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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Fahmida Masoom; Abulkhair Masoom

understanding of engineeringdisciplines, and prepare students well for the intended course of study. Nine years after the firstoffering of this course, it is time to reflect on what t his course has accomplished, and thedilemmas faced by the instructors.IntroductionTowards the end of the 1980s, engineering educators around the country began to tackle the issueof large attrition rates in undergraduate engineering programs by introducing the concept of afreshman engineering or introduction to engineering course. The idea was to teach basic collegesurvival skills to incoming freshmen and introduce them to the different fields of engineering inorder to help them make an informed choice about their future career path. Since this problemwas common to most

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel; Jerry Schumacher; Ed Mattison

incorporatehandheld computers into technology-related courses and projects, but the immediate responsehas been positive. Students appear motivated to learn about handheld computing. The studentswere actively engaged during the labs, and their presentations were well-informed. We do notknow, however, if the number of students who use PDAs has increased. We believe that if PDAusage by the freshmen increased, then it was marginal since it did not appear that more studentswere bringing their PDAs to class by the end of the semester. We are not suggesting that PDAusage reflects the effectiveness of our methods. The goal was not to increase PDA usage, butrather to educate the students about handheld computing. Awareness and knowledge aboutPDAs do not necessarily

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Blowers

classcan greatly affect how a curved grading scale can penalize students who are very good at whatthey do if they end up in a class of similar students. We all have had year to year variability in the student quality entering our classes. Onecould argue that it is not fair to use a curved grading scale because students who happen to endup in a higher caliber class will do worse than if they were in a "normal" class. The studentswould not necessarily know any less material in the higher performing class, but their gradewould reflect that they had in fact done worse than if they had been in a lower averaging class.On the contrary, we often see a class of highly motivated students that pull all of their classmatesto a higher level of

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Morel

sensor technology intothe curriculum and have designed a light sensor for the robot that the robot can use to follow oravoid a light source. Students will build the sensor in class and then write the code that uses thelight sensor to solve a problem like the “cockroach problem” where the robot will seek out thedarkest area of a room or have the robot move toward a light source. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not purport to reflect the positionof the United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or the Department ofDefense. Page 7.1238.10

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Women in Engineering: New Research

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

. Page 7.194.3The TPQ is widely regarded as a tool that is both reliable (i.e., meaning that it is consistent) and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 3 Copyright © 2002, American Society from Engineering Educationvalid (i.e., meaning that metrics used accurately reflect variables measured). The TPQ addressessix primary characteristics of teams: (1) goals and results, (2) collaboration and involvement, (3)competencies, (4) communication process, (5) emotional climate, and (6) leadership. Items (1)through (5) apply directly to level of team performance and are the focus here; item (6) applies toteam leadership. At the end of the course, each student

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wiggins

conjunction with that strategic plan, course outlines and syllabi, highlighting the specificoutcomes that will achieved within each course should be prepared. For the most part this willnot necessarily require the preparation of an entire new set of course outlines and syllabi, ratheris will require modification of existing materials to reflect the program objective and outcomes.This may require the instructor to rethink the course materials to stay true to the courseobjectives and demonstrate the attainment of the course outcomes through testing. However, it Page 7.253.6may also be necessary to benchmark competencies at the beginning and end of the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Dennis

program, with its vital practice classes, demonstration classes, andstimulating environment, intact. The proposed focus of the ETW continued to emphasize basicteaching improvements for junior faculty, and hence, the resulting objectives reflect this focusand remained similar to the objectives of the 1999 ExCEEd Teaching Workshops.• Mentors teach and demonstrate best methods of teaching and learning;• Participants apply the best methods of teaching and learning in practice sessions;• Mentors teach and demonstrate learning assessment skills;• Program fosters a passion for teaching; and builds a learning community of civil engineering educators.The faculty participants who attended previous T4E and the ETW99 have demonstrated asubstantial

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Salvatore Marsico

a campus that is one of many.Penn State University has a number of campuses geographically dispersed throughout theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania. Penn State/Wilkes-Barre is one of those campuses.It is financially difficult for these campuses to keep pace with the technological changesas it relates to laboratory equipment. The financial burden placed on many technologyprograms forces these programs to adapt and modify courses to reflect the state oftechnology training at the laboratory level. This is where my perspective is from:utilizing state of the technology laboratory equipment with state of technology softwareto make the laboratory experience memorable. It is the goal of any lab exercise to exploreways to improve the next version.This

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Schumack; Leo Hanifin

engineering has been between 15 and 16%.Of course, some schools have been able to surpass the averages. Of the full time students inengineering at the University of Detroit Mercy since 1993, between 24 and 29% have been women andbetween 21 and 29% have been underrepresented minorities. None the less, UDM is committed tofurther growth in participation of women and minorities in engineering. This priority is shared byUDM’s corporate partners. James Padilla, Executive Vice President of Ford recently stated, “Diversityof culture in our technical workforce is not only the right thing to do, but also provides a competitiveadvantage by creating new products that better reflect our diverse consumer base.”4Project Discovery – a study of causes and possible

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

we take on an overseas assignment, toraise questions about the suitability and limitations of our U.S. practices? Do codifiedaccreditation standards reflect state-of-the-art thinking about the best of engineeringeducation? Could non-traditional, experimental and highly idiosyncratic engineeringprograms perhaps be more suitable to the conditions in some developing countries?Whose role is it to raise these issues?Export Of U.S. ModelMany countries are seeking to emulate the U.S. model of engineering education. Itsattractiveness as a model appears to be based not only upon its inherent strengths andquality, but also from the assumption that it is a major contributor to the success of thetechnology driven economy in the United States

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betit; William Swart; Sushil Chaturvedi; Gary Crossman

6.523.9 resource management and the changes that need to be made in the acquisition and use of resources for the development of a sustainable society. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Instructor: Christine Drake.ENGL371W Communication Across Cultures An interdisciplinary examination of intercultural communication through readings in anthropology, linguistics, and world literature in translation. The class will explore the stages of acculturation, how language reflects culture, and the difference between U.S. culture and other cultures. Class activities will include lectures, guest speakers, videos, simulations, small group discussions, student presentations and role-plays. Prerequisites: 6 hours of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

students is on this topic. By the end of the second semester students should havecompleted more in-depth work on their topic and thus the presentations typically reflect this.During both sets of student presentations, the classroom atmosphere is very interactive betweenstudents and faculty. Feedback and questioning is encouraged in both directions. In thesestudent work presentations students find certain problems that need solution. This interactiveprocess with its give and take is a valuable experience for the students. It brings to light certainissues that they may not have thought of and also provides ideas for the other students inconducting their own research.The practice in giving an oral presentation to the student’s peers is of great

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

!ÃUurÃrtuÃsÃurÃpryhvÃhtrÃsà Ã2Ã.123 for the relationship between career teaching seminars and putting students into groups forÃsÃpyhÃà Ã2Ã!&ÃsÃurÃryhvuvÃirrrÃrhpuvtÃrvhÃhrqrqÃyhÃrhÃhqÃputting students into groups for brief intervals during the class period as the correlation matrix intable 6 shows. The slight and insignificant decrease in percentages of the high attendance groupusing active learning from 1997 to 1999 may reflect an increased willingness of faculty membersnot already committed to these non-traditional methods to attend teaching workshops. Page 6.1015.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vascar Harris; Eric Sheppard

-representation is also of interest to the HBCUs withengineering programs, and this paper discusses their role in the effort to produce a more diversepool of engineers, specifically the impact of Tuskegee University’s Aerospace ScienceEngineering Department.Booker T. Washington, founding President of what is now Tuskegee University, stated “that inproportion as the Negro learned to produce what other people wanted and must have, in the sameproportion would he be respected.”3 This is a cornerstone of Tuskegee’s educational philosophyand reflects a common sense (if sometimes judged optimistic) goal of the Historically BlackCollege and Universities (HBCUs).This paper first looks at the impact of HBCU engineering schools in general. Nine

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2001 Annual Conference

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John Gershensen; Carl Wood; Joseph Clair Batty

. Page 6.550.4 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationShown below are the expected student outcomes. These outcomes describe what every student isexpected to do before graduating and reflect both SME’s 14 Competency Gaps and ABET’s athrough k criteria.5 Undergraduate Program Outcomes (Manufacturing Engineering)1. Fundamentals: Students will identify, formulate, and solve basic engineering problems utilizing a. linear algebra. b. calculus-based statistics. c. multivariable calculus. d. differential equations. e. calculus-based

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Denise Nicoletti; John Orr

response. This was interpreted to be a reflection on problems encountered by thestudents who were concurrently taking the math course on differential equations, rather thanhaving completed it in advance. The resulting mix of backgrounds (students who had completeddifferential equations and those who had not) is probably the root cause of the performance inthis area. This kind of hypothesis can be re-examined when more data have been collected afterfuture offerings of this course.This leads to an important point that should be made about course-based assessment. A programcould use the students’ final course grades to attempt to assess its effectiveness towards meetingsits goals, but this is not, in our opinion, feasible. A course grade is the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

10-week duration. The sentiment among thefaculty was that this disjointed calendar along with the fast pace of 10-week quarters in the falland spring did not allow students enough time for reflection on the material they were learning.There was a commitment on the part of the faculty and administration in the College of Engineer-ing (COE) to look critically at existing programs and develop new, innovative curricula ratherthan “cut and paste” our quarter courses to fit the new academic calendar. In the coming months,the dean appointed Sorby to be the Director of General Engineering, charged with developing andimplementing a common first-year engineering program at Michigan Tech. At about the same

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mang Tia; David Bloomquist

Phasor Notation/Manipulation Dynamic Strain Measurement Oct 10 Introduction to AC Circuits Lab # 5 Oct 12 AC Circuit Analysis Load Cells & Pressure Transducers Oct 17 Power in AC Circuits Review for Test No. 2 Oct 19 Transformers Oct 24 Displacement Measurement Lab #6 Oct 26 AC Problems (Reflected Impedance) LVDTs & Potentiometers Oct 31 AC Problems (Thevenins) Lab # 7 Nov 2 TEST NO. 2 Flow Measurement Nov 7 Flow

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gwan-Ywan Lai

use PC-DMIS to integrate CMM inspection and CNC production with I- Deas/Mastercam CAD/CAM systems in a CIM environment.Experiment Performed: Students will (a) use I-Deas and Mastercam CAD/CAM systems to design and create CAD models with properly assigned tolerances, (b) verify the tolerances (GD&T) reflect the designer’s intent and conform to design standards (ANSI Y14.5M or ISO 1101), (c) generate 3-D graphical representations of tolerance zones (softgages) and store them within the CAD models, (d) use PC-DMIS to generate Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard (DMIS) programs, (e) use PC-DMIS to simulate the CMM probing paths and perform 3-D collision detect, (f) use Mastercam to generate CNC machining codes and produce

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

at Arizona StateUniversity. She received her MA in Rhetoric from Arizona State University in 1992. She currently teaches in theFreshman Integrated Program for Engineering (FIPE) and also teaches Persuasive Writing, Reflective Writing andFirst-Year Composition courses.RONALD ROEDELRonald Roedel is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University. He receivedhis Ph. D in Electrical Engineering in 1976 from UCLA and his BSE in Electrical Engineering in 1971 at PrincetonUniversity. He currently teaches in the Freshman Integrated Program for Engineering (FIPE) as well as graduateclasses in Electrical Engineering. He also carries out research in the area of semiconductor materials and devices.He is the ASU

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Manning; Luke Bellandi

science. The primary product ofthis effort is a set of interactive, web-based learning modules that rely heavily on hypertext,animations, and interactive Java applets.Through the Equation Activity, the instructor gives students enough information to derive aparticular equation. The student’s response is then evaluated by use of a semi-intelligentalgorithm that recognizes association, commutativity, distribution, implicit multiplication, legalre-ordering of terms (flipping about the equals signs), and unlimited legal use of parentheses.The instructor specifies the particular terms, variables, operators, and constants for use by thestudent on a customizable keypad. This keypad can vary as the derivation steps progress,reflecting new information

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Kremer; Bhavin Mehta

mathematical equations and symbols. Researchers at OhioUniversity are developing a web-based Interactive Problem Solver (IPS) with numerous Javaapplets and applications that attempt to address some of the limitations of existing web-basededucational tools, especially with regards to interactivity. Rather than merely allowing studentsto change parameters and see the effect on a system response without ever having to “get theirhands dirty” developing and solving the equations, the IPS attempts to implement the keyfeatures of an intelligent tutoring system (active learning, forced reflection, targeted feedback) byrequiring “unguided” student inputs and returning instant formative feedback in both textual andvisual forms. The IPS is a student-centered

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2001 Annual Conference

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Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Carlos Sun; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm

chosen [sic] Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationengineering.” Another suggested that “as engineering students. . .time could be betterused elsewhere.” Clearly these lines still reveal a disconnect between the two disciplines,engineering and writing, at least from the students’ point of view.4. Reflections on Results According to the above data, engineering faculty participate in writing sectionsapparently doesn’t influence students’ attitudes toward the importance of writing in theengineering profession. Engineering faculty “actively teaching” in writing sectionsdoesn’t have a measurable

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Taggart Smith

in practice. Knowledge retrieval andcodification emphasizes technology and treats knowledge as a tangible thing, while mostknowledge is acquired through experience and is often intangible and tacit. “Knowledgemanagement systems rarely reflect the fact that essential knowledge, including technicalknowledge, is often transferred between people by stories, gossip, and by watching one anotherwork. This is a process in which social interaction is often crucial.”(p. 18) A study by the Centerfor Workforce Development found that 70% of workplace learning is informal. Activities inwhich informal learning occurs include participating in meetings, interacting with customers,supervising or being supervised, mentoring others, communicating with peers

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Carl R. Vilmann P.E., Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

experiment are mixed. It appears that the OLI materials can beused to help students develop fundamental understanding of Statics concepts, asevidenced by the nearly identical outcome on the Statics CI between the two groups.However, the ability to apply this fundamental knowledge to the solution ofpractical problems is not as well established. In fact, the students in the online Page 22.752.11course performed as well as (or even better) on only three of six of the commonexam items (recall that two of the exam items—friction and 3-D Statics—were notcovered by the OLI materials, so the fact that students did not perform as well onthese items is no reflection on

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Mahmoud Hammad El Zamli, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiment and while dragging it on the object’s flat surface. Also,many limitations were imposed on the designed VI, all of which were crucial. The first one wasthat the corresponding measured object had to be flat and with a relatively rough surface. If theobject subject to measurement had a smooth surface, it would be harder for the mouse to Page 22.766.11function normally knowing that the reflection of the emitted light from the mouse will beinfluenced and will affect its tracking performance.Another issue that threatened this VI’s performance was the maximum length it could measure.It is known that the mouse can move a maximum distance equal to

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

. Specificreferences to procurement of work, bidding and the specific requirement for probability andstatistics were removed. The requirement for an area of science in addition to physics andchemistry was added. The CE criteria required a level of understanding in the areas ofmanagement, business, public policy and leadership…topics that had never appeared before butwere deemed important in the CE Body of Knowledge. The level of understanding wasquantified using Bloom’s taxonomy and verbs such as “explain” were used to define thecognitive level to be attained. The criteria reflect ASCE Policy 4655 which argues for a broadundergraduate education and more technical specialization at the master’s degree level

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Materials

unprecedented opportunity to put forward successfulapproaches that further recognition and understanding of the discipline.AcknowledgmentsThis  work  was  made  possible  by  a  grant  by  the  National  Science  Foundation  (DUE  0962840).  Any  opinions,  findings,  and  conclusions  or  recommendations  expressed  in  this  material  are  those  of  the  authors  and  do  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  of  the  National  Science  Foundation.  References1. MSPnet, The Math and Science Partnership Network (2010) http://hub.mspnet.org/2. Foster, J., (2009) “The Incorporation of Technology/Engineering Concepts into AcademicStandards in Massachusetts: A Case Study” (2009) The Bridge, Volume 39, number 3, Fall,Downloaded January 14, 2011 from http

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication skillsin the existing engineering curricula. Communication instruction has always been an important part of theuniversity education process but this current initiative strives to focus on the study and improvement of technicalcommunication skills throughout engineering coursework requirements. This reflects the need of employers forengineers with strong communication skills and the desire of our students to improve these skills. Three engineeringcourses have been targeted for the initiative: ENGR 1201 (Fundamentals of Engineering), ET 2371 (Metals andCeramics), and ENGR 1171 (Engineering Ethics). The first two courses have a laboratory component with writtenlaboratory reports and oral presentations while the third is a course created in

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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International

globalbusiness.Ethics is defined as the set of standards, rules and guidelines for moral or socially approvedconduct and is based on the idea of what is right and wrong. Individuals’ ethical behavior is Page 22.846.4influenced by: (a) personal ethics, the set of one’s commitments learned at home and religiontraining and modified later by reflection; (b) common morality, the set of moral ideas shared bymost members of a culture or society; and (c) professional ethics, the set of standards adopted byprofessional organizations.The four basic frameworks for ethics are: (1) consequence-based thinking, based on the notion ofdoing what is best for all affected; (2