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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

final numerical results. In short doesthe answer make sense?Students frequently have difficulties stating a physical problem in mathematical terms. Inaddition, they often have in more or less degree lack the ability to do the symbolic manipulationsnecessary for solving the relevant equations. To really learn EE students must learn to dosymbolic analysis of circuits, systems, EM field problems, antennas, etc, the first and the laststeps in problem solving, and this should be the main focus of our teaching efforts. Our effortswe have as teachers are therefore how to handle the situation that many students have to alimited ability in symbolic manipulations. The literature is full of good suggestion s, one ofwhich is to use Computer Algebra Systems

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

Strategic Planning for New Faculty: From What to How Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes methods of implementing advice given to new faculty members.Every new faculty member is (or should be) given advice through mentoring, new facultytraining, and development programs. Many times new faculty are told what they need todo to succeed, but not how to do it.1. Introduction Broad advice targets a broad audience, but specific advice is more difficult to givebecause every faculty member’s situation has different priorities. Therefore, theimplementation of the broad advice is left to the creativity of the faculty member

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu

proceeding ofplanning and design. This paper explores the dilemma of education in participatory designand reveals the contradiction between marketplace values and community values in practice.Also, this paper utilizes the production possibility curve and the choice theory of demand sideto analyze the concept, value judgment, decision-making, and constraints of planning/designbehavior.IntroductionThe ideal of advocacy planning first proposed by Davidoff in the mid 1960’s. Theprofessional planners and designers who support this view vow to make planning for theneeds of the disadvantaged groups and persons their top priority. They jointly opposedurban redevelopment policy propelled by bulldozers, and advocated the development ofparticipatory planning

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TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

Session 2586 NASA’s Education and Research Opportunities for Students and Faculty Jianping Yue Essex County CollegeAbstractOne of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s missions is “to inspire thenext generation of explorers.” For nearly half a century, NASA has not only made extraordinaryachievements in space exploration and technology advancement, but also developed manyeducation and research programs to inspire young Americans from grades K-12 to collegeundergraduate and graduate students, especially

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

tools.Bibliography1. Ball, W. W. R. and Coxeter, H. S. M. Mathematical Recreations and Essays, 13th Ed. New York: Dover,pp. 36-38, 1987.2. Bogomolny, A. "The Game of Nim." http://www.cut-the-knot.org/nim_st.shtml.3. Buton, C. L. "Nim, A Game with a Complete Mathematical Theory." Ann. Math. Princeton 3, 35-39,1901-1902.4. Gardner, M. "Mathematical Games: Concerning the Game of Nim and Its Mathematical Analysis."Scientific American 198, 104-111, Feb. 1958.5. Gardner, M. "Nim and Hackenbush." Ch. 14 in Wheels, Life, and other Mathematical Amusements. NewYork: W. H. Freeman, pp. 142-151, 1983.6. Hardy, G. H. and Wright, E. M. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 5th ed. Oxford, England:Oxford University Press, pp. 117-120, 1990.7. Kraitchik, M. "Nim

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

others and a big-picture understanding of the broader implications their actions mayhave, and lifelong learning, through an increased awareness of the world outside the immediatecontext of the engineering field and an ability to make meaningful connections among the chaosof detail.Bibliography1. S. Manuel-Dupont, “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 19962. K. A. Field, “When Good Engineers Are Bad Writers,” Design News, October 20, 2003.3. S. McLoed and E. Maimon, “Clearing the Air: WAC myths and realities,” College English, May 2000.4. J. Morello, “Comparing Speaking Across the Curriculum and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs,” Communication Education, January

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Gasper; Keith Whites; Michael Batchelder

digital modes, radio teletype(RTTY) using electromechanical teletypes, began in the late 1940’s. RTTY uses FSKwith a 1 represented by 2125 Hz and a 0 by 2295 Hz. Data is sent at a rate of 45 baud or60 WPM using the 5-bit Baudot code. RTTY is still popular, but now using PCs ratherthan teletypes. Many of the digital modes were developed using Digital SignalProcessing (DSP) development boards that have been replaced by current fast,inexpensive PCs using sound cards. Some modes use a TNC (Terminal NodeController), basically a modem with a built-in protocol, but these also can often bereplaced by a PC with a sound card and appropriate software. Refer to the Appendix forweb sites from which software can be downloaded to support RTTY and the

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Josephson; Nader Vahdat; K.C. Kwon

are those in which the course description explicitly states that computer skills will betaught. These skills may be needed in other courses in the school’s chemical engineeringcurriculum but are not the focus of the courses. Also bear in mind that, while the departments atsome of schools might be considered cross-disciplinary (e.g., Cornell has a department ofChemical and Biomolecular Engineering), the core values of all may be considered to those ofchemical engineering. (Suggested Term) Computer Software Used Taught in Institution Courses Descriptions Comp Sci Gen Eng. Chem Eng. Cornell COM S 100

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Zainulabeddin; Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

the changes: a) Moved from Assembly language to C language, b)Selected to teach Microchip PIC Microcontroller(s), c) Doubled the lecture time and labtime; have made a marked improvement in students ability to carry on with confidencethe design work in the area of Embedded System Design. This change has been reflectedthrough the number of projects completed in Senior Design. Many of these projects havesignificantly improved in sophistication and complexity. Page 9.515.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Pete Schuyler

criteria. Afterwards, students will beasked to provide feedback on the distance labs by completing a survey. The results will befactored into our plans for the Spring 2005 semester and beyond. Over time, we expect that morecourses and programs will begin to offer distance labs via the ALTE platform.Bibliography1. Esche, S.K. & Chassapis, C. “An Internet-Based Remote Access Approach to Undergraduate Laboratory Education”, Proceedings of the 1998 Fall Regional Conference of the Middle Atlantic Section of ASEE, pp. 108-113.2. Esche, S. K. & Prasad, M. G. & Chassapis, C. “A Remotely Accessible Laboratory Approach to Undergraduate Education”, Proceedings of the 2000 Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3220.3

Conference Session

Undergraduate Retention Activities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karan Watson; John Weese

Engineer I Dentist Artist Prestige S Nurse And Teacher Police Officer Pilot Photographer Difficulty Librarian Auto Mechanic Social Worker E Electrician Bookkeeper Secretary R Mail Carrier

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zafer Gurdal; Jan Hol; Gillian Saunders-Smits

symbolic geometry variable(s)and internal force variables, and symbolically solve the values of the internal forces from thoseequations. A portion of such a nodal equilibrium equation is shown in Figure 3, in which theequations of equilibrium at point D of Figure 1 are solved. First, vertical and horizontalequilibrium equations represented by the symbolic names EQDy and EQDx, respectively, arewritten as two equations using the symbolic variables FAD, FCD, and θA. In a similar fashion theexternal forces at node D, PappDy and PappDx, could also be left symbolically, but in this casethey are specified numerically. Out of these two equilibrium equations, we can solve for twounknowns. We choose to solve the equations for the values of the internal

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kemi Ladeji-Osias

what topics to cover, the delivery format of your course and the textbook, you are almost ready to create your syllabus. Your syllabus sets the tone for your course and provides students information on instructors, the course and your expectations of them. Also include information on course management software that will be used. • Instructors: Important information about yourself and teaching assistants include name, phone number, office location, and office hours. • Course: Include the course name and number, course description, objectives, meeting times, textbook(s), reference material, grading policy and course content. I like to provide my students with a tentative weekly listing of the

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Reyer; Stephen Williams; Owe Petersen

. Often it is the students who have a drive and a passion to work on their projects whichresults in the best success. We believe our Senior Design approach complements the range andvariety of operating styles found in a normal group of students.Bibliography1. Farr, J., et. al, “Using A Systematic Engineering Design Process to Conduct Undergraduate EngineeringManagement Capstone Projects,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 2, 2001, pp. 193-197.2. Doty, R., and Williams, S., “A Practice-Based Senior Design Experience,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Conf. andExposition, June, 2002.3. Born, R., “A Capstone Design Experience for Electrical Engineers,” IEEE Trans on Education, vol. 35, no. 3,Aug. 1992, pp. 240-242.4. Wikoff, K., Friauf, J., Tran

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Wolter

Topics • Identification of • Acquisition Theory and Link to SE Topics •Ethics Interests • Needs Determination •Contracts • Players • Functional Analysis and •Legal Issues • Generating • Contractor the use of M&S •Managing Risk Alternatives • Business •Knowledge IT

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

Service Learning on an International Scale: The Experiences of Tufts University Christopher W. Swan, Charline S. Han, and James F. Limbrunner Tufts UniversityAbstract There has been tremendous growth in the use of service learning in environmentalengineering, especially in experiences beyond the U.S. This growth has been fostered by groupssuch as Global Village Engineers and Engineers Without Borders who seek to help communitiesin developing nations have a “better way” of life. Tufts University, long recognized forproviding service to its host communities in Massachusetts, has also seen an increase in student-driven initiatives that are beyond U.S

Conference Session

Web-Based & Distance Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Dean

successfulassembly of a working model. Traditional labs on campus usually require a written reportcontaining the student’s interpretation of the results, or an assembled working system that isacknowledged by the instructor as correct. If the lab on campus would require such a report orassembled system, then the virtual lab should as well. Student Schematic of the System Using MS Visio Program 1 .0 1 1 .1 3 1 .0 1 S ol 1 S ol 2 Figure 4. Creation of System Model in VisioSimilarly the working system model

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

scale measurements are performed at a single frequency and the small scaleeffects are measured as a function of time, space and frequency. Our labs have concentrated onthe 915 MHz and 2.4 GHz ISM (Industrial, Medical and Scientific) bands. As such, these labsrequire both a spectrum analyzer and a sweeping RF signal generator that are portable andrugged enough for field use. Both Anritsu and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) offer suitable spectrum Page 10.862.5analyzers units for such investigations. At UVM we have utilized the R&S FSH-3 (Fig. 5-left) in Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Eduardo B. Fernandez; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

root attacks address space violation unauthorized file access lack of protection Hardware Page 10.1435.5 Figure 1. Typical layers of a system. Proceedings of the 2005 Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education S u bje ct P r

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Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Miller; Gayla Neumeyer; Matthew Schmidt; David Jonassen

Computing Machinery: Report of the ITiCSE’98 Working Group on Problem Based Learning.9. Cirstea M (2003). Problem-based Learning (PBL) in microelectronics. International Journal of Engineering Education, 19 (5): 738-741.11. Zywno, M.S. Kennedy, D.C.I (2000). Integrating the Internet, multimedia components, and hands-on experimentation into problem-based control education. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 1, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA,00CB37135. T2D-5-T2D-10.12. Stonier, H; Marshall, L. (2002). Moving to problem-based learning in the NZ engineering workplace. Journal of Workplace Learning. 14 (5) 190-197.13. Albanese, M. A., & Mitchell, S. (1993). Problem-based learning: A review of

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

in the awareness of programoutcomes and their importance in the curriculum. Many students see them as overly generalizedstatements that have no bearing on the concepts they need to pass a given course. Thus,dissemination of the notion and value of program outcomes is a major hurdle for the faculty.This paper suggests that engaging students at the freshman level in the departmental programoutcomes is one strategy to foster a climate of their acceptance in later courses. Examples offreshman class assignments and projects that address specific program outcomes in a MechanicalEngineering department are presented.IntroductionIn the mid-1990’s, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) developeda new set of criteria for

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

Page 10.925.2‡ In order to describe the procedures discussed in this paper, commercial products are identified. In no case does such identification imply recommendation orendorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or that the materials or equipment specified are necessarily the best available for the purpose. S S V1 W A1 W Z I I 1 T T D1 C C Balance H A2 H indicator Z V2 I I 2

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Embedded Computing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Thompson; Harold Broberg

controls, handheld tools, PDA’s, motorcontrols, computer peripherals, and educational and entertainment devices. While theirimportance is well established, selection of the device(s) to be taught in introductoryuniversity courses is problematic because of the plethora of available choices. Forinstance, the most used embedded controllers are 8-bit devices; however, these oftencontrol peripherals or are connected to higher capacity processors in networks. As thecapability of an embedded processor increases, the amount of available memory increasesand higher level languages are used more often for programming. Thus, the selection of aprocessor is linked to selection of the programming language used in teaching thefundamentals of embedded computing

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wanda Dann; Stephen Cooper; Ashlyn Hutchinson; Barbara Moskal

the final investigation.References1. Frechtling, J., The 2002 User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation. Washington, DC: National ScienceFoundation (NSF 02-057), Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication, 2002.2. Moskal, B., Leydens, J. & Pavelich, M. (2002). "Validity, reliability and the assessment of engineeringeducation". Journal of Engineering Education, 91(3), 351-354. (Journal)3. Cooper, S., Dann, W., & Moskal, B. Java-Based Animation in Building viRtual Worlds for Object-orientedprogramming in Community colleges. NSF-DUE-0302542.4. Alice v2.ob Learn to Program Interactive 3D Graphics, http://www.alice.org (accessed December 2004)5. Cooper, S., Dann, W., & Pausch, R. (2005) Learning to Program with Alice Beta

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

aspects in learning and teachingenvironments. To explore the effects of time on the change in test scores, ANOVA withrepeated measures will be performed. The “within” variable will be time with two levelsrepresenting posttest and the follow-up test, respectively.References[1] Franklin, S., Peat, M., Lewis, A., & Sims, R., “ Technology at the cutting edge: A large scale evaluation ofthe effectiveness of educational resources”, In C. Montgomeries & J. Viteli (Eds.), Proceedings of Ed-Media2001. Tampere, Finland, June 25-30, 2001; Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education(AACE).[2] Pike, R. W., “Creative training techniques handbook”, Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Books, 1994.[3] Anderson, T., “An Updated and Theoretical

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Landaeta; Bryan Magary; William Peterson

Economy, Sixth Edition, Leland Blank and Anthony Tarquin, 2005 3 • Contemporary Engineering Economics, Third Edition, Chan S. Park, 2002 4 • Engineering Economy, Applying Theory to Practice, Second Edition, Ted G. Eschenbach, 20035 • Engineering Economy, Twelfth Edition, William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, and James T. Luxhoj, 2003 6 • Capital Investment Analysis For Engineering And Management, Third Edition, John R. Canada, William G. Sullivan, John H. White, and Dennis Kulonda, 2005 7There was one exception found to the use of tables - Modern Engineering Economy by the lateDonovan Young. This text 1 from 1993 uses nomograms in lieu of the tables.The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Supplied-Reference Handbook, 6th

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Innovation in ChE Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

key to industrial practice and will draw upon an engineer’stheoretical knowledge and practical experience to be effective. Still, the effect of monthsspent talking about “s” seems to be a lack of motivation for students to grasp thefundamentals of process control.The goal of the changes made to this course’s structure has been to restore the student’sperception of the linkage between the course and engineering practice. Additionally, the Page 10.170.1changes are tied to improved pedagogical methods for student learning, inductive Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Tanuj Oruganti; Peter Schuyler

-kindequipment that now must be shared in large groups. This is especially true in upper term courseswhere advanced test equipment is most used.Bibliography1. Eppes, T. and Schuyler, P., “A Robust and Scalable Distance Laboratory Platform” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Session 2426.2. Eppes, T. and Schuyler, P. “A Distance Laboratory System Using Agilent Test Equipment” 2004 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Session T3C.3. Esche, S.K. & Chassapis, C. “An Internet-Based Remote Access Approach to Undergraduate Laboratory Education”, Proceedings of the 1998 Fall Regional Conference of the Middle Atlantic Section of ASEE.4. Esche, S. K. & Prasad, M. G. & Chassapis, C. “A Remotely

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Sekmen

Page 10.801.3objectives and contents so that the curriculum can keep its integrity. The draft project is usually “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”designed before the semester starts. However, it is tailored to the exact needs of the studentsduring the first half of the semester.Interaction with Students: The interaction occurs at different levels: 1. The industry partner(s) and students meet face-to-face at least four (4) times during a semester. The industry partner teams visit the classroom in the second week of the semester to introduce themselves, present the business

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nashwan Younis

so they learn the business aspect of communications. The use of audience-appropriate vocabulary, content, and style are very important elements in communication, which the co-op students can share with other students.Furthermore, the co-op students at IPFW submit a standard survey form regarding the learningoutcomes of the co-op work experience. The statements are divided into three categories: • Personal development learning outcomes • Professional development learning outcomes • Academic development learning conceptsTable 1. Learner outcome statements at IPFW Academic Development Learning Concepts S I N U Ability to compile information. Ability to analyze