Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

Session 1332 UMIPS: A Semiconductor IP Repository for IC Design Research and Education Michael S. McCorquodale and Richard B. Brown Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122AbstractSemiconductor intellectual property (IP) and design reuse have recently become cornerstones ofcommercial integrated circuit (IC) development because they enable significant gains in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cyrus Hagigat

1: (a) Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) system with viscous damping1 (b) Partial free-body diagram of the SDOF system1The general equation of motion for a multi degree of freedom system can be expressed in matrixform as shown in equation 2.[ M ]{U&&} + [C ]{U& } + [ K ]{U } = {P(T )} (2)In equation (2), [M] is the mass matrix, [C] is the damping matrix and [K] is the stiffness matrix.{P(T)} is the excitation force matrix as a function of time. {U}, { U& } and { U&& } are thedisplacement, velocity and acceleration matrices respectively. Assuming “n” defines the numberof degrees of freedom of the vibrating system, the size for matrices [M], [C] and [K] are (n x n),and the size for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chean-Chin Ngo; Kurt Gramoll

engineeringapplications). Assumptions needed to solve the case study are clearly stated as they serve as ahint to the students on setting up the problem. For example, Figure 2 shows a case study for the“Conservation of Energy (Integral Analysis)” module. The case study chosen for this particularmodule is related to hydroelectric power where students are required to determine the powergenerated by a turbine. Figure 2. A typical case study interface(b) TheoryAfter introducing the case study, the theory required for solving the case study is presented. Thetheory part has extensive use of the interactive media such as texts, graphics, sounds, andanimations for illustration purposes. This is extremely beneficial to engineering education

Conference Session

Innovations in Learning by Doing

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

but these components are ineffective as far as the ability to hold the door open. Figure 17. Projection of moment.The beam structure in Figure 18 (a) is subjected to a force due to the cable. Students can quicklyset this problem up on the mechanical breadboard to study when the moment caused by this forceis the greatest or the smallest just by changing the angle of the cable. Using the setup shown inFigure 18 (b) and by holding on to the frame (top of the left wall) of the breadboard, the smallestmoment (almost zero) can be felt when the line of action of the force is seen to go almostthrough the axis of

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Cheryl Sundberg

abilities will improve.• Students’ attitude toward math and science will improve. This is critically important as we try to increase the number of students who will eventually become scientists and engineers.Bibliography1. Jordan, William, Elmore, Bill, and Silver, Debbie, “Creating a Course in Engineering Problem Solving for Future Teachers”, Presented at ASEE annual meeting, Saint Louis, June 2000. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).2. Jordan, W., Silver, D., and Elmore, B., Using Laboratories to Teach Engineering Skills to Future Teachers, Presented at ASEE annual meeting, Albuquerque, June 2001. In CD based Proceedings (no page numbers).3. Jordan, W., and Elmore, B, Developing an Outreach Program to Introduce

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

A, B, C, or and F. Each group then presents their criteria to the class. This discussion provides a type of class contract for understanding how team members will be evaluated. • Simulation – Oblisk10- This simulation requires students to work in teams to solve a problem. Each team member has information that others do not. The problem requires the team to decide which information is required to solve the problem. Information can only be shared verbally. • Couch Potatoes and Hitchhikers Reading11 and Discussion – Students discuss a reading that provides advice for students working on group projects

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi Thai

Session 3420 BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Pritchard, G. E. (editor). 2002. Improving Learning with Information Technology. National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington D. C.2. Hilton, M. (editor). 2002. Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology. National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington D. C.3. Maeroff, G. I. 2003. A Classroom of One. Palgrave-MacMillan Publishers.4. Raschke, C. A. 2003. The Digital Revolution and the Coming of the Postmodern University. RoutledgeFalmer Publishers.5. DiSessa, A. A. 2000. Changing Minds. MIT Press.6. Shneiderman, B. 2002. Leonardo's Laptop. MIT Press.7

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

, stock, readily-available items. (Of course this excludes the heat exchanger modules, which require custom construction by the students.)After setting forth the design criteria, the professor reviewed heat transfer calculations related toheat exchanger design. He presented some sample heat exchanger problems. He discussed theselection of instrumentation and the determination of the ranges for the various sensors. Studentsmet with the professor weekly to submit progress reports, discuss problems encountered, andobtain guidance and suggestions. At other times during the week, the students met togetherwithout the professor, working as a team and learning from each other. B. The Final DesignAfter considerable heat transfer

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tyson Hall; David Anderson

) (b)Figure 4: (a) This illustrates the output of a simple FIR filter implemented on an FPGA. The Matlabtoolbox of functions provides the interface to the FPGA. In this case, the input (denoted by the solid line) isa 600 Hz sine wave with a 8 kHz sample frequency. As expected, the output is a scaled and shifted versionof the input. (b) The frequency response for a filter implemented on an FPGA can be generated by plottingthe output magnitudes from input sine waves. Our Matlab toolbox encapsulates this functionality into asingle function whose output is similar to the freqz() function found in Matlab’s Signal Processing toolbox.The theoretical frequency response (generated by Matlab’s freqz() function) is shown with a solid line. Thefrequency

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

like to acknowledge theNational Science Foundation for their support of the offering of several pilot courses in ourMulti-Disciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral curriculum.8 References 1. Collura, M.A., B. Aliane, S. Daniels, and J. Nocito-Gobel, “Development of a Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral”, Submitted to the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2004. 2. Mikic, B. and D. Grasso, “Socially-Relevant Design:the TOYtech Project at Smith College”, Journal of Engineering Education, 91(3):319-326, 2002. 3. John Hopkins Virtual Laboratory, Bridge Designer, http://www.jhu.edu

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Johnson

Competence 17. Program Review and DevelopmentFor each standard enumerated above, a specific matrix was developed to show how the variouscourses in the program meet the State Board of Education criteria for adoption of a new teachingcredential proposal. This process consumes much space, and only an example for Standard 2 isshown below. Our breadth courses address Standard 2 by developing foundations in communication;production; power, energy and transportation; and technology. The table below outlines inwhich course/s the required areas are covered. Following the table is a catalog description listingof all breadth courses that address Standard 2.Required foundation areas. a.) Communications b.) Production c.) Power, energy and

Conference Session

Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for EngineeringBibliography 1. Bagert, D., J. Gregory, S Mengel, and L Heinze. Engineering education innovation with software engineering projects. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Boston, MA, 2000. 2. Bass, L., P. Clements, and R. Kazman. Software Architecture in Practice, 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley, 2003. 3. Boehm. B. A spiral model of development and enhancement. ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes 11(4):14-24, 1986. 4. Brooks, F. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering. Addison-Wesley, 1995. 5. Bugzilla Bug Tracking System. http://www.bugzilla.org. 6. Clements, P., and L. Northrop. Software Product Lines: Practices

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

very powerful computing tools are made available to them. Main disadvantages forimplementing these systems with limited budgets are lack of standards and technical supports.However, the advantages of building and using such a system from scratch are great andextremely educational in terms of depth of understanding and hands-on learning.Bibliography Page 9.691.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education1. Navaz, H. K., Henderson, B. S., and Mukkilmarudhur, R. G., “Bringing Research and New

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dilip Mirchandani; Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran; John Chen; Yusuf Mehta

. SCHMALZEL, A. J. MARCHESE, AND R. P. HESKETH, “What's Brewing in the Engineering Clinic?”, Hewlett Packard Engineering Educator. Volume 2, 1998. 4. J. A. NEWELL, A. J. MARCHESE, R. P. RAMACHANDRAN, B. SUKUMARAN AND R. HARVEY, ``Multidisciplinary Design and Communication: A Pedagogical Vision'', International Journal of Engineering Education 15 (5), 376-382, 1999. 5. J. MARIAPPAN AND A. J. MARCHESE, “TQM Approach to Design in the Sophomore Engineering Clinic”, Proceedings of the 1998 International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 1998. 6. R. HARVEY, F. JOHNSON, A. J. MARCHESE, J. MARIAPPAN, R. P. RAMACHANDRAN, B. SUKUMARAN AND J. A. NEWELL, “Teaching Quality: An Integrated Total Quality

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Broussard; Jenelle Piepmeier

. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice- Hall 2001.[2] G. Bebis, D. Egbert, and M. Shah. “Review of computer vision education,” IEEE Transactions on Education, (46)1:2-21, Feb 2003.[3] W. Clement, “An instructional robotics and machine vision laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Education., 37:87-90, Feb 1994.[4] B. Maxwell, “Teaching computer vision to computer scientists: Issues and a comparative textbook review,” Int. J. Pattern Recognition Artificial Intelligence, (15)5:757-773, 2001.[5] S.M. Smith and J.M. Brady. “SUSAN - a new approach to low level image processing.” Int. Journal of Computer Vision, (23)1:45--78, May 1997.[6] M. A. Turk and A. P. Pentland. “Face recognition using eigenfaces,” in Proc. of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Parker; Max Anderson

survey and exit surveys were distributed to the two ICEE sections (total of 70students) and six GE102 sections (total of 176 students). The six GE102 sections acted as our“control” sections. The purpose of the entrance survey was to a) determine why students decided Page 9.236.2to pursue engineering in the first place; b) assess student confidence in obtaining an engineeringProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdegree; c) evaluate student attitudes toward engineering. The purpose of the

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Choate

, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Gas and Vapor Power Cycles andVapor Compression Cycles and Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Given the expansive topicalcontent and the desire to minimize student financial impact, a single textbook was sought to supportthis topical coverage. A single textbook was identified: Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciencesby Y.A. Cengel and R.H. Turner4, which met the course and student needs and covered these topicalareas in a coherent manner.The course was scheduled to meet four times a week for fifty minutes during a fifteen-weeksemester. A typical course lecture outline is shown in Appendix B, which details approximatelyfifty class periods of instruction, four class periods for test preparation and review, four in

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arlie Donaldson

that the convective coefficient can be reasonably expected to be represented by alinear function of temperature of the form h = C1+ C2 (T-TA) and emissivity is presumed toremain constant throughout the wire heating, then a very good fit to the Omega data can beobtained. The problem can be formulated by starting with the linear expression: y ? b - m1 x1 - m2 x 2 - m3 x3 Eq. 2and identifying the following equivalents: y = i 2 ̇ , b = 0, m1 = C1, x1 = AS (T-TA ), m2 =C2, x2= AS (T-TA )2, m3 = i, x3 = jAS (T4 - TA 4) Page 9.775.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Bahr; M. Grant Norton

2001 Annual Meeting, General Abstracts Adhesion Symposium February (2001)12. Slip Band and Step Formation Around Small Scale Indentations, D.F. Bahr, C.L. Woodcock, and K.R. Morasch, in: Material Instabilities and Patterning in Metals, Proceedings of the Materials Research Society (2001)13. Micro-Machining Of PZT-Based MEMS, T. B. Myers, S. Bose, J. D. Fraser and A. Bandyopadhyay, in: Proceedings of the Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites, American Ceramic Society (2001)14. Polymer-Ceramic Composites for bone Graft Applications, S. Bose, T. Myers, A. Bandyopadhyay and H. L. Hosick, Polymer Preprints, 41, 1620 (2000)15. Electro-Mechanical Coupling And Power Generation In A PZT

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas Mertz

Experiences Using Team Projects in a Freshman Database Course Thomas Mertz Computer Systems Technology College of Technology & Aviation Kansas State University – SalinaAbstractOver the past three semesters, a term project completed by student teams has been incorporatedinto a freshman course that introduces the design and construction of relational databases. Aftereach semester the students were surveyed about their perception regarding the usefulness andlogistics of the team experience. Each semester used a slightly different approach to the project.At the end of the third semester, students

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stetler; Stuart Kellogg

. ABET Criterion 3:a-k GE 115 a b c d e f g h i j k 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 Course Outcomes 3 2 4 4 5 2 4 6 4 7 3 4 8 2 2

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

/Senior Clinic projects. Since 1998, when the Junior/Senior Clinic wasfirst offered, the portion of projects that are externally funded have risen from approximately Page 9.351.420% to over 90%. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 3. The “design, build and test” product realization process in the Engineering Clinic at Rowan University showing: (a) initial design, (b) modeling, (c) construction and (d) final product.The Clinic Job FairSince many projects have an industry sponsor

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

Effectiveness. Annual review of Psychology, 47 (30), 307-338.17. Devine, D., Clayton, L., Philips, J., Dunford, B., and Melner, S. (1999). Teams in organizations. Prevalence, characteristics, and effectiveness. Small Group Research, 30 (6), 678-711.18. Banker, R., Field, J., Schroeder, R., and Sinha, K. (1996). Impact of work teams on manufacturing performance: a longitudinal field study. Academy of Management Journal, 39 (4), 867-890.19. Avolio, Bruce. (1999). Full Leadership Development: Building the vital forces in Organizations. SAGE Publications. Thousand Oaks:CA20. Hackman, J. R. (1990). Groups that work (and those that don’t). San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.21. Salas, E. and Cannon-Bowers, J. (1997). Methods

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

been helpful to assign this same project all four of the teams that weretaking the project course. This would have effectively had 8 people working on the project eventhough it would produce 4 separate but similar projects. However, while the students were notsuccessful, the project ended up being a great learning experience for both students and faculty.Bibliography:[1] Quanser, URL www.quanser.com[2] Stefani, R., Shakian, B., Savant, C., and Hostetter, G., Design of Feedback Control Systems, Oxford UniversityPress, 2002.[3] Control Tutorials for Matlab: Example: Modeling an Inverted Pendulum, URL http://rclsgi.eng.ohio-state/matlab/examples/pend/invpen.html.[4] Control Tutorials for Matlab: Example: Solution to the Inverted Pendulum Problem

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dwight Egbert; Dave Williams

shortperiod to gain confidence typing Matlab commands and checking the results against thosepresented in the tutorial. Students with developed programming skills were given an additionalexercise or two to occupy them until the rest of the class has completed the tutorial.The first few weeks of the course focused on a series of straightforward algorithms designed toillustrate simple programming techniques. Armed with a preliminary exposure to basic Matlaboperations, students were presented with a rudimentary m-file program which draws a straightline expressed of the form y = mx + b given the slope m, the y-intercept b, and the minimum andmaximum values of x as input. close; % closes an open graphic window m

Conference Session

Maintaining the Engineering Workforce

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

and courses then looking for common needs. It was found that in the caseswhere specific material was required, it was usually of a proprietary nature and would betaught in-house.An abbreviated version of a very large spreadsheet is shown in Table 1: Company Topic A B C D Decision Making X X Critical Thinking X X Six Sigma Tools X X X Risk Management X X X Trade Studies X

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Enger; Sudhir Mehta

Session 1793 Transforming First Year College Experience Through A Unique Learning Community Sudhir Mehta, Kathy Enger North Dakota State UniversityAbstractEducation researchers, independent policy-making bodies, and several high level commissionson higher education recommend that colleges and universities need to strengthen the quality oftheir graduates in regards to leadership skills, problem-solving ability, communication skills, andcitizenship.This paper describes a unique learning community program that has been implemented from

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan; Bradley Rogers

Session 1402 A Multidisciplinary course on Fuel Cells: Their Science and Engineering Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Brad Rogers, and Raji Sundararajan Arizona State University East, Mesa, AZ 85212AbstractThe Arizona State University Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory (ASU-PTL) is one of only three accredited labs in theworld for the design qualification of photovoltaic modules per IEC and other standards. The ASU-PTL is currentlypositioning itself to carry out independent performance and design evaluation of fuel cell systems as well. Inaddition to this, curricula are being developed

Conference Session

ET Distance Learning: Instruction & Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Stanton; David Murphy

better able to respond to the needs of the public they serve.References:1. Sturtevant, T. B., A Study of Undergraduate Fire Service Degree Programs in the United States (2000).2. Hannan, J., Deputy Chief, Charlotte Fire Department, from a conversation (2002).3. Edwards, S. T. Fire Service Personnel Management (2000), p.19.4. Wallace, M., Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence (1998).5. Lindeman, E. C., The Meaning of Adult Education (1926).6. Grant, N, and Hoover, D., Fire Service Administration (1994).7. Cross, P., Adults as Learners (1986).Biographical InformationDAVE MURPHY retired as Assistant Chief from the Richmond (Kentucky) Fire Department and has industrialexperience as a safety director with AFG Industries. He

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Daughton

surveys are paper-based and mailed to the population of students, the vast majority of whichare remote. Participation is anonymous and voluntary. Despite this, the response rate for allcourses over this period exceeds 50%. The total percentage responses in each rating category foreach course are shown in Table 3. Table 3. FCQ Results for Optional Question 416 Course Total Rating Respondents A B C D F EMEN 5010 50 74% 20% 6% 0% 0% EMEN 5020 57 56% 33% 11% 0% 0% EMEN 5030 29