Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Robert Hesketh, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

equivalent to the maximum value of thatparticular parameter. These values were then scaled in a linearly fashion utilizing the followingformulas: log b x − log b x min 1− (1a) log b x max − log b x min log b x − log b x min (1b) log b xmax − log b x min where logbx is the log base value of specified solvent logbxMIN is the minimum log base value of solvent for known parameter

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Design and Applications with the 68HC12 and HCS12. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2005.3. Abramovici, Miron, Melvin A. , Arthur D. Friedman. Digital Systems Testing and Testable Design. Hoboken: Wiley, 1994.4. McCormack, John B., Robert K. Morrow, Harold F. Bare, Robert J. Burns, and James L. Rasmussen. The Complementary Roles of Laboratory Notebooks and Laboratory Reports. Proceedings: 1990 American Society for Engineering Educators Annual Conference, June 1990, Toronto, Canada, 1990.5. Kobryn, Chris. ``UML 2001,'' Communications of the ACM, October 1999, Volume 42, Number 10, pages 29-376. Fowler, Martin and Kendall Scott. UML Distilled - A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language. Boston: 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for first-year engineers, and the average differencebetween the average performance rating and expected performance rating for eachquestion. Rating key: (1-2) emerging (3-4) developing (5-6) mastering Dimension Ave. Ave. Performance Expected Ave. dif a) group interaction developing developing -0.5 b) written engineering communication developing developing -0.5 c) safety, ethical, and societal constraints emerging emerging -0.4 d) integrating ideas developing developing -1.1 e) corporate etiquette and "customer" ethic

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott, University of Michigan; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

; ######################################################################> for i from 1 to 1 do> nu(t):='nu(t)';> eq20:> a:=1;b:=a+duration;c:=a+b;> nu(t):=1/a*t*Heaviside(t)*Heaviside(a-t)+Heaviside(t-a)*Heaviside(b-t)> -1/a*(t-c)*Heaviside(t-b)*Heaviside(c-t);> plot(nu(t),t=0..c);> eq20;> sol002:=dsolve({eq20,x(0)=0.0,D(x)(0)=0},{x(t)}, type=numeric,> method=gear,output=procedurelist):> odeplot(sol002,[t,x(t)],0..10*omega0,numpoints=500,color=black,labels=> ["time","disp"]);odeplot(sol002,[t,x(t)],0..50*omega0,numpoints=500,co> lor=black,labels=["time","disp"]);> duration:=duration+1.884;nu(t):='nu(t)'; Page 11.588.18> end do;> ######################################################################

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. David Dvorak, University of Maine-Orono; Ronald Fulle, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Your emotional response from what is true ii. What is said from what is known. iii. What is known directly from what is inferred. b. Discovering the facts is a continuing process: facts thought to be irrelevant may be seen later to be relevant.1. Keep in mind the kinds of moral problems there can be: a. Violation of such moral principles as e.g. i. Principle of Autonomy: A person has the right to decide for what to do or omit from doing regarding those matters that affect him or her. Such decisions are (best) made voluntarily when fully informed and competent. ii. Principle of Nonmaleficence: One ought not to

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Jain, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; James Stubbins, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Rizwan Uddin, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

block diagram is shown in Figure 5. Page 11.290.8 (a) (b)Figure 4: (a) Front panel of the VI for the boiling experiment. (b) Remotely controlled Page 11.290.9 LabVIEW front panel displaying real-time data. Figure 5: LabVIEW block diagram – graphical source code. 3.3. Network CameraFor video monitoring and web casting, Canon VB-C50i PTZ network camera is used, which iscapable of transmitting videos at up to 30 frames per second. The camera’s

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Kohne, Loyola College in Maryland; Steven O'Donnell, Loyola College in Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Materials

electrical component; and the numerical value of the component. Achromosome fragment might look like the following gene sequence. Node A Node B Element type Value 3 5 resistor (ohms) 2000 3 7 resistor (ohms) 5200 4 6 capacitor (uF) .01 2 9 inductor (mH) 5Using this genetic code, it is easy to generate a wide variety of individual circuits as the initialgeneration of fauna. After determining the fitness of each individual circuit (discussed later), tenpercent of the top performers

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Yost, University of Kentucky; Derek Lane, University of Kentucky; George Blandford, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(e.g., c c c). The student can alsosplit their answer if they are unsure (e.g., c c a) or guess if they have no idea (e.g., a c b).Guessing could potentially award them one point on the question. But a confident correct answerawards them the maximum points for the question. A note of caution: the effectiveness of thisassessment is still heavily dependent on the instructor’s ability to craft clear, appropriate, andsufficiently challenging questions. Confusing, overly detailed, or “tricky” questions will erodethe usefulness and could potentially result in unproductive team discussions. In some respects this RAT process can be compared to an expanded (and a bit more formal)think-pair-share process, in that students are asked to think about the

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

K. Markowitz; H. Marandi

flow will exceed the design capacity of thedam during a year, plus relevant cost information are as follows: Probability of Greater FlowDesign of Dam During a Year Capital InvestmentA 0.100 $180,000B 0.050 $195,000C 0.025 $208,000D 0.015 $214,000E 0.006 $224,000 Estimated annual damages that occur if water flows exceed design capacity are $150.000,$160,000, $175,000, $190,000, and $210,000 for design A, B, C, D

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-defined blocks from the Simulink library and theSimPowerSystems powerlib library. The drawing must contain at least one measurement block(i.e. current measurement block, voltage measurement block, etc.) Once the circuit diagram isconstructed and the simulation started, Simulink gets the parameters of the blocks, sorts theminto linear and non-linear blocks, and numbers the electrical nodes. Next the State-Space Model(A, B, C, & D matrices) of the linear part of the circuit is computed, and steady-state calculationsand initializations are performed.If a discrete solution has been requested, then the discrete state-space model is computed fromthe continuous state-space model. If a phasor solution method has been requested, the state-space model

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven O'Hara, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

); and the challenges facing their design. It is worth-mentioning here thatdaylighting is also considered a bioclimatic strategy, whereas bioclimatic design is defined as theutilization of naturally-occurring flows of energy to provide human comfort.3.1 Advantages of Daylighting SystemsAdvantages of daylighting systems include the following: a. Daylighting systems reduce lighting energy use. Daylight is a free renewable source of light that is available almost everywhere on the planet. b. Daylighting systems reduce space cooling load. Both sunlight and daylight (sky component) are of a higher efficacy than artificial light sources6. Cooling load reduction helps creating ultra-efficient buildings. c. Daylight is an

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

provided.AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank Prof. Plesha, Prof. Carpick and the EMA 303 Mechanics of Materials classesof Spring 2005 and Fall 2005. Erin Flater, Dave Grierson, Henry Brock, Nick Smith, GretaZenner, Anne Bentley are thanked for their input on the survey development. This work wasconducted as part of a project with the Delta Program in Teaching and Learning at the Universityof Wisconsin – Madison. The authors are grateful for support from a National ScienceFoundation CAREER Grant (CMS-0134385). Page 11.482.8 A: Spring Semester (40 Respondents) A: Spring Semester (40 Respondents) B: Fall Semester (61

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Muff, Iowa State University; Theodore Heindel, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

UnshieldedELVIS oscilloscope output for the Instrument Wiresconfiguration shown in Fig. 4. The (i.e., Banana Cables)oscilloscope settings are adjusted as follows: Fig. 5: Schematic for capacitive couplingthe display for channel A is turned on while laboratory activity with anchannel B is turned off, the source is selected unshielded power cable.as “BNC/Board CH A”, the trigger source isset to “CH A”, and the vertical and timebase scales are adjusted to get several waveformscompletely on the screen. We note that the minimum sampling rate used in the measurement is10 kHz, which is well above the Nyquist criterion value for a 60 Hz line signal. The “MEAS”button for

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

measure equal to zerowhile the measure of the set of transcendental numbers is one. Transcendental numbers are notrare. The transcendental numbers are not observed in common use because it is impossible towrite them exactly. Like π and e, they must be approximated with rational numbers.Properties of numbersIn textbooks, the properties of numbers are described in the laws. The properties of numbersinvolving the operations of addition, multiplication and powers and the inverses of theseoperations are called the algebraic properties. The properties of numbers concerning therelations >, ≥, b and b > c, then a > c Distance d( x , x ) = 0 if x ≠ y then d( x , y ) > 0

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Finelli, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Better Before, During, and After Natural Disasters: Analyze the current offerings in the market and design a product that would make like better for those who lived through a hurricane disaster. b. Electric toothbrush redesign project: Modify an electric toothbrush project after dissecting it for specific needs of a target population (e.g., kids, people with disabilities). c. Improving the working life/environment of people with disabilities: Analyze the current offerings in the market and design a product that would make like easier/better for people with a specific disability. 2) Design and Build Projects (examples are provided below): a. Design/build a floor/desk lamp: Build a desk lamp that can be

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Stanley, Old Dominion University; Richard Jones, Old Dominion University; John Hackworth, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-1171: INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND AVOIDING CIRCUITSIMULATION ERRORS IN MULTISIMJohn Hackworth, Old Dominion University John R. Hackworth is Program Director for the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old Dominion University. He holds a B. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, both from Old Dominion University. Prior to joining the Old Dominion University faculty, John had approximately 20 years of industrial experience in test engineering and plant automation. He is the principal co-author of the text Programmable Logic Controllers: Programming Methods and Applications, published by Prentice-Hall.Richard Jones

Conference Session

Computing Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kowalkowski, Knowledge Consultants; Gilbert Laware, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Page 11.1200.5process and finally organizations that use the process.There is a basic context analysis protocol or general series of steps for the analysis of contextthat we can use: 1. Gather material about key context categories such as locations, organizations, technology or documents. 2. Gather/locate the target processes of interest 3. Create a core set of context matrices 4. Assess impact and create a ranking by category 5. Combine ranks into a composite ranking 6. Use three analytics techniques: a. Ranking of dimensions by attributes b. Ranking by frequency c. Inference of impact related to changers in:A combination of frequency of reference plus some quantitative and qualitative attributes of

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University at Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University at Salina

/customized information literacy instructionand communication skill development. This paper describes how the course instructor,librarian, and writing center staff learned from each other’s reflections to make theassignment a meaningful learning experience not only for students but also forthemselves through sharing the lessons learned from the evolving teaching and learningprocess.According to the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) Criterion 2 Program Outcomes,engineering technology graduates should demonstrate a mastery of knowledge(Criterion2 a), an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications ofmathematics, sciences, engineering and technology (2 b

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and to introduce the next activity. The activitiesin the cross-curricular program included: a) learning about portfolios in general, b) evaluatingother portfolios, c) writing a professional statement, d) finding artifacts, e) deciding whichartifacts to include in the portfolio, f) writing annotations for the artifacts, g) getting peer andprofessional feedback, and h) presenting the portfolio to others. The interaction amongst peersand the teaching faculty member provided ample opportunity to deeply explore the issuesstudents faced, the component activities, and how those issues and activities interacted during theportfolio creation.Six students participated in this study. These students included two seniors on the verge ofgraduating, two

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Patcha, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

implementation the following four logical entities are required a. H.323 Terminal: A terminal, or a client, is an endpoint where H.323 data streams and signaling originate and terminate. It may be a multimedia PC with a H.323 compliant stack or a standalone device such as a USB (universal serial bus) IP telephone, which provides for real-time, two-way communications with another H.323 Terminal, Gateway or MCU. This communication between endpoints consists of speech only, speech and data, speech and video, or speech, data and video. b. Gateway: A Gateway is an optional component in an H.323-enabled network. When communication is required between different networks (e.g. between an IP-based network and

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

system setting.C. Collaborative Remote Computer Networks Lab7 This is another interactive remote computer networks laboratory, where many users cancollaborate on a single experiment. In this design, real-time collaboration between severalstudents is enabled by using Microsoft ConferenceXP Client. Unlike the system designed atMTSU, lab routers are connected via their console lines to a terminal server (see subsection IV-B), and thus can be accessed even if their configuration is incorrect. However, the maindrawback in this design is that students can only work on predefined topologies and cannot builda network topology remotely.III. Internetworking Lab Overview The internetworking laboratory at AUB aims at showing how computer networking

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Maor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Learning activities1. Tessellations A. Mathematical Understanding harmonic Seminar presentations on golden (16 hours) concepts of dimensions and their use in section, Fibonacci sequence, tessellations design art, music, and architecture logarithmic spiral, and applications. B. Practice in solving Acquiring basic skills in Drawing logarithmic spirals and mathematical analysis of proportions, tessellation fragments, analyzing problems related to symmetry, and drawing basic geometrical figures and their tessellations tessellations

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Grant Richards, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

graduate student conceptualquestions fell back on the more technical aspects of the project. Given the limited timeframe, andthe large amount of material that was developed, it was only minor problem, but indicated thatcreating linkage and conceptual understanding requires instruction and learning to be effective. Itis anticipated that this project process will be used in future offerings of this course.References[1] Bidanda, B., and Billo, R. (1995). On the use of students for developing engineering laboratories. Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995, pp 205-213.[2] Lilly, B., Merrill, J., Masud, O., Brand, S., Hoffmann, M., Ahuja, A., and Ivaturi, V. (2003). A curriculum collaboration model: Working with upper division students to

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook; LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

a Research University(very high research activity). It has approximately 22,000 total students and is located one hourfrom a large city. Underrepresented minority students make up 10% of its graduate studentpopulation of 3,100 students. However, within STEM disciplines on the graduate level, the totalpopulation is 1,800 and there are 90 underrepresented minority students. Institution B is also apublic university and is classified as a Research University (high research activity). It hasapproximately 14,000 students total, with 2,800 graduate students and 200 underrepresentedminority graduate students. Within this there are 800 STEM graduate students, 40 of which areclassified as underrepresented minorities. Institution B is located in a

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Durant, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

developed forthe final report [Appendix B]. It was developed from first principles for a requirements finalreport. As with the previous rubric, it was provided to students well in advance of the Page 11.332.7assignment due date so that they could focus their work on what the instructors consideredimportant. And, again, faculty using the rubric have the option of establishing a direct mappingof rubric scores to assignment scores, potentially easing their grading process. The facultymember who used this new rubric during the 2005–2006 offering of the course found that itsignificantly reduced his grading effort, while not seeming to reduce the

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and foundation for future engineeringcourses. The importance of succeeding in first year calculus among freshman engineeringstudents has been emphasized in several studies. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9BackgroundCalculus is a core required course for all incoming engineering freshman students at a largeMidwestern university. The students enroll in calculus in their first semester of their freshmanyear. This course is taught by the Mathematics department faculty. The course is a four-hour-credit class. In order to proceed in the engineering program, freshman engineering students mustobtain an “A”, “B”, or “C” grade in the first calculus course. The College of Engineering Architecture and Technology at this university had observed thatthe number of freshman

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Paul Cooper, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

and sand particles shown in the SE imageof Figure 5(b). The line in middle of the image represents the interface between twoconcrete layers. Image analysis on the elemental dot map of Figure 5(a) was done usingNIH Image J. Thresholding the red and green areas and calculating their area fraction,sand grains and cement matrix were found to make 32 vol% and 65 vol% of the concreteblock. The remaining 3% was attributed to porosity. The thickness of the interfacial bondlayer was small (e.g. a few microns thick compared to 2 mm thick concrete layers) anddid not enter into the chemical analysis. (a) (b) Fig.2. (a) Robotic construction of a miniaturized layered structure by two

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the chance ofovertopping of a dam can be calculated. Dam overtopping (annual basis) C and Power production not Main spillway not used to control water A used control water B levels levels or or Late Rainfall Insufficient Lake level opening Emergency

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

integration. This sense of belonging and theperceived and actual quality of learning, together with any external commitments, lead to arevision of the initial goals and commitments, and to the decision to stay or leave. This decisionmaking process is a continuous process, because student characteristics and institutional andexternal environments can and do change over time.3.b Transfer studentsIn general, about 23 percent of students nationwide leave their initial program voluntarily 5.Including academic dismissal, nationwide attrition from higher education has been consistentlyaround 50 percent for several decades 6, 7. Of all students in the United Stated who began theirpostsecondary education in the academic year 1995-96, 32 percent had

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew Mayhew, University of North Carolina-Wilmington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

public institution (School A), 208 attended a smallprivate Baccalaureate Specialty institution (School B), and 96 attended a mid-sized privateMasters I institution (School C). Students from two disciplines were included in the sample forcomparative purposes: engineering and humanities. Engineering students made up 78.5% of thesample, with humanities students accounting for the remainder. Unlike the engineering students,humanities students were recruited from School A only.The sample consisted of 32.5% females. However, among the engineering students included inthe sample, women constituted only 21.2% – a number similar to the 2004 national average forfemale enrollment in bachelor’s engineering programs14. Among the humanities students, 73.5%were