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Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto

exemplaryeducational materials or practices or laboratory experiences that were originally developed atother institutions, whether academic or commercial. “Educational Materials Development”projects either develop “proof of concepts” for new textbooks, software, or laboratory materialsor else fund the complete development and national dissemination of such products or practices.“National Dissemination” projects involve the development of workshops, short courses, orsimilar activities to allow faculty to learn new content or educational practices to incorporate intotheir classes or laboratories. And “Assessment of Student Achievement” projects look at thedevelopment of new assessment tools and procedures.The author of this paper has written a successful

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Julie Phillips; Joseph Fuehne

Session 1148 Introducing Technology Using LEGOs to At-Risk and Minority Elementary Students Joe Fuehne, Julie Phillips Purdue University School of Technology at Columbus-Southeast IndianaAbstractMany at-risk and minority elementary students are not introduced to the “fun” of technology. Inaddition, they often lack good role models that utilize technology in their careers. To thestudents, there is no connection between technology and the devices and machines that they seeor use everyday.Certainly, technology is not always considered “fun” and is often not considered as a

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elsa Bruno; David Swanson; David Barnhart; David Richie; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Session 3102 Spacemanship at the United States Air Force Academy: Developing a Satellite Ground Station Crew Training Program for Non-Technical Students David Swanson, Kenneth E. Siegenthaler, David J. Barnhart, Jerry J. Sellers, David J. Richie, and Elsa Bruno Department of Astronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractTo make our educational program realistic and relevant to a cadet’s future profession, the UnitedStates Air Force Academy (USAFA) has created a center in which we manufacture very

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nathan Harter; Mark Dean; Donna Evanecky

Session Number ??? The ethics of systems thinking Nathan Harter, Mark Dean, Donna Evanecky Purdue UniversityThe search for a science of management has moved from a Newtonian perspective to a quantumperspective. Margaret Wheatley emphasized this shift in perspective with her prize-winningbook Leadership and the New Science.21 Whereas the Newtonian perspective was reductionist,treating organizations as machines and breaking them conceptually into component parts, thequantum perspective treats organizations holistically. In fact, it treats organizations not only asintegrated systems, but also as participants

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

Session 3120 Software and Hardware for Web-based Education Carl Steidley and Rafic Bachnak Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractInstitutions of higher education are actively seeking new methods to complement theirscience and engineering distance education programs with online experimentation. Thispaper describes the design and development of a virtual laboratory environment thatallows students to perform laboratory experiments from remote locations through a webbrowser. A front panel in LabVIEW displays the results and allows

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Adams

Session 3566 An Undergraduate MEMS Course for Everyone Thomas M. Adams Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractMiniaturization is becoming a dominant theme in a large variety of technologies. With thisincreased miniaturization comes the need to familiarize undergraduate students from a variety ofscience and engineering students with such technology. Unfortunately, most courses currentlyoffered in micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) target graduate-level students or senior-level students with highly specialized backgrounds. Recently, eight faculty members

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

Session 2260 Student Design for the Developing World Richard Vaz, Stephen J. Bitar Worcester Polytechnic Institute Timothy Prestero, Neil Cantor Design that MattersI. IntroductionThe Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) has instituted a sophomore-level course entitled “ECE Design” to focus on teachingdesign as a process, with the specific intents of better preparing students for their senior capstonedesign projects, and at the same time

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Miller; Charles Winton

Botball Kit for Teaching Engineering Computing David P. Miller Charles Winton School of AME Department of CIS University of Oklahoma University of N. Florida Norman, OK 73019 Jacksonville, FL 32224 Abstract Many engineering classes can benefit from hands on use of robots. The KISS Institute Botball kit has found use in many classes at a number of universities. This paper outlines how the kit is used in a few of these different classes at a couple of different universities. This paper also introduces the Collegiate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Edgar

Session 1793 Sophomore Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems Thomas Edgar, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071Abstract A sophomore level course is described which provides an introduction to the fieldCivil Engineering and Civil Engineering practice. It uses the area of Land Developmentas a model which naturally encompasses Surveying, Environmental, Transportation,Geotechnical and Water Resources Engineering and some aspects of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kawintorn Pothanun; William Peterson

Session 3555 Teaching an Engineering Class for the First Time Kawintorn Pothanun and William R. Peterson Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Old Dominion UniversityAbstractThere are many graduate students in engineering departments who are assigned to teach acourse at the undergraduate level as their first college teaching assignment. Manygraduate teaching assistants will have a difficult time in preparing for the course (i.e.,deciding what the structure of the course and examinations should be, what gradingpolicy should be used, what presentation tools and

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Genevieve Sapijaszko; Carlo Sapijaszko

Session 2432 An Innovative Electronics Laboratory System for On Campus and Distance Learning Applications Carlo Sapijaszko, Genevieve I. Sapijaszko Thomson Delmar Learning, DeVry UniversityAbstractThe eTCB, a custom-built trainer board that works in concert with National Instruments’ NIELVIS1 (Electronics Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) and a personal computer, is asolution for students who need to perform laboratory experiments, whether at a distance or oncampus. This solution offers students the convenience of purchasing a laboratory manual and acustom-built eTCB

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Moran

Session 2661 Troubleshooting Procedures – Technical Writing Lessons That Challenge Tom Moran College of Applied Science and Technology Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper proposes introducing instruction and assignments on the preparation oftroubleshooting documentation into technical writing and communication courses. Exercisesthat ask students to create procedures to aid readers in problem solving and the troubleshootingof technological systems and equipment can provide students with challenging and relevantpractice in creating audience centered and helpful documents. A hypothetical technical writingmachine and other

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holden

Low-Cost Autonomous Vehicles Using Just GPS Michael E. Holden San Francisco State UniversityIntroductionThe Navigator is an autonomous ground vehicle. Using a commercial handheld GPS as its onlysensor, it is able to follow a preprogrammed path and speed with remarkable accuracy.Assembled from a model car chassis, inexpensive 8-bit microcontroller and GPS, it is about assimple as autonomous ground vehicles can be. This simplicity makes it easy for studentsunfamiliar with autonomous vehicles to understand the system, keeps the system cost low, andallows for a truly miniature guidance and navigation electronics package. The simplicity alsoprovides

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael McGeen

engineering with our Rapid Prototyping Center. This workstarted as research under the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in SolidFreeform Fabrication program at MSOE. This is a program sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation. In the past projects have ranged from replication of historicaldecorative plaster details, writing code to translate drawing files into a form that can beread by the rapid prototyping machines, to modeling a building designed for MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering by Santiago Calatrava. More recent projects have explored theuse of Visual Basic to translate drawings into a form that can be utilized by rapidprototyping (RP), a method of using RP and photo stress analysis in the design of pointsupported glass, and two

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

Session # Integrated Technical Writing Instruction in Freshman Engineering Elisa Linsky, Gunter Georgi. Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York.Convincing freshman engineering students that acquiring technical writing expertise is critical totheir success is central to the mission of the writing program in General Engineering. Bydeploying writing consultants to each section of our benchmark introductory course, EG 1004,we teach the fundamentals of good writing within the context of regular engineering coursework.EG 1004 is a survey course designed to introduce various engineering disciplines to ourincoming freshmen. Teamwork

Conference Session

Technological Literacy II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

session 1761 What is Design and How Do We Let Non-Engineers in on the Secret That it’s Fun? Charles Nippert, Antonia D’Onofrio, Stephen Madigosky, Akshay Vilivalam Widener UniversityAbstractEngineering design is often one of the more interesting and exciting aspects ofengineering. Yet few outside the profession ever experience its challenges. At WidenerUniversity, an education course is offered to in service high school teachers that providesthem with an opportunity to develop a Virtual Laboratory designed around standardscience experiments. Programming was performed by one of the authors, while

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

Session #1601 Using Robots to Increase Interest of Technical Disciplines in Rural and Underserved Schools Eric Matson, Scott DeLoach Multi-agent and Cooperative Robotics Lab Department of Computing and Information Sciences Kansas State University 234 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506 USA {matson, sdeloach}@cis.ksu.eduAbstractIn Kansas, there are many schools, due to a rural or underserved nature, that fall short inproviding access to technical resources to further interest in science education. We

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Nelson

then recommended, and finally specificrecommendations are offered regarding the writing assignments for each discipline. Page 9.581.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Emerging Trends Session 1793Overall Findings and RecommendationsIn terms of organization and completeness, in general the reports were neither well organized norcomplete. At times a misunderstanding of the assignment seemed to be the cause; also

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

AHAMAD FARHOUD

Session 3548 An Automatic Control System Design with Practical Implications Ahmad M. Farhoud Engineering Technology Department University of ToledoAbstractThe automatic control system design course requires students to design and build a closed loopcontrol system. In the design presented here, students are to design, build and troubleshoot ahumidity control system which is used to manage soil moisture levels in a green house.Maintenance of proper soil moisture levels for different plants is

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Session 2457 Using Project Management Skills to Improve the Outcome of Student Projects Charlie P. Edmonson Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractDoes your course require the completion of a project? Do your students put off theirproject assignments until the end of the term? Do they cram all their efforts into a veryshort period of time only to finish with an inferior project? Do you have to deal withteamwork and cooperation issues? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, thenyou may

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Radke; Evangelyn Alocilja

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIVISION #54 Paper ID: 2004-1854 Development of E-Team to Commercialize Engineering Research Radke, S.M., and Alocilja, E.C. Biosystems Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 radkeste@egr.msu.edu, alocilja@egr.msu.eduAbstractAn E-Team of biosystems engineering graduate students was formed at Michigan StateUniversity for the purpose of exploring the commercialization potential of a biosensorthat can be used for rapid detection of foodborne pathogens. The paper presents thebenefits and challenges the students encountered throughout

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

Session 2642 Corporate Assessment of Strategic Issues in Technology and Management Education Elise M. Barrella and Keith W. Buffinton Bucknell UniversityAbstractColleges and universities strive to prepare graduates for the demands of a technology-infusedbusiness world where familiarity with both engineering and management skills is necessary.Bucknell’s Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management is an example of a programcreated for that purpose. The structure and themes of the ILTM program were devised to meetthe needs of

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bruno; Alistair Greig; Robert Mayer; Jennifer Waters

Session 1478 Comparison of Naval Architecture Programs at U.K. and U.S. Institutions A. Greig, M. Bruno, J. Waters University College London / Stevens Institute of Technology / U.S. Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper compares the educational training requirements of engineers to become professionals.In particular it compares the Naval Architecture courses at University College London andStevens Institute of Technology. It considers the University entry requirements, course content,methods of assessment and the external influences such as Accreditation Board for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Williams

Using New Technology to Deliver Traditional Courses – An Evolving Transformation Ronald K. Williams, P.E., Ph.D. Department of Technology Minnesota State University Moorhead As a part of the Pre-engineering curriculum at Minnesota State University Moorhead(MSUM), the author has been delivering three courses in Engineering Mechanics: Statics,Dynamics and Strengths of Materials, since 1990. The course content has not changed greatly inthat time, focusing on problem-solving for analysis and design. A typical week includes alecture highlighting and interpreting the text assignment for the week, presentation

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

Session 2550 Pre-Engineering in High School – An Oxymoron? Dr. Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityIntroductionNo, pre-engineering in high school is not an oxymoron. Pre-engineering can be taught in the highschools and already is being done so successfully through a nationwide program called ProjectLead the Way (PLTW). PLTW is a non-profit organization that was founded specifically toattract more high school students into Engineering and Engineering Technology programs andhave them succeed once they reach college.This paper will discuss the basic operation of the program, some

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

Academyhas a long history. It has existed, in various forms and with various names, since thefounding of the Naval Academy in 1845. In the early years the Department providedinstruction about specific weapons and their underlying principles. As weapons grew incomplexity they evolved into weapon systems. While early weapon systems wereprimarily electro-mechanical in nature, more recent weapon systems frequently alsoinclude aspects of computers, control, communication, and robotics. Several years ago retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeageraddressed the Naval Academy midshipmen. Among other things, he told them to “Knowyour systems.” It was his clear message that as the American armed services becomeincreasingly

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

Session xxxx Don’t Give Up Good “Teaching Principles” To Teach Ethics Robert J. Houghtalen, P.E., Gloria M. Rogers Department of Civil Engineering / Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractTeaching engineering students professional ethics is a challenge. Most of our students thinkethics is common sense and does not need to be taught. Furthermore, the topic is not easy tomake interesting. However, principles of good teaching can be applied to any topic, includingthis one. This paper explores two ways to teach professional ethics; one way is

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Strueber

1106 An Energy Efficient House for Under $3,000 J. Strueber, V. Harris, E. Meyer, E. Carter, E. Maweza, M. Matshaya Tuskegee University/Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/ Tuskegee University/University of Fort Hare/University of Fort HareIntroductionThis paper describes the design and materials development for building small energy efficienthousing for the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, which is experiencingan extreme shortage of suitable housing. This is a student exchange project between TuskegeeUniversity and the University of Fort Hare, Republic of South Africa. With students and

Conference Session

Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Phillips

Session 1606 “Intuition vs. Theory in Beginning Architectural Design” John J Phillips, PE Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract:Beginning architecture and architectural engineering students at Oklahoma State University’sSchool of Architecture are not exposed to structural theory design courses until the third year oftheir curriculum. This can be seen as a detriment to the design courses during the first two years,where students must rely on intuition when addressing structural issues. This paper will exploreone possibility for introducing structural concepts in the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

toworkplace experiences. One effort has been a technical writing course, collaborativelydeveloped with the Department of English, offered exclusively to students from the Departmentof Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. We created a real-world case simulation of abiotechnology company, Omega Molecular, in which the students were employees. An on-linedatabase provided company history, policies, memos, emails, and product data. “Employees”were charged with the task of developing technical reports in a virtual corporate environmentthat forced them to consider ethical and personnel issues. Students had the opportunity todevelop and demonstrate these competencies which are linked to the ABET Criterion 3(g)communication outcome: communication, general