Conference Session

Experiences with Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Christensen; Scott Dunning

been uniquely challenging.As with any new business venture, an infusion of initial capital is necessary. To attract thecapital, a solid business plan is necessary that provides a corporate framework providingconfidence to investors. The business plan for the AMC succeeded in attracting the initialfunding. What has been difficult is meeting current client demand while at the same time Page 10.1330.4managing construction of a new facility, specifying new equipment purchases and continuing tomeet academic teaching demands. The first lesson we have learned is that it is important to “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Crowe; Kris Wood; Richard Crawford; Daniel Jensen

INTUITION Manner in Which a Person Evaluates Information T Focuses on objective facts and causes & effect. Focuses on subjective meaning and values. F THINKING FEELING Manner in Which a Person Comes to Conclusions J Focus is on timely, planned decisions. Focus on process oriented decision-making. P JUDGEMENT PERCEPTION Page 10.165.3 Figure 2: Overview of

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ram Mohan; Narayan Radhakrishnan; Guoqing Tang; Kenneth Murray; Ajit Kelkar

collaboration with CSEmaster’s students, CSE programs at other institutions, national labs and research centers, andhigh performance supercomputing community and industry. The program will attract studentsfrom a variety of disciplines with experience in industry, business, education, and government.The CSE program will also encourage enrollment of women and minority students such asHispanics, Caucasians, Asian and Native Americans. The planning and development of thecomputational science and engineering program and the enrollment of diversified studentpopulation are directly linked to the University’s Enrollment Plan to increase the population ofgraduate students, nontraditional students and working professionals, to increase participation ofwomen in

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George York; Daniel Pack

08 Oct 04for the major milestones in the robot • System Requirements Review 14 Oct 04 • Initial Design Review 21 Oct 04project is shown in the table to the • Draft Integration Test Plan 18 Nov 04right. The entire spring semester • Preliminary Design Review 09 Dec 04course is devoted to the project with • 1st Draft Technical Report 14 Dec 04major events being the completion • Second Semester Begins 06 Jan 05of the Critical (detailed) Design • Critical Design Review 08 Feb 05Review and the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Diane Hickey; Raluca Rosca

decidedto break into 3 smaller groups, two groups of 8 people each meeting at the same time on Mondayin two different locations on campus and one group of four people meeting on Tuesday. Fourstudents have announced via email that they have interest in the program, but time conflicts forthis semester and plan to participate in it in the future. Two other interested parties were off-campus students, so they were referred to the web-resources available on the University ofWashington web-site.While the number of the respondents (20) may feel very small, it is comparable in size with thenumber of 2004-2005 possible Ph.D. graduate students that take a first job in academia. Indeed,University of Florida graduated 127 Ph.D. in 20032 and historically about

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Derby; Stephen Frempong; Willie Ofosu

processes without incurring such expenses. An easy option is to plan aneducational trip to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).PennDOT is responsible for all Federal and State roads within Pennsylvania. It is theresponsibility of PennDOT to conduct all surveys for road construction and to monitor bridgesand other infrastructure that are owned and managed by the State. As a federal agency, thedepartment has the resource to acquire the necessary equipment to enable it to perform it duties.Besides, the department is always involved with real world activities which apply most of theprinciples and processes that are taught in a surveying engineering program. Therefore, the fieldtrip to PennDOT serves to encapsulate a large component

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Goff; Janis Terpenny

provide a description of the course design, highlights of specificprojects, and results and evaluation of the course. Conclusions and future plans are alsoprovided.2. Course DesignIt is our belief that future educators and practitioners must understand engineering design from aprocess perspective first, prior to focus on specific characteristics and methodologies of aparticular field of engineering. As such, an interdisciplinary, rather than discipline specificapproach is adopted throughout the course. Moreover, as design is a creative, team-based,problem-solving process, our future teachers and practitioners enrolled in the course arepresented with technical science-based methods and tools of analysis and decision-making, aswell as non-technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

there is no perfect answer, the most appropriate answerwas the use of a geodesic dome as a means to mount the light fixtures. The geodesic dome ismade of a number of triangles that, in turn, compose five identical sectors (in plan), see (Figure1). Although not all triangles are exactly identical in size, the geodesic dome provided the bestclose-to-uniform distribution of vertices. Differences in the length of different struts can beignored. Because the geodesic structure is a special open form, its selection eliminated the needfor a ventilation system to exhaust heat generated from the light fixtures.The frequency number of the geodesic geometry was selected to be an even number. Evenfrequency numbers result in a complete hemisphere, i.e., a

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Misna; Erica Liszewski

significantreduction in translation errors compared to the control group. There was also a major reductionin “good map, bad equation” errors in the POS problem. The control group had considerabledifficulty with this, but the K-Mapplet group had almost none. There was no improvement in the Page 10.514.8“not fully minimized” error rate. We plan to investigate these questions more formally in thenear future. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusions and Future PlansThe results of this work have proven

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christy Moore; Billy Koen

accomplish is a “’practice-oriented,’” . . . or‘active-learning’ approach to ethics education.” Our goal in the pilot study we undertook was touse an “active-learning” approach that would integrate ethics more seamlessly into the coursecontent and allow students to feel that the topic was a “routine part” of the course and theengineering profession. In this article we will describe and evaluate that pilot study beginningwith a definition of the Engineering Method. We will explain the assignment we used inEngineering Communication, describe students’ performance on the assignment, evaluate theeffectiveness of the assignment, and discuss our plans for the future.The Engineering Method The engineering method (or engineering design as it is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Karlin

about potential pitfalls before your event occurs. For example, discussions with the admissions and public relations groups at SDSM&T helped E-Week GIRLS plan for parking and student drop-off for the program. • Details matter. The attention to detail the parents experienced before the event began supported the positive reaction received by the event programming itself. It also translates to parents as “this is a place where my child will be well taken care of as a student”.Without the involvement of current students, programs of this type are not onlylogistically difficult, but also lose a large amount of their impact on the participants. • Current students as group guides. Have students act

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Nastasi; Leslie Brunell; Keith Sheppard

. The project was conducted over the full academic year. At the start of theproject the team together with the faculty advisors (the authors of this paper) held a kick- Page 10.419.4off meeting at the Intrepid to discuss constraints, including the planned renovation of theProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationpier which was anticipated to also include some widening that could be valuable to helpaccommodate the proposed structure. Regulation issues such as limits on the shadow thatcould be cast on the water (due to concern for

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Johan W Joubert; Dolf Steyn

, industry, engineers andstudents. It is universally adaptable for all engineering schools with collaborators throughout theworld adopting CDIO as the framework of their curricular planning and outcome–basedassessment. [1]The University of Pretoria, as the CDIO regional co-ordinator for Southern Africa, werepleasantly surprised to find that while we did not formally follow CDIO guidelines previously, alarge percentage of what we have been doing based on the South African change to outcomesbased education, was in fact well aligned and in keeping with CDIO thinking. Isolated efforts,no matter how well intended could hardly hope to have the same impact as international

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Morrow

this point. At this point, the teams are often directed to make certain hardware/software trade-offs. The point of this is to ensure that they have sufficient complexity in their hardware design. 3. Requirements definition - this explicitly defines the detailed functional capabilities of the device/system being built. Teams also submit an updated schedule and cost/time estimate. 4. Schematic diagram, test plan, bill of materials (BOM) - the test plan specifies in detail how the team will demonstrate conclusively that their project is in fact functional. 5. Timing analysis - teams complete an analysis of the timing margins for PC-Card bus activity at the prototyping board interface with their circuitry. Teams also submit an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

teachers, university andcommunity college professors, engineering Ph.D. students, and multimedia professionals. Thetypical mode of operation for the team is to review the topics currently presented specificallywith the high school teachers. These discussions lead to the module's science and mathematicscontent as well as identification of the science, mathematics and/or technology standard that thematerial will address. Ultimately, the science and mathematics objectives are blended withtechnology and engineering related examples, to produce a module that integrates technologywith the specific science principles and mathematics skills required of the lesson plan, which themodule is designed to support.The HSTI team believes that HSTI modules can be

Conference Session

Professional Development & Women Faculty

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Carroll Dougherty; Cheryl Schrader

% assistantprofessorships, 12.3% associate professorships, and 5.2% full professorships in 20031. Womenare making slower inroads into administration: from data collected in 2000 from Association ofAmerican Universities (AAU), 2.7 % women were department chairs4. It is more difficult to findup-to-date data on women holding assistant, associate or full dean positions. Rough data suggestthat 4.6% of approximately 350 engineering schools/colleges nationwide are headed by women.Some of the checkpoints to be addressed in this forum are tenure, promotion to full professor,and moving onto the administrative track.The focus of this panel will be to discuss some of the steps towards a successful academic careerand the importance of making plans, considering options, and

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lobaugh

. Most ofthese companies rely on obtaining this knowledge through seminars and consultants. Studentsthat have obtained the basic knowledge of lean manufacturing and the methods ofimplementation are more desirable than those without. Most undergraduate students do not havemuch industrial experience, so any additional exposure in the industrial arena is an added bonusfor job applicants.In an industrial setting, Lean Manufacturing is typically taught on-site by a consultant. Suchseminars, typically lasting two to five days, are designed to give a detailed explanation of onlyone or two of the many lean manufacturing processes. For a company planning to train manyemployees, a seminar given by a consultant is a good method, although very

Conference Session

Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Atanas Serbezov

marketconditions when planning to introduce a new product, addressing challenge 3. Students will haveadditional opportunity to make use of business decision making concepts during CHE 418. Table 1. Course topics for CHE 416 – Design I. Topic Class Simulation Periods Tool 1 Preliminary Process Synthesis 2 2 Principles of Steady-State Flowsheet Simulation 2 Aspen Plus 3 Separation Trains Heuristics 2 4 Distillation Column Heuristics 2 5

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Hunter

span distance and crossing speed when supporting the M1 Abrams main battle tank. Although a newer model of AVLB has been released, the M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge, it will not be produced in sufficient quantity to replace the older models. A plan to recapitalize the older models is ongoing and includes significant upgrades to the chassis and new bridges with longer spans and higher load ratings. • The topic can be used as an introduction to ethical issues, including the personal ethics related to working on weapons systems. Page 9.71.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fernandez

and proposes thedevelopment model shown in Figure 1 below4. One can see some overlap with a simplifiedspiral life cycle model within software engineering. However, HCI is user-centered developmentrather than data-centered. HCI involves users in the process of development as much as possiblewith the goal of creating an interactive system that meets individual users’ expectations.6 Plan the human centered process Complete Specify the context of use Evaluate designs Specify user and against

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Charles W. White; Sanju Patro

Exhibitors at the USP 2003 conference included, AmericanProduction and Inventory Control Society (APICS), Sprint, Invensys, Bosch, NoaberFoundation, United Parcel Service (UPS), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), DelphiCorporation, WorldChain, PeopleSoft, WebEx, Cordys, and Riley Media.The faculty and students of the IMEB department planned and organized the event over aone year period. The challenge was to enable the broadest possible attendance ofeducators, students, and government & company executives from various countries andto get support for the event within the context of a difficult world economic situation anda heightened security situation for attendees’ travel. Prior synergies developed throughthe USP platform led to the creation of the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

requirement is the multicultural society of the United States. Courses or alternative academic work used to meet the requirement address significant manifestations of human diversity and provide students with insights that enhance their understanding of diversity among people in the U.S.Approval was received in the fall of 2002, and the course was slated for first delivery for thespring 2003 semester. At this time, the authors plan to continually offer the class each springsemester. It was decided that the course would be capped at 30 students, and that the course bepopulated by an equal number of men and women engineering students. As an official industrial

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andy Blauch; Hugh Jack

. By the end of Lab 6 students are able to design and build a sophisticatedmotion control systems, including deadband compensation, an interrupt driven feedback loop, set-point planning and scheduling with a simple user interface. The remainder of the laboratory workexpands the basic controller knowledge into areas that are more practical and/or theoretical. Page 9.68.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Lab 1 - Analog I/O with the 68HC11 - Review material from EGR 226 and use the

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Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul

market analysis and financial plan. These proposals also allow teams to revise their plans for the remainder of the term. 9. Each team reviews the other product proposals. 10. Finally, students submit a final product proposal and make a final presentation.The initial stages of the product proposal have been adapted as an extended project in a non-majors’ course19, and have been proposed as a framework for a first-year writing seminar.Having each student develop a product concept has several advantages. First, all students havethe experience of developing an idea. Second, there is a larger pool of potential ideas, fromwhich the instructor can select those most appropriate and feasible in terms of scope, cost, etc.Third, team assignments

Conference Session

Innovations in Systems Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Robert DeMoyer; Carl Wick; George Piper

all theirrequirements for graduation in this single semester. In addition to providing assignedlaboratory periods for the project, the design course also explores project management Page 9.1147.5practices, construction practices, shop fabrication practices, and engineering ethicalstudies. The spring semester can be described easily by the word “hectic”. For manystudents this is the first time that they have constructed something of their own design –and many find that things do not go quite as smoothly as planned. Faculty interactionrequirements can be intense as students experience the difference between theoretical andapplied engineering

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Erekson

a Strong Engineering Workforce2. An analysis of ACT data found that thepercentage of high school seniors who took the ACT test and reported plans to major in Page 9.1221.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering in college has declined from 8.6% in 1992 to 5.6% in 2002 (Noeth, Cruce, &Harmston, 2003, p. vi). The declining number of high school students who plan to major inengineering exacerbates the workforce situation noted by the National Science Board. Comprehensive

Conference Session

Collaborative Programs and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Levenburg; Paul Lane; John Farris

first the committee attempted to create a minor bypackaging existing courses. Once the committee understood that a combination oftraditional business and engineering courses would not add up to a coherent plan ofstudy, the committee decided to step back and reexamine their assumptions.Since faculty from the business and engineering schools made up the committee, it wasassumed that business and engineering students would populate the entrepreneurshipprogram. As discussion unfolded, many committee members shared anecdotalinformation about non-engineering and non-business students who were interested instarting their own businesses or had ideas for new products. The committee alsodiscussed the whether to offer a minor or a major program. A survey

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

challenge, but it was accomplishedwith minor downscaling from initial plans. Student satisfaction with the course was increased,and retention numbers will be compared as they come available.IntroductionTulane University, a private university located in New Orleans, typically enrolls approximatelytwo hundred freshmen stating an intention to study one of the fields of engineering. The vast Page 9.721.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationmajority of these students’ freshman schedule is dominated

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

students, towork together and escape the circle. In this exercise, the multi-agent team, of humansand robot, works together to supply attributes each possesses to achieve the goal ofescape. The strong attributes of the robot as the central device and the humans asnavigators and thinkers are employed. The experiment is performed with combinationsof the robot and 1 to 4 humans. Each iteration yields a discussion to determine if adding anew person was a help or a hindrance to the team. The performance is evaluated by thelength of time it took to exit the circle. The effect of the team’s organization and how theteam plans are discussed. By conducting this set of experiments, we can also teach asimple example of the scientific process and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

that have already been discussed as well as those that are to follow. This implies that the course leader must make up the entire course outline and make it well known to all of the teachers involved. Usually a short phone conversation to discuss what each person is planning to present is also valuable for focusing the guest on his or her part of the total course.2. The guest wants to discuss a spectacular and recent special case instead of covering the basics. It is indeed human for industrial persons to want to talk about their most recent successes; it is sometimes easier for them as well - especially if they have recently prepared a talk on this for other purposes. So far, the best solution found for this is a sort of