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2005 GSW

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John D. Fernandez

recruiting program, using current undergraduate students, and onegraduate student, to help in the University’s computer science recruiting efforts. InSeptember 2003, the planning began with the NSF grant to determine the best approachfor recruiting and targeting females and minority students and raising their interest inattending college and majoring in technology related fields. In early 2004, the TETCgrant was added to enhance the ongoing efforts. A&M-CC designed their recruitingprogram using the “Best Practices” for recruiting underrepresented minorities. This is atechnique used by some of the nation’s most successful engineering schools forproducing minority graduates. This paper describes the details of the implementation ofthe recruiting

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2005 GSW

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Jessica M. Dick

recruiting program, using current undergraduate students, and onegraduate student, to help in the University’s computer science recruiting efforts. InSeptember 2003, the planning began with the NSF grant to determine the best approachfor recruiting and targeting females and minority students and raising their interest inattending college and majoring in technology related fields. In early 2004, the TETCgrant was added to enhance the ongoing efforts. A&M-CC designed their recruitingprogram using the “Best Practices” for recruiting underrepresented minorities. This is atechnique used by some of the nation’s most successful engineering schools forproducing minority graduates. This paper describes the details of the implementation ofthe recruiting

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2005 GSW

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Ray Bachnak; Mike Englert

Tests Plan and ResultsThe Fluke logger was set up in the Control room close to the base station. This set upwas used for two reasons. The available power supply in the room was needed and it wasfavorable to be near the base station. The author needed to be nearby in order to start thesystem and the software logging at close intervals. This would also make troubleshootingeasier. When the operation of the Fluke system was verified, the circuits wereconstructed. The thermocouple was attached to the 1.0 K-Ohm resistor and the frontleads of the Fluke data logger were attached to the capacitor. The dc power supply wasset to 25 Volts and output was in the off state. The resistor with the thermocouple waspositioned to one side and the RC circuit on

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2005 GSW

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Randall D. Manteufel; Ramon Rodriguez; Kerry O’Connor; Jason Torres

consumption, compare results, and compute savings. Two planned experimentsdemonstrate variations in the system using up to two VFDs, two motor-pump combinations, amanual flow control valve, and an electronic flow control valve. The system is instrumentedwith electronic flow meters and pressure transducers, and integrated into the Labviewinstrumentation control and data acquisition software. IntroductionA VFD works by varying the frequency and amplitude of the input to the electric motor to adjustthe motor speed depending on the system’s demand1. The amplitude and frequency are varied bythe VFD through a series of conversions that change the AC power to DC power, and then themodified AC power is matched to the

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2005 GSW

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Phillip I. Wilson; John D. Fernandez

systems. Future Plans With an established research environment, the next goal is to research the ability forrecognition of facial features that dictate general human emotions, like happy and sad.Recognition of human emotion would require detection and analysis of the various elements of ahuman face, like the brow and the mouth, to determine an individual’s current expression. Theexpression can then be compared to what is considered to be the basic signs of an emotion. Thisresearch will be used in the field human-computer interaction to analyze the emotions oneexhibits while interacting with a user interface. References 1. M. Bishop. Computer Security

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2005 GSW

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M.K. Balasubramanya

permissible for an engineer to seal plans notprepared by her or checked/reviewed by her in detail, and relying entirely on subordinateengineers without a PE status who prepared it? 6. Is it ethically permissible for anengineer to take recourse to what he considers a convenient and safe procedure to dealwith a chemical waste, even though it is in violation of EPA regulations? 7. Was Ford’sdecision, based on cost-benefit analysis, to put its model Pinto on the market ethicallydefensible, even though it had known fuel tank safety flaws that could have been easilyfixed? Was it ethically permissible for engineering personnel at McDonnell-Douglas tobe silent about known problems with the company's DC-10 aircraft's cargo-hold door,which resulted in one air

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2005 GSW

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Kambiz Farahmand; Kai Jin

(5) Manufacturing Process, Quality Control and Safety (6) Economics and Management Science (7) Research in Major AreaProgram CoordinationDuring the first year of this program, classes were held at the twin plants located in Reynosa,Mexico. They were later relocated to Hidalgo Texas, a small town by the borderimmediately north of Reynosa. Exploring the challenges involved in distant learningreentered by the brevity of resources, and yet planning to maintain a quality and successfulprogram was the issue to be addressed in the near future. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright

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2005 GSW

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Terry Kohutek; Arun Srinivasa; Andrew P. Conkey

concept to be presented to the students at least four times. Once when aconcept is introduced, once when the students apply it, once when the students’ results arediscussed, and once when reviewing for exams. The interactive atmosphere of the freshmenengineering class at Texas A&M University requires that the students play an active role indiscussing issues that they encountered when applying a particular concept.The flexible timeline that was adapted was critical. The initial schedule planned was for a seven-week period. Monitoring feedback from instructors, teaching assistants, peer teachers, and thestudents, the schedule was modified so that more time could be spent on instructor-identifiedissues. Balancing time to spend on a project is

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2005 GSW

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd; Donald A. Maxwell

concept to be presented to the students at least four times. Once when aconcept is introduced, once when the students apply it, once when the students’ results arediscussed, and once when reviewing for exams. The interactive atmosphere of the freshmenengineering class at Texas A&M University requires that the students play an active role indiscussing issues that they encountered when applying a particular concept.The flexible timeline that was adapted was critical. The initial schedule planned was for a seven-week period. Monitoring feedback from instructors, teaching assistants, peer teachers, and thestudents, the schedule was modified so that more time could be spent on instructor-identifiedissues. Balancing time to spend on a project is

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2005 GSW

Authors

Tomás Quintero; Hector Estrada

such as tornado alley and the hurricane susceptible coastlines of theUnited States. The main purpose of these storm shelters is to protect its human occupantsduring extreme-wind events, not to protect possessions. For this reason, shelters tend to berelatively small, thereby occupying only a fraction of the floor plan of the home. Because of theirsize, their assimilation into new and existing constructions is relatively simple and inexpensive.While human losses to extreme-wind events are lower (under 100 per year7) than thoseassociated with highway traffic accidents (over 40,000 per year6), the uncertainty and devastationassociated with these natural disasters make them among the most terrifying experiences knownto man. A safe room, though

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2005 GSW

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Mary Mary; Emee Ermel

Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe development project was officially launched in the summer of 2003 when Dr. Bryantassigned a graduate teaching assistant (Emee Ermel) to serve as a laboratory content consultantand the FIC assigned an instructional designer (Mary Crawford) to design a new simulation.With the schedule calling for implementation in the spring of 2004, the plan was to initiate thedesign stage of the simulation during the summer and build it in the fall of 2003. Project Design DecisionsThe goals of the project were to update the visual interface, improve user experience

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2005 GSW

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J. M. Duff

/constaut.htm. Retrieved January, 2005.11. Strong, William S. The Copyright Book. Cambridge: The MIT Press. 5th Edition. 1999.12. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Available at: http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/band.html. Retrieved January, 2005.13. Student Accused of Violating Copyrights. Available at: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=349962. Retrieved January, 2005.14. Boyle, James. Shamans, Software, & Spleens. Law and the Construction of the Information Society. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1996. p.133.15. Rosencrantz, M. “Don’t be violated—protect plans with copyrights.” A & E Perspectives. Available at http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11151054.html. Retrieved January, 2005.16. Silverman, A.B. “Copyright

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2005 GSW

Authors

Pradeep Bhattacharya; Nikhil Modi; Fred Lacy

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationimplementation, and discusses results achieved from it. It is planned that upon successfulcompletion of Module 1, Modules 2 and 3, which are separate projects in their entirety,will be undertaken.VISIEN Design and Program FlowModule 1 is driven by the underlying objective to serve undergraduate students andincrease their comprehension. Hence no complicated simulation or functionality has beenimplemented, but the visualization of the three dimensional crystal structure of silicon,with atoms and bonds, has been enabled. The menus available to the user are outlinedbelow. 1. Introduction to VISIEN 2. Main Menu 2.1. Basic

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2005 GSW

Authors

M. M. Darwish; M. H. Akram; B. L. Green

were planned before tests. The performance of protégésimproved over time and all of them were able to pass the course.ETEC CourseThis is a lab course designed for first-semester seniors in ETEC program. In the mostrecent senior lab project, the students were partnered in groups specifically to encouragementoring. The senior lab was an all-male class having 16 students, with a wide variety ofbackgrounds. The majority of the students were traditional students; entering collegedirectly from high school, but a sizeable percentage is non-traditional students; enteringcollege at a later stage in their lives. Sixteen students were enrolled for this class; 13White and 3 new Spanish students.The 13 White students in this group had been together in

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2005 GSW

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Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino