AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION


Conference Program & Book of Abstracts

 “Educating Engineering for the Informational Age”

Southeastern Section Annual Meeting

April 4-6, 2004

Auburn University Hotel * Auburn, Alabama

 

 

 

Conference Program & Book of Abstracts

ASEE Southeastern Section 2004 Annual Meeting

April 4-6, 2004

Auburn University Hotel * Auburn, Alabama

 

“Educating Engineering for the Informational Age”

 

Hosted by:

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

 

Book of Abstracts

Edited by

Barbara Bernal Thomas

Southern Polytechnic State University

 

Conference Proceedings

Edited by

Barbara Bernal Thomas

Southern Polytechnic State University


 

 

Members of the Executive Board

 

Unit Officers
  • Administrative Unit
    Chair: Ken Brannan
    Vice-Chair: Fazil Najafi
    Secretary: Richard Denning
  • Instructional Unit
    Chair: Tulio Sulbaran
    Vice-Chair: Cecelia Wigal
    Secretary: Keith Plemmons
  • Research Unit
    Chair: Claire McCullough
    Vice-Chair: Paul Wilder
    Secretary: Randy Buchanan

 

Division Officers
  • Bioengineering
    Chair: William Lee
    Vice-Chair: Renee Rogge
    Secretary: Fazil Najafi
  • Chemical Engineering
    Chair: Donald Visco
    Vice-Chair: Fazil Najafi
    Secretary: Loren Sumner 
  • Civil Engineering
    Chair: Joseph Owino
    Vice-Chair: Yusuf Mehta
    Secretary: Sofia Vidalis
  • Computer Engineering and Technology
    Chair: Dan Kohn
    Vice-Chair: Gary Johnsey 
    Secretary: J.W. Bruce
  • Electrical Engineering
    Chair: Randy Buchanan
    Vice-Chair: Chris B. Effiong
    Secretary: Claire McCullough
  • Engineering Design Graphics
    Chair: Alice Scales
    Vice-Chair: Ted_Branoff
    Secretary: Aaron Clark
  • Engineering Technology
    Chair: John Lipscomb
    Vice-Chair: Robert Dreyer
    Secretary: Pamela Frinzi
  • Industrial Engineering
    Chair: Joan Burtner
    Vice-Chair: 
    Secretary: Dennis Kulenda
  • Mechanical Engineering
    Chair: Robert LeMaster
    Vice-Chair: Chris Emplaincourt
    Secretary: Tord Dennis
  • Software Engineering
    Chair: David Dampier
    Vice-Chair: Barbara Thomas
    Secretary: Sheryl L. Duggins

ASEE Southeastern Section 2004 Annual Meeting
Conference Program

Educating Engineering for the Informational Age

Sunday, 4 April 2004

9:00-12:00 PM
1:00-6:00 PM

Registration

2:00-3:40 PM

Workshop   Meeting Room A

Facilator: Thomas Dion

 

"Design, Implementation, and Assessment of High Performance Learning Environment: A Two-Hour Workshop" by Dr. Pedro Arce

3:40-4:00 PM

Break

 

 

 

4:00-5:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:00-5:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:00-5:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:00-5:20 PM

Technical Session 1(Sunday 1): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Electrical Engineering Division   Meeting Room A

Moderator: Jerry Walker         

1. Education on CMOS RF Circuit Reliability by Jiann S. Yuan. (2004015*Abstract is different title)

2. Using Power System Protection to Promote Careers in Engineering (2004137)

3. The Case for Using a Circuit-Analysis Emphasis When Introducing Students to Transistor Problems by L. Brent Jenkins. (2004051)

4. Is PSPICE Applicable Across the ECE Curriculum? by William C. Dillard. (2004052)

  • Mechanical Engineering Division   Meeting Room B

Moderator: Chris Emplaincourt

1. The "Walk-Around Quiz": A Novel Approach to Assessing Student Performance by Timothy Wayne Mays. (2004009)

2. Applying Modern Tools in a Traditional Dynamics Course by Ronald Goulet. (2004016)

3. The Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) Program (2004042)

4. Developing Innovative Multimedia Instructional Modules for Control Flow Theory by Raluca I. Rosca, David Mikolaitis, Norman Fitz-Coy, Ligia Carvallo. (2004049)

  • Engineering Technology Division   Meeting Room C

Moderator: Saeed Foroudastan           

1. Trend of Technology in Engineering Education by Ehsan Sheybani. (2004022)

2. Born to Teach with Technology? by Scott Tippens (2004036)

3. Capstone Design Projects: More than a Matter of Meeting a Program Requirement by Saeed D. Foroudastan. (2004047)

4. Engineering Technology Summer Program for K-12 Students by Saeed D. Foroudastan. (2004048)

  • Chemical Engineering Division   Meeting Room  Comp Lab

Moderator: Dennis Kulonda     

1. The Use of Mathcad in a Convective Heat Transfer Course by B. K. Hodge (2004127)

2. Incorporating Green Engineering Principles into Chemical Process Design by Samuel A. Morton III, Robert M. Counce, John R. Collier. (2004134)

3. Mental Mastery and Engineering Peak Performance (2004903)

 

4:00-6:00 PM

Executive Board Meeting

6:30-8:30 PM

Welcome Reception - Jule Colins Art Museum

 

Monday, 5 April 2004

6:30-1:00 PM

Registration

7:20-8:00 AM

Breakfast and Business Meetings Meeting Room A, B, D, Comp Lab

  • Administrative Unit
  • Instructional Unit
  • Campus Reps

8:00-9:20 AM

Opening Session

  • Welcome: Dennis Fallon, President ASEE SE Section
  • Opening Remarks: Dr. Larry Benefield
  • Keynote Address: Col. Jim Voss

9:20-9:40 AM

Break

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

Technical Session 2(Monday 1): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Instructional Unit   Meeting Room A

Moderator: Bob LeMaster       

1. Junk Yards Wars, Monster Garage, and Student Projects by Robert A. LeMaster. (2004072)

2. Use of Multimedia Instructional Materials to Communicate Technical Issues to Business Students (2004139)

3. Self-Evaluation of Student Learning by John W. Lipscomb. (2004055)

  • Mechanical Engineering Division   Meeting Room B

Moderator: David Farrow        

1. Engineering Education as an Information Processing Feedback Control System (2004085)

2. Embracing Complexity in Engineering Education at Southeastern Universities by James Russell, Michelle Maher, Nadia Craig, Wally Peters. (2004103)

3. Educating for the 'Out-Sourcing & Out-sourced' Workplace by M. Javed Khan. (2004136)

  • Software Engineering Division   Meeting Room  C 

Moderator: Udai Kudikyala

1. Using Information Technology Resources to Share Engineering Knowledge in the Information Age by Tulio Sulbaran, Wade Baker. (2004030)

2. BSSE at MSU: The First Accredited Software Engineering Bachelor's Degree in a Public University by David A. Dampier. (2004064)

3. Information Communications in Software Projects by Frank Tsui. (2004004)

  • Computer / Electrical Engineering Division   Meeting Room Comp Lab

Moderator: Ehsan Sheybani

1. Augmenting the Technology Classroom with 3rd Party, Online Classes (2004058)

2. The Impact of Ownership on Student Performance and Attitudes in a Microcontroller-based Robot Laboratory by William Dillard. (2004053)

3. A Freeware-Based Antenna Simulation Exercise by L. Brent Jenkins. (2004056)

10:40-11:00 AM

Break

 

11:00-12:20 AM

 

 

11:00-12:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 AM

Technical Session 3(Monday 2): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Chemical Engineering Division Meeting Room A

Moderator: Priscilla Hill           

1. Improving Student Evaluations by Demonstrating Concern for Students by Donald P. Visco. (2004013)

2. Facilitating Cross-Disciplinary Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at The Citadel by Kenneth P. Brannan, Suzanne T. Mabrouk, Alix G. Darden, Virginia M. Deroma, Russell O. Hilleke, Kristy Y. Johnson, Dennis J. Fallon. (2004120)

3. Teaching Chemical Engineering Courses with Workbook Strategy by Yasar Demirel. (2004014)

4. Team Member Selection: A Functional-Based Approach by Sharon G. Sauer, Pedro E. Arce. (2004068)

  • Computer Engineering Division   Meeting Room B

Moderator: Dan Kohn

1. Laboratory Internships Enhance Learning Environment for Students by Randy K. Buchanan and Jerry Walker. (2004108)

2. Using Home Based Servers to Create Course Web Presence by Daniel E. Kohn. (2004091)

3. Declarative Algorithms for Language Theory by Juan Carlos Guzman. (2004113)

4. Model Driven Development: Implementing a New Software Development Paradigm in Computer Science and Engineering Courses by John B. Bowles and Caroline M Eastman. (2004131)

  • Instructional Unit Meeting Room C

Moderator: Cecelia Wigal        

1. Instruction for Communicating in the Information Age by Cecelia M. Wigal. (2004006)

2. A Comparative Study of Traditional Instruction Versus Experimental Instruction by Cordelia Magalene Brown, Arthur J. Brodersen. (2004097)

3. Using Reverse Engineering in the Classroom to Teach Creativity (2004001)

4. Incorporating Hands-On Experiences in a First Course in Automatic Controls in the Information Age by David E. Farrow. (2004027)

  • Civil Engineering Division Meeting Room Comp Lab

Moderator: Thomas Dion / Michael Woo         

1. New Civil Engineering Curriculum by Sofia M. Vidalis, Fazil T. Najafi. (2004023)

2. Educating Civil Engineers for the Information Age Using a Focus Group for Curriculum Assessment by Thomas R. Dion, Dennis J. Fallon. (2004017)

3. Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams Made Easy Using the "Continuous Segment Method" by Timothy Wayne Mays. (2004010)

4. Rethinking Capstone Courses in Civil Engineering: A Response to ABET 2003-2004 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs by W.J. Davis, T.W. Mays, J.K. Plemmons. (2004011)

12:20-1:40 PM

Conference Lunch at the Ballroom A - Left

  •  Presentation of Thomas Evans Outstanding Instructional Paper

 

 

 

2:00-3:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-3:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-3:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-3:20 PM

Technical Session 4(Monday 3): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Electrical Engineering Division  Meeting Room A

Moderator: Dan Garcia

1. Developing Student Electromagnetic Intuition by Daniel P. Garcia. (2004081)

2. Industry Teaming for Graduate Course Development: A New RFIC Course Sequence at the University of South Florida by Thomas Weller, Lawrence Dunleavy, Brittin Kane, Jim Paviol, Mike Wyatt. (2004088)

3. Making It Real: Complex Specification-Based Projects for VLSI, VHDL, and Capstone Design by Charles E. Stroud. (2004089)

4. Using Video Solutions as an Instructional Aid in Teaching Introductory Engineering Circuit Analysis by R. M. Nelms, R. F. Halpin. (2004098)

  • Engineering Graphics Division  Meeting Room B

Moderator: Alice Scales          

1. VisTE: Visualization for Technology Education; An Outreach Program for Engineering Graphics Education by Aaron C. Clark, Eric N. Wiebe, Julie Petlick, Miriam Ferzli. (2004060)

2. Profile of the Learning Style of Students Taking Engineering Graphics Courses at NC State University by Alice Y. Scales. (2004050)

3. Undergraduate Distributed Collaborative Engineering Project using CAD, CAE, and PLM tools by Tord W. Dennis, Robert E. Fulton. (2004073)

4. Using LEGO® Group Projects to Increase Student Understanding of Constraint-Based Solid Modeling and Other Engineering Graphics Concepts by Theodore J. Branoff. (2004018)

  • Instructional Unit  Meeting Room C

Moderator: Laura Lackey        

1. Ethics in the NanoInformation Age by Rosalyn W. Berne. (2004005)

2. Classroom Experience with the Challenger Case Study: Design of Field Joint for STS 51-L by Laura W. Lackey, Helen M. Grady. (2004028)

3. A Framework for Critical Thinking by J. K. Plemmons, A.G. Darden. (2004031)

  • Civil Engineering Division Meeting Room Comp Lab

Moderator: Kevin Bower / Keith Plemmons     

1. Nine Years of Engineering Educators: The Foundation Sequence in Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis by Paul J. Palazolo, Anna Phillips-Lambert, Charles V. Camp. (2004039)

2. Practical Training in the Curriculum of the Civil Engineering Education by Patricio Tapia, Kitti Manokhoon, Fazil Najafi. (2004061)

3. Improving the Learning Process of Environmental Engineering Laboratory by Dennis D. Truax. (2004092)

3:20-3:40 PM

Break

 

 

 

3:40-5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:40-5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:40-5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:40-5:00 PM

Technical Session 5(Monday 4): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Bioengineering / Mechanical Engineering Division Meeting Room A

Moderator: Rene Rogge          

1. Addressing Legal Issues in the Biomedical Engineering Curriculum (2004029)

2. A Student-led Approach to Teaching Advanced Biomechanics by Renee D. Rogge. (2004041)

3. Dynamic Effect of Prismatic Joint Inertia on Planar Kinematic Chain by Eleonor D. Stoenescu, Dan B. Marghitu. (2004118)

4. Graduate Student Education Through Collaboration Between Engineering School and A Chiropractic School (2004111)

  • Computer / Industrial Engineering Division Meeting Room B

Moderator: Kamal Ali  

1. Educating Engineers On-Line: Strategies and Lessons Learned by Patricia D. Carden, Thomas E. Carden. (2004045)

2. Educating Engineers for the Information Age: How Exposure to Information Age Tools in the Classroom Prepares Students for the Information Age by Scott Schultz and Joan Burtner. (2004008)

3. Using OPNET in a Computer Networks Class at Mercer University (2004069)

  • Graphical Engineering Division Meeting Room C

Moderator: Aaron Clark          

1. Effect of Computer Animation on Spatial Visualization Skills by William J. Hart. (2004087)

2. Incorporating LabVIEW with Traditional Circuit Analysis by Randy K. Buchanan, Giancarlo Milano. (2004107)

3. Design, Manufacturing, Measurement, and Reverse Engineering in Undergraduate Engineering Education by R. Radharamanan. (2004130)

 

·         Civil / Electrical Engineering Division Meeting Room Comp Lab

Moderator: Chris Effiong         

1. Arches: A Neglected Topic in Structural Analysis Courses by Luis A. Godoy. (2004135)

2. Laboratory Technology for Educating Engineers in the Wireless Information Age (2004114)

3. Software Radio: A Platform for Graduate Research in the Wireless Age (2004115)

4. A Design Method for Simultaneous 3-Phase Power Factor Correction of A 3-Phase Unbalanced System (2004123)

5:00-6:00 PM

Free Time

6:00-9:00 PM

Social Hour, Reception and Awards Banquet (Ballroom)

 

Tuesday, 6 April 2004

7:00-10:00 AM

Registration

7:00-8:00 AM

Divisions Business Breakfast  Ballroom A - Left

  •  All Divisions (Election of Chair and Officers)

 

 

8:00-9:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8:00-9:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8:00-9:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8:00-9:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Session 6(Tuesday 1): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Instructional Unit   Meeting Room A

Moderator: Terry Weigal         

1. Online Grading in Structural Engineering by Terence A. Weigel. (2004079)

2. Assessment of the Impact of the Use of Engineering Case Studies in an Undergraduate Ethics Course by Charles R. Glagola. (2004138)

3. Grade Inflation at Georgia Tech by Laura W. Lackey, W. Jack Lackey. (2004034)

 

·         Industrial Engineering Division   Meeting Room B

 

Moderator: Joan Burtner          

1. Engineering Research with Undergraduate Students: Success Stories and Caveats by André J. Butler. (2004037)

2. Consultation Meetings with Industry Experts: A Learning Venue for Process Design (2004046)

3. Business and Engineering Outreach: An Information-age Partnership That Works by William I. Sauser. (2004002)

4. The Adaptation of Six Sigma Methodology to the Engineering Education Enterprise by Joan Burtner. (2004007)

  • Software Engineering Division   Meeting Room C

Moderator: Barbara Bernal Thomas     

1. Software Requirements understanding using Pathfinder Networks as Mental Models by Udai K. Kudikyala , Rayford B. Vaughn, Jr. (2004021)

2. Development of IT-Intensive Science and Technology Instructional Materials to Bring Real-World Issues to 4-H Students (2004025)

3. Experiences in Distance Education for a Graduate Engineering Program by Donald M. Smith, C. H. Pennington. (2004125)

  • Chemical Engineering Division   Meeting Room D

Moderator: Dennis Kulonda     

1. Combining Computer-Aided Statistical Design of Experiments with “Traditional” Design of Experiments to Meet EC2000 Criteria by David R. Mills. (2004020)

2. Engineering Journal Review Process: A Survey of Engineering Journal Editors by Luke T. Miller and Alice E. Smith. (2004080)

3. Growth Models for ChE Departments: Are They Really Useful in Recent Times? A Brief Synopsis by Pedro E. Arce (2004067)

4. A Glimpse of How Freshmen Engineering Students Understand Engineering as a Profession by Susan Codone, Laura Lackey, Helen Grady. (2004099)

 

9:20-9:40 AM

Break

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:40-10:40 AM

Technical Session 7(Tuesday 2): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Instructional Unit   Meeting Room A

Moderator: Keith Plemmons    

1. Integrating Project Based Learning and Multimedia into the Classroom by Matthew A. Dettman. (2004104)

2. The Impact of Integrating Ethics Across the Curriculum on Students by Salame Amr. (2004075)

3. Reaching 6th through 8th Grade Students through the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Teachers Program by Alice E. Smith, Cynda Fickert, Mark Jones. (2004035)

  • Electrical Engineering Division   Meeting Room  B

Moderator: Giancarlo Milano   

1. Radio Frequency Identification Sensors by Sheshidher Nyalamadugu, Naveen Soodini, Madhurima Maddela, Subramanian Nambi, Stuart M. Wentworth. (2004132)

2. Auburn University’s Baccalaureate Program in Wireless Engineering by Victor P. Nelson, Richard O. Chapman, Richard C. Jaeger. (2004074)

3. Temperature Distribution in a Cylindrical Core and Coil Assembly with Heat Generation by P. S. Yeh. (2004901)

  • Chemical Engineering Division   Meeting Room  C

Moderator: Susan Codone       

1. Helping 6th Grade Students Prepare for the MathCounts Competition: Omega Chi Epsilon Student Chapter Involvement with the Starkville (2004100)

2. Introducing Technical Articles to Graduate Students Through Active Learning by Priscilla J. Hill. (2004109)

3. Preparing Tomorrow's Entrepreneur: What Must Engineers Know About Finance? by Dennis J. Kulonda, Thomas O'Neal. (2004116)

  • Industrial Engineering Division   Meeting Room  Comp Lab

Moderator: Hodge Jenkins       

1. Collaboration between Industrial Engineering Capstone Design and Engineering Administration Classes by William N. Smyer, Stanley F. Bullington, and Allen G. Greenwood. (2004102)

2. Capstone Design Management Perspectives of Industrially-Trained Faculty by Hodge Jenkins, Laura Moody. (2004094)

3. Engineering Standards 101 by Mary C. Emplaincourt, Richard E. Forbes. (2004062)

10:40-11:00 AM

Break

 

 

11:00-12:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00-12:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Session 8(Tuesday 3): Four Concurrent Sessions

  • Engineering Technology Division   Meeting Room A

Moderator: Masoud Naghedolfeizi / Ali Kamal 

1. Teaching Thinking and Problem Solving in the University Curriculum: A Rationale by Eric Pappas. (2004059)

2. Are Students Graduating with the "Right Stuff"? (2004065)

3. Online Advising Assistant by Kamal S. Ali. (2004076)

  • Industrial Engineering Division   Meeting Room B

Moderator: Joan Burtner          

1. There and Back Again: An Academic’s Adventure in the ‘Real World’ by Laura Moody. (2004086)

2. A Preliminary Investigation of Critical-to-Quality Factors Associated with Student Persistence: Does Confidence Make a Difference? by Joan Burtner, Guerry Backer. (2004090)

3. Case-based Problem-Solving Course Sequence in a Joint Business and Engineering Program (2004096)

  • Software Engineering Division   Meeting Room C

Moderator: Dave Dampier       

1. Integrating Model-Based Verification into Software Design Education by Levent Yilmaz. (2004070)

2. Keeping Track of Course Design: Anadolu University Case by Haluk YAPICIOGLU. (2004078)

3. Creating a Custom Textbook by Stanley J. Reeves, James W. Dally. (2004082)

  • Administrative Unit   Meeting Room Comp Lab

Moderator: Ken Brannan         

1. Who Are Our Students Today? by S. Michael Wells, Kristine Craven. (2004101)

2. Quantifying ABET Assessment of Outcomes by Martin R. Parker, William A. Stapleton. (2004133)

3. Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Information Age by Claire L. McCullough. (2004040)

4. Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of B.S.E.E. Program Outcomes by Devgan, Satinderpaul S., M. Bodruzzaman, M.S. Zein-Sabatto. (2004083)

 

12:20-1:30 PM

Section Annual Business Luncheon and Meeting Ballroom A

1:30 PM

Adjourn