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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Martin

school for 12 months 0 before going out on a second Co-op, for a 2 3 6 7 0 1 4 5 0 1 4 5 8 9 2 3 6 /7 /7 /7 /7 /8 /8 /8 /8 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /8 /8 /8 complement of 12 71 72 75 76 79 80 83 84 69 70 73 74 77 78 81 82 85 months. (Seecurriculum plan below.)The program used

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Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Kauser Jahan; Paris von Lockette; Linda Head

and robot 7 Brainstorming time Show candidate designs to faculty · Develop ideas for robot design · Develop ideas for fuel cell design · Develop test / assessment plan for fuel cell 8 Fuel cell / robot fabrication 9 Fuel cell / robot fabrication Design proposal due 10 Midterm presentations Midterm progress report 11 Engineering economics Design proposal revisions due Fuel cell / robot fabrication 12 Fuel cell / robot fabrication and testing 13 Fuel cell

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Freshman Success/Retention Strategies

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachelle Heller; Nathan Campeau

professors believe it as well.The other recurring comment deals with the structure of the program. The informationalsessions many times overlap with what students have learned at the pre-college summerorientation and in the SEAS-orientation class that is held in the fall of their freshmanyear. This redundancy has led the students to find the informational sessions boring.There has been a tendency to try to fit too much information in one weekend. Thesolution is to have a clear objective from the beginning and ensure that all programmingpromotes that objective. To achieve this goal, the planning process will begin severalmonths earlier than in the past, and more student input will be sought, especially fromfreshmen who have recent experience with the

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Driscoll

course, curriculum,program, department and college planning. Although some faculty may receive additionalresources to handle the extra workload required to implement the assessment of studentoutcomes, all must meet the requirements without compromising their contributions in teaching,scholarship and service. An ASEE position paper1 addresses the concept of economical use offaculty resources by stating "The cost of assessment should be outweighed by the benefits to the educational program being assessed."Many engineering professors welcome any method that can be used to provide meaningfulfeedback while requiring only minimal resources.This paper reports on an investigation into the use of Visual Basic applications and computernetworking

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Projects in Ocean and Marine Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Walter Massie

of economics in offshore field development. Page 8.863.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education• A series of joint team discussions are held to improve functionality. Specific topics such as team organization, proposal writing, library utilization, effective meetings and time planning illustrate the scope of these. This sector supports objectives 6 through 8 primarily.Table 1 summarizes the backgrounds of the more than 100 participants who have joined thecourse since January 1997. It reveals that the group has

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Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Bryant; Paul Swamidass

solving6. Extraversion7. Goal setting8. Meeting management9. Planning and task coordinationBusiness and Engineering Topics by the Courses in the ProgramVarious business and engineering topics are covered by the courses in the program. Thelist of broad business topics covered by the sequence of courses includes, but not limitedto:1. Business plan and its components2. Marketing3. Financial reports and accounting practices4. Manufacturing and design for manufacturing5. Management or people, production, and other resources6. Economic principles7. Sales and distribution8. Entrepreneurship, technology management, innovation9. Strategic issues in business

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Successful Entrepreneurship Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Thomas Mason

-HulmanVentures is physically located about 5 miles from campus, although it is a part of theInstitute just like an academic department or the athletic program. Ventures’ mission is to•Foster creation and growth of innovation-based businesses byproviding access to:–Infrastructure–Technical Support–Business Support–Capital•Thereby providing:–Faculty/student educational experiences–Economic growth for Terre Haute and IndianaAnd it does this by providing the following special features•A Technology-Based Incubator•New Product Development Labs•Information Technology Infrastructure•The Entrepreneurship and Business Planning Group Page 8.696.3•Rose-Hulman Venture

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Swaminadham Midturi

measurement and analysis. Use of digital hardware andcomputers and software for data processing was not included. In an attempt to achieveintegrated knowledge, the faculty decided to offer a common instrumentation course forelectronic and mechanical engineering technology majors. The planned course contentsincluded operational amplifiers; filters; analog to digital and digital to analog conversion ofsignals; introduction to digital electronics; data sampling and selection of data acquisitionboards; transducers for strain, temperature, displacement, pressure, and bridge circuits;and graphical user interface software. Due to the nature of topics, three instructors eachwith good background in electronic circuitry, digital electronics, and transducers

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Benjamin Flores; Elvia Martin Del Campo; Ariana Arciero; Patricia Nava; Rosa Gomez

that they had expressed an interest in attending. The first workshop thatthe students were invited to was one on self-esteem, gender differences, and time management. Atraining company was hired to present and facilitate the first workshop. With the success of thatfirst workshop, we have continued to offer similar ones with themes such as stress management,time management, resume writing, and financial planning. The WiSE program is now 59 womenstrong with nine graduates, with five of those graduates currently enrolled in graduate programs.Through meeting with the students, we inquire what they believe would most help them whilethey are pursuing their careers. Through these workshops, female students have a venue todiscuss their challenges

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Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

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2003 Annual Conference

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Jan Lugowski

projects.Table1. Excerpts from a student’s log of activities3 Week/Plan CompletedJan 7: Initial meeting with Met with Professor Lugowski regarding Independent Study forinstructor to discuss details of spring semester. Discussed different candidates for our rapidcourse work prototyping. We discussed how our part could fit into future projects with fluid power and how it could be a part of teaching equipment used in fluid power classes. We scheduled another appointment for Tuesday Jan. 11, 2002. 1 hr.Jan 14: More meetings with Met with Prof

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert Ford; Denise Jackson

Instructional Resource Assistant. He was qualified to perform this taskbecause of the courses taken in the design and production of educational and interactive Web sitesusing advanced software. More specifically, they are trained in the development of effectiveinteractive methods for enhancing teaching and learning supported by the principles of planning,designing, creating, testing, and evaluating. Even with this division of labor for design anddevelopment, we spent approximately 10 person-months to create each module that generallycontains only two to three hours of instruction. Page 8.1093.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering

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Priya Olden; Nikunja Swain; Maurice Robinson; James A. Anderson; James Parker; Cristal Caroll; Alan Seedarsan

limitations. However, we will be glad to present few of them during our conference presentation.C. Team Presentations to K-12 community The team presented their work in local conferences. We are glad to say that one of their presentations received a second prize in a local conference. They also demonstrated their work to third graders, fifth graders and seventh graders to simulate their interest in math, science and engineering technology. The teachers and students liked the presentation/demonstration to the K-12 community.IV. On-going Work The student team is currently working on VIs related to Internet. We plan to use these VIs for remote control, data acquisition, and distributed computing

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2001 Annual Conference

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Saeid Y. Eidgahy

critical in engineeringeducation is the ability to communicate effectively with people who have preparationsother than engineering. In other words, in order for a new innovative technical project tobe funded, a marketing manager or someone with an accounting or managementbackground must be convinced of its benefits. An engineer must be able to constantlycommunicate in verbal and written forms with non-engineers. This will facilitate thegathering, integrating and conveying of information in many formats.Engineers often work as part of a team composed of many members with variedbackgrounds. As a result, developing skills in managing other people and accomplishingrequired tasks is a universal requirement for any engineer. This may involve planning

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2001 Annual Conference

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Terry Creasy, Texas A&M University; Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

;M University College Station, TX 77843-3123AbstractMechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University is reducing the required number ofundergraduate degree credit hours from 138 to 130 or 132 credit hours. Two long-standingcourses, Properties of Materials (4 credit hours) and Manufacturing Processes (3 credit hours),will become one new junior level course (4 credit hours). Both of the predecessor courses hadlaboratory components as will the new course. This paper describes the process used to developthe course. An outline of the topics covered and the laboratory activities are included in thepaper. One thrust of the laboratory portion of the course will allow students to make choices andto plan their

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jamie Workman

advise, always have more planned that can be accomplished, andalways have a backup plan. Patience is not one of children’s best characteristics, and much oftheir impression on how well the course is executed is based on the success of the activities andwhether or not they were “bored.”This program is also an exercise for the instructor. Unlike the traditional lecture hall setting, thisenvironment requires the instructor to be very dynamic and flexible, use multiple modes toconvey ideas, be able to “think on their toes,” as well as be patient, supportive, and creative.This experience for the students can be the one that sparks their interest in the ET fields, orpotentially the one that turns them off the subject forever. Probably the results are

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2001 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rose

The program was run through a partnership between Penn State and Westinghouse ElectricCorporation until 1992, when Penn State assumed sole responsibility for the program.2Approximately 1,200 engineers from 58 countries have attended the 13-week intensive program.2The Advanced School of Power Engineering program provides a comprehensive graduate leveleducation in power systems engineering. Topics covered include generation, transmission,distribution, operation and system planning.3 The program is intended to provide a balance of Page 6.389.1 3theory and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

oriented, relevant to real world issues, and thatevoke student motivation.”4 Student motivation is one of the most important factors to academicsuccess. Poorly developed instruction can reduce motivation. So, is it the technology or theprofessor that causes this loss of motivation? Essentially it is the lack of pedagogy: an instructorproblem.The issue of teaching with technology is not new; although the explosion of technology isaccelerating the rate of implementation of technology in many forms. Wankat7 provides a list ofguidelines for the successful use of technology based on a 1977 study. These include: 1. Plan use for a specific audience. 2. Define objectives which are relevant to the audience. 3. Pick a technological medium

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2001 Annual Conference

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Craig Johnson

discussions. Timelyclass discussions and feedback helped motivate the less self-directed students.Implementing this web-centric course caused minimum impact to the program and measurableimpact to the educational environment. A similar effort is planned for another elective courseMET382 Plastics and Composites.IntroductionWeb-based education is a growing field and is making an impact at all levels. The recent reportof the Web-based Education Commission 1 states: “The power of the Internet to transform the Page 6.406.1 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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2000 Annual Conference

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Joanne M. Goode; James B. Stenger

. These studentsare typically using Applied Science & Technology; only about 8% report using Compendex. Inanswering questions concerning the use of the WWW, over 90% report using it to findinformation. Only 40% of the students, though, report being satisfied with the informationreceived from WWW searches.The InterventionWe undertook to develop an intervention to present to the students the various informationresources available to them and demonstrate how to use these resources. We wanted to provideinformation on the on-line resources of the library, to encourage students to think about whatinformation they are looking for and how they will use it before they go on-line, i.e., encouragethem to plan a search strategy before conducting a search

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2000 Annual Conference

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Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

”, their design can be downloaded to the C31 DSKkit by clicking the “Load/Run DSK” button on the GUI, which will give them the real-timerealization of the filter algorithm. It is achieved by activating a 32-bit dynamic link library (DLL)written with Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 and the MATLAB MEX file process to run underwindow 9x or windows NT. The program is freely available on the web sitehttp://wseweb.ew.unsa.edu/ee/LINK/EE.Links.htm, and communicates with the DSK kit andeliminates the need for tedious programming of the DSK. This experiment was introduced at thesenior level courses. Page 5.410.4The following additional experiments are planned

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Peter Wild; Brian Surgenor; Aaron Dellah

components for eachapparatus (including the microprocessor and the ultrasonic sensor) is approximately $US150.Two pieces of apparatus have been constructed to date with plans to double the number.The microprocessor is a Basic Stamp 2 that runs programs written in PBASIC. This is aprogramming language developed by Parallax Inc and is a hybrid of BASIC. The Stamp hassixteen fully programmable I/O pins that can be directly interfaced with TTL-level devices suchas LEDs, manual switches, potentiometers and A/D converters. Programming is performed off-line on a PC connected to the Stamp by a serial cable.The Basic Stamp is a relatively inexpensive device with a wide range of applications reported.For example, the Stamp is used in an “Introduction to

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2000 Annual Conference

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Ralph Dusseau; Carlos C. Sun; Kauser Jahan

. Page 5.479.4 4Topography of the corridor is performed by conventional survey methods with a Leica TotalStation utilizing baseline stationing and cross sections. The plan view will be mapped at a scale of1” = 30’ with one foot contour intervals. All physical features are to be located and shown on theplan. This will serve to facilitate the design phase of the project. The deliverables shall consist oftwo sets of drawings signed and sealed by a New Jersey licensed Land Surveyor and oneelectronic set of plans in Autocad version 14 format. Figure 2. Select Layers of the Carney's Point Recreation Center DrawingReal-World EnvironmentOne of the most valuable experiences in this project from

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2000 Annual Conference

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Edward H. McMahon

alsoincludes a traditional project management model for defining and assigning tasks. The projectmanagement model has a hierarchical structure from a Milestone, to an Objective, to a Goal, to aTask. The task is linked to a matrix and issue. Support systems are included for askingquestions, making comments, assigning tasks, entering status reports, and making teamdecisions.The students found the combination of the process-based and project-based system easy to use.Future plans include integrating web-based instructions/help with the design system andincorporation of distance meetings.I. BackgroundPrevious Efforts - The process-based approach to the engineering design of products is based ona design matrix that models the design process and a

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2000 Annual Conference

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Pedro E. Arce; Paula Arce-Trigatti

very close formula that an engineeringinstructor can use to transform the usually passive (and boring) solo lecture into a dynamic learningenvironment.In order to accomplish the set of objectives that she/he thinks are important for that practice, thedevelopmental coach must prepare ahead of time a “lesson plan” that she/he must be able to carryon. For example, a lesson plan that is not carefully linked to the objectives will probably waste timeand therefore, the significance of the activities (to maintain the level of motivation and involvementof the players) will weaken. Thus, the players will be more apt to lose interest in the subject matterand the coach becomes useless. Aside from encouraging active learning, the coach should usefeedback

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2000 Annual Conference

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Stephanie G. Adams

the teacher-centered approach are to lecture,plan assignments and tests, evaluate performance and assign grades. Whereas, in the student-centered approach these same functions exist however the faculty member is also encouraged toactively involve the student is his/her learning1. Student-centered approaches to learning areoften facilitated through active learning. Active learning occurs when students do more thanlisten during class. Active learning is accomplished through challenging students to ask andanswer questions, incorporating problem solving exercises and projects into the course, and Page 5.505.1students engaging in small discussion

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mary Schlembach

information resources continues to grow,Grainger staff have developed a ‘Help Getting Started’ module, the first page of which is shownin Figure 3, to assist users in identifying the most appropriate resources to meet their informationneeds.III. Database structures and retrieval featuresWithin the Web-based local databases, we have employed a common database structure and dataelement format. These conventions have been applied, as much as possible, across all of the localresources. This standard database structure includes a set of common table and field (column)tags and rules for the format of the associated data contained in the fields. Both the planning andthe implementation are crucial to the success of any database project.11We have assigned 20

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Charles U. Okonkwo; Jerry Gintz

(VIII) mechanical integrity(II) process safety information (IX) hot work permit(III) process hazard analysis (X) management of change(IV) operating procedures (XI) incident investigation(V) training (both initial and refresher) (XII) emergency planning(VI) contractors (XIII) compliance audits(VII) pre-start up safety review (XIV) trade secret protectionProcess safety management (PSM) is the application of management systems to identify,understand, and control process hazards in order to prevent process related injuries and incidents.PSM was

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2000 Annual Conference

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Joel R. Weinstein

+, Visual Basic, Lotus Notes, Access and several othercommercially available tools. Few guidelines were given. The only caveat was that there had tobe enough of a prototype to convince the client that there was a firm understanding of the goaland that the prototype demonstrated a reasonable amount of function.Classwork:Each project had to follow the classic guidelines and practices taught in the software engineeringcourse, the details of which will not be repeated here. In the classroom, the course kept pace withproject development activities and outlined good software engineering practices. These includedthe creation of a detailed requirements document (and those teams that failed to do this sufferedthe consequences), good requirements planning

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2000 Annual Conference

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Hugh Jack

Standard IEC 1131 Part I: Specifications and Design”, IEEE Transactions on Controls Systems Technology, November 1999.5. Filer, R., Leinonen, G., “Programmable Controllers and Designing Sequential Logic“, Saunders College Publish- ing, 1992.6. Petruzella, F., Programmable Logic Controllers, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998.7. Society of Manufacturing Engineers and SME Education Foundation, “Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report”, available at www.sme.org, 1997.8. Stenerson, J., “Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers, Sensors and Communications”, Prentice Hall, 1998.9. Webb, J.W., Reis, R.A., “Programmable Logic Controllers, Principles and Applications”, Prentice Hall, 1995.HUGH JACKHugh Jack is an Assistant

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ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

page development to enhance course presentation materials and finally refresher courses on improving your syllabus or one that reviews the basic principles of planning and conducting a distance learning course.4. An ongoing system of faculty evaluation can provide opportunities for facultymembers to request/receive peer feedback. Experienced faculty members might perform Page 7.1211.5in-class observations and hold feedback sessions to assist their faculty peers in further “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society