Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mani Soma

), linear systems, digital logicdesigns, analog circuits, analog electronics, and simple filter designs. The experiments currentlyused in our curriculum do not need any re-writing to adapt to the Pandora box if the signalfrequencies used in the experimental circuits are lower than 1 MHz, which is the case for morethan 85% of our current freshman, sophomore, and junior Electrical Engineering courses. For theremaining experiments, minor re-writing makes the laboratories suitable for the Pandora box. Ofcourse, this first prototype is limited in frequencies but we already have a plan to improve thedesign to address this issue.We emphasize that the Pandora box provides a hands-on laboratory experience, as opposed to“virtual” or “remote” laboratory

Conference Session

Re-energizing the Mid-Life Professional

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Reid

game and practice to stay at a high level of competition. I Later in life, as a librarian, I usedan assessment process that helped structure my goals and kept me alert to changes in mydiscipline.The approach I use when critiquing my work consists of listing my targeted job assignments forthe year. I then try to evaluate them through management’s eyes. I proceed to make positive andnegative comments concerning each assignment. I place myself in their position and start gradingmyself by using my work plan for the year and my institutions strategic goals and objectives asguidelines for this process. After this comparison I become more aware and in-tune with theorganization’s planned outcomes. For example, the list may include library staff

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa Eljamal; Matthew Mayhew; Eric Dey; Stella Pang

adaptation. The instrument measures both perceivedand actual scores of intercultural awareness. The test was originally developed from 40 directedinterviews with subjects representing cross-cultural and situational diversity. The IDI wasselected to measure intercultural sensitivity for its emphasis on assessing the cognitive structuresthat make meaning of intercultural-related phenomena, its ease of administration, and its abilityto generate a graphic profile and interpretation of the predominant stage of development of asubject or group.The evaluation team planned to administer the IDI in pre- and post-test fashion to all studentstaking part in international programs.16The IPE office utilized pre-departure orientation programming and return

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

from the encoders contains position, velocity, and azimuth. • Diffuse Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor, the frequency can be analyzed and compared to a programmedfrequency. The sensors can be programmed to detect a particular frequency (color)on the ground. • Proximity Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor(s), the proximity sensors can find obstructions.Computers The computing system isdivided into two parallel systems.A central computer is responsiblefor planning paths, forcontrolling the vehicle, and forinterfacing to all sensors exceptfor the vision. The secondcomputer system dedicates itself

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Peter

and tactfully to keep the team working together as a unit. Oncefrustrations start to build, it can be hard to get the technical details communicated. Non-technical problems must be solved quickly to allow the technical work to continue efficiently. Although we often planned more work than we could achieve, we kept rather close to ouroriginal goals. The planning that we worked out early on gave us a good meter to see how faralong we were at any given time. It is difficult to estimate the length of different tasks when youare not sure how they will be accomplished, but each attempt gives us a little more of theexperience we need to succeed in the future. Unexpected events always arise, either a problemson the project, or outside issues

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Ramsey-Idem; Sally Pardue; Kristine Craven

, teachers, guidance counselors, andschool administrators. This introduces the adults to the engineering career, the benefits of acareer in technology-related fields, and the requirements a K - 12 student must complete prior tobeing accepted into a typical university engineering program. This program has been a success and there are plans to expand it into a day camp formatand/or a residence camp in the future.IntroductionWhy is it that female students do not see engineering as a worthy profession? In many cases,girls are discouraged from pursuing science and/or engineering either outright or through thewords and actions of those who have the greatest impact on their choices early in school. Thosewho do choose engineering usually have a

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

described below.RISE Infrastructure: Mentors, Fellows, and Scholars alike indicated that the infrastructureprovided by the RISE staff was a key to their project’s success. The non-research aspects ofmanaging an undergraduate team for the summer, (e.g., securing student housing, orientation,training sessions on research and teamwork, and payroll logistics) were well planned andhandled by the RISE staff thus, enabling the faculty to focus on the research project itself.Role Model Hierarchy: Having multiple levels of contact within the research team alsocontributed to overall success. Scholars liked working with colleagues (other Scholars) because“it was not as intimidating” as working alone. They also reported using their Fellows as firstlevel

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Nicholson

re-think many aspects oflife. One area drastically altered was the way we design and construct buildings.Building designers suddenly had to consider energy consumption as a primary issuedictating design. The Department of Energy (DOE) was created in 1977 to combine andcoordinate the activities of the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research andDevelopment Administration, the Federal Power Commission, and parts of several otheragencies. The newly formed Department of Energy found itself charged with developingstrategic plans and programs for long-term energy development and policy, includingenergy conservation programs.During this time in American history, the environmental movement focused muchnational attention on the degradation

Conference Session

Web-Based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

JoDell Steuver

student’s experience.Planning for a web-based course requires discipline and good design on the part of the instructor. Instructors areforced to anticipate different kinds of learners, different course objectives, and different measures of learning.Teaching on the web forces instructors to develop a map or framework for an integrated plan of activities, exchangesof information, and assessment. A course authoring tool took much more time preparation than a face-to-face class,at least initially. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Page 9.367.2

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Ward; Richard Howell; Debby Knotts; Deborah Fisher; Jerald Rounds; Jennifer Scott

provide a truly interdisciplinary education thatwould meet the needs of the construction industry of New Mexico. The model was designed tocombine efforts of institutions currently providing CM education in an effort to streamline theprocess, eliminate duplication, and generally make better use of existing resources whileexpanding the programs to include students with a wider range of educational backgrounds(Reyes and Fisher, 1998)It was important early in the planning process to ensure that the CAI concept wasconsistent with the mission and goals of the School of Engineering and the Department ofCivil Engineering. The Mission of the School of Engineering at the University of NewMexico is The School of Engineering prepares tomorrow’s engineers

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; Frederick Meyers; John Demel; Frank Croft

Page 9.399.3proposal by Barr in 199913, a survey of nine universities’ programs by Meyers in 199914, aProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Session 1338proposed curriculum by Branoff, Hartman and Wiebe15, a plan developed by Smith16, and thelatest proposal of desired educational outcomes by Barr17. Comparing these lists of topics to ourcurriculum we noted the most common topics and found a great deal of agreement among thevarious authors. Not every common topic could be included in our examination which is a web-based multiple

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram AlRawi; Faouzi Bouslama

based on how best tofacilitate the desired outcome. This leads to a planning process that is different from thetraditional educational planning. The desired outcome is first identified and the curriculum iscreated to support the intended outcome5, 6.There is no single authoritative model for Outcome-Based Education (OBE). Frameworks forOBE share an emphasis on systems-level change; observable, measurable outcomes; and the beliefthat given time all students can learn. The shift toward OBE is a result of educational institutions’worries about the current education system7. There is a belief in the academic world that theclassic “input” educational system can not adequately prepare students for life and work in thetwenty first century

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

research projects, and integrating researchand STEM education. This paper will report the progress that we have made so far in all fourareas.Through the TALENT-21 Program, a facility has been established for undergraduate researchtraining in the geophysical and environmental sciences. The facility includes a Seismic PhysicalModeling Laboratory for earth subsurface modeling and simulated measurements, and a SeismicData Processing Laboratory for data analysis and visualization. Planned for the research trainingprogram is a three-pronged approach of generating (1) real-world seismic data by seismic fieldsurveys, (2) physical modeled data through the Seismic Physical Modeling Laboratories, and (3)computer simulated data through mathematical modeling

Conference Session

Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

meetings will require the student leaders to spend time outside thenormal meeting schedule to adequately plan meetings and organize activities. A regularlyscheduled weekly officers meeting provides an opportunity for the students to work outideas and assign tasks. Their hard work will result in well organized meetings that remaininteresting to the attendees. Student leaders also find themselves spending more of theirown money to travel on behalf of the chapter. Regional and national conferences alongwith student competitions are not typically fully funded by the chapter or department.With many students spending more time being employed during the school year, studentswho have significant involvement in leading the chapter may find themselves

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per Andersson

24 1,277 112Engineers/technicians 146 2,696 440Technical craftsmen 767 5,539 843Factory laborers/specialists 1,261 1,965 1,505Partners in the projectAs described earlier there were quite a few numbers of actors in the project. Three of the sixmunicipalities in the county were interested to participate in and finance the project so thecooperating parties (planning and conducting the project) were finally:o The regional body of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (which on the national level organizes some 57,000 member companies with more than 1.5

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIndustrial Advisory Board SurveyIn spring 2002, the Industrial Advisory Board was also asked to rate the importance of theprogram outcomes a-k in adopted by the program. This survey showed that the industryconsidered the importance of outcomes a2, a3, i, h, j, and k3 considerably lower than all others.Changes ImplementedTwo major changes were implemented in the area of student services. We established a newstudent advising process (the student is required to meet his/her advisor at least once a semesterto discuss program plan of study, career goals, and any other academic support as needed

Conference Session

Motivating Students to Achieve

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Turner; Keith Johnson; W. Andrew Clark

otherdiverse disciplines. Industry, particularly technology-based companies, has observed thatsolutions to problems have a greater probability of success when all interested parties(purchasing, innovation, marketing, sales, manufacturing, etc.) have input in developing a plan toachieve a desired corporate outcome. It is through this collective action of diverse disciplinesthat unique solutions are conceived. Many times breakthroughs in innovation and productdevelopment occur not through the actions of companies in direct competition but through newentrant companies by modifying technology currently residing in different markets andapplications. The breakthrough occurs because the new entrants are not bound by the technologyparadigms constraining

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roberta Harvey

,conation/doing, and cognition/thinking. Page 9.254.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education ####Table 1. Overview of four learning patterns and how they are manifested through feeling, doing, and 11thinking.Pattern Affect: how I feel Conation: what I do Cognition: what I think I thrive on order and I plan, make lists, I

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Thorndyke; Timothy J. Anderson; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

1987through the present. An extensive body of research has been conducted using this database.Technological advancements have made it possible to expand the scope of the data included inthe database, and thus expand the studies that can be conducted. The partner universities haveagreed to contribute transcript information—the courses that students have taken and the gradesthey have earned in them. With these data from nine universities placed in a common format,exciting research questions can be addressed.This paper discusses the development of the original database, plans for the design of theMIDFIELD database, and expected uses of this valuable resource.The SUCCEED Longitudinal DatabaseA longitudinal database is under continuing development by the

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eleanor Nault; Michael Leonard

less than a specified quantity, then the lot is accepted; if not, the lot is not accepted 17.There are several alternative forms of lot-by-lot acceptance sampling systems. Among thesealternatives are plans that vary the type of inspection used including normal, tightened, andreduced inspection 18. Plans typically begin with normal inspection. Normal inspection continuesto be used as long as product quality is at an acceptable quality level or better. If the qualityhistory of the product deteriorates, then tightened inspection is used. On the other hand, if recentquality history is very good, reduced inspection is used. Tightened inspection typically increasesinspection costs, while reduced inspection generally reduces sample size and

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004 American Society for Engineering Education” Page 9.366.2curricula. The ubiquitous use of technology both in the teaching and practice of engineering alsoplays an important role in curriculum but usually not at the highest level. Rather, technologydiscussions should enter when individual courses are planned and the technology can be matchedto the course outcomes.Description of IssueThere are many ways for defining the components of the curriculum. The most commonapproach is to focus on the discipline aspects. For example, the

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Henry; James Bandstra

associated equipment necessary to accomplish the program objectives in an atmosphere conducive to learning b. laboratory equipment characteristic of that encountered in the industry and practice served by the program”2Significant planning and funding are required for the implementation of well-designed materialslaboratory courses3. Different schools have developed various integrated courses andlaboratories to meet this need for the materials lab4,5.To provide a fundamental grounding in materials and manufacturing, the MET curriculumoriginally included a single junior level course in Materials and Manufacturing. However, thiscourse consisted primarily of coursework taught from a text, enriched by selected

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Asper; Bijan Sepahpour

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Planning the Project1. Evaluate the feasibility of conducting the project with regard to its required finances, human resources, equipment, facilities, deadline for completion, etc.2. Recruit members that their interpersonal and intellectual skills complement each other.3. Set realistic expectations and challenge each the members at a level that they may succeed.4. Prepare a preliminary timetable for major activities involved in the project.5. Establish a clear grading policy that is consistent with project objectives and its requirements for success. Conducting the Project1

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

andLoggerPro8 to measure the changing air force on coffee filters falling to the earth. We havefound that in loosely defined activities such as the coffee filter laboratory, the dynamicsframework becomes a particularly important tool for helping students to develop a plan of action.Similar results were found when the dynamics framework was used for project work9. Finally, atypical test question used to assess student learning in this curriculum unit is given in Figure 6. Page 8.632.7Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Take

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

provides an enhanced learning environment for thestudents of these teachers. Systemic reform that will: a) change the teaching of science at allgrade levels in all classrooms; and b) provide the integration of science with mathematics andin other subject areas in each school is needed. Such systemic reform must extendthroughout the K-12 pipeline.The Center for Pre-College ProgramsSince its inception, the Pre-College Center has sought to become a driving force in providingincreasing access to scientific and technological fields to all students. Through its carefuland thorough planning the Pre-College Center has been remarkably successful in reaching,those populations that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM areas.1-2 All pre

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcourses share a theme, the curriculum of each course is separate; occasional assignmentsin each course relate to the curriculum of the other course. When Ward College of Technology was invited to participate in the FIPSE grant,the original plan was to have a traditional FIG with a writing course and a content coursein which the writing course assignments would relate to one of the technology courses.However, in the course of developing the FIG, the writing instructor and one of themathematics instructors at Ward College (the authors of this paper) began to talk aboutthe problems they

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barry Lineberger; Larry Stikeleather

instructor is creating and administering meaningfuland pedagogically productive projects that are feasible within the time and resource constraints.This paper describes a project that manages to integrate into one activity, a large number of skillsand learning objectives consistent with current ABET criteria. Students plan and execute a simplebut meaningful project that starts with the application of the design process to meet specificdesign requirements. In the design stage students use CAD 3D solids modeling software to modelall parts and assemblies, and determine the required mass properties. Once the specifications aremet, the student teams generate G code for manufacturing the primary part on a 3-axis computernumerically controlled (CNC) mill

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

course policies handouts, or most recently, through the SummerOrientation and Registration Program (SOAR) for incoming freshmen, who were given an explicit ethicshomework problem to work on over the summer and turn in when they arrived at school in the fall. Thisintegration came as a direct result of faculty participation in an “Ethics Across the Curriculum” workshopgiven at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) during the previous summer. And, as planning for fall Page 8.750.1courses and faculty dialogue on ethics integration in the School of Engineering at WNEC continued over thesummer, it became apparent that ethics

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller

3 5 11 the book – not teaching straight from book is good Tests and quizzes are fair – similar to homework – challenging but I can do so 3 3 2 8 long as I do the homework Good Job – Keep up the good work – I’m getting more from this class than any 4 4 8 other Lectures are much better – explanations are better 1 3 4 Willingness to compromise with students is commendable – I like the flexibility 2 2 with the lesson plan/homework I like that the home work is collected weekly instead of nightly 1

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Ibrahim

Engr 164 Comp/human Interaction 3Engr 146 Information Engineering 3 Engr 195B Senior Project II 3Engr 195A Senior Project I 1 ME 109 or MatE 153 3ME 136 Design for Manufacturing 3 Advanced General Education 3ISE 140 Operations Planning/Control 3 ISE 115 Comp Integrated Mfg 3Advanced General Education 3 ISE 167 Systems Simulation 3Total 16 18 Figure (4) CurriculumCurriculum