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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Thomas Calder; Gerald W. Jakubowski

purposely left it very vague. Basically, ABET is saying to the programs and institutions,tell us what your educational objectives and program outcomes are, prove to us that you areachieving these objectives and outcomes, and show us your feedback mechanism for makingimprovements. Lesson #1, don’t expect to go to the criteria and have everything spelled out,step-by-step. Page 4.563.6Second, it is important to realize that there is no one model or plan to be followed to implementEC 2000. As stated above, ABET purposely left the criteria very vague. Lesson #2, it isimperative that engineering program administrators and, more importantly, faculty

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

. ( See above. ) This simulation will be included here to maximize impact of both projects. Table 1: Some Currently Planned Safety Rules and Simulation StatusOn the web site, the simulations will be grouped into a table, such as that shown in FigureÊ2, thatwill provide links for both versions of VRML simulation and several formats of executableprograms for download. Links from the "safety rule" column of the table will provide detaileddescriptions and information regarding each rule. Additional web pages will round out theproject by

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

David P. Heddle; Robert F. Hodson; David C. Doughty

4.130.6reactions and evaluating student comprehension. These interactions should occur in a distance 6learning environment as well as in the traditional classroom. The delivery of pre-class material iseasy. Pre-class material can range from reading web pages with related materials, assigningtextbook problems, to writing assignments. The type and format of materials is often classdependent. In problem-solving classes like those found in Engineering, it is desirable to givesample problems of the type an instructor plans to cover in an on-line presentation and/or Chatsession. While a wide range of document types can be easily posted to the Browseable DocumentLibrary for student review, other effective

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J. Hinton; Charles N. Eastlake

andpreliminary design. After a prototype is built, the aircraft begins the long process of flighttesting. Depending on the size of the project and complexity of the aircraft, this stage usuallytakes years to complete. Whenever such amounts of time are spent on developing the aircraft,the costs quickly rise. If problems should arise during flight testing, the result could be anextension of the flight test plan and a further increase in the project cost.There are, however, alternative methods to producing the desired data required to complete theanalysis of a new design. One of these--wind tunnel testing--has been utilized since the days of Page 4.510.1the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

using single stub.3. T-line characteristics, R and G parameters and the determination of the characteristic impedance.4. A fiber optic link (e.g., Hewlett Packard Model HFBR-0501 kit).5. A fiber optic simulation package (e. g., Tektronix FMTAP fiber Trace Analysis Software).6. Wireless LAN using Eithernet modems (e. g., The Hopper DS, from WiLAN Inc.).7. A microwave Training Kit (e. g., Model 550-SS from LRL).8. Software packages such as MATLAB, HPBasic, or Lab View for developing a mobile analog cellular testing method.Suggested design projects1. Design a basic commercial cell site using software tools.2. Using a commercial frequency planning tool design a frequency reuse plan.3. Use OPNET

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Wanis; Erian Armanios

elective/ Graduate students; advisorProcessing to get Graduatesound spectraPresentations Senior Presentations to School Advisory Board, K-12 visitorsBusiness trip Senior Trip planning, from graduate studentsParticle drag Junior Calculation of drag of particles withestimation various sizesFlow visualization Junior/senior Using video; from grad. StudentsComparing Graduate Mode shape prediction vs. measuredtheoretical model frequencies of highest amplitude

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda M. Head; Zenaida O. Keil; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan

college Page 5.121.1planned to major in engineering and only 1 percent planned to enter technical fields (comparedto 11.8 and 5.4 percent of men, respectively) (National research Council, 1994). Some writershave begun to argue that science today is so antagonistic to women that it must be radicallychanged before women can comfortably participate in it [3].Most studies suggest that environmental and social influences are responsible for thisunderrepresentation of women. Environmental factors including masculinity and femininity,education, self-efficacy, female role models, and perceptions of engineering are considered to bethe major factors.A two

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Brown; Sarah Mouring; Patricia F. Mead; Marjorieanne Natishan; James Greenberg; Corinna Lathan; David Bigio; Indranil Goswami; Linda Schmidt

styleperspectives. Students complete a Kolb learning style inventory and discovering their own style,and that of their teammates. The exercise can continue to include demonstrations of the value ofworking on teams with diverse learning styles.3. BESTEAMS Focus Group General Results Found Institution-Based DifferencesDuring 1998 and 1999 we have tested the EPTTS on over 400 students at BESTEAMS Partnerinstitutions. A description of the EPTTS Training is available in a companion paper by theBESTEAMS project, titled “Engineering Project Team Training System (EPTTS) for EffectiveEngineering Team Management.”4Our assessment plan for the EPTTS system includes conducting focus groups on engineeringstudents at partner institutions. We have developed a protocol

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

Much was learned from the design and the construction of the heat exchanger. For example, project management cannot be stressed enough. Goals should be established early on in the design phase. Roadblocks can occur at any time; for instance, unavailability of materials can cause delays. Also, one must plan their work schedule with the resident technician. Plans are worthless if there is no time to proceed through with the construction. The heat exchanger is very compact and can be mounted in various positions, as the surrounding environment requires. It is also considered simple in that it could be easily mass-produced because of the use of standard copper

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John S. Cundiff; Foster A. Agblevor

systems for land use planning, and watershed management. Studentswho want to focus on environmental interactions in a biological system generally select thecourses in the Land and Water Engineering limited specialization.Biological Engineering was organized around on-going activities in food engineering (primarilythermal processing of biological materials into food products) and physical properties ofbiological materials. A new faculty member (Co-author, Agblevor) was hired to develop aprogram in “Bioprocess Engineering,” defined as the conversion of biological materials into non-food products (fuel and industrial chemicals). Future plans call for expansion of bioprocessengineering activity to include other, higher-value products.The course

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Don M. Coleman; Arthur S. Paul

; (2) systems engineering is a disciplined approaches to identifying, analyzing, andsolving complex socio-technical problems; (3) systems engineering involves an interdisciplinary(team) approach to problem solving; (4) it provides for involvement of the customer (user,operator, etc.) in the early phases (planning, analysis, and design) of the system life cycle; (5) aprimary concern of systems engineering is the functionality, usefulness, and cost-effectiveness ofresultant systems; (6) it stresses complete and accurate documentation of all system developmentactivities; (7) it emphasizes effective oral and written communication among participants in thesystems development processes; (8) it also emphasizes a “big picture” perspective

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Hess

replace it.Low Tech Methods Traditional low-tech methods for addressing short-term instructor absence include Page 2.401.1canceling the class, postponing the class, and employing a substitute instructor. Canceling theclass works well if an instructor absence occurs on short notice, for example, due to illness.Unfortunately, repetition degrades this method’s usefulness quickly. Postponing the class is one step better than canceling it and can work for both short noticeabsences and for those planned somewhat in advance. Postponing a class at least preserves thequantity of contact time. Finding a time to reschedule a postponed class may

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Beichner; Hugh Fuller; Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; Ernest E. Burniston

assessment and evaluation results anddescribes plans to export features of IMPEC into the regular first-year engineering curriculum.Curriculum Structure and Instructional ApproachThe principal features of IMPEC are as follows:• In the fall semester, the students take a four-credit introductory calculus course, a three-credit general chemistry course with an additional one-credit laboratory, and a one-credit engineering course. In the spring semester, they take a second four-credit calculus course, a four-credit physics course (mechanics), and a second one-credit engineering course. The calculus, chemistry, and physics courses parallel those in the regular curriculum. The fall engineering course replaces the standard freshman

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

barriers to managers' participation. So much of teamworkwas emphasized in the program that participants could feel the impact of synergy in teaming,which they were devoid of in their own organizations.10. Participants got the benefits of training which makes them more competitive and effective fortheir managerial functions. Many will institute a vigorous program of education and training fortheir subordinates for acquiring new knowledge and new skills in the companies they work for.11. The program was run effectively with a view to "take action to accomplish transformation."Every module of the program effectively emphasized this concept: plan, do, check, and act.Managers left the program with a heightened desire to plan, do, check and act for the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

K. P. Brannan

." Placing the phone back on the desk, Pat took a few minutes to pencil in plans for the nextfew years. He would request funding to attend the next national meeting - that should take careof conferences until the position passed to someone else. He set a date for sending out an e-mailmessage to all new faculty in September. A short e-mail message should be sufficient - hedecided that new faculty members would not want to be badgered by a personal visit anyway. Asecond e-mail message would be sent to all other engineering faculty telling them who theirCampus Rep was - again, that would be much less time-consuming and almost as effective as apersonal visit. A third e-mail message later in the year would remind everyone aboutconferences. Jim said he

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Andrew Schaffer; Patricia L. Fox; Cliff Goodwin

education’s line could be, “…build it and they will come andassess it.” In IUPUI’s particular case, “they” are accrediting agencies such as, The North CentralAssociation Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NCA Commission), theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and the assessment experts atIUPUI’s Office for Planning and Institutional Improvement. The faculty in our school, duringthe fall of 1996, adopted an assessment plan that involves assessment at all levels. The planrequires assessing goals, objectives, and outcomes for courses, programs and school wideinitiatives for the purposes of instructional, administrative, and programmatic improvements.Rationale for ProjectThere are many rationales for this emphasis on

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander N. Cartwright

. Here, theresults of the first semester of using a collaborative active-learning environment in a senior levelcourse and the plan for using this technique in a sophomore level computer programming course(with a larger numbers of students and two different sections for better assessment) will bepresented. IntroductionStudent interest in the physics related courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, likephotonics, materials, and fabrication, continues to decline. In this work, the author will focus ondeficiencies in educating photonic engineers. The loss of interest in these areas is mostly due tothe demand, from industry, for computer engineers and sciences and the promise of high payingcareers

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Byrne2, this is “a non-traditional form of scholarship that has significant value in theengineering education environment, and can be recognized in the faculty reward system.”Depew, et al.8, recognize this as a need for faculty performance appraisals that “…create anddeliver courses…advance the practice of engineering through meaningful creative scholarship…and to engage in creative scholarship that advances the practice of engineering for creativetechnology development and innovation.”East Carolina University is part of the state of North Carolina’s university system. The systemhas initiated a strategic plan for “…scholarly public service on each campus…”9 within theuniversity system. Part of that strategic plan includes development of a “more

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Systems class earlier in their student career.The team members, however, had no negative personality issues within the group or with thementors and were motivated.Project IntroductionIn addition to student growth and development, a key objective of the project was to create afascinating but recognizable device that could be used to help recruit engineers. The plan was toexhibit a functional R2D2 during Major’s Night, where the academic majors market theirdiscipline to freshmen and undeclared sophomores, and possibly even at home football games.The full-sized, metal replica envisioned by the team was to be a far cry from the 15” plasticmodel with simple voice recognition which can be purchased for slightly over $100. The goalwas to produce a

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

from the first cohort show satisfactory results for all student learning outcomes exceptStudent Performance Assessment Item 2. The assessment of this item was based on eachindividual’s contribution to the team’s report. Unfortunately, each team member did not performthe steps necessary to obtain credit for the performance of these tasks. In future implementationto improve the performance on this critical item we plan to offer an outline for the report so thatstudents must address each area that is required for this performance evaluation. The students’ability to use DCS system tools to retrieve event and historical data and interpret it is critical totheir ability to perform troubleshooting in the field.Future WorkWe plan to implement

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

conceptsof structured cognition in the research plan. Scaffolding was indicated in 45% of studies. Co-operative learning was found in 10% of studies.Of the 20 studies selected for the meta-analysis, the research method selected was fitting for 95%of the studies. The instrumentation selected seemed appropriate for 65% of studies. There did not Page 15.51.7appear to be an issue with history, maturation, bias, mortality, or selection-maturationinteraction. There were no issues related to the ethical conduct of the investigators.DiscussionThe empirical evidence on the association between cognitive science and student outcomes inundergraduate engineering

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

in the sun, the water containers are put into the solar cookers. Thestudents have to observe both the time and the temperature of the water. The experimental data isthen graphed, and each group presents their design and data. The information is then comparedto the purchased solar cooker that was assembled by the instructor. The participants have a greattime outdoors with this activity. Some of the teams also get a little competitive regarding howhot the water gets inside their solar cookers.Finally, the course ends with the students developing a plan for a low carbon emission diet. Thissection of the curriculum lasts approximately three weeks. Students work in groups of three orfour. They simulate they are living in one house under one roof

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katrina Neville, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Ian Burnett, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

mock live television show where all the studentsplay the role of certain people on set, from actors to directors, camera operators, audio mixers,lighting techs to floor managers. This collaborative project aims to combine all the theoriestaught in class and to produce a professional looking production for assessment. It further Page 15.86.5teaches students the importance of team work with the quick realization that the production isonly possible if all members are present.The Desired Virtual Learning EnvironmentIn planning the design of the virtual learning environment the subject material and theassessment tasks covered in Multimedia

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

,the use of alternative and renewable energy sources and their interconnections to the nationalgrid are facilitated by an intelligent grid and the use of computerized automation and controlsystems that utilize remote sensing and communications technologies that are both wireless andwired in nature. The similarities between the upgrading of our telecommunications infrastructurethat has occurred over the past fifteen years and is still ongoing today and the plans for theupgrading of the electric grid have many parallels. However, in the case of the smart grid and socalled cleantech (i.e. low carbon footprint) initiatives, it is the convergence of several maturingtechnologies that allows the benefits of these particular applications of sensor

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mirror that of their on campus, traditionalcolleague for greater engagement. Page 15.363.2A closer look at these urban, commuter students and what type of learning opportunities andlearning management system they are provided at the School of Engineering and Technology atIUPUI was the goal of this study. Several key questions guided the research such as: 1. How do administrators plan for this type of student and best accommodate their learning? 2. How do we create that “sense of community” for commuter students as we have done so well with traditional on-campus students? 3. What type of learning environment would best benefit an urban

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

automation devices are listed in the second column of Table 1. As follows from the thirdcolumn of the table, the same work with automation devices took only 22 minutes. The studentsused the rest time for inquiry activities required by the curriculum from advanced level chemistrylaboratories. Accordingly, each group of the students has to formulate at least five researchquestions related to the studied phenomenon, discuss them and plan their own new experimentaimed to answer one of the questions. In the discussions with participation of the teacher thestudents considered different aspects of the phenomena, some of which were beyond thecurriculum. In contrast, the groups that conducted the titration experiment manually had to leavethe inquiry

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

instructor as needing revision or greater depth.  Present - current progress on the weekly deliverables including significant achievements and major problems.  Future - near term plans. Include action items as suggested by the instructor during the current presentation 1. Midway status Presentation: This is an oral update on your project. Attendees include fellow classmates and perhaps a few experienced designers. Students are given 20 minutes to present their progress plus 5 minutes for questions and answers. The majority of the presentation’s time is spent in discussing the approach and the work plan for the balance of the semester. Students are required to include a few

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

International

Quality has remained a hallmark of all the academic activities undertaken by VITUniversity since its inception. With meticulous planning and unceasing efforts, VelloreEngineering College obtained ISO 9002 Certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), TheNetherlands in 1999. Vellore Engineering College was the first private engineering college in thecountry to get this coveted honor, which requires continued maintenance of stringent quality,efficiency and a high standard of academic excellence. This certification paved the way forsubsequent quality assessments and accreditations by national and international agencies later.Table 1 indicates the major assessments and accreditations obtained by VIT since 1998. VITwas declared as a Deemed University

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Alina Duca, NCSU

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2010-214: BRIDGING MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERINGCONTEXTS: JUST-IN-TIME REVIEW MODULESDianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer received her PhD from the University of Louisville and is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; William Bender, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

shortfalls and university widebudget exercises were performed to plan for reduced budgets. Funding for the following twoacademic years was reduced even further in July 2009.As a means to reduce energy costs and foster sustainable living the department switched from afive to four day work week. The decision to make this switch was discussed and voted on duringan all hands faculty meeting. Most faculty favored such a shift but a very vocal minority wasvehemently opposed to offering reduced services for students. An excerpt for the departmentchairs letter explaining the shift reads “To reduce operating costs, energy expenditures, andprovide sustainable leadership on campus the Hogue Technology Building will only be open fornormal business Monday