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Paul F. Packman; Charles M. Lovas

observations: 1. The best engineering design practices are not widely used in U. S. industry. 2. The key role of engineering designers in the product realization process is not well understood by management. 3. Current engineering curricula do not focus on the entire product realization process. 4. Although universities nominally bear responsibility for producing both practices and practitioners, they do not fulfill this role in engineering design in the United States. Engineering education must include the foundation of successful practice, effective teaching, andrelevant research in engineering design. Few curricula consider srdte-of-the-art design methodologies. Perhaps

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Lueny Morell de Ramírez; Carlos Velazquez

. These distinct research areas of resources. Basically, the following methodologylearning have generated theories and models of was used.learning. Richard Felder and Linda Silverman(1988) believe that learning takes place through The project and its expected goals werea combination of these characteristics. A thoroughly explained to participating students atlearning style, classifies the learner in the beginning of the semester. Participation wasaccordance to their preferred manner of voluntary (all students in sections 1 and 2learning. It is also known that teachers tend to agreed to participate). The class was dividedteach according to their preferred learning style. into groups

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Richard H. Selfridge; Karl F. Warnick; David V. Arnold

representation alone. A CONSTANT ELECTRIC FIELD x VECTOR E z y E= Eza z x FORM z y E = Ez dz Figure 1. The vector and form representations of a constant electric field.A New

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Rebecca K. Toghiani

from each summation contributes with yl =1. Thus, equation (1 O) can beused for either a pure gas or a mixture. Consider the case where oxygen is contained in both tanks A and B. The heat capacities, C, and C,, areassumed to be constant and equal to 5R/2 and 7R/2, respectively. Tank A contains 1 gmol of oxygen at atemperature of 293 K and a pressure of 1.5 bar. Tank B contains 2 gmol of oxygen at a temperature of 373 Kand a pressure of 3 bar. The valve is opened and the system is allowed to equilibrate. The final temperature andpressure are determined using equations (7) and (8) and found to be 346.3 K and 2.34 bar, respectively. Theentropy change for this equilibration process can now be determined. For the final state and for the two

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Wayne E. Wells

Metal Plating and Finishing Printing Oil RefiningIn addition, we have a team working on International Legal and Regulatory Issues. The product of this effort will be a reference book intended for use by engineering faculty of alldisciplines, in a wide variety of courses across the engineering curriculum. The project, supported by a grantfrom Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, has three broad goals. Page 1.199.2 Goals of the Project 1. To produce camera-ready copy of the manuscript by the end of August, 1996. 2. To

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Arthur T. Johnson

are interested inmedicine or biomedical engineering, and about ten percent are interested in a range of specialties includingaquacultural engineering, agricultural engineering, microbial systems, and others. Two of the major challenges to be met in this program are: 1) to provide a set of courses ofsufficient utility to the range of student interests that they will be a useful foundation upon which tospecialize further after graduation, either through graduate education or through on-the-job training, and2) to make each required course contain something of interest to each and every student, no matter whathis occupational specialty goal. The first of these challenges has required study, vision, and theestablishment of a new set of

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Jim Jones; Ed Berger; Linda Blevins; William Oakes

decade, there has been a growing concern over the steadily declining percentage of U.S.engineering undergraduates pursuing graduate study. U.S. students have earned less than half of the Ph.D.’sgranted since 1991 1. Many concerns have also been expressed about the small percentage of women andminorities seeking graduate degrees. While recent efforts have increased the number of minority and femaleengineering students, the percentages are notably lower than those found in the pure sciences and significantlybelow the demographic representation of the U.S. 2,374. There are numerous reasons that U.S. students do not choose to pursue graduate degrees, but many stemfrom misconceptions and incomplete information5. This provides a powerful

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Bertram Pariser; Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho

reaching a point where we have Page 1.202.1-- -. - {iii’ F 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..,!3?/? ..— - ......-.. . Session No: 1626 achieved our initial objectives and are exploring more advanced applications of fiber optics. We have conducted the following experiments: 1) Transmission of a signal through an Optical Fiber. 2) Transmission of Analog DC signals over an Optical Fiber

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Ir. Frank J.F.M. Witteveen

- development of communication skills - development of systematic and conceptual thinking - development of innovative skillsTo whti extent can these be realized?The first objective is achieved without problems. Three programs are available. Students can usesthese. In addition, private initiative is always possible and sometimes allows the university to buildup new and interesting contacts. It should be stated, however, that as from 1 January 1996 thevariety of European programs has been reduced to two large programs, Leonardo and Socrates.Broadly speaking, Leonardo is the

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William G. Sullivan; W. R. Callen; T. A. Weigel; S. M. Jeter; J. T. Luxhoj; Herman R Leep; Hamid R. Parsaei; Gerald J. Thuesen; C. S. Park; A. Koblasz

; Electromechanical Systems, and Engineering Economy.These courses were primarily developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and two of them were beta tested at the University of Louisville in the academic year of 1994-1995[1-5].Review of results obtained from Georgia Institute of Technology’s experiments A total of 274 students at the Georgia Institute of Technology took part in the experiment. Table 1illustrates the distribution of the participating students. Page 1.204.1 -- -. - #~A& :4 F 1996 ASEE Annual Conference

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L. F. Borjón; F. Martín del Campo

programs from an outsiders point of view. The second part of this paperdeals with the efforts toward evaluation that a private university in Mexico city, UniversidadIberoamericana (UIA) has been seeking to count with high quality engineering programs. An evaluationprocess, based on ABET criteria, has been implemented by UIA for seven engineering programs. INTRODUCTION NAFTA was signed on December 17, 1992 by the Presidents of Mexico, USA and the prime ministerof Canada. It began operation on January 1, 1994. On chapter XII, 1210.5, aspects concerning professionalservices are treated, NAFTA establishes that each one of the parts should elaborate procedures in order toobtain temporary licenses to

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Sudeep Bhoja; Ku-Jei King; Krish Bandaru; David G. Meyer

, allowing students to view lectures from their computer terminals. And, in atwo-way, interactive format, they’ll still be able to pose questions to the lecturer and interact with the lecturer’sdata and information in real time."1 Many questions, however, remain — such as: What curriculum changes need to be made in order toeffectively utilize technology-based instructional delivery? How well can students adapt their learning style tosuch an environment? How does technology-based instructional delivery impact academic performance —does it hinder or help students learn? What impact does technology-based instructional delivery have on stu-dents’ perceptions of the course and the instructor? What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology

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III, Thomas K. Miller; Catherine E. Brawner

, successfid and failed entrepreneurs, bankers,attorneys). The purpose of the seminar series is to give students an understanding of all of the elements andchallenges rnvolved in starting a new company.Evaluation Objectives The focus of the evaluation is on the six objectives for the course outlined below: 1. To retain student interest in engineering by involving them in meaningfid design experiences early in their academic careers. 2. To improve the quality of the engineering design experience by involvement in multi-semester design activities. 3. To improve retention of underclassmen (freshmen and sophomores) by providing senior leaders as role models. 4. To improve teamwork skills

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William H. Hubbard; Robert D. Murphy

links. These hotwords are found as Electronics* summary questions on inverting voltage feedback.part of normal text but are given special emphasis with a Notice the MORE button of Figure 1 entices the student tochange of color or font. These words are used to speed the review material before answering the quiz question or after anreading process. Both remedial and advanced thought transfers incorrect answer.are provided. This permits the learning of the basic ideawithout the author being either too wordy or too deep. With theelectronic book concept, learning begins on a topic of interestto the student. He or she can begin reading any topic within anychapter and click around with the mouse controller to

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Jo Ann Parikh

languages. Thelaboratory facility enables us to provide our students with “hands-on” experiences in shared memory,distributed memory, and network parallelism. The modules and laboratory exercises give students theopportunity to experiment with a wide array of software and hardware environments and to gain asystematic exposure to the principles and techniques of parallel programming. 1. Introduction The major objective of the curricular and laboratory development project in parallel/distributedcomputing at Southern Connecticut State University is to make every computer science major aware ofthe basic hardware models, fundamental concepts, and programming languages and tools relevant toparallel

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Winston F. Erevelles

. Kearney Research Study, Profile21, Executive Summary, SME, Fall 1988.2. Arthur, A. A., D. Wells, and P.J. Demers, “Curricula 2000 Workshop Proceedings: Ideal Models in Manufacturing Education”, SME, February 1990.3. Bordogna, J., Fromm, E., and Ernst, E.W., “Engineering Education: Innovation Through Integration”, Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, January 1993, Vol. 82, No. 1.BiographyDr. Winston Erevelles is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering at GMI Engineering &Management Institute. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of CIM, Robotics, andManufacturing Systems. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University, India, and M.S.and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Management

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Hameed Hindi; Ben Humphrey; Swami Karunamoorthy

For Glass/Epoxy, Fiber glass fabric (#778 1) with a weight of 8.950z per square yard, eight harness satinweave, and a thickness of 9 roils has been used. Also, the other fabrics that are used in the laboratory includeFiber glass #1527 with plain weave, 17mils thickness, 12.90z per square yard; and Fiber glass #1583 witheight harness satin weave, 18 roils thickness, 16. 10Z per square yard. The fabric is stacked in layers of desiredsequence and wetted with epoxy. The epoxy with 105-A resin & 206-A hardener has been used for roomtemperature curing. For Carbon/Epoxy, the prepreg (donated by regional aerospace industry) has been used for lay up in desiredstacking sequence. An eight pl y laminate with [0/+45/-45/90] symmetric stacking

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Joan A. Burtner; Benjamin S. Kelley; Allen F. Grum

. — Session 2653 ..-. -- An Experimental Program to Enhance Retention of At-Risk Freshmen Benjamin S. Kelley, Joan A. Burtner, and Allen F. Grum Mercer University School of Engineering, Macon, Georgia INTRODUCTION In the Fall of 1992, the Mercer University School of Engineering implemented an experimental programentitled Applications in Math and Science (AIMS). This program targeted marginally-qualified and thus at-riskentering engineering freshmen. The goals of the program were to 1) increase the rate of

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James V. Masi

process of designing materials for the complex interactions in the oral cavity, analyze those already used, and suggest possible solutions to the problems involved with present technology. The N.I.O.S.H. Handbook is used by the students and judgments are made, even without extensive biology education. Equipment and Supplies (1) Metallurgical preparation and polishing apparatus (eg. Buehler Co.), (2) Amalgam triturated samples (Johnson& Johnson, Inc., Degussa Chemical, etc.), (3) Titanium, gold crowns, graphite, and stainless steel (316L) posts and fixtures (J. & J.), (4) Teeth with amalgam, ceramic, and composite restorations (heal dentists), (5

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Melissa Mattmuller

the campus radio station fascinated the campers and provided another opportunity to draw in the technical theme of the camp.12:30 Lunch The campers were left to eat in the dorm by themselves. This gave them the opportunity to be coeds without constant supervision.1:30 Laboratory Explorations At this point the campers were taken from one EET lab to another, each time getting a mini-lecture and participating in an activity representative of the work they would be exposed to as freshmen. In one lab they discussed sound waves and what the spoken word looks like on an oscilloscope. They each spoke the same word into a microphone for comparison and then they each spoke their names and these were stored and

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Yuan Dening; Yan Guizhi; Chen Zhi

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Susan B. Millar; Steve Kosciuk; John C. Wright; Debra Penberthy

1 _. —.. 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘“’.,g!!..~ I● _._-.differing types of assessment measures including in-class individual exams and difficult cooperative take-home exams as well as oral exams with lab groups;● spreadsheet programs ‘for homework and laborato~ problems; -—● “ a student board of directors that advised on all aspects of the course. - Observing

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Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

with their respective solutions manuals,a copy of the computer program PICLES 1 for simulating process control problems, and copies of his ownlecture notes, homework problems, and exams from previous semesters. For a general outline of the topics I wished to cover, I referred to the previous year’s course syllabus. Ithen started putting together my own set of lecture notes for the course. After I finished each lecture, I wouldgive it to Dr. Petersen to review. He would look them over, write comments on them, and then discuss hiscomments with me. Oftentimes he would tell me things like “I have found that students have a difficult timewith this concept. Be sure to provide several examples in class.” This type of feedback was invaluable

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Alan D. George

provides a number of on-chipmemory features. These include 1 KW of program RAM, 1 KW of data RAM (512 words each for X and Y space), 1 KW of dataROM (512 words each for X and Y space), a dual address generation unit, and a dual-channel DMA (direct memory access)controller7. On the DSP96002, one instruction cycle is equivalent to two clock cycles. Most instructions occupy one word of memory andexecute in one instruction cycle. The execution unit is register-oriented, in that all arithmetic instructions are defined in terms ofone or more of the ten 96-bit internal data registers. The parallel hardware and instruction set support simultaneous arithmeticoperations and data transfers, allowing up to three floating-point operations (a multiply and add

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Josann Duane; Amgad Saleh

the other hand, gives a precise and accurate representation of the terrain and theassociated contour. Furthermore, it gives a global relation that can define and relate the different neighboringregions in multiple levels of detail. Feature Point Triangulation Method (FPT) The Feature Point Triangulation (FPT) method works in concert with spatial subdivision using aquadtree data structure to accurately represent the boundary of features. In this method, points that are closestto the center of the quadrants in the quadtree data structure are determined and used to form four triangles perquadrant (polygon) that are in turn used to develop the triangle lists (Figure 1). If the quadrant is empty offeature

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Joan A. Begolly; Tracie L. Brockhoff

1 Session 2 6 6 6 FEMALES INVOLVED FROM REGIONAL SCHOOLS IN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING (FIRSTE): Reaching Out to High School Females Joan A. Begolly, Tracie L. Brockhoff Penn State UniversityJustification Seventy-three percent of the increased college and university enrollment in the last decade is attributable towomen, according to the Department of Education’s Center for Education Statistics. In 1991, a

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Tomasz Traczyk; Krzysztof Antoszkiewicz; Eugeniusz Toczylowski

effectiveness are more subjective thanimprovements in efficiency, and cost/benefit estimates for systems are therefore harder to justify [1’ 21. I In academic practice, many interrelated information systems usually exist at the university. The in-terrelated systems share data and processing. The reality is that the university information system mustconsist of many information systems that are tightly linked and mutually dependent. Important modulesof the whole university information system are the faculty information systems. A faculty information system must be a compatible part of a wider university information system,therefore

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Robert P. Morgan; Nirmala Kannankutty; Donald E. Strickland

emerging or re-emerging, particularly in the area of research. Yet the views of engineering faculty on these issues havereceived scant attention as these important changes are taking place. In this paper, we report the resultsfrom a survey of a national probability sample of ----’---- engmeermg Iacuq-“--- ‘1-- “ --aspecw on several -’ -- --’- -r” ‘ ‘ or mausmyinvolvement in the academic research enterprise.Background The demise of the Cold War, concern over cutbacks in federal funding for university research

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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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James F. McDonough; Bruce Harding

voted on best solutions. All teamswere required to produce a poster for a poster session which was displayed throughout nearly all halls of theEngineering buildings. It was well received by faculty and students alike who had an opportunity to view thework of other classes and groups. Some instructors also required a written report by each team.Because of the limited time available for the design project, it was determined that the project could be accomplishby breaking the exercise into several components. Furthermore, the project evaluation was then based on as manyas four components: written Report, oral Presentation, ranking of presentations and team peer evaluation. Thesecomponents were: 1. Idea generation