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International Engineering Education I
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Walden Rio
Session 2160 INTERNATIONAL LINKAGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION WALDEN S. RIO & DANY C. MOLINA Central Philippine University Iloilo City PhilippinesAbstract Sending members of the faculty of educational institutions of third world countries to firstworld countries for short training programs is vital to the upgrading of Engineering education.Participants in such programs are exposed to and so observe firsthand the varied moderntechnology in the advanced countries, thereby learning from such educational experiences.Faculty members from a country as
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ASEE Multimedia Session
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan
protect his orher interest, whether it be an invention, expression of idea, or some other non-tangible property,without understanding these three IP areas. Engineering educators should understand that IP hasnot been incorporated into the discipline. Educators should also note that by the lack of IPinstruction, engineering graduates are ignorant as to the protection of their creations. Thisimpacts their futures as they will be entering the creative field of engineering without IPknowledge and may not protect their rights. Of course, this does not help the student or theprogression of engineering. This paper, written by a patent agent and patent attorney, bothholding doctorate degrees in computer science and electrical engineering, respectively
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Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Hugh Jack; John Farris
Session 1153 Enriching the Freshman Experience with Juniors John Farris and Hugh Jack Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractDesign teams consisting of three first year students and three third year students werecreated to design and manufacture a device to meet the entrance requirements for theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student design contest. The first yearstudents were enrolled in a course entitled “Introduction to Computer Aided Design andManufacture” and the third year students were enrolled in a course entitled “DynamicSystems Modeling and Control.” The
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Mobile Robotics in Education
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Merredith Portsmore; Ethan Danahy; Philip Lau; Chris Rogers
Session XXXX Remote Sensing and Tele-robotics for elementary and middle school via the Internet Merredith Portsmore, Chris Rogers, Philip Lau, Ethan Danahy Tufts UniversityAbstract The Science, Engineering, NASA Site Of Remote Sensing (SENSORS) project aims tohelp bring remote sensing and tele-robotics to upper elementary and middle school audiences.By creating a network of simulated environments, ranging from the Moon to Mars to Antarcticato a working city-scape, SENSORS gives student opportunities to explore and automate remoteenvironments via the web. The
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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Julia Apple-Smith; Dave Holger; Shannon Miner
October 9-11, 2003 Ames, IowaFunding from a private grant made it possible to initiate a new program within the College ofEngineering in 2000. This faculty-focused program was developed to support the college’sinternational education and experiential learning program, and has made a step-functionimprovement in our ability to attain our international program goals. These goals state that over60% of our faculty and 33% of our students will have an international experience. (College ofEngineering Blueprint, n.d.)The International Multi-Partner Action (IMPACT) program (see Appendix A) was created to utilizethis grant. Under the IMPACT program, grant funds have been used to support approximately 60faculty who have visited 36
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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Theodore Dibble; Carrie Hernandez; Abbie Wells; Steven Barrett
AbstractOften, engineering departments are faced with the need to update laboratory exercises andequipment. However, adequate funds do not always exist to accomplish these upgrades in atimely manner. Another challenge faced by departments are satisfying Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) requirements for a major design experience within thecurriculum. ABET guidelines state, “Students must be prepared for engineering practice throughthe curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraintsthat include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability;manufacturability; ethical
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Current Environmental Issues
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Ishrat Mirzana; Ali Ansari
Session No # 2151 THE “NATURAL HOUSE” PROJECT: AN EXPERIMENT IN LEARNING BY DOING Ali Uddin Ansari, Ishrat Meera Mirzana Mechanical Engineering Department Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology Hyderabad, IndiaAbstractThe “Natural House”, a design and construction project of Centre for EnvironmentalStudies & Socioresponsive Engineering (CESSE) at Muffakham Jah College ofEngineering & Technology (MJCET), is directed at involving engineering students in a“real life” project with direct social benefits. The Centre’s primary objective is to
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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Donald Smith
Session 3220 Mechanical Component Design via the Internet – An Update Donald A. Smith University of WyomingAbstractThis paper reports the current progress to implement a new paradigm for students in a typicalMachine Components Design course in Mechanical Engineering curricula. The fundamentalconcept is to have design algorithms for various mechanical components (springs, gears, powertransmission shafts, cams, etc.) available to students as Applets on the Internet. The students canthen focus on the constraints and functional requirements associated with a
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Programmatic Curriculum Developments
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Walter Massie
Session 2615 Performance-Based Curriculum Design by W.W. Massie, MSc, P.E. Associate Professor and Curriculum Leader Interfaculty Offshore Engineering Delft University of Technology Delft, The NetherlandsAbstractToo many faculty members approach curriculum revision or design from the standpoint oftheir own course. The question:“Where does my course fit in the new curriculum?” is heardtoo often. One of the primary difficulties when revising a curriculum is to focus first on
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ASEE Multimedia Session
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Linda Hardymon; Saeed Foroudastan
experience, but to include a design project. The hands-ondesign concept makes the course more interesting and more challenging, and gives the students ataste of real-world applications as motivation to continue with engineering or engineeringtechnology as their major. Through a design project, students gain a better understanding ofengineering or engineering technology as a career through exposure to the various disciplines theproject requires. Several years ago, the professor of the introductory course initiated the conceptof project involvement with one requiring simple drawings and models involving redesign of adoor to solve an actual ventilation situation at the cogeneration plant. Realizing that small designassignments added value to the course
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Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Engelken
academia with idealizations of being exemplaryinstructors and advisors [1-8], even rising above weaknesses of their own professors.They start with a set of “when I become a professor, I’m going to/not going to . . .” ideasformulated in the trenches of student-hood. They are confident that they can achieve bothpopularity and rapport with students, and excellence in teaching, advising, and otherstudent relations. However, unless already well seasoned as graduate assistants in dealingwith students, they are usually disillusioned as realities of undergraduate education sink in,for example, (1) some students don’t care about learning, (2) some students can be lessthan honest if expedient, and (3) many students play the system for maximum results
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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Heimdahl Peter; Brenda Puck; Danny Bee
1997 camper, when asked in a newspaper interview about the most memorableWisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout), in partnership with the thing she had ever done.Society of Manufacturing Engineering EducationFoundation (SME-EF), initiated an outreach program for girls entering the seventh grade.“STEPS for Girls” is a one-week introduction to the world of manufacturing. The girlsmanufacture radio-controlled model airplanes from raw materials. The components arefabricated in various laboratory activities using real production equipment. Each girl has anopportunity to fly her airplane with the assistance of skilled radio-controlled aircraft pilots.“STEPS for Girls” campers gain
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Engineering Education; An International Perspective
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Jason Bittner
Session 2560 Diversity in Transportation Workforces: A Summary of the September 2002 Midwest Regional Workshop Jason Bittner Midwest Regional University Transportation Center University of Wisconsin-MadisonSeveral organizations sponsored the Midwest Regional Diversity in Transportation WorkforcesWorkshop September 23-24, 2002, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Workshop focused onrecruitment, retention, and mentoring success stories for diverse groups in transportationworkforces in the upper Midwest region. Pre-college programs, college level plans, and post-college, employer based programs formed the structure for the Workshop
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Trends in Nuclear Engineering Education I
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Michael Corradini
The Use of Undergraduate Minors to Meet National Needs in Nuclear Fission Power Engineering Michael L. Corradini, James J. Duderstadt, William R. Martin University of Wisconsin/University of MichiganAbstractWith the renewed interest in nuclear power as a key component of the nation’s energy portfolio,there is a growing concern about the availability of engineers trained in nuclear technology inview of the very significant erosion in university nuclear engineering programs and facilitiesover the past two decades. Even with a rapid infusion of new resources, the time required torebuild the necessary faculties and facilities and stimulate student interest makes it
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Louis Godbout; Hisham Alnajjar
Session 1532 Web-Based Circuit Animator to Aid in Teaching Circuit Theory Hisham Alnajjar & Louis Godbout Electrical & Computer Engineering Department College of Engineering University of Hartford alnajjar@hartford.eduAbstractAs we all know, motivating students to work on certain subjects in their major is sometimes atough thing to do. It can get even harder when trying to motivate students in one major to workon a subject they have to take in another major. When Civil
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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Karen C. Chou; W. James Wilde; Saeed Moaveni
An Unique Approach to Civil Engineering Design Experience Karen C. Chou1, W. James Wilde2, and Saeed Moaveni3 Department of Mechanical & Civil Engineering Minnesota State University, Mankato, MNAbstractThe ABET required major design experience is fulfilled through a 2-semester course sequencefor a total of 3 credit hours. The goal of the major design experience is to emulate the practiceof planning and designing of a civil engineering project in a way that is similar to a typicalengineering office setting. To achieve this goal, we have involved students from the freshman tothe senior level classes, faculty, and the engineering community. In addition, we have
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New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy
Session 3460 An Innovative Co-op Program at WVU Tech M. Sathyamoorthy Office of the Dean of Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThe paper describes the development and proposed implementation of an industry-university collaboration in experiential learning. West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology (WVU Tech) and various industries in the Upper Kanawha Valley region havedesigned a co-op program for undergraduate students that will require them to spend aday every week of the spring and
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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Jeremy Poling; Emily Blakemore; Lee Greguske; Glenn Wrate
Session 2233 On-Campus Comparison of Energy Saving Technologies for Vending Machines Glenn Wrate, Emily Blakemore, Jeremy Poling, and Lee Greguske Milwaukee School of Engineering/Wisconsin Focus on EnergyAbstractAs part of the Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy Program, the Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) investigated two possible technologies to save energy involving vending machines.MSOE is interested in this research for two reasons: involvement of our students in emergingtechnologies to save energy and to provide a service to our community. Two soda vendingmachines were installed
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Student Chapters - Formulas for Success
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Russell Mills; Tonya Emerson
Session 3215 Student Chapters – An Adjunct to Engineering Education Tonya L. Emerson, Russell S. Mills California State University, ChicoAbstractNew engineering graduates are expected to possess an ever-expanding array of skills. Yet,classroom synthesis is not conducive to many of these proficiencies. Student professionalsocieties can help cultivate valuable interpersonal, professional and technical skills through avariety of extracurricular activities.The success of a student chapter can be as valuable as the curriculum in defining the quality ofan engineering department
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Tools for Teaching and Learning
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk
Tools for Assessing Student Outcomes: Use of Faculty and Student Assessments Ann M. Anderson and Richard D. Wilk Department of Mechanical Engineering Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractWith the adoption of an outcomes-based approach to engineering education, it has becomenecessary to develop methods for assessing students’ abilities to meet program outcomes. In themid 1990’s, a major reform was undertaken in the mechanical engineering curriculum at UnionCollege. This was preceded by the development of a mission statement, program objectives, andspecification
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Partnerships in IE Education
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Joseph Emanuel
written and oralcommunication skills. Such a course prepares the students to work in industry followinggraduation and also provides the industries involved with excellent solutions to some of theirproblems. This paper presents many of the secondary benefits that go beyond the immediateimpact on the students, the client and the department.BackgroundSince 1967, Bradley’s Industrial Engineering program has completed more than 250 capstonedesign projects for more than 100 area and regional clients. In all cases, the primary objective hasbeen (1) to provide the students with a high quality professional educational experience and (2) tohelp the client solve a significant problem. Our experience has been that meeting the secondobjective also fulfills
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Three P's in Introduction to Engineering
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Mary Clare Robins; Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley
Session 3453 Service Learning in the Freshman Engineering Course Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins, Elizabeth Parry North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe College of Engineering at NC State University has had an NSF-sponsored GK-12 project forthe past four years that sent engineering students in to K-8 classrooms as science and/or mathresources for teachers. Using the same model, in fall 2002, the Introduction to Engineeringcourse that is required of all freshmen offered a design project that included service learning as anoption. The “Outreach Project” required students
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Improving Communication Skills in ME
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Chasnov
Helpful Hints for Success at Old Guard by: Robert Chasnov, Ph.D., P.E. The Elmer W. Engstrom Department of Engineering Cedarville UniversityABSTRACTCedarville University enrolled its first class of mechanical engineering students in 1990. ABETevaluators visited the school in the fall of 1994 following the first graduation of B.S.M.E. students andaccreditation was granted. After attending a few Region V Regional Student Conferences (RSC) ofASME to get an idea of how the Old Guard Oral Competition was judged, Cedarville students begancompeting in the spring of
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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Gary Mullett
Session 3486 The National Center for Telecommunication Technologies: A Look Back and a Look Ahead By Gary J. Mullett NCTT Co-Director, Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MassachusettsI. OverviewThe National Center for Telecommunications Technologies (NCTT) is a National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Center of Excellence in Advanced Technological Education (ATE). Firstfunded in September of 1997 for three years, the then Northeast Center for TelecommunicationsTechnologies (NCTT) joined ten other ATE Centers all funded
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Current Issues in Information Technology
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom
curriculum development experiences are shown from three perspectives; first from theperspective of the faculty member advising the development, second from the perspective of thestudent developing the material, and third from the perspective of students using the material forlearning.The actual curriculum developed from these experiences contributes well to the learning environmentsbut the major learning is taking place by the students doing the development.It is well known that teaching is one of the most powerful learning mechanisms. Mentoringenvironments facilitate the learner as a teacher. Future work of using undergraduate students todevelop curriculum suggest a move towards a faculty and peer mentoring environment.I. IntroductionThe use
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Teaching Strategies in BME
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2003 Annual Conference
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Paul King; Sean Brophy; Stacy Klein-Gardner
various anatomical and medical terms. The popularity of thecourse has grown requiring the formation of two sections taught by two differentinstructors in the Fall of 2002. The seminars were taught using two different instructionmodels: ‘traditional’ and ‘challenge-based’ instruction. The same instructor as prior yearstaught the first section using the same ‘traditional’ approach to instruction and coursenotes used in prior years. The instructional model focused primarily on classdemonstrations, lectures and short follow-up homework assignments. A new instructorreorganized the course outline around a series of challenge-based modules originallydesigned for a high school senior physics course. This series of challenges is designed toengage students
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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Kelvin Kirby
Session 2526 Establishing and Managing Multi-Disciplinary Research and Engineering at Small Universities Kelvin K. Kirby Electrical Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas 77446-0397AbstractThe technological requirements of the 21st century will often be satisfied through the conceptof multi-disciplinary research. Multi-disciplinary research is often the impetus that movesscience, engineering and technology forward to facilitate system solutions. A commonapproach to
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Trends in Construction Engineering Education
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Amro Taibah; Mohammed Haque
Session 1106 An ANN Model for the Influence of Siding Materials on Single-Family Home Values Mohammed E. Haque, Ph.D., P.E., Amro Taibah, Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Texas, USA/ King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaAbstractThe real estate valuation is a complex process considering the range of variables that are knownto play a role in determining such a value. The esthetics and choice of building’s façadematerials can greatly influence a homebuyer’s decision. This paper evaluated such buyer’spreferences of various siding materials by estimating the market-clearing prices determined
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Industry Initiatives for Graduate Programs
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Larry Trioloa; Charles Garnett; Barry Mohle; Alfred Wicks; Robert Kavetsky; Eugene Brown
Session 2455 REVITALIZING THE NAVY’S R&D CENTERS-- OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION Eugene F. Brown1, Robert Kavetsky2, Alfred L. Wicks1, Barry J. Mohle3, Charles R. Garnett3, Larry C. Triola3 1 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA/2Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA/ 3 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VAAbstractThe Department of the Navy is one of a
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ASEE Multimedia Session
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Mehran Kasra; Joe Iannelli; Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Anthony English; Monica Schmidt
Paper 2003-985Lessons Learned in the ABET Review of the Undergraduate BME Program at the University of Tennessee Jendrucko, R., Wasserman, J., Kasra, M., English, A., Schmidt, M. and Iannelli, J. Biomedical Engineering Program, The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleBackgroundThe achievement of ABET accreditation of engineering programs is critical to the demonstrationof program excellence and to the recruitment of high quality students. For these reasons,preparation for an ABET inspection is often met with trepidation and a deep concern about howto achieve accredited status. A successful ABET review has become more