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CAD Applications in MET Courses

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Mukasa Ssemakula

cohesiveteam in making the complete engine, and assignment of individual duties within the team is theresponsibility of the students themselves, not the instructor. In practice, the WSU students onaverage work on twice as many components as the UW students. Thus there is much greaterfocus on the hands-on machining for WSU students. On the other hand, UW students can get intomore theoretical issues like process planning that the WSU students do not cover in this course.Instead, WSU has a completely independent course in Process Engineering. This difference in Page 7.747.5emphasis can in part be attributed to the fact that the UW course is intended

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Academic Issues

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Paul Blowers

, Memphis State University,Center for the Study of Higher Education, Memphis, Dec.,(1983).2. Walvoord, B. E., and V. J. Anderson, Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment, Jossey-Bass, SanFrancisco, CA (1998).3.Hammons, J. O. and J. R. Barnsley, "Everything you need to know about developing a grading plan for yourcourse (well almost)", J. Excel.Colleg. Teach., 3, 51-68 (1992).4. Hoey, J. J., 1998 Higher Education Research Instititute Faculty Survey Results, Georgia Tech Office ofAssessment, (August 1999).5. Roth, W. F., Jr., "Our grading system throws kids a curve", The Eduation Digest, 65, 27-31 (2000).6. Guskey, T. R., "Reporting on student learning: lessons from the past - prescriptions for the future", Yearbook,1996, 13-24 (1996).7

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Morel

and walking through their algorithms to ensure they do what they think they do.This helps them to see their errors in sequence, selection, iteration, and logic. This doesn’thappen on other non-robot assignments.Future work We plan to improve the simulator by making it behave more like the real world. Distancesare currently not to scale, and the robot moves faster in the simulator than in real life. For now,the simulator is best for problems involving only one robot but we hope to incorporateinteraction between multiple robots. Additional enhancements include the integration of suchtechnologies as lasers, sensors, and IR communications. We are working with the Civil andMechanical Engineering Department to develop lessons that incorporate

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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Michael Geselowitz; Kim Breitfelder

with exhibitcontent. The material will take the form of modules, several modules per exhibit. Thesemodules will provide practical teaching activities connected to the technical content ofthe exhibit and will be aligned with the national standards for technology. Each moduleaddresses one standard or a small narrow group of standards. The material is beingdeveloped in conjunction with both pedagogy experts and actual classroom teachers andtheir students. Instructional material includes lesson plans that incorporate the site,further explanations of activities that can be carried out on-line, and instructions foractivities that can be carried out in the classroom.The Future: International ConsiderationsAs mentioned, content and instructional

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ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

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Z. Joan Delalic; Richard Cohen; Jim J-S Chen; Dennis Silage

modeling, simulation, layout and design for testability andmapping to standard cells. Materials for micro and nano technology.EE 600 Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design Automation. Principles and algorithms for VLSIphysical design. Partitioning algorithms, basic algorithms for floor planning and pin assignment.Introduction to multi-chip module (MCM) and SOC microscale heat transfer.ME 760 Advanced Heat Transfer. Survey of heat and mass transfer phenomena. Advancedanalytical methods in conduction, convection and radiation, and combined systems. Similarityand boundary layer concepts. Numerical methods. Heat transfer in the manufacturing processes.Thermal management in microelectronics and micro-scale heat transfer.ENGR 510 Modular Electronics

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Lee Tuttle; Charles White; Gwan-Ywan Lai; Trevor Harding

formanufacturing some product. Typical products include plumbing fixtures, golf club heads, andautomotive components such as valves, steering knuckles, control arms and engine blocks.In the final project, students combine concepts learned in the previous three projects (life cycleengineering, design process, material selection and process selection) with economicconsiderations they have recently learned to develop a business plan for developing a productwith an emphasis on proper materials and process selection. This project culminates in a finalwritten report and an oral presentation at the end of the term.Assessment and Evaluation PlansAssessment and evaluation of the project is broken into two semi-autonomous classifications:assessment of course

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

start to finish includingproject definition, planning, risk assessment, design alternative 0 0 10 25analysis,software use, prototyping , testing, evaluation etc.Development of communication skills. 0 0 10 25Better appreciation of the role of customer in engg. design 0 3 17 15Improved study habits and interaction with faculty 2 15 8 10Ability to integrate knowledge from many different fields. 2 12 13 8 Life Skills Outcome DesiredCritical thinking ability 2 12

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New Trends in ECE Education

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Mohammad Alim

and summer 2001experience will consist of the following laboratory facilities: fabrication and processing,characterization, testing, and reverse engineering of the existing microelectronic end-products. To support the planned programs of 2002 and 2003 necessary proposals have beensubmitted. These proposals seek necessary funds to continue and formalize this collaborativerelationship to benefit the students in the VLSI and Microelectronics option at AAMU untilthe laboratory facility is established at the new School of Engineering and Technology Page 7.424.5building in Fall 2003.LABORATORY DEVELOPMENTIt may be noted profoundly that the financial

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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Jim Henry

Page 7.1282.6remotely. We have plans for the entire experiment to be operable remotely in the near future. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annua l Conference and Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Pressure Swing Adsorption experiment consists of a commercial home oxygen concentratorthat has been extensively instrumented for flow, temperature and concentration. Remoteoperation of the unit is possible. The students can change the pressure swing cycle time andobserve the impact on oxygen production rate and concentration.The Gas Fired Water Heater is a domestic gas water heater that is extensively instrumented forflows and temperatures of the water

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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Gerard Foster

Indianawould be a large task. In the spring of 2000, Dr. Michael O’Hair of Purdue Universitysolicited the help of the Indiana Department of Education. The essence of thiscollaboration is set forth in the following points from an agreement titled Project LeadThe Way Indiana Collaboration dated February 8, 2001.In Indiana, Purdue University would be responsible for the following:“ · Provide the Summer Institute teacher assessment on-line through the PLTW web site. · Provide advice for teachers needing readiness training prior to Summer Institute training. · Provide teacher training through an Indiana PLTW Summer Institute. … · Coordinate with PLTW for the ongoing teacher training. · Develop a plan to certify school programs

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Patricia LaCourse; Barrett Rock

. Page 7.38.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education5. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Manufactuing Education Plan: Phase I Report -Industry IdentifiesCompetency Gaps among Newly Hired Engineering Graduates, Dearborn, MI, 1997.6. Engineering Accreditation Commission, 2000. "Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs" ABET(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. Accessed on: January 22, 2002. Available athttp://www.abet.org/images/Criteria/eac_criteria_b.pdf7. Loeb, H., "Writing Courses in the Engineering College Curriculum," Journal of Technical Writing andCommunication

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MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Lyth; Jorge Rodriguez

Institute at Western Michigan University.He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Teaches courses in CAD,CAM, Mechanical Design, Biomechanics and Finite Element Analysis. His research is in the field of computers inengineering, with particular emphasis to machine design, modeling and biomechanics.DAVID LYTHProfessor and Research Associate of the Engineering Management Research Lab at Western Michigan University.He received his Ph.D. in Production/Operation Management from Michigan State University. He offers courses inProduction Planning and Control, Quality Assurance, Production/Operations Management and Quality Management.His research interests are on quality systems, continuous improvement and

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

addition to teaching engineeringmechanics courses ranging from statics to plasticity theory, he performs experimental andmodeling studies of material response in the presence of multiaxial stress states. He is a memberof ASEE, SES, ASME, ASCE, and Sigma Xi.GAUTAM S. WAGLE is a Research Assistant at Penn State. He received a B.E. degree inMechanical Engineering from the University of Bombay, India in 1997. He worked for a year asa Pre-planning engineer in the Switchgear manufacturing division of M/s Larsen and Toubro Ltd,Bombay, India. Gautam received his M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Penn State in 2000.N.J. SALAMON, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, USA) has been a professor at Penn Statesince 1985. Prior to that he was associate professor at

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Richard Smith; Marv Abrams

AutoCAD based plan and elevation drawings. Keeping all of this Page 6.489.5software up to date will be a major task for the laboratory staff.Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright Ó 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationSample ExperimentThe following experiment presents an exercise that is used to provide students with anexperimental validation of a computer simulation so as to increase the synergy between asimulation and physical reality.ADD experiment HereThe computers are operated under a Windows NT operating system through a central server. Avariety of Lighting

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Earl Owen

. Page 6.492.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education 3. Using the gain and stability information given in step 2, a circuit design is selected that will provide the desired amplifier operation. 4. The SPAR program provides options for achieving the desired circuit configuration, demonstrating the design concepts and doing the complex mathematical calculations. 5. The circuit is then constructed and tested with the help of the SPAR program and the network analyzer.Some students who complete the amplifier lab plan to go on and develop further skills in RF

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Walter Kaminski

characteristics.effort between a faculty member and his students. Although a primative version of the air flowtunnel was available for use after the first year of construction, the final configuration of thisproject took approximately 5 years to complete. Each succeeding class added features and madeimprovements to the facility.The purpose of this facility is to allow students to perform experiments that teach them how tomeasure velocity, pressure, temperature and turbulence of a flowing air stream. Secondly, thestudents have the opportunity to observe air flow patterns in straight and convergent ducts as wellas elbow turns. Other Senior Project experiments are planned for this facility to study externalflow patterns, forces and turbulence levels. The facility

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

Director of International Education at James Madison University. Shepreviously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University, Dean of theCollege of Arts and Letters at Southwest Missouri State University, Special Assistant to the President forStrategic Planning at University of Delaware, and Department Chair of Modern Languages at ClevelandState University. Page 6.505.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Marlin Viss; Murat Tanyel

engineering withan electrical emphasis in May 2001. He spent several years programming in C and PERL for a consulting firm, andworks as a TA for the engineering programming courses at Dordt College. He plans to continue DSP studies ingraduate school.MURAT TANYELMurat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Dordt College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses.Prior to teaching at Dordt College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Drexel University where he worked for the Enhanced 4Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E ) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-oncomputer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visitingprofessor

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Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

through to heavy construction.In addition, we wanted students to gain insight into construction problems faced by firms inthese markets. These insights might help students to focus on areas of exploration in completingthesis or project requirements for their particular degree study plan. Also, we wanted to exposestudents to research that involved our construction faculty members. A further goal was toencourage student presentations on their selected topics.In order to address these above concerns, it was decided to implement a graduate seminar inconstruction. This is a two-course one-credit (two total credits) sequence spread over twoconsecutive semesters. Currently, we are in the second year of offering this graduate seminar.The subject paper

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Jeffrey B. Connor; Richard Goff

assignment and how can I get it done” to “Wow, this isinteresting! What’s the best approach and how does this relate to solving engineering problems”,should be our goal.We are products of our education and upbringing. We are self-selected as university faculty(hard working, studious, textbook oriented individuals). Change is most times difficult.However, we must evolve or risk loosing the life-blood of our profession – our students.The Project PilotDevelopment and implementation of any significant change in course delivery method, in thiscase hands-on early design activities, for the entire entering engineering class at Virginia Techrequires significant planning and trials. There are thirty-six sections of EF1015 offered fallsemester taught by

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Ashraf Ghaly

domestic unit, the Page 6.1011.6courtyard house, but each varied the plan according to their needs. In Ur the need toseparate the family from the outside world led to an inward-looking design that provided ahaven of peace and quiet away from the busy streets and bazaars. In Greece, the need tolimit contact between women of the family and men who weren’t their kinsmen led to formsof gender segregation based on separate men’s and women’s quarters. In Rome this gendersegregation broke down, and the basic courtyard house was elaborated into a multipurposebuilding used for business, entertaining, and private domestic functions. The remains of theRomans houses

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

of non-traditional instructionalmethods and materials that have been proven effective by classroom research studies and (2) toimprove institutional support for teaching at each of the eight SUCCEED campuses.1To assess the impact of faculty development activities on the SUCCEED member campuses, allengineering faculty members were sent a baseline campus climate survey in the 1997-1998academic year and a second survey in 1999-2000. (A third survey is planned for 2001-2002). Page 6.1015.1The surveys asked respondents to answer questions about their teaching experiences andpractices. Among other things, they were asked about their prior

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Ronald Roth

science and math necessary to accomplish sophisticateddesigns.Engineers do many things, but at the heart of engineering is the notion that an engineer is adesigner, one who formulates plans to solve problems. Thus, an objective of the course is toprovide a foundation for most all of the ME curriculum at CSUC by defining a structure for thedesign process. Design involves creativity and while one would like to “teach” designers how tobe creative, this course does not do that because the instructor does not know how to “teach” it.As an alternative, opportunities are provided and students are encouraged to be creative. Thehope is that as a consequence the students will increase their creative abilities. Furthermore,industry wants university graduates

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Andrew Rose

have difficulty when trying something different from whatthey have done traditionally. An example of syntax error analysis done together in class will helpease their fears. In the example it should be indicated whether or not errors carry through theproblem and whether corrections to the problem must be made.Some of the suggested improvements were implemented in the in-class quiz given in Trial 2 and inthe take-home quiz used in Trial 3. Student responses and comments for Trials 2 and 3 indicatethe learning experience has improved. Additional trials planned for Spring 2000 will attempt toassess if the problem solving skills have improved for students who participated in Trial 2.V. ConclusionsThe “syntax error analysis” concept has evolved as a

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Michael Ropp; Steven Hietpas

course and follows withreasons for the selection of subject matter related to the teaching of electric drives. Section IVbuilds on section III by providing a thorough discourse on details of topics covered within thecourse, reasons for supplementing material from the selected textbook and the laboratoryexercises implemented to meet the primary objectives of the 2-year project. It is noted in sectionIV that not all objectives were met in the first phase of this project, hence, section V offerssolutions to achieving this objective and a plan of suggested changes to the EMEC course outlineproposed in section III. The paper concludes in section VI with a summary of the paper andconcluding remarks.II. EMEC Course Redesign Project OverviewThe new EMEC

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Jerome Tapper

Engineering Education• Relays & ContactorsNetworking Protocols & DeviceNet Training• Basics of DeviceNet• DeviceNet Products• Physical Media• Building a DeviceNet System• Network Communications• Introduction to NetView & Device Communications• PC Based Controls & NetSolver• Device Installation & Planning• In addition to these topics, students were required to perform weekly design applicationsThis author relied heavily on the expertise of representatives from Cutler-Hammer to develop theabove topics. These representatives have had years of experience in the application andinstruction of their products and are in a unique position to know just what material needs to bepresented. Cutler-Hammer also graciously donated network

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Chris Mechefske

Tel.: Fax.: Email:ACADEMIC ADVISOR: Faculty member to oversee group and offer assistance if required.PROJECT TITLE:SHORT PROCESS/PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:A short outline of the problems and an overview of the solutions hoped for.If a particular piece of equipment is envisaged, a technical summary might be useful.PROJECT SCOPE:Should be a concise statement as to the purpose and end result expected. If the project is part ofa larger plan, please include the preceding and the subsequent steps to provide a sense of purposeand continuityDELIVERABLES: 1. Should be in list form 2

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Martha N. Cyr; Barbara Bratzel; Ben Erwin

cooling device theycould. Interpreting the cooling graphs became interesting and important for students as theyused the data to plan the designs of their devices. Page 6.624.5 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”IV. Classroom EvaluationStudents are enthusiastic about Physics by Design. On the end-of-year evaluation last year, itreceived consistently high ratings. Descriptions included “fun,” “interesting,” “challenging,”“creative,” and “awesome.” This year, the second year for the course

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Gwan-Ywan Lai

models, (h) analyze the inspection data against the CAD models to study the shrinkage and warpage of the prototypes and molded parts Page 6.625.6Expected Results: Students will learn (a) the operations of LDS and TTP, (b) the fundamentals of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping, and (c) the system integration of CMM, reverse engineering, and rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacturing, (d) a complete product realization cycle from design, manufacturing through inspection.E. To Develop a New Course and Support Other Courses in IMEB curriculumIn addition to the above planned experiments, the enhanced CMM systems are used indeveloping a

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Rui Shen; Maruthi Dantu; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

times.Training in self-management is integral to the treatment of diabetes. Treatment must beindividualized and must address medical, psychosocial, and lifestyle issues.Lack of insulin production by the pancreas makes Type 1 diabetes particularly difficult tocontrol. Treatment requires a strict regimen that typically includes a carefully calculated diet,planned physical activity, home blood glucose testing several times a day, and multiple dailyinsulin injections.Treatment of Type 2 diabetes typically includes diet control, exercise, home blood glucosetesting, and in some cases, oral medication and/or insulin. Approximately 40% of people withType 2 diabetes require insulin injections.The causes of Type 1 diabetes appear to be much different than those