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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Reaveley; Nick Safai

faculty.A recent advancement has been the partial integration of the American Society of CivilEngineering (ASCE) student chapter at SLCC and the ASCE student chapter at the UoU. Thestudents from the two institutions cooperate on scientific projects and activities. Participationin the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge competitions provides an extra ordinary opportunityfor underclass students to gain an appreciation of the design process, and to build a networkwith the UoU students.SLCC offers courses that cover all of the subjects that are included in the General Section ofthe Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (F.E.). Some UoU students take advantage of asummer semester F.E. review course that is regularly offered at SLCC. Since a passing sore onthe

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xian Fan Liu

An Enhanced Vision-Based Approach to Detect Fires Sophie Liu Xiao Fan†, Alvin Anwar, Man Zhihong, Jiang Lijun‡ † Engineering & Physics Department, Oral Roberts University, OK 74171, USA/School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798/ ‡ Institute for Infocomm Research, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613Keywords: Fire detection system, background image, foreground image, colour elementAbstractThis project will be used in teaching course “Engineering Computational Methods”course offered by Engineering and Physics Department of Oral Roberts University. Theproject will affect the research activity associated with computer engineering, electricalengineering, and

Conference Session

Ethical Roles: Admins, Government, Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Hole; Day Radebaugh; Kurt Soschinske

. Examples of current andproposed collaboration are given to illustrate the concept of single thread of ethics education.I. IntroductionEngineering ethics education: the need for a broader and more inclusive perspectiveThe practice of engineering, like many other professional occupations, has become anincreasingly complex and conflicted vocation. Decision-making complexities arise from bothtechnical and non-technical considerations. As in any other undertaking, engineering projects Page 10.1144.1are subject to the universal constraints of scope, budget and deadline. In addition, quality andsafety must be considered to be paramount objectives. As

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

course, most of the advanced features of Siman are covered and there are severalmajor projects. However, similar to the required simulation course, a significant portion of thecourse focuses on how concepts of discrete event simulation are implemented in Siman.Students who complete the simulation elective have had competitive submissions in thesimulation competition sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.Simulation Course OrganizationAs stated previously, the required simulation course is focused on concepts of discrete eventsimulation and modeling rather than language. In the first 25% of the course, students learnmodeling terminology and the mathematics of simple queuing models. Using the Starr paper2,the steady state response of a

Conference Session

Real World Applications

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rainer Fink

are performed on this state of the art industrial automated test hardware. TheTeradyne tester uses a form of the C programming language known as Image to operate test instruments.Figure 3 –The Teradyne Advanced Mixed Signal Tester. This instrument allows the students to programan automated sequence of tests to be performed by the tester. Components to be tested include voltageregulators to advanced mixed-signal chips such as DACs and ADCs.Laboratory Experiments and Results analysisThe two laboratory projects (ADC testing and DAC testing) were designed to each require seven weeks ofeffort (sequentially) for a team of two to three students. The goal of discovering correlation challenges

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Lynch

the IndustrialRevolution which will most likely be complete on the planet during the lifetimes of our students.It is reasonable to project a factor of 5 increase in per capita industrial metabolism, based on theexisting evidence. Concurrently, reasonable projections have population stabilizing at roughlytwice that of today. So on balance, the completion of the Industrial Revolution implies a factorof 10 increase (5x2) in both natural resource utilization and environmental loading.These two common projections presume a just, stable world order with the present materialinequities largely abolished, and some kind of sustainable relationship between industrialpractice and nature. Implied in turn are permanent human dependencies on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khan Saeed; Beverlee Kissick

multiculturalism is just a celebration of thisMinority Student Faculty and Staff All minority students Celebrating minorityReception invited to attend students help createEVENT gathering to foster supportive better relationships environment with faculty/staff necessary for retentionm&m project Laury Kuder Colorful m&ms Another celebration ofEVENT (admissions rep

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

discussions by the students. Noexams were given in the class. Instead, the grading of the class consisted of written papers andtwo team projects. Students were asked to write one to two page reports on several articles thatwere distributed in class. Some of these articles included the following; “Welcome to the Men’sClub: Homosociality and the Maintenance of Hegemonic Masculinity”, (Bird, 1996), “SubtleSexism in Engineering” (Frehill, 1997), “Sex and Suits” (Hollander, 1994), “Gender asStructure”, (Risman, 1999), “Mobilizing Masculinities: Women’s Experiences of Men at Work”(Martin, 2001), “Perspectives on Masculinities” (Kimmel, 2001), “Hegemonic Masculinity andEmphasized Femininity” (Connell, 1987) and “Men of Reason” (Connell,1995). In addition

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch

American Manufacturing” that therewill be a projected need for 10 million new skilled workers by 2020. They believe that “A long-term manufacturing employment and skill crisis is developing, one with ominous implicationsfor the economy and national security.” Given the significant job losses in manufacturing, it isbecoming increasingly difficult to attract a new generation of young people into advancedtechnological education programs, which would prepare them for high skill; high wage jobs(National Association of Manufacturers). Manufacturing is severely challenged by old negativeimages about the factory floor and an education and training system that does not promoteengineering and technology careers. New strategic alliances between education and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

the cluster to be composed of different platforms, hardware,architecture, and processing power to be networked together and work as parallel machines.Message Passing Interface (MPI) is a standard Application Programming Interface (API) that canbe used to create parallel applications. Since PVM is built around the concept of a virtualmachine, it has the advantage over MPI when the application is going to run over a networkedcollection of machines particularly if the machines are heterogeneous. However, MPI has theadvantage if the application is going to be developed and executed on a single MPP6.Implementation of the Parallel Computing Laboratory The main objectives of this project are to design and develop a small cluster for

Conference Session

IS and IT Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Page 9.918.4 • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeTaking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation3 we have developed acomplete undergraduate IS curriculum which consists of general education, major core, majorelectives, and general electives courses.3. Criteria for Accrediting Information Systems ProgramsABET5 requirement covers eight areas; these are: Objectives and Assessments

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Nadir; Peter Young; Il Yong Kim; Olivier de Weck; David Wallace

Process: execute appropriate optimization in the presence of constraints - Implementing: hardware manufacturing process - Implementing: test, verification, validation, and certificationThis paper first offers a description of the course, focusing on its structure and flow (Section 2).Next, the target student population (Section 3) and required resources (Section 4) will bediscussed. The design project, including the requirements levied on the students, is the subject ofSection 5. In Section 6, we explain how design optimization can be incorporated in such designcourses. An overview of the student deliverables (Section7), assessment results (Section 8) andconclusions (Section 9) round out the paper.2. Course descriptionThe goal of the course is

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vennes; Phillip Smith

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationsketching and orthographic projects with PRO/E1. This course replaces the traditional freshmanlevel computer aided drafting course. Instruction in the use of PRO/E is an integral part of thecourse. The second course, a sophomore level course, Introduction to Product Development,continues student instruction in PRO/E at a more advanced level. Manufacturing methods arealso treated within the laboratory portion of this course. The third course, an elective senior levelcourse called Finite Element Analysis and Design, continues the instruction in PRO/E to includestress analysis of the object under design. The purpose of this sequence of courses is to proceedfrom a design concept to a completed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Cliver; Mike Eastman

First Year Orientation Committee within theECTET department. The project, designed to meet the aforementioned goals, required thestudents to build 3-dimensional maps of portions of the campus and compete in a “robot race” Page 9.623.2through the campus maps. The entire process took place over the course of approximately 6“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”hours during two days. The first day consisted of learning how to program and control the robot,designing the course and

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Elahinia

Systems Laboratory toprovide Mechanical Engineering students with hands-on experience on integrated designand manufacturing of intelligent systems [1]. As another example, a case study has beendone in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. In theirstudy, they have integrated shape memory alloy into a first-year engineering course and afirst-year engineering project. The results, that have been reported both qualitatively andquantitatively, showed the successful impact of the experience [2].ME4006 (Experimental Laboratory II) is a successful, large-enrollment laboratory coursein mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. This course interweaves instruction onengineering principles with instruction on engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Software Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Chenoweth; Donald Bagert

Future Growth of Software Engineering Baccalaureate Programs in the United States Donald J. Bagert, Stephen V. Chenoweth Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Abstract Despite the large current number of software engineering professionals in the United States,as well as projections that it is one of the largest-growing fields in the nation for the currentdecade, growth in the number of Bachelor’s degree programs in the United States has recentlydeclined. There are currently only about thirty schools in the United States that offer abaccalaureate degree in software engineering (including several

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Physics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James McNeil

faculty to select a senior design advisor and define a target project. The topics rangewidely. Recent example projects include fabrication and characterization of back contacts forphotovoltaic cells, design and fabrication of special components for a vacuum system to studyquantum dot nucleation, designing a sulfur lamp system for pumping a laser, and designing andfabricating a novel high-flux alpha detector for the Joint European Tokamak. Often, the better Page 10.554.4 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Baker

: platevib,20,20,0.1,30E6,0.282/386.4,0.30,1The resulting mode shape plot is shown in Figure 12, and the natural frequency listing isshown in Figure 13. The full macro listing is provided in Appendix C.C. Projectile Motion AnalysisAs a final simple example, a single node finite element model with a lumped mass iscreated, and the motion of this point mass in a gravitational field is calculated as afunction of time. The short macro is listed in Figure 14. The command format to executeit is: Page 10.206.5 project,ivel,theta,m,g,t “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianpeng Zhou

, increased students’ participations in the teaching process are needed to improve theeffectiveness of students’ learning. This paper reports the experience and findings of a projectwhere videos of water treatment subjects were used and integrated in the instructional activitiesof these courses. The impacts of videos on students’ learning were assessed both qualitativelyand quantitatively. Bloom’s taxonomy on learning levels was used to design the assessmentquestions for each course. This project found that the use of appropriately selected videosimproved the learning environment, increased students interests in learning by promoting activestudents participation in the learning process, promoted high levels of learning and naturallybroke long class

Conference Session

Diversity: Women & Minorities in ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

JoDell Steuver; Michele Summers; Donna Evanecky

United States show thatpostsecondary positions will increase by 36% or more through 2012.4 This tells us that thedemand for new teachers should increase. Projected growth in college and university enrollmentover the next decade is due to retirement of faculty, as well as increased enrollment numbers.The enrollment increase stems largely from the expected increase in the population of those 18 to24 year old.4 Companies requiring undergraduate degrees as a stipulation for hiring or jobretention also affect enrollment. One way or another, academic institutions will be required tohire teachers, in order to keep up with the demands. If the numbers are true, then more and moreindividuals will be entering the academic arena and be faced with the

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Tekippe; Krishna Atherya; Mani Mina; Ryan Legg

were established with emphasis on projectdevelopment elements including: establishment of university memoranda of understanding,formation of collaborative teams, problem identification and client need assessment, backgroundresearch and preliminary study production. Courses lead to a 3 credit design/research courseincluding project specific elements of fundraising, proposal writing, and implementationplanning.PSU has furthered their mission to recruit and retain students by creating a learning communityand holding awareness-raising functions around luncheons, social and educational activities andoutside the classroom hands-on training and skill development. Skill outcomes of the programinclude: Adaptability, leadership, lifelong learning, self

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

. The required textbook for this class is Page 10.35.4Advanced Digital Design with VERILOG HDL by Ciletti 6 and the optional reference is Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFundamentals of Digital Logic with VERILOG by Brown7. The students have the option ofusing three different CAD tools which are Silos II, Xilinx and Altera (Quartus II). The studentsare given several homework assignments and also four design projects. Toward the end of thesemester, the students work on a team project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

Changes. Topic Weeks Fields of Engineering 3 Engineering Design Theory 2 Communication Skills 1 Aeronautical Design Project 1 Automotive/Mechanical Project 2 Electromechanical Design 1 Electronic Design 1 Structural Engineering Design 2 Computer-Aided Design 1 Page 9.1065.5 Total 14 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George DeSain; Farid Tranjan; Ken Burbank

maintains 14 laboratories forinstruction. Five of these laboratories are dedicated to electrical and telecommunicationsengineering technology. All are equipped with modern computers for simulation exercises.Other laboratories are used for engineering computing graphics, rapid prototyping,manufacturing automation, machining, and metrology. A new building, the Center for AppliedTechnology, was dedicated in November 2003, and will provide four of the 14 laboratories withapproximately 15,000 square feet and two additional classrooms.The Department received an award ($4.7 million dollars) which is being administered by theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Approximately seventy percent of thisaward is being allocated to the acquisition

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

willall inherently impose deadlines on you. It will be very likely that journal manuscriptsubmissions will be “pushed to the back burner”. Make yourself meet your deadlines for thisvery important task.Schedule time for your publishing tasks, i.e. writing, editing, creating figures, etc. Whether it is 1hour each day or a 4 hour block during a particular day of the week, having a regularly scheduledtime for publishing is a necessity if you are to meet your goals. Begin writing manuscripts early,while the task or project is on-going; do not wait until you feel the work is near completion [2].Simply, write about the project during your set-aside time. In addition, this time should betreated as special time that cannot be trumped by other work

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ella Fridman

objectives.At the University of Toledo, the union of technology and pedagogy in the development ofan undergraduate thermodynamics course has resulted in the Learning Tool. Fig.1. Intersection of Technology and PedagogyThis project outlines the design of the Learning Tool, a group of multi-media componentsthat present specific course concepts. The design of each Learning Tool component isguided by pedagogical principles to help students understand, learn, engage with, andretain course material. The components of the Learning Tool are designed to 1. deliver course materials through multiple modes (text, image, animation, etc.) to accommodate different learning styles; 2. provide different types of feedback

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

. The basic sub-VIs (sub programs represented by icons in the LabVIEW programmingenvironment) used in developing the various standard experiments are also included in a palettereadily accessible to students. These sub-VIs include sensor, square root extractor, PIDcontroller, P-only controller, On/Off controller, final control element, graphing and timing. Withthese sub-VI students can easily complete open-ended projects designing their own controlsystems. In fact a student doing a class project created the sequence control example.Results The LEGO kits were used in the classroom for the second time during the Fall 2003semester. Twenty-seven junior and senior students were enrolled in two sections of the course.On the first day of class

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Daugherty; Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

purchased orrented) can raise the initial fixed costs quickly. Video web conferencing requires high-speedInternet connections that can also be costly. Depending on system usage and changingbandwidth needs, variable costs can be difficult to project over extended periods of time.A challenge in video web conferencing is keeping up with new technology or upgrades inexisting systems. In addition, video conferencing systems are susceptible to human error. Thesecan occur at a number of locations throughout any video conferencing system and mostcommonly will be experienced at the user’s end. Leaving hardware components unplugged, Page 9.1347.3clicking

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Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

need for instructional materials that can be adopted with ease and confidence. Page 9.423.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”In this article we describe a pilot project to address this need by developing engineeringtutorials that can serve as supplements to the lectures and the standard textbook andpromote active learning by the students. The tutorials were developed in closecooperation with members of the Physics Education Group (PEG) at the University ofWashington. With NSF support, the

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Grant Norton; Charles Pezeshki

differencebetween India and the U.S. A project sent to India at the end of working day can arriveon the responsible engineer’s desk completed the following morning, ready forimplementation.One of the main deficiencies in newly minted U.S. graduates that was noted by thisengineer was the lack of fluency in a variety of software tools, such as Excel,PowerPoint, and other presentation tools, where their Indian counterparts have a highdegree of skill that makes them more effective in providing entry-level services.However, the engineer also noted that all work from India is carefully reviewed fortechnical errors and omissions. Lower level work is the primary work sent overseas.Since the non-domestic partners do not add a great deal of value to the finished