Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kena Burke; Paul Rainey

though some members felt that the ABET Criterion 3(a-k) wasambiguous and difficult to understand by their faculty and students. Therefore, coursecoordinators were asked to define their interpretation of the outcomes by listing the “relevantactivities” that would demonstrate student achievement. Figure 2 below is an example forENVE 442 – Advanced Systems Design: LevelsABET 3(a-k) Criterion (L, M, H) Relevant Activities(a) Ability to apply knowledge of math,science, & engineering H Design project with multiple aspects of design engineering(b) Ability to

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Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tohru Kitamura; Masashi Tani; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

, and designed strong model Check Plan bridges using as little material as possible. Act (b) Do: Students built model bridges. (c) Check: After completion of bridges, Figure 3. The PDCA Cycle (the Deming Wheel) students applied load onto the bridges until collapse and observed the failure mode of the bridges. (d) Act: Students improved their design so that the newly designed bridge could attain higher strength.(2) Group activity on the second day: Forty students were assigned to ten teams. (a) Plan: Each team designed a stronger bridge

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mohan Ketkar; Gopal Reddy

Session 2320 MICROSOFT EXCEL-BASED NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF LINEAR, HOMOGENEOUS 1D TRANSIENT PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Mohan A. Ketkar Gopal B. Reddy Prairie View A&M University University of Houston Prairie View, TX 77446 Houston, TX 77204ABSTRACTMany transient phenomenons are mathematically described and simulated by the homogeneous,parabolic partial differential equations. Irregular and non-linear boundary conditions poseformidable difficulties to engineers to obtain closed form (exact) solutions.In this

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arunsi Chuku

Session 2632 Integrated Engineering Education Through Multi-Disciplinary Nationally Relevant Projects: The Solar Decathlon Project. A.U. Chuku, B. Oni, D. Amstrong, M. Safavi, L. L. Burge Jr. College of Engineering’ Architecture & Physical Sciences Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama 36088AbstractIn the education and training of students in the technical disciplines, our goal is to not onlyequip the students with knowledge and skills necessary to effectively practice theirprofession but to successfully function in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anthony Dean; Carol Considine

Session 1477 Active Learning in Distance Education Carol Considine, Tony Dean Old Dominion University ABSTRACTAlthough there are many strategies for incorporating active learning exercises into the traditionalclassroom, incorporating active learning exercises in a distance education delivery format is morechallenging. Active learning has been shown to enhance student performance and attitudes whenused in conjunction with a traditional lecture format.1 In order for students to be activelyinvolved they must read, write

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

Session 3661 The Social Dimension of Engineering Education A. K. Mazher Aerospace Science Engineering Department, Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama 36088, akmazher@tusk.eduAbstractTechnological advances have an enormous impact on our life and its effects on society,environment and human values are evident everywhere. The engineering is no longer an isolatedfield of human activities and the future role of engineering demands that social, ethical andcultural aspects should be added to the technical dimension of engineering education. The nextgeneration

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Harris

exam scoring; and questions, such as “How am I doing?” Faculty members may meet challenges to justify student grades and to provide samples of student work with little extra work by electronically retaining student Q/E. • Faculty may rather easily maintain a portfolio of each student’s Q/E by retaining copies of graded Q/E. Advantage: Faculty Faculty members may be challenged by individual students, parents, and, occasionally, attorneys. Professional and regional accrediting agency representatives often ask to see samples of student work; and, sometimes they ask to see samples of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” and “F” student work. Faculty members may meet challenges to justify

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abdel Mazher

Session 3202 An Integrated Approach to Unify the Technical Dimension of Engineering Education A. K. Mazher Aerospace Science Engineering Department, Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama 36088, akmazher@tusk.eduSummaryThis paper proposes an integrated approach to unify the technical dimension of engineeringeducation. Integrating the technical dimension of engineering education is a necessary steptowards effectively implementing EC 2000, adopted by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET). Technical dimension, in this

Conference Session

Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Brown; Mel Mendelson

1. Ability to a. Systems & project mgt. professionally ii. Engineering, business, mgt. b. Supply chain management integrate systems iii.Quality, cost & scheduling

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dhirendra Bhattarai; Christopher Ibeh

,technologists, purchasing managers, designers and tool makers develop certain levels ofmaterials expertise with years of experience in their jobs, working with materials andMaterials’ suppliers, and are good candidates for membership in a materials selectioncommittee or team. Identified and pre-selected materials are then subjected to theevaluation phase of the materials election process.2.3. Evaluation of Pre-Screened Acceptable MaterialsFour major approaches/methods are used in the evaluation of pre-screened acceptablematerials; these are the:a. Performance-Cost Index (PCI),b. Failure Analysis.c. Digital Logic Approach (DLA), andd. Life Cycle Value Analysis (LCVA).2.3.a. The performance cost index (PCI) approach is based on the concept ofmaximization

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

and research, (b) substantial andmanifest neglect of duty, and (c) personally conduct which substantially impairs the individual` s fulfillment of institutional responsibility. The burden of proof in establishing cause fordismissal rests upon the institution. Therefore, some scholars hold the opinion that thestudents` assessment of the instructors is to adopt the business principle of “protecting therights and interests of the customers” to infringe the principle of “academic freedom” [8].In the United States, there is such an organization of university faculty--“Society for a Return Page 8.1110.2to Academic Standards”, who holds a discussion

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

to Rapid Prototyping Solutions, AnInteractive Multimedia Presentation on CD-ROM with off-line Internet support (650 Mbytes, approx.150 interactive screens, 50 minutes of digital videos, animation and 3DVR objects), by CIMware (IEEand IMechE Approved Professional Developer), 2000-2002, Multimedia design & Programming by P GRanky and M F Ranky.[15] Gibbs, B.. and Ranky, P.G.: A Case-based Introduction to Advanced CAM (Computer AidedManufacturing); An interactive multimedia publication with 3D objects, text and videos in a browserreadable format on CD-ROM/ intranet by http://www.cimwareukandusa.com, CIMware USA, Inc. andCIMware Ltd., UK, ISBN 1-872631-45-2, 2001-2002. Multimedia design & programming by P G Rankyand M F Ranky.[16

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Khalid Siddiqi

Page 8.1003.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright? 2003, American Society for Engineering Education.Figure 2: Selection Factors Ranking F E Selection Factors D A-Shorten Duration B-Sinlge Point Responsibility C-Reduce Cost C D-Constructability E-Reduce

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicolae Dragulanescu; Carmen Boje

un el ol ul ch lo P R lo th B C E U G A

Conference Session

Design in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

. Students have the experience described, and faculty members are able toassess the related outcomes. Suggestions have been made for other experiences that would givestudents similar experiences while permitting assessment of these outcomes.Bibliography1. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, http://www.abet.org.2. Shaeiwitz, J. A., Whiting, W. B., and Velegol, D., “A Large-Group Senior Design Experience: Teaching Responsibility and Life-Long Learning,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 30, no. 1, 1996, pp. 70-75.3. http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~wwwche/publications/projects/index.html4. http://www.nd.edu/~enviro/design/design.html5. http://www.che.cemr.wvu.edu/ugrad/outcomesJOSEPH A

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

readable format on CD-ROM/ intranet byhttp://www.cimwareukandusa.com, CIMware USA, Inc. and CIMware Ltd., UK, ISBN 1-872631-41-x,Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education.2000-2002. Multimedia design & programming by P G Ranky and M F Ranky.[34] Gibbs, B.. and Ranky, P.G.: A Case-based Introduction to Advanced CAM (Computer AidedManufacturing); An interactive multimedia publication with 3D objects, text and videos in a browserreadable format on CD-ROM/ intranet by http://www.cimwareukandusa.com, CIMware USA, Inc. andCIMware Ltd., UK, ISBN 1-872631-45-2, 2001-2002. Multimedia design & programming by P G Rankyand M F Ranky

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Akinmusuru

Cooperation in Science Policy, Research and Education, Shanghai and Beijing, China, October 22-24, 2002, 14pp.6. Buckeridge, J. S., “A Y2K Imperative: the Globalization of Engineering Education,” Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 4, no. 1, 2000, pp. 19-24.7. Akinmusuru, J. O. and Akinmusuru, B. O., “Need to Understand Foreign Education in Evaluating for P.E. Licensure,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. 126, no. 1, 1996, pp. 26-30.8. The Washington Accord, “Recognition of Equivalency of Accredited Engineering Education Programs leading to the Engineering Degree” [www.washingtonaccord.org].9. The Washington Accord

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Masoud Rais-Rohani; Thomas Hannigan

consisting of the department head and a select group of ASE facultymembers was formed to develop a plan to address such issues as curriculum modernization,computer application in teaching and learning, ABET 2000 criterion 3 goals (Table 1), and mostimportantly, attraction and retention of students. Three subcommittees were formed with eachgiven the task of revising courses in one of three major curriculum areas: flight mechanics,aerodynamics, and structures. A separate subcommittee was formed to develop the curriculumfor the three new "Intro-to-ASE" courses. Table 1. ABET 2000 Criterion 3 - Program Outcomes and Assessment(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.(b) an ability to design and conduct

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Jerome Lavelle; Sarah Rajala; Mary Clare Robbins

: Dimension on teamwork: Outcome met if the average of 2.5 or higher on this dimension. 2. By the end of the Design process -Grading Rubric for written paper to (b) Graduates have semester, students will taught. Each team assess how well they applied the design an ability to design be able to apply a will solve one process to the project. Outcome met if and conduct structured design problem by end of the average of 2.5 or higher on each experiments, as well process in solving course. dimension of rubric. as to analyze and engineering problems

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Madara Ogot

corresponding file size) of the image or (b) do not crop the images (resulting in both dimensional and file size reductions) to focus only on the area of interest, before embedding them into the documents. 3. In addition to knowing how to use these tools, it is important for students to understand the terminology associated with their use. For example preliminary surveys of students in this study found that most did understand what a pixel was, how digital images are stored, different types of image and video digital formats, or the difference between screen and print resolution.Providing formal instruction on the use of these tools presents its own challenges: 4. In an already packed mechanical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill; Veronica Burrows

. Page 8.309.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annul Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2379Bibliography1. R.M. Felder, Chemical Engineering Education, 27 (1993) 28.2. B. W. McNeill and V. A. Burrows, “Including Affective Behavior in Course Grades” Proceedings of the Pacific Southwest Regional Meeting ASEE, 2000.3. Barry McNeill, Lynn Bellamy, and Veronica Burrows, Journal of Engineering Education, 88 (1999) 485.4. L. Cohen, Quality Function Deployment, Addison Wesley, N.Y., 1995.5. G. Voland, Engineering by Design, Addison

Conference Session

Recruitment & Outreach in CHE

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Deran Hanesian

and engineering degrees continueto decline nationwide. The Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program (PrE-IOP)seeks to enlarge the future pool of qualified high-tech workers, including those who havebeen historically underrepresented (minorities and women). This is being accomplishedthrough two components:1) The implementation of pre-engineering curriculum in middle and high schools.2) A comprehensive information campaign about the rewards of engineering and technology professions.A chemical engineering curriculum module has been designed to create connections betweenthe science used in engineering applications in the modern workplace and the high schoolscience classroom. Chemical engineering concepts are selected that support the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cameron; Rosalyn Hobson; Gary Huvard

Session 1417 A Multidisciplinary Dynamic Systems Curriculum Timothy M. Cameron, Rosalyn S. Hobson, Gary S. Huvard Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAbstractFaculty in Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering collaborated in developing a newcourse, “Process and System Dynamics,” and new dynamic systems laboratory exercises that canbe used in a variety of courses and disciplines. The objective was to educate students in thefundamentals of dynamic systems and expose them to a broad diversity of applications indifferent disciplines. The labs are largely complete and are being used by

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

isnearly always motivated to analyze it, (b) experience with variability is immediate andconcrete,” and (c) “the activities can involve students with design (of experiments) issues.”We are hopeful that, after making the changes described above, we will be able to assess andreport improved learning in the areas of experimental design and statistics for chemicalengineering students at Ohio University.Bibliographic Information1. ABET, 1998, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Effective for Evaluations During the 1999- 2000 Accreditation Cycle.”2. Barnes, J.W., 1994, Statistical Analysis for Engineers and Scientists: A Computer-Based Approach, McGraw-Hill, New York.3. Course materials for our two unit

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Earley; Dave Lennig; Dave Campbell; Suguna Bommaraju

panel of judges evaluate student projects and presentation at the end of each semester) (Appendix-B) • Liberal Education Survey (Appendix-C)The assessment tools used by the course instructors to assess the success of the course: • Student Evaluation (divisional student evaluation done at the end of the course) • Two Minute Survey (usually done after each guest speaker)VI. SUMMARYThe use of Robotics competition as a senior design project is helping in the ‘early immersion’ ofhigh school students into various aspects of the education at college level. They learn not only thebasic principles of robotics design and construction- but also the financial and other importantconcerns that govern most ‘real-life projects’. The University

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Lee Grismore; Dr. Juliet Hurtig; Dr. Barry Farbrother

 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”begins a process, albeit delayed by about six years, where the output increases towards its newstable level. From Figure 4 it is obvious that the new output value will be somewhat less than64,000 B.S. degrees. This value is dramatically lower than the value of Nreq. Prior to the inputstep, the system shortfall was about 12,000 B. S. degrees, (72,000 – 60,000). After the step, theshortfall is about 18,000 B.S. degrees (82,000 – 64,000). No increases but not nearly enough.It is data of the type shown in Figure 4 that begins to illuminate the fundamental limitation of thepresent engineering B.S. level educational system. The present system will simply not producethe required number of degrees. The

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfred Roudebush

phases through which builtenvironmental alternatives are to be assessed: A. natural resource formation, B. natural resourceexploration and extraction, C. material production, D. design, E. component production,F. fabrication/construction, G. use, H. demolition, I. natural resource recycling, and J. disposal.The phases near the two extremes of the life cycle, in particular, indicate the all-encompassingnature of the methodology. For example, the natural resource formation phase is intended toaccount for the value of environmental inputs during the formation of resources on Earth.Input Transformities A unique feature of Environmental Value Engineering is the use of EMERGY as themeasure of input quantification (EMERGY calculation methods

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed McCaul; Earl Whitlatch; Robert J. Gustafson

important in determining professional and ethical behavior? Q3) What are the most significant barriers that limit professional and ethical behavior? Q4) What should be done differently in our undergraduate programs to improve professional and ethical behavior?Based on a survey completed by 249 alumni, relative to the four questions, the followingobservations can be made:Q1) A. “Confidentiality of Information”, “Reviewing the Work of Another Engineer”, and“Engineering Competency” were ranked as the three items with the highest frequency of creatingethical issues in engineering practice. B. Overall, those with PE or EIT status and females tended to rate frequency ofoccurrence of ethical issues higher. However, the variation

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa McGarry; Edward Young; Elisabeth Alford

“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Bibliography1. Bardine, B. “Students’ perceptions of written teacher comments: What do they say about how we respond to them?” High School Journal 82:4.239-244. (April 1999)2. Cross, P. & Angelo, T. Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (1988).2. Elbow, P. “High stakes and low stakes in assigning and responding to writing” in Writing to learn: Strategies for assigning and responding to writing across the disciplines, ed. by M. D. Sorcinelli and P. Elbow, 5-13. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (1997)3

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick Shoemaker

Session 1732 An Accredited B.S. Program in Optical Sciences and Engineering J.A. Reagan, *R.L. Shoemaker University of Arizona, ECE Dept., Bldg. 104, Tucson, AZ 85721/*University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, Bldg. 94, Tucson, AZ 857211. Introduction and BackgroundResponding to pleas from industry in Arizona, an Optical Engineering B.S. program wasinitiated at the University of Arizona (UA) in the middle to late 1980's. This effort was led bythe Optical Sciences Center (OSC) which is a freestanding academic and research unit, but not atraditional department within a college. While