Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ibrahim

Session 1168 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR THE ENGINEERING DYNAMICS COURSE S. R. Ibrahim Professor of Mechanical Engineering Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.AABSTRACT This paper aims at studying the feasibility of a new approach for teaching the dynamicscourse, which is usually taught in the sophomore year of engineering curriculum. The newproposed approach is an integrated one, which will be designed to offer the general concept fromwhich the special

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

Session 2213 Inductive Learning in Process Control S. Scott Moor and Polly R. Piergiovanni Lafayette CollegeAbstractDifferent forms of inductive learning were used to help keep student interest high and to helpsome aspects of process control become intuitive to the students. Both simulation software andlaboratory kits where the students could conduct an experiment in the classroom were used forthe exercises. The exercise either lasted for the full two hours of the class, or was a shortintroduction at the beginning of class. The students’ response to the methods

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilkat S. Soysal; Oguz Soysal

Session 1793 INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN INTRODUCTORY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CLASSES Oguz A. Soysal, Hilkat S. Soysal Frostburg State University Department of Physics and Engineering Frostburg, MDAbstractThe paper discusses the student learning outcomes in introductory level electricalengineering courses in terms of ABET criteria for program educational objectives.Courses taught by resident faculty in FSU are based on hands-on classroom and labactivities with one-on-one student-instructor interaction. In addition, web support is

Conference Session

Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz; Gülsün Saglamer; Ekrem Ekinci

demands of increasing number of student applications12.Between early 1960’s and 1971 a number of private higher education schools were opened onprofit motive which was found to be against the constitution therefore they were transformed intopolytechnics in 1971 which later were restructured into universities together with other highereducation schools and establishments. In 1992, 21 new universities and two advanced technologyinstitutes were founded. Additional universites were founded along the policy of spreadinguniversities all over Turkey. The total number of Universities reached to 53 at the end of 1992.In 1984, a new brand of university is introduced to the Turkish Higher Education System,namely Bilkent University. Bilkent University was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Metzger; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

Session 1526 Learning Process Control with LEGOs® S. Scott Moor, Polly R. Piergiovanni and Matthew Metzger Lafayette CollegeIntroduction One of the key challenges of undergraduate engineering education is providing studentsan experience that includes both solid theoretical underpinnings and a clear connection toindustrial practice. This is especially important for process control, where students often find itdifficult to connect the mathematical analysis with a practical application. Over the last 18 months, we have developed inexpensive and flexible

Conference Session

Computer Literacy Among Minority Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

the white space would be indicated by the space character pattern. Using a letter ‘s’ forexample could indicate the line-flyback character pattern for the start of a new line. Text canalso be included as descriptive information. s ******** s * * s * * s ******** Figure 4In a more developed working model special control character patterns are to be used to avoid thesame patterns used for text representation. Simple shapes can be represented for tests such as atriangle, as

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 1520 Safety on a hands-on computing science unit: Not merely an accidental extra D. Veal, G. Kohli and S. P. Maj Edith Cowan University (ECU) Perth WA AustraliaAbstractThere are increasing demands from students, employers and government bodies for more work-relevant education. However, employment related hands-on education with regard to PChardware includes important safety as well legal implications, with potential traps for theunwary. CIM is somewhat unusual in computing science units in that students work in contactwith the insides of a PC

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Caulfield; G Kohli; S P Maj

Sociology in Software Engineering Craig Caulfield, Gurpreet Kohli , S. Paul Maj Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western AustraliaIntroductionThe sociology of software project management is an often under-represented component inthe education and professional development of software engineers even though factors suchas team formation, role assignment, motivation, training, hiring, and many other peopleware18practices have been identified many times as at least equally important to the success ofsoftware projects as the technical14,16,18,42,44,45,46. The reasons for this may be two-fold: theseeming arbitrariness of the sociological factors in software development is at odds

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Session 1515 Some Methods to Achieve Changes in Delivered Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge Thomas J. Siller, Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, and Neil S. Grigg, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372AbstractASCE Policy Statement 465 has lead to an extensive examination of the changes needed in civilengineering academic programs to better prepare graduates for licensure and professionalpractice over the two decades. Many trends, including rapidly growing Information Technology(IT

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

Session xxxx IT as Information Technology in CE and Instructional Technology in Education Neil S. Grigg, Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, and Thomas J. Siller, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372AbstractThe fast-moving world of information technology is greatly changing the practice of civilengineering. Thus, it is generating changing needs and opportunities in education. These neededchanges are both in program content and in delivery. The authors have conducted a NSFDepartment-Level Reform

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 3420 Abstraction in Computer Network Education: A model based approach G. Kohli, S. P. Maj, G. Murphy & D. Veal Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstractRapid developments in network technology have resulted in the inclusion of ACM/IEEErecommendations for Net-Centric computing as a part of the Computer Science UndergraduateBody of Knowledge. Accordingly ACM/IEEE networking curriculum now represents anincreasingly significant component of Computer Science curriculum. Furthermore, relativelyinexpensive equipment, such as switches and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Session 1763 An Examination of Vendor-Based Curricula in Higher and Further Education in Western Australia G. Murphy, G. Kohli, D. Veal and S. P. Maj Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, AustraliaAbstractVendor-based curricula are becoming increasingly prevalent in two-year college (Technicaland Further Education (TAFE) courses and in University programs in Western Australia.This reflects a world-wide trend in the provision of such programs; for example, in October2003 Cisco Systems reported that there were over half a million students enrolled in CiscoNetworking Academies in 150

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Natasha Beretvas; John Pearce, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2004-1210: IN-CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS TO MAKE ELECTRICALCIRCUITS EASIER TO UNDERSTANDJohn Pearce, University of Texas at AustinKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinS. Natasha Beretvas, Page 9.712.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Session 1793 In-Class Demonstrations to Make Electrical Circuits Easier to Understand John A. Pearce, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kathy J. Schmidt, College of Engineering Faculty Innovation Center, S. Natasha Beretvas

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Rice; S. Michael Kilbey; Scott Husson; Graham Harrison; Douglas Hirt; David Bruce; Charles Gooding; Deborah Switzer

received his bachelor's andmaster's degrees in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1982 and 1984 and his doctoral degree in chemicalengineering from Princeton in 1989. Dr. Hirt received the Raymond W. Fahien Award of ASEE in 1998. He hasbeen an active member of ASEE since 1992, and has served as Chair of the ChE Division of ASEE.SCOTT M. HUSSONDr. Husson is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Clemson University. He received his bachelor'sdegree in chemical engineering from Penn State University in 1993 and his doctoral degree in chemical engineeringfrom UC Berkeley in 1998. Dr. Husson is the recipient of the 2000 NSF Presidential Early Career Award forScientists and Engineers. He has been a member of ASEE since 1998.S. MICHAEL

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch

trigonometry and use the notation defined in Figure 2, we have the dfollowing equations, 1 ? sin(s / h ) or d1=d2sin(s-h). d2This prepares us for the Hough transform. Now consider two spatial coordinates, (x1, y1)and (x2, y2), on the circle. We denote this in Figure 3. Page 9.650.3 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conferences & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 3565We implement trigonometry and similar triangles

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Legand Burge; John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan; Moses Garuba

. Navy Air Defense Threat Simulation & Validation Office. Thus, thestudy of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) should be included in any engineering program.Unfortunately, the basic foundations of the area are not being taught; university courses in M&Shave shifted from the introduction and use of formal techniques to application of softwarepackages, such as Arena. While the use of application software is a favorable teaching tool, theprograms do not allow students to fully understand and appreciate the underlying concepts ofM&S. For example, a large part of M&S is in Verification and Validation (V&V). There arefour V&V categories of techniques for simulation models: Informal, Static, Dynamic, andFormal, yet students who

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran; Chad Marcum

goal of the environment’s educational component must be important.Simply stated, if the goal of the educational curriculum is unimportant, why teach or learn it.Johnson’s et. al. “Round Earth Project” addresses this element by citing AAAS Project 2061:Benchmarks for Science Literacy, stating that fifth-grade graduating students should know“things on or near the Earth are pulled toward it by the Earth’s gravity” and “the Earth isapproximately spherical in shape”, as two examples on how their virtual environment meets thisfirst educational element [5].2.2 Learning Goal is HardThe learning goal should be that of one in which it is recognized in the national standards andchallenging enough that the user(s) benefit and gain knowledge from

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kavetsky

New Paradigms in Naval Science and Technology R. Kavetsky, D.K. Anand, J. Short, G.E. DieterDirector, S&T Revitalization, Office of Naval Research/Professor of MechanicalEngineering, University of Maryland, College Park/Defense Laboratories ProgramAssistant to the Deputy Director Defense Research & Engineering/Dean of Engineering(Emeritus), University of Maryland, College ParkIntroductionThrough the years the Department of Defense (DoD) has been able to provide its forces withsuperior warfare capabilities with their innovative use of human resources. These significantadvances in warfare capability were brought about in large part by successful transformationsintroduced through the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Alenskis

attention is paid to how the plan itself is executed.Most of the literature in the field simply ignores this aspect of the problem solving. The otherstypically provide little more than “Show all your work.”, as though knowing how to execute theplan mathematically is obvious, elementary or does not significantly relate to problem solvingsuccess. Table 1 shows examples of summarized, mathematical step guidance provided thestudent once the solution plan is developed: Specific guidance in executing solution plan. Author(s) [8]Create and solve mathematical model. KremerCarry out the plan

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat

An Evaluation of the Teaching Approach for the Interdisciplinary Course Electrical Engineering for Non Majors S. A. Zekavat1, C. Sandu2, G. Archer1, and K. Hungwe3 1 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Tech University, Houghton MI 49931, 2 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, 24061, 3 Dept. of Education, Michigan Tech University, Houghton MI 49931.AbstractThis paper presents an evaluation on the teaching approach for the interdisciplinary course“Introduction to Electrical Engineering (EE) for non-EE majors” performed by surveying threegroups from the

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

appropriate departments, and create anagenda that covers the appropriate areas related to the design. Topics presented at the meetinginclude meeting objective(s), customer requirements, cost figures, drawings, FEA-reports,engineering changes, test reports, and an open issues list. The design engineer is also responsiblefor appointing someone to take and distribute minutes of the meeting. The minutes will contain Page 9.846.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationa list of attendees, the objective(s

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

present state of environment, groups of students develop lists of solutions tobe implemented. Each of the proposed solutions is then ranked and accompanied byquantification of gains expected from its implementation. Some solutions implemented by themanufacturers to guard against detrimental influence of external factors are also presented afterthe exercise. A preliminary evaluation of advantages and challenges encountered while teachingthe topic using hands-on simulation with simple objects, as well as solutions to the problems arepresented.1. IntroductionLarge scale applications of Lean Manufacturing, origin of which can be traced back to FordMotor Co. in 1910’s, have matured at Toyota Motor Co. during 1960’s through 1980’s 1 – 11

Conference Session

BME Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Cordray

Page 9.687.1 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education T ea c h e rs A ffe ctive B eh a vio ra l C o g n itive HPL H y p o th e s is S u rve ys VOS E va l o f E v al o f W o rks h o p s D e s ig n s T e ac h e r R e s e a rch Change

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Willcox; Gergana Bounova

comments fr om Pr inciples of Automatic Contr ol (junior - level class), fall 2002 and fall 2003.Lectur e subject Muddy car d commentControl system analysis “Laplace is muddy”Steady-state errors Kv dc “How did you go from C? E to ? K v e ?” s dtState-space analysis “What is a non-singular transformation” “What does singular mean”Diagnostics have been performed by several faculty members to document this problem. Figure1 shows the results from a diagnostic quiz given to

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heresh Shahani; Harish Pallila; Musoke Sendaula; Saroj Biswas

knowledge management systems, suchas, Blackboard [1], and WebCT [2], as well as the distance education systems developed atvarious academic institutions [3-14]. A majority of e-Learning systems concentrate mainly ondelivery of course contents over the Internet with little or no room for interactivity. Interactivity Page 9.192.11 This research is supported by National Science Foundation s Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsTalent Expansion Program under grant #0230425. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Limberis; Bijan Sepahpour

Session 1426 Modular Lumped Mass Experiment Bijan Sepahpour, Elton Clark and Loren Limberis The College of New Jersey Department of Engineering Ewing, New Jersey 08628-0718ABSTRACTA Lumped Mass Experiment is proposed for integration into multiple course curriculums. Thedesign of the associated apparatus has taken into account the factors of cost, safety, ease ofmachining, modularity, reliability, mobility, size, reproducibility and aesthetics. The systemincorporates adjustability for mass, spring constant(s) and damping

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fanourios Chalkiadakis

/EMTCDreal-time simulation software package is used in this case, and the results of the simulation arealso discussed. Similar projects are assigned to graduate students in IAPE and AEPS, whileundergraduate students perform studies of lower complexity as part of their homeworkassignments.3.1 Control System Stability StudyFigure 1 shows a control system in a typical closed-loop configuration [4], which allows for thecontinuous correction of the output signal, Y(s). The system consists of four blocks: a) an errordetector that calculates the difference between the reference signal R(s) and the measurement (orfeedback) B(s), b) a PI controller that acts in a way that will minimize any errors, c) a plant thattranslates the input from the controller to a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leotis Parrish; Devdas Pai

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Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Coyne

to the Work Folder under theMATLAB™ directory. Open the file called DirectForm_I. In this window, under theSimulation Menu, choose start to run the simulation. Double click the scope to reveal y(t),shown in the plot below. After having successfully replicated the simulation scope display; youshould make a prediction of y(t), by hand, using Laplace Transform techniques. First computethe system transfer function, H(s), directly from the original differential equation, dividing “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Page 9.98.2

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach

Session 1793 Hardware Experiments in Feedback Control Systems Using a Geared Dc Motor Robert S. Weissbach Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractOne of the difficulties in teaching control systems to engineering and technology students is torelate classroom theory and computer simulation to experimental results. Students tend to focuson analyzing feedback control systems without understanding where the transfer functions of reallife systems come from. This effect is exacerbated by textbooks in control systems, whereauthors often assume that variables