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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ferruzza

sense“real-life” problems that graduating engineers find in their first job efforts, and do help preparethe students to the multifaceted requirements of graduate research.We analyze the performances and the attitudes of different classes and students to the sledproblem and we report on a survey that reflects some of the students’ thoughts on such type ofchallenges and their usefulness.Introduction“The Sledder” is a simulation exercise in dynamics, developed at the Department of Physics andEngineering at Elizabethtown College. It was first offered in 1993 in the framework of a coursein Statics, and more recently has been incorporated into first-year Physics courses. Students areasked to simulate the dynamics of a sled along a trajectory of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stier

intended to provide data that reflects the totalpopulation with a sampling error of +/- 5% at a 95% confidence level. The participants wereplaced into mid-sized or small company categories based on the number of employees theyemploy. They were further segmented based on companies that hired IMS alums and those thatdidn’t.Instrumentation and data collection The contact person and address listed in the 2004 Illinois Manufacturers Directory foreach of the manufacturers selected was used for mailing purposes. A letter explaining the study, Page 10.22.3an informed consent form, a questionnaire, and a postage paid return envelope were sent to

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Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill; Willie Ofosu

listed. This block is also used foroptimization. Figure 2 shows the transmission (S21) and reflection (S11) coefficients of the filtercircuit. The analysis is done by use of scattering parameters. Page 10.439.4 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Page 10.439.5Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ressler Stephen; Estes Allen; Karl Meyer; Matthew Morris

thedefinition of the indicator.As this was the first use of this assessment technique, there was no historical data against whichto compare. Comparison to future applications of this technique that reflect modifications toCE450 to address noted shortcomings will be useful in further validating its usefulness.ConclusionsThe embedded assessment technique proposed herein proved to be far superior to surveys andother non-embedded assessment tools. Linking goal assessments to the grading processaccomplished three objectives. The technique reduced instructor work load, tied studentevaluation more closely to the relevant institutional academic program goal, and provided asystematic method for identifying both shortcomings and areas of excellence in a program

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Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Hanneman; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

education can be broadly defined as a philosophy and methodology in whicheducators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in orderto increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values9. In the College of Engineering at IowaState University, we use a much narrower definition for engineering experiential education. Forus, it is work experience in an engineering setting, outside of the academic classroom, and beforegraduation. Iowa State engineering students work in either a cooperative education program(alternating periods of full-time academic college training and full-time work experience ofapproximately equal length) or an internship (a single work period of institutional supervisedfull-time employment of

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Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chanley; Michael Pelletier

learned a lot.Students were able to design digital circuits using both TTL logic and CPLDs, to work in teamsand to make written and oral reports on their design work.Conclusions and RecommendationsAs a result of adding both design projects and design assignments to the lab course during thefall of 2004, the department changed the course name to Digital Design Lab, effective fall, 2005to more accurately reflect its objective of combining design theory and application. In addition,the format will change from a 1-credit lab meeting for 3 hours per week for 15 weeks to a 2-credit course meeting for 1 hour of lecture and two hours of lab work per week for 15 weeks.The lecture aspect of the lab will introduce digital design topics to the students

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Design and Computation in ChE Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Atanas Serbezov

and expanded into new areas, there has been increasingpressure to modify senior process design to better prepare graduates for the realities which theywill face during their careers. Some of the challenges discussed in the literature include thefollowing: 1. Shifting the emphasis from process design to product design within the chemical industry [1-3]. 2. Including the design of batch processes in addition to continuous processes to reflect the growth areas of the chemical industry [4]. 3. The need to understand the business factors that affect design [3,5] 4. The need to incorporate sustainable development and design of green processes [6].In addition to changes

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Computer & Web-Based Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brianno Coller

Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgmentThe author gratefully acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation undergrant 0354557. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions are those of the author and donot necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.References[1] J. Bransford, T. Hasselbring, B. Barron, S. Kulewicz, J. Littlefield, and L. Goin. Uses of macro- contexts to facilitate mathematical thinking. In The teaching and Assessing of Mathematical Problem Solving, pages 125—147. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1988.[2] J. Bransford, N. Vye, C. Kinzer, and V. Risko. Teaching thinking and content knowledge: Toward an integrated approach. In B. Jones and L. Idol, editors, Dimensions of thinking and cognitive

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International Engineering Education II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

faculty member should engage inself-reflection, exploring his/her personal willingness to experiment with alternative approachesto the common practice of traditional lecturing.(6) Within this context, and from author’sperspective, the paper sheds light on the common forms of active learning most relevant forengineering faculty in the Arab Gulf Region. Further, it examines the core elements for eachmethod, looks at the pros and cons, and underscores those specifics that are believed to beimplementable in the Region. In short, careful selection from published literature on alternativesto traditional classroom presentations provides a rich menu of different approaches, faculty in theRegion could readily add to their repertoire of instructional

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Sahakian

the principles associated.The effectiveness of the designed apparatus and its demonstration was assessed throughasking students to reflect upon the presentation. Students’ perspectives were explored toevaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration. We report the study context--thedemonstration--, and its effectiveness for the targeted population as how it was informedfrom students’ reflections.Study context: The NMR demonstration.The present demonstration was done in a typical classroom rather than a laboratory.Though we do not simply claim that it is always feasible to conduct an NMR/MRIexperiment in a typical classroom rather than a laboratory, in our case, it was moreconvenient for us to bring the apparatus to the classroom rather than

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K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adnan Javed; Fazil Najafi

Improver Continuous Inspection & Capacity Innovative of a Builder Learner Course on Team Construction Participation Project Skills Work with Real Technical Property on Course or Easement Seminar AcquisitionFigure 2 Checklist Reflecting Sarasota County’s Core Competencies Page 9.1016.7 “Proceedings of the 2004

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Teaching about New Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Crone

wavelength of light that is Figure 3. NiTi wire duringabsorbed or reflected by the liquid crystal, resulting in an transformation from austenitenoticeable change in color of the material. to martensite is shown. The wire has been painted with aTo conduct the experiment, acquire NiTi wire (alloy type SE- temperature sensitive liquid508 (austenite) straight, black oxide finish, diameter 0.02 in., crystal so that the transformation front can befrom Nitinol Devices and Components, www.nitinol.com) and

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

electrical system (a) (b)Figure 3. (a) Charge controller, DC circuit breaker, and surge arrester inside the electrical box in themetallic frame, (b) Two deep cycle type Yellow 34/78 batteries connected in parallel. Figure 4. Installation of outdoor digital display into the metallic frameFigure 5 illustrates the overall system running during the summer semester. The scrolled messages inthe display can be seen clearly up to 200 m distance and it operates much brighter at night comparedwith day light operation due to the reflection. Page 9.375.5 Proceedings of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Charles W. White; Sanju Patro

American Manufacturing PracticeThe conference provided an arena for individuals and organizations from various parts ofthe world to interactively participate in the conference in real-time. Speakers at the USPconference had a virtual presence in two places at one time. Since all speeches werebroadcast over the Internet, most speakers who attended the conference in person, hademployees from their organizations join the conference via virtual centers. Mr. SubrahIyar’s speech from his office in California made an effective self reflective emphasis onglobal reach – the CEO of WebEx speaking of connectivity and collaboration while beingconnected and collaborating with the USP audience! Ms. Terri Takai shared herexperiences in logistics and computer

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Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Baraniuk; Ray Wagner; Patrick Frantz; Lee Potter; Hyeokho Choi; Douglas Jones

-processing lecture coursecould stretch the first few units (through spectral analysis, for example) over a semester, therebyreinforcing and enhancing students’ understanding of the core signal processing theory and algo-rithms. Due to the self-paced, tutorial design of the materials, a student can independently learnthe aspects of real-time DSP implementation that interest them, for example as preparation for anindependent design project. The UIUC, Rice, and OSU materials and assignments reflect our belief that a thorough instruc-tion in signal processing implementation requires exposure to assembly-language programmingof fixed-point DSP microprocessors, as this represents an important component of current and atleast near-future industrial

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Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeff Froyd; Dimitris Lagoudas

mightdownload copies. As a result, the validity of the instrument would be threatened. However,faculty members are encouraged to obtain a copy of either or both instruments, provide feedback,and use the instruments in their classes. Participation by a broad range of faculty members anddata from large number of students are needed to improve the instruments to measure conceptualgains in understanding these two new classes of materials.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grantnumber 0088118. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliographic

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Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul

Society for EngineeringAgile methodologies have multiple benefits for student teams. Perhaps most importantly, theemphasis on individuals and interactions encourages students to reflect on and adjust their Codeof Conduct and other processes, rather than blindly following processes provided by theinstructor. Multiple iterations and the emphasis on responding to change give students moreopportunities to see the interactions between activities, and encourage students to react to andrecover from previous errors.ConclusionsTeaching project-based courses presents a well-known difficulty: many of the key activities andprocesses can easily take more effort and calendar time than is available in an academic term.The challenges described above have been

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hector Estrada

resisting systems (MWFRS); q z is q at any height z above groundK z = exposure velocity pressure coefficient, which reflects the change in wind speed with Page 9.207.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education height and terrain roughness, see ASCE 7, Section 6.5.6.4K zt = topographic factor, which accounts for wind speed-up over hills and escarpments, see ASCE 7, Section 6.5.7.2K d = wind directionality factor, see ASCE 7, Section 6.5.4.4V = basic wind speed, which is a 3-second gust

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Technological Literacy II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht

2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education” The formality of professional presentations reflects British rituals of intensification. Students present their work to members of government and local industry, illustrated in Figure 6, indicative of the value these people put on oral communications between client and consultant. Students learn

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Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Curtis Carver

]. Page 9.1213.11 Opinions and views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States MilitaryAcademy, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Cadets Work to Build a Network and then Observe Network Protocols using a Network SnifferOne would expect that the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science(D/EECS) would have a significant representation of female cadets and cadets from otherminorities that mirror the cadet population

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajan B Gujjarlapudi; Kaushik Hatti; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

todraw valid meaning from qualitative data. It provided methods of analysis that are practical,credible and reliable. The authors refer to many ideas and references that draw on the experienceof the authors and many colleagues in the design, testing and use of qualitative data analysismethods. Each method of data display and analysis is described and illustrated in detail, withpractical suggestions for adaptation and use. The growth of computer use in qualitative analysisis reflected throughout this volume, which also includes an extensive appendix on criteria usefulfor choosing among the currently available analysis packages.There have not been many expert systems developed for qualitative analysis. One of them is theORQA (Organic Qualitative

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

design in existing core courses in the form of steps to be followed in doing so.These steps are consistent with what other writers have reported about teaching engineeringdesign (Miri & Fu, 199322; Pascover,199528; Morris & LaBoube,199523; Cairns & Chrisp,19965;Ribando & O’Leary, 199831; Zhang,199945; Dunn-Rankin,19988; and Walter, 2002)42.Pedagogical PracticesUpon reflecting on our success and reading the literature on teaching design, it was determinedthat seven practices were responsible for this success. They relate to course structure andphilosophy, course assignments, and the conduct of the course itself (Bhadeshia, 19954; Smith,199837; Hall, 199814; Gerhard, 199912; Ghosh, 200013; Tullis, 200139; Srinivasan &

Conference Session

Expert Advice on Instructional Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Wankat

educationalplans. Since most new professors are well-prepared for the technical research they propose, thedeciding factor in funding CAREER proposals is often the educational portion.A second major factor involves changes in ABET accreditation procedures7. The switch from“bean counting” to an outcomes based approach has made assessment an important topic inengineering colleges. The impending application of continuous improvement during ABET’ssecond visit to an institution under ABET 2000 criteria may have an even more profound effect.Third, changes in JEE reflect the changing times. When JEE was restarted in 1993, it was as ascholarly journal that would publish a broad range of scholarly articles8. After ten yearsfollowing this course, JEE was refocused

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

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

& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"The primary pedagogical approaches are: • Enhance critical thinking and reflection through writing in the form of critiques and position papers. • Refine oral communication skills through debates and presentations. • Stimulate collaborative learning and synthesis through team projects that explore multiple perspectives.Sophomore Clinic IISophomore Clinic II is a 4-credit course; public speaking faculty in Rowan’s College ofCommunications teaches 3 of these credits. The remaining credit hour is devoted to engineeringpractice and design. The engineering design project for Spring 2002 and 2003 was developed toassist the University in

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

the course web sites and collected information, such ascourse syllabi, course schedule, textbooks used, project descriptions, and laboratory exercises.We categorized the information into five groups: how the subjects were covered, whichtextbooks were used, the contents of the laboratory exercises, course projects, and courseobjectives and outcomes. The information reflected the facts at the time of the survey. Thefindings are empirical and informal. We hope the information is useful for colleagues who areteaching, or are preparing to teach computer network related courses.References 1. J.P. Abraham “The Undergraduate Networking Course”, white paper, ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Computer Networking: Curriculum Designs and Educational

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TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

; Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for EngineeringComparison of pre- and post-course survey results indicate that the problem based learningapproach does address higher-level learning outcomes such as devising an experimentalapproach, specifying appropriate equipment and procedures, and implementing these procedures.It is important to note that other experiments performed by the students during the course areimportant in developing the their abilities to design the load cell experiment. The survey resultspresented here reflect the changes in student attitudes due to all of these experiences, the loadcell project being the capstone event. These results do provide encouragement for a purposelydesigned research

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Kosky

sophomore engineering and science majors with prerequisites ofmathematics through calculus, a first sequence in physics, and one course in chemistry.Important goals were to bring the excitement of nanotechnology to students early in theirscholastic careers and to make them aware of the many opportunities for research and furtherstudy. The pedagogical challenges were several. We needed to: 1) reflect existing facultyinterests in engineering, physics, and chemistry, 2) integrate those faculty into a cohesiveteaching unit, 3) be intelligible to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, 4) serve a multidisciplinarystudent body, and 5) have assessable outcomes. In addition, no single ideal text was available soseveral sources of ancillary readings were

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

institution. Thus makesacquiring new instructional laboratory apparatus a challenge due to typical budgetary limitations.In addition, the apparatus designed by companies specializing in education equipment may notexactly reflect the educational objective intended by the faculty. These obstacles had forced us toseek and search different venues to acquire experimental laboratory apparatus for demonstratingheat transfer principles and the concept of thermo-siphon heat recovery system. We concludedthat such an apparatus can be designed, developed and constructed “in house” within amanageable budget. This can be successfully accomplished by taking advantage of the capstonesenior design project and ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program. The

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reed Stevens; Kevin O'Connor; Lari Garrison

Engineering Educationargue, would represent a deepening identification with engineering education.The second distinctive property of person-centered ethnographic interviews is that theyare conducted to “encourage respondents actively to reflect on and evaluate their lifeexperiences” with the aim of exploring “the most significant and meaningful aspects ofthe world of the individual as experienced by him [or her] and in terms which he [or she]thinks, is motivated to act, and satisfies his [or her] need” (p. 3).8 In summary, we aretrying to understand what developing membership in engineering and engineeringeducation means to the students in our study and how these meanings change as theymove along a developmental path toward or away from more publicly

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Assessment of Graphics Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins

createdindividually, with its own 3-D model and associated 2-D drawing. The individual 3-D modelsare assembled in their functional positions, and can even be “joined” by connections such asfixed fasteners, pins, and sliders. Moving assemblies can even be animated, if desired.In true feature based parametric modeling software, the 3-D model and the 2-D drawing arelinked, meaning that a change in one generates the same change in the other. For example, if ahole’s diameter is changed in the solid model, the 2-D drawing’s circle and hidden lines,depending on the view, are also updated. The diameter dimension is updated as well. Theprocess also works in reverse, as changes to dimensions in the 2-D drawing are reflected in the2-D views and the 3-D model.In