Early ArrivalsASEE Southeastern Section
2001 Annual Meeting
Conference Program
Abstracts presented at the conference without a full length paper are shown in italics and are not included in this proceedings.
Early ArrivalsConference Registration
Room 204 LeTellier Hall-The Citadel
Early Bird CruiseCharleston Harbor Cruise on Schooner "Pride"
Limited to the first 49 applicants
Other options available for those who choose not to go on "Pride"
6:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Registration (Noon to 5:00 pm)Registration at Holiday Inn Riverview
Conference Registration at LeTellier Hall Room 204, The Citadel
WorkshopsAssessment: Closing the Loop
Eleanor W. Nault, Clemson University
Michael Leonard, Clemson University
LeTellier Hall Room 203
1:00 pm to 3:00 pmMATHCAD (Getting Started)
John A. Murden, The Citadel
LeTellier Hall Room 206
1:00 pm to 3:00 pmSTEP UP Your Teaching with STYLE
Teresa Larkin-Hein, American University
Dan D. Budny, University of Pittsburgh
LeTellier Hall Room 210
1:00pm to 4:30 pmMATHCAD As a Programming Language (Advanced Features)
John A. Murden, The Citadel
LeTellier Hall Room 206
3:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Conference Reception (6:00 pm to 9:00 pm)The Sunday Reception will be held at the recently constructed South Carolina Aquarium in downtown Charleston. The reception will consist of barbecue provided by Sticky Fingers followed by on your own tour of the Aquarium.
Conference Registration (7:00 am to 10:00
am)204 LeTellier Hall, The Citadel
Opening and Keynote Session (8:45 am to
9:30 am)Room 117 Copley Auditorium, Grimsley Hall
Opening Remarks
Thomas R. Dion, President
BGEN. Harrison S. Carter, VPAA, The Citadel
Introduction of Speaker: Dennis J. Fallon, Conference Site Coordinator
John A. Weese, Regents Professor, Texas A&M University, Immediate Past President of ASEE
Morning Break (9:30 am to 9:45 am)Refreshments on second floor of LeTellier Hall
Technical Session 1 (9:45 am to 11:45 am)
Moderator: Thomas E. Murphy, Georgia Southern University
"Electric Circuit Analysis Using Pspice and Voltage Maps",
Russell Puckett, Texas A&M University"Comparison of Solving Electromagnetic Field Problems with Computer Using Matlab and Maple Software",
Jeng-Nan Juang, Mercer University"LabVIEW in the Electronics Lab"
Mark McKinney, The Citadel"A Contribution to the Setting Up of Technical Cooperative Learning: An Experience in Technological Matters",
Marc Barraco, Ma. Angels Adria-Casas, Ricard Torres-Camara, Pere Suria-Llado, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Moderator: Barbara B. Thomas, Southern Polytechnic State University
"Statistical Evaluation of a "Boot Camp" Course for Preparing Students for Success in a FORTRAN Programming Class",
Ken Christensen, Hiroshi Fujinoki, Dewey Rundus, University of South Florida"Why Use Usability Laboratories in Software Design Curriculums? Why not?",
Barbara B. Thomas, Southern Polytechnic State University"Curriculum Impact of the Maturing Software Engineering Profession",
Sheryl L. Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University
Moderator: Richard O. Mines, Mercer University
"Reaching and Teaching through 'The Matrix': Using Film to Approach the Formidable in Engineering Meta-ethics",
Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia"Multidisciplinary Design: Established Practices and New Initiatives in the SUCCEED Coalition"
David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University"Teamwork in Engineering Education--Know the SCORE",
John W. Peeples, The Citadel"Capstone Design Course with Industry Collaboration",
Cecelia M. Wigal, Robert T. Bailey, and Ronald U. Goulet, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"Peer Evaluation in Senior Engineering Design",
Robert T. Bailey, Cecelia M. Wigal, and Ronald U. Goulet, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Moderator, Kenneth P. Brannan, The Citadel
"Undergraduate Summer Research in Structural Engineering",
Norb Delatte, University of Alabama at Birmingham"Enhancing the Teaching of Moment Distribution Analysis Using a Spreadsheet"
Karen C. Chou, The University of Tennessee"Introducing Engineering Management into Construction--A Five-Year Retrospective",
Paul Chinowsky and Gena Abraham, Georgia Institute of Technology"A Convenient Fortran Software for Teaching Moment Distribution Method in Structural Analysis Course",
Duc Nguyen,and Jae-Soo Shim, Old Dominion University;,and Kyung Hee University"The Master's Degree: Is it Time for it to be the First Professional degree in Civil Engineering?",
Harry C. Saxe, The Citadel
Moderator: Beth Todd, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
"Gender Stereotyping in the Engineering Workplace",
Mary L. Cummings, Virginia Polytechnic Institute"Girl Scout Engineering Day",
Beth A. Todd, Kristin L. Wilson, and Stormy L. Speer, The University of Alabama"Adventures in Computers, Engineering, and Space (ACES)",
Claire McCullough, Neslihan Alp, Kathy Winters, Tom Patty, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Julie Sanders, Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga"One-semester Abroad Study in Engineering Education",
Fazil T. Najafi and Sutharin Pathomvanich, University of Florida"Engineering Education in the United Arab Emirates",
Kamal Ali, University. of Southern Mississippi"EUREKA: a Program for Rising 8th and 9th Grade Girls",
Sandy Wood, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Moderator: John W. Lipscomb, University of Southern Mississippi
"Solving Radiation Heat Transfer Using Visual BASIC Programming",
Pu Sen Yeh, Jacksonville State University"Development of the Capstone Design Experience in a Rural, Regional University",
Theodore D. Thiede and Scott R. Hickman, Murray State University"Interactive Mathematical Modeling Using Graphical Programming",
Raghu B. Korrapati and Nikunja K. Swain, Webster University"Maximizing Retention in Engineering/Engineering Technology",
Elaine L. Craft, South Carolina Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence"Engineering Materials and Technology Resources on CD ROM",
James A. Jacobs, Norfork State University"Professional Ethics Education in Engineering and Engineering Technology",
John W. Lipscomb and Eyler R. Coates, University of Southern Mississippi
Luncheon (12:00 pm to 1:30 pm)Regimental Commander's Riverview Room, Coward Hall
Technical Session 2 (1:45 pm to 3:15 pm)
Moderator: Charles Knight, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Web-Based Presentation of Course Objectives Across an Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Degree Program",
Joey K. Parker and Charles L. Karr, The University of Alabama"Raising the Ship: Using Engineering Graduate Students Rather than English TAs to Teach Writing to Undergraduate Engineers",
Michael Alley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"Computational Paradigms in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Education",
B. Keith Hodge and W.G. Steele, Mississippi State University"Uncertainty Analysis and Its Role in Experimentation",
B. Keith Hodge, Mississippi State University; and Don H. Morris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"Analytical and Numerical Methods: A Beneficial Combination",
Loren B. S. Sumner and William M. Moses, Mercer University
Moderator: Pat Devens, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Can Our Engineering Students Estimate?",
Ted Branoff, Aaron C. Clark, and William M. Waters, Jr., North Carolina State University"Student Achievement in Learning CAD and Course Content in Introductory Engineering Graphics Courses at North Carolina State University",
Alice Scales and Barbara Kirby, North Carolina State University"Using CADKEY to Solve Intersections of Lateral Surface Solids",
Frank M. Croft, The Ohio State University"Using Class Projects to Develop a Digital Library of Case Studies",
Shih-Liang Wang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Moderator: Laura Lackey, Mercer University
"An 'Introduction to Engineering' Course for the Purpose of Student Retention and Recruitment at the University of South Alabama",
Edmund Tsang, Robert Foley, Paul Darring, and James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama"The Citadel 101 Freshman Initiative",
Kenneth P. Brannan, J.A. Murden, R.H. Stout, D.J. Fallon, and W.J. Davis, The Citadel"Grade Forecasting as a Motivational Tool for Freshmen Students",
S. Michael Wells, Tennessee Technological University"Virginia Tech's Freshman Engineering Program",
Jeffrey B. Connor and J.C. Malzahn Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"The Freshman Seminar: Transition from High School to College",
Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Michael H. Woo, The Citadel
"May I Have the Envelope Please: Surveys of Recent Grads and Their Employers",
Jack Page, Virginia Military Institute"Saving Time, Tempers, And Tears: A Quantified Method Of Assessment In Engineering Education",
Scott A. Yost, University of Kentucky; A. Philips, P. Palazolo, University of Memphis"Revising a Civil Engineering Curriculum at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga",
Joseph O. Owino and Ewin P. Foster, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"Integrated Assessment for Geotechnical Engineering Educational Technology",
Timothy R. Wyatt, Applied Research Associates, Inc."Engineering-Specific On-Line Course: Pros and Cons and Lessons Learned",
Jaewan Yoon, Mujde Erten-Unal, and William A. Drewry, Old Dominion University
Moderator: James K. Nelson, Clemson University
"High-Tech Buildings: Lessons Learned from the F.W. Olin Advanced Engineering Complex",
Wade H. Shaw, Jr., J. Richard Newman, and Jason A. Ball, Florida Institute of Technology"Retention of the 1994 Freshman Class: a Six-year Longitudinal Study",
Charles D. Haynes, The University of Alabama"Partnership in Engineering Education",
Fazil T. Najafi and Rajarajan Subramanian, University of Florida"An Internet-Based Approach for Multi-University Course Offerings",
Jeff Frolik and Tom Weller, Tennessee Technological University"Proven New Technology Transfer Initiatives Hasten Research Implementation",
Fazil T. Najafi and D. Gibson Peaslee, University of Florida
Afternoon Break (3:15 pm to 3:30 pm)Refreshments on second floor of LeTellier Hall
Technical Session 3 (3:30 pm to 5:00pm)
Moderator: Mark McKinney, The Citadel
"Choosing a Telecommunications Curriculum for Electrical Engineering Technology"
Walter E. Thain, Thomas Fallon, and Jeffery Wagner, Southern Polytechnic State University"Hands-On Inventive Solutions in Engineering Design",
Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University"Explaining Convolution Using MATLAB",
Thomas E. Murphy, Georgia Southern University"A Simple Multi-Axis Stepper Motor Controller Using a PC Parallel Port",
Paul J. Wilder, James D. McBrayer, and Kenneth A. Woechan, University of Southern Mississippi
Moderator: Ken Christensen, University of South Florida
"The Brookmaster: A Software Teaching Game with a Purposeful Action Framework",
Prem S. Chopra and Virgil A. Thomason, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"Developing the Communications Skills of Engineering Undergraduates: Program Models that Meet the Needs of Students, Institutions, and Industry",
Deanna Rogers, Elisabeth Alford, and Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte"Using Personality Inventories to Help Form Teams for Software Engineering Class Projects",
Rebecca H. Rutherfoord, Southern Polytechnic State University"The Educational Quest of Capturing Effort in Programming",
Briana B. Morrison and Barbara Bernal Thomas, Southern Polytechnic State University
Moderator: Gary Johnsey, University of Southern Mississippi
"Role of True-False Tests In Engineering Education",
Laura W. Lackey, Mercer University, and W. Jack Lackey, Georgia Institute of Technology"Successfully Applying the Supplemental Instruction Model to Sophomore-level Engineering Courses",
Catherine M. Blat, Stephen Myers, Kathleen Nunnally, and Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte"Purposeful Action: A Synergy of Management with Ethics",
Prem S. Chopra and Virgil Thomason, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"Creating Virtual Classroom Using NexPrise Software Package",
Mark Rajai, East Tennessee State University"Incentives for Students To Pay Attention In Class",
Michael H. Woo, The Citadel
Moderator: Peter Hoadley, Virginia Military Institute
"Send a Kid to Camp, the Engineering Way",
John E. Riester, Virginia Military Institute"Student Skill-Building Using Internet Resources",
Fazil T. Najafi and Daniel C. Dobson, University of Florida"A Study of Engineering Students Interaction with Distributed Virtual Reality in the Classroom",
Tulio Sulbaran and Nelson C. Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology"Learning Statics with Multimedia",
Samruam Tongtoe, The Citadel, and Siegfried M. Holzer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Moderator: J.P. Mohsen, University of Louisville
"Surveying Constituents to Assess ABET 2000 Program Outcomes" -Panel Discussion",
Joseph H. Pierce , J.P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Eleanor W. Nault, and Mike Leonard, Clemson University
Awards Banquet (6:30 pm to 9:00 pm)The awards banquet will feature South Carolina State Senator Glen McConnell, an expert on the Civil War, who will present a talk on historical significant of the CSA Hunley and its recovery from the Charleston Harbor.
Conference Registration (7:30 am to 10:00
am)204 LeTellier Hall, The Citadel
Technical Session 4 (8:45 am to 10:15 am)
Moderator: Joey Parker, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
"Visualizing Plane Stress and Plane Strain",
Christopher D. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University"Using Classical Concepts to Motivate Modern Mechanism Analysis and Synthesis Methods",
Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee at Martin"Computer Based Instrumentation: Hands-On and Remote Operation",
Jim Henry and Masoud Naghedolfeizi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"A Modern Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Laboratory",
Charles Knight and Gary McDonald, University of Chattanooga"Development of an Interactive Laboratory Experience for Distance Education in Non-Destructive Evaluation",
David E. Hintenlang, The University of Florida
Moderator: Beth Todd, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
"Raising Computer Competency of Freshman Engineering Students",
Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University"UNIX and High-level Language Education Using Windows Operating Systems",
Mitch A. Thornton and R.W. Skeith, Mississippi State University"Mississippi State University--Freshman Computer Initiative, Phase II",
Mary A. Jasper and Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University"Can't decide? Use them all!",
Gary Johnsey, University of Southern Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Henry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Self-Assessment of A Pre-College Program and Student Feedback on the Curricula at Tuskegee University",
S. Keith Hargrove, L. Burge, and E. Sheppard, Tuskegee University"A Solution to the 'I-Never-Do-the-Text-Reading-Assignment' Problem",
Robert I. Gray, Mercer University"A Beneficial Tool for Learning in College Leveled Classes",
Fazil T. Najafi and Sofia M. Vidalis, University of Florida"An Innovative Faculty Workshop that Illustrates the Use of Case Studies to Bring Real-World Issues into Engineering Classrooms",
P.K. Raju and Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University"Computer Supported Generative Learning",
Elizabeth Adams, Mohamed Eltoweissy, and Hossain Heydari, James Madison UniversityTBA,
Stephen T. Adams
Moderator: John A. Murden, The Citadel
"PowerPoint Presentations: Do They Really Work?",
Richard O. Mines, Mercer University"A Little Prozac To Wash Down Those Fluids? Integrating Educational Psychology With Engineering Education",
Scott A. Yost, University of Kentucky; and Anna P. Phillips, University of Memphis"Collaborative Learning in a Design Course",
Terry A. Weigel, University of Louisville"Engineering Management for Undergraduates",
W. Jeff Davis and Dennis Fallon, The Citadel
Moderator: Charles Haynes
"Professional Accreditation of Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Engineering-Related Programs", 1932-2000,
Richard G. Denning, University of Central Florida"Departmental Assessment Planning: One Example",
Dennis J. Fallon, The Citadel"Using the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination as an Outcomes Assessment Tool",
Michael D. Shannon, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying"Addressing ABET Non-Technical Requirements: Writing and Communication Portfolios in Engineering at Virginia Tech",
Eric Pappas, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"A Framework for Assessment Data Management",
Jim C. Harden and Michael G. Lane, Mississippi State University
Morning Break (10:15 am to 10:30 am)Refreshments on second floor of LeTellier Hall
Technical Session 5 (10:30 am to 12:00 pm)
Moderator: B.K. Hodge, Mississippi State University
"The Use of Mathcad In A Graduate Level Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Class",
Louay M. Chamra, Stephen T. McClain, and Soon-Seng Tang, Mississippi State University"The Mini-Lab Round Robin: The Alternative To Demonstration Labs",
Ronald U. Goulet and Joseph Owino, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"A Multiple Issue Design Project",
Devdas M. Pai and G.J. Filatovs, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University"Computer Based Design Project of an Energy Recovery System",
Prakash R. Damshala, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Moderator:
"Enhancing the Educational Process Through a Supplemental Reading Initiative",
Stanley F. Bullington and Allen G. Greenwood, Mississippi State University"Systems Engineering Senior Design Project: Phased Teaching Method (PTM)",
Peggy S. Brouse, Georgia Southern University"An Industrial Controls Course Sequence for Manufacturing Engineering Technology",
Scott Southall, The University of Memphis"Design and Manufacturing Curriculum in Industrial Engineering at Mercer University",
R. Radharanaman, Mercer University
Moderator:
"Teaching Problem Solving",
Peter W. Hoadley, Virginia Military Institute"From the Classroom and Beyond: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning",
Alix G. Darden and Suzanne Mabrouk, The Citadel"The Communication Connection: What Engineering Firms Wish Academicians Knew",
Angela Williams, The Citadel"Collaborative Projects in the Multi-Major Engineering Communication Classroom",
John Brocato, Mississippi State University"Using Writing as a Teaching Tool in Science and Engineering",
Dan Budny and Teresa Larkin-Hein, University of Pittsburg
Moderator: Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida
"Introduction of Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology to Improve Instruction in the Course 'Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)",
Michael D. Anderson and Adam B. Sandlin, The University of Alabama at Huntsville"Multicampus Multidisciplinary Curriculum Development in Transportation Engineering",
Norb Delatte, The University of Alabama; Michael Anderson and Kathleen Leonard, The University of Alabama at Huntsville; and John McFadden, The University of Alabama"Development of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Management with a Concentration in Construction Management at Christian Brothers University",
Eugene McGinnis, Neal F. Jackson and Siripong Malasri, Christian Brothers University"Including Geomatics as an Essential Element of the Civil Engineering Curriculum",
Wayne A. Sarasua, Clemson University, and W. Jeff Davis, The Citadel
Moderator: Thomas R. Dion, The Citadel
"Author's Liability--A Panel Discussion",
Thomas R. Dion, The Citadel; James H. Suddeth, First Carolina Insurance Associates, Inc.; James E. Chellis, Chellis & Frampton, LLP; and Glenna D. Dake, First Media Insurance Specialists, Inc.
Section Business Luncheon (12:00 pm)Regimental Commander's Riverview Room, Coward Hall
Conference Adjourned (1:30 pm)