pangborn

k. Use Skills/Tools d. Function in Teams j. Know Contemporary a. Apply Math, Science, Analyze Experiments e. Solve Problems Component, Process b. Design

Conference Session

Learning Styles

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Pavelich; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

concentrated our fitting on the sixteen Lickert statement inputs from each subject. The variations and results of Lickert statement fitting with the pool of data from 88subjects are given in Table 5. The first column numbers the fits, the second is our code name forthe fit and its resulting neural net algebra. The next four columns give the conditions of the fit."Statements Fitted" are the Cogito Lickert statements whose data was used. The A, B, C, D setsof statements were different combinations from the three scenarios as identified at the bottom ofthe Table. These statements were identified by three different people analyzing the raw Lickertstatement data for those that seemed to differentiate among subjects best. The "test set

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Liz Oshaughnessy; Barbara Goldberg

females have a GPA of “B” or higher 80% of males have a GPA of “B” or higher Females as a group also did not receive lower grades in math or science classes B. Time Usage Time spent studying 29% of females confessed to studying less than 3 hours a week 43% of males reported studying less than 3 hours a week Females as a group spent less time partying, watching TV, playing video games, and working at paid employment during high school, than did their male counterparts. 11% of females partied over 10 hours a week

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Meyers; Donald Kirk

adequate capacity to meet theneed of students, faculty and staff?Secondary Questions: If I want to maximize my chances of getting a parking space in thecampus garage, at what hours of the day should I arrive?An Approach: A. Develop an input-output count of vehicles entering and leaving the garage. What needs to be counted? For how long? How many people will be needed to collect the data? Can we collect data for just one day, or do we need to do it for every day? Or should we narrow the problem/question to: Does the parking garage have adequate capacity on Mondays? B. Organize a team of students with appropriate equipment to conduct the input - output count. What needs to be counted? How are various situations

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Zenner; Charles Van Karsen

futurecoursework.ConclusionsStudents have mixed opinions when asked to evaluate the new integrated lab during the chair’sexit interview. They feel that the course is a lot of work for only two credits but they commentthat it is a worthwhile experience. Educational outcomes progress has been noticed in the secondsemester senior design requirement. Students now have knowledge and hands-on experience ofexperimental techniques and they incorporate and utilize them in the development and testingstages of their capstone design project. Students are requesting laboratory equipment from thiscourse to perform experiments and performance measurements on their senior design projects.This course specifically addresses ABET Program Outcomes and Assessment (Criterion 3)2 a, b,f, g, i and

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

Apparatus6. Scaffolding Planks a. Solid Sawn Wood Plank i. Surface Finish - Rough and Dressed (surfaced 4 sides) ii. Types – Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir b. Manufactured Wood Plank i. Veneer Type (a) Horizontal (b) Vertical ii. Suppliers (a) 3 ManufacturersTesting ApparatusStatic:A DynaMOE tm test apparatus (Figs. 2-6), a vibration analysis machine, was used to determineplank weight and Modulus of Elasticity (MOE). This method allows determination of MOEusing dynamic methods. A conventional three-point assembly (Fig. 7) was usually used to

Conference Session

CE Rap Session and Toys in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Emerson

-Briggs TypeIndicator , Palo Alto, CA, Consulting Psychologists Press, 1987[2] Herrmann, N. The Creative Brain, Lake Lure, NC, Brain Books, 1990 Page 7.512.10[3] Price, B; Dunn, R.; and Dunn, K., Productivity Environmental Preferences Survey: An Inventory for theIdentification of Individual Adult Preferences in a Working or Learning Environment. Lawrence, KS: Price, 1990 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education[4] Felder, R., “Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cliff Mirman; Radha Balamuralikrishna

- Engineering competition, Manufacturing Engineering, 127(4): 23(5) Jakubowski, G. (2002). Is there a role for ASEE in K-12 education? ASEE Prism, 11(5): 41.(6) Cummings, M. (2001). The media is the message. ASEE Prism, 11(3): 68(7) Mathias-Regel, B. (2001). Early to engineering. ASEE Prism, 11(2): 45(8) Schaaf, W.L. (1963). Mathematics for everyday use. Revised edition. Garden City, NY: Dolphin Books, Doubleday and Company, Inc.(9) Bowie P.G. [Editor] (1969). The School Mathematics Project. Book 4 (Metric). London, Great Britain: Cambridge University Press.Biographical InformationDR. RADHA BALAMURALIKRISHNA joined the Department of Technology at NIU in August 1997. Hisundergraduate degree is in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding from Cochin

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Newland; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

process chemistry and reaction mechanisms. In traditional re-action engineering textbooks, reactions are represented using generic, symbolic notation such as: A + B ⇔ C + D . This is a good tool to introduce reaction engineering to students, but has beendeemed by the engineering profession to lack a relationship to reality. Many of the currentchemical reaction engineering texts have incorporated numerous examples and problems using 2 3realistic chemistry such as the texts by Fogler and Schmidt . In addition, the use of numericalmethods in easy to use packages such as POLYMATH and MATLAB has enabled chapters inmultiple reactions to use more complex reaction mechanisms beyond those of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Valarie Arms; Aly Valentine; J. Richard Weggel

0.0 0.0 NA 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0rose to 73.2%. In 1996-97, 24.0% of the teams received a “B;” in 1997-98 that percentage wasonly 6.3%. An explanation might be the bond formed between the team and their technicaladvisor. Advisors want their teams to be successful and tend to reward them with high grades.The almost one-on-one interaction between the technical advisor and the team members isperceived as one of the benefits of the freshman design program. Although not exactly amentoring program, it has many of the same benefits. One purpose of the assessment forms whichare the topic of this report was

Conference Session

Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Crynes

Education Conference, Proceedings, Austin, TX, January 25-28, 2000. Page 7.1207.5“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright @2002, American Society for Engineering Education”6. Assessing Learner Differences in Distributed Learning Environments, “Book of Essays,” (with C. Dillon and B. Greene). First Research Workshop of EDEN, Prague, Czech Republic, March 16-17, 2000.7. “A New Way To Teach Chemical Engineering Fundamentals,” (with W.S. Chung and Y.K. Lai). Proceedings and CDROM, ASEE, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.8. “Pixels, Papers and Possibilities,” (with L

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lockwood-Benet; Rosa Buxeda; Manuel Hormaza; Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo; Jorge Vélez-Arocho; Lueny Morell

biotechnology areas as well as collaborative initiatives 3, has been at the lead inorchestrating the multi-sector alliance to strengthen biotechnology programs in response toeconomic development based on high tech in Puerto Rico. It has responded with importantinitiatives to support the multi-sector alliance: 1. An undergraduate program in Industrial Biotechnology (IB) 2. A Graduate Biotechnology Initiative (GBT) composed of: a. PhD program in Biotechnology b. The development of Biotechnology Research Centers (BRC)Undergraduate Industrial Biotechnology programThe IB Program was established in 1994 as a 5 years interdisciplinary bachelor degree program.The program has the higher IGS from the College of Arts and Sciences with a

Conference Session

Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Haws

lottery.The best of the worst outcomes would be to loose the natural lottery in an open society thatwould maximize access to primary goods (the worst of the worst would be to loose the naturallottery of talents and be born as an outcaste). Rawls derives the two principles of justice byimagining deliberations from the original position, concerning the conditions under whichinequalities in primary goods would be considered just.The two principles of justice are hierarchical in that the first principle takes precedence over thesecond principle, and part a) of the second principle takes precedence over part b). 1. Each person has an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties for

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Merino

Y1 - Low Post-test X2 – High Y2 - HighNote: No significant difference expected between X2 and Y2The 147 Stevens’ students participating in the study were separated into five sections by theregistrar. Each section took the same three computer tutorials (A, B, and C) over the semestertime period. Prior to each tutorial, before any teaching on that tutorial began, every student tooka pre-test. The purpose of each pre-test was to judge the students pre-existing accountingknowledge in the particular area covered by each proceeding tutorial (A, B and C). The post-tests, administered after the completion of a tutorial, were used to determine how much thestudents had learned from each tutorial (A, B, and C) beyond the