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Deborah Hochstein

, faculty mustassume the role of scholar. SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND SERVICE When hired into a tenure-track position in the Department of Engineering Technology, Ifaced a very challenging task. Like everyone else, to be awarded tenure I would have todemonstrate an ability to perform duties associated with teaching, research and service.Although I expected such a challenge when choosing my career path, I was unprepared for theexpectation that I meet the research and service expectations while teaching four courses, persemester, (and associated laboratories without graduate student assistance). The TennesseeBoard of Regents regulations assume that teaching one course should consume approximatelytwenty percent of a

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Richard R. Schultz

provided by the corresponding 1-Dfilter applied to a speech signal. Once a systems concept has been made intuitively clear,understanding the mathematical definitions and explanations should become easier for thestudents. A set of laboratory exercises have been developed for a course in digital imageprocessing which will aid in teaching systems-related concepts such as spatial convolution,space-frequency duality, image compression, spatial and contrast enhancement, signaldegradation due to noise, and image restoration. All laboratory exercises were originallyimplemented using the C programming language on a UNIX computer system. Studentsin a digital image processing course taught by the author during the fall semester of 1996were provided with

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V.J. Deleveaux; C.O. Ruud

Session 1263 Designing and Teaching a Successful Industry Based Capstone Design Course V.J. Deleveaux; C.O. Ruud Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering The Pennsylvania State University I. Introduction The challenge for manufacturing companies is to design and manufacture high quality products,on time and at minimum cost. As a consequence, the need for well-rounded engineeringgraduates who can contribute directly to the growth and profitability objectives of the company iscritical. Thus, the required core

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Robert F. Kubichek; Eskild T. Arntzen; Donald S. Warder

Session 1532 A Graduate Student’s Views of a Mentored Teaching Program Eskild T. Arntzen, Dr. Robert F. Kubichek, Dr. Donald S. Warder University of WyomingI. IntroductionThere are many reasons why colleges and universities use graduate students to instruct theirclasses. In the current economic situation, many schools are faced with budgetary shortfalls anddeclining research funding. In order to avoid cutting back programs or eliminating programs, itis tempting to use graduate assistants to teach classes when regular faculty are not available.Unless done properly, this could result in ineffective

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Wessel Koning

list of project task suggestions.This approach for selecting the team and project task contributes to the student’s andteacher’s motivation.During project hours students work in a surrounding which is intended to be a reflec-tion ofthe professional practice. The available laboratory has a number of necessary machines andfacilities to realize the electrical or electronic device.When the EE project period finishes in June a exposition market is organized on the finalday of the year where all groups can demonstrate their projects. First year students arespecially invited to get an impression of the results of EE project course where they have towork on the next year.4 The points of reference of the NHL teaching concept.The ten points of reference

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Virleen M. Carlson; Susan C. Roberts; Kathryn A. Hollar

theattention limit of the TAs and any attempt to lengthen a workshop resulted in many complaints,decreases in participation, and general indifference to the material.ContentOver the years, the workshop content has changed and presently includes sessions on “TeachingPhilosophy and First Class Hints,” “Teaching in a Diverse Community: MulticulturalAwareness,” and elective workshops addressing specific TA duties such as “Leading aRecitation,” “Office Hours and Tutoring,” “Effective Grading,” ”Presentation Skills,” and“Teaching in the Laboratory.” This structure has remained essentially the same since 1991. Inall the workshops, a sense of community is stressed as the TAs are encouraged to share theirideas and philosophies on teaching with one another

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

Session 1526 Development of an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Laboratory for a Course on Design and Manufacture of Surface Mount Printed Circuit Board Assemblies Maher E. Rizkalla, Carol L. O’Loughlin, and Charles F. Yokomto, Department of Electrical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstract:This paper describes a new interdisciplinary undergraduate laboratory experience that wasdeveloped for an existing electronic manufacturing course for senior electrical and

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Robert E. Wilson; Brian K. Johnson

the steady-state andtransient response of protective relays and verify relay settings.The Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) is a large time-domain simulation programthat is a power industry-accepted method for studying the transient response of systemcomponents. EMTP simulations can be performed on personal computers, which are available tostudents and are an integral part of practicing engineer's equipment.Several large utilities have built relay testing laboratories that subject commercial relays totransient waveforms [1,2,3]. Laboratory testing is accurate and complete, but the costs of theselaboratories are high. Relay test laboratories are beyond the means of most universities, so a morecost effective method to teach relay

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Roman Kuc

Session 2532 Teaching the non-science major: EEl0l - The most popular course at Yale Roman Kuc Department of Electrical Engineering Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8284EE 101 - The Digital Information Age, a course for non-science majors, is the largest courseat Yale with an enrollment of more than 500 students. The goal of the course is to describehow common-place information systems work and why they work that way by illustratingclever engineering solutions to technical problems. The course considers the following topics:information sources

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Robert E. Magowan; Azmi Bin Ahmad; Deborah Hochstein

Session 3266 Teaching the Taguchi Method of Experimental Design: Design and Testing of Concrete Mixes Deborah J. Hochstein, Azmi Bin Ahmad, Robert E. Magowan The University of MemphisAbstract The primary objective of this project was to demonstrate the Taguchi Method ofexperimental design for a graduate-level course entitled, “Advanced Statistical Quality Control”,at The University of Memphis. The nature of the project enabled students to participate in theentire process, from start to finish. This particular topic, design and testing of concrete mixes,was selected for two

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Eric Campbell; Yolanda Guran

1997 Annual Conference Proceedings_____________________________________________ Session 3548 Should We Teach Chip Design in Electronics Engineering Technology Programs? A Senior Project Course in ASIC Design Yolanda Guran, Eric Campbell Oregon Institute of Technology/Analogy Inc. 1. IntroductionTeaching circuit design up to chip layout seemed exotic for Electronics EngineeringTechnology(EET) programs for many years in the recent past. Many educators believed thatcourses like VLSI Design or ASIC Design should be destined only for

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Zoran S. Filipi; GuoQing Zhang; Dennis N. Assanis

Session 1658 Development of Interactive Graphical Software Tools in the Context of Teaching Modeling of Internal Combustion Engines in a Multimedia Classroom Dennis N. Assanis, Zoran S. Filipi and GuoQing Zhang W.E. Lay Automotive Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 ABSTRACT The strong tendency in the automotive industry to reduce development time throughvirtual prototyping and

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Mark A. Shields; John P. O'Connell

Session 3253 Professional Development and Collaborative Teaching in an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study from the University of Virginia Mark A. Shields, John P. O'Connell School of Engineering and Applied Science University of VirginiaSince early 1995 a small committee of University of Virginia engineering faculty and staff hasworked to define professional development values and objectives and to determine how they canbe fostered in an undergraduate engineering curriculum. The committee developed a frameworkdocument outlining the key attributes

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Christopher G. Braun

week per labcredit hour compared 3 hours in lecture per week for 3 credit hours. Likewise, the costsfor faculty and teaching assistants are far greater per lab credit hour than for lecture.However, learning by doing is imperative for all engineering students. Just as I wouldnever consider a surgeon competent without any hands-on experience, I believe that allengineers must have experience in the real-world skills to implement their designs. Formany of our students, laboratory and capstone projects are where the book learningbecomes active knowledge by understanding how to make use of their education.The traditional engineering laboratory requires students to meet three hours a week in aroom. There they work on a very focused laboratory project

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Walter S. Lund; Trudy L. Schwartz; Lee D. Peterson; Lawrence E. Carlson

Session 2659 Facilitating Interdisciplinary Hands-on Learning using LabStations Lawrence E. Carlson, Lee D. Peterson, Walter S. Lund & Trudy L. Schwartz Integrated Teaching and Learning Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractCulminating five years of planning by faculty and students, the Integrated Teaching andLearning (ITL) Laboratory opened its doors in January 1997. One of the goals of the newfacility is to link theory and experimentation in a hands-on way. Custom designedLabStations facilitate this goal with the capability to

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Teresa L. Hein; Dean A. Zollman

), 503 - 513.4 Rosenquist, M. L., & McDermott, L. C. (1987). A conceptual approach to teaching kinematics. American Journal of Physics, 55(5), 407 - 415.5 Thornton, R. K. & Sokoloff, D. R. (1990). Learning motion concepts using real-time microcomputer-based laboratory tools. American Journal of Physics, 58(9), 858- 867.6 Trowbridge, D. E., & McDermott, L. C. (1980). Investigation of student understanding of the concept of velocity in one dimension. American Journal of Physics, 48(12), 1020 - 1028.7 Van Heuvelen, A. (1991). Learning to think like a physicist: A review of research-based instructional strategies. American Journal of Physics, 59(10), 891 - 897.8 Beichner, R. J. (1996). The

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Christopher G. Braun

Session 1526 The CSM Electronics Prototyping Facility Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesWhy an Electronics Prototyping Facility is NeededMost electronic laboratory projects require building simple circuits that are torn apart as soon asthe lab is over -- resulting in a limited opportunity for the students to construct anything useful.Students are often frustrated in electronics courses and laboratories as they never quite get to thelevel where they can design and build anything practical.[1] The CSM Electronics PrototypingFacility (EPF) provides students with

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T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

. Curriculum DevelopmentThe following sequence of courses are offered Optical Science and Engineering 301--Introduction to Optics Principles--offered Fall 96, Spring 97 Optical Science and Engineering 402--Applications--offered Spring 97 Optical Science and Engineering 601--Advanced Topics--offered Fall 96The following is an overview of the three courses including contributions from all five facultyparticipants. Updated course outlines and laboratory procedures may be accessed through theOPSE web page URL http://www.njit.edu/Directory/Centers/OPSE.The curriculum development focuses on the theme of teaching optical science and engineering asan enabling technology. Students will learn not only the fundamental principles of

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Lynn G. Mack; James C. Wood

passive, teacher-centered instructional approach. The traditionalcurriculum is not designed to easily foster the cross-fertilization, synthesis and application ofmaterial from different disciplines to solve real problems, or to develop student communicationsand collaboration skills. Educational research4,5,6 has shown that the majority of the studentsentering the technology colleges do not learn as effectively in the traditional lecture teacher-centered instructional mode as they can learn in a contextual, student-centered active learningenvironment. Also many7 have shown that the learning styles of the students are varied and,therefore, require various teaching methods to create an effective learning environment

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Fazil Najafi

theUniversity of Florida. The group identified the following issues and later we were asked to rankthem: Required good teaching Technology Better teaching Laboratories Better with less Research Florida Engineering Society active involvement Break up classes 12 hours teaching load per semester Faculty stress Support to faculty We were divided to two groups to rank the above issues:First group ranking results: 1) reward good teaching, count good teaching equally to research activities and publication during promotion and tenures 2) Provide good laboratories equipped with a) Teaching support b) Quantity and quality of space c) Scheduled equipment and facility maintenance

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Sohi Rastegar; Gerard L. Coté

various aspects of laser-tissue interaction related to our curriculum. Lab and Design CoursesA 900 square foot laboratory has been acquired adjacent to the research laboratories ofDrs. Rastegar and Coté, which is currently being re-structured with extra sinks, extraelectrical outlets and chilled water for use as a Biomedical Optics teaching laboratory.Over $70,000 dollars have been spent purchasing various optical equipment, opticalcomponents, electronic equipment, electronic components, and computers for the lab.Nine of the ten labs to be performed by students have been fully written as defined belowand the tenth lab, on microscopy, is currently being completed. The laboratory course,along with the semester design projects, will be taught

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Robert F. Hodson; David C. Doughty

the student encounters.Administrative problems can be solved with appropriate levels of funding. To successfully usecommercial tools like the Cadence products, a high-end workstation laboratory with enough seatsto support engineering courses is required. Although it is possible to run these Cadence tools on aSparc II, it is recommended that as least a Sparc 5 is used with 32MB of memory. The laboratorywill require systems administration for maintenance and software upgrades. Cadence providesCNU with regular upgrades as part of our annual agreement which costs $5,000/year. Usersshould plan regular upgrades to keep current with EDA technology, but be careful not to upgradeduring the semester in case something goes wrong.The learning curve

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Walter Buchanan

a satisfactory level of competence in the areas of teaching, scholarship and servicein preparation for going up for promotion and tenure. TeachingSince teaching is the most important area for an engineering technology faculty member, anyschool that has engineering technology should establish a teaching culture. In this environment,excellence in teaching delivery in the classroom and laboratory should be expected as the sinequa non. In addition, a method to continually assess student learning, in addition to the normalgrading system, should be established. There should also be a method for ongoing curriculumand laboratory development in all courses, so as to maintain the state of the art in the

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

involved in thedevelopment and teaching of various minority outreach programs. Some programs that theauthors have developed curriculum for are:1. Upward Bound Program in Math and Science2. Females in Engineering: Methods, Motivation, and Experience (FEMME) Page 2.263.13. Chemical Industry for Minorities in Engineering (CHIME)4. Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)5. Undergraduate Research Experience (URE)6. Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP)Programs (1), (2), and (3) are elementary and high school level programs while (4), (5) and (6)are college level efforts.These programs provide faculty recognition and exposure to students, program

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Herbert Hess

. Resonantconverters and soft switching are beginning appear in courses at this level as an up-to-date meansof teaching the circuit analysis techniques that the SCR commutation circuits once were.[13,14] A survey of 119 schools in the US and Canada [3] revealed that the three most populartexts for an introductory power converters course are those by Kassakkian [38], Mohan[23], andRashid[28]. References [15-42,80] are a bibliography of texts in print for Power Electronics asof approximately October 1996. Closely related to these texts are those texts that addressVariable Speed Drives.[43-55] ISBN numbers are given with texts to aid in requesting copiesthrough publishers.Labs and Projects Undergraduate laboratory instruction emphasizes the major

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Thomas G. Boronkay; Janak Dave

15-20% of baccalaureate graduates take thiscourse. Not a single student at associate degree level is exposed to computational analysis as apowerful problem solving tool.Starting Winter quarter 1997, we are addressing this problem. All of our lower division studentswill be exposed to a modern tool for analysis and hands-on experience in using a commerciallyavailable Finite Element package. We are not teaching them a Finite Element Course nor it willbe a software training module. We will integrate small modules of Finite Element Analysis inour existing Design Courses. We are hoping that, in the future, we might introduce them to someform of design optimization as well

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S. L. Ceccio; G. Tryggvason; Dawn M. Tilbury

) toaddress two basic issues:1. The background of the incoming students is changing rapidly. In the past, most of the incoming students had considerable hands on experience, and it could be assumed that students had some experience with basic tools and common machinery. Today, Page 2.347.6 however, students generally have little or no exposure to mechanical devices. Instead, students may have much more experience with computers. Experience with simple and complex engineering systems must come from modern instructional laboratories and the design course sequence.2. Industry increasingly relies upon a team approach to problem solving, and the

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David E. Clough

instruction (we were desperate!).As part of the development of our Integrated Teaching & Learning Laboratory (ITLL) inEngineering at the University of Colorado, active-learning environments were envisioned andencouraged. The general concept is to move away from the passivity of students listening tolecture toward more direct involvement of students in learning activities, hands-on activitieswherever possible.In the Fall 1997 I took on the challenge of teaching the Applied Data Analysis course in such amode. I was provided with a 50% increase in TA resources, a 5% release, and $2,500 formaterials from the Undergraduate Excellence Fund of our College. This is a student-managedfund that receives approximately $700,000/year from student fees and

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Cheryl A. Hilman; Bruce R. Dewey; Jerry Hamann

Information Technologies to Engineering and Science Education, CD-ROM, Vol. 39, No. 3, August 1996.[6] K. R. Desai and R. S. Culver, “Multimedia Hypertext on the WWW and its use in Education,” 1996 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, Paper 7d1.4, CD-ROM, Salt Lake City, November 1996.[7] J. Henry, “Controls Laboratory Teaching Via the World Wide Web,” 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 3513, CD-ROM, Washington, D.C., June 1996.[8] M. Rais-Rohani and K. A. Young, “Development of a Multimedia Structural Mechanics Teaching Tool on the World Wide Web,” 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 1668, CD-ROM, Washington, D.C., June 1996.[9] J. B. Schodorf, M. A. Yoder, J. H. McClellan and R. W. Schafer, “Using

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Henry W. Kraebber

“pitfalls” which may be encountered. Manufacturingeducators are encouraged to carefully plan to use IMM systems as an aid to teaching their classes. The explosive growth in the capabilities of personal computers has helped bring thecomputer into nearly every facet of the operation of a business. Manufacturing educators haveused computers as tools to solve industrial problems for years. Computer instruction onprogramming and the use of software packages is a major element of accredited programs inmanufacturing engineering technology. Manufacturing laboratories at a two year or four yearinstitution use computers for engineering design, manufacturing planning and control,calculations and productivity analysis, quality control, cost analysis