Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Bates

regular (weekly)gatherings. Our network is reflected in the growing connections to the larger community thathave come from being directly connected to members of the cohort, whether it is knowledge ofart openings and concerts or introductions to politically and socially active members of thegreater community.VII. Suggestions for Institutional SupportFirst, it should be noted that the type of peer-mentoring described here is not a formal programsponsored in any way by the institution. However, there were some things that MSU did that Page 10.345.5supported the development of the group. The week-long orientation for all faculty members

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Wilkins

academic pursuits, and math and science as meaningful careers. In order to accomplish this, it was imperative for the girls to see how people working in their community use math, science and technology.Program development for Excite Camp 2004 reflected an incorporation of program modelelements based on the research, evaluation and success of prior years’ camps in 2001, 2002 and2003. In addition, a review of other model programs was conducted and implemented as newactivities, which included: Experiments from Try Science (www.tryscience.org) Akimeka’s Digital Bus equipment (motion sensors) Oceanit’s MOSAIC PVC Telescope ActivityRecruitmentTo take full advantage of the opportunities and benefits

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

importance of multidisciplinary problems in biomedical engineering. 9. To require the students to utilize skills gained through analytical and experimental exercises to conduct a semester long group design project investigating medical phenomena of their interest. 10. To encourage students to reflect upon their design process and identify areas of strength and weakness in order to prepare for subsequent design exercises.For this new version of the course, lecture and lab components have been blended into a weeklystructure which includes two-hour instructional sessions on Monday and Wednesday followed bya one-hour session on Friday. The course, which is team-taught by two faculty in order to assureadequate technical

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Winton

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe empirical relationship can be chosen as a matter of suspicion of a physical phenomenonthat decouples the circuit or as a matter of data behavior, as represented by this illustration.It is apparent that Vo(max) decreases approximately linearly with Cp and the choice ofrelationship as given by equation (3-1) is a reflection of this observation.IV Circuit constructs afflicted by device parameters.Situations at the next level of abstraction are the instances in which the device parametersaffect circuit performance, and these situations can either be of concern to the circuitperformance or to the device performance, depending on the demand requirement. As aclassroom artifact, the principal

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Duncan; William Swart

achieve the performance standards. This simultaneous development, knownas “Concurrent Engineering (CE),” is a multidisciplinary team approach that hastraditionally focused on the interaction among various life cycle concerns. The purpose ofCE is to increase productivity and to create products that are high quality, reliable, lessexpensive than that of the competitor, and reflect the customers’ requirements.2Traditional CE approaches have not focused on “trainability” or “performability” for theworkforce to produce and implement the product or service under development.However, by including a Human Performance Technologist (HPT) subject matter experton the multi-disciplinary CE team, the training and performance concerns will be voicedearly in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Dan Dimitriu

thecoordination of the department chair, program faculty members approve any major changes inthe course content. The finalized changes are reflected in the course syllabus.Faculty members discuss the curriculum in departmental meetings (ME related courses) orcollege meetings (for common courses in the college). Any curriculum changes are reviewedand approved by the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committees at the College and theUniversity levels. After approval of changes, the modified curriculum is implemented in theappropriate courses and thus the feedback loop closed.A critical item used in the analysis of the course is the student course survey. The key in terms ofthe portfolio audit is whether the survey data was analyzed and acted upon. The

Conference Session

Crossing the Discipline Divide!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr

to the forefront. The structured labs enabled the students to better design their analyses. Thiscame directly from an improved skill set and an increase in confidence and familiarity of avariety of failed component case studies. The weekly discussions were of immense value asstudents could learn from each others past work experience and critique one another in a non-confrontational setting. Additionally, the students were participating to some degree ineveryone’s project, making the class environment more like a big team as opposed to 20individuals. Seeing the comradery and support was very rewarding and was reflected in thequality of work and overall moral of the class.Based on the presentation of the new course the instructor learned

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie

graduates from UTAustin through comprehensive support programs that address outreach and recruitment,academic enrichment, leadership, and professional development.As a result of EOE and programs such as MITE, the minority student enrollment for the Collegeof Engineering has increased substantially over the past 34 years, from 94 in 1971, to 890 in Fall2004, which represents 17.6 percent of the total undergraduate enrollment1. Our vision is tocreate a student body at UT Austin’s College of Engineering that reflects the demographics ofthe college age population within the state of Texas, 43 percent ethnic minorities.IntroductionThe Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE) program was created at The University ofTexas at Austin (UT Austin) in 1980

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rogers; John Anderson; Corey Jones

can clearly beseen. Further implementation of renewable fuels is near and will be made possible by theaddition of renewable energy degrees. As reflected in the current environment, theimportance of educating young minds about such forms of renewable energy is clearlyobvious.Bibliographic information1. Oregon Renewable Energy Center, Oregon Institute of Technology, “Fossil Fuels,” web sitewww.oit.edu/orec/12. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “Major R and D areas,” web site www.nrel.gov Page 10.780.63. D.V. Hunt, The Gasohol Handbook (New York, NY: Industrial Press, 1981) Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Annual

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George DeSain; Farid Tranjan; Ken Burbank

two universities are already linked through grant activity in the Carolinas MicroOptics Triangle. The new program will have an emphasis on optical communications andphotonics. Graduates are expected to be the process and test engineers for the photonicsindustry.Intr oduction:The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC-Charlotte) has a strong Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) Department, with close ties to the Department of Physics andOptical Sciences. Western Carolina University (WCU) has a Department of EngineeringTechnology with programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) andTelecommunications Engineering Technology. To reflect the addition of the new engineeringprogram, the Department will now become

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Lyall; Rachel Shinn

, only distribute bonus dollars to your team members.These ratings should reflect each individual’s level of participation and effort and sense ofresponsibility, not his or her academic ability. Name of team member (include yourself) Rating Bonus Self Evaluation for Project:Team Name: Date:Team Member: Principle Duty Title:Supervisor: Position: a. State Your Significant Duties and Responsibilities: b. Summarize Your Major Task Completions in Fulfillment of Your Duties: c. List Your Significant Contributions:IV. The ProjectsAs mentioned earlier, projects that have been done in

Conference Session

Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz; Gülsün Saglamer; Ekrem Ekinci

. Construction of complicated bridge structures, roads and aqua ducts especially by thefamous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan was outstanding. Çeçen3 in a book he edited onOttoman technology also distinguishes the sixteen century as the zenith of the Ottomantechnological development. Queen Elizabeth has sent industrial spies to learn about the wooldying techniques in Istanbul4. Furthermore, practices such as flying using self made wings ofHezarfen Ahmed and rocket launch attempts of Lagari Hasan Çelebi were the reflections of thelevel of technology in the Ottoman Empire. However, as explained above, the educationalinstitutions were based on theological understanding and the Ottoman technology was resting onapprenticeship.In the fifteenth and sixteenth

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Moran

easily linked to it, such as “output contains poor grammar/spelling.” In this casethe grammar edit and spelling correction elements are usually chosen as the primary sourcesalthough the possibility of other sources (central processing unit and audience filter) isrecognized during discussions. When the fault is more general, such as the output is unclear,students have more difficulty pinpointing possible sources of the malfunction. This calls onthem to reflect on the relationships in the schematic as well as the things that affect the clarity oftheir own writing (vagueness, use of jargon, audience focus, etc.). Malfunctions of this typeresult in instructions with more choices and decision points, usually depicted in flow charts.Some students do

Conference Session

Professional Ethics in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

reflect on the Code of Ethics in more depth than they generally think is necessary.IntroductionAt Rose-Hulman, we have been exposing our civil engineering students to the American Societyof Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Code of Ethics1 for a number of decades. In the early years, thistook the form of a cursory introduction to the code. That is, we let the students know that such acode existed, and they would be bound by this code when they entered professional practice.This exposure was not formalized and ended up the responsibility of whoever taught our seniorcapstone design class as an add-on. It took the form of a short lecture, and student excitementcould hardly be contained!!In the last decade, there has been a renewed emphasis on teaching the

Conference Session

Current Issues in Aerospace Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Sterkenburg; Jim Lampe; David Stanley

; Hessler, 2001). 2The findings of several studies, new ABET requirements and feedback from industry advisoryboards support these observations and indicate a broad concern that graduating engineers are notprepared to enter the workforce. Faculty members of Mechanical Engineering (ME) andAviation Technology (AT) share some of these concerns, and have discussed ways to approachthese problems. One method originated from a desire among faculty members to develop meansby which to motivate students in a ME senior design course. The AT department was chosen tosimulate a manufacturing division, and the projects were to reflect current aerospace design andmanufacturing processes. Collaborative work between the two groups would be important inorder to

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Russ

! During the initial assignment, we informed students that the project grade wouldconstitute 50% of the overall course grade, with the high percentage reflecting the importance ofthe project. To ensure that the checkpoints were taken seriously, each intermediate checkpointcontributed 15% to the course grade, and the final presentation contributed 20%. We also toldstudents that grades would include a significant style/grammar component to assesscommunication skills, as described in the Overview of Project Goals.One final note on the logistics of directing the project is related to the time period of the case.The business students were restricted to using advertising methods available during the WorldWar II era, but the engineering students were

Conference Session

Assessment & Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stewart; David Elrod

Written plans for using 3-D CAD 7. Work on a team Team meeting notes Students individual contribution to the project Teamwork reflection entryStudents now have more personal responsibility for their learning. For example, a 3D CAD taskis assigned, a set of potential solution tools is identified, and students are responsible forselecting tools, learning to use them, and explaining why and how the tools were used toaccomplish the task.These changes have provided more time to emphasize and formatively assess the use of teammanagement skills like setting

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Seals

, careful attention should be given to the following considerations: • Clearly state what you want to do and why • Identify your audience • Identify specific tasks and provide a timeline • Cite similar efforts in the literature • Provide results from own prior funding (if applicable) • Address broader impacts in some detail • Include a dissemination planCareful attention to details and completeness can often be the difference between adeclination and an award. Here are some matters that should be considered in preparing aproposal. • Follow the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) • Strictly adhere to the page and font-size limits • Make budget directly reflect work plan • Provide biosketches for all

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Bettez; G. Lineberry

experience for our students.Only recently, however, have colleges and universities begun to question this conventional wisdom.Little has been done to actually assess the experiences of students abroad. As reflected in an Internetsearch on study abroad assessment, the word “assessment” usually involves colleges and universitiesattempting to figure out if the programs run abroad are reliable, cost-effective, safely-run, andprovide student “satisfaction,” however that may be defined. Little has been done to assess theactual value of the experience on the individual students involved in study abroad. Calls for better assessment have also appeared in such publications as the Chronicle of HigherEducation,1 a major US weekly newspaper for higher

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

Total Scoreindicated at the bottom of either rubric table changes, reflecting the increasing expectation forstudent performance as they move through the elements of the integrated ProfessionalComponent. Novice (1): Intermediate (2): Proficient (3): Attributes Absent (0) some elements most elements are all elements are are present. present presentDefine project: Create clearstatement of constituents,criteria and constraints.Manage solution definition:Be able to create designoptions, evaluate andimplement preferred solution.Team Dynamics: Be able todivide the workload, monitorand convey progress toteammates, reach

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Pack; Kenneth Soda

Education Page 7The Current Accumulation and Scaling CellThe details of the Current Accumulation and Scaling Cell are illustrated in Figure 4above. Current contributed by many synapses is summed onto either the IIn+ or IIn-inputs of this circuit. The current mirrors created by M1-M2 and M5-M6 reflect thesecurrents into a third current mirror created by M3-M4. The net current, IDiff either flowsinto or out of the node shared by the drains of M6 and M3. The relative weight currentsin this circuit can be adjusted through the gain factors of the corresponding transistors.The simple MOSFET current mirrors used here are commonly applied in analog circuits

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Rajappa; Steve Watkins; Ray Luechtefeld

students’ team. The modules presented and approachtaken was typical of most team skill training.The Action Science training, however, took an entirely different approach to improving teamskills. Action Science is an approach to participative inquiry that has its roots in organizationdevelopment and the general field of “Action Research” 17. Action Science is aimed at increasingthe ability of engineering teams to critically reflect and inquire into their own social andscientific practice, so that they can work together more effectively and complete innovative,quality projects. It has been shown to improve the extent to which important information isshared among team members 18. One of the greatest distinctions between conventional teamtraining and

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Leland

(1): 103-121 March 1995. [7]. Slavin, R. E., Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research and Practice, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1990. [8]. Schoenfeld, A.H., “Reflections on a Course in Mathematical Problem Solving,” Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education. III, Schoenfeld, A.H., Kaput, J. Dubinsky, E. eds., American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 81-113, 1998. [9]. Trafton, J. G, Trickett, S. B., “Note-Taking for Self-Explanation and Problem Solving,” Human-Computer Interaction, 2001, Vol. 16, 1-38.[10]. Webb, N. M. “Task Related Verbal Interaction and Mathematics Learning in Small Groups,” Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 22 (5), 366-389, 1991.[11]. Wong, R.M.F., Lawson, M. J

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Damian Watkins; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

E C CO 10 PA C KM R PA R KM G G EE EE STUDENT GROUPSFigure 5. Graph reflecting student viewpoints on the need for using Mobile

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ella Fridman

duct. Next to the compressor the multicolored columns reflect thecomputer screen that shows five measurements corresponding to: a) Differential pressure developed across the orifice plate installed at the entrance of the inlet duct that is used to calculate the volume flow rate of air through the compressor (dP0); b) Differential pressure developed by the compressor (dPs); c) Rotational speed of the compressor impellers (n); d) The temperature of the air entering the centrifugal compressor(Ta); e) The electrical power supplied to the motor (Pe).Students can perform experiments by setting the compressor at the 75%, 50%, etc., of themax speed and adjusting the compressor flow rate by using 5 positions of the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; Jian Peng

: Transforming Higher Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2001.[2] J. G. Harris and etc., "Journal of Engineering Round Table: Reflections on the Grinter Report," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 81, pp. 74-94, 1994.[3] F. L. Huband, "Engineering Education - An Alternative Approach," ASEE Prism, 1999.[4] Promotion Criteria for the Department of Engineering, http://www.wku.edu/engineering/promote.pdf.[5] Xilinx, http://xup.xilinx.com.[6] M. E. Cambron and J. Lenoir, "Introcution to Industrial Automation, a Multi-Disciplinary Course at Western Kentucky University," American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004.[7] M. E. Cambron

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Michael Laughter; Judith Norback

-assessment. It is open forday and night hours 38 hours per week. The lab offers several rooms for student activities,including closed rooms that simulate conference rooms, group study carrels, two video labs, anda 20-student classroom. Students sign in at the front desk each time they visit the lab, and staffmembers are trained to assist students in both technical and writing issues. Additionally, studentsgain workplace communication instruction to list on their resumes, and faculty will write a letterof reference that reflects a student’s presentation and writing capabilities.The pilot classes are taught in the wired classroom located in the Communication Lab. Theclassroom is equipped with traditional amenities such as whiteboards and podiums, and

Conference Session

BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

for Engineering and Technology) since 1985. The program wasmost recently site visited for reaccreditation in November of 2003 for the first time under therevised ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) for the 2003-2004 cycle2. Enrollment in thedegree program has grown steadily over time and stands at over 450 students in the currentacademic year with a gender balance that reflects that of the general population. The B.S.E.Bioengineering degree is a traditional four-year 128 credit hour program of study taught via asemester system. One section of the three credit-hour course BME201 is offered each fifteen-week semester (fall and spring) with current section sizes of approximately 60 to 70 students(class meetings twice a week for 1.25 hours

Conference Session

Course/Program Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Tolan; James Hurny

addressing the issues of culture and climate within your own organization to facilitate buy-in and cooperationBy its very nature, this list will always be incomplete and dynamic. It will always reflect theimmediate issues that need to be addressed. Constant open communication, involvement of allplayers in decision-making and organizational commitment to eliminating system redundanciesand inadequacies will expose that ‘elephant on the table’ and lead to the deep cultural changethat must occur in the organization to sustain outcomes assessment and TC2K. BibliographyArgyris, C. (1992). On Organizational Learning. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers.CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Ping Wei; Thomas Quimby

aspects of the chapter activity. The scoring is set up to encourage student chapters todiversify their activities to better meet the objectives of the organization. The annual reportscores are the basis for the most prestigious ASCE national student awards.This study presumed that the annual report scores were the best measure of changes in studentchapter performance as the result of the FATW. The assumption is that scores should improve ifchapters are being inspired to more fully implement the suggested activities. Also, since annualreport preparation is a major topic of the workshop, the reports from chapters with trainedadvisors should more accurately reflect the activities of the organizations.The scores for the report years 1999 through 2002