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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

1451 Las Vegas Energy Project An environmental investigation for the ninth grade science class Matthew G. Barbera, Nicholas B. Harthb a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering b Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science College of Engineering University of CincinnatiAbstractAs part of a National Science Foundation grant at the University of Cincinnati, a projectfocusing on environmental issues and engineering impact was implemented in two highschool

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Terrence O'Connor; Nghia Le

Session Number 2526 The Pressure Sensing Project Nghia T. Le, Terry O’Connor Purdue University School of Technology Electrical Engineering TechnologyA. IntroductionThe paper discusses the use of a multi-faceted electronic project as a capstone experiencefor an associate degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) at Purdue University's School of Technology New Albany location. This projectincorporates several different technologies from both the analog and digital realms ofelectronics. The

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Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Session 2457 Using Project Management Skills to Improve the Outcome of Student Projects Charlie P. Edmonson Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractDoes your course require the completion of a project? Do your students put off theirproject assignments until the end of the term? Do they cram all their efforts into a veryshort period of time only to finish with an inferior project? Do you have to deal withteamwork and cooperation issues? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, thenyou may

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

students mustdesign, fabricate, test, and document. The course incorporates recent TAC/ABET (TechnologyAccreditation Commission of Accrediting Board of Engineering and Technology) guidelinesconcerning open-ended design problems. In this course and under these guidelines the studentsdevelop creativity, refine and use accepted design methods, formulate problem statements andspecifications, consider alternative solutions and determine feasibility issues, and create detailedsystem descriptions. Students work individually or in teams of two or three on their projects.Lecturing is kept to a minimum and the class takes on a more or less studio-learning atmosphere,with the instructor acting as an advisor and making rounds to each project to check on

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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AHAMAD FARHOUD

applications. Through it, students can investigate the validity of conceptslearned in the classroom. It should also enhance the student’s ability to troubleshoot systems toensure optimum performance. In class, students learn how to apply theory in the design ofselected projects. This experiment enables them not only to develop their design, but also tobuild it and troubleshoot for best performance . Page 9.169.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe ideal subject matter for an experiment

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Arif Sirinterlikci

successful student projects have well represented the program with at least one firstplace finish since 1993. While most of the projects completed at Ohio Northern Universityfocused on fixed goal problem solving, such as stair climbing or sumo wrestling, the rest wereopen-ended designs intended for the Robot Construction segment of the competition. RobotConstruction is an important segment of the competition leading to design and construction ofrobots with minimal restraints like safety. ONU robot construction projects included industriallyapplicable robots, like a gantry (Cartesian) robot and entertainment robots, such as a PLC(Programmable Logic Controller) controlled baseball batter. A new initiative has been launchedto improve the robotics

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ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eric Leonhardt

Session 3548 The Ekranoplan Vehicle Design Project Eric Leonhardt Western Washington UniversityAbstractThe Ekranoplan project offers technology educators an additional inexpensive and creativedesign project that is appropriate for students from middle school through university. Theproject excites students about technology while motivating them to learn math and science usinga team-oriented environment. The project utilizes learning objectives that may be tied tostandardized assessments.Masters of Education candidates at Western Washington University

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Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Philip Rufe; Tracy Tillman; Bob Lahidji

process engineering. They are responsible for building prototypes, tooling, and Page 9.884.1developing a bill of materials, production and sales schedule, and business plan."Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education"In September 2003, MFG 421 accepted its first project from an industrial sponsor. Thesponsor was an individual who owned a small machine shop and developed a roughprototype of his concept. He was very enthusiastic about his idea and wanted helprefining the design into a product that was easier to

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Pramodh Viswanathan; Molu Olumolade

progress report of the project was constantly presented in the class together with a finalpresentation at the end. During each of these presentations, other students were given theopportunity to contribute by offering suggestions and criticisms. At the completion of theproject, all the students in the class were transported to the plant to see the implementation of theactual improvement. The students were also challenged to present an improvement of yet thisimprovement. Each student presented their improvement on the last day of class for thesemester. This exercise has made the students conscious of design environment and hasincreased their level of enthusiasm towards their own learning. It has also increased theircreativity cognitive function

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Duesing; David Baumann; David McDonald

Session 2465 Learning and Practicing The Design Review Process In Senior Capstone Design Classes PAUL DUESING, David Baumann, David McDonald, Morrie Walworth, Robert Andersen Lake Superior State University/Continental TevesAbstractOver the past ten years the School of Engineering and Technology at Lake Superior StateUniversity has developed a strong industrial-based capstone senior design course sequence. Anindustrial company provides a design project, funding, and a company representative for this twosemester-long course sequence. A key element of

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karel Stryczek; Bryan Griffen; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

/conferences/search/00833.pdf.4. Johnston R. (2000). Equipping a process control lab via department sponsored senior projects. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3432.5. Marshall, J.A. (2001). Enticing high school students into engineering technology with a simple industrial process control module. Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2548.6. Parker, J. K. (2001). Introduction to programmable logic controllers in a mechanical engineering Page 9.74.13 instrumentation course. Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Everly

with a low cost,readily available, printed circuit board and two commonly available integrated circuit chips.Electronic assembly time is approximately six hours with a total project cost, excluding resistorsand capacitors, under $25. At the outset of the laboratory course, students are given a schematicdiagram and are required to develop a project parts list to include component cost and supplier.Students are also required to develop and implement assembly, test, and calibration proceduresfor the project. Project journals and reports are used to record student ideas and experiencesthroughout the project.IntroductionTime and effort spent experimenting with a properly designed double-sideband direct conversionreceiver is an integral part of

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chong Chen

Session 3447 Radio-Controlled Robot Lawnmower Chong Chen and Jonathan Derr Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132Abstract This paper presents an engineering technology senior project: radio-controlled robotlawnmower. The lawnmower can go forward and reverse. It can also turn around. The speed ofthe lawnmower is comparable to a push lawnmower. This project involved use of the student’s knowledge acquired from many major courses,which included

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ali Eydgahi; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session 3447Designing a Microprocessor Controlled Heater Fan for a Fireplace Mohammad Fotouhi, Ali Eydgahi, Robert McCulley University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853AbstractThis Paper describes the details of an undergraduate design project completed as part ofthe final senior design class for the Electrical Engineering Technology Program atUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore. The objective of this project was to use a PIC16C622 microprocessor to control the speed of a fan depending on the temperaturesensed just below the mantel of a fireplace. The PIC 16C622 was

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Industry-Based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Rothaupt

2004-1006 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION Richard Rothaupt Technology Department University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751Abstract – Presentation will describe the requirements of an industrial project for UW-Stoutmanufacturing engineering students and illustrate the process used to screen and selectindustrial projects for the senior design course. An industrial project recently completed bystudents will be described.IntroductionSince 2001

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

Session 3447A vision and robot based on-line monitoring of defects in Electronics Manufacturing – A collaborative effort in capstone project. Immanuel Edinbarough, Subhash BoseThe University of Texas at Brownsville/The University of Texas – Pan AmericanAbstractThis paper discusses the integration of an automated neural network-based visioninspection system with robots to detect and report IC lead defects on-line. The visionsystem consists of custom software that contains a neural network database for eachIC to be inspected on a PCB. The vision system uses gray scale images and a singlelayer neural network with three outputs based on defect

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ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Dale Litwhiler

Session 3548 A Simple Software and Hardware System Solution for Process Measurement and Control in Engineering Technology Student Design Projects Dale H. Litwhiler Penn State Berks-LehighValley CollegeAbstractMany design projects conceived by engineering technology students involve using a computer tocontrol some form of physical process. These hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) projects involvemaking measurements of some physical quantities, processing the measured data, and producingcontrol signals based on the processed data. Choosing the

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Horacio Sosa; Vladimir Genis

imaging pulse, pulse duration, pulse repetition frequency,cross section of the ultrasound beam, the axial distance between the transmitter andreceiver/reflector, and the thickness of the material.The work in the laboratory enhances the fundamentals taught in the classroom sessions. Animportant objective of this laboratory is to improve the students’ knowledge on data gathering,the identification of sources leading to erroneous measurements, and proficiency incommunication skills. To this end, a concise written report clearly describing procedures andresults is required within seven days after completion of the lab. Students work individually andin teams on projects drawn from several areas of technological interest.Upon completion of this

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

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Aaron Blicblau

Promotion of Final Year Capstone Projects Aaron S Blicblau School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, AustraliaIntroductionIn many engineering courses around the world one of the key aspects required of the studentsis that they complete an independent project in their final year of studies. Project work is nowconsidered to be an important part of an engineer’s training4-6. Students enrolled in their finalyear of mechanical engineering at Swinburne University of Technology are required toundertake and complete a final year project (major capstone project). Students may select aproject from a list

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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Scott Kiefer

Session #2004-556 Project Oriented Course in Mechatronics Scott Kiefer Tri-State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a multi-disciplinary, hands-on, project oriented course in mechatronics.The course relied almost entirely on active learning techniques using student project work, andincluded the development of oral and written communication skills. Student and facultyassessment of the learning objectives of this course are included in the paper.Although open to all engineering and technology students, the mechatronics course wascomposed of two

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Evans; Ronald Welch

Session 3215 Undergraduate Independent Study Research Projects Ronald W. Welch, Mark D. Evans United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a senior independent study course used successful by the ABET-AccreditedCivil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA) that is believed togreatly enhance the academic program. The three general project types of independent studyprojects available are service-based, competition-based, and research-based. The mix of theseopen-ended projects usually ensures that each student can list a minimum of 3-5

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson

Session 2625 Service-Learning in Capstone Design Projects: Emphasizing Reflection Patricia Brackin, J. Darrell Gibson Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractService-learning offers opportunities for students to help their community whiledemonstrating ABET EC 2000 criteria. This paper gives a brief introduction to servicelearning concepts and then focuses on methods to increase student reflectionIntroductionService learning projects are typically sponsored by a community partner and givestudents the opportunity to interact with

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Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Darnell Austin

Session 3250 Lessons Learned from Capstone Projects Darnell Austin California State University, Fresno and University of the PacificIntroduction Capstone or senior projects present students with an opportunity to learn from theexperience of putting their technology lessons in to practice. This paper reviews some of thetheories of learning from these experiential activities as well as provides some methods andexamples for working with the students in these activities.Picking the project One of the foremost educational theorists, John Dewey defined several ways of thinkingsuch as imagination, belief and stream of consciousness. He contended that learning

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Education by Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Rand; Don Bowie; Donald Peter; Anthony Donaldson

to prepare their business counterparts to make the same kind of presentation on oneof their projects or some technical principle of electrical engineering. These experiences providepowerful ”hands-on” venues in which students from differing disciplines are exposed to thediverse vocabularies and modes of thinking representative of actual professional workingenvironments . This paper provides the basic classroom/workshop/laboratory activities that wereundertaken, an indication of the educational experiences involved, a sampling of student verbalfeedback, and future expansion considerations for this multidisciplinary interaction.Intr oduction: Industr ial InvolvementSince it’s inception in 1985, Seattle Pacific University’s (SPU) Electrical

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

at the University of New Haven. Through this course, a key componentof the Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral, seeks to promote higherretention rates, increase student motivation and begin a confidence-building transition toprofessional practice.Project management concepts are integrated for application by students to projectactivities. Thus students develop the project and self-management skills required tosuccessfully plan and implement selected projects within budgetary and time constraintsusing Microsoft Project. Projects use LabVIEW programming1 for data acquisition andcontrol and CAD tools for technical communication of design information. Students gainproficiency in each of these areas as they are applied to a series of

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Parten

Session 1824 Embedded Microprocessors in a Project Laboratory Micheal Parten Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionElectrical and Computer Engineering students have a need to be able to design and build systemswith embedded microprocessors. They also need to be able to become familiar with differentprocessors. There are many different ways to teach microprocessors and their applications. AtTexas Tech University this goal is accomplished through a number of laboratories and courses.Students first

Conference Session

Provocative Presentations & Lunch

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ikhlaq Sidhu

Sessions Number: 2454 ROI Projection Results for E-Portfolios Ikhlaq Sidhu, Ali Yassine, Sahail Shariff Technology Entrepreneur Center Department of General Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois, USA Page 9.1075.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stani Vlasseva; Valentin Razmov

Session 1793 Feedback Techniques for Project-based Courses Valentin Razmov, Stani Vlasseva Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington, Seattle { valentin, stani } @ cs.washington.eduAbstractFeedback is important for student learning, yet many instructors are rightly concerned about thetime they spend giving feedback, especially if they cannot tell whether it is used or ignored bythe students. Similarly, instructors can benefit from student feedback, yet to achieve this,effective mechanisms for

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ken Alford

Session 3125 Multidisciplinary Computer Science Design Projects Kenneth L. Alford United States Military AcademyIntroduction1By its very nature, engineering represents an integrative and multidisciplinary experience. Intheir senior year, students majoring in computer science at the United States Military Academyat West Point, New York are required to take two multidisciplinary senior project design courses.Each course is 3.0 credit hours with a 0.5 credit lab. These courses are part of an ABET-accredited computer science

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

Session 2548 Sophomore Project/Capstone Course Glenn R. Blackwell ECET - Purdue University West Lafayette, IN blackwell@purdue.eduabstract:This paper describes a new project course in ECET at Purdue University. It is a course taken bystudents in their 4th semester of the 2+2 ECET program, and may be considered a capstonecourse for the AS degree. In it the students must work with a time plan, and must follow adesign guide that has them combine both analog and digital