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John E. Mayer

. Written and oral reports are made by the students. Eachteam works on an industrial manufacturing problem with an industry sponsor, therefore theprojects are industry driven. Example projects are described.INTRODUCTION This paper focuses on the senior projects course as it is taught in the manufacturingengineering technology curriculum at Texas A&M University. TAC/ABET requires a capstoneprojects course in the final year of the baccalaureate program which draws together majorelements of both design and manufacturing processes 1. It should be project oriented andcomprehensive in utilizing prior course work.METHODOLOGY The primary emphasis of the manufacturing engineering technology projects course is toprepare senior students to face the

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Satinderpaul Devgan

5GUUKQP /#56'41(5%+'0%'+0 %1/276'4#0&+0(14/#6+105;56'/5'0)+0''4+0) 5CVKPFGTRCWN5KPIJ&GXICP 6GPPGUUGG5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[#DUVTCEV9KVJVJGKPXGPVKQPQHVTCPUKUVQTCPFVJGGPUWKPICFXCPEGUYGJCXGOQXGFKPVQVJGKPHQTOCVKQPCIG6JGKPHQTOCVKQPITQYVJKURJGPQOGPCNCPFEQORCPKGUYKVJTGCF[CEEGUUVQRGTVKPGPVKPHQTOCVKQPKPVJGCRRTQRTKCVGHQTOYKNNJCXGCPCFXCPVCIGQXGTVJGKTEQORGVKVKQP&GXGNQROGPVQHUWEJU[UVGOUKUVTCFKVKQPCNN[FQPGD[GPIKPGGTUYKVJDCEMITQWPFKPGPIKPGGTKPIQTEQORWVGTUEKGPEGCPFOCP[[GCTUQHQPVJGLQDGZRGTKGPEGKPU

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Shelly D. Burnside; Oliver K. Tse; Laura L. Beecroft; Jeffrey A. Smith; Eric D. Rodeghiero; Emmanuel P. Giannelis

and Engineering, as a tool to attract and recruit high school students to enrollat Cornell University’s undergraduate materials science and engineering program. The frontpage of the Materials by Design web site is shown in Figure 1 and the table of contents for theweb site is presented in Appendix I.We have chosen to produce a web site because the delivery of information via the Internet hasseveral advantages over other forms of media such as print magazines, videotapes, and CD-ROM’s. Because we only need to distribute the content electronically as “bits” rather thanhaving to package the content into delivery containers made of “atoms” 5, we can distribute thecontent ourselves simply by uploading the information onto our department’s web

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Ed Gohmann

backgrounds the course is geared to accepting the student skills asthey are and by careful interaction with the student, to bring them up to university level learningskills by the end of the semester without sacrificing the technical content of the course.Lab exercises are done to complement the lectures and to give the students first hand experiencein setting up equipment, recording data and writing reports.The content level of the course follows that of generally used text on materials technology.(appendix 3)OBJECTIVESThe objectives of the course are:1) Give students a firm background in metals, plastics and ceramics: properties, structure, types, heat treating, testing, applications and a basis for further study

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Don McMurchie

training of lab personnel. ConclusionIntegration of facilities such that one laboratory can serve several areas of study within themanufacturing engineering technology program is a way of maximizing available facilities. Using Page 2.22.4a materials science lab to serve many other labs in the program will provide efficient use of availableequipment and laboratory facility funds, personnel, and laboratory space.Required to implement this plan is: 1. Initial funding to set up the lab properly. 2. A qualified person to develop and implement the plan. 3. Cooperation from the

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Richard Parker; Walter Buchanan

time scales, the eventual winnowing of diversity is a long way off. Theparticular organism we want to talk about is an integrated math and electronics modular package.The modules incorporate Electronics Workbench [1] for circuit simulation, and Maple [2] formathematical simulation. What's more, the curriculum is further organized by the use of a“supervisor package”, called Electronics Testbench, that guides the student through the learningprocess by providing tutorials and practice quizzes. The instructor can concentrate on thecreative task of instilling the crucial concepts rather than being a drill master for rote exercises.Maple has hot key linking built in. Electronics Testbench does not provide for unlimitedhypertext, but it does provide

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Robert Underwood; Loren Douglas Poole; Barbara Blake Bath

bearing on the plane. The first ranger sights the plane at 41o east of north and 2.3o above the horizon. The second ranger sights the plane at 83o west of north and 1.6o below the horizon. The coordinates are in feet. 1. Draw a reasonable accurate sketch of the problem. Although you have three dimensions in the problem, it may be easier to work with a two dimensional sketch with the elevations listed next to the points. 2. Calculate the coordinates of the plane at the two sightings. 3. Find both the displacement vector and the velocity vector (in feet per second) for the plane between the two points. 4. If the plane is heading toward a meadow averaging 6300

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Clifford R. Mirman

to various analysis techniques which are demanded in industry.IntroductionThe goal of any engineering educator must be to produce marketable students which have the ability toundertake a variety of engineering tasks. That is to say that we, as engineering educators, must supply thestudents with the necessary skills which will allow them to tackle difficult industry problems[1-4]. Ingeneral, engineering students graduate with the necessary theoretical skills, however, when it comesdown to experimental skills, or application of theory in an experimental environment, many of thestudents are not as well equipped. To solve this problem, the Mechanical Engineering Department atWilkes University has developed a capstone Mechanical Design Laboratory

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Peter A. Rosati

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T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

application of electronics,microprocessors and software in designing electro-mechanical systems , mechatronicsproducts and process control systems. The laboratory development is a principal part ofan award for “ Undergraduate Curriculum Development on Mechatronics SystemEngineering ” by the division of undergraduate education of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). Major task of the new laboratory is to support instruction and providehands-on study of two of the five new courses : ME106 Fundamentals of MechatronicsSystem Engineering and ME 190 Mechatronics System Design. This paper presents theprogress made in developing the new mechatronics engineering laboratory.1. Introduction The rapid advances of microprocessor and microcomputer technologies

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Richard Campbell; Irma Becerra-Fernandez; Gustavo Roig; Gordon Hopkins

ayounger, developing person. A review of the research literature tends to show that mentoring Page 2.291.1programs, however vague, do have a positive impact upon the academic life of the students ormentees. Valadez [9] found that mentorships tend to provide an effective way of producing minorityresearch scholars. Unfortunately, Boyer [2] found that mentoring of minorities and women incolleges and universities is rare. Additionally, Blackwell [1] found that only one in eight AfricanAmerican students had a college or university mentor. However, more and more businesses andinstitutions of higher education are using mentorship as a method of

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Deborah Hochstein

and service. INTRODUCTION: In his book, Scholarship Reconsidered, Ernest Boyer examines the history of scholarshipin American Universities, as well as proposing an expanded definition of scholarship. 1 Anunderstanding of the historical development of the academic profession is valuable to educatorsand administrators as they attempt to deal with many of the dilemmas facing higher educationtoday. There is much discussion about the research and publication requirements for tenure andpromotion and how they appear to be diametrically opposed to teaching and service. Boyerclaims that it is time for America’s colleges and universities to clarify their missions and to relatethe work of the academy more

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Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

mentor in a particular course for one or two semesters.Each department selects students (1 - 4) who are both academically sound and interested inteaching and finding out what it is like to perform the teaching duties associated with being afaculty member.The goals of the Teaching Intern program are to • improve the Intern’s presentation and interpersonal skills through interaction with the faculty member and with students, • improve the quality of the teaching and learning in the class via the additional resources provided by the Intern, Page 2.24.6 • stimulate Intern interest in graduate studies and

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Tian S. Lim

differential equation using ACSL(Advanced Continuous Simulation Language). ACSL is a simulation language designed formodeling and evaluating the performance of continuous systems described by time-dependent,nonlinear differential equations. Introduction The interrupting capability of an air magnetic type circuit breaker is controlled principally bythe ability of its arc chute to generate the required arc voltage. The magnitude of the arc voltageis given by the following approximate relationship 1 : Va = 25(N+1)where: Va = arc voltage N = number of platesFor the type of breaker being considered for modeling, N = 65, the arc voltage is calculated asfollows: Va = 25(N+1) = 25(65

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Lambert J. Van Poolen

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John E. McInroy; Jerry Hamann; Raymond Jacquot

ofthe course is given below in Table 1. Table 1. Topic Outline for the Linear Systems Course Solution of Linear Equations The Unit Step Function The Dirac Delta Function The Laplace Transform Development of Transform Pairs Time and Exponential Multiplication Partial Fraction Expansion Linear Ordinary Differential Equations System Modeling Mechanical Systems Electrical Networks System Concepts The Transfer Function Poles, Zeros and System Stability The Frequency Response Function Bode Plots

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Gregory M. Dick

discusses how technology enabled cooperation at theUniversity of Pittsburgh has supported the disbursement of locally developed automatedmanagement tools to the University's four regional campuses.IntroductionProviding student computing laboratories is a challenging task. In addition to the normal issuesinvolved in managing a networked computing system, situations unique to the student labenvironment exacerbate the management problem. Included among these are: (1) the issuessurrounding the management of a large number of student accounts and (2) the maintenance of astable disk configuration on a large number of client PCs. These problems could be effectivelyaddressed only by building customized tools. Small campuses typically do not have

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Joseph Herkert

Session 2661 A Multidisciplinary Course on Technological Catastrophes Joseph R. Herkert North Carolina State UniversityThis paper describes a multidisciplinary course entitled “Technological Catastrophes” that isoffered as a General Education elective in Science, Technology and Society (STS) at NorthCarolina State University. All students entering the university since Fall 1994, includingengineering students, are required to take at least one STS course [1]. The purpose of the STSrequirement is threefold: 1) develop an understanding of the influence of science and

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Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

in ENGR 1201/1202 over time, leading to incorporation of demanding team and creative thinking skills in disciplinary courses; • evolution of the course sequence to meet the changing needs of all stakeholders, while maintaining the integrity of these founding purposes.The goal of widespread faculty involvement has been both challenging and rewarding. It has ledus to choose a rather unorthodox team approach to developing and teaching the course sequence.1 This course sequence is a part of a general curriculum restructuring of which the common freshman year wasimplemented in the fall of 1995. It is supported by the SUCCEED NSF coalition as a part of implementation of

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A. J. Marchese; Robert P. Hesketh; T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

Milwaukee, WI, June 15-18, 1997AbstractAll freshmen engineering students at Rowan University are introduced to engineeringexperiments and calculations through a series of integrated laboratories. These laboratories havethe student examine the facets of engineering through fabrication, reverse engineering,engineering measurements, experiment and prototype design.Introduction:The school of engineering at Rowan was created through a $100 million gift from Henry andBetty Rowan in 1992 to Glassboro State College [1]. Mr. Rowan is the founder and CEO ofInductotherm, Inc. which has headquarters in Rancocas, New Jersey. Inductotherm is the world'sleading induction melting equipment manufacturer with plants located internationally.The Rowan engineering

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James vanPutten; Brad Mulder; John Krupczak

alreadyexists, the student’s design must incorporate original work of some type. The goal of thisrequirement is to avoid the putting together of a kit. To reduce the possibility of a cut and tryapproach to design, students must also commit to developing an understanding of the physicalprinciples involved in any device that they build. The projects submitted by each student werereviewed for approval by the instructor and shop director. For those student who do not want topropose their own design project, the annual ASME Student Design Contest Design Problemserved as a default project.Course StructureThe structure and schedule of the course are summarized in Table 1. The course was broken intosegments each requiring approximately two weeks. The first

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Corrado Poli; Brian Riggs; Beverly Woolf

outlined in Figure 1. The topics covered in the IMIM are presented in a sequentialorder to force the user to learn in a organized manner. A. Introduction E. Design Strategies for Injection Molding B. Description of the Injection Molding Process 1. Effects of Mold Closure Direction C. Injection Molding Part Cost 2. Effects of Parting Surface Location 1. Material Cost 3. Possible Redesign Solutions 2. Processing Cost F. Summary 3. Tooling Cost G

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Tamie Veith; John E. Kobza; Mario G. Beruvides; C. Patrick Koelling

astandard interface for instructional multimedia. Information is grouped under topics. A buttonfor each topic is present at all times to allow quick access to each section of the program. After atopic button is chosen, the instructional information for the chosen section is presented in a large Page 2.299.1window. More information about the section can then be accessed through the use of a Next Session 2457button, or the information can be reviewed by pressing the Replay button or the Back button.(See Figure 1.)The multimedia system in this study provides a non

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Michael Khader

thesynchronous and asynchronous modes to form a new learning environment that can becustomized o fit the need of each individual learner while maintaining the integrity of thelearning experience. The courses selected for this experience are of technical nature. Course selectioncriteria in this project include a hands-on component to explore the problems associatedwith offering lab-based courses in distance learning format [1]. One of the coursesselected is a C/C++ application programming offered to junior level students in theElectrical Engineering Technology program. Although course includes an extensive setof project based hands-on work, it has a substantial theoretical component includingalgorithms and performance analysis. Currently, the

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Henry W. Kraebber

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Shamil F. Daghestani; William G. Sullivan

learning in the course. These predictions can then beused to offer individual tutoring to students who are found to be “at risk.”A valid surrogate measure of learning is assumed to be the final weighted score in this 2-hoursophomore level course. In this study the final weighted score is the dependent variable, whichis determined as follows.Final weighted score = 0.20 (homework/quiz score) + 0.25 (test 1 score) + 0.25 (test 2 score) + 0.30 (final examination score)The independent variables include gender (GNDR), academic level (LVL), grade point average(QCA), SAT math score (MATH), SAT verbal score (VERB) and high school class standing (HSRank %). Further delineations regarding particular engineering major, morning (AM) versusafternoon

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Alan K. Karplus

, Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund and Factory Mutual Research (1) was chosen.Four suggested topics were offered:1. Guarding of PTO's (Power Take Offs),2. Guarding of infeeds of harvesting equipment,3. Use of high strength composites in removable guards for equipment exposed to rugged field conditions; and,4. Develop a system that permits a wider range of protected motion than conventional seat belts for operators of tractors equipped with ROPES (Rollover Protection Structures).At the first meeting of the 1996 Spring Mechanical Engineering laboratory course anintroduction to team and team member dynamics was presented following which each ofthe four teams was directed to select a topic. Outside the laboratory was a large industrialFord tractor

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Thomas F. Hess; Shulin Chen; Robert F. Rynk; Larry G. King; Ann L. Kenimer

unfamiliar with engineering design procedures.COURSE CONTENTThe natural systems course is divided into two sections; Part 1 deals with basic introductorymaterial, theory, design and evaluation procedures; Part 2 covers specific applications of naturalsystems. As envisioned, Part 1 will be presented by the instructors with Part 2 emphasizing aself-learning approach within a design team. Materials for the course will be included in anoverall course manuscript with supplemental information supplied on CD-ROM.To date, the course manuscript consists of the following chapter topics and subject matter: Part 1 - Natural Treatment Systems: Mechanisms of Action and Design Considerations Part 1 of the course gives a firm theoretical background related to

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Il-Hong Jung; Hosoon Ku; D. L. Evans

authoring and delivering electronic quizzes/tests. We demonstrate this tool andcompare it with traditional paper-based tests. The tool has been classroom tested and will beavailable for potential users. Quizzes are easily constructed, updated or built from test item databases by using this tool.Graphics (using several graphics file formats) for questions and/or answers are easilyincorporated as are digital video clips (AVI files). This tool is well suited for pre- and post-exams, student assessment, and self-evaluations.1. Introduction Assessment and evaluation (A&E) are important elements in teaching and learning. Theseactivities can, and should, consist of a variety of activities. Good educational practices dictatethat assessment be

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Stephan C. Werges; David L. Naylor

available in real time to a broad range of usersvia the WWW. Since the NIIF is available on the WWW for public use, there are many specialdesign issues that must be considered. These issues include: 1) The efficient scheduling andqueuing of measurement jobs that may take one or more instruments to perform; 2) Securityprecautions to prevent malicious use of the facility; 3) Making the NIIF fault tolerant and robust;and 4) Designing the client user interface to be intuitive and easy to use for a wide range of users.To meet these challenges we have developed an object oriented client/server architecture and aMeasurement Applications Programming Interface (MeAPI) for the NIIF.The basic architecture for the NIIF server consists of four integral parts