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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Doyle St.John

measurement instrumentation, interpreting data, device modeling and calibration, programming in Visual Basic, and computer interfacing.5. To be able to control by PC both stepper and DC motors.6. To further the practice of communicating the results of a project in writing and public speaking.Objectives one and two have resulted from a number of issues. There are countless sensorsavailable which span the range of sophistication, cost, package style, application, and otherfactors which must be considered when designing an experiment. The choice of sensor mustconsider the type of measurement instrumentation available (e.g. bandwidth or power), themeans by which it’s inner components may be probed or exposed (i.e. package style

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

efforts at least by middle school 4 andutilizing a project from which the women take away something tangible.5 This diodemaking activity was developed as part of a National Science Foundation grant project 6to assist in building the young women’s confidence and to meet the recommendations ofthose major studies. Page 22.796.2The benefits of involving parents in educational initiatives directed at young people arewell documented.7 While involving parents was recognized as a useful strategy in thepast, it is even more important now. Today’s middle school and high school students area part of the generation identified as the “millennials.” As a group

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Two Year College Division

place inthe Center for Technology in the Summer I term of 2008, which lasted from April 30 to June 18.Participants in the SBP included 35 students, 5 faculty, and 2 tutors (Figure 2). Every studenttook two developmental courses: one math course (either MTH092 Elementary Algebra orMTH100 Introductory College Mathematics depending on his/her placement or prerequisite) andone technology course (either CSC100 Fundamentals of Computer Science or ENR100Introduction to Engineering Technologies and Science depending on his/her discipline).Engineering related majors were placed into ENR100, and other STEM majors were assigned toCSC100. In both CSC100 and ENR100 classes, students learned about career opportunities, hadhands-on laboratory projects, and

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

. For example in Figure 3, sub-prioritized target forknowledge’s was done as (5*7+4*3+4*7+4*5+4*7+3*7+2*7) and the final prioritizedtarget value 116 was obtained as (50%*158+25%*115+25%*33)The top 7 prioritized targets for external customers are:  Modifying curriculum with lean and six-sigma concepts.  More case studies and projects related to real-world.  Having more team projects in the class.  More real world experience for faculty.  More hands on lab work with increased utilization of equipment in course work.  Course related seminars by specialists.  Using consistent softwares between courses.House of quality for Internal Customers:Similarly the same procedure is applied to construct the HOQ for internal

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

period, theshape of the mark is less important than its size or characteristic position in the text. Bullets areunderstood as a device to attract the attention of readers and as a complement to white space inmaking text easier for readers to understand.A Confluence of Forces 1984-1986: The ―Birth‖ of Presentation SoftwareThe proposals of Robert Gaskins (1984 and 1986), as described above, provide a rich account ofthe context in which and the confluence of factors that gave rise to PowerPoint.xi,xii The first ofthese, dated August 14, 1984, printed on a dot matrix printer, and titled ―Sample ProductProposal: Presentation Graphics for Overhead Projection,‖ is a two page document that begins asa hierarchical topic outline but also consists of two

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Velda V. Morris, School District of Philadelphia; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania; James F. Keller, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania

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Minorities in Engineering

engaging, hands-on educational opportunities proven to enhance learning in STEM. Velda was appointed as the nation’s first African American Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Hub Director. She was elected onto the BEST Robotics Board of Directors, in recognition of her expertise and sincere interest in the objectives of the organization; she is the District 6 representative for east coast Hubs now in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. She’s the Co-Director of the Philadelphia FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship, on the leadership team of the Pennsylvania Girls Collaborative Project, Pennsylvania STEM Compact, and became one of the first African American elected officers of the Society Manufacturing

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Maj Jonathan Bodenhamer, U.S. Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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New Engineering Educators

, 2005a, 2005b; Zoricet al., 2007). Some nonverbal behaviors are learned (Zoric et al., 2007), such as a wink; whileothers are innate, such as a blush. As an educator, looking for a student’s nonverbal cues, it isimportant to realize that unconscious actions and reactions are often the manifestation of astatement that a student feels uncomfortable otherwise expressing.A discussion of nonverbal cues must include recognition of the influence of culture and genderon both the sender and the recipient. These variables are embedded in both the bias used ininterpretations made by an instructor in the classroom and in the outward projection of thestudent. That is, as an instructor, our perspective on the interpretation of observed bodylanguage could be

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Christine Mattley, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

AC 2011-788: SATISFACTION OF FEMALE FACULTY AT TWO-YEARSCHOOLSDavid A. Koonce, Ohio UniversityCynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University Cynthia Anderson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Ohio Uni- versity. In addition to research on community college faculty, Dr. Anderson has published research on inequality, labor markets, rural communities, and gender.Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University Valerie Martin Conley is director of the Center for Higher Education, associate professor, and coordinator of the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Ohio University. She is the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiong Hu, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Yaoling Wang, Texas State University, San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

M.S. from Iowa State University in 2006. Her interests are instructional technology assisted learning, problem-based learning, and instruc- tional design and development. Wang has been working with university faculty on a variety of projects: ePortfolio, Classroom Response System, a learning management system, and a content management sys- tem. Page 25.292.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Challenges and Experiences in Teaching a Concrete Problems Diagnosis and Repair CourseAbstractIn 2009, a new industry oriented technology degree

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

areasincluding: why a BS in engineering, why engineering, how is an engineering discipline chosen,how is an undergraduate degree in engineering financed, why pursue an engineering degree at aparticular institution, how important is a mentor, how important is research, what important skillsare required of an engineer, how important is graduate school, what is an MS thesis, why get aPhD, how is a company started, and what factors should be considered in choosing a job. Eachof these areas includes many sub-questions.A list of 136 questions was compiled to begin the project of providing answers to the criticalengineering student questions. The answers to these questions will eventually be posted on thewebsite of an engineering transfer student program

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

, in road construction, and this work began her environmentally focused ca- reer path. She served as a Chemical Engineer at the Office of Mobile Sources of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Ann Arbor, Mich., from 1987-1989 and as a Senior Project Leader in International Regulations at General Motors Corporation in Warren, Mich., from 1989-1991. She subsequently pursued her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan from 1991-1998, under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Adriaens and Dr. Jeremy Semrau, and her dissertation topic focused on bioreme- diation and oxidation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by methane-oxidizing bacteria. Lindner began her academic career at UF

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering and Computer Science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz.. His areas of interest are systems and control, global learning, and engineering pedagogy.Dr. Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University Page 25.486.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 ECE Curriculum Improvement to Incorporate Global LearningI. introductionTraditional Electrical Engineering curricula include courses in the fundamentals of electrical engi-neering, senior elective courses in specialized topics, and a capstone senior project. Labs providestudents with experience in hardware and software

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

  In some respects the course title is a misnomer. Rather than teaching engineering history per se,the course teaches engineering through history.The course also included a final group project. Students were assigned to groups of 4 or 5 by theinstructor. Each group selected a historical case study topic, wrote a technical paper, andpresented it on the final day of the class.A similar course is taught by Dr. Billington course at Princeton University. The course isentitled “Engineering in the Modern World,” numbered CEE 102A (also EGR 102A, MAE102A). The course description is “Among the works of concern to engineering are bridges,railroads, power plants, highways, airports, harbors, automobiles, aircraft, computers, and themicrochip. Historical

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. John E. Beard, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University Carl L. Anderson is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech- nological University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Department of Energy project: An Inter- disciplinary Program for Education and Outreach in Transportation Electrification. He serves on the governing board of the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance (MAGMA) that works with the state of Michigan to promote hybrid electric vehicle engineering education

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

grained data as follows: foreach assignment, project, or test the instructor must provide a triple: 1. A mapping from the item to the course outcomes. For a test it would map each question; for an assignment or project it would map the grading rubric. 2. The data showing how each student did on the individual questions (or rubric). 3. The actual exam or assignment (simply for documentation purposes).Here is an example of the mapping for an exam that had four questions. Question 1 has an x in column ii, which, looking in Table 3,means it was about “An understanding of how to use interaction diagrams to help define requirements.” Some questions can andtypically do have multiple x’s, meaning it addresses several of the course

Conference Session

Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4445: ANSWERING THE CALL FOR INNOVATION: THREEFACULTY DEVELOPMENT MODELS TO ENHANCE INNOVATION ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGDr. Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Angela Shartrand oversees NCIIA’s internal and external research and evaluation initiatives as the Re- search and Evaluation Manager at the NCIIA. She leads research and evaluation projects in areas closely aligned with NCIIA’s mission, developing research collaborations with faculty instructors, researchers, and program directors who are actively engaged in technology entrepreneurship and innovation. She re- cently joined the Epicenter Research and Evaluation team and is in the process

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

compete with their built project vehicles. Examples of CDS are:Aero Design, Baja SAE, Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Formula SAE, and Super Mileage. Thesafety requirements and design standards are structured to challenge the students’ knowledge,creativity, and imagination. In addition to providing a meaningful, significant engineeringactivity, CDS creates the opportunity to begin building a sense of expectation and understandingof the professional engineering workforce – specifically fostering communication skills,promoting teamwork needed to solve complex problems, and increasing engineering self-confidence. Additional skills and benefits students gain are: (a) developing engineering self-confidence, (b) fostering a positive attitude about

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3327: THE RAISE THE BAR EFFORT: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - THE BOKAND LESSONS LEARNEDDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Andrea M. Motto, Virginia Tech ; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

foundations of education and a Graduate Research Assistant in engineering education.Ms. Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech Kelly Cross earned her bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from the Purdue University in 2007. She earned her master’s of science in materials science and engineering from the University of Cincinnati under the direction of Dale W. Schaefer, Ph.D. Cross is currently in the second year of the engineering education Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech and currently involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty at Virginia Tech. Page 25.1394.1 c

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a residential camp for middle school students; Liaison, StepUP Imitative, coordinate Northeast- ern University’s involvement with the StepUP initiative, a partnership effort between five universities and eleven Boston Public Schools; Project Director, IMPACT New England: A Regional Curriculum Imple- mentation Effort, coordinated program development and implementation; Seminar Leader, Northeastern University School of Education, facilitated a group of students participating in the Introduction to Educa- tion course; Project Support Liaison, Teacher Innovation program, provided support to teachers/schools in the development and implementation of Teacher Innovation Programs (TIP), provided technical assistance to

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

practices asfundamental to their fulfillment of design challenges.BackgroundIn the past two-decades, engineering educators have used lessons learned in science educationand the learning sciences to improve engineering courses at both the collegiate7, 15 and pre-collegiate 13 levels. Engineering modules that emerge out of this work typically employ a versionof project-based learning 9 in which students are posed problems or challenges that motivateexploration of the desired engineering science content. In engineering education, this is typicallycalled Challenge-Based instruction (CBI). Across this work we see three different sorts ofchallenges: Problem, Design, and STEM-Design.In CBI that focuses on challenging problems students are given large

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

understanding of business and lean manufacturing. Based upon nearly 100 intern visits to companies, bachelor degree students need four things: first-technical skills; second-lean manufacturing; third-interpersonal (communications) skills; and fourth-leadership skill to get things done (accomplish projects) with minimal supervision.”Resulting Curriculum AdjustmentsIn response to the priorities reflected in this and the referenced prior surveys several topicspreviously included in my manufacturing management, quality assurance, work measurement,and digital manufacturing courses have been eliminated or reduced in emphasis. Some havegotten increased emphasis. The reductions are largely in response to course consolidationsduring

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

technological risks and benefits.In the area of capabilities, majors are expected to reach a much higher level. Majors areexpected to be able to be useful members of project teams which will design, build, and managecomplex technological systems. The curriculum and the related program learning objectives inan engineering or engineering technology degree program can be linked to a specific list ofcapabilities.With experience, our graduates are expected to be able to lead project teams and manage large,complex engineering projects. To do this, they need the capabilities associated with their major.They also need attributes listed here in the areas of knowledge and ways of thinking and acting.Expectations for majors will be different, at least for some

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Armstrong; Paul Rousseau; Katharine Fulcher; Carlo Felicione; Steve Beyerlein; Donald Elger

work on exams was very disorganized and difficult to follow.Written assessment. We analyzed three different collections of student writing: answers to open-ended questions on an in-class survey, essays from student homework portfolios and a reportfrom a design project. For example, on the report for the design project one team stated “These basic principles allowed us to define the situation and state the goal of the design project. Once we had done this, we started working on the project by taking small pieces at a time, so that we did not get ahead of ourselves and miss something important along the way. We began this by brainstorming to come up with a number of possible designs that could work for the project

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Golding; Walter Fisher; Stella Quinones

problems and explores the worldof engineering through hands-on projects. The problem solving skills learned in this courseprovide a solid foundation for success in the math, science and engineering courses that follow.This paper describes the evolution of the ÀclusterÀ learning community, the importance of theÀclusterÀ instructor team, the development of student success strategies and critical thinking skills,the enhancement of applied math skills through problem solving, the use of hands-on projects toexplore engineering and further develop applied math skills, and the development of team skillsthat support student learning. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar

Page 6.1091.1of four programs: Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationand Mechanical. The College graduated its first class in May 2000 and serves 15to 35 students per year in each of its four programs for a total of 60 to 125students per year.The hallmark of the Rowan engineering program is an emphasis on technicalcommunication and integrated, hands-on design and experimentation, which isrealized in the multidisciplinary, project-oriented Engineering Clinic sequence.Beginning in the freshman year, all students enroll in Clinics and work withstudents and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schweitzer; John Klegka

resemblance to Pro/Desktop andmany other mid-level CAD packages. Moving models from Pro/Desktop to DesignStar was veryeasy but Pro/Desktop lacks direct integration with any FEA package. This lack of integrationmakes it difficult to conduct optimization studies.Assessment plan and resultsTo assess the implementation of Pro/Desktop a time analysis survey was conducted forcomparison to the previous semester when Pro/Engineer was taught. The students recorded thenumber of minutes it took them to complete each assignment and to prepare for the next lesson.An individual survey was also completed at the end of the EDG instruction to determine howcomfortable each student felt with 3-D solid modeling.The Pro/Engineering final project was to draw and assemble

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Thomas; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk; Ronald Bucinell

courses.International Virtual Design ExperienceIt became apparent that due to academic, extracurricular, family, or employment conflicts, that itis not practical for all students to spend three months to a year out of the country. This led to thedevelopment of additional international programs that would require less time out of the country,yet still provide students with a significant international experience. One of the new programsdeveloped to help students satisfy the international requirement of the Union College engineeringprogram is the International Virtual Design Studio (IVDS) project15,16.The IVDS project provides an international collaborative design experience for engineeringstudents widely separated by time, geography, and culture through the use

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

to the slowness of video transmission over theInternet. The delivery of live video over the Internet is not a mature, reliable technology yet. Asa result, the ability to interact with the hardware becomes very limited due to the lack of visualfeedback while the ability to interact with the instructor and other students during a session is atbest unsatisfactory. This is a major progress-limiting step in distance delivery of laboratorycourses and it diminishes the learning experience. Therefore, in this project the audio/videoconnection will be accomplished over the existing WHETS/BEN system. This system is notunique to WSU. It is available at many K-20 sites and community colleges in the state ofWashington. It is also available at many other

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald C. Matusiak; D. Steven Barker

Session 3649 A Technology Approach to Magnetic Levitation Steven Barker, Ron Matusiak Buffalo State CollegeAbstractA magnetic levitation (maglev) project is described with two major goals in mind: (1) to describethe maglev design process using an engineering-technology approach, and (2) to compare theengineering-technology and engineering-design approaches. These descriptions are intended toyield working maglev systems which can be built by engineering technology students whilesimultaneously encouraging interest in the more abstract approaches to classical feedback