Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter A. Rosati

adopting anIntersession Mechanics text for each of the three years 1993, 1994 and 1995 that was different from thetext used in the Full-time program it was possible to get comparative student opinions of the two texts.Table 1 shows how the Intersession text was different from the Full-time text for each of the three years. The intersession course is an intensive three-week course with lectures and tutorial classes each day.The course instructors and the method of course presentation also changed from year to year. In 1993 the Page 1.317.1 ?@h”-’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michio Tsutsui

‘1 _ —-.. . ..—. Session 2260 : —. . . ..- Meeting the Increasing Need for Internationally Trained Engineers: A Review of Technical Japanese Training in the U.S. Michio Tsutsui University of Washington1. Introduction: the U.S.-Japan Technological Exchange and the Need for Japanese-proficient TechnologistsAs the worfi becomes a borderless economy, technological exchange is rapidly increasing among nations,including the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Brown

university;the “real world” as our students call it lacks such convenient yet constraining walls. In fact, students willgraduate into professional environs where challenges and problems are multi-disciplinary. Practical solutions tosuch problems call for novel combinations of approaches, disciplines, and professions. The growing technological dependence of modern business, government, and society at large contributesto this disjuncture between specialized undergraduate studies and practical professional challenges. In thepresent age “the world we inhabit has become in large part a technological system.” 1 Yet the content of mostundergraduate liberal arts studies scarcely acknowledges this undeniable truism. Conversely, engineers’ role inthe

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhongming Liang

robot. Ray Asfahl discussed the gripping force sensing, the keyboard control, and 1 2 3>4program control of the robot. ’ ’ From an educational point of view, the robot system also demonstrates thedisadvantage of the open-loop control and the necessity of an established hard home, in comparison with otherrobot systems in the lab. Page 1.322.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings .,.7, s.’. Returning the robot to the home position and closing the gripper. It can seen that the program is rather compact due to well-ordered positions

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Grenquist

more cohesive student grouping. 1 Iowever, in introductory subjects, such as }~ngine.x-x-ing Physics, where the student class sizes range from 170 to 350 students, there is Iitlle chance tbr the Iect urer to assess the students individually or continually. Also, instead of the students being a cohesive group of students, as they are in the later years of their education, they come from extremely ciiversc educational, economic and cultural backgrounds. ‘1’bc large population sizes and hetemgenous mixture of these introductory subjects, in concert with the exhaustive testing ofthe students’ capabilities both from their Tertiary Ilntrance Scores and their introductory university achievement tests, allow highly correlative predictive

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Ernst Eder

1 .—-. Session 2225 METHODS ALLOCATED TO DESIGN STAGES W. Ernst Eder Royal Military College of Canada Abstract Engineering design takes place within a societal culture, a company. Designing involves finding thenature of the problem and what makes a solution acceptable, and then generates a solution. Designing is endedwhen the manufacturing and/or

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey J. McFarland; James D. Shuffield; J. Sherwood Charlton

solution is based on the ready availability of outdated computers and dot-matrix printers. As thecomputer labs have been upgraded, a surplus of unused computers and printers has occurred. This equipmentwas destined for storerooms or surplus property ofilces, The system described herein is based on 80286computers with EGA graphics, but could be adapted to more or less powerfhl platforms. The printers aregeneric, ink-ribbon, dot-matrix printers. As can be seen in Figure 1, the students may define up to 8 inputs to his test circuit which is built on aprototyping board. Logic levels of up to 8 points in his circuit maybe recorded and displayed on thecomputer screen and printed, The interface between the computer and the prototyping board is

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal S. Widmer

is:HO: lJ2-Pl~ o where test average p 1 is for the scores before the tutorial and p2 is for the scores after the tutorial.Hl: p2 - PI >0 The results of this experiment showed a significant improvement in the overall score even at an alphalevel of .025. The decision rule (a= 0.1 ) states that if the sample of differences had a mean value of greaterthan 1.71, then we conclude H1. The actual value of the mean was 3.97 giving excellent support for theconclusion that the animated tutorial did improve the students’ comprehension as measured by this exam. Inanalyzing the scores of specific questions, it did show an improvement in every question’s average score withone exception. Those

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Major (Dr.) Robert F. Mills; Major (Dr.) Gerald C. Gerace; Dr. Byron M. Welsh; Dr. Bruce W. Suter; Dr. Andrew J. Terzuoli; Captain (Dr.) Richard A. Raines

. II. CURRICULA INFLUENCES Four factors are particularly important influences on AFIT’s curricula: 1) academic standards and accreditation, 2) employers of our graduates, 3) advances in science and technology, and 4) an aggressive commitment to a student centered education. We will briefly discuss these in order. We are one of the few schools in the country accredited at the graduate level. Most schools are accredited at the undergraduate level and are not scrutinized as closely at the graduate level. For example our electrical engineering program is accredited at the graduate level by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET). In addition to ABET requirements

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Norbert L. Ackermann; Anthony G. Collins

1.— - .. -–.. Session 1615 : —. .. ---- Mission and Goals of Civil Engineering Departments: A National Survey Anthony G. Collins and Norbert L. Ackermann Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY ABSTRACT The Mission and Goals statements of 67 Civil Engineering departments were analyzed to identifyareas of difference as well as commonality

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick Zelver; John Sears; Bill Costerton

and philosophy both demanded that his students must have contiguous space for dailyinteraction and so, with the active encouragement of NSF, an entire floor of the engineering building wascleared and turned over to the Center and its crossdisciplinary mission. The mission of the Center for Biofilm Engineering is to advance the basic knowledge, technology andeducation required to understand, control and exploit biofilm processes. In achieving this mission, the Centeris meeting three major objectives: (1) demonstrate the basic scientific understanding and technologicalfeasibility of systems and protocols that control and exploit biofilm processes, (2) create an engineeringeducation based on teaching and research at the interface of life

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne E. Wells

(Bayou, 1992) 1. managers and accountants regard cost of waste as immaterial compared with the totality of manufacturing costs. This error arises at least in part because the accounting system does not record and classi& all wastes properly. 2. waste produces no revenue and waste cleanup and control efforts add no value to the products, and 3. environmental costs tend to be long term costs and can not be allocated to specific current operating practices. Firms also find it diflicult to justi@ changing technologies without a high likelihood of gain and in some Page 1.327.2

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Vinay Govande; Kristine Laubach; Jr., Dr. Emory W. Zimmers; Jennifer Montemurro; Dr. Roger Nagel; Alice Swanger

manufacturing industry of the 21 ‘t century. Finally, the paper describes theefforts at the CIM Lab in bringing private industry, academia, and government closer for a mutually beneficialtechnology and information transfer, by using the platforms of advanced engineering, information systems andcommunication technology.Introduction It is generally recognized that to meet challenges of the 21 ‘t century, broadening the interaction betweenindustry, academia, and government is imperative. In order to successfully survive in fierce global competition,corporations across the world are learning to thrive on change and to balance their actions within the frameworkof agility. 1 These corporations understand the importance of learning and innovation

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Luis G. Occeña

presence of automated and computer-controlled equipmentalone in a system does not constitute computer integrated manufacturing (CIM). 1 To realize the benefits ofCIM, the operation of these equipment must be synchronized and coordinated, and the data used and shared bythese equipment must be managed to provide timely, orderly, and consistent information for decision-making. To a great extent, the knowledge required for CIM resides in the relationships between systemcomponents and functions, and in the implementation of these relationships in the system configuration. Amodular hands-on laboratory that will enable the identification and implementation of such relationships hasbeen developed. This modular approach is unique in its ability to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter M. Boerger

1 Session 1239 .— - . Moving Beyond Time Value of Money: The Application of Macroeconomic Theory to Capital Investment Decision-Making Peter M. Boerger Purdue University1. Introduction Considering that the two fields share the same word root, an outsider to the field of engineering econ-omy might assume that the fields of macroeconomics and engineering economy are

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert F. Abbanat; Jeffrey W. Honchell

1 -—. . Session 2547 : -—. . . . . . . Multimedia in Technology Education: Who is Going to Pay? . Robert F. Abbanat, Jeffrey W. Honchell Engineered Multimedia/Purdue UniversityABSTRACT Multimedia is soon to be the way of the world in higher education. With almost all personal computerstoday utilizing CD ROMs, sound cards and improved graphics, comes the opportunity to include multimediaapplications in many

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Chin; Amy R. Frank

Music. In addition to the software provided through the MII, many of the awardees were using or werefamiliar with other multimedia products at the time of the award. Many of the awardees were also aware ofadditional pieces of hardware, such as cameras and scanners, and had access and had experimented with thathardware.Department of Decision Science This team’s focus is directed at enhancing instruction in two courses, one of which is a service course,the other a major’s course. While PowerPoint and Compel, along with multimedia features such a animationand digital video are in use, the team is expanding their efforts to include (1) interactive computer-basedlearning exercises and increased use of animation, digital video, and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Foster; Denise Dorricott; Dhushy Sathianathan; Richard Devon

Modeling Software on 3-D Visualization Skills. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, v.58, n.2, pp. 4-11.7. Twigg, C. (1994). Navigating the transition. Educom Review, 29(6). 21-24.8. Ward, D. (1994). Technology and the changing boundaries of higher education. Educom Review, 29(1). 23-27.9. Harasim, L. (1993). Collaborating in cyberspace: Using computer conferences as a group learning environment. Interactive Learning Environments, 3(2), 119-130.10. Miller, G. (1995). Long term trends in distance education. Distributed Learning Environments: An Integrated Model for Distance Education (IAT teleconference held March 23, 1995). Institute for Academic Technology.11. Kulik, C.C. (1991). Effectiveness of Computer

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., D. M. Griffin

Plot of f(x)= xAn -1 20 18 16 14 12 [ f(x, n) 10 / 8 / 6 / 4 ! 2 ~ I o -2 0 0.6 1 1.6’ 2 2.6 3 3.5 4 4.6 5 x

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

E. J. Mastascusa

“ 1 Session 2520 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems: A Relationship Between Them E. J. Mastascusa Electrical Engineering Department Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837Introduction Neural networks and fuzzy systems have much in common, but can be approached and taught asthough they were completely disparate subjects. Explicit links between the two

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Carol L. O'Loughlin

developa course that would be attractive to today’s students, who bring with them a set of expectations that could notbe met by the traditional textbook-oriented introduction to engineering course. Basic Principles of the Course Design Several basic principles were developed for guidance in the design of the new course. These principleswill be used to guide the faculty team through the course development process. The basic principles are thefollowing:1. The course must excite and motivate students to pursue a degree in engineering.2. It must expose students to real-world engineering instead of textbook engineering.3. It must integrate professional CAD software so that students can perform

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

preparation for teaching the first day.Below is a brief description of the individual sessions.SESSION I: How To Be A Successful And Happy Faculty Member This session is divided into two sub-sessions. The first sub-session is on how to be successful, i.e.,finding short-term success. It is about what faculty do and is activity-based. The second sub-session is on howto be happy, i.e., finding long-term success. It is about who faculty are and is emotion-based.SESSION Ia: How To Be Successful The objective of this session is to help faculty become "successful". The session shows (1) the criteria ofsuccess in terms of categories of activities and their relative values, both implicit and explicit, expected byMTU, (2) a healthy way to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

Page 1.335.3 $i5”-’ } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,~ylj .programs include both course work (24 credit hours) and thesis research (12 credit hours). Courses (3 credithours each) are offered in four-week modules, Students take only one course at a time. The academic year runsfrom May to February. Students normally take four to five four-week courses the first year and two to threecourses the second year for a minimum of 21 credit hours (7 courses), with an additional 2 credits for seminarsand 1 credit for an intensive preparatory course. The four-week preparatory course is offered in May at thebeginning of the first year

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Papannareddy

programmableelectronic instruments interfaced with LabVIEW through IEEE 488.2 interface. LabVIEW is utilized to buildvirtual instruments for each laboratory experiment. Experiments related to the temperature effects on the DCpower supply and amplifier circuits were conducted. The Microsoft Works and PSpice packages are alsointegrated into each workstation for report writing and circuit simulation.I. INTRODUCTIONIn recent years, several colleges and universities have integrated the personal computer with modern electronicequipment for automated laboratory measurements 1-4. The development of Microcomputer-Based ElectronicInstrumentation Laboratory (MBEIL) can be accomplished by using the plug-in data acquisition boards or usingIEEE 488 interfaced programmable

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudi Schoenmackers; Ricardo B. Jacquez

graduates compared with a 0.4 percent national average. Hispanic graduates represent 28 percent of all SMET graduates compared with a 4 percent national average. • The full-time enrollments of African American, American Indian, and Hispanic undergraduates in SMET fields increased about 1 percent, led by a 4.7 percent increase in science enrollment. • Distance learning using videotapes and satellite broadcasts expanded course offerings at New Mexico AMP institutions. Eight partners enrolled 45 students during the first year.Partnerships The New Mexico AMP has successfully established partnerships between the state's 26 institutions ofhigher learning. These partner institutions

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John O. Dimmock; Stephen T. Kowel

I Session 3255 New practical MS/MSE degree program with concentration in optics and photonics technology 1* 2 3 John O. Dimmock , Anees Ahmad and Stephen T. Kowe1 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 35899

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

J. R. Yujnovich; N.W. Scott; B.J. Stone

feedback is provided in the case of an error.Results from student use of the software as part of anassessed course are presented. 1 BackgroundDuring 1995 at the University of Western Australia theconventional tutoring system for first year engineeringdynamics was replaced by a computer based assessmentsystem which provided students with diagnostic feedback1.This tutorial system has the following features:1 Students log in using a password.2 All the computer terminals are in one large room, which encourages student-student interaction.3 Students attempt problems that are presented on the computer screen. The current problem must be solved before moving to the next.4 Each student has a unique set of numerical values for

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald E. Richards

1 .— - .. —- Session 1230 : — ---- . ..- A New Sophomore Engineering Curriculum -- The Rose-Hulman Experience Donald E. Richards Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyINTRODUCTION Beginning with the 1995-1996 academic year, Rose-Hulman began offering a new sophomore engi-neering curriculum as part of its participation in the Foundation Coalition. The Rose-Hulman/Foundation-Coalition Sophomore