Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robbins; Rajapandian Ayyanar; Paul Imbertson; Ned Mohan; Ben Oni

leveraging effect we believe was enormous. • Feedback Mechanism, Evaluation and Dissemination: It was proposed to hold workshops and seek other faculty feedback as the laboratory development proceeded. A carefully thought out evaluation plan was proposed. The workshops to seek feedback were to help in dissemination. Our CCLI-EMD proposal “DSP-Based Software-Reconfigurable Laboratory to Nationally Revitalize Electric Drives and Power Electronics Curricula” was funded for the duration 5/31/2000 – 5/31/2003 for an amount of $276,292. A one year no-cost extension has subsequently been granted. Matching funds of 60 k$ were provided by the University of

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vernon Lewis; Carol Considine

engineering and engineeringtechnology degree programs. The unit then focuses on the design and construction industry.The students are introduced to project delivery systems and learn how design and constructioninterrelate. The classes are then divided into groups of three or four students and each groupchooses a project to design and produces a conceptual set of plans for their project. Students arethen introduced to estimating and scheduling in the construction industry and produce projectestimates, schedules and models for their projects. The project culminates with a presentation oftheir project to the entire class. The grade for this session is based upon the project presentation,plans, estimate, schedule and model produced by each group.In all

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Leiffer

a basic understanding ofbiological systems; they serve as the foundation for additional coursework necessary for studentswho desire to attend medical school or to pursue graduate work in BME. (Additional life sciencecourses are available for those students who are following a pre-medical school plan in additionto BME, and should require only one additional semester of coursework, given appropriateplanning.)Laboratory facilitiesA BME laboratory with two major areas, capable of supporting both classroom experiments andundergraduate research, has been established. Emphasis areas in the lab, coinciding with those inthe curriculum, are biomechanics and biomedical signal processing.The Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing Laboratory

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sluss

metropolitan area; the telephone system (POTs, network synchronization and switching, ISDN, SONET, cellular telephone); video (NTSC, switching and timing, compressed video standards, such as MPEG and Px64 HDTV); and optical networking components and systems. TCOM 5671 - Professional Project Proposal – 1 credit hour One semester prior to the anticipated date of graduation, a student must enroll in this class. During enrollment, the student will propose a Professional Project that demonstrates a comprehensive grasp of his/her field of study. The student’s Project Committee will review the proposal, approve its scope, and develop a plan for assessing the final project, including standards regarding

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glen Archer; Leonard Bohmann

students are allowed to select a research topic from alist of electrical and computer engineering buzz-words. In Lab 4, student teams are givenunique design challenges. As part of the design deliverables each team presents itsdesign and the challenges associated with it to the rest of the teams expanding both theirown presentation skills and the other teams’ technical knowledge simultaneouslyThe changes in the lab sequence were both motivated and constrained by the transitionfrom quarters to semesters. Preserving the integrity of student transition plans required aphased roll out of the new curriculum over two years. Each year’s curriculum wasdeployed behind an advancing group of students who were completing their degrees.Academic year 2000 – 2001

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Duff

observationof the facility without actually entering the clean room environment. Figure 2 shows atypical view of the type of equipment and architectural and equipment details foundwithin the facility.Figure 1. The floor plan of the Microelectronics Teaching Facility. Page 9.58.3Figure 2. Typical architectural and equipment details of the MTF.The Educational BenefitsBy far the greatest educational benefit of the project was the necessity for students towork from a wide variety of data sources. These included: • Electronic CAD files (2D) • On site sketches • Digital photographs • Vendor literature, specification sheets • Verbal descriptions from

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Camille George

. Student led lecture and discussion: Addresses the issues arising in new technologies; helps gain knowledge of where to get information, develops the ability to write effectively; and to give an oral presentation. B. Design of a Thought Experiment: Demonstrates the ability to apply a limited knowledge base to an open ended problem; develops the capability of analyzing a question and writing a rational plan to answer the question; develops the ability to write effectively. C. Laboratory Notebooks: Demonstrates that the student understands experimental data gathering and is able to analyze a question and work with a partner. D. Solving fuel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chenhhsin Liu; Ken Patton

team.Recognizing the needs of these non-traditional manufacturing sectors of industries and the Artstudents who will be employed in these companies, it is necessary to tailor a special set of RapidPrototyping curriculum to meet their requirements.A valid process manufacturing plan can greatly shorten time-to-market and therefore acquisitionof the funding necessary to go into production. Speeding this product development process evenmore is the ability to send such design code anywhere in the world via high speed Internetconnections. Once a product is proofed and deemed ready for manufacture, the machine code toproduce the final object can also be sent anywhere in the world for its actual production. Whilee-commerce is focused on the buying and selling of

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ofusu; Austin Asgill

programming because a good part of the work being done issoftware driven”. A representative on a recruitment drive from ATX Communications stated“it’s a good thing getting your students - students in the Telecommunications program at PennState - to be familiar with cutting edge technology, but someone who has taken some courses inIT (Information Technology) has a definite advantage because he can get into the software a bitmore easily. Also data processing and security are two important areas. Such comments havecontributed to the new direction for the program being planned.The department currently offers a two-year associate degree in Telecommunications EngineeringTechnology that is TAC-ABET accredited, and plans to expand its offerings to provide a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Tonkay

. Students practice their leadership skills by assisting with workshopsoffered to new students who join the program.Use of Leadership Assessment Tools. ISELP students learn to assess leadership styles usingvarious assessment tools. They first assess their own leadership practices as well as their skillstrengths and weaknesses. Later, as they gain experience, they assess the leadership practices oftheir peers and provide feedback for improvement. They formulate a plan to improve their ownleadership skills and meet individually with their industry and faculty mentors to critique and Page 9.731.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

, Page 9.195.6testing, and maintenance. Another issue is the 100% turnover in team membership every Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsemester. Finally, perhaps the largest issue is project management, both organizationallyand technically. Students are learning how to be project managers and they sometimesdo not see the necessity to devote their scarce time resource to plan, track, and review allthe project’s activities.To solve some of the problems, team members are offered independent study credit forworking on the project in the “off season” (such as summers) when the project class isnot offered

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

rangefrom 6 to 62 rpm, controlled by a “Leeson Speedmaster” motor control using voltage to controlspeed. This arrangement was used to test for overall functionality of the entire system. Resultsshowed that while a speed of 10 rpm was functional and all systems worked as planned,conceptual visibility of each stroke of the engine was not as clear as it was at 30 rpm. This initialtesting also showed that this type of motor/controller did not have effective braking capacityduring the power stroke. For these reasons it was subsequently replaced with a fractionalhorsepower 110 VAC gearmotor operating at 1800 rpm with an output speed of 30 rpm. Beingan induction motor, it automatically compensated for variations in load in order to maintain itsrated speed

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hoskin; Ronald Welch

record respectively. Previous timelogs will also assist the faculty advisor in future independent study project development. Ofcourse, individual capabilities always lead to time variations, but such records still assist ingeneral planning. Page 8.1001.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 4: Student Time RecordV. Signing the ContractProviding clear guidance and an organized list of objectives clearly demonstrates the importanceeveryone should place on

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Heather Cooper

while another studentdid not correctly set up the problem. This represented a great improvement over the response tothe pre-test questions asked at the beginning of the semester. The module improved the students’ability to understand the basic concepts involved in the problem, use the commercial data sheet toextract the relevant information, and apply the appropriate analysis method to solve the problem.In addition, students later applied the module tools in the planning of their capstone projects,when they were required to estimate cycle times for temperature control circuits. Page 8.414.5Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Merredith Portsmore; Melissa Pickering; Chris Rogers

library of LEGOs,laptops, and other equipment to lend to classes they work with. Tying the lending library toSTOMP students ensure that the materials are made good use of and can be reclaimed if they arenot being used.In Action One of the advantages of engineering projects is that it is easy to incorporate socialstudies, math, and science units into projects, thus causing little disruption in a teachersestablished lesson plan. STOMP students have collaborated with two fourth grade teachers inLincoln Massachusetts’ elementary school to develop a project on pyramid construction, thusinterweaving the Ancient Egypt unit with engineering principles. The project consisted of twochallenges and was executed in four one-hour sessions. Each group

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chu Chen Chen

Page 8.1155.3middle and upper level of Energy Managers to manage a large facility, have multiplied greatly in “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”recent years. In addition to the demand for implementation of energy conservation, EnergyManagers are obligated to develop a future plan that alleviates risk through alternate energysources, financial derivative, and an overall plan of management. Further, these managers mustdevelop requested proposals, supervise the construction, as well as provide measurement andverification of the energy savings.Building Energy Systems Option in Mechanical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mehran Kasra; Joe Iannelli; Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Anthony English; Monica Schmidt

and review of the Self-Study a set ofquestions was raised by the ABET team BME program examiner. One question related toapparent inconsistencies in first-year common curriculum courses taken by several of first BMEprogram graduates. This question was addressed and answered quickly with the assistance of theAssociate Dean of Engineering who was most familiar with a recent change in the commonfreshman curriculum which explained why some students had taken different courses thanothers. A rapid response to such inquiries was deemed essential to maintaining the image of a"tight program" with a well-informed faculty ABET review coordinator.Preparation for and Conduction of the Site InspectionThorough planning and extensive preparation was done for

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pines

contactthem. The initial meeting is vital to the success of the project. It is during this meeting that thestudents should fully appreciate that this is a service learning research project and that theirresults will benefit the community. It is the responsibility of the instructor to have focused theproject so that it also supports the course outcomes.The students then propose a plan and schedule to complete the defined tasks. The plan isdiscussed with the instructor and project sponsor and modifications are made, if necessary.Student teams meet with the instructor on a weekly basis where they submit a progress report,review data, and discuss future activities. When necessary, the project sponsor is requested tocome to the weekly meetings. At the end

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Wronecki

stages positioned within each Phase. Design stages comprise a universal designprocess known by the acronym -IDEASA+ and are designed to teach students to 0) analyze-, 1)Identify, 2) Define, 3) Explore, 4) Arrange, 5) Sequence, 6) Assess, and 7) synergize+ and 8)realize a comprehensive project proposal that clearly communicates project plans (see fig 0). Ineach design stage students are provided with a Design Stage Page that contains a pair of guidedvisual thinking activities (see fig 0). Design Pages are printed on 11”x17” Tabloid size paper.Both sides of the printed worksheet are used by students as the front of the page contains atemplate for a Design Map while the back presents a template for Design Document. The front ormap side is used for

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in MFG ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationstudies of various corporate quality systems. The ET course covered such topics as: Qualitysystems and philosophies, management systems, TQM, leadership and strategic planning, humanresource development, process management and DFM, performance measurement &benchmarking, strategic information management, QC systems design, ISO 9000, and Weibullanalysis. No outside project was required. In fact, the course was more management thantechnology, and obviously did not meet the "hands-on" emphasis that was desired in our model.It would have to be totally re-designed to do so.Could the course be re-designed to offer a six-sigma Blackbelt certification? That question iseasy to answer. It is not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Joseph Hickey, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

additionallesson plan structured activities. There are various resources available that blend into thislesson plan delivery structure. Each of the major topics, HSTI module section, has the samearray of topic index titles; Presentations, Student Handouts, Student Activities, WorksheetKeys, Quizzes, and Quiz Keys.Within each of these module sections there is a set of material that provides classroom readycontent targeted for specific grade level implementation. For example, the Presentationstopic is a collection of PowerPoint presentations. The level of intensity for thesepresentations varies from 9th grade physical science through 12th grade AP Physics or APChemistry. The instructor selects the appropriate presentation to meet the classroom needs.In

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

technical management. Includes leadership, knowledgeManagement management, strategic planning, human resources, process management, total quality, and customer satisfaction.EMEN 5020 Provides the concepts and skills necessary to financiallyFinance and Accounting for analyze projects and assess financial performance of anEngineering Managers organization. Includes time value of money, comparison of alternatives, taxes, risk management, cash flow, and financial statementsEMEN 5030 Presents the basic skills required to manage a wide range ofProject Management

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Brook Zurn; Jeff Frolik

1. Example of notes developed in Microsoft Journal Figure 2. Example of imported image (scan from text) annotated in Microsoft Journal The use of Journal improves on the author’s previous paper-based method forincorporating images in notes. Now content from a variety of sources (e.g., scans, Internet andsimulations) become part of the electronic document in their original format (vs. printed andtaped on to paper notes). The author’s initial intention was that he would use the developednotes as presentation material for his lectures and incorporate break points in the lecture todiscuss the material (more on this later). As such, these notes were planned to be complete intheir content.The Tablet PC as an Instructional Tool

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Rider

the PLC concepts just discussed.This course has been filled to capacity each quarter it has been offered. At the end of this coursestudents have rated their PLC programming confidence and their overall satisfaction in thelearning environment very high. Plans are underway to expand this course and the laboratory.IntroductionThe core engineering courses that are taught in most undergraduate programs are primarilystructured around theoretical analysis and design. Often, modern control tools such as Page 9.120.1programmable logic controllers or PLCs are not covered in the curriculum especially inProceedings of the 2004 American Society

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

MICHAEL HOLTZ; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

USERS.In order for the create.pl, HTML form to properly operate, it has to be executed from an Internetbrowser. If this program is compiled, and try to execute it from the command prompt the windowwould only pop up momentarily and none of the HtML form would be shown. A regular Perlprogram can be executed from anywhere on the computer, but when it has HTML tags it has to beoperated from a browser.IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTSFrom the beginning we decided on how to proceed and what subsystem to choose in order toimplement the project. The one part we were not sure about was what kind of database software touse. First we started planning this project we planned to use Microsoft's SQL Server 2000. Wedecided not to use it due to its cost. Microsoft Access

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

committed faculty, outstanding facilities and essential fundingrequired meeting program needs4.The primary objective of the Department is to provide the student in the Basic Program with acurriculum designed to accomplish three primary purposes4. • To provide a broad general education that enhances communication skills and encourages all-around development of students, both individually and as productive members of society, • To ensure a thorough preparation in the fundamentals of science and engineering, and • To provide a foundation to the planning, design, construction, and operation of civil engineering projects

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surendra Gupta

have been completed, with plans for two or three more.We anticipate that by actively engaging students in applying statistical methods to engineeringproblems, they will be more motivated to learn the material, will see the connections betweentheir courses in science and engineering, and will be better prepared for subsequent courses.These modules will provide faculty with an additional resource aside from the textbook. We alsoanticipate that, given materials and appropriate support (e.g. training), faculty will be moreinclined to adopt changes in their courses. Feedback from students and faculty members will becollected to formally evaluate the effectiveness of each module

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven O'Hara; John Phillips

, but seek advisefrom the architectural engineering professors. Students utilize intuitive concepts to decide on Page 8.690.3how to construct the tower. It is intriguing to observe how the students interact within their“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”teams. Some teams appear to start building their towers without much thought, while otherteams are meticulous and plan all details before constructing their tower. Some teams are vocalwith no discernible team leader, while others are dominated by one or two

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Adrezin; Marty Wood; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

Page 8.349.6the two year institution. In order to assist with the transition between the two year andfour year institutions, a variety of student activities were planned where students andfaculty from both the two year and four year colleges participated. These activitiesincluded student/faculty picnics; industry/student workshops on teambuilding and careeropportunities; a statewide honor society induction for engineering and technologystudents; and seminars/luncheons that included workshops that focused on studentretention and achievement.Scholarships Both the College of Technology and the University of CT have National ScienceFoundation Computer Science, Engineering and Math (CSEMS) Scholarship grants.These scholarships have been

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Grasman

planning and control mechanisms. Marketing students would be involved in developing a business and advertising/marketing plan. Information systems and accounting students would be involved in designing appropriate decision support and reporting systems to facilitate informed decision-making by the various functions. Computer science and computer engineering students would be involved at several levels by developing computer applications and interfaces to support communications, control systems, data sharing and other integration needs. Just as in actual virtual enterprise operations, once the initial scenario environment is established, events will start unfolding over time resulting from the influence of the various partners in