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2000 Annual Conference

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William R. Hendee; Steven R Krogull; Jay R. Goldberg

with project evaluation and management methods. Marketing, packaging, and sterilization issues will be discussed.• Special Topics Seminar Features outside speakers who will discuss relevant, important, timely topics involving the management of healthcare technology.• Independent Study/Internship Project or internship experience designed by the student to meet their career goals. Students will have faculty and industry or hospital advisors whom they will work with to design and complete their projects. Oral presentations to the HTM faculty will be required of each student to obtain initial approval of their projects and present final results.The Business/Management core curriculum includes the following courses

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McCulley; Joseph Arumala; Emin Yilmaz

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TIGHTENING TORQUE AND THE CLAMP FORCE OF SMALL INDUSTRIAL SCREW FASTENERS Joseph O. Arumala, Robert McCulley, Emin Yilmaz University of Maryland Eastern Shore/ /Filtronic Comtek Inc./ University of Maryland Eastern ShoreAbstractScrew fasteners used in the assembly of microwave filters were subjected to tensile andtorque tests to determine their yield strengths and the torque that can safely be appliedduring the assembly process. 2-56, 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32 screws with or without nylok andsilver plate finish were tested in the project. Special holders were manufactured for thetensile tests. The torque tests utilized a rotary torque

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

engineering students are taught control of continuous systems using linear controltheory. These courses often include topics such as step response and design of lead/lag control-lers. In terms of the pedagogy, linear controls are less desirable for the mechanical engineeringstudents because they are very difficult to implement in actual designs. The linear approachmakes more sense for electrical engineering students who are familiar with the mathematicaltools, and can implement the control system easily with common electronic components.This paper will describe a course, EGR 450 - Manufacturing Control Systems. The courseincludes lectures, laboratories and a project. This course uses rigorous design techniques and the-oretical methods to teach

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

: Selected 2EET students will show real-life applications of digital systems and linear electronics by conducting hands-on demonstrations related to their final semester projects. Examples of such projects include digital controllers, mathematical calculations systems based on digital electronics, and audio amplifier systems. It is expected that this showcase of real-world applications of electronics technology will serve to increase female students’ interest in pursuing college level studies in science and engineering.V. Facilities for Conducting the Program The program described in this paper is held in the Ralph and Helen Force Advanced Technology Center Building. This building provides students with the opportunity to take

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry W. Blackwell; Charles N Eastlake

the differences between designingmilitary and civilian aircraft. Then a second phase of adjustment was made to force theequations to predict the correct current price of a Cessna 172. The equations were programmedin Basic and named LiteCost. The DAPCA equations were programmed almost “as is” to use forexecutive jet type projects and were named ExecCost. Then companion programs called LiteOpsand ExecOps were written from scratch to estimate operations costs in dollars per flight hour.These were fairly fundamental book keeping type calculations based on inputs of flight hours peryear, cost of fuel, amount of money borrowed to purchase the aircraft, and specification ofdesign features which are more complex to maintain. This set of four programs

Conference Session

ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Orlandella; Timothy Zeigler

students have not normally workedtogether these skills must be learned “on-the-job”. The learning comes quickly as thestudents raise funds, search literature, create designs, seek vendors, order materials,write reports, fabricate, and conduct virtual and physical tests. The complete process isconducted in about a five-month period which enhances one more skill learned by teammembers: coping with stress and deadlines.Team ManagementThe steel bridge competition is a total package. The team (of students) completes thebridge project from concept to construction. The students design (and re-design), test(and re-test), fabricate (and re-fabricate), construct (and practice construction), andfinally compete with other teams. In addition, students must

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kathy Bearden; James Bandstra

with afillet radius, a cylindrical pressure vessel and flange. The final assignment in the courseis a special project of the student’s choice. They are encouraged to pick a project thatwill support their senior capstone design project. Some of the projects have includedanalysis of a composite beam with non-isotropic properties, a Formula One car frameunder roll-over loads, a complex alloy car wheel, a spoked bicycle wheel and amotorcycle engine piston. These special projects are a valuable learning experience forthe students and a meaningful practical application of their studies. Through theseprojects, they have to work through one of the most important issues with FEA, how tosimplify the model, loads and boundary conditions to something that

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Reardon

plan, andsupplementary notes, classwork exercises, and homework assignments. The web page isdesigned so that it can be projected onto a screen in the classroom and can be downloaded by thestudents at home. Although the use of the Internet in teaching has many advantages, one problemis the amount of time required to prepare the web pages. Since the students like to download thenotes, one must also be careful that the web pages print properly. Student reactions to the use ofthe Internet have been uniformly favorable. They say that it is very helpful in helping them tolearn what is generally acknowledged to be a difficult subject.IntroductionThermodynamics is a complex subject. The study of thermodynamics involves grasping newconcepts, learning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, University of Louisville Page 22.806.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementation and Assessment of Case Studies in a Freshman Engineering ProgramAbstractThis paper reports on a subset of work carried out on a project to extend the previous efforts ofimplementing and assessing case studies to twelve university partners that broaden the scope tocover all engineering disciplines, as well as the NSF Materials Digital Library. This specificassessment focuses specifically on the activities the Department of Engineering Fundamentals atthe University

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jacqueline Krikorian; Tushar P. Sura, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project. He is interested in incorporating his teaching and versatile research experience in science to engage students in preparing them for the college and beyond. Page 22.1001.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Learning from a Teacher’s PerspectiveAbstract In recent years, enrollment in STEM related fields has steadily declined. To combat this,the INSPIRES curriculum (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest, and Recruitment inEngineering & Science) was developed with the goal to increase student motivation to learn byincorporating real world

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pointers to web sites summarizing the participating Revise   Implement   research projects one month before the start of the program. The 5-week summer program commenced Examine   with a 2-day teacher orientation. Besides working together in the labs, the teachers and Ph.D. students Figure 1: Lesson Study Cycle mentors met weekly to review, network, compare experiences, address issues, and to engage in collaborative lesson study and curriculum planning.Weekly time was allotted for helping the teachers to develop best practice pedagogy towardsteaching

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State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1720: THE 2011 STATE OF MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Professor of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering. His interests include Automation, Robotics, Project Management, and Design. Most recently he was part of the team that developed the Curriculum 2015 report. Page 22.1426.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The 2011 State of Manufacturing EducationAbstractThe paper complements the work of other groups and professionals, all trying to assess the statusof manufacturing education. To this end the paper

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

– Mechanical Engineering Analysis ME 412 – Heat Transfer Reading, thinking, and teamwork Design Project Documentation: Tools: Matlab Formal Report (1 @ 10 pp. + App., Individual) Memo Reports ( X @ 2 - 5 pages App., Individual) Page 22.1263.5

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

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First-Year Programs

-technologycurricula start with an introductory course [6, 12, 14, 21, 25, 39, 40, 41, 43]. Improvements tothe introductory course have been proposed by including design topics early in the program toretain students’ interest [15, 16, 21, 24, 28, 43], offering laboratory instruction [3, 10, 14, 20], oremphasizing the development of problem-solving skills [1, 10, 15, 16, 24, 25, 39, 40, 41].Baylor University developed a further refinement of a problem-solving course through a self-paced subject-matter-mastery program [41].Our university also includes within its introductory course a culminating team design project toreinforce learned problem-solving principles and skill sets as an experiential-learningopportunity [2]. In many respects, this team-project effort

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Minorities in Engineering

these REU’s give students a tasteof research and some of the technical components of conducting research, technical skillsalone are not enough to be successful in a research or academic career. Researchexperience connected with leadership building experiences will give students a definiteadvantage as they continue through their graduate and professional careers. ThisResearch and Leadership Experience for Undergraduates (RLEU) grouped a set ofminority students on the verge of starting their graduate programs in a project to conductresearch in optimization with various engineering applications. The group consisted ofstudents with little to no experience in optimization, students from industrial, mechanical,and civil engineering backgrounds, and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

1 1 Introduction to Software Engineering 5 1 Software Construction 1 1 Software Engineering Approach to Human Computer Interaction 1 2 Software Design and Architecture 3 1 Software Quality Assurance and Testing 2 1 Software Requirements Analysis 1 2 Software Project Management

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Rice; Christian Ochei; Alamgir Choudhury

student interest in the subject matter. (iv) Develop confidence in computer usage for solving technical problems and consequently enhance student skill in a programming language.The project is comprised of three phases, two of which have already been implemented.In the first phase, students are taught the step-by-step programming for solving exampleproblems in the class. In phase two, students write their own programs to simulatedeflection of a given beam problem as laboratory exercise. The tool for the third phasehas recently been developed and will be introduced in class during fall semester 2001.Using this tool, students will be able to compare analytical solutions of their homeworkproblems with deflection produced by

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Casey Preston; R. Mark Worden; Daina Briedis

Page 6.1064.3undergraduates in research is also an excellent recruiting tool for graduate school. “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory—a capstone courseTwo years ago, as part of an NSF-sponsored Combined Research CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) project, the Department of Chemical Engineering established aMultidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory (MBL) course. The express purpose of thiscourse is to teach students how to work in multidisciplinary teams to solve researchproblems in biotechnology. The fact that that most industries operate withmultidisciplinary teams as

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tammi Robson; Tayeb Giuma

atthe University of North Florida. The outline of this materialcan be viewed by visiting the first author web-page athttp://www.unf.edu/~tgiuma/. The second step of the design wasto develop a block/flow diagram for the project. The block/flowdiagram divides the course subject matter into units andidentifies the placement of interconnecting web-page links.Block/flow diagram is an essential component in the top-downdesign of any major project.Next, we focused on the implementation tools and the desire ofusing a dependable web development package for the constructionof the project. Different software products available for webdesign were considered and evaluated at the beginning of theproject. During the design of the project, more

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Jahan Kauser; Ravi Ramachandran

Session 2451 Modeling Biodegradation Kinetics using MatLab Kauser Jahan, Raúl Ordóñez and Ravi P. Ramachandran Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028AbstractA major objective of the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics at Rowan University is tointroduce students to open-ended engineering projects. All engineering students from thefour engineering disciplines, namely Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical share acommon engineering clinic class. This class is a major hallmark of the Rowanengineering program for all students throughout their eight semesters of study. Thepurpose of the clinic classes is to provide

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Steele

PowerPoint.This experiment was followed by discussions of curriculum development and howmaterials from the workshop could be integrated into the high school classroom. This ledto a lively discussion of the need for hands-on materials and activities that allow thestudents to be participants in the learning process.Wednesday afternoon was used to introduce another research project called theBatmobile. Professor King talked about the use of such vehicles in the investigation andmapping of abandoned uranium mines in Colorado.Thursday was devoted to an introduction to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its use asan engineering design tool, for understanding stress and deformation in mechanical andstructural systems. Professor Graham Mustoe conducted a lively

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

; professional opportunities for BME professionals; jobsearch techniques.BME 455 BME Design: Basic non-technical factors in design: economic, legal, FDA regulation;design tools and methods.BME 469 Design Project: BME team design projects; projects originating with BME industry,local medical community, UT School of Veterinary Medicine; presentation of project results tocustomers.V. Incorporation of modern teaching methodsIn the design of all new engineering degree programs it is imperative to include coverage ofbasic tools subjects (e.g. mathematics, engineering sciences) and state-of-the-art topics neededby graduates to be optimally prepared for the marketplace. In the BME field however, there areseveral characteristics of typical employment settings

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Midkiff

Internet.• Integrating research with “real world” problems through partnerships with industry, university-based infrastructure projects, and other universities.• Revising existing and creating new for-credit courses and non-credit seminars.• Aggressive recruiting to establish a culturally diverse group of participants.• Including student participants in special teaching and mentoring programs.• Hosting visits of international students and scholars and providing international internship opportunities for student participants.III. Educational Program and Desired OutcomesThe fundamental purpose of the IREAN program is to implement a unique research andeducational environment to create Ph.D. students superbly prepared to face today’s andtomorrow’s

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Whitaker

staff. The focus of the program is to educate the high school students to the careerpotentials in the construction industry. There were five key elements contributing to the successof the program: 1. Identify target high schools 2. Early involvement of the superintendent of schools 3. Active participation of high school faculty and staff 4. Commitment from alumnus 5. Student field tripWith a limited amount of time to devote to the project it was necessary to carefully select thetarget schools. We decided to work with regional high schools that traditionally sent largenumbers of freshman to MSU but not necessarily to the CET program. We had worked withthese schools many times in the past but our recruiting

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kimball

/Resources) (SCANS: Secretary’s Commission forAchieving the Necessary Skills), provided guiding principles for career-oriented curricula.SCANS calls for all courses to strengthen the skills the student will need as a graduate--in theworkplace. In addition to the basic skills the student will need, SCANS calls for students toacquire Thinking Skills and positive Personal Qualities. The three-part foundation is measuredby five competencies: (1) ability to use resources, (2) ability to work with others, (3) ability toacquire and use information, (4) ability to understand complex interrelationships, and (5) abilityto work with a variety of technologies.As a result of SCANS, we began to include more complex projects in mathematics courses. Theprojects

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ayyagari Janaki Rao

in the Indian curriculum.Apart from the differences in structures, two important factors differentiating the U.S.curriculum from Indian curriculum are in the nature of the flexibility offered and theinnovativeness inherent in project type laboratories. The flexibility enables to cater to theneeds of different categories of students those who will base their professional careers asengineers on the Bachelor’s degree with no further formal study; those who will proceedfurther for post graduate studies in engineering or an allied field, and those for whom theunder-graduate programme provides a broad base for further professional study in fields likemanagement.The use of open-ended project type laboratories instead of set laboratory experiments

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh M. Sbenaty

majoroutcome of this initial project was the development of twenty-five work-based case studies that Page 5.357.1are interdisciplinary and apply team building, and active learning approach. These cases arecurrently being field-tested, modified, and are available for further testing and review at:http://www.nsti.tec.tn.us/SEATEC.II. The Next StepWith the success of the TEFATE approach to curriculum development, a follow-up three-yearproposal titled “The South East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC” wassubmitted and is currently funded by NSF. The SEATEC goals are:1. To provide national leadership for the development and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nickolas S. Jovanovic

demonstrations, group projects, problem solving sessions,and student-instructor discussions, by shifting many information transfer activities to the web.Another benefit is that the multiple channels of communication offered by the web canencourage engineering students to write and interact with each other and the instructor moreoften than is the norm in many traditional engineering courses. Thus, these two benefits togethergive engineering students the opportunity to improve their oral communication skills in theclassroom, and their written communication skills outside the classroom (on the web), two areasof relative weakness in the skill sets of traditional engineering graduates, but which are,nonetheless, highly desired by employers.I. Close vs

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

to build their team-working skills.One such activity requires the students to look at a simple problem of building a tower fromstraws and masking tape. They must build the tallest tower possible that will support a full can ofsoda. This activity requires that the group discuss the natural steps in the design process. Eachperson is encouraged to express his/her ideas in regard to the problem. After discussion, the bestsolutions are selected, the final course of action is set, and the building begins. The wholeactivity from beginning to end encompasses only 40 minutes. Students need to get all membersof the group involved or the project cannot be competitive with the other teams. The responsesfrom the students are very positive. One female

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy L. Denton

the Technology Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) require instruction inwritten communications and practice in subsequent technical courses, as well as evidencethat said writing is reviewed and evaluated as part of student technical work.1 Technicalwriting is valued for its role in developing logical thought, as a communication tool, and as anecessity in industry. Numerous approaches to instruction and practice in technical writinghave been documented, from the traditional laboratory and project report to more innovativeuse of personal journals and other forms of writing across the curriculum.2-6 The PurdueMET Department follows a relatively traditional model for writing instruction