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Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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Carol Diggelman; Michael McGeen

8.978.10 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationAPPENDIX 4. AE1231 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSCOURSE SYLLABUS.TEXT: Mamlouk, Michael S. and John P. Zaniewski. 1999 Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 2725 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.COURSE GOALS: The primary goal of this course is to introduce students tomaterials used in the construction industry. Materials include metals (iron and steel,aluminum, copper), inorganics (aggregate, concrete and masonry, glass, gypsum) andmolecular materials (wood, asphalt, plastics

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Toniann Rotante; Sarah Brem; Norma Hubele; George Runger; Kathryn Kennedy

was about cement. The new problem deals with shampoo. Presentation: The syntax, word choice and order, and symbols used to state the problem. Example: The original problem used the words ‘sample standard deviation’ to express the alternative hypothesis. The new problem replaces the words with the symbol ‘s’. Computation: The type of alternative hypothesis presented. Example: The original problem used the two-sided alternative hypothesis. The new problem uses a one sided alternative hypothesis. Note: a change in the values of the data used in the problem is considered a transfer of 0.The task then became one of generating these problems to ensure that everyone interpreted andapplied the

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The Biology Interface

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Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

the minimum energy required for maintenance of the body ‘s vital functions,and is about 70% of what the body actual measured energy expenditure at rest (resting energyexpenditure, REE). The resting energy expenditure is therefore expected to be 82.2 kcal/h.Comparison of exercise data to resting data reveals that the rate breathing rate is substantially Page 8.289.7faster during exercise, the oxygen concentration of expired air is slightly lower than its restingProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for

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Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

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Byron Newberry; James Farison

College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) in 1978-79, it was the first engineeringprogram on a campus with an historically strong liberal arts tradition. With no history orreputation in engineering and with the limited resources (laboratories, faculty, student body andtradition) available to a start-up technical program on a largely liberal arts campus, it was virtuallyessential that it began as a broad (rather than specialized) program. According to our currentclassification scheme, it would have been of the primary-philosophical type.The program came under the newly formed Department of Engineering and Computer Science in1980, still in A&S. The 1982-83 Catalog describes the program: “The Bachelor of Science inEngineering Sciences … program

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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John Bell; Scott Fogler

, ( modifications, or "mod"s ), which can then be driven by theHalf-Life game engine[38-42]. Half-Life includes a graphical development and programmingenvironment that allows one to quickly develop new environments, and includes support forsophisticated lighting effects, actions triggered by users' movements, and perhaps mostimportantly for the lab accidents, explosions. It also includes human characters that can beprogrammed to interact with the user, and has the added benefit of being very popular and wellknown within the primary target audience ( college age students ) of the lab simulations. TheHalf-Life development environment also includes a large number of useful components,including radioactive symbols, lab coats, a wide variety of textures, and

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Engineering Ethics

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Ed McCaul; Earl Whitlatch; Robert J. Gustafson

); Unclassified (n= 11)Q4) Written responses regarding improving undergraduate programs fell into sevencategories: Specific suggestions for approach (n = 46); Specific suggestions for content (n= 41); Create a specific class on ethics (n = 33); No change suggested or not an issue (n = 13); Distribute instruction across the curriculum (n = 10); Add to existing course(s) or activities (n = 9); Other suggestions (n = 9).BackgroundBased on results of the AY 1998-99 and AY 1999-2000 College of Engineering AlumniSurveys1 and feedback from other sources, the College Outcomes Assessment Committee hassupported a series of targeted studies2,3. For this particular study, a Task Group was

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Web Systems and Web Services

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Marcus Huggans; Steve Watkins; Halvard E. Nystrom

used G-LM2 then they lectures over the Administer Post-test used the S-LM3 and material (Quiz 2B) vice versa. contained in the second LM. Administer Post-test Administer Pre-test The instructor (Quiz 3B), Exam 1, (Quiz 3A) lectures over the and Survey to material contained in evaluate overall the third LM. learning and satisfaction

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Trends in Mechanics Education

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R.W. Carpick; K.W. Lux; Buck Johnson; Wendy Crone

. Page 8.34.9 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”References1. J. Karoub, “Merrill Lynch Report Bullish on Nanotech as an Investment,” (Small Times, 2001), Vol. 2002.2. M. C. Roco, “A Frontier for Engineering - The Aim of Nanotechnology to Build the Future, Molecule by Molecule,” Mechanical Engineering 123 (1), 52-55 (2001).3. S. J. Fonash, “Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education Workshop: A Report and Recommendations Based on a Workshop Held on Sept. 11-12, 2002 at the National Science Foundation,” (2002).4. M. Uddin and A. R. Chowdhury, “Integration of Nanotechnology into the

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Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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Stan Guidera

Architecture”, Automation in Construction, 11. (2002)10. Johnson, S. “What’s in a Representation, Why Do We Care, and What does it Mean? Examining the Evidence from Psychology”, Automation in Construction, 8. (1998).11. Madrazo, L. “Computers and Architectural Design: Going Beyond the Tool”, Published in Digital Design Studios: Do Computers Make a Difference?, ACADIA Conference Proceedings. (1998)12. Kilkelly, M. “Off the Page: Object Oriented Construction Drawings”, Published in ACADIA 2000: Eternity, Infinity, and Virtuality, ACADIA Conference Proceedings. (2000).13. Ethier, S. & Ethier, C. “Instant AutoCAD Architectural Desktop”, Prentice Hall. (2000).14. Mondero, J. “Parametric Design: A Review and Some

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Wil Clouse; Terry Goodin

-Hill. Isachsen, O. (1996). Joining the Entrepreneurial Elite: Four Styles to Business Success. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black. Lambing, P., & Kuehl, C. (1997). Entrepreneurship. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Levinson, J. C. (1997). The Way of the Guerilla: Achieving Success and Balance as an Entrepreneur in the 21st Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Miner, J. B. (1997). The Four Routes to Entrepreneurial Success. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Robinson, A., & Stern, S. (1997). Corporate Creativity. San Francisco: Barrett-Koehler. Shepherd, D., & Shanley, M. (1998). New Venture Strategy. Thousand Oaks

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Andrew Lau; Robert Pangborn

Session 2793 Engaging Engineering Students in Learning – A College-wide First Year Seminar Program Andrew S. Lau, Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the inception, design and implementation of a First-Year Seminar Programin the College of Engineering at Penn State. Emanating from coincidental activities of a college-based colloquy and working group on the engineering curriculum, and a re-evaluation of thegeneral education program by the University Faculty Senate, the new first-year seminars

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Joan A. Burtner

. Journal of Engineering Education, 83(4), 1-6.5. Gorman, M., Hertz, M., Louis, G., Magpili, L., Mauss, M., Mehalik, M., & Tuttle, J.B. (2000). Integrating ethics & engineering: A graduate option in systems engineering, ethics, and technology studies. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(4), 461-469.6. Bjorklund, S. A. & Colbeck, C. L. (2001). The view from the top: Leaders’ perspectives on a decade of change in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 90(1), 13-19.7. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L. J., Wolfe, H., Atman, C. J., McGourty, J., Miller, R., Olds, B. M. & Rogers, G. M. (2000). Defining the outcomes: A framework for EC-2000. IEEE Transactions on

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Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

Session 2270 The Evolution of a K – 12 Pre-College Program through Student Leadership Development Myra W. Curtis, Clifton S. Martin, Carl White Morgan State UniversityAbstractThis paper chronicles the evolution and development of the Morgan State University School ofEngineering Saturday Academy. The Saturday Academy is coordinated and operated by theEngineering Student Organization Council (ESOC). ESOC was founded under the guidance ofthe Morgan ECSEL (Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education andLeadership sponsored by NSF). ESOC is

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Kenneth D. West; Craig W. Smith

bars. The area of theblock can be varied by placing it up on edge. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This cuts the area in half. Time (s) Page 5.432.6 Figure 2 Surface Type DependenceWe ask the groups to discuss how they will have to pull the blocks so they can be sure that theforce sensor is reading the magnitude of the friction force, and furthermore, how they will knowif they are doing this. At least some of the groups realize that they will have to pull withconstant

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Teresa L. Hein

Physics Learning: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Studies Proceedings of an International Workshop, University of Bremen, Germany. Page 5.468.9 Session 13803. Scott, P. H. (1992). Pathways in learning science: A case study of the development of one student’s ideas relating to the structure of matter. In R. Duit, F. Goldberg, & H. Niedderer (Eds.), Research in Physics Learning: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Studies Proceedings of an International Workshop, University of Bremen, Germany.4. Tobias, S

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Martha C. Wilson

trend is alsoreflected in reduced federal funding, and increased reliance on private gifts, grants, contracts,and endowments.12Although universities have, to some extent, always relied on the contribution of privateindividuals and corporations, this dependence has grown deeper. In accordance with theparadigm of privatization, emphasis has shifted toward the private, and away from the public Page 5.474.4benefits of higher education.As the business paradigm gained ascendancy during the 1980’s so did its metaphors,expressions, and culture. Education has become a market-driven pursuit, with the intent ofattracting and satisfying customers through

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Pamela L. Eddy; David A. Pape

successfully completes a course has in fact demonstrated proficiency in a majority of the course objectives.• To provide a feedback mechanism through which student performance in individual courses is transmitted to other faculty for use in the continuous improvement loop.Rogers and Sando14 describe the following eight steps for developing an assessment plan:1. Identify goals2. Identify objective(s)3. Develop performance criterion(a)4. Determine practice(s)5. Specify Assessment Methods6. Conduct Assessments7. Determine feedback channels8. EvaluateThe Saginaw Valley State University Manual of Assessment defines the department’s sixprogram objectives and ties them in with twelve program outcomes. The twelve programoutcomes are

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Vincent M. Allen; Garrett Harris; Bruce Segee

Session 2793 Creating Artificial Neural Network Modules For Use In Rapid Application Development Garrett S. Harris a, Bruce E. Segee a, Vincent M. Allen b a University of Maine at Orono / b Modicon CorporationAbstractN eural networks and fuzzy logic have emerged as useful tools for the calibration of arrays of thin film gas sensors. Properly choosing network parameters is essential to achieve acceptable network performance. Often, choosing said parameters involves a timeconsuming search of many possible candidate networks. When the neural network

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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Uriel Cukierman; Jorge Vélez-Arocho; Ciristián Vial; Miguel Torres-Febus; John Spencer; Lueny Morell

that to achieve the honest and valued partnerships with universities there mustlong-term commitments coupled with a reflective approach in identifying the needs, goals, andproblems within each university. As shown by our “University Relationship Model (Figure 3)”,by design we are trying to incorporate activities and engagements that lead to a more ‘holistic’and long term investment. Microsoft/University Relationship M o d e lABETS u certification p p o r t i n g and P a accreditation r t n e r s h i p we , Pbelieve i p e l i nise a, corner-stone

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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Philip McCreanor

variety of different media (potting soil,compost, and shredded paper) with known moisture contents to evaluate the sensor behavior in-situ. These tests were rather disappointing. It was found that it took the sensors an extremelylong time to reach equilibrium with the adjacent media. In some cases, the sensor reading neverchanged. It was theorized that the SS mesh was acting as a barrier to the movement of liquidbetween the media of interest and granular sensing matrix. 1 0 .9 0 .8 F r a c tio n S a tu r a t 0 .7 0 .6

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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Mary John O'Hair; Mark Nanny; Teri Rhoads

. O'Hair has supervised 7Ph.D. students to completion.AppendixActual Course Schedule with Topical DetailsWeek Date Topic (s) Instructor Reading Project/ Assignments Assignments1 8-21 · Intro. To Class & Mark Nanny Site Tours Blackboard · ATA Program Eval. Teri Reed-Rhoads Comp. · Journals · Professionalism Jean Cate2 8-28 Theoretical Found. Of Mary John O’Hair

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Learning Styles

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SangHa Lee; Stefani A. Bjorklund; John Wise; Thomas Litzinger

you know it's not going to break or not break. I think that's one of those kindof things where you have just like at the end did I do everything that I could. You'd use everypossible resource that I have available. All the people that I have available and you know was Ihonest about everything and just chose what I felt was the best possible choice. If there is noperson there to say oh that was wrong or that was right. Then I guess just with your gut feelingand in your conscious did you do everything you possibly could and I guess that 's the best youcould've done with what you had.This student was judged to be at an intermediate level of development of his conception ofcomplex problem solving. He describes the need to gather information

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Assessment Issues

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

order to increase the power of the statistical analyses. 2. Include an objective outcome measure that is more extensive by increasing the number and variety of items, in order to increase the sensitivity of the measure to better capture different dimensions of students learning.References1. Tergan, S., Conceptual and methodological shortcomings in hypertext design and research. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997. 16: p. 209-235.2. ABET, Criteria for accrediting engineering programs, in http://www.abet.org, http://www.abet.org, Editor. 2000. Page 7.65.9 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mitchell Neilsen

Session 1526 An Interdisciplinary Curriculum on Real-Time Embedded Systems M.L. Neilsen1, D.H. Lenhert2, M. Mizuno1, G. Singh1, N. Zhang3, and A.B. Gross4 1 Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University (KSU) {neilsen,masaaki,singh}@cis.ksu.edu* 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KSU, lenhert@ksu.edu* 3 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU, zhangn@ksu.edu* 4 The IDEA Center, 211 S. Seth Child Road, Manhattan, Kansas, agross@ksu.edu* Abstract

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Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

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Benjamin Flores; Thomas Brady; Helmut Knaust; Connie Kubo Della-Piana; Andrew Swift; Jana Renner Martinez

Mexican nationals, making UTEP thelargest Mexican American majority university in the nation and first in the nation in engineeringbachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students. More than 50 percent of UTEP’s students arethe first in their families to attend college. 4 On average, it takes a successful UTEP student six ormore years to graduate.Figure 1 shows the six-year university-wide graduation rate, 23 percent, as compared toinstitutions with similar demographics. 5 Based on baseline data from the 1990’s, the six-yeargraduation rate for the Colleges of Engineering and Science at UTEP has been slightly lowerthan the university-wide rate despite the fact that the first-year retention rate in these colleges(approximately 70%) has been higher

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MINDing Our Business

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Geoffrey Bland; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

e t ru e c o lo r p ic t u re t a ke n A ft e r ima g e a n a ly s is wit h M u lt iSp e c s h o win g d ire c t ly fro m o n -b o a rd c a me ra g re e n a re a s in y e llo w a n d b a c kg ro u n d in b lu e CLASS DISTRIBUTION FOR SELECTED AREA Class Pixel (#) Percent 1 green 176407 50.4 2 not green 173513 49.6 Total 349920 100.0 End maximum likelihood classification

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Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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Robert Krueger

marginally better.It is true that students recently became outraged thanks to companies like Nike and the Gap, andonce esoteric acronyms like GATT and WTO. Harvard student s no longer buy sweatshirts madein sweatshops, the Gap changed its labor practices at oversees plants to placate its outragedcustomer base, and the Seattle round of the WTO ended in failure. College students have showna penchant to educate themselves around macro issues like globalization. What about localissues? Interest in macro controversies seems to be ephemeral, at best. Responsible civicengagement requires a sustained and determined effort, not a mere catharsis coming from thepervasive inequities of global capitalism. Do students have the ability to engage in local

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Hedrick

. The following rather standard format was used: 1. Understand the problem completely by reading it several times if necessary and asking questions. Draw a picture if possible. 2. List the given facts labeling the picture with the given facts. 3. List the unknown(s) to be found. 4. List the equations that relate the given facts and the unknown(s) to be found. 5. Use the equations from step 4 to solve for the required unknown(s). 6. Check the answer for reasonableness (and correct units).C. Review sessionsAs course coordinator I provided a review session each week for students who wished to attend.While attendance was not mandatory, students from all sections were encouraged to attend. Thereview sessions were not presented in a

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John Bridge

andtangible” they can compare all materials against. Steel, (plain, medium carbon), finds a speciallocation on the board (all semester) with its major engineering properties noted—unit cell(s),density, melting point, strength range, modulus of elasticity, fracture toughness, and electricalconductivity. The students are required to commit these properties to memory early on.By lesson two, common engineering failures are re-introduced. Most of the students are awareof the Space Shuttle Challenger accident, the Tacoma Narrows bridge failure, and other majorfailures, but these are now examined from a materials atomic structure/properties viewpoint.Students are called upon to present to the class results of a small individual engineering failureresearch

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April Brown; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

faculty. For example: The Institute (in particular the College of Engineering) had concentrated on hiring women at the assistant professor level in the early 1990’s and many of these women had v not yet had time to progress through the system. The tenure and promotion process did not recognize different career trajectories and different career rates of advancement. Both men and women perceived institutional v practices and processes as being unnecessarily political and arbitrary. The lack of attention to family-friendly policies, specifically in the areas of maternity leave and on-site day-care, had a significant impact on all faculty who aspired to balance family and