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New Trends in Graduate Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett

area.To address this situation, several years ago we began offering a course in medical device FDAregulations in our graduate program. Demand was high, and this single course has now evolvedinto a series of courses ranging from pre-market approval of devices to anatomy and physiologyfor engineers. These courses are offered in our evening part-time graduate program and can betaken as individual courses, be combined into a graduate certificate or used toward one of ourMaster’s degrees.The wealth of resources provided by adjunct faculty who are practicing and keeping up to date inthis rapidly changing area have resulted in a high-quality, readily available program that hasattracted students from a variety of companies and backgrounds and created

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Guoping Wang

approaches are also applicable in complex sequential digitalsystem designs. The author’s experiences showed the effectiveness of this approach in teachingsequential logic VHDL models.Index term: Engineering course, VHDL, digital systems, sequential circuit.Introduction The VHSIC (very high speed integrated circuits) Hardware Description Language(VHDL) is a very powerful hardware language for digital system design. It has becomeindispensable in electrical and computer engineering programs. Digital logic systems can be classified in combinational and sequential logic circuits.Sequential logic systems play a very important part. In teaching VHDL models of sequentiallogic circuits, the author found that students could easily get confused

Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Brij Agrawal

Spacecraft Design Program at the Naval Postgraduate School Brij N. Agrawal Distinguished Professor Department of Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943 agrawal@nps.eduABSTRACT This paper presents a review of the spacecraft design program at the Naval PostgraduateSchool. This program is part of the space systems engineering curriculum. In this curriculum, thestudents take at least one course for each spacecraft subsystem. The spacecraft design is a threecourse design sequence. The first

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Graf; Ann Christy

Session 1661 Departmental to inter-collegiate engineering poetry contests Ann D. Christy and Julie A. Graf The Ohio State UniversityAbstractEngineering poetry contests and assignments have been pioneered by individuals at institutionssuch as Michigan State University, Drexel University, and University of Michigan. Anengineering poetry contest was inaugurated at the Ohio State University (OSU) in theDepartment of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering during spring 2004 and expandedto the entire College of Engineering in 2005. The objectives were to enhance students

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

containing further details. An analysis is done of possibleareas of need not covered adequately by existing resources.Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and professionalengineers. Table 1 shows a listing of engineering professional societies. The computer scienceand engineering technologies societies are included in this table because the computer scienceand engineering technology programs are often housed in the college of engineering. The tablealso includes architecture, because students may want to explore the differences between thisdiscipline

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ismail Orabi

had theopportunity to enroll in such a course. It is the first course to be offered completely online by theSchool of Engineering at the University of New Haven.This paper presents and addresses many of the technical challenges that are encountered duringthe process of developing and implementing an engineering course for online delivery at theUniversity of New Haven. This paper presents the procedure that was followed in transforminga traditional course in Introduction to Engineering for delivery as a completely interactive onlinecourse. The results show that there was no statistical difference in student learning between on-campus and online students.1. IntroductionThe key to successful online and traditional classrooms is to analyze course

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Ward; Robert Busch; Abhaya Datye; David Kauffman

under pressure – from students as well as fromemployers – to provide curricula which allow new, young chemical engineers to work effectivelyin these fields. In addition, there is pressure – particularly from employers – to broaden students’skills and knowledge in “soft” areas – communications, economics, business and managementpractices, foreign languages, etc. At the same time, there is pressure – particularly from stategovernments – to avoid “credit-hour creep” and to graduate students in four years. One way tomeet these demands is through a layered curriculum in which all chemical engineering studentswould learn the minimum basic material needed to qualify as chemical engineers and then wouldadd layers of specialization and breadth. It is

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Session # 2560 MEGATRENDS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION TODAY Bethany S. Oberst, Ph.D., United Arab Emirates University (UAE) and Russel C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., World Expertise LLC (USA)AbstractIn 1982, John Naisbitt published Megatrends, summarizing themes he detected fromcontent analysis of media reports. Since 2000, the editors of the InternationalEngineering Education Digest have been conducting a similar scan and summarizing theresults in a monthly electronic publication distributed as a

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Phillips

“Bridging the Information Gap in the Comprehensive Design Studio” John J Phillips, PE Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract:The culmination of a students design education at Oklahoma State University’s School ofArchitecture is experienced in the nine credit hour comprehensive design studio. The approachused in teaching this studio is a team concept, with four different faculty members specializing inarchitectural design, mechanical systems design, and structural systems design. Additionally,separate courses in project management and environmental controls design (as elective courses)are closely linked in the same semester. The scope of the comprehensive design

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kathleen Condray

Standing Out from the Crowd: Opportunities for Research and Work Abroad in Engineering Dr. Kathleen Condray, University of Arkansas The benefits of an experience abroad are indisputable; students can improve languageskills and cultural fluency, learn to think in new ways, and experience world masterworks of art,architecture, and engineering first hand. Obviously, these benefits also make students moreattractive to potential employers. Time abroad can also help universities with retention as thestudents return with a renewed sense of purpose after encountering such life-changingexperiences. Because engineering students face a rigorous plan of study, however, few

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers

in industry. Sincestudents in the microEP program were projected to be substantiallyoriented toward industrial careers, the Cohort Methodology was createdto give them practice in the behaviors that would most strongly benefitthem in organizations with large common goals.The Cohort Methodology was recognized as an interesting new approach toPhD education in 1999 when the microEP graduate program won a NSF IGERTgrant for $2.5 million to support its experiment in PhD education. Thetactics implemented in this grad program have had the result ofpreparing microEP graduates for early career success in both industryand academics, as well as resulting in a supportive work groupatmosphere that has been attractive to underrepresented group students.The

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Carol Gattis

Workshop on Student Retention through Better Advising, Carol Gattis, University ofArkansas One proven way to increase student retention, especially during the freshman and sophomore years, is to improve advising. Research shows that by improving the quality of advising, and including more than just what classes a student should take, the freshman retention rate can be significantly improved. In addition, research shows that for 4-year public colleges and universities, students rate academic advising as the most important aspect of their educational experience, along with instructional effectiveness. In engineering, rarely are faculty given advisor training. Many advisors say they would like

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers

summers 2000-03, andhas now been funded in a second five year REU site award for summers2004-08. The microEP REU site has successfully organized the otherfour NSF REU sites on campus and one internally funded HBCU partnershipprogram into a coordinated effort to maximize the undergraduateprograms' impact on total campus graduate recruitment and retention,especially underrepresented group retention. In this paper, the authorwill describe the methods used to implement the creation of this "broadcommunity of visiting undergraduate researchers" on the Fayettevillecampus, as well as the difficulties encountered in merging thedifferent academic cultures that host these summer undergraduateresearch programs.

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci; Philip Brach

the systems of roadways, water supply, waste disposal, energydistribution (gas and electricity), communication networks (wired and wireless) and myriadsubsystems that are necessary to provide a quality environment. The engineer is an essentialmember of the team of professionals that are responsible for the planning, design, constructionand operation of efficient, effective, safe and secure facilities. The Civil Engineering discipline isthe appropriate professional arena to meet these needs and civil engineering education is theappropriate educational foundation to prepare students to serve as engineers for the UrbanInfrastructure. This paper presents some of the current problems associated with the urbaninfrastructure and suggests the role

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanchana Jayasuriya; Doreen Thomas

Establishing Women - only Positions in Engineering to Increase Gender Diversity – the Process and Results Dr Kanchana Jayasuriyaa and Associate Prof Doreen Thomas Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, AustraliaAbstract: The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne has put in place a seriesof initiatives to increase the representation of women academics in Engineering. This paperdescribes one of these strategies, that is, the establishment of Research Fellow positions,eligible only for women, to be taken up in any one of six Departments of the Faculty ofEngineering. The justification for this

Conference Session

Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Ismail Fidan

The Development of an Online Knowledge Based System to assist the Designers of Forging Process Ismail Fidan1, Serdar Tumkor2 1 Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA 2 Istanbul Technical University, Gumussuyu, Istanbul, TURKIYEAbstractThe objective of this project is to develop an interactive system to help the forgingprocess designers, mechanical/manufacturing/industrial engineering and technologyfaculty, and students by giving them the necessary production information about theforging manufacturing process, and also to lead them with a methodological approach inthe earlier stages of the forging related

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Patricia Mosto; Gina Tang; Courtney Richmond; Joseph Orlins; Catherine Yang; Demond Miller; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Anthony Marchese; Mariano Savelski; Paris von Lockette; Stephanie Farrell; Yusuf Mehta; William Riddell

for allof their engineering students. Faculty from all disciplines have taken personal initiatives tointegrate environmental education in core engineering classes1-4. The College of Engineeringalong with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently received funding to host a NSFfunded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in Pollution Prevention andSustainability. The sustainability theme strengthens our REU site many ways. It has encouraged collaborative Page 10.1368.1efforts between our College of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It also Proceedings of the 2005 Annual American Society for

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Quevedo-Camacho; Juan Manuel Ramírez-Cortés; Mario Gomez-Mejia

working on theconcept of the “Ibero-American Engineer.” In this paper, the authors discuss the characteristics thata professional would need to demonstrate in order to be considered in that classification, as well asthe ideal knowledge, abilities, and attitudes required in the modern world, toward a global degreerecognition. Iberian-American countries have concluded that the concept of an American engineer,and that of an Ibero-American engineer, are similar. It is agreed that cultural, economic, social, andpolitical situations must be taken into consideration, in addition to the academic and technicaldevelopment of each individual country.IntroductionThe globalization of the economy is resulting in ever-increasing border openness

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim

Louis Stokes Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation (LS CO-AMP) Dr. Omnia El-Hakim Colorado State University Page 10.320.1 1AbstractIn the summer of 1994, representatives from eleven colleges and universities in Colorado andnearby states and from four tribal nations met several times to discuss the creation of a uniquealliance. The purpose of this alliance would be to better serve undergraduate students fromunderrepresented minority populations in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM). After undergoing a rigorous selection process, the Colorado Alliance forMinority

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Thompson; Harold Broberg

. Introductory courses may teach assemblylanguage for the particular processor or a high level language, such as “C”, which isgenerally available, with libraries, for most uP/uC’s. The many types of hardwareavailable for interfacing with embedded processors, such as sensors, displays, keypads,and interface busses also make selection of laboratory exercises for an introductorycourse challenging.With this in mind, information was sought concerning introductory courses inmicroprocessors, microcontrollers, or embedded computing. Internet sites containingsufficient information were found for fifteen introductory engineering courses and eleven Page

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jing Pang

education exist on market, they usually have multiple functionalitiesand they are expensive for many engineering students. In order to offer students moreopportunities to use new technologies in the digital labs or at home, the author designed twolow cost CPLD boards during the summer of 2004. The author taught computer engineeringand electrical engineering students the art of the logic design using the FPLD technology atthe California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). This paper describes the issues relatedto the integration of the CPLD boards with the Introduction to Digital Logic Design course.IntroductionIntroduction to Logic Design is a common engineering course that is offered at manyuniversities. In the past, students studied digital

Conference Session

BME Potpourri

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Henrickson; Heather Gunter; Joseph Bonventre

Novel Module Improves Learning of Capillary Filtration Heather E. Gunter1, Sarah E. Henrickson1, Joseph V. Bonventre1 1 Harvard – MIT Division of Health Sciences & TechnologyAbstractThe concepts underlying capillary filtration are fundamental topics in physiology courses taughtto undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students. Students have reportedanecdotally that this material is difficult to master. Furthermore, overall student examperformance does not correlate with performance on specific questions regarding capillaryfiltration. Based on this backgound, a module that presents capillary filtration in the context ofglomerular filtration has been developed

Conference Session

Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

Database Management System Track for Computer Science Students Reza Sanati-Mehrizy Afsaneh Minaie sanatire@uvsc.edu minaieaf@uvsc.edu Computing and Networking Engineering Department Sciences Department Utah Valley State College Orem, Utah 84058Abstract:Utah Valley State College is a four year college with only undergraduate programs located in anarea with many technology oriented business. In our Computer Science program, we offer onlyone database course titled “Database

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Martin S. High; Paul E. Rossler

, the curriculum is a logical extension of traditional scienceand engineering education in that it demonstrates the practical and economic importance ofapplying sound technical skills. More important, it provides business with technologists whorecognize the economic value of responsible design practices. Society, in turn, benefits frombetter, safer products and processes, and from legal systems and processes that better reflectthe unique challenges of technology practice.

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kamesh Namuduri; Ravi Pendse

experiences in enhancing the ECE curriculum at Wichita State University,our efforts in getting the curriculum certified by the Committee on National Security, andour collaborations with the neighboring universities and community colleges to bringawareness of information security in the community. 1. Introduction This paper discusses our experiences in introducing information assurance andsecurity (IAS) curriculum in the ECE department at Wichita State University. Whileproviding specific details of implementation at WSU, this paper also provides a generalstrategy and outlines the steps that one can follow to develop such degree or certificateprograms. It discusses the steps involved in introducing IAS

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Andy Matthews; Jerri Dwyer

The Professional Development Institute: Completely unknown at this time but destined for success!Andy MatthewsCareer Development CenterCollege of EngineeringUniversity of ArkansasBell 3159Phone: 479-575-6265Fax: 479-575-7744matthews@uark.eduJerri DwyerCareer Development CenterUniversity of ArkansasARKU 607Phone: 479-575-3360Fax: 479-575-6742jdwyer@uark.edu AbstractCommencing the job search can be overwhelming for college graduates. The yearsspent in the classroom does not necessarily provide students with preparation formarketing their product – themselves. A number of students lack the confidence toeffectively present themselves to employers while others incorrectly assume

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yuko Hoshino; Wayne Sanders

Session 3661 Harmonious Combination of Tradition and Innovation – Making a Connection between Liberal Arts and Technical Courses, and East and West– Yuko Hoshino, L. Wayne Sanders Kanazawa Institute of Technology/Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper is the result of collaboration between a foreign language and cultural studiesprofessor in Japan and an engineering professor in the United States. It discusses a casestudy of the similarities between foreign language study and engineering courses at a privateengineering college in Japan. Project study in a Chinese language

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Curry; Eugene Eckstein

understand what skills and knowledge they must master andintegrate to complete the challenge.We have developed a challenge-based instructional module on gait motions and elementarybiomechanics for our first-year engineering course co-listed in biomedical and mechanicalengineering to target skills in manipulating, graphing, and interpreting empirical, time-varyingdata. Our motivation for this module is that freshmen often arrive without adequate experiencein simple graphing techniques and unfamiliarity with basic data representations. In addition, thestudents have a wide variety of educational backgrounds in mathematics, where some studentsare enrolled in third semester Calculus and some in College Algebra.Gait ModuleThe learning objectives for this

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

Disconcerting Statistics: The Future of the Hispanic Engineer Kathleen M. Kaplan, D.Sc., Lt Col John J. Kaplan (Ph.D., J.D.) USAF Howard University/USAFAbstractThe fact that the percentage of minority students in engineering are increasing masks the truth:the number of Hispanic engineering students is distressingly low. In order to begin to increasethe number of Hispanic engineering students, the current state of affairs must be understood andanalyzed. A thorough analysis shows a lack of representation of Hispanic engineering studentswith respect to all engineering students and with respect to the U.S. population percentages ofHispanic

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John King; Dae-Wook Kim; Tom Stoebe

Manufacturing Technology Curriculum Research and Development for High Schools and Colleges in Washington State D. Kim1, J.T. King2, T. G. Stoebe3, I. Cossette4 1 School of Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA /2College of Education, Seattle University, Seattle, WA/ 3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA/4Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA ABSTRACTThe Puget Sound Consortium for Manufacturing Excellence (PSCME), a three yearproject funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a regional education-industry partnership aimed at enhancing the