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Richard W. Crain; Michael S. Trevisan; Kenneth L. Gentili; Dale E. Calkins; D. C. Davis

Session 1608 Competency-Based Engineering Design Projects a a b c a D. C. Davis , R. W. Crain Jr. , D. E. Calkins , K. L. Gentili , M. S. Trevisan a b c Washington State University , University of Washington , Tacoma Community CollegeABSTRACTAn outcomes-based approach to education is becoming essential for engineering educators.Design competencies help one define educational outcomes, develop plans for achievingintegrated design experience, and document educational

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John N. Berry; Dr. David G. Leupp; Capt Steven D. Pinski; Steven Barrett

Session 1532 Competition in Senior Design Projects Capt Steven D. Pinski, Capt John N. Berry, Lt Col Steven F. Barrett and Dr. David G. Leupp United States Air Force Academy Abstract - This paper describes how learning is enhanced during senior engineering design projectswhen market-place constraints such as competition, limited resources, and administration are added to theassignment. Many engineering programs focus on merely completion of senior design projects; however,senior projects benefit from market-place constraints because students are exposed to real

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Paul D. Johnson

Session 3532 A Design Project Approach to Microcontrollers Paul D. Johnson Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Introductory microprocessor and microcontroller classes often seem to be taught with a minimum ofrealistic applications and experience. Either the courses have no laboratory experience at all, or the laboratoryexercises are far removed from practical consumer or industrial applications. A two course sequence has beendeveloped in the Padnos School

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Lucian P. Fabiano

. DEVELOPING SKILLS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT By Lucian P. Fabiano New Jersey Institute of Technology INTRODUCTION Today’ s competitive need to develop high quality products has redefined the development role of engineers and engineering technologists . Historically, they have been hired to manage their own technical work activities and have not been expected to take on responsibilities required for overall project success. Today, engineers and engineering technologists assume much broader responsibilities . Responsibility for achieving specific

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George Ioannou; Michael P. Deisenroth

I .— - ...... .. Session 3257 . .. . . . The Plant Layout Project Revisited Michael P. Deisenroth, George Ioannou Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The plant layout project has been the mainstay of industrial engineering curriculum for many years.Yet, even today, some schools miss the educational opportunities offered by these projects. While workingthrough the steps of the layout design process, students can be

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Ronald Goodnight; Jack Beasley

Session 1675 Altering Testing and Project Methodologies to Enhance Learning Ronald Goodnight, Jack Beasley Purdue UniversityABSTRACT The primary purpose of administering tests and conducting laboratory projects is twofold: (1) to measurethe degree of the students’ learning and comprehension, and (2) to enhance learning. Often, the first intendedoutcome is attained but the second purpose is ignored. The most prevalent testing procedure is to schedule or announce a test and give the students some ideawhat material will be included

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Dr. Martin Pike

Session 1268 Design and Test Project in a Statics Course Dr. Martin Pike Purdue University Programs at Kokomo Abstract The design experience is very important in all technical areas. Recent trends have pushed designexperiences as early in the curriculum as possible. Often, the first design experiences are a single pass“paper” design without any realistic testing and design evaluation. This paper relates the experience ofincorporating a designhildhestiredesign project into a

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John Collura; David E. Kaufman

Session 1626 Integrating ITS Research Project Results into Engineering Curricula John Collura, David E. Kaufman University of Massachusetts, AmherstSECTION 1: INTRODUCTION A number of factors have recently produced a need for new capabilities in the transportationprofession. Increasing travel demands in urban and suburban areas have strained the capacity of existingroadways, while changing land-use patterns have challenged traditional public transportation systems. Astraffic congestion has increased, the alleviation of congestion by building new roads has

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Nikhil K. Kundu; Jerry L. Wickman

I Session 3226 .—. - .. Manufacturing System A Class Project in Industry Environment Nikhil K. Kundu, Jerry L. Wickman Purdue University / Ball State UniversityABSTRACT Many of the technology students in the first two years do not understand how the coursework isapplied in the practice of engineering. These courses introduce engineering students to the type of tasks

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Michael L. Smith; Mary R. Marlino; Jeff V. Kouri; D. Neal Barlow; A. George Havener

Session 2653 PROJECT FALCON BASE: A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE D. Neal Barlow, A. George Havener, Jeff V. Kouri, Mary R. Marlino, Michael L. Smith USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840 ABSTRACTA new freshman course is currently being developed and taught on a pilot basis to approximately 40 cadets persemester at the United States Air Force Academy. The purpose of the course is to better address the educationaloutcomes desired in Academy graduates. Presented as an engineering experience

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Lucian P. Fabiano

2648 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY By Lucian P. Fabiano New Jersey Institute of Technology INTRODUCTION Electrical Engineering Technology ( E E T ) s t u d e n t s have gained a reputation of being hands on problem solvers. They enjoy working on technical projects which deal more with the integration of technologies into systems and products than in the development of new advanced technologies. In order to develop successful system integration projects, EET

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John K. Estell

Session 3220 A SIMULATION PROJECT FOR AN OPERATING SYSTEMS COURSE John K. Estell The University of Toledo1. INTRODUCTION One of the dilemmas facing instructors of introductory operating systems courses is the development ofsuitable programming assignments. It is desirable to expose undergraduate students to realistic projects thatallow them to apply the theoretical concepts learned in lecture; however, great care must be taken not tooverwhelm the student enrolled in this course. Several methodologies have been discussed in the

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Scott A. Stefanov; Pamela J. Neal; George W. P. York; Daniel J. Pack

Session 1532 Constructing a Wall-Follower Robot for a Senior Design Project Daniel Pack, Scott Stefanov, George York, and Pam Neal DFEE/US Air Force Academy ABSTRACT--A good senior design project should incorporate both the breadth and the depth ofknowledge a student has acquired throughout the undergraduate curriculum. Construction of an autonomouswall-follower robot accomplishes this goal well. This particular senior project, currently underway at the USAFAcademy, emphasizes both hardware design and software development. The objective of the project is

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 3263 Experiential Learning in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Through Team Projects Winston F. Erevelles GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The paper describes projects undertaken by student teams in a senior level course in ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing. Students generate concepts for a product, synthesize this concept into multipledesign alternatives, select the most feasible design based on manufacturability and assemblabilityconsiderations, manufacture the product on CNC machines in the CIM Laboratory, develop solutions

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Silvia G. Middleton; Monika Lumsdaine; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt

Session 0630 Forming Student Project Teams Based on Hermann Brain Dominance (HBDI) Results J. William Shelnutt, Silvia G. Middleton, Kimberly A. Buch; Monika Lumsdaine UNC Charlotte/ Michigan Technological UniversityAbstract The thinking preferences of 487 students at the University if North Carolina at Charlotte were evaluatedwith the Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)1 at the beginning of the fall 1995 term. These beginningengineering, computer science, and engineering technology students were grouped in teams of four to

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R. Boyd; P. Dutta; K. Pugsley; J.T. Demel; Audeen W. Fentiman

Session 1438 HELPING STUDENTS LEARN TO ORGANIZE AND MANAGE A DESIGN PROJECT A.W. Fentiman, J.T. Demel, R. Boyd, K. Pugsley, P. Dutta The Ohio State UniversityIntroductionAs part of the NSF-sponsored Gateway Engineering Education Coalition program, some freshman engineeringstudents at The Ohio State University participate in a three- or four-quarter integrated sequence of courses thatculminates in a one-quarter team design project. Two groups of students have completed the team designproject during the past year. The first group, consisting of

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Jr., Paul J. Coyne; F. Xavier Spiegel

Session 2364 Incorporating Materials Science Projects in a Capstone Design Course F. Xavier Spiegel and Paul J. Coyne, Jr. Loyola College Department of Electrical Engineering & Engineering ScienceAbstract: The format, goals, and philosophy of the Loyola College Engineering Science Program’s capstonedesign course will be discussed in addition to particular projects based on course work in Materials Sciencethat were attempted in recent years. Design projects in

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Ph.D, P.E., Bill Monaghan

Session 2525 Integrated Circuit Chip Testing Engineering Design Projects K-12 Bill Monaghan, Ph.D, P.E. College of Staten Island CUNY For the past three summers I have been associated with the Science DiscoveryCenter at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. This program issponsored by the New York State Education Department under a Dwight D. EisenhowerTitle II Project. Selected high school students have the opportunity of doing a project invarious disciplines under the guidance of the faculty. The program meets six hours a day, four

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Leah H. Jamieson; Henry G. Dietz; Edward J. Coyle

Session 3232 Long-Term Community Service Projects in the Purdue Engineering Curriculum 1 Edward J. Coyle, Henry G. Dietz, Leah H. Jamieson School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Purdue University {coyle, hankd, lhj}@ecn.purdue.edu AbstractPurdue University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Aaron R. Byerley; Edward M. O'Brien

-— --- . . . . . . Session 1275 . — ‘Techniques for Advising Undergraduate Students on Senior Engineering Design Projects Aaron R. Byerley, Edward M. O’Brien Mercer University Abstract The objective of this paper is to describe techniques that will help new faculty members (or facultymembers new to teaching design) be more effective as advisors to undergraduate students working on seniorengineering design projects. While senior students may be highly creative and motivated and possess theengineering science

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Mohamed Shwehdi; Chris Jacobsen; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University

AC 1996-405: A Senior Design Project of a FI Meter Device to Assess TeachingElectronic ConceptAkram Al-Rawi, McKendree UniversityChris Jacobsen,Mohamed Shwehdi, Page 1.36.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 1996 Session 1532 A Senior Design Project of a fi Meter Device to Assess Teaching Electronic Concept Mohamed Shwehdi, Akram Al-Rawi, Chris Jacobsen KFUPM/Columbia College/Hewlett- PackardABSTRACT A novel microprocessor-based large signal forward current ratio Beta (13) meter

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W.E. Bair; P. Ng; D.M. Halsmer

Session 3268 The Spinning Rocket Simulator: An Experimental Design Project for Teaching and Research D.M. Halsmer, W.E. Bair, P. Ng Oral Roberts University Abstract An experimental apparatus is being developed to simulate the dynamics and control of spinning, thrustingbodies with internal mass motion. An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate engineering students is executingthe first phase of development as a senior design project at Oral

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Richard J. Kozick

Session 1626 Undergraduate Design Projects in a Laboratory for Real-Time Signal Processing and Control Richard J. Kozick Bucknell University IAbstract A laboratory containing digital signal processing (DSP) units and computer workstations hasrecently been established at Bucknell University. The DSP units are programmed and controlled througha graphical interface on the workstations. The graphical interface provides an integrated environmentfor simulation and real-time

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Marvi Teixeira

.—. Session 3220 . Overview of a Design Project Developed to Meet 0.5 Credits of Design Content in an —. . . ..-. Introductory Electronics Course Marvi Teixeira Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoAbstract—Afler a revision leading to restructure the curriculum design content, 0.5 credits of design wereallocated to an introductory electronics course. What follows is an overview of one of the open ended designprojects developed to meet these requirements. Completion of the project involved hand calculations,computer simulation, written

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Robert T. Balmer; Kevin J. Renken

data acquisition technology. As part of the objectives ofthe project, the Principal Investigators (authors) purchased and implemented a state-of-the-art infrared thermalimaging system into solicited university-industry case study projects. This paper highlights the performancecharacteristics of our radiometer system, student projects which have utilized our system, results generated bythe usage of this engineering technology, and the educational worthiness of having undergraduate mechanicalengineering students employing this system in their experimentation projects. Mechanical Engineering Experimentation The Mechanical Engineering Department at UWM offers a unique laboratory course for its

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Jose A. Macedo

I Session 3257 .—-. Laboratory for Introductory Level Manufacturing Automation Course Jose A. Macedo Texas Tech University AbstractThis paper describes an innovative approach for conducting laboratory projects in the manufacturingautomation area at the freshman/sophomore level. The students are given an operational automated system,and assigned

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Maria Gini

Session 1626 Learning Computer Science Through Robotics Maria Gini University of M i n n e s o t a The main purpose of this paper is to describe how we are integrating in our undergraduate curriculuma variety of projects in robotics and describe, in particular, an undergraduate project that culminatedat the robot competition at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in August 1995.This is part of a large effort aimed at exposing undergraduate students to a variety of projects in robotics,computer vision, and 3D modeling. We have

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Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

vendors, business present at ions and meetings, team projects, reports, and manage- ment. At The University of Memphis, an inter-course project used role playing to introduce students to these “soft” enginwring skills. The inter-course project involved a senior elective in Discrete-Time Signal Processing (DSP), and a junior electronics course. Students within the courses were broken into teams or “companies” with the engineering goal of developing a signal processing system. Stu- dents prepared resumes and interviewed for positions with each “company.” DSP teams developed system-level specifications, and the electronics teams developed digital-t~analog converters to meet the specifications. The DSP teams had to

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William Michalson; Robert Labonté

Session 1232 Capstone Design in the ECE Curriculum: Assessing the Quality of Undergraduate Projects at WPI William Michalson, Robert Labont6 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute AbstractSince adopting the WPI-Plan in 1972 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the degree requirements forundergraduates has been the completion of a Major Qualifying Project. Although this project

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Daryl R. Kipke

bioengineering program at Arizona State University, laboratory courses inphysiological systems and medical instrumentation have been offered for many years. These courses emphasizemaking measurements from and analyzing properties of physiological systems using clinical instruments orspecial-purpose computer hardware and software. The laboratory projects are generally highly structured andclosed-ended to ensure ample coverage of the selected subjects. While these courses are an important part ofthe curriculum, they do not provide students with the experience of developing solutions to open-ended,systems-level bioengineering projects. In order to fill this gap, over the last three years we have developed andoffered a laboratory course that provides senior