Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

topics they have been addressing in their coursework.CONTEXTThis work presented in this paper is unique largely due to the collaboration between the Collegesof Engineering and Education. In this section, the context for the collaboration is established.Assessment of Student Learning in Introduction to EngineeringThe engineering course focused on in this collaboration is ENGR 102, Introduction toEngineering, a class taken by approximately 800 students each year in 20 different sections. Thefive learning objectives of the course are that students should: ‚ Learn how to use the design process to meet expressed needs. ‚ Become effective team members. ‚ Become effective communicators. ‚ Create career plans & develop the personal

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

. Page 9.22.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Table 3. Experiments planned for the Telecommunications Lab courseLab Subject Lab Concepts and Modifications EquipmentNo. Source 1 RF Subsystems USF Lab introduces students to basic components and RF Signal operation of the heterodyne receiver. This generator equipment based lab will be adapted from the USF

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Amy G. Yuhasz; Matthew Ohland

automation of data collection allows some of the team members to disengage, and lose out educationally. Our proposed solution is to form 2-3 person teams in the laboratory rather than 4-person teams. It is hoped that careful planning can achieve this logistic change without requiring additional laboratory equipment—if groups can alternate activities in the laboratory, and thus use the same equipment at different times, this should be possible.ConclusionsThe experimental design of the EXPERT project is both statistically sound and educationallyappropriate. The results of the study should test the benefit of using real-time sensors whilecontrolling for variability due to individual preparation and ability, lab, instructor, and

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

blur the three “units” into one introductory chapter. This general layout for freshman instruction in MatLab has been used for two terms in CSE131 at Michigan State University: Spring Semester 2003, and Fall Semester 2003. CSE 131serves approximately 400 students per term, and acts as a gateway course to most of the engineer-ing majors at Michigan State. To date, anecdotal evidence only is available to judge the efficacyof the proposal. However this anecdotal evidence supports the view that freshman level instruc-tion in MatLab will profit if this very general view is followed. We plan to analyze student exam-ination data from prior semesters to student examination data for Spring, 2004, to obtain moretangible comparisons. This report is

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

supply circuits, with thegoal of integrating them into the Kinkajou Projector for the next stage of testing in Mali. We arealso now planning the next set of design challenges for the ECE Design course, in order toprovide more engineering students with examples of how engineers can improve livesworldwide.Bibliography1. Polizzotto, L., and W.R. Michalson, “The Technical, Process, and Business Considerations for Engineering Design,” Proceedings of the 31st Frontiers in Engineering Conference, Reno, NV, October 2001.2. Vaz, R.F., “A Sophomore-Level ECE Design Experience,” Proceedings of the ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, paper 2004-1632, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.3. http://www.designthatmatters.org/4. http

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

Design as a Vehicle for Outreach to High School Students,” Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the School of Science and EngineeringTechnology at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg. He graduated from the United States MilitaryAcademy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers.Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics ofmaterials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Baumann

andethics, a course learning outcome, the Academic Integrity Workshop offered by the campusLearning Center provides students with a review of their rights and responsibilities as specificallydocumented in the student handbook. Misconduct dilemmas, including cheating and plagiarismscenarios, are introduced to students for their assessment and the acceptable student behavior isultimately confirmed.Time Management and Learning Styles Workshops – The FYE sections of ET 150 also tookadvantage of these two other workshop offerings of the Learning Center to foster practices forsuccess. Daily work plans can be prepared after considering time requirements for personal livesand commitments for all coursework assignments and exam preparation. Concepts of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Trussell

economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use the information ethically and legally7Engineering faculty and librarians can plan to incrementally incorporate information literacy Page 9.131.3skill training into departmental curricula. The ACRL recommended skill set coordinates Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationextremely well with the skill set and requirements reflected in ABET Criteria 3 and 4

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; John Uhran; Catherine Pieronek

risk for leaving engineering.First-Year Engineering Intents at Notre DameNotre Dame is a highly selective doctoral research university that admits students on the basis ofa number of factors, including standardized test scores, high school class rank, extracurricularactivities and demonstrated leadership potential. While applicants must select only one intendedmajor on the application, that information has little, if any, impact on the decision to admit aparticular applicant. Rather, that information assists Notre Dame in planning course offeringsfor each first-year class and, in a broad sense, in aiming for a reasonable distribution of studentsamong the four academic colleges (Arts & Letters, Business, Engineering and Science) and

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Julia Williams

equipment & instrumentation • Designing & planning experiments • Working in a team • Analyzing experimental data • Written & oral communicationThe course length is one year, during which students complete 7 different projects with 3different types of reports. Each student is required to write an individual report for eachproject. The volume of writing required of students in the course might suggest thatstudents are given adequate opportunities to improve their written communication. Thechemical engineering faculty member who worked on this project believed, however, thatwhile students wrote a lot in the course, their writing problems continued. In particularthe instructor saw four categories of writing problems as they

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhona Moore; James Strueber

, project, and construction management. Work has included internationalinstitutional strengthening, management consulting, national housing policies and implementation plans. Page 9.1429.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

faculty research opportunities will be pursued with industries and our academic partner, theBerufsakademie, Mannheim in the future. This was the first study abroad course for the IUPUI School of Engineering andTechnology. The school is very grateful to the German industry sponsors who welcomed ourstudents and faculty and provided all of them with a unique opportunity to look at theirsustainable practices and developments. The course instructors are looking forward to addingnew industries to the course in the future. Currently, plans are underway for subsequent yearlyofferings of the course. Page 9.1237.7 “Proceedings of the 2004

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi Thai

home use bought by the department for them, as the number of students isusually small for this class (around 15), and also because Silicon Chalk has not yet finalized theirfinancial model for various licensing modes at this time. The cost is $33 per PC installation andlicenses need to be renewed every year.As we plan to use Silicon Chalk (peer-to-peer and using UDP protocols) together withNetSupport Manager (client-server and using TCP/IP protocols), we had some initial concernswhether they are compatible with each other, but we are glad to report that they work together Page 9.144.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

ActivitiesConclusionsIncorporating these activities into the classroom is not always simple. A lot of planning,preparation, several trial runs, internet searches, and more may be necessary. It can alsobe very difficult to keep these activities going. It’s much easier to stand in front of theclassroom and lecture as has been done in the past. However, in the interest of thestudents, their understanding of the material, and their continued desire to learn, it isbetter to teach outside the box and engage the students in some experiential learning.Bibliography 1. Learning Styles vs. Teaching Styles, www.sosu.edu/cidt/briefs/tb1.htm 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology web page at IUPUI, www.engr.iupui.edu/met 3. Experiential Learning in

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Feng Jao; Khalid Al-Olimat

theinstructor to custom design and individualize instruction and learner to “plan, execute, andmanage” his or her learning experience at the rate, place, and time of the learner’s choice.Folkestad and De Miranda [11] have used multimedia through screen-capture to teach studentshow to use CAD software. They reported that students were unsatisfied with this instructionaltool due to its fast pace and the need to switch back and forth from the recorded lecture to theCAD software. In this paper, a new instructional tool is presented and the problems encounteredin reference [11] are solved by having a variable pace (slow, medium, fast) which allows thestudents to proceed at their desired pace. The files in this instructional tool have a differentformat and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Watson; Hossein Salehfar; Arnold Johnson

determined that electronic delivery is acceptable. In addition,the level of access that students have with regard to online material was also established. Furthertrials are being planned and it is considered that this method of delivering distance courses hasgreat potential.For an actual demonstration of the method discussed in this paper, the readers are invited to visitthe following Web site: http://power.ee.und.nodak.edu/courses/ee313/spring2002/Lectures/demo/ee313-lectures-demo.htmReferences1. Virtual Link Corporation, “Mimio,” [Online]. Available: http://www.mimio.com/index.shtml.2. TechSmith Corporation, “Camtasia,” [Online]. Available: http://www.techsmith.com.3. RealNetworks, “RealOne Player,” [Online]. Available: http

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson

make "mask ashift :mask 1]]end Page 8.1264.9Figure 4C – Logo Program to Input Switch Data by Multiplexer and Display on Screen “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”What’s Next?Starting with the Winter quarter, January 2003, the PPP project will be introduced to anintermediate level digital systems course. Projects currently in the planning stages include: • Integrating a PC with counter circuits • Generating various types of waveforms • Interfacing with PLDs

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James H. Lorenz; Ahad Nasab

system consisted of two pairs of 12 inch pneumatically Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationoperated arms that mimicked the motion of automotive windshield wipers. They were designedto fit under many different containers including the cardboard containers the company used toship items overseas. The company has since manufactured four additional stacker/destackersystems for other assembly lines, and is currently planning the installation of similar systems at itsother U.S. and overseas locations.Other activitiesI completed many additional tasks during the balance of my internship. These tasks related

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Baker; David Silverstein

mathematics facultyto determine the specific coverage of the calculus courses as taught locally. Engineeringfaculty will then take this information and develop a list of topics to address for thisproject, based on their collective experience of student recall of calculus concepts whenfirst applied in engineering classes. These topics will cover the full range of calculuscourses, from differential and integral single variable calculus, through multivariablecalculus and elementary differential equations. Some studies have already considered theessential topics in certain engineering fields.4The second phase will involve assigning faculty to develop prototypical material toaddress the topics identified in the previous phase, and developing a plan to

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

consisted of lectures, laboratory work, and group discussions.Activities in the afternoon session were to complement the work covered in the morning sessionwith emphasis on instructional design, delivery, and evaluation and with special attention to readingin the content areas. Teachers studied the group investigation and other models of teaching forimplementation in their classrooms. Coaching in the models took place in the summer institute andduring the school year.C) Preparatory Work. To make the program more effective, we conducted an initial survey ofparticipants’ needs and interests prior to the workshop. Based on the results of the survey, wefinalized our education plan. The following six areas were emphasized in our curriculum: (a

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

to find an objectplaced in a room by analyzing data from its own internal sensors and instructionstransmitted from a local PC. The local PC is equipped with a user interface programwritten in Borland C++ (Figure 1-1). When an individual accesses the user interface, theywill be asked to enter the appropriate grid pattern for the hexapod to follow. The userwill be provided with a “hexapod path” sheet to plan the path for the robot. Each box onthe path sheet represents 1-foot square on the floor. It is up to the user to “roughly”estimate the distance to the GOAL object. Complete accuracy is unnecessary because therobot’s infrared sensor will take over when it gets within 4-feet of the GOAL. Figure 1: Floor

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; Vincent Capece; John Baker

with abetter understanding of what mechanical engineering is about. This information wouldhelp some of the students who had thought about a career in engineering to make a bettereducated decision when they get to college, while some who may have never thoughtabout engineering as a career might consider it. In planning such a program, one mustkeep in mind that mechanical engineering is too broad, and the various areas of emphasisare too deep, to allow for a highly detailed overview. It is only realistic to provide a briefintroduction, and one must guard against overwhelming the students with detail. Also, itis important to keep all discussions and project work on a level appropriate for highschool students, who have no background in calculus

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Keyser; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

test their own control systems. At the heart of the process is the LEGO® RCXbrick, an inexpensive system that grabs student interest. Using the kits, students are able toconstruct the physical process with quick release fittings and implement the control system insoftware using ROBOLABTM for LabVIEWTM. Inexpensive kits were developed using LEGO components that include a tank, sensors,motorized control valve and a control algorithm. The kits are easy to reproduce. With them,students conduct several level experiments which illustrate concepts of simple draining tankdynamics. The students plan and construct the piping, determine the placement of sensors andcontrol elements and decide the process control parameters. In a single class period

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

in the system, or 365 days divided by turns per year). For exampleToyota's inventory turns per year ranged from 60 to 80 in the 1970's, which meant that inventoryturned every 4.5 to 6 days. Many domestic companies, including Blount International, HarleyDavidson, and General Electric adopted and were successful with JIT about the same time.However, from that time to the present, inventory turns have dropped steadily for many of them.Toyota's turns per year dropped to the 20's in the 1980's to 12.2 in 2001. General Electric had itsleanest year in 1973 and has lost ground since that time. 1 So, some of these companies begancomparing improvement techniques such as "Total Quality Management" (TQM), "EnterpriseResource Planning" (ERP), and "Theory

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bowman

, J.C. Kramlich, and J.L. Fridley, “A Design AttributeFramework for Course Planning and Learning Assessment,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 43, No. 2, May2000ROBERT J. BOWMAN received the B.S.E.E. degree from Penn State Univ., the M.S.E.E. degree from San JoseState Univ., and the Ph.D.E.E. degree in 1980 and Ph.D.Bioeng in 1983 from the Univ. of Utah. He has practiced asa design engineer for thirty-two years and has held faculty positions at the Univ. of Utah, Univ. of Vermont, Univ.of Rochester, and is currently Department Head of Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. Page 8.477.9 “Proceedings

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Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

for teaching and for the subject matter.C4. My instructor had a structure or plan for every lesson's learning activities.C5. My instructor helped me to understand the importance and practical significance of thiscourse.C6. My instructor used well-articulated learning objectives to guide my learning.C7. My instructor communicated effectively.C8. My instructor demonstrated that he or she cares about my learning.C9. My instructor demonstrated positive expectations of the cadets in the class.C10. My instructor used visual images (pictures, demonstrations, models, diagrams, simulations,etc.) to enhance my learning.C11. My instructor gave me timely and accurate feedback on my learning progress.C12. In this course, the exams were fair and relevant

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surendra Gupta

the term, the information that is collected through theevaluation process will be processed and used to evaluate the effectiveness of the modules.Status of the ProjectCurrently, the three modules described above are ready for use in the spring quarter. Additionalinformation about these modules can be found in another paper5 in the proceedings of thisconference. Modules using particles size analysis and surface roughness are in the developmentstage. We plan to have five (or possibly six) modules in total. At the end of the spring quarter,an overall evaluation of the project will take place.Conclusions Page 8.838.8 Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jitendra Tate; Ronnie Bolick; Ajit Kelkar

. This new experiment generated lot of interest in undergraduate students to perform theresearch in the general area of manufacturing of composites. This laboratory experiment has yetto be assessed. It is planned to assess this laboratory experiment upon class completion this year.Bibliography 1. Daniel I. M.; Ishai Ori; 1994, “Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials”, Oxford University Press 2. Strong A. B.; 1989, “Fundamentals of Composite Manufacturing: Materials, Methods, and Applications”, Society of Manufacturing Engineers 3. BGF Industries, Inc.; “http://www.bgf.com/cchart.htm 4. Hexcel Corporation, Inc.; “http://www.hexcelfibers.com/Markets/Products/Continuous /_Productlist.htm” 5. The Dow Chemical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman

of Introduction to Engineering were taught at Walnut Hills. While studentsundoubtedly talked to each other about their projects, the students in one class did not have anopportunity to see the sorter systems constructed by teams in the other class. After collecting thefinal drafts of reports from all teams in both sections, the instructors made copies of the reportsand gave a copy of each team’s report to a team in the other section. Teams receiving the reporthad one day to read it and plan their approach to reconstructing the sorter system described inthat report. The next day, they presented to the instructors a list of the materials they would needto build the sorter. They had the remainder of that day and one more to build the sorter and

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfred Roudebush

life cycle phases and does not account for inputs ofenvironment, goods, and services. Page 8.529.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Decisions based on an environmental impact analysis may rely on an EnvironmentalImpact Statement. An Environmental Impact Statement is an inventory, analysis, and evaluationof the effect of a planned built environment project on surrounding environmental quality asstipulated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)6. Decisions based on anEnvironmental Impact Statement