Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Matthew Ohland

Sections Section 3 Section 4 Section 4 Section 3 Section 4 Section 3 s Dr. B’ Section 5 Section 7 Section 7 Section 5 Section 7 Section 5 Sections Section 6 Section 8 Section 8 Section 6 Section 8 Section 6Testing MeasuresPre-tests and post-tests were developed for each lab and given to all students. Using a matched-pairs design, the change in grade (post-test – pre-test) will be recorded for each student and theoverall section average were calculated to determine if a significant improvement wasexperienced by students in the sensor group versus the non-sensor group. Data collected duringthis semester is still being processed

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefani A. Bjorklund; Norman Fortenberry

measure engineering students’ progress towards achieving more than one or two – muchless all 15 – of the identified foundational student learning outcomes. Table 1. 15 Foundational Technical and Non-Technical Student Outcomes Engineering graduates must have: ABET Criteria 3a-k a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f) An understanding of professional and ethical

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shane Palmquist

longer exist) included the lengthof truss members (lower cord), distance between panel points, length of the vertical and diagonalmembers, traverse distance between the parallel trusses, and the roadway width. Memberproperties including size and shape as well as cross-sectional area were also found to determinedead loads.III. Introducing Symbolic Problem Solving to the ClassroomThe following equilibrium problem was presented in class as shown in Figure 1. Points A and Care pinned, and there is a hinge at point B. Page 10.252.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

PatternsThe table below gives a random sampling of student grades for the short 250-word essays.Unfortunately, only three short essays were completed during the semester because additionaltime was given for the term paper and mid-term exam. Name Paper 1 Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 3 (random sampling) Draft Revised Draft Revised Draft Revised Student "A" C B A- A- B+ A Student "B" B B+ B A- B A Student "C" C- D+ C- C B- B Student "D" C no rev. A A B

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Soled; Laura Koehl; Nicholas Harth

Move and Shake: A Hands-on Activity Connecting Engineering to the Everyday World for Secondary Students Laura A. Koehl, Suzanne W. Soled and Nicholas B. Harth, Colleges of Education and Engineering, University of CincinnatiAbstract One of the main goals of Project STEP (Science and Technology EnhancementProgram) is to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driveninquiry-based projects, which relate to the students’ community issues, as vehicles toauthentically teach science, mathematics, engineering and technology skills. The Moversand Shakers Lesson Plan was a three-part activity that helped students connectengineering principles to the design of buildings that

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Graunke; Jeffrey Will; Peter Johnson

. Positive b. Negative c. Zero where s is either x, y, or z.Figure 2. The 2D version of Question 1 is shown on the left. The rendered version is shown on the right. Therendered version was displayed in stereo in a much larger format and in color. In the second experiment, a 3D rigid body was shown with two forces acting on it (Fig.3). Again a multiple-choice quiz was given. For both forces acting on the rigid body thefollowing questions were asked: For the force, is the s-component of the force a. Positive b. Negative c. Zero For the point on which this force acts, is the s-location of the point a

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Jeffrey Connor; Jean Kampe

Session 2625 First-Year Hands-On Design on a Dime – Almost! J.C. Malzahn Kampe, Richard M. Goff, Jeffrey B. Connor Department of Engineering Education (0218) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061Abstract The implementation of in-class, hands-on activities in first-year engineering classroomscan easily become a costly endeavor. This is especially true when the number of freshmanstudents in the incoming class exceeds 1200. Additionally, difficulties in delivery logistics suchas class time

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Smith

group selection method was. The collected information was then examined andthe pros and cons of each approach were tabulated to form an opinion of which, if either, of thetwo group selection methods is significantly better than the other.Project #1The first project entailed designing a Huffman Decoder Chip, which was to be done in groups ofup to 3. The class divided itself into 9 groups, including 3 groups of 1 student, 1 group with2 members, and 5 groups of 3. The overall average on the project was 85%-87%, depending onhow the average was calculated, which was a mid to high B. Table 1 shows the grade distributionbroken down by group size. Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering EducationOf

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Olsson; Lars Håkansson; Johan Zackrisson; Ingvar Gustavsson; Henrik Åkesson

A0 max:5OP_OP1 NC B D -25V NC C +25V NC UA741VDC+25V_1 +25V vmax: 15 imax: 0.5VDC-25V_2 -25V vmax: -15 imax: 0.5R_R1 A B 1kR_R2 A B 1.6kR_R3 A B 10kR_R4 B C 1kR_R5 B C 1.6kR_R6 B C 10kR_R7 0 B 1kR_R8 0 B 10kSHORTCUT_S1 ABSHORTCUT_S2 ADSHORTCUT_S3 BCSHORTCUT_S4 0DSHORTCUT_S5 0CFigure 6. The checklist interpreted as a circuit. Z1 is defined in the figure below

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley; Terrence O'Connor

-speed engine to demonstrate the non-ideal case and itsdegree of deviation from the ideal case they had been studying in their textbook. An outline ofthe exercise is included below. 1. Ideal versus Real Compression/Expansion Cycle A. Compression = …, Expansion = …, Ideal Gas Law … B. Isentropic Compression/Expansion = no losses, can return to its original state C. Potential sources of loss that make the process “non-ideal” D. Testing to see “how isentropic a situation really is” - Ideal case, Actual case, Difference, Reasons & Tests 2. A Real Otto Cycle A. Pressure behavior: The ideal P-V cycle diagram

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

area, Tg is the temperature ofthe cylinder gas and Tw is the cylinder wall temperature. In the simulator, the temperature of thecylinder wall is assumed to be 400K. The exposed cylinder area, Aw, as a function of crank angleis given by Eq. 10 [7], π Aw (θ ) = Awall + Ahead + Apiston = π b y + b2 (11) 2where Awall is the cylinder bore area, Ahead is the cylinder head area, Apiston is the piston crownarea assuming a flat cylinder head, b is the cylinder bore and y is the exposed cylinder wall

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Davis; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

of thiswork was then assembled into large notebooks which represents the department’scontinuous assessment plan.III. Selection of Assessment Methods.At this stage of the process a genuine disagreement over which methods, or tools, shouldbe used to assess the program. The faculty members who had education backgroundsadvocated that all available methods should be used. The faculty who had engineeringbackgrounds felt that the number of assessment tools should be minimized. Eitherapproach could be correct in that the TAC of ABET criteria requires only that multiplemeans should be used in assessment. The NUET program selected the following sevenfeedback sources: A. Student feedback by surveys B. Faculty feedback based on grades

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rufus Carter; Lisa F. Bullard; Douglas G. Schmucker; Misty Loughry; Richard Felder; Matthew Ohland; Richard Layton; Cynthia Finelli

Developer 4-factor BARSProtocol B 4-factor BARS Team Developer 4-factor BARS Team DeveloperProtocol C Team Developer 5-factor BARS Team Developer 5-factor BARSProtocol D 5-factor BARS Team Developer 5-factor BARS Team DeveloperEstablishing concurrent validity with the Likert-scale version of the instrument: We comparedthe BARS instrument with the Likert-scale instrument from which it was derived, since the latterinstrument had a strong theoretical base. The outcomes would provide a sense of how well thetheoretical constructs established in developing the Likert instrument held up through theapplication of critical incident methodology to generate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

not quite as well as the 2003 cohort.The distributions of final grades in each of the six courses are presented in the tables below. A B C D F W Total ENGR 1201 4 8 2 0 0 4 18 22% 45% 11% 0% 0% 22% EDGE/Course rates MATH 1314 4 8 1 0 0 5 18 22% 45% 6% 0% 0% 27% EDGE Rates 4 8 3

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas MacIntosh; Susan Conry

Educationdifficult for groups of students to work together effectively to solve a problem. The number ofdifferent inter-personal interaction patterns is determined by the number of distinct groupings ofindividuals. Each distinct subgroup of individuals may form its own “personality” and interactwith other individuals and subgroups differently. Thus, if the group is a group of three, there aresix distinct sets of “communication/interaction patterns” (three pairwise patterns - person A withB, A with C, and B with C; and each individual with the remaining subgroup – person A withgroup BC, person B with group AC and person C with group AB). The number of potentialinteractions grows very quickly – a four person team will potentially involve on the order of

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren; Jason Yao

the classroom. The device is utilized in bioinstrumentation laboratorysessions, and its data provide real-world signals to other core Electrical Engineering courses.This paper first briefly describes the theory behind photoplethysmographic (PPG) pulse oximetry.It then presents the development of a pulse oximeter, emphasizing design features that enable itsapplication to education. These features include (a) a stand-alone pulse oximeter module with anovel circuit design, an open form-factor, and multiple signal outputs, (b) a personal computerstation with a flexible, user friendly LabVIEW interface and a variety of signal processingoptions, and (c) the production of raw data that can be used for parameter extraction exercises.The paper

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Reising

ASP.NET Web Formversion of the same program. Each program plots a function such as the following givenparametrically in Cartesian coordinates by x = cos(θ)sin(Aθ) y = sin(θ)sin(Bθ) 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π • The plot should appear in a control such as a label or textbox. Page 10.75.3 "Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education" • A and B are parameters that the user can change to values between 0 and 99 by means

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Farison

the basis that it is a term stating what the group is not. After discussion, the consensus (was) to use the term ‘multidisciplinary engineering programs.’ “Discussion indicated that the multidisciplinary engineering programs may generally (be) grouped into three types: Page 10.223.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education "a. Broad-based, single programs, often in a 4-year college. "b. Distinct specialization engineering program. "c. A multidisciplinary program existing within a

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Jeanine Casler; Bugrahan Yalvac; H. David Smith; Gulnur Birol; John Troy; Penny Hirsch

Establishing School-Wide Standards for Engineering Writing: A Data Driven Approach P. Hirsch1, H.D. Smith2, G. Birol3, B. Yalvac4, J. Casler1, J. Anderson1, & J. Troy3 1 WCAS Writing Program/ 2 WCAS Psychology/ 3 Biomedical Engineering Department/ 4 School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, ILBackgroundAs a result of concerns about communication at our engineering school, this study explores thewritten communication standards that engineering faculty and undergraduate students considermost important. Concerns about communication surfaced in several ways. For example,according to several professors in engineering, students sometimes

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Ismail Orabi; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

categories as shownin Table 2. The rating used for categories 1-7, and 10-13 ranged from strongly disagree tostrongly agree, while the rating used for the competency categories, 8 and 9, ranged from veryunsure to very confident. Table 1: Groups Defined in Engineering Attitude Survey Areas Measured No. of QuestionsGroup A Attitude toward the Engineering Profession 9Group B Understanding of Engineering 5Group C Interest in Technical Professions 5Group D Confidence in Abilities 12Analyses

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Voigt; Nathan Shenck; Delores Etter; Thomas Salem; Samara Firebaugh

instructed to adjust the quantization of their voice signals using a pre-scripted MATLAB m-file function named audio. By entering b = audio(a , B); where B is thenumber of bits, the resulting variable b contained the re-quantized voice signal that the studentsplayed using the wavplay command. The function audio also provided two plots – the original8-bit waveform and the re-quantized waveform. Some examples of plots produced using thisfunction were shown previously in Figure 6.Light Organ Sub-moduleThe following week, we explored an electronics project called a “light organ.” A light organ isan electronic circuit that responds to audio signals by illuminating a light [10], in this case a lightemitting diode (LED). After capturing sound with a small

Conference Session

Mechanics, Machine Design & Mechanisms

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

good place to apply vector-loop equations)? 5) Drawings or pictures of your model and the actual product. 6) A Discussion section which addresses issues such as: a. How well did the LEGO prototype correspond to the actual product, and why. Include ideas of what improvements could be made given more resources (more parts, either LEGO or otherwise). b. Possible improvements that can be made based on the failure analysis. c. Possible improvements to the design, which can include alternate product configurations.5 Return KitsOn the final exam date, your 3 member team must turn in the entire sorted LEGO kit (with your prototypesdisassembled). You will get a 0 on this

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Murtuza Aluminiumwalla; Salim Saherwala; Mohammed Haque

Figure 4: Slab Reinforcement Details any direction/angle and walk through the designedstructure. It requires a web browser for interpreting standard html and JavaScript, such asNetscape or Internet Explorer, and a VRML browser such as Cosmo Player. Figure 5: VRML Design Navigation of (a) Rectangular Beam, (b) T- Beam Reinforcement details.Concluding RemarksThis paper describes a 3-D animation and walkthrough integrated virtual construction site toteach reinforced concrete structure construction. Several 3-D animation, walkthrough and VRMLdesign details for reinforced concrete structure were developed. These will help constructionengineering or management students and non-technical personnel on

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Miller

all, graduate students becomeexpert troubleshooters and problem solvers. More explicit instruction and opportunities forpractice may speed up this transition. Table 1: Characteristics of troubleshooting technicians (Perez, 1991) Novice ExpertPhysical, surface aspects Functional aspectsDespite work on system A, system B seems Work on system A transfers to work on newtotally new system B Page 10.1017.1Has “what it is” knowledge Has “what it is” and “how

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

; Exposition Copyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationsection describes the theoretical basis of various digital modulation techniques that areimplemented within the environment. The second section describes the structure of thedeveloped simulation environment along with a case study. These are followed by theconclusion and a list of references.Simulated Digital Modulation TechniquesThere are a number of digital modulation techniques that one can employ for electroniccommunication. In this paper, only four of these techniques that are being implemented withinthe simulation environment will be discussed. The techniques are: a) Binary Phase Shift Keying;b) Binary Frequency Shift Keying; c) Quadrature Phase Shift

Conference Session

Pedagogy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajinder Chauhan; Gukan Rajaram; Devdas Pai

0.297 0.5 101 0.297 Filter B 0.5 110 0.273 (Using Pur Filter) 1.0 161 0.373 1.0 181 0.332 1.0 194 0.310 (ii) pH value measurementThe pH test is one of the most common analyses in water testing and a great indicator of waterquality. pH indicates the sample's acidity or alkalinity by measuring the relative amount ofhydrogen (H) and hydroxyl (OH) ions in the water. Water

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

have developed inour research. This approach involves seeing the big picture first, breaking it into parts(instructional units) and then putting it back together again into a new whole as developedfrom the student’s own research regarding the opportunity (See Figure 1). “ W h o le - P a rt - W h o le ” T e a c h in g W h o le P a rt W h o le D om a in -S p ecific P ro b le m P ro b le m S k ills an d K n ow led g e C o nt ext S o lu t io n

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Young; Sanjiv Sarin; Xiaochun Jiang

. Oguntimein, G. B., Leigh-Mack, P., Davy, B., and Wheatland, J., “Research experience program for undergraduates in a Historically Black College and University.” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.2. Report of the Institute for Science, Space and Technology, Strengthening American Science and Technology, February 1990.3. Mervis, J. 1998. “Wanted: A better Way to boost number of minority Ph.D.s”, Science 281, 1268-1270.4. Keels, C. L., “Bridging the gap: National Science Foundation initiative eases the transition from undergraduate to graduate study”, Black Issues in Higher Education, July 29, 2004.5. NSF LSAMP Program: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/hrd

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

Partnership for Teaching Engineering Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 84, No. 1, January 1995, 5-11.15. Knox, R. C., Sabatini, D. A., Hughes, D., Lambert, B. and Ketner, R. “A Practitioner Directed Approach to Teaching Engineering Design: A Case Study using a Municipal Development Project.” In Review, Journal of Engineering Education. submitted October 8, 1996.16. Kolar, R. L., K. K. Muraleetharan, M. A. Mooney, B. E. Vieux, “Sooner City - Design Across the Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education, 89(1), 79-87, 2000.17. Kolar, R. L., and Sabatini, D. A., “Coupling Team Learning and Computer technology in Project-Driven Under- graduate Engineering Education,” Proceedings, FIE ‘96, Iskander et al., eds., IEEE (CDROM

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Brandon W. Olson

C o1) If the fluid the fluid in this example is air, calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient. A) 107 W/m^2/C B) 325 W/m^2/C C) 513 W/m^2/C D) 700 W/m^2/C2) Determine the appropriate fluid properties: k = _________ Pr = _________ ν = _________3) Choose the correct Nusselt number. A) 4.3 B) 9.4 C) 13.7 D) 20.34) Which of the following is the correctly rearranged Nusselt number correlation? A) ⎛ Nu ⎞ 1 / 0 . 385 B) ⎛ Nu ⎞ 1 / 0 . 466 C) ⎛ Nu