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Kuldeep S. Rawat; Sumit R. Pal

Application of Signal Processing Tools in the Interpretation of Geophysical Seismic Data Kuldeep S. Rawat Center for Advanced Computer Studies University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sumit R. Pal Superior Energy Services LLC, Broussard, LA Energy Institute, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA AbstractExpensive to acquire and almost impossible to re-acquire, seismic reflection andrefraction data sets are no doubt the most important assets of any hydrocarbonexploration and prospecting program. During exploration, seismic

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Chun-Ling Huang

include the ability to use symbols, learning through observation, planning,self-regulation, and self-reflection [1]. A brief description of each of these humancognitive capacities follows: Ability to Use Symbols: By the use of symbols, humans transform immediatevisual experiences into internal cognitive models that in turn serve as guides for theiractions. Through symbolizing, people also ascribe meaning, form and duration to theirpast experiences. Learning Through Observations: Learning can also occur indirectly by observingother people’s behavior and its outcomes. Individuals’ capacity to learn by observationenables them to obtain and accumulate rules for initiating and controlling differentbehavioral patterns without having to

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Ronald E. Barr; Marcus G. Marcus G.; Anthony Petrosino; Lawrence D. Abraham; Tejas Karande; Bijal Patel

) move when youwalk?” The VBL Challenge I was presented to Group A and Group B in different manners.Group A (control) received a traditional packet of homework assignment. The packet includedsome papers for reading, a floppy diskette with some Excel spreadsheets, and five writtenexercises. This was essentially the same work that Group B was given.The VBL Challenge I was presented to Group B (trial) using a Prometheus internet website athttp://pro.engr.utexas.edu/ with simple user name and password protection. Once they accessedthe site, students were confronted with the HPL Legacy Cycle framework for the instruction.The content of the website had the following Legacy Cycle features.Look Ahead & Reflect BackIn this initial stage, the learning

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David L. Cocke; John L. Gossage; Emrah Alicli; Beytullah Misirli; Kuyen Li

,searching out meaning, triggering memory, exhibiting what is known and reflecting on how itwas learned, is being strongly impacted by technology. Accelerated learning, which isrationalized by examining Gardner’s eight distinct intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical,visual-spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal (social), intrapersonal and naturalistic,has several elements that are particularly impacted by technology. Engaging as many senses aspossible promotes full utilization of the intelligences and emotional learning systems. Many ofthese are accessible to convergent technology. One of the most important of these is the visualsense.Visual learning, the use of static and dynamic images to enable and enhance learning, is

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Mohammed Shahbazuddin; Dr. Terrence. L Chambers

, scheduling, and dispatching those resources as needed.Making this happen requires dynamic control using real-time data. This allows MES to deal withchanging conditions unlike its predecessors, MRP and MRP II. For instance, the software is ableto compensate for machine downtime by re-routing work pieces and resetting priorities.Similarly, inventory availability can be factored into the work plan and production goals adjustedto reflect reality, a critical step when trying to balance sometimes conflicting customer requestsfor finished goods.Warehouse management systems (WMS)Much like an MES, a warehouse management system provides real-time control over resourcesneeded to fill orders. It manages inventory, people, and equipment from receiving to

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William Jordan

Rule–utilitarianism: Utilitarianism produce the most good for the most people. Brandt They fall under principles of duty which respect the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf

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Bill Elmore; Stan Napper

Rule–utilitarianism: Utilitarianism produce the most good for the most people. Brandt They fall under principles of duty which respect the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf

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Khosrow Behbehani; Kevin D. Nelson; Robert C. Eberhart

) surgery, and deposit of micro-size peptide dots on biological substratesusing jet ink technology. At the conclusion of the internship experience, the student prepares areport on the project and presents it to the faculty advisor and the industrial mentor.The student and industrial partner mutually agree upon the level of student participation in theinternship program. Specifically, the student may work part- or full-time. Three BME IndustrialInternship Courses at 3, 6, and 9 credit hour levels have been established. Each semester, allinterns, with the faculty advisor’s approval, register for the internship course at the credit hourlevel that reflects the degree of their participation in the program. For instance, if during asemester a student is

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2003 GSW

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Ifte Choudhury; Ricardo E. Rocha; Richard Burt

prepared to evaluate the obscure information usually entailed in technical topics.Since the information cannot be judged on content, most instructors will invariably revertto issues of format and technique. In short, the writing in many areas of composition andtechnical writing courses does not reflect the kinds of writing that the modern workplaceexpects students to do 1.Writing-Across-the-CurriculumRegardless of the style and amount of writing in specific English courses, the evidencewas apparent. A “gap” appeared between the writing competency displayed in acomposition course and the writing performance in the type used by the individualstudents’ professional disciplines 2. The response to this performance gap has led to whatis now termed

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Richard Bannerot

entire program. ConclusionsAn attempt has been made to identify the desirable characteristics of “good” teamplayers. Some of these results may have been correctly anticipated. For example, older,more academically successful students with hands-on and work experience seemed to bebetter candidates for “good” team players. On the other hand, the fact that women andthe representatives of the “majority cultures” seemed to do better may not be so obvious.The fact that high analytical and low verbal SAT scores seemed to indicate “poor” teamplayers, may simply be a reflection of the fact that a large fraction of them were Asians,who usually do well in mathematics but tend to have (English) language

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Richard Bannerot

). µ is the weight of the device in pounds (µ ≤ 5.0). δ is the volume (in cubic feet) of the container (actually the cube of its longest edge dimension) (δ ≤ 4.0). Figure 1: Problem Statement for Design I ClassThe artifacts are ordered from “best” (instructor’s judgment) to “poor” in Table 1 asindicated by the numbers from 104 to 32 in the second column that can be referred to therating system described in Figure 2. Note that these ratings are completely subjective,and only reflect the testing (figure of merit) to the extent that the evaluator chooses. The104 rating was awarded for one group’s extraordinary success in achieving the goals ofthe project (routinely depositing all ten ping pong ball in 1.2

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Ronald E. Barr; Justin Cone; Robert J. Roselli; Sean P. Brophy

D. The students canthen instantly see how their answer corresponded to their classmates’ answers. The correctanswer can be discussed and the students gain valuable feedback, essentially in real- time. Theinstructor can also save the data gathered during a CPS session for further study and analyses. Italso can help the instructor identify and improve the content of topics that are difficult. Testing the Iron Cross ModuleBefore the Iron Cross module was presented, the instructor handed out a reflective activity sheetin class with some probing questions that the students should study. This was intended to getthem to think about the biomechanics of the Iron Cross maneuver and to think about whichmuscles are involved

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2003 GSW

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Tariq A. Khraishi

and to try to statistically contrast the results. Such statistics would be the ever moreenhanced if collected over the course of several semesters of teaching.In conclusion thus, the author’s first experiment with PBL in an engineering Dynamics classproved helpful although certainly not perfect. It appears that more preparation and carefulplanning for such experiments is an absolute must. Qualitative evidence pointed to the benefit ofsuch an experiment to student learning as reflected by student feedback and general studententhusiasm about the assigned design project. References 1. National Research Council, 2000, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” National Academy

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Kevin M. Nickels; Mahbub Uddin

from the homework than I would was: (a) Conflict with other majorhave otherwise. homework (b) Conflict with Exam (c) Sick (d) Fight with Girlfriend/Boyfriend (e) Late night partying (f) OtherAgain, the free-form comments reflect many of these quantitative assessments. One commoncomplaint about the late days pertains to the period before an exam. The problem set before anexam is not eligible for late days, so that the graded work can be returned to the students in timeto study for the exam. Several students feel that this is when they most need the opportunity toturn in homework

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Edward S. Kolesar; Matthew D. Ruff

degree of freedom forrealizing more complex three-dimensional MEMS structures. References1. Lang, W., “Reflections on the future of microsystems,” Sensors and Actuators, vol. A72, 1999, pp. 1–15.2. K.E. Peterson, “Silicon as a mechanical material,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 76, May 1982, pp. 420–457.3. Kussul, E.M., D.A. Rachkovskij, T.N. Baidyk and S.A. Talayev, “Micromechanical engineering: a basis for the low-cost manufacturing of mechanical microdevices using microequipment,” J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 6, 1996, pp. 410–425.4. Koester, D., R. Mahedevan, A. Shishkoff and K. Markus, “Multi-User MEMS Processes (MUMPS) Introduction and Design Rules,” revision 4, JDS

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Jerry K. Keska; Heechan Shin

experimentation mode, video feedback information in addition to theinformation should be given to the remote computer through the graphical user interface. Fastsystem responsiveness is a key goal of remote experimentation, so adopting fast Internetconnections like DSL, Cable or LAN should minimize response times. Different kinds ofinformation streams are exchanged between the server and the clients as follows: The data stream representing the measurements made on the physical system. The video stream acquired by the camera. The parameter stream that reflects the user actions on the client side. The administrative stream which deals with login/logout issues.National Instruments provides a fully featured built-in web server written in G language

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2003 GSW

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Ali Abolmaali

“feel” for how things work, leading to better judgment andultimately more reliable design 1, 2. One set of viable instructional approaches widely used inmany professional schools of law, business, and medicine involves a shift away from contentcoverage and toward more active student inquiry through case- and problem-based learning 1, 3, 4Sarasin 5 reported that students vary in their ability to learn through sight, sound, touch, or somecombination of the three. The awareness of the different learning style has led researchers tousefully categorize students according to their preferences on a continuum from reflection toimpulsive action 6 or from concrete to abstract, and sequential to random 7. As Griggs 7 argues,centering the civil engineering